Flowers, Swords and France

When the two young men came back from outside, the conversation in the restaurant between the host and the guest was still continuing, and Louis Bonaparte was still chatting and laughing with Madame Dillion. .They returned to their original seats one after another, with a calm demeanor, and no one inside showed any surprise at their return.

In this way, after dinner, Louis Bonaparte completed his first visit after returning to France, and also completed his first appearance on the political scene in Paris.

Judging from his joy at the dinner table, he was very satisfied with the results of his trip.

After being greeted by Viscount Dilion and his wife, and walking out of the Earl's mansion, under the leadership of the butler, the three of them set foot on the path from the mansion to the gate again.

It was getting very late, and the night wind was so chill that the three of them couldn't help but wrap their coats more tightly before returning to the long-awaited carriage.

After the carriage started again, the silence between the three people was broken by Karion.

"Charle, how was your time with the young lady of the Dilion family today? Have you all gone to enjoy the night view together?" He joked to Charles with a smile, "The girl from that family is indeed quite pretty. Really. I didn’t expect that you and her have had some contact with each other for a long time..."

While Karion seemed to be teasing Ciel, he secretly winked at Ciel, hinting that Ciel would take this opportunity to clarify the matter with their "boss".

Ciel gave him a grateful look in return, and then immediately began to explain.

"Oh, where did your words go? How can I be close to that lady now..." He replied with a smile. His tone was also that of a joke, "It's just that my sister has a very good relationship with her. We were classmates under a painter, so we've known each other for a long time. In addition, I had a relationship with Dilly a while ago. When the Eon family came into contact, they had interacted with her many times, so...we are indeed relatively familiar with each other..."

"It's not easy to call you out at a dinner party." Karion teased again, then waved his hand gently, "Hey. I can understand, everyone was young at one time, who I didn’t like doing these things when I was young! Hahaha! I didn’t expect that our good young man, Charles, is not immune to this! Hahahaha!

With Karion's help, the atmosphere in the carriage became calmer again.

"Jacques, don't make things difficult for Charles anymore." Louis Bonaparte, who had been silent, finally spoke, his voice very steady. Can't hear the emotion. "You're right, we were all young once. When we were Ciel's age, who wouldn't want to bring some romance to ourselves?"

In this regard at least, the words of Louis Bonaparte are extremely convincing - as evidenced by his long list of lovers and two illegitimate children.

"But I still have to remind you, Charles." After saying a good word for Charles, Louis Bonaparte quickly changed the subject, "You have a bright future. However, because of this, you should be more careful to protect It’s a hard-earned future. It’s fine and normal for young people to like a little romance. But in the end, women are just embellishments, a pastime in their spare time, and after success. signs, never treat them as your own goals, let alone forget your own position because of one or two women... After that young lady asked you out, her parents didn't care at all, and didn't even show any sign—— Do you know what this means? They may regard you as a key candidate, important enough to use their daughter to win over."

After hearing his words, Ciel's face condensed, and then he nodded slightly.

Although no one knows the reason why Matilda suddenly came to see him, her parents must be happy to see this happen - even before, didn't her grandfather propose a marriage? Although he was declined by Charles, this also shows that in the eyes of the Dilion family, his current important surname is unusual.

"Yes, the Dilion family is now our ally, and may even continue to support us, but this does not mean that they are completely our own. We can talk and laugh with them, but we cannot completely trust them - "Don't forget what happened to the Bourbons and Orleans!" Louis Bonaparte continued, "We are going to make it happen!" Use them, rely on them when necessary, and even reuse them in the future, but we must not be open-minded to them, let alone do things according to their wishes. In the final analysis, for those of us who have goals and ambitions. Say, romance is romance and career is career, they cannot be confused at all. Do you understand?”

Ciel already understood what he meant.

Louis Bonaparte keenly felt the intentions of the Dillion family, and clearly "instructed" Charles - you can play with the girl from that family, or even pursue her, but you must understand yourself Which side is your position? You must not forget your own position because of that lady and care too much about or accommodate the interests of the Dilion family.

And since he is willing to say these words to Ciel, it naturally proves that he still regards Ciel as one of his own.

Now that he has reached this point, if Ciel is not enlightened, it would be too ignorant.

"Don't worry, I will never forget my position." He replied humbly. "You should believe that I can judge what is good for me."

"Very good, Charles, I knew you were a smart young man." After hearing his answer, Louis Bonaparte smiled again, "It's normal for young people to have young people's hobbies. Didn’t you come from that time? I’m a little envious of your vitality. Hey, it would be great if I could be young again!”

"Sir, I don't like to hear what you are saying." Karion suddenly added another sentence, "Am I the oldest here? If you say that, I will cry."

After hearing these words, both Charles and Louis Bonaparte couldn't help laughing. Then the last cloud in the carriage disappeared.

Looking out the window, he realized that there was still a long way to go, so Louis Bonaparte spoke again.

"Char. Let's talk about the plans we talked about before. I find that when we talk about these, my energy is always better than usual. Where did we talk about last time?"

"Speaking of Russia." Charles replied immediately, "I said that I completely agree with you. After we seize power, we must launch a war, even if it is just to extract prestige. But we must not cause panic in Europe. . Only Russia, we are only fighting against it, and no country will have any ill intentions toward us. On the contrary, it will attract cheers from all of Europe.”

"Yes, you are absolutely right." Louis Bonaparte agreed with Charles, "Moreover, through such a war, we can essentially completely shatter the confrontation established in Europe after the nightmare of 1815. The order is against us." Then, his voice lowered, "And, as I said before, the British will also support us...so this time we are not alone."

The joy in his voice once again reminded Charles that Louis Bonaparte was not his uncle after all.

"So we will definitely win this time." There was a reassuring certainty in Ciel's voice.

"So what do you think of this upcoming war? What do you think is the most beneficial way for us?"

"Russia's hinterland is too vast. If we follow the land route deep into its borders, we will easily repeat the same mistakes as in 1812. Moreover, Russia's poor transportation conditions will not allow us to effectively maintain the army." Charles whispered. answer. "So I think if we can do it, we'd better localize this war and limit it to a certain area where it's convenient for us to transport troops and supplies."

There is no doubt that Louis Bonaparte was determined to defeat Russia. But how and where to fight was really on his mind at this moment. Charles, on the other hand, has no shame and shamelessly plagiarized the ideas brought to him by the historical line of later generations in order to improve his favorability in front of the future Emperor of the French Empire - judging from the current situation, he has done quite well. , Louis Bonaparte was repeatedly surprised and sincerely admired the young man's calmness and foresight.

"Then look, where is the best place to go?"

"Preferably in the Gulf, because you know, sea transportation is the most convenient and cheapest. Through the fleet we can easily send hundreds of thousands of troops there and maintain them without having to work hard to make them themselves Walk over." Ciel continued to elaborate on his views, "From this aspect, it is better to fight. There are two regions, one is the Baltic Sea coast and the other is the Black Sea coast. But the capital of Russia is Petersburg. If we attack the Baltic Sea coast, the Russians will definitely go crazy and fight us desperately... And the Russians will. They have been operating there for too long and can easily mobilize an army to attack us."

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"So your suggestion is the Black Sea coast?" Louis Bonaparte understood what he meant.

"Yes, that's where it is." Charles nodded. "That area is now facing the most direct threat from the Russians. If we use troops there, we will get the greatest support from the international community. Moreover, that area is far from the heart of Russia." The place is also far away, and they will face the same difficulties as us, or even greater difficulties than us..." Then, he firmly asserted, "We can teach the Russians an unforgettable lesson there!"

"Well said!" After hearing Charles's words, Louis Bonaparte was also infected by the young man's passion and couldn't help repeating his last words, "We must give the Russians a A lesson you will never forget!”

"Yes! We will eventually avenge the emperor's hatred!" Karion couldn't help but add a sentence.

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After a while, the excitement and excitement in the carriage slowly disappeared, and Louis regained his usual composure.

"That's it, but in order to achieve this goal, we still have a lot of work to do. Even if we do get what we want and regain power, it's just the beginning."

"You are right, we need some time to gather strength." Ciel replied.

"Including the railroad you're talking about?"

"No, there is not enough time. We can't wait until then to go to war with Russia. However, even if we can't build the entire network first, we should at least build a trunk line from Paris to Marseille Port first, so that we can quickly transfer troops, weapons and other materials from the north to the south, and then ship them from that port." Charles expressed his opinion, "We should also build a large enough transport fleet and necessary escort navy for ourselves. If we want to fight, we should gather the greatest strength at the first time to occupy the most advantageous position."

"Yes! You make sense!" Louis-Bonaparte couldn't help but admire, "Charles, you really make sense, we should do as you say! If we want to fight, we can't just fight a small fight. I will send hundreds of thousands of troops there to teach Nicholas Romanov a lesson and let him know that the Bonaparte family will never be easy to mess with!"

There is nothing that makes a monarch more moved than spreading national power to all directions. Charles certainly understands his joy, which is why he has been trying to please him.

"I will do my best to fulfill your wishes." He nodded humbly.

"Charles, you can be our future Carnot, as long as you want." When talking about the excitement, Louis-Bonaparte sighed, then patted Charles on the shoulder, "Young man, work hard, there is really a long way left for us!"

"We will rebuild this empire one day!" Finally, he sighed again. . )