Chapter 2703 The Land of Firebirds (11)

In Oscar Wilde's novel, Dorian Gray, who comes from the countryside, enters Vanity Fair after inheriting an inheritance and leads a colorful life every day.

Then one day, he met Cecilia, an actress in a small theater. She was a smart girl and knew the fate of other actresses who lost their virginity before marriage. However, she still couldn't stand being moved by Dorian Gray's sincerity, and she and

He made a private decision for life.

At this time, his "good friend" Henry heard that Dorian Gray was getting married, and induced him not to believe in marriage, so Dorian Gray abandoned Cecilia. The heartbroken Cecilia left him, and was eventually found in the river.

her pregnant body.

From then on, Dorian Gray began to live a depraved life, but while he made all living beings look upside down with his youth and beauty, his portrait was locked in the attic, becoming increasingly ugly and terrifying.

25 years later, when all his old friends have grown old, Dorian Gray still has that perfect face, so much so that Henry's daughter Emily fell in love with him. But Henry knew Dorian Gray's past very well, and he would not

Allowing his daughter to marry the half-man, half-ghost monster, he sneaked into Dorian Gray's house and discovered the secret room in the attic.

He wanted his daughter to see that that was the true face of Dorian Gray. Then Dorian Gray appeared and accused Henry. He wanted to be a real gentleman, but Henry ruined him.

After a fight, Dorian Gray stabbed the portrait with his sword, probably because of his lingering conscience, and died together with the devil in the painting. At this time, a fire broke out in the attic, burning everything, including the passage.

Dorian Gray's body. However, when the fire was extinguished, people discovered the perfect portrait. In the portrait, Dorian Gray was still young, beautiful, and innocent, just like he was in his 20s.

Georgiana has always felt that although the paintings of the Northern School of the Netherlands are exquisite, they have a cold and gloomy temperament. Those ships returning from the waves and sailing to the port always remind her of the cold wind of the North Sea and the dark water, even if they are

Midsummer is also bitingly cold.

Among the many exhibits in the Louvre, there is a painting depicting the Battle of Leiden in 1572. It is the work of Anthony van Dyck, a student of Rubens who once served in the British court.

His painting style also influenced British portraiture, and King Charles I granted him knighthood.

There is a legend that Louis XV once told Madame Pompidou that after his death, there would be no floods.

She didn't know the authenticity of this sentence, but Flanders in the 1670s was indeed facing the threat of floods, which reduced farmers' food production. However, the Duke of Alva still required the Netherlands to pay 10%.

Sales tax, as a means to increase fiscal revenue.

It is hard to imagine that Spain, which owns the silver mines in South America, would go bankrupt, but Philip II did go bankrupt several times during his reign. If the Duke of Alba wants to implement a reign of terror, he must pay for his own military expenditures. It’s just that he suppressed bloody things

The act of arbitrary taxation rekindled the anger of the Flemish people, whose anger had subsided after the icon-smashing movement. Many people went from behind-the-scenes support to open rebellion, and William of Orange was just one of them.

Just one.

Originally, Charles V made the Netherlands a part of Spain through inheritance. At this time, it had become a Spanish invader, and the methods used by both sides became more and more extreme. There were several famous battles during the Dutch War of Independence, including Leiden.

Before the city, there was the Battle of Ham to defend the city. The Spaniards adopted a siege method. Although the residents of the city shared the same hatred, they finally fell because they ran out of ammunition and food.

When they arrived at the city of Leiden, the Spaniards followed suit, but the citizens of Leiden also adopted a fortified defense against the Spaniards, and both sides faced a food crisis.

However, the Leiden people believed that William of Orange would definitely come to support them, and they persisted until the flood season arrived in early October. The prince's guerrilla troops dug up the dikes and drove away the Spanish with floods, and then he was besieged.

The residents brought bread and herrings, and the painting depicts this scene.

What is the purpose of war? Some people may think it is victory, but that is the result of war, not to mention that this result is not absolute. Wherever there is victory, there is defeat. For the defeated party, it is simply doom.

The author of the theory of war believes that the purpose of war is to make the enemy lose resistance. To make the opponent lose resistance, violence is needed, and violence requires the help of science and technology to arm itself.

The author is a Prussian, and his wife is the head maid of the Queen of Prussia. They both experienced the Napoleonic Wars. Since the War of Bavarian Succession, Prussia has found it difficult to keep up with France in the number of soldiers until the death of Frederick the Great.

At that time, 110,000 of the 190,000 Prussian troops came from foreign countries.

This was also the way Frederick the Great governed the country. The development of industry required urbanization and population. During the expansion of Prussian territory, many foreigners were moved to designated cities.

In any case, Prussia's foreign policy was not to fight France alone without allies, which allowed Georgiana to see another way to make the enemy unable to resist.

Why didn't Rohart make Harry feel rebellious? Like Umbridge, he didn't teach anything useful.

He was a liar himself, so he wouldn't let Harry use the dark magic quill to write "I shouldn't lie".

Harry felt that he had been framed. He clearly did not lie, but Umbridge "forced" him to confess.

Power not only makes people do what they are told, but she also learned something after arriving in this world, that is, it makes people do things they don't want to do.

Umbridge was addicted to the sweetness brought by power and was a little unconscious. Albus would "beg". He "begged" Harry to give him poison and "begged" Severus to kill him.

Showing weakness is also a tactic. In short, the people outside the palace began to disperse soon after Stanislas left. Georgiana had already agreed to their conditions, so what reason did they have to protest in the cold weather?

When normal people fight, if both sides are not familiar with it, there will be a process of testing. Not everyone is like the opponent Napoleon encountered during the Battle of Marengo. They attack with the entire army before they know the details. This is just

It's just a "meeting gift".

It would be good for them all to let Stanislas go. Stanislas would establish his prestige among the exiles. He broke into the "enemy camp" alone and escaped unscathed; the exiles watching could also see that the ruling government was not the same as before.

are different.

After returning to France, the days ahead will be long.

The crisp sound of boots on marble could be heard in the corridor. The footsteps sounded a bit messy and did not sound like someone who had received military training.

Georgiana turned around and found that the mayor of Brussels and members of the parliament were coming, as well as members of the Knights, but there was no French official.

Machiavelli said in The Prince: Everyone thinks that it is highly commendable for a prince to keep his faith and act with honesty rather than tact. However, it can be seen from the experience of our time that those who have done great things

Monarchs rarely take integrity to heart, and they all know how to confuse people with their dexterity, and ultimately defeat those who are based on integrity.

There is a small game that many people have played when they were children. A person will be blindfolded and pushed in a circle by a group of people. When the "ghost" becomes dizzy, everyone scatters and leaves, leaving the blindfolded and dizzy "ghost" behind.

"Ghost" to catch.

Nietzsche believes that this world has no heaven or hell, but is a closed space. The reason why people are born is due to the stacking of various elements. After death, these elements return to the world again, and then there is the assumption of eternal return.

.We were born again at the same time, in the same place, with the same experience. After all, the elements are the same. If time can be "rewinded", it will just follow the previous trajectory again.

But this world is not made of matter. Just like Napoleon's body was placed in the Invalides, and other people's bodies were also in their respective cemeteries. This should be a world composed of pure spirit, soul, consciousness, etc.

However, Pomona still brought one thing from the material world - the red dress, which was a gift from the "Arch Duke of Lorraine" as a gift to Severus after he saved him on the Grand Magic Express.

A gift of thanks for life. It was originally yellow. Pomona brought it to Venice because she wanted to attend a housewarming party for a Swedish Marchioness, so she changed the antique skirt. Later, it was changed into red by Hathor.

, the Grand Duke also arranged for them to live in the home of a Spanish merchant from the Renaissance period.

Although oleander is recognized as poisonous, it actually contains the same cardiotonic effect as digitalis. The German alchemist Paracelsus, who also appeared in the chocolate frog picture, also said a motto: "The dose determines the toxicity." When it comes to drugs,

The reason why there are recommended dosages is because of Paracels' principle. Cardiotonic drugs have both medicinal properties and toxicity. The defibrillator used for rescue also needs electricity. If the electricity is excessive, for example, flying a kite up to induce thunder and lightning can also cause electric shock.

and died.

If this world is not made of pure matter, then Nietzsche's eternal return does not hold true. Just because the witch-hunting movement ended "in the past" does not mean that it will still end with her, and anything can happen.

Can you feel it, that feeling where your heart suddenly tightens and then beats uncontrollably?

It's possible that you're in love, but it's also possible that you're addicted.

She touched her heart and recalled the feeling of being poisoned last time. Her body was not there, so her poisoning was just an illusion?

In short, she "alived" from Stanislas's "parting words" just now. Sir Bacon was right. It was difficult for her to understand how someone could play with such a powerful power and not be afraid of being like Li Huo.

Losing control and setting yourself on fire?

Or like dragon's breath, if those Muggle children didn't insist on seeing the dragon wake up, how could Salazar Slytherin's mother be swallowed by the dragon's breath.
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