Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 163

Charles IV did not attack his son, and his son Ferdinand in turn asked Napoleon to help him depose his father's rule! At this point, even Napoleon felt a bit at a loss—first the father, then the son—but anyway, it was an excellent excuse for Napoleon to send 100,000 French troops into Spain (later Murat's Cavalry regiments also marched into Spain). Godoy persuaded Charles IV to follow in the footsteps of the Portuguese royal family and flee to South America, so the Spanish royal family fled to the Atlantic port city of Cadiz. News spread that the royal family was preparing to flee, and on March 17, uprisings broke out all over Spain, and riots broke out in Madrid. Now, Napoleon sent Marshal Murat into Madrid on March 24 under the pretext of "saving" the Spanish royal family (Mura lied to the troops that he was going south through Madrid to fight in North Africa).

The fleeing Spanish royal family was stopped by angry people in Alan Ruiz, and Godoy was severely beaten. In order to save his life, the king was forced to abdicate to Ferdinand, Ferdinand VII, on March 19. A few days later, Charles IV regretted abdicating Ferdinand and asked Napoleon again for help. Napoleon in Bayonna couldn't believe his luck—the whole Spanish royal family was crazy, and this was the perfect time to catch them all. In the name of mediating the conflict between father and son, Napoleon invited the whole family of the Spanish Bourbon royal family to Bayonne. Thus, on April 30, 1808, Charles IV, the queen, Ferdinand, and Godoy crossed the French border and cast themselves in the trap. As soon as the father and son met, they quarreled fiercely and even fought. Just as all members of the Bourbon royal family were preparing to hear Napoleon's ruling, Napoleon suddenly announced that both Charles IV and Ferdinand must abdicate the throne. He also announced that, for their personal safety and well-being, he had decided not to let them go back to Spain. As a result, members of the Spanish royal family became prisoners under house arrest for the next seven years. The King and Queen of Spain were sent to Fontainebleau; Ferdinand and other princes were sent to the castle of Valence in Talleyrand. It took Napoleon 3 weeks to solve the Spanish royal family, and they still don't know what's going on!

The poor Spanish royal family just fell into the mouth of a tiger, and Spain was also in the hands of Napoleon.

Now that Spain seemed to be in Napoleon's hands, he began to look for members of the Bonaparte family to ascend the Bourbon throne. In any case, Napoleon is most at ease only when the throne is in the hands of his brothers, although his brothers are peeping at his throne. At first he considered Lucien, but Lucien refused to listen to advice and refused to give up his second wife-she was now the mother of many children. In a personal letter to Joseph on March 11, Napoleon accused his ungrateful brother: "Lucien is more self-righteous than the Pope!" He punished Lucien by exile from Rome to the provinces. "I thought he was very clever, but now it seems that he is a fool." Napoleon could not understand a man who gave up a king's throne and supreme power for a woman.

Napoleon turned to Louis, who also rejected the Spanish throne, but for quite different reasons. He explained to Napoleon: The king is not a government official and cannot be transferred from one post to another at will. "I am not the governor of a province," he reminded, "my only possible promotion is heaven... If I cannot be loyal to the Dutch nationals, how can I swear allegiance to the nationals of another country?" Louis, who doesn't ask about state affairs, really surprised people when he said these words, and Napoleon was speechless. Augereau also rejected the Spanish kingship.

Napoleon's final choice was King Joseph of Naples. Although rejected at first, Napoleon made many more promises, including expanding Spain's frontiers to include the Ebro and the Pyrenees.

"Father, why did you reject Uncle's kindness?" Xiao Jie asked. It seemed to him much better to be king of Spain than of Naples. Naples is a very poor place, and Spain is much better than Naples in every respect. Plus, it's closer to his own plan. In order to realize his plan, Xiao Jie was going to persuade Joseph to accept Napoleon's kindness.

"Andresi, you don't know the specific situation in Spain, do you?" Joseph asked in surprise.

"I know, but I think you should still accept the Spanish throne." Xiao Jie said.

"Why?" Joseph asked. He didn't understand why Xiao Jie would persuade him to accept the throne that all his brothers were afraid to avoid.

"Because that's in our interest." Xiao Jie said.

"Be more specific, Andresi." Joseph frowned and said.

"I need the backing of a stable, prosperous and strong Spain." Xiao Jie looked at Joseph and said.

"But you are now the crown prince of France, the future emperor of France. This is much better than Spain. Besides, Napoleon supports you very much now. Isn't it unnecessary for you to do this?" Joseph said.

Xiao Jie smiled bitterly, and then said: "The reason why my uncle supports me is because he has no son, and I am the most outstanding one among his many nephews (not humble at all), so it is his best to let me inherit the throne." But have you ever thought about what if he has a son? Can I continue to be the crown prince? I am afraid that it will be very difficult to save my life." Xiao Jie is not alarmist, if the "Roman King" really If he was born, with Napoleon's personality, he would never let anyone who threatened his son live in this world.

After hearing Xiao Jie's words, Joseph's face turned pale. He obviously never thought of this problem, but this crisis does exist. "But Josephine can't bear children? Besides, Napoleon hasn't thought about it all these years." Joseph continued to ask.

"Who knows? Uncle is in his prime now, and the days to come are still long. We have to make plans early. Besides, you know the relationship between Uncle and Josephine. They have become like this now. I am sure, Uncle will definitely divorce Josephine, and when he marries a new wife, everything will be possible." Xiao Jie continued to persuade.

Josephine is also very clear about the conflict between Napoleon and Josephine. Because Josephine often hangs out behind Napoleon's back, she brings him countless green hats, which makes him very angry. He complained to Joseph more than once that he wanted to divorce this lewd woman, but every time it was just talking. Of course, this does not rule out the fact that there will be such a day, and if that is the case, there will really be a big change in Xiao Jie's crown prince position. After thinking about this, Joseph was ready to accept Xiao Jie's proposal, but then he thought that the current situation in Spain was very chaotic, and it would be very difficult to build him into stability, prosperity, and strength, so he asked: "The situation in Spain is very chaotic now. chaos, are you sure you want me to accept the Spanish throne?"

"Yes, the situation in Spain is very chaotic now, and the people are against us. But it is mainly those generals in Spain who have aroused public anger. We just need to transfer him back to France, send my own legion there, and then take some measures. There shouldn't be any major problems if we take measures to appease the noble class. If they dare to resist, then we can only take some extreme measures, kill them all, and then distribute their land and property to the people at the bottom. We can definitely gain the support of the majority of people. Then our rule in Spain will be stable." Xiao Jie expressed his idea.

Seeing how confident Xiao Jie was, Joseph also agreed to his proposal. Xiao Jie knew that all these were because of Joseph's love for him. In the whole family, only the Joseph couple and Napoleon treated him like this.

On April 18, Joseph "with great reluctance" agreed to exchange the position of king of Naples for the position of king of Spain. Napoleon naturally appreciated Joseph's attitude. After that, Napoleon threatened Ferdinand, and under Napoleon's coercion, Ferdinand renounced the throne.

On May 6, 1806, Napoleon announced that Joseph succeeded Charles IV as the new king of Spain. The appointment became effective on August 1, and Joseph took over immediately. The news quickly spread throughout Spanish aristocratic society, and Napoleon knew that this social class was crucial to his ability to occupy Spain peacefully without trouble. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com It is a pity that the mainstay of Spanish society does not approve of Joseph Bonaparte's succession to the Spanish throne. "You must be very clear," said the Spanish cardinal, "that we cannot admit a Freemason, pagan, or Lutheran like the Bonapartes and all the French as our kings."

Joseph did not expect to find himself in a hostile environment after giving up the throne of Naples. He said to Lucien, who was close to him: "Mura will not be king. The emperor said... only his brothers can get the throne." Joseph did not know that Napoleon was playing with the throne until he crossed the border into Spain. new trick. On May 5, Murat, coveted by the Spanish throne, accepted the lesser treasure, the throne of Naples, "gratefully" but signed the Grand Duchy of Berg and Caroline's Élysée to Napoleon. If it weren't for Xiao Jie's confidence, he would have announced that he would give up the throne. But considering Xiao Jie's needs, he persisted.

The dispute over the throne of the royal relatives and relatives has temporarily subsided. In addition to the French emperor, the Napoleon family has 5 crowns in Europe: the Dutch crown of Louis, the Westphalian crown of Jerome, and the sister Catherine. Rowling and brother-in-law Murat's Naples crown, Joseph's Madrid crown, plus his dear stepson Eugene Beauharne as Governor of Italy.

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