Through more detailed exchanges with General Regnaud, Jérôme Bonaparte discovered that General Regno, as he had shown in history, not only had a tough hand, but also had a mind that could examine the pros and cons.
The only flaw is that General Renault lacks sufficient ambition.
Jérôme Bonaparte speculated that this may be related to the age of General Renault himself. You must know that General Renault is almost 60 years old now. If things go as planned, General Renault will be in a few years.
After retiring, General Rennault's mentality changed somewhat. Everything he did was more to repay his kindness and to pave the way for those who fought in the Battle of Rome.
This also means that Jérôme Bonaparte cannot completely put the coup chips on him. A soldier who is not driven by enough ambition is likely to fall behind at a critical moment.
Although he had decided to regard General Reignault as a transitional position, Jérôme Bonaparte still hoped that General Reignault could take up this position well.
General Regno was then transferred to the Italian Front as commander, taking over the position of Marshal Biro.
Of course, this is only Jérôme Bonaparte's intention. When General Regnault really has to leave, Jérôme Bonaparte will also treat Minister Liuelli and (quasi-Prime Minister) Opul in the same way.
Let General Renault make his own choice.
"General Rennault, the future Ministry of War will have to worry about you!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Rennault kindly.
"I will lead my colleagues in the War Department and swear allegiance to the president!" General Regno quickly stood at attention and saluted Jérôme Bonaparte, emphasizing: "Even if I make enemies with a large group of people! Only the Bonaparte family can rule.
We don’t recognize anyone in France except the Bonaparte family!”
"Excellent!" Jérôme Bonaparte was very satisfied with General Renault's attitude. He once again assured General Renault: "General, I guarantee you that your loyalty will be rewarded!
God will not let a general who is loyal to France!"
General Renault, a "devout" believer, did not have any objection to Jerome Bonaparte's naked comparison of himself to the whole of France and God. On the contrary, he felt that Jerome Bonaparte was a
A leader worth following.
As for the rewards mentioned by Jérôme Bonaparte, General Renault was also well aware of it. This was part of the reason why he was able to join the Bonaparte conspiracy without any psychological burden.
According to Jérôme Bonaparte's investigation, it was found that what General Renault wanted to do most was to obtain his father's title. Since General Renault was the illegitimate son of his father and his mistress, legally General Renault was not
No inheritance rights.
If Jérôme Bonaparte were emperor, he could use the power of the emperor to force Reignaud to inherit his father's title.
In fact, the title of General Reignault's father was also originally conferred by Emperor Napoleon.
The uncle canonized the father, and the nephew canonized the son.
A wonderful combination.
"General Rennault, you are staying at the Elysée Palace during this period! The Elysée Palace is quite big!" Jerome Bonaparte said to General Rennault.
"Your Majesty, I'd better go back!" General Renault was somewhat reluctant to live in the Elysee Palace.
"Why?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked General Regno curiously, and then said to General Regno in a joking tone: "Is there any taboo in the Elysee Palace?"
"I just feel... I feel..." General Renault was at a loss for words, and finally just said: "Being with you is a bit stressful!"
"Are you stressed?" Jérôme Bonaparte gently stroked his smooth chin with his right hand.
Could it be said that people give different impressions depending on their location?
"Forget it! Since you don't want to, I won't force you!" Jerome Bonaparte waved his hand and responded magnanimously.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" General Renault breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Jerome Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte also glanced at the pendulum clock in the corner with his peripheral vision. It was already around ten o'clock in the evening.
"Let's go! It's time to go have supper!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to General Regno.
Jérôme Bonaparte and General Reignaud walked from the reception room to the dining room one after another.
A rich supper was served to the two of them after they sat down. After the two had a delicious meal, General Reignault led by Wardray left the Elysée Palace.
Jérôme Bonaparte was led to the bedroom by his servants holding candlesticks.
Since there are many rooms in the Elysée Palace, putting candles in every place will inevitably incur huge expenses. However, this expense needs to be paid by Jérôme Bonaparte himself, who lives a slightly poor life.
Tomoe could only choose to abandon some unimportant areas.
The distance from the dining room to the bedroom was the part that Jerome Bonaparte gave up. Looking at the dark corridor ahead, Jerome Bonaparte once again felt the greatness of electricity.
It is a pity that the use of electricity cannot be used on a large scale until after the second industrial revolution. France has not yet completely completed the first industrial revolution. If you want to turn the Elysee Palace into a place full of light, theoretically you still need to wait.
More than ten years.
Unless Jérôme Bonaparte can use France's administrative resources to allow the academicians of the French Academy of Sciences to overcome the power problem at any cost, then it is possible to enjoy the benefits of the second industrial revolution in advance.
After I become emperor, I must make the entire Elysée Palace... no, it should be said that the entire Paris fully enjoys the convenience brought by electricity!
Jérôme Bonaparte was determined to light up the electric power technology tree at all costs.
Led by his servants, Jerome Bonaparte entered the bedroom.
The servant put the candlestick on the bedside table and left alone. Jerome Bonaparte stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the cunning moonlight hanging in the sky, and muttered in Chinese: "Bless me that everything goes well!"
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Two days later, that is, September 29th.
There are less than 2 days until the opening of the Legislative Assembly.
Except for a few MPs who are only here, most MPs have returned to Paris.
The cabinet members headed by Odilon Barrow are working overtime to prepare the report so that they can report it to the parliament before the first meeting. At the same time, they have thought about the questions that some members may raise.
Jérôme Bonaparte also stayed in the office and worked hard on writing "Report on the Work of France, December 1848-October 1849".
The report refers to the information compiled by various departments. He wants to report everything that has happened in France in the past six months to the parliament. He will also write down some proposals that have not been approved by the Legislative Assembly in the bill to urge the Legislative Assembly as soon as possible.
implement.
Just when Jérôme Bonaparte was halfway through writing, there was a knock on the door.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who did not stand still, could only respond lightly: "Please come in!"
The door slowly opened, and Pesini's voice appeared in Jérôme Bonaparte's ears: "Your Majesty!"
Jérôme Bonaparte raised his head and looked at his confidant who had "disappeared" for nearly a month. His pen stopped unconsciously?
"Pessini, why are you back now?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Pesigny cordially, looking at the slightly tired Pesigny in front of him.
After that, he stood up and came to Pesini to shake hands with Pesini, and then took Pesini to the sofa to listen to him tell what happened during this time.
"Your Majesty, you don't know something..." Pesini, who was sitting on the sofa, told Jérôme Bonaparte what happened after the two separated: "After I separated from you, I went to Dijon for inspection on your behalf.
!”
"What do the people there say about me? You didn't explain to them the unrealistic rumors about Paris!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Pesini impatiently.
"Your Majesty, when people in Dijon heard that I came to inspect on your behalf, no one did not welcome you! In particular, the industrial and commercial giants in Dijon asked me all day long when the president would arrive in Dijon. They received you so warmly.
!” Pesini praised Jérôme Bonaparte: “I have repeatedly emphasized the unreality of the rumors about the July coup, and at the same time reprimanded some reporters who tried to use this incident to attract attention! Now!
The whole of Dijon has become a city that supports me.
By the way, my subordinate also went to Auxerre, Yona Province!"
"Oh? What happened there?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Pesini. He did not believe that Pesini passed by Auxerre "by chance".
"The support for you, the President, there is more enthusiastic than in Dijon. They are led by senior officials..." Pesini vividly described to Jérôme Bonaparte everything that happened in Auxerre, including the grand
Welcome ceremony and National Guard parade.
"Their high official is an interesting person?" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Pesini.
"That's right! Their senior official Georges Eugène Haussmann is still a loyal supporter of yours!" Pesini said to please Jerome Bonaparte.
"Wait? You mean their senior official is Georges Eugene Haussmann?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Pesini again.
"Yes! What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Pesini asked anxiously, seeing the change in Jérôme Bonaparte's face, praying in his heart that Osman would not have any grudge against the president.
Otherwise, the potential allies that he finally managed to gain will be ruined.
"Nothing! It's just that I think this name is somewhat similar to a person I know." Jerome Bonaparte said perfunctorily after he came back to his senses.
Jérôme Bonaparte's words made Pesini heave a sigh of relief. He quickly said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "You don't know something. A senior Ottoman official is..."
