The Rise of the Second Empire

"I have only done three things in my life." The old emperor sat slumped on the camp bed of Schonbrunn Palace, imparting life experience to the young and naive children and grandchildren below: "When I arrived in Vienna, I served as emperor for decades and nothing else. It was probably three small things: the first It was to suppress Prussia and restore Austria's core position in Germany. The second was to unify Italian tariffs and bring them under the Habsburg banner. The third was to establish the Central European Alliance and restore the honor of the Roman Empire! It's a shame that only a small amount of work was done." This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.