While Countess Lacroix was talking to Queen Augusta, Jérôme Bonaparte, who was several kilometers away, was also entertaining the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards Conroe in the villa.
Marshal Bell, and the generals of the Guards stationed near Paris.
With the assistance of Burbasky, Marshal Canrobert and the general went to the corresponding locations in turn.
As the commander-in-chief of the Guards, Marshal Canrobert sat on the right hand side of the main seat. This position meant that Marshal Canrobert's status in this banquet was second only to the emperor himself.
In terms of seats alone, Canrobert can be said to be extremely favored.
The position of the emperor's left hand was given to General Edgar Ney of the First Division of the Guards. As the nephew of Marshal Ney, although he did not inherit the military talents of his uncle, Marshal Ney, he had passed through
After gaining experience in the Aircraft Maintenance Command, he was barely qualified for the position of division commander.
Considering that the Guards needed loyal generals to guard them in order to be able to command them, Edgar Ney was awarded the position of commander of the First Division of the Guards by Jérôme Bonaparte, becoming Jérôme Bonaparte.
Nabal was an important helper in controlling the First Division.
As Marshal Canrobert and General Edgar Ney sat down, the remaining generals also sat down following them.
The people sitting in the seats began to chat aimlessly with each other, and the entire banquet hall immediately became a lively scene.
Until a lengthy shout came from the door of the banquet, everyone's conversation immediately came to an abrupt end.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Everyone, including Canrobert, stood up straight from their chairs, and they all turned their attention to the banquet door.
After a while, the French Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte and the Imperial Crown Prince Frederic Bonaparte appeared at the banquet door holding hands, and then walked straight to Canrobert and others.
Marshal Canrobert shouted loudly to everyone present, "Salute to His Majesty the Great Emperor of France and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
During the banquet, the generals raised their hands to salute almost at the same time. Since each of them had an unusually serious face when saluting, the atmosphere in the entire banquet hall also became extremely serious.
Upon seeing this, Jérôme Bonaparte quickly put on a similarly solemn expression and returned the salute to the generals present.
Even Frederick Bonaparte was also infected by this serious atmosphere. Like Jerome Bonaparte, he put his hands on his temples and returned the salute to the generals (Fredrich's military salute was not standard).
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"The ceremony is over!"
Marshal Canrobert spoke loudly again, and all the generals lowered their hands at the same time.
Immediately afterwards, Jérôme Bonaparte shook hands with each general present, starting from Canrobert, and during the handshake period, he introduced the achievements of each general to Frederick Bonaparte.
Every general who shook hands with Jerome Bonaparte showed a moved look on his face when he heard Jerome Bonaparte introduce them in detail.
After all, it is extremely difficult for an emperor who has many things to do every day to always remember his own merits. This represents their status in the emperor's heart.
Frederick Bonaparte also nodded very seriously, as if he had firmly remembered everything the emperor said.
After Jerome Bonaparte shook everyone's hand, he stretched out his hand and said to everyone present with a smile, "Everyone, please take a seat!"
With the emperor's permission, everyone sat on the chairs, and Jerome Bonaparte also sat on the main seat.
However, as the Crown Prince, Frederick Bonaparte stood next to Jerome Bonaparte.
Seeing this scene, Marshal Canrobert on the side quickly said to Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, please let His Highness sit in my seat! I can stand standing!"
Edgar Ney also invited the Crown Prince Frederic Bonaparte to take his seat.
The generals who were originally sitting in their seats also began to invite the crown prince to sit in their seats. They were willing to stand behind the emperor and serve the emperor like Colonel Burbasky.
Faced with Marshal Canrobert and the generals scrambling to express their loyalty, Jérôme Bonaparte shook his head to express his refusal, then turned to Bulbasky behind him and said, "Burbasky, can you please move?"
a chair!"
The adjutant Burbaski, who was standing behind Jerome Bonaparte, acted quickly upon seeing this and quickly brought a chair.
Just when Burbaski was about to place the chair next to Jerome Bonaparte, Jerome Bonaparte shook his head again, then pointed to the position directly opposite and said to Burbaski, "Burbaski
Barsky, please put the chair there!"
Burbaski followed Jérôme Bonaparte's instructions and placed the chair directly opposite Jérôme Bonaparte.
Then, Jérôme Bonaparte pointed to the chair and said to Frederic Bonaparte, "Frederich, your place is right there!"
Friedrich looked at the chair in the distance, and then glanced at Jerome Bonaparte. From his eyes, Jerome Bonaparte saw reluctance.
It was obvious that Frederick had not yet adapted to the situation and did not want to separate from Jerome Bonaparte.
"You are the Crown Prince of the French Empire, and you deserve your own place!" Jerome Bonaparte gently stroked Frederic's head with his hand and said to him sincerely.
Friedrich reluctantly left Jerome Bonaparte's side and sat obediently opposite him.
"Not bad! He has the courage of a crown prince!" Jerome Bonaparte gave Friedrich a thumbs up and praised him.
Encouraged by his father, Friedrich puffed up his chest and involuntarily showed a proud smile on his lips.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After a few more minutes, servants in black coats entered the room pushing trolleys filled with delicacies, and put the trolleys into the room.
The delicacies were placed in front of everyone.
As the waiters on the trolley left, another group of waiters appeared in the banquet hall in an orderly manner, each of them holding an opened bottle of wine and a goblet.
These people are the attendants who are responsible for serving the people at the banquet and drinking.
The attendants stood in turn at the right rear of each general during the banquet, pouring wine for them.
Glasses of wine were placed on the table of the generals. As Marshal of the Empire, Canrobert stood up, pointed the glass at Jerome Bonaparte, and appealed to everyone present, "Let us serve the Empire and the Emperor."
Cheers to Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
All the generals stood up at the same time, and they also pointed their wine glasses at Jerome Bonaparte.
Seeing this, Jérôme Bonaparte had to stand up and raise his glass.
"I wish your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince good health and long life!" Canrobert raised his head and said to Jérôme Bonaparte in a sonorous tone.
The generals also said in unison to Jérôme Bonaparte, "I wish your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince good health and long life!"
"Frederich and I also wish the generals present that they will have smooth sailing in the future!" Jerome Bonaparte also sent blessings to the generals present, "Let us, our monarchs and ministers, drink this cup together!"
Jérôme Bonaparte suddenly noticed that Frederick was also pretending to be holding a red wine glass, and he quickly added)
Friedrich, you are too young to drink! Quickly, replace the crown prince’s red wine with juice!”
The attendants hurriedly took away the red wine from Friedrich's hand, and then replaced it with a glass of freshly squeezed juice for Friedrich.
After doing all this, Jerome Bonaparte was drinking with the generals, and Friedrich also drank a whole glass of juice.
For more than an hour, the generals at the banquet toasted to Jerome Bonaparte for various reasons. Jerome Bonaparte also welcomed everyone who came and drank with them.
As they drank, the originally white cheeks gradually turned red under the influence of alcohol. Even so, Jerome Bonaparte still maintained a clear consciousness.
After the banquet was over, Jerome Bonaparte invited everyone present to have fun in the villa.
The generals started talking in twos and threes, telling some dirty jokes about the army.
Jérôme Bonaparte also called Marshal Canrobert into a room to talk with him.
"Canrobert, how are you feeling lately!" Jérôme Bonaparte smiled and asked about Canrobert's current situation.
"Your Majesty, I think it's all right!" Canrobert didn't know Jerome Bonaparte's plan, so he could only respond step by step.
"I see that your interest is not very high!" Jérôme Bonaparte continued to chat.
"I..." Kangrobel's expression was a little hesitant, as if he had something to hide.
"What's the matter? Canrobert, are you encountering any difficulties?" Jérôme Bonaparte continued to ask Canrobert.
"Your Majesty, can...can..." Canrobert hesitated for a moment, and finally responded to Jerome Bonaparte as if he had made up his mind, "Please allow me to resign as commander-in-chief of the Guards!"
After Jérôme Bonaparte heard Canrobert's answer, he couldn't help but knock the scepter in his hand on the ground twice, creating a feeling of anger, frowned and said, "Canrobert
, what’s wrong with you? Why do you want to resign as the commander-in-chief of the Guards?
Do you know how many people in Paris want this position but can’t get it!!”
"Your Majesty, I understand your trust in me!" Canrobert said to Jérôme Bonaparte with a wry smile, "but I am really not suitable for this position. This position requires a decisive general."
To get the best out of you, and I am an indecisive person!
I'm afraid of making some wrong decisions at critical moments!
Therefore, Your Majesty, please allow me to resign from this position!"