Thanks to the efforts of Charles and his colleagues, the military parade of the entire Sartori army was a complete success.

The soldiers came with anticipation and left with contented pleasure, enjoying a few days of unlimited supplies, while at the same time showing their fighting spirit in front of the president and a group of nobles.

For the officers, their mood was much more complicated, because they did not come here just to attend a big show, they were actually going to make a political statement, and to vote for or against Bonaparte with the respectful Cheng dù on the parade ground.

Not many people dare to oppose the Bonaparte's control of the army's personnel power today, even by negative means, but many people are almost impatient to join Louis Bonaparte for their own future and desire for war.

Such a grand ceremony, as Charles and others had hoped, had a huge impact across the country. There will undoubtedly be many mutters against such a show of force, but when it is seen that the majority of the army is in favor of Louis Bonaparte, at least not against, those with political insight no longer doubt the final destiny of the struggle.

Of course, at least for Paris, there is a force that must be held in addition to the regular army.

So, after returning to Paris, Charles did not bother to rest much, and the next day he summoned a group of senior officers of the National Guard to the War Office to give a lecture. His cousin, the Duke of Treville the Younger, and his cousin Philippe stood among them.

Because the matter had been explained in advance, not many people dared to delay the time, and soon gathered in the conference room in the War Department.

And then. When they had gathered, Charles took Viscount Lautrec with him to the conference room.

The officers stood up one after another to greet them. But the two young men, who had obtained a high position at a young age, only waved their hands slightly. And he walked to the front of the throne on his own.

The officers of the National Guard were generally propertied people, so they were secretly indignant in the face of such an arrogant attitude of these two men...... However, they can only endure this treatment in silence.

"Gentlemen!"

Next to Charles, Viscount Lautrec looked proudly at the group of officers in front of him. "We have summoned you here today to convey an important command, and I ask you to listen carefully and not to allow any disobedience."

His attitude was marked by the disdain for irregular troops characteristic of the regular soldiers, and even he himself did not bother to hide it.

This unquestionable commanding tone. It was not so much disgust as a panic, and the officers looked at each other, many with horrified expressions.

They must have thought that the Bonapartists were going to take advantage of the large number of troops in the parade to launch a mutiny and plan to put them under house arrest.

Of course, Louis Bonaparte was not so reckless now, and what he wanted to do was too important to slip up. Today, when the situation is not yet completely clear, he does not want to take any more risks.

"Everyone, don't worry." To avoid frightening the group, Charles spoke with a smile on his face. "We just reported some normal orders, and nothing terrible happened."

After hearing Charles's words, the officers finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then. Charles made a gesture for Viscount Lautrec to continue.

"I'm calling you here. Do you want to inform you......" Viscount Lautrec still looked so arrogant, "a personnel appointment has recently been decided within the War Office. General Nomayer will be transferred to Nantes as commander of the 14th Division. ”

Although his tone was very flat, the news still shook the entire conference room and caused most people to fall into panic again.

A personnel transfer within the Army that would have been given to these SDF officers without notice, but ...... General Nomayer was the deputy commander of the garrison in Paris and his deputy to the commander-in-chief, General Changargne, who happened to be the commander-in-chief of the National Guard at the same time.

It was an attack against General Jeangargne, with the aim of transferring his lieutenants from Paris to the far west, so that the forces supporting the Party of Order would be weakened again, and even that it was a signal of readiness to bring down General Jeangargne himself, which was quickly understood.

Since they were informed of this news, it undoubtedly showed that the War Office was in case General Nomaye and Shang Gargne coerced their subordinates and the Self-Defense Forces to carry out a military coup.

Have the two factions come to this point? Now, even people who no longer have a sense of smell can smell terrible danger from it.

"In order to avoid confusion in your minds, we have informed you in advance." Viscount Lautrec did not give them any respite and continued, "From now on, although we have not yet published this appointment in the circular, any order that comes from General Normaye may be regarded as invalid and may be refused to be carried out. ”

“…… What if it was an order from General Shangargne? A pot-bellied Self-Defense Army officer asked cautiously, "...... Do you want to ......?"

"Oh, the honorable General Shangargne is still your commander," Charles replied slowly with a smile, "of course you need to follow his orders, as long as they do not break the law......"

Although his smile was so kind and his words were so subtle, everyone immediately understood what he meant.

…… General Shangargne is also not long left, and if you want to rebel with him, you will have to bear the consequences.

Everyone was speechless, trying to digest the information they had gotten from it, and their minds were spinning at high speed, figuring out what to do next.

"You need to be on your alert and pay close attention to any developments in the situation." Alex waved impatiently at the officers, "Don't be fooled by anyone, understand?" Let me remind you again. Any of you are to help maintain the stability of the capital, and the more important tasks are to be carried out by the regular army. Do you understand? If anyone wants to try to take on the responsibilities of the regular army, then he can try! Do any of you want to try it? ”

In order to scare the group. His tone was full of pride and determination. If you are a complete soldier, you may rebel in the face of such arrogance, but for these rich people, the cold threat is the most effective weapon to make them fearful.

He knew that he had gone from a reluctant collaborator to an active accomplice, having greatly violated the norms of the past. But he knows even more that now he has no way out, and he must fight to the end for his glorious future.

Such a blatant threat made this group of people shudder again. No one spoke anymore.

Ultimately. The soldiers under their command are no match for the well-trained regular army, and if they rashly participate in such a struggle, they will surely die. They were all merchants or rentiers, and had little military experience of their own, and it might be useful to assist the regular army in suppressing the mob rebellion, and it was impossible to call them to resist the regular army, even if they themselves knew it perfectly.

This kind of fighting. It's better to choose neutrality and protect yourself...... Almost every officer of the Self-Defense Forces came to this conclusion.

And Charles, who had been observing them, was secretly relieved - this was exactly what he wanted.

As long as the SDF did not participate in the possible counterattack of General Changargne and the Party of Order, Louis-Bonaparte and Charles did not have to face the risk of offending the entire propertied class. Now in the Army. They have the advantage, as long as the group remains neutral and spectators.

Next, it is enough to think slowly about the supporters of General Shangargne in the Paris garrison. It's not that hard. As long as there were more and more pro-Bonaparte troops around, they would be able to subdue these secretly ill-intentioned opponents. So that they did not dare to move.

Seeing that these officers had fallen silent, Viscount Lautrec also sneered.

"Something that needs to be explained to you. I have fully stated it, and I ask you to remember what I said...... Now, I have here a copy of General Nomayer's appointment, and I ask you to sign it here as well, to make sure that you are clear that from now on, General Nomayer is no longer your commander. ”

With a kind of respectful obedience, the men took turns to sign the text one by one.

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"First against his deputy, then against himself...... That's a good idea. In Charles' office, Charles's cousin breathed a sigh of relief, "Charles, you have frightened my colleagues today!" ”

"It's good for them to be frightened, at least to dispel any unrealistic ambitions they might have." Charles calmly replied, "I'm glad that at least most people are still in their right minds." ”

"It's time to wake up by then......" Little Duke Treville nodded, "I've been paying close attention to it, few people will go crazy, and even if there is, I'll make a note of it for you, and when the time comes, we will arrest them together." ”

"Well, thank you very much, sir." Charles smiled and nodded to his cousin, and then greeted his cousin Philip behind him.

Knowing that he was destined for another job, Charles continued to push forward with his work quietly - for in the final analysis, his interests and future were now intimately tied to the rise and fall of the Bonaparte.

Philip is the name of the long lineage, from the Duke of Treville downwards, the three grandchildren are all named Philip, which makes Charles sometimes feel that it is not easy to call, so he has to vaguely distinguish between "sir" and "brother".

"You have been on guard recently, monitor the surrounding Self-Defense Forces at all times, and report to us as soon as there is any abnormality." Charles continued to instruct, "Even if they give assurances, we should be careful. ”

"Don't worry, we'll do it." Uncle Cousin agreed.

"That's great...... Charles let out a sigh of relief.

When the business was finished, Charles looked at his cousin and cousin with some hesitation, trying to ask something but not speaking.

"Hey, do you want to ask Charlotte? Brother, just relax a little! Charles's cousin Philip patted Charles' shoulder heavily, "Now Charlotte is just being angry, it's not a big deal, here me and dad are watching, you can rest assured that you can wait for the wedding day!" ”

It can be seen that he is not as anxious about his sister's affairs as his father.

Philip didn't deal with his sister very well, and because of the recent distribution of his grandfather's family property, he was even more resentful of Charlotte recently, so now he felt secretly very happy when he saw Charlotte sad and lost.

However, even he didn't want the marriage to fall through.

"How can I rest assured, man?" Charles shook his head and sighed, "You can't really put her to the wedding, can you?" ”

Even with her father's persuasion, Charlotte has avoided him recently. Seeing that the scheduled wedding date is getting closer and closer, this problem also makes Charles at a loss, and he can't come up with a solution.

But this time, he could no longer choose to run away.

"In that case, I have an idea...... (to be continued......) R1292