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Everything is evolving according to the course of history.

Thiers's travels between London, Vienna and Rome did not fail to mediate, and as Napoleon said at the outset, the monarchies were frightened by the French republic, and no one wanted to offend the mighty Prussia for the sake of France. The French Provisional Government was afraid of it, except for the United States and second-rate countries such as Turkey.

William I was about to arrive on the outskirts of Paris, and when he learned of the conspiracy between Thiers and the Bourbons, he was very cooperative with them in a play. The declaration of non-recognition of the government of national defense means that the mediation of European neutrals will not have any chance of success until France is recognized by the European countries and acts on the advice of Prussia.

The mainstream of French public opinion led by Hugo, Flaubert and others angrily condemned the arrogance of the Prussians, and strongly demanded that Paris and the French people unite to resist the Prussian invasion, and at the same time hoped that the Provisional Defense Government would not agree to any harsh terms of peace negotiations put forward by Prussia, and prepare to fight Prussia to the death under the city of Paris!

At a time when public opinion is becoming more and more intense, the Tuileries Palace is as calm as ever. Trochu had no time to pay attention to the gossip in Paris, and his eyes were focused on every war that broke out with Prussia. As the Prussian First Army continued to advance, it also realized the fatal flaw of the French army: they were able to hold on to a fortress for weeks with the fire of the fortress, slowing down the Prussian advance. But there is no way to win a war with each other in the field.

In addition to the backwardness of heavy artillery and the lack of numbers, it is more important that the vast majority of them faced the reserve first echelon of the Prussian regiments, the elite of the Prussian army, which was different from the army that had been facing on the battlefield a month earlier and maintained regular operations. In this war, Germany showed a terrifying combat capability, and the French elite either surrendered or was surrounded, and could not compete with this huge army at all.

It seems to have been cornered.

Thiers, who also returned from London empty-handed, gave Napoleon a brief report on the continental powers' general reluctance to intervene in mediation, and then took his leave.

Before leaving, Napoleon stopped the other party.

"Your Excellency Thiers, do you think we have a chance of winning this war?"

Thiers turned his head with a dilemma, as if he did not know how to answer Napoleon's question.

"It doesn't matter, even if you say it clearly, I won't embarrass you on this issue."

"It was impossible to stop the Prussian army from advancing, and even if it dragged the Prussian army back, it would cost France a great price. Perhaps an early peace with Prussia is the real way out, Lord Napoleon. France paid up to some war reparations. But in the long run, our losses were far greater than our war reparations. ”

Napoleon was not angry at his negative attitude, but nodded flatly, and said, "All right, I see, you go and get busy, Your Excellency Thiers." ”

Thiers cautiously exited Napoleon's office, fearful of all the way, until he left the Tuileries Palace and the feeling of oppression that hung over him dissipated.

He looked behind him with a deep gaze, as a pawn of the Count of Paris embedded in the Provisional Government, he had a more important mission to complete.

At this point, Trochu walked into Napoleon's office, and although he was ostensibly the governor of Paris, he had to report and react to Napoleon when it came to major military and political issues.

"What did Thiers say?"

Napoleon said disdainfully, "The old fox is still as self-righteous and cautious as before. ”

"Questions?"

Doge Trochu frowned, and judging by Napoleon's tone, he seemed to be very dissatisfied with Thiers.

"I didn't show any flaws, just found some clues temporarily. It is not certain that this group will then rebel against it. ”

"Our 'Oprichniki' is still very dedicated, and according to the feedback from those who monitor the royalists and republicans, the first thing Thiers did when he returned from London was not to report the results to the Tuileries Palace, but to take the lead in convening a joint meeting between the Orleans and the royalists."

Oprychniki.

Hearing this term, Trochu also froze for a moment, and immediately thought of the black-clothed and black-horse guards beside Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Their mounts would be decorated with a dog's head around their necks or on the side of their saddles, and a bundle of wool would be tied to the handlebars of the whip, usually in the broom type.

The "broom" and "dog's head" have also become its standard symbols, with the broom representing the removal of traitors and the dog's head representing tracking the enemy's tracks. "Opryshniki", also known as the secret police of the Tsarist era, had the power to arrest, search and interrogate. Later, Serov also added the slogan of the Tsar's Guards to the regulations of the KGB.

Napoleon didn't speak, he just looked at Trochu with a knowing look.

The latter thought carefully for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and showed a look of sudden realization.

"Governor Trochu, don't you think it's too coincidental when King William issued a statement of non-recognition of the legitimacy of the Provisional Government and the date of Thiers' departure from England? And the first stop was supposed to be to go to London, but Thiers changed the itinerary without authorization. ”

Napoleon, who had evil eyes, looked in the direction of Thiers's back, and said in a cold voice, "A bunch of rubbish, do the royalist fools think we won't do anything?" ”

Finally, the opportunity was awaited for the blood of the nobility and the royal family to cast a bloody shadow on Paris.

This time he would have tried and carried out executions more efficiently than the Jacobins.

The tombstones of the aristocracy are only remembered by the old and the young, and the people of Paris still look forward to the guillotines of the big capitalists and landowners who rode on the heads of the people.

As soon as the royalists did anything to threaten the position of the Provisional Government, the national gendarmerie he had planted inside would sniff out and eradicate traitors, like the slogans of the Tsarist Guards Opryshniki!

"The rope of the hangings has long been prepared for them, just waiting to uproot the potentially unstable elements of the Third Reich! It doesn't matter who is behind it, as long as they do it. ”

Napoleon's eyes narrowed.

"I'm going to let this bunch of garbage come and go."