On the outskirts of Vienna, in the peaceful and beautiful Schönbrunn Palace, in the maze of Schönbrunn Palace formed by tall hedges, a young man wearing a gray and white uniform of the Austrian Army was sitting quietly in the corner, holding a small portion in his hand. The sales volume of the Neue Austria Patriot Zeitung was read eagerly.
This "New Austria Patriot" was published under the instruction of Austrian Prime Minister Metternich. It had good sales during the Napoleonic War and in the years after. But with Napoleon's defeat and the Austrian Empire beginning to lie lifeless... the sales of "Patriot" became increasingly sluggish.
A lying, chaotic, hopeless Austrian Empire, known as the "prison of the nation", is really hard to love!
The Hungarians, Bohemians, Croats, and Italians in this empire all wanted to break away from the empire and establish their own nation-states. As for the Germans, who are the dominant ethnic group, most of them also want to leave, and then join with their fellow ethnic groups in the north to establish a German Empire in which Germans make up the majority.
Only the Habsburg royal family and some dignitaries loyal to the royal family still want to maintain this nondescript Austrian Empire - this country is not even the Holy Roman Empire, but an Austrian Empire (not Austria-Hungary) that was defeated by Napoleon. In fact, It's awkward no matter how you look at it, and you can't fall in love with it at all.
And this young man who is reading the "New Austria Patriot" does not actually love Austria. Although he has Austrian nationality, has the status of the Habsburg royal family, and is the Duke of Austria, he is an out-and-out master of art. ——Spiritual Frenchman! His spiritual motherland is France, and the country he loves has always been the French Empire!
Although Austria gave him good food and clothing, gave him the best aristocratic education, and trained him into a qualified soldier, he was not grateful to Austria at all because he was a prisoner of the Austrian Empire.
The name of this spiritual Frenchman is François Joseph Charles Bonaparte, the only legitimate son of Emperor Napoleon - the young eagle of France in the eyes of Bonapartists all over Europe! Maybe one day, he will soar into the sky and bring a rising France and a prosperous European continent to the world!
But now, he is just a caged eagle who is locked in a cage and being closely monitored.
However, even though he was locked up in a cage, and even though Austrian Prime Minister Metternich ordered him to be prohibited from leading troops, he could only be a "lonely officer" and even had difficulty accessing information related to his father, Emperor Napoleon, in his daily life.
But as he grew older, Napoleon II still felt how rich the political legacy left by his father, Emperor Napoleon, was from the wariness or admiration and admiration of the people around him!
If the political legacy of Emperor Napoleon was not so terrifying, why would Austrian Emperor Franz I and Austrian Prime Minister Prince Metternich be so wary of him, a young man under 20 years old?
In addition, he is a young man who has been a prisoner since he was a child and seems destined to be guarded for the rest of his life. If he didn’t have unparalleled political resources, how could he have acquired his aunt at the age of 13, Princess Sophie of Bavaria (who was Princess Sissi’s daughter) who had just married Archduke Carl Franz of the Habsburg dynasty? "Special" care from mother-in-law)?
Napoleon II, who had tasted the warmth and coldness of the world since he was a child, already knew the power he possessed. But what he didn't know was how he should use the powerful political resources left to him by his father to create an era of his own.
It seems like no one can teach him? Even his dear aunt Princess Sophie doesn't know what to do? All she could tell Napoleon II was to be patient and bide his time.
But when will Napoleon II's time come?
Napoleon II could only find some clues through the news in "Patriot", which no one liked to read.
However, there was not much news about France in the "Patriot"... A while ago, the newspaper was full of news about the Ming Dynasty's navy's defeat in the Persian Gulf. It boasted of the Indian Navy and belittled the Ming Navy.
But Napoleon II just didn't quite understand, how could he still occupy such a large territory after being defeated? And why did the victorious Indian fleet watch the Ming Dynasty fleet grabbing territory and remain indifferent?
During this period, the story about the "defeat in the Persian Gulf" has been replaced by news about the "Vienna Peace Conference" and Greek independence - it seems that the Rakshasa people will definitely accept nothing but Greek independence. result……
Nicholas I paid so much, so let’s forget it?
Even Napoleon II knew it was impossible!
The news in today's "Patriot" that caught the eye of Napoleon II the most was that the airborne troops of the Dajin Navy raided the Royal Palace in Tehran, forcing the Shah of Persia to sign the "Persia-Dajin Union Treaty" and becoming a vassal of the Dajin Emperor. news...
The emperor named Daoguang and the general named Wu Zhenfa did a great job!
The soldiers pressed down on the territory, the heavenly army made a surprise attack, and they sent envoys to induce them to surrender, and they also chose a very favorable time. Finally, we achieved the effect of conquering the enemy without fighting as mentioned in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu...
Napoleon II, who was sitting under the hedge and reading the newspaper, closed his eyes and imagined that one day he could lead the French Empire to win one wonderful victory after another!
"Ciel, Charles, are you here?"
The voice of Napoleon II's dearest aunt, Princess Sophie, suddenly came, interrupting his thoughts.
"Sophie, I'm here." Napoleon II quickly stood up and shouted.
"Charles, someone is looking for you... The emperor asked you to hurry to the audience hall." A bright woman in her twenties smiled and waved to Napoleon II.
"Looking for me?" Napoleon II asked, "Who is looking for me?"
He was so old that few people would come to see him in the Austrian court.
Princess Sophie said: "It's British Foreign Secretary Robert Peel and Lord of the Admiralty Viscount Palmerston."
"The British?" Napoleon II was stunned, "What do they want from me?"
"It's a very important thing!" Princess Sophie said excitedly, "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor's coffin is coming back."
"Your Majesty the Emperor? Which one?" Napoleon II asked.
"Emperor Napoleon, the coffin of your father Napoleon I will soon be returned to French soil."
"What?" Napoleon II couldn't believe his ears, "The British agreed?"
He had indeed previously requested that the coffin of his father, Napoleon I, be moved back to France. But it was just a routine request, and there was no expectation that the British would agree.
"They agreed," Sophie nodded, looked at Napoleon II who had quickly rushed to her, and whispered, "Charles, if the British agree that you return to France to bury His Majesty the Emperor...you can't do anything. You must never agree!"
"Can't agree?" Napoleon II frowned, "Sophie, what do you mean..."
Princess Sophie nodded, "Prince Metternich will use this as an excuse to find ways to eradicate you... They will not really let you go back to France. If you raise such a question, it must be a test."
"Then what should I say?" Napoleon II also felt that what his aunt said was right.
"Char, have you read the "Story of the Three Kingdoms"? What did Liu Chan say in it? It was when Sima Zhao asked him if he wanted to return to Shu."
"You are happy here and don't think about Shu." Napoleon II said, "Then I also tell them, you are happy here and don't think about Dharma."
It turned out that Napoleon II had read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and it was really not easy to be deceived.
"Yes, yes, that's what you tell them." Princess Sophie nodded, "Let's go to the audience hall to see His Majesty the Emperor. Don't make the distinguished guests impatient."
