"Ambassador Cowley, don’t speak just yet; let guess the purpose of your visit to the Tuileries Palace?"
Jero Bonaparte responded assertively, causing Ambassador Cowley to be montarily taken aback.
After a few seconds, Ambassador Cowley regained his composure and responded politely, "Of course, Your Majesty!"
Jero Bonaparte furrowed his brows, pretending to be deep in thought, and then looked up to respond to Ambassador Cowley, "If I’m not mistaken, your visit to the Tuileries Palace is to seek access to our railway to reach the diterranean!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Ambassador Cowley’s eyes; Jero Bonaparte’s words were indeed what Britain wanted him to do.
However, Ambassador Cowley was perplexed as to why Emperor Napoleon would know the purpose of his visit to the Tuileries Palace!
While Ambassador Cowley was contemplating, Jero Bonaparte’s voice reached his ears again, "I’m guessing you’re quite puzzled as to why I know your purpose!
Am I right, Ambassador Cowley?"
Recovering his senses, Ambassador Cowley shook his head, dishonestly responding, "Your Majesty, I haven’t had such thoughts!"
"Mr. Cowley, you’re really not being honest!" Jero Bonaparte murmured under his breath.
"I..." Ambassador Cowley was sowhat at a loss for words, unsure how to reply to Jero Bonaparte.
"Never mind! You diplomats are all like this! Out of ten sentences, only one can be trusted, and even that only halfway!
The remaining nine sentences are half-lies, and the other four are complete gibberish!
I really don’t know how you think up so much nonsense..." Jero Bonaparte whined incessantly to Ambassador Lao Li, and Ambassador Cowley could only silently endure the "malice" from His Majesty the Emperor towards diplomats like them.
After Jero Bonaparte finished complaining, Ambassador Cowley finally responded to Jero Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, I did co for this matter!"
Imdiately, Ambassador Cowley inford Jero Bonaparte that he was sent by the British Cabinet, hoping the French Empire would allow the Kingdom of Britain’s army to enter French territory, relying on French railways to traverse the entire France.
"Ambassador Cowley, do you know the extent of the damage that allowing foreign troops to enter French soil would cause to our citizens?" Jero Bonaparte spoke to Ambassador Cowley with a slight tone of indignation, "This might remind them of scenes from the collapse of the First Empire!
Our citizens may suffer irreversible psychological trauma because of this matter!"
After listening to Jero Bonaparte’s remarks, Ambassador Cowley found it sowhat absurd.
He rely wanted France to agree to lend their railways for troop transport, how did this beco tied to the fall of the First Empire!
More absurd is the notion of causing irreversible psychological trauma to the citizens.
Back during the Crian War, didn’t the British Army openly pass through, and why wasn’t there any so-called psychological trauma in France at that ti? Does psychological trauma have tilines? (Psychology had not yet begun to develop during this period.)
Ambassador Cowley couldn’t help but rant ntally for a few monts.
Despite Jero Bonaparte’s ridiculously absurd comnts, Ambassador Cowley gleaned key information through Bonaparte’s absurdity.
That is, the issue of Britain crossing the border isn’t entirely off the table; it rely requires conditional discussion.
Otherwise, Jero Bonaparte would simply reject them directly, rather than refusing on flimsy grounds as he did now.
Currently, suppressing the Indian rebellion (large uprising) takes precedence over all other actions in Britain.
As long as the conditions put forth by Emperor Jero Bonaparte are within Ambassador Cowley’s and his Cabinet’s tolerance range, then Ambassador Cowley could relay Britain’s agreent to their conditions.
"Your Majesty, I understand this matter is sowhat difficult for your country!" Ambassador Cowley first followed Jero Bonaparte’s train of thought, then shifted to say to Jero Bonaparte, "But I hope you can consider the fact that our two countries once fought shoulder to shoulder on the Cria Peninsula for liberalism, and allow our troops to traverse your land to reach the diterranean."
Ambassador Cowley paused briefly, then said to Jero Bonaparte, "I presu you are aware of the dilemma the Kingdom of Britain currently faces!
The Indian Region under our jurisdiction is being hard by a small band of rebels, and we must dispatch forces to suppress them quickly!
Provided Your Majesty agrees to allow us to pass through, we are willing to cover all expenses of crossing France!"
"What do you an by that!" Jero Bonaparte reprimanded Ambassador Cowley sternly, "Is your statent implying that France is so poor it can’t even cover travel expenses?"
"Of course not!" Ambassador Cowley responded firmly, "We’re rely attempting to minimize inconvenience to friends!"
"No trouble at all! Not in the slightest!" Jero Bonaparte shook his head and responded to Ambassador Cowley, "We in France are a hospitable nation, we can entirely afford these expenses!"
"Your Majesty, so you’re saying you agree to let us pass through to India?" Ambassador Cowley asked Jero Bonaparte with excitent in his voice.
"I agree!" Jero Bonaparte nodded and said to Ambassador Cowley.
"Your Majesty, we will never forget the assistance Britain receives from you!
France will be Britain’s eternal friend!" At that mont, Ambassador Cowley appeared particularly sincere.
"Friend!" Jero Bonaparte’s expression changed, and he revealed a slight cold smile, "Mr. Cowley, I have to ask, what is this agreent between the Kingdom of Britain and the Kingdom of Morocco? This is not the action of a friend!"
Ambassador Cowley was stunned, and before he had ti to react, he hurriedly inquired to Jero Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, I don’t understand what you an?"
"Don’t understand?" Jero Bonaparte continued to smile coldly, then inford Ambassador Cowley about the agreent signed between Britain and Morocco a few months ago, which is currently being used by the Kingdom of Morocco as their protective umbrella to provocatively challenge the French Empire under British protection.
"This... this must be so misunderstanding!" an uninford Ambassador Cowley stamred to Jero Bonaparte.
"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding could there be?" Jero Bonaparte gritted his teeth and spoke, then took a letter from the drawer, "This is a letter written to the embassy from the President of our Comrcial Association in the Kingdom of Morocco, which the embassy has now handed over to !
Ambassador Cowley, take a look!"
Ambassador Cowley opened the letter and looked through the contents line by line.
The President of the French Comrcial Association narrated their ordeal at the hands of local rchants and bureaucrats in the Kingdom of Morocco, who told the French Comrcial Association that their actions were entirely following instructions from higher-ups,
The higher-ups said that the Kingdom of Morocco has already turned to the Kingdom of Britain, so they have no need to fear the French Empire.
The letter also ntioned that several French rchants have already been driven to death in Rabat!
Having read the letter, Ambassador Cowley quickly explained to Jero Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, these actions are personal actions of the Kingdom of Morocco and have no relation to the Kingdom of Britain!"
Jero Bonaparte didn’t listen to Ambassador Cowley’s explanation, he placed a second letter in front of Ambassador Cowley, "Mr. Cowley, this is a letter written to by the Church!"
Ambassador Cowley opened the letter once more, and the contents were still a denunciation of Morocco.
The French Church accused the Kingdom of Morocco of persecuting their Jesuit branch in the Kingdom of Morocco, ntioning that a group of extremists had slaughtered dozens of Moroccan believers who worshiped God along with two priests in the countryside, the French Church hopes France can severely punish these murderers and restore justice for them.
"Your Majesty, this is religious vendetta, unrelated to us!" Ambassador Cowley once again explained to Jero Bonaparte.
"According to our investigation, those who claim to be responding to the call of Abdu (the Sultan of Morocco)!" Jero Bonaparte replied calmly, "Previously, he wasn’t as bold as he is now!"
Ambassador Cowley understood that Jero Bonaparte implied that the Sultan of Morocco is acting under the instructions of the Kingdom of Britain.
To be honest, Ambassador Cowley also didn’t expect the Kingdom of Morocco to be so uninhibited.
In a matter of a few months, they’ve done so many outrageous things.
If this continues, the Kingdom of Britain might be directly dragged down by them.
Ambassador Cowley’s heart couldn’t help but bla whoever genius is behind the signing agreent with the Kingdom of Morocco.
"Oh, and there’s this too!" Jero Bonaparte handed another letter to Ambassador Cowley, and under Cowley’s confused gaze, Jero Bonaparte explained, "This is a letter from the Governor of Algeria!"
Ambassador Cowley opened the letter once again, it was written by the Governor of Algeria, Montauban, half a month ago, and it described the small border clashes between the Kingdom of Morocco and the French Army a month before, a month and a half before Ambassador Cowley saw the letter.
The cause of the conflict was a missing French soldier during a French Army exercise, France requested the Moroccan Army to allow them to cross the border to search for the missing soldier, unexpectedly receiving refusal, leading to friction between the sides.
In the end, France easily defeated the Moroccan Army and gained the right to enter Morocco to conduct searches.
After a fruitless search, they returned to camp, and in the evening of the sa day, the missing soldier returned.
The incident should have ended there, but unexpectedly the Moroccan Army daringly ambushed the French Army, resulting in 1 French soldier killed and 6 injured.
And of course, the dozen people responsible for ambushing the French were all killed.
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