Flowers, Swords and France

After bringing his subordinates to the Ministry of Railways and assigning them work, Lucien finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then, as Charles had instructed, he took a rented carriage to the old Prince Julesville's residence.

Unlike the previous state of desolation, the access control of this mansion is now very strict. After getting off the car, Lucien had to wait at the door with some uneasiness under the guard's disrespectful gaze - because he came in a rented carriage instead of a private carriage.

However, the guard's eyes soon became very respectful, because it didn't take long for Charles, who had been notified, to come out of the mansion to greet the guest.

"Lucien, you're finally here! We've been waiting for you for a long time!" Charles walked up to him with a smile and held his hand, "We thought you were really taken out for a drink by your father-in-law!"

This joke made Lucien a little embarrassed, "Charles, I just delayed some time because of arranging the work of my subordinates. When I'm working, I won't do irrelevant things. Besides, my father-in-law is also very busy and has no time to deal with us..."

"Aha, I was just joking, don't take it so seriously!" Charles patted Lucien's shoulder with one hand, and then held his arm with the other hand, "Come on, let's stop chatting outside, come in quickly, don't keep others waiting."

"Okay, Charles." Lucien was happy that Charles turned away from this embarrassing topic, and followed Charles in obediently.

Soon, he threw away the little bit of unhappiness in his heart and immersed himself in the wonder of this mansion. After nearly a month of cleaning and repairs. The former Prince Julesville's residence slowly regained its former glory and became the luxuriously furnished noble residence again.

After a quick tour of the corridor along the way. When they arrived at the magnificent hall, Lucien finally sighed to Charles with unpretentious envy.

"Charles, you have got such a grand place! I heard that the president gave it to you at a low price? He is really generous to you!"

"Oh, yes." Charles nodded with a smile, without revealing his recent opinion of Louis Bonaparte. "The president is very generous to me, and I am very grateful to him."

"However, this is also the reward you deserve. After all, you have done so much for the president, and other people will not help so much so quickly." Because he felt that what he said just now was a bit rude. Lucien quickly complimented him again, "Charles, have you moved here now?"

"No, the renovation work here is not finished yet, I don't live here yet..." Charles shook his head and then joked again, "Besides, I'm not married yet, why am I busy moving so early? It's too lonely to live in such a big place alone."

"Haha... In that case, get married quickly!" Lucien was amused by Charles' words. "Julie and I are still waiting to attend your wedding with Miss Treville!"

His words were half true and half false. He personally welcomed Charles to get married, but his wife might not - she was still very angry about Charles marrying someone else while having an intimate relationship with his sister Matilda.

Contrary to Lucien's expectations, after hearing his words. Charles suddenly froze, and then his smile became very unnatural.

"What's wrong, Charles?" Seeing Charles' strange reaction, Lucien couldn't help but ask. "Don't you want us to attend the wedding?"

"No! Of course not! You two must be my guests of honor." Charles came back to his senses immediately. He shook his head quickly, "I'm fine. I just suddenly remembered something. Don't worry, Charlotte and I must get married. And it will be done as soon as possible, and you must come to attend!"

Although Charles' answer was still a little strange, Lucien still kept this doubt in his heart and didn't say it out loud.

Perhaps because he didn't want to continue this topic, Charles quickly changed the subject.

"Let's go to see them quickly, they can't wait!"

Charles planned to receive a large group of guests here today, but because the hall was still under renovation, Charles did not receive the guests in the hall, but gathered them all in the front yard of the garden.

Soon, Charles and Lucien came to the front yard.

When the two people appeared here, the people who were originally sitting in the seats immediately stopped their idle chats and saluted them.

This group of people were also wearing military uniforms like Lucien, and the leader among them was the newly appointed deputy director of the Secretariat of the Ministry of War, Viscount Alex de Lautrec.

That's right, all the people invited by Charles today were military personnel.

Almost half of the young talents in the army that Charles recruited and supported, including Lucien and Alex, came at once.

"Hello everyone, this is Major Lucien Leflair, the head of the stationed agency of the Ministry of Railways." Under everyone's gaze, Charles calmly introduced Lucien to the group, "There may be many opportunities for you to work together in the future, and I hope you can get along well with him in the future."

After hearing Charles' words, the others hurriedly nodded to Lucien.

Charles also took Lucien with him to introduce all the officers present in the Secretariat one by one.

"Major Leflair, Charles has told me many times that I have admired your name for a long time." When Lucien walked up to him, with a warm smile, Alex stood up and said to him Lucien held out his hand, and the two shook hands. "I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

"Major de Lautrec, you don't have to be so polite," Lucien quickly replied, "I have also heard from you many times from Charles, and I hope to get more help from you in the future."

While shaking hands, the two people smiled friendly at each other.

This is the first meeting between Lucien and Alex, although their personalities are almost completely different. But they still left a good impression on each other - Alex admired Lucien's firmness and respect, while Lucien was very satisfied with Alex's gentleness and humility.

"Okay. Everyone, now that we have gotten to know each other, let's get down to business." Charles patted the table gently and asked the two people to sit down quickly. "Gentlemen, what we need to talk about today is very important. So I only called you, because after so long observation, I am sure that you are all trustworthy..."

Because Ciel's tone had become very serious, everyone else sat upright, ready to listen to his lesson.

Lucien took a deep breath. Then I felt a little cold in my lungs. To be honest, this was not a very ideal location. Although the group of people were all wearing military coats, they still felt a lingering chill. However, of course no one dared to ask Ciel to change places.

And the chill in his heart didn't just come from this.

Charles only called him over alone, but Viscount Lautrec called a group of people. This clearly showed that in his heart, the people on Viscount Lautrec's side were more trustworthy. Some, which made him feel a little dissatisfied. but. He himself understood why - after all, Viscount Lautrec used high-ranking officials and powerful people to bribe him, while his own side was generally regarded as a chore by his subordinates, and the enthusiasm for action on both sides was different.

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This can't go on like this. He secretly decided in his heart that he must boost the morale of his subordinates so that they could also gain trust. Only in this way can they have a glorious future.

Seeing that everyone had become very serious, Ciel nodded. Then looked at Lucien.

"Lucien, let me tell you clearly. We are discussing the military coup today."

Although Charles' tone was very calm, Lucien's head was still heavily shaken. However, because he was mentally prepared beforehand, he still maintained his composure and nodded slightly.

"We didn't just come up with the idea today, but we have been planning this action recently. We have already made a lot of similar plans and mobilized many trustworthy troops." While looking at Lucien, Charles continued, "However, as you have been in the military for many years, you must know that no matter how prepared you are beforehand, No matter how perfect the plan is, there will always be some mistakes when things come to pass. To eliminate such mistakes as much as possible in advance, we need to work a hundred times harder... After all, what we have to do is really important. and failure is not tolerated. For us, even most successes are the same as failures..."

"Yes, if we want to frighten the enemy, we can shoot and kill people, but we must not bleed a lot. If there is a lot of blood, the military's compliance will be a big problem. After all, we are using guns and guns in the capital, not the enemy's country!" Ciel increased the volume so that his admonishment could penetrate into everyone's heart, "In order to prevent the army from wavering or causing unpredictable serious consequences, we must All issues must be taken into consideration. The most important thing is that your two departments must work closely together! Alex will direct the troops to attack the lair of our opponents as quickly as possible and arrest them. And Lucien, you have to take your people and be responsible for cutting off the connection between the capital and the outside world. All railways passing through Paris can only transport troops supporting us, and others can only stop! "

After finishing speaking, Charles walked over to Lucien and Alex.

"Two of you, you can estimate the heavy responsibility entrusted to you by the president. Therefore, you must cooperate closely and formulate a detailed plan, and absolutely cannot cause problems. Otherwise... I don't know the consequences. You can figure it out too, do you understand?"

Under Ciel's gaze, both of them seemed to be shocked. After being stunned for a moment, they each nodded with difficulty.

"Very good, you just know." Because he was very satisfied with their performance, Ciel nodded, and then his tone softened a little, "Of course, you don't need to be too nervous, we don't want to take action now. , you can have plenty of time to prepare for this plan - of course, it's just a pity that you can't find a place to practice it, but I think with your ingenuity, you can eliminate such a small difficulty... …”

Ciel's little joke finally relaxed the tense atmosphere a little.

Unlike the two leaders, the faces of the other young officers were not filled with fear, but with the excitement of eagerness to try. They knew what they had to pay to seize power, and they were willing to pay.

After that, Charles returned to his seat and handed a small book on the coffee table to Lucien.

"Lucien, this is the preliminary plan we have made. Please take a good look at it first. If you have any suggestions for improvement, please feel free to tell us... I can let you study it on the spot and then modify it."

Looking at the small book in front of him, Lucien suddenly had some doubts in a trance.

Is it us, a group of people, who are about to decide the fate of a country?

"Yes, Lucien." As if seeing what he was thinking, Charles suddenly laughed again, "You will decide more in the future."

Because you have walked on an irreversible path. (To be continued...)