The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1093 The Clown
Franz's uncle was in trouble, so how could he ask the Prussians for help? In fact, William IV also understood very well. In this life, he did not dare to accept the invitation of August II to march into Dresden.

Although Austria was in chaos at the time, Austria's national power in this generation was much stronger than in history. William IV simply could not ignore it, let alone ignore it.

So the Austrian Imperial Army marched into Dresden in a mighty manner. The first thing they did was to rescue Franz's aunt, and then they put down the rebellion.

Madame Sophie's twin sister was also a cruel person. As soon as she appeared in public, August II was forced to fall ill.

In fact, the brain circuit of August II is really weird. Saxony's decline from being the most powerful country in North Germany is inseparable from Prussia.

At the Congress of Vienna, Prussia pushed Saxony to a dead end. However, at the most critical moment, August II chose to ask for help from this old enemy.

It was difficult for Franz to understand the logic of his choice. It would make sense if historically Saxony asked Prussia for help because Vienna was too chaotic.

But this shouldn't be like this in this life. However, August II still made the same choice as history.

In fact, August II was afraid that the Austrian Empire would have too strong influence on Saxony, so he hoped to balance it with Prussia.

This may be the difficulty of being the second strongest between the two strong ones.

In addition, August II also placed Franz's aunt under house arrest. Although this was an internal power struggle in Saxony, there was no guarantee that Austria would not get involved.

So August II finally made a wrong decision. At this time, August II appeared again to take the blame. He himself knew his situation very well, because even his designated heir was his relative. His younger brother doesn't support him either.

In addition, the Wetting family is also the family with the most branches in Germany. As the patriarch of the Wetting family, no one is more suitable than him to propose the proposal of merging the same clan.

However, it is impossible for those small families to accept all this, and Prussia does not want a group of powerful enemies around itself.

Before the meeting began, William IV's envoys had secretly contacted the heads of these small states. They believed that as long as the majority of the princes did not agree, Franz, the emperor or the chairman of the confederation, could not force the merger.

Of course, William IV was not stupid enough to openly oppose Franz. Austria could find a spokesperson, and so could Prussia.

After August II proposed the motion, Grand Duke Derwig III of the Grand Duchy of Hesse immediately stood up and spoke loudly.

"I object!"

Ludwig III was the ruler of Hesse-Darmstadt, the only grand duchy within the Hesse family territory.

Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Homburg are technically inferior counties, so in theory, as long as Hesse merges with the same clan and is promoted to a kingdom, he will be the king of Hesse.

However, Ludwig III stood up to oppose it at this time, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face of Austria.

Franz took a sip of tea, and several princes jumped out to oppose August II's motion.

This did not include Prussia, and William IV was still waiting for the final word.

At this time, William IV was still very excited. He was able to defeat the Austrian Empire's conspiracy without any blood, which made him feel that Franz was nothing more than that.

However, this contempt for William IV was well hidden, and on the surface he still looked serious and thinking.

In fact, his behavior was seen as a bit unfirm enough by his allies, and many small states were waiting for Prussia's attitude. As long as William IV fulfilled his agreement and stood up for them, they would dare to oppose the merger of the same clan. After all, they were ostensibly opposed to Saxony.

It's just that William IV's performance out of self-preservation made those small states become hesitant.

Bismarck, who was at the rear, could see clearly that His Majesty the King had too many ideas and was too controlling, but lacked the courage to get involved. As a minister, he could only sigh helplessly.

According to Bismarck's idea, this was the time to make a desperate move to get a chance of victory. He was not as naive as those monarchs of small countries.

Bismarck knew very well that the meta-rules for the operation of this society were iron and blood, and the unspoken rules of using the majority's decision to force the other party to submit were really trivial.

However, the path is not necessarily impenetrable. If you just want to win, how can you do it if you don't have the courage to join the game?

The Prussian army was proud of its mobilization ability, which was not worth mentioning in the face of the huge population base of the Austrian Empire.

Although the Austrian Empire did not unify Germany, it is undeniable that Vienna was becoming the political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic center of Germany at this time.

Although Franz did not become the emperor of the German Empire, he was more powerful than any emperor in history. Bismarck could not even see where Prussia's hope lay.
Franz looked at the kittens and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

He had a thick stack of files brought over, took out one and threw it in front of Ludwig III.

Franz's behavior seemed very rude. If it were in private, Ludwig III would not dare to say anything. He might even tell others, "The new emperor of Austria is so temperamental!"

However, this is the Assembly of German Monarchs. No matter whether you are Habsburg or Austrian, do you still dare to go against the monarchs of Germany?

Of course I have already boarded the Prussian ship, so I am not afraid of offending you, Austria. I just want to show you off today!
"Franz, you've gone too far. You should have politely asked someone to bring it to me instead of throwing it away.

Didn't your mother teach you the manners to treat a king? I am the Grand Duke of Hesse, the ruler of Hesse-Darmstadt, and I feel I am worthy of your courtesy. "

Ludwig III's tone was calm, but the surrounding princes were sweating coldly. You must know that this young emperor killed more nobles in one year than the Habsburg family had killed in centuries.

Although there is no evidence, the staff around these princes are not given in vain. It is impossible for these families to survive for hundreds of years without any clues.

Where did Julius Jacob von Heinau, a mulatto, Jew, and illegitimate son, get the courage to go from house to house and massacre nobles?

Even if Hainau is a madman, then who protected this madman?

There was so much chaos in Vienna in 1848. Why did nobles account for two-thirds of the death toll? And how did it happen that all the dead were big nobles who participated in the rebellion and opposed the Habsburg family.

In Galicia and Italy, Franz even tried the local nobles as bandits and bandits. He seemed not to care about the nobles' face at all.

The most terrible thing is that Franz is different from previous rulers of the Austrian Empire. He does not seem to want to avoid war. Although he also enjoys a reputation for kindness and kindness, that is only for civilians and victims.

He never showed mercy to the duplicitous nobles, opposition parties, rebels, self-righteous bishops, and privileged classes who dared to challenge the imperial power.

They have no respect for Great Britain, France, the Italian countries, the Ottoman Empire, and the group of constitutionalists in the German Confederation.

Throughout 1848, the war in the Austrian Empire never stopped, which is the best proof.