"Mr. Cavour, I also have a condition, I hope you can agree to it!"
Upon hearing Jérôme Bonaparte's words, Cavour immediately acted as if he was all ears.
As an excellent politician, Cavour has political intuition that is difficult for ordinary people to possess. Now this intuition tells him that as long as he passes this hurdle, all of Cavour's plans will no longer be hindered.
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"I have only one condition: after the matter is completed, the Kingdom of Sardinia shall not annex the Kingdom of Naples!" Jerome Bonaparte stated his condition in one breath.
When Cavour heard about Jérôme Bonaparte's conditions, his first reaction was to reject the emperor's conditions without hesitation.
He (Cavour) worked hard to sit at a table of "dinner" (referring to driving away the Kingdom of Naples), but his next-door neighbor (France) told him that there was no seat for him at the table.
Enkai would not be able to accept such a result.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean!" Cavour forced a smile and asked Jerome Bonaparte in a low voice.
"Mr. Cavour, do you know why I just asked you whether you are loyal to the Savoy royal family or the Italian nation!" Jerome Bonaparte asked in return.
"I don't understand!"
Although Cavour had already guessed the outcome, there was still a trace of luck left in his heart.
"If you have just answered that you are loyal to the Italian nation, then I will consider telling some countries what you have planned at the appropriate time!" Jerome Bonaparte first threatened Cavour with cold words.
, then changed the subject and continued to Cavour, "However, you chose to be loyal to the Savoy royal family, so I am willing to give you a chance to show yourself!
I can tell you for sure that Sardinia cannot directly annex the Kingdom of Naples. This is my bottom line!
You can find a suitable heir among the Savoy royal family and let him go to Naples to be the king there!
This can be regarded as adding a bright pearl to the crown of Savoy!
What do you think of my suggestion?"
Faced with Jerome Bonaparte's harsh conditions, Cavour knew that he had no choice between himself and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Whether the Kingdom of Sardinia can succeed in its next actions depends on the help of the French Empire.
The military operation a year ago was enough to prove that Napoleon III was a "wanton" monarch.
Therefore, Cavour did not dare to have any intention of disobeying him.
Now that the Kingdom of Sardinia's annexation of the Kingdom of Naples has come to nothing, Cavour can only choose to safeguard the interests of the Savoy royal family.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to obey your arrangements!" Cavour lowered his head and said to Jerome Bonaparte in a very humble tone.
"That's right!" Jerome Bonaparte showed a smile in a blink of an eye and said without concealment, "Mr. Cavour, you are a Sardinian first and an Italian second.
Man, so you must always think about the Savoy royal family!
But I am different. I am a French monarch, and I must devote all my energy to France’s geopolitics!
In my opinion, the unification of the Italian peninsula is beneficial to France, so I must do my best to prevent unification!
This is what I, as the monarch of France, can do for the only France!
However, I also don't like that the Austrian Empire stretched their hand too far in Italy!
If they integrate the Italian peninsula, France will have another headache.
Therefore, I think it is also necessary to weaken the Austrian Empire's tentacles in Italy!
Just before I figured out how to cut off the tentacles, you appeared!
Mr. Cavour, you are like an angel, always appearing when I need help the most!"
At this moment, Cavour's heart felt as if it had been pierced by sharp knives. He felt a burning sensation coming from his throat as he was filled with grief and anger.
However, even though Cavour's heart was about to bleed, he still kept a smile on his face, but this smile was particularly stiff.
"It is my honor for Your Majesty to help you solve your problems!" Cavour suppressed the emotions that were about to burst out in his heart, and said to Jérôme Bonaparte in a neither humble nor condescending manner.
"Mr. Cavour, I know that you must be eager to kill me now!" Jérôme Bonaparte, who felt unhappy, had a joking expression and continued to tease Cavour with words.
"Don't dare!" Cavour said to Jérôme Bonaparte with his head lowered.
"It's a pity that this world is so cruel!" Jerome Bonaparte shrugged, sighed to himself, pointed at Cavour, and said with pity, "Even for an outstanding talent like you!
If there is no country that matches your talents, it will only become a tool in the game between great powers!"
Having said this, Jerome Bonaparte paused for a moment, then pointed to himself and said, "Contrary to your situation, a mediocre person like me can still rely on a strong enough country as long as he has a strong enough country behind him.
National strength will erase the gap between us!"
"Your Majesty, your talents far exceed those of most monarchs!" Cavour praised Jérôme Bonaparte sincerely.
If Cavour had been a Frenchman, he would have been proud to have a monarch like Jerome Bonaparte.
Because now, under the leadership of Jerome Bonaparte, France has transformed from a country that was almost on the edge of Europe to a powerful country that dominates half of Europe.
And this transformation only took less than 10 years. The French Empire only needed the sacrifice of less than 50,000 people and a war to achieve its current status.
No matter from which perspective, Jerome Bonaparte deserves to be called a virtuous monarch.
Not to mention, Jérôme Bonaparte successively annexed Luxembourg, Savoy and Nice without fighting a war.
With such a record, he can be regarded as the first person after Emperor Napoleon!
"The reason why I am able to achieve what I am today is because I stand on the shoulders of giants!"
Jerome Bonaparte naturally knew that his success was all due to his deceased cousin Louis Napoleon.
It is precisely because he guided himself from the front (original history) that Jerome Bonaparte was able to repeatedly travel to the limits of Britain's endurance.
As long as the Kingdom of Britain does not completely turn against the French Empire, the Second French Empire will not repeat the mistakes of the First Empire.
However, this "advantage" will be exhausted as history changes beyond recognition.
Jérôme Bonaparte will most likely become "mediocre" again.
However, Cavour did not know the real details of Jerome Bonaparte. He only thought that the "giant" mentioned by Jerome Bonaparte referred to Emperor Napoleon.
"Your Majesty, not everyone can conclude new results after reviewing history!" Cavour continued to praise Jerome Bonaparte.
Jerome Bonaparte smiled slightly and then returned to the previous topic.
"Mr. Cavour, I allow the Savoy royal family to go to Naples to serve as king, and even allow the Italian states to establish an Italian Confederation on the premise of mutual consultation!
However, I will never allow a completely unified Italy!
In order to prevent a unified Italy, I will do whatever it takes!" Jerome Bonaparte said categorically to Cavour, "If you insist on establishing a complete and unified Italy, I will choose to stand with the Austrian Empire!
"
Jerome Bonaparte's words completely extinguished Cavour's idea of unifying Italy in his lifetime.
After all, since Jérôme Bonaparte has said this, he will definitely not let himself carry out the cause of unification.
All Cavour could do was seek the throne for the House of Savoy!
"Your Majesty, I will convey your words to His Majesty Victor!"
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After Cavour reluctantly reached an agreement with Jérôme Bonaparte over Italy, Cavour no longer felt it necessary to remain at the Palace of Fontainebleau.
So Cavour bid farewell to Jérôme Bonaparte. Jérôme Bonaparte did not retain Cavour, but only told Cavour to inform them of Garibald after returning to the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The most accurate time to enter.
Cavour nodded to express his understanding, and then Jérôme Bonaparte ordered Angelo von Becciu to take Cavour safely to the train station.
After Cavour left the Palace of Fontainebleau, Jérôme Bonaparte called his adjutant Burbaski and ordered him to immediately send a telegram to the Naval General Staff.
"Immediately send a telegram to the Naval General Staff that Plan A has been abolished and now proceed to Plan B!" Jerome Bonaparte wanted to give an order to Bulbasky.
Plan B? What is Plan B? Burbaski secretly speculated.
Although Burbaski was full of doubts and doubts, he did not dare to ask Jerome Bonaparte about the specific contents.
In this way, the confused Burbasky faithfully carried out Jérôme Bonaparte's order, and he immediately went to the telegraph room to send the telegram.
When the telegram from the Palace of Fontainebleau was sent to the Naval General Staff, Minister Di was discussing the content of the exercise with his Chief of General Staff.
A naval officer broke into it and conveyed the emperor's order to Minister Dicko and the Chief of General Staff.
After hearing the order, Minister Dicko couldn't help but complained in a low voice, "Our Majesty is really careless. He had originally planned to conduct military exercises near Corsica, but why did he end up in Cyprus (Cri)?"
During the Mian War, the French Empire used the establishment of a telegraph relay station as an excuse to forcibly lease the use rights from the Ottoman Empire for 99 years)."
The chief of general staff and officers were not Dicko, and they did not dare to comment on the emperor.
"The emperor must have a reason for doing what he does! We, the ministers, just have to obey the orders!
Furthermore, haven’t we made plans for military exercises near the island of Cyprus?” the Chief of General Staff advised Minister Dicko.
