As far as Frederick VII was concerned, it made no difference whether he was Danish or German, so Franz's proposal was extremely appealing to him.
Frederick VII had kept Lamont at his side only because the nationalists were so powerful. But now, there was clearly someone even more ferocious and powerful sitting right in front of him.
Frederick VII naturally had no regard for Lamont's feelings. He eagerly opened his mouth and asked,
"Really?"
"Really."
Franz wore a genial expression, but inwardly he couldn't help feeling contempt for the man before him. The man could no longer be described as merely mediocre. He was a complete and utter waste of space.
But how could such a man still become king? Because at this time, royal houses across Europe were facing a widespread succession crisis.
A few decades later, many families would die out. The Austro-Prussian War would also cause some countries to vanish from history forever.
To some extent, this had helped Prussia. Otherwise, the chaos within Germany during World War I would have been far worse than it had been in history.
Franz didn't want that, which was why he had deliberately pushed for Dynastic Unification.
But back to the matter at hand.
No matter how Lamont tried to persuade him, Frederick VII wouldn't budge. He even personally escorted Lamont out to show his sincerity.
Lamont knew perfectly well that he couldn't change anything. But as the leader of the Danish nationalists and one of the Danish government's highest-ranking officials, he still had to put on a show.
And so the meeting immediately settled on the following terms: Prussia would complete its withdrawal before September 20, 1848, and on the same day, Denmark would officially join the German Confederation as its forty-second member, following Alsace-Lorraine.
Both Prussia and Denmark