The chaos in Paris continued, and the victor was yet unknown, but Franz had already begun worrying about the selection of the new King of France.
The candidates would undoubtedly come from one of the three major royal houses, a point that was beyond question. Anyone else ascending to the throne simply wouldn't command enough respect.
The first to be ruled out was the Bonaparte family. Despite having the most support within the military, who could ignore that Napoleon IV was the leader of the French resistance movement?
It turned out that passing the buck wasn't an easy task. Political slogans aren't to be shouted at random, and since Napoleon IV was unwilling to take on the responsibility of defeat and treason, he had no choice but to firmly hold on to the banner of "internal purge of national traitors, external defense of sovereignty."
To seek a compromise, even if Napoleon IV was willing to switch his stance, the Anti-French Alliance wouldn't agree!
