Chapter 1093: Clown
Franz's uncle was in trouble, so how could he ask the Prussians for help? In fact, William IV also understood very well. In this life, he did not dare to accept the invitation of August II to march into Dresden.
Although Austria was in chaos at the time, Austria's national power in this generation was much stronger than in history. William IV simply could not ignore it, let alone ignore it.
So the Austrian Imperial Army marched into Dresden in a mighty manner. The first thing they did was to rescue Franz's aunt, and then they put down the rebellion.
Madame Sophie's twin sister was also a cruel person. As soon as she appeared in public, August II was forced to fall ill.
In fact, the brain circuit of August II is really weird. Saxony's decline from being the most powerful country in North Germany is inseparable from Prussia.
At the Congress of Vienna, Prussia pushed Saxony to a dead end. However, at the most critical moment, August II chose to ask for help from this old enemy.
It was difficult for Franz to understand the logic of his choice. It would make sense if historically Saxony asked Prussia for help because Vienna was too chaotic.
But this shouldn't be like this in this life. However, August II still made the same choice as history.
In fact, August II was afraid that the Austrian Empire would have too strong influence on Saxony, so he hoped to balance it with Prussia.
This may be the difficulty of being the second strongest between the two strong ones.
In addition, August II also placed Franz's aunt under house arrest. Although this was an internal power struggle in Saxony, there was no guarantee that Austria would not get involved.
So August II finally made a wrong decision. At this time, August II appeared again to take the blame. He himself knew his situation very well, because even his designated heir was his relative. His younger brother doesn't support him either.
In addition, the Wetting family is also the family with the most branches in Germany. As the patriarch of the Wetting family, no one is more suitable than him to propose the proposal of merging the same clan.
However, it is impossible for those small families to accept all this, and Prussia does not want a group of powerful enemies around itself.
Before the meeting began, William IV's envoys had secretly contacted the heads of these small states. They believed that as long as the majority of the princes did not agree, Franz, the emperor or the chairman of the confederation, could not force the merger.
Of course, William IV was not stupid enough to openly oppose Franz. Austria could find a spokesperson, and so could Prussia.
After August II proposed the motion, Grand Duke Derwig III of the Grand Duchy of Hesse immediately stood up and spoke loudly.
"I object!"
Ludwig III was the ruler of Hesse-Darmstadt, the only grand duchy within the Hesse family territory.
Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Homburg are technically inferior counties, so in theory, as long as Hesse merges with the same clan and is promoted to a kingdom, he will be the king of Hesse.
However, Ludwig III stood up to oppose it at this time, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face of Austria.
Franz took a sip of tea, and several princes jumped out to oppose August II's motion.
This did not include Prussia, and William IV was still waiting for the final word.
At this time, William IV was still very excited. He was able to defeat the Austrian Empire's conspiracy without any blood, which made him feel that Franz was nothing more than that.
However, this contempt for William IV was well hidden, and on the surface he still looked serious and thinking.
In fact, his behavior was seen as a bit unfirm enough by his allies, and many small states were waiting for Prussia's attitude.
As long as William IV fulfilled his agreement and stood up for them, they would dare to oppose the merger of the same clan. After all, they were ostensibly opposed to Saxony.
It's just that William IV's performance out of self-preservation made those small states become hesitant.
Bismarck, who was at the rear, could see clearly that His Majesty the King had too many ideas and was too controlling, but lacked the courage to get involved. As a minister, he could only sigh helplessly.
According to Bismarck's idea, this was the time to make a desperate move to get a chance of victory. He was not as naive as those monarchs of small countries.
Bismarck knew very well that the meta-rules for the operation of this society were iron and blood, and the unspoken rules of using the majority's decision to force the other party to submit were really trivial.
However, the path is not necessarily impassable. If you just want to win, how can you do it if you don't have the courage to join the game?
The Prussian army was proud of its mobilization ability, which was not worth mentioning in the face of the huge population base of the Austrian Empire.
Although the Austrian Empire did not unify Germany, it is undeniable that Vienna was becoming the political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic center of Germany at this time.
Although Franz did not become the emperor of the German Empire, he was more powerful than any emperor in history. Bismarck could not even see where Prussia's hope lay.
Franz saw that there were only three or two kittens, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
He had a thick stack of files brought over, took out one and threw it in front of Ludwig III.
Franz's behavior seemed very rude. If it were in private, Ludwig III would not dare to say anything. He might even tell others, "The new emperor of Austria is so temperamental!"
However, this is the Assembly of German Monarchs. No matter whether you are Habsburg or Austrian, do you still dare to go against the monarchs of Germany?
I'm naturally not afraid of offending you Austria since I've already boarded the Prussian ship. I'm going to teach you a lesson today!
"Franz, you've gone too far. You should have someone politely bring it to me instead of throwing it away.
Didn't your mother teach you the courtesy to treat the king? I'm the Grand Duke of Hesse, the ruler of Hesse-Darmstadt, and I think I'm qualified to be treated politely by you."
Ludwig III's tone was calm, but the princes around him were sweating coldly. You know, the young emperor killed more nobles in a year than the Habsburg family killed in centuries.
Although there is no evidence, the staff around these princes are not given for nothing. It is impossible for these families to survive for hundreds of years without any clues.
Julius Jacob von Heinau, a mixed-race bastard, a Jew, an illegitimate child, where did he get the courage to massacre nobles from house to house?
Even if Heinau is a lunatic, who saved this lunatic?
Why did the nobles account for two-thirds of the deaths in Vienna in 1848, and how come all the deaths were caused by the nobles who participated in the rebellion and opposed the Habsburg family?
In Galicia and Italy, Franz tried the local nobles as bandits and bandits, and he seemed to not care about the nobles' face at all.
The most fatal thing is that Franz is different from the previous rulers of the Austrian Empire. He does not seem to want to avoid war. Although he also enjoys a reputation for kindness and goodness, that is only for civilians and victims.
He never shows mercy to the nobles, opponents, rebels, self-righteous bishops, and privileged classes who dare to challenge the imperial power.
He has no respect for the great powers and minor powers such as Britain, France, the Italian countries, the Ottoman Empire, and the constitutionalists of the German Confederation, and has no intention of giving in.
The fact that the war in the Austrian Empire never stopped throughout 1848 is the best proof.