The proposal to and the constitution was t with overwhelming opposition from the "Social Democratic Faction" and ca to an end.
At this point, even the Bonaparte Faction, which leaned towards anding the constitution through parliant for re-election, no longer believed in the Legislative Assembly.
Since the Legislative Assembly was unwilling to hand over the reigns of France to the Bonaparte Faction, they could not be blad for taking matters into their own hands.
Of course, the newly joined Duke Broi of the Elysée Palace Faction was unaware of the Bonaparte Faction’s upcoming actions.
In their view, Jero Bonaparte still had more than a year left before his term ended, so there was no need to rush a coup d’état.
After the dissolution of the Bourbon Palace Legislative Assembly, Valerovsky reported the situation to Jero Bonaparte, who once again gathered the core mbers of the Bonaparte Faction.
Except for General Reniao, who went to Strasbourg to assu command duties, all other mbers arrived at the Elysée Palace.
Looking at the core mbers of the Bonaparte Faction before him, Jero Bonaparte smiled and said, "I believe you all are very clear about what we are going to do next! Since anding the constitution can no longer achieve our goal, we have no choice but to resort to force! I plan to dissolve the Legislative Assembly on December 2!"
As soon as he said this, everyone present was taken aback by Jero Bonaparte’s words.
Eugène Roué quietly reminded Jero Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, isn’t the timing a bit too rushed? Shouldn’t we extend the deadline a little?"
"Indeed, Your Majesty!" Minister of Internal Affairs Barroso also suggested extending the deadline to make proper preparations.
"Gentlen!" Jero Bonaparte raised his voice and said with enthusiasm to the core mbers of the Bonaparte Faction present, "You are overthinking the complexity of a coup d’état. Throughout history, most coups succeed after a single bold stroke. Unexpected situations frequently occur, and we can never fully predict them! Currently, we have completely controlled the military in the Paris capital circle, and we just need to make reasonable use of Paris’ inherent advantages! Those generals would never dare to wage war against us; as long as we can control Paris, the entire France will have to follow our command!"
A military coup is determined by which side has a lower margin for error and a bit of luck, Jero Bonaparte clearly rembered the docuntary "The Fifth Republic" from the Cosmic Country in his past life, which depicted Chun Doo-hwan’s December 12 coup. The entire coup was a farcical spectacle, where the governnt missed many chances to capture the leaders and dissolve the military, and the once-daring Minister of Defense was scared out of his wits during the coup. Neither side used many troops, and Chun Doo-hwan managed to control all the military forces in the capital circle overnight, completing the coup.
Not to ntion Africa’s Captain Ka, who used less than a thousand troops to shakily enter Libya’s capital, Tripoli, and still successfully completed the coup.
On this land, as long as you have enough ambition, there’s nothing you cannot achieve.
Jero Bonaparte’s passionate words inspired the new Minister of War, Saint Arno, who initially had so hesitations but ultimately decided, "Let’s do it, sir!"
With the Minister of War’s declaration, the others were also unwilling to lag behind and followed suit, "Let’s do it, sir!"
On November 2, 1850, Jero Bonaparte made a sensational announcent to the outside world regarding the dismissal of Pri Minister Opler.
The reason was that Pri Minister Opler could not et President Jero Bonaparte’s expectations.
Once the news broke, the whole of Paris shook once more, and the political community in Paris was unaware of what Jero Bonaparte was up to.
However, Opler’s dismissal presented an opportunity for so of the newly joined mbers of the Elysée Palace Faction.
Especially individuals like Audion Barrot, who were prestigious and willing to cooperate with the President.
Eager to beco Pri Minister again, Audion Barrot approached his brother Ferdinand Barrot, the Attorney General, to inquire about the details behind Jero Bonaparte’s dismissal of Pri Minister Opler.
"I heard it was because Count Opler had so kind of agreent with His Excellency the President from the mont he took office..." Ferdinand Barrot paused and said to Audion Barrot.
"What agreent?" Audion Barrot anxiously asked Ferdinand Barrot.
Ferdinand Barrot shrugged his shoulders and said to Audion Barrot, "I don’t know about that, it’s rely a matter of interests being exchanged!"
"By the way, have you had any significant moves recently?" Audion Barrot continued to ask Ferdinand Barrot.
As a seasoned opposition figure, he keenly sensed an unusual atmosphere, reminiscent of the past February period.
"I don’t know!" Ferdinand Barrot shrugged his shoulders and said to Audion Barrot, "I haven’t attended a Bonaparte Faction gathering in a long ti!"
Audion Barrot glanced at Fernand Barrot and sighed to Fernand Barrot, "If it weren’t for ..."
"This has nothing to do with you!" Fernand Barrot smiled and comforted Audion Barrot, "As the Attorney General, I am here to maintain the sternness of justice, always circling around the President is out of order!"
From Fernand Barrot’s words, Audion Barrot could not grasp Jero Bonaparte’s next move and could only patiently wait for Jero Bonaparte’s invitation.
At this ti, he still believed that Jero Bonaparte would definitely choose soone from among them to be the Pri Minister.
On November 3rd, under the attention of the Order Party and all mbers of the Elysee Palace, Pri Minister Opler... no, Count Opler should have put on a military uniform, standing upright in front of Jero Bonaparte.
Just after stepping down from the position of Pri Minister for less than a day, Count Opler was once again appointed by Jero Bonaparte as the Governor of Algiers.
[PS: Due to Algeria’s special relevance to France, the Governor of Algeria is generally appointed personally by the King/President. To show importance towards Algeria, during the period of the Orleans Kingdom, usually, a prince from the Orleans Royal Family would go to Africa to serve as governor. During warti, an excellent general would serve as governor.]
A squire, escorted by two guards, carried an aluminum tray and stopped before Jero Bonaparte and Opler. Jero Bonaparte lifted the red cloth covering the tray, revealing a Grand Cross dal (Legion Level) engraved with Napoleon’s portrait.
Jero Bonaparte held the Grand Cross dal in his hand and adorned Count Opler with it.
"Count Opler, thank you for everything you have done for France! I hope that during your tenure as Governor of Algeria, you can forge ahead and continue to serve France!" Jero Bonaparte saluted Opler.
"Mr. President, I will certainly live up to the trust and manage Algiers well!" Opler responded forcefully to Jero Bonaparte while returning the salute.
After the accolades ceremony ended, everyone broke into enthusiastic applause.
After all the invited guests had departed, Jero Bonaparte called the newly appointed Governor of Algeria, Opler, to the study.
"Mr. President!" Opler humbly addressed Jero Bonaparte.
Sitting on the sofa, Jero Bonaparte gently pressed his temples and said to Opler, "The importance of Algiers to France, I believe I don’t need to reiterate to you!"
"I will definitely do my utmost to maintain the security of Algiers!" Opler imdiately expressed his attitude to Jero Bonaparte.
"It’s not enough to just do that!" Jero Bonaparte pointed to the desk and said to Opler, "Count, please get the map of Africa from the drawer for !"
Count Opler quickly fetched the map for Jero Bonaparte, who pointed to Algiers and said to Opler, "You must expand inland; I want France’s sphere of influence to extend to here!"
Jero Bonaparte’s target pointed to the Niger region, and at this ti, the central part of Niger was still under the control of the Pole Empire, while Nigeria, bordering Niger, had long beco a quasi-colony of the Kingdom of Britain.
"Mr. President, if we continue to expand, it may cause protests from the Kingdom of Britain!" Count Opler looked at the direction Jero Bonaparte was pointing and said worriedly to Jero Bonaparte.
"Hence, our range is only up to here!" Jero Bonaparte stopped in the northern part of Niger and explained, "Keep the central Pole as a buffer zone between Britain and France, and include the tribes of northern Niger within our territory! Count Opler, when you achieve this, I shall see a Marshal erge on France’s horizon!"
"Marshal!" Opler couldn’t help but gasp; the allure of a marshalship was sothing he found difficult to resist.
Even if the value of marshalship now was far less than during the First Empire.
"Indeed! Marshal Opler!" Jero Bonaparte continued to tempt Count Opler with the prospect of becoming a marshal.
"I will do my utmost!" Duke Opler imdiately saluted Jero Bonaparte.
"Before you advance into Niger, don’t forget to win over so tribal mbers; they will offer you great assistance!" Jero Bonaparte reminded, recalling the tactic the Belgian King used to obtain the Congo Colony decades later: "You can start by sending exploration expeditions, then instruct them to sign treaties with the local chiefs. By then, the French Army will be able to advance under the guise of ’protecting the human rights of local tribes’!"
"Yes!" Count Opler responded.
On November 5th, upon Count Opler’s departure from Paris, Jero Bonaparte announced the establishnt of a Super-Class Cabinet directly commanded by himself, implying that the position of Cabinet Pri Minister would likely not be set up in the short term.
Once the news spread, many Order Party mbers who were eager to beco Pri Minister dropped their ambitions.
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