"Well, let him know and I'll invite him to come to the Palace of Fontainebleau to perform for the royal family."
Aiglon's casual words made Alexander feel embarrassed for a moment. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid..."
"What? He is so arrogant, please don't move?" Seeing the other party's hesitation, Aigron asked.
"No, Your Majesty, that's not what I meant... It is naturally an honor for every musician to be able to play for the royal family. He will definitely not refuse such an opportunity." After hesitating for a moment, Alexander couldn't help but advise Aigron, "
However, this musician is very young, about the same age as me, and he is somewhat arrogant about his talent. I am afraid that when he sees you, he will behave rudely and bump into you and Her Majesty the Queen, which will in turn affect the interest of your two Majesties.
"
"Hahaha... You are looking down on me." Aigron couldn't help laughing, "The so-called etiquette is nothing more than a performance used by emperors and nobles to deify themselves. Foolish men and women will just pretend to be one."
It's true, but how can a true genius take it seriously? I don't care about these red tapes, and I can still gain people's respect without relying on these things.
If this young man is really talented, then even if he is arrogant in front of me, I can tolerate his personality; but if he is just an empty show, then he will have to bear the consequences——"
After listening to Aiglon's words, Alexander could only agree with a smile.
His "brother" naturally ascended to the throne, but he still had a bit of a poet's bohemian streak in his heart, and he had absolute confidence in his own intelligence and charm, which is why he behaved so "tolerantly" and informally.
However, the emperor could speak frankly about the essence of court etiquette, but as a servant, he did not dare to speak nonsense.
"Okay, then I understand, Your Majesty, I will bring him here as soon as possible." So, he bowed his head and accepted the order.
Although he and the musician only had a one-time acquaintance, and he still didn’t know where he was, but since His Majesty had already spoken, he would have to find him even if he mobilized his entire network, and then he would have to carry him to the destination.
in front of His Majesty.
Now that everything that needs to be explained has been explained, Aiglon is also ready to say goodbye to Alexander.
"Count, you can prepare your luggage after you go back. Then please leave as soon as possible without delay, because the life span of Poland is now like a candle in the wind. If you go late, I'm afraid it will be too late..."
Having said this, he sighed, not only for the sake of the Poles who were suffering from military disaster at the moment, but also for the earl who was about to embark on a dangerous journey, "Take care along the way, and protect yourself from any war accidents... I need you to come back safely,
Continue to work hard for our family’s business.”
Although Aigron's instructions seemed a bit business-like, there was also a rare warmth in his words.
After all, this earl is his half-brother, and he has some affection based on blood. What's even better is that because of his illegitimate status, the other party cannot pose any threat to his family authority, so Aiglon
Naturally, I felt more "at ease" with him.
The earl was deeply moved by Aigron's warm encouragement, but he did not say anything more. Instead, he bowed respectfully to his "brother" and then turned around and left.
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After bidding farewell to Count Alexander Walewski, early the next morning, Aigron took a carriage to the National Assembly at the Palais Bourbon in Paris according to his scheduled itinerary, preparing to address the members of Congress, the French people and even
European countries personally stated their views on the Polish issue, and by extension their views on the Russian Empire and the current situation in Europe.
As he boarded the carriage, the palace's majestic procession moved towards Paris, and the Bourbon Palace, where the National Assembly was located, became very lively.
In normal times, although the Parliament will be noisy, many members will always be absent from the meeting for various reasons, and the people are too lazy to pay much attention to their country's legislative body. However, this time, because it was notified in advance that His Majesty will personally visit the National Assembly Hall,
Therefore, not only the MPs came to the packed house, but also the curiosity of many people was aroused and they came to "watch the fun" one after another.
At present, the meeting hall of the Palais Bourbon is already crowded, and the corridors on both sides are also crowded with onlookers, which has the style of an opera house.
In this atmosphere of "all the attention", the royal carriage in which Aiglon was riding, surrounded by the cavalry in charge of escort, slowly crossed the bridge of the Seine River and arrived in front of this spectacular Romanesque building.
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Then, under the salutes and cheers of the onlookers, Aigron stepped off the carriage.
He did not rush directly into the meeting hall, but first waved to the onlookers, and even walked forward and shook hands with several citizens.
As the "elected emperor", Aigron has always attached great importance to showing his "people-friendly" characteristics, but after all, he has also experienced the experience of being assassinated, so secretly, the government has also implemented strict security work. Not only are there guards standing everywhere,
Even among the crowd were mixed civilians, ready to drag away any "suspicious elements" at any time.
Fortunately, there were no accidents in today's people-friendly show. Aigron quickly ended his interaction with the people, and then walked into the National Assembly Chamber in the Palais Bourbon surrounded by people.
When the door slowly opened, the assembled MPs immediately focused their attention on the young emperor, who was wearing a formal dress and wearing a medal.
Although he has long been accustomed to being watched, Aigron still inevitably felt a bit of oppression at this time - after all, the seats in the parliament are in the shape of steps, and many people are sitting on the steps, condescending.
Looking down at His Majesty the Emperor.
However, Aigron quickly adjusted his mentality and put this discomfort aside, then put on a solemn and solemn expression, and then slowly walked towards the podium in the center.
At this moment, the two "institutions" representing the country's supreme power temporarily merged together in his footsteps.
Aigron is the supreme emperor of the empire. According to his newly promulgated constitution, he and his family will rule this country for generations and serve as the symbol of the country; but no matter how greedy for power he is in his heart, Aigron must admit that he is
A constitutional monarch can find ways to control, guide or even threaten the legislative body, but he cannot ignore it, let alone forcefully bypass it and act.
Therefore, he is not the kind of absolute monarch who can ignore everything and is only responsible for himself and God, but a monarch who needs to accept constraints and find ways to win the cooperation of the parliament and carry out governance through the financial approval of the parliament.
After 1789, every French ruler had to adapt to this new "ruling model."
Even a monarch as powerful as Emperor Napoleon could not completely suppress the voice of the opposition in Parliament; in 1815, it was also in this palace that France once again formally abandoned Emperor Napoleon and deposed him from the throne;
In 1830, it was here that King Charles X of the Bourbon family had a head-on conflict with Parliament due to his unpopular forced dissolution order. Finally, under the guidance of thoughtful people, the death knell of the Restoration Dynasty was sounded.
Now, it's Agron's turn to try to harness such a capricious and violent political machine.
Of course, for the monarch, the existence of the National Assembly is not only a restriction, but also a "protection". After all, if he does not have absolute power, he naturally does not need to bear absolute responsibility. No matter what setbacks the country encounters, at least legislation
The government agencies and the imperial government also need to shoulder the responsibility with him, and the people's resentment has a direction - in the new era, in this capricious nation, this is very important.
Precisely because he knew these things well, when he arrived at the Bourbon Palace, Aigron turned from his usual arrogant attitude to face his "legislature" with a humble and gentle attitude.
However, he is at least lucky now. Relying on the calm political atmosphere during the turmoil of 1830 and relying on various vote-making methods, he won an absolute victory in the parliamentary election in this year's election and supported the emperor.
The MPs of the Empire now have an absolute majority - that is to say, no matter what he plans to do, as long as it is not particularly outrageous, this parliament will cooperate with him until its term ends and a new election begins in five years.
Precisely because his supporters accounted for the vast majority, Aigron on the podium received friendly looks from all directions, which also made Aigron even more confident.
Soon, the Speaker who was sitting on the stage gently tapped the table with his gavel, announcing that the proceedings had officially entered into a process in which His Majesty the Emperor would speak in person.
Although in the Congress Chamber, the members did not need to show complicated etiquette to His Majesty the Emperor, but as a basic respect for the majesty of a country, they also stood up one after another, took off their hats to salute Aiglon, and then sat back down.
And Aigron also gently nodded to the congressmen in front of him to show his respect.
Just like that, the usually noisy council hall suddenly fell into a strange silence. Everyone looked at the young emperor, waiting for his speech.
Time passed slowly, and Aigron gradually regained his mood. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he began his speech.
Agron has always been eloquent and has always been proud of his wit and eloquence, so he did not carry a manuscript but spoke directly - this made him appear more imposing.
"Dear Members, I am very happy to be able to gather with you in this sacred hall today to work together for the future of our country and our nation. I am also very happy that through my efforts after taking the throne, the past turmoil and
The bloodshed is over. Although we have not resisted a period of prosperity, we can at least see the dawn of its coming. Our people no longer have to worry about civil war and depression, and they can look forward to a stable future.
However, on this continent, the dangerous and bloody turmoil has not ended yet. The fighting is still continuing and getting more intense. Among them, the most worrying thing is the turmoil surrounding Poland..."
When Aigron mentioned the word Poland, both the congressmen and the onlookers were shocked - after all, no one is willing to listen to high-sounding clichés, but when it comes to the current "hot topics of public opinion", everyone
Your enthusiasm for eating melons will be aroused immediately.
Eggron knows that not only everyone in the chamber cares about the answer he gives at this moment, but the whole of Europe is also watching his stance on this crisis - within a few days, the full text of his speech will be delivered
He went to European capitals and was analyzed word for word, so he had to use his words accurately and carefully to avoid being misunderstood and causing unnecessary diplomatic disputes.
Precisely because he strives to be "accurate", he only uses the word turmoil to describe the current war between Russia and Poland. This is neither a great "uprising" nor a just "counter-insurgency". It seems that the two nations have nothing to do but pick a knife.
It's like playing with each other.
And this is the ultimate definition that Aigron can make.
Now is not the 21st century, when it is natural to resist national oppression. This is the 19th century, when the jungle is strong. It is a period when the Vienna system can still work. All major countries are monarchies and are afraid of revolution and uprising. No matter what he thinks in his heart, he cannot
It is reasonable to advocate the Polish rebellion in the National Assembly, and we must support the restoration of Poland.
This has no effect except causing trouble for himself.
But no matter from the public sentiment or from his personal feelings, he did not want to applaud the tsar.
Therefore, he could only regard this as a turmoil in an abstract and general way. Although thousands of people on both sides were throwing their lives and blood, it was still a turmoil.
The people present were naturally able to sense the subtle stance taken by Aigron from his words.
Although some people wanted to raise objections and use "political correctness" to make His Majesty support Poland more, they were unable to speak due to the current atmosphere and could only hold back their temper and wait for His Majesty to continue speaking.
“We all know that no matter how this dispute ends, it will bring heavy disasters and burdens to the Polish people, and also cause this troubled nation to shed more innocent blood. This is of course a tragedy.
." Under the gaze of everyone, Aigron continued, "The Polish nation and the French nation have had a very deep traditional friendship since ancient times. As a French monarch, I cannot be indifferent to the disaster it is suffering at the moment.
Looking at it, my heart is also beating for the Polish people, and I am sad for their suffering...and everyone here probably has the same idea as me. I hope more than anyone else that this disaster will be resolved as soon as possible
The end, the bloodshed and sacrifice can stop here.
I also know that some of you here have even suggested that our country use force to help this nation with which we have a history of traditional friendship. I believe that this kind of speech comes from the best compassion of mankind and from our
It is a friendship forged with the blood of two nations, but I also believe that this idea is rash and inappropriate! Because history not long ago told me that rash use of force to intervene will only shed more blood and harm the nation.
The well-being of the country does not help! I think what Poland needs more is to end the disaster as soon as possible and reduce sacrifices, rather than investing more artillery fire and shedding more blood!"