"Rue, sit down! I have something to discuss with you!"
Faced with Jérôme Bonaparte's pleasant attitude, Eugène Rouet felt both happy and frightened.
Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor, who had not seen him alone for a long time, actually made an appointment with him alone. This meant that he himself had not lost the Emperor's trust and that he still had room for improvement.
What was worrying was that the emperor suddenly summoned him to see if he had anything to entrust him with that could not be disclosed to the public.
Eugène Rouet, who had worked with the emperor for nearly six years, knew the emperor's style of doing things very well. There is a high probability that this sudden summons was to make him do something that was inconvenient for him to do.
However, even if Rouet had determined that he might be given a difficult job by the emperor, he would still seize every opportunity, because as the imperial system gradually stabilized, more and more newcomers were springing up like mushrooms after a spring rain.
If you are not careful, these old people who once assisted His Majesty the Emperor will be replaced.
Once they lose this position, it will be difficult for them to get up again. Maybe His Majesty the Emperor will send them to the Senate for their hard work and merit.
The world lacks nothing but people who want to climb up.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" Eugène Rouet immediately put on a posture of sharing the king's worries.
"You don't need to be like this!" Jérôme Bonaparte patted Eugène Rouet on the shoulder and said kindly: "I called you here just to have a chat with you! Relax!"
Chat? How is that possible!
Eugène Rouet couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, but on the surface he listened to Jérôme Bonaparte's words, and his tense face relaxed a little.
Looking at the transformation of Eugène Rouet, Jérôme Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction and said: "Isn't this great? Why do you have to make the chat atmosphere so tense?" He paused, and then
Asked: "By the way, how are you feeling recently?"
"Your Majesty, I feel very good! The work of the Minister of Justice makes me feel an unprecedented sense of fulfillment!" Eugène Rouet responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"As long as you are satisfied!" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Eugène Rouet with a smile.
"However, although the work of Minister of Justice has brought me fulfillment, it has also caused me a kind of trouble!" Eugène Rouet changed the subject and "complained" to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"What troubles do you have? Tell me and I'll see if I can solve it for you!" Jérôme Bonaparte still asked Eugène Rouet in the tone of a good friend.
"The job of Minister of Justice makes it impossible for me to stay by your side and serve you!" Eugène Rouet pretended to be annoyed and replied to Jérôme Bonaparte: "Sometimes, I think that I should resign.
The duties of Minister of Justice remain with you!"
"You are the pillar of the empire! How can you just stay by my side? Wouldn't that be overkill!" Jérôme Bonaparte certainly understood that Eugène Rouet was showing his loyalty to him, and he also
Happy to see it come to fruition.
"I don't have any talent! Thanks to your promotion, I have the opportunity to serve the empire!" Eugène Rouet then complimented Jérôme Bonaparte: "The most talented people in this world
There are really too many people, and there are too few people who are good at discovering talents! Without you, even my great talents will be of little use! Not to mention, I don’t have particularly great talents myself.”
"Rouet, you are too modest!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Eugène Rouet with a straight face.
Judging from Jérôme Bonaparte's expression, he seemed a little unhappy with Eugène Rouet's excessive self-effacement.
"Your Majesty, I am not being modest! I am seeking truth from facts!" Ruet also "corrected" Jérôme Bonaparte's mistake with a serious face: "Without you, I might still be an unknown person.
A legendary young lawyer! How many people can recognize me! It’s really because of you that I can stand here.”
"Okay, okay!" Jérôme Bonaparte decided to get to the point: "I do have something to ask you!"
"Your Majesty, please give the order!" Eugène Rouet said, sitting upright.
"You don't need to be so serious!" Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands and said in an easy-going tone: "I told you this was just a casual chat! If you don't want to, forget it!"
"Your Majesty, you tell me! I will definitely do my best to complete it!" Eugène Rouet said to Jérôme Bonaparte solemnly.
"That's it! I think..." Jérôme Bonaparte tactfully told Eugène Rouet that he wanted to leave Paris: "While I'm away, I want to
During this time in Paris, you will be in charge of daily meetings!
After all, Queen Augusta is still pregnant, so it’s impossible for her to hold meetings frequently! In this case, her body will be overwhelmed!”
After listening to Jerome Bonaparte's "plea", Eugène Rouet's mind went blank. He simply couldn't believe what he heard.
God! Am I dreaming? If it is a dream, please don’t let me wake up!
Eugène Rouet's heart was roaring crazily. The "task" given to him by Jérôme Bonaparte was even more exciting than he imagined.
Give him the right to hold daily meetings! This is equivalent to cutting off a part of the administrative power of the empire and giving it to him.
Even if it is only a part of the administrative power, it is greater than the power of the Lord Privy Seal or the Minister of State.
During the period when the emperor left France, Eugène Rouet was equivalent to the "deputy emperor" of the entire empire.
"Rue, Rue!"
Just when Eugène Rouet was stunned, Jerome Bonaparte's voice reached his ears. He quickly apologized to Jerome Bonaparte and said: "Your Majesty, I am rude!"
"Nothing!" Jerome Bonaparte waved his hand magnanimously, and then asked with a smile: "Is there anything you want to ask me?"
After Eugène Rouet pondered for a moment, he carefully asked Jérôme Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, where are you going?"
"Constantinople! I'm going to honor those soldiers!" Jerome Bonaparte immediately responded?
“Constantinople!” Eugène Rouet exclaimed, and then persuaded Jérôme Bonaparte not to go: “Your Majesty, the entire empire exists because of you! You must not go to Constantinople!
"
"Ruet, are you teaching me how to do things?" Jérôme Bonaparte said in a cold tone.
"Your Majesty, that's not what I meant!" Eugène Rouet hurriedly explained: "I just..."
"Only what?" continued Jérôme Bonaparte.
"I'm just worried about your safety in Constantinople!" Eugène Rouet said through gritted teeth.
"Don't worry about this, there will be a troop coming with me!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to Eugène Rouet: "Are you willing to accept this job or not?"
At this point, Eugène Rouet knew that he could not stop Jérôme Bonaparte from going to Constantinople, so he had no choice but to express that he would do his best to assist Her Majesty the Queen.
"With you in Paris, I feel relieved!" Jérôme Bonaparte reached out and patted Eugène Rouet on the shoulder again.
Then, he euphemistically issued an eviction order and said, "While there is still some time, you can go and prepare!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
…
After Eugène Rouet left, Jérôme Bonaparte sent people to the National Intelligence Service to look for Marcel Jerome.
"Your Majesty!" Marcel Jerug responded humbly to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"While I am away from Paris, you must closely monitor Eugène Rouet! Once you find any signs of rebellion in him, eradicate him immediately!" Jerome Bonaparte said without any warmth in his voice.
.
The reason why he chose Eugène Rouet was because Rouet, who served as Minister of Justice, had been living in the remote areas of Jérôme Bonaparte's core group for a long time and did not have as much influence on other members of the core group as the rich.
He did that, so even if he divided part of the administrative power, he would not be able to threaten the safety of Jérôme Bonaparte's regime.
Neither Fuld, Morny, nor Pesigny would completely obey Eugène Rouet. Even if Eugène Rouet wanted to betray the country, he could not reach an agreement with the cabinet members.
Not to mention, after Jérôme Bonaparte leaves, the army near Paris will be in Niel's hands.
Niel himself was already considered a core member of Jérôme Bonaparte's military group, and the future chief of general staff.
Jérôme Bonaparte really couldn't imagine how the opposition could leverage Niel.
Unless Niel is promised the position of prime minister, how can a person like Niel take risks for a blank check?
Sending Marcel Jerug to monitor Eugène Rouet was just an insurance policy to prevent Rouet from having a hot-headed "explosion" in Paris.
"Yes!" Marcel Jerug replied immediately.
…
In the next few days, Jerome Bonaparte showed no sign of leaving, as if his previous talk of going to Constantinople was just a casual mention.
It was not until the third day before departure that Jerome Bonaparte called Richard Metternich to his office and asked him if he would like to go to Constantinople with him.
"Your Majesty, are you going to Constantinople?" Richard Metternich asked with a surprised look on his face.
"Didn't I tell you a long time ago?" Jerome Bonaparte asked Richard Metternich, "Now, what do you think about it?"
After Richard Metternich hesitated for a moment, he asked Jérôme Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, when are you going to set off? I want to be prepared!"
"We will set off in three days!" Jerome Bonaparte replied.
"So fast!" Richard Metternich said in surprise, and then continued, "Okay! I'll go back and prepare now!"
