Franz asked in surprise: "Is he really caught the assassin?"

According to his idea, after the failure of the Paris assassination, these people had already hidden themselves. How could they continue to stay where they were waiting to die?

However, he ignored the inconvenience of communication in this era. The government received the information early, which does not mean that these assassins also received the information.

Now the news published in the Vienna newspapers is that Napoleon III was assassinated, the assassin was arrested, and the Paris government held the Kingdom of Sardinia accountable. These things have not spread so quickly.

The Carbon Burning Party was powerful in the Kingdom of Sardinia, which did not mean that it was powerful in Austria. In fact, they belonged to cult organizations in Austria, and their tentacles that penetrated into Venetia in Lombardy had long been cut off.

Even if the Sardinian organizations received the news, they did not have the ability to notify the assassins to retreat. Even this assassination was decided by the people below, and the top leaders of the Charcoal Burning Party did not know at all.

The Charcoal-Burning Party is of an alliance and has only nominal leadership over party members. In fact, everyone still does their own business and does not have any coercive binding force on members.

Grand Duke Louis smiled and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty! After these assassins were caught, they insisted that they were French and said that they came to assassinate you at the order of Napoleon III."

It's really funny. Some people will do such a clumsy frame-up. Do you really think that changing your nationality can make people believe it?

Franz sneered and said, "Then you should be optimistic about them first and don't let them die. It may be of great use later."

The ready-made excuse was sent to the door, and the reason why the Vienna government supported the French came out. Assassins who did not act were also assassins. With empathy, France and Austria shared their hatred for the enemy.

What’s even more funny is that the Charcoal Burning Party in this era is an open organization, with all its members being publicly identifiable. It’s not enough to throw out a few scapegoats, as it involves the regicide case, so no one should get out.

"Three Heroes of the Founding of Italy" Mazinni, Garibaldi and Caful are all members of this organization. There are even rumors that Napoleon III also joined the country organization.

What can the Sardinian government do and hand over all these people? Unfortunately, except for the king, all the senior officials of the Kingdom of Sardinia were among them, and the heroes did not cut off their arm. This is an unsolvable problem.

Grand Duke Louis replied, “Yes, Your Majesty!”

In order to encourage the French to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia, Franz was also worried. Even the opportunity to blackmail the Kingdom of Sardinia was temporarily given up.

St. Petersburg

No matter what the Tsarist government is doing, if something happens in Europe in this era, they are always indispensable. As the European hegemon, it is their responsibility and obligation to regulate the conflicts between countries.

Of course, this responsibility and obligation is what the Russians consider, and European countries have never recognized it. The European hegemony of the Tsarist government is entirely based on force.

Nicholas I was in a dilemma. On the one hand, he hated the Italian radical organization that assassinated the emperor, and on the other hand, he did not want to watch the French expand their power.

Not only Nicholas I, but also all the monarchs of all countries in the European continent except Franz, are facing the same troubles.

Regardless of whether Napoleon III was an outbreaker, since everyone recognized the throne, he was a member of the monarch's group. Ordinary political assassination would be collectively resisted by everyone, let alone assassination of the monarch?

Bismarck was assassinated and Poland, as the scapegoat, suffered heavy losses in independence. Not only was it brutal suppression by Pradesh and Russia, but it was also boycotted by European countries.

Foreign Minister Carl Woesel said righteously: "Your Majesty, this evil organization that wants to kill the regency must be punished, and all the leaders must be sent to the gallows."

This is politically correct, even the British allies of the Kingdom of Sardinia, they asked them to hand over the murderer, and no monarchy can tolerate the existence of evil organizations that assassinate the monarch.

Nicholas I nodded and said, "Well, this evil organization must be eradicated. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a note to the Kingdom of Sardinia to arrest the murderer immediately.

The question now is how to avoid the French from expanding their power. The lessons of the Napoleon era cannot be repeated, we must limit the pace of the enemy's expansion."

Foreign Minister Carl Woesel said confidently: "Your Majesty, curbing the expansion of the French is not a problem for our family. The French are the first to be affected by the expansion of the Italian region.

We don’t have to worry about this issue at all. Even if the French are stronger, there will be a barrier between the two countries of Pu and Austria.

Today is different from the past. Napoleon III was not Napoleon and did not have the talent of his uncle. Once the French enter Central Europe, they will be boycotted by everyone.

With the current strength of the French, they have no ability to sweep across the European continent. Once the French expand toward China and Europe, we will form an anti-French alliance and eliminate this enemy once and for all."

Being wary of the French was entirely out of instinct. Napoleon fought all the way to Russia's hinterland. If it weren't for the winter, the Russian Empire would have been done.

Therefore, in the struggle for continental hegemony, the Tsarist government has always regarded the French as the first competitor, and of course the French also regarded the Russian as the first competitor.

The Frenchman Ken and Johnniu joined forces to launch the Near East War. In addition to diverting the domestic political crisis, they were more of a continuation of the European hegemony between France and Russia.

The Chancellor of Finance Arestanley Rod reminded: "Your Majesty, the Austrians have developed rapidly in recent years. Although they are allies with us, they should be prevented.

Now that the French have jumped out, it’s better to let Austria restrain each other with them! We can also learn from the British and Austrians and play the continental balance.”

It sounds like a fantasy for Russians to play continental balance, but this is also a must.

The three protagonists in the Near East War, Britain and France, have recovered their vitality, and the Russian Empire, as winners, is still in the process of resting.

This shocked the Tsarist government and was forced to carry out institutional reforms. Nicholas I was indeed old and did not have the spirit of his youth. Faced with strong opposition from the conservatives, he took steady steps.

Moreover, the Russian Empire is too big and it is not so easy to rule.

Wired telegrams are about to become popular in the European continent, but in Russia, it is still a long way to cover the whole country.

In this case, the central government's control over local governments is naturally not enough. The reform measures that were finally passed were discounted when they were finally implemented.

The effect of the reform was not obvious and could not solve the financial difficulties. The Russian Empire no longer had the strength to suppress all countries, and it was a last resort to change the national policy.

Nicholas I sighed deeply. For a long time, Britain and Austria have been playing continental balance. Unexpectedly, Russia, which has always wanted to break the European situation, will now become a supporter of continental balance policy.

"Forget it, just do it!"

After making this decision, Nicholas I seemed to have grown much older suddenly.

Once the European balance policy is launched, this means that the Russian Empire has completely abandoned its expansion on the European continent, and the future strategic choices of the Tsarist government will be smaller.

But in the face of reality, they had no choice but to refuse. Even if they did not give up their expansion on the European continent, the Tsarist government could not find a place to expand. The borders with them were hard bones and they had no idea what to do.

Before this, the Tsarist government had already done it, and the reconstruction of the Vienna system was part of the continental balance policy, but the starting point at that time was different.

Initially, the Tsarist government only wanted to consolidate its hegemony and gain time for domestic reforms. Now it was because it was not rich and in order to save the cost of maintaining hegemony, it had to implement a continental balance policy.
Chapter completed!