Chapter Seventy-Four: A Republican Traitor Emerges from the Royalists

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Larsi would never have imagined that the collaborator standing beside him, the leader of the Orleans Party, would be a "spy" secretly sent by the Provisional Government, and it was with his own identity that Thiers could easily access the secret members of the Loyalist.

Having previously been in direct contact with Chambord or Count Louis, Thiers did not know the identities of all the Loyalists involved in the riots. Even when he had returned from Great Britain and held a joint meeting, he had only seen agents of the Royalists who had been pushed to the stage in front of the scenes.

But now he saw all the people involved in the core secrets, and many of them were still familiar faces. For example, the Shelid family, the Duke of Rochefow, the Marquis of Vaugar, the Duke of Pasjère, and even the agents of the Hottinger family, as well as other members of the Third Reich, had previously fallen out with the Provisional Government.

There was at least one nobleman in each of the 72 departments of the Provisional Government, 225 of the 675 seats in the House of Commons, and bankers, industrialists, high-ranking military officers, big merchants, and landowners profoundly influenced French politics. And the people who sit in this room are influencing the future of politics in France. Perhaps they did not support the Comte de Chambord as king of France, but the *** faction had a common enemy, Napoleon.

"I didn't expect even Thiers to be involved, it seems that the Parisian manager is really unpopular."

Shelid sneered and said, "Tell me about your plans, Lord Larsi. The people sitting in this room can influence almost half of France, and we don't have time to spend it with you. ”

Remembering that Napoleon had connived at the burning of his villa by the mob in Paris, the Severid family had no good impression of Napoleon's Provisional Government, and he hoped that the "evil dwarf" with unstable roots could be eradicated with the help of this riot, and it was best to choose a political bloc that suited their interests to come to power.

The rest of the room had the same idea, for Napoleon had threatened them to reclaim the land they had seized during the enclosure if the aristocracy continued to follow them.

"Of course, we can't compete with the hundreds of thousands of defenders of Paris, but if we grasp the most critical points, we can paralyze the entire Parisian establishment. The purpose of this riot was only one thing, the Tuileries Palace. Once the Tuileries Palace was captured, Napoleon, who had no roots in Paris, lost his last stronghold. ”

"Of course, the plan to capture the Tuileries Palace still needs the support of His Excellency Shried, and those mercenary soldiers raised by your family can come in handy at this time."

The Sheridd family, a giant family of coal, factories and construction in France, has a mercenary army of retired veterans and social idlers in order to protect against the blows of competitors. It was after 1875 that France really began to restrict private mercenaries, so they all had a certain armed organization in their hands.

"We have only a few dozen armed men in Paris, how can we occupy the Tuileries Palace."

Shelid didn't want to press all his people here, so he emphasized again, and by the way, he also pulled in the other royalists, "You guys are also indispensable, and a Tuileries palace needs at least three digits. And what do you do after the capture of the Tuileries Palace? ”

"When the Tuileries Palace is occupied, and Napoleon and Trochu have been subdued, there will be contacts with the Prussian troops outside the city, and then we will immediately convene a parliament belonging to the royalists at the Palais Bourbon, and declare that all the royalists within the eighties, the Bourbon dynasty will return, and let them prepare as soon as possible. and by mobilizing others to occupy the fortifications of the French army, and exhorting the soldiers to surrender to the Prussian army, the Provisional Government had changed course. ”

Councillor Thiers took up the topic unhurriedly, and according to Napoleon's instructions, the plan for this royalist riot tonight was in his calculations.

"Of course, this plan cannot be realized by all of you alone. That's why I brought Puno Cole in the contract. Napoleon, after taking over the French army, did not embark on a purge of the Great Purge, and some of the officers even agreed with the Bonapartist who had signed the treaty with Cole. With their help, it was much easier for us to occupy France, and with our internal and external cooperation, the Prussian army could storm Paris without much effort. Have more questions? ”

The others nodded in agreement, believing that Thiers' plan was perfect. The most ironic thing is that this plan was made by a traitor.

"What if the storming of the Tuileries fails?"

Duke Rochefouca, who was the main financier of the coup d'état, was suspicious of every detail. The Tuileries Palace will inevitably be garrisoned after the battle, and if other patrols are brought in, they will face a fierce battle.

"Assault?"

Thiers deliberately looked surprised, and he asked rhetorically, "We have no intention of adopting a policy of assault, and do not forget, the Provisional Government still needs me, and I can freely enter and exit the Hôtel de Ville and the Tuileries Palace." Under my leadership, we could take possession of the Tuileries without a bloody attack by disguising the rebellious soldiers as members of the French army and declaring that they had important matters to report to Napoleon. Then, under the pretense of an order of the Provisional Government, it was announced that the army would abandon resistance and surrender to the Prussian army. ”

Thiers considered every detail, and the royalists, who had been skeptical, gradually settled down. The noisy conference room slowly became unified.

"When are we going to do it?"

"Tomorrow evening, according to the agreement with the Germans, Bismarck's Prussian army will begin a formal offensive today, and tomorrow evening will be the busiest moment for the defense of Paris, and no one will notice this coup."

Thiers' glasses reflected the light, hiding his intrigue eyes behind the frames. The traitors hiding in the royalists led them all into the trap without a word.

"Whether or not the Count of Chambor can become the monarch of France depends on your performance. When this is done, each and every one of you will be a hero of the Bourbon dynasty. ”

Thiers, who behaved more like a loyal royalist than anyone present, stood up and excitedly said, "Long live Bourbon." ”

The others also stood up to show their attitude, and everyone at the conference table stood up and shouted in unison and order.

"Long live Bourbon."