C2929 Declaring the Empire

Blanqui's face immediately turned white, he repeatedly warned his subordinates to not bring weapons to the Bourbon's palace, but in the end, there were still people who did not listen.

The Blanqui in history represented the first and most primitive Workers' Movement. At this time, the working class still hadn't understood the cruelty of the struggle, and in their hearts, they still placed nationalism first.

At this time, the leaders of the Workers' Movement did not have the courage to establish their own country. All they wanted from the beginning to the end was for their own party to become a majority in the Congress.

To put it bluntly, what these workers wanted was a republic, and then they would use the advantage of their votes to become a majority, thus influencing the state, and finally bringing about a real change in their lives. What they sought was nothing more than profit.

For example, the increase of the minimum wage for an hour, the shortening of working hours, the reduction of education fees, the increase of welfare benefits for poor families, and so on.

No one dared to hope for an independent founding, and in those days they did not even dare to think about it.

Blanqui had indeed launched many violent revolutions, but he was still only aiming at Napoleon III, aimed at the Empire's system.

At that time, Blanqui's political demand was to overthrow the imperial system and overthrow the emperor, so that the country could be restored!

Now that the French Emperor was also imprisoned, Blanqui's original intentions had not changed. He still wished for the France to become a Republic!

This was an important feature of the early social movements, so how could the later generations of Historian define it as idealism?

That was why Blanqui said that he could let his subordinates bring their spears to rob the military camps and prisons. However, he definitely did not dare to bring his weapons to attack the council.

After robbing the army camp and the prison, they could still declare that they were fighting against the remnants of the French Emperor, which was still acceptable.

If they were to directly take action against the council, then these people would be completely abandoned by the The French people.

"Catch him …" This is the spy left behind by the French Emperor! " The other leaders of the Workers' Movement shouted from the crowd.

In just a blink of an eye, he had thrown the blame onto Napoleon III. This soldier who revealed his weapon was immediately surrounded by a group of workers who were beating him up.

Without even needing the Bourbon's palace's guards to act, these people had already taken this' spy 'in.

The captain of the royal guards said with an ashen face, "Heh heh …" Why didn't you say he was a Prussian spy? Wouldn't that be more believable... "

How could Blanqui care about such mockery? With a unchanging smile, he said, "There will definitely be a Prussian spy as well, as long as we find out he will definitely punish us harshly …"

"Sir, if you think that we can't listen in while there are so many of us here, then I can go in and listen for a bit. There shouldn't be any problems, right?"

Before the commander of the imperial guards could say anything, a voice rang out from behind the crowd. "Open the metal door and let me in …" I promise Mr. Blanqui! "

The crowd suddenly parted to form an alley. Representative Luo Shenfuer, who had just been pulled out of the prison, walked in with large strides, causing the staff behind the Bourbon's palace's iron door to be shocked.

They quickly called the commander of the imperial guards over and whispered, "It's Luo Shenfuer … One of the leaders of the republicans, how did he get released... "

"He is an important representative of the Anti-Emperor System. Now that the French Emperor is no longer around, their reputation will immediately rise greatly. There's no way to stop him!" "We can only let you in …"

Pa! The soldier at the door saluted to and said, "Mr. Representative, you may enter, but the situation is urgent. No one else is allowed to enter …"

Without waiting for Luo Shenfuer to refute him, another carriage had already arrived. Beside him was a group of soldiers who were running to protect him.

"I am Gan Bida from Congressman. Open the door immediately, I want to participate in the emergency meeting … Hm? Mr. Luo Shenfuer, you're out of prison? "

Gan Bida who was recruiting for troops in the south of France also rushed back to Paris in a moment of crisis.

The commander of the Royal Guard said with a dark face, "Mr. Councilor, you can go in, but no one who is unrelated is allowed to... This is the command given by General Trochu. In times of national crisis, we cannot let down our guard … "

Blanqui was already on the verge of collapsing. He gritted his teeth and said, "I have fought against the Empire my whole life, and now that the Empire has collapsed, do I not even have the rights to listen in on the council's side?"

"I'm sorry, sir, it's not up to you to decide whether or not the empire will collapse …" I am waiting for the declaration from the council! "

Just as Blanqui was about to explode, a large group of people suddenly rushed out from Bourbon's palace. In the middle was the leader of the moderate faction, Fa Fuer.

Standing on the stairs, he looked at the crowd outside the iron barrier and coughed, "Of the 577 seats in National Assembly, 398 seats have been validly voted on, more than half of them conform to the laws …"

"I declare that, in accordance with the common decision of the national Grand Council, all the members of the Parliament will pass by the vote of their own accord … France's Second Empire... At this moment … It's officially over! "

"Gentlemen! The citizens of France! The Empire has finally come to an end! "

"Long live!" The people outside the Bourbon's palace were all shouting like crazy. Although they knew that the fall of the empire was inevitable, when the parliament officially announced it, it was still hard to suppress their excitement.

People hugged and cried together, as if they had forgotten that the Prussian army of half a million was coming from the north.

Gan Bida and Luo Shenfuer walked to the metal door and shouted, "Are you still not opening the door? If the later parts of the parliament is going to hold an even more important meeting, we must exercise our authority!"

The iron gate that protected Bourbon's palace finally opened!

Luo Shenfuer was one of the leaders who was close to the Workers' Movement. He reached out his hand towards Blanqui and said, "Old friend, your anti-Emperor mission has finally succeeded.

Looking at the restless crowd, Gan Bida knew that he couldn't go against them. He said to the commander of the imperial guards, "The empire has fallen, Mr. Blanqui is one of the main Leader of the anti-emperor movement. Of course he has the power to listen in on the meeting."

"Make way, let Mr. Blanqui in!"

"Let Blanqui in, we want to listen in on the council …" The crowd suddenly clamored, and finally, someone couldn't hold himself back anymore. A group of youngsters suddenly rushed out, grabbed the iron gate, and ferociously pushed it open.

"This is the France's council. Every citizen has the right to listen. Charge in …"

Just like a water flood, the metal door was slammed open, countless people swarmed in, and pushed the two council members and Blanqui up the stairs.

Even in the end, the imperial guards did not dare to shoot. They could only watch helplessly as the frenzied citizens charged up the stairs and up the veranda!

When Blanqui stepped onto the 30th step, what welcomed him was Thiers's furious questioning!

"Mr. Blanqui, are you planning to join the council?"