After the Olympics, Napoleon was temporarily idle. There is nothing big about it at home for the time being, but internationally, there are wars, and these wars have something to do with the French. For example, in the current war against the Barbary pirates, the French Navy will be killed, and even the Marines will be more killed. However, this matter did not need to be too much for Napoleon to worry about. Fighting a Barbary pirate, the opponent is too weak, and he is too strong, which really makes Napoleon unable to lift his spirits.

And in the Americas, the Spaniards are fighting the Mexicans. The Spaniards recaptured Mexico City at great cost, but on the other hand, the Mexicans turned their attention to other Mexican cities. After the Spanish recaptured Mexico City, they were surprised to find that the situation did not change because they recaptured Mexico City, because at the same time as they captured Mexico City, the area actually controlled by the Mexican rebels more than doubled,—— most of the small Mexican cities had fallen into the hands of the rebels, and most of the Spanish plantations were destroyed.

In short, Spain is now caught in the "sea of people's war" in Mexico, but because the Mexicans themselves have some internal problems, they can barely hold on. However, in a short period of time, there should not be much change, and there is no big drama to watch for the time being.

So, Napoleon really couldn't lift his spirits. He can't be like Lucien who spends his days having fun with a group of women, right?

Of course, strictly speaking, Napoleon still had something to do, and that was to find himself an authentic empress. After all, how could the emperor of the Romans not even have a wife?

Of course, as the first consul of the French Republic, Napoleon had no shortage of mistresses. As a Frenchman with such a high status, having many mistresses is really a rigid need, otherwise, the French people will inevitably doubt your ability.

But a mistress and a queen are two different things. It's not easy to pick a suitable queen. First of all, the origin of the queen is a big question.

On this issue, it is that several brothers have different opinions. Napoleon felt that it was better for the Empress to be a princess. Because after all, the princess has undergone a lot of professional training, and it is more convenient to take on some things that require public appearances.

But this idea was ridiculed by Lucien. Lucien said that princesses or something, although generally speaking, they are not too bad-looking, but the political interests and political forces behind them are too involved. If France's power is insufficient, it is necessary to rely on the political power behind them, but now, the stronger the political power behind them, the more complex the political interests, and the more troublesome it is.

"It's okay to be a mistress like a princess, but if you really want to use it as a wife, isn't that making trouble for yourself?" Lucien dismissed the authenticity.

As for Joseph, Joseph first said: "Napoleon, this matter, to be honest, the matter of finding a wife is your own business, and you have the final say." This is one of the principles established by the Code. Besides, we have worked so hard for so long, and if we don't have the freedom to be willful in this kind of thing, then we are too much of a failure. ”

Napoleon, of course, would have been happy to hear this, but Napoleon nevertheless expressed his desire to hear what Joseph meant.

"Ah, if you must listen to me." Joseph said, "Well, as an elder in life, I can still give you a little advice.

I think you want to find a princess, although there are a lot of drawbacks like Lucien said. However, in marriage, it is also very important for both parties to be the right match.

However, we are a republic in France, so it is very bad to take a wife if there are too many marks of the old aristocracy, and it will also have a negative effect on our image and our influence in other countries. So I personally advise you not to choose a wife among the old aristocracy. However, you can choose a wife among the new nobles. ”

"What old nobles, new nobles?" Napoleon asked.

"Needless to say, the old aristocracy, the new aristocracy, of course, refers to the Roman aristocracy. Of course, in the eyes of many people, our so-called 'Roman aristocracy' does not seem to be very 'aristocratic'. But there are advantages to this, and the advantage is that it avoids marrying a 'real princess' and damaging our image as revolutionaries and representatives of advanced ideas. It can even greatly strengthen this image.

In addition, we all know that the decline of the old aristocracy is inevitable, and the Roman aristocracy is the real aristocracy with a future. Now there may be some guys who look down on the Roman aristocracy and think that our Roman aristocracy is not noble enough. But we can't see it that way ourselves.

Moreover, in this world, outside of Rome, there are barbarians. Napoleon, if you want people to take your Rome seriously, you have to uphold this view yourself. Therefore, a barbarian princess, in terms of her status, is not even comparable to a Roman citizen, let alone a young lady in the home of the Roman patriarch. What do you think? Joseph replied.

The daughter of a Roman senator surpassed the barbarian princess in terms of status, which was absolutely common sense in the era of the true Roman Empire. And the real, Roman emperor in his heyday, when choosing an empress, would not consider the barbarian princess at all.

And Napoleon, if you think about it, really didn't go against this, if not it was tantamount to declaring to the world that his Roman Empire was not orthodox enough? How's that going to work?

Napoleon thought for a moment and said, "But what is the right person among the Roman nobility?" There are not many people who can become Roman nobles today...... Their daughters are like the big ones, and the little ones. However, maybe your student's sister is also good, but I don't know what she looks like, so it's better to be pretty......"

"I'll keep an eye out for you." Joseph said, "Lucien, you also help to keep an eye on it." Joseph said again.

"No problem." Lucien was still very interested in this kind of thing.

"Lucien, in fact, you should also think about it, and it is time to find yourself an official partner." Joseph said suddenly, "You know, I don't want to interfere with your lifestyle, but I want you to contribute a rightful heir to the family quickly." ”

"Don't just talk about me." Lucien immediately shot back, "You yourself should solve this problem as soon as possible." ”

"I already have a daughter." Joseph said.

"But a daughter is not an heir." Lucien Road.

"Your sister-in-law has it again, this time it may be a boy. After all, there is already a girl. Joseph replied.

In Joseph's mind, there was not much difference between a daughter and a son, after all, he was a person who received the influence of the ideas of later generations. But in the eyes of the people of that era, only men could be regarded as the best heirs of the family. In this regard, Joseph did not want to fight against the whole era alone.

"Joseph, I think the first time you toss a coin, it's heads, and the second time you toss a coin, the chance of heads should still be 50 percent, this is the most basic knowledge of probability, I'm right?" Napoleon caught a mathematical loophole in Joseph's casual remarks at once, and he immediately came to his senses, and his eyes lit up.

"At the very least, every one of my sons and daughters is a legitimate child. Unlike some people......" Joseph immediately retorted.

"That's it," continued Lucien, who feared that the world would not be in chaos, "what a lovely little princess, but her surname is not Bonaparte. ”

"Lucien, my daughter is at least a princess. What about your bastards? ”

"At least boys. It's not like you ......."

Lucien's words were too lethal, and then, he was besieged by his two brothers.

The matter of finding an empress for the Roman emperor began to be officially promoted. First of all, the Sun newspaper published an article in which he discussed in detail who was the most suitable person to carry the crown of the Empress of the Roman Empire in the world today.

Then the issue attracted a lot of attention. Indeed, the emperor of the Roman Empire did not have an empress yet. Although many people think that Napoleon's Roman Empire is actually a joke. The entire Roman Empire, a micro-state about the size of the Russian Tsar's hunting ground. Some mean guys even privately refer to the Roman emperor as the head of the Roman village. But everyone also has to admit that this village chief is the most powerful person in the whole of Europe.

"In fact, compared to the Roman emperors in history, His Majesty Bonaparte is not much worse." In many places, it has also been said, "His Majesty Bonaparte controls the most powerful army in the world, just like the Roman emperors in history." And most of the Roman emperors in history, ah, probably all the Roman emperors, one counts as one, and they can only be regarded as poor eggs in front of His Majesty Bonaparte. ”

So many people, even many of the "old aristocracy", took up the idea of Napoleon.

Today, across Europe, the positions of these former rulers are shaky. In particular, the feudal lords of some small states in Germany were either overthrown and exiled or hollowed out. Although they still put on the shelves of marquises, dukes, and even electors one by one, some of them are almost too poor to maintain the basic dignity of their status.

But the daughters of these families are also princesses. Therefore, many people have the idea of Napoleon, hoping to follow this opportunity to climb Napoleon, and then not only will the family's financial problems not be a problem, but maybe even use Napoleon's power to make yesterday reappear.

Even Metternich approached his old friend Talleyrand to discuss whether he could marry the Habsburgs and the Roman Empire.

"My friend. Shouldn't the princess of your country be married to a king or prince? Talleyrand was surprised.

"Isn't His Majesty Bonaparte a king today?" Metternich asked rhetorically.

"His Excellency the First Consul was also the Emperor of the great Roman Empire, and of course he was a king." "But doesn't your country recognize the legitimacy of the Roman Empire?" ”

"Well, don't we have a consensus on the matter of the legitimacy of the Roman Empire?" "I have heard that the Pope is sick, and not lightly. Everyone estimated that he would soon be called by God. As soon as there is a new pope, we will agree with the Holy See and, of course, recognize the legitimacy of His Majesty Bonaparte's crown. Under such circumstances, will there be any problems with the marriage between the two countries? ”

Talleyrand thought for a moment and replied, "As the patriarch of the Roman Empire, I think I should be able to find out what His Majesty is saying. But ......"

Metternich knew that Talleyrand was a greedy fellow, and his "but" meant that he couldn't work in vain.

"My friend, my country will not forget your contribution to the friendship between our two countries." Metternich said.

Talleyrand took the money, so naturally he had to do something. So he really went to report to Napoleon about it. Of course, before that, he had asked for something from other people.

"Ah, Elder Talleyrand." Napoleon said, "What do you think of this proposal?" ”

"Your Majesty, from the point of view of the Roman Empire, the Empress of Rome should be as Roman as possible. From the point of view of France. France has been married to the Habsburgs many times in history. But many times, this kind of marriage has caused a lot of problems within France. After all, the Habsburgs had a strong political power. Once the queen was a member of the Habsburgs, she could easily use this to influence the political situation in France. So, although I conveyed the meaning of the Habsburgs, neither I, as a Roman senator, nor as the French foreign minister, did approve of the marriage. Personally, I would suggest that Your Majesty would do well to choose an empress within the confines of the Roman nobility. Talleyrand replied.

Napoleon glanced at Talleyrand, and then said, "Elder Talleyrand, do you already have a suitable candidate for you?" ”

When Talleyrand heard this, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I really can't hide anything from you. Well, I have a niece ......"

Talleyrand, of course, blew his niece to the skies, but Napoleon was in no hurry to take a stand, because he had other candidates. The Minister of Public Security, Fouché, also had a relative, and the Commander of the Navy, Trevier, also had a relative, and almost all the heads of departments had relatives.

In addition, a group of people in the Academy of Sciences also have relatives, and some guys also vaguely expressed that they are willing to support Napoleon to become an academician of the Academy of Sciences.

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