Dominate the Country

Napoleon was silent for a long time after listening to Yang Dewang's opinion.

Send Talleyrand and Fouche to prison? Haha, that’s really a big idea.

How can the power in the hands of Western monarchs be compared with the imperial power of Eastern emperors? Even though he was the emperor of Napoleon's First Empire, he was always compromising with some people in the country.

Slowly pacing in the living room, Napoleon said to his brother Louis Bonaparte with some emotion: "Although I have become the emperor, my rights are far from as endless and supreme as the monarchs in the East. "

Napoleon felt this, and he was now under tremendous pressure. His continental blockade system caused serious losses to the countries along the North Sea and Baltic Sea, and France also had to swallow the bitter fruits of its continental blockade policy. Due to the British anti-blockade, France had an extreme shortage of raw materials, the market was very depressed, and the trade at various ports was very depressed. The French bourgeoisie was exhausted by the continental blockade policy, and their economic strength fell far short of Napoleon's political and military expansion needs. Now, they have begun to ask Napoleon to abandon the continental blockade policy, stop new conquests, and negotiate peace with Britain!

However, Napoleon's arrogant ambitions were not curbed. The difficulties in reality only made him more motivated. What he had in mind was always the 'Great Empire', and France was always leading Europe to the glorious peak of confrontation with China.

Therefore, he could not remove Talleyrand and Fouche cleanly. Neither Napoleon nor his empire could afford the consequences of chaos in the three important departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Police, and the Ministry of the Interior. Whether it was Talleyrand or Fouche, Napoleon had to endure them.

These two people are so important.

Without Talleyrand, France's foreign affairs would come to a standstill, and at this juncture, Napoleon would never tolerate it.

Before Fouche came to power, French security under the Revolution was very chaotic. Even in Paris, crime continues every day, with robberies and murders happening every day. Men have to carry weapons for self-defense when going out.

It was Fouche who changed everything with his superhuman energy. His outward calmness hid extraordinary energy. He usually only slept for a few hours at night. Apart from simple meals, he never wasted a minute on anything else. He even got up and got dressed. To receive visitors. When he stood, he made few movements except for his slender, bony hands; when talking, his cunning eyes and alert ears would not let go of any clues. Fouche was as famous as he was hated. Even under Napoleon's furious accusations, he could maintain a calm attitude. Fouche is truly inexpressible, no matter what the situation!

His confidence lies in the fact that his spies are located in all salons, government departments and even within the army. He has closed down 47 national newspapers, and the prisons are full of bandits and criminals who were captured by his men and attacked travelers, stagecoaches and even national warehouses and banks, as well as countless innocent people. . There is no police chief in France who can replace the dour police minister.

Under his orders, each 'criminal' was arrested, interrogated, tortured, imprisoned or executed, day after day, year after year. But he was completely indifferent and continued to live his life as usual. To him it was just a mission, and Napoleon would at least shed tears of sadness when he saw his soldiers killed or maimed. You can imagine how cruel Fouche is. For Fouche, engaging in clandestine activities was an integral part of his life, and executing people was as common as breathing.

"This man is born to be the leader of the police. I can't do without him, and the empire can't do without him." Napoleon had the idea of ​​killing Fouche in his mind. This man was more dangerous than Talleyrand. But he felt he couldn't bear the heavy loss. Including Talleyrand, Napoleon also thought so.

Talleyrand was astute and Fouche was diligent; Talleyrand's method of analyzing events was to look at the overall situation, while Fouche analyzed it piecemeal. The combination of two people can really be called golden. Napoleon could not find anyone to replace them. And even if these two people betrayed Napoleon, it was a limited betrayal.

Talleyrand betrayed Napoleon but not France, and Fouche betrayed Napoleon but did not betray France. The starting point of the former is even for the future of France, while the starting point of the latter is power.

If such a person could remain loyal to Napoleon, he would really become a cornerstone for Napoleon to stabilize France's internal affairs. Unfortunately, neither Fouche nor Talleyrand were such loyalists.

Of course, Napoleon always kept these two men because they were unable to touch military power from beginning to end. The basis of Napoleon's empire was the hundreds of thousands of French soldiers who believed in Napoleon. They had no military power. No matter how much they opposed Napoleon, they could not pose a fatal threat to Napoleon.

To Napoleon, these two people may be more like two company partners who had an affair. The two small shareholders are conspiring against the major shareholders, but they definitely don't want to destroy the entire company and bring it to a complete collapse.

The biggest damage would be to tip off the Anti-French Alliance.

As long as Napoleon kept the company prosperous, their private actions were of little consequence.

In history, Fouché angered Napoleon because he ordered the recruitment of the National Guard without authorization, and was dismissed soon after. Napoleon did not allow him to touch the army, but in order to drive Fouché out of France, Napoleon appointed him as the governor of the Illyrian province, which was really amazing.

That scene in history has not appeared in this time and space, and it is not known whether it will appear again. On the contrary, Yang Dewang firmly opposed the close contact between the intelligence system of the European Office and the French intelligence system. Napoleon also understood this.

"Although I am the emperor of the empire, in essence, I am still a revolutionary. I bring hope to the Polish people, and I am also very willing to support the national liberation cause of the Irish people! I am willing to do my part for them."

"A unified, prosperous and independent Ireland is a good thing for France and the whole of Europe. As the leader of the European continent, I certainly want to see such a situation."

The backyard of the nest of the European troublemaker is on fire, and those bastards in London will definitely shift their attention to the British Isles.

Yang Dewang looked at the Emperor of France, and naturally he was speechless for a while! An emperor called himself a revolutionary, is there anything more ridiculous than this? Although the French Civil Code does carry the essence of the Great Revolution, Napoleon is definitely not a revolutionary.

After a long while, Yang Dewang asked. "Your Majesty, what substantial help do you plan to give to the Irish? Money or weapons?" Napoleon was unwilling to deal with Fouché and Talleyrand, so Yang Dewang stopped talking about that topic. He is not Napoleon's father, why should he consider Napoleon with a red heart?

Maybe Napoleon still thinks that he can easily control those two guys.

So change the topic, or talk about Ireland and Poland.

Yang Dewang believes that the European Office is reliable, so he believes that the Irish will take action soon. The European Office hopes that the French can really participate in this matter. If the Irish can break out an armed uprising in the future, it will be the most shining medal of the European Office.

Napoleon didn't think the Irish could bring him much of a surprise. With the power of Britain, he couldn't see the hope of Irish independence. Unless France could completely defeat Britain, but to completely defeat Britain, they must first completely defeat their Royal Fleet. With France's current naval power, Napoleon had long abandoned this expectation. Unless the Chinese can completely go to war with Britain!

However, Napoleon really underestimated the power of a handful of saboteurs. Not long after, the Irish brought him a huge surprise.

But at that time, Yang Dewang had left France and started his journey as the King of Saxony.

After meeting with Napoleon, he left Paris. Anyway, Yang Dewang had received a satisfactory answer. Whether it was the American problem or the European problem, it was properly resolved. Yang Dewang didn't need to worry about what was going to happen next. He just needed him to handle the agreement.

The next step for Yang Dewang to enter the Kingdom of Saxony was also because of the French's lead.

As one of the German states, the Kingdom of Saxony is now firmly tied to the French chariot.

King Friedrich August I of Saxony was also the Grand Duke of Warsaw. After being abandoned by Prussia in 1806, the Kingdom of Saxony decisively embraced Napoleon's thighs. Now their act of embracing thighs has won rich rewards for Friedrich August I.

The Wettin dynasty of Saxony was established as the hereditary dynasty of Poland by the Polish House of Representatives more than 40 years ago. It was just that Saxony's shoulders were too thin at the time and could not bear this burden, so Friedrich August I took the initiative to give up the throne of Poland. Then a few years later, Poland was divided up by Russia, Prussia, and Austria.

As a feudal monarch, Friedrich August I, the son of Friedrich August III, was very disgusted with the constitution and revolution, but he was conservative and did not sign the Declaration of Pillnitz.

The Declaration of Pillnitz was a public declaration passed by Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick William II, King of Prussia, and Charles, Count of Artois, the brother of King Louis XVI of France, opposing the French Revolution and supporting the French monarchy. This declaration was seen as a declaration of war on the French Revolution and the fuse of the European war.

It was not until the Fourth Anti-French Alliance that Saxony formed an alliance with Prussia and declared war on France. Then the Prussian-Saxon coalition was defeated in Jena and Auerstadt and almost annihilated.

Prussia could not protect itself and decisively abandoned Saxony. The Duchy of Saxony was thus included in Napoleon's sphere of influence and joined the Rhine Confederation. This change brought a good report. Saxony was promoted to a kingdom together with Bavaria and Württemberg, and Friedrich August III became Friedrich August I. He also got the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. This time Friedrich August I did not refuse again.

Chen Han is now establishing a formal channel of communication with the Polish "revolutionaries", which must go through Friedrich August I. Even the most idiotic king would not refuse the benefits that are offered to him. Although this has completely put Saxony on Napoleon's chariot, there is no possibility that the current Napoleon Empire will overturn.

Just when Yang Dewang met with the Poles in Warsaw, the war on the European continent broke out again. The Austrians could no longer hold back, the Fifth Anti-French Alliance was established, and the war began quickly.

This war was almost a one-on-one duel between France and Austria. The British had not yet sent troops to land, and Prussia was just an empty shell.

But since it was a war, it would not end in the short term. But this war forced Yang Dewang's itinerary to stagnate, because his negotiations with the Poles also needed to wait for the outcome of this war.

If Napoleon was in an unfavorable situation, the Poles would suffer miserably. So, was Napoleon, whose main force was trapped in Spain, capable of defeating Austria?

And at this time, while Yang Dewang was eating Polish cod, drinking beetroot soup, and chewing Polish dumplings, a piece of explosive news suddenly came from Britain-a horrible suicide attack occurred in London. The place of occurrence was the British Parliament. An Irish radical first threw leaflets and pulled the fuse in the next second. The explosives tied to his body exploded immediately, blowing up Spencer Percival and his political opponent George Canning, who were close at hand, and Viscount Castlereagh, Spencer Percival's most powerful supporter in the government. They had just walked out of the building. Yes, the attack killed six people, including the murderer, and injured eleven others.

In an instant, the British lost the actual head of the Duke of Portland's cabinet and two very outstanding British diplomats, George Canning and Viscount Castlereagh, who served as Foreign Minister and War Minister in the Duke of Portland's cabinet. The death of three important figures and the injury of many others can be said to have paralyzed the British cabinet.

The British paid the price for their carelessness.

You should know that the outer edges of Chinese government departments are equipped with guards. As the level increases, the number and scope of the guards also increase linearly. Even if the British Parliament Building is not as important as the Chinese cabinet work place, it is much more important than the Council of State, right? No outsiders were allowed to approach within 30 meters of the gate of the Council of State, especially during the meeting, and martial law was imposed within 100 meters.

The British were not prepared at all, and let the Irish carry explosives directly to the steps of the building.

As a result, there was a loud bang, shaking the earth.

The whole of Europe was stunned by this incident, including Napoleon who was about to lead his troops to attack. The performance of the Irish was really... fierce.

This incident was sent to China together with the news of the start of the Fifth Anti-French Coalition War, but another hot news was sent to Chen Ming at the same time - the Argentine Revolution.

Yes, just when Spain was beaten to a pulp by China, their backyard caught fire.

The revolution broke out in Argentina, although it was not a real revolution with swords and guns, but a gentle independence. But it was also a fatal injury to the Spaniards.

Why did Argentina want independence? On the surface, it is a question of nationality and freedom, but in reality, it is a conflict of interests between new and old immigrants (Peninsular people and native whites), and a conflict between centralization (Madrid) and local autonomy (Buenos Aires).

In Argentina, the fight between these two groups has always been fierce.

Before Chile was seized by Chen Han, the famous silver trade, the official route controlled by Madrid was to first load the silver from the silver capital Potosí to Lima, Peru, and then ship it to Panama by sea, then transfer to Havana and be escorted back to Spain by the navy. The private smuggling route was to go down the La Plata River from Potosí to Buenos Aires and then ship it to Europe by sea.

Why smuggling? Because of official monopoly. Why not appeal? Because it is useless to emphasize the inside and ignore the outside. The opening of the port of Buenos Aires was the result of a long struggle by the native whites of Argentina, and there were heavy taxes and various restrictions. Merchant ships sailing from Buenos Aires had to return to Spain for loading and unloading, and then be distributed to other European ports, which was like killing two birds with one stone, leaving the port of South America once and returning to Europe for customs clearance again.

The Creole (native white) group was of course dissatisfied. This was the origin of the Argentine Revolution.

And Napoleon's invasion of Spain and the Central and Western American Wars also brought a godsend opportunity to the Creoles.

The power of the Spanish was exhausted.

Although the peninsula people in power advocated following Madrid to resist the invasion of France on the mainland and the invasion of South America by Chen Han. But the Creoles in the opposition seized the opportunity. They now took the opportunity to revolt, not to engage in an independence war, but to serve the king and support the Portuguese queen (Spanish princess) who was exiled in Brazil as regent. In fact, they wanted to kick out the Spanish governor of Argentina and play local autonomy.

Of course, Argentina still stood firmly on the side of the Spanish in its attitude towards China. After the Plata Provisional Government was established, it immediately sent General Cochrane of the Navy to deliver a batch of arms and supplies to the north. At the same time, it sent José Francisco de San Martín Matolas, or San Martín for short, to train troops in Cuyo Province, strangling the local Indians while actively preparing to retake Chile. Attack northwards towards Peru!

"A broken mirror is hard to mend. Even the best tinker can't fix the cracks as good as new."

Chen Ming didn't know much about Argentina. He didn't know that it was the Argentine revolution that triggered the liberation war of the entire South America. He was just happy now. No matter how firm Argentina's position was, how could Argentina and Spain still be wholehearted after the revolution?

And if Spain loses Argentina, what will they have left?

The entire northern part of South America is almost taken over by China. Wars have broken out in eastern Peru [Bolivia] and Paraguay. Without Argentina, Spanish America will become a thing of the past. It will be the end.