On August 10, 1858, Napoleon III and his wife were assassinated on their way to the Paris Opera House, and Europe was in an uproar.

Everyone still remembers Bismarck, who was assassinated a few months ago. The Tsarist government found the Polish independent organization, which involved domestic political struggles. The Prussian government did not investigate in depth, and the matter was over.

Napoleon III is not a small character like Bismarck. Assassinating a monarch is a big taboo, and this matter is a big problem.

Vienna

After receiving this news, Franz's first reaction was to be damn. Under his butterfly effect, Napoleon III ascended the throne early, but it was actually the assassination.

Franz asked concerned: "Have Napoleon III and his wife been shot?"

It’s not that he is unscrupulous. The “Arsini assassination” in history is full of doubts. After being assassinated by the Sardinian Italians, Napoleon III joined forces with the Kingdom of Sardinia to attack Austria, which was not normal.

The most normal operation should be to use this as an excuse to directly hold the Kingdom of Sardinia accountable, force them to cede land and pay compensation, or directly send troops to occupy the Kingdom of Sardinia.

As a result, Napoleon III not only relied on his monarchy to pardon the assassin, but also went to help the Kingdom of Sardinia to conquer Austria and contribute to the unification of Italy.

Such a stupid operation, don’t you dare to write this in third-rate novels?

Unless the assassination was directed and performed by himself, in order to attract Austria into the trap, Napoleon III's mind would have really gotten into the mind.

Of course, if it was directed and acted by himself, Napoleon III would have been in a state of mind. Because he was not the help of Wuchang, he received the reward after the war, and the Italians were not grateful to him.

The result of the French-Austrian War was that France was politically isolated. At the same time, it had a feud with Austria and Italy, and the two countries took revenge during the French-Prussian War.

Tyron replied: "It's not clear that the French blocked the news and left blood on the scene, but he was not sure who was shot.

According to the information from our secret line from the French government, the murderer seemed to have been caught shortly after the assassination occurred and is still under interrogation, and his identity is not yet known."

Franz sneered: "First find out whether something happened to Napoleon III. The murderer fell into the hands of the French. The identity is not their final say!"

There was no way. Napoleon III did a lot of excitement, and Franz didn't know what would happen next.

In another time and space, without his selfless dedication, neither the United States, Italy and Germany would be so easy to unify, or even unable to.

The successes of Bismarck, Caful and Lincoln were all based on the sudden snoring of Napoleon III. Otherwise, none of these three would have had anything to do with "greatness" and there was a greater possibility of being on the gallows.

"Yes, your majesty!" Tyron replied

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Berlin

When news of Napoleon III's assassination came, the Prussian government began to be worried.

The French's peeping of the Rhineland region is almost well known. Now that the sixth floor of the Kingdom of Prussia is deployed in the Rhineland region, it is enough to illustrate the problem.

If France wants to take action at other times, there will be European countries interfering. This time it is different. If there is evidence to prove that the assassination is related to the Kingdom of Prussia, then the Vienna system will not be able to stop the French from acting.

In terms of motivation, it is very likely that the murderer is a German, because the intervention of the French has caused the German region to lose the opportunity to be unified. It is normal to have fanatical nationalists retaliate.

Foreign Minister Andrea explained: "Your Highness don't have to worry. This assassination was not planned by us. Even if the French want to bite it, it will not be up to us.

The Vienna system has just been established, and the French launched wars with far-fetched reasons and would be hostile to various countries unless they are not afraid of the second anti-French alliance."

Prince William Frederick Ludwig nodded. The French had a very little chance of causing trouble at this time, and it was not in their interest to break the Vienna system now.

Being alert is just an instinctive reaction, which is the sequelae left by Napoleon's beating Europe. Even if time has passed so long, everyone is still very afraid of France.

"Well, under normal circumstances, the French will not take action, but we still cannot take it lightly and order the front-line troops to strengthen their guard and not leave any opportunity for the French to take advantage of."

Although the world's largest army power is still the Russians, the performance of the French army in the Near East War made most people think that the French army's combat effectiveness is the best in the world, and the Russians can only suppress them by number.

There is also Franz's work, which deliberately exaggerated the strength of the French, allowing everyone to understand the French army to remain in the Napoleon era.

This wrong understanding made the French constrain every diplomatic pressure. Under diplomatic pressure, Napoleon III rarely caused trouble in the European continent after he ascended the throne.

Even though he was eyeing Rhineland and Belgium, he did not take any practical actions.

It is obviously impossible to uncover this lid. In the game, Napoleon III's government had no idea that the combat effectiveness of the French army is not as awesome as it was back then.

This is not a gap in training, but a lack of military spirits forged by the Napoleon era. Especially after experiencing the fierce Near East War, the morale boosted by the French army was almost consumed.

However, due to the high casualty exchange ratio between the two sides, the French army still retained its reputation.

To expose this tiger skin, the only way is to fight a war with a strong country. If you lose, it will naturally be exposed. However, under the Vienna system, the chance of a big country directly starting to work is too low.

Not only the Prussian government, but also the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Belgium were also worried. Everyone was praying that the murderer would not have anything to do with his family.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the Napoleon assassination finally had an answer. On August 15, 1858, the French government announced the case, and the murderer was four Italians.

When Franz saw the name, he was speechless and was still the four Italian heroes in history. However, this time they were unlucky and probably couldn't wait for the pardon.

Although Napoleon III and his wife were fine, three of them were shot and one died on the spot in the accompanying guards.

If Napoleon III forgives the assassin's charges again, his subordinates will probably be disappointed.

Whether it is to consolidate the majesty of the monarch or for the sake of interests, he has to cause trouble for the Kingdom of Sardinia. Who makes the Kingdom of Sardinia border them?

Under the current international situation, it is too difficult for the French to expand on the European continent. Looking around, the best bullying of the Kingdom of Sardinia is the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Now the ready-made excuse has been sent to the door. If you don't bite a piece of meat, the French government may not let it go.

Originally planned to order the front-line troops to prepare for combat, Franz gave up again. It would be great if Napoleon III was fucked and brought to the door on his own initiative.

In the struggle of the world, it is completely unnecessary to care about the gains and losses of a city and a place. If the French target was Austria, then Franz would not mind taking the king into the trap.

Due to transportation and logistics supply, we can't afford to fight the battle to destroy the country now. The gap between the strength between France and the Austrians is not big. Basically, the war will be on whose land, and whoever has a higher chance of winning.
Chapter completed!