Due to Jérôme Bonaparte's behavior of holding hands all the way, the journey that originally only took ten minutes took nearly half an hour to complete.
At the gate of the Bourbon Palace, four generals in military uniforms were quietly watching Jerome Bonaparte.
They are General Renault de Saint-Jean Dangerier, General Aupul, General Changarnier, and General Victor Castellane (Count).
Among them, General Castellanet looked at Jérôme Bonaparte in the distance with a complex emotion in his eyes. He approached Changarnier and asked in a low voice: "General Changarnier, is our president still here?"
Even before he took office, he couldn't wait to keep in touch with the army, just like the original emperor!"
After listening to General Castellane's instigation, General Changarnier's expression remained calm. He spoke slowly and said in a calm tone: "Isn't it what you guys want to see if Mr. President likes the army?"
"Who knows?" Castellane shrugged his shoulders and responded in a strange accent, turning his eyes to Jerome Bonaparte again.
Changarnier frowned slightly, then returned to his indifferent expression.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who came to the four generals, shook hands with General Renault, General Opul, and General Castellanet in turn with a smile on his face. When he extended his hand to General Changarnier,
, the little old man Changarnier did not extend his hand, but said lightly: "Mr. President, your inaugural speech is about to begin, we should go in!"
After saying that, Changarnier turned around and entered the venue, leaving only the embarrassed Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Hahaha... Our General Changarnier is really a vigorous and resolute general!" Jérôme Bonaparte, who was angry at Changarnier's arrogance, joked.
"That's right! General Changarnier has always been a resolute man!" In order to alleviate the embarrassment, General Opple also echoed.
Castellane glanced at General Opul, then at Jérôme Bonaparte, and smiled again.
"Let's go! Don't keep our colleagues in the Republic waiting!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to the three generals present.
The three generals walked at the front of the procession, and Jérôme Bonaparte walked at the end.
The three people who entered the lobby of the Bourbon Palace walked through the narrow corridor covered with red carpet and came to the door of the main hall. On the other side of the door is the National Assembly, which can accommodate nearly a thousand people.
Changarnier, who was standing at the door, merged into the group again, and he pushed open the door of the National Assembly.
Jérôme, Bonaparte and others entered the National Assembly one by one and stayed in the corridor on the right side of the National Assembly, waiting for the signal to enter.
When Marrast, who was standing on the rostrum, saw Changarnier entering, he had already concluded that Jérôme Bonaparte had entered. He knocked on the wooden hammer on the rostrum and said loudly: "Quiet.
!”
The originally slightly noisy National Assembly fell silent instantly. The members sitting in the box seats and hall seats were waiting for Marast's speech with solemn expressions. They knew that their president had arrived.
Marast stood up with a solemn expression and read out: "In the name of the French people,
Whereas Joseph Jérôme Bonaparte, a citizen born in Paris, meets the conditions for election stipulated in Article 44 of the Constitution;
Whereas he received an absolute majority of votes in the public presidential elections held throughout the territory of the Republic;
In accordance with the provisions of Articles 47 and 48 of the Constitution, the National Assembly hereby declares this citizen to be the President of the Republic, with a term of office beginning today and ending on the second Sunday in May 1852.”
After Marast's solemn announcement, the members in the chamber burst into warm applause. They were either sincerely or perfunctorily applauding for the Republic.
Then Marrast added: "According to the decree, the speaker of the French Republic must invite citizens to the president of the French Republic to come to the rostrum in order to be sworn in!"
The time has quietly come to 4 o'clock, night is gradually falling, and the spacious National Assembly Hall is already half dark. The glass chandelier with lit candles is lowered from the ceiling. The bailiff delivers the candles to the rostrum. Speaker Maras
Te made a gesture towards the corridor on the left.
The four generals of Changarnier came to the foot of the rostrum. They represented the troops protecting the president, and Jérôme Bonaparte stood on the rostrum.
"Dear compatriots, as God is my witness, in front of the National Assembly representing the French people..." Jérôme Bonaparte looked straight forward and tried to swear in a standard Parisian accent.
Although Jérôme Bonaparte has worked very hard to change, he still inevitably has some Tuscan flavor.
This may not be easy for ordinary people to hear, but for Thiers and others, the Tuscan-flavored Parisian accent is simply a perfect joke.
Thiers came up to Barrow and whispered: "His accent is terrible!"
Barrow and the members of the Party of Order beside him couldn't help laughing.
Jérôme Bonaparte on the stage put his right hand on his chest in an attempt to make others believe in him: "I swear to be loyal to the Republic and to the Constitution!"
There was sparse applause from the audience, and after a few seconds, more and more people began to applaud.
Jérôme Bonaparte bowed to all the MPs present and temporarily bid farewell to the rostrum.
Immediately afterwards, Cavaignac came to power. At this time, Cavaignac no longer had the charm of his previous dictatorship.
Holding the speech in hand, he stammered his blessings to Jérôme Bonaparte and expressed his happiness for the future of the French Republic.
Jérôme Bonaparte came to the rostrum again. He stretched out his hand and said to Cavaignac: "At this time of transition between the old and the new, shouldn't the two of us shake hands, Mr. Consul!"
Cavaignac showed a forced smile and shook hands with Jérôme Bonaparte, then turned and came down from the rostrum.
Perhaps because Cavaignac could not bear the blow of losing power, he fell directly from the second step when he walked down from the rostrum. This was the first time that someone fell from the three steps.
"It seems that our Monsieur Dictator can no longer bear the blow!" Thiers said to Barrot in a joking tone.
Odilon Barrow remained silent, his eyes fixed on the rostrum as if waiting for something.
"Here, I announce that I will establish a cabinet that serves the National Assembly and all the people of France! I will nominate Mr. Odilon Barrot as prime minister of the cabinet!" Jerome Bonaparte said on the day he took office.
A bomb was dropped on the National Assembly.
The Republicans and the Mountain Party simultaneously looked at Odilon Barro on the side of the Party of Order, and colleagues from the Party of Order also wanted to express their congratulations to Odilon Barro.
Odilon Barrow showed a happy expression when he heard the news. After struggling for more than ten years in the July Dynasty, he finally became prime minister of the Second Republic.