You cheat me, I cheat you, struggle is the theme of the era of the great powers.

People are in control of the world. In international politics, only interests are interests, and the same interests are friends, and conflicts in interests are enemies, and role changes are basic operations.

The British did the best in this regard. They were just ally, and after a moment they could become enemies and then become friends again.

To a certain extent, the diplomacy of European countries in this era was learned from the British. Everyone's bottom line, moral integrity, and the relationship of close cooperation only existed before the Middle Ages.

In this context, the relationship between European countries is a mess and cannot be distinguished by enemies and friends in a narrow sense.

In order to gain more support in the negotiations, both Prats and Russia are carrying out diplomatic offensives, the slow-responsive Ottoman Empire also launched diplomatic activities, leaving only a few Khanate countries in Central Asia and the Eastern Empire in a state of salt.

Salted fish is tragic, and international support is still very effective under the European rule system. Even the diplomatic support of small countries has value.

If I don’t have diplomatic ability, I can only go to Johnnie by myself. Perhaps this is what the London government wants to see most, which can increase their influence in these countries and gain greater benefits.

Franz originally wanted to be a melon-eating crowd, but the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind continued. Because of the Russian-Austrian alliance, Austria was involved.

"The Russians want to return to their pre-war state and get our support?"

Franz was not surprised. This was simply a fantasy. Whether you admit that the Russians were losers this time, how could the losers not want to pay the price?

No inch of land is worth a ruble.

It would be strange if such a ceasefire condition can be approved by everyone. Unless they can convince all European countries to endorse it together, it is inevitable to pay the price.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg replied: "Yes, your Majesty. That's what the Russian minister said, they are unwilling to be responsible for this war."

There is no doubt that this involves the political game within the Tsarist government. No one at the top of the government wants to take responsibility, so he plays a rogue.

Franz was so angry that he was too lazy to care about the bad things of the Russians. He said immediately: "Reply to the Tsarist government, if they think they have the ability to convince all parties to agree, we have no opinion.

If you can't do it, don't do these whimsical things, so as not to eventually become an international laughing stock."

"International laughing stock" is a flaw of the Russians. Their diplomatic jokes have almost never been cut off. They will come every three or five years later, as if they are not making jokes, they will not be able to grow.

Franz naturally didn't want to accompany the Tsarist government to have fun, and treated others as fools, and in the end he realized that the fool was himself.

The Russian Empire, which was built on diplomacy, had this confidence in its heyday. If the war had been truce a year ago, they would have the strength to not cede land or pay compensation.

Unfortunately, the gunshots in Moscow ended all this. Internal threats were the primary issue of the Tsarist government, and foreign enemies were just secondary contradictions.

Even the most radical Polish nationalists dare not think of swallowing the Russian Empire in one bite. Not to mention strength, except for the Prussian Kingdom, which can fight after all, the other companies are fighting the best.

The main force of the Tsarist army was dragged down by the Prussians. The enemies they faced were all second-rate Russian troops, and their combat effectiveness was completely different.

The tragedy now is that the main force of the Tsarist government is exhausted, and the combat effectiveness of the new recruits is only second-rate at most. This is also proved by the disadvantages of all major fronts.

Prime Minister Felix analyzed: "Your Majesty, Russians, I think this is the Russians testing our position.

The war has gone on now, and it is impossible for the Tsarist government to know that they can no longer fight.

The Russian Empire's economy is about to collapse, and social contradictions have long reached a critical point. If the war is not over, the Tsarist government will be over."

"Economic collapse, internal and external troubles", Franz thought from the perspective of others. What would he do if he was in the position of Alexander II?

Soon Franz came to the conclusion - first stabilize and then change. No matter how much, he would first preserve the regime, and then use external pressure to promote social reform.

Nicholas I won the Near East War, which not only covered up the social crisis, but also increased the difficulty of reform. The ruling group did not feel the pressure of life and death.

The situation is getting worse now, and it may be a chance?

After experiencing this failure, the strength of the reformists would inevitably soar after the war. Alexander II could also hold the responsibility for the failure of the war and take the opportunity to clean up some of the borers.

If it is cruel enough, it can also take advantage of the opportunity to suppress the rebellion and severely damage the domestic conservatives.

This is a ready-made example. More than a decade ago, Austria completed social reforms because of the reshuffle of the Great Revolution.

Franz did not doubt Alexander II's ability at all. The original time and space person completed a social reform. Naturally, bloody violence was inevitable during this period, otherwise he would not have been assassinated by the revolutionary party.

As the emperor, Franz, knows very well how difficult it is to assassinate an emperor. Without the cooperation of internal traitors, the revolutionary party would be unable to be found at all.

So how do you throw a bomb? Especially after throwing one bomb, when Alexander II checked the driver's injuries, he threw a second bomb to kill him.

Are the guards all wooden men? Can someone launch an attack from close range give them a second chance?

There is a time interval between them. Man-made bomb throwing means that the distance between the two sides is only a few dozen meters. Under normal circumstances, the assassin will either be beaten into a sieve or captured alive, and there is no chance of a second attack.

Including the crowd around, they will be immediately cleared and controlled. The assassination obviously covers up something, and it is unreasonable to simply analyze it from the surface.

Franz, referring to his own security ability, could determine that there was no insider, and the assassin could not carry a gun at all, and the bomb was approaching him.

The surrounding security personnel will prohibit strangers from approaching. Even if it is a political show, those who can contact the emperor have investigated their ancestors for several generations and are sure that there will be no problems before they can get close.

In a country like Russia with strict hierarchy, it is difficult for civilians to get close to the great nobles, let alone get close to the emperor?

Not to mention an assassin, even an assassin who came to a group of people would not be able to rush to the front dozens of meters.

Franz was too lazy to continue to worry about these issues, but he could be careful anyway. Even if he was active in Vienna, there were hundreds of guards accompanying him and four-digit police officers to act outside.

The safety factor is definitely the highest, and even if an assassin sees this lineup, he can only retreat obediently.

A private visit in a private place did not exist. The monarch who traveled with a few guards in a carriage only existed in a small country. They could not play the show, so they could only make do with it.

Franz smiled and said, "It seems that Alexander II is about to make a big move. Now he is probably deliberately indulging the bureaucratic group and paralyzing these people.

The great purge of the Tsarist government is coming, and I guess Alexander II will launch a coup, clear the borers in the government, and then throw the blame for the failure of the war to them.

This is a killing of multiple goals. It not only cleans up the borers in the government, but also takes the opportunity to suppress conservatives and give the people an explanation.

The devil ministers were cleaned up, and the rebels would have no excuses for rebellion. It would not take long for the rebels to fall into internal disputes. If the revolutionaries did not run faster, they might be taken down and asked for rewards."

The foundation of the revolutionary party is too shallow, don’t watch them make a lot of noise. In fact, any revolutionary party in Russia has only one hundred and eighty people in this era.

They were temporarily united in order to seize power. If they were not too weak, they would not have accepted the banner of "clearing the king and punishing the ministers."

This banner has united many people, but also brought about a problem. As the rebel army grew, the revolutionary party lost control of the army.

All the "poiled ministers" have been killed, and the people's rebellion target has been achieved, and many people are about to withdraw. To put it bluntly, many people participated in the uprising because the tax revenue was too heavy.

Alexander II can solve the problem by just a few edicts. He pushed the responsibility on the bureaucratic group and the people's resentment came out, and the Tsar was still a good Tsar.

The people's hearts are still towards the Tsar, and the army also supports the Tsar. Neither the aristocratic group nor the conservatives meant to overthrow the Tsar.

Including the newly rising capitalists, these people also believe that keeping the Tsar is better than not. They support the revolution just to seize power, not to really carry out social revolution.

Isn't this nonsense in a country where more than 99% of people support the Tsarist government?

In this regard, Alexander II was born in a good time and place. Before the Russian revolutionary mentor was born, the proletarian revolutionary party could not see any shadow, and the current bourgeois revolutionary groups are not anti-imperialist.

If time had been pushed forward fifty years or if it was replaced by the background, it would have been a republic.

Prime Minister Felix said disapprovingly: "Reform is not that easy. The Russian Empire has a very strong conservative force. Nicholas I did not complete social reforms, so it is probably even more difficult for Alexander II to do it.

What he can do now is probably only to carry out limited reforms, transform the feudal system of the Russian Empire, and improve his strength in the short term."

He had a say. During the Austrian reform, the Hungarian nobles completely lost their say. The conservatives in Vienna were swept into the garbage dump by the rebels. The conservatives in Bohemia were attacked by the rebels.

By the time the Vienna government announced the reform, the power of the conservatives was no longer ten, and most people lost their foundation.

Even so, there has been no shortage of struggles between the two sides over the past decade.

Now the Tsarist government has no way to rely on the rebels to clean up the conservatives, and the Tsar needs to take action in person. This wave of hatred alone is enough to give Alexander II a headache.

This is destined that in the future, reformists and conservatives will continue to fight against each other for a long time under the power of hatred. Even with the support of the Tsar, it will be difficult for the reformists to surpass the conservatives in a short period of time.

There is no way. According to European tradition, even if the nobles were cleaned up, Alexander II would not have been able to kill them all.

The charge of corruption and bribery is too light, and it can only be considered a minor loss for the nobles. When it comes to military supplies, they can only kill a few responsible persons at most.

Most people will just be driven home or exiled to Siberia. These people's lives are still alive if they lose their power, which is still a hidden danger.

The rebels in Moscow were very unsatisfactory and did not make big news. There were no great nobles at all, and the big capitalists could not even be involved.

"Clear the king and punish the devil's ministers" is naturally lower than rebellion. Even in order to show the emperor's kindness, Alexander II would issue an order to revelate.

The people who took the blame were all revolutionaries, and the rest were just smarter. After Alexander II issued a pardon order, he decisively chose to turn against him. After the war, he was marginalized at most and liquidation did not exist.

This means that conservatives only lose in political struggles and their own strength is not a big loss.

After all, like Austria, the Russian Empire's army was also dominated by aristocrats, and the Tsar could not violate the rules of the game.

Franz nodded and said, "For the Russian Empire, limited social reform is enough to create a world power.

They have a vast territory, rich resources and a large population. As long as they complete industrialization, they will become European powers.

If they really carry out thorough social reforms, it will not be a good thing for us. You must know that the only one who has the potential to develop on the European continent is the Russian Empire."

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