Chapter 549, the finale (3)
For some time after that, Napoleon was very busy. First, he came from all walks of life in Paris to retain his representatives: workers' representatives, entrepreneur's representatives, preparatory French representatives... and entertainment representatives headed by Moulin Moon. Everyone expressed their hope that Napoleon could do another term, then another term, and then... until "the small stone turned into a big stone, and the big stone was covered with moss."
He finally sent all these people away, and these are the representatives of farmers and soldiers from all over France, and then representatives of European countries. He assured these people that France's policies must be continuous and will continue to take care of everyone's interests.
Of course, Napoleon received various praises in these representatives and various media throughout Europe. No matter which country's newspapers, even the most conservative newspapers, who had obvious royal tendencies, had to admit that Napoleon was one of the rare great men in his lifetime. As for other newspapers, they sang hymns unanimously. To sum up, it was: "Napoleon's virtues are in heaven and earth, his power is in the world, his moral character is profound, and his moral character is extremely ancient and modern."
However, so many people have come to persuade him, but Napoleon has no intention of being shaken. Moreover, he has already reached this point. If he shakes him again, he will be laughed at.
So many people began to think about taking over Napoleon's class.
Originally, everyone thought that there was one person who might very likely become the next first ruling. That was Napoleon's younger brother Lucien Bonaparte. Lucien was the Minister of Truth for so many years and had great achievements. Moreover, he was Napoleon's younger brother, so he naturally received more support from people. So if he wanted to run for the election, then anyone else would just run with him.
In addition to Lucien, there are several other people who are very likely to become the first ruler. The first is Foreign Minister Talleyran. In this era, in Europe, generally speaking, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is a senior official second only to the head of state. For example, in the UK, if the Prime Minister suddenly enters the intensive care unit due to certain special circumstances, such as suddenly being admitted to the intensive care unit due to illness and being unable to perform his official duties, then the Foreign Minister will temporarily act as Prime Minister, although the Foreign Minister may have to know about this through reports from Russia today.
Moreover, Talleyrand himself has a very good ability. But if he wants to be the first to rule, he has one problem, that is, his reputation is not very good. People in Europe know that Talleyrand is a greedy guy who doesn't give money or do things. When it comes to moral character, he is really far from Napoleon, who can be called a saint.
Another possible person is the Minister of Public Security Fouche. Fouche's ability is generally recognized. Moreover, Fouche is an honest official and has never had any scandals of using power for personal gain. Among the people, there is a reputation of being honest, upright, not afraid of the powerful and enforcing the law as a mountain. Even the French make bets and swear, and often bring Fouche with them. For example, "If I were XX, I would let Fouche be arrested if I asked me to go out."
In general, Fouchey's reputation is better than Talleyrand. Moreover, the French people generally believe that Fouchey's ability, especially the ability to handle complex affairs, is also better than Talleyrand.
However, Fouchey also has a problem, that is, his image in the hearts of the French people is not friendly enough. Although French people believe that Fouchey is a clean, fair, selfless and fearless person, but everyone has awesome feelings for him, lacks closeness, and even has no sense of intimacy. This is also normal. Generally speaking, awesome people always find it difficult to make people feel amiable. Such people are always prone to losses in democratic voting. In contrast, Talleyrand, who always appears in front of everyone with a smile, seems to be more popular.
Of course, if Lucien decides to run for election, they, both Talleyrand and Fouche, have no drama at all. The identity of "Napoleon's brother" alone is enough to make him win easily. Although everyone knows that Lucien is a playboy with a lot of illegitimate children. If a few children of different skin colors suddenly appear when he is giving his campaign speech, holding his legs and calling him dad, not only the French people will not think that someone is wronging him, but even himself will react immediately: "Who is this child with me?"
If this was based on Puritans, religious freedom, but actually very powerful, such a thing could be called a "scandal". Even centuries later, a politician would have a serious impact on him except for such things.
But in France, the situation is different. After all, France has its own national conditions. In France, a man with status and status would have no mistress if he doesn't even have a mistress. Just like a noble lady in France, if she doesn't even have a lover, how charming she is? So in France, it is common for a husband to introduce his wife to his lover and help his husband find a mistress. Lucien's life is indecent, with many mistresses and many illegitimate children, which is not a problem at all, and it is even an advantage, because this shows that he is charming. In comparison, Fouche, who has been guarding his wife all his life, should be so boring and lacking in charm.
"But Lucien will definitely not participate in the general election. Because if he wants to participate in the election, why should His Excellency Napoleon retire? But the most important thing is who His Excellency Napoleon hopes to be his successor. Is it me or Fouche. Well, Victor, if you are His Excellency Napoleon, who would you choose?"
In his villa, Tallyran and his friends, Victor Treville, who is now emerging in diplomacy, said. If Tallyran really becomes the first in power, then Victor will most likely become the next foreign minister.
"I think it's more likely that you are minister." Victor replied.
"Why?"
"Because Fouche has done too much dirty work, the First Lord Lord is a little worried about him, and even beware of him. Otherwise, he would not have let his younger brother serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Truth. This is obviously a guard against him. Minister Fouche basically cannot find any problem, but the more this happens, the more he will not let him be his successor. Even if my uncle is the First Lord Lord, he will not let him be. But no matter who is the First Lord Lord, the position of Minister Fouche is unshakable. As of now, I think your hope should be the greatest, so I want to congratulate you in advance."
Chapter completed!