Bucharest. Headquarters of the Romanian Brotherhood.
In this cold winter day, the hearts of Romanians are hot. Since Russia ended its "protection" of the Principality of Wallachia and Moldavia in 1834, the anti-Russian independence movement has been secretly supported by Britain and France.
has developed vigorously.
For the Romanian national liberation activists, the Tsar was no more popular than the Turkish Sultan. Although with the support of the Tsar, Wallachia and Moldavia were freed from Ottoman Turkish control to a certain extent. However, the Tsar's control over the two principalities
His desire was no weaker than that of the Turkish Sultan, and even worse.
For example, the governors of the two principalities are completely puppets of the tsar. The constitutional "Organizational Regulations" of the two principalities are basically the embodiment of the will of the tsar. There is no democracy, no autonomy, and only centralized rule.
For the members of the Romanian Brotherhood who grew up in Paris, French-style revolution and freedom were more in line with their taste. They were deeply disgusted with the barbaric and backward Russians, so they seemed to take action this spring.
"Are you taking action?" Cavour asked.
Strathford Canning took out his pocket watch with a smile, looked at it, nodded and said, "It's already started!"
Cavour breathed a long sigh of relief, stood up excitedly, walked back and forth a few times, and then asked: "Are you sure?"
Canning replied confidently: "Very big!"
Canning is indeed right about this. The Romanian Brotherhood's uprising is indeed very certain. The Tsar's rule in Wallachia and Moldavia has indeed made the Romanians very uncomfortable. Now the British have acquiesced.
The French were also against Russia, what better time could there be?
As the trumpet sounded, Bucharest people poured into the streets and began large-scale demonstrations. They surrounded the official residence of the governor, Prince Georgi Bibescu, the Russian puppet, and threw everything they could find at the palace, including...
It is not limited to stones, rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves and feces.
The poor puppet prince was so frightened that he huddled in the palace under the protection of a few guards and did not dare to show his face. He could only send his entourage to the Russian consulate in disguise to ask for help.
But at this time, the situation of the Russian Consul General was not much better than that of the prince, and was even worse. The angry Romanians also surrounded the Russian Consulate General and surrounded it. Soon after, Romanian soldiers who cared about the people came
The cannons were well positioned, and it seemed possible to attack the Consulate General at any time.
"What do these damn bastards want?"
The Russian Consul General, Viscount Beorgi, was frightened out of his wits by the scene outside the window. He walked nervously around the office, like a restless native dog.
"Where are our troops?"
The consul general asked hysterically. When he learned that the nearest troops were still in Kahul and Bolgrad, he collapsed immediately.
"We must retreat immediately! Immediately! Immediately!"
Viscount Beorgi issued the order frantically, but where to escape? Is there a safe place in Bucharest? It is said that the whole city has rioted, and anti-Russian elements are guarding all major intersections and arteries, checking every passing carriage.
, declared that all Russians would be hanged.
Viscount Beorgi doesn't want to die, let alone die in a hellish place like Bucharest. In St. Petersburg, he still has a beautiful wife and concubine, a luxurious villa, and a huge family fortune waiting for him to enjoy. He doesn't want to be beaten by the Romanian bastards.
Sent to the gallows.
"Go to the Austrian Consulate! Yes! Go to the Austrian Consulate!"
In a panic, Viscount Beorgi thought of the only ally he could trust in Bucharest. Only the Austrians were reliable, right?
In a panic, Viscount Beorgi and his entourage "blazed a bloody trail" and fled to the Austrian Consulate General under the cover of escorts. This narrow escape path of survival left a deep impression on him, and a few months later
He returned to St. Petersburg and published a book "Adventures in Bucharest", telling how he heroically led his men to survive from death.
Of course, the real scene was not that terrible. There was no desperate attempt to survive. The Romanian demonstrators showed great restraint. In addition to shooting into the sky to scare the terrified Russian Consul General who was desperate to escape, they almost watched him flee into Austria.
Consulate General.
All this was arranged. The Romanian Brotherhood was not stupid and had no intention of hanging Viscount Beorgi on a lamppost. Doing so would have no benefit except to completely anger Nicholas I.
The Romanians tended to scare away the timid Viscount Beorgi, leaving him unable to provide any support to Prince Georgi Bibescu, who was isolated in the palace. When that prince failed to obtain the support of Russia
It is conceivable that the pills and reassurances will not last long.
"pretty!"
Cavour sincerely praised the British conspiracy. They were able to scare away the Russians just by relying on peaceful demonstrations. As expected, the situation in Romania will soon deteriorate.
In this way, the attention of Nicholas I was bound to be attracted. With the temper of the willful Tsar, he was bound to react, and as long as he reacted, the Austrians and French would also inevitably have a chain reaction, especially
They are Austrians. Although as allies of Tsarist Russia, the relationship between the two countries is unusual, but in the face of national interests, the Austrians probably will not let the Russians do what they want. The fun will be great when the time comes.
Cavour asked: "What's the next step?"
Canning smiled and replied: "Of course, everything is going well, why not continue as usual?"
The two looked at each other and smiled, gently clinking their wine glasses, looking forward to what was to come. When the Balkan powder keg was lit, everything would be completely different!
Indeed, everything will be different. But this difference is not exactly what Canning and Cavour imagined. They may not have imagined what kind of storm will follow!
St. Petersburg, Winter Palace!
Nicholas I's face was livid. In front of him, Prime Minister Neserrodie dropped his hands and said nothing because the news was indeed embarrassing. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister did not expect that the situation in Bucharest would deteriorate so quickly!
Almost overnight, the Romanian mob paralyzed the entire city, scared away Viscount Beorgi, and forced Prince Georgi Bibescu to abdicate. In a blink of an eye, a new constitution was promulgated, and a new constitution was established.
Republic!
"Republic!" Nicholas I roared at Neserrodie, "They dare to establish a republic. This is a provocation! It is a naked provocation! This is a replica of the French Revolution! It is a declaration of war on us! This is