Chapter 343

On November 26, 1858, the conflict between France and Sardinia triggered by the assassination officially began.

As the host and the victim at the same time, France's representative, Auvergne, said angrily, "I'm sure everyone knows what happened. His Majesty Napoleon Iii was assassinated by an evil organization.

The murderer is still at large. After the incident, peace-loving France immediately sent a note to the Kingdom of Sardinia.

As a result, the relationship between the Sardinian government and the evil organization is much deeper than we expected. Not only did they not arrest the murderer, they even gave them shelter and ignored France's kind advice.

Now, we announce here that if the Sardinian government is unable to arrest the murderer, we will not rule out the possibility of taking forceful measures. "

Auvergne was obviously not a simple person. He did not mention the matter of compensation and refused to let go of the murderer to win everyone's sympathy and support.

The threat of force was only to show their tough attitude, and they did not mention the matter of the Kingdom of Sardinia ceding land for compensation. This was completely different from the private communication between the two countries.

Prime Minister Gafford had a headache. The opponent was obviously a professional. When it came to punishing the murderer, the positions of the governments were basically the same.

Gafford braced himself and replied, "Your Excellency, the murderer has been arrested, and everyone has found out his identity. This matter has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Sardinia."

This was discussed with the British beforehand. The Sardinian government could never admit to having anything to do with the assassination. Only by refusing to admit it would they have a chance to get through this.

Auvergne sneered and said, "Enough, you're still quibbling at this point. Do you really think France is easy to bully?

These four murderers are all members of a radical organization in your country. The organization's goal is to annex the entire Regions of Italy, and their activities are funded by your government. It doesn't matter if you tell me! "

Looking at Auvergne's murderous gaze, Gafford knew that the French was really angry this time. At this time, he could not admit to having anything to do with this matter.

Gafford explained, "Your Excellency, calm down. These four murderers had only joined the Charcoal Burning Gang, but they had long been expelled because of their bad behavior and had even emigrated.

You can't say that they were once members of the Charcoal Burning Gang. As far as I know, His Majesty Napoleon Iii had also joined this organization. Do you think His Majesty is also evil? "

Auvergne said sarcastically, "Nonsense, when did His Majesty join this evil organization? He only heard that the organization was engaged in slave trade and drug trafficking.

Unfortunately, all the evidence that His Majesty had painstakingly gathered was taken away by your country's government. "

When it came to being shameless, who was afraid? The Auvergne people were not talking nonsense about the slave trade and the narcotics trade.

When the forest was big, there were all kinds of birds. It was not surprising that there were a few slave traders and drug dealers among the Charcoal Burners.

No one dared to reveal the secret, but Auvergne was not afraid of offending anyone. No matter how powerful, the Sardinians were, the rich, and would not be.

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Gaffer hurriedly explained, "Sir, this is a misunderstanding. We have absolutely no intention of sowing discord between the two countries."

Even though he wanted to start a war with the Fab, he could not say it out loud. Everything would be fine as long as it was not discovered, but, once it was exposed, it would be over.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Thomas had to save the day. He had already cursed Auvergne's family in his heart. Even if he wanted to sow discord between the two countries, he could not do it so obviously.

The assassination was very obvious, and the Austrians could not be blamed for it. Even if he wanted to change the topic, he could not provoke the Austrians!

None of the great powers were easy to bully. If they retaliated, the Sardinian government would be in trouble.

"Well, it has already happened. There's no need to talk about these unimportant issues. Let's talk about compensation!"

Auvergne said with a sneer, "Mr. Thomas, let's talk about compensation first. There's no hurry. We are here today to punish the murderers, not for compensation."

Martich added, "We cannot tolerate an evil organization that is committed to destroying the balance in Europe and starting a war."

Thomas was stunned and asked, "Sir, what do you mean by starting a war?"

Martich said seriously, "Just a few days ago, the Vienna police arrested a few assassins who wanted to assassinate His Majesty Franz. These assassins happened to be members of this organization.

By the way, they also became French citizens. The purpose is to provoke a conflict between the Fab and the Sardinian government, break the Vienna system, and realize the ambition of the Sardinian Kingdom to annex the Regions of Italy.

Of course, it may not be just to annex the Regions of Italy. Their slogan is to rebuild the Roman Empire. "

Hearing this explanation, everyone's face changed, and the way they looked at Auvergne changed. They had seen people who wanted to die, but they had never seen someone who could cause so much trouble.

Thomas asked in disbelief, "Sir Martich, is this all true?"

Martich took out a document and said, "Of course, this is the information from the country. Everyone can take a look.

There are detailed results of the investigation, and everyone can verify the identities of these people. This assassination and the assassination in Paris were planned by the same group of people.

According to investigations, these people have been lurking in Vienna for more than half a year, and it was the Sardinian government that funded them. "

Hearing this news, Prime Minister Auvergne almost fainted from anger. Since it was put on the table, it was obvious that the evidence was conclusive. Even if it wasn't 100% real, it was still a high quality imitation.

Especially accusing the Sardinian government of funding the assassination, it was simply killing people. This crime was confirmed. Needless to say, the Sardinian Kingdom was doomed.

At this time, Auvergne was very regretful. If he had known that there were such talents in the Charcoal Burners, he wouldn't have asked the government to fund them.

Although this organization was contributing to the unification of the Regions of Italy, their ability to cause trouble was too terrifying.

Assassinating the emperors of the Fab and the Sardinian government, provoking a war between the two countries, and then unifying the Regions of Italy. Such a genius idea was really not something that an ordinary person could come up with.

Even if they dared to think of it, ordinary people wouldn't dare to implement it. Once there was the slightest mistake, it would cost lives.

Now, both sides were caught red-handed. Auvergne now understood why the Government of Vienna's position had suddenly changed. Anyone who encountered such a thing would retaliate.

If they had received the news in advance, they could have found a way to solve it. Now that they were caught off guard, they didn't give him a chance to act at all.

After a brief look at the funds, Thomas chose to shut up. If they were to intervene at this time, they had to be prepared to face the anger of the Fab and the Sardinian government. Obviously, the Government of London wasn't ready for this.

If the Fab and the Sardinian government mistakenly thought that the assassination was instigated by them, it would be really big trouble.

Now that the four major European powers were balanced, no country could fight against two countries alone, everyone had to be cautious in diplomacy.

Even if the Russians won the Near East War, it would still be Russia and Austria versus England and France. If the Russians fought against England and France alone, the final result would be the same as history.

The representative of Russia, Ivanov, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly said, "Given the current complicated situation, the Sardinian government has been implicated in the assassination, and it's no longer realistic to rely on them to arrest the murderer.

I suggest that we form a joint investigation team to temporarily take over the Kingdom of Sardinia and conduct a comprehensive investigation to catch this evil organization in one fell swoop. "

Thomas's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. International co-management was better than letting the Fab and the Sardinian government divide it up. As for investigating the murderer, it was just a side project.

He was also very interested in the possible existence of the mastermind behind the scenes. If such a bold person wasn't caught, Thomas was also worried that one day they would do the same.

Thomas echoed, "Marquis Ivanov is right. We can't relax in dealing with this evil organization. If we don't catch them all in one fell swoop, the peace of Europe will be threatened at any time."

The representatives of the various countries present were all smart people. They quickly discovered the benefits of the joint investigation team, and naturally responded.

As for the Sardinian government's attitude, it was no longer important. Auvergne thought of something and wanted to say it. If they rejected the joint investigation team's entry at this time, they would have to welcome the Fab coalition.

Although the Government of Vienna had no interest in the Kingdom of Sardinia, Auvergne didn't know and missed the last chance to preserve sovereignty.

The only two countries that hadn't expressed their stance were the Fab and Auvergne. Martich had an indifferent attitude and left the opportunity to show off to Auvergne.

"It's easy for the joint investigation team to enter the Kingdom of Sardinia, but considering the role the Sardinian government played in this incident, we have reason to believe that they will destroy, destroy evidence, or even kill.

For the smooth progress of the investigation, it is imperative to send troops into the Kingdom of Sardinia and cooperate with the investigation team.

As the biggest victim, the French government is willing to send 80,000 troops into the Kingdom of Sardinia to ensure the smooth progress of the investigation. "

It was easy to invite the devil in, but difficult to send the devil away. Once the French army entered the Kingdom of Sardinia, it wouldn't be easy to get them to leave.

Martich said very respectfully, "We have no objections. If this evil organization isn't eradicated, the peace of Europe will always be threatened.

The Government of Austria is willing to send 3,000 troops into the Kingdom of Sardinia to cooperate with the investigation team to eradicate this evil organization. "

One sent 80,000 troops, the other sent 3,000 troops. With such a huge difference, even a fool would know the attitude of the Fab and Auvergne.

If it was to divide the Kingdom of Sardinia, Austria wouldn't send so few troops. Obviously, this meant that the Government of Vienna wasn't interested in the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Everyone looked at Auvergne. 80,000 French troops was more than enough to occupy the Kingdom of Sardinia. No one would believe it if they said that they didn't want to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Thomas objected, "Mr. Auvergne, you're sending too many troops. It's just to ensure the smooth progress of the investigation. There's no need for so many troops.

Besides, there are so many countries here. How can we let your family bear all the responsibilities?

How about this, the English government will send 5,000 troops to cooperate with the investigation team to ensure the stability of the Kingdom of Sardinia. "

It wasn't that Thomas didn't want to send more troops, but the Government of London couldn't send more troops. Even if they could, it would be useless. Sending troops would cost money.

The French were here to annex the Kingdom of Sardinia. No matter how many troops they sent, they would be able to recoup the cost in the future. This time, they were really doing volunteer work, fulfilling their international responsibilities, and checking and balancing the French.

What happened next was lively. All the countries responded one after another, and all the countries added up to 1,000 peacekeeping troops.

It fully demonstrated what internationalism was. As for the problem of checking and balancing France, everyone gave the opportunity to the British to perform.

Auvergne's scalp went numb from the stares. He directly reduced the number of troops sent by 30,000, but the final result was still the same.

Together with the 1,000 troops promised by the Russians, the allied forces of all the countries added up to barely 10,000 troops. It was impossible to check and balance the French.

No one was willing to help, and there was nothing Thomas could do.

This time, they had brought their own food with them. Other than gaining international reputation and making their presence known, there was no profit at all.

Since military checks and balances could not be achieved, they could rely on political and diplomatic checks and balances. Thomas immediately made a decision — play to the strengths and avoid the weaknesses.