Jérôme Bonaparte and William I, who were lightly armed, rode on horseback and were escorted by the Württemberg Guards Cavalry. They headed north and soon arrived at the forest on the outskirts of Stuttgart.
William I, who was riding on his horse, tightened his grip and stopped at the edge of the forest. He turned around and asked Jérôme Bonaparte, who was halfway down his horse, "Would you like to compete to see who can kill more prey?"
"Of course!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and responded to William I. He then grabbed the reins with one hand and took out the holster of the Minie rifle placed on the horse's body with the other hand and put it on his shoulder.
Above, he looks like a western cowboy.
By the way, the military configuration of the Kingdom of Württemberg is similar to that of the French Empire. Their main weapons are also Minie rifles, and the origin of these rifles also comes from the French Empire.
William I looked at these high-spirited sons-in-law in front of him, smiled slightly, and continued to drive his horse forward.
Jérôme Bonaparte also patted the horse lightly with the barrel of his gun. After receiving the signal to accelerate, the horse immediately trotted to catch up with William I.
The Württemberg Guards Cavalry followed Jerome Bonaparte and William I from a distance.
This will not disturb the hunting pleasure of Weng and his son-in-law, but can also protect them well.
In this way, Weng and his son-in-law walked through the forest in one sentence.
After walking about five hundred meters, Jérôme Bonaparte and William I discovered their first prey at the same time, which was a small deer that was grazing with its head down. At this time, it did not seem to realize that it was in danger.
In the meantime, he was still eating grass all the time.
"You go first!" William I gave the first target to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Then I'm not welcome!"
Jérôme Bonaparte had no intention of being humble at all. He quickly dismounted and handed the reins to the Guards cavalry who had been following them, and then took out the Mini bullet from the bullet bag on his waist.
Tear open the package of the Mini bullet and pour in the gunpowder and bullet. Then use the guide rod to completely compact the bullet and gunpowder in the barrel. Finally, raise the rifle levelly and install the mercury fulminate on the trigger.
The entire process was completed in less than 30 seconds, which made William I, who was riding a horse, look surprised.
As Jérôme Bonaparte aimed at his prey, he pulled the trigger.
A gunshot appeared in the entire forest at home, and the prey, which was nearly 200 meters away from Jérôme Bonaparte, fell to the ground less than a second after the gunshot.
Blood spurted out from the deer's wounds, and it fell to the ground, screaming in agony.
At this moment, Jerome Bonaparte just looked at the fallen livestock with an indifferent expression, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips involuntarily.
For a hunter, there are few sounds more sweet to the ear than the cry of an animal.
"Not bad! Not bad!" William I, who was riding a horse, also praised Jérôme Bonaparte's marksmanship. "Your loading speed and shooting accuracy are already comparable to those of some veterans!"
"A hobby! Just a hobby!" Jérôme Bonaparte humbly responded to William I.
Then Jérôme Bonaparte got on his horse again and continued to move forward with Scarf I.
As for the dying deer, of course there will be people who specialize in collecting entities. When dinner comes, it will be delivered to the dining table, and Jérôme Bonaparte will not have to worry about it.
When Weng and his son-in-law continued to walk about 50 meters, William I asked Jerome Bonaparte again: "Jerome, what do you think of the current situation in the Russian Empire?"
Jérôme Bonaparte was stunned for a few seconds, and thought to himself: Doesn't this old man want to be Alexander II's lobbyist?
"This is Russia's internal affairs, and I have no right to intervene!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to William I euphemistically.
"What happened to the rifles and artillery of the Golitsyn government?" William I asked Jerome Bonaparte again.
Sure enough, he was Alexander’s lobbyist!
"Those are just business exchanges and do not represent the attitude of the French government!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to William I without a red face and a heartbeat. "It is impossible for our government to even ask for orders from enterprises.
Take care of it! If you take care of everything, will the empire continue to develop?"
"What about the Polish and Hungarian volunteers who appeared in Golitsyn's government!" William I asked Jerome Bonaparte again.
"You should ask Franz Joseph and Maximilian about this!" Jerome Bonaparte continued to shirk responsibility.
William I glanced at Jerome Bonaparte, sighed and said to Jerome Bonaparte: "Hey! I knew you would say that!"
"Cough...cough, Lord Tarzan! I really don't know!" Jérôme Bonaparte continued to beat him to death and refused to admit it.
Anyway, as long as he bites himself to death without knowing it, then Alexander II can't do anything to him.
Alexander II couldn't fall out with him now! Jérôme Bonaparte believed that even after the war was over, Alexander II would have to carefully consider the price of falling out with him.
Because the post-war reconstruction of the Russian Empire was inseparable from the support of the French Empire.
"I knew! You would say that!" William I repeated again, and then changed the topic: "However, Augusta National may not be able to defend it!"
Jérôme Bonaparte's expression was frozen. He had forgotten that Queen Augusta was staying with his mother Paulina, and Queen Paulina's natal family was the Russian Empire.
If Augusta National relents for a moment, things will not end well for Jérôme Bonaparte.
Of course, Jérôme Bonaparte was not worried that William I and Paulina would harm them.
After all, the interests of the Kingdom of Württemberg and the interests of France are basically bound together.
"It doesn't matter! I'm sure Queen Augusta won't know either!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded to his father-in-law with a smile still on his face. (The subtext was that he didn't want to discuss these things.)
"Okay!" William I nodded and did not dwell on these issues.
The two continued hunting until around 5 p.m.
"It's getting late! We should go back!" William I said to Jérôme Bonaparte after shooting a hare in the distance.
"That's right!" Jérôme Bonaparte also nodded.
The father-in-law and his father-in-law turned their horses and returned along the route into the forest. The hare shot by William I was also picked up by the Guards cavalry and returned together.
After checking all the way, Jérôme Bonaparte finally shot 8 game animals, and each one hit with one shot.
William I shot seven game animals, two of which were hit with the second shot.
Therefore, the winner of this hunting game is undoubtedly Jerome Bonaparte.
At 5:30 in the afternoon, Jerome Bonaparte and William I arrived at the royal palace in Stuttgart.
The father-in-law and his son-in-law entered the palace together, and then Jérôme Bonaparte asked where Queen Augusta was now.
"Her Majesty the Queen is currently in Her Majesty Queen Paulina's room!" the royal steward replied quickly, and then asked further: "Your Majesty, do you need me to help you call Her Majesty the Queen over?"
"No need!" Jérôme Bonaparte shook his head, and then he and his father-in-law entered the living room to rest.
It was now nearly an hour and a half before dinner time. Jérôme Bonaparte and William I were drinking tea and chatting.
About an hour later, the royal steward appeared in the living room. He reported to Jerome Bonaparte the news that Queen Augusta wanted him to come over.
Jérôme Bonaparte quickly put down the teacup in his hand and smiled apologetically.
"Go!" William I waved his hand, indicating that Jerome Bonaparte could leave.
Under the leadership of the royal steward, Jérôme Bonaparte came to the door of a room.
"Your Majesty, the Queen is inside!" the royal steward replied respectfully to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Thank you!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded slightly, then pushed the door open and entered.
"Jerome, you are here!" Queen Augusta glanced at Jerome Bonaparte who entered the room and said.
"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, and then asked Queen Augusta why she asked him to come here.
Empress Augusta told Jérôme Bonaparte about her conversation with her mother.
In fact, just as William I expected, the entire conversation between Queen Augusta and her mother Paulina revolved around the Russian Empire.
However, Queen Paulina did not ask clearly from the beginning like William I. She first chatted with Augusta about her childhood, and then gradually extended the topic to certain people in the Russian Empire, and then guided the topic to the entire Russian Empire.
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After Queen Augusta discovered that her mother intended to guide her, Queen Paulina had already begun to ask what the French Empire thought of the situation in the Russian Empire!
"What did you say?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Queen Augusta.
"I told my mother, I don't know!" Queen Augusta responded to Jérôme Bonaparte, "I told my mother that all policies of the imperial government are decided individually!"
"What else did the mother-in-law say?" Jérôme Bonaparte continued to ask.
"My mother hopes that I can persuade you to give up supporting Golitsyn's government and safeguard the sacred monarchy!" Queen Augusta replied to Jerome Bonaparte.
"Holy Monarchy!" A mocking smile appeared on Jerome Bonaparte's lips, "Now there are two governments and two czars in Russia. Which one is the real Holy Monarchy!