Just as Princess Mathilde was about to return to the hotel to send a telegram, Jérôme Bonaparte stopped Mathilde again.

In Mathilde's bewildered eyes, Jérôme Bonaparte slowly spoke to Princess Mathilde, "Fontainebleau has installed a telegram to Paris, you don't have to go to the town telegraph office to send a telegram!"

Mathilde didn't think much of it, but thought it was a telegraph room set up by Jérôme Bonaparte to keep in touch with Paris.

(In fact, the role of the telegraph room at the Château de Fontainebleau was to mobilize more quickly the Guards deployed around Paris in the event of an emergency, so that they could enter Paris in the shortest possible time.) ）

"Hmm!" Mathilde nodded, then pushed open the door and left the study.

Angelo von Becchu, who had been hovering around the study waiting for Princess Mathilde's conversation with the Emperor to end, immediately realized that the conversation between the Emperor and the Princess had ended when she saw Mathilde appear in the hallway.

Becchu trotted up to Princess Mathilde and eagerly asked Mathilde if he needed someone to take her back to the hotel.

Mathilde shook her head, and then asked the Quilt, "Where is the telegraph room at the Palace of Fontainebleau?" Could you please take me there?"

"This ......," Becchu's face looked hesitant.

The Fontainebleau telegraph room is the most confidential part of the Château de Fontainebleau, and no one is allowed to set foot in the telegraph room without the permission of the Emperor

Becchu did not know whether Mathilde had ever been authorized by the Emperor to go to the telegraph room.

If Mathilde had not been authorized by the Emperor, how did she know about the existence of the telegraph room?

But if Mathilde was authorized, then why didn't Bechu, who was the head of the secretary's office, hear from him.

Mathilde also seemed to see Becchu's concerns, she pointed in the direction of the study, smiled and said to Becchu, "Your Majesty has given me permission to go to the telegraph room!

If you're not sure, you can go to the study to find out!"

"Don't dare!" Bechu hurriedly lowered his head and replied to Mathilde, "I'll take you there!"

Princess Mathilde bowed her head implicitly, a little more curious about the telegraph room.

With Beqiu as her guide, Mathilde's path to the telegraph room was smooth sailing.

When Bechu pushed open the door to the telegraph room, Mathilde was stunned by the sight of the telegraph room.

There were about thirty telegraphs in the room, and next to each telegraph sat two or three people who received and received telegrams.

That is, there are at least about 70 people in this room.

Mathilde immediately realized that such a large crowd was not just about keeping in touch with Paris.

After all, only one telegraph line and one telegraph machine are needed to connect the Château de Fontainebleau and the Tuileries Palace (one each for the Château de Fontainebleau and the Tuileries).

Telegraphs of such a large size were not just about Paris.

"What the hell is going on?" Mathilde turned to Bechu and asked, "Why is there so many telegraphs in a telegraph room?"

Beqiu was silent for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he replied to Princess Mathilde in a low voice, "Your Highness, the other section of these telegraph machines is the headquarters of the Guards!

And His Majesty's purpose in doing this is to be able to send troops into Paris as soon as possible in case Paris is faced with an emergency!"

After hearing Beccu's explanation, Mathilde unconsciously felt a trace of jealousy and fear for Jérôme Bonaparte.

Mathilde never imagined that her younger brother, who often appeared in the public eye as a "friend of the French people", would make such a big battle in silence.

For a moment, Princess Mathilde seemed to be a little incomprehensible to this younger brother.

If the French people had known that the monarch, whom they were so universally loved, was an executioner ready to crush them, no more loyal would have chosen to vote for Bonaparte.

"Shell Hill

Sir, this telegraph room must not be known to the outside world!" Princess Mathilde said to Beciu in a solemn tone, "If the people of Paris know what is happening here, the people's trust in the Empire will be ruined!"

"Your Highness, please rest assured!" Becchu said to Mathilde, "I assure you that nothing that happens here will reach Paris!"

"Hmm!" Mathilde nodded faintly, and then asked Becchu, "Which telegraph is the one that connects Paris to the face?"

"Please follow me!"

Becchu was in the lead, Mathilde was close behind, and soon the two were in front of a telegraph.

"Your Highness, this telegraph is connected to the telegraph at the Tuileries Palace!" Bechu introduced Princess Mathilde.

"Good!" Mathilde turned her gaze to the dispatcher, who commanded in a commanding tone, "I say a word, you send a word!"

"Yes!" The dispatcher placed a hand on the transmitter button, silently waiting for Mathilde to give the order.

"The Emperor of France has agreed to meet with you, so please keep a low profile and head to the Palace of Fontainebleau!" Princess Mathilde said word for word to the messenger.

"Your Highness, that's all there is to it!" The dispatcher asked Princess Mathilde again and again.

Mathilde thought for a moment, and then continued to say to the dispatcher, "One more thing, please send this telegram to Mathilde's Mansion as soon as possible!"

With that said, Mathilde paused, "That's all I have to say!"

After a rough mental calculation of the number of times he needed to press the transmitter button, the telegraph operator immediately began to act.

Soon, Mathilde's ears were ticking.

After about ten minutes, the dispatcher stopped what he was doing and replied to Mathilde, "Your Highness, all the contents have been sent to the Tuileries Palace!"

It is expected to arrive at the Tuileries Palace in just over ten minutes!"

"I see! Thank you very much!" Mathilde replied politely.

Mathilde, who had completed her mission, then left the telegraph room, accompanied by Beychu.

……

On the other hand, the telegram from the Château de Fontainebleau took more than ten minutes of "long journey" and soon arrived at the Tuileries Palace, more than 100 kilometers away.

The telegraph operator stationed in the telegraph room of the Tuileries Palace quickly converted the telegram into text after receiving a telegram from the Château de Fontainebleau.

When all the Morse codes had been translated into text, the telegraph operator left the room and sought out one of the administrators of the Tuileries Palace, hoping to find the chief of Basilio.

When the administrator learned that the telegram was sent from the Palace of Fontainebleau, he did not hesitate to lead the messenger to Basilio, the head of the Tuileries Palace.

"Is this a telegram from the Château de Fontainebleau?" Basilio asked the dispatcher again.

"That's right!" The dispatcher replied to Basilio in a firm tone.

"Okay!" Basilio said a few words, then called the telegraph operator to leave.

After the telegraph operator left, Basilio opened the telegram to check its contents.

After reading it, Basilio learned that it was a telegram from Princess Mathilde to the mansion.

So Basilio himself rode in a carriage and handed the telegram into the hands of the butler stationed at the Mathilde Mansion.

The butler, who was already from the Tuileries, received him warmly when he saw Bahiriaudi coming.

After the two of them were briefly reserved, Basilio handed the telegram to Key, and asked curiously, "Who is Your Majesty going to meet?"

The butler told Basilio the news that Cavour had come to deliver the post, and Basilio was surprised.

Subsequently, Basilio insisted on leaving the Mathilde Mansion despite the butler's repeated insistence.

After Basilio left the Mathilde Mansion, the butler also got up and took the ride

Take a horse-drawn carriage to the hotel where Cavour is staying.

Since the Château Mathilde itself was located near the Bois de Boulogne, the carriage traveled due east and north along the snow-frozen road and soon reached the vicinity of Saint-Germain.

Then, after more than half an hour of travel around the city, the housekeeper finally found a hotel in Cavour.

The butler, who had come out of the carriage, had heard the news of Cavour from the front desk of the hotel, and quickly came to the door of Cavour's room.

At this moment, Cavour was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and a sudden knock on the door broke Cavour's already poor sleep.

Cavour, who had gotten out of bed, glanced at the sky outside the window that was about to darken, and was slightly puzzled.

He didn't know who would knock on the door at this time, even if Princess Mathilde, after receiving his greetings, should not reply to him until the next day.

Cavour opened the door with a confused expression, and the butler appeared in front of Cavour.

"Hello, Mr. Cavour!" The butler politely addressed Cavour.

"Hello, sir! Come in!" After Cavour saw the appearance of the visitor clearly, he was secretly happy in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the visitor turned out to be Princess Mathilde's housekeeper.

This means that Mathilde has already received his greetings, so she will send a butler to reply to him.

The butler entered the room and retold the telegram to Cavour as it was.

Cavour's face overflowed with joy when he heard the news that the Emperor was preparing to meet him.

He thought that he would have to work hard to get the opportunity to meet with the Emperor, and then use the benefits to dispel the Emperor's negative feelings of "betrayal" against the Kingdom of Sardinia.

(France's military exercises in the Mediterranean Fleet have already given Cavour a vague sense that the exercises are coming at them.) ）

Unexpectedly, the emperor would meet him so soon.

Does this mean that the emperor himself "betrayed" the Kingdom of Sardinia and was not as emotional as he imagined?

Free to read.