Chapter seven hundred and sixty the secret fight between the recesses
After hearing Walewski's explanation, Jérôme Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction and gave Walewski an order: "Now go to the embassy in Austria and tell me everything you said to me.
Give it to Minister Bauer so that he can make full preparations! By the way, when will the next meeting start?"
"Your Majesty, there will be a second meeting the day after tomorrow!" Walewski responded to Jerome Bonaparte.
"I know!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded again, and then urged Valewski to go to the ambassador in Austria as soon as possible to inform Minister Bauer of the details.
Because Jérôme Bonaparte himself was not very optimistic about Bauer's political acumen, the current Count Bauer, let alone compared with the late Schwarzenberg, even compared with the now weakened Maite
Even worse than Prince Nirvana.
The reason why such a person can serve as the Minister of Foreign Affairs is not only because the Austrian Empire itself can no longer produce many outstanding talents, but also because Franz Joseph himself has a particularly bad vision.
Therefore, Jerome Bonaparte was somewhat worried that Count Bauer would misunderstand the attitude of the French Empire and make some decisions that were not conducive to the relationship between the French Empire and the Austrian Empire.
[ps: In history, Count Bauer’s foolish foreign policy in the Crimean War caused the Austrian Empire to fall into unprecedented isolation from 1856 to 1860.
Moreover, during the Franco-Austrian War in 1860, he did not follow the advice of Prince Metternich and use the power of foreign minister to stop the superior Franz Joseph, which led to a disaster.]
Walewski, who did not know much about Count Bauer's "glorious history", felt that it was unnecessary for Jérôme Bonaparte to order him to go to the embassy in Austria to remind Count Bauer that he was from France.
The Foreign Secretary is not Austria's nanny.
Furthermore, Earl Ball must not be an idiot to serve as Foreign Secretary, and he must have realized his intentions.
Since His Majesty the Emperor insisted that he make the trip in person, Walewski had no choice but to obey the Emperor's order and go there.
Just when Valewski was about to leave, Jérôme Bonaparte suddenly stopped Valewski.
"Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?" Valewski stopped, turned around and asked Jerome Bonaparte.
"I remember that your son Alexander is 10 years old now!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Valewski.
"Yes!" Valewski answered honestly.
"Take him to the Tuileries Palace if you have the chance!" Jérôme Bonaparte continued to say to Valewski.
"Yes!" Walewski answered more forcefully this time. He knew that his son Alexander's future glory and wealth could be said to be basically certain, as long as he did not commit suicide.
If Alexander has some ability, then there is a possibility of taking over his position!
"Okay! It's getting late. Come over quickly!" Jerome Bonaparte waved his hand to Valewski.
Full of excitement, Walewski left Jerome Bonaparte's study, and then took an inconspicuous carriage to the door of the embassy in Austria.
At this time, the embassy in Austria was still brightly lit, and Foreign Minister Bauer and Austrian Ambassador to France Richard Metternich were sitting on the sofa discussing what happened today.
"You mean that French Foreign Minister Walewski deliberately made things difficult for us?" Count Bauer, the party involved, frowned and asked Richard Metternich.
"Your Excellency, I don't think Mr. Valewski is trying to make things difficult! As far as I can see, Valewski's purpose is nothing more than to be a neutral arbiter, allowing us to negotiate with the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire.
Fight with each other!" Richard Metternich shook his head and explained to Minister Bauer: "After all, as the organizer of the Paris Peace Conference, the French Empire cannot blindly favor us!
Otherwise, they will cause dissatisfaction in other countries!
Thereby losing the fairness that an arbiter should have."
After listening to Richard Metternich's explanation, Count Bauer immediately realized that Walewski's operation was not the trick used by Prince Metternich.
Hide your own inclinations under the premise of fairness, and then rely on the consent of the majority of countries to suppress the opposing side.
Damn it, how could I have forgotten this! Count Ball thought to himself.
Then he looked at Richard Metternich with "kind" eyes and said, "Richard... I can call you that!"
"It's my honor!" Richard Metternich responded without being humble or condescending.
"Richard! I dare to bet you that my position will definitely belong to you in ten years!" Count Bauer praised Richard Metternich and said: "In you, I seem to see Prince Metternich.
shadow!"
"Compared with my father, I am still far behind!" Richard Metternich responded modestly.
"Don't worry, you still have ten years to practice! No one can reach the top in one step!" Count Bauer said to Richard Metternich.
Ten years? Humph!
Richard Metternich snorted in his heart. He knew that Count Ball was hinting to himself that he would not compete with him for the position of Foreign Minister within ten years.
After ten years, the foreign minister will naturally fall into his hands.
And how could Richard Metternich listen to Count Bauer's arrangement and wait for ten years? He had to climb up as high as possible while his father was still alive.
Because only in this way can he inherit Prince Metternich's connections and gangsters. Once Prince Metternich passes away, those connections and relationships will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, for the position of Foreign Minister, it is impossible for Richard Metternich to wait ten years before taking action.
Once he finds an opportunity, Richard Metternich will not hesitate to take action against Earl Bauer.
This was something he learned in the Crimea with Jerome Bonaparte.
Now Richard Metternich must learn to disguise himself so that Count Bauer does not feel threatened by him.
Only in this way could he kill Count Ball by surprise.
Although Richard Metternich was disdainful of Count Ball in his heart, he humbly told Count Ball that his experience was still shallow and that he needed someone with rich experience like Count Ball to check him!
Just as Count Bauer and Richard Metternich began to make false flattery, the servants in the embassy in France came to Count Bauer, interrupted the two people's flattery and told them that someone was visiting.
Earl Ball immediately asked where the guest was!
"The other party is Valewski, the French Foreign Minister!" the servant replied to Count Bauer.
"Walewski?" Count Bauer and Richard Metternich both had surprised expressions on their faces. They didn't understand the purpose of Walewski's late-night visit.
After a few seconds, Earl Bauer spoke to his servant and said: "Then please invite Minister Walewski over quickly!"
"Yes!" The servant hurried to the gate to invite Walewski into the embassy.
After a while, Walewski appeared in front of Count Bauer and Richard Metternich. They shook hands with Count Bauer one after another and sat down.
"Mr. Walewski, what's the matter with your late night visit?" Count Bauer asked Walewski solemnly.
"Mr. Bauer, I'm here because of what happened this afternoon!" Walewski hurriedly explained to Count Bauer that his actions this afternoon were not intended to target the Austrian Empire.
"I know!" Count Ball showed off the conversation between Richard Meter and him: "We will win the unanimous consent of other countries and will not embarrass France!"
"I feel relieved now!" Walewski said with a relieved smile on his face.
Now that things have reached this point, his goal has been achieved.
"Since you have seen it, Mr. Bauer, then it is unnecessary for me to do this!" Valewski said to Count Bauer half-jokingly, and then said farewell to Earl Bauer politely.
"Please wait a moment!" Count Ball said while winking at Richard Metternich.
Richard Metternich immediately understood what Count Bauer meant, and he got up and left the living room.
After a while, when Richard Metternich appeared in the living room again, there was an extra box in his hand.
Richard Metternich handed the box in his hand to Count Bauer, who then handed the box to Walewski.
Anyway, accepting bribes is an unspoken rule in the diplomatic community. As long as there is no too important information, most monarchs will not confiscate this property.
"Thank you very much!" Looking at Walewski who accepted the bribe, Count Bauer breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Then Walewski left the embassy, and sitting in the carriage, he opened the gift given to him by Count Bauer.
There was a whole box of gold objects placed in the box, which would cost at least 100,000 to 200,000 francs if sold in the market.
"The Austrian Empire is really generous enough!" Walewski muttered in a low voice.
During the rest of the day, Count Bauer secretly went to the embassies of various countries except Prussia and Russia to discuss the situation.
After receiving the bribe from Count Bauer, most countries stated that they would definitely support the Austrian Empire at the next meeting.