Make France Great Again

Shortly after Richard Metternich left the office, Ambassador Cowley followed him to the office.

When Jérôme Bonaparte saw Ambassador Cowley, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Could it be said that the British Kingdom has made a decision so quickly? It shouldn’t be! Jerome Bonaparte thought to himself.

Based on his knowledge of the Kingdom of Britain, it should be impossible for the Kingdom of Britain to make a decision so quickly.

Unless Palmerston did not submit this issue as a bill to the cabinet and the upper and lower houses for discussion, but directly resolved the issue privately with the Foreign Secretary.

This method is indeed much faster than "collective intelligence", but it also brings certain hidden dangers.

After all, the power of the British Prime Minister has not reached the point where he can dominate the world with one hand.

Such an approach may cause... However, if it is Palmerston, it is not impossible! He is a bold guy in his own right!

Just as Jérôme Bonaparte was thinking about why Ambassador Cowley came, Ambassador Cowley said: "Your Majesty!"

"Ambassador Cowley!" Jérôme Bonaparte, who had come back to his senses, nodded slightly to Ambassador Cowley, and then invited Ambassador Cowley to sit down.

After Ambassador Cowley sat on the sofa, Jérôme Bonaparte asked Ambassador Cowley why he came to him.

Ambassador Cowley told Jerome Bonaparte that he came here specifically to tell Jerome Bonaparte the attitude of the British cabinet towards the dispute between the French Empire and the United States of America.

In principle, the British Kingdom did not want the French Empire and the United States of America to quarrel over the Russian Empire.

However, based on the fact that such a situation has occurred, the British Kingdom is still willing to stand with the French Empire.

Between the two options of allies and potential enemies, Palmerston decisively chose allies.

"Thank you to the Kingdom of Britain for your understanding and support of the French Empire!" Jérôme Bonaparte also made a speech to Ambassador Cowley as usual: "We believe that the free alliance formed by France and Britain will be able to defeat the world. Hotter than any country!”

"I also believe! The Anglo-French alliance will definitely have smooth sailing in the future!" Ambassador Cowley also made a speech to Jerome Bonaparte.

After that, Jérôme Bonaparte told Ambassador Cowley about the military parade held by the French Empire, and hoped that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert could attend the military parade.

"What is the specific time?" Ambassador Cowley asked Jérôme Bonaparte.

"June 24th!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Ambassador Cowley.

Ambassador Cowley immediately thought that this day was the day when the French (First) Empire invaded the Russian Empire, and the reason why Jerome Bonaparte held a military parade at this time was to remind the entire French people of their original glory.

An empire needs to rely on the glory of its fathers to maintain it!

The sense of superiority established by blood made Ambassador Cowley despise the empire established by Jerome Bonaparte.

However, contempt turned to contempt, Ambassador Cowley still understood the priorities. As a senior politician, he would not be swayed by his emotions like Richard Metternich.

"Your Majesty Bonaparte, I would like to take the liberty of asking if there are any other people invited besides Your Majesty Victoria?" Ambassador Cowley repeated the question that Richard Metternich just asked.

"There is Emperor Franz Joseph of the Austrian Empire..." Jerome Bonaparte repeated the list of invited members to Ambassador Cowley as usual.

Ambassador Cowley, who heard the list, couldn't help but worry that the French Empire could have such a strong appeal. In fact, he didn't know that some of the countries on the list (the Austrian Empire) were actually invited by borrowing the names of the Kingdom of Britain. .

"I will convey your invitation to Her Majesty the Queen verbatim via telegram, and then leave it to Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince to decide!" Ambassador Cowley said to Jerome Bonaparte: "However, I believe that the Queen Your Majesty and Your Majesty will definitely give you an answer before the military parade begins!"

"Then please tell Victoria and Albert that I have prepared a room for them in the Tuileries Palace! Just wait for their arrival!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Ambassador Cowley.

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In the next few days, Richard Metternich and Ambassador Cowley came to Jerome Bonaparte's study one after another and reported the situation to Jerome Bonaparte.

Franz Joseph and Victoria both agreed to Jerome Bonaparte's invitation without exception.

After Richard Metternich reported the date of Franz Joseph's arrival to Jerome Bonaparte, Jerome Bonaparte curiously asked Richard Metternich to follow Franz Joseph. Who is the female companion who arrived in Paris together?

Richard Metternich told Jerome Bonaparte that the female companion who arrived with the emperor was his fiancée: Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria, also known as Princess Sissi.

"Princess Elizabeth? Shouldn't it be Princess Helen?" Jérôme Bonaparte deliberately pretended to be ignorant and asked Richard Metternich: "Minister De Ruys once told me, When he arrived in Vienna, the emperor’s female companion was Princess Helen!”

Richard Metternich explained to Jerome Bonaparte with an embarrassed look on his face that Princess Helen was the sister of Princess Elisabeth. Due to some differences in the personalities of the emperor and Princess Helen, she was replaced by Princess Sissi.

Naturally, Jerome Bonaparte would not believe Richard Metternich's explanation.

However, he did not want to delve too deeply into why Franz Joseph was unwilling to marry Princess Helen.

It's nothing more than Princess Sissi humming Major General a little bit.

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After receiving the replies from the British and Austrian ambassadors, Jérôme Bonaparte ordered his newspaper to "refute the rumors" about the military parade held on June 24.

When the people of Paris learned that a foreign monarch was coming to participate in their military parade, a strong sense of national pride surged into their hearts.

In just a few years, their monarch turned France from a country hated by everyone to a country "sought after" by the monarchs of the "world" (the world here refers to Europe). How can this not be the case? Let them shout with pride.

Those who originally opposed Jerome Bonaparte have now become supporters of Jerome Bonaparte.

When the latest sample poll results were published in newspapers, some die-hard republicans and orthodox factions became even more convinced that this was going to be a long-term struggle and they would never surrender!

And those ambassadors who were originally in the wait-and-see stage, after seeing the British and Austrian monarchs coming to participate in the French military parade in person, they decided not to wait and see anymore, and instead sent telegrams to the countries behind them, hoping that they would make a decision as soon as possible to avoid delays. Time for the military parade.

As June 24 approached, ambassadors continued to enter the palace to report news to Jérôme Bonaparte.

More and more kings appeared in the Paris newspapers, and people were surprised to find more and more friends in France.

The Times across the Taiwan Strait even used the title "New Order in Paris" to analyze the increasing number of kings being invited by Paris to participate in military parades, and finally came to a conclusion.

The reason why European kings accepted the invitation of the French Empire to participate in the military parade was: the victory of the French Empire in the Crimean Peninsula. It was precisely because of the victory of Sevastopol that more and more people joined in the victory. in the camp of the beholder.

"We can clearly see that the French Empire across the Strait of La Manche is regaining everything they lost after the Napoleonic Wars at an unprecedented speed, and a new order is being built in Paris..."

——Excerpt from The Times, June 18, 1854.

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While the French Empire was busy preparing for the military parade, thousands of miles away in Tsarskoye Selo, a suburb of St. Petersburg, was undergoing a special blame-shifting operation.

In the Amber Hall.

Nicholas I sat on the throne with a face full of anger, and roared at the general standing at the foot of the steps with words full of violence: "Trash! Idiot! Why didn't you die there! I was really blind at the beginning, let you This idiot goes to command the army!"

Yes, the general standing at the foot of the steps was none other than Menshikov, who led the remaining troops from the Battle of Alma to flee north to Perekop.

At this time, he was no longer the dual governor of Crimea and the Caucasus, but a "white body" with only the title of prince.

After Nicholas I learned the news of the fall of Sevastopol, all his official positions were "expedited by eight hundred miles" by the angry Nicholas I (there was no telegraph in Tsarist Russia at this time, and all long-distance communication was They were all dismissed (relying on horses), and the troops originally attached to him were replaced by Mikhail Gorchakov who arrived in Perekop, and he himself was also ordered to go to St. Petersburg to be interrogated by Nicholas I.

Today is the second day he arrived in St. Petersburg, and it is also the first day he was interrogated by Nicholas I.

Facing the questioning of Nicholas I, find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuuan.com Menshikov did not say a word, because he understood that Nicholas I at this time would not listen to any of his explanations at all, and the more explanations he gave, the more he explained. On the contrary, it made him feel that he was deliberately provoking his own authority. Only when Nicholas I became less angry could he speak out to defend himself.

"Speak! Why don't you speak? Are you mute?" Nicholas I yelled at Menshikov.

Menshikov still lowered his head and said nothing, which made Nicholas I feel as if he had hit a piece of cotton with his fist.

Immediately afterwards, a sense of powerlessness poured into Nicholas I's heart, diluting Nicholas I's anger.

When his angry mind was gradually infected by melancholy, Nicholas I calmed down. He asked Menshikov, "Tell me! What is going on in Sevastopol!"

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