"How outrageous! You despicable civilians, how dare you ask the crown prince to apologize to you!" one of the four plate armor knights yelled angrily!
Before he finished speaking, the crown prince stretched out his riding crop, lightly tapped the knight's shield and shook his head. Then, he looked at Varlan and Duval and sneered.
"Okay! Do you want our royal family to apologize? I can fulfill your wish now!"
As he spoke, the crown prince suddenly rode forward. The four plate-armored knights did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly caught up to guard him on both sides. Four huge shields shielded the crown prince, and they stared at everything around him vigilantly.
Moreover, they used their bodies to block any gaps, for fear that the enemy would use cold guns.
All the tens of thousands of workers on the opposite side saw it. They never expected that at this juncture, Crown Prince Ran would really dare to approach them. Wasn't he afraid of death?
The crowd began to become restless. Some workers who had hidden weapons subconsciously wanted to draw their guns, but their actions were suppressed by the leaders next to them!
"No one is allowed to act rashly. Everyone, please be patient. Who dares to move without orders?"
"We must not give these reactionaries any excuse to massacre! If the crown prince is injured today, none of the more than 200,000 brothers will survive!"
"Calm down and see what he wants to do!"
It must be said that at the end of the 19th century, people still had a natural fear of the royal family. The idea of civil rights in this era has just begun to sprout! The concept that all people are created equal has not been extended to the hearts of all people!
At this time, more than 90% of the people accepted the existence of a hierarchical society and believed that this social structure was reasonable.
Of course, it is difficult for modern people to understand this kind of thinking, but don't forget that Europe was still under the rule of the royal family at that time, and the people were accustomed to accepting royal rule from birth to old age.
This habit is a deep-rooted traditional culture!
In short, every person in this era knows that there is a king above him from the time he is born, and then he faces the rule of the king in his childhood, boyhood, youth, adulthood, old age... in all his years. , they have become accustomed to this social structure.
Including Blanqui who is far away in Brussels, all he pursues is to reform the government to the best of his ability. He just hopes to fight for more welfare protection for the working class!
The working class of this era does not yet have the ideal to independently build its own country, or in other words, they simply do not have the confidence to build a country that belongs entirely to the proletariat.
The biggest wish of these labor leaders led by Blanqui at the moment is to win more seats in the parliament!
They hope to carry out political reform of the existing empire, hoping to give the working class more wages, shorter working hours, and more educational opportunities for children, including the right to vote!
These people who took to the streets to demonstrate actually have very simple ideals, nothing more, nothing more!
Now, when they saw the Crown Prince of the Empire approaching with their own eyes, more than half of the people showed flinching on their faces. Many people did not even dare to meet the Crown Prince's eyes and only dared to lower their heads and peek.
Even when people looked at the handsome appearance of the crown prince and his beautiful clothes, they felt that he was dwarfed by him!
Sure enough, appearance is justice! This sentence is not only universal in the 21st century, but also universal in the 19th century. The handsome crown prince gained the understanding of countless people almost instantly.
Under the protection of the plate knights, the crown prince quickly came to the coffin. He looked at the black coffin quietly, and there was deathly silence around him.
At this moment, the crown prince suddenly dismounted from his horse, and walked directly in front of the coffin on foot under the gaze of disbelief.
The four plate knights were so frightened that they jumped off their horses. They rushed forward and used their shields and armor to build a steel wall for the crown prince.
At this time, even the Royal Guards Cavalry Battalion behind the Crown Prince could not sit still. Under the orders of the officers, countless cavalry began to advance on horseback. The streets were filled with the sound of horse hoofs trampling on the stone slabs.
Prince Eugène Bonaparte raised his hand fiercely, "Everyone listen to my orders and stay put! I am here just to pay tribute to the dead. I believe no one will take this opportunity to assassinate me!"
"I believe in the moral character of all the gentlemen present! Get out of the way..."
The crown prince squeezed through the gap in the shield wall. He stood in front of the coffin at close range and then bowed deeply.
At this moment, the scene suddenly boiled, it was the crown prince of the empire! The future emperor of the French Empire! He bowed to the dead!
This is a scenario that all workers dare not imagine, and they even dare not imagine such a scenario in their dreams!
The crown prince straightened up and looked at the coffin in front of him, and suddenly said, "I represent the French royal family! I represent the royal family! On behalf of my father and the king! And myself! I deeply apologize to you! I can solemnly promise that the murderer will be punished." Severe punishment! The empire will definitely uphold the dignity of the law!"
At this point, the crown prince suddenly removed a diamond brooch from his chest and pinned it on the coffin with his own hands!
"In my own name, I donated 20,000 gold francs to build a bronze statue for the victims. I hope that both of us can learn this lesson, and that our reason can defeat fanaticism and bring long-term peace to France!"
The prince's every word, every move, impressed many people, and most of the anger in the hearts of countless people present dissipated!
It seems that Queen Eugenie's strategy is very correct. Women, children, and handsome young people can always gain more people's closeness.
A good skin is a gift from God, and people's anger towards Napoleon III can hardly be passed on to his son.
Just when the crown prince had won the sympathy of the vast majority of workers present, a sudden change occurred! From behind the parade came the sound of messy footsteps and shrill shouts.
"Holocaust! The Paris police began to be fully armed and shot at our comrades! On Corisy Street... our team has been routed, and there are countless dead and wounded!"
"Jena Bridge... Our team of workers was ambushed by the police. More than a hundred people were shot dead on the spot, and countless comrades fell into the water... All the union leaders were arrested!"
The latest battle report reignited the anger of the people around them. They looked at the crown prince angrily and shouted, "Liar! You are a liar! Everyone catch him, this is the dog emperor's delaying strategy! They are all liars!"
The situation that had just eased suddenly became chaotic again. The four plate knights rushed forward to block the prince with their bodies, and then slowly retreated.
Senior leaders like Varland and Duval do not dare to let any accidents happen to the crown prince here. Their purpose today is to demonstrate, but they do not really want to turn the situation into a massacre!
This group of people rushed to the front and used their bodies to isolate the angry crowd.
"Calm down, everyone! We are here to hold peaceful demonstrations today. We are not choosing violent confrontation. The Crown Prince comes with good intentions. No one is allowed to act rashly!"
The four knights surrounded the crown prince and quickly retreated. "Your Highness, please mount your horse quickly and return to the team. These people are madmen. You must not tangle with them again!"
"We'll cover you, get back quickly!"
