"The French Empire has drafted a plan to invite the Kingdom of Sardinia to participate in the war against the Russian Empire! It won't be long before Sardinian soldiers appear on the battlefields of the Near East!"
Prince Metternich spoke solemnly but in a voice even quieter than before to the chief steward.
Clearly, he did not want more people to know about this matter.
The chief steward of Mei Quan Palace immediately understood Prince Metternich's intention. Since Sardinian soldiers could appear in the Near East, then French soldiers could also appear in Lombardy and Venice.
Especially now, when it has been less than three years since the Austrian Empire fully suppressed the rebellion, and the Austrian Empire's rule over Lombardy and Venice is limited to superficial compliance by the cities, while the vast rural areas attached to the cities have not yet fully submitted to Austrian rule.
