"Mr. President, congratulations on getting back this palace that belongs to you!"

Not long after parting ways with the Russian minister Vladimirovich, the British minister joined the British minister. Bonaparte "encountered" the British minister to Jérôme. Bonaparte congratulated.

"Nope! This palace does not belong to me, he belongs to the great French people! "In the face of the compliments of the British minister, Jérôme. Bonaparte humbly said: "Every room and every brick here is the fruit of the wisdom of the French people, and I am only a passer-by who temporarily lives here." ”

"Your Excellency the President is still so approachable!" If you put aside the meaningful smile on the corner of the British Minister's mouth, Jérôme. Bonaparte believed that this sentence should be a compliment, but when combined with a smile, the praise of the British minister had an inexplicable sense of comical and irony.

"Your Excellency, I wonder what you're looking for me?" Despite the fact that Jérôme. Bonaparte did not like the smile of the British minister, but he still kept the smile he should have and responded to the British minister.

The British minister responded: "Nothing! Mr. President, I am here to express my blessings to you! ”

As soon as the words fell, the British minister turned and left, away from Jérôme. Bonaparte, less than 5 meters away, stopped, turned around again, and said: "May the French Republic prosper under your leadership!" ”

The nonsensical speech of the British minister made Jérôme. Bonaparte was a little confused.

Could it be that the Kingdom of Britain was not at all worried about what deal the French Republic and the Russian Empire would come to make?

Jérôme. Bonaparte put himself in the shoes of a British minister.

If he had been a British minister, he would have been far less patient than the British minister.

Since the British Minister had made this event an ordinary ball, there was no need for him to make some nonsensical inferences.

Thinking of this, Jérôme. Bonaparte's "sudden enlightenment" is not entangled.

Jérôme. The brief conversation between Bonaparte and the British envoy was also watched by some of those present, who speculated about the possibility of a "resurgence" between Britain and France.

It can be said that thanks to the participation of ministers from various countries, a simple ball has turned into a large-scale foreign exchange department.

The ball ended at eleven o'clock in the evening, and the envoys, generals, and parliamentarians of various countries left one after another.

Only some of the members of the Bonaparte family and the attendants who served the Bonaparte family were left in the vast Tuileries Palace, plus the soldiers of the First Regiment who guarded the Tuileries Palace.

What was once bustling and lively turned deserted in a blink of an eye.

Jérôme where the ball dispersed. Bonaparte strolled leisurely down the narrow corridors, all silent except for the rustle of his Martin boots on the floor.

Wherever he passed, the attendants and guards held their breath for fear of disturbing the president by their "rude" behavior.

No one knows what he's thinking at the moment, people can only look at Jérôme. Bonaparte walked from corridor to corridor and then back again.

After pacing back and forth like this a few times, Jérôme. Bonaparte's indifferent voice reached the ears of the guards around him: "Where is Valewski now?" ”

After the surrounding guards glanced at each other, one of them stepped forward and cautiously said: "Your Majesty, Secretary General Valevsky is now ......"

"I don't care where he is, you have to call Valevsky!" Before the guards could finish speaking, Jérôme. Bonaparte forcibly interrupted the guards.

"Yes!" The guards hurriedly straightened up and stood firm towards Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

Before the guards could leave the hallway, Jérôme. Bonaparte's voice sounded from behind the guards: "After finding Valewski, let him go to the office, where I will be waiting for him!" ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte glanced up at the starry sky and left the corridor, returning to the Tuileries Palace alone.

The guards managed to find Valewski, who was staying at the Élysée Palace, and informed him of the information of Jérôme. Bonaparte summoned him to the news.

Valewski hurried to the Tuileries Palace in a carriage and went to Jérôme under the guidance of the Tuileries chamberlain. The study where Bonaparte was.

This study should be the office of the Emperor Napoleon, Valewski held the handle and gently pushed the door in, in the dim room only half of the burning candle placed on the mahogany desk, with the help of the dim light Valewski faintly saw a bust of Napoleon hanging on the wall behind the desk and Jérôme on the wooden chair under the bust. Bonaparte.

At this moment, Jérôme. Bonaparte was lying his head on top of his desk, supporting his hands so that he would not fall.

"Your Excellency!" Valewski looked at Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

Valevsky's talks made Jérôme. Bonaparte looked up at Valewski, a deep gaze that seemed to dissect Valewski's entirety.

After half a ring, Jérôme. Bonaparte withdrew his aggressive gaze and said faintly: "Cousin, I don't know what you think of the Foreign Office? ”

"Diplomacy is the most discreet department in France, and they have the most important task in France......," Valewski whispered to Gérôme. Bonaparte.

"So cousin, are you interested in going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? I remember you held such a position in the House of Orleans! "Jérôme. Bonaparte again questioned Valewski in an unpredictable tone.

For Jérôme. Bonaparte's sudden inquiry, Valewski was stunned for a few seconds, and then said loudly, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, I am willing to follow your will!" ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte got up, and when he broke free from the dark corner, he smiled and said, "Wonderful! You'll be sent to London as a secret ambassador! ”

"London?" Walewski was stunned and replied: "Your Majesty, our relationship with them seems to be ......"

"I know!" Jérôme. Bonaparte smiled and said, "There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests!" Some time ago we had some minor differences with Britain in terms of interests, and I believe it will not be long before we have them. The differences between the two countries will be resolved in the face of common problems! ”

"Common problems?" Valewski was a little puzzled as to what problems France and Britain could have in common.

"The Russian Empire, of course!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Valevsky: "Nicholas I of the Russian Empire has never been very honest! Britain can't find a reason to teach this greedy fellow a lesson. ”

"Your Excellency, should we join us too?" Valevsky asked Jérôme. Bonaparte's diplomatic line.

Now France, Jérôme. The direction of Bonaparte is the direction of all of France.

"That's right! We must go to war with them! Only in this way can we remove the shame they brought to us in the first place! "Jérôme. Bonaparte said in a sonorous voice: "The Russian army, after more than fifty years of corrosion, has long become a group of useless showmen, and we only need a slight push and they will fall to the ground with a bang." Acting together with Britain will guarantee our sea power in the Mediterranean, and we will crush the ambitions of the Russian Empire in the Balkans! ”

On the land side, the French army was able to overpower the entire European army (although the Prince of Prussia and the Duke of Wellington did not think so), but in terms of navy, the Kingdom of Britain was the undisputed overlord of the entire earth.

Even Jérôme. Bonaparte had chosen to increase the budget for the French navy on the basis of the original one, and at the same time introduced steam engine technology, but the overall strength of the French navy could never be compared with that of Britain.

Jérôme. Bonaparte's words slightly shocked Valevsky, and he suddenly remembered the topographical map of the Near East from some time ago in the Office of the Presidential Secretariat (General Staff).

Could it be that the president ......

Valevsky could not help but shudder, he never imagined that the president would begin to plot a war against the Russian Empire a year after taking office.

Compared to him, it is not like he was born of His Majesty......

Valewski has always been proud to be the son of the emperor, even if only as an illegitimate son.

"Cousin, before France and Britain decided to cooperate! You will be my personal envoy to Britain to consult with Palmerston and others on matters relating to the Near East and Africa! "Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke to Valevsky: "Of course, in order not to provoke the Russian Empire too much, you may go to Britain next year, and you will go to Britain as my secret envoy, and you should know that the capitals of various countries are now full of hostile forces. If it goes through official channels, it will spread all over Europe before you can get your tricks, so our operation must be carried out in secret. ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte paused and continued: "But in the meantime, you still hold the post of Secretary-General. Resurrection, it is better to try to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs more often to find out about the situation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”

"Yes!" Valewski responded.

"That's it! Cousin, I'm sorry for you to go. Will Marcel. Yaruger called, I have something important to entrust to him! "Jérôme. Bonaparte said to Valevsky.

Valevsky left Jérôme. Bonaparte's study, and only Jérôme remained in the study. Bonaparte was alone.

Through the candlelight, Jérôme. Bonaparte seemed to see the Russian Empire struggling and pleading in the Near East.

"Russia, I hope you don't let me down!"

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