"The people of Paris are all looking forward to you. They are eager to see you in Paris and listen to your voice at the Palais Bourbon!"
Pio spoke to Jérôme Bonaparte in a particularly sincere and humble tone, like a politician who asked for help from the people.
At the same time, the representatives of the legislative group standing behind Billo, whether sincerely or falsely, expressed with one voice at this moment: they hope that Jerome Bonaparte can listen to the request of all Paris and even all France.
, return to the Tuileries Palace.
Seeing that the atmosphere had reached this point, Jérôme Bonaparte could only respond reservedly, "I am the emperor of the French people, not of France. The sovereignty of the empire comes from the people, not God, and my rights also come from all
The authorization of the French people... If the decision to return to the Tuileries Palace is the will of all French people, I am naturally willing to comply with this great decision!"
Although Jérôme Bonaparte did not respond exactly whether he would return to the Tuileries Palace, his remarks had completely established the tone of returning to the Tuileries Palace.
The orthodox and republican factions in the crowd couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Jerome Bonaparte's remarks.
The emperor who is far away from Paris is like a sword of Damocles hanging in the air. No one will know his next move, and no one can guarantee that he will not use cannons to bomb the opposition like Emperor Napoleon did.
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Although the emperor living in Paris can still mobilize troops to suppress Paris, because the emperor himself also lives in Paris, every move of the emperor is in everyone's sight, and the difficulty of suppression will also increase.
As long as the cost of suppression is much higher than the cost of compromise, they firmly believe that the emperor will definitely choose to compromise.
After all, the bottom line of the empire is to maintain French rule.
As long as they did not choose to rebel like the Blanquists, but chose to fight within the imperial system, the emperor's determination to suppress them would not be too firm.
This is the conclusion they came to after experiencing the political crisis a few months ago.
At present, only if the emperor returns to Paris and returns to their eyes can they be qualified to compete with the emperor.
Once the emperor chooses to overturn the table directly, then they can only be the loser.
"Your Majesty, behind me are the representatives of the legislative body of the Bourbon Palace!
They come from various provinces of the empire and are representatives of the public opinion selected through fair voting by citizens of all identities in the empire!
They are enough to represent the will of France’s 34 million citizens!”
Bio pointed at the representatives of the legislative group behind him and said impassionedly.
"Since you come here on behalf of the 34 million people of France, I am willing to obey the will of all French people and return to Paris with you!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Bijou.
"Your Majesty, on behalf of France, I would like to express my most sincere thanks to you!" Pio bowed deeply to Jerome Bonaparte.
Later, Pio asked Jérôme Bonaparte when the Emperor and Empress would return to Paris.
After Jerome Bonaparte pondered for a moment, he responded to Billo, "How about two days later? I need some time to deal with the trivial matters at the Palace of Fontainebleau!"
"That couldn't be better!" Pio replied respectfully to Jérôme Bonaparte, "I and the representatives of the legislative group will be waiting for His Majesty's arrival at the Bourbon Palace in two days' time!"
After saying this, Pio and the representatives of the Legislative Council bowed to Jerome Bonaparte. Upon seeing this, Jerome Bonaparte also stood up from his throne and shook hands with each representative in turn.
Although these legislative representatives have been deprived of only voting rights by Jérôme Bonaparte, they clearly represent the highest rights of the entire country.
Jerome Bonaparte took away their lizi (administrative power), so he had to maintain their face (respect).
If Jérôme Bonaparte is not even willing to give them face, then the bayonet wrapped under the flag will appear clearly in front of everyone.
By then, what Jérôme Bonaparte must be wary of is not the legislative group, but the careerists lurking in the army.
Due to both emotions and reasons, Jérôme Bonaparte had to maintain the image of the Legislative Council in the hearts of the French people.
When Jérôme Bonaparte shook hands with all the representatives, he sat back on the throne, glanced at Pio with a smile, cleared his throat, and addressed everyone present with a rather appreciative tone.
Said, "President Pio, fellow representatives,
To be honest, I don't like your actions at the Palace of Fontainebleau today. You are really too aggressive, but I have to show you due respect, because the duty of the Palace of Bourbon is to represent the 34 million people of France.
Present your love to their monarch, so that the monarch can understand the life of the French people through you! (The representatives of the Orthodox and Republican factions showed disdain. They understood that Jerome Bonaparte’s purpose was nothing more than to use the Bourbon Palace to set off himself.
Legitimacy as the emperor of the people.)
If you don’t speak, then who in France will dare to stand up and speak out!
If the citizens of our country are unwilling to express their opinions to their monarch, then the empire may completely collapse in silence!
So I am very happy that you can stand here and talk to me on behalf of the will of all French people!
I am also willing to act according to your will!"
After Jerome Bonaparte finished speaking, he stood up and bowed to Pio and the representatives of the legislative body at the foot of the steps.
Whether it was the attendants and female officials of Fontainebleau Palace, or Pio and the representatives of the legislative group at the foot of the steps, they all showed shocked expressions.
"I said that I am the emperor of the French people, and my authority comes from all the French people!
So I am not bowing to you all here, but to the tens of millions of French people behind you!
Without them there would be no empire as it is today," Jérôme Bonaparte said emotionally to everyone present.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of Speaker Pio, everyone in the hall shouted "Long live the Emperor, long live the Empire!"
Amidst the waves of shouts, Jérôme Bonaparte and Augustus and Frederick left the hall.
When no one was around, Jerome Bonaparte said to Frederic Bonaparte with a particularly serious expression, "Frederich, you must remember that the French people are the foundation of the empire, and the legislative body
It is a bridge between the people and the government, and it is also a barrier for the royal family to resist the secret attacks of the outside world.
They may not have the same interests as ours on some issues, but generally speaking there is not much conflict between us and the Legislative Council.
Never dissolve the legislative body unless absolutely necessary.
Disbanding the Legislative Council hastily will expose us directly to everyone's eyes.
The public will observe our every move with a magnifying glass, and we will fall into endless malice.
have you understood?"
Frederick Bonaparte listened to his old father's warning with a blank expression. Although he did not understand the operating principles of the Legislative Council, he could already vaguely feel that the Legislative Council was indispensable to the empire.
"I see!" Friedrich replied to Jerome Bonaparte in a childish voice.
Augusta on the side complained to Jerome Bonaparte in a low voice, "Frederich is only 5 years old, why are you talking to him about this!"
"Politics must start from childhood!" Jerome Bonaparte replied to Augusta with a very serious expression. "The future development will be more rapid than now. What Friedrich will receive is a society that is even better than now."
A more intricate empire!
If you don't cultivate Frederick's political sense now, it will be difficult for him to adapt to the situation in France in the future!
We will eventually grow old and cannot protect Friedrich for the rest of our lives!"
Looking at the stern expression of Jerome Bonaparte in front of him, Augusta also nervously grabbed Jerome Bonaparte's arm.
"Is the future really that bad?" Augusta asked again.
After Jerome Bonaparte thought for a while, he replied to Augusta, "The future will be more exciting than the present, but the more exciting the world, the more complicated the domestic and international situations will be.
A monarch who cannot control France is destined to be abandoned by France."
"Father, I will definitely become a great monarch like you!" Frederic Bonaparte responded to Jerome Bonaparte with his head held high and confidently.
"I believe you!" Jerome Bonaparte touched Frederic's forehead lovingly, then raised two fingers and said to Frederic, "Okay! You have two days.
Organize your stuff!
After two days, we will return to Paris!
Remember, you must organize it yourself, don’t always rely on others for everything, do you understand?”
"Understood!" Friedrich Bonaparte nodded to Jerome Bonaparte like he was pounding garlic.
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Time soon came to two days later.
Jérôme Bonaparte, Augusta and Friedrich left in a carriage at the same time, followed by the attendants beside the emperor and the ladies beside the empress in other carriages from Fontainebleau Palace.
During the emperor's absence from the Palace of Fontainebleau, all affairs of the Palace of Fontainebleau were entrusted to the secretary Andre von Bechow. Some personnel of the Secretariat and the General Staff also stayed at the Palace of Fontainebleau.
When Jérôme Bonaparte's carriage passed the town of Fontainebleau, all the residents of Fontainebleau stood on the only road leading to the train station, blocking Jerome Bonaparte's carriage.
· Bonaparte’s path forward.
An old man with white hair, wearing the uniform of the Imperial Old Guard and a medal, stood at the front of the road. This made it difficult for the Guardsmen who were originally escorting Jerome Bonaparte to make any movements.
Therefore, the Guards reported the news to the emperor's adjutant Burbasky.
When Burbaski heard that the Old Guards were blocking the road, he also did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly reported the news to Jerome Bonaparte.
