The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1472 A Telegram (Part )
Paris, Elysee Palace.

Napoleon III handed the document in his hand to Alexander Valevsky and joked.

"The Americans are quite imaginative and want to annex Cuba under the banner of humanitarianism. Do you think Austria will send warships to New York or Boston this time?"

Alexander Valevsky was not so frivolous. He read the information in the telegram carefully.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it's that simple. The Americans are recruiting allies."

"Recruiting allies?"

Napoleon III sat up straight and picked up the intelligence again to look through it, and couldn't help but be shocked.

"The Americans are really naive. The Austrian Empire just won a great victory at the Madrid Peace Conference and is now on a strong momentum. Who would want to get into trouble?

The Yankee navy may not even be able to cross the Caribbean Sea!"

Alexander Valevsky nodded.

"Your Majesty, you are right. But the Americans' fighting power should not be underestimated. After all, they have defeated the British before.

And if the two countries go to war this time, the Austrians will have to cross the Atlantic, which will greatly weaken their fighting power. "

"You mean this is an opportunity?"

asked Napoleon III.

"No, I think it's a trap. Louis XVI has already sold his head to support America. We shouldn't follow the Bourbon dynasty's example.

What we need is rest and recuperation, and we will leave this matter to the British. They will definitely be very interested in this, after all, naval warfare is what they are good at. "

Alexander Valevsky analyzed calmly.

"Selling heads to support the US? I didn't expect it would be the British's turn this time."

Napoleon III laughed dryly twice again. He was not as stupid as those feudal monarchs. He was the heir to Napoleon's legacy and a progressive monarch!
So the conversation turned back to what he was most concerned about at the moment.

"Alexander, who do you think I should marry?"

"Your Majesty, I think you should consider a marriage with Austria or Russia."

Alexander Valevsky's words almost choked Napoleon III. He had just advised him not to sell his head to aid the United States, so why did he immediately let him follow his uncle's old path?
However, Napoleon III also knew that although a marriage with the Habsburg and Romanov dynasties might seem dangerous and absurd, if successful, the rewards would be very generous.

Although these two countries are France's mortal enemies, improving relations with these two powerful countries will greatly improve France's situation.

Although the British provided assistance to France, they made more money. Although Napoleon III was also seeking to break the shackles of the Vienna system on France, many problems could be solved if he could join the Holy Alliance and turn enemies into friends.

Secondly, as for Napoleon III personally and the Bonaparte family, their legitimacy has never been recognized by European society.

If the Bonaparte family could marry into a great dynasty like the Habsburgs or the Romanovs, it would undoubtedly greatly enhance the orthodoxy and legitimacy of the Bonaparte family, and would also be tantamount to making European society recognize the Bonaparte family in disguise.

Napoleon chose to marry Austria for this reason.
"It's just that the times were different. At that time, the Austrian Empire had suffered a series of defeats and was in a precarious situation. The monarch was incompetent and weak.

My uncle's empire almost ruled the world, and my uncle himself was the greatest man in human history.

In the eyes of the world today, I am just an ant who has climbed up the ladder thanks to the afterglow of my ancestors. Today, France has been torn apart by those guys and is a complete mess. And what about our opponent? A great empire that almost runs through Central Europe and has a population second only to Russia. Franz Joseph I is the most powerful monarch of the Habsburg family in the past hundred years.

It's funny to say that we are sitting here today because of him."

Alexander Valevsky naturally admired his father very much. Although he was an illegitimate child and could not inherit his surname or his empire, he would let the world remember him in another way.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to belittle yourself. I know very well that your reforms are very effective, but it will take time to prove that you are right.

France is also a great country. Our ancestors were able to challenge the world in the past, and we can do so in the future.

As for Franz Joseph I, he is indeed an excellent and shrewd monarch, but there is one thing he can never compare to you. "

"what?"

Napoleon III asked with some curiosity.

"You are the emperor elected by the French people, you are the representative of the French will. You are the emperor of the French people, and he is just a yoke that imprisons all the nations within the Austrian Empire.

No matter how smart he is, he is just a dead tree destined to decay, while you are a rising star. The more shrewd and cunning the monarch is, the more likely he is to agree to your request.

After all, the more such people are, the more ruthless they are. In their eyes, the world, morality, and justice are nothing more than pawns that can be manipulated.

Moreover, the alliance between Austria and Russia was not stable, and the two countries' forces were intertwined in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. As great empires, neither of them would give in easily, and there might be an accidental conflict one day.

The Austrian Empire will then need allies, and a man like Franz Joseph I will not fail to think of this, and he will certainly reserve a way out for himself, so you have a good chance. "

Alexander Valevsky's words immediately moved Napoleon III, but he still asked.

"What if Austria disagrees? I heard that Madame Sophie dotes on her children. The Austrian Empire was supposed to annex the Two Sicilies, but it ended up exchanging thrones.

It is no secret that the newly appointed King Maximilian I of the Two Sicilies is at odds with his elder brother. What should we do if Madame Sophie objects?"

Alexander Valevsky smiled.

"It's simple. Extend an olive branch to Russia. Russia also needs France as its ally. If France and Russia form an alliance, it will form a two-pronged attack on the Austrian Empire.

Once on the battlefield, the Russians are much more reliable than the British. They don't have the capital to just sit there and do nothing.

In order to avoid being attacked from both sides, I believe that the shrewd Emperor Franz Joseph I will reconsider the marriage with you carefully.

In this way, we can turn the passive situation into the active one, and it will change from you proposing to you choosing a suitable wife. Then, even if Russia and Austria are reluctant, they will have to rush to marry you. "

As soon as these words were spoken, Napoleon III felt refreshed.

"Okay! Let's do it! You are worthy of my uncle's bloodline!"

"You're overly flattering."

Alexander Valevsky said modestly.

But the more the other party did this, the more uneasy Napoleon III felt. Such an outstanding talent was the true blood of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Wouldn't such a person be jealous of his position? Wouldn't he have the idea of ​​replacing him? What a bullshit illegitimate child. Napoleon Bonaparte was not born an emperor.