"The French Empire has made plans to invite the Kingdom of Sardinia to participate in the war against the Russian Empire! It won't be long before soldiers from the Kingdom of Sardinia will appear on the battlefield in the Near East!"
Prince Metternich looked solemn, but spoke to the chief steward in a slightly lower tone than before.
Obviously, he didn't want more people to know about it.
The chief steward of Schönbrunn Palace immediately understood what Prince Metternich meant. Since soldiers from the Kingdom of Sardinia can appear in the Near East, soldiers from the French Empire can also appear in Lombardy and Venice.
Especially now that it has only been three years since the Austrian Empire comprehensively suppressed the rebellion. The Austrian Empire's rule over Lombardy and Venice is limited to the superficial obedience of the cities. The vast rural areas attached to the cities have not yet completely submitted to the Austrian Empire's rule.
Once the French and Sardinian armies march to Lombardy, the areas originally submitted to Austrian rule will inevitably usher in another rebellion, and the Austrian Empire will easily fall into the same predicament as during the Great Revolution.
Thinking of this, the butler's face immediately turned pale. He knew that this was indeed an extremely critical moment for the Austrian Empire.
At this point, I no longer care whether it disturbs the emperor's mood for an outing.
"Your Excellency, please come with me!" the chief steward responded immediately to King Metternich.
The chief steward and Metternich walked out of Schonbrunn Palace one after another. The coachman who stopped near the fountain of Schonbrunn Palace thought that Metternich had finished his work and was about to leave after seeing Prince Metternich coming out.
He quickly drove to Prince Metternich.
"Your Majesty, is this your carriage?" the chief steward asked Metternich, pointing to Prince Metternich's carriage.
"That's right!" Prince Metternich nodded and replied.
"Can I borrow your carriage?" the chief steward asked Prince Metternich again.
"Get in the car!" Prince Metternich immediately invited the butler to get in the car.
The chief steward first informed the coachman of his destination, and then got into the carriage with Prince Metternich.
The carriage started again, and this time they were heading to a forest northeast of Vienna. Emperor Franz Joseph and Queen Mother Sophie were both near that forest.
Under the urging of the chief steward, the carriage sped along and soon arrived less than one kilometer away from the forest.
A trickling river blocked the direction of the carriage. The river meandered like a snake, with no direct flow at any point. It stretched all the way to the looming hills in the distance. On both sides of the river, there were dams, vegetable gardens, farmland, and water-powered mills.
This river and the forest in front of the river are the areas they want to search.
The carriage moved along the direction of the river and finally found a passable wooden bridge. After crossing the bridge and reaching the other side of the river, the carriage continued to search for the movements of Emperor Franz Joseph.
After asking a mill owner on the way, they learned that a group of aristocratic grandfathers were passing by in an extremely gorgeous carriage. There were a group of knights around him, and they were marching toward the lower reaches of the river.
, Prince Metternich immediately thought that the noble man mentioned by the miller must be the emperor.
Prince Metternich and the chief steward searched the river non-stop, and finally found the hussars accompanying the Austrian emperor beside a waterwheel.
Prince Metternich, who had searched for the hussars, realized that the emperor was nearby and quickly ordered the coachman to stop.
Then he opened the car door and walked to the front of the hussar together with the butler.
At this time, the hussars wearing gray military uniforms and wearing sabers were leading their horses together in groups, smoking low-quality cigarettes made by a cigarette factory in Vienna, and communicating with each other in vulgar German dialects.
It was not until one of the hussars discovered Prince Metternich that all the hussars stopped talking and dispersed around.
Prince Metternich, who arrived in front of the hussars, asked the hussars present: "Where is your majesty?"
The leading hussar major pointed to the five small black dots in the distance and responded to Prince Metternich: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Sophie, and the two princesses are right there!"
Prince Metternich and the chief steward, who finally found their target, wanted to rush in the direction pointed by the major, but were stopped by the major.
"Your Majesty does not want to be disturbed by anyone!" the major shook his head and said to Metternich.
"Even if the French Empire is about to attack the Austrian Empire?" Prince Metternich asked rhetorically.
After hearing this, the hussar major's face changed drastically, and he quickly moved out of the way, allowing Metternich to pass.
The butler stood there quietly waiting for Metternich. Metternich walked all the way. The original five small black dots gradually revealed their outlines as Metternich moved. Metternich couldn't help but speed up his pace.
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When Prince Metternich was less than 300 meters away from Franz Joseph, his figure was spotted by a girl wearing a fluffy court dress, fair skin, and a hint of prettyness and naughtiness between her eyebrows. Next to the girl,
It was Franz Joseph and her slightly more masculine sister.
At this time, Franz Joseph was following his mother's orders and looking at a painting being completed, and the person who painted it was Helen, who was about to become his wife.
It's just that Franz Joseph didn't like his fiancée. Franz Joseph didn't see any passion in her. She was just like another himself.
Compared to Helen, Franz Joseph still prefers the quirky Elizabeth, but is his mother really willing to let Elizabeth enter the court?
Thinking of this, Franz Joseph couldn't help but frown slightly, and his thoughts drifted into the distance involuntarily.
"Your Majesty, someone is coming!"
The girl's sudden shout brought Franz Joseph's thoughts back to reality. After coming back to his senses, Franz Joseph turned his head and glanced in the direction of the hussars.
Prince Metternich was walking towards Franz Joseph with steps that were not for his age.
Franz Joseph frowned, and there was a hint of boredom in his eyes.
He had already told the butler at Schönbrunn Palace about the outing. Why did King Metternich Qin still find this place?
When Prince Metternich of Qin arrived in front of Franz Joseph, Franz Joseph said coldly: "Prince Metternich, what happened to make you so impatient to meet me!"
After hearing what Franz Joseph said, Prince Metternich knew that if he could not give a suitable reason, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Habsburg court in the future.
So Prince Metternich handed the letter originally addressed to Minister Bauer into the hands of Franz Joseph.
Franz Joseph, who took the envelope, looked at the unopened envelope and Richard Metternich's signature, and showed a surprised expression.
"Your Majesty, open it and you will know!" Prince Metternich said to Franz Joseph.
Franz Joseph opened the envelope, opened the folded letter and read line by line.
As the number of lines Franz Joseph read increased, Franz Joseph's face became more and more gloomy.
After Franz Joseph read the last line, he raised his head again and asked in a serious tone: "Who else has read this letter?"
"Only you, Your Majesty!" Prince Metternich replied immediately.
"Then how did you know the contents of the letter?" Franz Joseph spoke with a slightly aggressive tone.
Prince Metternich did not hesitate to hand over the letter written to him by Richard Metternich to Franz Joseph. After Franz Joseph compared the contents of the two letters, he discovered that Richard Metternich
The letter written by Tenni to himself (actually to Minister Bauer) is more detailed than the letter written to Metternich.
"What do you think?" Franz Joseph asked in a cautious tone as he handed the letter belonging to Metternich back to him.
"Your Majesty, it depends on what you want to do?" Prince Metternich replied to Franz Joseph: "If you think that the interests of standing with the Russian Empire are far greater than those of Britain and France, then the Austrian Empire needs to cooperate with Russia
The Empire defeated the Ottoman Empire. If you think that the Russian Empire threatens the security of the Austrian Empire, then we might as well join the French camp."
"Consultant Metternich, which side do you think we should be better on?" Franz Joseph asked Prince Metternich again.
"I think it is best for the military and government departments to discuss this issue before making a decision!" Prince Metternich responded to Franz Joseph. He did not want to be like last time, and he and his son had to go through many hardships.
It took a lot of effort to reach a quasi-alliance between France and Austria, but due to a word from the military, the success fell short.
Since the Austrian army believes that the French Empire poses a threat to the Austrian Empire, now that the threat of war from the French Empire has really come, it depends on how the Austrian Empire's army responds.
Franz Joseph glanced at Prince Metternich, followed Schwarzenberg to learn from him for a while, and somewhat understood Prince Metternich's intentions.
Franz Joseph could not be said to be angry about Prince Metternich's current behavior of shirking responsibility.
"I know what you mean! However, I want to explain the situation to my mother first!" Franz Joseph said to Prince Metternich.
Franz Joseph first said sorry to Helen and Elizabeth, and after seeking their understanding, Franz Joseph went to the cabin a hundred meters away from him.
His mother, Queen Mother Sophie, and future mother-in-law, Princess Mary, were in the wooden house.
After entering the wooden house, Franz Joseph first said hello to his mother and Princess Mary, and then explained the purpose of his visit to Queen Mother Sophie and Princess Mary.
"This Metternich is not lovable at all! He was such a disappointing guy back then!" Empress Dowager Sophie frowned and said gloomily.
"Sister!" Princess Mary took hold of Queen Mother Sophie's sign language and said sincerely: "Prince Metternich is also for this country!"
Then he turned to Franz Joseph and responded: "National affairs are more important!"
