As soon as the news of the success of the Paris Revolution and the exile of Napoleon IV broke, a political earthquake erupted on the European continent.

Anyone with the slightest political acumen knows that the emergence of a republican government at this time would be disastrous for France.

Control of Paris and control of France are two concepts. If there was no threat from a foreign enemy, the revolutionary government could also use political means to unify the whole country and then slowly purge the Bonapartians from officialdom and the army.

Obviously, this is impossible, and the anti-French coalition will not give them time to integrate the country. In the face of the millions of troops of the anti-French coalition, the revolutionary government that controlled Paris alone did not have the power to do anything.

Strength is the basis of negotiations, and without enough strength, it is simply a fool's dream for France to preserve its vitality after the war.

London, after receiving this sudden bad news, Prime Minister Gladstone was so angry that he directly overturned the table.

What about France, now he can't take care of it, the point is that it is not the right time for the fall of the Bonaparte dynasty.

You must know that not long ago, they had just reached a secret agreement with Napoleon IV to spend 18 million pounds to buy all the capital ships of the French Navy.

I thought I had picked up a big bargain, but I didn't expect that before the ink dried, the Bonaparte dynasty would not exist.

The Bonaparte dynasty is gone, and the previous secret covenant is naturally no longer fulfilled. It was no longer the most powerful time in Britain, and even if the London government wanted to force the revolutionary government to continue to fulfill the treaty, it was not impossible to talk about the secret treaty.

No way, there are too many things in the treaty against the anti-French alliance. Once exposed, Britain would not be able to mix in Europe.

If that's all there is, then it's not a big deal, just as if the secret agreement doesn't exist. The problem is that you can't get back the money you paid now.

Originally, it was thought that the French sold the warships to raise military funds against Austria, but the London government paid the money so happily that half of the cost was paid before the delivery was made.

Now I don't have to say it, it will directly become a bad debt. Knowing that the money had fallen into the hands of Napoleon IV, the London government had no way to publicly pursue it.

Not only can you not ask for debts, but you must also find a way to cover the lid. If the news leaks, not only will the plan for the French warships go bankrupt, but political opponents will also be able to seize the handle of illegal operations.

By law, such large transactions must be approved by Congress. Obviously, this kind of secret deal is not suitable for discussion in Congress, and the Gladstone cabinet can only cut it first.

There is a precedent for something similar in Britain. As long as it is successful, there will be no blame. Unfortunately, Gladstone failed this time.

After calming down, Prime Minister Gladstone: "Immediately send someone to communicate with Napoleon IV and promise him: as long as the money is returned, we will support his restoration." ”

Foreign Secretary George reluctantly explained: "It's useless, Prime Minister. We have already sent people to contact Napoleon IV. Now he is in a very bad state, and our people don't dare to irritate him too much.

In order to avoid accidents, our people can only talk to the French government in exile. Regrettably, they demanded that the treaty be continued and immediately issued an order for the Navy to hand over the warships.

Considering that the government-in-exile has lost control of the navy, such a hasty order is not much better than waste paper, and we can only choose to refuse. ”

No matter how down-and-out the emperor is, he is also the emperor. Seeing that Napoleon IV was about to die, the British representative, who was originally going to ask for guilt, was instantly dumbfounded.

It was not possible to determine whether it was a real illness or a fake one, and the British representatives naturally did not dare to take risks. For fear of accidentally stimulating his head, Napoleon IV directly received the box lunch, and was charged with forcing the emperor to death.

Napoleon IV did not come forward, and the French government in exile directly pretended to be confused. It is clear that he does not believe in the promises of the British government and is ready to swallow this huge amount of money directly.

Hearing this, Gladstone gritted his teeth and asked, "Are they sure that we won't dare to retaliate?" You have to know that it doesn't cost much to solve a government-in-exile. ”

Foreign Secretary George shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, the French are really not worried about us doing something to them now.

Although Napoleon IV went into exile, the foundations of the Bonaparte dynasty were not completely lost. Because of their hatred, these people should now be the staunchest anti-Austrians in France, and Napoleon IV is their natural leader.

Neither the Orleans dynasty nor the Bourbon dynasty will jump out against Austria at this time. Once the revolutionary government surrendered to the anti-French alliance, the anti-Austrian forces in France would move closer to them.

Dealing with them would disintegrate the anti-Austrian forces in France, which was equivalent to doing Austria a great favor.

At this time, not only should we not be able to attack them, but we must also find ways to strengthen them, and even support their restoration, so as not to have a single voice on the European continent.

In this respect, as long as the Bonapartes persisted in their anti-Austrian efforts, the money remained in their hands. ”

Knowing that he was cheated, not only could he not retaliate, but he had to increase his efforts to support him, Gladstone felt that the world had gone crazy.

However, this is the reality. For the sake of Britain's national interests, the French government-in-exile had to exist, otherwise the anti-Austrian elements in France could not find an organization.

After pondering for a while, Prime Minister Gladstone reacted and exclaimed: "What a good means for Napoleon IV!" Without even leaking a face, he defrauded us of a huge sum of money. ”

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"If he's so powerful, why is he in exile?"

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"No, there is a problem with the Paris Revolution. The Bonaparte dynasty was not so fragile and could not have collapsed so quickly!

The troops stationed in Paris were descendants of Napoleon IV, and if they had not been transferred, the revolutionaries would not have succeeded at all.

It seems that we have all been played by him, that the collapse of the Bonaparte dynasty was itself orchestrated by Napoleon IV, and that the current revolutionary government is only a scapegoat for him.

Oops, the war on the European continent is ending early. Napoleon IV was not going to leave a chance for the revolutionary government, and the French army at the front was going to have problems.

There is no time left, we must immediately negotiate with the revolutionary government and finalize the ...... before the French surrender."

It is not thanks to Britain's most successful prime minister of the eighteenth century, but through a few clues, Gladstone analyzed the truth of the matter.

Knowing is knowing, Napoleon IV used a conspiracy. Knowing that it was a pit, everyone had to jump into it, and from the beginning of the armed uprising, the revolutionaries had no way out.

The responsibility for the war was lost to the bourgeoisie, the responsibility for the defeat was blamed on the revolutionary party, and Napoleon IV, the emperor, became the victim.

There is also a reluctant explanation to the people: the defeat was not due to the incompetence of the emperor, but mainly because there were too many traitors. Internal and external troubles erupted together, and it was really impossible to bring it away.

As soon as the cessation treaty is signed, the people will turn the finger at the revolutionary government that has surrendered on its knees, thus downplaying the responsibilities of the previous government.

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In the face of the rolling tide of history, the power of the individual is insignificant. The Paris parliament was still arguing about the food issue, and the troops on the front line ran out of food first.

On October 19, 1891, on the third day of the French army's lack of food, the aged Marshal Patrice McMahon publicly telegraphed "Your Plot Has Succeeded."

The article recounted the bloody sacrifices made by the French troops on the front line to defend their homeland and country, and denounced the revolutionary government's conspiracy to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, and did not hesitate to cut off the logistics of the troops in order to force them to surrender.

Immediately after that, the troops at the front were ordered to lay down their arms and surrender. It seemed to have been agreed, and immediately after that, the French commanders on the Southern, Western, and Central Fronts followed suit and telegraphed.

For a time, France was full of electricity, and almost every French general had to denounce the revolutionary government in Paris before surrendering. It seems that if you don't send electricity, you can't keep up with the times.

A black cauldron fell from the sky and directly smashed the confused revolutionary government of Paris into a complete daze. "Collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country", they are indeed ready to do it, but the armistice negotiations have not yet begun, what are they selling?

Explanations are useless, Napoleon IV painstakingly planted mines, which have now been detonated.

The military took a unified position, insisting that it was the revolutionary government that colluded with the anti-French alliance to cut off the supply of food and grass to the front-line troops and force everyone to surrender to the enemy. The revolutionary government in Paris left no room for explanation.

It was not that the Bonaparte dynasty had much influence in the army, but if he could control the army of the whole country, Napoleon IV would not have to go into exile.

In the final analysis, it is for the sake of profit, and someone always needs to be responsible for defeat. In particular, the military that lost the battle was the first to bear the brunt, and it is conceivable that these generals who lost the war will not have a good time after the war.

In order not to be sprayed to death by the spit of the populace, they, like Napoleon IV, needed a scapegoat to take responsibility. It was at this time that the revolutionary government of Paris came to the fore.

If you want to be the boss, no problem. The revolutionary government of Paris, with a few telegrams, nominally amassed military power. As an old nature, the responsibility for the original Bonaparte dynasty has now fallen on the revolutionary government.

Since they are all laying mines, Napoleon IV naturally will not leave too many strategic materials in Paris, including the grain materials stored along the way, which are also resold and transported away.

By the time the government in Paris took over power, it was precisely time for supplies to be transported to the front. Truckloads of supplies were captured by the revolutionary army before they could leave Paris.

If they continue to send to the front, they themselves will go hungry. I don't have to say it, naturally it was requisitioned first. With this requisition, the black pot can't be shaken off.

The inability to control the local government and the inability to raise enough food and materials to transport to the front line in a short period of time directly led to the lack of food for the frontline troops.

It had already happened, and whatever the revolutionary government of Paris explained, they were the fault of the front-line troops.

It's messy, it's all over France. With the telegram sent out, the revolutionary government of Paris was thrust into the limelight.

Students and intellectuals who had supported the revolution had become hesitant. The aristocracy, the peasants, and some of the workers, who had opposed the revolution in the first place, now looked down on the revolutionary government even more unpleasantly.

Even the capitalists, who had just been released from prison and were ready to usurp the fruits of the revolution, stopped and chose to wait and see the situation first.

There is no way, the anti-French alliance has already hit. The strategic location of Paris was in itself terrible, not only was it unsafe, but it was also close to the front. As soon as the troops of the front surrendered, Paris was the new front.

At this time, if you can't deal with the anti-French alliance, you are asking for hardship.