Despite the later historical accounts related to Hawaii only recording a sentence: The French bourgeois system advanced into Hawaii with new cannons, initiating the parliantary system in Hawaii, the few words behind this contain the stark imperialist power politics.
As a diplomatically independent country recognized by the UK, France, and the United States, it was nevertheless forcibly influenced by the countries it recognized.
Even more troubling is that at this ti, the Kingdom of Hawaii was unaware that they were facing not a usual player in geopolitical gas.
If viewed from a general geopolitical policy perspective, after repelling France’s "uncle" in the first invasion, France’s "uncle" would lose interest in invading due to the distance between the Kingdom of Hawaii and France.
At that ti, the Kingdom of Hawaii rely needed to send special envoys to clarify misunderstandings, and curry favor with Bonaparte "uncle", requesting him to be more lenient next ti and notify them in advance.
Bonaparte "uncle" would also give up invading Hawaii for the sake of his own dignity.
Of course, this is only from the perspective of a regular empire governor without divine foresight.
To the historically astute Jero Bonaparte, the Kingdom of Hawaii already represented not just themselves, but also a connection to that detestable upstart of the New Continent.
Although the Kingdom of Hawaii would need to wait 40 years before being annexed by the New Continent, Jero Bonaparte did not mind deducting one star from the upstart’s "glorious" 50 stars.
If the New Continent could thus be divided into north and south, or even into east, west, south, and north, it would be even better.
Under Jero Bonaparte’s influence, the Kingdom of Hawaii was about to face an even more tragic fate, as their resistance ignited the interest of the old imperialist power France.
Hawaii was about to face a destiny that should not be theirs.
"Your Majesty, there’s no need to really stir up such a commotion!" Marcel Yale instinctively tried to stop Jero Bonaparte, thinking that Jero Bonaparte was mobilizing warships specifically for them when he heard Jero Bonaparte saying he would use warships to send them to the Far East.
Seeing Marcel Yale’s expression, Jero Bonaparte imdiately understood that Marcel Yale had misunderstood his intention, and quickly responded, "Don’t overthink! The warships are rely going to the Pacific Region to carry out tasks and will send you there as a side trip!"
Afterwards, Jero Bonaparte specifically emphasized, "Though it is just a side trip, you mustn’t be careless. You have the responsibility of opening up the arms trade between the Far East and France, and there cannot be any mistakes. Otherwise..."
Jero Bonaparte snorted coldly, the implication being obvious.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will make sure to warn them to be cautious in their actions and words!" Marcel Yale responded robustly to Jero Bonaparte, expressing his determination.
"Go now! I will not keep you!" Jero Bonaparte waved to Marcel Yale.
As night fell, Marcel Yale took advantage of the dark night to leave the Tuileries Palace after reporting his work.
Perhaps due to the unintentional stirring of mories of the destiny of the Lighthouse Country by Marcel Yale, the "shadow" of the Kingdom of Hawaii remained in Jero Bonaparte’s mind after Marcel Yale left, so he was eager to know what step his Minister of the Navy, Deco, had reached in the military operation against the Kingdom of Hawaii.
After thinking for a mont, Jero Bonaparte glanced again at the clock, the shadow of the clock hands illuminated by the kerosene lamp’s glow, it was already 7 PM.
There was nearly 6 hours remaining until the normal end of Deco’s working day, so Jero Bonaparte decided to go to the Ministry of the Navy to speak with Deco.
Just as Jero Bonaparte was about to leave his study, Valerovsky, who had sent the "drunken" Ambassador Cowley back to the embassy, appeared at Jero Bonaparte’s study door, seemingly having already sent Ambassador Cowley back.
Valerovsky and Jero Bonaparte exchanged a few seconds of eye contact, plunging the whole room into a death-like silence?
After a while, Valerovsky, having reacted, looked at the "ready to leave" Jero Bonaparte and imdiately asked, "Governor! Are you planning to go out?"
"Indeed!" Jero Bonaparte nodded in response to Valerovsky, "I’ve suddenly thought of an important matter to attend to!"
"Let accompany you!" Valerovsky said to Jero Bonaparte again.
Jero Bonaparte nodded and quickly stepped out, with Valerovsky following behind him.
Downstairs in the Tuileries Palace lobby, Jero Bonaparte imdiately instructed Mokar to prepare a carriage.
Mokar revealed a surprised expression and routinely asked Jero Bonaparte if he was going out.
After receiving Jero Bonaparte’s affirmative reply, Mokar acted swiftly.
Before long, Mokar reported to Jero Bonaparte that the carriage was ready.
Jero Bonaparte and Valerovsky walked through the corridors of the Tuileries Palace and arrived at the side courtyard of Tuileries Palace.
It’s more of a small plaza than a courtyard, with gently flowing fountains and nude sculptures from Ancient Greece embellishing the entire courtyard like a fairyland.
However, Jero Bonaparte had no intention of admiring any scenery now.
The two quickly entered the carriage compartnt one after the other. As soon as Jero Bonaparte and Valerovsky entered the compartnt, several cuirassiers dressed in deep black cavalry uniforms and wearing bronze-crested helts appeared around the carriage. They were guards responsible for Jero Bonaparte’s safety.
Since the establishnt of Jero Bonaparte’s dictatorship, his security has been a focal point for the Bonaparte Faction.
A section of the Bonaparte Faction believed that Jero Bonaparte should remain in the Tuileries Palace and avoid going out whenever possible.
Partly, this was for his safety, but largely to achieve the aim of having Jero Bonaparte rule without actual governance by restricting his movents.
The majority of the Bonaparte Faction believed that Jero Bonaparte should minimize outings and, even if necessary, always be escorted by guards.
The Cuirassiers battalion from the second brigade of the Quasi-Imperial Army was specially tasked with ensuring Jero Bonaparte’s safety.
Once everything was ready, Jero Bonaparte gave the command to proceed to the Ministry of the Navy, and the carriage slowly set off for the Ministry of the Navy.
On the way to the Ministry of the Navy, Jero Bonaparte discussed the British Envoy Cowley with Valerovsky.
"Our envoy from Britain is indeed an interesting fellow! I’ve never seen a diplomat getting drunk at a diplomatic occasion!" Jero Bonaparte said to Valerovsky with a slightly flippant tone: "If Queen Victoria discovers her envoy in this state, might she not dismiss him?"
"Your Excellency, Ambassador Cowley wasn’t really drunk," Valerovsky said to Jero Bonaparte. "He was just pretending!"
"Oh?" Jero Bonaparte asked Valerovsky, now speaking with less levity: "And why do you think he’d do that?"
Valerovsky shook his head, indicating he wasn’t sure.
Suddenly, Jero Bonaparte recalled Marcel Yale’s report to him about Russian spies stationed near the Tuileries Palace and wondered if Cowley might also be aware of this.
Jero Bonaparte shared Marcel Yale’s findings with Valerovsky.
Upon hearing about the spies near Tuileries Palace, Valerovsky showed slight surprise, followed by a relieved expression.
"Your Excellency, I think there’s a possibility!" Valerovsky responded to Jero Bonaparte.
"If that’s the case, the murky waters beneath Paris are deeper than we imagined!" Jero Bonaparte replied with a aningful smile and a drawn-out intonation.
"Your Excellency, what about our relations with Britain..." Valerovsky asked Jero Bonaparte about his stance on the Anglo-French Alliance.
"We should definitely approach them!" Jero Bonaparte responded decisively: "In these tis, which capital isn’t filled with various secret police? Ambassador Cowley’s actions rely create an illusion of rapprochent between Britain and France, aiming only to distance France from the Russian Empire! It doesn’t cause us any real loss!
The original plan to visit Britain in May is unchanged. anwhile, you can learn diplomacy from Minister De Luy! That way, you won’t be at a disadvantage when communicating with Palrston; though I believe Palrston won’t give you a hard ti!"
"Understood!" Valerovsky promptly replied.
Jero Bonaparte continued: "But rember, the French Republic is only establishing a partnership with the Kingdom of Britain, not asking for favors. In certain situations, if we need to be tough, we must stand firm.
In our dealings with Britain, we must not only discuss interests in the Near East but, more importantly, address the contentious issues of islands in Africa and the Pacific Region! We aim to reach so consensus with the Kingdom of Britain on these issues, as well as the Hawaii Kingdom issue..."
Jero Bonaparte rambled on about his colonial "blueprint" to Valerovsky, who attentively listened to Jero Bonaparte’s words.
It wasn’t until the carriage stopped at the Ministry of the Navy that Jero Bonaparte ceased talking.
"I’m not sure if you rembered all this, but before you head to Britain, I’ll go over it with you one more ti!" Jero Bonaparte said as he pushed the door open and stepped out of the carriage, followed closely by Valerovsky.
Under the night sky, the two stood at the entrance of the Ministry of the Navy.
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