While Anna was facing great pressure from Louise, Leopold, who was far away in Vienna, could also be said to be gloomy, and Joseph II, who had supported him for a year, finally couldn't hold on, and the emperor's mental situation was very bad, he often fainted, and even when he woke up, he rarely had a moment of consciousness.
The Emperor's illness forced Leopold to strengthen the palace guards, but in Maximilian's eyes, it became irrefutable evidence that Leopold was trying to rebel, and he joined his brother Ferdinand and some officials in the Austrian government to come to the palace and ask for an audience with Joseph II.
Lifting the curtain of the palace, Maximime could faintly see a group of ministers gathered around the main entrance of the palace and shouting to see His Majesty the Emperor.
Joseph II was still in a coma, and His Majesty the Emperor was naturally unable to receive those ministers at this time, and the news that the Emperor was seriously ill had to be concealed from those ministers.
As soon as the news of the Emperor's serious illness spread, the revolt in Hungary, the Austrian Netherlands, and Austrian Poland would surely rise again, and some in the Habsburgs were optimistic about these ambitionists, such as Maximilian.
Although the emperor did not make any great achievements during his reign, no one can deny the emancipation of serfs, the development of science, and the improvement of the people's living standards.
Leopold did not now establish his own prestige in the hearts of the Austrian people.
Compared to the emperor, his qualifications are still shallow.
Although the emperor has always cultivated Leopold as his heir, it has only been the last half a year that has really allowed Leopold to show his strengths.
And for more than half a year, it was clear that Leopold would not be able to win the favor of the majority of the Austrians.
"Your Excellency Kautz, now that His Majesty the Emperor is still in a coma, I hope you can come forward to appease those ministers outside, otherwise today's incident will inevitably cause a national shock once it spreads" Leopold looked at Kaunitz sitting on the sofa and said anxiously, but when he heard Leopold's order, Kaunitz frowned "Your Highness, I think you should know that His Majesty the Emperor is in a coma right now.
And those ministers outside the palace have asked to see His Majesty the Emperor, and this is a test for you, as Prime Minister of the Austrian government.
Of course I support you, but you will encounter more tests in the future, and I will not be able to help you every time, so the current situation needs to be solved by you." said.
Kaunitz pursed his lips tightly.
Hearing Kaunitz's answer, Leopold's face seemed to turn a little pale.
Kautz is right, the current situation is indeed a test for him, but this test is too great, you must know that if he is caught off guard, it will even make the ministers led by Maximilian think that he Leopold is plotting to kill Joseph II, not to mention the Austrian throne at that time, I am afraid that Leopold's own life may not be able to be saved.
There's always a way.
Leopold breathed heavily, and began to walk around the room, his hands clasped tightly together.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a loud noise outside the window "Leopold plotted to usurp power!
, he put His Majesty the Emperor under house arrest!
” "Rescue His Majesty the Emperor!
Expelled Leopold!
........” “.................................”
Leopold felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his heart, and on the contrary to Leopold, Kaunitz was leisurely blowing his teacup, as if he didn't hear the shouting outside the window.
What to do, what to do?
Is it really necessary to use that last resort?
Thinking of this, Leopold's face turned iron-blue.
Although the last resort can solve the situation in front of us, but once it really acts, I am afraid that the whole of Austria will be in turmoil, you must know that there are many big nobles who are considered heavyweights in Vienna outside, not to mention the two direct children of the Habsburg family.
Just as Leopold was about to be driven crazy by himself, Joseph II's attendants suddenly burst in "Your Highness, His Majesty the Emperor is awake, he wants to see you!"
As soon as he heard this voice, Leopold was struck by lightning, and he stood there for a moment, and then the iron color on his face was gone, and he was seen to cry out loudly with a spirit: "Your Majesty is awake?"
"Uh-huh....."
Everyone will always ask again and again when they hear something they can't believe, and this habit is something that no one can overcome.
Hearing the accurate answer, Leopold ignored anything, only to see him quickly gallop out of the room.
Kaunitz, who was sitting in the room drinking tea, put down his teacup and summoned an attendant after Leopold rushed out "Go, tell the people outside, just tell them to wait a while, His Majesty the Emperor wants to see them, and tell them that His Majesty is disappointed and even angry at the inappropriate words and deeds they have gathered outside the palace, and let them behave for themselves!"
"No" After the attendants retreated, Kaunitz shook his head, then stood up and followed in Leopold's footsteps towards Joseph II's bedchamber. ....................................
The new taxes levied by the king made the people miserable, and often the king ordered a silver coin per capitation, but the tax collector must have received more than three silver coins on the heads of these people.
Most of the tax revenue tends to go into the hands of the bureaucracy, and the king will undoubtedly get a small part of it, but Louis XVI could not do anything about it, because the French bureaucracy was not ordinarily powerful.
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, ....................., although there have been many lessons from the past, have not been able to completely suppress the revolutionary winds in France, especially the British fanning the flames.
In the Far East, where the colonial armies of the two countries were still fighting day and night for territory, how could the British stand by and watch the situation in France become more and more unstable.
The British government led by George III has been closely monitoring the turmoil in France, except for Paris and Lyon, because of the suddenness of the incident, Britain did not intervene in time, behind the uprisings in the rest of France there is no lack of dark shadows of the British.
On February 28, 1790, a large-scale revolutionary uprising broke out in Calais, a city in northwestern France, which was so rapid that the local government simply did not expect, and not only that, but the people involved in the uprising were so well equipped that it was hard to believe, and the mayor of Calais, when he saw the popular uprising, shouted: "This is not a riot but a mutiny!"
In order to ensure that the uprising in Calais was not as short-lived as that of Lyon, the British government provided the local insurgents with as many as 30,000 weapons and rifles, as well as more than 40 artillery pieces, although most of these weapons were eliminated from the British Army, but these weapons were a lifesaver for the mob.
The garrison of Calais was only 500 men, and in the first wave of the uprising, these 500 men were scattered, and in less than half a day, the whole of Calais was captured by the rebels.
Calais is located in the north of France, bordering Belgium to the north and the United Kingdom across the sea.
It is located on the European axis, only 235.85 km from Paris and 151.34 km from London.
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At the same time, Calais is a port city in northern France, close to the Calais Strait, and the British port of Dover is more than 30 kilometers away.
The most famous event in the history of Calais occurred during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, when the defenders of Calais were able to withstand the besieging British army outside the city for a year until they ran out of ammunition.
After decades of rivalry between the British and French over Calais, the French were victorious.
Walking through the streets of Calais, Edwards felt a sense of comfort in his heart, the city of Calais that the British loved and hated, and although hundreds of years have passed since the British occupation of Calais, no one will have no memory of their former homeland.
Although it is not the British ** team that occupies Calais now, the owner of Calais at this moment is completely a puppet supported by the British government.
Edwards, British Government Envoy to Calais.
The uprising in Calais reached Paris as quickly as possible, and Louis XVI in Versailles was furious when he learned the news, he had only been in power for a few years, but France had never been at peace, and Louis XVI felt surprisingly angry that he had either rebelled or had not been beautiful over the years.
"Order the First Army to send 20,000 horses, and the Second Army to send 10,000 horses to recruit militias from cities near Paris, and this time I will leave Calais without any grass!"
"Your Majesty, rest your anger!"
"Needless to say, I have made up my mind that all the untouchables who dare to rebel against me must be put to death!
This time I'm going to let everyone know what happens if you disobey me!
” With that, Louis XVI slapped the table and flipped all the teacups on the table to the ground.