Chapter 851 Wait!
If we follow the scripts of other countries, this situation should have broken out in a bloody conflict like France. However, the reality is that there are also many people in the army who are dissatisfied with Metternich.
Coupled with the blessing of nationalism, the Austrian army, following the Bavarian Guards, also joined the rebellion.
The army set up cannons directly outside the Prime Minister's Office. Seeing that nothing could be done, Franz's insiders, who had been deployed in advance, could only propose burning Metternich, so as to have the proper punishment effect.
And we cannot kill innocent people indiscriminately, so people other than Metternich should be allowed to leave the Prime Minister's Office before taking action.
The people were still very reasonable, so they made way for innocent people to pass. After the innocents left, torches were thrown into the Prime Minister's Office from all directions.
The fire burned for a full day and night, and it is said that even Metternich's ashes were burned.
On the pier in Vienna, an old lady wearing a white wig kept looking back, and the old servant on the side pulled her into the cabin.
"Come on, sir. Archduke Franz says California needs you."
After Metternich stepped down, Count Kolarov thought he had finally defeated his old rival and could implement his own reforms. However, Francis II had already left a legacy:
"If Metternich is unable to perform the duties of regent for special reasons, Pillersdorfer will take over as regent."
Pillersdorff also had disagreements with Count Kolarov, and the mess Metternich had left was too much for them to deal with.
Declare war on the Papal States? Don't be kidding. With the current situation in Europe, everyone is looking for a scapegoat. Whoever takes action first will die.
Accept the Papal States' offer? The ruins of the Prime Minister's Office are still hot! Moreover, the two royal princes have made no move, and it seems that the royal family is not prepared to pursue this matter.
At this time, they remembered Archduke Franz who had gone to Tyrol to take office. After all, the latter had a distinguished reputation, was a member of the royal family, and was the future emperor.
Maybe some people would like this feeling of being needed, but Franz only felt that they wanted to use him as a shield.
He didn't like this feeling very much, but the intensity of nationalism at this time did exceed his imagination.
It has obviously been suppressed for so many years. From the earliest Hillkini Barron and Ludwig von Lens to the latest Andres Pretorius, Franz has never stopped suppressing extremes. Nationalist repression.
The methods employed include, but are not limited to, fines, imprisonment, exile, and even assassination. But the results were not ideal, and its scale and influence still far exceeded those of the German nationalists in history.
But at this time, we really couldn’t let those idiots in the imperial government continue to mess around. Franz’s reply was “wait”.
Yes, the competition at this time is patience. The political situation in France, Britain, Spain, and Prussia is also in chaos. Whoever loses his composure first will lose.
France is the key to this. As long as this most critical link collapses, the invisible network against Austria will no longer exist.
And France will definitely collapse. The reason Franz is so sure of this is because if it doesn't collapse, someone will help it collapse.
For example, a gunshot, a leader, or a "La Marseillaise".
But in the final analysis, Louis Philippe's rule was too weak, otherwise it would not be so easy for others to take advantage of the loopholes.
But no matter what, Franz would not let France, a close neighbor, breathe another breath, and he would never let it transfer the conflict to Austria.
As for the British threat, most of it will remain verbal. After all, Austria's geographical location is not suitable for being invaded by sea, and the latter is not the main threat to the former. Doing so is completely outweighing the gains and losses. It should be impossible for smart British people to make this mistake. This kind of mistake.
During the waiting period, Franz did not want to care about the pressure faced by the Austrian Imperial Government and had no need to care about it. In fact, he would like to change the government a few more times, just in time to clean up those loyal corrupt criminals.
Many times it was difficult for Franz to take matters into his own hands. Due to the fatal flaw in the conferral system, the Austrian Imperial Government had a large number of loyal ministers with stable "food" fields.
They didn't do anything bad, but they didn't do anything useful either.
However, these people have occupied a large number of positions in government departments for generations. Their work efficiency is approximately zero, and they are not as useful as outsourced affairs officers.
At the bottom, it only affects work efficiency and takes up national resources, but at the top, the impact is extremely bad.
Whether they are willing or not, they will actively or passively become the backbone or even the leader of some factions.
Then inbreeding began, and even top geniuses in certain disciplines like Darwin, Bach, and Einstein could only produce a bunch of mediocre fools, not to mention this group of useless waste.
For example, Count Pilersdorff, who was taking over the throne at this time and entered the Regent Council, was far less capable than Prince Metternich, but he was destined to be where he is today from more than ten years ago, even as soon as he was born.
Franz II was not a genius like Kong Ming and Zhang Liang, he was just a mediocre old man, but he could still count to this day more than ten years later, for no other reason than his familiarity.
However, Franz was unable to deal with such a group of guys who were in a dead position, but he couldn't deal with them in an overly aggressive way.
It's funny to say that they are the cornerstone of the empire. Franz must get the support of these people if he wants his reform to be successful, but who would want to revolutionize his own life?
This is not a problem that can be solved by Franz ascending the throne, because even if Franz becomes the emperor, he still cannot betray his own class.
So Franz needs a big chaos, a big chaos in the world, but before that he must make all preparations.
Only a strong body could survive this strong dose, and after that the Austrian Empire would be reborn.
In fact, Franz initially wanted to use conservative reform methods to subtly carry out limited reforms. However, some small repairs could only save a temporary period, but not the whole life.
As for the new regency council wanting to break away from Franz's control and act on its own, this is actually unlikely, because Franz has already made it clear to the two elders of the family.
As long as the two royal princes disagree, the Regency Council is just a decoration.
As for Count Latour, Franz did not intend to let him stay in Vienna anymore. After all, this man was very impulsive and easy to get angry, but he still had loyalty and ability.
So Franz felt that Belgrade was a good place. First of all, Belgrade was well-armed and well-prepared. Secondly, it was actually surrounded by Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. There must be someone who dared to fight to defend it here.
Historically, Count Latour died tragically. He took a series of drastic measures, but still could not stabilize the situation in Vienna.
When the second wave of panic arrived, Count Latour stayed alone in the hall of the Ministry of War in order not to harm others.
However, no one appreciated his courage. In the end, the brave earl was stabbed into a sieve and hung in front of the war department.