Make France Great Again

"Congratulations! Prime Minister Barrow!"

Thiers smiled and congratulated Odilon Barrot. He was not surprised by this result, because everything had been arranged before.

"Thank you! Thank you!" Odilon Barrot excitedly shook Thiers' hand to express his gratitude.

"Don't forget, we are on the same side!" Mr. Thiers reminded, he was afraid that the new prime minister in front of him would do some stupid things because of his closeness to the left.

As for why Thiers was unwilling to serve as prime minister himself, because Thiers didn't want to be exposed to people's sight so soon.

All that Thiers did was to prepare for his presidential election in 1852. He would disappear for four years to let France know him again, and then become the second president of France through the indirect election of Parliament.

During this period, he will always pay attention to Barrow's movements to avoid accidents.

"Of course, I understand! I understand!" Odilon Barro still responded excitedly.

Jerome Bonaparte on the stage waited for the commotion in the audience to stop before continuing: "Everyone, I believe that under our joint leadership, France will surely become more and more prosperous!"

Jerome Bonaparte once again bowed deeply to the audience, then he turned and left the rostrum, the members of the audience gave Jerome Bonaparte warm applause again, and shouted: "Long live the Republic !"

The meeting came to an end here, and after Speaker Marast delivered a closing speech again, the president's inaugural speech officially ended.

President Jérôme Bonaparte, who was in the corridor on the left, was about to turn around and leave after hearing Marastre announce the end of the National Assembly, when a shout from behind stopped him: "Mr. President, please stay !"

No one knew the owner of this voice better than him. Jerome Bonaparte turned and looked behind him and said, "Monsieur Thiers!"

It was Thiers who stopped Jerome Bonaparte, and he came before Jerome Bonaparte together with Odilon Barrot.

The smiling Thiers said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "Mr. President, I don't know if I will have the honor to be with M. Come to your dinner together!"

"Of course." Jérôme Bonaparte responded without hesitation: "Please tell Count Morais and General Changarnier that I will wait for them at the Elysee Palace!"

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your kindness. Prime Minister Barrow and I will definitely arrive on time!" Thiers left with Barrow.

Looking at the back of Thiers and Barrot leaving, Jérôme Bonaparte nodded slightly, and then set off to the gate of the Bourbon Palace.

As night fell, kerosene lamps were hung on the branches on both sides of the Palace of Bourbon, and the ground was filled with torches, illuminating the entire perimeter of the Palace of Bourbon brightly.

Thousands of soldiers stationed at the Bourbon Palace stood together under the command of Changarnier.

Changarnier, who was riding on a white horse, put on his military uniform again, and he pulled out the command saber at his waist and shouted in full force: "Long live the Republic, long live the President!"

Thousands of soldiers followed Changarnier's voice and shouted: "Long live the Republic, long live the President!"

Jérôme Bonaparte nodded lightly, the resentment towards Changarnier disappeared without a trace at this moment.

Under the watchful eyes of the soldiers, Jerome Bonaparte boarded the carriage with the Director of General Affairs of the Assembly, Lacroix.

The "loyal" Changarnier dispatched a team of cavalry to follow the left and right sides of the team, Pessini walked in the front of the team, and Fleury and Edgar Ney left and right in Jerome. Both sides of the Bonaparte frame.

The team set off from the Bourbon Palace and arrived at the Elysee Palace.

President Jerome Bonaparte, who got off the carriage, visited the entire layout of the Elysee Palace, accompanied by Lacroix and Fleury.

I have to admit that the decoration and layout of the Elysee Palace are many times larger than the Rhine Hotel where I lived before.

More importantly, this is the place where my uncle, Emperor Napoleon, abdicated at that time. His uncle abdicated and his nephew succeeded. This kind of fate is so ingenious that people have to think about it.

After visiting the Elysee Palace, Jerome Bonaparte held Lakoos' hand and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Lakoos, thank you! I hope you can attend my dinner party!"

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your kindness!" Lakoos, who was eager to establish contact with President Jerome Bonaparte, immediately agreed to Jerome Bonaparte's invitation.

However, he had to go home and get ready.

After Lakoos left, Jerome Bonaparte called Persini and Letty over to ask them about the situation of the invited people.

Pescini and Letty assured Jérôme Bonaparte that nothing was wrong.

Afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte asked Teran, the head kitchen of the Elysee Palace, about the preparation of the dinner.

Tai Lan also patted his chest and assured Jerome that he would complete the task assigned by Jerome.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Bonapartists chosen by Jerome Bonaparte arrived with a pious mood.

At 8:00, Dimour arrived with the remnants of the First Empire.

At 8:30, Fuld and Eugene Rouay arrived.

At 8:50, Thiers, Barrot, Changarnier and Molay arrived.

The dinner officially started at 9:00, and tables of delicious food were brought to a corner of the hall under the command of Tyrande. It was up to oneself whether the dinner in the buffet style would be full.

However, most of the people present did not come for a full meal.

They came to Jerome Bonaparte and said some compliments to Jerome Bonaparte, and Jerome Bonaparte also smiled and expressed his gratitude.

With round after round of toasts, Jerome Bonaparte gradually felt a little exhausted.

At this moment, Thiers came to Jerome Bonaparte and whispered, "I wonder if Mr. President can find a room for us!"

Jerome Bonaparte nodded with a smile. Under his leadership, Thiers and others left the main hall of the Elysee Palace and entered one of the rooms of the Elysee Palace. The host of the main hall also became his sister Mathilde.

Jerome Bonaparte who entered the room sat on a single sofa, Thiers and others sat on the sofa beside Jerome Bonaparte.

"Mr. President, thank you very much for appointing me as Prime Minister!" Odilon Barro, who had just taken his seat, responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I said before the election that my original intention is to serve the whole of France. You are the mainstay of France!" Jerome Bonaparte responded.

"Mr. President, I don't know what arrangements you have for other members of the cabinet!" Thiers then responded.

"Other members can be nominated by Mr. Barrow!" Jerome Bonaparte expressed respect for Barrow's authority as Prime Minister, and then he added: "However, I hope that the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Justice can inject some Young blood!"

It seems that he has taken a fancy to these two departments!

"Of course! We respect Mr. President's opinion!" Thiers tentatively asked: "How about Mr. Eugène Rouet as Minister of Justice? He is the best lawyer in Paris!"

"I agree too!" Barrow said in support.

"I think so too!" Jerome Bonaparte responded.

"Ministry of Public Works..." After hesitating for a moment, Thiers looked at Jerome Bonaparte. He was waiting for Jerome Bonaparte's response.

"How about Mr. Morny?" Jerome Bonaparte said: "I believe that he will become an excellent Minister of Public Works after working as an industrialist!"

If Jérôme Bonaparte's camp hadn't lacked talents in this field, he would definitely put Morny to the test before releasing him as Minister of Public Works.

Right now, I am short of money and talents, so I can only let Morni take the lead first.

Power is something that is overdue.

A look of surprise flashed across Thiers' expression. He thought he would recommend Bray, but instead he recommended Morny.

[Note: Born in Muir, Blais was the childhood playmate of Louis Napoleon, and also the teacher and friend of Jérôme Bonaparte. 】

As far as he knew, Morni was only someone who had approached him recently.

"Yes!" Given Morny's Orleanist label, Thiers agreed to Jerome Bonaparte's request.

Jerome Bonaparte, who has obtained the power of the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Justice, is temporarily satisfied. He needs to digest his existing power.

"For the remaining positions, I believe that Mr. Barrow will definitely find someone suitable for him!" Jerome Bonaparte retreated bravely in a timely manner.

Odilon Barro announced the people he wanted, among whom Count Falloux was the Minister of Public Education, Passy was the Minister of Finance, and Edward Duy was the Minister of Foreign Affairs...

The satisfied Jerome Bonaparte agreed to Odilon Barrot's nomination one by one, and told Barrot: "Mr. Barrot, after the banquet is over, you can draw up a list of cabinet members!"

"Of course, the list will be placed in your study, Mr. President, soon!" Odilon Barro responded.

"Okay! Gentlemen, we're done talking about the cabinet issue! Now it's time to talk about our Pope! His Majesty is still visiting Lyon. It seems that he may not be going back to Rome. If His Majesty is not in Rome for a long time There is going to be a big problem!" Thiers glanced at Jerome Bonaparte, it seemed that he already knew the suggestion of Jerome Bonaparte and Pius IX.

"The Pope is indeed a big problem!" Jerome Bonaparte said, frowning.

Since Jerome Bonaparte left the Papal State, the reform of Pope Pius IX has once again fallen into the "deep water area". The arrival of rural priests has impacted the proportion of city councilors, making the Pope's power no longer pass away.

However, when the Pope succeeded in political reform, he did not carry out military reforms. The peasants who were originally scattered did not form the Pope's armed forces like the Provence area of ​​the Great Revolution.

With the loss of urban power, the restless elite began to take risks. On November 25, they assassinated Pererino Rossi. Poor Rossi only lived 10 days longer than before.

The death of Pererino Rossi caused chaos in Rome, and the contradictions of various forces surfaced again. The Pope, who felt that he could not influence the political situation in Rome, left Rome with the French diplomatic ambassador on the opportunity of a visit on December 9.