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Since the French government announced the identity of the murderer, the Sardinian government has panicked. This is a man sitting at home, and evil comes from heaven.

One of those present counted one, and they all dared to swear in the name of God that this assassination had nothing to do with them.

Even if it is to assassinate, it is to assassinate Franz, what is it to run to assassinate Napoleon III?

King Vittorio Emanuele asked eagerly: "Prime Minister, have you found out the information on the murderer released by the French?" ”

Cavour replied with a haggard face: "It has been found out that they are all radical nationalists in the Italian region, and their purpose in assassinating Napoleon III seems to be to provoke a Franco-Austrian conflict."

Before the operation, these four men had already joined the new Holy Roman Empire, and even one of them had been a public official in the Kingdom of Lombardy. ”

It also has to be timed! If it is during the period of deterioration of Franco-Austrian relations, then whether it is true or not, the Paris government can take it as true.

Apparently the Assassins were not professional enough to choose the right time to provoke the French.

Unfortunately, the time has not yet come for France and Austria to turn their faces. Under the Vienna system, where did the government of Paris get the confidence to provoke a war?

In terms of interests, it is not a day or two that the French are seeking to expand in the Italian region. At this time, the excuse was sent to the door, and the trouble of the Kingdom of Sardinia came.

After pondering for a moment, Vittorio Emanuele said helplessly: "I hope these fools can hold on and bite the Austrians to death, otherwise we will be in great trouble." ”

It's not that they don't want to conspire with the French against Austria together, but that the likelihood of this is almost zero.

Historically, after Prime Minister Cavour persuaded Napoleon III, for a long time he himself could not believe it.

Now the situation is even worse, Austria is much stronger than it was historically. Whether it is the Vienna system, which maintains stability in Europe, or the still stable Russian-Austrian alliance, the French do not dare to act rashly.

Cavour analyzed: "Your Majesty, neither the British nor the Austrians will watch the French continue to expand, and we can turn to them for help." ”

There was still a little tiredness between his eyebrows, and he was sandwiched with deep sorrow. Obviously, for this assassination, he spent a lot of energy looking for a way to solve the situation.

There are no eternal enemies in politics, only eternal interests. To unify the Italian regions, Austria was their worst enemy; To defend against the French invasion, Austria became their ally again.

Both France and Austria had ambitions to dominate the Italian region, and the Kingdom of Sardinia was preserved by the mutual containment of the two countries.

Under normal circumstances, the Italian region will never have a chance of reunification, and neither France nor Austria will tolerate the unification of the Italian region.

Napoleon III's convulsions made Cavour great. In fact, history is a risk, and Cavour is betting that France and Austria will not divide the kingdom of Sardinia.

Now he doesn't dare to gamble, the international situation has changed, and Franco-Austrian relations have warmed up. In order to stabilize the French, Franz concocted a secret agreement between the two countries to divide the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was a sharp sword hanging over their heads.

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Versailles

Napoleon III was in a very bad mood, and the assassination was not just about being announced.

According to the information collected, it was proved that someone in China had provided convenience to the Assassins, otherwise it would have been difficult for these amateurs to grasp his whereabouts.

Napoleon III asked: "Has the black hand behind the scenes been dug up?" ”

The Minister of Police, Mopa, replied: "Your Majesty, the enemy is cunning, these assassins do not know that they have been used, and their information was bought from a man named Sobolev.

The man has disappeared, and their acquaintance is very coincidental, first met in a Parisian tavern.

We conducted a screening of the people involved and found no suspicious signs. Sobolev may have been a pseudonym, and there is no information other than a deal with the Assassins. ”

Napoleon III angrily scolded: "Waste! Are you just telling me that the enemy at home stumbled upon four fools and used them as assassins? ”

"Your Majesty, this is the case!" Mopa replied honestly

No book is written without coincidence, and reality is often more bizarre than that. This assassination case originally happened by chance, and the so-called mastermind behind the scenes was simply improvised.

Napoleon III shook his hand and said: "Keep investigating, no matter what method you use, you must find out this sudden Sobolev for me." ”

Whether or not there is a mastermind, this slippery Sobolev is a threat. The last thing in this world is the second boy, Napoleon III didn't want to be assassinated every day.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Mopa replied

After calming his anger, Napoleon III was again thinking about how to use this incident to maximize his interests.

"The Assassin is an Austrian national, so what if we use this as a reason to hold the Vienna government accountable?"

Foreign Minister Auvergne objected veilly: "Your Majesty, what can we ask the Austrians?" ”

This is the crux of the matter – interests.

Blackmail also has to be divided, and if the Vienna government doesn't buy it, it can't use this as an excuse, right?

Unless there is evidence that the assassination was planned by the Vienna government, international pressure can be used to force the Austrians to pay.

Obviously, the evidence is not enough, even if one of the Assassins was a former official in the Kingdom of Lombardy, which is not enough to point to the Vienna government.

In terms of the motive for the crime, the suspicion of the Vienna government has been ruled out. For no reason, he ran to assassinate the emperor of a country, and no one believed him.

The fact that Napoleon III wanted to strike at Austria did not mean that he was completely dismissive of the consequences. At present, the cooperation between the two countries is still redundant and contradictory, and from the perspective of interests, it is not suitable for the two sides to turn the other cheek.

In the same way, it is not possible to target the Kingdom of Prussia and Belgium. There is not enough evidence in hand, just planting blame to find fault, in case of ganging, things will be a big deal.

Do you want to take advantage of this opportunity to carry out a major purge in the country? As soon as the thought arose, Napoleon III extinguished it.

The economic crisis continues, and the situation in the country must remain stable. Provoking an internal struggle at this time can easily lead to unpredictable consequences.

After much hesitation, Napoleon III spoke: "The Foreign Office has sent a note to the Kingdom of Sardinia demanding that they be held responsible for this incident. ”

The pinch of the persimmon was only one thing, but more importantly, the Assassins were members of radical nationalist groups in Italy, which in turn had been financed by the Sardinian government.

It would be far-fetched to say that the assassination was orchestrated by Italian nationalist groups, and that the Sardinian government could not escape the blame. Asking for trouble on this ground will not cause interference from other countries.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Secretary Auvergne replied

"Your Majesty, it would be better to enclose the confession of the criminal, to prove that the assassination was planned by an Italian radical organization, and to collect evidence that the Sardinian government paid money to the radical organization," said Pessini, the Minister of the Interior.

It is more convincing to hand these things over to the Sardinian government together.

At the same time, we can also seek international support, use the assassination to resonate with everyone, and take the initiative diplomatically.

The Austrians had promised to support our annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and now it is time for them to make good on their promises. ”

The more evidence is sufficient and the more persuasive it is, the more support it will gain from public opinion, and the more benefits it will have.

Napoleon III rejoiced: "You mean that the Vienna government will support our annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia?" ”

Without hesitation, Pesini said, "No." This is not the case, and if it were the time of the War of German Unification, the Viennese government would not mind allowing us to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia in exchange for our support.

Now that the German region has been divided into three, the Vienna government no longer needs our support, and their promises will not be counted.

However, they would not oppose our expansion into the Kingdom of Sardinia, and even the Viennese government wanted us to act more violently in order to exacerbate the conflict between England and France. ”

Napoleon III nodded, since the Auss-Sa War, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia have been in a political cold war, and there are no Austrian interests in the Kingdom of Sardinia.

On the contrary, the power of the British expanded dramatically in the Kingdom of Sardinia, and once France made a move against the Kingdom of Sardinia, it was the British who suffered the most.

If Britain and France can turn their faces, what is a mere kingdom of Sardinia?