Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 128

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"Minister of Foreign Affairs, Duke Talleyrand, what is he doing in Poland? Is he here to fight for power with us? But even if you want to send someone to compete with us for control of Poland, you shouldn't send him here." Six said very asked suspiciously.

"Don't make wild guesses. I guess he didn't come here for that matter. His Majesty the Emperor should have sent him to sign a peace treaty with the Russians." Xiao Jie interrupted Sixes.

"Sign a peace treaty with the Russians? There is no mistake, right? The Russians have been beaten so badly by us, can Alexander swallow this breath?" Sikes said with a smile.

"Well, it may be difficult to sign a peace treaty with Russia. We beat the Russians badly and cost them hundreds of thousands of troops, but their homeland has not been attacked. It may be very difficult for Alexander to admit defeat. Difficult. But it doesn't matter, if he doesn't admit defeat, I will beat him until he admits defeat." Xiao Jie said domineeringly.

Sikes knew that the Lord did what he said, so he smiled and didn't continue to entangle on this issue. "By the way, Talleyrand has arrived in Warsaw, what shall we do?"

"What should I do? Of course I rushed back. He is now a popular man under His Majesty the Emperor. Although I am the Crown Prince now, I still have to give this little face. You go and call the two generals Dugor and Eke Come."

"Okay." Sikes knew that Xiao Jie had something to explain, so he hurried to call for someone.

A few minutes later, Dougal and Eke appeared in front of Xiao Jie. "I don't know what the Crown Prince wants from us?" Du Geer asked respectfully.

"Hehe. You two don't need to be so restrained. Anyway, we have been colleagues for so long. I called you two today to tell you that since the foreign minister has arrived in Warsaw, I have to go back immediately. Please leave the matter here There are two." Xiao Jie said sincerely.

Both Dougal and Ike are old men of the 88th Legion. When the legion was first established, they began to serve as the deputy commander and chief of staff of the legion. Now they have been promoted from colonel and lieutenant colonel to major general and brigadier general. You must know that this is only one year. If it is in other troops, I am afraid that this time will be extended indefinitely. So they are also very central to Xiao Jie, and they can be regarded as Xiao Jie's direct descendants. Hearing what Xiao Jie said, the two quickly expressed that they would definitely handle the matter here. Xiao Jie had to explain some other things that need attention before letting the two leave. Later, in order to prevent the Russians from jumping over the wall in a hurry, Xiao Jie finally asked Rana's 5th Army to station in Bialystok, and replace it after all the weapons of the Polish army were in place. Although Lana complained, she accepted it.

Early in the morning of the second day, Xiao Jie and Six took the guard camp back to Warsaw quickly. After two days of non-stop driving, Xiao Jie finally returned to Warsaw on the evening of January 22 and took a short rest. Jie received Talleyrand.

Talleyrand's full name is Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. He was born in Paris in 1754. As a descendant of an old and prestigious family, Talleyrand and his two brothers had hopes of becoming the upper echelons of French society. But Talleyrand's prospects were limited by a birth defect in his feet that prevented him from pursuing a career that required physical fitness, such as serving in the army. So his father Charles Daniele Talleyrand - Duke of Perigord and his mother Duchess Eleonore, who did not have much money and land, took into account the child's physical defects and natural temperament. He was given the job of a pastor.

Talleyrand's youth was weak and feminine. Every morning he and his valet spend a full hour combing and grooming in front of the mirror. He was much more at ease in a room that smelled of elegant perfume than in a billiard room that smelled of tobacco. His slender figure and delicate and graceful face, through the long taint of waywardness and vice, turned at last in the looking-glass into a squat and ugly shape.

Due to Talleyrand's life experience in Paris, it can be imagined that he must have many difficulties in his work as a priest. In 1775, when he was in his 20s, he became the deacon and helped preside over the coronation of Louis XVI; four years later, he served as a priest and became the deacon of the prestigious diocese. A sexual affair that had begun when he was a seminary student continued to accelerate. In 1785, when Talleyrand became the secretary of the priesthood, his illegitimate son Charles de Flawat was born.

At the age of 34 he was raised bishop of Orton. In 1789, Talleyrand was elected to the newly established National Assembly as a representative of the priests, and a year later, he became the chairman of the representatives of the priests. In 1791, he resigned from the post of bishop. Although he had sworn in as the first "constitutional bishop", he was only loyal to the French Republic and not to the Pope.

In 1792, at the age of 38, he set off for London on his first diplomatic mission. As an aristocratic revolutionary, he was shunned in England as a traitor. While he was away in France, the National Assembly began to turn against all nobles, issuing a warrant for Talleyrand's arrest in the English capital on a diplomatic mission. In the following year, he was wanted by the revolutionary government in the British Isles and France as a fugitive—a penniless fugitive who could only commit suicide at the age of 40.

The future is bleak and life is at a low point, but Talleyrand is not a person who is easily desperate. In December 1795, when the National Assembly finally revoked his arrest warrant, he returned to France in September of the following year. In December 1797, the Governor General appointed him Minister of Foreign Affairs, and it was at this time that he met the young General Napoleon for the first time.

Talleyrand was impressed by the diminutive Corsican. As foreign minister, he theoretically supported Napoleon's Egyptian expedition and the subsequent Brumaire coup. In July 1799, after he resigned as foreign minister, he was reappointed as foreign minister by Napoleon in November. Talleyrand finally found his true place at the age of 45.

Talleyrand was one of Napoleon's most important people. At that time, Xiao Jie's father Joseph also wanted to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but in the end Napoleon gave Talleyrand the position. After Napoleon ascended the throne, he also served as the foreign minister of the empire until the collapse of Napoleon's empire.

Looking at the dumpy man in front of him, Xiao Jie felt a little disgusted in his heart, because Talleyrand was also one of the people who did not explicitly support Xiao Jie. Although he supported Napoleon in the early days, in the end he only wanted to restore the Bourbon dynasty He ruled and became a staunch royalist.

"Your Excellency, the Duke has worked hard all the way from Paris to Warsaw." Xiao Jie said with a smile.

"How can that hard work catch up with His Highness the Crown Prince leading the army to fight against the Russians on the front line? I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince won a big victory and wiped out 150,000 Russian troops. It is a great victory. Congratulations to His Highness the Crown Prince." Talley Lang also said with a smile.

Xiao Jie scolded the old fox in his heart for knowing the news so quickly. "Where, isn't this the only way we can achieve such a victory under the wise leadership of His Majesty the Emperor?"

"His Majesty the Emperor is certainly wise, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's intelligence is also indispensable. I believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also be a capable emperor in the future. This is truly a blessing for France!"

Sikes looked at the false and resigned two, his face flushed red, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

"I don't know what your Excellency is going to do in Warsaw this time?" Xiao Jie finally got to the point.

"It is like this." Talleyrand said: "In order to establish a continental blockade system as soon as possible, His Majesty the Emperor ordered me to go to Moscow to negotiate with Russia and sign a peace treaty. The two sides withdrew from the war and asked Russia to join the continental blockade system. "

"Is the mainland blockade system going to be established now? Have all the British in the Netherlands been killed?" Xiao Jie asked. Although there will be some news from France from time to time, but it is very one-sided, and he is not very clear about it.

"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor has already begun to establish a continental blockade system. As for the British army in the Netherlands, it was defeated by His Majesty as early as January and returned to England." Talleyrand said.

After Marmont's 2nd Army entered Poland to fight, the situation on the battlefield developed in favor of France. On November 18, 1806, the 2nd Army of Marmont and the 7th Army of Soult jointly attacked the British army in Capelle, killing more than 15,000 British troops. Under the strong offensive of the French army, Wellington Had to retreat to The Hague. After that, the British sent another 50,000 reinforcements to land in The Hague. Then, Wellington ambushed the 2nd Army in Delft, causing the 2nd Army to lose more than 10,000 people. Fortunately, Sirte's 7th Army arrived in time. Stabilized the battle line. Later, on November 27, Napoleon personally led the Imperial Guard into Poland to fight, and finally defeated the British army in Rotterdam, annihilating more than 30,000 British troops. As a last resort, the British army withdrew to the UK under the protection of the Royal Navy.

After defeating Britain, Napoleon immediately began to establish a continental blockade system. At present, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and the Rhine Alliance have all joined it. Only Poland, Prix and Russia, which are still hostile to France, and Austria, which did not participate in this war, are left.

"Since this is His Majesty's intention, I represent Poland to join the continental blockade system." Xiao Jie said without hesitation. He couldn't stop these things, so he could only respond. Although Poland has now established a new government, Xiao Jie, as the governor of Poland personally appointed by Napoleon, still has great rights.

Talleyrand said nothing about it, because it seemed to him a matter of course. "His Royal Highness, I am going to Moscow to negotiate with His Majesty Alexander this time, hoping to get your help."

"Of course, if you need anything, just ask, and I will help you."

"It's like this. The relationship between France and Russia is very tense now. I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can call me the more than 100,000 captured Russian soldiers as a start to improve the relationship between the two countries."

Xiao Jie cursed inwardly, these Russian captives were the elite of the Russian army, if they were handed over to Russia, wouldn't it be a trouble for him? So he said: "Is that so? But I think you should negotiate with Russia first. If they accept our conditions and sign a peace treaty with us, it will not be too late to return these prisoners of war by then." And Xiao Jie also knew that Talleyrand's mission on this trip might be difficult to complete. Alexander suffered such a big loss at the hands of the French army, how could he let it go.

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