The empire officials left one by one under Jero Bonaparte’s order, soon leaving only Jero Bonaparte and Percy in the entire Imperial Conference Hall.
"How is Orsini’s situation?" Jero Bonaparte asked Percy softly.
"Your Majesty, I was about to report to you!" Percy responded with a slight flattering expression, "Orsini has confessed everything!"
"What did he confess to?" Jero Bonaparte asked Percy again.
He wanted to hear what he desired from Percy’s mouth.
"Orsini said that he himself is a mber of the Italian Carbonari!
The reason he chose to assassinate you was because he received orders from the Carbonari within Sardinia, who believe that once you are removed, they can establish a republican state in France.
The new republic would overthrow all the kingdoms on the Apennine Peninsula and establish a brand-new republican state for the Apennine!" Percy said the confession that Jero Bonaparte wanted to hear without disappointing him.
"By the way, how do you explain Bernard commissioning Orsini to assassinate?" Jero Bonaparte solemnly questioned Percy.
This ti, he not only intended to draw Sardinia into the situation but also wanted to ensure that the Kingdom of Britain had no excuse to interfere.
Bernard, who died in London, happened to be the perfect excuse; now, he just needed to link Bernard with the Sardinian Carbonari, and everything would be accomplished.
"Your Majesty, Bernard is a mber of the radical faction in France! He was originally in contact with the Carbonari within Sardinia. The assassination order was indeed transmitted from the Sardinian Carbonari to Bernard, then from Bernard to Orsini.
All of it ultimately boils down to the fault of the Carbonari within the Sardinian Kingdom!" Percy confidently said to Jero Bonaparte.
"You did well!" Jero Bonaparte showed a satisfied smile, then shifted his tone to a further inquiry, "But how can you ensure Orsini won’t change his testimony in court!
If he doesn’t admit it in court, then we would lose face!"
Although Orsini was in a must-die situation, out of respect for the empire’s judicial system, Jero Bonaparte had to let Orsini speak in court.
"Besides! There’s also the Republican Faction; I guess they’re surely waiting for the trial to act as Orsini’s defense lawyer!" Jero Bonaparte reminded again.
The current Republican Faction had long since passed its pri under Jero Bonaparte’s continual division.
If they wish to return to their forr glory, they must gain prominence in France.
There’s nothing that could boost their notoriety more than defending an assassination case’s assassin, let alone when the target was Jero Bonaparte.
The Republican Faction now hates him deeply. They would undoubtedly do everything possible to defend Orsini.
"Under such circumstances, can you still guarantee Orsini won’t recant?" Jero Bonaparte solemnly said to Percy.
"Your Majesty! I can guarantee it!" Percy steadfastly replied to Jero Bonaparte.
"What’s your reason?" Jero Bonaparte asked back.
Percy told Jero Bonaparte that he had completely persuaded Orsini during the interrogation; now Orsini was fully on their side.
"How did you persuade soone with no hope of survival?" Jero Bonaparte curiously asked Percy.
"I told Orsini that killing you is not the signal for a complete revolution but a precursor to a rapid counter-reaction!" Percy answered Jero Bonaparte, "Only you can truly bring peace to the Apennine Peninsula!"
"And Orsini believed it?" Jero Bonaparte asked back.
"Yes! He believed it!" Percy nodded and replied to Jero Bonaparte, "He hopes you can help unify the Apennine Peninsula.
I told him that Your Majesty does not permit a unified Republican Apennine Peninsula but might allow a unified Kingdom Apennine Peninsula!"
"What did Orsini say?" Jero Bonaparte spoke again.
If Jero Bonaparte rembered correctly, Orsini, this Carbonari, should not have been fond of the Sardinian Kingdom.
"Orsini told as long as the Apennine Peninsula can unify, it doesn’t matter if it’s a republic or a kingdom!" Percy said calmly.
"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed across Jero Bonaparte’s face, "Orsini figured it out?"
"Yes!" Percy said in a deep voice, "I made a deal with Orsini; as long as he confesses that his assassination actions were instructed by the Sardinian Kingdom Carbonari, I will do my best to convince you to help unify the Apennine."
"And Orsini agreed too?" Jero Bonaparte asked back.
"Your Majesty, of course, Orsini chose to agree!" Percy responded confidently to Jero Bonaparte, "Now he has no choice but to trust !"
"Alright! I understand!" Jero Bonaparte nodded to Percy, "As long as you can guarantee Orsini doesn’t recant, that’s enough!"
"I can guarantee it 100%!" Percy quickly said to Jero Bonaparte.
Imdiately afterwards, Jero Bonaparte ordered Percy to promptly draft a report.
At that ti, he would have Minister of Foreign Affairs De Luyis take the report to negotiate with Sardinia and Britain.
Once again, Percy assured Jero Bonaparte that he would quickly produce a written report.
"Alright! These are the matters you must resolve quickly!"
"Understood!"
Percy and Jero Bonaparte left the Imperial Conference Hall together and parted ways at the staircase at the end of the corridor.
...
After returning to his study from the Imperial Conference Hall, Jero Bonaparte sat back in his chair and imdiately picked up the remaining docunts on the table to review.
Soon, he had reviewed all the docunts.
Subsequently, Jero Bonaparte called Bashirio to order him to deliver all the docunts to the Secretary’s office.
Bashirio took all the docunts away, and after a while, Bashirio returned, holding a docunt in his hand.
Bashirio placed the docunt in front of Jero Bonaparte. Jero Bonaparte placed it in front of him with his hand while asking Bashirio, "Is this the only docunt from the Secretary’s office that requires approval?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Bashirio responded decisively to Jero Bonaparte.
"Alright then!" Jero Bonaparte opened the docunt and read it quickly.
After a while, Jero Bonaparte suddenly frowned and then looked up to order Bashirio, "Go and call Minister De Luyss and Minister Vayan over imdiately!
Tell them I have matters to discuss with them!"
"Understood!" Bashirio replied to Jero Bonaparte and then turned to leave.
About half an hour later, Minister of Foreign Affairs De Luyss appeared in Jero Bonaparte’s study. "Your Majesty, what do you need for?"
"Luyis, co over and have a seat! Co over and have a seat!" Jero Bonaparte invited De Luyss to sit on the sofa.
De Luyss followed Jero Bonaparte’s order and sat down. Jero Bonaparte handed the docunt to De Luyss, saying, "This is the Ministry of War’s ’constructive’ proposal on the division of the Kingdom of Morocco’s territory. Take a look first..."
De Luyss took the docunt from Jero Bonaparte and read it. After a while, De Luyss looked up with an urgent tone, saying to Jero Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, we cannot proceed according to the Ministry of War’s ideas, otherwise..."
Before De Luyss could finish speaking, Jero Bonaparte raised his hand to interrupt, "Minister Luyis, don’t be in a rush to express your opinion!
Wait a mont; soone else will arrive shortly, and you can discuss it with him then!"
De Luyss had to remain silent and quietly await the arrival of the next minister.
About 5 minutes later, the second minister, Vayan, finally arrived at the study.
"Finally, you have co!" Jero Bonaparte said with a smile and a friendly tone to Vayan.
"Your Majesty, sorry to have kept you waiting!" Vayan replied to Jero Bonaparte.
"Alright! Enough with the small talk, co over and sit down!" Jero Bonaparte also invited Vayan to sit down.
Vayan stepped forward with a straight posture, reached the sofa, and saluted Jero Bonaparte.
Jero Bonaparte returned the salute to Vayan and then once again instructed him to sit down.
After Vayan sat down, Jero Bonaparte pointed to the docunt and said to Vayan, "Since this docunt was submitted to the Secretary’s office by your Ministry of War, you should be well aware of its content."
"Your Majesty, I am indeed aware of the content of the docunt!" Vayan replied with a definite tone to Jero Bonaparte.
"What is your personal view on this matter?" Jero Bonaparte asked Vayan.
"Your Majesty, I believe we should not make such significant concessions to Spain!" Minister Vayan replied firmly, "Throughout the entire war, the Kingdom of Spain barely contributed!
Why should they take away so much land? Oujda was captured by us! And so was Uzhan!"
Before Jero Bonaparte could speak, De Luyss interjected and said to Minister Vayan, "Minister Vayan, you shouldn’t speak like that! These conditions are what we promised Spain beforehand; we cannot lose an ally over a tiny piece of land!"
"A tiny piece of land! It accounts for one-fifth of the entire Kingdom of Morocco!" Minister Vayan retorted with a slightly exaggerated expression towards De Luyss, "Moreover, it is a coastal area!
The Kingdom of Spain made only a minor effort yet wants to take such a large portion of the cake; it is utterly absurd!"
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