Since receiving the news from France from Eugène Rouet, Jérôme Bonaparte has been ready to meet with Tocqueville's envoy at any time.
In order to understand the "enemy", Jerome Bonaparte went to the bookstore and bought a book "On American Democracy" by Tocqueville.
Although Tocqueville's book made Jérôme Bonaparte feel uncomfortable, and even gave Jérôme Bonaparte the idea that Tocqueville was an "Anren", Jérôme Bonaparte still endured and finished reading Tocqueville's books.
[An Ren: A supporter of Enron's ideas during the period when neoliberalism was prevalent in the United States at the end of the 20th century. This idea holds that the government should relax its supervision of enterprises and even eliminate the need for a fully capitalist social system under the leadership of the government. Reagan was a well-known supporter of Enronism. During his neoliberal reforms, he abolished the U.S. government's power to regulate and intervene in enterprises after Roosevelt. 】
"Your Highness, I have found out the hotel where Tocqueville is staying!" Captain Letty, who was in charge of "intelligence" work, reported to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Huh?" Jerome Bonaparte put down the book in his hand and raised his head and asked, "How did you find it?"
"While I was patrolling (wandering) outside, I happened to meet a young man who asked me for information about you!" Letty said to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Did you tell him?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked back.
"Of course not!" Captain Letty immediately claimed the credit: "However, I followed the young man to a hotel! After a "friendly" exchange with the hotel owner, the hotel owner told me the name of the passenger!"
"Huh? Not bad!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction, stood up, patted Letty on the shoulder and encouraged: "The empire needs talents like you!"
"It is my duty to be loyal to the empire!" Letty humbly responded to Jerome Bonaparte.
After Jérôme Bonaparte encouraged Leti again, he implicitly issued an "expulsion order" to Leti.
Fleury was called over by Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Mr. Fleury, I now have an important task for you!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Fleury.
"Your will is my direction! Who are you going to tear to pieces?" Fleury still retained the iron-blooded style of a soldier in response to Jérôme Bonaparte.
Jerome Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction and handed over the task of inviting Tocqueville to Fleury.
Fleury, who was finally entrusted with the important task, excitedly saluted Jérôme Bonaparte and promised to complete the task before leaving.
"Your Highness, how could you entrust such an important task to him!"
Tailan appeared carrying a washbasin made of brass.
Jérôme Bonaparte took out a steaming towel from the washbasin and wiped his cheek: "A rough man can make them relax their vigilance against me. Our enemies are not only Mr. Thiers who wants to use us as a puppet, the Republic The same goes for pie..."
Tai Lan nodded in understanding.
Half an hour later, Fleury returned and informed Jérôme Bonaparte that Tocqueville would be visiting the next day.
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May 14, 1848 at 10 am.
A brown carriage stopped in front of Louis' mansion, and Tocqueville and Lalay got out of the carriage.
Jérôme Bonaparte and members of the Bonaparte party personally walked down the steps to greet Tocqueville.
"welcome!"
Jérôme Bonaparte and Tocqueville held hands together.
The two entered Louis' mansion side by side.
"Please!" Jérôme Bonaparte stretched out his hand and made an invitation gesture. Tocqueville sat on the sofa, and his secretary Lale stood on Tocqueville's right side, his eyes peeking at Jérôme from time to time. Bonaparte.
Pesini, as Jerome Bonaparte's secretary, also stood in Jerome Bonaparte's room.
After all the main characters are seated, the "confrontation" officially begins.
"On behalf of the French Republic, I express regret for the death of Prince Louis Napoleon!" Tocqueville showed a regretful expression and pointed his right hand towards Lale.
Lale opened the package with understanding and handed a piece of paper to Tocqueville.
"This is a private letter from Lamartine's administration!" Tocqueville handed the letter to Jérôme Bonaparte.
After receiving the letter, Jérôme Bonaparte and his party scanned Lamartine's private letters line by line. The letter was probably filled with regrets about the death of Louis Napoleon.
"My cousin has always been a republican during his lifetime, so he prefers to be called Citizen Louis Napoleon instead of the Prince of the old days! The name Prince has long since become history! Now, you and I are both citizens!" Jerome Bonaparte "reminded" Tocqueville.
Of course Tocqueville would not believe that Louis Napoleon, who twice wanted to restore the empire, was a republican, but how many true republicans are there in today's French politics?
"Okay! Citizen Jérôme Bonaparte!" Tocqueville said as he walked down the slope.
"I hope that my cousin can return to France as a republican and a rebel, not as a war criminal! The crimes of the Bourbon era should be abolished!" Jérôme Bonaparte Offer Tocqueville conditions.
"This issue left over from history, Lamartine agreed to abolish it!" Tocqueville decisively agreed to Jérôme Bonaparte's conditions.
Jérôme Bonaparte looked at Tocqueville suspiciously. He did not believe that there were no conditions attached to French politics.
Just as Jérôme Bonaparte had predicted, Tocqueville also put forward conditions.
Tocqueville said carefully: "Lamartine is in power and hopes that the Bonaparte family will give up this election!"
"Impossible!" Jerome Bonaparte objected with a loud voice: "The Lamartine administration has no right to deprive the Bonaparte family of the right to participate in elections. According to the constitution of the French Republic, anyone who is over 18 years old and has settled in France for more than Anyone in France can participate in the elections for two years!”
"Citizen Jerome seems to know the French Constitution very well!" Tocqueville looked at Jerome Bonaparte in surprise.
"If the Lamartine administration wants to deprive the Bonaparte family of their right to participate in politics, the Bonaparte family will definitely not agree! We will use everything we have to fight against the Lamartine administration!" Jérôme Bonaparte said decisively.
Once this and only opportunity is lost, the Bonaparte family will never be able to return to French politics.
Jérôme Bonaparte would never allow this to happen, even if he fought against the rising republicans for it.
