Joseph stated directly: "Firstly, I can ensure that Poland and Russia reach a ceasefire by the end of the month.

"Secondly, our country will guarantee the Russian army’s entry into Austria — the Poles will not seize the opportunity to attack Iasi."

He glanced at Metternich, "If you think you can solve these matters, you can go directly to Saint Petersburg."

The young Austrian diplomat, participating in such an important international mediation for the first time, was brutally "overwhelmed" and dared not reply, lowering his head and stepping back a few steps.

Little Kobtsel quickly started flattering: "Thank you so much, Your Excellency the Regent King. You are truly the creator of peace in Europe! Countless people will remember your kindness..."

Joseph raised his hand to interrupt him: "Additionally, I can mediate the disputes between you and Bavaria, Wurttemberg, and other countries in Switzerland, allowing the Empire to withdraw with dignity."

The Austrian Foreign Minister instantly felt tense.

The matters between them and Bavaria and other countries were considered "household affairs" of the Holy Roman Empire, and now they had to rely on France to mediate.

On one hand, this outwardly showed the fragmentation within the Holy Roman Empire; on the other hand, it further increased France’s influence in Southern Germany.

But he quickly remembered that His Majesty the Emperor was prepared to even accept the "Stuttgart Declaration"; France’s influence in Southern Germany was already unstoppable.

He placed his hand on his chest and bowed: "Allow me to express my gratitude to you once again. Surely Jesus has sent you to save those poor people of Swiss..."

The Austrians did not attend the routine diplomatic banquet and hurriedly left.

Joseph sent only a court official to escort them, while he returned directly to the Grand Trianon Palace. Yes, it was close to his mother’s daily exercise time, and Alexandra had to do prenatal exercises too; he usually accompanied them.

As he walked out of the Palace of Versailles, Joseph suddenly thought that this time France’s mediation in the Russian-Polish and northern Switzerland conflicts was a good publicity opportunity that should not be wasted.

So he turned and instructed Eman: "Please have Baron Denico come to see me immediately."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

When Joseph arrived at the Grand Trianon Palace, Queen Mary and Alexandra were already warming up on the open ground of the royal family’s vegetable garden.

He approached to greet his mother. Queen Mary immediately said with a smile: "I just ate a piece of strawberry pudding, so I need to increase my exercise."

After half a year of exercise, she was much slimmer compared to when she first fell ill, appearing full of vitality.

Now she could occasionally indulge in small, low-sugar desserts and use extensive exercise to burn off the sugar without any adverse effects on her health.

Alexandra also came over: "Dear, I thought you would be busy until evening."

"Austria’s situation is not good, Mr. Kobtsel rushed back." Joseph glanced at the servant by the pool adding water, asking his wife, "I remember today is not a swimming day."

Alexandra took his arm: "I woke up this morning with a sore waist and wanted to swim to relieve it."

Although she had a big belly, she did not stay indoors in line with French tradition but maintained a daily exercise routine.

This was naturally Joseph’s suggestion. He recalled that slow walking and swimming were very beneficial for pregnant women in their later months.

Alexandra also discovered that swimming had a magical effect in relieving the discomfort in her waist caused by pregnancy.

In this era, nobles typically swam in the Seine River, although occasionally some would use the pools at the Palace of Versailles.

But Joseph knew that both posed a huge risk for disease — even though the Seine River was cleaner than in past years, it was still generally filthy. Moreover, the pool at the Palace of Versailles was filled with water sourced from the Seine River.

So he had a small pool built with stones next to the royal family’s vegetable garden, which was drained when not in use; before swimming, the water was filtered through a pit filled with sand and charcoal and then added to the pool, followed by alum and a small amount of lime for sterilization.

Under his influence, the nobles of Paris began imitating this, building swimming pools everywhere.

Swimming became the most popular sport at the time.

Not long after, Queen Mary had started her 5-kilometer run for the day.

On the other side, the servants finished filling the swimming pool with water.

Joseph watched Alexandra, in her well-groomed long dress, step into the pool and couldn’t help but smirk.

He had a swimsuit made by the tailor, but Alexandra only dared to wear it in the bedroom...

As Joseph watched his wife dog-paddle in the pool with interest, Eman approached and bowed: "Your Excellency, Mr. Kovisat and Mr. Bodlock say they have something to report to you."

Joseph’s eyes lit up.

He had instructed Kovisat to immediately inform him of any breakthroughs in obstetrics. It seemed there must be some new achievements.

Indeed, after the two medical experts saluted him, Bodlock couldn’t wait to say: "Your Excellency, regarding the ’Regent Obstetrics’ technique, it was successfully implemented 7 times last month, with all mothers surviving.

"I believe this technique is mature enough to start promotion."

Joseph rubbed his forehead with some embarrassment upon hearing this.

He knew that the so-called "Regent Obstetrics" technique was actually a procedure of cutting and suturing the birth canal, which had excellent effects for dealing with difficult births and avoiding extensive tearing in mothers.

But as Jesus is his witness, this technique was not brought by him—he couldn’t possibly understand it.

However, Bodlock, who initially proposed the procedure, insisted that the creation of the new suture needle by the Regent King, along with anesthesia and disinfection techniques, made the "cutting technique" possible.

He took it upon himself to list Joseph as the first author on related academic papers.

Subsequently, the medical community called this technique "Regent Obstetrics." By the time Joseph found out, this name had been in use for several months, too late to change.

Joseph nodded and praised: "You have made a great contribution to the medical field. By the way, has there been any infection?"

Bodlock proudly puffed his chest: "No, Sir. As you said, with ample use of phenol for disinfection, all mothers have healed very well."

Kovisat added: "Moreover, puerperal fever has nearly disappeared."

Joseph was unaware that Bodlock selected sturdy mothers for experiments, relying entirely on their immune systems.

He further asked: "What about anesthesia?"

Bodlock said: "We carried out extensive tests and had certain breakthroughs, Sir.

"We can now reduce the pain of mothers during surgery by controlling the intake of ether.

"In those 7 ’Regent Obstetrics’ operations, 3 successfully involved anesthesia."

Joseph winced at the thought: "Are you saying 4 were just cut directly?"