The execution of the regicide Orsini and his two collaborators in the assassination were announced in a suburb north of Paris.
On this day, the temperature in Paris rarely warmed up. In the sea-like sky, there was only a sun emitting hot orange light and wandering clouds floating around the sun.
In such a warm weather, many residents living in Paris, adhering to the character of trying to get everything done, spontaneously walked to the execution ground and waited for Orsini to be shot.
When this group of citizens arrived at the execution site, they saw a heavily armed force in the distance.
Although the fully armed troops stood still around the execution site, they managed to plunge the Parisian population into brief chaos.
In the end, it was with the help of this force that the crowd who came to observe did not continue to expand the chaos.
After order was restored, the crowd began to wait quietly outside the supposedly isolated viewing area. During this period, a few brave people started discussing with the soldiers stationed at the execution ground.
After some discussion, we learned that they were the troops that were temporarily deployed to station here two days ago.
In addition to their mission of supervising executions, they also played a role in preventing riots at the venue.
When residents of Paris asked them what time the execution would begin, the soldiers also shook their heads and said that they did not know the specific time of the execution.
The Parisian residents surrounding the execution site could only stand quietly and wait.
One hour, two hours... The time soon came to 11 o'clock after a long wait. Some citizens who arrived at the execution ground early looked a little impatient and turned to go home.
Most of the Paris citizens who stayed behind were people with small assets and a lot of time.
They continued to stand where they were, waiting for Orsini's execution.
When the time came to 11:30, a carriage slowly drove towards the execution ground from a distance.
When the distance between the carriage and the crowd was close enough, Parisian citizens discovered that the approaching carriage was not one, but three, and the people sitting on the three carriages were Orsini and his two collaborators.
.
The carriage slowly stopped at the execution ground, and the energetic Orsini got out of the carriage. He looked at the crowd in the distance with a smile, and then walked towards the execution ground with his head held high.
If you judge just from his expression and demeanor, then Orsini at this moment does not look like a prisoner, but like a winner.
Immediately afterwards, the two collaborators also stepped off the carriage one after another. Their faces were haggard, and their eyes still contained fear of death and nostalgia for life. Their expressions and demeanor were like those who were truly facing death.
The sharp contrast between Orsini and the two collaborators made the onlookers in Paris full of respect for Orsini.
Orsini stepped into the execution ground step by step, and then stood in front of the guillotine. He looked at the brand-new guillotine in front of him with a slightly confused look in his eyes, and shouted involuntarily, "Long live the Republic!"
"
After hearing Orsini's cry, the surrounding Republicans were stunned for a moment, and then followed Orsini in shouting: "Long live the Republic, death to the Empire!!"...
After the officer in charge of guarding the execution ground heard the slogan "Long Live the Republic," he felt as if he had swallowed a fly alive. Now he wanted to immediately find the person in the crowd who shouted "Long Live the Republic, Death to the Empire."
It's a pity that the current situation makes him dare not take any action at all
Otherwise, with the more than a hundred people in his hands, he would not be able to stop this group of Paris residents.
Fortunately, after the Republicans in the crowd shouted this slogan, someone else began to shout, "Long live the Republic, long live the Empire!"
"Long live the Republic, long live the Empire!"
Led by this group of people, the surrounding Paris citizens once again chanted the slogans from seven years ago.
[PS: Jérôme
When Bonaparte was president of the Second Republic, he often used "Long live the Republic, long live the Empire" and "Long live the Republic, long live Bonaparte" as slogans for the army and Paris citizens to shout.
After the establishment of the Empire, "Long Live the Republic" was deleted, leaving only "Long Live the Empire, Long Live Bonaparte"]
The face of the officer guarding the execution ground softened. In any case, the slogan "Long live the Republic, long live the Empire" is much better than "Long live the Republic, die to the Empire"!
After hearing the shouts of Paris citizens, the republicans in the crowd showed unwillingness on their faces.
At present, it is impossible for them to take the initiative to lead the people to shout, and they can only choose to follow the crowd and shout "Long live the Republic, long live the Empire."
The shouting lasted for more than 30 seconds and then stopped, and the entire execution ground fell into silence again.
Another 10 minutes passed, and another carriage came from a distance.
When the carriage stopped, a priest appeared wearing a red robe and holding a Bible in his hand.
As soon as the priest came down, he attracted everyone's attention.
The priest in red robe is none other than Archbishop Morlot of Paris.
The clerical newspaper clearly stated that Morlot would never forgive a regicide like Orsini, so why did he appear at the execution ground?
Everyone was filled with doubts. Under the gaze of the Parisian people, Archbishop Morlot walked solemnly in front of Orsini and others.
Orsini also showed a look of astonishment, and then whispered to the bishop in front of him, "Your Excellency, please excuse me!"
Bishop Morlot said in a calm tone, "I am also entrusted by others!"
Immediately afterwards, all the people in Paris in front of Archbishop Morlot told them that the reason why they stood here to listen to the last prayer of the regicide Orsini was not because of Orsini whom he had forgiven.
But because His Majesty the Emperor begged him to send Orsini on his last journey.
His Majesty the Emperor said that he himself had forgiven Orsini for the offense committed against him.
All the Parisians present showed shocked expressions after hearing Archbishop Morlot's words.
Unexpectedly, the emperor would forgive Orsini, one of his assassins.
"Your Majesty has such a broad mind!" Archbishop Morlot praised Jérôme Bonaparte, then turned his eyes to Orsini and asked in a serious tone, "Orsini, are you willing to plead guilty!
”….
Orsini lowered his head and said to Archbishop Morlot, "Your Excellency, I am willing to plead guilty!"
Before Archbishop Morlot could say the next sentence, Orsini added, "But I only admit my mistake to His Majesty Jérôme Bonaparte himself. I will never admit the republicanism I believe in."
It’s a wrong note!”
"You!" Archbishop Morlot pointed at Orsini and wanted to scold him again.
Unfortunately, the time had already reached 11:50. The officer responsible for guarding the execution arrived at Archbishop Morlot and whispered, "Your Excellency, the time is almost up!"
Bishop Morlot had no choice but to give up the thought of scolding, and instead regained his solemn expression and prayed to Orsini, "May the Lord..."
After hearing Morlo's prayer, Orsini and the two collaborators immediately understood that there was less than 10 minutes before they went to the guillotine.
Orsini faced his impending death calmly, while the two collaborators looked ashen and their legs could not help trembling.
When praying at 11:55, Bishop Morlo reopened his eyes and asked Orsini and the two collaborators, "Do you two repent of your previous actions?"
"I'm guilty!"
"I'm guilty too!"
The two collaborators hurriedly answered Morlo in order to comfort their souls.
Orsini said categorically to Bishop Morlot, "I regret the assassination of His Majesty the Emperor Jerome Bonaparte, but I never regret that I used this method to complete the unification of Italy.
!」
After hearing what Orsini said, Bishop Morlo's face became even more ugly.
What Orsini just said was a naked provocation to their church.
"It's time to begin!" Archbishop Morlot said gloomily to the officer beside him.
The officer hurriedly signaled his two soldiers to pull Orsini to the guillotine. He had seen too many guys who spoke impassionedly, but actually got to the guillotine and were frightened to death.
The two soldiers quickly came to Orsini's side. Orsini glanced at them and said with a smile, "I will do it myself!"
After saying that, Orsini knelt on the wooden board of the guillotine, then put his head under the knife rest of the guillotine, and then continued to say to the two soldiers in a calm tone, "Can I trouble you two to help me fix it?"
!」
The two soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then at the urging of their superiors, they lowered the fixed plate of the guillotine and placed a wooden barrel diagonally below the head. As soon as the knife above was lowered, a big big
The head will roll into the barrel.
After doing all this, the soldier once again put on a black eye patch for Orsini and waited for the arrival of 12 noon.
When the time reached 12 noon, the officer issued the execution order.
The soldiers next to the guillotine quickly pulled down the bolt that kept the 32-kilogram bevel-edged knife from falling. The sharp knife fell quickly under the influence of gravity.
In a few tenths of a second, the knife came into contact with the skin on the back of Orsini's neck, and then cut through the epidermis like a butcher undressing a cow.
A few tenths of a second passed before the knife edge completely severed the back of the neck bone.
At this point, even the most skilled doctors are helpless.
When the time came to the first second after the knife fell, a big head fell on the barrel with blood dripping along the knife edge.
