Make France Great Again

Chapter 237 War Threat and Countermeasures

The questions from members of the Elysee Palace faction silenced Speaker Dupin and some members of the Party of Order. If they could trust the President and the War Department, then they would not work out how to gain military power without sparing the War Department.

Of course, no one present would say that they do not trust the Ministry of War. They will only control the army that has always been under the control of the Legislative Assembly in the name of protecting the Assembly?

When some members of the Party of Order and Speaker Dupin were speechless, Thiers stood up and smiled. He said in an easy-going tone: "We respect the power of the president over the military, but the Legislative Assembly is the highest authority in France. He It is the core of a country, and it should have the right to protect the laws it enacts from being changed by others. Sir, establishing a part directly under the Parliament does not violate the spirit of the law."

"So what should be the relationship between this army and the president? If one day France is going to face an enemy invasion, this parliament should obey the president's orders.

We should still obey the orders of the Legislative Assembly! How should we explain the fact that the Constitution gives the president command of the French army? "The member of the Elysee Palace insisted on the "Constitution" to refute Thiers. Then he used a passionate tone to address all the members present, or to be precise, the "social democratic" members: "Gentlemen, we should Follow the Constitution, which is the fundamental law of France serving the Legislative Assembly and the representative of the spirit of the rule of law in France! The deployment of the military must be approved by the president before it can be acted upon. This is something that no one can shake! "

After that, Prince Montfort also stood up, rolled up his sleeves and said loudly: "You are right, the power of the highest military command given to the president by the French Republic cannot be shaken at all. If anyone dares to shake the spirit of the rule of law in the Republic, we must We will appeal to the whole people by force!"

"That's right! Appeal to the whole people!"

"Appeal to the whole people!"

More and more members of the Elysee Palace faction, led by Prince Montfort, stood up and shouted "Appeal to the whole people".

The members of the Party of Order, including Thiers, had a sullen face. They did not understand that behind the appeal to the people was the appeal to force. They controlled most of the troops in the suburbs of Paris. They were not like the Montagnards a year ago. Once Paris If there is internal turmoil, no one can believe that they will be the final winner.

Especially in the conflict between Commander Changarnier and the President some time ago, Thiers keenly discovered that most of the regular troops in Paris had surrendered to Napoleon, and the National Guard was more or less inclined to Napoleon.

If the Party of Order declares war with the president, Thiers believes that they will never get any benefits.

At this point, Thiers' attitude softened slightly, and he decided to take action slowly.

If he can't handle the president, he just needs to be able to handle some people in the War Department.

However, this proposal must pass.

"I do not want to deny the president's leadership power over the military. We just hope to establish a more efficient legislative assembly!" Thiers' tone softened slightly, trying to eliminate the strong smell of gunpowder in the legislative assembly.

"The efficiency of the Legislative Assembly lies with each member. As long as the Legislative Assembly can unite as one, the efficiency will naturally improve! I really don't understand what the Legislative Assembly needs the army for? Do you want to use the army to suppress the people who support you? ?" Pierre Bonaparte spoke in a funny Italian-French accent and sneered at Thiers and others.

Faced with Pierre's ridicule, Thiers was not angry at all. He retorted in an easy-going tone: "Member Pierre, the purpose of the army is only to enable the Legislative Assembly to protect the French constitution! Make the constitution more Execute quickly!"

After speaking, Thiers did not continue to pay attention to the Bonapartists and Pierre Bonaparte. He turned to Speaker Dupin and said: "Mr. Speaker, the vote can now be held!"

"Oh! Okay!" After reacting, he banged the wooden hammer desperately and said loudly: "Start voting now!"

With the almost rogue cooperation of Thiers and Speaker Dupin, the sanctity of the Legislative Assembly was lost.

Not only the "social democrats" and the Elysée Palace faction, but also some members of the Party of Order also doubted what the constitution they were upholding was.

After the proposal was forced to begin, the Elysée Palace faction, the Social Democrats and a small number of the clerical Party of Order voted against it, while the Orthodox, Orleans faction and some ultra-clerical factions voted in favor.

Parliament won by a slim margin of three votes.

"I declare that the proposal is passed!" Speaker Duban struck the wooden hammer with a solemn expression.

"Let's go!" Prince Montfort and other members of the Elysee Palace faction left without saying a word, just as Ludru Roland hoped to lead the Elysee Palace faction members.

However, the departure of the Elysee Palace faction was not as joyful as the departure of the Montagnard faction. The Party of Order who proposed the proposal also did not feel any joy in its heart.

They know that the president will never give up!

Prince Montfort and the members of the Elysee Palace who left Bourbon immediately went to the Elysee Palace and informed Jérôme Bonaparte of the news that happened in the Bourbon Palace.

"Did the proposal pass?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked casually, sitting on the chair with his fingernails clasped.

"That's right!" Pierre Bonaparte said with a wry smile.

"Oh!" Jérôme Bonaparte responded nonchalantly and continued to lick his nails.

"My Lord President, now the proposal has been approved! You are about to lose control of the army!" Looking at Jerome Bonaparte who looked careless, Prince Montfort was furious.

"Who said that?" Jérôme Bonaparte looked at the Elysée Palace MPs present with an expression of surprise and a hint of contempt.

"The parliament has passed the proposal!" Prince Montfort emphasized again.

"So?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked rhetorically, with a smile on his face: "Does it have to be implemented if it is passed by the Legislative Assembly? They underestimate me too much!"

"What do you think we should do?" Prince Montfort said to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Proposals without my consent are just waste paper!" Jérôme Bonaparte stood up from his seat and said in a contemptuous tone: "They are worthy of talking to me about the Constitution?"

Jérôme Bonaparte's contempt for the Party of Order made the members of the Elysée Palace feel in their hearts. Only then did they realize that whether the proposals of the Legislative Assembly could be implemented smoothly did not depend on the Legislative Assembly, but on the Legislative Assembly. President's will.

How could the Party of Order, which holds legislative power, be an opponent of the president, who holds executive power.

After being comforted by Jerome Bonaparte, the members of the Elysée Palace relaxed and left.

After sending all the congressmen away, when Walewski went to the study again, the angry voice of the president in the room came from the door of the study.

"Thiers, you bastard! How dare he! How dare he!"

At this time, Jérôme Bonaparte was no longer calm. Staying alone in the study, he cursed at Thiers and "sent" all the obscene words he could think of to Thiers.

After venting his anger, Jérôme Bonaparte sat down again to think about the problem.

Valewski, who was outside the door, heard no movement in the room and then bravely pushed the door open and entered.

After adjusting his mentality, Jerome Bonaparte smiled again and asked kindly: "Have all the congressmen been sent home?"

"Yeah!" Walewski nodded and responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Now, you go to the Ministry of War immediately and tell the Minister of War Regno and the Secretary of State Saint-Arnaud to tell them not to be afraid of the Parliament, and everything will be as usual! I will carry the rest, but remember that I must not give anything interesting to the Parliament. If you can take advantage of this opportunity, what those bastards like to do most is to slap your nose in your face. As long as they see that you are weak, they will bully you mercilessly! Stabilizing the Ministry of War is the most important thing?" Hot Rome Bonaparte immediately asked Valewski to convey this statement to the War Department.

The Party of Order competed with him for the command of the army, which was inseparable from the Ministry of War.

As long as the War Ministry is not in chaos, the Party of Order will have no chance.

In the final analysis, it is still a problem between the county officials and the current management.

After understanding the seriousness of the situation, Walewski said goodbye to Jérôme Bonaparte and quickly got into a carriage and headed to the Ministry of War.

When Walewski entered the hall of the Ministry of War, he could clearly feel that there was an obvious commotion inside the Ministry of War. The last time he came to the Ministry of War, there was an obvious commotion. It seemed that the proposals of the Legislative Assembly had been transmitted to the Ministry of War. Department of War.

Walewski had no time to pay attention to them and went directly to the minister's office.

Valewski, who entered the minister's office, saw the Minister of War Regno, the Secretary of State Saint-Arnaud, the Director of Logistics Niel, the Director of Personnel Lundell, and the Director of Military Affairs Landon. These generals who constituted the basic functions of the Ministry of War gathered together. The whole class seemed to be discussing something. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan. com

"Secretary-General Walewski, you are here!" Minister Regno hurriedly stood up to greet Walewski.

"Mr. Minister, I believe you have also received the news!" Walewski said to Regno with a serious expression.

Renault nodded and said, "This is exactly why we came here. Is there any instruction from the president?"

"The President asked me to tell you!" Valewski's confident and majestic voice conveyed to them: "Everything in the War Department is business as usual, and you can do whatever you want! If there is any problem, the President will take care of it on your behalf! No need. Be weak to Parliament! And stabilize the War Department!”

After Jérôme Bonaparte's words were conveyed to the members of the War Department through Valewski's mouth, the ministers and subordinate directors all expressed that they would protect the War Department for the president and would not allow the Party of Order to take advantage of it.

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