Countless boats and rows are carried along the narrow inland waterways, and the boats move slowly.

Almost every dinghy carried a gentleman dressed in a Rococo Flac gown[note 1] with stockings on the lower body, holding a lace umbrella at the stern of the dinghy, and in the middle of the dinghy was a woman wearing a sunhat and a lace dress.

Visiting the River Thames is a compulsory course for every British gentleman and lady.

Even though the waters of the Thames are long murky and stinking, they can still talk about the future without changing their faces.

And our protagonist Jérôme Jérôme Jérôme Jérô

Thanks to the skilful skills of the sailors, the dinghy did not collide in the river and gradually approached a small port in the London dockyard.

Little Jérôme also seemed to have found something on the shore, and before the dinghy could be docked on a tether, Jérôme picked up his bags in one hand and jumped from the dinghy to the shore.

In the stunned gazes of the sailors, little Jérôme smiled and thanked him: "Thank you for your help during this journey." By the way, say hello to the captain for me! ”

With that, little Jérôme turned and disappeared into the crowd.

"What an approachable prince, unlike those guys in Paris! I can't wait to turn my nostrils up all day long! ”

"That's right!"

"If he were elected president, I would vote for him!"

"The Prince was elected president? I don't think the authorities will agree! ”

"Who knows?"

The sailor's gate docked on the dinghy "waved Fang Xuan", which has the style of a keyboard politician in later generations.

It's a pity they don't have keyboards in their hands.

……

After making his way through the crowded docks, Jérôme finally made his way to a town near the dockyards in London, where he met the men with whom he had met.

"Pesiri, I'm so glad we can meet again!" Jérôme Jerôme said with a smile and a warm hug to the middle-aged man in front of him.

Ficia. Morality. Count Pesilly,

Of course, the identity of the count was claimed by Pesiri, and Jérôme the Younger had reason to suspect that Pesiri's status as an earl might be a fake, or that he was a count in Italy.

Who in all of Europe did not know that under the leadership of the Holy Pope and the kings of the Italian states, the value of the titles of the Italian regions was depreciating at a rate that was visible to the naked eye.

In Italy, you only need to occupy any island, or even a piece of land in the void, and give a certain amount of money to the pope or the king of the state to be canonized as a nobleman, just like the protagonist in the Count of Monte Cristo.

Nowadays, not only Italy, but also the whole of Europe is also depreciating at a rate that is visible to the naked eye, and the French region under the rule of the Orleans dynasty has seen the big bourgeoisie canonized as viscounts.

In the 18th century, this was unimaginable, as capital was eroding the ancient aristocracy at an unbeatable rate, and the glory of the aristocracy was gradually falling away after his uncle's war.

To get back to business, Peciri's status as Earl is open to negotiation, but he is loyal to his cousin Charles. Bonaparte's speculative heart never went out.

For 13 years, from 1835 to the present day, the Bohemian journalist (also self-proclaimed), the writer of the French Orient magazine (which had only run one issue and then ceased publication), continued to make all sorts of big news in France with his cousin with an age-inappropriate vigour.

The Strasbourg riots of 1840 were the work of the count. [Note 2]

"Your Highness Jérôme, we are also delighted to meet you again! But ......" Perrini looked suspicious.

If his memory is correct, his last meeting with the Prince was probably more than a year ago, and the (younger) Prince Jérôme a year ago was definitely not as thin and muscular as he is now.

A year ago, the prince was like a "child" of more than 300 pounds, tired and out of breath after running two steps.

"Well......" Jérôme Jérôme explained after a moment's thought, "a lot of things happened in the middle that made me determined to lose weight!" ”

Perlini gave a look of clarity and a hint of lewdness.

Although French women say that they have unique tastes, there are few women who love fat.

Perlini also had to admit that the slimmed down Jérôme was somehow better than Prince Louis (Napoleon. Louis) was more suitable to act as a propagandist of Bonapartism.

Jérôme Jr. didn't know what was going on in Pelini's mind, but that didn't stop guessing that Pesiri must have orchestrated him in his mind.

"Peciri, this gentleman standing next to you is my cousin's new recruit!" Jérôme's voice reached Pesiri's ears

Pessini, who came back to his senses, hurriedly introduced to Jérôme: "Your Highness, this is Colonel Fleury, who once served in the French Foreign Legion!" ”

Jérôme Jérôme took a closer look at the sturdy man in front of him, his angular face revealed the iron blood and murderous aura of a soldier, which was an aura that could only be felt on the body of a veteran, and the obvious calluses could be seen on the slightly curved index finger.

"The French Foreign Legion? Very good! Little Jérôme nodded in satisfaction, stepped forward and shook Fleury's hand and said, "The Bonaparte family needs people like you!" ”

"It is my honor to be able to serve the Emperor!" Colonel Fleury [Jérôme's self-proclaimed if he was not mistaken, or his cousin's indiscriminate canonization] replied meticulously to Jérôme Jr.

Jérôme Jr. let go of Fleury's hand and patted Fleury on the shoulder in encouragement.

Then he turned his head to look at Pesiri and asked half-jokingly, "Pesiri, where is our majesty now?" Does he no longer want to see me as a cousin? ”

"Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty, he ......" Percili drooped his head, looking a little depressed.

PS: 1. Rococo period: an art style and art form that originated in France in the 18th century and spread throughout Europe.

Frac gown: a product of the Rococo period, after the 18th century and the industrial revolution, the unnecessary decoration was removed, and its shape is closer to the tuxedo of later generations, and the inside of the Frac coat is often paired with a decorative "kilai" undershirt.

2. Strasbourg Rebellion: refers to the 1840 counterattack of the July Dynasty by Napoleon III, encouraged by Pesili, to recruit legions from Boulogne, France, despite the ban of the July Dynasty. The comical coup d'état lasted several hours and ended with the arrest of all Napoleon III. Napoleon III was imprisoned in Strasbourg prison until he escaped in 1846.