Chapter seven hundred and seventeenth family thieves are difficult to prevent
Not to mention the reaction of the Austrians, temporarily returning to Berlin, William I did strengthen the security work, and also changed Li Xiao and his party to a more secluded manor, and issued a hush order to the relevant personnel involved in the negotiations on the Prussian side.
, it is strictly prohibited to disclose any relevant information.
William I felt that there was only so much he could do, and that much was enough. He didn't believe that the Austrian spies could detect anything in this situation. But what he didn't expect was that the root of the problem was something out of the blue.
In his backyard, it was his wife who was doing the bad things.
He really didn't have much defense against Augusta. He didn't think Augusta would deliberately go against him, but the fact hit him hard right away.
Because just the day after he made significant progress in his talks with Li Xiao, the Berlin Morning Post published news about Prussia and Russia conspiring to deal with Austria, exposing many details of their negotiations, and there was another uproar.
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"What's going on! William, didn't you tell me that you have strengthened the confidentiality work to ensure that not a word will be leaked? Why do the newspapers know more details than I do!"
After being scolded by Frederick William IV, William I was confused because he didn't know what went wrong. He had obviously strengthened the confidentiality work! Why was it still leaked?
The Earl of Brandenburg also added insult to injury at the right time: "Your Majesty, Austria has openly protested this time!"
These words made Frederick William IV and William I suddenly change their expressions. The meaning of the formal protest was completely different, at least they could no longer fool around with it.
"Tell me, what should I do?" Frederick William IV asked angrily.
William I smiled bitterly and said: "The negotiations have made significant progress. We must not give up at this time. We can only deny it... I think we should seal the Berlin Morning Post immediately, interrogate their editorial department, and make sure to find the channel through which they obtained the information!"
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Frederick William IV was silent, but Count Brandenburg said: "I'm afraid this is not enough! Austria's attitude is very tough this time, and it must seek an explanation. And the relevant information has been leaked, so Austria will naturally take action.
Be prepared, it is no longer possible for us to catch them off guard with a surprise attack, right..."
William I naturally knew what this guy wanted to say, and quickly interrupted: "So what if Austria knows! We are not afraid to touch them openly this time! We must not back down!"
At the end, he added: "If we back down at this time, it will give Russian friends the impression that we are not reliable enough. It is not easy to gain the recognition and help of Russian friends. If we give up at this time, I am afraid that we will not be able to do anything in the future."
It’s no longer difficult to gain their approval!”
These words made Frederick William IV firm up his determination. He could only bite the bullet and reply: "Then continue! But we must find the source of the leak. This bastard has ruined our good things again and again. We will definitely
We can’t spare him lightly!”
However, it was difficult to realize Frederick William IV's request, because the Count of Brandenburg immediately complained: "Your Majesty, according to the previous constitution, we must ensure freedom of the press. At this time, a well-known company was closed down.
Newspaper offices can easily cause panic in society!"
Frederick William IV and William I were such a pain in the ass. Back then, it was not a big deal for them not to mention sealing down several newspapers, but even arresting and shooting the editors of the newspapers one by one.
Look now, such a serious leak has occurred, and it is so difficult to punish a relevant newspaper. Don't be too angry.
However, they also knew that Count Brandenburg was telling the truth. Going to the newspaper at this time might indeed cause a chain reaction. If the mob thought of them disbanding the National Guard and the Parliament, they might break out again immediately. Although
Now that the army has basically taken control of Berlin, it is better to take things easy and avoid doing more things if there is one less thing to do.
Both Frederick William IV and William I felt indescribable bitterness, because the person behind the leak knew them too well, and every leak hit their weak spots, especially this time, making them think.
I can’t get an attack even if I do it, it’s really annoying!
"So the mastermind behind the scenes must be punished more severely and he must be found as soon as possible, otherwise he will become more arrogant in the future and may cause greater damage to us!"
Frederick William IV agreed very much with this. If the last time the secret was leaked, it only made him feel a little pain in his balls. This time it was like a hard kick to his lower body. It hurt as if his balls were broken.
.So William I demanded that the mastermind behind the scenes be punished quickly and severely, and he agreed with both hands, so Count Brandenburg’s egg hurt... No, it was broken, because this unfortunate job was immediately handed over to him.
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"You have three days to catch the culprit! No! Only three days, not an extra hour or a minute!"
The Earl of Brandenburg was also forced to panic, because Frederick William IV not only solved the case within a time limit, but also ordered him not to have too much social impact. Anyway, it would not be possible to directly seize the newspaper and arrest people one by one for interrogation.
Anyway, Count Brandenburg was almost going crazy because he had to solve the case but couldn't arrest people publicly. This was simply deliberately making things difficult for him. He was so anxious that his hair fell out in handfuls! He held it in for two full days and saw that
As the three-day deadline was coming to an end, on the second night, he finally thought of a bad move.
"Kidnapping! Yes! Kidnap all the editors of the Berlin Morning Post to me and interrogate them secretly!"
I have to say that this idea is a bit strange. Anyway, if you follow the order of Count Brandenburg, something will happen. After all, all the good people in a newspaper company have disappeared.
We can guess the possible reasons. When the time comes, Frederick William IV will still have to be passive.
Fortunately, Count Brandenburg's subordinates are not all useless. He reminded him that he does not need to arrest all the editors, just arrest the editor-in-chief directly, because others do not know the relevant situation and it is absolutely impossible for the editor-in-chief to be ignorant. You can catch him in a minute.
Figure out what went wrong.
You can't even say that this method is really effective, because after the poor editor was kidnapped, he was so frightened that he pissed himself. Before he could be tortured, he asked for everything and confessed to the leaker in just a few minutes.
Then? Then the Count of Brandenburg would be extremely happy!