On July 3, 1848, the vigorous June Revolution ended with Cavaignac's ruthless suppression. The workers had no chance to wait for the social innovation they dreamed of, so they fell on the Paris barricades ahead of time, under rifles and bayonets.
.The barbaric French army drove them out of Paris without mercy, leaving them to fend for themselves.
General Cavaignac, whose hands were full of workers' blood, also got what he wanted, ended his temporary acting post and successfully became the real First Consul of France.
However, the term of power of this first-in-command is less than five months, and the election results will be finalized in December.
At that time, Cavaignac will step down on his own initiative. Of course, Cavaignac has another way, which is to use his power that is not restricted by any force to lead troops to dissolve the National Assembly, and he will become the first in power in the true sense.
This is also what Thiers and others in the Party of Order are worried about.
However, Cavaignac, who had solved the domestic riots, obviously did not learn from Napoleon's ideas. He was complacent and believed that his decisiveness had saved France, and the whole of France should honorably vote for him in the December general election.
But Cavaignac did not know that from the moment he took the position of first consul, all his rights would automatically expire in December.
The Party of Order could not bring another Bonaparte to power; in order to prevent him, they were even willing to join forces with the Bonapartists.
On July 8, reports about the massacre in Paris reached Belgium, Prussia, and Rome via newspapers in Paris.
On this day, the weather in Rome, which has a Mediterranean climate, was extremely hot.
Even the people who gathered for demonstrations in the past were no longer willing to enjoy the feeling of sauna under the scorching sun. Every household opened the windows for ventilation. Even so, the whole room still felt like a sauna.
Many people even choose to take a dip in the Tiber River to relieve the effects of the scorching heat.
Jerome Bonaparte was also one of them.
However, he did not go for a swim in the Tiber River, but chose a shady spot to fish in the upper reaches of the Tiber River.
Literally fishing.
Also traveling with him were Charles Bonaparte and his nephew Lucien Louis.
Captain Letty and a group of temporarily hired helpers carried large and small bags and placed the items needed for fishing and the rocking chairs near the shade of the trees.
Jérôme Bonaparte and Charles Bonaparte were each holding a fishing rod and fishing.
Crushed bread crumbs are sprinkled in the water to attract fish to feed.
The struggling and twisted earthworm was "mercilessly" pierced by Jérôme Bonaparte on the iron hook and thrown into the breadcrumbs. Then he sat in the rocking chair with peace of mind and yawned, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
While hanging a ball of bait on the fishhook, Charles Bonaparte glanced at the lazy Jérôme. Bonaparte said angrily: "Paris is in such a mess, but you are pretty good."
Laid back!”
"Huh?" Jérôme Bonaparte squinted his eyes lazily and let the rocking chair rock back and forth, and the fishhook rose and fell with the rocking chair's back and forth rocking: "Isn't it that guy Cavaignac who caused a massacre in Paris?
, as for all the fuss!”
"you……"
Jerome Bonaparte's nonchalant look made Charles Bonaparte so angry that he even doubted whether giving the ruby to the Pope was the right decision.
In order to appease his cousin, Jerome Bonaparte slowly opened his eyes and said calmly: "Everything is under my control! How can I get on stage without Cavaignac!"
"Without Cavaignac, how can I get on stage?" Charles Bonaparte repeated Jerome Bonaparte's words again, and he looked at Jerome Bonaparte in confusion.
Jérôme Bonaparte had no choice but to explain to his cousin: “Before Cavaignac caused the tragic massacre in Paris, the Republicans enjoyed great prestige in Paris. Today, the prestige of the Republicans is accompanied by Cavaignac’s dictatorship.
The disinterested General Cavaignac, who helped the Party of Order, also helped us clear the most stubborn obstacles.
The Montagnards in Parliament may have already regarded General Cavaignac as a thorn in their side. Do citizens who have experienced the turmoil in Paris and those moderate republicans like the guy who bombards Paris with artillery? Cavaignac has lost the support of the Montagnards and Paris citizens.
Not to mention France as a whole, even in Paris he is destined to not receive the support of the majority."
Jérôme Bonaparte paused, pointed to himself and said confidently: "However, I, Jérôme Bonaparte, did not suppress the workers or bombard Paris with cannons. On the contrary, I will call on all classes to unite to survive together.
In the face of difficulties, I will use a large amount of infrastructure to prevent French workers from falling into unemployment! I will give the Catholics the right to monopolize education in France! I also have no experience in commanding the army like my uncle... In short, I can satisfy the needs of the entire French people.
Demand, what reason do I have to fail like this!"
Jerome Bonaparte's confident answer made Charles Bonaparte seem to have traveled through time and space to the era of the emperor. The emperor was so confident at the time.
"However, I have a doubt!" Charles Bonaparte shook his fishing rod, and the simple float floating on the water suddenly plunged into the water. Charles Bonaparte, who had quick eyesight and quick hands, firmly grasped the fishing rod with his left hand and his right hand.
He quickly closed the line and asked: "You have satisfied the interests of everyone in France, but whose interests have been harmed?"
"No one was harmed!" Jérôme Bonaparte glanced at the slightest movement of the fishing rod. He shook his head and said: "In other words, the people who were harmed would not realize that their own interests were harmed at all."
In the community of interests spun by Jérôme Bonaparte through lies, only the proletariat suffered, but the proletarians had been deprived of their rights by Cavaignac.
After experiencing bloody repression, they only had hatred for Cavaignac in a short period of time. Having been deprived of their political rights, they could only use their votes to retaliate against Cavaignac.
A sardine is taken off the hook by Charles Bonaparte and placed in a bucket.
"Damn it, are we really going to be in the Air Force today?"
Jérôme Bonaparte muttered something in Chinese quietly.
Although he is not a fishing guy, the Air Force is really the biggest insult to a fishing enthusiast.
Just when Jerome Bonaparte was at a loss, Captain Letty walked up to him and handed Jerome Bonaparte an unopened letter. The address of the envelope was from Rue de Couselle in Paris.
That's where Mathilde lives.
"Excuse me!"
Jérôme Bonaparte apologized to his cousin, who nodded and continued fishing.
