"Can you still do it? At eight years old? Do you think I am one of those Catholic bishops?"
Jérôme Bonaparte couldn't help but reprimanded Valewski loudly. Although the eldest princess of the Kingdom of Sardinia was said to be a virtuous wife in OTL history, that was only nine years later.
Jerome Bonaparte, who was furious, put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth in the study twice, and then appeared in front of Valewski and scolded: "The eight-year-old Queen, if the news spreads,
I’m afraid they will die laughing!”
Valewski lowered his head and pretended to listen carefully to Jérôme's criticism. In his heart, he wanted to run to some damn Sardinian Minister of Agriculture and scold him.
Why was he so obsessed with putting this name on the reserve list in the first place?
Walewski suddenly remembered that the Minister of Agriculture gave him a gem, and then asked him to add the princess of the Sardinian Dynasty to the candidate list. Being obsessed with money, he agreed to the request, and the eight-year-old "Queen" joined the list.
List.
When he discovered that there was something fishy about the age of the princess of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sardinia was negotiating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic. Next, Valewski reported to Jerome Bonaparte, and then prayed to the emperor in his heart.
The Kingdom of Sardinia will not be drawn.
Who would have thought that he actually asked about the princess of the Sardinian Dynasty!
Why can’t I control my hand?
Walewski felt some regret in his heart, so he could only bite the bullet and shift all the responsibilities to a certain Minister of Agriculture.
"Are you saying that you were deceived by the Minister of Agriculture of the Kingdom of Sardinia?" Jérôme Bonaparte looked at Valewski with a suspicious face, he did not believe this statement.
"Yes! I do have a great responsibility in this matter!" Walewski apologized to Jerome Bonaparte candidly. He knew when to conceal and when to be frank. Furthermore, he said
This issue does not involve fundamental interests. France has many choices when it comes to the queen!
"I would like to know who can deceive you?" Jerome Bonaparte was convinced that the person who could deceive Valewski would definitely not be an unknown person in Italian history.
"His name is Cavour! He is currently the Minister of Agriculture of the Kingdom of Sardinia! However, I heard that he has a very good relationship with the King of Sardinia. There are rumors that he is likely to serve as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia!" Wallefs
Key explained to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Cavour?" Jérôme Bonaparte immediately showed a clear expression. He nodded and responded: "If it is him, then everything will be normal!"
"Your Majesty, do you know him?" Valewski looked at Jerome Bonaparte doubtfully and asked.
"We are barely acquaintances! He is a powerful character!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Valewski vaguely.
If the first contributor to the unification of Italy is Louis Napoleon and his French army, then the second contributor to Italy is undoubtedly Count Cavour, and the remaining Mazzini and Garibaldi can be tied for third place.
Being able to use diplomatic means to persuade France to join the war against Austria was the key to the unification of Italy. Cavour was able to use Napoleon III's own desire for expansion to use Nice and Savoy as bait to make Napoleon III willingly send troops, and in the end
Decisively annex the Central Italian states at the critical moment.
This kind of insight and courage is definitely something that only a few people can possess. If it were not for the major shortcomings in the Kingdom of Sardinia's own strength, Savoy and Nice would probably not be annexed by France. By that time, Cavour will be completely
It has become a country where France prostitutes for free without paying.
How could Valewski be Cavour's opponent if a person like this used professional diplomacy with calculated calculations and unintentional intentions?
Jérôme Bonaparte's evaluation of Cavour made Valewski couldn't help but become cautious. After thinking carefully for a moment, Valewski also realized that Cavour was taking advantage of his eagerness for success.
Only with a certain mentality can you succeed.
So what is his purpose? Does he really want the eight-year-old princess to become a queen?
Walewski frowned, Cavour was the most difficult guy he had encountered so far.
"Where is Cavour now? France?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Valewski again.
"Ah!" Valewski's frown relaxed again after he came back to his senses, and he quickly responded: "Yes! Your Excellency!"
"This old fox!" Jérôme Bonaparte smiled and shook his head, and then said to Valewski: "Wait a while, you will go to Cavour's residence in Paris, and then invite him in your name
He will go on a safari in the Bois de Boulogne tomorrow morning!"
"yes!"
Although Walewski did not understand why Jérôme Bonaparte invited Cavour, he still chose to carry out Jérôme Bonaparte's order.
"Your Majesty, which one do you want to start with?" Walewski once again asked Jerome Bonaparte about his marriage.
"Let's start with Karelina Wacha!" Jérôme Bonaparte decisively chose the simplest descendant of Sweden's declining royal family, and then reminded: "Don't talk to Wacha directly, they don't care about their marriage at all.
We can’t make the decision! The most important thing is to talk to Austrian Foreign Minister Felix Schwarzenberg. As long as he agrees, then the negotiation will be half successful!”
The reason why OTL failed in history is probably because diplomats ignored the influence of Habsburg on Karenina Wacha.
A seventeen-year-old child has no right to choose at all
"Understood!" Walewski nodded and replied: "I will truthfully tell the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"And... Fu Teng should also pay more attention! If Karenina Wacha can't do it..." Jérôme Bonaparte warned again.
Walewski nodded again to express his understanding. Just as he was about to leave the study, Jérôme Bonaparte's voice came again: "As for the invitation to Cavour, it is better not to go there in person. Let a servant invite you."
That’s it!”
"yes!"
…
In the early morning of November 26, the Embassy of Sardinia in France.
"Count Cavour, do you really want to go to the Bois de Boulogne?" A diplomat who looked like an envoy asked a fat man with a bloated body, a round face and a pair of round-framed transparent glasses on the bridge of his nose.
"How could I miss the appointment when I was invited by the master!" The fat man... no, it should be said that Count Cavour responded with a simple smile on his face.
"Now that they have discovered that you lied about your age, I'm afraid they are going to prosecute you! You'd better go back to your country!" The minister said to Cavour earnestly, because he didn't understand why Cavour decided to take charge of His Majesty on his own.
His daughter was reported to France through bribery. No matter how hard she tried, France would never choose a girl who was only eight years old.
"Excuse me?" Cavour took off his glasses and blew lightly on the mirror. Since it was already winter, the water vapor condensed on the mirror the moment he breathed out, making the mirror blurry. He took out his glasses again
He took a handkerchief and gently wiped the mirror, and responded slowly: "I think they want to invite them over to discuss something. I'm afraid everyone who should come will be there!"
The mirror surface that had been wiped by Cavour was clearer than before, and Cavour placed the glasses on the bridge of his nose again.
"What's the matter?" The minister didn't understand what Cavour meant.
"Secret!" Cavour responded mysteriously: "To tell you the truth, the reason why I went to France this time was to shoulder the secret mission entrusted to me by His Majesty! Do you want to hear it?"
"Haha!" The minister laughed dryly and said, "Let's forget it!"
"Arrange a carriage, I'll use it later!" Cavour put away his smile and responded to the minister with a serious expression.
"Yes!" the minister responded quickly.
Under the preparations of the minister, the carriage soon stopped at the door of the embassy.
Count Cavour left in a carriage. After the carriage left the embassy, it moved southwest along the Seine River. Because Rivoli Street was still being widened and repaired, the carriage had to take a long detour to the Bois de Boulogne. It originally only took more than 20 minutes.
The distance took nearly 40 minutes.
When Cavour's carriage arrived at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, two hussars stopped Cavour's carriage.
The hussar approached Cavour's carriage and said coldly: "Follow me!"
The carriage followed the hussars into the Bois de Boulogne, and soon came to a house deep in the Bois de Boulogne. Wisps of white smoke came out of the chimney in the sky above the house.
The hussar dismounted, and Cavour also turned his head and came to the house.
"Please come in!" The two armed soldiers guarding the door of the house quickly opened the door after seeing Cavour's arrival.
Cavour entered the room. In this simple room with only carpets, a fireplace and a few seats, Cavour saw the person he was looking for this time.
"Mr. Cavour, we meet!" Jérôme Bonaparte said calmly.
"Your Majesty the Emperor!" Cavour bowed deeply to Jerome Bonaparte and addressed Jerome Bonaparte as emperor.
"I'm not the emperor yet!" Jérôme Bonaparte pointed to the seat beside him and said to Cavour: "Sit down!"
Cavour sat on Jerome Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte looked at Cavour up and down. Compared with historical portraits, Cavour was obviously much fatter.
I have to admit that a good painter also feels like a Photoshop.
"Tell me! Why do you recommend a princess who is only 8 years old? Could it be that your kingdom of Sardinia has become so desolate that it needs an eight-year-old princess for marriage?" Jerome Bonaparte said sarcastically.
"This means that our Majesty attaches great importance to you, the Emperor!"