After the conversation between Jerome Bonaparte and Canrobert ended, the other generals at Jerome Bonaparte's banquet came to him one after another, talked to them cordially, and gave them a certain amount of "encouragement."
After receiving the "encouragement" from Jerome Bonaparte, every general showed joy on his face. After all, this "encouragement" represented the emperor's recognition of them.
After Jérôme Bonaparte received all the generals, the time had arrived at dusk unknowingly. The sunlight that originally covered most of the room was gradually moving away from the room, forming a half-bright and half-dark atmosphere.
Dark scene.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who was on one side of the dark room, stood up and moved his body, then walked slowly to the window.
Looking through the glass at the setting sun in the distance that turned half the sky red, I unknowingly chanted famous lines from my previous life.
"The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk!"
Immediately afterwards, there was another knock on the door. Jérôme Bonaparte turned his body to the door and said lightly, "Please come in!"
The door slowly opened, and the emperor's aide-de-camp Burbaski appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte.
"All the guests have left!" Burbaski quickly responded to Jerome Bonaparte.
"That's good!" Jérôme Bonaparte yawned, stretched his body again, then glanced at the sunset outside the window and the pocket watch in his pocket, and continued to instruct, "It's time for us to leave too!"
Subsequently, Jérôme Bonaparte ordered Burbaski to prepare a carriage for his return journey.
Burbaski told Jérôme Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, the carriage for the return trip is already waiting at the villa and can leave at any time."
"Let's go!"
Jérôme Bonaparte and Burbaski walked out of the villa one after another. As expected, two carriages were prepared outside the villa.
One of the ornately decorated carriages belonged to Jérôme Bonaparte, while the other, all black and looking particularly simple, belonged to Bourbaski.
After putting Jérôme Bonaparte into the carriage, Burbasky got into his own carriage.
Soon, the carriage set off under the control of the coachman. Thanks to the skillful skills of the coachman and the shock absorption system of the carriage itself, Jerome Bonaparte, who was riding in the carriage, did not feel any bumps during the whole journey. In addition,
The carriage was equipped with soft velvet cushions, making Jérôme Bonaparte arrive at the Palace of Fontainebleau in an extremely comfortable manner.
When the carriage arrived at the Palace of Fontainebleau, the sun had completely set and the whole world was shrouded in the sky full of stars.
At this moment, Jérôme Bonaparte, who was in the carriage, had accumulated too much fatigue after a morning of military parades and an afternoon of non-stop meetings, and he lay down on the cushions and fell asleep without realizing it.
It was not until Burbaski opened the car door and called Jerome Bonaparte that Jerome Bonaparte woke up from his sleep.
Jérôme Bonaparte woke up and looked at the dark sky outside the car door, and asked Burbasky lazily, "Are we here yet?"
"Your Majesty, we have arrived at the Palace of Fontainebleau!" Burbaski said respectfully to Jerome Bonaparte, "Please allow me to help you out of the carriage!"
Having said this, Burbasky extended his hand to Jerome Bonaparte.
After learning that he had arrived at the Palace of Fontainebleau, Jérôme Bonaparte rubbed his sleepy eyes, then supported his body with his hands and stood up from the cushion.
"No need!"
Jerome Bonaparte declined Burbaski's request for support, then stepped out of the carriage alone and went straight into the study of the Palace of Fontainebleau.
Soon, André von Becciux, who was in his office at the Palace of Fontainebleau, appeared in Jerome Bonaparte's study.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting in his study, casually asked André von Becciux, "During the period when I left the Palace of Fontainebleau, was there any news from Paris?"
"Your Majesty, this morning the Lord Chancellor Morny reported that they are preparing a grand welcome ceremony for you!
It is expected to take about a week, so please wait patiently for a week at the Palace of Fontainebleau!" Andre von Becciux reported to Jérôme Bonaparte in an orderly manner.
"I'm interested!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and responded to Andre von Becciu, and then asked, "Is there any other news?"
"No more, Your Majesty!" Andre von Becciu replied to Jerome Bonaparte, shaking his head.
"That's good! Yawn!" Jerome Bonaparte yawned again, and he waved his hand to order Andre von Bechu to leave.
Andre von Becciu took the order to leave Jérôme Bonaparte's study. When he was about to open the door and leave, Andre von Becciu suddenly thought of something and stopped.
Jerome Bonaparte, who was sitting on a chair, looked at André von Becciu who suddenly stopped and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Andre von Becciux then responded to Jérôme Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, there is indeed one more thing!"
Jérôme Bonaparte was stunned for a moment and called André von Becciux to come over and reply.
Andre von Becciux told Jerome Bonaparte that Ismail, nephew of Said Pasha, the governor of Egypt, and son of Ibrahim Pasha, the former governor of Egypt, was still in Fontainebleau.
The palace awaits the summons of Jerome Bonaparte.
"Didn't I tell him not to wait for me? Why is he still at the Palace of Fontainebleau!" Jerome Bonaparte responded in surprise.
To this day, he has never met a customer as shameless as Ismail.
Ordinary guests would choose to leave after hearing Jerome Bonaparte's polite refusal.
Unexpectedly, Ismail actually took his polite refusal seriously.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to ask him to leave!" Andre von Becciu naturally saw that the emperor did not want to meet Ismail, so he volunteered and wanted to assume the identity of the "evil man".
Jérôme Bonaparte thought for a moment, then shook his head and said to André von Becciu, "It's better not to do this!
After all, people came all the way to see us and waited for such a long time!
It is not appropriate for us to expel each other without saying a word!
Furthermore, France’s interests in Egypt cannot be separated from the other party’s assistance!
It would be better to meet in person!
So be it, you go and bring Ismail here! I will talk to him personally!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Andre von Becciux bowed to Jerome Bonaparte again, turned and left Jerome Bonaparte's study.
Before Ismael arrived, Jérôme Bonaparte thought carefully about Ismael's eagerness to meet him.
First of all, Jerome Bonaparte ruled out the possibility that Ismail would meet him because he simply admired him. After all, simple admiration did not mean waiting shamelessly. Ismail was also a member of Egypt's upper class.
He is a member of the Communist Party of China and has also studied in France for a period of time. It is certain that he does not know basic etiquette.
Later, Jérôme Bonaparte thought of the possibility that Ismail wanted to get rid of his uncle Said.
Think back to the time when Abbas Pasha, the former governor of Egypt and son of Tusun, the second son of Muhammad (nephew of Said and cousin of Ismail), was strangled by Said and the peripheral forces of France.
Only then was Germany able to take over the position of governor of Egypt.
During his tenure as the governor of Egypt, Said not only handed over the operation rights of the Suez Canal to France in order to repay France, but also promised to hand over all Egypt's infrastructure to French businessmen. French businessmen enjoyed superior privileges in Egypt.
Nowadays, it is unknown whether Ismail is aware of the truth of the original assassination and wants to imitate Said in assassinating Abbas, obtain French approval to assassinate Said, and replace him as the governor of Egypt.
Of course, it is just Jérôme Bonaparte's speculation at the moment. What exactly Ismail wants to do can only be determined from Ismail's words after Jérôme Bonaparte meets Ismail in person.
One or two things can be learned from the mouth.
After Jérôme Bonaparte waited in the study for a while, Burbaski entered the study, followed closely by Ismail.
Ismael, who entered the room at this moment, looked at Jerome Bonaparte curiously, and Jerome Bonaparte also looked at Ismael carefully.
In terms of appearance alone, Ismail did have a good skin. From his body, Jérôme Bonaparte did not see the temperament of a traditional Arab nouveau riche, but instead had an aura of elites.
If it weren't for Ismail's traditional beard and some Turkic and Arab features on his face, Jérôme Bonaparte suspected that he was meeting a Parisian aristocrat.
As Ismail respectfully called out "Your Majesty," Jérôme Bonaparte withdrew his scrutinizing gaze, stretched out his hand to Ismail with a smile and replied, "Mr. Ismail, come and sit down."
Bar!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ismail first expressed his gratitude to Jerome Bonaparte, and then walked to sit in front of Jerome Bonaparte.
"Burbasky, please go out first! I will just talk to Mr. Ismail!" Jerome Bonaparte greeted Burbasky to leave.
Upon seeing this, Burbasky quickly bowed to Jerome Bonaparte and left the study.
Only Jérôme Bonaparte and Ismail were left in the study.
I saw Jérôme Bonaparte standing on the table with his hands clasped together, a vague smile on his lips, and asking in a particularly serious tone, "Mr. Ismail, can you please tell me the truth?