France, Palace of Versailles.
The war hall is filled with paintings of Louis XIV's achievements in sending troops to Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and other places. Louis XVII, who had already learned that he had "won without a fight", was discussing with his ministers of state and field marshals how to kill the Ottoman Empire!
"Your Majesty the King, your invincible French army is now ready to send troops to Algeria! Please appoint me as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force. I promise to open up territory for the Kingdom of France in Africa!"
Those who are beating their chests and asking Louis XVII for a fight are the most capable marshals in France today, the Minister of War Jean De and Dieu Soult. This is a French loyal minister with rich experience. He has served the former Bourbon Dynasty, the First French Republic, the First French Empire, the post-Bourbon Dynasty, the Hundred Days Dynasty, and the post-Bourbon Dynasty... The six ministers. In the original history, he would still be loyal to the July Monarchy, and after the July Monarchy was overthrown, he once again became a glorious French republican and a loyal man of the Second Republic. If he had not died of old age in 1851, it is estimated that he would have welcomed another Napoleon emperor.
In this timeline, Marshal Soult, who repeatedly jumped between the Republicans, the Bonapartists, and the Bourbons, was still reused by Louis XVII. He was worshiped as Minister of War and was awarded the title of Bourbon. He held the rank of marshal and became a nobleman of the Bourbon dynasty.
However, reuse comes from reuse. Louis XVII still doesn't want to let this loyal minister who has changed his master six times lead his troops to invade Algeria... His favorite commander-in-chief of the French Afrika Korps is his good brother, Marshal of the Navy. Black-haired Louis.
Therefore, after following the British declaration of war on Turkey, Louis XVII was reluctant to send troops to Algeria. Instead, he asked his brother Louis the Black to lead the French Mediterranean fleet to "occupy" the Suins Canal... Occupied with the Royal Navy of course. Subsequently, the black-haired Louis' fleet organized several military exercises with the Rakshasa Navy and the British Navy in the Aegean Sea. They also had many photos taken back to Paris and published in newspapers to create a majestic image of the French Navy. .
According to Louis XVII's plan, when the popularity of the black-haired Louis is almost reached, he can be sent to send troops to Algeria...With the help of Ali Pasha of Egypt, the black-haired Louis should be able to win easily. When the black-haired Louis conquered Algeria, Louis XVII made him field marshal and minister of war to take good control of the disobedient French army.
But I didn't expect that the black-haired Louis had just returned to France. Before he could lead his troops to go to war, the Ottoman Empire had already surrendered and sued for peace. But this is not bad. The Ottoman Empire sued for peace, and Algeria would be able to fight better.
Thinking of this, the French king smiled and gave a wink to his chief minister, Duke Richelieu, Armand Plessy. Duke Richelieu was a die-hard royalist in the French court, and he was also a pro-Rakshasa faction—— During the French Revolution, he happened to be visiting the Rakshasa Kingdom. Because he could not return to France and had no money to eat, he joined the Russian army to help Alexander I fight the Turks. By 1805, he had become the governor of New Rakshasa (the area along the Black Sea) under Alexander I, and he had become a good friend of Alexander I.
Later, Napoleon was defeated and Louis XVII was restored. The Duke of Richelieu returned to serve as a French official. He also used his deep friendship with Alexander I to plead for mercy on behalf of France and save France from severe punishment.
Therefore, in the more than ten years after the restoration of Louis XVII until now, the Duke of Richelieu and Emperor Napoleon's lame and numb foreign minister Talleyrand have taken turns as prime ministers - although Louis XVII did not trust Napoleon The emperor's gang of underdogs, but France has its own national conditions. Although the gang of underdogs are unreliable, they can at least help suppress the people of Paris who are prone to rebellion at every turn. Much better than those royalists who ran faster than rabbits at the first sign of trouble... So after sending Napoleon away for the second time, he did not cleanse the Bonapartists in the court, but let them Together with the royal party, they made do to maintain the situation.
"Your Majesty," the Duke of Richelieu immediately understood what his master meant, and immediately stood up and said to Louis XVII, "I believe that the key to the victory or defeat of the Algeria campaign is the navy, so the naval marshal, the Duke of Marseille, should be the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force. And the French Navy’s most advanced Charles Martel-class battleship was sent to bombard the coast of Algeria to demonstrate the French Navy’s hegemony in the Mediterranean.”
Louis XVII nodded, and just as he was about to agree to Duke Richelieu's suggestion, the attendant guarding the door of the War Hall suddenly shouted: "His Excellency Talleyrand, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has arrived."
Talleyrand and Marshal Soult were both the leaders of the "Royal Nascent" party in the Louis XVII dynasty. He had been back and forth between the positions of Prime Minister and Foreign Minister for more than ten years.
As Foreign Minister, of course he had to attend today's state meeting, but before coming to the meeting, he had to talk on the phone with the foreign ministers of Rakshasa, Austria, Prussia, the United Kingdom and other countries, so he arrived relatively late.
I don’t know if he was embarrassed because he came too late, but the lame Foreign Minister was limping very quickly with a cane. When Louis XVII saw him like this, he quickly waved to him and said: "My Foreign Minister, you Don't be anxious, walk slowly, don't fall... We have plenty of time."
Talleyrand did not slow down because of the king's words, but shouted as he walked: "My lord, there is no time... The man is coming back!"
"That man..." Louis XVII was stunned, "Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is the man you are talking about?"
Talleyrand shouted: "Napoleon! Napoleon Bonaparte...he is coming back!"
"ah!"
"He, isn't he already dead?"
"Is it a fake death?"
Now the War Hall was in a state of shock.
Although Louis XVII was a very shrewd ruler, he made a lot of money by maintaining a balance between the Ming Dynasty and Great Britain. Under his leadership, France's industrialization has gradually been put on track, and recently many lands with coal buried underneath were acquired in the Ruhr area. After these German coals are developed and shipped to France, France's economy will rise further.
But his rule was also decadent, and Louis XVII was restored with the bayonets of the Rakshasa people. His own power base was quite weak.
Therefore, Louis could not leave behind those decadent nobles who were loyal to the Bourbon dynasty. During the restoration, he had to take them back to France and let them become nobles again. He also had to return their property and provide them with annuities. Although this operation consolidated the basic base of the Bourbon dynasty, it also made the middle and lower classes of France, especially the people of Paris, even more disgusted with the Bourbon dynasty.
At the same time, France's industrialization process is not only full of ups and downs, but also accompanied by blood and tears - after all, France is not an advanced industrialized country, but a late-developing industrialized country that is catching up and imitating others. In front of France is the Ming Dynasty, which is huge and technologically advanced, and the British, which is rich in resources and very hardworking. Standing shoulder to shoulder with France was Prussia, which was known for its seriousness and rigor. And chasing after France are Rakshasa, Austria, and the United States... There is really a blockade in front, a pursuit behind, and a fast competitor beside them. France, let alone catching up with the Premier League, must understand clearly. It is difficult to maintain the current position.
Therefore, the life of the working people in France is not good... Think about it, everyone still thinks Napoleon is good! Napoleon's development route relied on robbery, which was better than Louis XVII's "working as a horse" route!
In order to suppress the people and maintain rule, Louis XVII had to incorporate the army and bureaucracy left by Napoleon... Although these twenty-five-year-olds are not die-hard Bonapartists, they really gave them a chance to dominate Poland. If he had to choose between Bonaparte and Bonaparte, Louis XVII would have to pack up and get out.
Seeing everyone looking at him with complicated expressions, Talleyrand also stopped and bowed to the king slowly, and then said unhurriedly: "My Majesty, the British Foreign Secretary has just He told me on the phone that Prince Napoleon of Parma (Napoleon II) had made a request to the British government to bring the coffin of Emperor Napoleon back to France and bury it beside the Seine River among the French people who the emperor loved deeply. ....."
Everyone looked at Louis XVII in unison, and saw the very loyal-looking little fat man clenching two small fists, with a chubby face trembling, looking like he was about to explode, and only heard him whisper. They all muttered: "Damn the British, they are playing with fire, playing with fire!"
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