Metternich replied helplessly: "Your Highness, the efficiency of the French government has always been not high, and they are still discussing it in parliament at this time!" ”

He was also convinced of the efficiency of the French, both sides signed a treaty, all the conditions were agreed in advance, and when it came time to act, he could still drop the chain.

"Why is it that the French have suddenly lost interest in the Italian region and now want to regret it?" Prime Minister Felix asked suspiciously

Metternich said with a smile: "No, the French government has no intention of repenting, what they are arguing about now is the number of troops, who will be the commander, and which troops to send over." ”

It's also drunk to think about it, just such a small matter, and let the parliament make a decision, it is estimated that before they can negotiate the result, Austria has already cleaned up the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Franz rubbed his forehead and said, "Forget it, our French allies are unreliable, but fortunately, we didn't expect them to do anything in the first place, as long as they don't cause trouble."

The Foreign Office focused on the British, and with their style, they must do something at this time, and do not give them a chance. ”

According to the secret of Austria, at the time of the Battle of Venice, the French should have sent troops to raid the Sardinian lair, destroy the Kingdom of Sardinia, and then divide the land of the Kingdom of Sardinia equally between the two families.

Now that the Battle of Venice is over, and the French Parliament has not yet come up with a result, Franz no longer expects the French to do much.

"Your Highness, the French parliament has not been able to come up with results for a long time, and there are British handicrafts in this, and many pro-British parliamentarians are still opposed to sending troops.

It's just that the temptation of Italy is too great, and the powerful faction in France can't help it at all, and the French bourgeoisie and the military are pushing for this military action, so that the opposition is overpowered. Metternich replied

Franz was not surprised by the intervention of the British, and the division of the Kingdom of Sardinia between France and Austria would cost John Bull at least tens of millions of pounds in loans, as well as a large profit in Italy.

It's just that the internal problems of France are still a little unexpected to him, and it was unexpected that Austria made major concessions in the partition of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and there was a push from the bourgeoisie and the military to go smoothly, but he didn't expect it to be stuck.

As the saying goes, the longer the night is long, the more the British can do, and the less chance the two countries will be able to divide the kingdom of Sardinia.

However, the French will certainly not give up easily, and no matter who the government is, they will have to take into account the voices of interest groups.

France has been suppressed for too long, it has been silent for so long, and interest groups are waiting to be fed, and it is not easy to get them to give up the fat sent to the door at this time.

"Your Highness, if the French are unable to fulfill their promises, can we also tear up the agreement?

A strong France is not in our interest, especially for them to expand their influence into the Italian region! Archduke Louis thought for a moment and said

The temptation to monopolize Italy was too great, and the military operations were too smooth to provoke the ambitions of certain people within Austria, on whose behalf the Archduke Louis was only speaking.

"It is too risky for us to eat the Kingdom of Sardinia alone, and the attitude of the great powers has to be considered, and we may face the joint suppression of Britain and France at that time." Franz thought for a moment and said

He is still very sober, knowing that Austria has a few catties and a few taels, and if the current Austria has the strength of the second German in history, then it is not impossible to swallow Italy alone.

Obviously, this does not exist, and the Anglo-French alliance alone will make it impossible for Austria to eat and walk around.

Russia and Prussia were not mentioned, because now Russia and Prussia are on the same page, and they can't take care of Italy for the time being.

After the March Revolution in Berlin, Baron Arnim, Foreign Minister of the Prussian Free Forces, came to power, and he pursued a pro-British, French, and anti-Russian foreign policy.

He saw through the reality of the Russians, believing that Russia was just a giant with feet of clay, and the Prussian liberals, led by him, advocated supporting the Polish revolution to weaken the Russians.

Of course, the Prussian liberals were not internationalist fighters, and they supported the French Restoration, even throwing Prussian Poland out, mainly to contain the Russians and create favorable conditions for the unification of the German regions.

Fortunately, Frederick-William IV stopped this operation in time, otherwise Prussia would have started a war with the Russians by this time.

However, the liberals did not sit idle, and they set their sights on the two German principalities of Schleswig and Holstein. As soon as the Berlin Revolution ended, they made a request to Denmark to annex the two principalities to Germany.

On April 10 Prussia took military action against Denmark, and on April 23 the two countries officially declared war.

There was no doubt that the fallen Kingdom of Denmark could not defeat Prussia, and was beaten by the Prussians, and by May 21, the Prussian army had reached Jutland.

The Danish government saw that it would not work like this, the enemy was too strong, and it was forced to resort to the ultimate trick - summoning the boss.

Seeing that the little brother was bullied, the old nature of Russia is going to come out, otherwise where will the face of the hairy bear go?

"Your Highness is right, it is too risky to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia alone. Just look at Prussia, they want to annex Schleswig and Holstein, and now it's hard to ride a tiger. Prime Minister Felix echoed

Thinking about Frederick William IV, Franz was in a much better mood. The same is sharpening knives and preparing to slaughter sheep, and the Austrian government's diplomatic situation is much better.

The Austro-Sa War was initiated by the Kingdom of Sardinia on its own initiative, and the Kingdom of Sardinia took all the responsibility for the war and could only resist it on its own, and most of the international public opinion was inclined to Austria.

Italy was just a place name in those days, and no one recognized it as a country. The so-called unification of the Italian regions cannot be used as a legal basis for waging war.

In the eyes of the international community, the war was a war of aggression waged by the Sardinians, and Austria did not have to bear moral responsibility. This is also the reason why the British clearly supported the Kingdom of Sardinia, but did not take actual action.

The German region is also just a place name, and the two German principalities of Schleswig and Holstein have nothing to do with Prussia in the eyes of the outside world.

Of course, even if there is a relationship, everyone will not admit it, otherwise should Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg also belong to Germany?

At least at the Frankfurt Conference, these regions, along with the two principalities of Schleswig and Holstein, were considered part of Germany.

The lack of legal basis made Prussia's military operations unreasonable and unreasonable, and it fell into a passive situation diplomatically.