Chapter 132: William Becomes Emperor

The third watch, there is also a watch

France's constitution was five years ahead of history, and he was ready to take over the country while other speculators were still thinking about how to capitalize on the political void that had left the Franco-Prussian War. Among them, the Constitution of the Third Reich of France is his declaration to the world that he has taken over France.

Napoleon's constitution did not deviate much from the 1875 constitution, except for some important details, such as the fact that the constitution provided that the parliament was the legislature, consisting of the Senate and the House of Deputies. Both houses have legislative and executive oversight powers. But the president has the power to dissolve Congress and hold new elections. Congress must adopt a one-vote veto system to impeach the president, and as long as one vote is vetoed or abstained, the impeachment is invalid.

The president, on the other hand, is the head of state and is elected by a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives from among the candidates for a term of 10 years and can be re-elected. The Constitution also provides for a responsible cabinet system, which is the highest administrative organ of the country, which is composed of a parliamentary majority party elected by the president, whose members are nominated by the prime minister alone, appointed in the name of the president and accountable to the president.

In this way, the power of the president will no longer be a rubber stamp, but a position where power is above Congress. This was taboo for republican parliamentarians, because they did not want Napoleon to become a veritable Napoleon.

However, the other side had already devised a strategy, and Napoleon had co-opted other factions from the beginning to form a coalition cabinet. Then put those who were willing to stand on their side in important positions in the coalition cabinet, such as the republican Gan Bida who became Napoleon's right-hand man at this time, because of his meritorious leadership in the war of resistance, he entered Napoleon's national gendarmerie and held important positions.

He was tied to Napoleon's fate, and this position was perfect for someone like him, sniffing out and eradicating republican traitors.

After listening to Napoleon's explanation of the terms of the Imperial Constitution, the others looked at each other, they did not dare to openly oppose the other party, for fear that the other party would say that opposing the "Constitution of the Third French Reich" was against the French republican form of government, and the members of the national gendarmerie naturally cooperated very well to drag him away and throw him into a prison for interrogation.

They just hope that in the next voting session, everyone will unanimously abstain or vote against. But the gang was a little wrong, and Napoleon did not want to play the bourgeois vote game with them at all. He directly bypassed the parliamentary level and promulgated the constitution to the French people.

Republican lawmakers on the left were desperate to stand up in protest, but were forcefully pushed down by their peers. Napoleon was even more unreasonable than his nephew, Louis Bonaparte, and no one could stop him from doing what he wanted to do.

The plan of the divided republicans to stop Napoleon's rise to prominence through the final National Congress also failed, and Napoleon, who was in power in his hands, had no intention of playing with this group of people within the framework they had designed. Instead, it took the most authoritarian and efficient form to complete the consolidation of power.

Originally, he was worried that the republican guys would be as desperate as the royalists to plot a coup d'Γ©tat, but in the end he found that he had overthought it, and this group of people simply did not have the courage to carry out a coup d'Γ©tat, perhaps after seeing the cruel methods of the national gendarmerie to the royalist parliamentarians, they were too frightened to act rashly.

The audience was silent in Napoleon's high-pressure environment, and he watched the ending with great satisfaction. After defeating the Prussian enemy, the name Napoleon once again set off a frenzy and climax throughout France, and many people are vividly describing the plot of Napoleon's resurrection from the coffin of Les Invalides, and how he led the defeated army of France to defeat the menacing Prussian invaders again.

"When the constitution of the Third Reich is promulgated, everything will officially be on track. I plead here for just one thing, and I hope that all the MPs present here will not hold back the Government, which is very busy dealing with threats from the North. ”

Napoleon paused and said in the silence of the halls of the Parliament, "And revenge." ”

The establishment of the Third Reich in France also caused discussion in other countries, and although all this was expected by Prime Minister Gladstone, he was still worried about Napoleon, an impostor in Paris. His performance in the past few days has surprised Gladstone, especially the move of silently pitting Britain out, which is simply a stroke of genius in the Franco-Prussian War. Now, with Tsar Alexander II justifiably demanding a revision of the London Strait Agreement, and without the support of their allies, the British realized what an awkward position they found themselves in without the help of France.

Russia has co-opted an ally with sufficient weight, on the other hand, on the British side, the remaining French teammates have also become soy sauce teammates of "the big guy takes me, I will shout 666" after the Franco-Prussian War.

So when Minister Russell tentatively proposed that Britain and France should advance and retreat together in the next peace talks, the new Minister De Kaz said that Paris was not interested in revising the London Channel Agreement so far.

And Napoleon's words made Prime Minister Gladstone feel inexplicable, the Franco-Prussian War, France did not suffer too heavy losses, and the terms of the reparations agreement have been reduced to the lowest in the coordination of the other three countries, is it true that France, which is known as a European army power, was really frightened by Prussia?

However, looking at the recent series of movements in Paris, it does not seem like a move to avoid Bismarck's edge. After the end of the war, Paris actively carried out various reforms and tried to restore its former glory.

"It seems that our allies are not planning to meddle in international affairs anytime soon."

Prime Minister Gladstone sighed, and even regretted that he had not firmly sided with France in the Franco-Prussian War, but had chosen neutrality.

"I feel that after the Franco-Prussian War, the attitude of Paris became cautious. They don't want to be involved with any faction, and they don't want to offend any country. This cautious attitude was the exact opposite of Napoleon's Second Empire. ”

Gladstone had a headache when he thought of Louis Bonaparte, who had fanned the flames everywhere, but the thought of France, which was now indifferent to everything, made him feel even more headache.

Because the British had lost the chess piece to restrain Germany, and he was afraid that Germany would get too close to Russia.

Foreign Secretary Russell whispered, "Participating in the Paris peace talks, I feel that the little Napoleon's hatred for Prussia has only increased, but they are also very aware that France is going downhill, and they should not interfere too much in the international situation, but concentrate on economic development." So I think Britain should look for another ally. ”

Gladstone sighed, "But who could have more political influence than France?" Sooner or later, the Germans will become the henchmen of England, whose steel and coal production has far surpassed that of France, told me, Chancellor Russell. What are the ambitions of a country whose comprehensive national strength is rising but does not have colonies? ”

Russell said, "Attack the colonies of other countries and demand a repartition of the world." ”

Gladstone voiced his concerns, "Yes, sooner or later Germany will threaten Britain, and sooner or later he will become a strong competitor to Britain." Britain should be prepared to maintain the current situation on the continent. Don't let the French take revenge on Germany, and at the same time don't let Germany become the hegemon of the European continent. Britain should try to solve the problem diplomatically, and war is only a last resort. ”

"I understand."

Russell bowed slightly, "What about the French?" ”

Reston waved his hand and said, "Since France wants to be shrunken turtles, let them go." I am most afraid that Paris is only soft on the surface, but behind the scenes, there is some ulterior secret. ”

Just as the two sides were in the prime minister's office, the door of Gladstone's office was opened, and the prime minister's assistant walked in, nodded to him slightly after seeing the foreign secretary, and said, "Minister Russell is also here, sorry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs couldn't find you just now, so he handed me a telegram from Berlin." ”

"Berlin?"

Hearing this sensitive political-geographical term, both men invariably asked rhetorically, "What telegram did Berlin distribute?" ”

"It was sent by the British ambassador in Berlin, just a short sentence."

The assistant took the telegram and read, "King Wilhelm is emperor, and Prussia has proclaimed the Second German Empire in Berlin." ”

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