Make France Great Again

On December 10, 1851, the French government, which set the date for the coronation, sent invitations to the ambassadors of various governments as usual, inviting them to participate in the coronation ceremony of the French Empire on December 12.

All first-class powers except the Russian Empire politely rejected the invitation of the French government for various reasons, even the British ambassador who had already acquiesced to France's reconstruction of the empire was no exception.

As for the Ambassador of the Russian Empire, after confirming the news of Jerome Bonaparte's coronation, Vladimirovich, who understood the temper of Tsar Nicholas I, immediately left Paris on his own initiative. Vladimirovich's behavior of leaving without saying goodbye is tantamount to severing diplomatic relations. There is no need for the French government to specially invite a country that has cut off exchanges.

On the night of the 11th, a sudden cold snap brought Paris its first heavy snowfall in 1851. The heavy snowfall fell on Paris, and in just a few hours, the whole of Paris turned into a A white world.

In the early morning of the 12th, when Jérôme Bonaparte got up and opened the curtains as usual, he was surprised and panicked by the white world that came into view.

Why did many silent snowflakes fall in Paris during the coronation of Jerome Bonaparte? Is this a way from God to warn him, the usurper?

Jérôme Bonaparte shook his head desperately to get rid of this idea.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and Jérôme Bonaparte came back to his senses and hurriedly opened the bedroom door.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to prepare for your coronation!" Morny, who was standing at the door in a gorgeous dress, reminded Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Oh! Ah!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded to express his understanding.

Under the leadership of Morny, Jerome Bonaparte came to the "Powdering Room" of the Tuileries Palace, where professionals in charge of palace etiquette will help Jerome Bonaparte prepare for the coronation. apparel.

After the servant in charge of court etiquette arrived, Morny stood up and left.

Only Jérôme Bonaparte and a group of servants who knew palace etiquette were left in the "dressing room".

"Can we start?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked the servants present in a gentle voice.

One of the servants responded humbly: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment!"

"Who else are you waiting for?" Jérôme Bonaparte was a little confused. It was the royal robe they put on for him a few days ago. It stands to reason that the two should be very skilled in cooperating with each other. Are there new members coming now? ?

"Your Majesty, according to regulations, when you officially change the attire required for your coronation, one or two nobles or ladies must come to the scene to guide you!" the servant responded immediately.

Jérôme Bonaparte frowned slightly, he really didn't like this complicated step.

The servant also saw Jerome Bonaparte's boredom, and he quickly comforted him: "Your Majesty, please wait patiently for a while!"

"I see!"

Jérôme Bonaparte sat quietly in his chair waiting for the arrival of the so-called guiding noble.

After a while, the door of the "dressing room" opened again. Jérôme Bonaparte followed the sound and looked over, with a smile on his originally tense face.

"So it's you!" Jérôme Bonaparte asked in a brisk tone.

"Your Majesty!" The two nobles responsible for guiding Jérôme Bonaparte's etiquette were the Marchioness of Allais and the Countess of Montiro, whom Jérôme Bonaparte was familiar with.

One of them is the lover of Jerome Bonaparte, and the other is the mother of Jerome Bonaparte's "honey friend" Eugenie.

It can be said that he is the person who is relatively close to Jérôme Bonaparte.

After a brief moment of greetings, the ceremony officially began.

The Countess of Montijo was responsible for directing the servants to help Jerome Bonaparte put on the royal robes needed for the coronation, while the Marquise Allais told him about the situations that should be avoided during the coronation ceremony.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting on the chair, was like a puppet at the mercy of others. While listening to the attention of the Marquise Allais, he allowed his servants to put one piece of clothing on him.

The whole dressing ceremony lasted for nearly an hour, and it was not until Jérôme Bonaparte hung the Order of the Eagle on his chest that the tedious ceremony came to an end.

Compared to Jérôme Bonaparte, who had a slightly tired look on his face, the Marchioness of Allais and the Countess of Montiro were proud of their "masterpieces".

After that, Jérôme Bonaparte, wearing royal robes, came to the door of the ball hall of the Tuileries Palace, surrounded by the Marquise Allais and the Countess Montiro.

At this time, the banquet hall of the Tuileries Palace was already full of people, including the Legislative Council, the Senate, the Cabinet, the Senate, the City Hall, and the generals living in Paris... Members of all the country's power agencies gathered in this hall. Waiting for the arrival of Jérôme Bonaparte.

Of course, the real coronation ceremony is not here. Except for those who must act together with Jerome Bonaparte, all members present will leave the Tuileries Palace after meeting with the emperor, and Went to Paris City Hall at 6 p.m., which means that the real coronation place was not at the Tuileries Palace, nor at Notre Dame de Paris (where Emperor Napoleon was originally crowned), but at the City Hall.

Going to the City Hall for the coronation was also a method that Jérôme Bonaparte came up with after careful consideration. If Reims Cathedral is chosen for the coronation, then the Bonaparte family will face the problem of insufficient legal rationality.

The previous kings of the Bourbon dynasty claimed that their crowns came from God, and the crowns of the Bonaparte family came from 30 million French people. One is the divine power of kings, and the other is the power of kings granted by man. The relationship between the two is not mutually inclusive, and can even be said to be somewhat antagonistic. This was equivalent to a slap in the face of those orthodox monarchies. After careful consideration, Jérôme Bonaparte gave up the idea.

As for why he did not follow the example of his uncle and go to Notre Dame de Paris for the coronation, one of the reasons was because Pius IX did not arrive, and the other reason was because his uncle did something unethical at Notre Dame de Paris, inviting the pope to be crowned. The Pope reluctantly ran to Paris to be crowned, and then when he was crowned again, he was unwilling to kneel in front of the Pope for the coronation. Instead, he chose to grab the Pope's crown and crown himself. This was not over yet, and then he took the Queen's crown. The crown was snatched away and he was crowned on his behalf. As if he regarded himself as the God of France, Pope Pius VII at the time almost fainted.

If Jérôme Bonaparte went to Notre Dame de Paris for his coronation, he might arouse the empathic memory of that old bastard Pius IX. It would be better not to overly stimulate Pius IX.

After much thought, the Paris City Hall, where Louis Philippe had been crowned, became Jerome Bonaparte's first choice.

Although the Paris City Hall itself has no symbolic meaning and is just an ordinary building, it nevertheless symbolizes the emperor's attitude of standing together with the people.

Furthermore, since Louis Philippe was crowned before him, going to the Paris City Hall to be crowned himself can be regarded as following his predecessors.

Jérôme Bonaparte is not a stubborn person, nor does he want to hold a zombie resurrection party. The new era has arrived, and the so-called etiquette of the old era should disappear as soon as possible. Wearing royal robes for the coronation was his last compromise with the old times.

Standing at the door of the banquet, Jérôme Bonaparte looked at the generals and government officials in formal attire and military uniforms with a hint of envy in his heart. At least they were not as cumbersome as Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

With a powerful shout, everyone's bodies were facing the banquet door. The generals and political dignitaries in the hall looked solemnly at the Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte also entered the banquet hall with a serious face and began an impromptu speech: "Today is the day when the empire was founded. God has declared his expectations for me and the empire in a clear and unmistakable manner. Outside the window The snowflakes are God’s silent blessing.”

Jerome Bonaparte used clever words to connect snowflakes with God's auspiciousness, nipping the crisis in the cradle.

"...During this year, France has experienced many problems and encountered many unexpected challenges. We worked together to overcome them...I believe that in the days after the establishment of the empire, France will be able to Customer service challenges one after another, and I will spend the rest of my life serving the people of France and fighting for France in World War II!" Jérôme Bonaparte raised his hands and shouted: "Long live France, long live the Empire!"

Everyone present shouted in unison: "Long live France, long live the Empire!"

Amid the shouts, Jérôme Bonaparte invited everyone to lunch.

At the end of the lunch, which lasted more than three hours, the general and dignitaries left the Tuileries Palace.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, nearly two hundred vehicles appeared in the four directions of the Tuileries Palace. They will go to various parts of Paris to pick up the generals and political dignitaries scattered in Paris to the Paris City Hall.

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, more than 200 carriages set off under the darkness of night under the order of General Affairs Director Mokar.

At 7:30 in the evening, a gorgeous double-bridge carriage stopped at the entrance of the Tuileries Palace. The carriage was surrounded by a group of knights holding torches. They were responsible for welcoming Jerome Bonaparte to the Paris Municipal Government. The knights of the Hall, and the person in charge of this knight army is none other than Pio, the chairman of the Legislative Council.

Billo slowly dismounted and was led by Mokar to the study. At this time, Jérôme Bonaparte was holding a book and savoring it. Through the gas lamp placed on the desk and the candlelight hanging from the ceiling, Billo read Here comes the name of the book - "The Communist Manifesto".

"Your Majesty, it's time for us to set off!" A flash of surprise flashed in Billot's eyes, and he slowly came to Jerome Bonaparte and said softly.

"I understand!" Jérôme Bonaparte closed the German version of the manifesto, put it on the table and left with Bio.

Jérôme Bonaparte sat in his own carriage, while Morny, the Chancellor of the Privy Seal, and Pio, President of the Legislative Council, got on their horses.

Perhaps because of the snow, the light of the torches can extend far away, making the road to Paris City Hall no longer dark.

Also due to the snow, the journey from the Tuileries Palace to Paris City Hall was supposed to only take ten minutes, but it took nearly fifteen minutes to get there.

At 7:57 minutes, less than three minutes before the 8 o'clock coronation, Jérôme Bonaparte arrived at the City Hall.

Under the gaze of all the generals, dignitaries, nobles, and wealthy businessmen in the city hall hall, Jérôme Bonaparte walked unswervingly to the center.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the coronation ceremony officially opened.

Pio, Chairman of the Legislative Council, first made a speech: "While we have proud memories of the great achievements of the war, the people of the People's Republic of China place their hope in you, especially in terms of the great achievements of peace. They have seen you at work. , and look forward to your establishment of a decisive, fast-paced and effective government. To assist you in this regard, they give you their full approval and entrust everything to you: Accept it, Your Majesty, please accept this from France. Wear the glorious crown she offers you. No king ever wore a more legitimate and popular crown."

The Bishop of Paris standing aside held the olive branch crown worn by Emperor Napoleon in his hand. Jérôme Bonaparte took the crown and put it on his head.

"My rule did not begin in 1815, it began just now when you told our people the will of the people!" Jérôme Bonaparte, wearing a crown, said to Jo.

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Empire!" the crowd in the audience shouted loudly. They understood that from this moment on, the empire that had disappeared for more than thirty years appeared again, and France welcomed its new master.

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