Jérôme Bonaparte, who rented the entire floor, emptied one of the rooms except for a few chairs. He told the Bonapartists that he planned to use this empty room as a temporary conference hall, and then
In the empty temporary hall, they finalized the time for tomorrow's official meeting with the Bonapartists, and then issued an eviction order. Only Eugène Rouet, Pesini, Fleury, and Letty stayed.
"I asked you to stay because you are the most capable and loyal people in my opinion!" Jérôme Bonaparte began by praising several people present.
"Your Majesty, you are exaggerating!" Pesini bowed his head humbly and said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "We are all insignificant little people united under Bonaparte's banner. Without Bonaparte, we are nothing! The empire can
Rebuilding France is our common aspiration!"
Fleury, Letty, Rue and others nodded at the same time: "For the glory of the empire, we are duty-bound!"
"I promise you! If one day the emperor's soul favors me and allows me to re-establish the empire, you will share this glory with me!" Jerome Bonaparte pointed to the people present one by one and said.
A mature monarch will never be stingy about holding all the power in his hands. He needs to divide part of the power as rewards and hand them over to his cronies. While generously granting power, he must also prevent them from connecting with each other and using power to provoke them.
The contradictions between each other can achieve the purpose of healthy competition. Only in this way can the empire prosper and the powers delegated by the monarch can be easily recovered.
Jérôme Bonaparte could share power with them, but they would have to serve as lifelong workers for the empire.
As soon as Jerome Bonaparte discovered any sign of rebellion among them, he would immediately withdraw the authority granted to them.
Since the Napoleonic Dynasty, both the Restoration Dynasty and the Orleans Dynasty like to share power with French literati. Because the literati are easier to bribe, they use their pens to establish the image of their dynasty, and the dynasty gives them generous rewards.
Once the opinions of the literati differed from those of the kingdom, it only took a word to take back their power.
Although such power is only within the monarch's imagination, there are still many people who are eager to fight for it.
Pesini and others were also greedy for profit. After hearing Jérôme Bonaparte's generous promise, the corners of their mouths trembled and they looked extremely moved.
"Mr. Pesini!" Jérôme Bonaparte's expression was serious and his tone became extraordinarily formal.
"Your Majesty!" replied Pesini.
"Now I appoint you as the Secretary General! I don't know if you have the confidence!" Jerome Bonaparte issued the first appointment to Pesini.
"I will definitely live up to His Majesty's entrustment!" Pesini said firmly.
Although Jérôme Bonaparte's talk of being the head of the secretariat may be just empty talk, this appointment means that Pesini has successfully become a full-time employee.
Although it is just an empty shelf now, as long as Jérôme Bonaparte becomes president, the head of the secretariat will become the most powerful department.
Upon hearing the appointment of Jerome Bonaparte, Eugène Rouet showed an envious expression. At the same time, he was also a little uneasy, wondering what position Jerome Bonaparte had given him.
"Colonel Fleury!" Jérôme Bonaparte also formally addressed Fleury.
"Here!" Fleury stood upright and waited for Jerome Bonaparte's appointment.
"You have been following me for a while, and I see your loyalty to the Bonaparte family! So I appointed you as the head of the guard room, responsible for guarding my safety! I don't know if you are willing!"
Rome Bonaparte said to Fleury.
"Of course!" Fleury said excitedly.
Protecting Jerome Bonaparte's safety is undoubtedly the top priority, which represents Jerome Bonaparte's trust in him.
Those who can gain the trust of the monarch will never lack rights.
Next, Captain Leti was given the job of propaganda by Jérôme Bonaparte, that is, organizing people to distribute small advertisements on the streets.
Eugène Rouet was also appointed as "Minister of Foreign Affairs", and the focus of his work was to win over a group of people who were inclined to Bonaparte in Parliament or the Salon.
Of course, Jérôme Bonaparte still hoped in his heart that Rouet could become the Minister of Justice, because that was his true duty.
"I will inform all the Bonapartists of your appointment at a formal meeting tomorrow and ask them to respect your authority! Of course, your positions are not static. These are subject to change depending on the situation."
Looking at the four people whose expressions changed slightly, Jérôme Bonaparte, after explaining everything, tactfully issued the eviction order.
The four people left one after another, and Jérôme Bonaparte, the last one to leave, closed the door of the temporary meeting room and returned to his previous room.
After finishing all the affairs, Jerome Bonaparte lay on the bed and closed his eyes tightly, always ready to fall asleep.
Just when Jérôme Bonaparte was about to fall asleep, there was a rhythmic knock on the door.
Jerome Bonaparte, who was holding back his sleepiness, yawned and slowly walked to the door, twisting the copper-plated door handle to open the door.
The door slowly opened, and a beauty appeared outside. Jérôme Bonaparte, who was originally sleepy, immediately became energetic after seeing the beauty. He scratched his head and said: "Sister, it's so late! Why are you here?
Got it!"
The beauty standing at the door is none other than Mathilde Bonaparte, who is also the biological sister of Jerome Bonaparte.
Wearing a white palace dress and holding an ivory fan, she looked at her younger brother who exuded a lazy atmosphere, angrily poked Jerome Bonaparte's chest with the ivory fan and said: "Jerome,
Why didn’t you tell me in advance that you guy was coming!”
"Hmm... um!" Jerome Bonaparte showed a sincere giggle, which was a smile he only had among his family members: "It's already very late! I was thinking about telling you tomorrow.
It’s not too late!”
"What I told you in the letter! Do you still remember?" Mathilde looked at Jerome Bonaparte and said.
"What? What?" Jérôme Bonaparte, who had just struggled out of his drowsiness, was thinking in confusion.
Seeing that his sister Mathilde was about to go crazy, Jérôme Bonaparte instantly recalled what his sister had told her in the letter. He quickly took Mathilde's arm and asked her to sit on the sofa, and then explained to him
Mathilde squeezed her shoulders and said: "You are telling me to come back to see Mr. Hugo!"
"You still know!" Mathilde said with a hint of sinister tone: "When is our great prince going to receive him?"
"How can this be impossible! I should go and visit her!" Jérôme Bonaparte, who knew clearly that his sister was harboring his own feelings, still said to her in a condescending tone.
I and my father owe my sister Mathilde a lot.
"Then let's go! My lord the prince!" Mathilde said to Jérôme Bonaparte.