Fox of France

Louis the Great School not only has high scholarships, but also the quality of teaching has always been recognized as good. Its predecessor was a Jesuit missionary school called "Claremont School" established in 1563. Since the establishment of this school, it has attracted a lot of attention because it is completely free for day students. Discontent at the University of Paris.

For more than two hundred years since then, the Louis the Great School has been struggling with the University of Paris. In 1762, the University of Paris won the victory. The Paris Assembly passed a resolution expelling the Jesuit administrators and handing over the school to the University of Paris. In order to flatter the then King Louis XV, the school was also banned. Renamed Louis the Great School. The University of Paris seems to have won the bicentenary marathon. However, what the University of Paris never expected was that it was under its own control that the real opponent of the University of Paris emerged from this middle school.

In 1766, Louis the Great School began to set up a teacher qualification examination. After that, in order to help candidates, the school opened a corresponding teacher training college. And this teacher training college is the predecessor of one of the most famous universities in France, the Paris Normal School.

It was such a middle school that Joseph hoped to apply for now.

Generally speaking, it is not easy for students from other provinces to pass the qualification examination of Louis the Great School. First of all, the student must be recommended by the bishop of a certain local diocese, and then he must be able to pass the selection of the school. But these are not particularly big problems for Joseph. As the godson of Bishop Minier, it is not difficult to get recommended, and it is not difficult for a time traveler who has studied for a master's degree in later generations to pass the selection. It's just that the cost of going to this school is a stumbling block in front of Joseph.

After the University of Paris took control of the Louis the Great School, the original policy of free day students without money came to an end. But to be honest, today's fees are not too high, almost symbolic. But the problem is that everything in Paris is expensive, and it is not easy to live in it. If you want to be a day student in Paris, you will spend a lot of money just for accommodation and meals. Although the scholarship of Louis the Great School is very high, no one can get the scholarship immediately after entering the school. So now Joseph urgently needs a start-up capital.

Joseph knew that his father didn't have much money in his hands. Carlo was Pauli's adjutant and fought the French for the independence of Corsica. Although he later surrendered to the French, in order to keep his noble status, he had to please the Governor of Corsica, which cost him a lot of savings. He still has to support the other six children now, so he shouldn't be able to spend much money.

Joseph wrote a letter to Bishop Minier, asking for his help. He knew that Bishop Minière belonged to the Jesuit Society (at this time, the Jesuit Society had been banned by Pope Clement XIV. But its influence was still there, and many of Bishop Minière's styles were obviously influenced by Jesus. The influence of the society), so in the letter, he also specifically called the Louis the Great School "Claremont School". And vaguely revealed the meaning of being interested in theology.

Soon, Bishop Miniere wrote back to Joseph. The bishop greatly appreciated Joseph's piety, but at the same time he told Joseph that he did not advocate that Joseph should throw himself into the arms of the church now.

"Son, God has arranged many paths for man, and not only becoming a priest is the path in line with God's will. I think you are still too young to make such a decision too early. Maybe you should go through it again. Some things, such as love, wealth, and power. After that, maybe you will truly understand what kind of path God has prepared for you.

In addition, I am very supportive of your idea of ​​going to a better school for education, child, you know, in my heart, you are my son. Seeing his son's progress like this, which father is not full of satisfaction. At this time, when he reaches out to you for help, which father would not want to reach out to give him a hand? But you also know that I am not a very rich person, so I can only get one hundred and fifty francs for the time being, I hope it can be of help to you.

Considering you're only an eleven-year-old, (sometimes I tend to overlook this) and Paris is so far away. Going to such a far place alone really makes me feel uneasy. Priest Alfonso happened to have something to go to Paris. I calculated the date, and it was not much different from the time you planned to leave for Paris. Therefore, I asked him to bring you the one hundred and fifty francs and go with you. to Paris.

In Paris, the cost of living is very high, and under normal circumstances, one hundred and fifty francs will not last long at all. Unless you live in one of those neighborhoods full of lower class people. In fact, it’s not bad to live there. When I was young, I also lived in such a place. There, you can see darkness that is darker than darkness, and you can also find whiteness that is whiter than whiteness in this darkness. Such a place can give you a lot of insight, and even temper your soul. If you are older, sixteen years old, then I think you can live in such a place for a while. But now... the law and order there is very chaotic. Leaving you there now is like throwing a little lamb in the wolf's den. So, I found a place for you.

Between the Latin Quarter and the city gate of St. Marceau, there is a small Franciscan church. The parish priest there, Jean Jacques, is my friend. I think he can provide you with a simple but relatively safe hut... ..."

On the day Joseph received this letter, his younger brother Napoleon also received an admission notice to the Brienne Military Academy. Ten-year-old Napoleon bid farewell to his brother happily, and prepared to go to the school he longed for.

"My stupid brother." Seeing Napoleon's happy face, Joseph couldn't help jumping out to hit him again, "Do you think the crows at the Brienne Military Academy are white? I'm sure, in That Brienne Military Academy must be just like here, full of self-important fools, you just jumped from one fire pit to another."

"Sancho, what do you know? I went to the Brienne Military Academy to learn knowledge. What does it have to do with whether there are fools there? Is it because there are fools there, so in their books, the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is just Isn't it 180 degrees? As long as you can learn useful knowledge, what does these things matter?"

"Of course it matters." Joseph said, "My stupid brother, even a Damascus knife can only be formed with a hammer and an anvil. When you are surrounded by a puddle of mud, where do you go to forge yours? What about the knife? So, remember to write to me often when you get there, so that I can teach you well. It will save you from rusting and rotting in the mud pit."

"You are the biggest mud pit in the world." Napoleon's mouth was still hard.

"Hahahaha..." Joseph laughed heartlessly.

Napoleon was sent away, and half a month later, it was almost time for the exams at the Louis the Great School. At this time, the priest Alfonso mentioned in the letter by Bishop Minier also came to Orton High School.

After asking for a leave of absence from school, Joseph followed Priest Alfonso on the stagecoach to Avignon.

At this time, it is already May, which is the most beautiful season of the year. The stagecoach came out of Marseilles and was speeding on the road leading to Paris. The warm spring breeze blew in through the window, and the messy scent of wild flowers blooming on the roadside was swept into the carriage. Looking out from the carriage, on both sides of the road and in the gaps between the dark green wheat fields, there are flowers of various colors, the dark pink ones are medicinal herbs, the lavender ones are Maixian Weng, and red and yellow wild flowers. rose. Occasionally, a few small lilac trees can be seen on the side of the road, swaying their deep purple inflorescences in the spring breeze.

Including Joseph, there were six people in the carriage. A priest, a child, two middle-aged men dressed as businessmen in their thirties, and a young couple. Except for the ladies, it's all people in trousers. (In France, the nobility always wore pantaloons and stockings below the knee; commoners wore trousers.)

A few people sat in the carriage, since they didn't have much to do anyway, they chatted casually.

"Father, are you going to Paris too?" asked a thin businessman.

"I have some business to go to Notre-Dame," replied Brother Alfonso. "This is our bishop's godson. He is going to Paris to take the entrance examination for the school of Louis the Great. I am going with him, and I will take him there."

"Ah, it's not easy to leave home at such a young age to study in Paris." said the skinny businessman.

"It costs a lot of money to study in Paris." Another businessman also said, "I'm afraid it will cost several hundred francs a year."

"It doesn't cost much to study at the Louis the Great School." The husband of the young couple said, "The Louis the Great School has very high scholarships, but it has high requirements for students. The first thing is to have a church. recommendation, and the second is to be able to pass the selection for admission.”

Having said that, he turned to Joseph and said, "Son, what subjects are you good at?"

Joseph replied: "I can read and write Latin, and I like mathematics and natural philosophy very much."

"Mathematics is the language God used to create the world. Natural philosophy is another way for us to get closer to God." The young man said, "It's really good that you like these."

"There is only one way to approach God, and that is through the Church, sir!" Alfonso said seriously.

"You're right." The skinny businessman hastily agreed, while crossing himself across his chest.

"Of course the church and the Bible are the only way to get close to God." The young man quickly retracted his previous words, but he added a little reluctantly, "However, isn't this world the work of God? ? The admiration of the world is ultimately the admiration of God.”

"I like that statement," Joseph interjected.

Alfonso originally planned to say something more, but after hearing what Joseph said, he stopped talking.