Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

The Black Duke was very happy that Mary brought her daughter over, but he also wanted to send his wife and daughter to London to reunite with his two sons there.

After all, the Black Duke's mother was also a British princess, and even the aunt of the Prince Regent. However, in their family, eugenics should always be respected, and in the end, marriages between close relatives often resulted in undesirable results.

But there are also some strange examples in this regard. Napoleon's parents were close relatives, but they were fine. Moreover, their sons, except for Jerome who was relatively useless, all had certain abilities.

That's survivor bias, think of the Austrian chin.

Although Solovyov had seen the Harburgs here, they were already descendants of Lorraine and Maria Theresa, belonging to the maternal line, just like the Rurik bloodline of the old Luo family.

Solovyov and Katya's children also have maternal Rurik descent, which was brought from Katya's family.

But this does not mean anything. There are many nobles with this bloodline that has been passed down for more than twenty generations.

If you calculate it carefully, it is probably a huge amount.

But if you look closely, the Habsburg family is indeed very annoying.

It’s not that Solovyov had any prejudice against them. Ever since this family was driven out by their Swiss fellow countrymen, they have been extremely selfish.

Even when the Russian army went to Italy, it could not have any impact on Italy and Russia. As a result, Emperor Franz's micro-manipulation ruined the anti-French alliance's advantageous situation.

Before this, after the Great Void, when the Holy Roman Empire had not yet been dissolved, Austria had always manipulated elections and eliminated dissidents.

It's just that it became weaker and weaker, not because of Austria's national strength, but because there were developed countries like Bavaria and Brandenburg within it, which always posed some threats.

Later in the Thirty Years' War, the French also came in.

Afterwards, Austria faced a crisis of succession to the throne. The Spanish family soon lost the throne to the French because they had only King Carlos, who was mentally retarded and unable to have children.

Although France and Spain could not merge, the Bourbon were already very powerful at that time.

The main confrontation in Europe has left the British stranded on the island. It has long been a struggle between the Habsburgs and the Capetians, but now the Habsburgs have become the Lorraines, and the Capetians later became the Valois, and now the Bourbon. It is unknown whether Orleans will have a chance in the future.

After all, if the Bourbon family did something evil in France, probably only their Spanish relatives or somewhere else would be able to accommodate them in the future.

Nothing can surprise us; this is the current situation in Europe.

When they reached Karlsruhe, Solovyov finally reunited with his family.

Seeing the girl hanging on Solovyov's arm, Katya smiled.

After all, he is her husband, and the couple knows what is going on.

It was made clear at the beginning: "Mishka, you must stay with me. We have been apart for a long time."

"I hope there will be no more war. Now there is only some diplomatic work to do. When peace is restored, we will return to Lake Ladoga first, and then find a warm place to live, whether it is an overseas assignment or a leisurely manor life."

"But things don't always go as planned. His Majesty wants you to go to Vienna."

"That's nothing. I'm worried about my family and the children."

Solovyov's words were directed at the little black-hearted girl in the family. It was the first time that Lisa took the initiative to call him "Dad", but she still looked very awkward.

But this is also a good sign. At least my daughter is no longer the same as before.

His sons were still the same as before, and Solovyov gradually began to like this slow life.

But he only had a few days, as his father and stepmother were going to Italy, and he and Katya were going to Vienna.

As for Christian, he and Julia, who was pregnant again, were going back to their home in Mecklenburg.

"I have decided to retire and return to Shverin with Yulia."

"You won't join the army anymore?"

"Life in the army is not as good as being with my wife. Julia also wants this. I am different from you, Mick. I am just a brave grenadier. I have fulfilled all my obligations on the battlefield."

"Then I wish you happiness. Treat Yulia, my sister, well. I leave this hussar to you."

"Brother, if you have time, you can come to Shverin again."

"Of course, I've been there before, and the paths are familiar. But I still have a lot to say to you and Christian."

But now they are more separated, but each family has their own life. Christian is also tired of military life, and Yulia has been asking him to quit drinking. If it weren't for other people to cover for him when he made a mistake in Smolensk, the situation would have been even worse.

He also hoped that they would be happy in the second half of their long lives. Solovyov was very envious of his brother-in-law. He was a colonel before he came of age, and soon became a general. Now he retired as a lieutenant general of infantry, and he had a lot of land when he returned home - even in a principality like Mecklenburg, there was always a lot of land.

But I still have to continue working and go to Vienna.

On the way, the Tsar also sent a messenger to explain the situation of the mission.

"Your Majesty wants me to be ambassador to Austria? I want to be a diplomat?"

"It's a temporary position until the meeting is over."

"Ok."

Although I couldn't express my dissatisfaction in front of the messenger, it was a very uncomfortable thing to deal with Austrians all day long. Nothing was more uncomfortable than dealing with Austrians.

Archduke Karl was a sincere person, which had something to do with his experience in the Knights Templar.

Austrians are always hypocritical. Behind their hypocritical faces, they probably have a treacherous mind like Metternich.

It had happened more than once that Solovyov knew what Metternich had done, and in fact the Tsar was also very dissatisfied with him.

In addition to the relationship between Russia and Austria, there is also Bagration's wife. After being slept with by Metternich, the "little goblin" gave birth to a daughter for this future crossdresser.

This happened more than once. Metternich and Talleyrand both had unclear relationships with the Duchess of Sagan and her sisters.

This kind of person has excess energy in other aspects besides socializing.

Solovyov can perform well on the battlefield, and he is not like those who are powdered.

But if there had been no war, he would probably have also put on some powder and put on his signature fake smile, that business-like smile.

Going to Austria was a very uncomfortable job, and giving him a position was just to ensure respectability. Katya was not a vain lady, she was happy to meet her second brother Nikolai.

He works as a secretary at the Vienna Embassy and has recently been promoted.

Solovyov always has a brother-in-law there, which is quite convenient and can help him quickly understand the situation in Austria.

After working in Vienna for a few years, he should have gained some experience. And from the letter from Prince Nicholas, he learned that he had always had a grudge against Metternich.

Metternich finally has someone who cannot be mind-controlled, Solovyov thought.

The Austrian foreign minister also knew that the Austrian Netherlands was almost certain to be lost because the locals were opposed to Austrian rule.

However, Metternich still thought of many things, such as how to get compensation in other aspects.

But Lombardy has become a big problem again. The situation in Italy is to Austria what the relationship between France and Spain is to Austria.

Because Eugene held on to Lombardy, Austria could probably only gain Dalmatia and Venice, and some scattered territories besides.

Losing Belgium was no longer a problem. What Metternich had to guard against now, in addition to Russia's covetous demands for Poland, was also Russia's support for Prussia's territorial claims against Saxony.

The good news is that the British are planning to move the Duke of Brunswick to Belgium to be the king. If this territory is handed over to Prussia, there will be fewer problems. At least Prussia's demands on Saxony will not be so strong.

As for the 300 states, Metternich also had his own plans. A German Confederation with Vienna as the leader seemed to be a good choice.

If all parties demand the destruction of Saxony, after all, it is the last Central European country in Napoleon's camp besides Denmark, but Austria does not want this.

Metternich's goal was to prevent Saxony from being completely annexed by Prussia. Although the King of FW was rather ineffective, Prussia was not too weak either. It was still the second largest state in the Confederation and was capable of challenging Austria.

Both Prussia and Austria were aware of this, but Metternich now had other things to do.

He still tried to influence Neuselrode, and the friendship established in The Hague was useful, but the Russian Foreign Minister did not seem to be in charge of Russian diplomacy recently.

In the past, it was Napoleon who liked to come out and make a scene, and have a one-on-one meeting, but now it has become Alexander.

Metternich would not believe that there was no special inheritance in it.

His view now was that a strong Russia was extremely dangerous, especially since they also wanted Poland, which, according to the latest division, would probably not include Poland at all.

However, Alexander promised that he would protect Poland instead of allowing the place to become a direct territory of the Russian Empire.

Of course, Austrians still want to add seasoning to it.

While he was still on the road, Solovyov wrote a letter to Nesherrode to express his views.

"Your Majesty, Soloviev has sent a letter. He seems to be thinking about the Polish issue as well."

"He has no Polish women, but I heard that his wife Katya recently sent him that pretty little maid."

Even the Tsar knew how beautiful Mihrima was, and he also knew that although Solovyov didn't have enough money, he was always creative. This time, even if it was a cultivation system.
"But the Polish issue is very important. Misha is worried that the Austrians will use some plan to sabotage it."

"It seems to him that the Austrians are enemies?"

"It's probably because of the Austrians' betrayal when my father was still alive."

Nicholas sat at the adults' table ahead of time, but he was also qualified to come out and gain experience.

"You were just beginning to remember things then."

"But if it were me, Austria would also be an ally, but the count has this concern."

"This Misha, him."

Alexander showed that meaningful smile again, which always had a hint of cunning.

"His Majesty."

"Karl, because Britain and Austria are both the kind of manipulators who like to mess up the situation, but the British are completely muddying the waters, making it impossible for us to see anything clearly. The Austrians, on the other hand, are more dangerous and want to control the situation themselves. If it was Austria before the war with France, I might still believe it, but the current Austria can no longer do this."

Alexander had his confidence and also proposed a series of plans.

In Tuscany, Guastalla and Lucca in Italy, Napoleon turned them into the Bonaparte family's territories, which were also his achievements here in 1796 and 1800.

But there was a problem. Eugene in Milan even defeated the Austrian army, preventing them from entering Lombardy easily.

Alexander always admired Eugene, and even when chatting with Josephine, he praised her for having a good son and a good nephew.

Solovyov used this topic to get close to people.

Because of Eugene's marriage to the Bavarian royal family, his noble status was actually improved accordingly. He not only inherited the power from his biological father, but also obtained a series of powers granted to him by his stepfather.

It would be a good choice to make him the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Milan, or to inherit the Kingdom of Italy later.

However, there are a lot of diplomatic games involved here. Those people on Sardinia still hope to restore themselves and obtain the territory of the former Republic of Genoa.

If it were Solovyov, he would probably be in a very bad temper and criticize the Savoy royal family.

However, there was the Tsar above him, so Alexander was the one who made the final decision, and even diplomatic occasions were his home turf.

Although he was not good at fighting and was always hesitant, Alexander was good at diplomacy and always performed well in diplomatic occasions, which often gave the opponent's foreign ministers a headache.

Metternich was actually worried that if Alexander took action personally, it might cause some trouble.

After all, the Russian army entered Paris first, and without Russia's participation in this war, the Sixth Anti-French Alliance could not have been formed.

Therefore, the Russians even have certain arbitration rights.

Austria was concerned about this issue, so Metternich communicated with Lord Liverpool.

But Alexander always gained a lot from his visits to London. The Austrian ambassador in London also said that the Tsar seemed to have some secret agreement with the British Prime Minister, and the British Regent was also present.

The agreement between the two parties seems to be a memorandum of understanding, and has not yet formed a treaty, but this is already a bad signal. Russia will definitely take the lead in Vienna. (End of this chapter)