Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 270 037 Mr. Caulaincourt failed

The Duke of Enghien is in the New World, but in his home in Edenheim, all his daily routine seems to have not changed much from the outside world.

When he was in Mexico City, he wouldn't have thought that someone would come to ask him for a visit, politely and with ill intentions.

Mr. Caulaincourt, who carried out this mission, also obeyed Napoleon's instructions when he received them in Paris.

After all, the order did not specify how to deal with the arrogant Bourbon princes around him. At the same time, one thing can be confirmed. Napoleon had not thought about how to conduct the trial at that time, and at the home of Duke Enghien of Edenheim, they sent It's not very convenient for people to get in.

After all, this Duke has such a grand display there that it is not easy for ordinary people to sneak in.

"What should we do?"

"Of course we knock on the door politely. If he doesn't open the door, then we have to break the door open and invite someone."

"General, is this also called an invitation?"

"We must be polite and polite. You should all understand what is going on."

Then, when he knocked on the door, no one answered, and he crossed the border between Baden and France. This kind of cross-border law enforcement itself violates the basic principles of international relations.

Moreover, the grandsons-in-law of the Elector of Baden are the sons of the King of Bavaria, the Czar of Russia, the King of Sweden, and the Duke of Brunswick respectively. In this relationship, except for Bavaria, the other forces are not friendly to France, but they are not friendly to France. The old Duke of Renswick also had a neutral attitude toward working people.

Of course, if he was asked to work as a worker, he would do it. After all, the wife his stupid son married was the princess of the Dutch royal family in exile. There was a reason for this.

But the French did it, and Napoleon is still confident in his own strength.

But after making a fuss, Mr. Caulaincourt was a little bit dumbfounded when he saw such a servant dressed as a duke.

"Where is the Duke of Enghien?"

"Sir, he left for America a few months ago and is not at home. I did this to reassure the master's fiancée."

"That's right. In other words, your master has gone to the New World. This journey is quite far."

"And I won't come back here for a while, maybe never."

"Okay, then I have to leave a message to your master to explain our purpose. This is just an invitation."

As for Mr. Caulaincourt's botched job, the main problem is that foreign intelligence was inaccurate.

However, the Duke of Enghien was not captured by Napoleon and collapsed, and it could not stop the trend of European countries being attracted by Britain.

"In other words, the Duke is not even in Europe right now."

"Yes, and have been secretly setting out for several months."

"The person who did this is really a genius, huh? Caulaincourt, as for why the Prince of Bourbon went to America, have you figured it out?"

"It is said that a representative of the Russians went to see him, and then made such an arrangement, pretending that Duke Enghien was still in Edenheim, but in fact he had boarded the Russian clipper and took the opportunity to And maybe Santo Domingo.”

"To Santo Domingo? What the hell was he doing there?"

"General Dessalines in Haiti, after declaring their so-called independence, seemed to be preparing to take direct action to clear out the local white people. This was publicly reported by British newspapers."

"Thank you, Talleyrand. Regarding diplomatic intelligence, you are still very quick to capture it. But this time we were actually fooled. And Saint-Domingue, how is it there?"

"The British blocked the source of the news. Only a Breton privateer brought news from the Caribbean after returning to Brest. The Russians did bring news to the west of Saint-Domingue a month ago. , most of the white people in the area controlled by Dessalines were taken away.”

"So what are they going to do?"

"I initially doubted what they were going to do. After all, Russia's overseas territories, except for the American territories, were the small piece of land near Oldenburg. It was the inheritance of the family of Empress Catherine II and passed to Tsar Paul. , ruled by his aunt. Leaving thousands of French people on that piece of land actually did little good to Russia, and it also allowed them to interfere in French affairs.”

"They are interfering in France's internal affairs. France will not recognize the existence of Saint-Domingue."

"However, you must also consider the name under which they carried out this action. The Russians claimed that it was to avoid a 'humanitarian crisis'. With this statement, we cannot say that they are interfering in France's internal affairs. According to the Russians' ideas , and even France needs to express its gratitude to Russia. The governor of Haiti took in the rebellious Poles, but he wanted to carry out genocide against the French and Spanish. This helped France morally. As for how the Russians will resettle these people in the future. That’s not what we can say.”

"Interesting, where will they choose to go?"

"It is said that it was sailing westward. On the way, the Russian fleet also passed Martinique, where it carried supplies and exchanged views with our Governor of Martinique."

"Are they sending people to Spain?"

"It's not sent to Spain, but through the road. This method is like us going to India through Egypt."

"What can they do, Talleyrand? Just start a war there?"

"Obviously not. The Russians still want to maintain good relations with Spain. I think they should spend money to buy their way, and then the target is places like Aleutian and Kamchatka."

Talleyrand would not know that Russia actually opened up a piece of land on the edge of Upper California. This kind of intelligence is difficult to grasp accurately because it is on the edge of the world.

But he still guessed the general direction, which is still quite skillful.

"Then can't we express our attitude?"

"To express gratitude to Russia, it is best to delay in diplomatic occasions. Russia itself is far away, and their decision-making speed will be affected."

But Talleyrand is not optimistic that by saying a few good words, the Russians will be indifferent to European affairs.

For France, the primary target of attack is still the British, and the contact between General Moreau and his old superior General Pichegru, although Moreau himself did not turn against him, he is still a staunch republican, and this conspiracy is unlikely to succeed.

But Napoleon would still find excuses to attack Moreau. He often went in and out of Madame Recamier's salon. Although his brother Lucien often went there, there were still many people who criticized Napoleon.

The First Consul was also preparing to launch a vote to become the "Emperor of the French People". This title was more like the Roman commander, which can be seen from the title.

It would be difficult for Moreau to agree with this. Napoleon also wanted to take this opportunity, his secret meeting with General Pichegru, and the actions of those in Madame Recamier's salon, to attack those who held different political views, whether they were political enemies or did not support him.

When Talleyrand and Caulaincourt were explaining to Napoleon, someone also sent a letter to them.

"Let's see how this matter should be handled. Pichegru is here again. When he betrayed the Republic, Moreau defended him, but it was Moreau who found evidence of his collusion with the royalists."

"I suggest that you should conduct an investigation. Who knows what you will find out."

Talleyrand's cane was spinning in circles in his hand. When he did this, he was always up to no good. Sometimes he looked quite sinister, a sinisterness that even painters could not remove with retouching.

"Then we will launch an investigation and ask Fouché to find evidence."

"If there is clear evidence, it is treason. But Moreau refused to cooperate with them, and his actions also show that he has nothing to do with this matter."

"But there will be big problems. Those who are suspected will be examined by the court."

Napoleon wanted to punish Moreau, but he didn't, and in the end he showed tolerance, which was very strange.

But the conspirators who had close ties with the British would not have a good end result.

Even Mr. Recamier was unlucky. You know, his banking business was mainly for overseas trade loans, and the British blockade severely hit his business.

In this way, it is impossible to clear the suspicion, especially the salon hosted by his young wife, where many anti-Bonaparte people gathered.

And Talleyrand also believed that something would be found out.

Fouché did not deliberately fabricate charges, but found some evidence from Mr. Recamier's bank account book.

In this way, it is inevitable to go to jail or even go to the guillotine.

And General Moreau was also implicated, but the initial case had little to do with him. When the court believed that he was not guilty, Napoleon insisted that the trial should be continued.

As a result, when Moreau was sentenced, Napoleon used exile abroad as a lenient means.

Such a trial is indeed an unjust case.

But Moreau could not clear the charges. Pichegru committed suicide in prison, Cadoudal was directly killed in Nantes, and the people who replaced him to carry out the assassination plan also involved too many people.

This led to the salons in Paris being cleaned up, Madame Stael was expelled to Switzerland, and many industrialists and bankers were also involved.

However, it was a bit funny that Madame Recamier was involved.

She refused to serve as a maid in the Consulate or the possible court in the future. In addition, her husband's relationship with these people, although her beautiful neck was not sent to the guillotine to be cut, it was enough to confiscate her property and expel her from the country.

If her father had not saved Bernadotte, the general would have married the sister-in-law of Napoleon's eldest brother Joseph and Napoleon's past lover. It is always a good thing to have someone to plead for mercy, but her husband's situation is very dangerous. If he is not careful, he will lose his head because of the assassin's random biting.

This lady can only leave the mansion on Mont Blanc Avenue pitifully, sell it to a businessman for 250,000 francs, and then embark on the road of exile abroad.

However, this lady did not go to Britain as others expected, but went to Berlin, the capital of Prussia, and even had a scandal with Prince August there.

But this lady only looks coquettish, but in fact she is innocent.

But her husband, who was directly hit, might use this head to deter those dishonest bankers in France.

These things are still unknown to you in the New World.

As for Madame Recamier herself, she did not divorce Mr. Recamier. Mr. Recamier's attitude was very clear, that is, if he could not escape the guillotine, this lady would still be his heir.

No wonder the young and beautiful lady was always thought to be Mr. Recamier's illegitimate daughter.

After all the trouble, from the military, political and economic perspectives, no one could directly stop him from becoming emperor.

Considering the current situation in France, his power as a lifelong ruler is actually not unlimited compared to the emperor.

Although it is a bit awkward, Napoleon's becoming emperor will soon reach the voting step, and he can even declare victory by force without a voter turnout of more than 50%.

This move was also learned by those who admired him in Africa and Latin America, and the fans' behavior was particularly excessive.

And the biggest victim of this conspiracy, General Moreau, after being acquitted, went to the United States with his family through Spain.

He didn't expect these things to happen, but he recalled what the young Russian officer who appeared in his home told him.

This is really a mockery of fate. He went to the United States and stayed away from the political whirlpool, but his military and political careers were suspended.

It's just that in the United States, the French may be more popular, and his living environment should not be bad.

As for Napoleon's attempt to kidnap the Duke of Enghien and send people to Baden to arrest him, it was just a joke. After all, it aroused the high vigilance of various monarchies.

It was just because he failed to steal the chicken, so he only aroused the disgust of Austria and Russia.

The Austrians' method was to make public the marriage of Archduke Karl and Princess Marie Therese, but the wedding was held in Prague, not in Vienna.

Obviously, Austria has the support of Britain, but they are only sending such a signal to the French. If the French exiled princess marries, it will not pose a threat to the French throne, because the French succession rights are also subject to the Salic succession law. Before all the men in the family die, it will not be the turn of any woman.

But only doing this, it is obvious that the price given by the British is not high enough.

This requires the British to evaluate what price to offer to attract the 200,000 French people trained in Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Fortunately, the British have a navy, and they do have enough money to subsidize their allies and ask them to come as thugs to attract firepower, otherwise they would also suffer in a one-on-one fight.