MTL - The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven-v3 Chapter 65 Humans are not as good as Gods
【War court and knee pillow, Austria's destiny】【】
Vienna, the residence of the Prime Minister.
After a day of useless quarreling with the Earl of Cororat, Prince Mette dragged his exhausted body back to the mansion.
"Damn ass, **** Slavic barbarian!"
Metternich is really fed up with this kind of daily wrangling. Although the strength of the empire is constantly recovering, he will never be able to have the power of Prime Minister Kaunitz.
Because Kaunitz met Queen Teresa and he met Ferdinand I, it was impossible for the Habsburg family to allow an outsider like him to control the power.
Count Kororav is just a supporting role pushed by the royal family to play against him. Even if they reach an agreement, if it is not in the interests of the royal family, or if the royal family thinks it is not in line with their wishes, they can object at any time.
At this time, Metternich hoped that Franz could succeed to the throne as soon as possible, but he didn't know if he could wait until that day.
But maybe that kid doesn't need this old thing like himself at all, right? Although Franz pretended to accept it humbly every time he was in class, it was impossible to hide the truth from Metternich, a veteran who had been on diplomatic occasions for decades.
And through several discussions, Metternich knew very well that this young Grand Duke had an extremely firm heart. He is terribly obsessed with what he believes in, the kind of certainty that only the craziest gamblers will have.
In fact, Franz, as a traveler, will naturally be very sure of some things, such as the development of certain technologies and some major historical events that have not been affected, natural disasters and the like.
But Metternich had already determined in his heart that his student was either Yao or Shun, or Jie and Zhou.
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Metternich gradually withdrew his thoughts. He found that his old butler was very abnormal today.
"Berger, old man, you're still as good at lying as you were when you were young. Just say what you want. You know, the work of the Regent Council still exhausts me."
The old butler has worked for the Metternich family for 50 years. He has a very close relationship with the prime minister, and he knows how to pretend to be an honest and honest man in front of his master.
But in fact, Metternich handed over many secret matters to the butler. If he was not a tight-lipped and thorough person, how could he have worked in the position of butler for so many years?
However, Berg has been a housekeeper for so many years and this is the first time he has encountered such a rich and wrong person, and the gift he sent should also make the master happy.
"His Royal Highness, someone sent 500 kilograms of gold today! Let me send you a letter and a..."
Before the old butler finished speaking, Metternich frowned, and he even wanted to curse.
"You idiot, how dare you make up your own mind? Did you collect so much gold casually? You have been with me for so many years, don't you understand this? Tomorrow you pack up your things and go home to take care of yourselves."
"My lord, please calm down. I'm afraid of delaying your national affairs. It's not too late for you to read the letter and gift first."
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The old butler Berg handed the envelope to Prince Metternich. The latter let out a sigh of relief, opened the envelope, glanced at the letter, and snorted coldly, because he had seen too many such words.
But soon Metternich's eyes widened, and he even put on the pair of reading glasses that he hadn't used for a long time, and immediately put the letter in his coat pocket after reading it.
"Where is the present?"
"I've quietly placed it in the master's study. Don't worry, no one has seen what's inside except me."
Berg naturally wanted to see what was inside. If it was a bomb or something that was not good for Metternich, it would be his negligence.
"well done."
Metternich hurried into the study without even making out with his nth wife.
Of course, no one in the entire mansion would ask the Prime Minister why he did this. Although they will not be buried in the garden as flower fertilizer here, if the old housekeeper Berg thinks it is necessary, one or two more corpses will be added to the Danube tomorrow. , it can still be done.
An opened box in the middle of the study was filled with gold bars, but Metternich walked straight to a small box on the table without looking at it as if nothing happened.
Then he carefully opened the suitcase, looked carefully at the documents inside, and suddenly said plausibly: "God bless the Emperor Franz...".
In fact, Ferdinand I is not the real emperor in the minds of many Austrian officials. He was just a piece of bacon sitting on the throne, and Metternich, who had talked and laughed with many European monarchs, ministers and generals, was no exception.
The object of his allegiance has always been Franz II and his empire. Of course, if a wise king is born in the future, he may not change his mind.
It's just that the guy who is mentally abnormal and unable to perform his duties is really not worthy of being called an emperor. If it weren't for this incompetent monarch, maybe the reform of the empire would not be delayed, and many decisions would not be missed due to delays. The best chance.
Why was Metternich so excited after reading that mysterious letter? The reason is simple. Milos, who has just unified Serbia, hopes to seek protection from Austria and is willing to be a running dog of the Habsburg family.
In order to show his sincerity, he even took the initiative to send his eldest son Mikhail Obrenovich to Vienna as a hostage~www.novelbuddy.com~ In addition, he also sent three heads to show his sincerity .
The first box contains the leader of the Bosnians, Bagir Gradash; the second box contains the leader of the pro-Russian faction, Vucic; the third box contains the British envoy, Baron Mills .
In fact, this is not the first time Milosh has done this. He was able to become the Grand Duke of Serbia at that time because he sacrificed the head of Kara Djordje. Although it has become a deadly enemy with the Kara Dorje family since then, Serbia has indeed gained independence.
And as an old **** who has repeatedly jumped around all the year round, how could he fail to see Palmerston's tricks? In the war between Russia and Austria, it goes without saying that the main battlefield will definitely be in Poland. Then who will guarantee the security of Serbia in the south?
And whether it is attacking the former capital or West Bosnia, where the Croats are the majority, it has to overcome many difficulties and obstacles, not to mention that the Belgrade Fortress itself, which is the key to the Balkans, has 80,000 troops stationed there.
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Perhaps it is worth trying to take Sarajevo directly by land, but Serbia, with its weak foundation, did not gamble its wealth and life for the sake of taking risks.
As for whether the support promised by those unreliable British can be fulfilled, there is no certainty. In the game of Great Power Game, it is wisest to be a spectator. After all, except for fools, most people would not be an amusement park animal for people to enjoy.
The Austrians felt that he was insincere before, but this time they gave them sincerity.
