Vol 2 Chapter 550: , The finale

"Fox of France (
Talleyrand is worried that certain people in the French army, such as Marshal Berthier, and Marshal Sirte, who has just seized the last chance to win the title of Marshal in Ireland not long ago, are said to have the intention to turn to politics. . To be honest, if Napoleon’s opinions are not taken into consideration, they actually have an advantage over Talleyrand. Although they have no experience in politics at all, they all carry the aura of war heroes, and they come from the army, and the French generally trust the army.
Coupled with the fact that there are no messy scandals on these two, compared to Talleyrand, the reputation of these two people is much cleaner.
But for them, Talleyrand was not particularly worried, because he knew that Napoleon was a guy full of vanity and power. He abdicated in order to make himself a saint, but this does not mean that he is really willing to give up power. He felt that Napoleon was mostly planning to hide behind the scenes and continue to manipulate the situation. And Napoleon did have such power. Whether it is the French people or the French army, it can be said that no one but Bonaparte recognizes it. No matter who it is, even if he has already taken the first ruling position, as long as his performance makes Napoleon dissatisfied, he can let that guy step down as long as he hints.
"Therefore, no matter who sits in this position, he can only be a puppet. At the Ministry of Public Security, at least everything is my final say. Even Napoleon rarely interferes with the affairs of the Ministry of Public Security. But if I were to be the No. Once in power, the Ministry of Public Security, which is almost completely autonomous, will be handed over, and I will become a puppet who has no right to decide on major issues. Am I someone who can do such stupid things?"
In the Ministry of Public Security, Fouché is also discussing this matter with his subordinates. For Fouché did not intend to "go further", several subordinates were somewhat disappointed.
"Maybe I will seek this position in the future, but not now." Foucher said.
Indeed, he is different from Talleyrand. Talleyrand cannot be without money for a day, and Fuxi cannot be without power for a day.
Of course Talleyrand knew that when he became the first governor, he did not necessarily expand his power, but there were many more ways to make money-Napoleon would only control major events, as long as he grasped it well. Properly, being the first in power is still promising.
So, in the end, as everyone expected, after Napoleon officially announced his withdrawal from the next first ruling race, Talleyrand, who was supported by Napoleon, successfully became the next first ruling. At the same time, the French parliaments quickly The land passed Napoleon’s last bill as the first ruling power: a bill prohibiting anyone from serving more than two terms.
After Talleyrand became the first governor, the first bill put forward by the State Council was to build a large-scale construction project in Paris.
"In recognition of my predecessor, the eternal leader of the French people, the eternal first ruler, the greatest commander in French history, the greatest thinker, revolutionist, politician, military strategist, scholar, the great French Republic and the invincible The founder and commander of the French army, the guardian of peace and order in France and Europa, the embodiment of the French spirit, and the great achievements of Napoleon Bonaparte’s first rule. I suggest that we should erect a world wonder for him. It's on the original site of the Bastille that has been demolished. Do you think it's good!"
If you have to ask the French parliamentarians whether they approve or disagree with this kind of thing, then they certainly agree. Of course, the MPs still questioned Talleyrand's plan.
"Talerand is in power, what about your design? Can you show us it?" a member of the Diet shouted.
Although Talleyrand’s position is the first in power, everyone, including various newspapers, intentionally or unintentionally removed the modifier "first" when calling him. Even Talleyrand himself is like this. For example, when he was sworn in, he read out the word "first". Perhaps now throughout France, only Napoleon would call him the "first ruling".
"Yes, Talleyrand is in power. We don't doubt your sincerity, but we don't care about your aesthetic level." When not facing Napoleon, lawmakers generally became more joking.
But Talleyrand would not be angry because of this. Instead, he replied with a grin: "On this point, we are in agreement. So I don't have a design plan, yes, at least not yet. I don't think this is mine. The matter is not a matter of the French government. It is a matter of the whole of France and even the whole of Europa. Therefore, my plan is to first collect proposals from the whole of France and even the whole of Europe, and then the parliament and the government will jointly organize a committee to conduct preliminary review. After passing the preliminary review plan, it will be sent to the Academy of Sciences for review. The Academy of Sciences will give the final candidate plan, and then the parliamentary vote will make a democratic decision. I think no one intends to doubt the aesthetic level of the French Academy of Sciences, right?"
So everyone laughed together.
Then the bill was passed unanimously, as if it was proposed by Napoleon himself.
So after Napoleon's resignation, there was another wave of frenzy across Europe. From all of Europe and even the whole world, from Mexico to St. Petersburg, almost all people with a little education were talking about this. Many people-whether they have received an education in architecture or not-have joined the design of this world wonder, and then the snowflake-like design proposals have been sent to the "Paris New Landmark Preparatory Committee" in Paris. Then, They are packaged in batches and sent directly to the paper mill to be recycled paper pulp. If the speed is faster, maybe the participants will have time to recycle the paper several times.
In fact, even Napoleon himself described a magnificent Romanesque temple building in an anonymous way, using descriptive geometry. Napoleon felt that with his own level, this design could go into the re-election stage no matter what. Then, this design may have been packaged and sent to paper making even without being opened. Who made you anonymous?
As for Napoleon, he couldn't make any noise, because if a knew about this ugly thing, he would definitely be able to laugh at him for a lifetime. Well, not only that bastard, but Lucien must be the same. Napoleon thought and thought, the more he thought about it, the more angry he got, and finally decided that he had retired anyway, and there was nothing to be busy with. Tomorrow, he would go to Lucien to find the fault, and then scolded him to get out of his anger.
However, what made Napoleon even more angry is that after the final committee submitted some of the plans after the primary election to the French Academy of Sciences, Napoleon actually found a plan that was very similar to his design.
"Well, isn't this blatant plagiarism? How could there be such a thing? Can this world be changed for the better? I have never seen such a brazen person!" Napoleon was trembling with cold hands and feet.
"Napoleon, what's wrong with you?" Joseph, who was also looking at the design plan, noticed that Napoleon's face was wrong, and asked.
"Nothing." Napoleon tried his best to act as if nothing had happened.
"Let me see?" Joseph said as he brought the drawing in front of Napoleon.
"Well, it was drawn with descriptive geometry." Joseph said, "but this aesthetic taste is really bad, it compares with what you have. How can this kind of thing be squeezed into the re-election? It must be Those guys in the primaries were influenced by your inferior redneck aesthetic and deliberately made them..."
Listening to Joseph's unscrupulous criticism of this drawing, and actually denying himself, Napoleon couldn't help it: "Joseph, you'd better shut up about aesthetics. Who doesn't know that you have nothing in art. No talent. In addition to drawing big eyes, what else do you have? Let you listen to music, you can’t even distinguish between Mozart and Beethoven’s music. My god, the difference between them, a child listens to I can tell in a second..."
Joseph was not angry at what Napoleon said, nor did he intend to fight back. Because to be honest, in terms of artistic quality, or in terms of artistic talent, Joseph is really not good-he is just a vulgar guy. Joseph still has some self-knowledge on this point. For example, he once visited the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, but it did not cause Stendhal Syndrome, which shows that Joseph's artistic cells are actually not that many. And never entangled with others in a field that he is not good at. This is also a principle that Joseph has always followed, so Joseph immediately moved into it.
"Well, so you think this design is not bad? Well, anyway, this building is related to you. Whatever you like is what you like. I don't think other people will be different in this matter. Opinion." Joseph said.
"I……"
Napoleon found himself in a dilemma. If you approve him, think about it, that the thief who stole his design, the thief could actually engrave his name on the base of this great spectacle, and because of this, he would be admired by people forever, Napoleon would feel intolerable.
However, this is Napoleon's own design. If he rejected it, it would be like shooting himself. But can you point out that this is plagiarism? After all, I still have a manuscript. But if you want to do this, this matter will be known to the entire France, the entire Europe, and even the entire world. Then who is the most embarrassing person? There is no doubt that it is Napoleon. I love Xirong, brag, and then—this is a perfect harlequin. Therefore, this matter must not be let others know, no matter who it is, especially Lucien and Fouché.
So Napoleon had to gritted his teeth and said: "Although this design is not as bad as Joseph you said, it is not as good as that. In general, it has certain merits, but on the whole, it is not enough. With the design as our wonder..."
"I always think your attitude is weird~EbookFREE.me~ Joseph said.
In the end, Napoleon, who was in a bad mood, chose another plan among other plans. It was a steel obelisk in the style of ancient Egypt with a height of more than three hundred meters.
When the obelisk was completed, Napoleon came to the scene, and the crowd cheered at Napoleon, but Napoleon looked a little melancholy. Some people noticed this, so they attached various stories, some related to love, some related to morality, and some had something to do with aliens... This has become a common occurrence in French literary creations of later generations. Theme.
In short, since that time, Napoleon has not faded out of people's sight. Although Napoleon is no longer in the political arena, and rarely speaks about political affairs in France and the world, the political are still full of legends of Napoleon. Moreover, Napoleon often appeared in various public places, such as various charity activities, various artistic activities, various scientific activities, and every time he appeared, he always won a cheer. It's just that the people used to call him "the first ruling lord", now everyone calls him "our majesty", because although he is no longer the first ruler of France, he is still the emperor of the entire Europe.
The time soon came to 1821. In the original history, Napoleon died in this year, but Napoleon in the certificate time and space is alive and kicking. There is nothing to eat. As for Joseph, because of his good living habits, his physical condition is even better than that of Napoleon.
By 1835, the last high official of the Bonaparte family. The Minister of Truth Lucien also left the political arena. It is said that when he resigned and left, hundreds of people came to see him off and yelled to him kindly: "Dear Dad!"
(End of the book)