Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Talleyrand escaped and found Marmont.

Because Napoleon treated his thugs so well, these people generally had their own villas, high-end carriages, could enjoy delicious food in Paris, and had beautiful wives and mistresses to accompany them.

But during the war, his performance was very unstable.

A wealthy man like Moreau, who had worked as a "guidance instructor" at the university and had a lawyer's license, was considered relatively good. There was almost no evidence that he was making money even at the front. It was just that he later took over Barras's villa, and after he was exiled, the place became Berthier's property.

Marmont also had a similar villa, and his performance was good. There are always mistakes in war, but this is already good.

M. Talleyrand now sat here, instead of standing with his cane beside the emperor as he had done in the past.

"I wonder what your purpose is in coming here."

"Auguste, you should be aware of the current situation, especially the emperor's own situation. Although the emperor is great and can still be invincible at times like this, it is only a delay in Reims. But the delay is fatal."

Talleyrand did not say a word to persuade Marmont to change his side, but he was still impressed.

Although Marmont was shameless, he still wanted to struggle. After all, it was a bit unpleasant to betray the boss he had followed for 21 years.

If that fool Juno were still alive, he would definitely refuse, even though his relationship with the emperor had deteriorated.

"But it is not over yet. The Emperor and the army are still here. We have only evacuated Paris, and the Russian general has done nothing to the Empress."

"That's because Count Solovyov is the nephew of Empress Josephine and he himself was an aide-de-camp to the Russian court. Of course he would escort Empress Catherine out of Paris and guarantee the safety of her family."

Talleyrand's hand was still slowly turning his cane. He usually didn't like people to see his expression change. Even when he was about to say something important, he always lowered his head, looking like he was bowing.

But today, he kept looking at Marmont, which made the latter obviously a little panicked.

"And what do you want to say?"

"Since I came here to find you, I can only prove one thing, that you are still very valuable to the future of France. How can we preserve a more complete France?"

Well, when Talleyrand said this, it sounded righteous, but everyone knew that what he was thinking about were thieves and prostitutes.

And he did not give the order himself, but a banker representative from Paris gave the price for these people.

"Your Majesty, there will be a huge reward for anyone who is willing to help him return to the throne of Paris, such as 50 francs, and the future Marshal of the French Royal Army and Commander of the Guards."

Although Talleyrand despised the methods of these bankers, he also liked money, and for a soldier, this was simple, direct and very efficient.

It was much better than mentioning a preferential price of 25 francs to those American idiots and being reported. Marmont gritted his teeth and finally agreed.

At this time, Mortier was actually a little defensive. Even on the way out of Paris, Solovyov mentioned that Mr. Talleyrand was a chameleon. No matter who was in power in French politics, this gentleman would probably be able to find room for him to perform.

An offer that was not easy to refuse, Marmont was obviously swayed and agreed to make arrangements.

Although at this time, the three marshals Ney, Mortier and MacDonald had already met up, and they thought about what might happen.

If the old ruffian Massena and his robbery partner Soult could come back, they would still be able to gather an army of 100,000 or so. Even if they didn't want southern France for the time being, they could even fight the coalition forces.

But they are all worried about one problem now, that is this kid Marmont, who is still staying behind.

Although they were unwilling to believe that Marmont could be Judas, the three of them were still very worried, and Savary was unable to control Talleyrand.

They were not unprepared for the possibility of such a thing happening. Mortier had always been acting with Marmont, and he also brought some of the guards with him, so he was always able to conduct surveillance.

These people came much later than Marmont, and they were still able to be loyal to the emperor at this time. Although it did not surprise people, it was only in times of trouble that we could see who was the real deal.

But the most stubborn one was Lecourbe, who gained nothing but suffered a lot. He held a stronghold behind the Austrian army and lasted longer than both Davout and Eugene.
He didn't even get any bonus, but he rushed forward when he was trying his best!

The reason is that Le Courbe is a diehard republican and a patriot, and he is less ambitious than Moreau and likes to speak fair words.

Many of Moreau's men were like this. There was also one in Saint-Louis, who is now the governor of Mauritius. He dealt with the British for a long time, but finally had to surrender because his militia was too weak. In the end, he was still guarding the territories left by Suchet in Catalonia.
As for the people in the Italian Legion, each of them is ambitious.

Although Motier defended against this move, he failed to stop it.

Marmont had already figured out what to do. He wanted to place an army of 12,000 men, some of whom were veterans with strong combat effectiveness, under the surveillance of the Allied Forces.

He even used the funds provided by Talleyrand and the bankers to bribe his generals and senior officers.

Without knowing the situation, the soldiers were caught in a pincer attack by the Prussians and the Russian army. They were under surveillance and could not play any role.

Although Talleyrand later told Ney that Napoleon was most hurt by his betrayal, Ney still planned to follow the emperor to the end.

What was fatal was Marmont's actions.

The rules of this era always have some twists and turns behind the relatively lenient ceasefire conditions.

Solovyov deliberately mentioned in the armistice agreement and the agreement on the transfer of the Paris city area that Marmont and Mortier's troops could not fight the Russian army. In fact, he deliberately wanted them to beat the Austrians or the British.

However, Marmont had already turned against Solovyov when he returned to Paris, just after Solovyov had sent Ekaterina and her son, as well as his two litters of cubs, to a safe area.

"This kind of betrayal is unexpected, and it is useless to be prepared. I am a Russian general, and I just don't want some people to take advantage of it. The ruler of Paris should be decided by the allies through consultation, rather than letting some people who are easy to regret take the throne."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"I am only a lieutenant general, and..."

Alexander also sent his attendant-general Balashov to bring him an order awarding him the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle in recognition of Solovyov's achievement of being the first to enter Paris and blocking the French army in Reims.

The Order of St. George, First Class, will probably have to wait.

However, this is the highest honor, and just letting Solovyov's brother-in-law's political enemy come also somewhat reflects the Tsar's own attitude.

"Congratulations, Count. The Emperor will personally present you with a medal after arriving in Paris. As for the current situation in Paris," "Don't worry. I will write a memorial to the Emperor. The situation in Paris is very good now. We took over the city and quickly restored stability and order. Her Highness Catherine has also arrived in a safe place. All we have to wait for is the end of the war. Marshal Marmont has already asked his 12,000 men to lay down their arms. Napoleon probably has no chance of turning the tables unless he can gather the remaining hundreds of thousands of troops to face the 400,000 anti-French coalition troops."

"Okay, it looks like you have arranged everything well."

"However, you should also pay attention to some things, that is, who we are going to negotiate with, and there is an important secret report to be presented to the emperor."

However, Solovyov did not believe Balashov. Although he wrote a secret letter, it only contained code words used when communicating with Alexander.

The purpose was to remind him of the memorial that he had sent his adjutant to the Tsar, which clearly mentioned what might happen if the Bourbon royal family returned to Paris, and also required a contingency plan.

What he didn't expect was that Savary's level as Minister of Police in recent years was probably better than Fouché's when he first took up the position, but he actually let Talleyrand escape.

Originally, the Tsar could have decided on the issue of the monarch after entering Paris with the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria, and the British opinion might not have been so important.

However, the fatal point was that Talleyrand got something for nothing by using his connections with Louis XVIII and the British. He quickly gained the support of Parisian bankers and important anti-Bonaparte figures, and used the silver bullet offensive to disintegrate Marmont and his men.

Many of the troops taken away by Marmont were elite fighters in the French army, except for the old guards that Napoleon had always kept in his hands.

But now the matter was irreversible. After arriving at Fontainebleau, Napoleon sat there without saying a word.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

Berthier was still seeking his orders. In fact, for him, it was nothing to surrender to Louis XVIII. His mother used to be the king's nanny, and his father was a military engineer whom Louis XV trusted very much.

However, he was still performing his duties as chief of staff of the Grand Army and asked Napoleon to issue further orders.

"The army is still awaiting your instructions, Your Majesty."

"We will go to Paris and fight our enemies. Give orders for the armies of Masséna and Soult to march north; besides these, we have the National Guards on the other side of the Loire, where we can still fight."

"But your majesty, the current situation is not so optimistic."

Although the marshals were still loyal to the emperor at this time, they did not want to fight anymore.

And there may not be any benefit in continuing to fight now.

Mortier also brought Marmont's message: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Army, which was withdrawn from Paris, has actually surrendered to the Allied forces, carrying all its flags and artillery."

"What is Marmont doing? If Dupont had some reason back then, what is he doing? My ex-wife's nephew has given very generous terms, just to get into Paris. He should come here with his army and join us!"

"Your Majesty, although we were somewhat prepared, he seemed to have had some contact with Talleyrand and had made arrangements in advance. By the time we sent the cavalry over, it was too late. Marmont had surrendered to the Austrians."

"Motier, you did a good job. Although you failed to stop Marmont's rebellion, you proved your loyalty at least."

"But your majesty, it will be difficult for us to continue fighting now."

Napoleon looked at these marshals and saw that even Ney, who did not take his own life seriously, did not insist on fighting.

If Davout and Eugene were here, they would probably continue to fight.

However, Davout did not receive any orders from Napoleon and remained in Hamburg.

And Eugene has not allowed the Austrians to get close to Milan so far.

The marshals continued to persuade him, and Napoleon knew his current situation.

Even if he called his elder brother as well, he would probably want to vote as well, after all, he is the one who led the vote.

This situation is despairing enough.

But Napoleon was always stubborn and he didn't want to surrender.

When night came, he took out the poison he had carried with him.

However, this thing was prepared during the retreat in 1812.

Although Napoleon had good knowledge of mathematics and physics, he did not have a detailed understanding of chemistry, which was still very basic at that time.

Besides, he hadn't considered that this stuff had a shelf life, and the prepared poison, even if he wanted to kill you 3000 times, would be partially ineffective.

Although he thought he could just tilt his head back and it would pass, but apparently the stuff went into his stomach and wasn't very effective.

Even when he fell to the ground, he attracted the attention of his servants, who called M. Caulaincourt.

Caulaincourt called a doctor again, who induced vomiting and gave him other treatments, but did not bleed him, and Napoleon's life was saved.

Otherwise, there would probably not have been such a touching farewell speech to the old soldier at Fontainebleau.

When the news reached Paris, Solovyov was not surprised.

After all, when he met Catherine, she told him that Napoleon couldn't even do many basic things in life.

But he was a great commander, and was close to dominating Europe, making the entire continent under his rule, or he was a humble partner.

Fortunately, his suicide was such a failure, otherwise there would be no place for future good shows.

It was not difficult for Napoleon himself to accept the conditions of abdication. After all, he had really reached the end of his rope.

Even now the coalition forces have offered him 200 million francs and the Island of Elba, and in addition they can also keep a miniature army.

But the throne he wanted to leave to his son is no longer there. (End of this chapter)