Chapter 761： stupid prussian foreign minister

While Count Bauer was waving the gems and gold bricks handed to him by the Habsburgs and taking bribes, Mandofir of the Kingdom of Prussia was also not idle either.

In order to dismount Maximilian from the position of Grand Duke of Warsaw, he found Ambassador Gorchakov and Ambassador Nescher Rody successively.

It was learned from their mouths that the next meeting would continue to oppose Maximilian's appointment as Archduke of Warsaw, and he began to visit the embassies of various countries non-stop to try to play up the Austrian threat theory to gain support.

He first went to the Bavarian embassy to warn the Bavarian ambassador that if the Austrian Empire succeeded in letting the Grand Duke Maximilian succeed the Grand Duke, their influence in the entire Central European region would be greatly enhanced.

At that time, it will be difficult for Bavaria to maintain Germany's third position.

In the face of Mantuffer's provocation, the Bavarian ambassador humbly responded that the Kingdom of Bavaria never wanted to be the third German nation. Bavaria believed that the German princes should help each other within the framework of the Confederation, and should not demolish each other.

Seeing that the Bavarian kingdom was unethical, Mandoffel had to give up, and then he randomly found a reason to leave the Bavarian embassy.

Watching Mandoffel leave, the Bavarian ambassador hurriedly sent his secretary to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Austrian embassy to report the situation.

Between the Kingdom of Prussia and Fao, Bavaria still distinguishes which is more important.

On the other hand, Mandoffel, who had left the Bavarian embassy, ​​found the Earl of Clarendon, the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Britain.

He also preached the threat of the Austrian Empire to Count Clarendon. He told Count Clarendon that once the Austrian Empire integrated Poland, they would gradually weaken the influence of the Kingdom of Prussia in the German Confederation, thus achieving a centralized power. Purpose.

After Earl Clarendon patiently listened to Mandoffel's argument, he couldn't help but wonder if Mandoffel's mind was sober.

In the eyes of Count Clarendon, the stronger the Austrian Empire in Europe, the more in line with the foreign policy of the British Kingdom's offshore balance.

Because a strong Austrian Empire is likely to cause France and Russia to jointly target.

At that time, the Austrian Empire will have to beg the Kingdom of Britain for help!

Although Count Clarendon has made up his mind to continue to support the Grand Duke Maximilian as the Grand Duke of Warsaw, he did not directly reject him like the ambassador of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

And with an ambiguous attitude, he responded to Mandoffel.

As the Prussian foreign minister, after hearing the ambiguous attitude of the Earl of Clarendon, he thought that the Earl of Clarendon had changed his mind and chose to support them. He hurriedly thanked the Earl of Clarendon and sent the prepared gift. To the Earl of Clarendon.

[ps: During this period, Prussia’s diplomacy basically belonged to the level of being played around. It was not until Bismarck came to power that Prussia’s diplomacy improved.

However, after Bismarck stepped down, Prussian diplomacy returned to its original starting point. 】

The Earl of Clarendon unceremoniously accepted the gift, and then sent the Mandoffel out in person.

After leaving the British embassy, ​​Mandoffel felt that he had already won the support of Britain, and it should be a sure thing to get the support of France.

After all, the reason why the candidate for the Grand Duke of Warsaw has not been determined is all because Wallewski suddenly stopped.

From this point of view, the attitude of the French Empire towards Maximilian's succession to the Grand Duke of Warsaw is also in a state of wavering.

As long as Mandofir can work harder, he might be able to win over the French Empire.

As a result, Mandofir, who felt good about himself, arrived at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"Mr. Mandoffel, you are early! The meeting starts tomorrow!" The secretary of state in charge of receiving Mandoffel reminded Mandoffel.

"I'm here to see His Excellency Wallevsky!" Mandoffel said to the Secretary of State. "Where is Lord Wallevsky now?"

"Minister Wallevsky, he is still in the Tuileries Palace!" The Secretary of State replied to Mandoffel, "I wonder what you have to do with him?"

"I'm here for Poland's problems!" Mandofir pleaded with the Secretary of State. "Would you please go to the Tuileries and help me call Minister Wallewski!"

"This..." After hesitating for a moment, the State Secretary nodded and said to Mandoffel, "Mr. Mandoffel, please wait here for a moment!"

After finishing speaking, the Secretary of State ordered Manto Phil to be taken to a lounge, and he would take a carriage to the Tuileries Palace to tell Valewski the news of Manto Phil's arrival.

As for whether Wallevsky will come or not, it is up to him.

The carriage set off from the Orsay Pier all the way west, and soon arrived in front of a bridge. After crossing the bridge and continuing to drive north to the Champs-Elysees, the Tuileries Palace Garden appeared in front of you.

Because the carriage that the Secretary of State was riding in had not been reported in advance, the carriage that entered the gardens of the Tuileries Palace finally arrived at the Tuileries Palace after another check.

The secretary of state, who got off the carriage, trotted into the hall and found Mokar, the head of the royal family.

"Director Mokar, where is Minister Valevsky now?" the State Secretary asked last night while wearing rough clothes.

"Walewski is now chatting with His Majesty in the guest room on the third floor!" Mokar replied to the Secretary of State.

"Could you please call your Excellency the Minister!" the Secretary of State implored Mokar.

"What happened?" Mokar asked.

The Secretary of State told Mokar that Mandoffel had been appointed to discuss the Polish issue with Minister Wallewski during his visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After listening to Mokar, he nodded and said, "Okay! I'll go to help you inform Wallevsky!"

Mokar quickly climbed the stairs to the third floor of the house, and then arrived at a guest room with a closed door.

Through the crack of the door of the guest room, the laughter and laughter in the guest room could be heard. Mokar knew that it was not good to enter the door at this time, but he had to be blind.

So, Mokar knocked gently on the door.

The laughter at the door stopped abruptly after the knock on the door, and after a while, Jerome Bonaparte's voice reached Mercard's ear: "Please come in!"

Mokar took a deep breath, pushed open the door and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Mocar, is something wrong?" Jerome Bonaparte, who was sitting in the seat, asked Mocar.

"Your Majesty, the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is visiting!" Mercury replied to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Secretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" Jerome Bonaparte turned his eyes to the side of Wallevsky and joked, "Waleevsky, your people are here!"

There was a slight embarrassment on Wallevsky's face, and then he said goodbye to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, please allow me to leave first!"

Jerome Bonaparte knew that the Secretary of State must have something to do with Wallevsky, he nodded and replied: "Yes!"

Then, he added: "Alexander will stay here first!"

"Yes!" Wallevsky got up and bowed to Jerome Bonaparte before leaving.

On the way to the hall, Wallewski asked Mokar in detail why.

When Wallevsky arrived in the hall, he immediately asked the Secretary of State: "Is the carriage still there?"

"The carriage is still there!" the Secretary of State replied hastily.

"That's good!" Mokar nodded, and then returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a carriage with the Secretary of State.

Wallewski, who entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asked the Secretary of State again, "Which room is Mandoffel in now?"

"plz follow me!"

Under the leadership of the Secretary of State, Wallevsky arrived in Mandoffel's room and met Mandoffel.

The two shook hands "enthusiastically" and sat down on the back chairs.

Mandoffel, who was sitting in the chair, did not get to the point at the beginning. He first apologized for the conflict between the Kingdom of Prussia and the French Empire over the issue of the Principality of Luxembourg more than half a year ago.

Wallevsky said "generously" that these are old things, and he and Emperor Jerome Bonaparte have already turned the pages.

Mandofir once again thanked France for his generosity, and then began to get to the point.

"I'm here this time to discuss with you the choice of the Polish monarch!" Mandofir said straight to Wallewski, "I don't think the candidate for the Polish monarch should be Grand Duke Maximilian!"

Subsequently, Mantuffer gave his reasons that once the Grand Duke Maximilian became the Grand Duke of Warsaw, the whole of Poland would fall to the Austrian Empire, and the French Empire, the founder of Poland, would gradually lose its influence in Poland. force.

"Mr. Mandoffel, Grand Duke Maximilian is the person appointed by His Majesty the Emperor himself!" Valevsky said to Mandoffel.

"I know that the purpose of your country is nothing more than to hope that the Austrian Empire can act as a vanguard against the Russian Empire!" Mandoffel said with an expression of wisdom in his hands, "If I want to tell you, the Kingdom of Prussia can take over the position of the Austrian Empire and resist Russia. In the case of the Empire, is the French Empire willing to replace the candidate for the Kingdom of Poland!"

"You?" Wallevsky looked at Mandoffel suspiciously. Judging from his expression, he really didn't believe that the Kingdom of Prussia would resist the Russian Empire.

Mandoffel immediately told Wallevsky that their kingdom of Prussia was hated by Russia for not helping the Russian Empire because of the Crimean War, so the relationship between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire was difficult to return before.

Rather than remain united with the Russian Empire, join the ranks of France.

As long as the French Empire is willing to promise them not to make Grand Duke Maximilian the monarch of Poland, the Kingdom of Prussia is willing to replace the Austrian Empire as a **** against the Russian Empire.