Louis. In Bonaparte's Tuileries Palace, there was another feast today. This article was written by...... Now the second man of the Bonaparte family, Empress Mathilde I of Mexico, who was ridiculed by opponents of the French Empire as the "Empress in Bed", has visited France. She had come to heal the conflict between France and Prussia - unlike Napoleon III, she was half German, and her mother was from the German royal family of Württemberg, and she was also related to the Hohenzollern family of Prussia.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's make a toast to victory!" At the banquet, Empress Mathilde suddenly stood up and said complimentally, "It is precisely because of the leadership of Napoleon III the Great that we have today's victory, and the whole of France should express its most sincere gratitude to him!" ”

"Cheers to victory!" In the midst of jubilation, everyone raised their glasses and looked respectfully at Napoleon III on the throne.

Although there was a slight situation in Germany, Napoleon III's empire was still at its peak, and just a few days ago, the king of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Victor. Emmanuel II finally bowed to the Bonaparte family and agreed to submit to Napoleon III, who was proclaimed Emperor of France and Rome. The condition was that the House of Savoy (Sardinian Crown) would in the future acquire Panama, which now belonged to the Republic of New Grenada, and establish a Panama kingdom subordinate to the Napoleonic Empire. At the same time, Mathilde I also needed to relinquish her throne of the United Kingdom of Central America to her younger brother Joseph. Bonaparte, the latter was Victor. Son-in-law of Emmanuel II.

At some cost, the greatest obstacle to the establishment of the French and Roman empires had been removed, and the Bourbon dynasty of the Two Sicilies entrenched in southern Italy was not worth mentioning. Just guarantee their interests in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. There was no problem with joining the French and Roman Empires.

However. With the growing strength of the French Empire, the honeymoon period of Britain and France has entered the countdown, and all kinds of small actions may have begun!

"Our empire is at its peak, but ......" Napoleon III's expression was still very solemn at this moment of cheering, and he looked at his generals, ministers, and important members of the royal family, and his tone was full of solemnity, "Some countries will not watch their hegemony be taken away by France." Just like 60 years ago! Although a certain country does not dare to personally board the European Big 6 to challenge the world's most powerful 6th army, they will support some European powers to make enemies of France. If we want our France and the Roman Empire to reach the throne of world hegemony, there is still a long way to go, and we should remain calm and not deviate in the slightest. And every step of the way is crucial. ”

After hearing these words full of admonition from the French emperor, everyone present showed solemn expressions one by one, and the atmosphere of the banquet returned to solemnity.

Napoleon III looked at his cousin Mathilde and smiled, "Dear Mathilde. I didn't expect you to be there at the most critical time of the current North American war, but you couldn't have come at the right time. There are indeed some important issues that need to be agreed between France and Prussia, and your relations in Germany can be of some help. ”

"It's a pleasure to serve you, my majesty." Although Mathilde himself is also a "Majesty", he has always been very humble in front of the two greater "Majestys" of Zhu Jishi and Napoleon III.

Napoleon III nodded and said with a smile: "At the moment it is necessary to reach a consensus between France and Prussia, mainly the Polish question. ”

"What?" Mathilde was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Napoleon III fixedly, "Your Majesty, you mean...... Poland? ”

"Yes, it's Poland!" Napoleon III laughed and said, "Poland is a traditional ally of France, but also an important country, a key weight to balance the situation in Eastern Europe." It's time to help the Polish people out of slavery in the Russian Empire! ”

Is there any mistake? Mathilde was tempted to pluck out his ears, and the question raised by Napoleon III was simply too unexpected. Now that Germany is about to fight, he still has the leisure to take care of Poland's.

"But...... But we don't have a border with Poland! Mathilde was stunned for a long time before he could say a word.

"It doesn't matter, Prussia and Poland are bordering." Napoleon III smiled and said, "Why didn't Wilhelm I and Bismarck make Poland independent, and then become a buffer between Prussia and Russia?" ”

Because they're not fools! Mathilde said that the Russians had long regarded the Kingdom of the Polish Conference as a province, and that it was a very wealthy province...... If Prussia went to support Polish independence, then Alexander II still did not want to hate Wilhelm I and Bismarck? Can they afford to support Poland in this way? And what's in it for you?

There was silence, and it was a long time before Napoleon III opened Chrysostom again.

"Prussia's support for the Polish independence movement was a prerequisite for the French and Roman Empire's support for Prussia's unification of North Germany. The armies of France and the Roman Empire were to join the Prussian armies in their war against the Austrian Empire. And after the end of the war, a treaty was signed aimed at maintaining peace in Europe. ”

Mathilde figured it out. Whether Poland became independent or not meant little to France, and even if the Polish Conference Kingdom could get rid of Russian rule, it would be a small Eastern European country. However, Prussia's support for Polish independence would cast a heavy shadow over future German-Russian relations. Germany's geographical location dictated that it had to choose an ally in the west or east, otherwise it would be caught in a two-front war. Historically, Frederick the Great almost perished because of the war on two fronts - if it weren't for the strange Tsar Peter III in Russia, it would be difficult to say whether there was a country like Prussia now.

Once Russia and Prussia were at odds with Poland, it was possible for France to draw Prussia, a united North Germany, into their camp. With Prussia in the east, France's 6 upper borders naturally sat back and relaxed, and they could concentrate on overseas expansion.

……

"What? Your Excellency, did you just speak of Poland? ”

Viscount Palmerston, the British minister, who had just arrived in Paris, was at this time in talks with the French Foreign Secretary, Duke Walewski, and happened to be talking about the Polish independence movement. Viscount Palmerston's reaction to this matter was in disbelief compared to that of Empress Mathilde, and he almost plucked his ears.

"Duke, will you become king of the Kingdom of Poland?" It was a long time before Viscount Palmerston reacted. He also knew that the duke in front of him was the illegitimate son of Napoleon I, or the king of Poland who was appointed that year, which was probably the reason why Napoleon III was enthusiastic about Polish independence, right?

"No, no, no, I'm not going to be king of Poland." Valewski shook his head again and again, Napoleon III is not his old son, and he will definitely be unreliable at a critical moment! This Polish king has nothing to do, he is not stupid!

"In fact, we prefer Poland to become a republic." "The Poles have their own revolutionary organization, the Red Party, and a Central National Council. We've been in touch with these people, so we know what they're thinking...... A kingdom, not what they want the most, Poland needs a republic. Moreover, these Polish revolutionaries also had close ties with the Russian revolutionaries, including Bakunin, Herzen and Ogarev, the leaders of the Russian Revolutionaries, who were sympathizers of the Polish Revolution. I think that with the support of Prussia, they would have liberated Poland from the tyranny of Tsarist Russia! ”

Viscount Palmerston immediately understood Napoleon III's wishful thinking! It would be nice for Prussia to support Polish independence alone, but if it hooked up with the Russian revolutionaries, it would be to overthrow the rule of the Tsar! Alexander II still didn't hate the Prussians to death? Prussia will not be forgiven for a hundred years, and if Prussia becomes a mortal enemy of Russia, how much threat can it pose to France even if it unifies North Germany? (To be continued......)

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