In the cells of Scotland Yard, everything was quiet.

The prisoners awaiting trial here barely rolled over in the cramped cells, the damp and slightly warm conditions made them feel sticky from top to bottom, and almost no one who came here could sleep well.

Just as the prisoners were a little sleepy, suddenly, an impassioned voice echoed in the cell.

"In the vast land of Europa, the lack of confidence of the peoples in their sovereigns has led to a palpable general unease. And how sad it is for a monarch who cannot combine his own interests with the public interest!

How sad it is when the glory of one cannot bring glory to the other, when the preservation of one brings harm to the other, when one cannot trust the promises and oaths of the other!

Yes, as an upright French citizen and republican, I should be against monarchies, but not against monarchies in general, but against those that cannot be combined with the interests of the people!

A full decade has passed since Napoleon's death! However, the beautiful and rich land of France still spreads his infamy, but today, here, I must appeal to you! French! Be fair! Thank you to the man who came from the people and served the people.

When France was plunged into darkness, who spread the light of human ingenuity? It's him, it's Napoleon Bonaparte!

When the political situation in France was torn apart, who brought us strength with all the ideas that brought it together? It's him, it's Napoleon Bonaparte!

When all the countries of Europe are attacking France, when the whole world wants to erase France from the world, who guarantees the dignity and national independence of the French nation? It's still him, the great Napoleon Bonaparte!

If one day, the people are free, and the happy life of independence, freedom, stability, fairness and equality that we have been looking forward to will come, it is all thanks to Napoleon Bonaparte!

It was he who acquaroded the people to virtue, and this is the only reliable basis of the republic. Do not blame him for his dictatorial power, for that leads us to freedom, just as the iron plough ploughs over the land and brings us a good harvest. And the misfortune of his reign is simply that he is unable to reap all the seeds he has sown.

He had already liberated France, but he was only one step away from final success. Believe me, O people of France, our French mother will be free, and freedom and glory will belong to France! ”

Louis Bonaparte held his speech and passionately honed his oratorical skills, but such an emotional speech not only failed to win the slightest applause, but also provoked a wave of scolding in the cell.

"You Frenchman still won't let people sleep?"

"What about the Duke of Wellington? Help, I seem to have heard that Napoleon is about to be restored. ”

"Didn't you come in because you smashed the glass of the duke's window? Why do you think of him again now? ”

"I smashed the glass because he was against parliamentary reform, but if he turned around and beat the French, then I must still support it!"

In the midst of the scolding, Louis Bonaparte also felt a little worried in his heart, but in an instant, the arrogance of the young man and the excitement of him couldn't help but open his mouth to fight back.

He leaned on the window of his cell, clutching the iron railings and scolding: "You English ruffians don't understand anything, you deserve to be in prison!" If my uncle were here, would you dare to speak to the noble Frenchman like this? Do you understand what it is like to win 65 battles and 58 wins? ”

One by one, the prisoners slapped the bed board in the cell and sneered at each other: "Oh! Our Duke of Wellington won 22 of the 23 battles he fought in Europe as much as Napoleon, and unfortunately the only one he lost was not the Battle of Waterloo. ”

"Wow!!"

The ruffians cheered, and the brief moment of happiness made them forget about their imminent court.

The police officer patrolling the cell couldn't help but exclaim, "It's almost enough, it's just a victory over the French, is it worth being so happy?" Sit down, sleep when you should sleep, eat when you should eat, Bill, you should go to court in a moment, I advise you to think more about how to defend yourself for smashing glass! ”

The prisoner named Bill listened and was dissatisfied: "Mr. Officer, how many times have I said that I am not the only one who smashes the glass, I just don't run as fast as the French." ”

"I ......," said Louis Bonaparte, who stretched out his hand through the bars, and wished to strangle them to death: "If one day the French people are willing to accept my guidance, I will surely let you understand what it means to be afraid from the mainland." ”

Louis Bonaparte was muttering when suddenly his eyes caught a glimpse of Arthur, who was leaning against the wall next to the window outside his cell.

He was startled: "Black...... Superintendent Hastings, when did you come? ”

Arthur lifted the rod of civilization and lifted the hat over his eyes: "It's been a while. ”

"What are you doing here?"

Arthur pulled out a large set of ring keys hanging from his belt, and replied as he opened the door, "Your writ of habeas corpus has been applied, so of course I'm here to release you." But I saw that your speech was in full swing, so I couldn't bear to disturb you, so I just stood here and listened quietly. ”

Louis Bonaparte breathed a sigh of relief, and he smiled and asked, "What do you think of my speech?" Mr. Wheatstone told me, you're also a good speech, you seem to have saved a little boy's life in a court of law, right? ”

Arthur raised his head and glanced at him: "Why does Charles tell you everything, as an employee of the Intelligence Bureau, how can his mouth be so broken?" ”

"The Intelligence Bureau? What intelligence bureau? Is it an organization similar to the security department of the Grand Paris Police Agency? ”

Arthur replied, "It depends on your understanding, but I do have some friendship with Mr. Vidocq, the head of the security department. ”

"A little friendship?" Louis Bonaparte asked, "To what extent?" ”

Arthur opened the cell door and said, "It's not that deep, it's almost a fateful friendship." ”

"Isn't that deep?" Louis Bonaparte lamented: "I have heard that the English are difficult to get close to, and now it seems that it is true." In the eyes of the Britons, unless they are buried together, they are not friends? ”

Arthur nodded slightly, touched a cigar from the table in the cell, leaned against the wall and lit it: "Of course, Monsieur Bonaparte, not only are the English difficult to get close to, but our nature is very bad. If you have time, maybe you should take a trip to the Ottoman Tract, hoping that you can learn more about Britain from the old Ottoman peasants. ”

"Do you know why the British went to the Ottomans?"

Arthur spat out smoke rings: "Because there is a local saying in the Ottoman area, if you trip over a stone while walking, that stone is probably put by the British." Now, you understand why, right? ”

Louis Bonaparte laughed and said, "As for the Ottomans? Didn't you British destroy their Black Sea Fleet in the Battle of Navarino? ”

"Well, that's right." Arthur nodded: "In other words, you French don't hold a grudge against Britain because of the Battle of Trafalgar, right?" ”

Louis Bonaparte's face changed when he heard this, and he emphatically said: "Is that just a question of the Battle of Trafalgar?" And Waterloo and the seven-time anti-French alliance! ”

"The anti-French alliance is not all British."

"But why are you involved in all seven alliances?"

"Join in the fun, that's how the British are."

"And what about the Hundred Years' War?"

"Isn't it normal to have a little unfriendly friction between neighbors?"

"From 1337 to 1453?"

"Britain wanted an armistice in 1360, but didn't you French disagree?"

"Nonsense, at that time everything from the south of the Loire to the Pyrenees was occupied by the British, wouldn't it be too stupid to completely shake hands and make peace?"

Arthur leaned against the wall and shrugged, "Since you say so, then I can't help it." But then again, why should I defend Britain? Anyway, whatever you say, who gave you the surname Bonaparte, and I'm just a petty superintendent of Scotland Yard? Louie, it's good if you're happy. ”

Louis Bonaparte only felt more uncomfortable when he saw Arthur's appearance, and he pouted: "Originally, Mr. Wheatstone said that you were a master of speech, but now it seems that although your level of speech lacks passion, it is enough to cover up the facts." ”

Arthur replied: "Actually, I will be passionate, it depends on whether you can accept it." ”

"Really? Would you still be passionate? Louis Bonaparte was skeptical: "You say two words to verify." ”

When Arthur heard this, he first cleared his throat, and then raised his voice loudly.

"Before me, standing is a people, a people groaning in humiliation! Since the end of that war, the pride of our nation has been gone! The victors rode on our necks and trampled on our dignity, the dignity of the noblest people on the European continent!

Tell me, do you want to choose to be a freedom fighter like Napoleon, or do you want to be a most despicable slave?

You may say: Monsieur Bonaparte, I need a job, a piece of bread. Yes, you're right, life is so important. But I'm going to tell you. There is one more important thing in this world than life, and that is freedom! That's dignity!

What we need, not a loaf of bread! It's a living space! A living space for a nation! A country that only knows how to protest is a country without bones! A government that only knows how to protest is a government without bones! This living space is not achieved by begging and protesting, but by iron and blood! ”

Arthur said this, suddenly paused, he reached out and touched his man, "Maybe it's better to have a mustache." But that's all it means, and then again, Louie, what do you think of this speech? ”

When Louis Bonaparte heard this, his brow furrowed, and he replied for a long time: "On the whole it is not bad, but bread and work are still very important, and my uncle planted a big heel in this." By the way, did you come up with this speech on your own? ”

"I can't think of anything like that."

Arthur twisted his neck: "Only the homeland of Mr. Hegel can give birth to such ideas, which is his favorite country of reason." As for Britain, on this small island, it is not even possible to unify the minds of the English and the Scots, so don't think about all that. In the final analysis, the situation of each country is different, the absolute monarchy in Britain and parliamentary politics in Russia, the final result is that the two countries are all in chaos, everyone is living according to their own habits, Britain will naturally create another parliament without it, and the Russians will naturally support another one without the tsar, at most it is just a change of name. ”

When Louis Bonaparte heard this, he couldn't help but rejoice: "So you think the same way? As I said, France should still establish a system that is strong but not authoritarian, free rather than anarchic, independent and not seeking conquest. ”

When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "I can't see it, you have a lot of requirements." ”

Louis Bonaparte did not care about Arthur's jokes, he simply recounted his point of view in a rambling manner: "It seems to me that France should be governed by the people, the legislature, and the emperor, who should have the right to vote and approve, who should have the power to deliberate, and the executive power to the emperor." ”

Arthur took a sip of his cigar: "Looks like you know which power is the most important." ”

As soon as Arthur said this, Louis Bonaparte choked up and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Arthur didn't continue to embarrass him on this issue, but patted the manuscript that was placed in front of the case: "You should take this "Political Thought" back and continue to change it, although Britain now pursues freedom of publication and does not ban any publications, but if you edit it too poorly, it will also affect others' evaluation of your books, right?" There are many madmen and madmen in Britain, but I have to admit that, Mr. Bonaparte, you are still one of the more special ones I have ever seen. ”

After that, Arthur patted him on the shoulder again: "Your mother is waiting for you outside Scotland Yard, I hope that the next time I see you, you can prepare the nationality certificate, it is inconvenient to go out without a nationality." ”

Louis Bonaparte walked halfway and turned back again, he stared at Arthur, who was smoking a cigar, and suddenly asked, "If I get British citizenship, can I join Scotland Yard?" ”

"Huh?" Arthur's smoking was sluggish, he was stunned for a long time, and his brows furrowed slightly: "What did you say?" ”

Louis Bonaparte saw Arthur's stunned expression, clenched his fist and pounded his chest: "The charcoal revolt in Rome has failed, and I have nowhere to show what I learned at the Swiss military academy. Besides, I can't stay at my uncle's house all the time, can I? I've got to get myself an errand to support myself. Mr. Hastings, I'm quite interested in your police intelligence bureau, I don't know why, but seeing you always reminds me of Fouché, the former French Imperial Police Minister, and I want to know how he did things in those days through my work at Scotland Yard. ”

Arthur stared at him for a long time, pondering for a moment, before pressing the cigar on the table and extinguishing it inch by inch: "If you can get citizenship and convince your uncle and mother...... I am currently short of a police secretary. ”

"Understood, sir!"

(End of chapter)