The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven

Ottoman Empire, Istanbul.

"Hello, my sultan. I am Clemens Wenzel von Metternich, Chancellor of the Austrian Empire. It is an honor to meet you."

"Hi, Mr. Metternich. It's an honor to meet you, but you're a little older than I thought." McGidd said.

Metternich was not too surprised by McGide's ridicule. After all, the young Sultan's teacher was Viscount Canning Stratford.

The mastermind of Britain's weakening of Austria's influence was his cousin George Canning. The relationship between Metternich and Canning can be said to be extremely bad.

George Canning claimed to be the founder of the new world order, and his number one enemy was Metternich, and the relationship between the two was caused by a woman.

The young Canning fell in love with a married woman, and the lady fell in love with the more mature and stable Metternich. The lady later committed suicide because she could not be with Metternich, but her husband found a letter written by Canning to the lady when he was packing up his wife's belongings.

The lady's husband asked for a duel with Canning, who won the duel and killed him, but he was not happy at all, but regarded Metternich as his lifelong enemy.

Viscount Stratford is Canning's cousin. He knows the grievances between his cousin and Metternich, and attributes his cousin's bizarre death to Metternich.

It is very unusual for Canning to die suddenly of illness after only 100 days in power.

The Viscount Stratford knew that his cousin had always been in good health, and at that time Canning had just completed two diplomatic victories that could be recorded in history, and was at the peak of his life.

After meeting with Metternich, his condition suddenly deteriorated. Viscount Stratford felt that Metternich was responsible for all this.

But in fact the meeting between Metternich and Canning was just a routine, to send blessings to the new British Prime Minister.

Apart from the personal grievances between Metternich and Canning, the reason why Mejid showed such contempt was more because of the decline in the strength and international status of the Austrian Empire.

Of course, the first step to becoming a qualified diplomat is to abandon personal honor and disgrace, but it does not mean that he will accept the other party's insult. After all, negotiations can only be established on an equal footing.

If the posture is too low, it will not be easy to succeed.

"Dear Sultan, you are also more childish than I thought."

Metternich's words not only responded to the other party, but also pointed out the naive idea of ​​the Ottomans that Britain alone could solve the immediate problem.

At the same time, it is also a reminder that the Ottoman Sultan should not be so frivolous as a ruler. It is also a signal that Austria is not a country that can be humiliated.

But the other party didn't seem to hear it, McGidd said.

"I think the word you are young is more appropriate. If you are not good at English, I can also speak French."

Metternich, who spoke a London accent, was a little embarrassed by McGide's words. He didn't dislike the other party's country accent, but the other party disliked him instead. Metternich wanted to laugh, but held back, it was impolite after all.

"No, I insist that I have not used the wrong word. By the way, I would like you to speak German if possible."

McGidd obviously didn't speak German, and the other party knew that he was not sincere. But the other party did not leave or give up, which means that Metternich really wanted to talk about things.

Mejid was not a complete idiot. He knew that the British did not really help the Ottoman Empire, and sooner or later they would show their fangs like Russia. Now you might as well listen to the conditions of the Austrians. If the conditions are not good, they will not agree, and there is no loss anyway.

"Master Prime Minister, if you have anything to say, you may wish to speak directly, it will be good for us."

Taking advantage of the contradictions among the great powers and taking advantage of the opportunity to gain time and space for their own development, McGidd's idea is good.

But he miscalculated one thing...

"In the country you rule, there is a place called Bosnia, where Catholics have been persecuted, and our government has lodged a solemn protest."

"Bosnia?" It's not that Mejid doesn't know this place, and it's not that he doesn't know that Catholics have been persecuted there for hundreds of years. You only mentioned it now in Austria? He also said that he was not taking advantage of the fire!

However, Tu and Austria have a century-old feud, and it is reasonable for Austria to fall into trouble, but why did they come to Istanbul to talk about this matter? They can send troops directly to occupy Bosnia.

Mejid did not think that the thousands of defenders and militiamen in Bosnia could stop the 100,000 troops of Austria.

At first, the Ottomans thought that Nordsawi's army was only 50,000, but it was learned from later information that it was actually 100,000 troops.

There are 70,000 Ottoman troops near Serbia, but their mission is to defend Serbia and will not rescue Bosnia.

For the Ottoman Empire, Bosnia is an insignificant piece of land. As long as Serbia is not lost, it will have little impact on the Ottoman Empire.

"Yes. It is the Bosnian region adjacent to the Austrian Empire. We hope you will hand over this region to us." Metternich continued.

This further confirmed Mejid's guess, and at the same time he let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Austrians did not have the idea of ​​attacking Serbia, otherwise the Ottoman Empire would really have trouble sleeping and eating.

Russia in the north, Persia in the east, Egypt in the south, and Austria in the west.

If Austria is allowed to control Serbia again, the situation of the Ottoman Empire will be too bad.

But Metternich's words are not finished~www.wuxiaspot.com~For this reason, our country will help your vassal Serbia to solve the problem of banditry and rebellion on the land. "

This sentence is telling Mejid: Your garrison on Serbian soil can leave, otherwise you will be treated as a bandit problem.

Mejid's brain is running fast, going to war with Austria? This is certainly not a wise move. Abandon Serbia and Bosnia? The tigers and wolves around them will definitely become more unscrupulous.

He could neither fight nor make peace. Then he thought of the Russians. The Russians can be used to balance the Austrians. Didn't the Tsar claim to be the protector of all Slavs?

"Master Prime Minister, you know. We are allies of Russia and should protect the Slavs in our territory..."

"Dear Sultan, I know what you are worried about, and I know what you rely on. The Russians have reached an agreement with us. Austria will not annex Serbia. Please rest assured. My country also hopes that you can become our Allies, it's good for both countries."

Metternich's promise made Magid a little at a loss. He thought that Austria would be afraid of the power of the Russians, and that the two countries were in a competitive relationship and their interests could not be reconciled. He did not expect that the other party had reached some kind of agreement with each other.

Mejid did not believe in the promise of the Austrians. Now he can only hope that the British will defeat Egypt as soon as possible, and then support him in maintaining the integrity of the Ottoman Empire.

At this time, a servant rushed in, and Mejid frowned immediately.

However, the waiter didn't seem to see it, and just said it without thinking.

"Come... come... they come..."

"Who's here?"

"The fleet of the British..."

Mejid pushed the waiter away and rushed to the window ecstatically.