Ah, what a beautiful sunny day, and I can already imagine me basking in the sun and receiving the prostration of the citizens of Ajaccio."

At noon on April 8, 1770, the Northern Army under General Nathan was less than twenty kilometers from Ajaccio.

General Nathan, who was riding on horseback, squinted at Ajaccio looming in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh to the officers around him, this central city of Corsica was about to fall into his hands.

"Well, General Nathan, I still need to warn you."

And an officer next to General Nathan whispered a little nervously:

"The soldiers have a lot of complaints about our actions, should we first station on the outskirts of the city and stabilize the morale of the army before launching an attack...?"

"Quite a complaint? Didn't I tell you to tell them?"

General Nathan, interrupted by this dejected remark, stared at the officer with displeasure and said:

"I received orders from General Pauly to march to Ajaccio."

"Yes, it's just—" the officer said in a low voice.

"A lot of soldiers are skeptical of this, not entirely convinced."

General Nathan waved his hand impatiently and said:

"After I enter the Governor's Mansion and rescue General Paulie, this will naturally be true. Now, tell the whole army to rest in place for half an hour, after which a company of soldiers will be left to look after the supplies, and the rest of the troops will continue their march towards Ajaccio."

......

"Oh, I didn't think I could wear this."

Meanwhile, in the Governor's Palace, Paulie expertly slathers his general's uniform over his body, and his trademark glittering gold medal is pinned to his chest.

At this moment, Poly looks no different from the powerful Corsican general a month ago.

Lawrence glanced at Paulie and said casually:

"You can keep your clothes as a souvenir, General Poly."

"Forget it." Poly waved his hand helplessly and said with a wry smile:

"This dress only reminds me that I'm just a marionette now."

Standing behind Lawrence and Pauly was Captain Mattic, the captain of the cuirassiers.

The captain, who was completely loyal to Pauly himself, accepted Lawrence's command again after Lawrence successfully threatened Pauly to help him, which saved Lawrence some energy to communicate with him again.

When Captain Matic saw that Paul had finished arranging his clothes, he stepped forward and handed the reins of the two horses to Lawrence and Pauly, and said:

"General Pauly, Governor Bonaparte, Major Trefali has already assembled the soldiers at the Ajaccio station, shall we rush directly to the station?"

Poly subconsciously opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly realized that it was no longer himself who was dominating Ajaccio, but the young man beside him, so he smiled slightly bitterly and turned his head to look at Lawrence in silence.

Lawrence took the reins, stepped on the stirrup and got on his horse, looked down at Captain Matik and ordered:

"No, Captain, gather your cuirassiers, follow me and General Pauly, and we'll go around the city first."

......

"Well, I heard there was going to be war again."

"yes, General Nathan's troops are probably almost in Ajaccio."

"But have you heard? General Nathan's attack was ordered by Governor Paulie."

"I've heard people say that, can't it... Governor Bonaparte, is he really...?"

"Shhhh

"Wait! Look! What's that?!"

While the citizens of the street were whispering about the recent situation in Corsica, suddenly someone shouted loudly and pointed ahead, as if they had seen something terrible.

At the corner of the street ahead, accompanied by the sound of neat and dull horses' hooves, a group of majestic cuirassiers slowly walked out, and they all strode on the streets of Ajaccio, including men and horses.

And at the head of the queue, what attracted everyone's attention was undoubtedly the Governor of Bonaparte and General Pauly, who marched side by side.

Many citizens saw Pauli's uniform and remembered that the current general of Corsican was still the former governor.

"What's the matter, didn't you say that Paulie was imprisoned by Governor Bonaparte?"

"Yes, I've heard that Governor Bonaparte killed General Paulie."

"But they're like this... It's not like Bonaparte usurping power at all."

"I'll just say, it's all a rumor."

"I don't think it's time to make a decision, but it depends on what the two adults are going to say."

......

The townspeople on both sides of the street whispered that they had been listening to rumors of Lawrence Bonaparte's usurpation of the throne for the past two days, and that they were almost really convinced that General Nathan had come to rescue Governor Pauly.

Just look at the appearance of Lawrence and Pauly, look at the intimate appearance of their side-by-side riding, Lawrence seems to treat Pauly on the same status as him, where is there half a bit of gunpowder in the rumors.

Lawrence and Pauly, though they did not speak, but only rode down the streets of Ajaccio, but they had attracted a large number of curious and surprised citizens to follow at the end of the procession, wanting to know what the two were going to do when they left the Doge's Palace today.

The procession marched through Ajaccio for more than an hour, and had gathered nearly a thousand people to follow them.

Lawrence turned his head to look at the crowded streets behind him, estimated that there were almost enough people, and led the team to the patrol station, where there was a large open space that could accommodate so many citizens.

In the open space outside the patrol station, the townspeople quickly formed a circle under the command of the cuirassiers, watching Lawrence and Pauly in the center.

"You should know what to say, right?"

Lawrence squinted slightly at Poly and asked in a low voice.

Paulie nodded slightly bitterly, as a seasoned politician, he already knew how to deal with this kind of scene.

"Citizens and friends, I am Lawrence Bonaparte, Governor of the Republic of Corsica."

Lawrence rode his horse and waved at the townspeople.

Poly also quickly entered the state, and shouted in a solemn voice:

"I am the General of State of the Republic of Corsica, Pasqualai Pauli."

As soon as the two of them finished introducing themselves, they were responded by a half-minute cheer from the citizens.

For the vast majority of people, it was the best ending to see that the two Corsican heroes did not face each other as rumored to be.

When the cheers had subsided, Lawrence cleared his throat and said in a loud voice:

"Fellow citizens, as a member of the citizens of Ajaccio, I know that you have been concerned about a series of false rumors lately. Let me think, what does that rumor come about...?"

Lawrence said, pretending to be in deep thought, and turned one ear to the townspeople, motioning for them to tell the rumors.

The citizens also burst into laughter when they saw this, and some bold citizens in the front row replied loudly:

"They say you imprisoned General Pauly, others say you killed General Pauly, and they say that General Nathan was ordered by General Pauly to attack you."

"Oh God."

Lawrence sighed helplessly, patted Paulie's shoulder beside him very intimately, and said:

"I imprisoned General Pauly? I killed General Pauly? So who is sitting on horseback now? Don't tell me it's the ghost of General Paulie."

With another burst of laughter from the townspeople, Lawrence winked at Paulie and motioned for him to continue.

Poly nodded slightly, waited for the laughter of the citizens to gradually dissipate, and then said loudly:

"Also, I've heard people say that General Nathan has taken my orders by leaving his post this time and abandoning the northern line to attack Ajaccio. That's nonsense!"

When the citizens heard Pauly's words, they quickly put away their laughing expressions and became solemn.

Since Paulie himself has denied General Nathan's statement, the citizens have already answered in their hearts who wants to usurp the throne.

"General Paulie!" Some unrelenting citizens were still suspicious and asked Poly loudly:

"Why haven't you been in public all this time?"

As a political old fox, Paulie's answer to this kind of question is completely easy, and he responded directly:

"Governor Bonaparte is a little young after all, and I have been in the Doge's palace during this time to assist Governor Bonaparte in military affairs, and when Governor Bonaparte is fully adapted to his duties, I will completely relinquish all my duties and become an ordinary citizen."

"I see!"

The citizens nodded in realization, and couldn't help but feel that General Pauli had really done his best for Corsica, and Governor Bonaparte was indeed General Pauli's favorite successor.

And Lawrence glanced at Paulie quietly, and couldn't help but sigh that Pauly said it at a very high level.

Not only did he explain to the citizens why he had disappeared for a while, but he also promised Lawrence in front of everyone that he would relinquish the title of Grand General to Lawrence.

Subsequently, with the testimony of Paulie, Lawrence accused General Nathan of several crimes of usurping power, which made General Nathan's ugly face completely engraved in the hearts of the citizens.

At the end of the speech, the townspeople quickly left the scene, driven by the cuirassiers.

"Whew..."

Paulie, on horseback, exhaled and said casually to Lawrence:

"You're arranging this to dispel Nathan's rumors?"

"It's Nathan's rumors."

Lawrence smiled and said:

"Even the incident on April 1 has been resolved."

"April 1st... I see."

Paulie frowned and looked at Lawrence and said:

"From this day forward, every Corsican will believe that you have peacefully taken over power from me, even if those who experienced it that day jumped out against it, I am afraid that no one will believe it."

"That's right," Lawrence admitted, nodding directly.

"Ahh

Poly touched his forehead, let out a long sigh, and said:

"I feel like I've become a drama actor."

"Politicians are actors."

Lawrence said without reaction:

"It's just that you acted for yourself before, and now you act for me."

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