In recent decades, Prussia has continued to grow and develop, and Austria has long been envious, jealous and hateful, and at this time it is their turn to be unlucky, and everyone is naturally happy to see the joke.

"Speaking of Prussia, not long ago they had recently sought diplomatic support from us in the name of saving the German state, and after the refusal, they were spreading unfavorable remarks against us all over the German region.

At this time, the folk kingdom of Prussia was about to become a national hero of Germany, and the great Austria was reduced to a background board! Metternich said with a frown

Hearing this news, everyone's faces were ugly, Austria was the leader of the German state, and from a nationalist point of view, it should be Austria who came out for the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein at this time.

However, geographically Austria was separated from the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein by Prussia, and naturally nothing could be done without interest.

Now the Kingdom of Prussia, which prides itself on being the savior of Germany, is slapping Austria in the face again.

Historically, Austria was limited to civil strife and did not have the energy to participate in the cooperation, but now the internal contradictions are about to subside, and international affairs are indispensable to participate.

Prime Minister Felix snorted coldly and said, "Hmph! The Prussians are so presumptuous, we have to give them a little color! ”

Metternich shook his head and said, "I am afraid it will not be easy, we must not stop Prussia in the matter of Schleswig and Holstein, otherwise the nationalists in the German region will think that we are national thieves." ”

With the rise of nationalism, everyone can no longer ignore the influence of public opinion, and Austria, as the boss of the German state, must stand behind Prussia at this time, which is the kidnapping of public opinion.

Since it was kidnapped, it is natural not to expect much effort from Austria, and diplomatic pressure should still let the Prussians resist on their own.

Franz's face suddenly changed, and in history, Austria was forcibly pulled onto the ship by Prussia, and it was only by joining forces that Prussia and Austria resisted international pressure and recovered the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein.

However, after the end of the operation, it didn't take long for Prussia and Austria to turn around, and Austria worked for Prussia once, and was beaten half-through.

Although this happened more than a decade later, the foreshadowing of the war is now laid.

In this Prussian-Danish War, although Prussia did not occupy the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein, they gained public opinion in Germany and laid the popular foundation for Prussia to unify Germany.

Franz frowned and said, "The Prussians are playing a big game of chess, they are going to eat us!" In that case, it's up to you to see who's better! ”

"Your Highness, it's not good for us to stand up against Prussia at this time, and now the public opinion in the German region is supporting them!" Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl admonished

Franz sneered and said: "No, not only can we not oppose the actions of the Prussians, but we must support them with great fanfare, and the Foreign Office openly supports the return of the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein to the German Confederation."

From now on, use our influence to build momentum for this event and let all the people of the German region know about our efforts for the territorial integrity of the German region.

At the same time, we should also advocate the contribution of the Kingdom of Prussia, send a diplomatic note to the Kingdom of Prussia, tell them not to be cowardly, and when we solve the internal problems, we will go to help them! ”

There is also a way to kill people in the world - stick killing, and the Kingdom of Prussia now claims to be the savior of Germany, so let them stand a little higher.

Once the stage is set up, there is always a singing scene. With the support of Austria and the German states, would Prussia be able to back down easily?

But if they don't back down, what can they do? The European powers, all on the side of Denmark, supported them by Austria, this time only prepared to act as a mouth-to-mouth king, giving them unlimited practical help.

The Swedish government has mobilized troops to prepare to defend Denmark, and the Russians are even more stationed on the border with Russia.

"Your Highness, if we support Prussia, there is no way to give an account to Britain, France and Russia diplomatically, which will be very detrimental to our next actions!" Metternich said with a headache

Franz said indifferently: "Mr. Metternich, this issue depends on your Ministry of Foreign Affairs to find a way to coordinate."

Explain to the countries our difficulties, Austria is in constant rebellion, and we cannot fail to take into account the feelings of the German nation and assure them of our support for Prussia only in words. ”

Austria is also one of the great powers, and such a little diplomatic pressure can still be withheld, as long as no real action is taken, it will not affect the Russian-Austrian alliance.

Austria has just signed a treaty of friendship, and everyone is a combination of interests, and they will not turn their faces because of the Danish problem.

Not to mention the British, because of the relationship between the Kingdom of Sardinia, the two countries are at odds. At this time, it is impossible for the London government to continue to deteriorate Anglo-Austrian relations, otherwise the Russian-Austrian alliance will become tighter and tighter.

The rest of the small European countries will condemn at most two sentences, and it is impossible to sanction Austria for a few slogans, right? Even if they have the heart, they don't have the guts?

Prime Felix said in the opposite direction: "Your Highness, if it is only verbal support, it is naturally not a big problem. But if the Prussians drag on until we have suppressed the rebellion at home, will we help or not help us?

If we help them, the strength of the Kingdom of Prussia will be further strengthened, and if we don't, then our prestige in the German region will be greatly damaged! ”

This is a very real problem, the Prussians may not be able to defeat the Russians, but the tsarist government did not want to declare war on Prussia at this time, and they can still do it if the problem drags on for a year and a half.

Franz sneered and said: "It doesn't matter, the Prussians can delay time, we can also delay time, even if the rebellion in the country is suppressed, we can still use the excuse that the local situation is unstable and we can't afford to send troops."

It's a big deal to give them a share of the military expenses, and if they succeed in bringing the Duchy of Schleswig and Holstein back to the Confederation, we will pay for it; If you can't get it back, you have to pay the bill! ”

If he can spend a sum of money to completely break Russian-Prussian relations, Franz will not be stingy.

However, the Prussians were certainly not willing to take this money, and they tossed up such a big move, not just to return the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein to the German Confederation.

If they could not annex the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein, wouldn't this war be fought in vain?

Even with the addition of two new members to the German Federal Parliament, the power of the state was further strengthened, and the road to German unification became even more elusive.