Make France Great Again

The news of the trial against Orsini and his associates was published on the morning of March 16. Whether it was the republican, Bonapartist, or royalist, or clerical newspapers, they all reported on the trial of Orsini. The matter was reported at length.

The most radical newspapers among them were undoubtedly the clerical newspapers. They said that Orsini's assassination of His Majesty the Emperor was simply insane. Any Catholic with conscience should criticize Orsini's behavior. At the end of the report, the sectarian newspaper also quoted the words of the new Archbishop Morlot of Paris, announcing that the crimes committed by Orsini and others were destined not to be forgiven by the Lord, and that hell was Orsini's final destination.

The reason why the clerical newspapers were so radical was not for the sake of the emperor, but for the Papal States in the Apennines.

As we all know, Orsini was a member of the Carbonari Party who was committed to unifying the entire Apennine Peninsula. This identity made him carry the dual labels of being a communist and an anti-pope.

Under such circumstances, Orsini naturally became the target of suppression and even slander by the clerical faction.

If his ideas were allowed to spread in France, the Papal States and ecclesiastical states in the Apennine Peninsula would be in danger.

After all, the French emperor did not love religion as much as the Count of Paris and the Count of Chambord.

[PS: During this period, the Count of Chambord and the Count of Paris had written many letters to Pope Pius IX, and the content of each letter was more disgusting and fanatical than the last. 】

If France as a whole is willing to help unify the Apennine Peninsula, then their emperor will definitely rush to the front without hesitation.

After all, their emperor made his fortune by watching public opinion.

The opposite of the clerical reports were the republican newspapers. They believed that although Orsini's assassination of the French Emperor was an irrational act, his heartfelt love for the republicans was not the same. Don't lose to anyone.

Orsini lost his life because of radical republicanism, which warned all republicans that the way to realize republicanism is not the only way to assassinate.

At the end of some republican newspapers, the debate in the Administrative Court was specifically mentioned, and the lawyer who defended Orsini, Leon Gambida, praised the wonderful debate and at the same time issued a question to the Administrative Court. : Why did the Administrative Court choose a college student majoring in law to defend? Could it be that the Administrative Court could not hire a formally qualified defense lawyer? Or is it that the Administrative Court’s actions were intentional!

"We also ask the Administrative Court to give the people of Paris an explanation as soon as possible" became the last words of the Republican newspaper.

As for the Bonapartist newspapers, they followed the instructions of Jérôme Bonaparte and expressed regret for Orsini's death. At the same time, they also hoped that more people would not follow Orsini's example.

In the middle of the report, the Bonapartist newspaper group also posted a picture of a confession letter written by Orsini when he was in prison.

The general content of the picture is that Orsini himself regretted his own assassination of the emperor, and also called on others not to imitate him in assassinating the emperor. ….

As for the royalist newspapers, their reports on Orsini were far less active than the above three newspapers. They only summarized the time of Orsini's trial and the entire trial process.

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After Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting in the Tuileries Palace, read all the newspapers of the other three factions except the Bonapartists in turn, he was surprised to find that Leon, who had only come to prominence in the 1860s, was surprised. Gambetta, under the manipulation of the Administrative Court, accidentally entered the stage of history ahead of time, which gave Jérôme Bonaparte some headaches.

To be fair, Laon Gambida was already considered a relatively mild type among the demons and monsters in the late Second Empire.

In the later period of the Second Empire, people like Rochefort and Blanqui were the real embarrassment of the empire.

But this is not an era of demons and monsters flying around in the late empire. Those "tidemakers" who rose up in the late empire were either thrown into prison by Jérôme Bonaparte during this period (Brown

Key), has not yet been released from prison; or has been permanently deported by Jérôme Bonaparte (Rochefort, Delecluse).

Leon Gambetta, a republican who was unwilling to compromise with the empire, shined particularly dazzlingly in this situation.

For a moment, Jérôme Bonaparte had murderous intentions towards him. He wanted to completely strangle Leon Gambetta before he could fully rise.

Just like when he killed Adolphe Thiers, however, after a brief moment of thinking, Jerome Bonaparte gave up his idea.

Even if he assassinates Laian Ganbitha, it will not help. One Laian Ganbita falls down, and there are more Laian Ganbitas.

Two generations of Bourbons suppressed numerous republican uprisings, but to no avail.

If the assassination of Leon Gambetta is revealed, the Second French Empire will fall into a political crisis.

Jerome Bonaparte sighed and muttered to himself, "Forget it! Let's do this for now!"

At this moment, Jérôme Bonaparte did not know that Emile Olivier had met Leon Gambetta yesterday.

Immediately afterwards, Jérôme Bonaparte called Basilio and ordered him to go to the Supreme Administrative Court on his behalf and ask the president Auvergne, what happened to Leon Gambetta? Why would a lawyer who has not yet graduated be allowed to serve as Orsini’s defense lawyer!

After a while, Basilio returned to the Tuileries Palace and told Jerome Bonaparte that the Dean of Auvergne did not know that the defense lawyer was a student, and he gave the task of finding the lawyer to his subordinates. , and then asked his subordinates to find a decent lawyer for him. Who knew that his subordinates had given the explanation to his subordinates’ subordinates... After many layers of explanations, Leo Gambida became Orsini’s defense. lawyer.

After listening to Basilio's report, Jerome Bonaparte suddenly had an inexplicable sense of sight.

This set of operations in Auvergne is not just a case of layers of subcontracting in later generations. A project that originally cost tens of millions, under layers of subcontracting and deductions, ended up with a shoddy product.

The people who make the finished product may be a group of students, and their remuneration is only a few hundred yuan. ….

Thinking of this, Jérôme Bonaparte gritted his teeth with hatred. He didn't expect that even though he had repeatedly ordered them to treat him strictly, they were still playing tricks on him.

So Jérôme Bonaparte once again ordered Basilio to send someone to call the Minister of State Guizo to him, and at the same time ordered him to make two cups of tea.

When Minister Guizo arrived in the study, he saw Jérôme Bonaparte on the sofa, sipping tea.

Guizo hurriedly said to Jérôme Bonaparte, "Your Majesty!"

"Minister Jizuo, come here!" Jérôme Bonaparte warmly asked Jizuo to sit down, then placed a cup of black tea in front of him and said, "Come!"

Jizuo picked up the tea cup with both hands, then took a sip of black tea. After savoring it for a moment, he nodded and said, "Very good!"

Jérôme Bonaparte showed a smile and said to Jizuo, "Minister Jizuo, can you still taste tea?"

"Know a thing or two!" Guizo humbly replied to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Can you tell me about it?" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Guizou again.

Jizuo told Jérôme Bonaparte all his experience of drinking tea for decades. Jérôme Bonaparte nodded repeatedly, and then praised, "Minister Jizuo, what you said is very good!"

"Your Majesty, you are exaggerating!" Guizo replied humbly, and then changed the subject to Jérôme Bonaparte, "But your Majesty, you called me here today not just for tea!"

"You guessed right, it's really more than tea!" Jérôme Bonaparte also took a sip of black tea and said to Quizo, "Did you know? The lawyer who debated with you yesterday was actually a student! "

"Your Majesty! I know!" Minister Ji Zuo nodded calmly.

"Now that you know, why didn't you tell me when you came back to report on your work?"

Jérôme Bonaparte frowned and asked Jizuo in an unhappy tone.

"Your Majesty, I thought you had specially found Leo Gambetta!" Guizo looked at Jérôme Bonaparte innocently.

"How could I possibly find a student!" Jérôme Bonaparte shook his head and responded to Guizou, "Forget it! It's useless to talk about this anymore. Now that public opinion has arisen, I am ready to remove Auvergne directly. !

Do you have any recommendations? "

After thinking for a moment, Minister Guizou tentatively proposed a name to Jérôme Bonaparte and said, "How about Mr. Montalembert?"

After hearing Guizot's speech, Jérôme Bonaparte frowned and said, "Mr. Guizot, do you want to turn the Administrative Court into a religious tribunal? I don't want to see the sacred court be turned into a religious court. Controlled!"

Hearing this, Ji Zuo couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, Guizou nominated Vice President Judge Derangel to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Isn't he a little too gentle?" Jerome Bonaparte was also a little dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, the role of the law is not to punish blindly. Its ultimate goal is to maintain the stability of social order!" Quizo explained to Jérôme Bonaparte. "Judge De Langel's gentleness can maximize the effectiveness of the law. People feel at ease!"

After listening to Guizou's words, Jérôme Bonaparte thought again for a moment, then nodded and responded to Guizou, "Okay! I'll listen to you, it's Delanger!"

In the afternoon of the same day, Auvergne, the President of the Supreme Administrative Court, received a tactful letter from the Palace of Tuyinlery to persuade him to withdraw. After reading the letter, Auvergne expressed his sadness to the Palace of Tuinlery. Submitted his resignation.

Jérôme Bonaparte quickly approved Auvergne's resignation and then appointed Derangel as president of the Supreme Administrative Court.

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