"Members of the assembly, a tragic event occurred early this morning, a heart-wrenching incident of bloodshed!" Jerome Bonaparte's face showed an expression of anger and grief, as if genuinely lamenting the coup that transpired early today. "However, it is something we have no choice but to face!"
Jerome Bonaparte then shifted his tone to a firm one and said, "If we do not take action, the entire nation and country will fall into misfortune, and this unfortunate situation will worsen as time passes until we reach an irretrievable point. Our great country, this exceptional nation, will fall into the mire!"
As he spoke, Jerome Bonaparte's mind flashed back to the Franco-Prussian War. Twenty years later, that war utterly shattered France's proud sense of pride, the monarchy was completely erased from France, and the once-dominant first land army of Europe had to act at the whims of the Russian Empire.
