"You bastard, you're too rude!"
"I'm telling the truth. You're all too stupid! Must you insist on going to war? We could absolutely win over Carlos himself. As far as I know, Spain still has large swaths of territory in the hands of the Austrians right now.
"Does Carlos VI not want to take them back? Can Carlos's allies only be the Austrians? Must we go up against Spain and Austria?
"Why can't it be us joining forces with France and Spain to oppose Austria together?
"The Austrians are stupid, and you're even stupider than the Austrians!"
"You!"
Right now, there was no one in the entire cabinet who did not want to give Palmerston a savage beating, but what he said did indeed make sense. If they could win over Carlos and make Spain switch sides, then the ones left suffering would be the Austrians.
Moreover, this plan was highly feasible. After all, people were greedy, and Carlos VI certainly wanted to obtain the greatest benefits at the smallest cost.
Using the Austrians to seize the throne, then cooperating with Britain and France to repudiate old debts, was absolutely possible.
But it was only possible. What if Carlos really had steeled his heart to stand with the Austrians? Would that not be disastrous?
Now that Isabella II had vanished, Luisa Fernanda had been imprisoned, and Carlos VI had even slaughtered his own capital, there was no telling what a deranged man like that might do.
"I propose sending Lord Palmerston as envoy to Spain to discuss matters of alliance with Carlos VI."
The others immediately echoed him.
"Indeed! I think only Lord Palmerston can shoulder such a great responsibility!"
"That is exactly what we think as well!"
The Earl of Derby was naturally very willing to pin this unlucky