Fox of France

　　 In fact, in terms of latitude alone, Paris is a bit farther north than Harbin. However, due to the influence of the warm Atlantic current, the winter here is quite mild. Even if it has reached the end of November, the sunshine in Paris is still warm.

　　 Joseph was walking along the street full of dead leaves, and a small figure followed him.

"Ah, Napoleon, your idea is very good. But I don't think your actions will have any effect. It is even possible that this approach will only cause people to resent you." Joseph walked, shaking gently 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 never Don’t let “I don’t dare” follow “I want”. This is a very good quality. Many heroes in history have this quality to overcome all difficulties, achieve great performance and become immortal. It’s a legend. But you have to remember that there is only a thin line between confidence and pride. Many times, when you are doing things, you should think more about it. First of all, want to understand where your goals are and what is really right Your own advantage; then you have to think about where your power boundaries are, and what things your power cannot reach temporarily and you can’t do it reluctantly. I never worry that you will lose courage if you think too much, but I always worry about you You will suffer because you overestimate yourself and underestimate others. For example, this time, you told me, what is your purpose for taking such actions?"

　　 Napoleon listened and smiled triumphantly:

"My stupid brother, do you really think I'm worried that the French military academy will teach those French nobles to be indifferent pigs? No, no, these French noble officers are a little stupid. What's wrong? Is it something? If all of them are as smart and brave as I am, then our career has no future at all."

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

"My stupid brother, is your poor intelligence really not enough? Can't even understand such a simple thing?" Napoleon hurriedly seized this rare opportunity and returned what he had previously obtained from Joseph. .

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

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

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

　　 In his last life, Joseph saw a movie about Napoleon. It briefly mentioned that the maverick Napoleon had only studied for one year at the Paris Military Academy, and 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 you think about it carefully, Napoleon’s current temper and his apparently almost undisguised hostility towards the French aristocracy is not a reward for early graduation. I'm afraid it is...

"Although your accusation against them is ugly, no matter where you put it, it is at least logically correct. It is as correct as saying to a Catholic priest,'You should be pious and chaste', so your accusation against them Although they will offend them, they cannot punish you for this reason. Then, your scores in various subjects will basically not make them look for faults—well, you guy must think so— Then, these guys will hate you extraordinarily and want to get rid of you quickly, but they can't get rid of you by punishment, so the best way is to say that you have outstanding grades and can graduate early. After all, it's me I know that the Paris Military Academy has such a precedent. Well, my stupid brother, do you think so?"

　　 "Damn it!" Napoleon said, "Although I want to deny it, but you guy...you are not too dumb."

Joseph knew that although Napoleon’s mouth was stiff, he must be very shocked, so he couldn’t help feeling proud, and he almost came out: "Just your monkey head, want to jump out of the palm of Buddha?" But think about "Journey to the West." Is there a well-known translated version now? Napoleon didn't know this allusion, so he swallowed the sentence into his stomach, and then sighed rather desperately.

"How about my method? How high do you think the chances of success are?" Although Napoleon was a little disappointed when he was seen through by his brother, he was used to it a long time ago, so his emotions did not suffer too much. . Asked this now.

"It depends on you, Napoleon. If you want to realize your plan, you have to make those who hate you do not find any problems academically." 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 extravagant lives. Like you said, they indulge in pleasure, spend their precious time drinking, bragging, eating food, showing off their wagons, servants, and mistresses. Although your intelligence is not It is not particularly outstanding, but it is easy for you to defeat such a guy academically. Because alcohol and beauty have long destroyed their original intelligence, and now, their level of intelligence is not necessarily How much better than the red gorillas. It is a matter of course to defeat these red gorillas. However, the nobles are not all such red gorillas. After all, the Paris Military Academy is so big, and one or two of them are outstanding. It’s still possible for the guys. So don’t take it lightly."

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

　　 Joseph believed it very much. As far as "love to learn" is concerned, Napoleon can indeed be regarded as a role model. In his life, whether it was when he was carrying an army across the snow-capped Alps, or when he was imprisoned on the island of St. Helena , As long as I have time, I will study without letting go.

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

"Corsican people like us, even if I serve as a jester for them every day, can they 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, it was precisely because of his opposition to Corsican independence that Napoleon fell out with his idol at this time, Pauli, and finally developed to the point where he met in battle.

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

"You are right." Napoleon said, "This is indeed a serious problem. Even if we can be ten, it is difficult to defeat France on our own. But France has serious internal problems now, and we will be in the future. , Maybe can get support from other countries."

　　 "It's like Mr. Poly is in England now?" Joseph said.

"Yes. But I don't think Britain is necessarily reliable." Napoleon said, "The British have betrayed others more than once. It is okay for them to make trouble for France and make them bleed for Corsica? They might be more willing to let Cosica. Signa bleeds for them. They paid a little at most. This was how Britain helped Prussia during the Seven Years' War. But Corsica was too small, so how much blood could it shed? But because of the difficulties, I was full of it. Fighting spirit."

　　 "My brother, when you said this, you looked like a character from 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 the weak and mediocre people of this age. , I am a hero in 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 The smaller the value." Joseph couldn't help but smile.

　　 "Huh!" Napoleon didn't care about Joseph's habitual irony, he had already been used to it.

　　 "Well, yes, Joseph, you should graduate soon. What are your plans for the future?" Napoleon asked.

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

"You lie." Napoleon said, "Your eyes tell me that your mind has long been wild. You have long felt 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, and his brother was too smart. It was also a problem. "I plan to leave Paris for the time being and hide in Corsica, and stare at Paris with wide eyes, waiting for the change to happen."

　　 "Change?" Napoleon said, "What do you mean?"

　　 "Of course it is the reenactment of the British story in France." Joseph said.

　　 "A British story?" Napoleon said, "What story are you telling?"

　　 "Of course it is the story of Cromwell, the protector of the country." Joseph said, "Have you seen anything about the royal family's income and expenditure that was revealed recently?"

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

"If the news is reliable, the royal family cannot make ends meet and is on the verge of bankruptcy." Joseph said, "Now the royal family owes a lot of debts, and now the 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 large-scale taxation is imposed, with the current attitude of France up and down, a revolution is in sight."