Time flew by and soon came March 1860.

It's early spring, and the temperature in Paris is much better than it was a month ago, the snow that has piled up on the side of the road has long since melted, and the willow trees planted in the garden have re-bloomed.

After the cold winter, Paris is like a hospitable young woman, eager to show the outside world a vibrant scenery to attract visitors from all over the world.

After a harsh winter, countless domestic and foreign tourists have flocked to this rich and culturally prosperous treasure land, and the originally empty streets are now full of tourists of different faces and colors.

The Tuileries Gardens, which had been closed for almost the winter, have reopened, where countless young men and women have stopped and made promises to be with each other for the rest of their lives.

However, even at such a moment of life and joy, Jérôme Bonaparte, who lived in the Tuileries Palace, could not be happy.

Because, just now, Jérôme Bonaparte received a secret telegram from the New Russian Empire (Russia led by Duke Golitsyn flew).

The telegram said that just a week and a half ago, the Russian "liberators", led by Golitsyn himself, fought a battle of 200,000 men with the Russian imperial team of Gen. Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov (cousin of the current Prime Minister of the Russian Empire, Duke Gorchakov) in an area about 40 kilometers from Tsarskoye (Pushkin, 25 kilometers from St. Petersburg).

Of these, 90,000 were dispatched by the New Russian Empire, and 110,000 were mobilized by the Russian Empire.

Don't look at the difference between the forces of the New Russian Empire and the Russian Empire, which is less than 20,000 people, but these forces are all the forces that the New Russian Empire can come up with.

Even among these troops, some of them were "volunteers" from Polish and Swedish infantry, as well as "volunteers" from the Austrian Empire.

Compared with General Gorchakov, who relied on betrayal and legitimacy to obtain sufficient troops, the New Russian Empire, which only controlled St. Petersburg, was obviously unable to recruit more Slavs to work for the new government.

After a week of fighting in an area less than 30 kilometers wide, Duke Golitsyn repelled General Gorchakov and the Russian region was once again divided.

……

If the telegram had come to an abrupt end here, Jérôme Bonaparte would naturally be pleased with him.

After all, a divided Russian Empire was in the best interests of the French Empire.

However, the telegram did not stop here, and the sender, after recounting the victory of the Duke of Golitsyn, at the same time informed the state of Golitsyn's army after the war.

That is, although Duke Golitsyn won the war, Duke Golitsyn won the victory not easily.

After a fierce battle, the Russian "liberators" suffered nearly 15,000 casualties.

Although the casualties of fifteen thousand men amounted to only one-sixth of the entire army, it was already said earlier in the telegram that this was already the last army that could be used in the hands of Duke Golitsyn.

Even if Duke Golitsyn again recruited troops from the surrounding areas, it would not be possible to completely fill the vacancy of 15,000 men.

This also means that the army in Golitsyn's hands is completely a one-time expendable.

Even if Golitsyn inflicted twice as many casualties on Gorchakov's army in this war as his own, it would not help.

[By the way, the number of casualties among the troops of the Gorcha customer service is almost 40,000.

In modern times, a large-scale collapse of the army will occur only when there are 30% casualties.

From this point of view, the resilience of the Russian imperial team, which has experienced the civil war, is completely different from that of the Crimean War.

If this army is allowed to fight against Britain and France, it will be difficult for Britain and France to achieve Crimea. 】

Because Gorchakov had Alexander II behind him, he was able to provide Admiral Gorchakov with sufficient troops.

Gorchakov was not at all afraid of the same Duke Golitsyn

Fight a war of attrition.

And why did Gorchakov mobilize only 120,000 men to fight a decisive battle with Duke Golitsyn.

The other end of the telegram speculated that because of the limited production capacity of the Russian Imperial *** factory and the fact that the soil that had just thawed was very muddy, Gorchakov only mobilized 120,000 people to fight a decisive battle with Golitsyn.

That is, as long as the regime of the New Russian Empire lasts, it will not end up more than this year.

After reading the telegram's speculation, Jérôme Bonaparte was naturally dissatisfied with the civil war in the Russian Empire, which was about to end.

A reunited Russian Empire would inevitably turn its attention back to European affairs, and the French Empire, one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Crimean War, would naturally be a key focus of the Russian Empire.

Of course, the Russian Empire at the beginning of unification inevitably gave priority to economic development.

After nearly four years of civil war, the Russian Empire was already in ruins, and Jérôme Bonaparte believed that even the most brainless tsar would not choose to make big news in Europe at this time.

Sweden, Poland, and even the Austrian Empire were constantly on guard against their eastern neighbors, and the slightest change in the Russian Empire would inevitably make the three countries unconsciously hug each other.

However, the thought that the Russian Empire might contradict the French Empire in European affairs gave Jérôme Bonaparte a headache.

In all fairness, Golitsyn's ability to hold out for 4 years was enough to surprise Jérôme Bonaparte.

Jérôme Bonaparte should not blame Duke Golitsyn not only but, on the contrary, actively help him to leave the Russian Empire.

As long as Golitsyn, the leader of the rebels, was not completely dead, then Alexander II did not dare to move.

After much thought, Jérôme Bonaparte sent for de Ruiz to be summoned to the Tuileries Palace again.

Just as Bajirio was about to leave, Jérôme Bonaparte stopped him and said, "By the way, you called Luis Decaz too!"

"Louis Dekaz?" Basilio muttered, a dazed look in his eyes.

As for a well-rounded administrator, Basilio chose to forget all the names except the names of the Imperial Chancellor and the nobles who frequented the Tuileries.

Luis Dekaz is naturally one of Basilio's forgotten objects.

"It's the one you reported to me a few months ago!" Jérôme Bonaparte reminded him, and then he exclaimed, "How is your memory worse than mine?"

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry!" Basilio whispered a response to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"That's it! Let's get moving!" Jérôme Bonaparte waved his hand and said to Basilio.

It was only at this moment that Babriio kept Luis Dekaz's name firmly in his heart.

Since the emperor mentioned Dekaz twice, it shows that Dekaz's future is limitless.

……

Arriving at the docks of Orsay, Barbriio immediately approached de Ruiz and told him the news of the Emperor's summons.

Without saying anything, de Ruiz got up and went with Basilio to leave the office.

Basilio then asked De Ruiz where Luis De Kaz stood!

De Ruiz froze for a few seconds, then told Basilio.

Louis Dekaz is now working in his office.

"Lord Ruiys, could you please take me there?" Basilio politely replied to Luys, "Your Majesty has invited not only you, but also Mr. Luis Dekaz!"

When de Ruiz heard that Jérôme Bonaparte had invited Louis de Caz, he could not help but feel a pang of joy in his heart.

However, in addition to being happy, de Ruiys inevitably felt a little jealous of his capable subordinates.

The current political circles have long had a heart

According to the unspoken rule, the future of any guest invited by Jérôme Bonaparte to the Tuileries Palace is bound to be limitless.

Louis Decaz was invited to the Tuileries Palace at this age and had every chance of taking his place.

Thinking of this, de Ruiz felt an inexplicable panic in his heart.

De Louis, who thinks he doesn't value the foreign secretary, is also unable to be completely indifferent to fame and fortune when he is really faced with the possibility of losing his position.

However, as a veteran diplomat who has been immersed in diplomacy for many years, de Ruiz is fully capable of adjusting to his new mentality in an instant.

"Please follow me!" De Ruiz smiled and said to Basilio.

Under the leadership of de Ruiz, Basilio soon arrived at Luis de Kaz's office.

At this moment, Luis de Caz is compiling together the documents of the foreign ministries from various countries, and then extracting the useful information and handing it over to de Ruiz.

The presence of Babriio and De Ruiz interrupts Luis De Caz's ongoing work, and he puts down his work and walks towards Bajirio and De Ruiz.

"Mr. Steward, Your Excellency!" Luis Dekaz politely addressed the two of them, then reached out and invited them to sit down in the office.

Since Luis Decaz's office was only a quarter of that of De Ruiz, it was impossible for Luis Decaz to set up a sofa in his office, and the only few chairs with backrests were his way of receiving guests.

"Mr. Dekaz, please come with me!" Basilio said to Luis Dekaz without any fuss.

Luis Decaz's eyes revealed a hint of confusion and trepidation, and he subconsciously looked at the leader de Ruiz.

De Ruiz immediately understood that Luis de Caz seemed to have misunderstood, and he hastened to add, "Your Majesty wants to meet you, so I ordered Monsieur Basilio to come and inform you!"

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