Flowers, Swords and France

The return of Louis Bonaparte caused Joseph Bonaparte and Charles to quickly stop their dialogue. Although Charles didn't know how effective his confession would be and whether it could reassure the big boss, judging from Joseph Bonaparte's expression, he should be quite satisfied with Charles's answer. .

Soon, Charles put this anxiety behind him. In his opinion, the Bonaparte family's current reliance on him should continue to be maintained, so there is no need to worry too much.

Soon, they returned to the dining room of the mansion. The servants had already arranged the seats in the restaurant. The new gathering of the Bonapartists began with a dinner party.

Louis Bonaparte, who was sitting on the main seat, looked a little pale and looked a little tired, but after seeing that both Charles and Charles had walked in, he nodded gently towards them. The two people also understood and sat on their seats on both sides.

The person sitting directly opposite Charles is Pierre Bonaparte. Compared with other members of the Bonaparte family, this 33-year-old man is a little special. He was not as restrained and gloomy as his cousins ​​Louis and Joseph. Instead, he looked rough and strong, with a bunch of beard, and looked a bit like a soldier.

He quickly felt Ciel's gaze, and then looked at Ciel expressionlessly. Ciel quickly smiled and nodded to him, while he remained expressionless and just nodded slightly as a greeting.

His obvious unfriendly attitude made Ciel slightly startled. However, Ciel quickly suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and turned away with a smile.

really. Just like in history, he is a rough and indifferent person. No wonder he can bring so much trouble to his cousin!

But soon, Charles put the future prince behind him and focused all his attention on his cousins, Louis Bonaparte and Joseph Bonaparte.

The two of them sat very close to each other and kept talking softly. But because they were all expressionless. So Ciel couldn't guess what they were talking about now. Maybe they were really talking about themselves?

OK, whatever they want.

Just as Charles was paying careful attention to several members of the Bonaparte family, Louis Bonaparte made a gentle gesture, and the dinner officially began.

The servants first brought several soups such as shrimp paste and pigeon soup, green peas and goose soup, chicory and turkey soup. There was no doubt that no one could finish it, and no one would finish it. Everyone just took a few sips.

At a time when the country is still in a state of embarrassment and many people are even facing starvation, to be honest, such an extravagant banquet is really inappropriate. But no one here felt uncomfortable.

Since Louis Bonaparte had not spoken, others did not dare to speak first. Everyone drank soup and food in silence, while each of them looked at each other carefully, trying to figure out the big boss's thoughts at this time.

It was not until after the soup was finished and the servants brought out the staple food that Louis Bonaparte spoke.

"Mr. Carlyon..." He gently greeted Carlyon, who was sitting not far from him, with a somewhat cold tone, "Does it cost more to prepare such a meal than before?"

After hearing his words, Karion was shocked - Oops, could it be that such extravagance made him unhappy?

He quickly explained to Louis Bonaparte with a smile, "Yes, sir, prices have indeed risen rapidly recently... But don't worry, we have always lived within our means, and we only went out of our way to entertain you... …”

"It doesn't matter, I'm not accusing you of being extravagant and wasteful." Louis Bonaparte shook his head slightly, while carefully cutting the buffalo hind legs on the dinner plate with a table knife - some of the hind legs were still poked. hole, covered with diced mushroom poutine, “We deserve to enjoy everything we can, otherwise is there any point in all our efforts?”

From the beginning to the end, Louis Bonaparte was not a person who liked frugality, and he had no interest in pretending to be simple with the people - but that was Louis Philippe's hobby.

Louis Bonaparte seemed to think that the citizens of the empire just liked to see the splendor and luxury of the royal family, and then they would feel the dazzling glory of the empire from then on. Although I don’t know whether his idea is right or not, he did insist on doing so during the Second Empire.

"What I mean is..." Louis Bonaparte continued, "The recent trend of rising prices has continued, so I can conclude that everything is approaching a critical point. In other words... He glanced at everyone at the table and said, "What we expected will happen soon..."

"That's right," Joseph Bonaparte immediately answered, "Now the lives of the common people are becoming more and more difficult, and their resentment towards the current political ax will become greater and greater, and this shows what we have been waiting for. The time is coming, everyone, keep up the good work!”

Then he raised his glass.

The others quickly raised their glasses and drank too.

Charles took the time to steal a glance at Louis Bonaparte and found that he did not seem to be dissatisfied with such an active Joseph Bonaparte, but just took a sip of wine silently.

After everyone returned to silence, Louis Bonaparte spoke again.

"Besides my visit today, I also took the time to visit Dongcheng District..."

"Sir! How can you do this!" Karion shouted quickly, "Is this too risky?"

There are a large number of slums in Dongcheng District, and the public security is not very good. In the current chaotic atmosphere, the public security is even more conceivable, so of course Karion will be a little nervous.

"It doesn't matter. I've seen the guns and cannons of the July Dynasty, so it doesn't matter if you take a tour there." Louis Bonaparte replied calmly. Then he cut another piece of lamb ribs that had just been served. "Life there is more difficult than I imagined. It is almost becoming the slums I saw in England... Gentlemen, this country has been deeply damaged."

His voice seemed to be narrating, but also seemed to be sighing.

"And our task is to cure it." Joseph Bonaparte interjected. "Although it needs to be bled before it can be cured, there is nothing we can do about it."

Charles continued to eat his dinner without saying a word.

It is this Bonaparte family that, while lamenting the suffering of the people, is using itself to enrich the country while it is in distress.

Haha, you have already started to get into the drama so quickly... He sneered and complained in his heart.

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"Ciel?"

A question interrupted his complicated thoughts. He quickly gathered his thoughts and nodded carefully towards Louis Bonaparte.

"How is your joining the National Guard?" he asked in a low voice.

"It went very well. In a few days, I will be able to go in openly." Charles replied quickly.

After receiving Charles's report, as Charles expected, Louis Bonaparte immediately agreed with him and decided to take advantage of this opportunity to fill the National Guard with as many of his own people as possible. His idea coincided with what the Marquis of Treville said - you don't need to get your hands dirty, but you can fish in troubled waters.

"Very good," Louis Bonaparte nodded slightly, seeming to be very satisfied with Charles's work. "At least on this point, we need to thank Duke Treville. Although these royalists The main idea is to let us help extinguish the mob..."

Of course, Charles would not tell Louis Bonaparte all of the Treville family's little plans.

Then, before anyone else could whisper in front of the little boy, Louis Bonaparte suddenly increased his volume.

"Gentlemen! As far as I can see, the conflicts between various classes in France have now accumulated to the point where they cannot be alleviated. Today I also got a piece of news. Guess what it is? In a few days, the civilians in the city will There will be a big demonstration, a big demonstration of more than 100,000 people, to protest against rising prices, to protest against the loss of job opportunities, to protest against the bad economic environment, to protest everything! Think about it, everyone, there are hundreds of thousands of people! , it’s almost time for February 22nd!”

After hearing the news, the entire restaurant buzzed.

Louis Bonaparte nodded slightly, and then continued, "With a scale of hundreds of thousands of people, I'm sure this is enough to scare those gentlemen wearing white gloves. Therefore, the National Guard is now This action is by no means isolated, but is a preview of a crackdown. Although I don’t know who will be responsible for the final act, but this day is definitely not far away. What does this mean to you? Do you understand? There will be a bloody battle in this beautiful city soon!"

bloody battle!

There is nothing more straightforward than this, and this word is so incompatible with this extravagant dinner.

After the main course was served, the servants served cold dishes one after another, such as lamb tenderloin with morels, roasted partridge with Spanish sauce, etc.

While continuing to eat, Louis Bonaparte assigned the next tasks to his comrades. At the same time, he repeatedly warned his comrades to pay attention to matters.

They, just like history, are quietly waiting for everything that will inevitably happen and the opportunities it will bring. . )