From Pesigny's words, Jérôme Bonaparte did not hear much sincerity, but rather what he said to save his own face.
Thinking of this, Jérôme Bonaparte had a hint of frustration in the corners of his eyes.
As an "ordinary person" with a God's perspective, Jerome Bonaparte was destined not to be understood by France as a whole.
Not to mention France, even if he told the King of Prussia now that Prussia would completely defeat France in 22 years, I am afraid Prussia itself would not believe this. They would only think that Jerome Bonaparte wanted to give his uncle
To avenge the Waterloo battlefield, he forcibly found a reason to attack Prussia.
"Okay! I understand!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, and he decided to end the unpleasant topic: "Gentlemen, it seems that our journey will end tomorrow, Secretary Pesini
long!"
"Yes!" Pesini quickly responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"While I am returning to Paris, you will take my place to inspect the provinces that I have not yet completed! We must convey our ideas and our voices to the whole of France!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Pesigny
.
"It would be an honor for me to serve for Your Majesty. If this is what you wish..." Pesini replied respectfully to Jerome Bonaparte.
"By the way, there is one more thing!" Jérôme Bonaparte remembered an important thing, and he specifically warned: "When you have completed your inspection, please go to Le Crezo to invite someone!"
"Le Crezzo?" Pesini repeated, thinking about what celebrities in Le Crezzo were worth paying attention to. He suddenly thought of a "celebrity" who was in Le Crezzo and quickly replied: "Your Majesty,
What you are saying is..."
Pesini mentioned the name of the "celebrity", and Jérôme Bonaparte nodded in response: "That's right! Your task is to bring him to Paris and bring him to me! No problem!"
"Of course there is no problem!" Pesini responded decisively, and couldn't help but pay more attention to that person.
Even though he is currently living in the humble town of Le Crezo, once he is "targeted" by His Excellency the President, he will rise to prominence in an instant.
Adjutant Canrobert is a typical example.
"Okay! It's getting late, you should go to bed early!" Jerome Bonaparte waved his hand and issued the eviction order.
Adjutant Canrobert and Pesini left Jérôme Bonaparte's room together.
Letters from Paris and Württemberg were also placed on the bedroom desk by Pesini.
Jerome Bonaparte, who was alone in his bedroom, slowly came to the window lattice with exquisite carvings. He raised his head and glanced at the moon covered by two dark clouds.
Immediately, he sat at the desk and read two letters carefully, murmuring in a low voice: "Austria or Prussia?"
…
Early the next morning, the mist-like morning mist of early autumn enveloped the entire city of Tours. The misty water vapor condensed on the frame of the window lattice, making people feel a sense of dampness and slight chill.
At the entrance of the president's temporary residence, the guards stood in a square formation. They stared intently at the hotel door, waiting for the president to come out.
Finally, when the mist subsided from the city of Tours, Jérôme Bonaparte, Pesini and others appeared at the door of the hotel.
A simple double-bridge carriage crossed the phalanx and came to the front of the phalanx at the moment Jérôme Bonaparte appeared.
Jérôme Bonaparte and Canrobert got into the carriage and headed to Tours train station.
Pesini stopped at the hotel door to put the finishing touches on the hotel.
The time gradually came to around 10 o'clock in the morning, and nearly three hours had passed since Jérôme Bonaparte left.
Mayor de Reina hurried over. He was supposed to enter the hotel and happened to meet Pesini who was about to leave the hotel.
Mayor De Reina hurriedly ran to Pesini, hunched his body and asked almost flatteringly: "Secretary-General Pesini, is the President still there?"
Pesini glanced at De Renner and said calmly: "Mr. President has returned to Paris!"
"Ah! Your Excellency the President has returned to Paris!" Mayor De Reina's expression changed instantly.
If the president leaves, doesn't it mean that his gifts will not be delivered to the person concerned, so how can he leave a deep impression on the president?
"Mr. Mayor, are you having trouble finding a job?" Pesini asked Mayor De Reina: "Before the president left, he entrusted me with full authority to take care of everything for him in Tours!"
Mayor De Reina glanced at Pesini, and he suddenly realized that his original plan was to use the president's cronies to give Castle Cloluus (more like an ordinary mansion than a castle) to Pesini.
Sydney, isn't this an opportunity right now?
"It's like this. Your Excellency the President left something at the dinner yesterday. I came here specifically to return it to His Excellency the President!" De Reina said as he brought the prepared land deed to Pesini.
Pesini looked at the land deed in De Reina's hand, and he was 100% sure that the so-called thing left by the president at the banquet was the "gift" they wanted to give to the president.
"Mr. Mayor, this gift is really expensive! It should not be something left by the president!" Pesini said in a brisk tone, rejecting De Reina's gift.
"Mr. Secretary-General!" De Reina suddenly took out a five-thousand-franc French ticket from his pocket and said nonsense, "This is what you dropped!"
Pesini took the bill from De Reina's hand and looked at the guy in front of him in surprise. He didn't expect that De Reina would be so generous. He immediately smiled and said: "That's right! I dropped it! I didn't expect it.
You picked it up!"
After saying that, he quietly put the bill in his arms.
"This..." De Reina pointed to the land deed and hinted to Pesini.
"This thing is too valuable!" Pesini rejected De Reina again, and then changed the subject: "If it can be proven that the value of this land is within the scope of the gift, I think the president will be happy to accept it.
"
"Of course, of course!" De Reina also reacted. He patted his chest and said to Pesini: "Mr. Pesini, Clolus Castle is just an old house that is about to fall into disrepair! The municipal government
The government has decided to demolish it, and its value is less than 100 francs."
"Less than 100 francs!" Pesini nodded and said, "It's within the scope of the gift!"
"That's right! That's right!" De Reina nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "The most valuable thing these days is land! If the President is not willing to take it, we will have to tear it down!"
"After all, it can be considered an old house! It would be a pity to demolish it. I'd better accept it for the president!" Pesini stretched out his hand and took the Clolus that De Reina wanted to give to Jérôme Bonaparte.
He handed Mr. de Renal a five hundred franc note and reminded: "This is the house purchased by Mr. President!"
"Yes! Yes!" De Reina nodded again: "On behalf of the Town Hall of Tours, I would like to thank the President for resolving the problems of the Town Hall!"
…
September 11, 1849.
Jérôme Bonaparte returned to Paris after nearly a month away from Paris.
At this time, the Paris train station had already been blocked, and both sides of the platform were filled with members of the Paris National Guard.
It was Fleury, the staff officer of the National Guard Staff Department, who led the National Guards to maintain security at the train station. Fleury, who had the rank of colonel in the National Guard, took the initiative to volunteer to maintain security after receiving the news that the President had returned to Paris.
After approval by Minister of War Liuelli and Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard Changarnier, he led the National Guard to maintain public security.
The train from Tours slowly stopped at the platform. The presidential guard got off first, followed closely by Jérôme Bonaparte and Canrobert.
"Your Excellency, Mr. Fleury, Chief of Staff of the National Guard General Staff, reports!" Fleury, who had not seen Jérôme Bonaparte for a long time, excitedly saluted Jérôme Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte also wanted Fleury to return the favor.
Under the leadership of Fleury, Jerome Bonaparte got into the carriage.
Escorted by the Guards and the National Guard, Jérôme Bonaparte returned to the Elysée Palace.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who had just stepped into the gate of the Elysee Palace, said to Fleury the next second: "Fleury, help me call Minister Tocqueville over!"
"Yes!" Fleury responded, turned and left.
"Colonel Canrobert!" Jérôme Bonaparte ordered to Canrobert: "Mobilize the Office of the President's Secretariat. I need detailed information on the military strength of Prussia and Austria."
"I'll make arrangements right away!" Canrobert also left the Elysee Palace.
"Mokar, during Pesini's absence, you will act as my personal secretary!" Jérôme Bonaparte pointed at Mokar and said.
"I will be happy to serve you!" Mokar quickly expressed his loyalty to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Let's go! Go back to the study!" Jérôme Bonaparte and Mokar returned to the study together.
After about half an hour, Foreign Minister Tocqueville came to the study with Fleury, and then Fleury exited the study alone.
"Your Excellency, President!" Tocqueville took off his hat and saluted Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Minister Tocqueville, I don't want to talk too much nonsense! Please tell me everything that happened in Prussia and Austria during this period!" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Tocqueville directly.
Veer asked.
Tocqueville told Jérôme Bonaparte about the contradiction between Prussia and Austria. The situation was just as Jérôme Bonaparte speculated. The contradiction between Prussia and Austria was in the Principality of Hesse-Kassel.
The problem, of course, is the central conflict between Prussia and Austria over the German region.
"Mr. Tocqueville, I already understand the general situation! Leave the rest to me!"
