The ship carrying Jerome Bonaparte soon arrived near the Cairo pier. The river ship responsible for protecting Jerome Bonaparte immediately realized that they were there after seeing the Egyptian troops guarding both sides of the pier.
The mission of the expedition has ended. The next important task of protecting the emperor will be entirely handed over to Cairo.
As a result, the river frigate no longer continued to move towards the Cairo pier, but quickly turned around and returned to the port.
The emperor standing on the bow deck also saw the Egyptian troops on the dock and the bearded middle-aged man standing on the dock.
Although Jérôme Bonaparte had not interviewed Said, his innate intuition told him that the bearded man was Said.
In order to verify his suspicion, Jérôme Bonaparte quietly asked Emman Abdel next to him if he had seen Governor Said with his own eyes.
Emman Abdel had a blank look on his face at first, and then nodded in recognition to Jerome Bonaparte.
"I'm afraid not many people in the whole of Egypt have met the governor!"
"Why?" Jerome Bonaparte asked curiously.
Ayman Abdel quietly told Jérôme Bonaparte that after the assassination of the previous governor, Governor Said succeeded to the throne amid suspicion among the upper echelons of Egypt. In order to dispel this suspicion, Governor Said
He had to travel around Egypt to establish contact with the local powerful.
However, Governor Said is a very particular person. Therefore, whenever he arrives at a place, he will choose to be greeted by the local people. All people living in the city have more or less connections with Said.
A once-in-a-lifetime relationship.
"Then help me see if the man on the shore is your governor!" Jérôme Bonaparte gently pointed to Said on the shore with his hand.
Emman Abdel squinted for a while, then turned to Jérôme Bonaparte and nodded in response, "Yes! He is indeed Governor Said!"
"That's good!"
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Under the watchful eye of Governor Said, the ship slowly docked near the Cairo pier. The French Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte and the Crown Prince Frederic Bonaparte arrived at the shore, and beside them there was another
Lady wearing purple dress and purple veil.
Facing this lady who didn't know where she came from, Said had a puzzled expression on his face.
So Said asked in a low voice Ferdinand de Lesseps who was following him.
"Mr. Lesseps, who is the lady following His Majesty?"
Ferdinand de Lesseps looked at the lady carefully and found that she was completely different from the emperor's mistress whom he knew well.
However, the attentive de Lesseps keenly discovered that the woman's skin exposed outside the clothes was wheat-colored.
This kind of skin color is not something that can be cultivated in the French climate. It can only be produced in the Mediterranean climate.
Could it be the new love the emperor was looking for in Egypt?
De Lesseps thought to himself.
After thinking for a short time, de Lesseps whispered his guess to Governor Said.
"Your Majesty the Governor, I think that lady should be the new love that His Majesty the Emperor is looking for in Egypt!"
After hearing de Lesseps' answer, Governor Said unconsciously showed a look of pride and joy on his face, and he was also thinking about whether he should give certain courtesy to the emperor's new love.
When Jérôme Bonaparte met Governor Said, Governor Said took the lead and took Jérôme Bonaparte's hand with both hands, introduced himself to him respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty
,Welcome to visit Egypt!
I am Mohammed Said, Governor of Egypt”
"Your Excellency, Governor, I am also very happy to have the opportunity to visit Egypt!" Jerome Bonaparte responded politely to Governor Said, "In fact, I am also very happy to meet a monarch like you.
Thus deepening the ties between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt!”
Governor Said could not have been happier when he heard Jerome Bonaparte address him as a monarch instead of a governor, and call Egypt a kingdom instead of an Ottoman province in Egypt.
Although Said has always regarded himself as a "loyal and filial son" of the Ottoman Empire, in fact, as long as there is a chance, Said still wants to try the feeling after establishing an independent country from the Ottoman Empire.
However, Said also understood that his ability to secure the position of governor of Egypt was inseparable from the support of the French Empire and the endorsement of the Ottoman Empire.
Once Said chose to break away from the Ottoman Empire and establish an independent country, the Ottoman Empire would inevitably declare him a traitor.
By that time, the careerists lurking in Egypt will naturally not miss this opportunity to overthrow his dynasty.
After all, his father, Muhammad Ali, the founder of the Kingdom of Egypt, relied on rebellion to establish the Ali dynasty.
The nature of the Egyptian governor was a rebel, so Said needed to guard against domestic "competitors" rather than the Ottoman Empire far away in Constantinople.
Of course, the Ottoman Empire also understood this truth, but for an Ottoman Empire that was about to enter its twilight years, as long as Egypt could continue to remain under the Ottoman Empire, it would be good.
The Ottoman Empire, which was not willing to reintroduce right and wrong, also turned a blind eye when it came to the Egyptian issue.
Just like when Jérôme Bonaparte visited a province nominally belonging to the Ottoman Empire as a monarch, the Ottoman Empire's attitude towards this matter was in a state of acquiescence.
The topic has gone too far.
Governor Said quickly replied to Jérôme Bonaparte, “Your Majesty, I myself am very willing to deepen cooperation with the French Empire!
In my heart, the French Empire has always been the most respected teacher and elder brother of the Kingdom of Egypt!
…”
Later, Governor Said talked endlessly to Jerome Bonaparte about his experience of studying in France (in fact, Said did not learn anything useful at all during his study in France. His activities
The trajectory has always been bars and opera houses), while expressing his own love for French culture to Jerome Bonaparte.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jérôme Bonaparte listened to Governor Said’s answers with a smile on his face, and nodded to Governor Said from time to time, looking very serious.
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After Governor Said finished speaking, he introduced to Jerome Bonaparte Ferdinand de Lesseps who was standing beside him.
"Your Majesty!" de Lesseps responded respectfully to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Mr. Lesseps, it's been four years since we last met!" Jérôme Bonaparte looked at de Lesseps in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" De Lesseps nodded and responded to Jérôme Bonaparte, "The last time I met you was before the Governor-General officially took office!"
Speaking of this, de Lesseps glanced at Frederic Bonaparte, gestured in the air with his hand and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time was still nestled in the arms of Her Majesty the Queen!
Now, His Highness has grown up to what he is now!"
"Yes! Time flies so fast!" Jerome Bonaparte sighed again.
Immediately afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte introduced Emman Abdel to Governor Said and Ferdinand de Lesseps.
"This is the wife of General Muhammad Sai. In order not to make me feel lonely during the journey, General Sai specially sent his wife to act as my temporary translator!"
When Governor Said heard that the other party was a married woman, he looked at Jerome Bonaparte with a hint of recognition in his eyes, and he felt closer to Jerome Bonaparte in his heart.
Said, who was the governor of Egypt, also liked other people's wives.
Therefore, when I heard that Jerome Bonaparte had "common hobbies", I naturally subconsciously identified him as a "kindred spirit".
"General Saiy is still thoughtful!" Governor Said praised Mohammed Saiy who was far away in Alexandria, and then showed a kind smile to Eman Abdul, "Since you are now
His Majesty the Emperor's translator, then he is also my distinguished friend!
Welcome to Cairo!”
After all, Governor Said wanted to imitate French etiquette and give Emman Abdel a passionate kiss to welcome her.
However, Ayman Abdul did not take off his veil, but just extended his hand in front of Governor Said.
Governor Said had no choice but to step back and kiss the back of Ayman Abdul's hand.
After the conversation came to an end for the time being, Governor Said invited Jérôme Bonaparte and others to go to the Safirakana Palace.
[Safiqana Palace: The birthplace of Ismail, the future governor of Egypt, and also the place where Muhammad Ali used to accommodate his guests.]
Under the arrangement of Said, Jérôme Bonaparte arrived at a carriage powered by three brown-red Arabian horses.
The gilded carriage frame shimmered under the sunlight, as if the carriage of Apollo, the sun god, had stepped out of the myth. A pair of silk curtains were hung on the glass windows on both sides of the carriage, making the passengers sit in the carriage.
People outside the carriage cannot see clearly what is inside the carriage.
When Jérôme Bonaparte and others entered the carriage, they immediately felt a chill washing over the heat on their bodies.
Friedrich, who was standing next to Jerome Bonaparte, said to Jerome Bonaparte at the same time, "Father, it is ice!"
In the middle of the carriage, there was an iceberg with the same height as the carriage seat. It was the cold air emanating from it that gave Jérôme Bonaparte a refreshing feeling the moment he opened the door.
Tsk tsk tsk! Said really knows how to enjoy it!
Jerome Bonaparte couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Then, Jerome Bonaparte nodded and closed the car door.
The carriage slowly left the port of Cairo and headed towards the city center.