Make France Great Again

Chapter 975 Winning Gambida over

This is the first time that Leon Gambetta has appeared on the stage of history. Although this appearance is somewhat of a mistake, his flexible thinking and understanding of the laws of the Second Empire impressed the court audience. Many people at the table were surprised.

Therefore, after Leon Gambetta left the court gate, he was immediately surrounded by reporters squatting near the court.

"What do you think of this sentencing?"

"Which university did you study at? What are your political thoughts? Who was your teacher?"

"Why did you take over this case? Who instructed you to accept this case?"

The reporters asked questions one after another, which made Leon Gambida somewhat at a loss.

As a "country boy" who has just arrived in Paris less than half a year ago, Léon Gambetta has obviously not adapted to the "enthusiasm" of Parisians.

Fortunately, however, Laon Gambida himself is also a sociable person.

After a brief moment of being at a loss, Leon Gambetta began to answer some questions from reporters.

First, Lieutenant Gambida introduced his name, school, and the republicanism he believed in to all reporters present, and then implored reporters to follow him to the coffee shop of the Administrative Court for communication.

After all, it's not a good idea to answer questions while standing outside an administrative court.

When the reporter heard that Leon Gambetta was a republican, his interest in Leon Gambetta weakened a bit.

Within the current imperial system, only a handful of republicans hold high positions.

Most of the remaining republicans were outside the system and had little value. They were also easily targeted by the empire's internal book censorship system.

If things go wrong, the entire newspaper office will be implicated.

Some newspapers followed Laon Gambida and left quietly when he moved the battlefield.

There were only republican newspapers and leftist newspapers left with Leon Gambetta, and by the way, there was also a reporter from "Le Bonaparte".

Leon Gambida took the newspaper reporter to a cafe near the administrative hall. The service staff of the cafe quickly came to Leon Gambida and others, and then placed the cafe menu on Leon Gambida's table. In front of him, he asked Laion Gambida eagerly what he needed.

Leon Gambida glanced at the price tag above, and a hint of embarrassment flashed in his eyes.

The price of every kind of coffee in the cafe was beyond what he, a poor student, could afford, so he had to call the waiter aside and ask in a low voice if they had free water.

The waiter's originally enthusiastic face disappeared as soon as he was handed over. He said coldly to Leon Gambida, "If you don't have money, don't drink coffee here!"... "I..." Leon Gambida felt His cheeks felt hot, and at this moment he wanted to crawl directly into the cracks in the ground.

Just when Leon Gambetta was in a dilemma, a voice came from behind Leon Gambetta, "Give Mr. Leon Gambetta and the journalist friends who came with him a cup of coffee." !

I'll pay! "

Leon Gambetta turned around and looked behind him. Emile Olivier, wearing a black suit, was standing behind him, but Leon Gambetta did not recognize him.

Emile Olivier slowly came to Leon Gambetta's side, then took out two gold coins and handed them to the waiter, "These are enough! If there are any extra, just treat them as Ni's." tip!"

"Enough! Enough! It's more than enough!" The waiter immediately showed a flattering smile on his face, "Dear sir, the coffee will be here soon!"

After the waiter left, Leon Gambetta looked at Emile Olivier in front of him curiously, and asked with a hint of gratitude in his eyes, "Who are you?"

"Emile Olivier!" Emile Olivier straightened his body and responded to Leon Gambida.

After Leon Gambetta heard Emile Olivier's order, his expression froze, with obvious disgust on his face, "I will collect the money for the coffee and return it to you as soon as possible!"

Faced with Leon Gambetta's alienation, Emile Olivier did not feel angry.

Although Emile Olivier himself felt disgusted with traitors who defected to the empire, now he is still the head of the press agency of the Secretariat.

"Mr. Gambetta, you don't seem to welcome me very much!" Emile Olivier asked Leon Gambetta with a hint of ridicule.

"Mr. Olivier, I respect your choice, and I also hope to respect mine!" Leon Gambetta replied to Jérôme Bonaparte in a neither humble nor condescending tone.

"Mr. Gambetta, I think I already respect you very much!" Emile Olivier shrugged his shoulders and said to Leon Gambetta, "I know you are biased against me, but I can clearly tell you You and I have never deserted the Republicans from beginning to end.

The same goes for Alfred Darimon! "

"Then why did you surrender to the empire? Act as a lackey of the empire!" Leon Gambetta asked Emile Olivier in a very aggressive tone.

"If joining the imperial system is a lackey of the empire, then all public officials and representatives of the legislative body in France are also lackeys of the empire!" Emile Olivier said calmly to Leon Gambetta, "Yes. Yes, and those who voted for the empire are also its lackeys!

Mr. Laian Gambida. If more than half of the people in this country are lackeys of the empire, then our republican ideology is that the majority is the enemy!

History has proven that organizations that are enemies of the vast majority of the French people are destined to have a bad end! "

"I..." Leon Gambetta hesitated for a moment and then said, "The Second Empire itself was founded on the premise of despicably and shamelessly absorbing the Republic!"

"Mr. Gambetta, the Empire was indeed established by disgraceful means, but in the vote before its establishment, nearly 8 million people asked for the establishment of the Empire! ... If it weren't for these 8 million votes, I think It is impossible for the emperor to choose to establish an empire!" Emile Olivier said plausibly, "And you just said that the Second Empire was founded on the premise of usurping the fruits of the Second Republic, so I would like to ask whether the Second Republic usurped the fruits again. Whose fruit.

Why did Mr. Cavaignac lose to Emperor Jerome Bonaparte? "

Leon Gambetta was speechless for a moment. What Cavaignac did during the June Revolution was truly unspeakable, which also led to the defeat of the Republicans.

"Is the Second Republic also using workers to usurp fruits and then massacring them?" Emile Olivier asked Leon Gambetta, "Compared with what Mr. Cavaignac did in June , the Second Empire at least did not cause tens of thousands of deaths and more than 100,000 people displaced.

Mr. Gambetta, you should show the spirit of seeking truth from facts of the republicans and observe the empire carefully instead of making rash judgments based on your own likes and dislikes. "

"I will!" Leon Gambetta said to Emile Olivier in a low tone. In terms of eloquence, Leon Gambetta was really too immature.

Immediately afterwards, Leon Gambetta asked Emile Olivier what the purpose of his coming here was.

Emile Olivier frankly told Leon Gambetta that he wanted to invite Leon Gambetta to join the New Republican Party.

"I'm sorry! I cannot agree with your party's ideas!" Leon Gambetta refused to Emile Olivier, "Since I firmly believe that the republican system will inevitably be established, the Second Empire will inevitably collapse!"

"Mr. Gambetta, since you agree that the Second Empire will inevitably collapse, then you should join us!" Emile Olivier was not angry. He invited Lyon Gambetta again, "Our party's The purpose is not to be non-republican, but to realize republican ideals without seeking riots.

There are people in the party who advocate the combination of monarchy and republic, and there are also people who win over the people and then decide whether to be an empire or a republic through voting. "

Leon Gambetta felt a little surprised after hearing Emile Olivier's reply, "How did you get the emperor's approval?"

"It's very simple!" Emile Olivier smiled slightly and said to Leon Gambetta, "The emperor said that as long as there is no armed coup, he can cooperate with them, whether they are republicans or royalists.

The empire itself is built on order!

He will not do anything that disrupts order unless absolutely necessary. "

Speaking of this, Emile Olivier lowered his voice and said to Leon Gambetta, "In other words, Mr. Gambetta, as long as you can unite more people, even if you want to challenge the emperor in the Legislative Council, It is not impossible to impose certain restrictions on rights!

This is what His Majesty the Emperor said to me personally! "

There was a hint of surprise on Leon Gambetta's face. He didn't understand why someone would be willing to actively limit their rights.

"Mr. Gambetta, what do you think?" Emile Olivier asked Leon Gambetta, "Do you want to join us?"

"I..." Leon Gambetta was silent for a moment, then responded to Emile Olivier, "I still want to think about it!"

"Okay! I won't disturb you anymore! Just enjoy the rest of the time!

By the way, you better be careful! Those newspaper reporters are not vegetarians, and you will suffer big losses if you don't make trouble! "Emile Olivier hid a smile on his lips, then turned and left.

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