Chapter 249

British Empire, London.

The Viscount Palmerston has been looking a lot older recently. In the past, he was praised as a 70-year-old at the age of 82, but now he looks like a 90-year-old.

You can see how much pressure he faces.

To this end, he partnered with British Foreign Secretary Russell and Chancellor of the Exchequer Clayston very worried about his physical condition.

"Prime Minister, now the Netherlands has actually participated in it and mediated as a lobbyist for the Tsarist Russia and Austria-Hungary Empires. This is not in line with our original intention. It disrupted our original plan for the UK to withdraw first and Austria-Hungary to consume Tsarist Russia. what"

Creston said worriedly: "This makes us very passive today, and it's all to blame for the Netherlands."

Russell shook his head and objected: "I don't think William IV is in a hurry, but Russia and Austria are in a hurry. Otherwise, in terms of time, how could they have succeeded so quickly?"

Creston wanted to refute, but after seeing Viscount Palmerston shaking his head at him, he held back.

"Those two countries are now wounded and need treatment, so it is naturally the best to stop the war,"

Viscount Palmerston followed: "What's more, the incident that MI6 made in Tsarist Russia is enough to make Alexander II hurt and annoyed for a while."

Hearing this, Creston said, "But how should the UK get out of this situation? There seems to be some discrepancy with the previous maintenance of the dignity of the UK."

Viscount Palmerston and Russell looked at each other, and both sighed that Clayston was younger and not hot enough.

He explained: "In fact, everything has pros and cons. It seems that for the United Kingdom, the peace talks are behind, but we are not a test."

"Try?"

Creston was stunned for a moment, then suddenly he looked at Palmerston and the two of them, the latter nodded, Creston said: "Let the Austro-Hungarian Empire take the lead, test the Russian Empire's attitude towards ending the war, and then the British Can it be used as a measure when negotiating with Tsarist Russia?"

"Yes, if the Russian Empire gets too little benefit from Austria-Hungary, then it proves that Alexander II is urgent to stop the war. On the contrary, if the lion opens his mouth."

Creston: "That's because Russia doesn't want a truce yet"

Viscount Palmerston nodded and said with approval: "Not bad."

Clayston suddenly asked: "But what I don't understand is why the Netherlands is so active and what kind of benefits can they get?"

In this regard, Minister Russell is also at a loss.

He also couldn't understand what kind of thoughts William IV had to do this.

Viscount Palmersdu sighed and said: "The enemy is the enemy, the enemy is the friend, the Netherlands has recently had a discordant relationship with France, and is also very wary of the growing Prussia;

William IV is a smart man, he knows what kind of situation is best for the Netherlands, William IV is weaving a web.

A powerful Austro-Hungarian Empire and Tsarist Russia can make the Kingdom of Prussia suffer from enemies, not to mention, don't forget that the Netherlands did not participate in these European wars."

Creston said dissatisfiedly: "Don't we just watch William IV and Napoleon III sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and the fisherman wins?"

Viscount Palmersdu sneered and said, "Of course not, the British Empire naturally does not allow such a thing to happen, just wait and see the show."

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Prussia, Berlin.

Crown Prince Frederick worried to King William I of Prussia and Prime Minister Bismarck: "Now the mediation in Amsterdam will allow the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire to resolve the conflict, which is very unfavorable for Prussia. We should stop them from continuing."

Bismarck shook his head: "No, such a thing will not happen, my crown prince"

Crown Prince Frederick looked at him puzzled.

Bismarck explained: "Because the Tsarist Russian Empire's ambitions are not on our side, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire can't handle it internally. There is a mind to deal with us. It's good if we don't provoke them. Don't forget that Hungary is not a good nation. Why, Joseph I made such a big concession to Hungary, it has endangered his kingship."

William I also nodded and said: "If it was okay in peacetime, but now the war is raging, as long as Prussia exerts a little pressure on one of the ethnic groups, or benefits, the other ethnic group will show the prototype of the main interest, and the country will disintegrate. So, from the foundation of this country Joseph I, I no longer regard him as an adversary"

Crown Prince Frederick saw that William I was speaking so domineeringly, he could not help looking at Bismarck, but saw him smile, but he did not object to this statement.

He couldn't help thinking: Is the Austro-Hungarian Empire ruled by Joseph I really so weak?

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French Empire, Paris.

Napoleon III has been having a good time these days.

The Mexican Empire is now slowly infiltrated by his army, and Maximilian I, the younger brother of Emperor Joseph I, is just one of his puppets.

"Joseph I is now overwhelmed with self-care, the United Kingdom is losing ground in the face of the Lincoln government, and Canada in the north is even more perilous.

In the Balkans, for the so-called strategic significance, they were repeatedly beaten back by the Tsarist Russian Empire.

In the past few years, France's national strength has gradually recovered. on the contrary.

Austria, on the other hand, was so weakened that it depended on Hungary to join in to maintain it.

However, Napoleon III was not optimistic about the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In particular, the information he received showed that because Joseph I was able to reach a federal solution, the power that the various ethnic groups in the Austro-Hungarian Empire wanted to obtain made them dissatisfied. Relationships are easily manipulated, and if you retreat a little, it will deteriorate further

"Now France's opponent has changed from Austria to Prussia. Bismarck is a cunning guy who dares to deceive me. Wait and see, this account will be doubled back sooner or later."

Napoleon III severely cursed the Prussians in the north~www.mtlnovel.com~ However, the talk between Alexander II and Joseph I made it difficult for me to distinguish between good and bad for France."

This little guy, William IV, is interesting. Come to think of it, the pressure of Prussia impressed him.

"Perhaps, France can be drawn over, maybe"

...

On March 1, 1866, after three days of negotiations in Amsterdam, Tsarist Russia and Austria-Hungary finally came to a conclusion.

Hesbet Feng, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, said that the position of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the issue of Tsarist Russia and Austria-Hungary has been consistent and has not changed. neutral position. As a neutral European country, the Netherlands will continue to promote peace in Europe, promote talks between major warring parties in Europe, and maintain European stability.

In addition to these opening remarks by the Netherlands as the host, the focus of today's press conference - the Russian Empire and the foreign ministers of Austria-Hungary came to the stage to carry out questions.