MTL - Napoleon II Reborn-Chapter 21 Coronation Ceremony (Part 1)

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Under an ominously gray sky, cold and wet, the French capital Paris faces more storms. The coronation ceremony originally planned to be held at the Legion of Honor was changed to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris because Napoleon invited Pope Pius VII to preside over the coronation.

The court ladies and wives of the upstarts of the empire rushed to make new clothes, design their hair and dress up all night. According to Lore & #8226; Juno, some ladies had their hair tied so high that they Had to sit up all night until dawn. At dawn on December 2, the 84 senators, dressed in blue velvet robes and black hats with white feathers, led by their chairman, the tactful Nevsciator, repeated almost exactly the events of May 18. The ceremony held at the Palace of Santa Cruz, departure to the Isle of Sete and the Palace of Justice (Palace of Justice), to take the oath of allegiance to the Empire. At 7 o'clock, they arrived at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris under the watchful eyes of thousands of troops in uniform. At the same time, a delegation of 5,000 soldiers, sailors, and National Guards came to Dauphine. At 8 o'clock, members of the Legislative Yuan, Congress, Tribune, and Court set out from their respective locations by car or on foot under the **** of 28 cavalry and 100 infantry. An hour later, under the **** of the army, the diplomatic corps, including the Turkish ambassador and the princes of the German countries (no one from the European powers Great Britain, Russia and Austria, who did not recognize the status of Napoleon at all, did not recognize the French Empire, and Active preparations to form a third anti-French coalition) also emerged.

Pope Pius VII sets out from Carrousel escorted by dragoons. Cardinals, bishops and other clergymen, totaling more than 100 people, were in the motorcade behind the pope. Monsigno Sparoni, on a gray donkey with a sash, leads the way at the head of the Pope's guard of honor. "This is the Pope's donkey," cried some impudent Parisians, "you should kiss the donkey!" The Pope ignored him, wearing a gold and silver cloak, and on the cart was a gift from the Emperor worth 180,000 yuan. Franc's triple crown in gilt bronze set with thousands of precious stones. It was a strange moment for the pope — a city that was anti-church a few years ago, where churches and monasteries had been destroyed, priests and nuns humiliated, tortured and executed — along the way, the pope Naturally, there is something special in my heart.

When the Pope learned that Napoleon wanted him to go to Paris to preside over the coronation ceremony, he was extremely frightened and angry, because before the kings of any country in Europe would go to Rome to ask the Pope to be crowned when they ascended the throne, so Pius seven Napoleon's invitation was not accepted by September 15th. Napoleon first persuaded with good words, and then threatened: If the Pope does not obey the call, "I will demote him to an ordinary Roman bishop." No one doubted Napoleon's words at that time, because the whole of Italy was under his control at that time. After several delays, Pope Pius VII reluctantly set off across the snow-capped Alps on his way to the The country where his predecessor, Pope Pius VI, had recently died in prison, is also the country where he himself will someday return as a prisoner.

For Napoleon, it was of great significance to ask the Pope to come to preside over the coronation. This undoubtedly indicated to the entire civilized world that the Napoleonic dynasty had the support of the Vatican. This kind of influence is incomparable to any great military victory.

At 10 o'clock sharp, the salute roared, and Napoleon himself set off from the Tuileries Palace, led by the royal guard and drum band. The guard of honor was no less impressive than that of the Roman emperor. The security measures are very tight. There are 3 rows of soldiers on both sides of the road, with a total of about 80,000 soldiers. Marshal Murat, the military governor of Paris, was at the front of the procession, followed by his officials and 4 cavalry phalanxes and 4 infantry phalanxes, a regiment of Imperial Guard infantry, and a squad of Mamluks in Egyptian costume ; and then the messengers on tall horses led 11 state ministers (including Talleyrand, Berthier and Fouche, casually introduce, Fouche is the Minister of Police of the Empire, very talented, but at the same time He is also very insidious, cunning and vicious, and has always been committed to replacing Napoleon's position, but he is also very smart, and he is very responsible when he has no absolute strength to defeat Napoleon. Surprisingly, Napoleon also He fully understands Fouche’s thoughts, but still puts him in a high position, maybe he is very confident.) carriage, followed by other high-ranking officials’ vehicles, followed by Caroline, Pauline and Elisa, and finally It is the emperor's carriage. And Xiao Jie sat in their family's carriage with his mother, at the back of the whole team.

Napoleon traveled in an ornate carriage decorated with gold, with the imperial coat of arms and the crown of Charlemagne on the doors. Standing at the back is the aide-de-camp, which is driven by Napoleon's favorite coachman Cesar (he saved Josephine's life in the Christmas Eve bombing in 1800) and is covered with 8 white horses. , led by a tall light sorrel horse with a bright red Moroccan leather harness and a bronze bit, and escorted by the strict imperial guards, slowly drove towards Notre Dame.

The emperor Napoleon in full dress wears a Spanish red velvet robe inlaid with jewels and a short coat with gold buckles. UU reading www. uukanshu.com Accompanying the emperor was Empress Josephine, dressed in a white satin dress inlaid with gold and silver decorations. As is customary in Spain, the only two brothers willing to attend Napoleon's coronation, Joseph and Louis, sat opposite them. (Because Lucien not only has no management ability, but his personal life is also a mess. When his wife was pregnant again, he was proud of his mistresses. In the end, he actually wanted to defeat Napoleon in the general election and become the first In the end, Napoleon couldn't bear the throne, and on April 4, 1804, Lucien and his wife were exiled to Italy for life. But at the same time, Napoleon's mother misunderstood Napoleon, making this French There is an irreparable rift in the First Family.)

All the way to the coronation, Josephine couldn't hold back her smile. And Napoleon's expression was as indifferent as his brothers. It was undoubtedly the day long planned, and France was brought to him on a golden plate, for which he would pay until his last day. The whole Bonaparte family, especially Joseph and Louis, expressed strong hostility and jealousy to Napoleon's claim to emperor; their eyes flashed with anger as the carriage passed the Pont Neuf and the Ile of Sete. An exceptionally bitter struggle over the political succession of the new dynasty developed between Napoleon and his siblings. Who will be his successor? Since the marriage of Josephine and Napoleon, she was the number one "enemy" of the whole family, whose constant opposition with Corsican obstinacy often brought her to tears. Although she may not have the extravagant hope of being a queen, since the matter has come to this, she has to protect her own rights and interests, even at the expense of her daughter's happiness.

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