Fox of France

After hearing Joseph's words, Amon became complacent: "What are you afraid of? Isn't it just a ban? Corneille's "The Cid" was also banned. It is simply a ban to be banned like "The Cid". ...Why change it? No! Even if it's banned, even if it throws me into the Bastille, it's worth it! You know, this is the immortal laurel crown of God Apollo!"

"Then this play can only be performed one or two times before the higher-ups react." Joseph said.

"No, it won't," Napoleon interrupted abruptly. "Like the Cid, which is banned for a while, it will be performed again one day. And once it is performed again, it will always be performed."

"I like to hear that." Amon laughed and said, "Napoleon, I offer you a toast!"

After saying this, Amon raised his arm and poured a large glass of brandy into his mouth. When Napoleon saw him, he also wanted to imitate him and have a good time. But just as the arm was raised, it was stopped by Joseph.

"Amang drinks a lot, and drinking is like drinking water. Don't drink like him, or you will fall down before you can say a few words, and that's boring. When we used to drink with him, we always He drank whatever he wanted, and we licked it together."

Napoleon glanced at Joseph, and then at the thin-looking Amon, as if he didn't believe it, but he still listened to Joseph and took a small sip.

"By the way, that's fine." Amon said, "I also hope that you can give me more advice. Well, how does your drinking capacity compare with Joseph's?"

"Not as good as me." Joseph said.

"Not too much." Napoleon replied almost at the same time.

"Ah, that's a bit too much for you. Joseph, at most two glasses of brandy can make him count one plus one into three. Since you are almost the same, drink slowly." Amon said with a smile.

"Monsieur Lavoisier, I have an idea," said Napoleon.

"Ah, you can just call me Amon like Joseph, 'Monsieur Lavoisier' is too formal and makes people feel uncomfortable. Well, what does our Alexander think?"

"I think since this play is already so intense, so intense that, well, it should definitely be banned, why not just be a little bit harsher?" Napoleon said.

"Napoleon, you really watch the fun and are not afraid of big things. If this is the case, the fate of this play is not to be banned first, and then lifted. Instead, it will become banned first, then lifted, banned, and then lifted. It's a cycle. And Amon is really in danger of being thrown into the Bastille to feed the rats." Joseph said, taking a sip of the brandy in his hand.

"That's even better!" Amon said, "That's more than Corneille! As for being thrown into the Bastille, compared with such an achievement, let alone going to the Bastille, what is the guillotine? Well, Napoleon , Tell me, how can it be more intense."

Napoleon thought for a while and said, "Amon, you know, after the Battle of Apulia, Spartacus died in battle, and Pompey crucified all the six thousand captured rebel soldiers. Put the image of a crucified rebel soldier on the stage and make it look like Jesus... What do you think?"

"Ah, that's a good idea! It will piss off those magic sticks!" Amon laughed.

"It is also possible to arrange a conversation between the three rebel soldiers who were crucified, just like the conversation between Jesus and the two thieves who were also crucified when Jesus was crucified in the Bible." Napoleon got excited and went on road.

"Ah, good idea, good idea!" Amon said, "My previous ending was too sad and too low. This change can just add a little brighter color to the ending. Well, I'll let Spartacus On the cross, he encouraged the other crucified warriors to say: "We are indeed going to die, but we die as fighters of freedom, not as slaves and dolls to be driven and played with." Sparta The name and career of Spartacus will live forever!' Well, maybe I should make a major adjustment and revive the ancient Greek chorus. At the end, let Spartacus's lieutenant fight against other crucified warriors Cry: 'Let us sing our battle song for the last time!' Then a few warriors sing, and then the whole chorus joins in, forming a chorus in which the whole drama ends - it is wonderful Napoleon, you are a genius! Much better than Joseph, really!"

After hearing this, Joseph curled his lips slightly, but didn't say anything. As for Napoleon, he couldn't help but proudly raised his head and looked at Joseph.

"The lyrics of this song are not a problem, you can write it yourself. But can you find a good enough composer to help you finish this song? Even if you find a good enough composer, he is nothing I can write a suitable song at any time. And I have to worry about whether he is willing to risk going to the Bastille to write this." Joseph said, "If this is changed, this song will become the soul of the whole play. Find Without the right song, the whole drama will be incomplete. But it is not easy to find such a song. Originally, your play can be staged almost immediately, but if you change it like this, I don’t know how long it will be delayed. "

There are actually quite a few good composers in this era, such as Papa Haydn and Mozart. It's just that they are not in France, and they may not be willing to write such a "blasphemous" song full of rebellious spirit for such a drama praising slave rebellion. Perhaps in this era, only Beethoven dared to write such a thing, but at this moment, Beethoven is still a teenager who has not had time to become famous. His maturity had to wait until about 1803. Of course, there are some musicians in France, even those who tend to be revolutionary, such as François Joseph Gosek. But compared to other countries, especially Austria, France's musical achievements are much lackluster. So much so that in 1878, during a trip to Paris, Mozart wrote to his friends: "As far as music is concerned, I am among the savages... ask anyone - as long as he is not French, as he is slightly Knowing the situation, he must have said the same thing... If I can escape unscathed, then I will thank Almighty God..." Therefore, it is not easy for Amon to find a composer to create a song that meets his requirements .

"It's okay." Amon said, "For a perfect drama, it's worth the wait. Come on, let's toast to a perfect tragedy... Ah, I'll toast, you can do whatever you want... Hahaha..."

"Perfect tragedy" was originally Aristotle's praise of Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus the King", but now Amon's words can be said to have exposed his ambition unabashedly.

However, the "perfect tragedy" seemed to be indeed a tragedy. For some days after that, Amon often came to Joseph with his disheveled hair to discuss with Joseph some aspects of the tragedy that needed to be revised. Different from the self-satisfaction when he came here this time, Amon began to be dissatisfied with this tragedy in various ways. He always felt that something was wrong here, and many places needed adjustments, even major adjustments. As for the adjusted things, after a while, Amon felt that they were not as good as before, and still needed to be adjusted...

Of course, the most troublesome thing was the battle song. Now this war hymn has become more important in the script. In this play, it must appear at least three times: once when Spartacus launched an uprising and broke out of prison; Once during the night, when they were lowered with vines and defeated the Roman army who besieged them; and once during the final crucifixion. Amon even thought that only the first verse of the lyrics appeared in the first and second times, and it was not until the last time that he sang the song completely. However, this song doesn't even have the lyrics, let alone the composition. Amon wrote at least a dozen versions of the lyrics, but he shot them all without hesitation.

On the contrary, Joseph's "research" went quite smoothly. During this period of time, he has published several valuable papers. The cooperation with Lavoisier is also very smooth. Although nitroglycerin is still very dangerous, the relatively large amount of on-site preparation technology has basically matured, and has even been used in the mines of the Orléans family. Relying on this thing, the production efficiency of the Orleans family's mine has been greatly improved, which also allowed Duke Phillips to make some small money. If France's industrial development can be like that of England, His Royal Highness the Duke will probably earn even more money.

Since His Royal Highness the Duke made money, Lavoisier naturally also made money, and gained even more fame. Of course, Joseph, who made a key contribution to this creation, also received a little money, and also received Lavoisier's gratitude and support. Today, Lavoisier is already proposing to give Joseph an alternate academician position in the French Academy of Sciences.

And this suggestion is not only supported by Lavoisier, but also approved by His Royal Highness, so although some people do not agree with it from the bottom of their hearts, they also know that, judging from the current performance, Joseph will sooner or later be awarded by the French Academy of Sciences. In one position, no matter how fierce the opposition is, it will only delay the matter for a year or two at most. This kind of delay does not play a decisive role, it just offends people for no reason, so even those who oppose it are not too violent. Therefore, if there is no accident, then in a few months, at most until next spring, Joseph should have an alternate academician position in the French Academy of Sciences.