MTL - The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven-v3 Chapter 25 last gift
Frankfurt, Hall of the Provisional Parliament of the German Confederation.
Facing the silent "audience", the old Courdrey once again issued a direct torture.
"You were all blind before, are you all deaf now?!"
Still no one answered, because it was too heavy for the delegates here. Perhaps because of one word of his own, he will destroy his political future, or become a punching bag for the civilians of the entire confederation, of course, it may be both.
Ludwig von Lens is a junior student at the University of Vienna. He is 1.82 meters tall, has a strong physique, white skin, blond hair, blue eyes, and a standard German appearance, but he is a genuine Czech, and was born in Pretzburg, Hungary.
It stands to reason that a student is not qualified to be an entourage of the Austrian representative, but he is a die-hard royalist, which can be regarded as an outlier in the university.
That's right! Austrian universities are the largest concentration of anti-Austrians. Moreover, many college students choose to declare themselves as liberals in order to be unconventional.
The Austrian imperial government would naturally favor such "loyal" high-quality talents, so Ludwig von Lens was chartered as an entourage of the Austrian representative to the German Confederation.
What the old Courdrey said made this young man excited. He had always wanted to be a soldier, but he chose to apply for the University of Vienna to study law and become an official because of the low salary. It was also for his family and sister. .
"What is the purpose of the German Confederation? Have you all forgotten?"
Old Courdrey asked and answered.
"You guys forgot! But I haven't!
Members of the German Confederation defend each other and join forces to defend the fortresses entering Germany such as Mainz, Luxembourg, Rastatt, Ulm and Landau!
Now our German fortress has been breached! what should we do! "
Old Courdrey shouted hoarsely, but still no one answered. The representative of Austria is Count Pilesdorf, a seasoned politician. This person has never had a sense of existence, but he is one of the core figures in the politics of the Austrian Empire.
Pilesdorf didn't care about Luxembourg's request. In his eyes, Luxembourg was too far away from the Austrian Empire, and the price of offending Britain, France, Belgium, and Holland was too high. It was a loss-making business.
If Austria really sends troops to help Luxembourg, the biggest beneficiary will be Prussia. After all, this empire is not interested in enclaves on the European continent after losing the Austrian Netherlands.
And as a high-level executive of the empire, he naturally knew better than anyone else that the seemingly peaceful situation in Europe at this time was actually turbulent undercurrents, and perhaps it didn't take much sparks to ignite the entire continent.
The expansion of the empire in Italy has caused dissatisfaction with Britain and France. If the Austrian Navy hadn't played well in the Turkish-Egyptian War, I am afraid that the British would have threatened to block the Adriatic Sea.
In fact, after the end of the Turkish-Egyptian War, the British formed the Mediterranean Fleet in Crete to suppress Austria and France.
In short Luxembourg is indeed poor, but it doesn't matter...
"Fight back! Defend the country!" A solitary voice appeared behind Pilesdorf, which was beyond his own expectations, and of course beyond the expectations of the entire venue.
The person who shouted this was naturally Ludwig von Lens, a stunned young man. Young people are easy to be fanned, let alone in the era of this nation in the nineteenth century.
The voice in Austria is not loud, but it is like thunder in the ears of the surrounding audience, because it represents an attitude.
As a result, representatives of states with relatively good relations with Austria immediately responded, because the Austrian Empire joined the German Customs Union and at the same time occupied an absolutely dominant position.
The Austrian Empire in this life not only has a high reputation among the royal families of various countries, but also has a strong influence among the people. Naturally, there are more small states attached to Austria.
The Austrian Empire was the first to express its position. This is a good opportunity to express itself.
"war!"
"war!"
"war!"
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As for the princes of Saxony, Hanover, and Bavaria, they wished that Austria or Prussia would not step down, so they naturally joined the booing team.
Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs Heinrich von Bülow was very annoyed at the actions of the Austrian Empire, because Luxembourg is a protectorate of Prussia, how could Austria be the first?
Or that Austria wants to return to its own Austrian Netherlands? This will undoubtedly strengthen Austria's strength and influence, which is a great disadvantage to Prussia.
Therefore, Prussia had to express its position. Heinrich von Bülow got up, and the audience immediately became quiet, because whether it was a war or a peace with the "Netherlands" depended on Prussia's attitude.
The representatives of the German Confederation were inexplicably excited at this moment. The consciousness of a nation was awakening. It seemed that the millennia of mutual attacks on this land would stop at this moment.
"Gentlemen! The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is the western barrier of our German Confederation. It has defended us against threats from France and the Netherlands all year round. Now that it is threatened, we, Prussia, are naturally duty bound to protect it.
I will report to His Majesty King Frederick William IV of our country and ask him to make a decision. At that time, I also hope that all countries can help. "
Heinrich von Bülow looked at Count Pilesdorf, the Austrian representative. The former felt that he had the upper hand. After all, Prussia would lead the war~www.novelbuddy.com~As a typical Junker nobleman, Heinrich von Bülow took the exact opposite view of a seasoned statesman.
Count Pilersdorf didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this time. Originally, a reckless young man pushed Austria to the forefront, but now Heinrich von Bülow directly used Prussia to block him.
This should be a good thing, but as a result, Austria will have to step into this muddy water, which may drag the whole of Europe into the flames of war. He can already imagine the appearance of the Prime Minister being furious .
Earl Pilesdorf did not express his position, but got up directly to leave.
At this time, the old Courdrey on the stage spoke. He is actually a very good politician, but born in a small country like Luxembourg, it is doomed to be difficult to do much. He knows the concerns of the Austrian Empire.
"Thank you, compatriots, but we are not begging for pity, but intend to hire your army to take back what belongs to us for us."
Under the signal of the old Courdrey, other representatives from Luxembourg lifted the heavy boxes to the middle of the venue.
"We in Luxembourg have been taken care of by our compatriots over the years and have accumulated a sum of money. I want to use it to hire you."
At this time, mouthfuls of boxes were opened, revealing the neatly arranged gold bars inside.
"This is the blood and sweat of 420,000 Luxembourgers, the hope of 950,000 Luxembourgers, a total of 120 million florins. roheweihna!"
roheweihna)! Means Merry Christmas, English merrychristmas.
This was the last time the old Courdrey slapped the German Confederation in the face, and it was also the retreat he found for his compatriots.
