Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, this is the long name of Napoleon III. Every word in it represents a noble bloodline.
The nephew of Napoleon, the God of War, his father was once crowned the King of the Netherlands. Living with his uncle as a boy taught him what politics and power were, and the subsequent wandering days taught him what perseverance was.
Louis Bonaparte was a born careerist. He participated in the Carbonari uprising in Rome at the age of 28, and launched the Strasbourg Riot against the then French government at the age of 28.
Then he began to live in exile in North and South America, and settled in England for a period of time. Then at the age of 32, he started to launch the Boulogne riot in France. After the failure, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
This was not over yet. Six years later, when he was 38 years old, Louis Bonaparte successfully escaped from prison under the protection of his supporters and fled to England.
It can be seen that this person's youth and middle age were spent following riots one after another. He either started riots or was in the process of preparing for them.
And not only relying on force, this smart guy also writes books to confuse the poor people at the bottom of France. "Napoleonic Thought" and "On the Abolition of Poverty" are his two most famous books, just like Hitler's Mein Kampf. It really confused a large number of people at that time.
When Louis Bonaparte was forty years old, the goddess of fate began to smile at him. The February Revolution in France overthrew the July Dynasty, and Charles Louis Bonaparte could finally return to his country in a legitimate manner.
He participated in the parliamentary election and was elected as the president of the Republic. He launched an expedition to Rome to support the Pope in suppressing the Roman Republic. Finally, with the support of the army, the Pope and a large number of capitalists, he successfully restored and established the Second French Empire.
This is a strongman politician. His ambitions can be said to have remained the same, but he is also a very smart politician. At least he will not imitate his uncle in trying to challenge the entire European order. He knows how to cooperate with the British. This is It's a very cunning diplomatic strategy.
It was precisely because of his flexible use of the lion and fox methods that France's overseas colonies achieved unprecedented development during his reign as emperor.
United with Britain to fight against Russia, won the Crimean War, and forced Tsar Nicholas I to death.
War broke out with Austria and successfully annexed the Nice and Savoy regions.
Launched an expeditionary force to invade Mexico, Syria, and Vietnam.
Of course, there was also the expedition to China that shocked the world. After the capital of an ancient civilization with thousands of years of history was captured by the British and French forces, the whole of Europe was left in a state of silence. Russia and China are both geographical powers with huge influence in people's minds, but they are not France. At that time, Napoleon III's reputation was so high that even the Queen of England could not suppress him.
Throughout the first half of Napoleon III's life, we can find that he was a very proud man. His ambitions could not be tolerated by the whole world. In addition to facing the British Royal Navy, he still had some awe, and the rest of the world could not tolerate it. He doesn't care about the world.
Late at night, the Palace of Versailles was completely silent. The palace waiters on both sides of the corridor didn't even dare to make a sound. The Emperor's favorite Hall of Mirrors was completely silent, which made it even more terrifying.
Usually when something went wrong, the emperor would smash a few bottles of wine, porcelain plates, etc. to vent his anger. Although such violent venting was terrifying, it was far less terrifying than such a dull and depressing atmosphere.
No one knows what His Majesty the Emperor is going to do. If this dark cloud does not release the accumulated power of thunder and lightning, no one will dare to relax.
But no one knew that Napoleon III, who was sitting alone in the Hall of Mirrors, was covering his chest with his hands in pain. He felt that he could not breathe. He felt that he was about to suffocate.
Angry, completely angry, the telegram from Dakar was like a loud slap in the face. No one could have imagined that such a thing would happen. This is a colony in West Africa that France has ruled for hundreds of years. Who would dare to do this? Boldly declare war on France.
But he knew that the Governor and Molière could not collectively lie to him, let alone make up such stupid lies. No one would take their own lives as a joke.
To be honest, the emperor doesn't care about Dakar. In the final analysis, it is just a small African city with tens of thousands of people. Even if it is completely destroyed, a new one can be built within a year or two. He didn't even care about the few soldiers who died. The casualties of more than a thousand people were nothing to the empire.
There are also those taxes, if they are lost, they will be lost. They will not affect the empire's finances at all, let alone those black people. The French Emperor does not regard those black people as human beings at all.
What made Charles-Louis Bonaparte sad was the words of several cabinet ministers who had just left, especially Foreign Minister Thiers, who actually clearly opposed his military spending plan.
"Damn it, I just wanted to add 1.5 billion gold francs, but these bastards used financial constraints as an excuse to deal with me! They only agreed to add 200 million. What is this enough for?"
"What happened? Am I too weak? Prussia dared to challenge my dignity, Ryukyu's Xiao Letian dared to insult my face... Now I can't even control my own cabinet ministers?"
"A pure steel battleship appeared in Dakar and destroyed the entire city. Can't these blind men see it? If the French navy does not carry out reforms, the advantage we have finally established will disappear immediately!"
The French Emperor covered his heart with his distressed hand. For the first time in so many years in power, he felt powerless and unable to control the situation.
"It can't go on like this. France needs war. Only war can unite people's hearts. Only victory can strengthen my ruling foundation. Only blood and fire can let these bureaucrats know who is the master of this empire!"
"Come here!" Charles-Louis Bonaparte yelled, "Send the fastest clipper ship to send back Molière and that damn fat man, and let them come to Paris with the evidence as quickly as possible!"
"All intelligence agencies have put down all their tasks and now have only one goal, which is to find the owner of this battleship and all the information about the battleship. The focus is on Prussia, Britain, and the United States..."
"And...and damn Liu Qiu, damn Xiao Letian!"
The Emperor's anger was quickly transmitted to the French intelligence agencies. Hundreds of thousands of intelligence personnel around the world acted collectively to search for that damn battleship.
There is no airtight wall. After the French took action, the European powers also received the latest news. The United Kingdom was in an uproar, the United States was in an uproar, and Austria, Russia, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal were all in an uproar.
Everyone couldn't believe their ears at first. They even thought that the French were going crazy. However, after businessmen from various countries in Dakar brought back the intelligence in person, these European powers all went crazy, and all intelligence agencies joined in. Searching for a mysterious warship.
Of course, the most shocked person was Prussia. When Bismarck got the news, the old man even pulled off several strands of his beard, and he screamed in pain.
"Oh my God! Are these Chinese guys beating my heart? Do you have to force me to have a heart attack?"
At this moment, the guard outside the door shouted, "His Royal Highness Prince Karl has arrived!"
Note: This is the second update, there will be another update in the evening!
