Make France Great Again

"Damn it! Have those Bonapartists infiltrated the army?"

Lamartine's veins bulged, and he shouted loudly, clenching his fists.

Lamartine, who has experienced the February Revolution, undoubtedly understands that the army plays a pivotal role in the revolution, especially the group of regular troops stationed near Paris, which has the power to determine the existence of the entire revolutionary regime.

At the beginning, if the king (referring to Louis Philippe) was not willing to mobilize the army, the republican regime could not have a foothold in Paris.

[Louis Philippe ascended the throne of the king with the support of the National Guard. With his weak foundation, he could not win the trust of the army at all. In addition, the Orleans Kingdom's attitude of showing weakness to the European powers during the 18-year period was even more aroused. dissatisfaction with the army. This situation was eased when Marshal Soult came to power. However, after the fall of Marshal Soult, Louis Philippe, who lacked a bridge to communicate with the army, was even more unable to trust the army, which led him to reject the foundation in December 1947. In response to the request of mobilizing troops to suppress the banquet movement in the territory, a revolution in February of the following year made Louis Philippe fled Paris in a hurry before he could mobilize the troops. The troops who lost their allegiance could only reluctantly accept the republic. 】

What would be the fate of the French Republic if the army turned to support the Bonapartists.

Lamartine thought anxiously about the future of the Republic.

The split between the two classes and the hidden dangers of the army deeply troubled him.

"What about General Gourdon? As the commander-in-chief of Paris, he should forbid such a thing! Could it be that he also wants to restore the empire?" Lamartine pointed the contradiction to Gourdon, but he never forgot The Viscount's "Black History".

[Viscount Amarble Gaspar Henri Gourdon (1790-1877), took office during the Empire period and the Restoration Dynasty, served as a member of the extreme left from 1842 to 1848, and served as the Paris National Guard after the February Revolution Commander in command of the National Guard of Paris. 】

"Sir, General Gourdon, he..." Champaud wanted to say that General Gourdon did not affect the ability of the regular army in Paris, but he was good at observing words and expressions, and he obviously realized that Mr. Lamartine just needed to find an excuse to vent.

"Chaos! Chaos! All Paris is in chaos! Will they wake up only if the Tsar's bayonet is put on France's neck?" Lamartine shouted in self-defeating.

Lamartine, who was in trouble both at home and abroad, even wondered for a moment whether the establishment of a republican government was premature.

Chambeau could only watch helplessly as Lamartine vented in his study alone.

Lamartine, who was venting indiscriminately, regained his composure and asked Chambeau, "Is there any other situation?"

"No more!" Chambo resolutely concealed some small things.

"That's good! That's good!" Lamartine nodded and muttered softly.

At this moment, the knock on the door came from the study again.

"Come in!" Lamartine and Chambeau turned their eyes to the door at the same time.

Madame Lamartine emerged from the door.

"Hello Madam!" Chambo hurriedly saluted the "First Lady" in front of him.

"Mr. Chambord, hello!" Madame Lamartine raised her head proudly and responded to Chambord.

This condescending attitude made Chambo a little disgusted, but he didn't dare to show the slightest disrespect.

Then she turned her eyes to Lamartine and said, "My dear, M. Thiers is here and is downstairs now!"

"Thiers? What is he doing here?" Lamartine frowned, with a hint of disgust in his expression.

As a romantic, he did not like Thiers, the political chameleon.

Although he has repeatedly declared himself a republican, Lamartine, who has been with him for several years, knows that this guy is an egoist at heart.

"Mr. Thiers said he can solve your troubles!" Madame Lamartine spoke with respect, and her attitude towards Thiers was completely different from that of Champeau.

"Then invite him in!" Lamartine said to his wife.

As a political figure, Lamartine still understands that he must not be influenced by his personal emotions.

Not long after, a short, rounded "little old man" appeared in Lamartine's study. He was the "founder" of the future Third Republic and Thiers, a scoundrel of the Paris Commune.

As soon as he entered the door, Thiers first complimented Lamartine: "Congratulations, Monsieur Lamartine, you are now the most powerful man in the whole of France, among our generation (referring to the romantics), you climb To the highest position! Perhaps I should call you the ruler?"

"Thiers, I don't need to say compliments! I don't think you came to visit me to say something innocuous! You said that you could help me solve my difficulties. What's the matter?" Lamartine Obviously do not eat this set, he said directly.

"Your Excellency, now the whole of Paris is like a big volcano! We overthrew His Majesty Louis Philippe, but we had to fight that group of insurgents! I think this will only tear the republic apart!" Talk~www.readwn.com~ Thiers, who is talking shit, said to Lamartine: "Although I am a member of the party of Order, I also do not want the Republic to be torn apart again. I am willing to do my part. Work for the Republic!"

"Mr. Thiers, what do you think should be done in the present situation?" Lamartine asked Thiers.

"I was also appointed by His Majesty Louis Philippe as the steward of the country for several years." Thiers said modestly: "I also encountered your situation in 1840. My solution at that time was You must know something too!"

"After that, you step down!" Lamartine retorted immediately.

Thiers spread his hands and said helplessly: "I cannot defy Your Majesty's will! When the country needs me, I stand up! When the country does not need me, I throw it aside like a scrapped machine. After that, I understood a truth, a harmless idol helps maintain the whole stability!"

"But we don't have Napoleon anymore!" Lamartine's attitude softened.

"Napoleon is a flag, we only need a figure close to Napoleon, and we can make him a deity!" Thierto said in a daze.

Lamartine instantly understood what Thiers meant. He looked at Thiers suspiciously. Thiers didn't know when he got involved with the Bonapartists.

But Thiers' scheme was indeed a way of de-escalating the contradiction.

"Do you (the Party of Order) think so too?" Lamartine tentatively asked for the Party of Order's suggestion.

Thiers remembered the original promise of Bonapartist Eugène Rouet, he nodded and said, "Of course!"