Under the guidance of Bourbaski, Jérôme Bonaparte walked along the corridor of Fontainebleau Palace toward the backyard, and soon stopped in front of a bedroom on the third floor of the Fontainebleau backyard.
"Your Majesty, His Excellency the Prince is inside!" Burbaski turned to Jerome Bonaparte and replied.
Jérôme Bonaparte nodded, and then gestured with his hand to Burbaski to knock on the door.
Burbaski knocked gently on the door. After a while, the door opened and the figure of Prince Montfort appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte.
At this time, Prince Montfort's eyes were dim, and his face showed a trace of tiredness, as if he had just woken up from sleep.
"came back!"
Prince Montfort glanced at Jérôme Bonaparte behind Burbaski and said calmly.
"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and replied.
Prince Montfort did not ask too much about the details of the safari. He turned sideways and made way for a path leading to the room.
"come in!"
Upon seeing this, Burbasky also said goodbye to Jerome Bonaparte, and Jerome Bonaparte nodded slightly and allowed Burbasky to leave.
Then, Jerome Bonaparte entered the room and sat directly on the long sofa on the side of the bedroom near the window. After a while, Prince Montfort sat down with a bottle of wine in his decanter and two glasses.
Opposite Jérôme Bonaparte.
Prince Montfort shook the wine and asked Jerome Bonaparte, "Drink a little!"
"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte said lightly.
Prince Montfort, who was sitting directly opposite, personally poured a glass of wine for Jerome Bonaparte, and then pushed the wine to the side closer to Jerome Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte picked up his wine glass and clinked a glass with Prince Montfort.
After a slight swallowing sound, Jerome Bonaparte drank a full glass of wine.
The slightly drunk Jerome Bonaparte immediately got down to business. He first asked Prince Montfort about the details of Radetzky's funeral.
Prince Montfort described to Jerome Bonaparte exactly what he saw at the train station, including Emperor Franz Joseph personally carrying Radetzky's coffin.
After hearing from Prince Montfort that Franz Joseph personally carried Radetzky's coffin, Jerome Bonaparte also frowned like von Bismarck.
Prince Montfort, who was on the side, couldn't help but feel a little puzzled when he saw that Jerome Bonaparte, who had always acted calmly, made such an expression.
Could it be that there is any unknown secret behind Emperor Franz Joseph carrying Radetzky's coffin?
Prince Montfort curiously asked Jerome Bonaparte, "Is there any secret about Franz Joseph carrying Radetzky's coffin?"
After hearing what Prince Montfort said, Jérôme Bonaparte, who came back to his senses, shook his head and responded to Prince Montfort.
"No! I'm just curious about who gave Franz Joseph the suggestion of carrying the coffin. It couldn't have been Franz Joseph who came up with it himself!
Transforming a simple funeral into a gorgeous political show is certainly not something that a monarch like Franz Joseph who grew up in a boudoir would have imagined!"
Prince Montfort also believed that this idea should not be Franz Joseph's own idea (actually both of them guessed wrong). Given Franz Joseph's dull character, he would never think of using the funeral to gain political capital.
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In other words, the ancient Habsburg itself did not need to root the image of the empire in the hearts of the French people through grand political activities like the Second Empire, so as to win over the hearts of the French people.
The Habsburgs, with a history of thousands of years, have long been closely connected with the various ethnic groups in the territory. This has resulted in the Habsburg monarchs having no motivation to show their presence from time to time like the Second Empire.
Based on this premise, Prince Montfort put forward his own hypothesis.
"I think... it should be Clemens Metternich's handiwork!"
"I agree with you!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied to Prince Montfort with a nod.
Immediately afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte turned the topic to Prince Metternich.
"By the way, did Prince Clemens Metternich meet with you during the time you stayed in Vienna?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Prince Montfort again.
“Well!” replied Prince Montfort to Jérôme Bonaparte, “the day after I attended the funeral, Clémence Metternich met me!
However, the place where we met was not at the French Embassy!
It was at the Royal Cabaret in Vienna. I was watching a performance in a private room of the cabaret. The service staff outside the door entered the room and told me that Clemens Metternich had arrived!
I think he came here on a special trip!"
"What did you talk about?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked.
Prince Montfort spread his hands and responded to Jerome Bonaparte, "That old guy Clémence Metternich always likes to hide his words, and he will never give up his words until the last moment.
True intention.
He first recalled the turbulent years in Paris and lamented the changes in time, and then introduced me to the actors of the Royal Cabaret in Vienna."
"Then what?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked next.
"Then Clemens Metternich left the private room!" Prince Montfort said, "I said, this old guy will never reveal his true intentions until the last moment!
In the next few days, he seemed to have figured out my whereabouts. He could always find me accurately after I left the embassy, and then sit in a private room with me. It was not easy for me to refuse him.
My dear child, you know that I never like to be disturbed when I am watching a musical.
After several times in succession, I really couldn’t stand Clemens Metternich’s harassment, so I decided to have a showdown with this old guy Metternich!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Before the opening of a musical, I took the initiative to find him and pulled him into the box.
Clemens Metternich seemed to have a premonition of what I was going to say next, and very gentlemanly asked me what I wanted to see him for!
I first closed the door of the box, and then quietly reprimanded Metternich for harassing me.
Clemens Metternich first looked surprised and then apologized for the trouble he had caused me!"
Prince Montfort rambled about his "experience" at the Vienna Opera House. From his words, Jerome Bonaparte could clearly feel his father's resentment towards Prince Metternich.
Obviously, Prince Metternich disturbed Prince Montfort's interest at that time.
"I know that this old guy is definitely not sincerely apologizing. Expecting to hear a sincere apology from his mouth is almost impossible!
Moreover, my purpose is not to hear an apology from that guy!
At that time, I just wanted him to stay away from me!
So, I asked Metternich point-blank what he wanted from me!
At first Metternich did not admit his thoughts until I said to him, "It's nothing, please don't bother me again."
Metternich just told me that he wanted to ask if there had been any changes in the empire’s diplomatic strategy!”
Jérôme Bonaparte immediately understood that the contact between Walewski and von Bismarck caused Clemens Metternich's uneasiness. He was afraid that the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia would unite to suppress the Austrian Empire.
There are no permanent friends between countries.
One second the two countries were at loggerheads, and the next second they might be at each other's throats.
"How did you reply?"
"I told Metternich that the emperor and the foreign minister have always been responsible for the empire's diplomacy. I am just an insignificant marshal and cannot influence the empire's diplomatic strategy at all!
However, I can be sure that the French Empire’s diplomatic strategy has always prioritized maintaining the stability of the European order!
There is absolutely no partiality or behavior against any one country!" Prince Montfort told Jérôme Bonaparte exactly what he had said, and then asked cautiously, "I say this
It shouldn’t cause you any trouble!”
"Father, what you just said alone is enough to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied flatteringly to Prince Montfort.
Prince Montfort smiled and waved his hand. He knew very well that these were just compliments from Jérôme Bonaparte. His level was far behind that of any foreign minister.
"Then...how will Metternich reply to you!" Jerome Bonaparte then asked Prince Montfort.
"Metternich simply said (I understand) and left the box!
In the next few days, Metternich never bothered me again!" Prince Montfort replied, and then added as if something suddenly occurred to him, "However, it was Von Bismarck, the Prussian envoy in Paris.
Frequently communicate with Valeves!
I think this should also be your arrangement!"
"Yes!" Jérôme Bonaparte admitted frankly, "I asked Walewski to get in touch with the future Prussian Prime Minister in advance, which will be beneficial to his work in the Berlin area!"
"You are so optimistic about that von Bismarck envoy!" Prince Montfort showed a surprised look, "According to the news I heard in the Austrian Empire, that von Bismarck was just specially arranged by the Kingdom of Prussia to be in the Austrian Empire.
Disgusting clown of the Austrian Empire!”
"The news you got in the Austrian Empire is nothing more than groundless slander against von Bismarck by some people who are dissatisfied with him!" Jerome Bonaparte had a look of disdain on his face and replied firmly.
, “I bet that there is no one in the entire Kingdom of Prussia who is more suitable to be prime minister than him!
Just watch! After the Level 3 Conference is convened, von Bismarck will definitely become Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Prussia!"
