The Holy Roman Empire
Chapter 1009

Transformation

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Affected by the sudden upheaval in Paris, the Bourbon Dynasty's restoration movement had directly evolved into a civil war, and Europe's political situation once again grew tense.

The "tension" was not due to the French civil war. What the nations cared about most was still the debt issue. Belgium, Spain, Russia, and the Italian States—these paupers in particular—attached extraordinary importance to it.

If the Bourbon Dynasty had not firmly opposed alliance intervention, the Russian Army stationed outside Paris would have charged in long ago. But being unable to intervene directly did not mean they could not tip the scales.

The Paris revolutionary forces launched several proactive attacks, only to be driven back each time by the Russian Army under the pretext of military exercises, providing powerful support for the fleeing aristocrats' private forces.

Nor was that all. Even among the prisoners of war released in batches by the Anti-French Alliance, members of the royalist faction were now given priority. As for those unfortunate souls politically inclined toward the revolutionaries or the republican government, they were likely preparing to rot in prison.

The Anti-French Alliance did not want these people out obstructing the restoration, and the Bourbon Dynasty would hardly welcome such opponents either. Perhaps they might have a chance to leave prison once the situation stabilized in the future, but who could say for certain when it came to politics?

If they wanted to fight, then let them fight. Ever since its defeat in the Continental War, the French people's dissatisfaction had been steadily building up. Letting it out was not necessarily a bad thing.

Based on past experience, every emotional outburst was followed by a period of stability in France—just enough time for the Bourbon Dynasty to firmly secure its throne.

Everything was under control. Franz had no spare

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