In the royal palace in Munich, a meeting to decide the fate of the Kingdom of Bavaria begins.

"Your Majesty, your decision is too hasty, and at this time we are moving closer to Prussia, and we will inevitably be retaliated against by the Austrians." Prime Minister Murdis said with a frown

Not long ago, the Prussian government proposed "the establishment of a responsible German cabinet composed of Austria, Prussia, and Bavaria to jointly dominate the German regions."

This was what Maximi I coveted, and he privately concluded an alliance with the Prussians without the consent of the government.

Ostensibly, if this plan succeeded, the Bavarian kingdom's highest goal of "dividing the world" would be achieved, after all, their strength was limited and it was impossible to unify the German region.

But in reality the bait was poisonous, and now that the prestige of the Kingdom of Prussia in Germany was so badly damaged that it was in dire need of regaining its reputation, it was clear that this was the origin of this responsible cabinet plan.

Now that Bavaria and the Kingdom of Prussia are in harmony, it will undoubtedly be a betrayal for Austria and will inevitably be retaliated against.

As the boss of the German region, it was obvious that the so-called responsible cabinet could not be established without the support of Austria, and the three-point world pursued by Maximi I was a bamboo basket - a blank slate.

In essence, the benefits were not obtained, and they were mixed up with the discredited Prussian government. Not to mention anything else, the news has spread, and the support of the Bavarian people for the government has dropped by a few percentage points.

Not all Bavarians have the idea of three parts of Germany, and in the opinion of many, the Kingdom of Bavaria is too weak, and the best choice is to achieve German national unity and Austrian cooperation.

"Now Austria is powerful, and the Kingdom of Prussia has just suffered Waterloo, and if we do not support them, the balance of the German regions will be upset.

The Vienna government is now carrying out social reforms, and from the information we have received, it is already beginning to bear fruit.

Austria has more population and territory than all the remaining states combined, and once they turn this potential into national strength, who will be able to stop them? Maximi I asked rhetorically

Chancellor Mortiz thought the same way, so he supported joining forces with Austria to unify the German regions and create a Greater German Empire.

Since it is a joint effort, it is natural that you can share the cake. The Austrians are the majority shareholders, and the Kingdom of Bavaria can also be the second shareholder, so it is natural that they will occupy an important position in the future board of directors.

This is the choice that best guarantees their interests, and cooperation with the strong is the way for small countries to survive, and this is how Bavaria joined the German II Empire in history.

Just think about it, Murtius wouldn't have said it. Otherwise Maximi I will be mad, and the prime minister will have no confidence, so what?

"Your Majesty, the time is not right, the reputation of the Kingdom of Prussia is too stinky, and the people do not have any good opinion of them, even if you want to cooperate with them, you will have to pass this limelight.

The Austrian government is so busy with internal reforms that it will not do anything at all for three or five years.

As long as our alliance is not terminated, even for the sake of reputation, the Austrian government will not risk the world's condemnation against us.

Now that we and Prussia have stopped Austria from unifying Germany, they will have to cooperate with us even if they want to unify Germany. Mordis thought for a moment and said

Fame was also a double-edged sword, because fame Austria became the boss of the German Confederation, and it was also subject to fame, which prevented Austria from unifying the German regions.

"Nationalism has risen, and the idea of great unification has spread throughout Germany. If we don't act in advance, the further back we go, the worse it will be for us.

After the establishment of the Holy Roman Economic League, the Austrian government accelerated the pace of infiltration into the German region, and on the face of it we could not even stop it.

If it were really in another three or five years, maybe Austria would be ready to unify Germany by force.

Austria's influence in Bavaria is so great that who knows how many people will become the Belt and Road Party?

I don't think that the Bavarian populace would resist the Austrians in the same way that they would resist a foreign invasion, and judging by the civilian situation, the Greater Germans would now be eager to let the Austrian army come over.

We all know that the main factor hindering the Habsburgs from unifying the German regions was not the military, but that Austria had this strength, and the key was diplomatic. ”

When he said this, Maximi I's heart was heavy.

The "Austrian threat theory" has existed for hundreds of years, but now there is no market, and the Greater German Unionists wish that Austria would be stronger and that the whole country would be unified as soon as possible.

Due to Franz's butterfly effect, the Austrian government increased its influence on public opinion in the South German states, and more and more people identified with Austria, and Maximi I was anxious in his eyes.

It is not so much that Maximi I was pro-Prussian, but that he was forced out by reality. In order to keep the rights, it was best to unite with Prussia against Austria.

Historically, he also thought so, and he was left and right between Austria, but he did not expect that after the Austro-Prussian War, the Austrian government would directly withdraw from the German region and not play.

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The Bavarian government could not do anything about the king's hasty decision. Austria has already been offended, and now Prussia can no longer be offended.

On July 21, 1850, the Kingdom of Prussia, together with Bavaria, Hanover, Braunschweig and other states, proposed to the German Federal Parliament the formation of a responsible cabinet.

History changed, because of the loss of prestige, the Prussians changed their tactics and chose to join forces with Bavaria instead of the so-called "Three Kings Alliance".

Vienna

The actions of the Prussians, to some extent, were also tacitly approved by Austria, otherwise they would not have been so easy to connect with each other.

When it came to an end, everyone was still angry about Bavaria's betrayal.

Once the "Big Three" cabinet is established, Austria's influence in the German region will be greatly damaged, and the betrayal of Bavaria will slap the Austrian government in the face.

The Prussian conspiracy had to be stopped, and the betrayal of the Bavarian government had to be avenged, otherwise how could Austria have gotten mixed up on the European continent?

Metternich proposed: "Your Majesty, in order to combat the ambitions of Prussia and Bavaria, the Foreign Office proposes to co-opt the small states of the German region, with all the states forming a responsible cabinet. ”

Small states have a low right to speak, but they have many countries, and they take advantage of them when they quarrel in parliament. Once a responsible cabinet is formed by all countries, it will end up being little different from the current Federal Parliament.

Just think about it, a cabinet with more than 30 people can play a role in making a noise when something happens.

On the principle of equality of the states, the competence of Prussia and Bavaria was reduced to the same status as the smaller states, and the role of Austria, which was recognized as the first state of Germany, came to the fore.

Chancellor Felix thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid it's not so easy, the great powers don't want the reunification of the German region, and it is simply a fool's dream to unify the whole country with a responsible cabinet."

Even if the cabinet is established, who can be commanded? Neither we, nor Prussia, nor the traitors in Bavaria, will take the Cabinet of Ministers seriously. ”

This is inevitable, how can a responsible cabinet of an empty shell command the whole country?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl proposed: "In that case, then we should simply muddy the waters."

The German Confederation could not do without the Emperor, and at the same time as forming a responsible cabinet, we simply proposed the election of the Emperor, thus pushing the pace of German reunification forward by a big step. ”

It was indeed a big step forward, and a common emperor and cabinet appeared. With the righteousness and the name, the road to the reunification of the German region will be easy to take.

Obviously, it was impossible for the Kingdom of Prussia to agree, unless they were willing to be the little brother of Austria, otherwise it would be impossible to compromise on this question.

It is not a dummy for the name and instrument, and it is common in any country. In Germany, there was no rival to be found, except for the Habsburgs.

Influence is something that cannot be seen or touched, but no one can ignore its existence, and legal reason is one of the absolute factors that determine the European throne.

If you open the history of the German region, you will find that those who are qualified to compete with the Habsburgs have disappeared into the long river of history.

The rest of the royal families, neither in influence nor in legal reason, could be compared with the Habsburgs.

If the Habsburgs had nominally unified Germany, wouldn't it be the resurrection of the HRE?

"Without the intervention of the Great Powers, we might have been able to force the Prussians to accept, but now it is simply impossible.

It is estimated that when this proposal is put forward, it will be opposed by everyone, and we will not be able to resist such great pressure. Metternich shook his head and said

It is of course good to be able to unify the German regions without bloodshed, even if it is only in name, and Austria can slowly turn the "nominal" into reality.

Obviously, it is impossible for the powers to agree, and even the Russians, who are allied with Austria, will immediately turn their faces, and this is the bottom line.

Now, no more than in the Middle Ages, nationalism in the German regions has awakened, and once the German regions are united, even if they are nominally unified, this great Central European empire is a trembling existence.

France in the west, Russia in the east, and Britain far away from overseas will feel threatened.

On the opposite side of Europe, Austria is not Russia and Britain, it has no geographical advantages, no straits that can serve as a natural line of defense.

Being in the land of the Fourth World War doomed the Austrian Empire to be without allies in international politics, and isolation meant danger.

Karl explained unhurriedly: "Therefore, this proposal can only muddy the waters, and we do not expect to unify the German regions by such simple political means.

The election of the German Kaiser was only a test of the attitude of the governments not of the governments, but of the people of the German region.

The idea of great unification has spread widely, but we have only a preliminary estimate of how high the popular acceptance of Austria is, and we will now consider it a public opinion poll.

This data can be used as an important reference for us to formulate our regional strategy in Germany and avoid many detours. ”