"France does not wish to restore the old order, no matter how it is dressed, nor does it wish to attempt harmful and unfeasible fantasies. Because I am the opponent of both, France places its hope in .
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If my governnt has failed to achieve all the planned improvents, it is to bla the factional activities.
As can be seen, for the past two years, whenever it concerns asures to combat chaos with suppression, I have always been able to secure parliantary support. But when I wish to implent welfare and improve the residents’ situation, it refuses to help .
A new phase of our political era begins, and every French citizen should actively voice their opinions. If France realizes that people have no right to deal with the constitution beyond the constitution itself, France only needs to make this point clear; my strength and courage will not fail it.
No matter what duties the country asks to undertake, I am determined to execute its will.
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In my hands, France will not suffer."
Once the article was published, it caused a huge stir in industrial/semi-industrial cities such as Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Nancy, Loire, and Dijon. Anyone with so political knowledge understood that the President’s open letter was directly targeting the National Assembly, and he was calling upon all French citizens to oppose this National Assembly elected by their votes.
"Is this Jero Bonaparte so impatient to overthrow the National Assembly?" At this mont, Thiers, who was staying at the residence on Puevert Street, looked even gloomier. Sitting on the sofa, he furiously gazed at Berlier beside him, seemingly questioning Berlier.
"Obviously! He’s already impatient!" Berlier shrugged, showing a helpless expression as he said, "Our strength is no longer enough to confront him. When the National Assembly has already lost the ability to check the President, naturally the President will no longer see the National Assembly in his eyes."
The self-exposure of the Count of Chambord caused both the Orthodox Faction and the Orléans Faction to explode. The Orthodox Faction, led by Broi and Montalambert, separated from the Order Party, joining Bonaparte along with so Church Faction mbers. On the Orléans side, besides Count Morel choosing to retire out of excessive disappointnt, Audion Barrot also withdrew from the Order Party, moving towards Bonaparte.
The once-largest party completely split into minor factions, and relying solely on Thiers and Berlier could no longer support the frawork of the Order Party.
"Fortunately, those ’Social Democracy’ mbers have no mind to welco another Emperor!" Thiers calmly analyzed the current situation, turning his gaze towards Berlier as he said, "Mr. Berlier, we must take action! Relying solely on our strength, we are simply not a match for Bonaparte!"
"What do you an?" Berlier responded to Thiers’ statent.
"We must look for allies!" A cunning smile appeared at the corner of Thiers’ mouth.
"Allies... who else..." Berlier subconsciously wanted to refute Thiers’ idea, "Wait, are you saying..."
"That’s right!" Thiers knowingly nodded, confirming Berlier’s thought.
"But we are Royalists!" Berlier, whose moral flexibility was not very high, was having a fierce internal struggle.
"Mr. Berlier, we are all tomorrow’s Republicans!" Thiers repeated the words he had said during the February Revolution.
"Since you’ve already thought of a strategy, then I will follow your lead!" Berlier seed to have inwardly agreed to Thiers’ action, seemingly making a pretense of modesty by entrusting the decision-making to Thiers.
"Then we need to have a good ’negotiation’ with the Republicans!" Thiers emphasized deliberately.
While Thiers and Berlier were conspiring together, the Duke Broi, Count of Montalambert, and Audion Barrot, who had defected or half-defected to the Bonaparte Faction, jointly went to Jero Bonaparte’s residence at the Tuileries Palace.
Since Jero Bonaparte last stayed at the Tuileries Palace overnight, he had taken root there.
The Elysee Palace, once the President’s ho for office and resting, had completely turned into Prince Monfort’s residence.
The Duke Broi and his party were led into a drawing room in the Tuileries Palace by Valerovsky.
The drawing room exuded a strong air of the First Empire, with a half-open portrait of Napoleon, frad in gold, hung over the fireplace. Jero Bonaparte sat on the sofa beside the fireplace.
"Welco, Duke Broi, Mr. Audion Barrot, Count of Montalambert!" Jero Bonaparte stood up, shook hands with each of the three, and invited them to sit down together.
Sitting on the sofa, Jero Bonaparte slightly spread his legs and rested his hands on the sofa, leaning backward into a relaxed posture, as he inquired, "Ladies and gentlen, may I know what brings you to the Elysee Palace?"
"It’s like this, Mr. President!" Audion Barrot recounted how they had seen Jero Bonaparte’s news in the Havas News Agency’s newspaper.
"So it’s about this matter!" Jero Bonaparte brought his legs together, straightened his body leaning on the sofa, and asked seriously, "Gentlen, I think you should understand what my ultimate goal is!"
"Mr. President, you still have more than a year left, there’s absolutely no need to rush!" Count of Montalambert advised Jero Bonaparte: "Acting in this way might cause so of your supporters to defect to the other side!"
"You’re talking about Mr. Thiers, aren’t you!" Jero Bonaparte candidly said to Montalambert.
"Exactly!" Montalambert nodded in response to Jero Bonaparte.
"Count of Montalambert, Mr. Audion Barrot, Duke Broi!" Jero Bonaparte nad them one by one: "You’ve worked with Mr. Thiers for quite so ti, haven’t you noticed that Mr. Thiers is a complete egoist! Everything he does is for himself, he ford the Order Party to counterbalance , he disagreed with Changarnier becoming the Speaker to prevent Changarnier from usurping his position..."
Jero Bonaparte rcilessly criticized Thiers.
In so respects, Thiers and Jero Bonaparte were similar types of individuals.
"Such a person would never lower himself beneath others! He’s like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, ready to bite you when you’re off guard," Jero Bonaparte vilified Thiers profusely.
The three of them, upon hearing Jero Bonaparte’s assessnt of Thiers, remained silent.
"Alright! Gentlen, since you all understand what I want to do, I still need you to rally and offer your support after the parliant reconvenes!" Jero Bonaparte spoke gently to the three present.
"Mr. President, forgive my directness! Your action this ti is very likely to face failure!" Duke Broi, who had been silent for a long ti, spoke up: "According to the constitution, it requires the agreent of more than two-thirds for it to co into effect. Our numbers fall far short of three-fourths."
I intentionally want it to fall short of three-fourths.
Jero Bonaparte silently spoke to himself, knowing that in his camp, including his father Prince Monfort, so were still hesitant, trying to maintain a stance of indecision.
They wanted to overthrow the Legislative Assembly but did not want blood on their hands.
Hoping to complete a coup d’état in a legal and bloodless manner.
Aiming to achieve sothing without bearing its costs, that’s the mindset of so in the Bonaparte Faction.
To these vacillating types, Jero Bonaparte intended to use the harshest reality to show them that if they did not choose to fully trample upon the National Assembly, the powers they cling to would completely collapse in the second week of May 1852.
Nothing is clearer than a veto by the Legislative Assembly.
"I just want to see how many people in the Assembly are truly willing to support us!" Jero Bonaparte explained to Duke Broi: "In the coming year, we just need to secure the support of these people! Unless absolutely necessary, I still hope to resolve everything through a referendum rather than force! A four-year term is simply insufficient for to accomplish greatness! Duke Broi, are you willing to help ?"
Jero Bonaparte’s words once again perplexed Duke Broi and the others; to them, the President still seed to hold respect for the constitution.
To prevent the President from resorting to force to and the constitution, they had to compromise with his actions.
"Of course!" Duke Broi imdiately agreed to Jero Bonaparte’s request.
In the next ten days or so, Duke Broi ran about for Jero Bonaparte, while Montalambert similarly beca the Elysee Palace spokesperson for Jero Bonaparte, and Thiers’ carefully designed Permanent Committee of the parliant turned into an Elysee Palace Faction with the help of insiders.
Even Speaker Du Ban, who once opposed Jero Bonaparte and his faction, gradually leaned towards the Elysee Palace.
anwhile, a petition from Gironde Province arrived in Paris.
"Mr. President is an indispensable presence for France, and his term should be extended!" George Eugène Haussman, then governor of Gironde Province, similarly called for all French provinces to unite and send the petition to Paris to show their stance.
Eugène Haussman’s public statent undoubtedly pointed the way for other provincial governors, showing that flattering the President was a necessary asure in light of his suppression of the parliant.
In a short ti, except for a few obstinate Royalist Party provinces, governors from other provinces expressed their hope for Jero Bonaparte’s continuation in Paris.
The military was also busy; under the arrangent of the Paris Military Bureau and the Ministry of War, commanders of the Strasbourg Army, the Alps Army, and the Italian Army also conveyed their stance to Paris.
Petitions poured into Paris from all directions, and Jero Bonaparte’s montum reached its peak under the support of provincial governors and generals.
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