Upon this thought, Richard Metternich unconsciously furrowed his brows. He understood that he had to report this news to Jerome Bonaparte.
If the Kingdom of Sardinia truly dared to act this way, Richard Metternich was sure that without Austria needing to intervene, Emperor Jerome Bonaparte would promptly crush them.
Thus, while Richard Metternich handed the telegram back to the embassy's military officer, he instructed him, "I must immediately visit the Tuileries Palace; you first send a telegram to Vienna informing our troops not to act rashly!"
"Ambassador Richard, we're less than 12 hours away from formally engaging in war with the Kingdom of Sardinia. Is it somewhat inappropriate to call for a ceasefire now?" The military officer cautiously suggested to Richard Metternich.
