This cannon blasted the sky. These colonial soldiers had no idea that their country's royal palace, the political core of Napoleon's empire, the Tuileries Palace, was now in ruins.
The governor never discussed this matter with them at all, and all the soldiers were kept in the dark!
"The Tuileries Palace is gone? It was burned down? Why didn't we know? Governor, do you know..."
In fact, Xiao Hexin secretly changed the concept here. The Tuileries Palace was indeed burned, and the Imperial Military Headquarters was also damaged, but the Military Headquarters was not burned down.
Moreover, the soldiers did not know the inside story. The French Imperial Military was so huge, and how could the files of millions of soldiers across the country be stored in the military, which was so expensive?
These files are scattered in the military warehouses. Since there is nothing valuable, these warehouses have not been destroyed.
But the soldiers didn't know the twists and turns, and even the governor couldn't understand the secrets that only these grassroots civil servants could understand.
Xiao Hexin said that the Tuileries Palace had been completely destroyed and the military headquarters had been burned... and then he also said that the files had been burned. Just such a series of truths with a private sentence added to it made everyone believe it. .
The governor's face turned pale under everyone's questioning, and he could only say evasively, "The military headquarters is still there, still there...your files are safe...but the palace was indeed burned down!"
The mood of the crowd was already agitated. In the minds of the soldiers, even the Tuileries Palace could not be saved. Can the military headquarters be spared?
"What should we do? What about our pensions and pensions for returning home? Who can we ask for them?" The soldiers started to fight back in confusion and went to attack the governor.
What he wanted was this effect. When Xiao Hexin saw that the flames had started, he quickly poured oil on it!
"French soldiers, don't believe these people's lies... The Republic will not recognize your qualifications, even if a part of the file is spared!"
"The reason is simple, because Thiers's presidential position is no longer secure! Don't you know the chaos in the political arena in Paris? The Republic is in its infancy, and those politicians are vying for power. Who will care about your life and death..."
Xiao Hexin's half-truths and half-false words made the soldiers feel as uncomfortable as grass!
But one thing everyone admits is that the chaos in France has not actually calmed down. It does not mean that everything will be fine after the Treaty of Frankfurt was signed and the Paris Commune was suppressed!
Now Xiao Letian is back in Asia, but the intelligence bureau in Europe has been working intensively!
The latest information Xiao Hexin received was that the civil war between the various factions within the French Republic was already in full swing!
Paris is not monolithic. Thiers and McMahon are actually die-hard royalists, and their goal is to turn France into an empire or a constitutional monarchy.
And people like Gambetta are truly die-hard republicans!
When the foreign enemies were not resolved, these people could still cooperate together, but after the first payment of compensation was received, the German and Chinese began to withdraw their troops in proportion.
The Paris Commune has been suppressed to the end, and it is estimated that it is impossible to counterattack without decades of rest and recovery.
Without external threats, these politicians immediately started a civil war!
McMahon is a staunch supporter of the Bonaparte dynasty, and his biggest hope is the more than 200,000 veterans left by the empire.
This huge force was composed of a group of military aristocrats supported by countless Bonaparte families. They had no choice but to be loyal to Napoleon.
Napoleon III will definitely not be restored, but there is still hope for Napoleon IV. The prince Eugène Bonaparte, who is taking refuge in England, has a very good reputation among the French people.
McMahon just wants to wait a few more years and find an opportunity to restore the prince!
Thiers was an opportunist, and the royalist party was not united. The Bonapartists, the Orléansists, and the Orthodox faction fought with each other, and Thiers had both sides.
His idea is that he will work hard for whoever gives him a higher bet!
Of course Thiers hopes that his family can also become a hereditary and irreplaceable high-class aristocratic family. For this ideal, he cannot ask for a republic!
Gambetta has already seen the evil spirits in the bellies of these ambitious people!
This die-hard republican has begun to use newspapers, the Southern Army, the remaining leftist forces, the petty bourgeoisie... and other forces to launch a counterattack.
Now Gambetta's first cannonball hits the biggest weakness of the royalists, and also their most terrifying place, which is the constitution!
The Republic has been established and the war is over. What to do with the Constitution? This was Gambida's question. He traveled around southern cities giving speeches, spoke loudly in newspapers, and contacted Republican lawmakers in private.
The question is, when will you formulate a constitution? When will the constitution of the republic be formulated? You can't still uphold the constitution of the imperial era as the cornerstone of law!
This is what the royalists fear the most, because once a new constitution is formulated in the name of the republic, Article 1 of the constitution must determine the country’s origins!
Once Article 1 of the Constitution sets the tone of the country, saying that France is a republic and abolishing the rights of the emperor and nobles, how do you think the future will play out?
All dreams of restoration are over, all noble titles and annual salary privileges are gone!
It is conceivable how much the royalists in France hate Gambetta at this moment, but they cannot say it directly, so Thiers can only delay it, indefinitely!
Xiao Hexin told the soldiers all this chaos, "French soldiers in Annan! Think about where your motherland has gone? Even the basic constitution has not been revised!"
"There is no trace of the Constitution. Will they amend the military legal provisions for you? Will they discuss with you pensions and pensions?"
"Absolutely impossible! You have been fooled!"
With a sword to seal their throats, these French colonial soldiers were completely blown away. At this moment, gunshots and shouts of death suddenly came from the west building of the Saigon Governor's Palace.
Bang bang bang... there was even the sound of glass and porcelain being smashed!
The ready-made French army was suddenly stunned!
When Xiao Hexin saw the critical moment, he immediately raised his hands and said, "Please restrain... don't be confused... This is our Chinese civilian official taking over the archives..."
"I assure you that they are only taking over the archives... and will not do any harm to the French people present! Your safety is absolutely guaranteed..."
The old governor went crazy. He was jumping and cursing in the crowd, his white hair trembling with the wind, "Oh God! The soldiers went to protect my information... We have measured it bit by bit over the past ten years!" "
"It can't be given to the Chinese, it can't be given to the Chinese... Follow my orders, attack, attack!"
