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This is a unique "state banquet". The ballroom of the Tuileries Palace has been re-cleaned, and the sparkling crystal lamps emit a soft glow, illuminating the restaurant in a golden splendour.

Isolated from the pressure were members of the National Gendarmerie, armed with rifles, which had turned the place where Napoleon III had been used to receive foreign guests into a makeshift prison.

There were only three prisoners in the prison, and Napoleon played the role of "warden".

Beatenfeldt and Crown Prince Albert were the first to be brought up by the soldiers, both wearing hinges that symbolize the prisoners.

After a day and a night of suffering without a drop of water, their stomachs cried out in front of Napoleon.

Crown Prince Albert, who has been pampered since childhood, has long been unable to stand the torture of hunger, and after smelling the aroma of the main dish, he took the lead in opening the lid.

With a clang, the lid slammed into the marble floor, and the dish placed in front of the crown prince made him involuntarily cover his mouth.

A roasted, shiny, charred rat with a roasted skin in the center of the plate. It is also specially placed like a fried steak with rosemary around it.

"Sorry, that's all we have. Since the Prussian army besieged Paris, in order to feed the hundreds of thousands of people in Paris, the food in the city was limited in supply, and we had to ensure that the soldiers had enough rations, so meat and bread had to be supplied to the defenders first. As you can see, even the upper echelons of France sometimes can't eat fresh veal and butter, and the middle and lower class citizens often feed their hunger with fat sewer rats, and don't be surprised, it's commonplace. ”

Napoleon also deliberately shrugged his shoulders and showed a helpless look. But I was slowly tasting a different sausage.

Looking at the shiny rat meat on the delicate plate, Bithenfeldt and Crown Prince Albert really didn't have the courage to taste it.

Seeing that the two of them were still standing, Napoleon deliberately teased each other, saying, "I know that you are used to sausages and quails, and it is difficult for you to swallow these things." If only the British were fighting against us, the British would have thought that these roasts were the best of the world compared to their own cuisine. ”

Having no appetite, Bidianfeldt picked up the gin and took a sip to ease his nervousness.

He calmly looked at Napoleon in front of him, a man who was a child when the First Empire was established and swept across the continent. And when he was a child, Beatenfeldt's mother, in order to scare him, would always say, "If you cry again, Napoleon will come." ”

The word Napoleon is a shadow of his childhood.

The interpreter officer standing on the side methodically recited Napoleon's words in German, all of which were not of interest to him.

General Bidenfeldt did not know why he had suddenly invited him to the Tuileries Palace, nor did he know what happened to Prime Minister Bismarck at this time.

Napoleon, who was sitting diagonally opposite, seemed to see through his thoughts, put down his knife and fork, and said unhurriedly, "Don't worry, you will soon meet your superior, Prime Minister Bismarck." His condition has stabilized and is not life-threatening. ”

All around them were heavily armed soldiers, their guns pointed at their backs. The fidgeting Crown Prince Albert was in no mood to swallow the main course that had been carefully prepared for him, and Chancellor Bismarck was the focus of attention.

"Who the hell are you?"

Albert tried to change his mood and asked Napoleon, "I won't believe that you are the First Emperor who has rotted bones." ”

"But it is indeed the impossible man who sits before you."

Napoleon smiled and raised his glass, and the more he insisted that he was Napoleon, the more the Prussian generals did not believe it. It's like a Jesus-looking man on the street who claims to be God, but can he be resurrected by crucifying?

"You're not Napoleon at all, you just look like him. Coupled with good military talent and leadership, it is true that you can deceive the French people, but you can't fool our eyes. ”

After analyzing these days, Bidianfeldt said seriously, "Don't forget, Prussia hasn't lost yet." ”

Napoleon shook the gin and asked, "Oh? Is it? ”

Just as the atmosphere between the two sides became solemn, the door of the banquet hall was opened, and Prime Minister Bismarck was helped in. His body was still a little weak, and he was helped to his seat all the time.

When he saw Napoleon's face, he subconsciously froze. Bismarck seemed to recall what the defected Guerom MP had said to the Prussian leadership.

What is now France is Napoleon's empire.

Prime Minister Bismarck hesitated and asked, "Are you Napoleon?" ”

"I told me I was Napoleon, but you didn't believe me."

"I really don't believe it."

Napoleon shook his head with a wry smile, looked around at the group of defeated generals around him, gestured with his knife to the sausages on his plate, and continued, "I have invited you here today to make a peace deal with William I. I hope that the three of you will be able to exchange my nephew Napoleon III and the French army that surrendered to the Prussian army in the early stage. And it was hoped that the Prussian army would withdraw from France in its entirety and put an end to this ridiculous war. ”

Chancellor Bismarck and General Bidenfeldt looked at each other, as if pondering the purpose behind Napoleon's proposal. In fact, all three people here would have thought that Napoleon would send troops to push the battle line back after capturing the Prussian army leadership, so that King Wilhelm would have to send troops from Berlin again.

However, the leaders of Paris seemed to see through the conspiracy of the German main war faction at a glance, and after recovering the inferiority, they immediately put forward a proposal for peace talks, or used the Prussian military top brass as a bargaining chip for peace talks.

"For the sake of prudence, the British and Russians will intervene in the peace talks, and once the peace results have been signed by both sides, there will be no reversal."

Napoleon picked up the napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth casually, but his eyes were watching Bismarck's expression. If no other country intervenes, I am afraid that as soon as Bismarck returns to the base camp of the Prussian army, he will be eager to continue the attack on Paris.

Bismarck, who was still weak, deliberately coughed a few times to delay Napoleon's questions and buy himself time to think.

Obviously, the thoughtful Napoleon did not give the other party such a chance, and when Bismarck began his performance, Napoleon said lightly, "I have sent someone to send the letter to the Prussian base camp, and it should also be in the hands of King Wilhelm at this time." ”

"What?"

Bismarck, who was still sluggish, stood up instantly, and his reaction to Bidianfil was the same, and the two main battle factions that were trying to promote the war would never have thought that they would be bitten back by the other party at this time.

Had it not been for Bismarck's desperate agitation in front of the king, perhaps they would still be confined to Alsace without progress.

So Napoleon looked at the two of them with great pleasure, and their mood at this moment should be as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly, as fluctuating as a candle placed in front of him.

"I'm sorry, Chancellor Bismarck, you lost this game."