Make France Great Again Chapter 328

On December 10, 1851, the French government, which had set the coronation date, issued an invitation to the ambassadors of various governments, inviting them to participate in the coronation ceremony of the French Empire on December 12.

All the first-rate powers except the Russian Empire politely declined the invitation of the French government for various reasons, even the British ambassador who had acquiesced in France to rebuild the empire.

As for the ambassador of the Russian Empire, after confirming the news of Jerome Bonaparte's coronation, Vladimirovich, who knew the temper of Tsar Nicholas I, immediately left Paris on his own initiative. Vladimirovich's behavior without saying goodbye is equivalent to breaking diplomatic relations, and there is no need for the French government to invite a country that has cut off communication.

On the night of the 11th, a sudden cold snap brought Paris its first heavy snow in 1851. The heavy snow fell on Paris, and in just a few hours, the entire Paris became a white world.

In the early morning of the 12th, when Jerome Bonaparte got up and opened the curtains as usual, the white world that greeted him surprised and dismayed him.

Why did so many silent snowflakes descend on Paris when Jerome Bonaparte was crowned? Could it be that God used this method to warn him, the usurper?

Jerome Bonaparte shook his head desperately to dismiss this idea.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and Jerome Bonaparte, who had come to his senses, hurriedly opened the bedroom door.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to prepare for your coronation!" Morney, who was standing at the door, reminded Jerome Bonaparte in a gorgeous dress.

"Oh! Ah!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded in understanding.

Under the leadership of Morne, Jerome Bonaparte came to the "dressing room" of the Tuileries Palace, where the professionals in charge of court etiquette will help Jerome Bonaparte to take care of the coronation apparel.

After the servants in charge of court etiquette arrived, Morney got up and said goodbye.

Only Jerome Bonaparte and a group of servants who knew court etiquette were left in the "dressing room".

"Can we start?" Jerome Bonaparte asked the servants present in a soft voice.

One of the servants responded humbly, "Your Majesty, please wait a little longer!"

"Who else are you waiting for?" Jerome Bonaparte was a little puzzled. It was the royal robes they put on for themselves a few days ago. It stands to reason that the cooperation between the two should be very skilled. Are there new members coming? ?

"Your Majesty, according to the regulations, when you officially change the costumes required for the coronation, one or two nobles or ladies must come to guide you!" The servant responded immediately.

Jerome Bonaparte frowned slightly, he really didn't like this kind of complicated steps.

The servant also saw Jerome Bonaparte's boredom, and he hurriedly said with relief: "Your Majesty, please wait a little longer!"

"I know!"

Jerome Bonaparte sat quietly in a chair and waited for the arrival of the so-called guiding nobles.

After a while, the door of the "dressing room" opened again, and Jerome Bonaparte followed the voice and looked over, a smile on his originally tense face.

"So it's you!" Jerome Bonaparte asked briskly.

"Your Majesty!" The two nobles who were in charge of guiding the etiquette of Jerome Bonaparte were the Marquise of Allais and the Countess of Montillo, who were familiar to Jerome Bonaparte.

One of them is the lover of Jerome Bonaparte, and the other is the mother of Jerome Bonaparte's "friend" Eugenie.

It can be said that Jerome Bonaparte is relatively close.

After a short chat, the ceremony officially began.

The Countess of Montillo was in charge of instructing the servants to help Jerome Bonaparte change into the royal robes needed for the coronation, while the Countess of Allais told him about the situations that should be avoided during the coronation ceremony.

Jerome Bonaparte, sitting on the chair, was like a puppet at the mercy of others, listening to the notices of the Marquise Allais while letting the servants put clothes on him one after another.

The whole dressing ceremony lasted for nearly an hour, until Jerome Bonaparte hung the Great Eagle Medal on his chest, the tedious ceremony was completely over.

Compared to Jérôme Bonaparte, who had a slightly tired look on his face, the Marquise of Allais and the Countess of Montillo were proud of their "masterpieces".

After that, Jerome Bonaparte, dressed in royal robes, came to the entrance of the Ballroom of the Tuileries Palace, surrounded by the Marquise of Allais and the Countess of Montirot.

At this time, the banquet hall of the Tuileries Palace was already full of people, including the Legislative Council, the Senate, the Cabinet, the Senate, the City Hall and the generals living in Paris... All the members of all the state organs of power gathered in this hall. Among them waiting for the arrival of Jerome Bonaparte.

Of course, the real coronation ceremony is not here. Except for those who must act with Jerome Bonaparte, all the members present will leave the Tuileries Palace after meeting with the emperor Go to Paris City Hall at 6 pm, which means that the real coronation place is not in the Tuileries Palace, nor in Notre Dame de Paris (where Emperor Napoleon was crowned), but in the City Hall.

Going to the city hall for the coronation is also the method that Jerome Bonaparte came up with after careful consideration. If we choose Reims Cathedral for the coronation, we will face the problem of insufficient legality of the Bonaparte family.

The previous kings of the Bourbon dynasty claimed that their crowns came from God, and the crowns of the Bonaparte family came from 30 million French. One is the divine authority of the monarchy, and the other is the authority of the monarchy. This is equivalent to slapping the face of those orthodox monarchies, and after thinking it over and over again, Jerome Bonaparte gave up the idea

As for why he did not follow his uncle to go to Notre Dame for his coronation, one of the reasons was because Pius IX did not come, and the other was because his uncle did something inappropriate at Notre Dame, inviting the Pope to be crowned The Pope reluctantly ran to Paris to be crowned, and when he was crowned again, he was unwilling to kneel in front of the Pope to be crowned, but chose to grab the Pope's crown for self-coronation. The crown grabbed him and crowned him. As if he regarded himself as the **** of France, the then Pope Pius VII almost fainted.

If Jérôme Bonaparte goes to Notre Dame for his coronation, he may not be able to arouse the empathetic memory of that old **** of Pius IX, so don't over-stimulate Pius IX.

After much deliberation, the Paris City Hall, which once crowned Louis Philippe, became Jerome Bonaparte's first choice.

Although the Paris City Hall itself has no symbolic meaning, it is an ordinary building, but it also symbolizes the attitude of the emperor to stand with the people.

Besides, with Louis Philippe coronation ahead, going to Paris City Hall for the coronation can be regarded as following the predecessors.

Why is Jerome Bonaparte not a die-hard person, and he doesn't want to hold a zombie resurrection party. The new era has come, and those so-called old etiquettes should disappear as soon as possible. The coronation in royal robes was his last compromise to the old days.

Standing at the door of the banquet, Jerome Bonaparte looked at the generals and government officials who were wearing large gowns and military uniforms and still had a trace of envy in their hearts. At least they were not as cumbersome as Jerome Bonaparte.

"His Majesty is here!"

With a strong and powerful shout, everyone's bodies were facing the banquet door, and the generals and political officials in the hall looked at the Emperor Jerome Bonaparte solemnly.

Jerome Bonaparte also entered the banquet hall with a serious face, and started an impromptu speech: "Today is the day the empire was established, and God declared his expectations for me and the empire with a clear and unmistakable attitude. The snowflakes are God's silent blessing."

Jerome Bonaparte used ingenious words to connect snowflakes with the auspiciousness of God, strangling the crisis in the cradle.

"...In the past year, France has experienced many problems and also encountered many unexpected challenges. We worked together to overcome them...I believe that in the days after the establishment of the empire, France will be able to Customer service challenges one after another, and I will also spend the rest of my life serving the people of France and World War II in France!" Jerome Bonaparte raised his hand and shouted: "Long live France, long live the Empire!"

Everyone present shouted in unison: "Long live France, long live the Empire!"

Amid the shouts, Jerome Bonaparte invited everyone to lunch.

The lunch lasted more than three hours and the generals and dignitaries left the Tuileries Palace.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, nearly 200 vehicles appeared in the four directions of the Tuileries Palace. They will go to various places in Paris to pick up the generals and political dignitaries scattered in Paris to the Paris City Hall.

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, more than 200 carriages set off in the dark under the order of General Manager Mokar.

At 7:30 in the evening, a gorgeous double-bridge carriage stopped at the entrance of the Tuileries Palace. The carriage was surrounded by a group of knights holding torches. They were responsible for welcoming Jerome Bonaparte to the municipality of Paris. The knights of the Hall, and the one in charge of this knights force is none other than the President of the Legislative Council, Pierre.

Bioux slowly dismounted and led by Mocart to the study room. At this time, Jerome Bonaparte was holding a book and savoring it carefully. Through the gas lamp placed on the desk and the candlelight hanging from the ceiling, Bioux looked at it. The title of this book is "The Communist Manifesto".

"Your Majesty, it's time for us to set off!" A flash of surprise flashed in Biao's eyes, and he slowly approached Jerome Bonaparte and said softly.

"I see!" Jerome Bonaparte closed the German version of the declaration, put it on the table and left with the appointment.

Jérôme Bonaparte sat in a carriage that belonged to him alone, and Morny, the minister of the seal, and Pius, the chairman of the Legislative Council, got on their horses.

Perhaps because of the snow, the light of the torches can extend far away, making the road to Paris City Hall less dark.

Also because of the influence of the snow, the journey from the Tuileries Palace to Paris City Hall originally only took ten minutes, but it took nearly fifteen minutes to arrive.

At 7:57, with less than three minutes to the coronation at 8:00, Jerome Bonaparte arrived at the City Hall.

Under the gaze of all the generals, dignitaries, nobles, and wealthy businessmen in the hall of the city hall~www.mtlnovel.com~Jérôme Bonaparte walked unswervingly to the center.

At 8 p.m., the coronation ceremony officially opened.

The President of the Legislative Council, Pius, gave the first speech: "While proudly remembering the great achievements of war, the people, especially in the great achievements of peace, are counting on you. They have seen you at work and expect you to build a decisive A fast-paced, fruitful government. To assist you in this, they give you their full approval and entrust you with everything: take it, your majesty, take from France this glorious Crowns. No king has ever worn a more legitimate and prestigious crown on his head."

The bishop of Paris, who was standing aside, held the olive branch crown worn by Emperor Napoleon in his hand. Jerome Bonaparte took the crown and carried it on his head.

"My rule did not begin in 1815, it began just now when you informed me of the will of the nation!" said Jerome Bonaparte, wearing a crown.

"Long live the emperor, long live the empire!" the crowd shouted loudly, they understood that the empire that had disappeared for more than 30 years from this moment reappeared, and France welcomed a new owner.

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