"Hugo? What is he here for? ”

Jérôme is preparing for his next move. Bonaparte had a calm face, not to mention how unhappy he was.

"Your Majesty, I don't know either!" Pesini said helplessly: "However, from Victor. Judging by Mr. Hugo's expression, he should have something urgent to find you! ”

"What a nuisance!" Jérôme. Bonaparte grumbled.

For this literati who is famous throughout Paris, he can't beat or scold himself, he has to rely on him.

"Do you want to tell Monsieur Hugo, Your Majesty, that you have an important meeting?" Pesini proposes a solution.

Jérôme. Bonaparte glanced at the huge thing of the Marquise d'Alai sitting on his lap, and subconsciously responded: "Hmm! It's really heavy! ”

Subsequently, Jérôme, who realized that he had said the wrong thing. Bonaparte hurriedly added: "Forget it! Jean Victor. Monsieur Hugo, go upstairs! ”

"Yes!" Persini replied and closed the door again.

"Madam, it seems that I can't have an in-depth communication with you!" Jérôme. Bonaparte still expressed regret in a provocative tone.

"Your Majesty, I am always waiting for your summons!" The Marquise d'Alai flirted her golden curls and turned to Jérôme. Bonaparte threw a seductive look.

Jérôme. Bonaparte let go of the arm that wrapped his arms around the Marquise d'Alai.

Victor. The arrival of Hugo meant the departure of the Marquise d'Alai.

Just as the Marquise d'Alai was about to leave the living room, she heard Jérôme behind her. Bonaparte said, "Madame, please keep an eye on the forthcoming bonds of the Ministry of Public Works, for believe me that this is a surefire deal!" ”

has "bullied" other people's wives for so long, and always has to give others a little sweetness.

If you want to live in Paris, you can't do it unless you have a little green on your head.

Of course, this rule does not apply to Jérôme. Bonaparte itself.

Because he is about to become the one who sets the rules of the game for the whole of Paris.

Understand Jérôme. The Marquise de Bona subtextually turned slightly to Jérôme. Bonaparte saluted and said, "I will tell my husband!" ”

Led by her attendants, the Marquise d'Alai left the Élysée Palace through the back door.

It didn't take long for the door of the guest room to open again, and Pesini and Victor. Hugo enters.

Jérôme. Bonaparte hurriedly got up to greet the great writer of the 19th century: "Monsieur Hugo, welcome to the Élysée Palace!" ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte held out his hand and shook Victor. Hugo's Hand, Victor. Hugo hurriedly responded: "Mr. President! ”

"Mr. Hugo, please don't call it that! I still wish you could call me by my name, or call me Prince! "Jérôme. Bonaparte tried to pull in Victor. Hugo's relationship.

"Your Excellency!" In the face of the gracious Jérôme. Bonaparte, Victor. Hugo had no choice but to choose the title "Prince".

"Hmm!"

In Jérôme. Under the guidance of Bonaparte, Victor. Hugo sat in the place of the Marquise d'Alai.

Jérôme sat back in position. Bonaparte asked Victor. Hugo said: "Mr. Hugo, I don't know what you came to me today?" ”

Victor. Hugo immediately explained that he had been commissioned by the republicans to persuade Jérôme. Bonaparte abandoned plans for a military parade.

"Your Excellency, you are the only one who can stop them for now!" Victor. Hugo is sincere to Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

Jérôme. Bonaparte pretended to be frustrated and got up behind Victor. Hugo, then sighed and said: "Mr. Hugo, you think highly of me, I must respect the opinion of the majority!" ”

"Republicans, too!" Victor. Hugo tried to get Jérôme. Bonaparte "changed his mind."

"Monsieur Hugo, you don't understand!" Jérôme. Bonaparte shook his head and said: "They have mastered the cabinet, they have mastered the army!" I'm just a president in name only! The decision on the parade is not up to me, but to them! ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte tried to weaken the power of his presidency so that the Party of Order would become an enemy of the republicans once and for all.

"But ......" Victor. Hugo still argued with reason.

"Monsieur Hugo, I have to be on their side to make sure they don't carry out a coup d'état! If they carry out a coup d'état, the republic will be finished! "Jérôme. Bonaparte continued to be alarmist.

"As long as you don't agree, they can't do anything!" Victor. Hugo continued to persuade.

"No...... Nope! "Cowardly" Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

Regardless of Victor. How Hugo persuaded Jérôme. Bonaparte just bitten the nail and was unwilling to oppose the party of order.

Victor. Hugo could only give up.

Before leaving, Victor. Hugo again hopes for Jérôme. Bonaparte thought about it.

"Cowardly" Jérôme. After some "ideological struggle", Bonaparte again chose to support the Party of Order.

Subsequently, Victor. Hugo left the Élysée Palace with a sense of loss.

At Lamartine's home, Victor. Hugo told everyone in the republicans about the situation at the Élysée.

"We're looking away from Mr. President!" Kafenjak was depressed and said, "I thought the emperor's nephew should be a heroic figure!" Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a coward! ”

Compared to Kafenjak, who wrote disgust on his face, Bastide obviously had the quality of a diplomat who was not surprised, and he carefully analyzed the situation on both sides of the enemy: "We can only show weakness to the enemy now, and hope that they will not attack us!" ”

"It's not wise to put your hopes in them!" Lamartine responded.

"Guys, what else can we do now!" Bastide glanced at everyone present with a stern gaze, and he said in a loud voice: "We have lost the government, the army, and now we can't do anything!" ”

"We still have the Einsatzgruppen!" Lamartine still wanted to struggle.

"Mr. Lamartine, do you want the Einsatzgruppen to be a second casualty?" Bastide responded coldly: "All we can do now is wait!" ”

"When is that going to be?"

"Wait until they are disgusted by all France!"

On the afternoon of 27 January, after a period of heated discussion, the Republicans, who understood their situation, gave up their resistance completely, not knowing that their policy of non-resistance would sweep them out of parliament altogether.

On the night of January 28, with the signing of the order of the military parade ceremony of the Minister of War Lulier, the commander of the National Guard in Paris and also the commander of the regular army, quickly assembled the ranks.

Among them, there are 45,000 members of the National Guard in Paris, about 20,000 in the capital and 30,000 in the suburbs.

After the rapid assembly of the troops of the Capital Corps, they were stationed in the area centered on the city government of Paris, and the Palais Bourbon was once again "protected", and the soldiers of the two regiments were once again stationed near the Palais Bourbon.