The elderly man and the young man on the train were none other than Prince Metternich, who had once dominated Europe for more than thirty years, and his son Richard Metternich.
Why should he be here when he was supposed to be serving as an advisor by Emperor Franz Joseph's side, and in the company of Richard Metternich? This involves the diplomatic divergences of the Austrian Empire.
After Felix Schwarzenberg suffered a sustainable stroke, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Austrian Empire changed from Felix Schwarzenberg to Count Baur, and Austrian foreign policy changed accordingly.
During the era of Felix Schwarzenberg, the foreign policy of the Austrian Empire was based on ensuring the safety of the Austrian Empire itself, with the strategy of weakening Prussia, while also wooing and suppressing France and Russia to maintain the balance of power in Europe.
