Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Napoleon was already old, and was already a little muddle-headed. Adding to the fact that everything had indeed gone badly for the past few years, this had gradually caused this old man who was at the brink of death to have a mental illness.

Someone like Napoleon III was a person who had a personality that allowed one to go up and down, and who allowed one to go in and out. When he was young, he could still tolerate failure.

He was already old, and the oppression of internal and external troubles made him feel a deep sense of danger. At that moment, all he was thinking about was how to protect his own rights, how to enjoy the authority of an overlord even if he wanted to die.

In Xiao Letian's eyes, the actions of these kind of people were no different from the old Ci Xi. In the future, even if they died, they would have the rights to control the Empire, and they could do anything.

The French Emperor was very clear that he had temporarily quelled the chaos in the working class. He had relied on himself to promote nationalism and let the people feel the threat of Prussia in the north. He wanted these people to forget about bread and milk for the sake of being patriotic.

War had already become inevitable. This war was just to buy some time for the reform of the French Emperor. It was a little bit like the morphine that the dying people beat or the soup that the Chinese drank.

To hang himself by a victory in a war!

As long as he won the war against Pu, Napoleon would be able to buy himself at least three years of buffer time. At that time, he would be able to think of a way to ease the internal conflict, and even appropriate reforms could be considered.

But he knew better. The war against Prussia must be won, not lost! If this injection of morphine had no effect and instead stung the nerves of the citizens of the country, then these madmen would not even give him three months, let alone three years of buffer time.

Napoleon III was very clear that his clan was able to get support from the The French people because of his uncle's reputation. The citizens wanted to win, and the capitalists of his country needed to expand.

That was why he was able to rebuild the empire! But now, the Street in Paris had actually spread such unfavorable rumours. On the surface, these rumours were not worth refuting, but these lies had directly hit the French Emperor's weak spot.

Once the people did not believe that he could bring about a military victory, he would become nothing but a pile of trash!

But war was not something that could be fought so easily. Before being fully prepared, easily igniting the flames of war would only increase the chances of failure, not to mention that the French Emperor was still thinking about the people of the wavering States.

"You all … You must suppress this evil spirit! I don't want to hear any more rumors spreading around Street in Paris. If you can't do it … "

"Haha, then you will all be included in the vanguard camp, you will be the first batch of soldiers to charge into Prussia!"

"Get lost now! If you can't complete the mission, then just wait to die on the battlefield! "

The group of policemen were so frightened that their necks shrank and they quickly withdrew from Tuileries' Palace. That afternoon, there were police officers on duty everywhere in Street in Paris, and all kinds of spies were present at all sorts of social events.

Countless citizens had been arrested in Paris for talking about these rumors, and the prison had suddenly become overcrowded!

As for the most senior generals of the France, they were also busy analyzing the current situation. When the French Emperor personally came to visit them, the two of them were pointing at the mess on the map anxiously.

"My marshal! "Did the military come up with a plan?"

"Your Majesty!" Seeing that the French Emperor had arrived, everyone in the conference hall immediately stood at attention and saluted.

"There's no time to be polite, you guys should be clear about the chaos in Street in Paris. If this goes on, the workers will cause trouble again …" French Emperor pressed his hand down.

Marshal Ba Zan had the highest status here. He frowned: Your Majesty, the Prussian's plan is actually very simple, they just want to force us to take the initiative and declare war, so that we can fight for the hearts of the people of the four southern nations like the Bavaria.

"Bavaria, Baden, Hesse, Württemberg … For these four broad sense of Germany, the hearts of the people are wavering. Basically, they can predict that the one who starts the war will be recognized as a war criminal by the people here, and will be the one who destroys their peaceful life! "

"Bismark wants us to take the initiative and declare war. This way, we can make the people of the four States s work together as enemies and treat us as invaders!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down! This is the enemy's provocation, you cannot be fooled! "

No matter how angry the French Emperor was, he could not vent his anger on the empire's Grand Marshal. He took a deep breath to calm his emotions, "My Marshal, of course I know that this is Bismark's scheme.

"If we avoid war for a long time, what will the citizens of the country think? Would those fellows led by Blanqui, who were ready to make a move, do something strange? "

"Given how sensitive the situation is, it's not something that can be solved with patience!"

When Blanqui was mentioned, the people of the Board of War was reminded of the rebellion of 200,000 soldiers not long ago. The massacre, and the burning, was still taking place in front of them.

Marshal McMahon thought for a while, "Your Majesty … If it really isn't possible, then we'll negotiate with Blanqui and the others and see how we can come up with a friendly negotiation schedule … "

"Impossible!" French Emperor's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "For me to be able to bring him back to Paris from Belgium is already a huge favor. These traitors, do they still want to negotiate with me?"

"A bunch of ungrateful dogs and pigs! Sooner or later, I will personally take care of them! "

Seeing how stubborn the emperor was, no one dared to say anything. At this moment, the door to the meeting room was pushed open. The Duke of Montaubon and the Crown Prince, Ou Ren. Bonaparte walked in together.

"Your Majesty … Father... "Why are you here?" The two of them asked at the same time.

Seeing your son, the mood of a father is much better, "My son, what are you busy with today? I haven't seen you in three days! "

The Crown Prince excitedly waved his hand behind him, "Father, I'm going to conduct a weapon experiment! I have brought good news! "

The Prince Eugen took the rifle that the attendant handed to him. "These are our empire's newest Sasper Needle Rifle. One of these is a Prussian Mauser while the other is a Prussian Dresser …"

"For the past few days, my personal guards and I have been experimenting with various types of rifles. Under the analysis of many engineers, we have obtained astonishing results!"

"Father, the various properties of our Shasped-style Rifle far surpasses that of Dresser. It wouldn't be inferior even if we were to face off against the Prussian's Muse!"

"Range, accuracy, reliability... Our rifles have the overall advantage! "

"Unless the Prussian is equipped with the latest Mao Zai, but that is only to level with our rifles! That's impossible! "

"Prussian can forget about creating another miracle of the Poo War! Their weapons do not have any advantage against us! "

"The scales of victory are on our side!"