After the diplomatic "bitter cold" of December, the French Empire finally ushered in its "spring" in mid-January.

On January 15, 1851, when Jérôme. After Bonaparte once again conveyed the slogan "Empire is Peace" to the European continent, Count Aladdin, then leader of the British Tory Party and the new Prime Minister of Britain, sent his new foreign secretary, the Count of Malmsbury, to convey to the French ambassador to Britain that the Kingdom of Britain welcomed the French Empire into the European family.

[PS: The Tories Count Aladdin blamed Prime Minister Russell for various political mistakes between 1848 and 1851 through the social panic caused by the establishment of the French Empire.] For a time, public opinion surged, and Prime Minister Russell was crushed by the surging public opinion. After the collapse of Russell's cabinet, Foreign Secretary Palmerston, who had been the first opposition to Russell's cabinet, was also kicked out of politics by the Earl of Derby and replaced by the timid and inexperienced Earl of Malmesbury (a copy of Huque)

The fall of Russell's cabinet came almost a year earlier than in history. 】

At the same time, a letter from the royal family of Hanover (Queen Victoria) reached Jérôme through secret channels of the Rothschilds. In the hands of Bonaparte.

In the letter, Queen Victoria addressed Jérôme "affectionately". Bonaparte was "my brother Napoleon III" (a title between orthodox kings).

Then, once again, to Jérôme. Bonaparte expressed his desire to travel to Paris.

I can't figure out whether Queen Victoria meant it or whether she meant it. Bonaparte once again brought the Foreign Secretary de Villere. Ruiz was "invited" into the Tuileries Palace.

After a brief discussion between the two men, Jérôme. Bonaparte wrote to Queen Victoria, saying that Paris was ready to welcome Queen Victoria and her husband Albert.

Once again, the letterhead was handed over to Rothschild, who sent it to Buckingham Palace.

"Settled" off Britain's Jérôme. Bonaparte was no longer afraid of a sudden all-European war, and in his opinion the European continent without the financial support of Britain was a plate of scattered sand, let alone a war, as long as it could remain touched and not collapsed, it would be brave.

Of course, this is just a joke, and now there is no big country in the whole of Europe (referring to the countries on the continent) except France, which is not troubled by its own finances, and there are many examples of the bankruptcy of half of the government mobilized to the point of mobilization, and it is simply a fool's dream to rely on such an army to fight a war with France.

Sure enough, the day after the Kingdom of Britain recognized the French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the little brother who had been diving for nearly a month, declared its support for the French Empire in a high-profile manner.

After that, the Minister of Agriculture, Cavour, sent a secret message to Jérôme. Bonaparte apologized for the humility of his attitude. Bonaparte almost had the illusion that "this brother can handle it."

The reason for this is simply because the Kingdom of Sardinia is afraid that the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies will take away their position as a licking dog.

No one understood better that the situation in the entire Apennine Peninsula depended not on the kingdoms of Sardinia and the Two Sicilies, but on the French and Austrian Empires.

The Austrian Empire was not destined to allow the Kingdom of Sardinia to complete its unification unless they were willing to abandon Lombardy, Venice, and the other states of Central Italy, and the French Empire was very different, as long as the diplomatic gains were sufficient for the French Imperial army to help with the white work.

No matter what Cavour had in his heart, Jérôme. Bonaparte's mind had already decided that this "shrunken version of Bismarck" could not be in many places.

In order to get the "understanding" of France, Victor. Emmanuel II replaced Cavour as the former chairman of the Council of Ministers, as he is often referred to as Prime Minister.

On 19 January, the new Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Cavour, sent a "request" to the French ambassador to Sardinia, in which he hoped that the Kingdom of Sardinia would also join the agricultural talks between the French Empire and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

This kind of obvious disruptive behavior was naturally rejected by the ambassador mercilessly. Even so, Cavour, who still did not give up, gritted his teeth and turned to Victor. Emmanuel II applied for a "grant" and then gave it to Jérôme as an "admirer". Bonaparte's sister Mathilde. Bonaparte.

Such a tactful way of giving gifts naturally won Mathilde. Bonaparte's goodwill in Mathilde. At Bonaparte's personal invitation, Cavour took advantage of the situation to lead a team of "agricultural experts" to France, and among this group of experts was Cavour's "secret weapon".

On January 20th, when Jérôme. When Bonaparte learned that his sister had been invited to Paris by Cavour's jewel "captivity", he felt a headache.

The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia were already in some irreconcilable contradiction over the unification of Italy, and in the event of a fight between the two sides over some issue, the matter would be completely divided.

However, Jérôme. Bonaparte believed that Cavour was not such a politically minded fellow.

That evening, Jérôme. Bonaparte went alone to the Château de Fontainebleau to meet with the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

The Crown Prince and the Emperor, two men of different status and age, sat on the chairs of the Château de Fontainebleau, with a gold-rimmed portrait of Ancient Greece above their heads, and a table next to the chair also placed a vessel carved with ancient Greek motifs.

Most of these ornaments are from the Bourbon period, and some even bear witness to the entire process of the Bourbon dynasty from its rise to decline.

Now that the Bourbon dynasty has "fallen", they remain intact in the Château de Fontainebleau. Admittedly, there are times when the lifespan of cultural relics is much longer than that of a dynasty.

Looking at the young boy in front of him, Jérôme. Bonaparte couldn't help but think of himself in his previous life, and he vaguely remembered that he was still in high school at that time, and he didn't know anything about national affairs at all.

Jérôme. Bonaparte's eyes gradually softened, and he asked in a slow tone, "Do you know why you were sent to France by your father?" ”

"No...... I don't know! Francesco II, who was only sixteen years old, timidly responded.

Francesco II, who had a slightly timid personality, did not understand why his father had brought him to the French Empire and what his purpose was in the country, since arriving in Paris, Francesco II had never set foot in the gates of the Palace of Fontainebleau.

Looking at the future king of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Jérôme, who was somewhat lacking in character, was in front of him. Bonaparte suddenly had some understanding of why the historical kingdom of the Two Sicilies was brought to ruin at the touch of a button.

In a country with an absolute monarchy, the character of the monarch will affect the direction of the future.

Especially in the midst of the war of Italian unification, a weak monarch was destined to be abandoned by his subjects.

Jérôme. Bonaparte decided to instill some political experience in this guy whose political experience was still a blank slate, and the unification of the Apennine Peninsula was not a good thing for France.

"Your father sent you to France so that you could open your eyes and see the world clearly!" Jérôme. Bonaparte explained to Francesco II as he slowly straightened his cuffs.

"Open your eyes to the world?" Francesco II's eyes were full of doubt, a word that he could not hear from the lips of his teacher, the priest, who would only teach him to be devout to God and to be kind to the world.

"Take the previous example! Why wasn't the Kingdom of Sardinia overthrown by their populace? Why did your father, Ferdinand II, have to suppress the army? "Jérôme. Bonaparte asked a pointed question.

Francesco II had a look of disgust on his face, and he was not good at disguise. Bonaparte spoke ill of Sardinia: "The kingdom of Sardinia has rebelled against the Lord, and they are associated with the mob!" ”

"If you really think so, I can assert that the rule of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies will end in your hands!" Jérôme. Bonaparte replied in a cold tone: "You will be a sinner!" ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte's cold words Francesco II's face turned pale, and he could not imagine what would happen if the kingdom of the Two Sicilies ended in his own hands.

"No...... No, it won't! Francesco II shook his head desperately and retorted: "We still have loyal armies, loyal nobles!" ”

"Loyalty?" Jérôme. Bonaparte still showed no mercy in tearing apart Francesco II's disguise: "You mean the Swiss Janissaries? Don't forget how His Majesty the Pope (Pope) was kicked out! The so-called loyalty is just relative, when the guns of the army are faced with a mob of 10,000 or even 100,000, can they really be ruthless? Even if your army can withstand the mob, what will you use to resist Garibaldi? Resist the Kingdom of Sardinia? ”

In Jérôme. Under the blow of Bonaparte's words, Francesco II's face became more and more pale, and his eyes seemed to see the scene of the overthrow of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

"I ...... I ......" Francesco II was intermittently speechless.

Jérôme. Bonaparte looked at Francesco II silently, and he sat on the chair with his legs crossed.

After a while, Francesco II finally realized the purpose of his father's call to France, and he humbly said: "You must have a way, right?" ”

Francesco II looked at Jérôme with keen eyes. Bonaparte, influenced by the liberal ideas of Ferdinand II, Francesco II was very interested in Jérôme. Bonaparte was not as disgusted as a true orthodox monarch, believing that those who built empires on their own must have something good about him.

"It's a pity! I don't have a complete solution either! "Jérôme. Bonaparte spread his hands, and then added: "The situation in the Apennine is far more complicated than you think!" ”

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