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The Earl of Brandenburg was immediately tempted, and he even began to imagine the scene when he became the Prime Minister of the German Empire, so he immediately persuaded Frederick William IV's worries:

"Your Majesty, I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Austria is in turmoil and cannot take care of itself. We just take the opportunity to unify the central and western regions of Germany and establish a brand new German Empire. Once the empire is established, you will open a new page in history. I believe that Prussia will From here on to glory!"

Compared to the excitement of the Earl of Brandenburg, Frederick William IV was relatively calm. It was not that he was calmer, but that he was not very interested in the great achievements of the empire. Now the situation in Prussia made him exhausted. He really doesn't know if he can handle the German Empire again.

Of course, if this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he will not let it go. The problem is that he is really not sure whether this is an opportunity, so he is very hesitant.

On the other hand, the Earl of Burgburg didn't notice Frederick William IV's expression at all. The second prime minister had been completely intoxicated by the beautiful scene he had imagined. I can't extricate myself from being completely immersed in it, where I can't stop talking about how wonderful the future is and how much the future is worth looking forward to.

But he doesn't talk about how to realize these beautiful futures, but this is normal, because he has never thought about this issue at all. In a sense, he is like a visionary, who can only propose ideas, but lacks the desire to realize them. means and strategies.

Naturally, these blueprints made Frederick William IV frown, because he didn't just want blueprints, he had to see how to realize them. After all, he, the king, was only good at proposing ideas, and how to realize them depended on the prime minister. of.

The problem now is that King Frederick William IV and Prime Minister Brandenburg are highly consistent in a sense, that is, they are only good at proposing ideas but not realizing them. To put it bluntly, it is called talking on paper.

However, it is forgivable for Frederick William IV to have this problem, because he has been in poor health for a long time. In terms of government affairs, he mainly proposes ideas, which are mainly handed over to William I for implementation. The two brothers cooperate fairly well.

But now William I, who is good at implementing, has stepped down, but Brandenburg is not good at handling these details, which is terrible! After all, the prime minister is the prime minister, and he needs to lead the overall situation, coordinate various relationships, deal with various troubles, and keep everything in order.

This means that the Earl of Brandenburg can't handle these things at all, or they can't handle them ideally. But now Prussia really needs fine manipulation the most. A bold technique like the Earl of Brandenburg's really won't have good results.

So the monarch and his ministers can't talk about anything special in this dialogue,

It can be said to be air-to-air, but the funniest thing is that these two people are still enjoying it, even if they can't talk about anything, they are still discussing in a serious manner.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. According to my estimation, at least in the first half of this year, Austria will not be able to quell the domestic riots. We have enough time to contact the states. On the one hand, we can do persuasion work, on the other hand Be prepared to respond with force!"

The first half of the Earl of Brandenburg's words made Frederick William IV nod repeatedly. Although he also knew that poaching Austria's corner was risky, it was not a big problem to win over and contact some small German states secretly, because hundreds of Everyone has been doing this for many years, and it is a recognized unspoken rule. Austrians often do it too, so it doesn't matter if they are discovered.

But he frowned when he was asked to prepare for a forceful response later on. He didn't like fighting, especially fighting with Austria. Not only was the chance of winning not high, but the main problem was that once he used force against Austria, it would be tantamount to declaring sanctity. The alliance was completely broken.

At that time, Russia's reaction is hard to say, and without the endorsement of the Holy Alliance, Prussia's international backing will be gone, and it will have to face international threats alone in the future. This is for Frederick William IV, who has become accustomed to the Holy Alliance It takes a lot of determination.

But now he obviously doesn't have such determination, he hopes that the Holy Alliance will continue to exist, even if the deterrence of this alliance is not as good as before, but having a pair of underwear is worse than having none, isn't it?

Frederick William IV hoped to solve the problem within the alliance, that is, to achieve the goal of Little Germany without completely turning against Austria. Everyone will fight without breaking, and continue to hang on like this.

It has to be said that Frederick William IV was politically immature, or naive. For Austria, the Little Germany plan is completely unacceptable, because it is clearly poaching his corner and weakening his control over the German states. Is this simply subversive!

As long as Austria's head is not kicked by a donkey, it is absolutely impossible to agree to this plan. In other words, it is impossible for Frederick William IV to fight without breaking. Either he has to turn against Austria, or he can honestly maintain the status quo and pretend to be a grandson. He can only choose one of the two and not both.

Now Frederick William IV wants both fish and bear's paw, and he has no determination to fight it out. What do you think he can do with such hesitation?

"A forceful solution is absolutely not advisable!" Frederick William IV replied with a heavy face, "A war with Austria will lead to unpredictable consequences, and it may completely destroy our relations with Austria and Russia. unacceptable!"

The Earl of Brandenburg was splashed with cold water. It would be a lie to say that he was not disappointed, but he did not expect Frederick William IV to immediately agree to his plan to turn against Austria. His goal is to sit back and look at the two, and first strive for the most basic goal: to get Frederick William IV to agree to secretly win over the states and secretly slander the Austrians.

As long as this is realized, there is still the possibility of realizing the Little Germany plan in the future. Maybe Austria will continue to decline in the future, maybe the Hungarians are particularly able to toss? Once Austria continued to decline, he would not believe that Frederick William IV would not be tempted if he had the opportunity.

So he immediately nodded and said: "Your Majesty, I will fully implement your will, but the necessary military mobilization and preparation are also necessary. We can use the excuse of suppressing the riots as an excuse to prepare secretly."

Although Frederick William IV was still frowning, he accepted the suggestion after thinking about it. After all, quelling the riots is a sufficient reason, and there is no harm in making preparations earlier.

Of course, he did not forget to tell the Earl of Brandenburg: "It is fine to make preparations, but it must not cause unnecessary friction, especially not to stimulate the sensitive nerves of the Austrians!"

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