Chapter 1568 The Treasure of Saint Denis (8)

"Are you still corresponding with the Prince of Wales?" Georgiana asked Napoleoni.

He showed an enigmatic smile and then asked, "Don't you ask me why I came to the Louvre?"

Georgiana looked at Denon not far away, who was chatting with the ladies.

"I asked the Prince of Wales who was his greatest enemy." Napoleoni said. "What do you think he answered?"

Georgiana could not imagine how the British and French people would feel knowing that the "pen pals" were still communicating.

"He said it was his wife." Napoleonio said without hesitation, "Is this your British humor?"

"I think he was answering your question honestly." Georgiana said very seriously, although the Prince of Wales' answer also avoided some sensitive questions.

"If he were not the crown prince, he must be the most outstanding comedian in Europe." Bonaparte said, looking at the long corridor filled with oil paintings in front of him.

"You said it," said Georgiana. "Do you think he was born to rule?"

“In 1793, not only Louis XVI was guillotined, but Parisian people also rushed into the Saint-Denis Cathedral, smashed all the tombs, sculptures and church decorations with hammers, and the bronze sculptures were melted and cast into cannons

and coins. Two months later, a group of more thorough saboteurs held torches and walked along the dim stairs to the underground hall of the church. Their target was the corpses of the kings and dignitaries." Napoleoni said, "Henry IV

The body of Louis XV was relatively well preserved, but the body of Louis XV gave off an unbearable stench, so much so that the soldiers accompanying him had to stop firing to let the smell of gunpowder dilute the unpleasant stench."

"I know that," said Georgiana, and Robespierre was among them, she added to herself.

"I asked Denon if the destroyed sculptures could be rebuilt. This was not a difficult task, but it involved political issues and required careful consideration. Before the Temple of Mars was built, the Cathedral of Saint-Denis had been filled with French soldiers.

France has a long knight culture. The flag held by a trainee knight has a swallow tail. When he becomes a real knight, he will cut off the swallow tail and the flag will become square. If the knight's square

If the battle flag is lost, there are only two situations, one is that he is defeated or captured, and the other is that he dies in battle. The square military flag carried by the French royal army reads 'montjoie saint denis'. This slogan has been used since the time of Charlemagne.

It continued to be used until the Middle Ages. You can see sculptures of Joan of Arc riding a horse and holding a battle flag everywhere in France. Few people have paid attention to what is written on her flag. Have you paid attention to what is written on her flag?"

Georgiana tilted her head and recalled.

"It is the fleur-de-lis that represents the French royal family." He answered kindly. "The fleur-de-lis of the Bourbon royal family was not used during the Seven Years' War. The army flag also used white fleur-de-lis on a blue background, and it was also used on the coat of arms of Louis XIV.

.However, during the Hundred Years War between England and France, what was flying on the battlefield was the royal military flag with the golden sun on a red background and the characters s.denis written on it. At that time, people not only had to fight against others, but also against the Black Death. This plague not only

It harmed the European continent, and even Britain across the Strait was affected. In 1348, the two countries had a ten-year armistice. However, in 1356, Britain took the lead in tearing up the peace treaty and attacked Keith and Gascony in southwest France. When Edward III approached

In Paris, Charles V signed a treaty and ceded the territory of the Pyrenees south of the Loire River to the United Kingdom. This battle flag with a red sun on a gold background was no longer used, and was replaced with a blue and gold fleur-de-lis.

Instead of the battle flag, the blue fleur-de-lis is suitable for various occasions in France and coexists with the other flags. The wife of Victor Dupont you see today is the daughter of Lafayette, who once commanded

He had fought in the war, but he was a revolutionary and was not good at commanding. Facing the Austrian invasion, he quietly retreated to France. After Robespierre came to power, Lafayette knew that as a royalist, he would risk his life if he stayed in France.

With no guarantee, he prepared to flee from the Netherlands to the United States, but was captured by the Austrians on the way. He was held captive by the Austrians and was not released until the Treaty of Campo Formio was signed in 1797. After that, he stayed in his own country.

Territory, I will give him a monthly pension of 6,000 francs."

Georgiana still didn't understand what he was talking about.

"Charles V lost his territory, but gained time to carry out reforms. After getting this 'machine' to operate normally, he went to war with Britain again in 1369, reversing the tide of the Hundred Years' War. Charles V was also called

For the wise Charles, he also convened the three estates to raise a ransom for the ransom of John II..."

"Anyone wants you to bring back the Bourbons?" Georgiana asked.

"Have you not noticed that there are no iris flags around, only red, white and blue flags?" Bonaparte smiled charmingly. "If it were you, would you let such a royal family rule you?"

Georgiana looked at the little man.

Who is more worthy of the title "King"? The one who has the title in vain, or the one who has everything but the title?

"Nothing is irreplaceable, even myself." He said soberly, "No matter how nice Louis XVIII's words are, there is only one result if I let him come back, so I can't let him come back."

"Do you know what the Americans said to me today?" Georgiana asked, "Jefferson believed in you who were rational, not emotional. I think he was wrong."

"Why do you feel that way?"

"I actually don't believe that the majority opinion is always correct. If so, how did Socrates die? When most people believed that the earth was flat, Columbus firmly believed that the earth was round, and thus discovered

You're not always right, Leon, just like the majority of the people, they're not always right, but I don't think they're as outrageous as the Greeks who voted to execute Socrates.

He woke up and regretted it. If the constitutional monarchy was really to be established, many people would have had the opportunity to usurp the throne. Many people envied the life of being a king and could get whatever they wanted. But maybe they had seen the scene of the civil uprising and knew that

The 'hat' is uncomfortable to wear."

"hat?"

"That's what Carloman called the crown. Do you remember the Nika riots? At the arena, the people put a golden circle on the head of the emperor they elected." She shook her head with a wry smile, "That person was dragged away from home.

When he came out, his wife kept crying, but no one would listen to her, and the man who was forced to wear the crown later disappeared from history."

"What do you want to say?"

"Léoncourt once said to Louis XVI, 'No, Your Majesty, this is a revolution.' He then said something else, I don't know if you heard it, but only fools argue about the form of government.

, history praises all forms, and generally speaking, the same goes for governments, because human beings love freedom, and in a society, individual freedom requires certain behaviors to regulate it, so the first condition of freedom

There are restrictions. If things require absolute freedom, freedom will die in chaos. You may think that I am a republican, but no, I think there are more talents in the republican faction, and they are more useful than those who can only flatter themselves.

But you also told me that no one would worship a common man. Monroe despised me, and it was for this reason that he showed the other side of his kind mask. He gave me an Indian ornament, a Cherokee.

At present, there is no conflict of interest by studying them, and they can share the land of the New World in an orderly manner. But if one day they discover mineral resources on the land of the Cherokee people, the Americans will find a way to 'legally' appropriate it."

"How do you know?" he said with a crooked smile.

Because that's how history is written.

Georgiana had no choice but to think that before the gold mines in California were discovered, gold mines were first discovered on the land of the Cherokee people, and then those "civilized people" revealed their greedy nature.

"The government's first priority is order. They have seen the damage caused by chaos, so they lend money to bakeries at any cost to let them continue to operate." Georgiana whispered, "I think this is also the reason why Charles V was so wise. He

We exchanged benefits for time for reform."

"He was driven out of Paris by the people." He said unceremoniously, "Who said not to trust the spies collecting intelligence in the tavern, and not to trust the king who abandoned the capital easily?"

"Apparently I'm not always right," she muttered.

"How did you come up with this sentence? Your husband used to collect intelligence in the tavern?"

"He has done it before, but I feel this way for another reason." She told him about the child kidnapping case during the Louis XV period. "Originally, when Louis XV came to power, the people were very enthusiastic. He overthrew Louis XV.

The depressive atmosphere created in the late 14th century, but once the enthusiasm dissipated, rumors began to spread, and some people even wrote poems to summon the resurrection of the soul of Lavalic, the assassin who assassinated Henry IV."

"How did Louis XV handle it?"

"After hearing this poem, he wrote on the back of the paper, I know I am destined to die like Henry IV."

He took a deep breath, as if he felt uncomfortable all over.

"Louis XV believed that the female fishmonger at Candide Market would kill him when she congratulated him on having an heir. This information came from a spy who was collecting information in the tavern. Severus had also collected information in the tavern before.

Intelligence, and it turns out that prophecy killed the woman he loved."

He stopped and let Georgiana look at him.

"You don't believe him?" asked Bonaparte.

"He killed my principal at the time," Georgiana said. "No one told me they were acting."

"Does your principal believe him?"

Georgiana nodded.

He didn't speak for a while.

"You can believe that most people are not right, but you can't believe that he loves you. The reason is because most of the people you know think that he loves Lily, and you don't believe him."

"I don't know." She said a little out of control.

"I've been a 'good guy' for once, can you give me a reward?"

"what do you want?"

"A sweet kiss," he said with a smile, and kissed her in public.

This is not an unusual thing in France, but it was the 21st century at that time, and doing so in the 19th century would have been accused of being deviant.

"Let's go to the Church of Saint-Denis," he said after kissing her. "I heard the windows there are beautiful."

"Is it as beautiful as the rose window of Notre Dame de Paris?"

"Maybe you can only know this by looking at it." He put his forehead against hers and said with his eyes closed, "Do you really think it's right to be emotional?"

"This is your advantage." She said softly, "You understand what the soldiers are thinking, and you are on the front line with them. Unlike those who give orders in the office, the soldiers love you so much and are even willing to use

I will protect you with my own body and life, Leon, I doubt if other rulers would have this treatment."

"Follow me." He said with a smile, holding her hand and running towards the unopened area of ​​the Louvre.

Matilda originally wanted to follow, but Denon stopped her.

Maybe she was stupid, but she felt like Rose and Jack were evading capture in the Titanic at this moment.

It was very exciting and happy, and she had never thought about what to do after the ship docked.

She only knew that she was free at this moment.
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