Struggle in Russia

Not to mention the reaction of the Austrians, temporarily returning to Berlin, William I did strengthen the security work, and also changed Li Xiao and his party to a more secluded manor, and issued a gag order to the relevant personnel involved in the consultation in Prussia , it is strictly forbidden to disclose all relevant information.

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William I felt that there was only so much he could do, and that was enough. He didn't believe that Austrian spies could detect anything in this situation. It's just that what he didn't expect was that the root of the problem was in his own backyard, and it was his wife who was doing bad things.

He really didn't have much defense against Augusta. He didn't think that Augusta would deliberately oppose him, but the fact immediately slapped him hard.

Because on the second day after his talks with Li Xiao made significant progress, the Berlin Morning Post published the news that Prussia and Russia conspired against Austria, exposing many details of their negotiations, which immediately caused another uproar !

"What's going on! William, didn't you tell me that I have strengthened the secrecy work and guaranteed that not a single word will be leaked! Why do the newspapers know more details than I do!"

After being scolded by Frederick William IV, William I was stunned, because he didn't know what went wrong, and he obviously stepped up his secrecy work! Why is it still leaking?

The Earl of Brandenburg also added insult to injury at the right time: "Your Majesty, the Austrian side has publicly protested this time!"

These words made Frederick William IV and William I suddenly change their faces. The meaning of formal protest is completely different, at least they can no longer be so foolish.

"Tell me, what should we do?" Frederick William IV asked angrily.

William I smiled wryly and said: "The negotiations have made significant progress, we must not give up at this time, we can only deny... I think we should shut down the Berlin Morning Post immediately, and interrogate their editorial department. We must find out the channels for their news! "

Frederick William IV was silent, but the Earl of Brandenburg said: "I'm afraid this is not enough! Austria's attitude is very tough this time, and we must ask for an explanation, and the relevant information has been leaked, so Austria will naturally have something to say. Get ready, it's impossible for us to surprise them by surprise, isn't it..."

King William I naturally knew what this guy wanted to say, so he quickly interrupted: "So what if Austria knows! This time we will be honest and not afraid to touch them! We must not back down!"

At the end, he added: "If we back down at this time,

It will give Russian friends the impression that we are not reliable enough. It is not easy to get the approval and help of Russian friends. If we give up at this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to obtain their approval in the future! "

These words made Frederick William IV firm in his determination, and he could only bite the bullet and reply: "Then continue! But we must find the source of the leak. This bastard has repeatedly ruined our good things. Don't let him go lightly!"

It's just that it is very difficult to realize this request of Frederick William IV, because the Earl of Brandenburg immediately complained: "Your Majesty, according to the previous constitution, we must guarantee the freedom of the press. This is to seize a famous Newspapers can easily cause panic in society!"

Frederick William IV and William I were such a pain in the ass. Back then, let alone shutting down a few newspaper offices, it was not a big deal to arrest and shoot the editors of the newspaper offices one by one.

Looking at the present, such a serious leak has occurred, and it is so difficult to punish a related newspaper. Don't be too annoying.

However, they also knew that the Earl of Brandenburg was telling the truth, and moving the newspaper at this moment might indeed cause a chain reaction. If those mobs thought of them disbanding the National Self-Defense Forces and the Parliament, they might explode again immediately. Although the army has basically controlled Berlin now, it is better to take it easy, and it is better not to do more if there is one less thing.

Both Frederick William IV and William I had an indescribable bitterness, because the person behind the leak knew them too well, and every leak hit their weakness, especially this time, making them think I can't even do it, it's really annoying!

"So we must punish this black hand behind the scenes more severely, and we must find him out as soon as possible, otherwise he will become more arrogant in the future, and may cause us more damage!"

Frederick William IV agrees with this very much. If the last leak just made him feel a little bit painful, this time it is like kicking his lower body hard, it hurts like a broken egg . Therefore, King William I demanded that the mastermind behind the scenes be severely punished as soon as possible, and he agreed with both hands, so the Earl of Brandenburg was in pain... no, the egg was broken, because this unfortunate job was immediately handed over to him!

"You are limited to catch the culprit within three days! No! Only three days, not an hour or a minute!"

The Earl of Brandenburg was also in a hurry, because Frederick William IV not only solved the case within a time limit, but also ordered him not to cause too much social impact. Anyway, it is impossible to directly seal up the newspaper office and arrest people one by one for interrogation.

Anyway, the Earl of Brandenburg was almost going crazy, because he wanted to solve the case without arresting people publicly. After holding back for two full days, seeing that the three-day deadline was about to come to an end, the next night, he finally thought of a bad move.

"Kidnapping! Yes! Bind all the editors of the Berlin Morning Post and interrogate them in secret!"

I have to say that this idea is also a bit weird. Anyway, if you follow the order of the Earl of Brandenburg, it may cause trouble. After all, all the good people in a newspaper office have disappeared. No matter how you look at it, it is not right. You can guess the possible reasons, and Frederick William IV should be passive at that time.

Fortunately, the Earl of Brandenburg's subordinates are not all useless, remind him that he doesn't need to arrest all the editors, just arrest the editor-in-chief, because it is absolutely impossible for the editor-in-chief to be ignorant if others don't know the relevant situation. Grab one of them and figure out what went wrong in minutes.

Don't say that this method really works, because after the poor editor-in-chief was kidnapped, he immediately pissed in fright, and he recruited anything before the torture was asked, and the leaker gave a confession in a few minutes.

Then? Then the Earl of Brandenburg was overjoyed!