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On August 20, 1876, Rome was in the middle of summer. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

On the third day after Zhu Jishi gave up the emperor's throne under his buttocks, on the square outside the Grand Palace of Rome, the blue uniforms of the Roman Empire's infantry passed by one by one, making the capital of the ancient Roman Empire seem to have regained all its former glory at this moment.

Thousands of soldiers, marching forward with their bayonet rifles, moved forward with the glittering Roman eagle banner, obeying the orders of the officers or stopping, or turning, or changing formations, and finally formed a neat phalanx of infantry in the great square.

And just as they had just taken their feet, a glittering cannon was dragged in by a tall and majestic horse. Since the time of Napoleon I, the artillery of France has been the most powerful in Europe, and Napoleon III and Napoleon IV also attached great importance to artillery. The cannons that are pulled out for viewing today are the latest type of tube-repellent rapid-fire guns. With a caliber of 75mm 、、、, the muzzles of the black holes are all pointed at the sky, and it seems that at any moment it will let out a roar and blow the enemies of the Roman Empire to pieces!

After the artillery entered the field were cavalrymen in various uniforms and armor, riding on tall and sturdy horses, armed with shining steel knives or spears, heroic and murderous. Although the cavalry has gradually faded from the battlefield, the Roman Empire still retains a strong cavalry force - they are not a showmanship to be reviewed, but an elite unit with actual combat value. Because they were only wearing armor when they were inspecting. Armed with swords and guns, they marched on horseback and dismounted to fight in wartime.

Following the cavalry of the Roman Empire. Again, the infantry of the brigade brigade, dressed in dark green uniforms, these soldiers are all sturdy, dark-skinned, obviously not white from Europe, this is the infantry of the Kingdom of Mexico! The Mexican infantry was followed by the infantry of the United Kingdom of Central America. Infantry of the Kingdom of Colombia, infantry of the Kingdom of Venezuela. Infantry of the Kingdom of Guyana, Infantry of the Kingdom of Peru, Infantry of the Kingdom of Ecuador, Infantry of the Kingdom of Bolivia. Infantry of the Kingdom of Paraguay. Then there were the fair-skinned infantry of the Kingdom of Argentina, the Kingdom of Brazil, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Greece. And finally, there was another squad of turban-wearing, bearded North African cavalry.

All the officers and soldiers were dressed in parade uniforms, standing upright and wearing various medals on their chests. For this grand military parade, everyone made full preparations and practiced hard. Each soldier showed a spirited face, and each phalanx showed the most dazzling side of the Roman Emperor*. The soldiers' movements were uniform, as if tens of thousands of people had been condensed into an invincible war machine.

Rely on a high degree of organization and discipline. It didn't take much time for the 50,000 Roman Emperor* and the Roman states* to be reviewed, and they lined up, and everyone stood in their rightful position with a hundred times more energy. Awaited the appearance of Augustus and Caesar of the Roman Empire.

Today is a good day for the proclamation of the Roman Empire and the day when Napoleon IV and Mathilde I received the titles of Augustus and Caesar.

At the same time as the parade entered the square, in the church of the Grand Palace of Rome, a purple palace encrusted with precious stones was personally delivered by Pope Pius IX of the Ecumenical Church to Napoleon IV, who wore a purple toga robe.

"God has given me it, and who dares to blaspheme!" Napoleon IV finished the oath in Latin. And he put the crown on his head. Then he took a gilded scepter and held it high.

"Long live Augustus!" "Long live the Roman Empire!"

Cheers rang out in the cathedral, and the ministers and generals of the Roman Empire were all excited. Whether they really believed that the Roman Empire had been revived. Still skeptical about the future of the empire, but at this moment everyone was still excited and couldn't help themselves. Even Mathilde had a smile on his face.

Just be cautious and you should be fine. Mathilde, dressed in a long-sleeved quinica dress (Napoleon III did not let her wear a toga because it was for men for most of the Roman Republic and the Empire, and only prostitutes and adulterous women, but Mathilde met the conditions for adultery) repeatedly calculated in his mind that Rome, which had been built almost overnight, was indeed unstable. However, there are few enemies that can subvert Rome, and China is certainly in the first place, but China and Europe are too far away, and the only one who can threaten Rome is Juan's Donghua. But Juan said that he would not go to war with Rome, because he himself was a prince and marshal of the Roman Empire, and the son of Caesar of the Roman Empire......

"Mathilde. Morality. Napoleon. Morality. Bonaparte," Napoleon IV took a smaller purple crown from the Pope, calling out Mathilde's full name.

Mathilde took a few steps forward to Napoleon IV and fell on one knee on a pillow that had been prepared. Napoleon IV placed the crown on Mathilde's head and said loudly in Latin: "I, Augustus. Napoleon. Eugène. Louis. Let. Joseph. Bonaparte conferred on you the title of Caesar of the Roman Empire and, with the authorization of the Senate, appointed you as my heir, the future Augusta of the Roman Empire! ”

'Well, theoretically I can be Augusta...... ' Mathilde thought to himself. Napoleon IV was not just talking nonsense, according to the newly adopted imperial constitution, Augustus could appoint an heir, Caesar (who did not have to be related by blood), but it had to be voted on by the Senate. Mathilde was Caesar voted by the Senate of the Roman Empire and was the rightful heir of Napoleon IV. If Napoleon IV had died, Mathilde would have been the patriarch of Augusta and Bonaparte in the Roman Empire!

However, this is only a theoretical inheritance, and Mathilde is too old to surpass Napoleon IV. Second, there has never been a queen or empress in the history of France, and "the accession of women to the throne is not in accordance with French tradition" - many members of the Senate have raised such objections, but considering that no one except Mathilde is currently able to govern the Western Empire (the west coast of the Atlantic), and her age, the opponents voted in favor of it.

After placing the crown on Mathilde's head, Napoleon IV gave Mathilde a gilded scepter, a symbol of Caesar's power, to complete the canonization ceremony.

"Long live the Roman Empire!"

"Long live Augustus!"

"Long live Caesar!"

When Napoleon IV and Mathilde I walked out of the church side by side and came to the square. The uniform cheers resounded and repeated in the air, ringing in the ears of every friendly envoy and imperial dignitary who came to watch the ceremony.

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By the time the "enthronement" and the military parade had ended, the elderly Caesar had returned to her bedroom in the Venetian Palace, which had been the residence of the Pope, then the embassy of the Republic of Venice, then the Austrian embassy in Rome, and now the wealthy Roman lady Caesar Mathilde.

"His Majesty Augustus has arrived!"

Caesar had just sat down on a soft couch when she heard her attendant shout. Then there was a rush of footsteps, and Napoleon IV strode in without waiting for Mathilde to greet him.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Mathilde looked at his unreassuring nephew with some strange feeling.

"Auntie, Britain and Sweden have just concluded a peace treaty with the Tsar, who ceded Finland but could keep the Karelian Isthmus, and at the same time Sweden had to pay Tsarist Russia 100 million kroner in installments to buy Finland. The Bernadotte family, the villain who rebelled against France! When I have my hands free, I must send troops to Sweden to overthrow the Bernadotte dynasty!" ”

Mathilde shook his head slightly, "This is the British making it bad, and it has nothing to do with the Bernadotte dynasty, and the British have always taken the position of destroying the unity of the European continent." ”

"Don't they understand that only Rome can help them keep India?"

Mathilde frowned slightly, shook his head, and said, "I don't know why the British did this?" She looked at Napoleon IV and said, "By the way, did the Russians also reject our ultimatum?" ”

"Not yet, but I should say no soon." Napoleon IV wanted to issue an ultimatum in the name of the Roman Empire, so it dragged on until now.

"What about Germany and Austria? Do they have an echo? ”

"The Germans have agreed to fight with us, but Austria has not heard back." Napoleon IV said.

"The Austrians must be negotiating peace with Russia!" Mathilde sighed, "Franz. What Joseph wants is Constantinople, and now that we are going to get there, what else does he need to fight? ”

"Germany...... Won't betray us, will you? Napoleon IV asked with some uncertainty. The news that had just come was so bad that it made him a little suspicious.

"No, the Germans are in the same trench as them." Mathilde confidently said, "Because we still have enough chips in our hands to win over Wilhelm I and Bismarck, who want the market we control, who want more Russian lands, who want to unify Germany......"

"No, they can't be allowed to unite Germany!" Napoleon IV shouted. "Can't give them too much Russian land either!"

Mathilde looked at Augustus of the Roman Empire with some melancholy and sighed: "Your Majesty, we can pretend to agree...... I'll go to Berlin myself and win over the Germans for Rome. (To be continued) R655

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