France.
Jai dina, the current head of the dina family, inherited the title after the unfortunate death of the old Count Jacob dina in March this year.
The dina family was an ally of the Heixinggen royal family in France, but so years ago, the old Count Jacob dina was disfavored due to his opposition to the reforms of Napoleon III.
As one of the elders who followed Emperor Napoleon, Jacob dina was very dissatisfied with so of Napoleon III’s policies, especially those concerning factions in the country outside the Napoleonic camp.
After falling out of favor with Napoleon III and already being viewed unfavorably by the Orleans, Bourbon dynasties, and the Republican Faction, the fate of the dina family was predictable.
The dina family had faded from political prominence long before Ernst’s rise, experiencing a comprehensive decline.
Later, when Ernst ca to France and reorganized these old family friends, providing them with economic assistance as the French representative of the Heixinggen consortium, their fortunes started to improve economically.
However, the cost was growing more distant from Paris, the political center, because the Heixinggen consortium’s base in France was the southern port city of Marseille.
With the dina family at its helm, the Heixinggen’s alliance group in France, under Ernst’s support, had already ford a significant power base in southern France.
The death of the old Count reminded Napoleon III of this stubborn old man. Although he didn’t like him, as he had been an old minister following the Napoleonic family, Napoleon summoned the successor, Jai dina, to Paris in June.
"Your Majesty, although the dina family has long been disregarded in France, I must say, war is absolutely unwinnable unless France is prepared for total war; any reckless actions could ruin the Napoleonic family’s reputation in France."
This was the first thing Jai dina said when he t Napoleon III.
"Uh, Count dina, I have no plans to start a war recently."
"I am rely predicting. There has to be a victor between France and Prussia. We need the land along the Rhine River and a fragnted German territory, while Prussia desires the complete unification of Germany, which presents irreconcilable conflicts for both sides."
"That’s well said, but what do you an by total war preparations?"
"Prussia is not a small country; rather, it is a military power in Europe. The current military strength and structure of France cannot swiftly defeat Prussia, and if the war gets prolonged, all of Germany will be united and clenched into a fist by Prussia. Thus, the war against Prussia will differ from the past Cria and Italian campaigns. To deal with the North German Federation, France should first reform its army structure to be more like Prussia’s, making large-scale military operations easier to organize..."
dina’s words were abruptly interrupted by Napoleon III: "Prussia indeed has had so achievents over the years, but that’s because of our French support. Without my acquiescence, they wouldn’t have been able to defeat Austria, let alone Denmark. Last ti, we were deceived by that despicable Bismarck, who promised us French territory and never delivered. Recently, he also incited Leopold to compete for the Spanish throne, which, if not stopped in ti, might have left France surrounded by enemies."
"Your Majesty! I am aware of all this, but the current issue is that the Prussian army has already undergone sweeping reforms and has been battle-tested, with a nearly perfected military system, while France seems complacent!"
"Enough, Count dina! The Empire’s army is not for you to criticize here. If the old Count knew you had beco this way, fearing even a minor Prussia, he would probably crawl out of his grave," shouted a furious Marshal McMahon, who had returned from Algeria, at dina.
Other French generals also started to bombard dina, and seeing the court’s situation becoming chaotic, Napoleon III urgently called for calm.
"Enough, everyone stop arguing! dina, you should return to Marseille for now! A month from now, the answer will naturally be revealed, and the Empire’s soldiers will prove everything with their strength."
With that, the dina family was once again banished. Count dina seed to have anticipated this outco as he turned to leave. Before going, he looked back and said, "Your Majesty, you will regret this!"
Upon leaving the Compiègne Palace, a swarm of press reporters surrounded him. They ca from various newspapers and publishing houses in France, as if they were acting on a preditated and organized plan, encircling dina.
The reporter from Clamour magazine asked Count dina, "Count dina, is it true that you oppose the war?"
"Of course, France is not prepared for war."
One day later, Clamour magazine published a cartoon titled "Surrender Without a Fight, the Old Count Weeps." dina is depicted kneeling on the map of Germany, shouting "peace" towards the direction of the French map, while a caricatured Bismarck is setting up cannons behind him, with a cannonball already flying towards France. In the upper right corner of the cartoon, the old Count Jacob dina is cursing "traitor" from heaven.
A reporter from the Havas News Agency then asked, "Then Count dina, who do you think is stronger, France or Prussia?"
"Of course, France, but it’s hard to assess the military aspect."
The next day, the headline of the Havas News Agency read, "Count dina believes France is no match for the Prussians."
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That night, dina fled from Paris by train. Had he not escaped, the next day angry Parisians might have devoured him.
Having just experienced the humiliation of the Ems Dispatch, also known as the "Bismarck’s Telegram" incident, the French people were furious with Prussia, and the war with Prussia had beco a popular sentint. Speaking against it now was sure to provoke widespread condemnation.
The reporters were not brought by anyone else, but hired by dina himself, and why he did so was naturally for gaining attention.
dina was very aware that since the old Count’s retirent, the dina family had been completely marginalized in France. Even if they re-erged now, they wouldn’t be trusted. The French Empire had no place for dina.
Although he intentionally stirred up a ss in Paris, once back in Marseille, dina planned to use the Heixinggen’s dia to clear his na.
He couldn’t let the reputation of a surrender advocate stick to his head. He was a pro-war advocate, but not blindly so; he was a rational pro-war advocate who saw the flaws in the French governnt.
Three days later, the dia in Marseille began to exert its influence, and dina used the local newspapers to engage in a standoff with the Paris newspapers.
"The Paris news dia distort the facts, they misinterpret my original words, unlike the dia personnel in the city of Marseille, who possess excellent and truthful spirits."
Such moves naturally pleased the dia in Marseille, who used the "dina incident" to criticize their Parisian peers, calling them aristocratic scions living in the "big city," whose perception of France’s public opinion never extended beyond Paris, not even to great revolutionary cities like Marseille.
The Parisian dia, having been played by dina, naturally did not hold back and bombarded dina and their Marseille counterparts.
The situation escalated until the French governnt tily intervened to stop this farce, but the dina family’s na had been thoroughly thrust into the spotlight. Now, it no longer mattered whether dina was pro-war, pro-peace, or a surrender advocate.
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