Make France Great Again-Chapter 965 - 956: New Republican Faction
After Emile Olivier and Alfred Dariemon entered the mansion together, Alfred Dariemon sternly reprimanded the servants in the mansion and demanded that the servant apologize to Emile Olivier.
The servant had no choice but to follow Alfred Dariemon’s orders, approached Emile Olivier, and expressed her apology.
Emile Olivier waved his hand, graciously forgiving her. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Immediately after, Alfred Dariemon ordered his servant to prepare some pastries for Emile Olivier.
After the servant left, Alfred Dariemon turned to Emile Olivier and asked, "Is there something you want to discuss with me by coming this time?"
"Can’t I come by just to see you?" Emile Olivier replied to Alfred Dariemon with a hint of mockery.
"Of course you can!" Alfred Dariemon immediately replied, "Whenever you want, you can come to the mansion to see me!"
"With your invitation, I shall visit often!" Emile Olivier said jokingly to Alfred Dariemon.
"You’re always welcome here!" Alfred Dariemon responded in kind.
After a bit of cheerful conversation, Emile Olivier decided to get to the point, his expression turning extremely serious, "However, I indeed have something I want to inquire about!"
"As long as it doesn’t involve secrets, I can tell you!" Alfred Dariemon said to Emile Olivier.
Emile Olivier informed Alfred Dariemon about the invitation he received from the Tuileries Palace.
"An invitation! I have one too! Is there a problem?" Alfred Dariemon asked Emile Olivier with a smile.
"There’s no problem with the invitation! I want to know if you are aware of what Emperor Jerome Bonaparte aims to do with this invitation!" Emile Olivier asked Alfred Dariemon.
"His Majesty’s invitation is, of course, to invite you to the Tuileries Palace for a chat! What else could it be?" Alfred Dariemon asked Emile Olivier with a puzzled look, and then half-jokingly added, "You don’t think the Emperor plans to use the invitation to gather you all at the Tuileries Palace and then capture everyone in one sweep, do you?"
"No! I don’t think so!" Emile Olivier shook his head in response to Alfred Dariemon.
"Let me guess!" After pondering for a moment, Alfred Dariemon spoke again to Emile Olivier, "It must be Jules Favre who sent you here, right!"
Emile Olivier showed a trace of surprise on his face, instinctively wanting to shake his head, but seeing Alfred Dariemon’s serious expression, he had no choice but to confess to Alfred Dariemon, "Indeed, it was Mr. Favre who sent me!"
"I knew it!" Alfred Dariemon revealed an understanding expression, "Aside from him, no one else would be so suspicious!
I left because I couldn’t stand his suspicion,
and now, he wants to test me through you..."
"So, there really is no ulterior motive behind this invitation?" Emile Olivier quietly waited for Alfred Dariemon to finish speaking and then asked him again.
"No!" Alfred Dariemon shook his head at Emile Olivier, "It’s merely a simple invitation!
However, the Emperor or the officials of the Empire may announce something at the gathering!
If you want, you can go to the Tuileries Palace to listen in!
If not, just ignore the invitation!
His Majesty Jerome Bonaparte will not blame you for this!"
"I understand!" Emile Olivier nodded in response, then thanked Alfred Dariemon for sharing this information with him.
"This isn’t confidential information!" Alfred Dariemon replied to Emile Olivier, "Ultimately, it’s just that you don’t want to trust the Empire and the Emperor!"
Emile Olivier showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, admitting that Alfred Dariemon was correct; the government was filled with distrust, which caused confusion over the invitation.
"Perhaps!" Emile Olivier said dismissively, then continued to ask Alfred Dariemon, "By the way! How have things been for you lately?"
Alfred Dariemon enthusiastically recounted to Emile Olivier his recent situation.
Now, as the Permanent Chairman of the Empire’s Disciplinary Committee, he has been entrusted by Jerome Bonaparte to investigate whether serious corruption exists in various provinces, and Jerome Bonaparte has also granted him the authority to establish a new political party.
"What! You want to form a political party!" Emile Olivier was equally surprised after hearing it, as he did not understand what Jerome Bonaparte meant.
"Emperor Jerome Bonaparte intends to merge the Republicans within the Bonaparte Faction into an entirely new political party!" Alfred Dariemon said to Emile Olivier with a smug look, "This party is called the New Republican Party!"
Hearing this name, Emile Olivier’s expression instantly froze, clearly realizing that this so-called New Republican Party is what Jerome Bonaparte launched to compete with them.
"What is the platform of the New Republican Party?" Emile Olivier continued to ask Alfred Dariemon, wanting to know whether this future Republican rival could be appealing.
Alfred Dariemon told Emile Olivier that the New Republican Party would not seek to overthrow the monarchy but instead implement a compromise between monarchy and republic while preserving the monarchy.
The future monarch will gradually withdraw from the complex political arena, maintaining a transcendent position!
All powers will be handed over to the Cabinet, which will be responsible to the Legislative Corps.
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As Emile Olivier listened to Alfred Dariemon’s statements, he pondered over them.
Soon, he realized that the ideal political system Alfred Dariemon referred to was the same as the one during the July Monarchy!
However, Alfred Dariemon had changed the voting rights from a small group of French to all French citizens.
"The New Republican Party will not restrict women’s voting rights, meaning women can vote too!" Alfred Dariemon continued.
"What! Women also have the right to vote!" After hearing Alfred Dariemon’s words, Emile Olivier was instantly unsettled and hurriedly said to Alfred Dariemon.
"Of course!" Alfred Dariemon replied to Emile Olivier, "The New Republican Party is committed to creating a political party of gender equality!"
"What you are doing... will..." Emile Olivier hesitated.
"What will it do? Make the women who support you turn to us now?" Alfred Dariemon said to Emile Olivier with a half-smile.
"The Church will not agree with what you are doing!" Emile Olivier said to Alfred Dariemon.
"If the Church doesn’t allow it, should we not do it?" Alfred Dariemon countered, "Are you still the Olivier I know?"
"You will definitely face opposition from Jerome Bonaparte!" Emile Olivier said to Alfred Dariemon.
"On the contrary!" Alfred Dariemon responded to Emile Olivier calmly, "The reason I am doing this is that I have obtained the permission of His Majesty Emperor Jerome Bonaparte!"
"You should know, his intention is to divide us!" Emile Olivier said to Alfred Dariemon.
"This problem is easily solved! As long as you are willing to follow our platform and stand with us, isn’t that enough?" Alfred Dariemon said to Emile Olivier, "Olivier, the Emperor has always held you in high regard!
If you are willing to join us, I believe His Majesty Emperor Jerome Bonaparte will surely grant you a high position!"
"Dariemon, you should know! I do not care about the amount of power!" Emile Olivier said to Alfred Dariemon.
At the same time, Emile Olivier couldn’t help but think of the rewards the Emperor would grant him if he defected.
Power is something that only a few can resist throughout history. Anyone who claims not to crave power is merely because they have not obtained it.
Once one acquires power, they will instinctively gravitate towards the center of power to gain more.
"Olivier, before I served as a member of the Disciplinary Committee, I, like you, thought that one could serve France just as well without power (a more refined way of putting it). However, once I gained power, I suddenly realized how ridiculous my previous thoughts were!
Someone else’s order can outweigh months or even years of our efforts!
We need to gain sufficient power to serve France better!
If we let the power fall into the hands of those incompetent people sitting idly, no matter how much effort we exert outside, it will all be in vain!
We must replace those incompetent people and take hold of power to genuinely lead France onto the right track!" Alfred Dariemon said to Emile Olivier with a firm tone, "Join us, Olivier! You will gain everything you desire!"
