Franz has long had the idea of attacking Bismarck, but unfortunately there are too many people with the same name in Europe, and before they emerge, who knows which is which?

I can't determine my identity, so naturally I can't do anything.

When Bismarck's identity was confirmed, he was transferred from the representative of the Kingdom of Prussia in Frankfurt to the post of minister to the new Holy Roman Empire.

Killing a minister on your own turf is too bad. The political risks are too great, and Franz is not a risk-taking person.

Now that Bismarck has been transferred to Russia, the situation is different. As long as you are careful, you will be killed, and even if you are in trouble, it should be a headache for the tsarist government.

If possible, he wouldn't mind taking out the Prussian Trivials together. It's a pity that the other two are in the army, and it's difficult to keep track of their whereabouts, so they can't rush into the barracks and kill them, right?

Franz didn't think that his own assassination team was so good, and it would be tragic if he went to the Kingdom of Prussia to assassinate the officers of the murder family.

The greatest threat is still Bismarck, and no matter how capable the generals are, they will not be able to get rid of the constraints of national strength in the era of thermal weapons. In this respect, Franz was not intimidated.

In contrast, politicians and diplomats are the ones who control the destiny of the country. Now that Metternich is there, Bismarck's position is not high, and Franz is not worried about him doing things.

But the "chancellor of Europe" was already old, and it was only a matter of time before he left, and the young Bismarck, after the regency of Wilhelm, began to rise again.

However, the ability of several candidates for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the new Holy Roman Empire can only be regarded as average, and Franz himself is not a master of diplomacy, so if he is not careful and asks Bismarck to create an anti-Austrian alliance, it will be a big trouble.

Now that the strength of the new Holy Roman Empire has not yet made everyone feel threatened, the comprehensive national strength of Britain, Russia, France and Austria is still relatively balanced, even if there is a gap between them.

However, in the coming decades, France will be left behind because of its population, and the situation of the Russian Empire is unclear, but Franz does not believe that Tsarist Russia, which delayed reforms, will be stronger.

Against this backdrop, sooner or later, all countries will notice the threat of the new Holy Roman Empire, and the international order will change in the event of an imbalance of power.

Under normal circumstances, as long as France and Russia do not get closer, Austria does not have to worry. But if the Kingdom of Prussia were to come in and join in, the situation would be different.

The transfer of Bismarck to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire meant a change in the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Prussia, which wanted to repair relations with the Russians.

Prior to this, Bismarck had repaired diplomatic relations between Prussia and Austria. It is not for nothing that Wilhelm Frederick Ludwig, even if he hated Bismarck very much, still reused him.

In Franz's view, this was a danger signal. The reason why the relations between Prussia and Russia have not improved for a long time is that he has been sabotaging them and provoking the confrontation between the two countries, and in essence, the contradictions between Prussia and Russia are not irreconcilable.

……

In St. Petersburg, Bismarck, who had just become minister of the Russian Empire, was still struggling with how to re-align himself with Russia.

If it were not for the desire to re-establish an alliance between the three Nordic courts, Bismarck would not have taken over as minister to Russia. After all, this is just a flat tone, not a promotion.

Bismarck instructed: "Prepare the car, I will go to visit Crown Prince Alexander." ”

Tsarist officials did not have much affection for the Kingdom of Prussia, but relations between the two royal families were always good.

I don't know what the reason is, there have always been more pro-Pu among the Russian tsars, and there was even a brain-dead Peter III. The current Crown Prince Alexander, the future Alexander II, was also a pro-Populist.

This alone was obviously not enough, and this closeness in the face of interests alone was not enough to make the tsarist government change its position.

History has taken a turning point, the Russians have not lost the hegemony of Europe, then the tsarist government cannot abandon the Kingdom of Denmark, as the hegemon cannot do without a younger brother, this has risen to the question of the dignity of the hegemon.

As long as the Kingdom of Prussia had ambitions for the two German states occupied by Denmark, relations between the two countries could not be eased.

The Vienna system was established again, the Kingdom of Prussia did not have the strength to break the rules, and the regent Wilhelm Frederick Ludwig, believing that the best time had been lost, advocated developing domestically first and abandoning external expansion for the time being.

In order to develop the domestic economy, it is imperative to repair diplomatic relations with other countries. It was against this background that Bismarck's trip to St. Petersburg took place.

……

As soon as he stepped out of the embassy, Bismarck felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen. However, in a diplomatic meeting, since the agreement is made, the pigeon cannot be released.

As the minutes passed, Bismarck entered the palace without any incident, as if nothing had happened.

……

A kind-eyed old man said solemnly: "Alexei, just now there is news from the inside that the target has gone out, you can prepare."

Everyone has only one chance to make a move, and whether they succeed or fail, they must leave St. Petersburg tonight. Once the tsarist government reacted, the consequences are clear to you. ”

Alexei said indifferently: "Knowing Andrei, you are still so verbose, you can rest assured that we will do things." To make sure nothing went wrong, we blocked him at the gate and killed him as long as he was in the carriage. ”

The old man glared at Andre and said, "If you want to live longer in this industry, put away your arrogance, Alexey."

Not only the people in the carriage, but also the coachmen and guards are also in the hunt, you must know the habits of the nobles.

This time the target is extraordinary, scapegoat, and I'm ready. As long as you don't get caught red-handed, you'll be fine. ”

Seeing the seriousness of what the old man said, Alexe's relaxed expression no longer existed. It's not the first time they've been killers, but it's the first time that the old man's serious expression has appeared.

Alexei asked suspiciously: "I don't understand, isn't it just a Prussian diplomat, who has offended someone, and wants to spend a lot of money to get rid of him?" ”

The old man said earnestly: "I warn you again, as we know in this industry, the heavier the curiosity, the faster it will die."

It's not easy for me to train a few of you, I don't want to see you die young, after this big one, we don't owe each other, you are free people. ”

Obviously, the pseudonym they used, the old man looked a lot older, but in fact he was wearing makeup, and his real age was not very old.

As a member of Franz's intelligence organization, or specializing in murder, Andre naturally can't reveal his true identity.

And Alexei and the others are all killers trained by Andre, and they have borrowed to buy murder orders before this. This mission is very important, and the outer lines of these developments can only be abandoned.

Bismarck was a minister of a country, and once he was assassinated in St. Petersburg, the tsarist government would certainly not give up and would not give an account to the international community if the murderers were not arrested.

This kind of thing can't be related to Austria, so it can only be done by this kind of outside line that has not yet been included in the intelligence organization, anyway, even if it fails, these killers don't know anything.

Buy murder, everyone will only think of Bismarck's enemy, who knew that Franz, who had nothing to do with it, would plan this unrelated murder?

Even if he wants to assassinate, he will assassinate an existence with a higher status, even if Bismarck is in the way, he is obviously not qualified to be paid special attention by Franz.

……

In the palace, Bismarck and Crown Prince Alexander had a good conversation, and since the Prussian government was willing to give in, the contradictions between the two countries would be easily resolved.

The tsarist government also wanted to change the situation of isolation on the European continent, and the Russian-Austrian alliance alone was obviously not enough, if it was to pull in the Kingdom of Prussia, it would be almost enough.

Once the Triple Alliance was established, the Tsarist government's hegemony on the European continent was secured, rather than just barely maintaining the reputation of the dominant hegemon, as is now the case, but the actual influence was limited to northeastern Europe.

With the support of Crown Prince Alexander, Bismarck returned satisfied, and the first step in improving relations between the two countries was taken.

The carriage creaked on the snow and moved slowly. Bismarck's good mood was gone, the weather in the Russian Empire was so bad that in April, there was still snow on the ground, which made him very uncomfortable.

Minutes and seconds passed, and after passing through street after street, I finally arrived home. Bismarck had just come out of the carriage.

"Bang ......"

The shots rang out, and the bullets were already flying towards him, and before he could dodge him, he was shot.

After hearing the gunshots, the guards in the embassy hurriedly ran out, and by this time the killer had disappeared.