Make France Great Again

"Of course it's true!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Prince Montfort with certainty.

For Jerome Paterson, his eldest nephew, Jerome Bonaparte only had the intention of taking advantage of him. Suppression and exile were not within the scope of Jerome Bonaparte's consideration. .

Because there are too few people in the entire Bonaparte family who can take on big responsibilities, and the abilities of many Bonaparte members do not match their ambitions at all. People like Jerome Patterson are capable and able to recognize their own position. The people can be said to be the cream of the crop.

Seeing that there was still a trace of suspicion in Prince Montfort's eyes, Jérôme Bonaparte argued with reason: "Father, there is no need for me to suppress him!

If I had wanted to, he would never have been able to set foot in France in the first place!

Don’t forget, my sister Mathilde still has a grudge against Jerome Patterson!

If it hadn't been for me, it would have been impossible for Jérôme Patterson to join the Bonaparte family!

I worked hard to promote Jerome Paterson to become a member of the Bonaparte family and let him make repeated military exploits on the Crimean battlefield.

Isn't this enough to prove that I value him? "

After listening to Jerome Bonaparte's self-defense, Prince Montfort believed Jerome Bonaparte's words in his heart. Then, he turned to ask Jerome Bonaparte why he sent Jerome Bonaparte. Tom Patterson went to Gabon.

"I made this appointment with the consent of Jerome Patterson!" Jerome Bonaparte explained again: "The reason why I asked him to go to Gabon was because I wanted to expand. France's territory in central Africa, you should know that nothing makes the French happier than expanding their territory.

Not to mention, it was Bonaparte’s outstanding young man who expanded the territory.

Secondly, it is because Europe has now entered a phase of relative peace.

Therefore, if Jerome Patterson wants to quickly improve his military rank, he can only go to the colonies to fight wars, so I will arrange for him to go to Gabon to serve as governor. "

"War is not the only way to improve your military rank!" Prince Montfort retorted to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Yes! You are right!" Jérôme Bonaparte acknowledged what Prince Montfort said, "War is not the only way to advance in military rank.

However, a general who is gradually promoted from the war will gain more trust from his soldiers than a general who is promoted based on favor.

If my uncle had not personally commanded the army at that time, could he still have become emperor?

If I had not gone to Crimea, would I have been able to command the entire army as easily as I did now?

I think Jerome Patterson is not willing to be a vase general. He also has a dream of fighting on the battlefield. "

After listening to Jérôme Bonaparte's words, Prince Montfort pondered for a moment, then revealed a self-deprecating smile on his lips and said: "Compared to you, I am the least like a member of the Bonaparte family!"

"Father, you live a far more free and easy life than we do!" Jérôme Bonaparte said with a calm expression.

"Yes!" Prince Montfort nodded and said in a relaxed tone: "There is nothing wrong with living a free and easy life like this!

Forget it, I won’t care about these things anymore! It's up to you! "

After saying that, Prince Montfort turned and left Jérôme Bonaparte's study.

Basilio, who was standing at the door of the room waiting for Jerome Bonaparte's summons, saw Prince Montfort coming out of the room and hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

Prince Montfort gently shook off Basilio's hand and responded stubbornly to Basilio, "I'm not old yet!"

"Yes!" Basilio had no choice but to obey Prince Montfort's wishes and stopped supporting him.

However, in order to prevent Prince Montfort from having any accidents when he went downstairs, Basilio had to follow Prince Montfort step by step until Prince Montfort successfully reached the door.

"Go back!" Prince Montfort said to Basilio calmly, then walked down the steps step by step and got into the carriage.

Watching Prince Montfort's carriage going away, Basilio also turned around and returned to Jerome Bonaparte's study.

…

As for Jerome Patterson, who was involved in this incident, he was currently sitting on a special train heading to Lyon, staring blankly at the wilderness outside the window.

Jérôme Patterson, who is still unaware of the undercurrent in Paris, is only thinking about plans for the future.

Jerome Patterson stared blankly out of the window for a long time. It was not until a fellow soldier appeared in front of him and reported to him the news of Lyon's imminent arrival that Jerome Patterson finally reacted. , he smiled and said to the guard in front of him: "I know", then stood up and tidied his clothes, waiting for the train to arrive at the station at any time.

After nearly 20 minutes, the train made a long blast, and Jerome Patterson understood that this was a signal that the train had arrived at the station.

Along with a slight shaking, the surrounding scenery gradually slowed down.

After a while, the train stopped under an open-air platform.

"Lieutenant Colonel Jérôme Patterson, we have arrived at the Gare de Lyon!" The guard immediately reported the arrival news to Jérôme Patterson.

Jerome Patterson took a look at the slightly desolate environment and the rows of houses in the distance, and he immediately understood that this platform should be used to dock military supplies.

The house in the distance should be a temporary storage warehouse for military supplies, and the Italian Front's camp is probably nearby.

"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"

"Go down!" Jerome Patterson responded to the guard.

A group of guards followed Jerome Patterson off the train to the platform. Jerome Patterson took out the pocket watch in his hand and glanced at the time.

It was now around 3:15 in the afternoon, 15 minutes ahead of the agreed arrival time, which meant that he had to wait here for 15 minutes.

After Jerome Patterson and a group of soldiers stood there and waited quietly for a while, a group of cavalry slowly drove towards them from a distance.

When the distance between Jerome Patterson and the "cavalry unit" allowed him to see each member of the cavalry unit clearly, Jerome Patterson was surprised to find that the leader of the "cavalry unit" was none other than someone else. It was Trochu, the commander of the Italian Front.

Speaking of which, Jerome Patterson and Trochu were old acquaintances when they were on the Crimean battlefield.

This time Trochu personally led the team to greet Jerome Patterson, which really surprised him.

Trochu, who was riding a horse, got off his horse when he was less than 50 meters away from Jerome Patterson and walked towards the direction of Jerome Patterson on foot.

Upon seeing this, Jerome Patterson also walked in the direction of Trochu. The two met in the middle of the road, shook hands and hugged each other.

"I'm really sorry, something happened in the military camp, I came late!" Trochu let go of Jerome Patterson and apologized to him.

Jerome Patterson shook his head and responded to Trochu, "No! You were not late. The train I took arrived 15 minutes early."

Later, Trochu introduced Jerome Patterson to the cavalry following him: "This is Lieutenant Colonel Jerome Patterson, my close comrade-in-arms on the Crimean battlefield!

Now he is heading to Gabon to serve as governor there! "

"Nice to meet you all!" Jerome Patterson said with a smile and bowed to everyone present.

Everyone also welcomed the arrival of Jerome Patterson.

After the brief introduction, Trochu ordered his officers to fetch a horse for Jerome Patterson.

"Your equestrian skills must not be bad!" Trochu asked Jerome Patterson with concern.

"It's only been about a year since the war ended, so I won't be able to lose the basic skill of riding a horse!" Jerome Patterson said to Trochu as he got on his horse.

Upon seeing this, Trochu and the accompanying officers also got on their horses, and everyone galloped towards the camp where the Italian Front was located.

When everyone present arrived at the Italian Front, Trochu introduced to Jerome Patterson the chief of staff and subordinate division commanders of the Italian Front.

After the conversation, Jerome Patterson expressed to Trochu that he wanted to communicate with the Croatians who were about to go to Gabon.

“I didn’t expect that you, the governor, would start issuing orders to me before you even took office!

"Trochu shrugged his shoulders and teased Jerome Patterson.

"His Majesty the Emperor warned me repeatedly before I left to meet with the workers as soon as possible and then go to Gabon!" Jerome Patterson replied to Trochu.

"Please come with me!" Trochu said to Jerome Patterson.

Under the leadership of Trochu, Jerome Pat soon arrived at the entrance of a camp surrounded by fences.

Trochu seemed to have thought of something, and he quickly asked Jerome Patterson: "By the way! Lieutenant Colonel Patterson, have you ever learned German!"

"German? A little dabbling!" Jerome Patterson responded to Trochu.

"That's good!" Trochu replied to Jerome Patterson.

"What's wrong?" Jerome Patterson asked curiously.

“These Croats have never learned French at all, and only a few of them have learned German, so I ask you if you have learned German!

If you have not learned German, it will be difficult to communicate with them! "Trochu explained to Jérôme Patterson.

"I know!" Jerome Patterson nodded in response.

Trochu led Jerome Patterson all the way towards the largest tent in the camp. Along the way, Jerome Patterson saw many Croatians with shaved heads training under the scorching sun.

When Jerome Patterson entered the tent, the two Croatians who still had their hair stood up to greet Trochu and Jerome Patterson.

“These two are Baron Mirabeau Plenkovitch and Baron Andrei Milanovich!

Trochu pointed at them and introduced to Jerome Patterson.