Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 38 Regency

Time passed by in a hurry, and on March 11, 1848, the rebels in Vienna were basically wiped out, and the rest of the small fish was left to the police.

This sudden rebellion is coming and going quickly, but the influence has just begun, and many parts of Austria have begun to become unstable.

Franz has no energy to pay attention to other areas. There are still nearly 40,000 prisoners in the hands of the rebel army. How to deal with these people is still a big problem.

It is obviously impossible to kill, and he is not a murderous demon, and these people have no blood of enmity with him.

It is not okay to let it go directly, even if the threat is never asked, they also participated in the rebellion, if not dealt with, what should someone do in the future?

Fines?

If they had money, they wouldn't do this head-to-head sale.

It took less than two days from the beginning of the rebellion to the end. These people were not diehards. The true diehards ran away long ago, leaving behind all the abandoned children.

At this time, Albrecht came over, and there were bloodshot eyes in his eyes. Apparently he hadn't slept well in these days.

"Albrecht, how about the casualties of the troops?" Franz asked with concern.

"Fortunately, there wasn't much fighting in this rebellion, but there were more than three hundred casualties!" Albrecht thought and said

"That's all right. There's nothing going on now. Albrecht, let's go to rest first!"

Hearing this news, Franz breathed a sigh of relief, and the casualties of more than 300 people were still within his acceptance.

However, the casualties of the rebels have been severe. More than 3,000 people were killed on the spot alone, and more than 5,000 of the wounded were among the captives, all of whom were slightly wounded, and those who were seriously injured have become corpses.

According to preliminary estimates, tens of thousands of people in Vienna died in this rebellion in less than a week, most of them were revolutionized by the so-called revolutionary party.

The aristocratic residential area is now almost turned into a white field. The number of dead aristocrats has exceeded three digits. It is estimated that this news will be spread out, which may shock the entire European continent.

The matter in hand is almost settled, and Franz knows that it is time to go to the Hofburg Palace, and the Austrian power is still waiting for him to receive it.

With such a big mess, not only did Prime Minister Metternich want to get out, but even the Regent Council had no need to retain it.

At this time, all obstacles to the regency of Franz were cleared.

Both the nobles and the capitalists were hit hard this time, because the decline of the imperial power caused by Ferdinand I's inability to serve as directors will now return to the hands of the Habsburgs.

"Franz, you can come back, this time you performed well!"

It was Franz ’s father, Archduke Franz-Karl, who was so skeptical that he could say such a good word.

But soon he understood that this was mostly instructed by his mother, Mrs. Sophie, to characterize the matter first.

"Father, are you okay? Suddenly I heard the news of the rebellion in Vienna, and we rushed back overnight, God bless, finally caught up!" Franz said excitedly.

Seeing the performance of the father and son, Grand Duke Louis stopped talking, and at this time it was too late to say anything.

In this incident, the Regent Committee failed to play its due role, which has dissatisfied the Vienna court.

Including these Grand Duke, they questioned the ability of the Regency Committee, and all of Franz, who brought soldiers back in time to rebel, were highly praised.

Of course, Archduke Albrecht, who commanded the war of rebellion, has been selectively ignored by them.

Just because Franz is his own, and he is also the crown prince of the empire, if the Habsburg family does not want to fall into power, this time to support the crown prince regency is the best choice.

Some people are even planning to make Ferdinand I abdicate.With this rebellion, everyone was terrified of the decline of the imperial power, and they feared another revolution.

Yes, this rebellion in their hearts is a sign of the decline of the imperial power.If the monarchy is still there, there will not be so much rebellion.

If Franz is willing, he can plan Ferdinand I to abdicate now, but he wants to face, and he can't do anything to force his uncle to abdicate.

Moreover, Austria is now a gunpowder barrel. The Vienna rebellion just ignited the first Mars, followed by the Italian regional rebellion, the Hungarian rebellion, the Dalmatian rebellion ...

Every rebellion is a blow to Ferdinand I, and the nobles of the conservatives will certainly be unbearable.

Historically, Ferdinand I abdicated against this background. Successive rebellions frightened Queen Anna. The Habsburg family also worried that it would shake the dominant position in Austria, and finally made a decision to let Fi Dinan I abdicated.

No, it was to persuade Ferdinand I to abdicate.However, considering the actual situation, Franz believes that this persuasion is no different from making a decision for him.

After saying hello to everyone, I got to the topic, about the aftermath.

"The cabinet is to blame for such a big event. I suggest to remove the cabinet!" Grand Duke Louis said first

"agree!"

"agree!"

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There is no doubt that Prime Minister Metternich was dismissed as a result of the unanimous vote.

"The Vienna Rebellion, the Regency Committee failed to perform its due duties, I think it would be better to dissolve the Regency Committee." Franz-Karl said openly

Anyway, he didn't want to do it anymore. From the establishment of the Regency Committee to the present, he hasn't really taken care of it. It was just this opportunity to dissolve it, so that he could be a happy borer.

"agree!"

"agree!"

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Grand Duke Louis wanted to scold the mother, you are all blindly involved in anything, and the right to dissolve the Regency Committee is the Regency Committee itself except for the emperor.

Unfortunately, at this time, two members of the Regency Committee were present, and one proposed to dissolve the Regency Committee. Regardless of whether the other Grand Duke had rights, everyone could join the group.

After hesitating for a while, Grand Duke Louis said helplessly: "Agree!"

No way, this time he opposed invalid.Unless all members of the Regency Committee agree, there is no way to fight against the Vienna court.

This is obviously not possible. Duke Franz-Karl has no interest in politics, and no matter what considerations he has to support his son's regency.

"I propose that after the dissolution of the Regency Committee, the Crown Prince Franz-Joseph Regency!"

Seeing nothing, Grand Duke Louise naturally thought of a stop loss, and very simply proposed the Crown Prince's regency, stating his position.

"agree!"

"agree!"

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