Chapter 564： Jerome: I am God!

Ambassador Cowley followed shortly after Richard Metternich left the office.

Seeing Ambassador Cowley, Jerome Bonaparte revealed a look of surprise in his eyes.

Could it be that the Kingdom of Britain has made a decision so soon? Should not be! Jerome Bonaparte thought to himself.

According to his knowledge of the British Kingdom, it should not be possible for the British Kingdom to make a decision so quickly.

Unless Palmerston did not take the issue as a motion to the Cabinet and the Houses of Commons for discussion, but instead worked it out in private with the Foreign Secretary.

This method is indeed much faster than "collective intelligence", but it also brings certain hidden dangers.

After all, the power of the British Prime Minister has not yet reached the point where the sky is completely covered by one hand.

I'm afraid it will cause... However, if it is Palmerston, it is not impossible! He is a daring fellow in his own right!

Just as Jerome Bonaparte was thinking about when Ambassador Cauley came, Ambassador Cauley said: "Your Majesty!"

"Ambassador Cowley!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded slightly to Ambassador Cowley, and then invited Ambassador Cowley to sit down.

After Ambassador Cowley was sitting on the sofa, Jerome Bonaparte asked Ambassador Cowley why he came to him.

Ambassador Cowley told Jerome Bonaparte that he had come to tell Jerome Bonaparte the attitude of the British Cabinet towards the dispute between the French Empire and the United States of America.

In principle, the Kingdom of Great Britain does not want the French Empire and the United States of America to part ways over the Russian Empire.

However, based on the situation that has happened, the British Kingdom is still willing to stand with the French Empire.

In the two options of allies and potential enemies, Palmerston decisively chose allies.

"Thank you to the Kingdom of Britain for your understanding and support of the French Empire!" Jerome Bonaparte also spoke to Ambassador Cowley as usual: "We believe that the free alliance formed by France and Britain will be able to defeat the world. Hot any country!"

"I also believe that! The British-French alliance will definitely have smooth sailing in the future!" Ambassador Cowley also spoke to Jerome Bonaparte.

After that, Jerome Bonaparte took advantage of the opportunity to tell Ambassador Cauley about the military parade held by the French Empire, and hoped that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert could attend the military parade.

"What time is it?" Ambassador Cowley asked Jerome Bonaparte.

"June 24th!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Ambassador Cauley.

Ambassador Cauley immediately thought that this day was the day when the French (First) Empire invaded the Russian Empire, and the reason why Jerome Bonaparte held a military parade at this time was to remind the entire French people of the original glory.

An empire that needs to rely on the glory of the father's generation to maintain it!

The sense of superiority established by blood made Ambassador Cowley despise the empire established by Jerome Bonaparte.

However, disdain is contempt, and Ambassador Cowley still understands the priorities. As a senior politician, he will not be swayed by his emotions like Richard Metternich.

"Your Majesty Bonaparte, take the liberty to ask if there are any other invited people besides His Majesty Victoria?" Ambassador Cowley repeated the question that Richard Metternich asked just now.

"There is Franz Joseph, Emperor of the Austrian Empire..." Jerome Bonaparte repeated the list of invited members to Ambassador Cauley as usual.

When he heard the list, Ambassador Cowley couldn't help but worry about the French Empire's strong appeal. In fact, he did not know that some of the countries on the list (the Austrian Empire) were actually invited by him borrowing the name of the Kingdom of Great Britain. .

"I will transmit your invitation to Her Majesty the Queen by telegram, word by word, and then hand it over to Her Majesty and her husband to decide!" Ambassador Cowley said to Jerome Bonaparte: "However, I believe that the Queen Your Majesty and your husband will definitely give you an answer before the military parade begins!"

"Then please tell Victoria and Albert that I have prepared a room for them at the Tuileries Palace! Only when they arrive!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Ambassador Cowley.

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In the next few days, Richard Metternich and Ambassador Cauley came to Jerome Bonaparte's study and reported the situation to Jerome Bonaparte.

Franz Joseph and Victoria, without exception, agreed to Jerome Bonaparte's invitation.

After Richard Metternich reported to Jerome Bonaparte the date of Franz Joseph's arrival, Jerome Bonaparte curiously asked Richard Metternich to follow Franz Joseph Who is the female companion who arrived in Paris together!

Richard Metternich told Jerome Bonaparte that the female companion who arrived with the emperor was his fiancée: Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria, also known as Sissi.

"Princess Elizabeth? Shouldn't it be Princess Helen?" Jerome Bonaparte deliberately asked Richard Metternich with an expression of ignorance: "Minister De Luiz once told me, When he arrived in Vienna, the emperor's female companion was Princess Helen!"

Richard Metternich explained to Jerome Bonaparte with an embarrassed expression that Princess Helen was the sister of Princess Elizabeth, and because the emperor and Princess Helen had some differences in personalities, she was replaced by Princess Sissi.

Naturally, Jerome Bonaparte would not believe Richard Metternich's explanation.

However, he also didn't want to delve into why Franz Joseph was unwilling to marry Princess Helen.

It's nothing more than Princess Sissi, a little bit of Major General.

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After receiving replies from the British and Austrian ambassadors, Jerome Bonaparte ordered his newspapers to "refute rumors" about the news of the military parade on June 24.

When the people of Paris learned that foreign monarchs were coming to their military parade, a strong sense of national pride flooded their hearts.

It took their monarch just a few short years to turn France from a country that people hated to become a country "sought after" by the monarchs of the "world" (here the world refers to Europe), why not Let them shout proud.

Those who were originally against Jerome Bonaparte have now become supporters of Jerome Bonaparte.

When the latest poll results were published in the newspapers, some diehard republicans and orthodox factions were even more convinced that this was a long-term struggle, and they would never surrender!

And those ambassadors who were originally in the wait-and-see stage, after seeing the British and Austrian monarchs personally come to participate in the French military parade, they decided not to wait and see, but instead sent telegrams to the countries behind them, hoping that they would make up their minds as soon as possible to avoid delays Time for the military parade.

In the days approaching June 24, ambassadors kept coming into the palace to report news to Jérôme Bonaparte.

More and more kings appeared in the Paris newspapers, and people were surprised to find more and more friends in France.

The Times on the other side of the strait, even under the headline "The New Order in Paris", analyzed the increasing number of kings invited by Paris to participate in military parades, and finally came to a conclusion.

The reason why European kings accepted the invitation of the French Empire to participate in the military parade was: the victory of the French Empire in Crimea, it was precisely because of the victory of Sevastopol that more and more people joined the victory in the camp.

"We can clearly see that the French Empire on the other side of the La Manche Strait is taking back everything they lost after the Napoleonic Wars at an unprecedented speed, and a new order is being built in Paris..."

—Excerpt from The Times, June 18, 1854.

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Just as the French Empire was busy preparing for the military parade, the Royal Village on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, thousands of miles away, was experiencing a special operation.

Inside the Amber Room.

Nicholas I sat on the throne with a face full of anger, and roared at the general standing under the steps with violent words: "Trash! Stupid! Why didn't you die there! I was really blind at the beginning, let you This idiot goes to command the army!"

That's right, the general standing under the steps was none other than Menshkov who led the remnants of the Battle of Arma all the way north to Menshkov in Perekop.

At this time, he was no longer the dual governor of Crimea and the Caucasus, but a "white body" with only the title of prince.

After Nicholas I learned the news of the fall of Sevastopol, all his official positions were "expedited by eight hundred miles" by the angry Nicholas I (there was no telegram in Tsarist Russia at this time, and all long-distance communication was All of them were dismissed by means of horses), and the troops originally affiliated to him were replaced by Mikhail Gorchakov who arrived in Perekop, and he was also ordered to go to St. Petersburg to accept The interrogation of Nicholas I.

Today is the second day of his arrival in St. Petersburg and the first day of his interrogation by Nicholas I.

In the face of Nicholas I's questioning, Menshkov did not say a word, because he understood that Nicholas I at this time would not listen to any of his explanations at all, and the more explanations, the more he would feel himself. He was deliberately provoking his own authority, and only when Nicholas I was a little less angry could he speak up.

"Speak! Why don't you speak! Are you dumb?" Nicholas I yelled at Menshkov.

Menshkov still kept his head down and did not speak, which made Nicholas I feel as if he had hit a piece of cotton with his fist.

Immediately afterwards, a sense of powerlessness poured into Nicholas I's heart, diluting Nicholas I's anger.

When his angry mind was gradually infected with melancholy, Nicholas I calmed down and asked Menshkov, "Tell me! What the **** is going on in Sevastopol!"