After agreeing on the regulations for the return of Louis Napoleon's body, Tocqueville prepared to return to the hotel.
At the "kind invitation" of Jérôme Bonaparte, Tocqueville and Lalay stayed at the Louis Mansion to enjoy a luncheon.
During this period, Tocqueville introduced Lale's resume and background to Jérôme Bonaparte. Lale modestly said that it was a great honor for him to be able to study with Mr. Tocqueville.
After learning about Lale's resume, Jérôme Bonaparte raised his glass and asked half-jokingly: "Mr. Lale, do you want to come to my place! I guarantee that you will get more remuneration than you did in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"
Lale showed a flattered expression and also raised his glass and said: "Thank you Mr. Prince for the invitation! Please forgive me for refusing. Working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will allow me to better display my talents! Mr. Prince has many talented people, I would like to come here."
There is no shortage of people like me!”
"That's such a pity!" Jerome Bonaparte took a sip of wine with a "lost" expression.
"If I have the opportunity, I will definitely do my best to serve Mr. Prince!" Lale said boldly as he drank the wine in the glass.
As the banquet came to an end, Jérôme Bonaparte asked Tocqueville about the time of his departure.
Tocqueville, who gently wiped the oil stains from the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, said in a consultative tone: "Mr. Prince, can we set off in the next two days! We don't have much time!"
"Okay!" Jérôme Bonaparte was also afraid of the unpredictable wind direction in Paris. It would be best if his cousin's body could reach Paris as soon as possible: "Let's set off tomorrow!"
Tocqueville looked at Jerome Bonaparte in astonishment. He did not expect that Prince Jerome Bonaparte would act so resolutely regarding the corpse of Prince Louis.
Tocqueville, who originally planned to visit London, could only leave London with regrets.
"That couldn't be better!" said Tocqueville.
After having had enough wine and food, Tocqueville and Lale left the Louis Mansion.
Jérôme Bonaparte personally walked them to the steps, and at the same time ordered Fleury, who was driving a carriage, to take them back to the hotel.
Under Jerome's kind rule, Tocqueville and Lale had no choice but to get on the carriage and return to the hotel.
Jérôme watched the carriage leave with a smile, then turned around, suppressed his smile and returned to the mansion.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting on the sofa again, called Pesigny over and ordered: "Pessini, tomorrow you will take Tailan and Fleury to escort your cousin's body back to France! Remember to let him
The Bonapartists in France welcome us, and a proper display of our strength will make our ruling ministers value us more!"
Jérôme Bonaparte deliberately emphasized the word "respect".
Although Lamartine's conditions for Jerome Bonaparte were not harsh, his condescending and domineering style still made Jerome Bonaparte unhappy.
Now is not the time for him to fall out with Lamartine, so he can only keep it silently in his heart.
"Your Highness, what are you going to do?" Pesini was a little worried about Jerome Bonaparte's safety in Britain.
After all, this prince took risks (getting into trouble) and was no better than his late Majesty.
"Me!" Jerome Bonaparte thought carefully for a moment and made up his mind: "Since the French government will not allow me to enter the country in the near future, then I will go to Rome!"
After hearing this, Pesini's expression changed drastically, and his tone became tougher: "Your Highness, absolutely not! I absolutely do not agree with you going to Rome alone?"
"Pessini, I am not alone! After you left, wasn't there Leti? The two of us went to Rome together!" Jerome Bonaparte tried to make Pesini stop worrying about his comfort.
"Your Highness, I really don't understand why you went to Rome? You should know that since the riots in February, the entire Italian region has been in turmoil!" Pesini's fingers were drawing in the air, and he did not want to let Gerard
M. Bonaparte is in danger
Especially traveling to a crisis-ridden area at this critical juncture.
If you are not careful, the Bonapartists may lose two leaders in just one year.
Where will they find the third leader then? They can't go to the United States to invite the Joseph lineage who "betrayed" Bonaparte's mission!
"Pessini, listen!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Pesini with a straight face and a serious expression: "I went to Rome not just for pleasure, but to do something important!"
"Is there anything you can't do after the riots are over? You only need to stay in London for two months!" Pesini persuaded Jerome Bonaparte earnestly.
"No! This thing must be done. This may affect whether I can become president!" Jérôme Bonaparte said decisively.
"Please forgive me for presumptuously asking Your Highness, what is your plan?" Pesini asked Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Pessini, let me ask you what kind of jobs do the majority of the French population do!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Pessini.
"Farmer!" Pesini responded without thinking.
"What is the biggest religion in France?" Jerome Bonaparte asked again.
"Catholic!" Pesini responded to Jérôme Bonaparte again.
"That's right!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction and replied: "Catholicism affects the silent majority in France, and Rome affects French Catholicism, so I must go to Rome to meet Pope Pius IX!
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"But Your Highness, what Napoleon did to the Pope back then..." Pesini expressed his concerns.
His Majesty Napoleon imprisoned Pius VII in Savona.
In Pesini's view, the rift between the Holy See and the Bonaparte family was growing.
"The joys and sorrows of people cannot be understood! Pius IX cannot feel the suffering of Pius VII, and his hostility towards us will not be as unrelenting as Pius VII." Jérôme Bonaparte is confident.
Said: "Furthermore, Pius IX also needed a strong power to protect Rome! Now the whole of Italy has fallen into a disease that teaches nationalist fanaticism. The only way to curb the disease is the bayonet. In the past, Pius IX pinned his hopes on
As for Austria, now Austria has reached a stalemate! They must consider forces outside Austria!"
Jerome Bonaparte believed that in the face of fanatical nationalism, Pius IX would carefully consider his attitude towards the Bonaparte family.
Compared with fanatical republicans and French republicans, Bonaparte is obviously particularly pleasing to the eye.
As long as we can deal with Pius IX in Rome, it will be easy to deal with the clerical faction in France.