Make France Great Again

Just as Franz Joseph and Princess Sissi set off for Milan, Jerome Bonaparte also welcomed a heavyweight guest.

On this day, Victor, the French ambassador to Sardinia, received a telegram from France. After reading the telegram, he took a carriage to the Royal Palace of Turin urgently.

Ambassador Victor who entered the Royal Palace of Turin did not find Emperor Jerome Bonaparte in the Royal Palace of Turin. After some careful inquiries, Ambassador Victor learned about Jerome Bonaparte from Victor Immanuel II. Bonaparte went fishing in the pond near the palace.

After bidding farewell to Victor Inmanuel II, Ambassador Victor quickly went to the fish pond where Jerome Bonaparte was.

Soon, Ambassador Victor found Jerome Bonaparte near the fish pond.

At this moment, Jérôme Bonaparte was wearing casual clothes, sitting on the ground regardless of his image, holding a slender fishing rod in his hand, and beside the fishing rod was an iron bucket and a small iron box.

After seeing such an image of Jerome Bonaparte, Ambassador Victor couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face.

If it hadn't been confirmed again and again, Ambassador Victor really couldn't believe that the one sitting on the ground fishing was Emperor Jerome Bonaparte.

Afterwards, Ambassador Victor approached Jerome Bonaparte slowly, and softly responded to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty!"

"What's wrong! What's the matter?" Jerome Bonaparte raised his head and glanced at Ambassador Victor, then continued to stare at the river.

"Just now, I received a telegram from France!" Ambassador Victor said while squatting down and pulling out the telegram.

"What's the content of the telegram?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked curiously.

"Queen Augusta will arrive in Turin tomorrow afternoon!" Ambassador Victor responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

"What!" Jerome Bonaparte trembled slightly with the fishing rod in his hand. He turned his gaze to Ambassador Victor again and said, "Augusta, what is she here for? Did the telegram say anything?"

Ambassador Victor shook his head and replied to Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, the telegram has not yet explained the reason for Her Majesty's visit!"

"Hey!" Jerome Bonaparte sighed, and then turned his gaze to the lake, "Okay! I got it! Now you can go back!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Ambassador Victor got up and left.

Before he could take two more steps, Jerome Bonaparte stopped Ambassador Victor and said, "Wait a minute!"

Ambassador Victor turned around again, and asked Jerome Bonaparte respectfully, "Your Majesty, what other orders do you have?"

Jerome Bonaparte pointed to the iron bucket beside him and said, "There are some fish in the bucket, take it back!"

Ambassador Victor glanced at the crucian carp in the iron bucket, with hesitation in his eyes. He didn't know what tool he should use to take the fish away.

Jerome Bonaparte naturally saw what Ambassador Victor meant, and he added again, "You can take it with you! However, when you return to the palace, be sure to tell the steward in the palace to let him Another iron bucket over here!"

"Yes!" Ambassador Victor left Jerome Bonaparte carrying an iron bucket weighing more than 20 kilograms.

Another half an hour passed, and the butler in the palace appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte holding a brand new iron bucket, "Your Majesty, this is the iron bucket you need!"

Jerome Bonaparte glanced at the iron bucket, raised his head and smiled slightly, "Thank you!"

The butler immediately showed a flattered expression, and he quickly waved his hands in response, "Your Majesty, this is what I should do!"

Afterwards, the butler stood beside Jerome Bonaparte for a while.

After Jerome Bonaparte caught another crucian carp, the steward praised Jerome Bonaparte's fishing skills and asked Jerome Bonaparte when he would return to the Royal Palace of Turin.

"It will be around..." Jerome Bonaparte took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time. It was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, "About 4 o'clock!"

"Okay!" The butler nodded, then turned and left.

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Two hours passed in a flash, and the four o'clock sun in early summer shone on Jerome Bonaparte's body, making Jerome Bonaparte feel extremely hot.

He glanced at the motionless buoy first, then at the fish in the iron bucket, and said to himself, "Let's go here today!"

After finishing speaking, Jerome Bonaparte put away the fishing rod, and then patted the dust on his buttocks.

Just when Jerome Bonaparte was carrying the iron bucket and was about to go back, he suddenly found that he couldn't lift the iron bucket with all his strength.

Therefore, Jerome Bonaparte had no choice but to release half of the fish in the bucket and return home, and slowly returned to the Royal Palace of Turin with the other half.

When Jerome Bonaparte walked halfway, the butler who helped Jerome Bonaparte deliver the iron bucket appeared in front of Jerome Bonaparte, and he hurriedly told Jerome Bonaparte Naba said, "Your Majesty, let me get it for you!"

"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, and handed him the iron bucket and fishing rod.

The butler glanced at the fish in the iron bucket, and said with a surprised expression on his face, "Your Majesty, you caught these two hours ago?"

"En!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, and then added, "This is only half of it, and the other half has already been put back by me!"

Let's go and give it a try. 】

The surprised expression on the butler's face was even worse, and the corner of Jerome Bonaparte's mouth also showed a complacent expression.

Jerome Bonaparte and the housekeeper chatted about their fishing experiences as they walked, and soon returned to the Royal Palace of Turin.

Jerome Bonaparte, who entered the Royal Palace of Turin, hastily ordered the housekeeper to hand over all the crucian carp in the iron bucket to the back kitchen for tidying up, while he himself returned to the room to rest for a while.

Thus, Jérôme Bonaparte parted ways with the butler in the hall, returned to the bedroom alone, quickly put on brand new clothes, and sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, as if he was waiting for something.

After a while, there was a knock on the door from outside the room.

Jerome Bonaparte said to the "guest" outside the room, "Who?"

"Jerome, it's me!" Victor Inmanuel II's resonant voice reached Jerome Bonaparte's ears.

"Please come in!" Jerome Bonaparte said to the door again with a clear expression on his face. It seemed that he already knew that Victor Inmanuel II would come. .

The door opened, and Victor Inmanuel II appeared in Jerome Bonaparte's room, and then walked slowly to sit in front of Jerome Bonaparte.

"How's your harvest today?" Victor Inmanuel II asked Jerome Bonaparte in a brisk tone.

"The harvest is not bad!" Jerome Bonaparte smiled slightly and replied to Victor Inmanuel II.

"I just said that place is good, and I often go fishing there..." Victor Inmanuel II said to Jerome Bonaparte pretending to be a seasoned fishing veteran.

Jerome Bonaparte quietly listened to Victor Inmanuel II's bragging. He understood that Victor Inmanuel II's purpose was not to discuss fishing at all, but to get some time from him. A message to start negotiations.

After all, the Kingdom of Sardinia also wastes a lot of money every day in confrontation with the Austrian Empire.

If this situation ends one day earlier, the economy of the Kingdom of Sardinia will also be relieved one day earlier.

After Victor Inmanuel II talked about the fishing for half a day, he suddenly changed the subject and asked Jerome Bonaparte, "By the way, when will the peace talks between Jerome and the Austrian Empire start?"

Such a blunt turning point made the corner of Jerome Bonaparte's mouth twitch slightly, and then he smiled again and said, "Victor, don't be too anxious about the peace talks!

When it's time for peace talks, peace talks will happen naturally! "

"Don't be in a hurry!" Victor Inmanuel II responded to Jerome Bonaparte with a bitter face, "The Kingdom of Sardinia's finances cannot support the high military expenditure. If this continues, Our government must go bankrupt!"

"It's simple!" Jerome Bonaparte put his hands on his knees, and said calmly, "You just need to reduce the number of border troops!"

"Reduce the border troops?" Victor Immanuel II asked with a stiff expression, "Will this cause the invasion of the Austrian Empire!"

"No! The French army is your strong backing!" Jerome Bonaparte assured Victor Immanuel II, "As long as the Austrian Empire dares to attack, then our army will inevitably Over the Alps!"

"Then..." Victor Inmanuel II was not satisfied with Jerome Bonaparte's solution, but because of Jerome Bonaparte's face~www.NovelMTL.com~ He didn't object, "Then I'll try!"

"That's right!" Jerome Bonaparte clapped his hands and said to Victor Immanuel II, "One more thing, Emperor Franz Joseph of the Austrian Empire may arrive in Milan in the near future!

At that time, it should be able to facilitate the smooth progress of the peace talks. "

"Really?" Victor Inmanuel II was overjoyed after hearing the news.

However, Jerome Bonaparte's next sentence halved Victor Inmanuel II's joy in an instant, "However, Franz Joseph said that he will not have a direct conversation with you!

In other words, I can only negotiate with Franz Joseph on your behalf! "

Victor Immanuel II understood that he was excluded from the scope of equal communication by Franz Joseph.

However, until now, Victor Immanuel II didn't have much choice.