Make France Great Again

October 30, 1855.

Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph, who had stayed in Warsaw for nearly 20 days, announced at the same time that they were leaving for home.

On this morning, nearly 50,000 Warsaw residents walked from their homes to the streets to see off the two monarchs as they left Warsaw.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, after Jerome Bonaparte, Franz Joseph and Maximilian hugged each other for the last time in the Polish palace, Jerome Bonaparte and Franz Joseph left in carriages. .

The two convoys separated at a fork in Warsaw. One convoy headed towards the mouth of the river on the north bank of Warsaw, and the other convoy headed south.

[PS: Jerome Bonaparte will take a boat north along the Vistula River to Danzig, and then return to Paris by boat.

Franz Joseph returned to Vienna along the same road he came from]

When Jérôme Bonaparte's motorcade arrived at the port on the Visze River, a steam passenger ship emitting plumes of white smoke was docked at the port pier.

The steam passenger ship's port pier was also filled with Warsaw residents who were bidding farewell to Jerome Bonaparte. Each of them held flower petals in their hands.

After Jérôme Bonaparte and Augusta stepped out of the carriage, residents on both sides of the pier threw the petals in their hands towards the middle aisle almost at the same time.

The petals formed a shower of flowers in mid-air, making the whole farewell ceremony particularly romantic.

Jérôme Bonaparte and Augusta held hands and walked on the road full of petals to board the steam passenger ship.

The two people standing on the edge of the deck waved goodbye to the Warsaw residents who were still on the pier.

At 10 a.m., as the steam passenger ship officially set sail, white smoke continued to pour out.

The ship carrying Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta went north along the Vistula River and gradually disappeared from people's sight.

When the steam passenger ship arrived in Danzig, Kingdom of Prussia, it was already around 8 o'clock in the evening.

After a 10-hour voyage, Jerome Bonaparte felt a little tired. He first asked Queen Augusta if she was willing to rest in Danzig for one night and wait until tomorrow to set off again.

Augusta nodded and agreed with Jerome Bonaparte's idea.

Later, Jerome Bonaparte called Mokar over and said: "Mokar, I think we should find a hotel to rest for one night before leaving!"

How could Mokar, who was accompanying him, dare to disobey Jerome Bonaparte's opinion? He quickly replied to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, I will make arrangements right away!"

After speaking, Mokar turned around and ordered the entourage behind him to disembark immediately to find a luxurious hotel for Jérôme Bonaparte for the emperor to rest.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

Jérôme Bonaparte waited quietly for everyone to disembark, then returned to the room again and changed into casual clothes with Augusta before disembarking.

After Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta disembarked, an unexpected member appeared in front of them and blocked their way.

This unexpected member has a pair of hawk-like eyes, and everyone who looks at him will subconsciously dodge. He is Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck.

A cunning diplomat who believed in a policy of iron and blood, the future founder of the German Empire and the destroyer of the French Empire.

Why is he here?

Looking at the von Bismarck blocking his way, Jerome Bonaparte couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

If his memory is correct, Bismarck should have been a member of parliament in Berlin during this period (the Frankfurt representative was forced to be dismissed because of the problem of De Luyins), so why did he appear here.

Although Jerome Bonaparte was full of doubts, he still had to pretend to be surprised.

"Sir, what are you doing? Why are you blocking my way!" Jerome Bonaparte asked von Bismarck pretending to be surprised.

Upon seeing this, Von Bismarck immediately introduced himself to Jerome Bonaparte: "This distinguished gentleman, my name is von Bismarck from Berlin! My master specially appointed me here to wait for you and your wife! He I eagerly hope to meet you!”

The wise von Bismarck tried his best to convey all the information to Jerome Bonaparte without revealing each other's identities.

That old guy William I is here?

Jerome Bonaparte was shocked again, but his expression remained calm.

"In that case, let's lead the way!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to von Bismarck.

"Please!" Von Bismarck bowed and made an invitation gesture to Jerome Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte held Augusta's hand and walked forward. Soon Jerome Bonaparte and Queen Augusta were standing next to a gorgeous carriage.

Von Bismarck opened the car door for the two of them, stretched out his hand and said: "Please get in the car!"

Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta sat in the carriage. Von Bismarck closed the door to them thoughtfully, and then got into the carriage behind Jerome Bonaparte.

The carriage carried Jerome Bonaparte and his wife towards the center of Danzig, and soon arrived at a hotel in the center of Danzig.

At this time, outside these two luxuriously decorated hotels was a group of Prussian soldiers wearing blue military uniforms. After the carriage of Jerome Bonaparte and Queen Augusta stopped, this group of Prussian soldiers stood up to their commander. Under the leadership of the commander, he quickly ran to Jerome Bonaparte's carriage, and the commander personally spoke for Jerome Bonaparte.

When Jérôme Bonaparte observed the commander of the soldiers at close range, a flash of surprise flashed across his face.

Because the commander responsible for commanding this force was none other than Moltke, who was revered as the German Military God by later generations.

Although there are some differences between the appearance of Old Moltke now and the appearance when the photos were taken, overall there is still an eighty-nine-point similarity.

Compared with the later photo, the old Moltke now looks younger.

After all, the later photos were taken after 1870, that is, after Moltke was 70 years old.

And the current old Moltke is only 55 years old, and he is now in his prime.

"His Majesty Emperor Jérôme and Queen Augusta, welcome to Danzig!" Old Maoqi said angrily to Jérôme Bonaparte and Augusta.

Compared with von Bismarck, who was smooth in dealing with things, Moltke always liked to be straightforward.

"General, what's your name!" Jérôme Bonaparte pretended to meet Moltke for the first time, and he asked Moltke kindly.

"Helmut Karl Bernhard von Moltke!" Old Moltke straightened his body and saluted Jerome Bonaparte, "Now he serves as President of the Kingdom of Prussia. Staff officer Zhang will assist Prince Regent William in managing the army!"

Jérôme Bonaparte also returned the greeting to Old Moltke with a serious face, and then praised Old Moltke as an upright soldier.

Old Maoqi just smiled and did not respond.

At this moment, von Bismarck appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta and invited Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta into the hotel.

Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta turned around and entered the hotel, and then led by von Bismarck to a guest room on the second floor of the hotel.

Pushing open the door to the guest room, the Prussian Regent William I and his wife were in the room.

After seeing Jerome Bonaparte and his wife arriving, the regent and his wife in the room hurriedly stood up to greet them.

Jérôme Bonaparte and William I shook hands "warmly" and embraced each other.

"Please forgive me for calling you and your wife here in this way! This is the fastest way I can think of!" Prince Regent William expressed his apology to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Nothing!" Jerome Bonaparte waved his hand magnanimously and said to Prince Regent William, "Augusta and I originally planned to find a hotel in Danzig to rest for the night before setting off back to Paris tomorrow!

Just as your servant von Bismarck appeared in front of us, we followed the trend and came! "

"Actually, Herr von Bismarck is not my servant!" Prince Regent William explained to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Oh?" Jerome Bonaparte showed just the right amount of surprise, and he quickly asked the Regent William, "So who is von Bismarck?"

"Herr von Bismarck is talking about a member of parliament in Berlin, but he did invite you here on my orders!" Prince Regent William responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"So that's it!" Jérôme Bonaparte showed a surprised expression.

Immediately afterwards, the wife of Prince Regent William invited Queen Augusta to go to other rooms to chat.

Jérôme Bonaparte and Prince Regent William were chatting in the room together.

Regent William first asked about the current situation of King Maximilian of Poland. After learning from Jerome Bonaparte that Maximilian's coronation went smoothly, he began to regret that he was not able to attend Maximilian's coronation. .

Jérôme Bonaparte also pretended to comfort Prince Regent William, saying that although Prince Regent William could not go there in person, Maximilian had understood their intentions.

Maximilian hoped that the Kingdom of Poland and the Kingdom of Prussia could cooperate with each other based on the principle of peaceful coexistence.

Subsequently, Prince Regent William gradually shifted the topic to the Austrian Empire. He first reprimanded the Austrian Empire on a small scale for its actions in Italy, thereby testing Jerome Bonaparte's reaction.

Jérôme Bonaparte followed the Regent William's thoughts and also expressed his expression tactfully.

The Austrian Empire does leave something to be desired when it comes to Italy, and they should be elected to properly respect the wishes of the Italians.