Chapter 298 Interests Determine the Truth

Turin

Since the French government announced the identity of the murderer, the Sardinian government has panicked. This is a man sitting at home, and disaster comes from heaven.

There is one person present, and they all dare to swear in the name of God that this assassination case has nothing to do with them.

Even if it is to assassinate, it is to assassinate Franz, and what is the matter of running to assassinate Napoleon III?

King Vittorio Emanuele asked eagerly, "Prime Minister, have you found out the murderer's information published by the French?"

Cavour replied with a haggard face: "It has been found out, they are all radical nationalists in Italy, and their purpose in assassinating Napoleon III seems to be to provoke the Fao conflict.

Before the action, these four people had joined the nationality of the New Holy Roman Empire, and even one of them was a public official of the Lombard Kingdom. "

It takes time to frame the blame and frame it! If the French-Austrian relationship is deteriorating, then whether it is true or not, the Paris government can be regarded as true.

Obviously these assassins were not professional enough, they didn't choose the right time, and they did it to anger the French.

It is a pity that France and Austria have not yet come to the time to turn their faces. Under the Vienna system, where did the Paris government have the confidence to provoke the war?

From the point of view of interests, it is not a day or two for the French to seek expansion in the Italian region. At this time, the excuse was sent to the door, and the troubles of the Sardinian kingdom came.

After pondering for a while, Vittorio Emanuele said helplessly: "I hope these idiots can hold on and bite the Austrians to death, otherwise we will be in big trouble."

It's not that they don't want to conspire with the French against Austria, but that the possibility is almost nil.

Historically, after Prime Minister Cavour persuaded Napoleon III, he himself could not believe it for a long time.

The situation is even worse now, Austria is much stronger than in history. Whether it is the Vienna system that maintains European stability or the still-solid Russian-Austrian alliance, the French dare not act rashly.

Cavour analyzed: "Your Majesty, neither the British nor the Austrians will watch the French continue to expand, and we can turn to them for help."

There is still a bit of tiredness between the eyebrows, and there is a deep sadness. Obviously, for this assassination, he spent a lot of energy looking for a solution.

There are no eternal enemies in politics, only eternal interests. To unify the Italian region, Austria was their worst enemy; to defend against the French invasion, Austria became their ally again.

Both France and Austria had ambitions to dominate the Italian region, and the Kingdom of Sardinia was preserved only by the mutual restraint between the two countries.

Under normal circumstances, the Italian region will never have a chance to unify, and neither France nor Austria will tolerate the unification of the Italian region.

The exhaustion of Napoleon III made Cavour the greatness. In fact, it was an adventure in history, and Cavour was betting that France and Austria would not divide up the kingdom of Sardinia.

Now he dares not gamble, the international situation has changed, and the relationship between France and Austria has warmed up. In order to stabilize the French, Franz made a secret treaty to divide the kingdom of Sardinia between the two countries, and it was a sharp sword hanging over their heads.

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Palace of Versailles

Napoleon III was in a very bad mood, and the assassination was not just as simple as it was announced to the outside world.

According to the information collected, it all proves that someone in China has provided convenience for the assassin, otherwise it would be difficult for these amateur players to grasp his whereabouts.

Napoleon III asked: "Has the black hand behind the scenes been dug out?"

The Minister of Police Mopa replied: "Your Majesty, the enemy is very cunning, these assassins do not know that they have been used, and their information was bought from a man named Soborev.

This person has disappeared, and their acquaintance is very coincidental, and they first met in a bistro in Paris.

We investigated the relevant personnel and found no suspicious signs. Sobolev may be a fake name, and there is no other information other than trading with assassins. "

Napoleon III scolded angrily: "Trash! Are you just trying to tell me that the enemy at home accidentally encountered four idiots, and then used them as assassins?"

"Your Majesty, that's the truth!" Mopa answered honestly

Coincidentally, reality is often more bizarre than fiction. This assassination case originally happened by chance, and the so-called behind-the-scenes mastermind was simply a temporary initiative.

Napoleon III waved his hand and said, "Continue to investigate, no matter what method you use, you must find this Soborev who suddenly appeared."

Whether or not there is a man behind it, the slipping Soborev is a threat. In this world, there is no shortage of junior high school students. Napoleon III did not want to be assassinated every day.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Mopa replied

After calming down his anger, Napoleon III was thinking about how to use this incident to maximize his benefits.

"The assassin is of Austrian nationality. What if we use this as an excuse to hold the Vienna government accountable?"

Foreign Minister Auvergne objected vaguely: "Your Majesty, what can we ask the Austrians for?"

This is the crux of the matter - interest.

Blackmail has to be divided into targets. If the Vienna government doesn't buy it, it can't be beaten on this ground, right?

Unless there is evidence that the assassination was planned by the Vienna government, international pressure can also be used to force the Austrians to pay the price.

Obviously, now

Not enough evidence, even if one of the assassins had been a Lombard official, was not enough to testify against the Vienna government.

From the motive of the crime, the suspicion of the Vienna government has been ruled out. For no reason, he ran to assassinate the emperor of a country, and no one believed him when he said it.

Napoleon III wanted to attack Austria, but it did not mean that he completely ignored the consequences. At present, the two countries are still cooperating with superfluous contradictions. From the perspective of interests, it is not suitable for the two sides to turn their faces.

For the same reason, it is not enough to target the Kingdom of Prussia and Belgium. I don't have enough evidence in my hand, and I just rely on framing the blame to find fault.

Do you want to take advantage of this opportunity to have a major purge in the country? This idea has just arisen, and Napoleon III put it out again.

The economic crisis continues, and the domestic situation must remain stable. Provoking internal struggles at this time can easily lead to unforeseen consequences.

After hesitating again and again, Napoleon III said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a note to the Kingdom of Sardinia, asking them to be responsible for this incident."

Crunching persimmons is only one aspect. More importantly, these assassins are members of Italian radical nationalist groups, which in turn have been funded by the Sardinian government.

It is far-fetched to say that the assassination was orchestrated by Italian nationalist groups, and the Sardinian government was to blame. Looking for trouble on this ground will not lead to interference from other countries.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" replied the Foreign Secretary Auvergne

Interior Minister Pesini said: "Your Majesty, it is best to attach the criminal's confession to prove that the assassination was planned by an Italian radical organization, and to collect evidence that the Sardinian government provided money to the radical organization.

It is more convincing to hand these things together to the Sardinian government.

At the same time, we can also seek international support, use the assassination to resonate with everyone, and take the initiative in diplomacy.

The Austrians had promised to support our annexation of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and now it is time for them to fulfill their promise. "

The more sufficient the evidence and the stronger the persuasion, the more support from public opinion will be obtained, and the more benefits will be obtained.

Napoleon III said happily: "You mean that the Vienna government will support us in annexing the Kingdom of Sardinia?"

Pesini said without hesitation: "No. Today is different from the past. If it is the period of the German Unification War, in exchange for our support, the Vienna government will naturally not mind letting us annex the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Now that the German region has been divided into three, the Vienna government no longer needs our support, and their promises will naturally not count.

However, they will not oppose our expansion to the Kingdom of Sardinia, and even the Vienna government wants us to act more violently, so as to intensify the contradiction between Britain and France. "

Napoleon III nodded. Since the Aussie War, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia have been in a political cold war, and there is no Austrian interest in the Kingdom of Sardinia.

On the contrary, the power of the British expanded rapidly in the Kingdom of Sardinia. Once France attacked the Kingdom of Sardinia, the British would suffer the most.

If Britain and France can be turned against each other, what is a mere Sardinian kingdom?