Make France Great Again

The proposal to amend the constitution was met with overwhelming opposition from the "Social Democratic Faction" and came to an end.

At this point, even the Bonaparte Faction, which leaned towards amending the constitution through parliament for re-election, no longer believed in the Legislative Assembly.

Since the Legislative Assembly was unwilling to hand over the reigns of France to the Bonaparte Faction, they could not be blamed for taking matters into their own hands.

Of course, the newly joined Duke Broi of the Elysée Palace Faction was unaware of the Bonaparte Faction's upcoming actions.

In their view, Jerome Bonaparte still had more than a year left before his term ended, so there was no need to rush a coup d'état.

After the dissolution of the Bourbon Palace Legislative Assembly, Valerovsky reported the situation to Jerome Bonaparte, who once again gathered the core members of the Bonaparte Faction.

Except for General Reniao, who went to Strasbourg to assume command duties, all other members arrived at the Elysée Palace.

Looking at the core members of the Bonaparte Faction before him, Jerome Bonaparte smiled and said, "I believe you all are very clear about what we are going to do next! Since amending the constitution can no longer achieve our goal, we have no choice but to resort to force! I plan to dissolve the Legislative Assembly on December 2!"

As soon as he said this, everyone present was taken aback by Jerome Bonaparte's words.

Eugène Roué quietly reminded Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, isn't the timing a bit too rushed? Shouldn't we extend the deadline a little?"

"Indeed, Your Majesty!" Minister of Internal Affairs Barroso also suggested extending the deadline to make proper preparations.

"Gentlemen!" Jerome Bonaparte raised his voice and said with enthusiasm to the core members of the Bonaparte Faction present, "You are overthinking the complexity of a coup d'état. Throughout history, most coups succeed after a single bold stroke. Unexpected situations frequently occur, and we can never fully predict them! Currently, we have completely controlled the military in the Paris capital circle, and we just need to make reasonable use of Paris' inherent advantages! Those generals would never dare to wage war against us; as long as we can control Paris, the entire France will have to follow our command!"

A military coup is determined by which side has a lower margin for error and a bit of luck, Jerome Bonaparte clearly remembered the documentary "The Fifth Republic" from the Cosmic Country in his past life, which depicted Chun Doo-hwan's December 12 coup. The entire coup was a farcical spectacle, where the government missed many chances to capture the leaders and dissolve the military, and the once-daring Minister of Defense was scared out of his wits during the coup. Neither side used many troops, and Chun Doo-hwan managed to control all the military forces in the capital circle overnight, completing the coup.

Not to mention Africa's Captain Ka, who used less than a thousand troops to shakily enter Libya's capital, Tripoli, and still successfully completed the coup.

On this land, as long as you have enough ambition, there's nothing you cannot achieve.

Jerome Bonaparte's passionate words inspired the new Minister of War, Saint Arno, who initially had some hesitations but ultimately decided, "Let's do it, sir!"

With the Minister of War's declaration, the others were also unwilling to lag behind and followed suit, "Let's do it, sir!"

On November 2, 1850, Jerome Bonaparte made a sensational announcement to the outside world regarding the dismissal of Prime Minister Opler.

The reason was that Prime Minister Opler could not meet President Jerome Bonaparte's expectations.

Once the news broke, the whole of Paris shook once more, and the political community in Paris was unaware of what Jerome Bonaparte was up to.

However, Opler's dismissal presented an opportunity for some of the newly joined members of the Elysée Palace Faction.

Especially individuals like Audion Barrot, who were prestigious and willing to cooperate with the President.

Eager to become Prime Minister again, Audion Barrot approached his brother Ferdinand Barrot, the Attorney General, to inquire about the details behind Jerome Bonaparte's dismissal of Prime Minister Opler.

"I heard it was because Count Opler had some kind of agreement with His Excellency the President from the moment he took office..." Ferdinand Barrot paused and said to Audion Barrot.

"What agreement?" Audion Barrot anxiously asked Ferdinand Barrot.

Ferdinand Barrot shrugged his shoulders and said to Audion Barrot, "I don't know about that, it's merely a matter of interests being exchanged!"

"By the way, have you had any significant moves recently?" Audion Barrot continued to ask Ferdinand Barrot.

As a seasoned opposition figure, he keenly sensed an unusual atmosphere, reminiscent of the past February period.

"I don't know!" Ferdinand Barrot shrugged his shoulders and said to Audion Barrot, "I haven't attended a Bonaparte Faction gathering in a long time!"

Audion Barrot glanced at Fernand Barrot and sighed to Fernand Barrot, "If it weren't for me..."

"This has nothing to do with you!" Fernand Barrot smiled and comforted Audion Barrot, "As the Attorney General, I am here to maintain the sternness of justice, always circling around the President is out of order!"

From Fernand Barrot's words, Audion Barrot could not grasp Jerome Bonaparte's next move and could only patiently wait for Jerome Bonaparte's invitation.

At this time, he still believed that Jerome Bonaparte would definitely choose someone from among them to be the Prime Minister.

On November 3rd, under the attention of the Order Party and all members of the Elysee Palace, Prime Minister Opler... no, Count Opler should have put on a military uniform, standing upright in front of Jerome Bonaparte.

Just after stepping down from the position of Prime Minister for less than a day, Count Opler was once again appointed by Jerome Bonaparte as the Governor of Algiers.

[PS: Due to Algeria's special relevance to France, the Governor of Algeria is generally appointed personally by the King/President. To show importance towards Algeria, during the period of the Orleans Kingdom, usually, a prince from the Orleans Royal Family would go to Africa to serve as governor. During wartime, an excellent general would serve as governor.]

A squire, escorted by two guards, carried an aluminum tray and stopped before Jerome Bonaparte and Opler. Jerome Bonaparte lifted the red cloth covering the tray, revealing a Grand Cross Medal (Legion Level) engraved with Napoleon's portrait.

Jerome Bonaparte held the Grand Cross Medal in his hand and adorned Count Opler with it.

"Count Opler, thank you for everything you have done for France! I hope that during your tenure as Governor of Algeria, you can forge ahead and continue to serve France!" Jerome Bonaparte saluted Opler.

"Mr. President, I will certainly live up to the trust and manage Algiers well!" Opler responded forcefully to Jerome Bonaparte while returning the salute.

After the accolades ceremony ended, everyone broke into enthusiastic applause.

After all the invited guests had departed, Jerome Bonaparte called the newly appointed Governor of Algeria, Opler, to the study.

"Mr. President!" Opler humbly addressed Jerome Bonaparte.

Sitting on the sofa, Jerome Bonaparte gently pressed his temples and said to Opler, "The importance of Algiers to France, I believe I don't need to reiterate to you!"

"I will definitely do my utmost to maintain the security of Algiers!" Opler immediately expressed his attitude to Jerome Bonaparte.

"It's not enough to just do that!" Jerome Bonaparte pointed to the desk and said to Opler, "Count, please get the map of Africa from the drawer for me!"

Count Opler quickly fetched the map for Jerome Bonaparte, who pointed to Algiers and said to Opler, "You must expand inland; I want France's sphere of influence to extend to here!"

Jerome Bonaparte's target pointed to the Niger region, and at this time, the central part of Niger was still under the control of the Pole Empire, while Nigeria, bordering Niger, had long become a quasi-colony of the Kingdom of Britain.

"Mr. President, if we continue to expand, it may cause protests from the Kingdom of Britain!" Count Opler looked at the direction Jerome Bonaparte was pointing and said worriedly to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Hence, our range is only up to here!" Jerome Bonaparte stopped in the northern part of Niger and explained, "Keep the central Pole as a buffer zone between Britain and France, and include the tribes of northern Niger within our territory! Count Opler, when you achieve this, I shall see a Marshal emerge on France's horizon!"

"Marshal!" Opler couldn't help but gasp; the allure of a marshalship was something he found difficult to resist.

Even if the value of marshalship now was far less than during the First Empire.

"Indeed! Marshal Opler!" Jerome Bonaparte continued to tempt Count Opler with the prospect of becoming a marshal.

"I will do my utmost!" Duke Opler immediately saluted Jerome Bonaparte.

"Before you advance into Niger, don't forget to win over some tribal members; they will offer you great assistance!" Jerome Bonaparte reminded, recalling the tactic the Belgian King used to obtain the Congo Colony decades later: "You can start by sending exploration expeditions, then instruct them to sign treaties with the local chiefs. By then, the French Army will be able to advance under the guise of 'protecting the human rights of local tribes'!"

"Yes!" Count Opler responded.

On November 5th, upon Count Opler's departure from Paris, Jerome Bonaparte announced the establishment of a Super-Class Cabinet directly commanded by himself, implying that the position of Cabinet Prime Minister would likely not be set up in the short term.

Once the news spread, many Order Party members who were eager to become Prime Minister dropped their ambitions.