Maximilian I faced his death calmly and walked to the place of execution.
He held his head high and faced the executioners with muskets sent by the United Mexican States.
"I am willing to forgive everyone in the world, and I hope everyone in the world can forgive me."
"I am willing to shed my blood for the benefit of the country. Long live Mexico! Long live independence!"
"Children, aim, aim straight ahead!"
Maximilian I shouted, pointing to his chest covered with medals.
Gunshots rang out, and Maximiliano I fell down along with the other remaining "foolishly loyal" senior officials of the Second Mexican Empire.
"Brother! I have not brought shame on the Habsburg family."
"Even if I face death, I will accept it calmly like a true nobleman!"
"The Habsburg family will surely rule the world!"
No one knows what went through Maximiliano I's mind at the end. People only know that he was a "puppet", a puppet of the Second French Empire.
Such heavy news quickly spread to the ears of every upper class person in Europe and America.
Direct members of the Habsburg royal family, as well as upper-class nobles supported by the Napoleonic royal family, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other countries, were executed in this way.
More importantly, there was no one in the entire European aristocracy who did not sell out to the Habsburgs. After Maximiliano I was arrested, almost all aristocrats wrote to the government of the United Mexican States to plead for mercy.
Under this circumstance, President Benito still ignored all resistance and insisted on executing Maximiliano I.
In order to please the Habsburg family, the most powerful royal family on the European continent, every European noble published various articles one after another to "bombard" the government of the United Mexican States.
After hearing the news, Tom was lying on his desk in great sadness, crying loudly!
While crying, Tom stopped crying, stood up, walked behind a painter who was painting next to him, and looked at his drawing board.
"No, your painting isn't good. Try it again."
"Okay, Mr. Smith."
"You have to draw that feeling, you hear me."
"Mr. Smith, what does that feel like?"
"It's the kind of feeling that everyone who sees this oil painting has. I feel that the news of the emperor's death is like the twelve disciples seeing the death of Jesus. Do you understand?"
"Ah~ I understand... I understand, please return to your original posture."
Tom lay down on his desk, put on a "just broke" expression, and began to cry sincerely.
Five days later, the world-famous painting - "Tom Smith Hears the Death of Maximilian I" was completed in Tom Smith's office.
Tom's expression in the painting is extremely complex:
Sadness, anger, regret and a series of negative emotions are vividly reflected in the paintings.
If we say that the Mona Lisa in Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" has a mysterious emotional color that no one can understand.
Then Tom in "Tom Smith Hears the Death of Maximilian I" has strong emotions that even a blind man can see.
It’s not just Tom’s expression, there are a lot of papers on Tom’s desk in the background picture that were messed up by Tom’s excitement.
The paper is filled with various "revenge plans".
The sun in the sky outside the window clearly only appears at noon, but it is not so bright outside the window, but a little dim.
Everything is designed to bring out the fluctuation in Tom's expression when he heard the tragic news.
"Young man, you are a good painter, but it is a pity that you are not a failed college student, otherwise I would definitely send you to southern Mexico to revitalize Mexico!"
“Does failed college students have anything to do with revitalizing the country?”
"Forget it if you don't understand, go down and get the money."
"Thank you, Mr. Smith."
Tom sent away the painter who was painting for him, and turned back to look at the three-meter-high giant painting - "Tom Smith Heard of the Death of Maximilian I".
"Perfect, really perfect, it fully embodies my inner feelings."
“It’s exactly the same style as the painting of Napoleon riding a white horse in history textbooks.”
"You are truly worthy of being an outstanding graduate of the National Academy of Fine Arts in Florence!"
The expression of Tom in the painting was of course made by Tom himself and was not made up by the artist.
Is Tom really that sad?
Of course not. At that time, Tom just imagined that he would become an ordinary worker in the Hero Company, and that his children and grandchildren would all be ordinary workers. His expression suddenly changed to the one in the painting.
Tom decided not to think about such horrible things anymore.
Tom ordered this masterpiece to be hung on a wall in the reception room, and then returned to the office to continue handling official duties.
"Cousin Tom, the diplomatic envoy from the United Mexican States has arrived and is waiting for you in the reception room."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
A male attendant interrupted Tom's work. Although Tom didn't care much about the physical condition of the former female secretary, he was not a fool or anything.
Tom saw with his own eyes how the female secretary's flat, smooth belly gradually swelled.
Tom recalled that when he and his female secretary played the game "Lord Knight and the Evil Elf" several times, he really didn't pay much attention and knew that the female secretary was pregnant.
If Tom knew that she was pregnant and still let the female secretary work, it would be a bit too much. Tom is not a "black-hearted" boss, but a caring and good boss who cares about his subordinates. He cares most about the welfare of his employees.
In Tom's eyes, every employee is his "family".
The new secretary is Tom Smith's attentive cousin.
Under the leadership of his cousin, Tom walked into the reception room with several documents.
Porfirio Diaz stood majestically in the reception room, waiting for Tom's arrival.
After Tom entered the reception room, he sat directly on the main seat, ignoring Porfirio Diaz, and kept looking at the information in his hand.
The information in Tom's hands could not help but make Tom frown. According to the information delivered by Mr. Yang, the Boston consortium's progress in cracking the hero drug was almost completed.
Looking at Tom's solemn expression, even if Porfirio Diaz didn't know what Tom was looking at, he knew it must be some important document, so he could only wait there.
Porfirio Dias winked at Tom's cousin, but his cousin did not accept the benefits from Porfirio Dias, and just now Porfirio Dias gave it to his cousin.
A golden statue of my brother.
"Ahem~"
"Cousin Tom, this is General Porfirio Díaz, the diplomatic envoy sent by the United Mexican States."
"Hello, General Diaz."
"Mr. Smith, I have long admired your name. This is the first time for me to be a young and successful person like you."
Under the interruption of his cousin, Tom finally raised his head to glance at Porfirio Díaz for a few times, then lowered his head to look at the details of the secret intelligence.
Tom was so unwilling to give Porfirio Diaz a good look, and he was unwilling to give a good look to Porfirio Diaz, the special envoy of a country.
Otherwise, have you ever seen a chef treat the fish on the chopping board with kindness?
