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

Chapter 1297 Making a lie come true
The situation took a turn for the worse, and the top leaders of the Carlos faction had never expected it. They were heroes who defeated the tyrant a few days ago, but in the blink of an eye, they became rats crossing the street.

However, when the top Carlist leaders rushed to the Vargas Palace to seek countermeasures from Carlos VI, they were surprised to find that Carlos VI himself was no longer in the palace.

Prime Minister Duval was now completely confused.

"What serious illness do the Bourbon kings have? Do they all like to disappear so much?"

Duval was initially forced to pledge allegiance to Isabella II. When Madrid fell, he participated in the Carlos party's massacre and had to use all his property to gain the trust of Charles VI.

However, less than half a month of peace passed before rebellion broke out in Toledo again.

"Where is His Majesty the King?"

Duvaille stopped a palace servant who was trying to escape.

"I I I don't know..."

The palace maid was so frightened that she started stuttering.

The noise outside grew louder and louder, and a soldier ran in and shouted.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister! The rioters and rebels outside are demanding that Your Majesty go out and explain clearly. Otherwise, they will rush in!"

Duvalier was furious when he heard this.

"I don't even know where the king is! How can I hand him over?"

"Master Prime Minister, please think of a solution quickly! If those people outside rush in, we will have no chance of survival!"

The senior officials around him were also at a loss. In fact, most of them were speculators who had recently defected to Carlos VI.

These people had placed a huge bet on Carlos VI, so in order to recoup their costs they plundered him extremely ruthlessly after coming to power.

The more Duval thought about it, the more anxious and angry he became, but suddenly an idea flashed upon him.

"Why don't we set the palace on fire?"

"Prime Minister, what nonsense are you talking about? If the palace is burned down, won't we be buried with it?"

Duval kicked the senior official who was speaking to the ground.

"Buried with Carlos VI? How could you come up with that? We want a revolution!"

"revolution?"

In the 19th century, "revolution" was not a positive word, especially for the upper class, as it was almost synonymous with chaos and disorder.

"Yes! We want revolution!"

"Down with Carlos VI!"

The people and soldiers surrounding the palace suddenly discovered that the palace was on fire. Some people were shouting radical slogans. They looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

The palace guards and Toledo police were even more confused. After all, they had been guarding outside and no rioters or rebels had broken in.

Soon, a group of people wearing bloody white shirts and holding human heads in their hands came to the gate.

Although the Spaniards were accustomed to bloody scenes, they still consciously made way when they saw dozens of heads thrown at them.

"I am Ferrante Duval! Carlos VI is dead! Go get your stuff!"

"Long live Duvois!"

"Long live the palace!" The palace gate was opened, and the people, rebels, and guards outside all rushed towards the palace.

On August 1849, 8, the Spanish Republic was proclaimed and Ferrante Duval became provisional president.

On the same day, the Franco-Spanish Alliance was established.

In fact, only the Republicans in France supported sending troops to Spain to attack the Austrian Empire, but parliamentary politics has its inherent flaws, that is, lack of efficiency.

Although the Republicans hold the vast majority of seats, there are divisions within the party and they lack the support of power.

(Almost all important posts in the Second French Republic were held by the Party of Order and the Napoleonic Party.)
After the complicated procedures and lengthy debates, I am afraid that the Austrian Empire would have already achieved its strategic goals.

So the Republicans decided to skip Parliament, but without the support of Parliament they could not mobilize the army. In the 19th century, it was simply a fantasy to fight the Austrian Empire with mercenaries.

However, the French Republicans had something they were good at, which was the revolution in Spain at that time.

The French bought off a large number of forces in Spain that opposed Carlos VI, spread public opinion among the people, and even directly funded political parties, providing funds, weapons, training and mercenaries.

However, even the leaders of the French Republicans did not expect that they could actually overthrow a country by chance.

What the French did not expect was that the person who came to power after they planned the uprising was the former prime minister of Spain.

But this was not important. Ferrante Doyle was so positive about forming an alliance with France that he did not even need French spies to hint at him.

In fact, as the only two republics in Europe at that time, it was impossible for Ferrante Doyle not to cling to France. After all, the Austrian Empire's army was still on Spanish territory.

This sudden attack by the French directly stunned the British, who were still dreaming of establishing a puppet king in Spain.

However, at this time the French directly destroyed the Kingdom of Spain. What was even more terrifying was that the Second French Republic also inherited the glorious traditions of their predecessors very well and killed the king during the Spanish Revolution.

Ferrante Doyle and his cabinet devised a series of policies to ensure that their interests were maximized and that these would continue forever, even copying a constitution from France.

"Mr. President, someone claiming to be King Carlos VI has rebelled in Palencia!"

An official came running over, but Ferrante Duvoie didn't care.

"Let General Pilar deal with this clown."

"But they said that man looked exactly like Carlos VI! That man also said he was Carlos VI!"

The official looked a little panicked. He also saw the fire in the palace that day. It was said that Carlos VI set himself on fire. Some people also said that President Duvalier cut off his head and then people used it as a ball.
In short, no one has seen the body of Carlos VI. Could it be that the king really came back to life?

(In the 19th century, stories of the dead returning to life were popular and people were willing to believe them.)
Ferrante Duval saw what the official was thinking and approached and spoke.

"Remember! Carlos VI is dead! I killed him with my own hands! The dead cannot be resurrected! This one now is just a stand-in who looks very similar!

do you understand! "

The officer nodded.

"clear."

What Ferrante Duval really has to worry about now is Cabrera's army of more than 100,000. If the latter really wants to avenge Carlos VI, or is preparing to assist other members of the Carlos family to come to power, it will be very troublesome.

Fortunately, France accepted Ferrante Doyle's alliance proposal, and it would not be long before France sent troops to Spain.

Although Cabrera had military power, the supplies were in the hands of Duval.

This was actually a means used by Carlos VI to control Cabrera, but now it has become a weapon in Duval's hands.

However, in order to leave Cabrera with no way out, Ferrante Duval must wipe out the remnants of the Carlos family.