No one knows what was discussed at that banquet. Historians can only deduce from the clues found in Victoria's diary and historical events that the gathering between Palmerston and Prince Albert may be a later event.
The beginning of a series of major events.
The protagonists of this major event are not just Prince Albert and Palmerston, it will be like a whirlpool that completely engulfs the entire Europe.
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Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by.
In the blink of an eye, April 30th has passed, and the sky is dark on this day.
In the early morning, thick clouds shrouded the entire city of London. From time to time in the dark clouds, a light blue electric arc could be seen passing through the clouds to illuminate London, followed by a deafening sound of thunder.
, a heavy rain seems to be coming to London soon.
At this time, half a month had passed since Jérôme arrived in London. During these seven days, Jérôme and Dr. James tried every means to maintain Napoleon III's life, which was as fragile as a firefly.
From intravenous injection to enema, and then to taking opium [Opium can effectively relieve the pain of patients and was the most effective anesthetic and sedative in the 19th century. However, patients who take opium inevitably become addicts! As a big opium country
The number of drug addicts in the United Kingdom is the largest in Europe. Of course, opium smoking also makes a huge contribution to the tax revenue of the United Kingdom from a certain perspective.]
In short, Doctors Jérôme and James used all the methods of treating cholera that they knew, or that the existing medical community could use, on Louis Napoleon, but Louis Napoleon's body was still getting worse day by day.
The inevitable failure of organs made it a luxury for Louis Napoleon to even breathe. Unextracted salicylic acid could no longer suppress the high fever caused by cholera.
Suffering from the dual torture of high fever and organ failure, Louis Bonaparte's body became worse and worse day by day.
In just half a month, Louis Napoleon's arms had lost weight to the point where only skin and bones were left, and his abdomen was slightly wet.
The clear and wise eyes that once seemed to be able to see through everything have become cloudy.
"Ah... kill me... ah! God! Save your child!" Louis Napoleon wailed in pain under double torture. This hardened man who had experienced bullets and bullets in Italy could not bear this pain.
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"It's going to be okay! Louis, it's going to be okay!" Miss Howard, who was sitting next to Louis Napoleon, clasped her hands in a prayer gesture and comforted Louis Napoleon with tears in her eyes.
Miss Howard's comfort did not calm Louis Napoleon. He still moaned in pain: "Kill me... I don't want to go on like this anymore! Kill me!"
When Howard saw this, he could only keep shaking his head. How could a weak woman like her do such a thing as murder?
Seeing that he could not plead with Howard to end his life, Louis Napoleon turned to Jérôme Bonaparte who was concocting salicylic acid.
Lying in bed, Louis Napoleon called out to Jérôme Bonaparte in an almost pleading voice: "Cousin...my dear cousin...come here!"
Jerome Bonaparte turned to look at Louis Napoleon, with a trace of pity and intolerance in his eyes.
Rather than letting Louis Napoleon suffer from illness, it would be better to just let him die.
But Jerome Bonaparte also could not bear the charge of parricide. The most important thing was that his cousin was still the leader of the Bonaparte family.
The crime of killing the leader was an even more serious crime that Jerome could not bear.
If it is discovered that Jerome helped Louis Napoleon to escape completely, those guys in France will definitely not mind pouring sewage on him.
At that time, those illegitimate children lingering on the periphery of the Bonaparte family and the opponents within the Bonaparte family (the opponents are mainly from the lineage of Napoleon's eldest brother Joseph) will definitely "come out and speak out."
Not to mention becoming president, if things go wrong, they will use transnational law enforcement to send Jérôme to prison in Strasbourg.
"Cousin!" Jerome slowly came to Louis Napoleon and whispered in Louis Napoleon's ear: "I know you are in pain! I also understand that you want to be free, but I really
I really can’t bear this crime! So for the Bonaparte family..."
Jérôme stopped talking. At this moment, he felt a little disgusted that he had forcibly tied the glory of the Bonaparte family to a seriously ill patient, euphemistically calling it for the Bonaparte family.
After hearing Jérôme Bonaparte's murmur, Louis Napoleon suppressed his cry and slowly uttered the words "for Bonaparte".
Until now, Louis Napoleon still has not given up the dream of the Bonaparte family to regain the highest power in France.
Even if he fails to ascend the throne successfully, he will watch from the ground as his cousin who has followed him all the way ascends to the throne.
Thinking of this, Louis Napoleon stretched out his trembling hand to encourage Jérôme Bonaparte. When his hand was less than a thumb's width away from Jérôme Bonaparte's shoulder, Louis Napoleon
He slowly retracted his hand, not wanting to pass on his illness to Jerome.
Jérôme Bonaparte returned to the table where salicylic acid was being prepared with tears in his eyes.
Time slowly pointed to 10 o'clock, and Dr. James appeared at Louis Napoleon's bed again.
After a routine check on Louis Napoleon's physical condition, Dr. James called Jerome Bonaparte out.
"According to the information I have learned, Prince Louis may not live for two days in his current condition! I hope you are prepared!" Dr. James's words were like a huge stone hitting Jerome's heart.
After Jérôme was silent for a long time, he took out a breath and forced a smile and said: "That's good! My cousin doesn't have to suffer so much! Seeing his painful wailing, sometimes I really want to help him!"
"If...I mean if..." Dr. James emphasized again: "If Prince Louis unfortunately passes away today, you'd better cremate the prince's body as soon as possible! I have seen many people infected with cholera because they wanted to preserve the body.
of people!"
Jérôme nodded to express his understanding, and after the two had a private conversation, Dr. James left.
At this point, there is no treatment option worth considering.
On the night of May and August 1848, the heavy rain that had been brewing for a long time poured down as if it had received some kind of signal. The life of Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III) was about to come to an end.