Struggle in Russia

Schwarzenberg didn't fall asleep either. Since he entered the political arena, his sleep has become worse and worse. Every day, he has endless things to think about, endless problems to solve, and he needs to constantly figure out the attitude of his political opponents. He always felt that time was not enough, and sometimes he suspected that Metternich was so persistent until he was over seventy years old.

Anyway, he felt that if this happened every day in the future, he would exhaust his efforts in ten years at most, and he might die.

[Or is it that I am too far from that old man? 】

Schwarzenberg smiled self-deprecatingly, and quickly forgot about this doomed idea. Because he is still a little confident, maybe he is not as strong as Metternich, but he will never be too far behind him. I believe that under his leadership, Austria will soon get out of the predicament!

Schwarzenberg encouraged himself, then rubbed his swollen forehead, instead of drinking alcohol, he poured a cup of black tea with milk and honey, and suddenly felt revived with a jolt of energy.

After finally reviewing piles of documents, he didn't care to rub his sore wrist, and immediately asked, "Is there any latest news?"

Immediately, his private secretary quickly stepped forward and replied Lang Lang: "The Russian army is launching a fierce offensive, and I believe it will soon break through the defense line of the Balka Thousand Mountains..."

Schwarzenberg snorted coldly: "They said the same thing last time, what happened? The Russians will never be reliable! Next!"

The secretary didn't dare to say anything, and quickly moved on to the next item: "The Grand Duke Franz Joseph seems to have had some quarrels with the Grand Duchess. Although the specific situation has not been clarified yet, it is said that the Grand Duke is very angry..."

Schwarzenberg smiled. He liked the news. Ever since he was forced to make concessions, he has been very concerned about the relationship between Princess Sophie and Grand Duke Franz Joseph. He knew that Princess Sophie was definitely not a good person. It was definitely not her style to use Russia's help to ascend to the throne of queen and do nothing.

This woman has a strong desire to control. She not only wants to control that fool husband, but also wants to control her own son, and finally achieve the goal of controlling the empire. So ascending to the queen's throne is only her first step, and she will expand her tentacles step by step...

Schwarzenberg was very happy to see this scene. Of course, it was not that he wanted to see a queen dowager listening to politics in Austria, but that only when Princess Sophie's ambition expanded, could she be defeated faster!

If this woman just stays firmly in the deep palace and only cares about her foolish husband, then Schwarzenberg really has nothing to do with her. But as long as she wants to control more, there will be more flaws.

Immediately, he ordered very casually: "Invite Grand Duke Franz Joseph to the residence as a guest..."

Schwarzenberg not only wanted to get close to Grand Duke Franz Joseph,

It is also necessary to publicly praise and praise the Grand Duke, especially when his mother criticizes him, he must immediately send warmth. He believes that the little kid in the rebellious stage will eat this trick.

Schwarzenberg leaned his head on the back of the chair, half-closed his eyes and asked, "Any more news?"

The secretary quickly replied: "It seems that Count John Biraciokhovski is visiting Wendisch Gretz..."

Schwarzenberg frowned, as if he didn't like the name Count Johann Bilaciokhovski very much. He is no stranger to this Earl, a Bohemian nobleman, who was a good friend with Wendisch Gretz in his youth, the kind of inseparable friendship.

But this earl is a bit of a talker, obsessed with occultism, and likes things like conspiracy theories. Anyway, he can talk about running trains for three days and three nights, but if he manages a town for him, the residents will die within a month. The kind of character who rebels.

Schwarzenberg didn't like Count Johann Biraciokhovski, and thought that this guy was just talking on paper. But he also admitted that this guy is a loyal friend of Wendisch Gretz, and sometimes this guy doesn't do things himself but just helps out with ideas, which is occasionally reliable.

Of course, this occasional must be an understatement, the earl still looks good as a dog-headed military adviser. The last thing Schwarzenberg wants to see now is someone helping Wendisch Gretz to make suggestions, which will seriously interfere with his plan.

After thinking about it, Schwarzenberg couldn't help worrying, and ordered: "Keep an eye on Count John Biraciokhovski, I want to know who he saw, who he said, what he said, and what he did. , um, report to me once a day!"

The secretary was a little speechless, because the affairs that required him to report every day were definitely important matters. Before, there were only military and diplomatic situations and the movements of key nobles. Now he should pay attention to an unknown little earl, which is too unexpected. What is the origin of this earl? ?

Count John Biraciokhovski actually has no background, he is just a poor wretch who is ambitious but runs into walls everywhere. The first half of his life was basically spent in ridicule. At the beginning, he was very popular because of his sharp tongue. He was once considered a future general when he was serving in the cavalry. A future general lost his way because of being too nervous, and took his regiment directly to the enemy's prisoner-of-war camp.

After being finally released and returned to China, the future military god retired early, because no one believed that he had that ability because of his poor performance. In desperation, he had no choice but to switch careers to become a diplomat. At the beginning, things were pretty good, and with his lip service, he got along well, until he couldn't control his trouser belt and slept with his boss' wife and daughter, and with a certain The foreign ambassador's wife was caught and raped by the ambassador in bed.

This is a shocking scandal. In an instant, he stinks the streets. Naturally, he was dismissed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after almost causing an international scandal. Then he went to Italy to become an official, and then he couldn't control his greed and embezzlement of public funds, so he almost went to jail for it.

And then? There is nothing more to say, who dares to use him with his behavior, even if he is not afraid of corruption, he is afraid of being green.

So since then, Earl John Biraciokhovski has been unemployed and reduced to a rice worm who can only eat his own money. Apart from drinking and having fun, he only has two hobbies, occultism and conspiracy theory.

This went on for more than ten years, and just when Count John Bilasiokhovski thought he could only live in drunken dreams, a revolution broke out. He first fled Vienna with other panicked nobles and hid in his hometown in other provinces, until he heard that his old friend Wendisch Gretz came back from Prague, and then he was frustrated by Schwarzenberg, Immediately, I felt that the opportunity had come, so I came to the door...