Chapter 96: The gluttonous feast (three thousand-character chapter)
"Congratulations! Prime Minister Barrow!"
Thiers smiled and congratulated Odilon Barrot. He was not surprised at all by the result, because everything had been arranged before.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Odilon Barro excitedly held Thiers' hand to express his gratitude.
"Don't forget, we are on the same side!" Mr. Thiers reminded. He was afraid that the new prime minister in front of him would do something stupid because of his closeness to the left.
As for why Thiers is unwilling to serve as prime minister himself, it is because Thiers does not want to be exposed to people's vision so soon.
Everything Thiers did was to prepare for his presidential election in 1852. He would disappear for four years to let France get to know him again, and then become the second president of France through indirect election by the Parliament.
During this period, he will still pay attention to Barrow's movements from time to time to avoid accidents.
"Of course, I understand! I understand!" Odilon Barrow still responded excitedly.
Jerome Bonaparte on the stage waited for the commotion in the audience to stop and then continued: "Everyone, I believe that under our joint leadership, France will surely become increasingly prosperous!"
Jérôme Bonaparte bowed deeply to the audience again, and then he turned and left the rostrum. The MPs in the audience once again gave Jérôme Bonaparte warm applause and shouted: "Long live the Republic."
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The meeting is coming to an end here. After Speaker Maraster once again delivered the closing speech, the president's inaugural speech officially ended.
President Jérôme Bonaparte, who was in the corridor on the left, was about to turn around and leave after hearing Marlast's announcement that the National Assembly was over. A shout from behind stopped him: "Mr. President, please stay.
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No one knew the owner of this voice better than him. Jerome Bonaparte turned around and looked behind him and said: "Mr. Thiers!"
It was Thiers who stopped Jérôme Bonaparte, and he and Odilon Barrot came to Jérôme Bonaparte.
Thiers, with a smile on his face, said to Jérôme Bonaparte: "Mr. President, I wonder if I would have the honor to meet Mr. Barrot, Comte de Morlay, and General Changarnier on this special day of your presidency.
Come to your dinner party together!”
"Of course," Jérôme Bonaparte responded without hesitation: "Please tell Count Morlay and General Changarnier that I will be waiting for them at the Elysée Palace!"
"Thank you very much, Mr. President, for your kindness. Prime Minister Barrow and I will definitely arrive on time!" Thiers left with Barrow.
Looking at Thiers and Barrot's leaving figures, Jérôme Bonaparte nodded slightly, and then set off to the door of the Bourbon Palace.
As night fell, kerosene lamps were hung on the branches on both sides of the Bourbon Palace, and the ground was filled with torches, illuminating the entire perimeter of the Bourbon Palace.
Thousands of soldiers stationed at the Palais Bourbon stood in unison under the command of Changarnier.
Changarnier, who was riding on a white horse, put on his military uniform again. He pulled out the command knife from his waist and shouted angrily: "Long live the Republic, long live the President!"
Thousands of soldiers followed Changarnier's voice and shouted: "Long live the Republic, long live the President!"
Jérôme Bonaparte nodded lightly, his resentment towards Changarnier disappearing without a trace at this moment.
Under the attention of the soldiers, Jérôme Bonaparte and Lakos, the director of general affairs of the parliament, boarded the carriage.
The "loyal" Changarnier dispatched a group of cavalry to follow the team on the left and right sides. Pesini walked at the front of the team. Fleury and Edgar Ney were on the left and right of Jerome.
Both sides of the Bonaparte carriage.
The procession started from the Bourbon Palace and arrived at the Elysée Palace.
The man who got off the carriage, President Jérôme Bonaparte, accompanied by Lakos and Fleury, visited the entire layout of the Elysée Palace.
I have to admit that the decoration and layout of the Elysée Palace are countless times larger than the Rhine Hotel where I lived before.
What's more important is that this is the place where my uncle, Emperor Napoleon, abdicated. His uncle abdicated the throne and his nephew succeeded him. This fate is so ingenious that it makes people have to imagine.
After visiting the Elysée Palace, Jérôme Bonaparte held Lakos's hand and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Lakos, thank you very much! I hope you can attend my dinner!"
"Thank you, Mr. President, for your kindness!" Lakos, who was eager to establish contact with President Jérôme Bonaparte, immediately agreed to Jérôme Bonaparte's invitation.
However, he needs to go home and prepare first.
After Lakos left, Jérôme Bonaparte called Pesini and Leti over to ask them about the invitations.
Pesini and Leti assured Jérôme Bonaparte that nothing went wrong.
Later, Jérôme Bonaparte asked Teran, the kitchen manager of the Elysee Palace, about the preparation of dinner.
Tailan also patted his chest and assured Jérôme that he would definitely complete the tasks assigned by Jérôme.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Bonapartists selected by Jérôme Bonaparte arrived with a pious mood.
At 8:00, Dimur arrived with the elders of the First Empire.
At 8:30, Fuld and Eugène Rouet arrived.
At 8:50, Thiers, Barrow, Changarnier and Molay arrived.
The dinner officially started at 9 o'clock. Tables of delicacies were brought to a corner of the hall under Tyrande's command. It was up to you whether you could eat enough of the buffet-style dinner.
However, most of the people present did not come here just for a good meal.
They came to Jerome Bonaparte and said some compliments to him, and Jerome Bonaparte also smiled and expressed his gratitude.
With the rounds of toasts, Jérôme Bonaparte gradually felt a little tired.
Just at this time, Thiers came to Jerome Bonaparte and whispered: "I wonder if Mr. President can find a room for us!"
Jérôme Bonaparte smiled and nodded. Under his leadership, Thiers and others left the main hall of the Elysée Palace and entered one of the rooms of the Elysee Palace. The host of the main hall also became his sister Mathilde.
Jerome Bonaparte entered the room and sat on a single sofa. Thiers and others sat on the sofa next to Jerome Bonaparte.
"Mr. President, thank you very much for appointing me as prime minister!" Odilon Barrow, who had just taken his seat, responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I said before the election that my original intention is to serve the whole of France, and you are all the mainstay of France!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded.
"Mr. President, I don't know what arrangements you have for other members of the cabinet!" Thiers then responded.
"Other members can be nominated by Mr. Barrow!" Jérôme Bonaparte expressed respect for the authority of Barrow as prime minister, and then he added: "However, I hope that the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Justice can inject some
Young blood!”
It seems that they have taken a fancy to these two departments!
"Of course! We respect the opinion of Mr. President!" Thiers asked tentatively: "How about Mr. Eugène Rouet as the Minister of Justice. He is the best lawyer in Paris!"
"I agree too!" Barrow said helpfully.
"I think so too!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded.
"Ministry of Public Works..." Thiers hesitated for a moment and looked at Jérôme Bonaparte. He was waiting for Jérôme Bonaparte's response.
"How about Mr. Morny?" Jerome Bonaparte said: "I believe that he will become an excellent Minister of Public Works after being an industrialist!"
If it weren't for the fact that there was a real lack of talents in this field in Jérôme Bonaparte's camp, he would definitely test Morny before releasing him as Minister of Public Works.
Now that I am short of talent, I can only let Morny take the lead.
Power is an expired product.
A flash of surprise flashed across Thiers' expression. He originally thought he would recommend Bly, but instead recommended Morny.
[Note: Born in the Province of Muir, Blé was a childhood playmate of Louis Napoleon and a teacher and friend of Jérôme Bonaparte.]
As far as he knew, Morny was only a person who had recently moved closer to him.
"Yes!" In view of Morny's Orleanist label, Thiers agreed to Jérôme Bonaparte's request.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who had obtained the power of the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Justice, was temporarily satisfied. He needed to digest his existing power.
"For the remaining positions, I believe Mr. Barrow will definitely find someone who suits him!" Jérôme Bonaparte retreated bravely at the right time.
Odilon Barrow announced the people he was interested in, including Count Fallou as the Minister of Public Education, Passy as the Minister of Finance, and Edward Doe as the Minister of Foreign Affairs...
The satisfied Jérôme Bonaparte agreed to Odilon Barrow's nominations one by one and told Barrow: "Mr. Barrow, after the banquet, you can draw up a list of cabinet members!"
"Of course, the list will be placed in your study, Mr. President, soon!" Odilon Barrow responded.
"Okay! Gentlemen, we have finished talking about the cabinet issue! Now it is time to talk about our Pope! His Majesty the Pope is still visiting Lyon. It seems that he may not be ready to return to Rome. If His Majesty the Pope is not in Rome for a long time,
There is going to be a big problem!" Thiers glanced at Jerome Bonaparte, and it seemed that he already knew the suggestions of Jerome Bonaparte and Pius IX.
"The Pope is indeed a big problem!" Jerome Bonaparte said with a frown.
Since Jerome Bonaparte left the Papal States, Pope Pius IX's reforms once again fell into "deep water". The arrival of rural priests impacted the proportion of urban councillors, making the papal power no longer flow.
However, when the Pope achieved success in political reform, he did not carry out military reform. The originally scattered peasants did not establish a papal armed force like the one in Provence during the Great Revolution.
As the urban faction lost power, the restless elite began to take desperate risks. On November 25, they assassinated Perelino Rossi. Poor Rossi only lived 10 days longer than before.
The death of Perelino Rossi caused chaos in Rome, and conflicts between various forces surfaced. The Pope, who felt that he could not influence the political situation in Rome, took advantage of the opportunity of a visit to leave Rome with the French diplomatic ambassador on December 9.