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After finalizing the protocol for the return of Louis Napoleon’s body, Tocqueville prepared to return to the hotel.
At Jero Bonaparte’s "cordial invitation," Tocqueville and Lale stayed at the Louvre Mansion for a luncheon.
During the al, Tocqueville introduced Lale’s resu and background to Jero Bonaparte. Lale modestly expressed that it was a great honor to learn alongside Mr. Tocqueville.
After learning about Lale’s background, Jero Bonaparte raised his glass and half-jokingly asked, "Mr. Lale, would you consider coming to work for ? I promise you’ll earn more than at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!"
Lale showed a flattered expression, also raising his glass, "Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Prince! Please forgive my refusal, as my work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs allows to better utilize my talents! Your team is full of talent, surely not lacking soone like !"
"That’s really unfortunate!" Jero Bonaparte showed a "disappointed" expression as he took a sip of his wine.
"Should there be an opportunity, I will definitely serve you, Mr. Prince, with all my efforts!" Lale boldly downed the wine in his glass.
As the banquet drew to a close, Jero Bonaparte asked Tocqueville when he would be leaving.
Tocqueville, dabbing his mouth with a handkerchief, gently suggested, "Mr. Prince, could we depart in the next couple of days? We don’t have much ti left!"
"Certainly!" Jero Bonaparte, equally apprehensive about the unpredictable winds in Paris, agreed that it would be best if his cousin’s body could reach Paris as soon as possible: "Let’s depart tomorrow!"
Tocqueville looked at Jero Bonaparte in astonishnt; he hadn’t expected such decisive action from Prince Jero Bonaparte regarding Prince Louis’s body.
Originally planning to leisurely tour London, Tocqueville left with regret.
"That’s perfect then!" Tocqueville said.
After the al, Tocqueville and Lale left the Louvre Mansion.
Jero Bonaparte personally escorted them to the steps and ordered Fleury, who was driving the carriage, to send them back to the hotel.
Under Jero’s enthusiastic hospitality, Tocqueville and Lale had no choice but to ride the carriage back to the hotel.
Jero watched the carriage depart with a smile, then turned and returned to the mansion, his expression returning to seriousness.
Sitting back on the sofa, Jero Bonaparte called Percy over and ordered, "Percy, take Talan and Fleury tomorrow to escort our cousin’s body back to France ahead of us! Rember to have the Bonaparte Party mbers in France welco it; an appropriate show of strength will make our Governor value us even more!"
Jero Bonaparte deliberately emphasized the word "value."
Though Lamartine’s conditions for Jero Bonaparte were not harsh, his overbearing deanor was displeasing to Jero Bonaparte.
It was not yet the right ti to confront Lamartine, so Jero could only keep these feelings to himself.
"Your Highness, what about you?" Percy was a bit worried about Jero Bonaparte’s safety in Britain.
After all, this Prince was known for taking risks, no less than the late His Majesty Napoleon.
"As for !" After a mont of deep thought, Jero Bonaparte decided, "Since the French Governnt isn’t allowing to enter for the ti being, I will take a trip to Ro!"
Upon hearing this, Percy turned pale, his tone becoming firm: "Your Highness, absolutely not! I adamantly oppose you going to Ro alone!"
"Percy, I am not alone! Once you leave, won’t Letty still be here? The two of us will go to Ro together!" Jero Bonaparte tried to reassure Percy, hoping he would not worry about his safety.
"Your Highness, I really don’t understand what you have to do in Ro. You should know that since the February uprising, the entire Italian region has been in turmoil!" Percy’s fingers gestured in the air as he expressed reluctance to let Jero Bonaparte be in danger, especially at such a crucial mont in a crisis-ridden area.
Should anything happen, the Bonaparte Faction might lose two leaders in just one year.
Then where would they find a third leader? They couldn’t very well go to the United States to invite the Joseph lineage, who "betrayed" the Bonaparte mission!
"Percy, listen!" Jero Bonaparte said seriously to Percy, "Going to Ro is not for leisure; there’s sothing important I must do!"
"What can’t wait until the turmoil is over? You only need to stay in London for two more months!" Percy advised Jero Bonaparte earnestly.
"No, this must be done now; it may determine whether I can beco President!" Jero Bonaparte replied resolutely.
"Forgive my impudence in asking, Your Highness, but what is your plan?" Percy inquired of Jero Bonaparte.
"Percy, let ask you, what occupation composes the majority of the French population?" Jero Bonaparte asked Percy.
"Farrs!" Percy answered without hesitation.
"What is the predominant religion in France?" Jero Bonaparte asked again.
"Catholicism!" Percy responded once more to Jero Bonaparte.
"Exactly!" Jero Bonaparte nodded in satisfaction, answering, "Catholicism influences the silent majority of France, and Ro influences French Catholicism, so I must go to Ro to et Pope Pius IX!"
"But Your Highness, considering Napoleon’s actions towards the Pope in the past..." Percy expressed his concern.
Back then, His Majesty Napoleon had unceremoniously detained Pope Pius VII in Savona.
To Percy, the feud between the Roman Curia and the House of Bonaparte was deeply entrenched.
"People’s joys and sorrows are not the sa! Pius IX cannot feel the suffering experienced by Pius VII; his animosity towards us will not be as relentless." Jero Bonaparte said confidently, "Moreover, Pius IX needs a strong power to protect Ro! The entire Italian region is now in a nationalistic fervor, and the only way to curb it is with bayonets. Previously, Pius IX had hoped for support from Austria, but now Austria is gridlocked! They must consider powers beyond Austria!"
Jero Bonaparte believed that in the face of fervent nationalism, Pope Pius IX would reconsider his stance towards the House of Bonaparte.
Compared to the fervent Republicans and French Republican elents, Bonaparte seed notably more agreeable.
If he could win over Pope Pius IX in Ro, dealing with the Church Faction in France would be much easier.
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