Chapter Ninety-Four: The President and the Army

December 20, 1848, 7 a.m.

The drizzle, which had lasted for a day and a night, finally ended at 6 a.m. on the 20th, when the dark clouds that hung over Paris dissipated and the sky began to clear.

In the middle of winter, even if it is sunny in Paris, you can still feel a trace of coolness piercing through the coat and piercing the bone marrow. To combat the chill, Parisian middle-class and wealthy merchants added a wool lining to their gowns. This allows you to add a touch of warmth while retaining your demeanor.

Since it is Thursday, the people of Paris have started another day of their hard work.

As Jérôme, who is about to dominate Paris and all of France. President Bonaparte was standing by the window in a black tuxedo with the Order of the Legion of Glory and the large shoulder strap, looking in the same direction as the Palais Bourbon, where he was about to visit.

Alone in the distance of Jérôme. Bonaparte rubbed his slightly sour eyes and turned to his desk, where there was a piece of paper, which was written in dense French, and which he had spent in the middle of the night preparing an inaugural speech.

In order not to mess up his first inaugural speech, he spent the second half of the night reading and memorizing the speech.

Jérôme who stayed up all night. Bonaparte was a little sleepy, but it was the most critical moment. Bonaparte had to go through all the processes of the presidency with a strong spirit.

And so Jérôme sat in the chair. Bonaparte confronted the sweeping drowsiness while waiting for the inaugural carriage to arrive.

Jerome's eyelids are sinking like a jack. Bonaparte finally couldn't hold back his sleepiness, and he leaned back in his chair and fell into a haze that seemed to be asleep.

Until there was a sharp knock and shouting at the door, and Jerome was leaning back in his chair. Bonaparte was awakened by this sudden movement.

Yawning he glanced at the clock on the wall, it was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, he immediately got up and opened the door, and Pesini looked at Jerome with a decadent expression in front of him. Bonaparte spoke: "Your Majesty, your inauguration is about to begin!" ”

"I see!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded in response.

The innkeeper, who followed behind Pessini, easily brought the basin of warm water to Jérôme. In front of Bonaparte, he enthusiastically said: "Mr. President, it's time to wash!" ”

"Hmm!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded, and wiped his face briefly under Pessini's "service".

Jérôme reinvigorated spirits. Bonaparte stood by the mirror and smoothed out the folds of his cuffs, and bowed his head in satisfaction: "Let's go!" ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte went downstairs with Pessini.

At this time, the roads on both sides of the entrance of the Rhine Hotel were already full of people who came to watch the excitement.

The Parisians who heard that the president was at the Hôtel du Rheinland wanted to meet the new president of France, but they voted for Bonaparte.

Jérôme. The appearance of Bonaparte caused a commotion among the inhabitants on both sides of the road.

"Quiet!" Responsible for guarding Jérôme. Fleury, who was safe in Bonaparte, shouted loudly and ordered the soldiers he had seconded from the Palais Bourbon to defend the president to keep order.

Faced with soldiers wielding bright bayonets, the residents were silent as they remembered the massacre of months earlier.

The soldiers soon carved out a road for the same carriage.

Jérôme standing on the steps. Bonaparte looked at the people at the foot of the steps, and in their eyes he saw curiosity, admiration, ......, he cleared his throat, waved his hand, and said: "I'm Jérôme. Bonaparte would like to thank you for your support of me. Believe me, every vote you cast for me will bring you a million times more benefits! Please continue to support me and I will bring victory to you! ”

"Long live Napoleon, we want to break it!"

The Bonapartist who was mixed in the crowd immediately shouted.

"Long live Napoleon, we want to break it!"

The inhabitants on both sides of the road, led by the Bonapartist party, also shouted.

Amid the cheers of the inhabitants, Jérôme. Bonaparte got into the carriage that Fleury had purchased from the Prince and Princess of Lièwang.

Pessini and Fleury also mounted their horses, and the soldiers in charge of guarding the presidential car were divided into two parts, one behind the other, defending Jérôme. Bonaparte's safety.

The carriage departed from the Hôtel Rhine and traveled unhindered to the Palais Bourbon on the south bank of the Seine.

At this moment the Palais Bourbon has long been surrounded by two regiments of troops, and Jérôme, who is sitting in a carriage. Bonaparte learned from the mouths of the soldiers surrounding the carriage that the soldiers of the two regiments stationed here were the ranks of the 1st Division of Paris, and that they were stationed here on the orders of the division commander Changargne.

It seems that the Party of Order was also afraid of the Kafenjak mutiny, and now even the army was being used.

Jérôme. The corners of Bonaparte's mouth drew a smile, and he thought to himself.

In Jérôme. On Bonaparte's orders, the carriage did not continue inside, but stopped 300 meters from the gates of the Palais Bourbon.

The soldiers stationed outside the Palais Bourbon noticed the change in front of them and their curiosity drove them towards Jérôme. Looking in the direction where Bonaparte was.

Pessini and Fleury meet Jérôme. Bonaparte got out of the car and thought something had happened, and they also dismounted and came to Jérôme. Bonaparte's face.

"Your Majesty!" Fleury wanted to remind Jérôme. The time for Bonaparte's inaugural speech was approaching.

"No hurry! We've got a lot of time to finish the last stretch! "Jérôme. Bonaparte raised his hand to stop Fleury, who decided to complete the last leg on foot.

Persini and Fleury looked at each other with helpless expressions.

Jérôme who slowly came to the soldiers. Bonaparte, imitating the tone of his uncle Napoleon, whom he had learned from his father, said confidently: "Soldiers of the Republic, you have worked hard! You are the heroes of the republic! ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte did not hesitate to praise the soldiers present, and for the first time he heard someone praise their soldiers, he could not help but tremble.

Hero? What a word, so old that they could only hear it in the mouths of their fathers!

There was a hint of fanaticism in the eyes of the soldiers, and in their eyes Jerome. Bonaparte is no longer a man, but a year, a symbol.

The emperor's nephew is back, and the glory of the army is also coming back!!

Jérôme, who gave the army a dose of fierce medicine. Bonaparte, once again in pursuit, stepped forward and took the hand of an officer.

Jérôme. The officer held by Bonaparte also showed an excited expression: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty...... I ......"

"Good job! Glory, medals, I have everything you want! "Jérôme. Bonaparte did not wait for the officer to finish, and opened his mouth to promise.

The officer swallowed what he wanted to say, Jérôme. Bonaparte brought the officer's hand and again shook it to the next officer.

The officer who was holding his hand did not show a single expression of excitement, and even his speech was a little unpleasant.

As for the promotion of Kafenyak, they have long forgotten about it.

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