Time flew by, and by March 11, 1848, the rebels in Vienna had been largely wiped out, and the remaining trash was left to the police.

This sudden rebellion came and went as fast as it could, but its influence had only just begun, and many parts of Austria had begun to become unstable.

Franz did not have the energy to pay attention to other areas, and now there were nearly 40,000 prisoners in the hands of the counterinsurgency army, and what to do with these people was still a big problem.

It is obviously impossible to kill, he is not a murderer, and these people have no blood feud with him.

It's not okay to let it go directly, even if they don't ask, they also participated in the rebellion, if they don't deal with it, what will someone do in the future?

Fines?

If they had the money, they wouldn't be doing this murderous business.

It took less than two days from the beginning of the counterinsurgency to the final end, and these people are not diehards, the real diehards have long since run away, and those who remain are outcasts.

At this time, Albrecht came over, his eyes were still bloodshot, and it was obvious that he had not slept well for the past few days.

"Albrecht, what about the casualties of the troops?" Franz asked with concern

"Fortunately, there was not much fighting at all in this counterinsurgency, and the casualties were only more than 300 people!" Albrecht thought for a moment and said

"That's good, there's nothing to do now, Albrecht, you go and rest first!"

Hearing this, Franz breathed a sigh of relief that more than 300 casualties were still within his acceptable range.

However, the casualties of the rebels were huge, more than 3,000 were killed on the spot, and more than 5,000 of the prisoners were wounded, all of whom were lightly wounded, and the seriously wounded had already turned into corpses.

According to preliminary estimates, tens of thousands of people died in Vienna in less than a week of rebellion, and the vast majority of them were revolutionized by the so-called revolutionary party.

The aristocratic residential areas are now about to become a blank field, and the nobles who have been confirmed to have died are more than three digits, and it is estimated that this news will spread out, and it is estimated that it can shock the entire European continent.

The matter in hand was almost disposed of, and Franz knew that it was time to go to the Hofburg Palace, and the power of Austria was still waiting for him to take over.

There was such a big mess, not only Prime Minister Metternich wanted to get out, but even the Regency Committee had no need to keep it.

By this time, all obstacles to Franz's regency had been removed.

Both the aristocracy and the capitalists were hit hard this time, as the decline of imperial power caused by Ferdinand I's inability to govern was now about to return to the Habsburgs.

"Franz, you're back, and you're doing well this time!"

It was Franz's father, Archduke Franz-Karl, who spoke and was deeply skeptical that he would be able to say such a level of words.

But soon he understood that this was most likely the order of his mother, Madame Sophie, to characterize the matter first.

"Father, are you all right? Suddenly hearing the news of the Viennese rebellion, we rushed back overnight, and God forbid, we finally caught up! Franz pretended to be excited

Watching the performance of the father and son, Grand Duke Louis wanted to speak again and again, and it was too late to say anything at this time.

In this case, the Regency Council failed to play its due role, which was already to the displeasure of the Viennese court.

Including these archdukes, they all questioned the ability of the Regency Council, and all of them spoke highly of Franz, who brought back his troops in time to quell the rebellion.

Of course, Archduke Albrecht, who commanded this counterinsurgency war, has been selectively ignored by them.

Just because Franz is his own man and is still the crown prince of the empire, if the Habsburgs do not want to lose power, it is the best choice to support the crown prince regent at this time.

Someone is even already plotting to abdicate Ferdinand I. With this rebellion, everyone was very afraid of the decline of imperial power, for fear of another revolution.

That's right, in their hearts, this rebellion is a manifestation of the decline of imperial power. If the monarch's majesty had remained, there would not have been so many rebellions.

If Franz wanted to, he could plot to abdicate Ferdinand I now, but he wanted to be embarrassed, and he couldn't do anything to force his uncle to abdicate.

Moreover, Austria is now a powder keg, the Vienna rebellion only ignited the first spark, followed by the Italian regional rebellion, the Hungarian rebellion, the Dalmatian rebellion......

Every rebellion was a blow to Ferdinand I, and the conservative aristocracy would definitely not be able to stand it at that time.

Historically, it was against this background that Ferdinand I abdicated, and the successive rebellions frightened Empress Anna, and the Habsburgs feared that their continued dominance in Austria would shake their dominance, and finally made the decision to abdicate Ferdinand I.

No, it was to persuade Ferdinand I to abdicate. However, considering the actual situation, Franz believes that this persuasion is no different from making a decision for him.

After saying hello to everyone, I got to the point, about the aftermath.

"Such a big thing has happened, the cabinet cannot escape the blame, and I propose to remove the cabinet!" Archduke Louis spoke first

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

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There is no doubt that by unanimous vote, Prime Minister Metternich was thus deposed.

"The Vienna rebellion, the Regency Committee has not been able to perform its due duties, I think the Regency Committee might as well be dissolved." Franz Karl spoke in public

Anyway, he didn't want to do it for a long time, from the establishment of the Regency Committee to the present, he has not really taken care of things, and he just took this opportunity to disband, so that he can be a happy rice borer with peace of mind.

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

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Grand Duke Louis wants to scold his mother in his heart, what are you all talking about, except for the emperor who has the right to dissolve the regency committee, it is the regency committee itself.

It's a pity that at this time, there are only two members of the Regency Committee, and one of them also proposes to dissolve the Regency Committee, and other Grand Dukes can make up the number of people regardless of whether they have the right or not.

After hesitating for a moment, Archduke Louis finally reluctantly said: "Agreed!" ”

There is no way, at this time he is against invalidity. Unless all the members of the Regency Council were on the same page, there was no way to oppose the Viennese court.

This was obviously impossible, Archduke Franz-Karl had no interest in politics and was to support his son regency, for whatever reason.

"I propose that after the regency committee is dissolved, Crown Prince Franz Joseph will be regent!"

Seeing that nothing could be done, Grand Duke Louis naturally thought of stopping the loss, and very simply proposed the crown prince to be regent, making his position clear.

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

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