After bringing his men into the Ministry of Railways and arranging their own assignments, Lucien finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then, as Charles had previously instructed, took a cab to the old Prince of Jurville's mansion.

Unlike in its former state of desolation, the mansion was now heavily guarded, and after getting out of the carriage, Lucien had to wait at the door with some uneasiness under the disrespectful gaze of the guard, for he had come by taxi rather than in a private carriage.

However, the doorman's eyes soon became very respectful, for it did not take long for Charles, who had been informed, to come out of the mansion to greet the guest.

"Lucien, you're finally here! We've all been waiting for you for a long time! Charles walked up to him with a smile on his face and shook his hand, "We thought you were really being dragged by your father-in-law to drink!" ”

This joke made Lucien a little embarrassed, "Charles, I just delayed some time because I arranged the work of my subordinates, and I won't do anything unrelated when I'm in the office." Besides, my father-in-law is also very busy and doesn't have time to take care of our ......"

"Aha, I'm just kidding, don't be so serious!" Charles patted Lucien on the shoulder with one hand, then grabbed his arm with the other, "Come, let's stop hanging out and come in, don't let others wait any longer." ”

Okay, Charles. Lucien deflected Charles away from the awkward subject, and obediently followed Charles inside.

Soon, he threw away the little unhappiness in his heart and immersed himself in the amazement of this mansion. After almost a month of cleaning and repair. The former residence of the Prince of Juwerville has slowly regained its former glory and has once again become the luxuriously furnished residence of dignitaries.

After walking along the aisle. When he arrived in the palatial hall, Lucien finally sighed to Charles with that unfeigned envy.

"Charles, you've got what a magnificent place! I heard that this is a low-cost gift from the president, right? What a generous to you! ”

"Oh yes." Charles smiled and nodded, not revealing his recent opinion of Louis Bonaparte, "The President has been very generous to me, and I am very grateful to him. ”

"But that's what you deserve, because you've done so much for the president, and no one else can help so quickly." Because I think it's a bit rude to say that. Lucien hurriedly complimented him again, "Charles, have you moved here now?" ”

"No, the renovation work here isn't complete yet, I don't live here yet......" Charles shook his head, then joked again, "Besides, I'm not married yet, what are you doing so early?" It's also too lonely to live alone in such a big place. ”

"Haha...... In that case, let's get married quickly! Lucien was amused by Charles's words. Julie and I are still waiting for your wedding to Miss Tremier! ”

He was half-truthful, and while he personally welcomed Charles to marry, his wife was not—she was still resentful of Charles' intimate relationship with his sister Matilda and at the same time marrying someone else.

Contrary to Lucien's expectations, after hearing his words. Charles froze suddenly, and then his smile became very unnatural.

"What's wrong? Shire? Seeing Charles' strange reaction, Lucien couldn't help but ask. Don't you want us to go to the wedding? ”

"Nope! Of course not! You two are certainly my guests. Charles immediately came to his senses. Hurriedly shook his head, "I didn't have much." It was just that I suddenly remembered something. Don't worry, my marriage to Charlotte must be done. And I'll do it as much as I can, and I'm definitely going to let you come and participate! ”

Although it felt that Charles's answer was still a little strange, Lucien still kept this doubt in his heart and did not say it.

Perhaps because he didn't want to continue the conversation, Charles quickly changed the subject.

"Let's go meet them, they can't wait!"

Charles was going to receive a large group of guests here today, but because the hall was still being renovated, Charles did not receive them in the hall and gathered them all into the vestibule of the garden.

Soon, Charles and Lucien were in the vestibule.

When these two men appeared, the people who had been seated immediately stopped their small talk and saluted them.

The group was also dressed in the same uniform as Lucien, and the leader of them was none other than the new Viscount Alex de Lautrec, deputy chief of the War Office Secretariat.

That's right, all the people Charles invited here today are soldiers.

From Lucien and Alex, the young Toshihiko of the army that Charles had snare and supported by the charre, almost half of them came at once.

"Hello everyone, this is Major Lucien-Leflair, the head of the Ministry of Railways' agency." Under everyone's gaze, Charles calmly introduced Lucien to the group, "There may be many opportunities for everyone to work together in the future, I hope you can get along with him in the future." ”

After hearing Charles's words, the others hurriedly nodded to Lucien.

Charles also brought Lucien, and the officers of the Secretariat present were introduced one by one.

"Major Leflair, Charles has spoken to me many times, and I have admired your name for a long time." When Lucien walked up to him, with a smile that was not lacking in enthusiasm, Alex stood up and held out his hand to Lucien, and the two men shook hands. "I hope we can have a good time working together in the future."

"Major de Routrec, you need not be so polite," replied Lucien hurriedly, "I have heard about you many times from the Charles, and I hope to get more help from you in the future." ”

While shaking hands, the two of them smiled amicably at the same time.

This was the first time Lucien and Alex had met, although their personalities were almost very different. But they still made a good impression - Alex admired Lucien's firmness and respect, and Lucien was very pleased with Alex's mildness and humility.

"Alright. Ladies and gentlemen, now that we have known each other. So let's get down to business. Charles patted the table lightly and sat the two men down, "Gentlemen, what we need to talk about today is very important, so I only called you, because after so much observation, I am sure that you are all trustworthy ......"

As Charles's tone had become very stern, the others sat upright, ready to listen to his lesson.

Lucien took a deep breath. Then I felt some chills in my lungs. To be honest, it wasn't a very ideal location, and even though the group was wearing military coats, there was still a lingering chill. However, of course, no one dared to ask the Charles for a change of place.

And the chill in his heart didn't just come from that.

Charles only called him alone, but Viscount Lautrec called a group of people, which clearly showed that at this time in his heart, the people on Viscount Lautrek's side were more trustworthy, which made him a little dissatisfied. But. He himself understood why—after all, Viscount Lautrec's side was bribed by high-ranking officials, while his own side was generally regarded as a chore by his subordinates, and the motivation of both sides was different.

It can't go on like this. He secretly decided in his heart that he must muster the morale of his subordinates so that they could be trusted as well. In this way, they can have a bright future.

Seeing that everyone had become very serious, Charles nodded. Then looked at Lucien.

"Lucien, let me tell you. We are discussing a military coup d'état today. ”

Although Charles's tone was very flat, Lucien's heart was still shocked. However, because he had some mental preparation in advance, he still maintained his composure and nodded slightly.

"We didn't just make a temporary decision today, but we have been thinking about this operation recently, and we have made a lot of similar plans, and we have also transferred a lot of troops who can be trusted." While staring at Lucien, Charles continued, "However, you must have been in the army for many years, and you also know that no matter how perfect the plan is in advance, there will always be some mistakes when the time comes, and to try to eliminate such mistakes in advance, it will take us a hundred times the effort...... After all, what we're doing is so important that we can't afford to fail, and for us, even most of our successes are just like failures......"

"That's right, if we can shoot and kill people in order to deter the enemy, but we must not bleed a lot, if there is a lot of blood, there will be a big problem with the obedience of the army, after all, we are using swords and guns in the capital, not in the enemy country!" Charles raised his voice so that his admonition could penetrate into everyone's heart, "In order not to waver the army, lest it cause unpredictable consequences, we must take into account every question. The most important of these is that your two departments must work closely together! Alex will command the troops to swoop down as fast as they can on our opponents' lair and arrest them. And Lucien, you have to take your men with you, and you will be responsible for cutting off the capital from the outside world, and the railroad through Paris can only transport the troops supporting us, and the rest can only stop! ”

With that, Charles walked over to Lucien and Alex.

"Both, you can estimate the heavy responsibilities entrusted to you by the president, so you must work closely together to draw up a detailed plan, and there must be no problems. Otherwise...... I don't know what to say, you can think of it, understand? ”

Under the pressure of Charles's gaze, both of them seemed to be stunned, and after a moment of stunnedness, they each nodded with difficulty.

"Good, you know." Satisfied with their appearance, Charles nodded, and then his tone slowed down a bit, "Of course, you don't have to be too nervous, we don't want to do it now, you can have plenty of time to prepare for this plan - of course, it's just a pity that you can't find a place to practice, but I think with your ingenuity, you can eliminate such a small difficulty......"

Charles's little joke finally relaxed the originally tense atmosphere a little.

Unlike the two leaders, the faces of the other young officers were not more fearful, but the excitement of eagerness. They know what it takes to take power, and they are willing to do so.

With that, Charles returned to his seat and took a small book from the coffee table to Lucien.

"Lucien, this is our initial plan, you can take a good look at this first, if you have any suggestions for improvement, please feel free to let us know...... I can get you to study it on the spot and revise it. ”

Looking at the small book in front of him, Lucien suddenly had some doubts in a trance.

Is it our group of people who are about to decide the fate of a country?

"Yes, Lucien." As if reading what he was thinking, Charles suddenly laughed again, "You'll decide more later." ”

Because you have come to a path that is irreversible. (To be continued......) R1292