Struggle in Russia

What Schwarzenberg fears most now is foreign interference. Whether it is direct military intervention or indirect political interference, he is anxious. Especially for so-called allies like Russia, once they formally intervene in Austria's internal affairs, it will become very troublesome.

But now it's whatever you are afraid of. Alexander Gorchakov actually has direct contact with Grand Duke Franz Karl. This signal is very bad.

Of course, Schwarzenberg did not completely believe in Princess Sophie's nonsense, the woman's mouth was completely unreliable, and every sentence could be false. At least Schwarzenberg did not believe that the Russians would have the courage to directly intervene in the affairs of the Habsburg family, he believed that the Russians would not be so overbearing.

Schwarzenberg believed that it was the Russians who saw the terrible situation in Austria and heard some gossip about the instability of the throne of Ferdinand I, and then prepared in advance to pay a courtesy visit to Grand Duke Franz Karl, the crown prince. .

After all, according to the rules, is this grand duke the heir in the first place!

As for the py deal that the Russians have reached with Grand Duke Franz Karl or Princess Sophie, he thinks it is unlikely that the Russians will not be so ugly, because it is not good for Russia at all!

It’s just that this time Schwarzenberg wanted something wrong, or he was too subjective and self-confident. Alexander Gorchakov did come to Grand Duke Franz Karl, although he didn’t reach any agreement with Princess Sophie. Transaction, but the intention is also very obvious, and that is to cheer up and support the Grand Duke.

At least Princess Sophie received a very obvious hint from Alexander Gorchakov: Russia respects Grand Duke Franz Karl’s inheritance rights and recognizes that he is the first successor in Austria. Anyone dared to use illegal and coercive means. Threatening the Grand Duke, then Russia will not look at it.

Why did Duke Alexander Gorchakov do this? The reason is very simple. Perhaps in Schwarzenberg's opinion, this kind of attitude is ugly, and it is not good for Russia, but his position is that Russia needs the Holy Alliance, and it needs Austria as an ally.

But once Duke Alexander Gorchakov felt that the Austrian ally was not so indispensable, or that a weak Austria was more in the interests of Russia, then his behavior could be explained.

Whether it is Ferdinand I or Grand Duke Franz Karl. None of them are out-and-out incompetents. Such incompetents cannot control Austria. If they are incumbents in power, then they will inevitably need a bunch of support from others.

Such as the Regent Committee. If this regent committee is still in the hands of an old fox like Metternich, the damage to Austria will not be so great. But now Metternich has fallen, and his family fled to London.

It is conceivable that if Grand Duke Franz Karl succeeds, a brand-new regency committee will be necessary. Then who will be there? Wendy Schgritz and Schwarzenberg may be in the list. In addition, Grand Duke Franz Joseph may also be selected, but what Alexander Gorchakov values ​​most is the possibility that Princess Sophie will also be selected.

After all, Grand Duke Franz Joseph is still too young, and the royal family can't completely believe that Wendy Schgretz and Schwarzenberg, how can they put a few serious royals in to support the field. How many people can the Austrian royal family know now?

It's really old, old, little, stupid, that is, Princess Sophie, a shrewd woman, can tell. And as the Grand Duchess or Queen, it is more appropriate for her to come forward to support Grand Duke Franz Karl.

Alexander Gorchakov wanted to see such a result, because he knew too much about Princess Sophie’s methods, and she was able to contain such dignitaries as Wendy Schgretz and Schwarzenberg, avoiding royal truth. Like Metternich’s time became a rubber stamp again.

And Alexander Gorchakov knows very well that neither Schwarzenberg nor Wendy Schgretz are willing to support Grand Duke Franz Karl, which is not in line with Princess Sophie's ambitions. Naturally, it is not possible to urinate together.

A discordant Regent Committee must not be monolithic, and it is also a good opportunity for Russia. It can completely interfere in Austria’s internal affairs by supporting Princess Sophie, so that Austria can do more for Russia’s interests. service.

Wouldn't the benefits contained in this be much more than a so-called powerful ally? Anyway, Duke Alexander Gorchakov thought it would be more advantageous to do so, so naturally he immediately contacted Princess Sophie, explored the bottom and threw a little bait.

These thoughts can't be concealed from Princess Sophie, but for a woman who is disappointed in her husband and has no love at all~www.ltnovel.com~ What is the only thing that can make her feel interested besides wealth?

Isn't it power!

In the past, Princess Sophie's goal was to catch the queen's throne. She just dreamed of becoming a queen and mother of the country one day. But now the situation is completely different. It seems that she can not only become the mother of the bears, but also seems to have a lot of real power, can truly interfere in the court, and become one of the best women in Austria.

This temptation is really too big, so big that she can't believe it is really possible. Therefore, for Duke Alexander Gorchakov's favor, she neither agreed nor refused completely, but prevaricated with an ambiguous attitude.

Because she also wanted to see the attitudes of Wendy Schgritz and Schwarzenberg, if the conditions given by these nobles were not particularly bad, she felt that there was no need to be too greedy. After all, Russians are nothing. Good bird, cooperating with them feels a bit like a tiger.

So when she heard that Schwarzenberg came, Princess Sophie was very excited. She thought that the other party was also here to make conditions, and she also imagined that as long as the other party's conditions were not too bad, she would immediately agree.

It’s just that Princess Sophie was immediately disappointed, because Schwarzenberg wouldn’t give her any favourable terms at all. In fact, she couldn’t even call her terms. What Schwarzenberg brought was more like exhortation. Persuaded her to give up the golden opportunity!

"His Royal Highness is better to have less contact with Russians!"

This was Schwarzenberg’s first sentence. Before Princess Sophie could react, he immediately said: "It’s madam, you’d better not have any contact with the Russians! Especially the Alexander Gorchako Duke Husband, I think he has bad intentions in miscalculation!"