Fox of France

In fact, in terms of latitude alone, Paris is a little further north than Harbin. However, due to the influence of the Atlantic warm current, the winter here is quite mild. Even at the end of November, the sunshine in Paris is still warm.

Joseph walked along the street full of dead leaves, a small figure followed him.

"Ah, Napoleon, your idea is very good. But I don't think your actions will have any effect, and even, it is very likely that this approach will only cause people to dislike you." Joseph shook gently as he walked head, "Napoleon, do you know what I admire most about you? I admire your courage the most. Whatever you see, do it bravely. You firmly believe that you can overcome all difficulties, and nothing can stop you. You have never Don't let "I dare not" follow "I want". This is a very good quality. Many heroes in history have such qualities to overcome all difficulties, complete great achievements, and become immortal of the legend.

However, you have to remember that there is only a thin line between self-confidence and pride. Many times, when you are doing things, you should think more. First of all, think about where your goal is and what is really beneficial to you; then think about where your strength is, and what things you can't reach for the time being, and you can't do it reluctantly.

I never worry that you will lose your courage if you think too much, but I always worry that you will suffer because of overestimating yourself and underestimating others. For example, this time, you tell me, what is your purpose for taking such an action? "

Napoleon listened and showed a smug smile:

"My stupid brother, do you really think that I am worried that the French military academy will teach those French nobles to be inattentive pigs? No, no, no, these French noble officers are a little stupid, is it something bad? What? If they were all as smart and brave as I am, then our cause would have no future at all."

"Then why are you doing this?" Joseph blurted out, even forgetting to condemn Napoleon for daring to infringe his patent.

"My stupid brother, is your poor intelligence really not enough? Can't even figure out such a simple thing?" Napoleon quickly seized this rare opportunity and returned what he had obtained from Joseph to his heart's content. .

Joseph stopped and turned to stare at Napoleon. Napoleon raised his face triumphantly, and looked at Joseph.

"Hahahaha..." Joseph laughed suddenly, "My stupid brother, you don't think you want to use this method to graduate early, do you?"

"What?" The smug smile on Napoleon's face suddenly froze, "Why do you think so?"

In his last life, Joseph watched a movie about Napoleon, which briefly mentioned that the maverick Napoleon only studied at the Paris Military Academy for one year, but he graduated early because of his outstanding grades. Joseph didn't think much about it when he watched it at the time, but now that he thinks about it carefully, Napoleon's current temper and his obvious and almost undisguised hostility to the French aristocracy may not be a reward for graduating early. I'm afraid it's...

"Although your accusations against them are ugly, no matter where you say them, at least they are completely correct in principle. It is as correct as saying to a Catholic priest, 'You should be devout and chaste', so your accusations against them Although they will offend them, they cannot use this as a reason to punish you.

Then, your grades in various subjects basically won’t make them find fault—well, you guys must think so—and then, these guys will hate you very much and want to get rid of you as soon as possible , but they can't use punishment to get rid of you, so the best way is to say that you have outstanding grades and can graduate early. After all, as far as I know, the Paris Military Academy has such precedents. Well, my stupid brother, you think so, don't you? "

"Damn it!" said Napoleon. "As much as I would like to deny it, you...you are not too stupid."

Joseph knew that although Napoleon was stubborn, he must have been very shocked, so he couldn't help but feel complacent, and almost said: "You monkey head, you want to jump out of Buddha's palm?" But think about "Journey to the West" Whether there is still a well-known translation version today, Napoleon didn't know this allusion, so he swallowed this sentence in his stomach, and then sighed with a little desire.

"How about my method? How high do you think the chances of success are?" Although Napoleon was a little disappointed to be spotted by his brother, he was used to it for a long time, so his emotions were not affected too much. . At this moment, he asked like this.

"That depends on you, Napoleon. If you want to realize your plan, you must let those who hate you find no problems in your studies." Joseph said, "As far as I know, among the students of the Paris Military Academy , most of them are noble children..."

"Not most, but almost all," Napoleon corrected.

"Most of these guys do live in luxury, as you say, they indulge in pleasure, and spend their precious time drinking, bragging, eating, showing off their carriages, servants, and mistresses. Although your intelligence is not It's not particularly outstanding, but it's still easy for you to beat such a guy academically.

Because alcohol and sex had long destroyed their limited intelligence, their intelligence was not necessarily stronger than that of the orangutan. It is a matter of course to defeat these orangutans. However, nobles are not all orangutans like this. After all, the Paris Military Academy is so big, it is still possible for one or two outstanding guys to appear in it. So don't take it too lightly. "

"I know this for sure. And I study to improve myself as much as possible, not to overwhelm anyone. Therefore, no matter where I am, I will not relax myself." Napoleon replied.

On this point, Joseph believed very much. In terms of "love to learn", Napoleon can indeed be regarded as a role model. In his life, whether he was leading an army across the snow-capped Alps or was imprisoned on the island of St. Helena , as long as I have time, I will study hard.

"Then, I think you have a good chance of graduating early. But after graduation, your assignment may not be very good." Joseph said.

"Corsicans like us, even if I serve them as a small follower and jester every day, can we have a good future? Besides, our future is in Corsica, not in France." Napoleon replied indifferently .

Hearing this answer, Joseph almost laughed out loud. Because he knew that later, during the French Revolution, Napoleon fell out with Pauli, his idol in his heart, precisely because he opposed the independence of Corsica, and finally even developed to the point of fighting each other.

"It's just that Corsica is too small." Joseph sighed.

"You are right," said Napoleon. "It is indeed a serious problem. Even if we were one against ten, it would be difficult for us to defeat France alone. But France has serious internal problems now, and we will , may be supported by other countries.”

"Like Mr. Pauly is in England now?" Joseph said.

"Yes. But I don't think Britain may be reliable." Napoleon said, "The British have betrayed others more than once. It is okay to let them cause trouble for France and let them bleed for Corsica? I am afraid they would prefer to let Corsica Corsica bleeds for them. At most they give some money. This is how Britain helped Prussia during the Seven Years War. But Corsica is too small, how much blood can it shed? But because of the difficulties, I am full of enthusiasm fighting spirit."

"My brother, when you said this, you looked like a character written by Virgil or Homer." Joseph said.

"Ah, my brother, this is the most beautiful sentence I have ever heard from you." Napoleon said happily, "You are right, I am not one of those weak and mediocre people of this era , I am a hero of Homer's time."

"Ah, my stupid brother. You have to remember that a person's ability is like the numerator of a fraction, and his evaluation of himself is the denominator of the fraction. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction." Joseph He couldn't help laughing again.

"Hmph!" Napoleon didn't care about Joseph's habitual sarcasm, he was already used to it.

"Well, by the way, Joseph, you will be graduating soon, what are your plans for the future?" Napoleon asked.

"Me? I might go back to Corsica first and become a priest." Joseph replied.

"You lie." Napoleon said, "Your eyes tell me that your mind has long been wild, and you have long thought that Corsica is too small for you. And I don't think you are optimistic about the future of the church. "

"Okay then." Joseph sighed, his brother being too smart is also a problem, "I plan to leave Paris temporarily, hide in Corsica, and keep my eyes open on Paris, waiting for something to happen."

"Accident?" said Napoleon, "what do you mean?"

"Of course it's a repeat of what happened in England in France," Joseph said.

"The story of England?" said Napoleon. "What story are you talking about?"

"Of course it's the story of Lord Protector Cromwell." Joseph said, "Have you seen the recent revelations about the royal family's income and expenditure?"

"No." Napoleon said, "I don't have much contact with my classmates, and I don't usually go out."

"If the news is reliable, the royal family can't make ends meet and is on the verge of bankruptcy." Joseph said, "Now the royal family owes a lot of debts, and now nobles and rich people are no longer willing to lend money to the royal family. I guess the royal family only Taxes can be increased, and once taxes are imposed on a large scale, with the current attitude of France up and down, a revolution is at hand."