At this point, France's resistance began to fall apart, and France's power was completely divided and unable to form a joint force.
The French emperor surrendered at Sedan, Bazin surrendered at Metz, and the royalists in Paris escaped from the city and surrendered at the beginning of the siege.
The royalists throughout France are ready to move and connect in various parts of the country. With the cooperation of the Holy See, these royalist squires do control the vast majority of farmers.
The only hope for the entire country lies in Paris and Orleans. The Southern Corps is constantly accumulating strength, while Paris is in serious internal strife.
In the end, the internal strife turned into a civil war. General Trochu was completely heartbroken and knew that he was powerless to save the day. In order to prevent Paris from completely falling into the hands of the proletariat of the Commune, he chose to negotiate with Prussia and decided to surrender. , of course, conditional surrender.
From that day on, General Trochu sat at the Bourbon Palace and directed the battle in the city. He did not intend to expand the results of the battle, but only demanded to defend the area he could currently control.
Especially the Bourbon Palace, as well as most of the MPs, these people represent France's Zhengshuo, and they are still needed to vote for the establishment of a new government.
Speaker Favre, leader of the moderate faction, became the general representative of the negotiations, traveling secretly between Versailles and Paris every day to deliver messages to each other.
The war has strangely entered the intermission, and it has become unusually quiet and peaceful outside Paris. The Prussian artillery has stopped shelling, and the soldiers have relaxed their vigilance. Even the French can see the Prussians strutting under the warm sun. Bask in the sun.
The battlefield rested, but the diplomatic battlefield was extremely active. Thiers, who fled to Versailles, finally tore off his mask and began the final preparations for climbing to the top of power.
After leaving Paris, Thiers fled to Versailles, where he conducted arduous negotiations with the royalist forces. He was wealthy and held countless cocktail parties. All the dignitaries during the reign of Napoleon III became became his guest.
"Gentlemen! Please be quiet, please be quiet! Time waits for no time. Now France is on the verge of death. Everyone knows very well that the first thing we have to do is to cease the war!"
"The country's blood is almost drained, but the civil war is still going on in Paris, and the confrontation in Orleans continues... Of course I hope that the motherland will win in the end!"
"But, gentlemen, do you think it is still possible?"
The atmosphere became very heavy. A down-and-out Earl stood up with his neck trembling. "Of course it's impossible. Except His Majesty the Emperor, this country can be saved. Anyone can only plunge the country into civil war!"
"Before, those bastards who attacked His Majesty the Emperor always said that if we overthrow His Majesty the Emperor, things would become much better... But what about now? Without His Majesty, the country continues to suffer defeats, and even a civil war broke out!"
"What does this mean? It means that only an empire ruled by the French Emperor can save France! Facts speak louder than words!"
The speech of the down-and-out Earl was loudly echoed by everyone present, not to mention that this kind of speech was indeed very popular in France at that time.
Most of the people are uneducated and their thoughts are not that profound. They can only look at the surface and make simple comparisons, and the timeline for comparison is still very short.
Although the French Emperor lived in poverty at that time, he could still survive. But now the city of Paris is about to degenerate into cannibalism. Who do you think is better?
Although the war was defeated when the French Emperor was here, at least there was no civil war in the country. What about now? After losing the foreign war, will Paris continue to fight among itself?
After comparing and comparing, isn’t it clear at a glance who is better and who is worse? Sometimes people choose a regime not because of how perfect it is, but because other options are worse.
In the comparison, which one is not the worst choice naturally becomes inevitable!
The royalists are clinging to this point now, and the French emperor in Kassel has been controlling his cronies in the country to carry out propaganda and propaganda, not to mention that many people really believe what the royalists say.
Thiers already knew what these people were going to say, so he did not refute but nodded with a smile, "Yes, yes! I very much agree with what you said..."
"Hey, Thiers, do you agree? Then we should jointly organize and welcome the French Emperor to return to the country and take power again!"
Thiers then nodded, "Yes, based on my personal feelings, I am willing to accept your Majesty's rule. I miss your respected Majesty very much, but..."
"Gentlemen, can we calm down a little bit? Do you think it is possible for His Majesty to regain the throne? After all, he surrendered in Sedan!"
"And His Majesty is still so old, can he still keep up with his physical strength? Moreover, Prussia has shown me His Majesty's health records..."
Thiers sighed and shook his head, "His Majesty has been suffering from severe stomach problems. He is tortured by pain every day and cannot sleep... I would like to ask you, how can you continue to be in charge of this empire with such a physical condition?"
One sentence silenced all the royalists present!
"I know what you are thinking. You hope that Crown Prince Eugene will ascend the throne, but the prince is too young and is not convinced by the crowd! The cruel political battles are not something that a child of his age can control..."
"In other words, the restoration of the empire seems to be very difficult for the time being!"
"Then what do you think we should do?" The down-and-out Earl softened his tone knowing that these were all facts.
At this time, Thiers' eyes were shining brightly, and he suppressed the aristocratic capitalists in the room with his aggressive momentum!
"What should we do? The only solution for now is to find a transitional opportunity for the restoration of the Bonaparte family. What you have to do is to support a new government that is close to the Bonaparte family!"
"Choose the republican system for the time being, but the government personnel will place a large number of royalist members and wait patiently for the intention to make a comeback!"
"Don't hesitate, the opportunity is right in front of you! I need your support, I need the votes you control!"
"Pushing me up means giving the Bonaparte family a chance. You have only one choice now!"
"You?" everyone asked hesitantly.
"That's right, it's me, and you have no choice!"
"I can tell you clearly! At present, two-thirds of the right-wing members of the National Assembly have chosen to support me, and I have become the one with the most votes!"
"Now I need the votes you control, especially the votes in rural areas. I must have another double insurance for my governance!"
Thiers' frankness made the people at the scene a little uncomfortable. Some of them asked in a low voice, "You want such a big deal...what good do we get?"
