The letters from Paris were opened by Jérôme Bonaparte in a corner backed by a tree.
The sender of the letter was, as Jérôme Bonaparte expected, his sister, Princess Mathilde.
In the letter, Princess Mathilde first reported to Jerome Bonaparte that she was safe, and then told Jerome Bonaparte some details about the June Revolution.
After the revolution began, Princess Mathilde, the old Prince Jérôme and some important backbones of the Bonapartist party were divided into two parts and were protected by some Bonapartist party members carrying guns.
Although the overall suppression of the revolution was in the East and Southeast districts of Paris, Cavaignac still risked the hatred of the French upper class by transporting the artillery to the Saint-Germain district.
Many property owners who participated in the National Guard were forced by Cavaignac's bayonet to wear gorgeous coats and carry weapons that had never fired a shot.
Even so, they were still treated as rubbish by Cavaignac.
Mathilde described it like this in the letter: “During those few days, our Mr. Dictado stole the show. The former members of Parliament were beaten and scolded in front of him, and even those who came in and out of the house on weekdays The gentlemen of the upper class also come and go with ease."
Although his sister's statement contained some subjective assumptions, from reading between the lines of Mathilde's words, Jérôme Bonaparte knew that the group of prostitutes under Cavaignac disgusted the elite of the West End.
In Paris, if your behavior makes people of the elite class useful, then your rule is not far away from being overthrown.
Two generations of the Bourbon dynasty are already typical examples.
Jérôme Bonaparte then read on. In the letter, Mathilde also mentioned Victor Hugo and claimed that Victor Hugo hoped to have a conversation with him in Paris.
If the conversation had been pleasant, Mr. Hugo would have chosen to support Jerome.
Done!
Jérôme Bonaparte clenched his fists and muttered excitedly in his heart.
Victor Hugo and the moderate republicans behind him are the people Jerome Bonaparte must win over.
If Hugo can call on the voters in the Seine region to vote for him, then he will have a guaranteed vote in the Seine region.
At the end of the envelope, Mathilde also mentioned another proposal made by Cavaignac in the National Assembly on July 4, that is, in view of the impact of the June riots, he proposed to limit the votes of voters. The voters should be those who A person with certain behavioral abilities.
If this proposal succeeds, it means that all the previous efforts of Jérôme Bonaparte will be in vain.
The appeal of the Bonaparte family was not attractive to the elite class, and it was difficult for the Bonapartists to win without the peasants.
However, Mathilde said at the end that Cavaignac's proposal was directly rejected in a ratio of 50:700.
The Party of Order, the Republicans, and the Mountain Party rarely joined forces to deny Cavaignac. They obviously did not want to see Cavaignac continue to be in power.
After reading the letter, Jerome Bonaparte breathed a sigh of relief and stuffed the envelope into his arms.
Sister Mathilde's letter really made Jérôme Bonaparte's mood go up and down like a roller coaster.
Jérôme Bonaparte, now assured of victory, could only wait to return to Paris for publicity.
Jerome Bonaparte, who was in a great mood, returned to the fishing spot.
At this time, an old man with a kind face appeared at the fishing place. He was talking to Charles Bonaparte.
The old man who saw Jérôme Bonaparte arriving hurriedly saluted him and said: "Hello, Your Majesty the Prince! I am Perelino Rossi!"
A trace of surprise flashed across Jérôme Bonaparte's face, and then his expression turned serious and he saluted: "Hello, Mr. Minister of the Interior!"
After some polite words, Perelino Rossi began to express his intention to Jerome Bonaparte: "I came this time to ask the prince some questions!"
"Please speak!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded.
Perelino Rossi told Jerome Bonaparte his problem.
Since Pope Pius IX announced the reforms, Perelino Rossi began to carry out reforms, but during the reforms he used his experience in France to limit the amount of elections, appease the elite, and then tried to consolidate the clergy. Introduced to counter the Roman elite.
However, his reforms did not make any progress, but instead plunged himself into a swamp.
After listening to Perelino Rossi's words, Jerome Bonaparte looked at the guy in front of him with a strange expression. He had already recited scriptures to Pius IX personally, but His Majesty the Pope still acted with the ideas of 1830.
Is it my problem or the Pope's problem?
"Your Excellency, Minister, you admire Lord Guizot so highly. You must have known about the "History of French Civilization" written by Mr. Guizot!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Perelino Rossi.
"Of course!" Perelino Rossi nodded.
“As far as I know, Mr. Guizot, who was writing the History of French Civilization, retained part of Saint-Simonian thought. That was the part he was most proud of!” What Jerome Bonaparte was talking about was Guizot. The theory of class struggle used.
"But... Mr. Guizot himself did not..." Perelino Rossi responded.
"The situation in the Papal States now is very similar to that during the Revolution. The Third Estate challenged the First Estate! However, what is different from the Great Revolution is that most of the peasants in the Third Estate are willing to stand with His Majesty the Pope! If this is the case, then why not Take their votes and turn this system to your own advantage!!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Perelino Rossi.
"This..." Perelino Rossi hesitated.
"Rome is not the foundation of His Majesty Pius IX. His Majesty the Pope's foundation is in the countryside! Limiting the amount of elections will only exclude those who are loyal to His Majesty from the system, and some people with ulterior motives will hinder reforms!" Jérôme Bonaparte Said to Perelino Rossi.
"Your Majesty does not want to lose his secular rights!" Perelino Rossi said in a low voice.
"There is no difference between a constitutional monarchy and an absolute monarchy in the Papal States, as long as you can occupy the majority! Appropriate releases of signals can ease sharp conflicts!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Perelino Rossi.
After thinking for a long time, Perelino Rossi decided to give it a try.
But before that, he still had to talk to the Pope.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, fishing had obviously become an empty talk, and Jérôme Bonaparte and others could only return empty-handed.
On July 15, Perelino Rossi, who persuaded the Pope, began the second round of reforms.
Jerome Bonaparte was in no mood to continue paying attention to the political situation in the Papal States. After receiving the letter, he quickly wrote a letter to his "protector" General Dufour in Paris.
