After a rare day of leisure with Christine and Anna, countless documents brought William back to his intense work.
In recent times, France and Russia have become the two main focuses of attention of all countries on the European continent, and among them, the rebellion in France is the focus of attention.
It stands to reason that France is not a vegetarian as an old European empire, and so far, with the exception of Calais, has been suppressed.
On the other hand, in Russia, now that Brankov's men and horses have advanced to the city of Moscow, the former capital of the Russian Empire may be lost at any time.
However, because of the geographical location and royal influence, the Romanov dynasty and the Bourbon dynasty are worse after all, and as the vane of the entire European countries, the situation in France is always concerned about the hearts of all European royal families.
Now, the continent is once again in a turbulent moment when Austria's Leopold will be crowned in Vienna, and within a week of Joseph II's death, the Habsburgs have sent invitations to Leopold's coronation to European royal families.
Wilhelm also received such an invitation to Leopold's coronation, which was to be held on April 10, 1790.
Unlike previous Habsburg monarchs, Leopold's coronation ceremony was held quite low-key, not only in the invitation letter Habsburg's tone changed from the usual arrogance, but also in the invitation letter Leopold has stated that the coronation ceremony will uphold the emperor's last wish to enrich the country and strengthen the people, and will not be a big deal.
William smiled slightly at the low-key invitation in front of him, and then put it aside, although Leopold invited William to attend his coronation in Vienna in person.
But it was clear that Wilhelm could not go to Vienna, so Wilhelm was prepared to have Locks send someone to represent Prussia. .................................
Kaunitz's strategy to Joseph II was quite useful, after Leopold explicitly presented Kaunitz's strategy in the name of the heir to the throne to the representatives of the nobility of Hungary, Croatia and other regions in an official edict.
The local aristocracy, who had previously believed that the cause of Joseph II's death conspiracy theory, suddenly stopped talking about it, and although they did not dispel their suspicions of Leopold because of this incident, if they really wanted to conduct a thorough investigation, they would be gambling with their own lives.
This made all the nobles hesitate.
The meaning of life is above all else, the vast majority of people will not gamble their lives for a past event, even if some of them belong to the kind of chivalrous people who are righteous and cloudy, but they also have to consider whether it is worth betting on their lives.
Maximilian had been watching the situation in Vienna from outside the city, and as the driving force behind the troubles of the local nobles, when Maximilian saw that Leopold had silenced the nobles with just one edict.
Immediately became irritated, it seemed to him that the previous things had been done perfectly, and that the next time he could give Leopold the final blow at his coronation would be to disgrace Leopold, and why would Leopold compete with him for the leadership of the Habsburgs.
But now, because of an edict, most of the nobles have kept their mouths shut.
Even a small number of nobles dared to question it publicly, but Kaunitz had officially issued an ultimatum on behalf of the Austrian government.
If a nobleman questioned the cause of Joseph II's death without signing a life and death certificate as stated in the edict, the nobleman would be convicted of treason.
The weight of the crime is enough to make people smack!
After a few days of stalemate, the nobles of Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, and other places gathered outside Leopold's bedchamber again, this time not to express their doubts, but to present their letters of allegiance.
The change of aristocracy also changed the direction of the wind in Vienna, and Kaunitz ordered the Vienna Public Security Department to focus on the various rumors circulating in Vienna.
Those who spread rumors and spread rumors were all sentenced quickly and severely, and under a series of measures, the public opinion environment in Vienna was not good for one or two points.
Seeing that the overall situation was out of his control, although he was unwilling, Maximilian had to flee Vienna, because some nobles were arrested, and his situation had become unsafe, and he might be involved one day, so it was very necessary to leave Vienna.
But Maximilian would never throw in the towel and evacuate the outskirts of Vienna.
Maximilian sent a message to Cologne, saying that he needed someone to draft a proposal to convene a meeting of the Imperial Electors as soon as possible, as long as he returned to Cologne and then affixed the seal of the Elector of Cologne, and then directly handed it over to the Imperial Diet in Frankfurt, Leopold could not be more angry.
He was not given the title of Holy Roman Emperor for a short time, which gave Maximilian time to move.
In response to Maximilian's matter, both the Elector of Saxony and the Elector of Bavaria have sent envoys to ask William what he meant, and William's answer to these two is also very simple, that is, to wait for the price and sell.
Upon his return to Cologne, Maximilian ordered martial law throughout Cologne, and at the same time he imposed a special war tax on all towns within the territory of the Elector of Cologne in the name of God. .....................................
In Calais, 30,000 French troops are carrying out a desperate attack on Calais, and the first and second legions have drawn nearly 30,000 elites to put pressure on the rebels in Calais, if it were not for the support of the British, Calais would have been captured as early as a month ago.
A month earlier, 60,000 French troops had launched a round-the-clock offensive against Calais, and the rabble, mostly untrained, could not withstand the attacks of these elite Frenchmen.
Just when the situation was about to collapse, a fresh force of 3,000 men suddenly emerged from the city of Calais, and unlike most of the rebels, these 3,000 troops were the same as the British army except for their uniforms, and of course the broken French in their mouths was also a hard wound.
As soon as this force entered the battle, the pressure on the rebels was relieved, and Calais, an important urban stronghold, although not very strong and dangerous, was not so easy to conquer, and the French offensive had to be halted after the fresh army blocked the main road of the French attack.
In the next few days, a steady stream of new forces did not know where they came from, anyway, in the eyes of the French army, it seemed that overnight, the whole Calais suddenly had nearly 10,000 elite rebel soldiers, these soldiers were not only skilled in combat skills, but also knew the situation of the war well, often when the war situation was unfavorable, these troops could always arrive at the first time and quickly enter the war.
After capturing dozens of rebel prisoners of war, General Madel, the commander-in-chief of the French counterinsurgency, learned the truth.
It turns out that the new forces of these rebels are all pure British ** people in disguise.
Not only that, but the actions of these British soldiers were not individual acts, on the contrary, according to several soldiers bribed by Mader, they were all brought directly from Canterbury by the officers.
What's even more infuriating is that these soldiers have not changed anything but their uniforms, and even the logistical baggage is supplied directly from the British mainland.
Although Madr was very angry, he did not burn out his brain, and when he heard this, Madr understood that this matter was no longer something he could interfere with.
Mader sent all the captured prisoners of war to Paris, accompanied by a document requesting for help.
When Louis XVI of Paris learned the truth of the matter, he was almost mad, he did not expect that the British would dare to engage in the affairs of France's homeland, and now they are directly sending troops to the French mainland, which makes Louis XVI, who has always regarded himself very highly, feel that this is absolutely a great shame.
Of course, considering the current situation in France, Louis XVI will not immediately turn against the British, you must know that even if Louis XVI is stupid, he feels the dark tide behind the calm, at this time, France really can't withstand the big blow.
So, on the matter of Calais, Louis XVI ordered the French government to ask the British government for an explanation, but what made Louis XVI almost angry was that the British gave the statement that "those British who appeared on the battlefield of Calais used to be soldiers of the British regular army, but they have all retired not long ago!"
And now they are all fighting as international friend volunteers, the British government has always respected individual rights, although the British government is very opposed to the behavior of these soldiers, because these soldiers have seriously damaged the friendship between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of France, but these British are no longer British soldiers, and the government cannot stop these people's actions until they have touched the British law!
” These words are actually an official diplomatic note from the British government!
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The name of a volunteer army passed the buck to all the faults!
In other words, the actions of these soldiers were voluntary, and the government had no way to interfere.
Louis XVI thought it was the funniest joke he had ever heard since he was so old!