Make France Great Again-Chapter 111: Grand Military Parade (3)

General Shang Jia’nie, following the order from Jerome Bonaparte, the nominal highest military commander of France, instructed his adjutant to "dissolve the Special Team".

The adjutant, who had been prepared for a long time, saluted Jerome Bonaparte and Shang Jia’nie immediately, then rode his horse towards the suburbs of Saint-Denis.

As for why the Special Team was in the suburbs rather than the city center.

Of course, it was to prevent any unrest during the dissolution from affecting the review, so Shang Jia’nie specifically instructed the adjutant to place the Special Team in the suburbs of Saint-Denis.

If the Special Team rebelled, the suburban legion could eliminate the members of the Special Team on site without disturbing Paris.

After the adjutant left, Shang Jia’nie and Audion Barrot smiled, for they had finally eliminated this uncontrollable armed force.

"Mr. President, let’s continue the review!" Audion Barrot rode to Jerome Bonaparte’s side and said.

"Hmm!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded slightly and continued the military review.

Accompanied by Shang Jia’nie and Audion Barrot, Jerome Bonaparte once again reviewed the soldiers of the two Infantry Legions stationed at the "Bourbon Palace".

Shang Jia’nie rode to the front of the infantry phalanx, waved his hand, and shouted: "Long live Bonaparte! Long live the Emperor!"

With General Shang Jia’nie’s lead shout, the officers of the two Infantry Legions instantly received the signal, and instead of suppressing the soldiers’ admiration for the Emperor, they joined in and shouted alongside the soldiers.

"Long live Bonaparte! Long live the Emperor!"

The slogan "Long live Bonaparte! Long live the Emperor!" spread like a plague in an instant. The soldiers of the infantry phalanx, centered on Bourbon Palace, dragged their MTL1842 muzzle-loading guns behind them as they shouted, while the cavalry of the cavalry phalanx raised their sabers toward the sun, and the dazzling silver light of the sabers in the sunlight combined with the rising voices of the shouts made it seem as if the Empire had reappeared.

Jerome Bonaparte waved to the soldiers present with a smile.

If someone observed carefully, they would find that Jerome Bonaparte’s wave was so mechanical, and his smile equally stiff.

Riding on his horse, Jerome Bonaparte understood that the slogan "Long live the Emperor" was a small reward from Shang Jia’nie and others for his order to dissolve the Special Team, and at the same time, it invisibly warned Jerome Bonaparte that the entire Paris and suburban armies were in their hands, making him their puppet.

Just wait and see! You won’t be proud for long!

Jerome Bonaparte once again resolved to dismiss Shang Jia’nie.

Of course, aside from Jerome Bonaparte, the Republican Faction and the Mountain Party members were also unsatisfied with the Order Party.

At this moment, they were being "protected" by the loyal French soldiers inside the Bourbon Palace.

The shouts outside the Bourbon Palace made the hearts of the Republican Faction and Mountain Party members inside very uneasy. They didn’t know whether the soldiers would storm into the Bourbon Palace and declare that they no longer enjoyed constitutional protection, becoming "traitors of the nation".

Many timid Moderate Republicans moved to the seats of the Order Party in the scornful eyes of the Republicans.

[The French parties of the 19th century were not as strict as those in the United States and England; parties could serve different roles fluidly. Order Party members could become Republicans and Mountain Party, and the Mountain Party could defect to the Republican Faction. The cost of changing parties was merely moving to the appropriate party’s seats.]

In the face of the Moderate Republicans’ joining, members of the Order Party, led by Thiers, stood up and applauded in unison.

There was enthusiastic applause in the National Assembly at Bourbon Palace.

"Welcome, joining us is the wisest choice!" Thiers shook hands with each of the defecting Moderate Republicans.

The defecting Moderate Republicans sat down again under Thiers’ arrangement, and the Order Party in the assembly, which originally had 350 seats, suddenly increased to 370 seats.

If we exclude the 50 Mountain Party members who were captured in a surprise raid the night before, the Order Party in the assembly had become an undisputed majority.

Of course, such blatant coercion and bribery by the Order Party clearly caused Lederer Roland of the Mountain Party to become unbearable, and he raised his hand.

Speaker Malaste, sitting on the platform, knocked the gavel to signal quiet and then asked Lederer Roland: "Representative Roland, what do you want to say!"

"I protest!" Lederer Roland stood up to criticize the Order Party, pointing at Thiers, "I protest against the Order Party using threats to make members join them; they are trampling on the constitution of the Republic!"

"Tsk!" A wave of boos emanated from the Order Party camp, showing disdain for Lederer Roland’s accusations.

"Representative Roland!" Thiers rose slowly and said, "We did not use threatening means to force members to join; they joined us voluntarily! Wouldn’t your Mountain Party allow someone to leave?"

"You..." Lederer Roland looked at Thiers with disgust, "How do you explain the deployment of troops outside the Bourbon Palace? Are you not aware that the National Assembly is sacred and inviolable?"

"We certainly know!" Thiers replied sonorously, "It is precisely because we know the authority of the National Assembly is sacred and inviolable that we deployed the army to guard it against any unexpected events!"

"Then why did you capture so many of our representatives yesterday! You captured 50 at once!" Lederer Roland once again questioned Thiers.

"We have evidence that your members were in contact with a group of rioters!" Thiers, assured of his position, fabricated an accusation against the Mountain Party with Lederer Roland.

"You..." Lederer Roland couldn’t say a word. He glanced around, revealing a disappointed expression as no one present was willing to fight against such "thieves of the nation".

Bereft of the will to fight, Lederer Roland could only sit back down.

"Alright! Gentlemen, now is not the time to discuss this. We need to discuss the issue concerning the Constitutional Assembly!" Having plotted with Audion Barrot for many days, Thiers, backed by the military, finally showed his hand: "I think the Constitutional Assembly has fulfilled its duty, and now it’s time to dissolve it!"

"No! The ’Organizational Law’ is not yet complete, how can we dissolve it so quickly!" dared a Republican representative to oppose.

"We can do elections while drafting it!" Thiers "thoughtfully" offered a solution to the Republicans, then threatened, "Do you intend to drag it on indefinitely? The Republic is already established, and the Constitutional Committee must be dissolved!" frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Thiers’ tough stance was intolerable to the Mountain Party and Republicans, and they rose up wanting to "condemn" Thiers.

Seeing this, Molay, also a member of the Order Party, quickly rose to "play the good cop" and suggested, "Since everyone is at an impasse, I propose we decide by voting on whether we should transition from constitutional drafting to constitutional enactment!"

With the loss of 50 Left Wing representatives, voting was certainly not in favor of the "Democratic Faction", but they couldn’t find a reason to refute.

[Democratic Faction: refers here to Republicans and the Mountain Party.]

While the "Democratic Faction" hesitated, dense gunfire was heard inside the Bourbon Palace.

The "Democratic Faction" representatives’ faces changed drastically at once, and they all looked at Thiers in unison.

"No one ever said celebratory gunfire couldn’t happen during a review, right?" Thiers said in a light-hearted tone.

Under the joint threat of the Order Party and the army, the "Democratic Faction" could only humbly agree to the Order Party’s proposal.

The proposal to "dissolve the Constitutional Assembly" passed by a narrow vote of 355 to 345.

The National Assembly will hold new elections in March.

The National Assembly, which once gained prestige through the June Massacre, was thus debased.

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