Chapter 1171: Earth-shattering (Part 2)

Chapter 1171: Earth-shattering (Part 2)

Some people say that Hungarians followed the French example and built a guillotine in the center of Budapest to execute opponents every day, and Grand Duke Stefan's family died under the guillotine.

There are more torture theories, such as flowering pear, iron maiden, torture platform, drill, piercing punishment, rat punishment, wheel punishment, and five horses torn apart.

There are also many different opinions about the performance of Grand Duke Stefan's family. Some people say that Grand Duke Stefan's family was dragged out like dogs and wagged their tails to beg for mercy at the executioner.

Some people say that Grand Duke Stefan's family faced torture without fear and died generously, and even looked directly at the executioner's blade, scaring the masked executioner to death.

Some people portrayed them as saints, striding towards the executioner to protect the innocent, and some even said that everyone in Grand Duke Stefan's family gave an impassioned speech before they died.

The monarchs of various countries who had just abolished the constitution had a surprisingly consistent attitude at this moment, and everyone wanted to eat their flesh alive.

Before the French Revolution, no one dared to touch the royal family. Even if they lost the war or committed atrocities, they did not have to worry about their lives.

However, this iron rule was broken since the French Revolution. It was not impossible for civilians to execute kings and nobles. It even became a sideshow at a certain time.

After decades of the Vienna Peace Conference, they finally forgot their fears. However, the Hungarians once again aroused their fears, and the extreme fear was anger.

Of course, this anger was also based on confidence, which came from the invincible Austrian army, especially Louis Philippe and the new king of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II.

Facing the dual pressure of France and "Napoleon", Louis Philippe simply regarded himself as a German duke. Like his ancestor Louis Equality, he directly called himself the Duke of Alsace-Lorraine.

This made Count Chambord, who was also affiliated with the German Confederation, very ashamed, and was even criticized by the French orthodox faction. However, the Orleans faction believed that this was a true attitude that a real man should have.

Louis Philippe not only publicly stood for a side, but even directly used the power of the state to form troops and labor camps to prepare for the Hungarian front.

In fact, this was not the first time that Louis Philippe had shown his loyalty in this way, but before it was only in the form of volunteers, and this time he was completely disregarding his face.

In addition to Louis Philippe, the new king of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II, was also jumping up and down.

There was no other reason. The Po River Guard, the sword of Damocles, was always hanging over the head of the Kingdom of Sardinia at this time; internal nationalists, republicans, dissatisfied nobles, merchants and civilians.

Coupled with the impact of the failure of the war against Austria and the invasion of France, the situation that Emanuele II had to face at this time was much worse than in history.

So he took a different approach and publicly announced the confiscation of the property of Hungarian rebels to support the great cause of the Austrian Empire.

Once this trend started, Hungarians' overseas assets were directly wiped out across Europe. What bank secrecy laws and neutrality laws were not worth mentioning in the face of huge interests.

The most outrageous thing is that among the countries that announced the confiscation of Hungarian assets, the Second French Republic was prominently listed.

The reason why small countries jumped out so much was that on the one hand, it was profitable, and on the other hand, Austria and Russia had built this powerful orthodox alliance.

Duke Uvarov's guess was correct. Nicholas I was indeed willing to lend troops to the Austrian Empire to quell the civil war, and even the number of 300,000 troops was not wrong at all.

But Franz would never accept it, because he didn't want to suffer the loss in history again. It is true that Nicholas I hated the revolution, but Russia's attack on Hungary was not necessarily to help Austria.

In fact, many separatists were protected by Russia. As for whether this was a coincidence or an ulterior motive, it was up to each person to see the truth.

In a high-end salon in Vienna, several men with extraordinary temperaments were full of sorrow.

"What are the Hungarians doing?"

"They broke the rules of the game that have been in place for thousands of years! Do they want to die?"

"Don't be so pessimistic, the French also broke it, and they almost unified Europe."

"Fuck you! Are the opponents of the French the same as the opponents of the Hungarians? You still dare to speak for the Hungarians now, do you want to be trampled to death by the tyrannical king like an ant?"

A white-haired middle-aged man stopped the quarrel between the two juniors.

"We have lost too much strength in the past year, and the Hungarians took the initiative to break the 'rules'.

The Habsburgs used to be the most 'rule-abiding', and even a tyrannical king could not break the 'rules'.

But now the Hungarians have gone too far, and it is impossible to end the civil war in peace. The Habsburgs have to give the Hungarians a hard time even for the sake of face.

Not to mention that it is not just a problem between the Habsburgs and Austria now. All the royal families and nobles will take this opportunity to counterattack and let the covetous and the rebels know what the consequences of breaking the rules are."

The streets and alleys of Vienna are full of anxiety and fear, and the first reaction of most people to the news is disbelief.

For a long time, wars in Europe seem to have always had certain rules, and many people do not believe that the Hungarians executed Archduke Stefan.

After all, theoretically Grand Duke Stefan is the king of Hungary. By doing this, the Hungarians have torn off the fig leaf of the monarchy, and the charges have changed from rebellion and secession to treason, treason, and even opposition to people's recognition. that civilization in.

Fear and uneasiness soon turned into anger, and the rising anger was like a roaring wave. Almost everyone was cursing the Hungarians for their crazy behavior, and something very subtle was quietly changing.

Most people had no idea about the civil war before. They felt that it was far away from them. However, the death of Archduke Stefan made them understand the truth, that is, there are still intact eggs under the cover of the nest.

At this time, nationalists jumped out again, and guiding national sentiment was exactly what they were good at.

So the Hungarians became the outlet for this torrent.

People took to the streets holding high the flag of the Austrian Empire and wooden signs reading "War" and singing improvised tunes composed by musicians.

"On the banks of the Rhine River and in the Alps, the glory of our ancestors flows in our blood. Fearless warriors, holding spears in hand, defend our homeland and drive away enemies. We will never surrender."

On the high platform, a person who looked like a popular leader shouted:

"Fellow Austrians! Our great empire has suffered unprecedented insults and harm!

The rebellion and atrocities of the Hungarians have exceeded the limits of our tolerance! Now is the time for us to unite and fight back! "

"Long live the Austrian Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

The crowd in the audience cheered and applauded warmly from time to time.