Chapter 2 The Dawn of the Sun
After Napoleon came out of the Invalides, he got on Trosh's carriage, and walked along the left bank of the Seine River towards the direction of the Bourbon Palace.
The river bank in September has begun to become cold, and the non-freezing Seine is gradually getting a layer of chill.
Walking along the river bank, you can see the demonstrations along the way. The Jacobins and the Blancists wanted to take this opportunity to overthrow the imperial system. They loudly protested the resignation of the Second Empire, and the direction of the marching crowd was the Bourbon Palace where the legislative registrar was located.
"To defeat the empire and overthrow the imperial system."
"Long live the Republic."
Various slogans demanding freedom and democracy gathered together, but Napoleon, sitting in the carriage, was indifferent to all this.
He stared at the farce coldly, just like the rational audience in the audience watching the clown who appeared on the stage.
The clouds of war enveloped the entire sky of Paris. From the Latin Quarter to San Antonio, every faction was ambitious to seize political status in chaos and disorder. The seeds of conspiracy were slowly fermenting, turning into a treacherous cloud of doubts, shrouding in everyone's hearts.
Troxu whispered, "According to His Majesty's orders, the national defense forces in Paris have begun to go to the Bourbon Palace..."
Napoleon crossed his hands together and held his chin and whispered, "Well, the legislatives are now quarreling in the Bourbon Palace, and they are busy fighting for the ownership of the country of France. Favre, the bourgeois republicans led by Ganbida should demand the immediate deposition of Emperor Napoleon III and hand over the regime to the government committee elected by the legislative?"
Troxu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Then the Orleans, represented by Thiers, should be satisfied with the establishment of a government defense committee. As for the specific form of the regime, the constitutional assembly will be decided later. The Bonaparte MPs advocated the establishment of a defense committee headed by the Earl of Balibridge to take over the regime. Look at these politicians, the Prussian army is about to arrive in Paris, and they are still planning for their own interests, and no one really notices what the French people want."
Napoleon's face showed disgust, and he said coldly, "The thing politicians like to do the most is to waste time. The endless debate in the Bourbon Palace cannot resolve the war crisis before France. Even Thierl pointed out without hesitation that the political system of the French Republic is full of negative compromises and lacks strength in fighting for and uniting the entire country."
In the National Assembly in 1871, nearly two-thirds of the members elected were royalists. The so-called republican system was just a lie to fool the Paris people and fight for their own rights.
"Does these idiots really think that they will not be exploited and oppressed again in the establishment of a republic?"
Trox vaguely guessed something from Napoleon's dissatisfied tone and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty is preparing..."
Napoleon interrupted him directly, "We have no time to listen to the endless debates of politicians. Paris needs a strong defense government to deal with the next defensive war. Now we must end this farce with a coup. General Trosh, you are the commander-in-chief of the Paris City Defense. The 120,000 defense troops in the city are under your control. We have the biggest trump card in our hands."
Paris has become a sea of surging people, and the government of the Second Empire is shaking among internal and external troubles.
Napoleon stared at the protesters on the Plaza de Concorde in Paris. He clenched his fists and the veins on the back of his hand stormed. He would never let the farce of the Paris Commune reappear in his own hands.
He said calmly, "I must seize power from the hands of politicians and will unite the people."
However, Trosh said hesitantly, "But doing so has offended the Republicans and Orleans at the same time, and the royalists are not easy to explain. They are all trying to push their agents to the throne of the state leaders."
The Royalist Party was a force with far-reaching influence in the French army besides the Bonaparte faction. Although Napoleon Bonaparte was a sign of appeal in the eyes of the French people, Napoleon, who had been resurrected from the dead, would not be recognized by the Bonaparte family.
Unless he makes a stunning move.
"Royal?"
Napoleon said indifferently, "Are they looking forward to the legal heir of the Bourbon dynasty, Earl Chamboldt, or Louis Orleans, the Earl of Paris who had long coveted the throne, and became the king of France? If these idiots who only know the struggle of the palace can solve the crisis of the Prussian invasion, I would like to welcome them to sit in the king's position. Unfortunately, there is no useful one for these trash."
Another card in Napoleon's hand was the Bonaparte faction, the Earl's Cabinet of Europa Bridge and Queen Eugenie, who hoped that a Bonaparte family would appear to end the chaos in Paris now.
As for the royalist party who was ready to move, Napoleon showed contempt and contempt and sneered, "So if the royalist party cannot solve the current situation in France, then it is best to shut up. What France needs is a savior, not a group of incompetent ambitions."
Concorde Square is crowded.
Since Napoleon III announced the war against Prussia, there has been no such lively as this. The people singing Marseille strongly demanded that this country end the imperial system and move towards republic.
Under the strong pressure from the people, the legislative body seemed at a loss.
Speaker Schneider rubbed his blood-covered eyes and walked towards the Bourbon Palace conference room. Everyone who went to the conference room had a look of uncertainty on his face.
The melancholy between their eyebrows could not conceal the joy in their hearts.
I received news of France's defeat at noon yesterday. At 1:00 a.m. last night, the Legislative Council held an emergency meeting, and discussed the issue of deposing Napoleon III and transferring the regime for one night without answers. Today, the debate in the conference room will continue, and each faction is not willing to sacrifice its own interests to reach a final compromise.
However, Blankeists, a pioneer in the Workers' Party, are actively mobilizing the people to put pressure on the legislative body. Schneider realized that if this continues, they will be overthrown by the people sooner or later. The protesters and protesters have slowly moved closer to the Bourbon Palace.
He rubbed his temples, sighed, stepped on the red carpet, and walked into the conference room.
“What a bad afternoon.”
At 1:00 noon, the meeting was officially held as scheduled.
As Schneider expected, the meeting was full of contradictions and gunpowder at the beginning. First, Ganbida proposed a radical slogan, demanding that Napoleon be deposed immediately and a government dominated by the bourgeois republicans be established. As soon as this statement was made, it was opposed by the Orleans and Bonapartisans who were faithful to the imperial system, and Thier of the Orleans immediately refuted Ganbida's argument.
He said passionately, "France cannot be without a monarch. Once France sets a precedent, we will become the enemy of the monarchical state. Don't forget that Britain, Russia and Prussia are all monarchical countries. If France chooses to become a republican country, it means that we may be opposed by the whole of Europe."
Fafre, who was sitting directly opposite Thiers, immediately stood up and retorted, "Monarchy? The French people are already disappointed with the monarchy. From Louis to the guillotine to the present, the monarchy that has taken root and sprouted in France will only bring disaster, and the Second Empire is no exception. The French people cannot accept the product of a monarchy."
"Only the Bonaparte family can save France. Don't forget that once Napoleon's myth is shattered, we will suffer a catastrophe."
"Napoleon's myth has long been shattered, idiot."
Schneider originally hoped to end within an hour and then declare the establishment of the republic to the world, but they still had no end to argue.
The originally hidden door opened a crack, Schneider's legislative assistant walked in quickly, walked towards the legislator Schneider with a gloomy face, and said in a low voice.
"General Trox is here."
"Why is he here?"
Schneider's face changed slightly. He intervened in the legislative body during this sensitive period, and was afraid that there would be other ulterior motives behind the Governor of Paris.
As the Governor of Paris, he, a legislator, could not refuse the party, so he had to whisper the order.
Chapter completed!