The conspirators have an extraordinary sensitivity to the conspirators' conspiracy, and the political sense of the gorgeous cripple is particularly obvious.

Last year, when the upper class of Paris recognized that Duke Hruna had fallen out of favor with Napoleon, Talleyrand thought it was just a stage show that the two of them had to take part in. Because of the poor domestic economic situation and the ups and downs of the peninsula, the emperor had to rest for about three years before launching the next large-scale war, licking the trauma of the national war between 1799 and 1809 and 10 years.

Andrew Desai keenly grasped this point and took the initiative to become a key factor in this change. The booming Mediterranean trade has continuously brought France the urgently needed strategic materials, allowing industrial or trading cities in Toulouse, Marseille and other places to rise again, while the young dukes, backed by military power, constantly using soft means to wait for an opportunity to control the entire Catalonia.

During this period, the policy of industrial, agricultural and commercial industrial development, guaranteed food and daily necessities supply measures implemented by the Manresa Cabinet, and the slogan of "unlimited increase in employment opportunities" further convinced the hearts of the people in the Pan-Catalonian region.

After returning to Paris, Desay and Fouche were low-key in the early battles, and seemed weak and powerless, which made the former police minister relax his vigilance, but it caused a night of massacre in Paris. Fouche then stepped down in disgrace, and the "Can Duke" won the title of terror Duke in Paris. As for the previous beating of Marshal Udino and provoking conflicts with the parliament, in Talleyrand's view, it was nothing more than another form of emulating his own self-protection and showing the emperor that Duke Hruna had no intention of expanding his political influence in Paris.

During this trip to Paris, Desai's conspiracy and planning was a great success. Even Napoleon, under the persuasion of the Polish lady, silently agreed to Desai's de facto marriage with Princess Saxony, and then became the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and the future crown prince of Poland. It was also from this period that Andrew Desai and his name officially appeared on the political stage in Europe.

As for marginal politics, the 20 Catalonia combined together cannot match Poland's important influence or destructive power over the European political landscape. As long as the term Poland continues to exist, it will definitely involve all the European powers, Russia, Prussia, Austria, France, Sweden, and Britain.

Previously, Talleyrand believed that the always cautious Duke of Hruna would not easily accept the title of the hot crown prince. Because even with the support of the French emperor, Desay could not resist the opposition from almost all European powers. The danger of seeking the throne of Poland was no different from sitting on the top of a volcano that was about to erupt.

But what made Talleyran's mistake was that Desai actually made a high-profile appearance in the Austrian Embassy on a formal diplomatic occasion, proclaiming that he became the crown prince of the Grand Duke of Warsaw, by deliberately humiliating the chief secretary of the Austrian ambassador, and declared himself to be the crown prince of the Kingdom of Poland, rather than the Grand Duke of Warsaw.

To this end, Talleyran made a special trip to a waiter to retell the scene at that time. He was surprised and then deliberately observed Desai's every move. When Desai continued to provoke the Prussian ambassador and diligently made friends with the Swedish Crown Prince Bernardot and the Danish ambassador, Talleyran understood that the "Polish Crown Prince" was not looking for trouble, but was clearly testing one by one to test the degree of response of the envoys of various countries, including the ambassadors of Ollithi, Prussia, Sweden, Denmark, etc. to his identity as the crown prince of Poland.

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Prussia and Russia are definitely the life-and-death enemy of Desay Poland, and there is no possibility of compromise; Sweden and Denmark are the quasi-ally allies that the Polish crown prince wants to fight for. Of course, whenever France is definitely the most important ally of Poland; Britain and Austria's attitude towards Poland is somewhat unpredictable, and they need to be carefully weighed to keep a neutral position.

Russia is too big, too strong, too tenacious, and weak Poland cannot shake this behemoth. It must be respected far away and wait for the opportunity to come. Time travelers know this opportunity in June 1812, the largest expedition in European history.

Prussia has been severely recession for three years. Although the country's monarchs and ministers tried to "reform and reform", they have never escaped the terrifying shadow of Napoleon, and Berlin still surrendered to Paris. Desay tried every means to use the power of France and Poland to suppress Prussia's living space. At the lowest point is to expand its territory and not to put it in the East for the time being.

Sweden and Denmark, each taking into account their respective interests, will not support Poland in a high-profile manner until the situation is clear, but will only maintain a neutral position. They also have territorial conflicts with Prussia, especially Denmark has always remained vigilant about Prussia.

The British were not happy to see the brutal Russians invasion of European civilization (until the 21st century, the British rarely recognized Russia as being among Europe), but they hated Napoleon even more. The pros and cons of the two were weighed, and the British naturally supported Russia and opposed Poland under France. Unless Poland could get rid of Napoleon's control and successfully replace Russia's historical status.

Although Austria was forced to recognize the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, the Habsburg family never liked Poland. It was a religious freedom policy that Poland had always pursued, and it was too attractive to the Jews in Austria. What was particularly bad is that since 1793, the Polish Jacobins who had been exiled to France have continued to run to the gathering places of ethnic minorities on the border of Oppo, such as Bohemia, and incite the local Czech and Slovakia and other ethnic minorities.

Previously, Desai passed through a third party, Saxony's ambassador to France conveyed some kind of goodwill to the Austrian Foreign Minister, saying that he would restrict the migration of the Jews and Gypsies in Austria to Poland, restrain the radical Jacobins in Poland, and turn to dealing with domestic conflicts (serf issue) in exchange for Austria's recognition of its status as crown prince and the restoration of Poland, rather than the current Grand Duchy of Warsaw. However, Prince Metternich never made a statement.

As a last resort, Desai humiliated the representatives of the military hardliners and Prince Schwarzenberg's arrogant behavior seemed to be expressing his position on the united front to the Austrian conservative leader Metternich, but in fact it was forcing the Austrian Foreign Minister to make a statement as soon as possible, hinting that "I don't want to wait any longer!"

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"Hello, His Highness the Crown Prince of Poland!"

"Hello, Your Excellency Prince Bennivanto!"

In formal occasions when entering and leaving the upper class, Talleyrand and Desai both chose each other's most noble titles and politely called each other.

Desai believed that the "old fox" was a cunning and insidious person and could not trust him; similarly, Talleyrand would not follow others, relax his vigilance towards the "little bastard", and follow in the footsteps of "old friend" Fouche.

At the same time, both conspirators were extremely cautious, hiding their own figures under the lush apple trees to avoid the sleepy spring sun. Both the "old fox" and the "little bastard" knew that in the next meeting or confrontation, they must always keep a clear mind to deal with each other.

At the beginning of the conversation between the two, Talleyran looked at the elegant young duke with a smile. He suddenly gave Desai a hat-taking ceremony and said, "Please allow me to give you in advance, the noble King of Poland, a bold title, you, your Majesty!"

Desai felt familiar when he heard this too abrupt compliment and had goose bumps all over his body. Oh, by the way, in 1804, Talleyrand also congratulated the fact that Napoleon Bonaparte, the first ruler at that time, was about to become the French emperor.

"Before the Parliament recognizes it, I am just the crown prince of Poland, the respected prince!" Desai carefully pointed out Talleyran's grammatical problem. When talking to this gentleman who seemed noble and very kind, he had to be cautious with 12 points.

"You are too cautious, Your Highness!" Talleyrand changed his name to Desay, but continued, "As long as the emperor of France does not object, it will be a matter of time before the crown of the Kingdom of Poland falls on your head. Count Koshiciusko will convince the liberal nobles and Jacobin to support you, and after receiving the support of the Polish lady, no one in Poland openly opposes you to go to the Warsaw Cathedral to be crowned!"

Desai was not surprised at all that Talleyran had a clear understanding of the political situation in Poland. This gorgeous cripple who had been active in European politics for 20 years and served as the foreign minister of the government (foreign minister) for many times, has a keen judgment and intelligence system that ordinary people can't figure out.

However, the Polish crown prince was unwilling to interfere in his own domestic affairs, so he immediately changed the subject and said, "A unrecognized Polish crown prince does not have much say in international affairs."

Talleyran seemed to be waiting for Desai's words. He nodded diligently and began to give advice to the Polish crown prince. "As long as the Polish lady is favored, His Majesty Napoleon will recognize your Polish kingdom. The only thing he is worried about is the status of the emperor and the Polish lady's illegitimate child in 20 years. Of course, that thing that is too long can be ignored."

Speaking of this, Talleyran looked at Desai with his witty and calm eyes. What he couldn't understand was why the Polish lady, Mary Valefska, who had always maintained the interests of the Polish nobles, suddenly changed her position and chose to support Andrew Desai. In order to explore the inside story during the period, Talleyran tried hard to call his infamous "Missinger Spy Network" but failed to obtain the truth. In fact, Desai himself was not very clear, except for Marie Valefska himself.

After a brief pause, Talleyran's deep and wise voice sounded again in the air, and every word was powerful. "Denmark's position is meaningless and neglected. But the Swedish quasi-Crown Prince seems to have a good impression of you. I believe you have a way to make him recognize Poland's restoration, even when the other party is unwilling to keep his promise.

The British had an ambiguous relationship with you, as we all know. Even when you joined the Portuguese Legion as a French general to attack its allies, the Mediterranean trade was still prosperous and had no substantial impact. Even the cruised British Mediterranean fleet was only fighting pirates and blocking Naples' ships. Therefore, they would silently reconcile the fact that Poland would restore its country, and even send semi-official agents, as if they were in Catalonia.

Forget Russia, Alexander I will desperately oppose the term Poland and return to European politics. Therefore, iron and blood are the eternal common words of the two countries, but I express serious concern that this will cause the French Empire to fall into some kind of disaster or even collapse.
Chapter completed!