In the past two days, I have neglected to update, because I have been looking for a house to settle down in Shenzhen, and the author found that he really can't even afford to rent a house if he doesn't write a book

Although Zola didn't quite know what Murphy's theorem was referring to by Garion, his gaze subconsciously followed the movement of the doorway. Garion got up and walked in the direction of the door, opening it open a crack. However, the moment he saw the other party's face, his whole face changed. He looked at the figure standing at the door in amazement, and was speechless.

"What's going on, Galion? Who's coming? ”

Zola got up from the couch and turned his head, but when he saw the figure in front of him, he looked equally surprised, and he rubbed his eyes, thinking that he had seen it wrong. In the end, however, he was sure that what he had seen was Louis Napoleon, Emperor of the French Empire.

"It's His Majesty Napoleon."

The door slowly opened, and little Napoleon walked in with an embarrassed expression, as if he had experienced a lot of blows before, and the whole person was in a position

He glanced at Zola, who was sitting in the room, turned around and asked, "Huh?" Do you have time to borrow a step to talk now? ”

Zola looked at the doorway, and there were palace guards standing outside. He hurriedly got up and took his leave. I'm afraid that the content of the next conversation between the two sides is not the inside story that an outsider should know.

Zola lowered his head and hurried out the door. He didn't dare to look around, and every face was like a little Napoleon sitting in front of Garion, with a cold look in his eyes and a serious expression. Expelled all other idlers.

Napoleon III sat in front of Garion, he quietly looked at the "prophet" in front of him, and whispered, "Everything is as you expected, after Bismarck came to power, he staged a coup d'état, expelled the parliamentarians who obstructed his reform plan on the charge of treason, although some people in the German Confederation were very dissatisfied with his approach, but now Berlin did not dare to refute, Bismarck had the power of life and death in his hands." ”

He looked thoughtfully at the young man in front of him, and softly admitted his previous mistake, "Two years ago, you said that Bismarck might come to power in the future, and I scoffed at this conclusion, and now it seems that I am the one who should scoff at it." Bismarck's recent plan of reforms is like a rehearsed script, exactly as your previous article goes. ”

He suddenly looked up at Garion, his eyes full of anticipation.

"So Your Excellency Garrian, I hope that you will be able to run for Congress, and after serving as a member of Congress, you can be smoothly transferred to the cabinet at that time."

"Wait."

Thinking that he had misheard, Garion asked rhetorically, "Your Majesty is saying that I should be a courtier?" ”

"Yes."

Napoleon III nodded, and made it clear to the point, "In fact, I want you to be the foreign minister." ”

From an ordinary literati to a close minister of Napoleon III, this sudden honor made Garrian stunned for a moment. His first reaction was that the other party was joking.

"Your Majesty, are you kidding?"

Garion said cautiously, "This joke is really not funny, how can I be appointed as foreign secretary?" ”

"No, not now. Yes, when the time is right, I will appoint you as Foreign Secretary. Because only you know Germany well, and that's important. ”

Napoleon III gradually recovered from his victory in the Crimean War, and he realized that France could not maintain absolute superiority for long, and although he still had some doubts between Berlin and Vienna, he began to feel that the future described in the article was true through the precise predictions of Galian's crow's mouth.

Prussia would rise to prominence through a war of internal unification, and he would not face the chaotic landscape of the HRE Empire, but a strong and powerful Germany.

France had to face opponents of similar strength.

Rookie and equal opponents, Napoleon III would definitely not hesitate to choose the former.

He didn't want to be surrounded by an enemy that could affect his position on the continent, and any threat had to be nip in the bud.

So he needs to be in charge of external affairs with a professional like Garion. As a backup option, a unified Prussia or Austria was not what he wanted. The specific remarks of the temporary ambassador as a diplomatic ambassador are yet to be determined.

Napoleon III had already knighted Garion before, so he thought that as long as there was enough good treatment. The Garion would be willing to join the Imperial Government and serve the Emperor of France.

However, Napoleon III did not expect that instead of an affirmative answer, he would receive a refusal from Garion.

"No, I don't want to get involved in politics yet?"

"Why?"

Napoleon III froze for a moment, then decided that the chips he had offered were not high enough, and added, "I can offer you a good deal, Baron Garion." You never imagine the generosity of royalty. ”

It is true that Garion could not imagine the happiness of the rich, but he still refuses the offer.

Not because he was not interested in money, but because he was also the liaison of the First International, and what would the other proletarian comrades think of him if he joined the imperial government that oppressed the people?

"No, I don't want to pursue a career in politics."

"I don't have any thoughts about anything other than literature and art. ”

Napoleon III stood up, he had never seen such a resolute man, and angrily asked, "Why?" Is that all you have left is this artistic pursuit? ”

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty Napoleon."

Garion said very honestly, "I'm afraid that's really all I have left, forgive me." If Your Majesty has any questions, you can come to me. ”

"Are you putting aside the safety of the French people and your country? Or are you afraid of retaliation from Berlin? ”

Napoleon III asked a question from a tricky angle, and he replied excitedly, "If this is the problem, you don't need to worry. If Berlin really dares to make any moves, we will retaliate decisively. We will let the barbaric Germans know that there will be a price to pay for what they do. ”

"Wait."

Hearing this, Garion made a pause gesture, he was afraid that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly asked, "Are you saying that the French Empire will go to war with Berlin for my own safety?" ”

Garion gasped and asked slowly, "Your Majesty Napoleon, that's what you mean, I heard you right?" ”