Face Jérôme. Bonaparte's prickly words, Cavour did not choose to choke back. Because he knew that it was now the Sardinian dynasty that had a request from France, and not France with a request from Sardinia, and he wanted to tell Jérôme in a low-profile way. Bonaparte, the Kingdom of Sardinia for Jérôme. Bonaparte's respect.

"Respect? I don't see a shred of respect, I see the contempt of the Sardinian dynasty for France! "Jérôme. Bonaparte did not appreciate it at all, and he continued to say aggressively: "Does the Sardinian dynasty think that the Bonaparte family cannot be forgiven by the orthodox order!" ”

"No!" For Jérôme. Bonaparte's almost unreasonable words, Cavour decisively vetoed: "The Kingdom of Sardinia respects the will of the French Republic and desperately hopes that France can participate in the maintenance of peace in Europe!" I myself very much agree with your words, Your Majesty, that an empire is a republic! On behalf of the Kingdom of Sardinia, I hope that Your Majesty will be able to re-establish a new empire! ”

"So, I'm wrong about you!" Jérôme. Bonaparte's face showed a pleasant expression, and the previous unreasonable behavior was only to give the kingdom of Sardinia a disadvantage.

"It's not a question of who's right and who's wrong!" Cavour for Jérôme. Bonaparte excused himself: "It's just a little misunderstanding!" I believe that through this misunderstanding, the friendship between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia will be deepened. ”

"Oh! Friendship! What a precious word! "Jérôme. Bonaparte also sighed all the way, he reached out to the black box on the square table, opened the box, a russet cigar appeared, from the appearance of the cigar should be the best, which made Cavour, who loved to smoke cigars, couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, "France cherishes friendship the most!" ”

After that, Jérôme. Bonaparte took out a cigar and handed it to Cavour, who hurriedly took it with both hands as a sign of respect.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte pulled out two more flints for Cavour's cigar.

The first wisps of smoke appeared in the room, and Cavour's face showed an expression of intoxication: "It's the same with Sardinia! ”

"Since France and Sardinia are countries that cherish friendship, there will be plenty of topics to talk about between us!" Jérôme. Bonaparte looked at Cavour with a smirk, "But for a moment I can't seem to remember how it should unfold!" Mr. Cavour can tell me! ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte took the initiative to hand over the right to speak to Cavour, which made Cavour's heart a little excited.

Despite this, Cavour said cautiously: "The Sardinian dynasty respects the French Empire and is willing to obey the French Empire!" ”

"No, no, no!" Jérôme. Bonaparte smiled and shook his head, saying, "France will not order any country, and likewise it will not command any country!" The Kingdom of Sardinia and France are on an equal footing, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior! If you want to divide a high and low, then it can only be said that France is the big brother of Sardinia! Both of our countries are striving for national independence! ”

"That's right! That's right! Unimpressed! Cavour excitedly expressed his gratitude to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded: "Both Sardinia and France are fighting for national independence!" France for the independence of the French nation, and the Kingdom of Sardinia for the independence of the Italian nation! In this regard, France is the big brother of Sardinia! ”

"As I understand it, the Apennine region is in good order under the governance of the Austrian Empire! The question of the Italian nation is not acute? "Jérôme. Bonaparte pretended to be stupid and said.

"Your Majesty! We respect and admire the great work of the Emperor in the Apennine region, under which the Apennine Peninsula was formed into an unprecedented Italian kingdom......" Cavour continued to boast of the exploits of Emperor Napoleon, which unexpectedly inspired Jérôme. Bonaparte's ambition.

Jérôme. Bonaparte did not always claim to be Napoleon's successor, so what the Emperor Napoleon did, he should have done.

Jérôme. Bonaparte listened quietly to Cavour's praise, and when Cavour had finished speaking, Jérôme. Bonaparte sighed and continued: "The situation in the Apennine Peninsula is much more serious than we imagined! Even if I want to help you, how do I convince the Legislative Council? The alliance of the Russian Empire, the Austrian Empire, and the Kingdom of Prussia, how can I fight it! The French Empire cannot afford to experience another all-European war! I myself am very sympathetic to the Sardinian dynasty and the Italian nation in the Apennines, but ideals are not for food! We have to keep our feet on the ground! ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte's attitude was simple: France could never set foot in anything in the Apennine Peninsula in the short term, otherwise Britain would have just formed an alliance on the front foot, and the back foot would be broken because France could not restrain Sardinia.

"Mr. Cavour, I can tell you without hesitation! France's primary target is the Russian Empire, and until France defeats the Russian Empire, we hope that the Apennines will not make any radical moves! "Jérôme. Bonaparte vaguely revealed to the Sardinian dynasty the illusion that after the defeat of the Russian Empire, he would set out to organize the Apennine Peninsula.

This kind of vague diplomatic rhetoric is a compulsory course for every qualified diplomat.

At this time, the Count of Cavour was not the sophisticated politician of 1860, and Cavour, who had not been in politics for long, apparently ignored the crisis of vague diplomatic rhetoric.

In Jérôme. Under Bonaparte's vague diplomatic rhetoric, Cavour was naturally transferred to Jérôme. Among the traps that Bonaparte had carefully designed.

"The Sardinian dynasty understands the situation in France, and we sincerely hope that France will win the victory! If the French Empire needed it, the Sardinian dynasty could send troops to fight alongside France! "Cavour surrendered to Sardinia, and his participation in the war against Russia meant that Sardinia was likely to be targeted by the Austrian Empire.

"France is more than willing to fight with Sardinia!" Adhering to the psychology of having cannon fodder and not using it in vain, Jérôme. Bonaparte smiled without hesitation, "Not only France, but Britain will join the war against the Russian Empire!" This is an opportunity for the Sardinian dynasty to gain European recognition, and hopefully the Kingdom of Sardinia will be prepared in advance! ”

Valley/span "Understood! "Cavour had a heart on Jérôme. Bonaparte was full of gratitude.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte and Cavour held further consultations on how to strengthen bilateral relations between France and Sardinia.

"In order to speed up the exchange between our two countries, I hope that the Kingdom of Sardinia and France will be consistent in the specifications of the railway!" Jérôme. Once again, Bonaparte made a suggestion to Cavour.

"This ......" Cavour hesitated, and aligning with the French railway meant that the original one might be abandoned, and the construction of a new railway would be a considerable expense.

"If Sardinia has no money, France is willing to help the Kingdom of Sardinia!" Now that Sardinia has been chosen to become a vassal, Jérôme. Bonaparte, of course, will not be stingy with the injection of capital, as long as Sardinia is not unified for a day, then they will not be able to escape the palm of France: "If Sardinia is unwilling, then France is not willing to be strong!" ”

Eventually, Cavour agreed to lure the wolf in, and for the first time, French capital was injected into areas other than the Ottomans.

In addition to the railway injection, Cavour was also forced to sign agreements on agricultural products and rifle artillery.

The Sardinian dynasty was gradually being encroached upon by French capital.

Decades later, Cavour, lying on the hospital bed, once again recalled the beginning, and couldn't stop regretting it in his heart.

Jérôme. Bonaparte's secret exchange with Cavour lasted from morning to afternoon.

After the two people who walked out of the house shook hands warmly, they left one after another.

On November 28th, Jerome felt that the time was ripe. Bonaparte decided not to hesitate any longer.

Before the Legislative Council reconvened, he revealed his intention to become emperor to Björth, who was then the chairman of the Legislative Council.

After the start of the Legislative Council, President Björth proposed Jérôme. Bonaparte was supposed to be crowned emperor Theo, and with the exception of a few oppositionists, the Legislative Council passed Jérôme with an overwhelming majority. Bonaparte's request to proclaim himself emperor and change the republic to an empire.

After the majority of the Legislative Council agreed, the "Second House" also abstained with one vote, and the unanimous vote ended at that time.

The successive agreement of the Legislative Council and the Senate meant that Jérôme. Bonaparte had a legal chance to become emperor, and only a referendum was needed, and as long as the vast majority of the French did not oppose it, the Second Empire could be established a year earlier than in history.

On November 29, a telegram from Paris appeared before the top governors of the districts and provinces, saying that France should abide by a fair, just, and open choice, and that it was a plea to all the French people that they would use their votes to decide whether to establish an empire or to remain a republic.

On 30 November, the provinces began voting on whether or not to establish an empire.

After nearly seven days of voting, the French provinces finally completed their votes on 6 December, and the numbers of the votes received by the provinces were transmitted to Paris by telegram.

On December 8, after more than three hours of counting, the Senate announced the results of the ballots to the people of Paris.

8,724,000 votes were cast in favor of the establishment of an empire, 253,000 votes were cast against the establishment of an empire, and nearly 1 million abstentions, most of which were discarded in the south and west.

More than 8 million affirmative votes were given to Jérôme. The jurisprudence of Bonaparte's empire.

Around when the empire was founded, the Bonapartist faction began a new round of debate.

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