What is face?

Duke Charles just doesn't care.

Look at France and England, which are currently in the limelight in Europe. How have these two countries ever had to face each other?

The Hundred Years' War between England and France, the Thirty Years' War, the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the War of Spanish Succession, the War of Austrian Succession, the entire history of Europe is almost a history of fighting each other to death between England and France.

What now?

These two bastards could only exchange a few pleasantries, and when the Habsburg family declared war on France, England openly expressed its support for France.

Although I don’t know what these two bastards mean by the so-called bastards, the fact that these two bastards can put aside their feud and join forces to deal with the Habsburgs is enough to prove that Britain and France attach great importance to the bastards.

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At the same time, it is enough to prove the shamelessness of England and France.

Look at Napoleon again. As soon as he sent Mrs. Deficit to the border of Luxembourg, he launched an attack on the city of Astford in Luxembourg. He directly blocked the Austrian Emperor Franz in the city and beat him for the second time.

They sent people to sneak attack on the city of Ledenge, and then sent people to harass the Habsburg Allied Army's food routes. Which of these operations is shameful?

Therefore, Duke Charles thought very clearly that being shameless may not necessarily save Sweden, but the benefits of being shameless are too many.

After thinking for a while, Duke Charles continued: "Let's do this. Let us first vigorously praise the existence of the Little Broken Pot and express our willingness to join the Little Broken Pot. At the same time, we will condemn the allied forces of France and the Habsburg family for provoking the war."

When Duke Charles said this, Gustave IV couldn't help but feel even more confused: "I understand your intention to join Canada's small pot, and I also know the benefits of declaring permanent neutrality, but...condemn France and Habsburg

Both sides of the Fort Alliance Army, are you sure you won't offend them both at the same time?"

Duke Charles smiled slightly and said: "Of course, if we do this, we will offend the Habsburg Allied Forces at most, but we will never offend France, even if we accuse France."

"Because France's ultimate goal is to have all countries join this little pot, so that the entire Europe is within the framework jointly formulated by France and England."

"So, even if we accuse France, it doesn't matter. As long as we are willing to join the little pot and work under the guidance of the little pot, then France and England are our most solid backing, and they will never sit back and watch Habsburg.

The coalition forces are attacking us."

"Otherwise, who else will join the Little Pot in the future? The Little Pot has no meaning of existence, so how meaningful is the war between France and England left?"

Looking at Gustaf IV, who was still a little confused, Duke Charles couldn't help but smile and said: "You have to remember that as the king of Sweden, you have to consider Sweden, not any other country. For Sweden

If it’s beneficial, then go ahead and do it boldly; if it’s harmful to Sweden, then definitely don’t do it.”

Gustavus IV nodded, and after pondering for a while, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Duke Charles and said: "So, do you think there is another possibility - the reason why France and England suddenly became tough?

, and was able to put down the feud, could it be because there was another more powerful and more terrifying country that contributed to all this?"

Hearing what Gustavus IV said, Duke Charles was stunned at first, and then smiled happily: "Little Gustav, you have finally grown up and learned to think about problems for yourself."

"Yes, behind all of this, there must be a more powerful and terrifying country that contributed to all of this. Because that country was so powerful and terrifying, France and England had to put aside their two hundred years of hatred and try to unite.

Let’s take control of our voice in Europe.”

"And that country is the powerful country in the Far East that France has always touted, Ming."

"The war against the Habsburgs was not only a letter of guarantee submitted by France and England to the Ming Dynasty, but also a display of their own muscles. They tried to tell the Ming Dynasty through this war that Europe belonged to their two families, and

Not from the Ming Dynasty."

"Of course, none of this will be put on the table. Everything is done in secret."

"You see, this is politics."

Gustav's face finally showed a look of horror.

Politics, is it so dark?

After being silent for a long time, Gustav finally couldn't help but asked: "So, what about the Ferson family? Their heir was killed by Napoleon of France."

"As you said, if we join the Little Broken Pot, we are siding with France. Whether it is France, the Habsburg family, or the Filson family, I believe they can all understand this. So, Filson

On the family side…”

Duke Charles shook his head and said, "Even if they can understand it, so what?"

"Remember, little Gustaf, you are the king of Sweden, and I am the Duke of Southmanland. With my support, even if the Felsson family is dissatisfied, they can only hold back this tone, unless

Philson Sr. wants to cut off their family's legacy."

"You have to remember that we in Sweden are not the most powerful in Europe. There are many countries more powerful than us. Therefore, we must learn to find a backer that can protect us."

"As long as this backer is willing to protect us, no matter how much trouble the Filson family makes, even if they can occupy the palace, it will not change the fact that you are the king of Sweden."

"Including if I say your idea is mine, and those ministers will still think that I am doing the right thing, these are all the same."

"You see, this is politics."

Having said this, Duke Charles touched Gustave's head again and said: "Little Gustave, you have to remember that this kind of thing of declaring neutrality but then leaning towards one of the parties must not be brought up by you.

, Do you understand?"

Gustav asked confused: "Why?"

Duke Charles smiled and shook his head and said: "Because you are the king of Sweden. If this is wrong, then it is my responsibility as the regent. Do you understand?"

After leaving the palace, Duke Charles asked Mornet to go to Paris and submit the credentials to join the Little Pot on behalf of Sweden. At the same time, he also borrowed the French newspaper and the Times to publicly declare that Sweden would remain neutral forever.

, will never get involved in any war.

After the news was announced, Francis I was shocked.

Francis I saw clearly that Sweden was cowardly, but it did not want to offend France and England, nor did it want to offend the Habsburg family.

Gu Hao/span However, Sweden is not very cowardly. The so-called neutrality is more like a joke - if you are neutral, why would you join the Little Poker? I wonder if the Habsburg family has not joined the Little Poker yet?

asshole!

What made Franz I even more unhappy was that as Sweden announced that it would join the Little Pot and become permanently neutral, other European allies, large and small, also began to take sides.

Some small countries, thinking that their country was weak, chose to follow Sweden's example and declared neutrality at the same time as they announced their participation in the small pot, saying that they would not get involved in the conflict between France and the Habsburg family alliance.

There are also some people who are neither strong nor weak, so they announced that they would join the Little Poker and join France and England, preparing to take advantage of the opportunity to expand their strength.

Anyway, I don’t think much of the Habsburg Allied Forces - the dignified Habsburg family was actually blocked in the city of Astamp by an unknown guy named Napoleon. How can you make people think highly of the Habsburg Allied Forces? Take advantage of it.

Do you want to see it?

Francis II could not accept all this.

After summoning his confidants, Franz II said straight to the point: "The situation is very unfavorable to the Habsburg family. If changes are not made, gentlemen, guess what will happen to those French frogs and rose beef."

Treat us?"

"Should we subjugate our country? Or change the monarch? Or hang us all on street lamps?"

Zweig, Austria's chief interior minister, shook his head and said: "Dear His Majesty the Emperor, although the situation on the battlefield is very unfavorable to our Habsburg family, those French frogs and rose beef are not doing well either."

"Now, we have the advantage of fighting locally, while French Frog and Rose Beef are on expeditions. Their logistical pressure is much greater than ours."

"So, I think as long as it drags on until their logistics and finances collapse, the alliance between France and England will collapse, and the advantage will still be in the hands of our Habsburg family."

After Zweig finished speaking, Franz II exploded: "A donkey kicked your head, right?"

"France is an expedition, and it is true that there will be logistical and financial pressures, but don't forget that the battle is taking place on the territory of our Habsburg family, and the territory that is damaged is our Habsburg family's territory!

"

"The advantage is mine? What advantage do we have? Don't you idiots even read newspapers? Don't you know what it means when French frogs and rose beef join forces?"

"This means that their army and naval advantages will be integrated together, which means that even if the French frogs have financial problems, Rose Beef will help them!"

"If this continues, I'm afraid it will be our Habsburg family that will suffer financial collapse, not the French Frogs!"

Looking at the furious Franz II, the cavalry commander Fred Jelinek couldn't help but stand up and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I have a way. Maybe it will help the situation at hand?"

"

Franz II's anger subsided and he snorted coldly and asked: "What can I do?"

Fred Jelinek replied: "You just mentioned the newspaper, so you must know that the "French Newspaper" stated that Russia will launch an attack on the Ottomans, and that Tsarist Russia has already launched an attack on the Ottomans.

.”

"Louis XVI has been bragging in the "French Newspaper" that France and the Ming Dynasty are each other's strongest allies, and the Ming Dynasty and Tsarist Russia are both one of the five good people in their little bastard. So,

Can we send an envoy to Osman to seek help from Osman?"

"Although Osman is not a good person, compared with the situation in front of us..."

Hearing this, Franz II couldn't help but nodded, and then turned his attention to Zweig: "So, who do you think should be sent to the Ottomans?"

Zweig wanted to say something like "Go and ride the horse" - Why do we have to seek help from Osman when the problem can be solved by delaying tactics?

Besides, even if Habsburg is willing to unite with Osman, Osman is also willing to help the Habsburg family, but does Osman still have the energy?

You know, the Ottomans are currently being beaten by Tsarist Russia, and soon another Ming country will be beaten. After being beaten twice, what can the Ottomans do to help the Habsburg family?

But Zweig had no other option.

At the very least, the Ottomans can still quarrel with Tsarist Russia, but the Habsburg family is simply being beaten. If they don't find a way to find foreign help, the Habsburg family may really be unable to hold on.

As for seeking help from Osman, it would betray Europa's interests...

Stop being funny.

Although the interests of the Habsburg family and Europa's interests overlap to a certain extent, when faced with a choice between the two, the Habsburg family must give priority to preserving their own family's interests.

In other words, any family in Europe, including the Bourbon family, would make the same choice as the Habsburg family.

See, this is governance.

After careful consideration, Zweig bowed slightly and replied: "Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, I think we can send Ernest Gold to the Ottomans to discuss an alliance with the Ottomans."

Franz II nodded and was about to agree, but Zweig took Fred Jelinek's proposal a step further and made a bolder proposal.

"I think we should also send Christoph Waltz as envoy to the Ming Dynasty to express to the Ming Dynasty that our Habsburg family is willing to join the Little Poker."

"As you know, the finances of the French Frogs have always been a big problem. After they formed an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, the financial problems of the French Frogs were gradually alleviated. Now, they can even attack our Habsburgs.

The Fort family attacks."

"Moreover, don't the muskets and artillery equipped by the French Frogs also come from the Ming Dynasty? Even Napoleon, who was very capable of fighting, also had the experience of being trained in the Ming Dynasty."
Chapter completed!