The day after the Victoria couple and Franz Joseph told Jérôme Bonaparte about their imminent departure from Paris, the official newspapers "Le Bonaparte" and "Le National de France" published "Farewell," respectively.
Victoria" and "Farewell, Franz Joseph".
After seeing this headline, the Parisian people who subscribed to the official newspaper early in the morning immediately realized that the British monarch and the Austrian monarch might leave in the near future.
After they read through the article, the results were exactly what they expected.
As a result, Paris citizens who had a good impression of the two monarchs "spontaneously" went to the Paris City Hall to ask the senior official Haussmann when the two monarchs would leave Paris.
Osman also told them "intimately" that the two monarchs would leave Paris at the Paris train station tomorrow morning, accompanied by Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte.
If the people of Paris are "willing" to say goodbye to the two monarchs, they can go to the Paris train station early tomorrow morning to say goodbye.
That evening, a grand farewell ball was held at the Tuileries Palace.
In the speech before the ball, Jerome Bonaparte once again expressed his gratitude for the arrival of Victoria and Franz Joseph, and at the same time felt sorry for the departure of Victoria and Franz Joseph.
Queen Victoria and Franz Joseph also delivered speeches respectively. They were happy to be able to come to Paris, and they also hoped that Jerome Bonaparte could one day take Augusta with him to London/Vienna.
During the ball, in order to express the friendship between France, Britain and Austria, Jerome Bonaparte danced with Queen Victoria and Princess Elizabeth each, and after the dance, he kissed the back of their hands and gave them blessings.
The ball ended with laughter. Jerome Bonaparte, Franz Joseph, Albert and others took advantage of the moonlight outside the Tuileries Palace on Jerome Bonaparte's suggestion.
Stroll in the garden.
As the time reached 1 o'clock in the morning, Jérôme Bonaparte and others returned to the Tuileries Palace and the Louvre.
At 6 o'clock in the morning the next day, Jerome Bonaparte climbed out of bed. After getting dressed, he carefully touched the forehead of Augusta who was sleeping.
"Have they left?" Augusta, who was only sleeping lightly, opened her eyes and asked lazily after Jerome Bonaparte kissed her.
"Not yet!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Augusta, shaking his head.
"Do you need me to go with you?" Augusta asked him with a yawn.
Jérôme Bonaparte pointed at Augusta's bulging belly and said: "Even if you want to send her away in this state, they won't agree! If something goes wrong, who can take the responsibility?
"
"That's right!" Augusta responded with a slightly silly tone.
"Okay! You should continue to sleep!" Jerome Bonaparte gently touched Augusta's forehead, then turned and left the bedroom and went to the study to process documents.
Needless to say, Franz Joseph and Prince Albert must not have woken up yet!
At 7:20 a.m., Mokar appeared in Jerome Bonaparte's study and reported to Jerome Bonaparte that Franz Joseph and Prince Albert had arrived at the restaurant.
"Very good!" Jérôme Bonaparte put down the documents in his hand and entered the restaurant with Mokar.
After everyone had a simple breakfast, Jerome Bonaparte asked Franz Joseph and Albert whether they were riding in a carriage or on horseback.
"Ride a horse!" Franz Joseph and Albert replied, they wanted to leave a good image in the hearts of Paris citizens.
"Okay!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded, turned to Mokar and gave the order: "Prepare three horses and a carriage!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Mokar bowed to Jérôme Bonaparte and left.
"Jerome, you haven't asked us yet?" Queen Victoria protested.
"Ms. Victoria, I think you should choose to take a carriage!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Queen Victoria.
Subsequently, Jerome and Bonaparte rode on horseback, Victoria and Elizabeth rode in a carriage, and left the Tuileries Palace under the escort of French dragoons wearing silver armor.
From the Tuileries Palace to the Paris train station, there was an endless stream of onlookers.
Some "Paris citizens" shouted at Franz Joseph and Albert on horseback, hoping that they would come back next time.
When the team arrived at the Paris train station, the soldiers guarding the entrance of the train station quickly removed the roadblock and, under the order of the commander, saluted the three monarchs on horseback with their guns raised.
After Jérôme Bonaparte and others dismounted, General Vaillant came to Jérôme Bonaparte and saluted.
Under the leadership of Wayan, Jérôme Bonaparte and others entered the train station.
At this time, members of the British and Austrian missions had already been waiting on the train platform for a while, and on two parallel railway tracks in front of the two missions, there were two trains parked respectively, one heading for Normandy, and the other
It leads to Strasbourg.
"I won't see you off!" Jerome Bonaparte hugged Albert and Franz Joseph respectively, and then watched Albert and Franz Joseph sit down with their envoys
train.
As a loud whistle sounded from the front of the steam locomotive, a large amount of milky white steam spurted out, and the two trains gradually accelerated driven by the steam.
It wasn't until both trains disappeared from Jerome Bonaparte's sight that he turned around and left the Paris train station.
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Just when Jerome Bonaparte sent Prince Albert and Franz Joseph out of Paris, thousands of miles away in Tsarskoye Selo, Nicholas I started again. He would get angry every once in a while.
tradition of".
At this time, Nicholas I, who was in the summer palace, threw a newspaper in front of Neserrodie with an angry face, and asked Neserrodie loudly: "Tell me! What on earth is this?"
It’s the same thing!”
"My lord..." Neserrodie paused, and then responded to Nicholas I: "My lord, I don't know!"
"Don't know?" Nicholas I sneered when he heard Neserrodie's answer: "I don't believe that as the Foreign Minister, you don't know about this! Do you really don't know, or do you?
Deliberately concealing it!"
Faced with Nicholas I's cross-examination, Neserrodie still showed an attitude that was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "Your Majesty, I really don't know this news! Since the war between us and Britain and France began, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has
No more news about these two countries!"
"Then what's going on with this newspaper!" Nicholas I asked Neserrodie sternly: "That little bastard Jérôme Bonaparte held something as important as a military parade on that day, and then he still
After the military parade, this matter was published and reported to the newspaper in a grand manner. Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs actually said that it did not know. I think your Ministry of Foreign Affairs should not be called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at all, but simply the Ministry of Waste! I am asking you again, do you know?
Affection!"
"I don't know!" Neserrodie still gritted his teeth and refused to admit that he knew. He knew that if he admitted it, he would inevitably implicate War Minister Dolgorukov and Director of the Third Department Orlov.
, and Crown Prince Alexander, because this kind of deception is not something he can do alone.
It requires the cooperation of the Ministry of War and the Third Office to form an information black hole around Nicholas I, so that he cannot receive any useful information. It also requires the endorsement of Crown Prince Alexander. Without the participation of the Crown Prince, Orlov
That guy wouldn't want to act with them at all.
If the three of them were to fall because of themselves, the situation of the imperial government would be even more disintegrated.
Although Neserrodie looked down on Orlov, who only flattered others, he had to admit that Orlov still had some role in this critical situation.
"Okay! You don't say so!" Nicholas I pointed at Neserrodie and shouted: "Guards!"
The guard standing at the door entered the room after hearing Nicholas I's call to get up.
"Catch this traitor!" Nicholas I said to the guards.
The guards glanced at Neserrodie, who had his head lowered. They came to Neserrodie's side and said, "Your Excellency, Minister!"
"He is no longer a minister! He is a traitor to the Russian Empire!" Nicholas I patted the armrest of the throne and said.
At this moment, Crown Prince Alexander, who had been silent, stood up and took the responsibility and said: "Father, I gave this order! If you want to punish me, punish me!"
"Alexander, why are you doing this?" Nicholas I showed a heartbroken expression: "I have given you everything, what else do you want! Are you so impatient?"
Looking at Nicholas I sitting on the throne, Alexander quickly explained: "No! No! I just don't want you to be angry again, father! Your body can no longer withstand anger!"
"My health is fine!" Nicholas I said coldly.
"Cough...cough...cough" The violent coughing made Nicholas I speechless. Alexander walked up to the throne in three steps and then gently patted Nicholas I on the back.
After a while, Nicholas I stopped coughing, but his spirit was a little weaker than before.
"Father, I really don't want this news to bother you, so I gave the order to Neserrodie!" Alexander said sincerely to Nicholas I.
Nicholas I, who felt Alexander's frankness, also softened his tone a lot. After all, he was still his son, and Nicholas I couldn't deprive him of his right to inherit the throne!
However, Nicholas I still revealed some blame in his words: "What's the use of doing this! There are some things that even if I don't know, wouldn't those people in St. Petersburg (referring to the nobles) not know?"
"I don't care what they think! Your body is the most important!" Crown Prince Alexander said to Nicholas I.
"You! You!" Looking at his filial son, Nicholas I felt a warm feeling in his heart.
Alexander is a good son, but he may not necessarily be a good czar. (Nicolas I guessed wrong once!)
At Alexander's plea, Nicholas I forgave Neserrodie for his mistakes, and at the same time gave Dolgorukov instructions to capture Sevastopol at all costs.
"Our troops are not ready yet!" Crown Prince Alexander wanted to stop Nicholas I's risky move.
"Even if the army is not prepared, we must attack!" Nicholas I said decisively.
Later, he explained to Alexander II why he insisted on marching to Sevastopol.
"That little kid Jérôme Bonaparte wants to use this method to declare our defeat to Europe, and then work with the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire to dismember the Russian Empire! If we don't choose to attack, our "friends in Central Europe"
"They will think that we have lost the ability to attack! By that time, they will turn into a group of wild wolves ready to pounce on us and bite us at any time!" analyzed Nicholas I, who was slightly mentally abnormal.
"Father, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire will not help the French Empire to besiege us!" Alexander did not believe Nicholas I's inference.
"Believe me! They will do it!"
At this time, Nicholas I did not know that he had fallen into the trap carefully designed by Jerome Bonaparte.