Chapter 318 Arrogant Woman

Chapter 319 Arrogant Woman

Baron Turgut immediately said in disbelief: "Your Highness, pardon me, you are not kidding, are you?"

Joseph held his arms tightly - Turgut was not tall, and Joseph, who was 1.7 meters tall, was only a little shorter than him - and said seriously: "I believe that Her Majesty the Queen will definitely agree with my proposal. France and Austria are the closest friends, and naturally they must do their best to help each other through the difficulties!"

The eyes of the Austrian Foreign Minister lit up, and he nodded excitedly: "Yes, you are absolutely right! France and Austria will always be the most steadfast allies!

"In this case, I will rush to the Palace of Versailles overnight and ask His Majesty to send troops to Luxembourg."

Seeing that he was about to get up, Joseph stopped him: "We must stop Blücher's offensive as soon as possible to prevent Luxembourg from falling. And it will take too long for you to go to Paris and return. "

"What do you mean? ”

Joseph was in deep thought: "How about this, you return to Vienna immediately and ask His Majesty the Emperor to issue an imperial decree to let the Austrian army and officials in Luxembourg fully cooperate with me to snipe the Prussians, and at the same time, call back the troops planned to reinforce the Southern Netherlands and continue to attack Silesia with all your strength.

"As for the Palace of Versailles, you can send an assistant to submit the letter of credence to Her Majesty the Queen."

Baron Turgut wanted to nod, but hesitated and said: "Wouldn't it be too rude to send only an assistant to meet His Majesty?"

"State affairs are more important!" Joseph said righteously, "Please rest assured, His Majesty will definitely understand you. In addition, I can send someone to accompany your assistant to Paris to explain to His Majesty on your behalf."

"Thank you so much!" Turgut immediately bowed deeply to Joseph, "Austria will always remember your kindness!"

Vienna.

Schönbrunn Palace

Joseph II put down Thugut's secret letter - his foreign minister had just arrived in Bavaria, and the letter was sent back by a rider who had galloped for three days - and finally a faint smile appeared on his bloodless face, and he said to Leopold II: "Our sister agreed to go and snipe Blücher. In this way, we can continue to maintain the superior force in the direction of Silesia.

"Oh, tell General Leo to let him accept the command of the French army."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Leopold II nodded, but said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, will it cause any trouble if a large number of French troops enter the lowlands?"

The Walloon region of the Southern Netherlands basically speaks French and is very close to France. Austria has always been wary of France's involvement there.

Joseph II sighed weakly: "General Wurmser failed to make good arrangements for Luxembourg, and hurried to Silesia, allowing the Prussians to take advantage of the loophole...

"Now, apart from relying on the French army, what else can we do? Should we give up the Silesia battlefield?"

Hearing this, Leopold II lowered his head.

Austria has experienced three defeats in the Silesian War, and people will never accept a fourth one. At this time, my brother has seriously offended the aristocracy by vigorously promoting reforms. If the front line fails again, there will be a big mess in the country.

"Don't worry." Joseph II waved his hand, "The Prussian army in the Southern Netherlands, plus the rebels, has a total of more than 30,000 people. It is already very difficult for 20,000 French troops to defend Luxembourg, and it is unlikely to enter the Southern Netherlands.

"And as long as we resolve the battle in Silesia as soon as possible, the Prussians will naturally withdraw from the Southern Netherlands."

Although Leopold II also agreed with his brother's statement, he was still a little unwilling and said: "Then Luxembourg..."

Joseph II had exhausted his physical strength and lay down: "Just treat it as an exchange of interests. Luxembourg is acceptable to the French. "

After all, as long as we can take over the rich Silesia, everything will be worth it.

And without the help of the French, Austria will lose the Southern Netherlands and Luxembourg together. It is not too bad to exchange the small Luxembourg for the Southern Netherlands, which is more than ten times larger.

Leopold II came out of the Emperor's bedroom, thinking all the way about how to recruit more troops to Silesia, and unknowingly returned to his room.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard his wife's angry scream: "How can she do this? ! She is humiliating me and also humiliating Austria! "Then there was the sound of porcelain falling heavily to the ground.

Leopold II frowned and looked up at the guard at the door. The latter immediately lowered his head in panic and only muttered softly: "Your Majesty, she went to your study..."

Leopold II immediately thought of something, pushed the door open quickly, and went straight to the study. He saw a group of maids and servants standing in the corner in fear, and several antique porcelains originally placed on the table were smashed to the ground and turned into pieces. The entire large table was There was only one letter.

Marie Antoinette wrote to His Majesty the Emperor, but did not mention the marriage of the French Crown Prince. Because of His Majesty's poor health, he gave it to him to deal with. Then the war broke out, and he had not taken care of it.

Unexpectedly, it was accidentally found by Vito Luca.

Leopold II coughed lightly, stepped forward to put the letter away, and then took his wife's hand and comforted her: "Dear, Clementine is far from the age of childbearing, and it is normal for my sister to have concerns. His Majesty has decided not to mention this matter."

"Why didn't you mention it?! Didn't you and your brother say before that this matter would definitely happen?" Vitoruka withdrew his hand forcefully and gritted his teeth, "I have told almost all the ladies and celebrities, Clementine will become the Crown Princess of France and has received congratulations from countless people..."

"Now, you are telling me to give up on this matter?!" She pointed at her husband's nose and said viciously, "You loser! How did you become a husband and father? That woman has humiliated us like this, and you don't even think about it. Dare to help us seek justice!”

"Marie Antoinette!" she shouted hoarsely, "One day, I will avenge this humiliation tenfold and a hundredfold!"

Leopold II stuffed the letter into his pocket, shook his head and said: "Don't be like this, Vidoluka, she is my biological sister. And in fact, the Palace of Versailles did not say anything about the engagement. It was you who spread the news without authorization...

"Oh, forget it, forget about this. We will choose a good marriage for Clementine, and His Majesty the Emperor will definitely give her a generous dowry, so that she will live a very happy life in the future."

"No, how could I forget! You care about family affection, why doesn't she care about it?" Vidoluka's chest heaved violently, and his eyes were filled with chills, "I want that woman to know that she made a stupid mistake!"

Leopold II shook his head helplessly, whispered to his servants to take care of his wife, and then turned around and went to the conference hall. There are still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with in Austria, where can he distract himself from the short-term matters of his family.

…

France, Verdun.

Just as the Austrian Foreign Minister left, Joseph ordered the Guards to set off for Luxembourg.

He knew that Joseph II had no other choice but to rely on France to deal with Blücher.