1873 In August, French Bishop Nancy published a letter to the priest, calling on the priest to pray for Arthas' return to France. After the contents of this letter arrived in Germany, it caused an uproar. Bismarck just took this opportunity to accuse France of trying to wage war against Germany. German public opinion began to wage war vigorously, and the slogan of Germany's preemptive strike was flying all over the sky. However, unlike last time, European countries have begun to be wary of Germany, and they don't want to see Germany's strength continue to increase. Britain took the lead in opposing Germany's aggressive attitude, and the Russian czar and prime minister put pressure on Bismarck, declaring that maintaining the balance in Europe would never lead to the second war.
The Russian czar and prime minister came directly to Berlin as representatives of spokesmen of various countries, demanding that they promise not to wage war against France again. For some time, Germany has been isolated from the world as never before. Once Germany reignites the war, it will be surrounded by all other great powers. Bismarck was at a loss about this dilemma. He didn't expect the situation to come to this. He is too optimistic about Germany's relations with other big countries and high-level personal relations with other countries. Frustrated Bismarck asked the Emperor William I to dismiss him as prime minister to punish his crimes, but William refused his request.
Bismarck said that the reason for seeing a doctor was recognized by William, but the emperor didn't want his prime minister to leave for too long. Bismarck was indispensable to the new German Empire, so he was repeatedly asked to come back as soon as possible. Bismarck stayed in Volgin Manor for nearly half a year. He can't hide behind his back and think about his past and future. After thinking for a long time, he realized that an important problem is that Russia can never be a friend of Germany. If Germany wants to realize its strategic interests, it must set Russia and Britain against their competitors, and continue to set France and Russia against each other, so that they have no chance to unite.