After Ismail left the Palace of Fontainebleau with great joy, a tired Jérôme Bonaparte, led by his attendants, arrived at the palace of Empress Augusta.
When Jerome Bonaparte opened the door and entered Queen Augusta's palace, Augusta and Countess Lacroix, who were sitting on the sofa chatting, had received a notice from the attendant half a minute ago.
Get up and wait for the arrival of Jerome Bonaparte.
"Your Majesty!" Countess Lacroix said respectfully to the emperor in front of her.
"Hello, madam!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Countess Lacroix lightly.
Countess Lacroix, who knew that she could not stay here for long, wisely bid farewell to Jerome Bonaparte and Queen Augusta, and Jerome Bonaparte and Queen Augusta naturally did not stop them.
The Countess Lacroix agreed to the Countess Lacroix's departure.
Just as Countess Lacroix reached the door, Jérôme Bonaparte suddenly called out to Countess Lacroix.
"Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?" Countess Lacroix bowed slightly to Jerome Bonaparte and asked Jerome Bonaparte politely.
"Madam, please be sure to inform General MacMahon in time about General MacMahon's taking over the command of the Guards!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Countess Lacroix.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Countess Lacroix bowed to Jérôme Bonaparte again and quietly left the room.
After Countess Lacroix left, Queen Augusta, who had been silent for a long time, immediately asked Jerome Bonaparte.
"Are you going to promote McMahon to Commander-in-Chief of the Guards?"
"That's right!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and responded to Queen Augusta, "I think MacMahon is more suitable to be the commander-in-chief of the Guards than Canrobert. Canrobert's character is real.
Not suitable for such an important position!"
"But!" Augusta frowned and whispered with a little worry, "I heard that General McMahon was a man who was expropriated by Prince Joinville, and he was rashly placed as the commander-in-chief of the Guards.
Is there a lack of consideration for a position?"
"Augusta, you are worried that MacMahon will betray us at a critical moment, right?" Jerome Bonaparte directly told Queen Augusta's innermost thoughts.
"Yes!" Queen Augusta admitted frankly, "If McMahon stands idly by at the critical moment, then our situation will be in danger!
Jerome, we must consider the relationship between him and Joinville!"
If Jérôme Bonaparte had not been a man who knew MacMahon's "future", he would have been persuaded by Augusta's words and chosen a more trustworthy general.
However, in history, McMahon's bloody attack on Paris has fully demonstrated that he is a general who yearns for royal power and obedience in his heart.
As long as Jerome Bonaparte can show the decisiveness of the late Thiers in suppressing Paris, then he can drive MacMahon to suppress Paris.
As for the relationship between Augusta and Orleans Joinville, in Jerome Bonaparte's view, it was not a big problem at all.
"Augusta!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Queen Augusta with a very serious expression, "Your concerns do have some validity!
But have you ever thought about what Joinville can bring to McMahon?
Even if McMahon helps Joinville overthrow the empire, what can McMahon get from it?
Apart from the positions of Prime Minister and individual ministers, there is no other position more important than the Commander-in-Chief of the Paris Guards!"
Having said this, Jerome Bonaparte chuckled and continued, "What's more, Joinville is not the orthodox heir to the Kingdom of Orleans!
The orthodox heir to the Kingdom of Orleans will always be the Count of Paris who lives far away in London.
Even if Joinville can overthrow the rule of the empire, he will only be a transitional figure who briefly guards the throne for the king.
This means that even if McMahon becomes a direct descendant of Joinville, he will not have much room for development in the Kingdom of Orleans.
Prince Joinville's factional brand has destined him to be suppressed by the Count of Paris in the Orleans Dynasty.
After all, Louis-Philippe, the grandfather of the Count of Paris, successfully overthrew the orthodox dynasty and established the Kingdom of Orleans.
With his grandfather as a "role model", the Earl of Paris will inevitably be wary of Prince Joinville, and a general with military power like McMahon will naturally become the target of the Earl of Paris's vigilance.
If I were McMahon, I would rather serve as the commander of the Guards in the Second Empire than choose the path of overthrowing the Empire and establishing the Kingdom of Orleans."
After listening to Jérôme Bonaparte's analysis, Queen Augusta no longer had any objections to General MacMahon's appointment as commander-in-chief of the Guards.
"What's more, Countess Lacroix has a close relationship with you!
Even if McMahon wants to join the Kingdom of Orleans, he must consider his wife and children in the court!" Jerome Bonaparte then replied to Queen Augusta, "Based on my understanding of McMahon, McMahon
Hong is still very willing to follow his wife’s advice!”
"That's why you asked Lacroix to persuade MacMahon!" Augusta said casually to Jerome Bonaparte.
"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded and responded to Queen Augusta.
"But, will there be any objections from Canrobert?" Queen Augusta once again raised her concerns, "Isn't it a little bad to transfer him hastily?"
Jérôme Bonaparte told Queen Augusta about Canrobert's resignation.
"I plan to transfer Canrobert to Algeria as governor!" Jérôme Bonaparte then said to Augusta.
"What about Montauban?" Queen Augusta asked.
"I am going to send him to the Far East to dominate the situation in the Far East!" Jérôme Bonaparte then replied, "Montauban has made enough money in Algeria during this period, so let him go to the Far East for a little experience!
My subordinates can’t all be a group of generals who only know how to make money!”
"Yes!" Queen Augusta replied.
Immediately afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte discussed Frederick's performance in the military camp with Queen Augusta.
After hearing Frederick's performance, Queen Augusta also showed a loving smile on her face.
Every mother will feel happy for her child from the bottom of her heart after hearing about her child's excellent behavior.
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For some time, Jérôme Bonaparte waited quietly to welcome the arrival of the procession.
Time soon came to a week and a half later, when a telegram from Paris appeared in the office at the Palace of Fontainebleau.
After receiving the telegram, André von Becciux immediately ran to Jerome Bonaparte's study and handed the telegram to Jerome Bonaparte's hands.
Jérôme Bonaparte took the telegram and skimmed it, a smile immediately appeared on his lips.
The content of the telegram was exactly the news about welcoming the team.
Morny, who was far away in Paris, told Jerome Bonaparte through a telegram from the Elysée Palace that half of the representatives of the French Legislative Assembly, led by Pio, the deputy speaker of the French Legislative Assembly, had set off from Paris by train at 8 o'clock this morning. It was expected to take more than an hour.
Arrive at the town of Fontainebleau Palace in an hour.
Jérôme Bonaparte first looked at the time. It was still an hour before the Paris delegation arrived in the town of Fontainebleau Palace.
Jérôme Bonaparte ordered André von Bechow to call Burbasky before him, and André von Bechow left.
After a while, Burbasky appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte immediately ordered Bourbaski to mobilize all the carriages in the Fontainebleau Palace to the train station, and at the same time mobilized a battalion of troops stationed near the Fontainebleau Palace to escort him.
"Remember, you must ensure the safety of the representatives of the legislative group!" Jerome Bonaparte specially warned Burbasky.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Burbaski saluted Jerome Bonaparte and left.
After Burbasky left, Jerome Bonaparte got up and stretched his body, then got up and went to Friedrich's study room.
At this moment, Queen Augusta was still tutoring Frederick in his homework. The appearance of Jerome Bonaparte made Augusta look a little surprised.
At this usual time, the emperor was still working in the study.
Jérôme Bonaparte walked up to Queen Augusta and Frederick and said, "You two, get ready. The mission from Paris will arrive soon!"
Augusta and Friedrich knew at once that the day had come for them to return to Paris.
"Father, will we come back?" Friedrich asked with a trace of reluctance in his eyes.
A few months of living in Fontainebleau made Friedrich fall in love with the Palace of Fontainebleau and the friendly people in the small town of Fontainebleau.
"Of course!" Jerome Bonaparte replied firmly, "I promise you, we will come here often!"
"Yeah!" Friedrich smiled and nodded.
Later, under the supervision of Jérôme Bonaparte, Frederick and Augusta changed into formal attire for entertaining guests.
Jérôme Bonaparte himself also put on the Lev uniform that he had not worn for a long time to show respect for the arriving representatives of the legislative body.
Immediately afterwards, Jérôme Bonaparte's family of three sat in the throne hall and quietly waited for the arrival of the legislative representatives. The ladies of the Fontainebleau Palace, staff officers, and secretaries all stood in an orderly manner on both sides of the throne hall.
side.
The originally empty throne hall became particularly solemn under the decoration of everyone.
The time soon came to 8 o'clock, and with the sound of horse hooves outside the Palace of Fontainebleau, the representatives of the legislative group arrived at the gate of the Palace of Fontainebleau.
