Struggle in Russia

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After talking with her mother, Princess Augusta also thought about the root cause of the recent tense relationship between husband and wife. She also admitted that the old mother's words made sense. For a man with a strong desire for control like William I, it is very likely that he hates his wife The harem interferes with politics.

But Augusta never felt that she was a harem interfering in politics, because she never thought of gaining political power, and she was not prepared to listen to politics behind the scenes or simply follow the example of the two Catherines in Russia to usurp the throne directly. She feels that she just wants to help her husband and family better face various political crises and political choices.

That is to say, from the bottom of her heart, she doesn't feel that she has done anything wrong before, and she also feels that all her actions are for the betterment of this family. Although she is not understood, she has no regrets!

This is a very bad phenomenon. Augusta obviously does not think that he is really at fault. Instead, he feels that he has paid a lot for this family.

She felt that her husband was too arbitrary and too conservative, not good at accepting new ideas, and even less good at solving national problems with compromise and soft policies. All this made her feel anxious and uneasy, and she desperately wanted to change all this, to make things better, uh, or to make things more in line with her own expectations.

This is really a big problem. So when she communicated with William I, she immediately couldn't help but want to make suggestions again.

"Cooperate with Duke Alexander to curb Austria's influence on the German states, and actually strengthen the control of public opinion and the people, so as to curb the increasingly rampant liberalism?"

When she learned of Duke Alexander's true intentions from King William I, she couldn't help frowning. Because she doesn't like these things very much, because she thinks that Austria is very powerful, and the power of Prussia is not enough to compete with Austria. If she is involved in a political conspiracy against Austria, the consequences will be really dangerous.

But William I didn't think so: "There is no danger. Austria is not as good as it used to be. These guys who can only waltz will just sleep on the merits of 1814. If there is no us and Russia in these years, They're already finished!"

"And the only good news about this riot is that they completely lifted their fig leaf and fully exposed their incompetence... How can Germany be handed over to such a country as the leader? It's time for us to replace them and lead Germany!"

Augusta suddenly turned pale with fright, because in her opinion, this was simply nonsense. The Habsburg family had led Germany for hundreds of years, so how could it be possible to hand over power obediently. What's more, although the Austrians performed poorly in this revolution, Prussia's performance was not much better, okay? Everyone is the big brother, don't laugh, the second brother is half-baked,

Is it really okay for you to be so arbitrary?

But the old mother's warning was still in my ears, and Augusta endured and said: "Are you sure this is a good opportunity? After all... After all, this is just the words of Duke Alexander's family. He can't fully represent Russia, right?"

On this point, Augusta got to the bottom of it. The biggest problem with Duke Alexander is that he cannot represent Russia. If Russia or Nicholas I wanted to help Prussia replace Austria's position in the German state, there would be no need for such trouble. Direct negotiations between the two countries and then an ultimatum to Austria will be over.

Now it is obvious that Duke Alexander is carrying Nicholas I behind his back. There are too many uncertain factors in it. What if Nicholas I wants to stand for Austria?

William I actually thought of this issue, and he also knew that there were risks in it, but he still thought it was an opportunity worth trying. The reason was that he knew Nicholas I's true attitude very well. His brother-in-law liked Austria more than Prussia, even though the relatives of the two of them were closer, but that guy was more inclined to Austria.

Within the Holy Alliance, Prussia's status has always been inferior to that of Austria. Nicholas I always believed that Austria's international influence was greater, and it would be more beneficial to win over Austria. The same thing happened to my brother. Sometimes King William I was so angry that he knew that he shouldn't have married his sister to that bastard!

Of course, this is one or two slander. Russia is too important to Prussia. Only by wooing Russia can it effectively contain the constraints of France and Austria. If there is no Russia, Prussia will live in the cracks.

So even though William I knew that Nicholas I didn't have a particularly good opinion of Prussia, he still hoped to do more work behind the scenes. That stubborn guy in the first life, it's good to give him some trouble!

William I's idea is very simple, that is, whether there is a date or not, it will be three shots, whether it works or not, let's try it first! What if it works out well?

To put it bluntly, William I had no choice but to try his best to destroy the relationship between Russia and Austria, and not let the two get too close, otherwise it would be really embarrassing for Prussia to be caught in it.

But Augusta didn't know about these small thoughts. Her thoughts were more direct. She felt that it was very dangerous for Prussia to seek a special status in Germany, especially when Prussia's own strength was not dominant. It's dangerous, it's no less than setting yourself on fire, okay?

"Get yourself burned?"

William I doesn't like this description of his wife very much, because how can this be called setting himself on fire? Is it right to do nothing? Politics is something you have to fight for yourself. If you don’t take the initiative to fight for it, you will have nothing. I think that during the Seven Years’ War, Prussia was once pushed to the limit. Even Frederick the Great was about to commit suicide, but in the end? Didn't it turn the danger into a breeze, if not for that adventure, would Prussia have the territory it is today? Can it have today's international status?

Obviously, there is no gain without risk, and sitting around doing nothing is tantamount to slow death. The Hohenzollern family will not wait to die slowly, not to mention that today's Austria is already different from that of the past. They have been severely damaged by the revolutionary movement and they have no spare power to deal with Prussia. The guy who is doing it at this time is definitely The right choice.

Moreover, Augusta's meddling in politics again made William I very unhappy, and he immediately replied firmly: "I make my own decisions on these matters, and you don't need to worry about them!"

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