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

Chapter 1128 Adding insult to injury
Otto I really wanted to confront Russia, but the top leaders of the Greek government suppressed him, and he had to take back his bold words in the end.

This made Otto I very depressed. He felt that he was surrounded by traitors. He even sentenced these guys to death in his heart, and all those barbaric Russians deserved to die.
London, England.

The elite Royal Navy who were selected to act as pirates in the Atlantic Ocean were all wiped out, which made the Earl of Auckland, who had just been reinstated, feel a little unbelievable.

After all, the probability of finding so-called pirates in the vast ocean is about the same as winning the jackpot, which is completely in the realm of metaphysics.

If there really was a way to quickly find and destroy pirates, then the Royal Navy would not need to calculate the mission time in years when fighting pirates.

"Your Highness, the Austrians must have gotten away with it."

Before Earl Auckland could finish his words he was rudely interrupted by Prince Albert.

"Luck? What luck? Didn't you send several fleets to different locations to ensure that nothing could go wrong?"

Earl Auckland was speechless for a moment. Before taking office, he did guarantee that this plan was foolproof.

According to common sense, even if the Austrians were lucky, they could only destroy one or two fleets at most. As for why the entire army was wiped out, he had no idea now.

"Your Highness! Please give me another chance! This time I guarantee that it will be foolproof. As long as the Austrian fleet dares to leave the Mediterranean, I will be able to completely destroy them!"

Prince Albert sighed helplessly.

"Mr. Count, you disappoint me, do you know that?"

"Your Highness! I..."

"That's enough. The Ottomans can no longer hold out. The Austrians have launched an attack on the Ottoman Empire from the west. If we don't intervene, Austria and Russia will simply divide up the Near East."

Prince Albert looked helpless and lonely. Deep down he didn't want to admit defeat, but no matter how powerful Britain was, it could not fight against two great powers at the same time.

In fact, Prince Albert thought of joining forces with France at the first moment, but the situation of the French election was too chaotic.

Although Charles-Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte had an absolute lead in the number of votes, the military and political power was in the hands of Cavaignac.

The latter can become a Duke of Protectorate as long as he makes up his mind. No matter how many votes he gets, it cannot change the absolute gap in strength.

However, it was not easy for Cavaignac to become Lord Protector of the Country. His rule was full of loopholes, and the monarchists magnified these wounds infinitely.

Officials promoted by Cavaignac were attacked and impeached many times, including Education Minister Carnot, who was impeached because of his high annual salary.

(At that time, the annual salary of a French primary school teacher was 400-600 francs, while the annual salary of the Minister of Education was as high as 48000 francs.)
But this annual salary was not set by Carnot. The salaries of officials of the Second French Republic were generally high, and the Minister of Education had the lowest salary among them. The annual salaries of the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Justice both exceeded 100,000 francs.

The church also constantly discredited Cavaignac, but this statement is actually incorrect, because Cavaignac's rule was indeed terrible, and the church only magnified it and spread it further.

In the few months since he took office, there have been more than a dozen crackdowns in the Paris area alone, and even more similar actions across the country.

On the one hand, Cavaignac proposed to run for president because of his own personality and beliefs. On the other hand, he also hoped to increase the legitimacy of the government to ease social conflicts.

However, Cavaignac was not a competent politician, and his campaign speech was a disaster: "We must establish the supremacy of Parliament, respect family, property and religion, and give priority to those who have an honest heart and loyal thoughts."

Cavaignac used every means at his disposal to campaign for himself, and at least 190 newspapers published his campaign speeches.

At the same time, he also used his own advantages to carry out extensive propaganda in the army, distributing leaflets to each company, hoping to gain the support of the army like Napoleon did in the past.

But everything Cavaignac did backfired. His remarks seemed too Versailles to most of the lower-class people, while the middle and upper classes believed that he lacked sufficient control over the current situation and had too strong a desire for control.

In contrast, his opponent Napoleon III was much more clever. He portrayed himself as the savior of order in order to win the support of the propertied classes.

At the same time, he promised to improve education for the lower classes, abolish the 45 centime tax for farmers, and provide job opportunities for workers.

His followers reprinted a large number of his works written during his time in Arkham Prison, and the book "On the Eradication of Poverty" was circulated among the people like the Bible.

His former cellmate Victor Hugo also supported him. At least at this time, Hugo really believed that Napoleon III was the one who could change France.

Hugo had even begun to imagine a bright future for France, implementing peace, reducing armaments, and establishing a national alliance, the sole authority to resolve all controversial international issues.

The digging of the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal connected the world and civilized Africa and the Far East.

Eliminate poverty, encourage the development of industry and commerce, prosper the arts, inherit culture, encourage innovation, and develop science and technology
A great writer described an ideal world to the French, and Hugo did his best to sing and praise it.

Napoleon III also promised more than once in public that he would accomplish these great things if he became president.

A nursery rhyme best reflects the current situation.

"If you want a scoundrel to rule France, choose Raspail!
If you want a bad guy to rule France, choose Ledzin-Roland!

If you want to engage in intrigue and civil war, choose Cavaignac!
If you want a good man to rule France, choose Napoleon!"

At this moment, everyone is waiting to see whether Cavaignac will shoot himself in the foot or fight hard to gain a good reputation during his lifetime and after his death.

However, the unexpected happened, but what was unexpected was not the result of the election, but the first order issued by Napoleon III after taking office.

"Declare war on the Ottoman Empire!"

The excuse cited by Napoleon III was also outrageous. After Austria declared war on the Ottoman Empire, Pope Pius IX, who was far away in Rome, wrote an oration, saying that the war of the Austrian Empire was a continuation of the Crusades, a just act to save Christians and to gain God's approval.

Napoleon III's reason was that how could the Crusade be without the participation of God's most loyal people, the French?

In fact, this was one of Napoleon III's actions to please the church. At this time, the French church still had a very strong influence.

In addition, Napoleon III was a very astute politician. He knew that declaring war on the Ottoman Empire at this time was a sure-win business, and nothing could enhance his prestige among the people and the political arena better than victory.

But when the news reached Britain, Prince Albert was shocked.