As Ernest finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room seemed to grow heavy, and Jules Favre, the nominal Leader of the Republican Faction, had a flash of indignation in his eyes.
Alfred Dariemon, a figure that made every Republican member wanting to fight the Empire grit their teeth.
If it weren't for Dariemon's sudden betrayal back then, the Republicans wouldn't have fallen into division.
After Alfred Dariemon abandoned them, the entire Republican Faction roughly split into three parts.
One part, the surrender faction, immediately followed Alfred Dariemon in defecting to the Bonaparte Faction, becoming loyal lackeys of the Second Empire; another part, the compromise faction, gradually turned to the Imperial Government over time.
Now, only a faction like Jules Favre's remains, resolutely resisting the Empire's incorporation.
The hatred between Alfred Dariemon and Jules Favre can be said to be irreconcilable.
