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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.