"Your Majesty wants to meet you, so Basilio is invited to come!"

After hearing de Ruiz's explanation, Luis De Kaz breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

As long as it's not an arrest and jailer! Louis Dekaz said secretly.

However, the next moment, Luis Dekaz had doubts in his heart again.

Why did the emperor suddenly summon him? What was the purpose of the emperor's summoning of him?

With these doubts in mind, Luis Decaz followed Basilio and de Ruiz out of the office.

On the way to the Tuileries Palace, Louis Decaz silently recalls what he has done in the recent past, and after repeated recollections, he does not find that he has violated the laws and unspoken rules of the Empire.

Therefore, Luis Dekaz cannot help but think of the "unspoken rules" of Parisian politics.

If he (Louis Decaz) was not summoned by the emperor for his mistakes (the emperor did not seem to be interested in summoning him specifically to rebuke a middle-level bureaucrat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), then it is very likely that he was promoted and reused by the emperor.

The thought of having the opportunity to become a high-ranking bureaucrat of the empire in his lifetime made Louis Dekaz feel a pang of excitement in his heart.

Now he is only a tiny screw in the Reich State Building, and even if he has the admiration of Chancellor de Ruiys, it will not allow him to break through the entrenched barriers of the Foreign Office and become a high-ranking bureaucrat in the Reich Foreign Office.

Because in the eyes of the rest of his colleagues in the Foreign Office, he, Luis Dekaz, was not a diplomat nobleman with pure blood.

As the source of the Dekaz family, Elie Dekaz (that is, Louis Dekaz's uncle) was only promoted to duke a few decades ago.

And Luis Dekaz himself is now a "white ding" without a noble title.

Luis Decaz's status is undoubtedly a minus for a foreign ministry controlled by the aristocracy.

Although the current aristocracy has gradually withdrawn from the political sphere, the retreat of the aristocracy in other political spheres has strengthened their position in the diplomatic field.

The advantages of their pedigree allow them to be unhindered in any European country.

In Europe, the older the country, the more important it is to believe in bloodline.

A diplomat of "noble" descent is trusted in such a country far more than a "civilian" diplomat.

This means that they will be able to extract more useful information from the gathering.

As a result, the aristocracy was much more popular in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs than in other departments.

Of course, the diplomatic service, which has too many aristocratic entrenchments, inevitably excludes some "non-noble" members.

Louis Dekaz's current position is already in the upper limit of "non-noble", and if he wants to go further, he will not be able to inherit the title of nobility of Elie Dekaz.

However, Luis Dekaz, who has visited Elie Dekaz many times, can be sure that according to Elie DeKaz's current state of mind, if there are no accidents, Elie Dekaz will be able to survive for at least five years.

[Historically, Eli Dekaz's death is in October of the next year. 】

This means that Luis Dekaz will have to sit on the cold bench for at least five years.

This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for a "young man with ambition".

Who knows if in five years' time, the minister who trusted him, de Ruiz, will be removed from office by the emperor.

Five years of variables is too big.

Once he loses de Ruiz as a backer, it may be difficult for Luis de Caz to stand out from the diplomatic service in his life.

[If it weren't for the Third Republic, which broke the monopoly of the aristocracy in the diplomatic field and chose a group of nobles who were inclined to republican ideas, it would have been difficult for Luis Dekaz to stand out in the diplomatic department. 】

Thus, Louis Decaz showed a dissonance of his age when he thought that he was likely to be valued by the emperor

Excited.

As an "aspiring youth", Luis Dekaz really wants to improve.

In this way, Louis De Kaz, who had the idea of "progress", and de Ruiz, who did not know whether to be sad or hesitant, sat side by side in the carriage, waiting to get off at any time.

The carriage travels upstream along the banks of the Seine and soon arrives at a bridge that connects to the right bank of the Seine, where the Tuileries gardens are in sight.

Immediately afterwards, the carriage slowly passed through the bustling gardens of the Tuileries Palace, crossed the blockade of the Royal Guards and the Guards, and finally arrived in front of the Tuileries Palace.

"Two, we're here!"

Bajirio, who was sitting near the door, stepped out of the carriage first, and De Ruiz followed Basilio to leave the carriage, and the last Luis de Kaz, who left the carriage, also slowly got up and left with a slight apprehension in his eyes.

Led by Basilio, Luis de Caz and de Ruiz made their way through the hall with crystal chandeliers, past the porch with self-portraits of the monarchs, and finally to the emperor's study.

"Come in, two!"

Bajirio invited de Ruiz and Luis de Caz to open the door to the room, and De Ruiz reached out and pushed the door open, and the figure of Jérôme Bonaparte appeared on the sofa in the study.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting on the sofa, heard the commotion coming from the door, and hurriedly got up and looked at the door, and at the same time uttered words of welcome.

De Ruiz and Louis De Kaz entered the room, and Jérôme Bonaparte first glanced at De Ruiz and then looked at Louis De Kaz with his eyes.

Looking at Louis De Kaz's face so ordinary that he couldn't be ordinary, it was difficult for Jérôme Bonaparte to associate him with the brilliant statesman in history who broke up the Three Emperors Alliance.

However, looking back at Louis Decaz's previous information, Jérôme Bonaparte could be sure that it was the unremarkable man in front of him who broke up the Three Emperors' Alliance.

Because in Luis Dekaz's information, Luis Dekaz himself has a tenacious spirit and a meticulous character.

A person with both of these personalities is destined to be a good leader.

De Ruiz and Louis de Caz took their seats at the invitation of Jérôme Bonaparte, who then told them what he had called them to.

"That's right! I received a telegram from St. Petersburg with the latest news on the civil war between the old and new governments of the Russian Empire!" As he spoke, Jérôme Bonaparte handed the contents of the two telegrams (Jérôme Bonaparte recopied one by himself) to de Ruiz and Louis De Kaz, respectively, "Monsieur Ruiz and Monsieur de Kaz, read them first, and then speak after they have read them!"

Louis Decaz received Jérôme Bonaparte's telegram with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and he did not understand why the Emperor had entrusted him with such an important matter.

When he saw Jérôme Bonaparte's movements, de Ruiz, who was sitting next to Louis de Kaz, was immediately sure that the emperor was preparing to train Louis de Caz to become a foreign minister.

Because, such classified information, only the foreign secretary is entitled to access.

In doing so, Jérôme Bonaparte was undoubtedly announcing to him in a silent gesture that Luis Dekaz would most likely succeed him in the future.

Thinking of this, de Ruiys couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart.

However, this mood lasted only a short time, and as de Ruiz's eyes moved to the lower part of the telegram, his expression became more and more solemn.

Louis Dekaz on the side also frowned, revealing a serious expression.

When de Ruiz and Luis De Kaz had finished reading the contents, Jérôme Bonaparte crossed his hands, leaned forward slightly, and then said to the two in an inquiring tone, "Tell me what you think!"

Jérôme Bonaparte then pointed his finger at Louis

Dekaz, "Let's start with you! Mr. Louis Dekaz!"

Louis Dekaz, who was fingered by Jérôme Bonaparte, was stunned at first, he did not understand why the emperor suddenly let him express his opinion.

Shouldn't this kind of question be answered by Minister de Ruiz?

Although Jérôme Bonaparte's actions were very sudden, they did not stump Luis de Kaz.

Luis Dekaz was stunned for only a few seconds, and then quickly adjusted, constantly recalling diplomatic information about the Russian Empire in his mind.

[Luis Dekaz's task is to compile the diplomatic information of various countries, so he also knows the state of the Russian Empire! 】

Jérôme Bonaparte waited silently for Louis Dekaz to speak.

After a while, Louis de Kaz spoke to Jérôme Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, I myself agree with what the telegram says, that the government of the New Russian Empire, led by Duke Golitsyn, is no longer powerless to confront the old Russian Empire led by Alexander II.

Their demise is only a matter of time, but this is not good news for the French Empire!"

"Monsieur de Kaz, the Russian Empire under Alexander (II) is the same as the French Empire, while the New Russian Empire under Duke Golitsyn is a republican system in the garb of an empire!

How can you say that the victory of Alexander (II) is not good news!" Jérôme Bonaparte pretended to be displeased and asked Luis de Kaz.

"Your Majesty, I think that a united Russia will not be a republican government or a dynastic government!

Not good news for the French Empire!" Luis Decaz replied unabashedly to Jérôme Bonaparte, "If I had to choose between the two, I would rather choose a republican government!"

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