Just as Carlo anticipated, while William I's funeral was being held in Germany, France was also engaged in discussions about whether to wage war against Germany.
Carlo learned about the situation not because the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau was particularly adept, but because the French debate over whether to go to war with Germany had already become a public matter.
The hawks and doves in France had a fierce quarrel about it, and they almost came to blows in Parliament. The hawks accused the doves of being a bunch of cowardly enemy-fearing fools who were willing to overlook the country's shame for their own interests.
The doves, on the other hand, accused the hawks of being reckless brutes who were intent on revenge against Germany, disregarding France's diplomatic situation.
The argument was quite intense, and the controversy even made it into the French media, becoming one of the hot topics among the people of Europe.
