Chapter 48： Departure to Rome

After negotiating the rules for the return of Louis Napoleon's body, Tocqueville was ready to leave for the hotel.

Under the "warm invitation" of Jerome Bonaparte, Tocqueville and Lale stayed at the Louis Mansion for a luncheon.

During this period, Tocqueville introduced Lale's resume and background to Jerome Bonaparte. Lale humbly said that it was a great honor for him to study with Mr. Tocqueville.

Jerome Bonaparte, who had learned about Lale's resume, raised his glass and asked half-jokingly, "Mr. Lalei wants to come to me! I guarantee you will get more pay than you did in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"

Lalei showed a flattered expression, and also raised his glass: "Thank you, Mr. Prince for your invitation! Please forgive me for refusing, the work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can better display my own talents! Mr. Prince's staff is full of talents, and I want to come. There is no shortage of people like me!"

"That's such a pity!" Jerome Bonaparte took a sip of wine with a "lost" expression.

"If there is a chance, I will definitely help Mr. Prince's filial piety!" Lale said proudly, drank the wine from the glass.

As the banquet drew to a close, Jerome Bonaparte asked when Tocqueville was leaving.

Tocqueville, who lightly wiped the oil stains on the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, said in a negotiating tone, "Mr. Prince, can we leave in the next two days! We are running out of time!"

"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte was also afraid of the unpredictable winds in Paris. It would be better if his cousin's body could reach Paris as soon as possible: "Let's go tomorrow!"

Tocqueville looked at Jerome Bonaparte in astonishment. He did not expect that Prince Jerome Bonaparte would be so resolute in the matter of Prince Louis's body.

Tocqueville, who originally planned to take a good tour of London, could only leave London with regret.

"That couldn't be better!" said Tocqueville.

After having a full meal, Tocqueville and Lale left the Louis Mansion.

Jerome Bonaparte personally sent them down the steps, and at the same time ordered Fleury, who was driving the carriage, to send them back to the hotel.

Under Jerome's gracious rule, Tocqueville and Lale had no choice but to return to the hotel in a carriage.

Jerome smiled and watched the carriage leave, turned around and returned to the mansion with a smile.

Jerome Bonaparte, who was sitting on the sofa again, called Persini over and ordered: "Persini, tomorrow you will **** the corpse of your cousin with Tyran and Fleury and return to France first! Remember to let The Bonapartists in France are welcome, and a proper display of our strength will make our rulers value us even more!"

Jerome Bonaparte meant to emphasize the word "respect".

Although Lamartine did not give Jerome Bonaparte harsh conditions, his domineering style still made Jerome Bonaparte unhappy.

Right now was not the time for him to turn against Lamartine, so he could only keep it in his mind silently.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do?" Pessini was a little worried about Jerome Bonaparte's safety in Britain.

After all, this Mr. Prince took risks (in trouble), and was no better than the late His Majesty.

"It's me!" Jerome Bonaparte thought for a moment before making up his mind, "Since the French government will not allow me to enter the country in the near future, then I will go to Rome!"

After hearing this, Pesini's face changed greatly, and his tone became tough: "Your Highness, absolutely not! I definitely don't agree with you going to Rome alone?"

"Pesini, I'm not alone! After you leave, isn't there Letty? We're going to Rome together!" Jerome Bonaparte tried to make Pesini no longer worry about his comfort.

"His Royal Highness, I really don't understand why you are going to Rome? You should know that since the riot in February, the whole region of Italy has been in turmoil!" M. Bonaparte in danger

Especially in a crisis-ridden region at this juncture.

The Bonapartists could lose two leaders in just one year.

At that time, where will they find the third leader? They can't go to the United States to invite the line of Joseph who "betrayed" Bonaparte's mission!

"Pesini, listen!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Pesini with a stern face: "I did not go to Rome for pleasure, but to do an important thing!"

"There's nothing you can't do after the riots are over! You only need to stay in London for two months!" Persini persuaded Jerome Bonaparte hard.

"No! This must be done, and it may be related to whether I can become president!" Jerome Bonaparte said decisively.

"Please forgive me for asking your Highness presumptuously, what is your plan?" Persini asked Jerome Bonaparte.

"Persini, I ask you what kind of job is the majority of the French population!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Persini peasants! ' Pessini responded without hesitation.

"What is the greatest religion in France?" Jerome Bonaparte asked again.

"Catholicism!" Pesini responded to Jerome Bonaparte again.

"That's right!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction and replied, "Catholicism affects the silent majority of France, and Rome affects the Catholicism of France, so I have to go to Rome to meet Pope Pius IX! "

"But Your Highness, what His Majesty Napoleon did to the Pope..." Persini expressed his concerns.

At that time, His Majesty Napoleon was invincible and imprisoned Pius VII in Savona.

In Persini's view, the Holy See and the Bonaparte family have grown up.

"The joys and sorrows of human beings cannot be understood! Pius IX cannot feel the suffering of Pius VII, and his hostility to us will not be as perpetual as that of Pius VII." Jerome Bonaparte is confident He said: "Furthermore, Pius IX also needed a power to protect Rome! Now the whole of Italy is caught in a disease of nationalistic fanaticism, and the only way to curb the disease is the bayonet. Pius IX used to hope In Austria, now Austria is deadlocked! They have to think about powers outside Austria!"

Jerome Bonaparte believed that in the face of fanatical nationalism, Pius IX would consider his attitude towards the Bonaparte family.

Compared with the fanatical republicans and French republicans, Bonaparte was obviously very pleasing to the eye.

As long as Pius IX in Rome has been dealt with, then it will be no problem to deal with the clerical faction in France.