Nicholas I sat at his desk with a dark face. He stared blankly at the page of paper in his hand, as if this piece of paper was extremely heavy.
Prime Minister Neserrode could clearly see that the hands of the Supreme Being were trembling, and fear was clearly written in his eyes.
So what happened to make this arrogant tsar lose his composure? What was written on that thin piece of paper?
In fact, it was nothing, it was just to inform the latest situation in Berlin. It just said that Frederick William IV was forced to agree to the people's demands and promised to convene a constitutional assembly and grant the people freedom of speech and press.
This was a blow to Nicholas I. What did this poisoner fear most? It was the people. He hoped that all the monarchs in Europe would rule the country with an iron fist like him, forming an airtight net that would
The tyranny continues from generation to generation.
In order to achieve this goal and to deal with a new round of revolutionary storm, Nicholas I has ordered his army to be prepared. As long as he has made arrangements with other countries, he will immediately send troops to put out the fire.
Nicholas I's first choice of aid targets was naturally those closest to him, namely Prussia and Austria. Who would have thought that Frederick William IV would surrender before the Russian army on his side was ready to leave.
This both horrified and angered Nicholas I:
"That coward, that incompetent sissy, was intimidated by such a little difficulty. A few mobs fired a few shots and scared him away. Shameful! Sad! The glory of Frederick the Great was lost to him.
After all, each generation is really inferior to the last!"
After a brief silence, Nicholas I exploded completely. He cursed and complained about his elder uncle crazily. Of course, not only his elder uncle, but also his second uncle could not escape his poisonous tongue:
"Where is little William? Where has he been? Didn't he always claim that he was a grapeshot, that he could defeat the enemy in pieces and never retreat! Where are his cannons and bayonets?"
"This bully king shows his true colors as soon as he gets serious. He is totally unreliable!"
Well, if the future Kaiser Wilhelm I knew that his brother-in-law thought so of him, he would probably burst into tears. Although the performance of the future Kaiser in this revolution could not be said to be very good, he was indeed not a softie. He massacred the people.
He showed no mercy at all, and most of the 183 martyrs were his work.
Of course, leading more than 10,000 soldiers failed to suppress the Berlin Revolution, and finally had to flee to London to avoid disaster. This performance was indeed not good. At least it was not as outstanding as Nicholas I in 1825, and he was despised by his brother-in-law.
normal.
"Can any of you tell me what is going on in Berlin now?" Nicholas I angrily shouted at his courtiers. "Have the mob put the king under house arrest? Are they preparing to imitate the French and prepare a guillotine?"
This problem makes Ordorff difficult to deal with, because as the boss of the third part, he has the responsibility to answer Nicholas I's questions. But the problem is that the revolution in Berlin broke out too suddenly, and the situation changed in three or four days.
It took a turn for the worse, catching people off guard. In the third part, the overall situation was decided before the spies abroad had time to learn more about the situation.
But Ordorff had to answer Nicholas I's question. He replied thoughtfully: "For the time being, it seems that the mob is relatively restrained and has not used forced confinement to restrict the freedom of the king's family... It seems to be believed.
They have obtained...satisfaction..."
Nicholas I didn’t like this answer at all. He yelled and shouted: “What! Do you mean to say this is good news? The king’s safety is thanks to the mob, thanks to these bastard things.
It is more restrained and easier to be satisfied! Duke, do you mean to tell me that I can feel at ease and satisfy these mobs in the future?"
Ordorf broke out in a cold sweat on the spot, almost trembling with fright. He quickly explained:
"No, Your Majesty, I don't mean that at all. What I mean is that the mob should not take more drastic measures for the time being, and the Prussian royal family should be safe for the time being... If we take drastic military measures at this time, I am afraid it will stimulate them.
Let them take desperate measures and adopt treacherous acts similar to those in 1789. We should be more cautious about what happened in Berlin!"
Nicholas I's brows twitched. He didn't like this suggestion, but he had to admit that Ordorff's words still made sense. It was better not to provoke the mob casually. If there was another explosion, his uncle and his family would probably
All of them have to go to the market entrance one by one.
But if Nicholas I is so indifferent, then this is not his style. Compared with the lives of his uncle and his family, he cares more about the chain reaction. If the incident in Berlin stimulates mobs across Europe, let
What should we do if they all follow suit? Isn’t it better to kill the chicken with a cannon to kill the mosquitoes? At least we can’t just let it go!
"Of course it's not that we don't care," Ordorff quickly persuaded, "Your Majesty, even if we want to interfere in the events in Berlin, there must be a reason, right?"
"Now that Prussia has not invited us to intervene, are you ready to declare war on Prussia?"
Nicholas I was astonished. Indeed, no matter how noisy Berlin was, he couldn't stand it any more. It was also the neighbor's business, and they didn't ask you to take care of it, so the trouble in their house caused a dispute.
They even demolished the house and didn't care about you!
You have to have a good reputation to suppress the mob, right? Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a big joke to directly declare war on Prussia just to suppress the mob?
"Well……"
Nicholas I was immediately speechless, and Ordorff quickly persuaded him: "The current situation is that it is not appropriate to make too big a move on Prussia for the time being. On the one hand, it is to respect Prussia, and on the other hand, it is also to protect Frederick William.
The safety of His Majesty the Fourth. And compared with Prussia, the situation in Austria deserves more vigilance!"
"I think the top priority is to intervene in Hungary immediately and not let what happened in Berlin happen again. Once Hungary becomes independent, the Holy Alliance is in danger of collapsing!"
Nesselrodie also immediately stood up and said: "Duke Ordorf's suggestion is very reasonable. Austria is already in chaos. If strong support measures are not given, the rule of the Habsburg family will be ended."
, the whole country will be torn apart, I can guarantee that the British and French will definitely take advantage of it, and those liberal mobs will also take the opportunity to grow, and a new source of evil that subverts the European order will take shape in Austria!"