"Okay! I'll leave this matter to..." Princess Mathilde paused, looked at Billot and Valewski, pointed at Valewski with a smile, and said: "
Leave this matter to Minister Valewski!"
"Yes! Your Highness!" Walewski had a wry smile on his face, knowing that Princess Mathilde's attitude towards him had not changed.
Then, Princess Mathilde threatened Walewski euphemistically. She needed to see this news in tomorrow's newspaper. If she didn't see it, Walewski was going to pack up and leave.
Valewski reluctantly agreed to Princess Mathilde and assured her that he would stay up all night to keep an eye on the printing house.
"That's trouble! Minister Valewski!" Princess Mathilde responded to Valewski with a slightly sarcastic tone.
Later, Walewski and Bio left Princess Mathilde's mansion together.
President Pio, who was riding in the same carriage, told Valewski not to take it to heart about what just happened.
"Nothing!" Valewski replied, shaking his head.
The carriage stopped when it arrived at the gate of the state-owned printing factory.
Walewski got off the carriage and entered the printing plant on foot.
For Walewski, today is destined to be a sleepless night.
…
When the twilight of dawn quietly peeks out from the horizon, many newsboys have already started their business of selling newspapers. They walk through the streets of Paris every day, bringing the latest news to France.
"Newspapers are sold! Newspapers are sold! The latest newspapers, first come, first served!"
"The newspapers are being sold! The newspapers are being sold! The latest news: The French army annihilated more than 60,000 people in the Russian Empire. Come and read the newspaper!"
Under the vigorous shouting of the newsboy, the gentlemen who appeared on the streets of Paris early in the morning were immediately attracted by the newsboy's words of "annihilation of 60,000 people."
They quickly stopped the newsboy, bought the latest newspaper from the boy, and stayed where they were to read it.
"...According to the reporter of this newspaper (Bonaparte) in the Sevastopol area, this battle was a great war personally deployed and commanded by the French Emperor!
In this war, under the command of the wise leader Emperor Jerome Bonaparte, all 60,000 people deployed by the Russian Empire on Inkermann Mountain were wiped out!
...The reactionary Russia will definitely receive severe sanctions, and democracy and peace will inevitably return to the European continent.
... Facts have shown that only the French Empire, our nation, our country, united under the leadership of Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte, can truly realize its full potential.
Two generations of Bourbons have brought us nothing but endless humiliation for more than thirty years..."
The vast majority of the gentlemen who had finished reading became enthusiastic under the inflammatory words of Bonaparte, and an unprecedented sense of national pride surged into their hearts.
In their hearts, only the French nation can have such a glorious record, and they also vaguely agree with the idea that only under the leadership of the Bonaparte family can France achieve long-term peace and stability.
After all, nearly 40 years have passed since the days of the Napoleonic Empire.
The older generation who lived in the Napoleonic era were already dead and injured.
Under the imperial government's round-the-clock propaganda machine, the Napoleonic Empire was almost transformed into an utopia over decades.
As for why Napoleon's Ideal Congress was destroyed, it is naturally because His Majesty the Emperor himself was deceived, and everything was done by the evil people below in the name of Napoleon.
It was precisely because there were too many treacherous people in the empire that the emperor failed under dual internal and external pressure.
The topic went off topic. The intelligence of Inkerman Mountain annihilating 60,000 Russian Empire made Jerome Bonaparte's reputation rise a lot again.
Some people no longer regard the emperor as the nephew of the "emperor", but as the "orthodox" heir who inherited Napoleon's military capabilities.
There are still a few people who continue to criticize Jérôme Bonaparte's behavior.
However, this time, the enthusiasm of the French people was obviously not as enthusiastic as before.
The war that lasted for nearly half a year has made the people of Paris feel a little weak, but they have not yet reached the point of being war-weary!
At the same time, in a bedroom in the Tuileries Palace.
Augusta, who had a round belly and was sitting on the sofa, smiled and looked at Princess Mathilde sitting opposite him.
"The Emperor has gone too far!" Princess Mathilde scolded angrily: "It has been so long since he left, and he has only sent back a few telegrams.
Moreover, the vast majority of telegrams are asking questions about politics, which really shouldn’t be the case!”
Faced with Princess Mathilde's scolding, Queen Augusta responded with a smile: "Your Majesty does not care about us! He is not working hard for our children now!"
After saying that, Queen Augusta stroked her belly lovingly.
Seeing that Princess Mathilde was still defending Jerome Bonaparte, Mathilde stopped her "verbal criticism" of Jerome Bonaparte and instead praised him for annihilating 60,000 people in Sevastopol.
The feat of the Russians.
"Continue at this rate! It won't be long before he can come back!" Princess Mathilde said to Queen Augusta.
"I think it may be difficult!" Queen Augusta responded, shaking her head.
"Huh?" Princess Mathilde looked at Augusta with some confusion.
"I think the Russian commanders will be more cautious after suffering this big loss! It will be difficult to fight such a war of annihilation again!" Queen Augusta, who is involved in military matters, told Mathil
De replied.
"I don't understand this either! It's better to ask a professional for questions like this!"
After saying that, Princess Mathilde quickly changed the subject. She lowered her voice and asked how the conversation went in Luxembourg.
"I have basically agreed with the King of the Netherlands through my father!" Queen Augusta replied: "We will purchase the land of Luxembourg (40 million francs) from the Kingdom of the Netherlands in a private name, and the Austrian Empire will also
Will support our actions!”
"What about Prussia and Britain?" Princess Mathilde asked next.
As a noble, she knew that behind the Kingdom of Luxembourg not only the Kingdom of the Netherlands was involved, but also the members of the German Confederation and the Kingdom of Britain.
Even the French Empire cannot directly invade land.
"The Kingdom of Britain, I have handed it over to De Ruys for negotiation!" Queen Augusta responded to Princess Mathilde: "As for the Kingdom of Prussia! Humph! They are not qualified to say anything to France now.
Nonsense!"
After listening to Queen Augusta's domineering declaration, Princess Mathilde showed a look of surprise on her face.
"Augusta, you have changed!" Princess Mathilde's expression gradually became respectful, and she said to Queen Augusta seriously.
"Have I changed?" Queen Augusta's face showed a trace of surprise: "How have I changed!"
"You are becoming more and more like a real queen!" Princess Mathilde couldn't help but praise: "Taking what you just said, if she were an ordinary princess, would she have the guts to despise the Kingdom of Prussia?"
Queen Augusta couldn't help but smile, "Maybe I have really changed!"
"That's it! Let's not talk about this anymore! It's so boring to talk about politics all the time!" Mathilde changed the subject again.
Princess Mathilde and Queen Augusta had a discussion and gossip.
…
While Princess Matilda was discussing with Augusta, De Ruys and Prime Minister Palmerston, who were far away in Britain, were also meeting.
"In what capacity are you talking to me? As far as I know, you have relieved yourself of the burden of foreign minister!" Palmerston, who had just met, came up and gave De Ruys a slap in the face.
"I am here on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte!" De Ruys immediately responded to Palmerston.
"Since you represent His Majesty the Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte, I would like to ask Mr. de Luys whether the original agreement His Majesty the Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte made with us still stands!" Palmerston continued.
asked De Ruys in an aggressive manner.
"What agreement?" De Ruys responded to Palmerston, pretending to be completely unaware.
"So! Envoy De Ruyster, you don't know the agreement that His Majesty the Emperor made with us!" Palmerston asked with a sneer.
"Palmerston, since it is an agreement, there should be evidence!" De Luys showed a harmless smile on his face.
"It's just a verbal agreement!" Palmerston replied.
After all, when it came to the expansion of African colonies, Britain had an attitude of occupying as much as it could, and would not really draw a red line with France at all.
Once a red line is drawn, it means Britain is limiting itself.
Who would have thought that in just a few years, some places in Africa would change drastically.
"Since it is a verbal agreement, can Prime Minister Palmerston tell me what you have agreed with Minister Walewski!" De Ruys still pretended to be ignorant and looked at Palmerston and asked.
.
Palmerston told De Ruys through an interpreter (mainly because he did not want to tell the truth) that France had promised not to attack Nigeria and Egypt.
"Prime Minister Palmerston!" De Ruys responded with a smile: "We have not taken action against Nigeria and Egypt as agreed!"
"Why did the Suez Canal come into your hands?" Palmerston asked angrily: "You should understand its importance to us!"
"Prime Minister Palmerston, Suez is also very important to us!" De Ruys also responded unequivocally: "And even though we said we would not interfere in Egypt, we never said we would not do business in Egypt.
!The Suez Canal is a commercial transaction and does not involve any territorial sovereignty!”
