Constantinople

A negotiation that determines the fate of the three empires began, with Alexander Minshkov, Mestersey, and Heldegal Pasha, the Ottoman Empire.

The three of them were tense and full of gunpowder. The reality was just the opposite. The negotiations between the three were very harmonious, at least in the early stage.

Except for the gloomy face of Herdger Pasha, the negotiation atmosphere was quite harmonious, at least the negotiation between Minshkov and Mestsey was very smooth.

The content agreed on by the Russian-Austrian secret agreement is now difficult to be in harmony when it comes to the scene.

The Ottomans attempted to take advantage of the conflict of interest between the Russians and Austria in the Balkans to separate the strategic goals of the two countries and go bankrupt.

The representatives of Britain and France who participated in this mediation were shocked. The tripartite talks were clearly discussed and the Russians and Austria had already discussed it and came together to slaughter the Ottoman Empire.

In less than a morning, Russian representative Minshkov reached a consensus with Austrian representative Mestessey, and the two countries were openly divided into the Balkans spheres of influence.

The Ottoman representative was so angry that he was furious, but everyone was civilized. Even if he was dividing the Ottoman Empire, he would not be able to say it directly?

Now Russia and Austria say that it is: divide the commercial trade circle, avoid vicious competition, and help the Ottoman Empire join a civilized society as soon as possible.

It is indeed joining a civilized society, but not as the Ottoman Empire, but after being annexed by the two countries, he became a member of the civilized world.

Herdeglepasha said with a gloomy face: "Two, we have appreciated your kindness. The Ottoman Empire does not need your help!"

Minshkov sneered and replied: "It doesn't matter. Your country does not need such help now, it will be needed soon.

For the sake of world peace and stability, as the leader of the civilized world, the Russian Empire has the obligation to help the Ottoman Empire progress.”

Weak countries have no diplomacy, which is fully reflected here. Even Britain and France tend to favor the Ottoman Empire, Russia and Austria still have a greater say on the issue of the Balkans.

"You, you..." Herdergele was so angry that he couldn't speak.

The Russians' nonsense has been going on for a day or two, and it is still unacceptable to doing so explicitly in diplomatic occasions.

Especially the phrase "the leader of a civilized society" angered the British representative Joseph Edward, who asked in a tit-for-tat way:

"When did your country become the leader of the civilized world? Why don't I know? Do you know?"

Everyone present wanted to laugh, but because of diplomatic etiquette, they felt very painful.

How is it possible to admit that the Russians are the boss of the civilized world? Except for the Russians themselves, no one in Europe has ever admitted it.

If we put it another way, for example, "As a member of the civilized world", we probably can still accept it.

The leader of the civilized world should forget it. Even if he is an ally with the Russians, Mestersey cannot support the Russians on this issue.

Diplomacy has never been a Russian strong point. Russians have made many jokes about diplomacy, and they don’t care about it again.

Myshkov's face, who was caught, looked ugly in an instant. Didn't everyone say that when the foreign politics was announced?

Whether it was the British or the French, they all claimed to be the leader of the civilized world when they were colonized and invaded overseas, and of course the Russians also kept pace with the times.

Unfortunately, it doesn't matter if you say these words privately, but if you get them in a formal diplomatic situation, there will be problems.

Since he had already spoken, Minshkov could only hold on. He said with a tough bullet: "As the most powerful country on the European continent, he is naturally the leader of the civilized world."

The British representative Joseph Edward sarcastically said: "Hisser Duke, you forgot to add the word "army". By the way, I would like to remind you that the standard of judging a civilized world is not force, it is the practice of the barbarians."

Minshkov said angrily: "Who are you calling a barbarian? I want to duel with you!"

...

Looking at Minshkov who was tricked, Mestersey shook his head helplessly. He was really unable to complain about the Russians sending this representative who believed in force.

But he had to help with the aftermath, otherwise he would soon perform the full martial arts.

"If the two of you want to duel, it's better to change the time and place. Otherwise, we will be famous for our jokes in diplomatic history."

Considering the gap in force, Joseph Edward decisively chose to give up and shouted coldly: "Hmph!"

Minshkov was not a fool either, but was forced into a corner by the British, so he simply turned to the end. Anyway, there were not one or two Russian diplomats duels.

Of course, those who have to duel with people in such formal diplomatic occasions have rarely happened this century, and duke-level duels have never happened, and Minshkov did not want to be the first person.

However, the tradition of duels is still prevalent in Russia, and even Pushkin, the father of Russian literature, died in the decision to be with others. It is worth mentioning that Pushkin is also a member of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The smell of gunpowder is so strong that the negotiations will naturally not continue. Anyway, everyone is not in a hurry. The expectation of resolving conflicts through negotiations is not high. Let's take a few days off to eliminate the fire before continuing the negotiations.

...

Vienna

Franz naturally didn't know the farce that happened in Constantinople, and he was busy greeting guests at this time.

As a neighbor, the Bavarian government has always been very vigilant about Austria. After seeing Austria's military expansion, the Bavarian government became worried.

Even if they think Austria is fighting the Balkans, they also want to repair the relationship between the two countries as soon as possible and remove possible threats.

Empress Dowager Sophie advocated a marriage between the two countries. After Franz delayed his politics, he did not reject the proposal of the Bavarian royal family, but gave an answer for several years.

Worried about the long nights and dreams of the Bavarian royal family, Princess Helen simply asked her to visit her aunt. Of course, she was not only here, but also the younger members of the royal family, including the famous Princess Sissi, who was later famous.

As the protagonist, Franz naturally wanted to give his mother a face and personally hosted the welcome banquet.

Europeans developed relatively early. Frankly speaking, these two girls looked very good. Judging from their words and deeds, Princess Helen should have received a good palace education, while Princess Sissi's performance was much worse.

Don’t think that under the name of a princess, they are real princesses. If they are in an oriental monarchy, they can only be considered royal women at most.

Their father was the duke of the royal family and the master of blood relationship for more than three generations. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for them to marry Franz, and the Bavarian royal family would not have this idea.

The reason for all this is that Queen Mother Sophie, who is a sister to Princess Helen's mother, has had a very good relationship since childhood. She had proposed a marriage proposal long before Franz ascended the throne.

In contrast, Princess Sissi is in a tragedy. Her biological mother is just a palace maid. She only counterattacked after the hostess died.

This is also one of the reasons for Princess Sissi's tragedy in history. Her sister Princess Helen is the niece of Queen Mother Sophie, so she is naturally favored. She, who intercepts the truth halfway, obviously cannot expect Queen Mother Sophie to have a good face.

That's fine, the Austrian court also has rules, and the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cannot actually affect the status of the queen.

But on the issue, Princess Sissi is a rebellious type, incompatible with the court rules, and often does something beyond her identity, which has caused criticism from the royal family.

After a while, the Empress Dowager naturally had to intervene in discipline, and the conflicts between the two sides gradually accumulated.

In the later period, the criticism became louder and louder. The Vienna court believed that Princess Sissi was not qualified to educate the next generation. Empress Dowager Sophie deprived her of her children of education, and the contradictions completely intensified.

On these issues, the original owner naturally made the decision he thought was correct, but in fact it did not play any role.

Of course, even if anyone changes, this problem cannot be solved. Unless Princess Sissi's character is completely changed, tragedy will inevitably be avoided.

If the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can be reconciled, and the education problems of children can also be caused by fathers. Then the political blame will be very fatal.

Especially when it comes to the issue of the birth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, her queen, while gaining the support of the Hungarian people, also stood opposite to the Austrian people.

The voice of expelling the queen for a while became mainstream in Vienna, and you will know how difficult the situation she faces is.

History and movies are completely different concepts. Rather than saying that the protagonist's tragedy was caused by the palace, wasn't it caused by herself?

The rules of the Vienna court bound her and protected her. If these rules were not there, she would probably be the first deposed queen in Austria.

Looking back on history, Franz did not make any comments. While enjoying the convenience of his origin, he also had to pay the price for it.

Before this political marriage, Princess Sissi's parents did not hold any positions and were far from the center of rights.

On the surface, idyllic life seems to be beautiful, but in fact, Duke Maximilian had to stay away from the big cities due to economic difficulties.

I lived a life of unrestrained life when I was a child. In other words, my family was in financial difficulties and could not afford to hire a tutor. I could only go to public schools to go to school with others, so it would be natural to skip classes.

Just look at Franz and you will know that a student is stared at by dozens of teachers. He wants to skip classes and dream about skipping! Do you know that as soon as you skip classes, the teachers will have a collective holiday?

Don’t think that the nobles are all rich. How can the royal family like them be far away from the center of power for a long time and not engaged in production and spend a long time on the brink of money to maintain the expenses of the great nobles?

This can also be seen from Princess Sissi's shabby dowry. The dowry obtained by getting married as a queen is not enough for Franz to pay half a large banquet.

Princess Helen is naturally supported by her good aunt. After all, Empress Dowager Sophie has always been in charge of the family's economic power. As a close member of the royal family, Grand Duke Carl's annual income is not low.

Queen Mother Sophie asked with a smile: "Franz, what are you thinking? Are you fascinated?"

Franz randomly found an excuse to fool him: "No, I just thought of the Constantinople negotiations."

Empress Dowager Sophie smiled and said, "Is that right? There are guests here today. Please leave these questions after the banquet!"

Anyway, she was very satisfied with Princess Helen's performance. The only regret was that she was a little low-born, but she was her niece, so she didn't care about this.

"Okay, mother!" Franz smiled and said

No matter what, my mother still has to give her face. Franz invited two little cousins ​​to dance and asked them out to talk about life.

In fact, nothing was done. Franz simply didn't like to attend such aristocratic banquet. He was surrounded by people every day and flattered him, and he would be bored after a long time.

Next, there were two little loli in the Vienna Palace.
Chapter completed!