After receiving the newspaper, Tocqueville lowered his head and read the text-only version of the newspaper while walking slowly forward.
The headline of the newspaper clearly read "French MPs go to Emla to pay homage to Henry V".
The content of the article tells the details and process of the enthusiastic orthodox nobles going to Emla to meet Henry V. The humorous writing technique makes people feel immersed in the situation.
However, Tocqueville was more curious than these about who brought the news of the orthodox group's trip to Emla to the newspaper world, the republicans?
Also, judging from the description in the newspaper, Tocqueville can be sure that the other party must also be a member of the pilgrimage, so the result is even more interesting. According to what Tocqueville knows, every orthodox person who goes to Emla
The deputies are all extremely loyal to the Earl of Chambord. Some of them have even turned their loyalty into fanatic believers. There are actually betrayers among these orthodox "fanatic believers" who claim to be "moral, order,...
The "patriarchal" orthodoxy is making people laugh.
[ps: During the Kingdom of Orleans, the Orthodox MPs who were targeted by the Orleans faction often went to Austria to meet with Henry V. Every visit would make some Louis Philippe furious, thus replacing a large number of Orthodox MPs. So these guys were also
Tocqueville called it a "fanatic"]
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While Tocqueville was gloating about his misfortune, the same thing was happening in London across the English Channel.
However, this time the protagonist is no longer the Orthodox, but the Orleanists. They are also driven by different interests and go to London to find their nominal leader, Louis Philippe, the former King of Orleans.
At this time, Louis Philippe was living in a not-so-large mansion in a wealthy area of London.
Due to the hasty departure of the February Revolution, King Louis-Philippe and his Queen did not take enough money with them when they fled Paris, and all the money was turned into real estate and stayed in Paris.
Coupled with the increasing number of family members [the Count of Paris, the Duchess of Orleans, Prince Joan, and the Duke of Nemours fled Paris for London], Louis Philippe's life became even more difficult.
If it were not for the support of some still loyal Orleanists and Lionel Rothschild, Louis Philippe's family would have starved to death on the streets.
At this time, Louis-Philippe, who was sitting on the sofa, was showing his age. Louis-Philippe, who had lost the nourishment of power and suffered a blow, could no longer live up to the attitude of scolding Fang Qiu when he was king. A violent coughing sound resounded throughout the living room.
As a guest, Odilon Barro sat quietly opposite Louis Philippe and nodded: "Your Majesty!"
Louis Philips, who was coughing violently, suppressed his cough and said: "Cough...cough...Mr. Barrow, no, I should call you Prime Minister Barrow! This is an honor you have never received in the Orleans Dynasty. I think you should
Jerome Bonaparte must be very grateful!"
"Your Majesty..." Barrow wanted to explain to Louis Philippe.
Louis Philippe forcibly interrupted Odilon Barrow's "casting" and laughed at himself: "Mr. Prime Minister Barrow! The era of the Kingdom of Orleans has been lonely, and now it is your era! Tell me, what do you want from me?
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"Your Majesty, I want you to help me integrate the Orleans faction!" Odilon Barro proposed an almost impossible task to Louis Philippe.
"Integrate the Orleans faction? God! When I was the king, I couldn't completely integrate the Orleans faction! Neither you nor that guy in Thiers were the ones who opposed me in the first place! Now my kingdom has collapsed,
Instead, you asked me to help you integrate the Orleans faction?" Louis Philippe questioned Odilon Barrot.
"Your Majesty, it is precisely because your kingdom collapsed! That you have the ability to integrate!" Odilon Barro immediately responded to Louis Philippe.
"What's the truth? The throne I gave up made it easier to integrate the Orleans faction?" Louis Philippe asked again.
"Because when you became king, the Orleans faction became the majority party in Parliament and the cabinet, so it was inevitable to split. The interests between factions are also not exactly the same! When your kingdom collapses, we will once again
Having formed the Orleans faction, we can only reduce divisions as much as possible!" Odilon Barrot explained to Louis Philippe.
To put it in simpler terms: "You can suffer hardships, but you cannot share blessings."
When the Kingdom of Orleans was still there, the Orleans faction, which was dominant, could be separated into the left and right wings of the dynasty, moderates and radicals. What's more, on this basis, it was further deepened, and a huge political party was divided into small pieces.
Interest groups, it was not until the Orleans Dynasty collapsed that they found that the collapse of the Orleans Kingdom would not do them any good, so they joined forces and chose to save themselves.
Under the general trend of history, even an organization as large as the Orleanists had to choose to follow the trend of history.
"Prime Minister Barrow! I can help you!" Louis Philippe said to Odilon Barrow in a calm tone.
"Thank you!" Odilon Barrow responded.
"However, I need to know what you can bring me!" The mediocre Louis Philippe asked bluntly: "Don't talk to me about promises like restoring the dynasty again. I am already 75 years old! I know I don't have a few years left.
Lifespan and the throne are just like a mirror in the mirror to me."
Odilon Barro, who wanted to promise Louis Philippe that he would definitely help him ascend the throne, was silent for a moment, and he said carefully: "Your Majesty! If I am lucky enough to be recognized by all my colleagues in the Orleans faction, I will definitely do my best.
Help the Duchess obtain a certain amount of war compensation for her widow. Replenish the undisbursed retirement funds for Prince Juan and the Duke of Nemours."
Odilon Barro meant that Louis Philippe supported him, and then he sent money to the cash-strapped Louis Philippe through the cabinet and parliament.
"However, this amount may have a completely different impact from the amount you received during your tenure as king!" Odilon Barrow reminded Louis Philippe again.
"I know!" Of course Louis-Philippe also knew that it was basically impossible to get an annual salary of 16 million francs per year again. He raised three fingers and said: "How about 300,000 francs per year?"
Louis-Philippe's answer made Odilon Barro breathe a sigh of relief, and he nodded and responded: "Of course!"
