Chapter three hundred and forty-fifth, the crown problem
Napoleon took the "Engel-Berato Order" and hung it on his chest. A shout suddenly sounded around him: "Engel-Berato!" "Engel-Berato!"
After Napoleon's shouting gradually lowered, he gave a brief speech to the crowd. In his speech, he first thanked the French people for their favor and expressed his deep touch. Then he reviewed the struggle between him and countless heroes and martyrs since the French Revolution to achieve the freedom and democracy of France, and said that those who truly deserve this supreme honor should be those heroes who sacrificed their lives in defending the freedom and democracy of the Flange and in building a free and democratic France.
Then Napoleon once again emphasized the French spirit of "freedom, democracy, and fraternity", and said that it was his greatest glory in his life to work with the French people to safeguard the French Republic and maintain democracy and freedom.
Finally, amid the cheers of the masses, Napoleon completed his speech and then returned to the government to continue serving the French people.
Napoleon's impromptu speech was naturally reported on the front page by various newspapers. Today, not only French newspapers, but also not only those allies (minister countries) with particularly close ties with France, but also some British, Prussian and Austrian newspapers praise Napoleon's humility and his loyalty to democracy.
Of course, the situation abroad is naturally impossible to be like in France. In France, everyone naturally praised Napoleon one-sidedly, but abroad, there are always sour voices. For example, a newspaper in Austria mocked Napoleon as a low-class country bumpkin, and scolded him for not peeing and looking at himself. He was sharp-mouthed and monkey-mouthed, and wanted to eat a swan fart?
This newspaper even claimed that in the whole of Europe, there was only one legal "Englando", that is, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the great His Majesty Franz II.
"His Majesty Franz II was a noble birth, and was truly orthodox, the Roman emperor, the defender of the Catholic Church, the real and legal Inbelado. Compared to him, the Corsican dwarf was just a monkey."
The newspaper that made this remark was a newspaper with an exile background. It was a very normal thing for such newspapers to publish articles that slander France and Napoleon. Even if such newspapers began to praise Napoleon, it must have been Napoleon's revision.
Moreover, the circulation of this newspaper is actually limited. Many times, it is just printed by the exiles to cheer themselves up. Even the readers in the newspaper write letters are often compiled by the editors themselves, which is quite like "Don't look at the people talking here, but they are actually all my Amon's vest."
What does this type of newspaper say? Under normal circumstances, those big newspapers, especially the French press, don’t care at all - who is interested in going to the toilet to observe feces every day with a magnifying glass?
But this time, the newspaper's report was suddenly noticed by the French media. First of all, a tabloid that was not very eye-catching, reported on the incident with the more horrifying title "Austrians wantonly insulting French leaders", and also hinted that the newspaper's vicious attack on Bonaparte's rule was actually instructed by the Austrian government.
But then "Perreciation of Science" followed up, saying that such reactionary newspapers do not represent the attitude of the Austrian people. In fact, the Austrian people still respect the French people very much for Bonaparte's rule. No one bought this newspaper in Austria. The Sun interviewed many Austrians in Austria. Many Austrians said that they envy France for a good government and believed that Bonaparte's rule was the greatest great man of this era. The famous musician Mr. Beethoven even created a symphony specifically for our First Governor, and named it "English-Berrado". From here we can clearly see that the Austrian people actually have no malice towards France.
But after expelling the Austrian people, Pravda has raised another question: We know that if a newspaper cannot be sold at all, it should soon go bankrupt. But now, a newspaper that no one buys can be published in Austria for many years. Obviously, someone must be supporting it with real money.
Of course, the Austrian government is not necessarily the one who supports such newspapers behind it. However, when Austria and France reached a peace agreement, Austria should prohibit other forces from using Austrian territory and engaging in activities against France. Now it seems that the Austrian government has not done this. They obviously violated the peace agreement signed with France, and obviously did not take France seriously. From this perspective, it is indeed not unfair to say that the Austrian government is insulting the First Governor and insulting France.
Although the name above is "Perre de Scientific Truth" has nothing to do with the French government, and is a complete and completely independent media. But everyone knows that "Perre de Scientific Truth" is the mouthpiece of the French government in a sense. Especially the editorials on "Perre de Scientific Truth" often directly represent the voice of the French government. Therefore, such an article appeared on "Perre de Scientific Truth", which should definitely not be underestimated.
As soon as he saw this report, Ambassador Metternier immediately broke out in cold sweat. He knew that it would never be simple to write such an article on "Perre de Scientific Truth", but Metternier thought about it for a day and a night but couldn't figure out why France is going to do Austria today. Because Austria has almost fallen down, only France and Malaysia are following it. Of course, some newspapers that oppose France do exist, but these newspapers have existed for a day or two. The French have never taken it seriously. Now suddenly, what is the purpose of this matter?
Ambassador Metternich was worried, but someone came to report that banker Nathan Rothschild was visiting.
Metternich asked someone to invite Rothschild in.
"Mr. Rothschild, at this time, you are condescending to visit. Is there anything you need to tell me?" asked Metternier.
"I came for the article in Pravda, of course," Nathan Rothschild replied very directly, "because this may have a great impact on our business."
"What do you think about this?" Metternier said.
"Mr. Ambassador, how much do you know about the First Governor? What do you think of the recent 'Engbelado' incident?"
"The 'Englando' incident? Obviously, this is the first ruling master who is the leader of his own." Metternik said something straight when facing Nathan Rothschild.
"The First Lord is of course a very capable person, but he is not a saint, and a true saint cannot reach his position today," said Nathan Rothschild. "But the First Lord seems to be very fascinated by Rome. And I think his ambition should be more than a First Lord."
This reminded Metternich. He thought for a while and said, "So, he hopes to follow Augustus and turn France into an empire? ... In this case, his actions will be completely understandable..."
In Europe, from a legal perspective, there are only two crowns, both of which are from Rome, namely the crown of the Western Roman Empire and the crown of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was theoretically crowned by the Pope. After the demise of the Western Roman Empire, the Pope wore this crown on the heads of many monarchs, such as the famous Charlemagne, who was once crowned the "Emperor of the Romans" by the Pope.
Now, the crown of the "Holy Roman Empire" also comes from Western Rome. Another crown is the crown of the Eastern Roman Empire. After the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Russian princess Edomo married into Russia and regarded herself as the heir of Eastern Rome. This is how the crown of the Russian Tsar came from.
If Napoleon really planned to be Augustus, then it would be easy to understand, because the crown he needed was in the hands of Austria.
"Mr. Ambassador, France should not directly oppose your country in terms of interests. But I am very worried about one thing," said Nathan Rothschild.
"What's the matter?" asked Metternier.
"The French may have made tricks through the pope," replied Nathan Rothschild.
Metternich immediately understood what Nathan Rothschild meant. Now, although the crown of the "Roman Emperor" was worn on the head of Fritz II, in some cases, the pope could also snatch the crown from Fritz II and then hand it over to Napoleon. For example, accuse Emperor Fritz II of being ungodly, violated the Catholic rules, or even directly accuse him of being a heretic, and then he could be removed from the church and take back his title of emperor.
Considering the current situation in the Italian region, the French already had an absolute advantage there. The Northern Italian Republic is an ally of France, and the most elite Italian army in France was stationed there. The Austrian power was almost completely excluded from Italy by France.
Facing the 100,000 Italian army that was close to the corner and the Austrians far away on the Alps, the Pope could almost know what choice would he make when he had to do multiple-choice questions.
"So, what should we do? Can we still let His Majesty give up the crown by himself?" said Metternier.
Chapter completed!