(The first chapter is here! There will be a second chapter later)
Angry, Xiao Jie now has nothing but anger in his heart. Du Geer stood quietly opposite Xiao Jie, seeing Xiao Jie's ever-changing expression, he was also very disturbed. There was a desk between the two of them. On the desk was an order from the French Army General Staff in Paris. It was that order that made Xiao Jie so angry.
The cause of the matter was as follows. On the morning of January 5, Dugor received an order from Paris. The order was issued in the name of the General Staff of the French Army. The General Staff asked Dugor to lead the 88th Army Go to the west bank of the Rhine to deploy defenses. Seeing this order, Du Geer turned pale with shock, and hastily handed over the order to Xiao Jie, without any thought of obeying the order. Even fools know that the 88th Legion is Xiao Jie's private army. Although it is still in the battle order of the French Army, it has actually been separated from the establishment long ago. Although Xiao Jie has now handed over all the affairs of the 88th Army to Dugor, it doesn't mean that the 88th Army will obey his orders from Dugor. Don't forget the chief of staff and several division commanders of the 88th Army They are all Xiao Jie's loyalists. Dougal immediately realized Paris' intentions. It would be great if he could bring the 88th Army to France, but even if he couldn't, he could completely drive a wedge between Xiao Jie and Dugor.
"Come here, invite Lord Forbeck, Lord Gregor, General Eck and General Misend, and tell them that I have something important to see them." Xiao Jie called the guards and asked him to convey own order.
"Dougal, you sit down. Don't worry, I definitely don't mean to blame you, you did a very good job." Xiao Jie is not a fool, so of course he will not let Paris's way.
After a while, Forbeck and others came to Xiao Jie's office.
"His Royal Highness, why are you looking for us so urgently?" Forbeck asked first. He is a busy man, and he has no time to waste.
"Look at this." Xiao Jie handed them the order from Paris on the table.
Several people were surprised after watching it. "His Royal Highness, this is a provocative trick by Paris, you must not be fooled?" Forbeck said hastily.
"Don't worry. I'm not a three-year-old anymore. I can still argue with their scheme. I came here today for no other purpose than to hear your opinions and see how to deal with this matter. "Xiao Jie said kindly.
"I will lodge our protest with Paris tomorrow." Gregor first said angrily.
"I think His Majesty Napoleon is almost unable to hold on, otherwise how could he even use this kind of trick?" Misend said sharply.
Xiao Jie nodded, and he also agreed with Misend's point of view. He is quite familiar with the current situation in France. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died in Russia, and the economy was in a mess. This has seriously shaken Napoleon's rule. And other countries are pressing harder and harder, so he has to find ways to improve his strength, and the well-equipped 88th Army has become his goal.
Xiao Jie is also very contradictory now, he knows that if he doesn't make a move this time, then Napoleon will not be able to survive this level at all. But if he sends troops to help, he will not benefit in the end. Compared with the crown prince of the French Empire, he is no longer him. Xiao Jie would not do such a thankless and loss-making business.
"His Royal Highness, the 88th Legion is composed of French soldiers. If we sit back and watch, we don't know what the soldiers will think." Eck said with some concern.
Xiao Jie thought for a while and said: "Grigoro, you will lodge a strong protest to Paris tomorrow, asking Paris to give a reasonable explanation for this matter, otherwise we will reserve the right to pursue the responsibility for this matter. In addition, we will also ask them It is revealed that we can send troops to help them resist this crisis, but we must get enough benefits. As for the specifics, I haven’t figured out what it is, and we will start negotiations after they accept it.”
On the afternoon of January 9, in Paris, France, Campbell rushed into the Tuileries Palace.
"Your Majesty, I just received a protest from Madrid. They expressed strong indignation at the General Staff's ordering Dugor without authorization. However, I got a piece of information from it, that is, they can send troops to help us." Kang Penny said with a smile on his face.
"Let's talk, have they put forward the conditions for soldiers? I know Andresi too well, and he will never do anything that is not beneficial." Napoleon said coldly.
"They didn't say it, they just said that if we are willing to accept it, then they will send someone to Madrid to negotiate." Compene said hastily. In fact, he already guessed Madrid's conditions in his heart. What is there in France now that can interest that powerful crown prince? It's nothing more than the title of "Crown Prince". But does he dare to say that? He knew very well that Napoleon wanted to pass the throne to his son. He believed that Napoleon must also understand it very well, so he was unwilling to touch this bad luck.
"Go get Cambaceres, Krete, Clark, Davout, Bessières, and Murat. I need to hear their opinions." Napoleon said after thinking for a long time.
The information revealed by Madrid caused a fierce quarrel among Napoleon's ministers. Cambacérez, Davout, and Clark all hoped that Napoleon would agree to contact Madrid. Accept it if it's "too much". However, Murat and Kreit strongly opposed it. Only Connie and Bessières remained neutral. The former is because they know that the final decision is in the hands of Napoleon, no matter how loud they quarrel, it is useless; Provoke Napoleon's wrath. The latter is a person who is loyal to Napoleon, no matter what Napoleon's order is, he will spare no effort to do it, although he also admires Xiao Jie very much.
"Okay, stop arguing." Napoleon said loudly. At this moment, he has made a decision. If the country is gone, will there be a crown prince? He can only agree to Madrid's request now, and he will refresh his memory in the future. But is Madrid's request really just a question of the "crown prince"? No one knows what Xiao Jie thinks, but everyone thinks so.
In the end, Compigny was authorized by Napoleon to go to Madrid for negotiations. Napoleon asked him that if the Iberian side could dispatch the 88th Army and the Iberian 1st Army to participate in the war, and send the navy to guard the west coast of France, then he would agree to re-appoint Xiao Jie as the Crown Prince of France.
On the afternoon of January 15, Compini arrived in Madrid again. Perhaps it is because the situation in France is quite different from before, so Xiao Jie did not meet him immediately, but asked Gregor to be in charge of the reception. This made Campini a little angry, but considering that Iberia is now in a strong position, and the orders given to him by Napoleon are very important, he had to forcefully suppress the anger in his heart.
On January 17, the talks between the two parties officially started. What surprised Campini was that Xiao Jie actually participated in the talks in person, which shows how much he attaches importance to the talks.
The two sides had no extra words, and went straight to the topic at the beginning of the talk. Campini first said: "The great emperor of France, His Majesty Iberia, took the initiative to send troops to help the suzerain against those damned enemies. In fact, with the strength of the French Empire, it is very easy to defeat the opponent."
Compini wanted to continue bragging, but Xiao Jie immediately interrupted him: "Oh, really? If that's the case, I apologize for our rash actions. It turns out that France is still so powerful, and I will take back my decision to send troops. Decide."
Compini was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned red, and he wanted to get up and leave, but he thought that he would be punished by Napoleon if he didn't get things done, so he had to endure it.
"I won't talk nonsense. I know that France is in a very bad situation. Due to this situation, we are willing to send troops to help France overcome this difficulty, but Iberia is also unstable now. The British navy often wanders on the west coast. , so I can only send the 88th Army to join the battle at most. In addition ~www.mtlnovel.com~ the military expenses must be paid by France, Iberia is using money everywhere now, I really can’t raise this military expenses.” Xiao Jie is extremely helpless Said politely.
"But His Majesty the Emperor means that the 88th Army, the 1st Iberian Army, and the Navy will all participate in the battle." Campbell said in a low voice.
"This is impossible. I have sent all the troops out. Doesn't Iberia need to defend?" Xiao Jie immediately rejected Kampini's proposal.
"If you agree, His Majesty the Emperor agrees to appoint you as the Crown Prince of the French Empire," Campney said.
"Hmph! Crown Prince? I don't care." Xiao Jie said coldly. "However, if His Majesty the Emperor really wants me to use all my strength to help France overcome this difficulty, it is not impossible, as long as I agree to one condition."
"On what terms?" Compagnie asked.
"It's very simple, as long as he abdicates, I will succeed as the emperor of the French Empire." Xiao Jie said softly.
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