Although Napoleon worked very hard, as long as things are within Joseph's management, well, that guy is a tyrant and never listens to reasonable opinions. In short, Napoleon grinned a bit, but failed to convince his elder brother, and then he left Joseph's office with a sullen look.

However, as soon as he left the house, the displeasure on Napoleon's face disappeared. He got into the carriage with a smile on his face and returned to his Tuileries Palace, which has now become the ruling government.

Napoleon returned to the ruling government and sat down in his office. His secretary Nino said to him: "Your Excellency First Ruling, Mr. Laplace has been waiting for you for a while."

"Ah, please come in." Napoleon said.

Nino turned around and went out. After a while, Laplace, the principal of the Paris Normal University and the vice president of the French Academy of Sciences, followed Nino in.

"Ah, Mr. Laplace, please sit down." Napoleon stood up when he saw Laplace coming in.

"Thank you, thank you." Laplace sat down in the chair next to him and looked at Napoleon, with a hesitant expression.

Napoleon naturally knew what Laplace meant, so he took a sip of water and said, "Mr. Laplace, I just came from my elder brother Joseph, that stubborn guy. Yes, it's for the Prometheus Award. Things. That guy is really a stubborn guy, and he's very short-sighted. Well, you do a lot of dealing with him. You must know this too."

Laplace craned his neck to listen, but did not say anything. He knew that the relationship between Napoleon and his elder brother was actually very good. Don't look at Napoleon putting various hats on Joseph here, but Napoleon could do this kind of thing. , It’s better not to mix up other people.

"I quarreled with him all day, and he always insisted that the first math prize must be sent to his assistant Gauss. Well, you know, this guy is stubborn and short-term. So I patted the table and hurt. He scolded him for using power for personal gain, and then he patted the table and scolded me... Finally, he agreed to make some concessions. He promised to reserve a place for the Paris Normal University next year and the following year."

"Next year and the following year will reserve a place for the Paris Normal University? Will Paris Normal University also get a place next year?" Laplace was surprised.

To be honest, when Laplace encouraged Napoleon to compete with Joseph for a spot, he didn't actually have much hope. Indeed, Joseph's usual moral role model is very much in line with what most people think of as a great scientist who is not focused on fame and fortune. But Laplace knows that great scientists or something are not really moral models. If nothing else, let’s take Mr. Lavoisier, the honorary dean of the French Academy of Sciences and the honorary president of the University of Paris as an example. When he worked as an assistant to Mr. Lavoisier, his wages were often deducted by Lavoisier.

If it involves reputation or something, the great scientist is even more... For example, the famous Sir Newton, in order to monopolize the discovery of universal gravitation, fought Hook in a mess, even after Hook’s death, Newton became the dean of the British Academy of Sciences. , He refused to let Hooker go. Not only did he destroy Hooker's laboratory, he even destroyed the only portrait of Hooker, so that the remaining portraits of Hooker were all images of imagination.

As for Joseph, he looked like he didn't want fame and fortune because he didn't lack fame or fortune. Let’s not say anything. Joseph is already rich enough to not even value the million-franc bonus; as for his fame, Laplace’s observation is now the most important fame of Joseph. No longer a mathematician or scientist, he now values ​​the title of "educator" most. If you publicly praise Joseph for his achievements in science, Joseph will most likely be expressionless and indifferent to say that he is just making a trivial contribution. But if you praise Joseph for being good at training students, he will immediately smile so that his eyes are narrowed and the corners of his mouth bend up to the roots of his ears. Although he still pretends to say: "The main reason is that I was lucky, and the students I met were very smart, hahahaha..."

Sometimes Laplace even thinks that Joseph and Napoleon are indeed brothers. Both of them like to look like "this is nothing" about what they are best at, but they both like to make some for themselves. A reputation that deviates from his main direction. For example, Napoleon wanted to get into the ranks of scientists, while Joseph wanted to be an educator.

Because of this, Joseph is also famous for his short guard. From the beginning, Laplace was very worried about whether Joseph would use his power for personal gain and simply make these four awards for his students and assistants. Of course, considering Mr. Lavoisier’s status and his relatives to Joseph, and considering Mr. Lavoisier’s dedication to the prize money, Joseph estimated that he would leave a chemistry prize to Lavoisier. As for the others, it’s not good. It will become "my students, my students, all my students'." If it weren't for Josephus, he would certainly not agree. Laplace would like to ask: "Dean Bonaparte, do you still need students?"

So when Napoleon told him that Joseph agreed to give a place to the Paris Normal University next year and the following year, Laplace was almost overjoyed.

"Yes, next year, physics and chemistry prizes will be awarded. Well, I guess Mr. Lavoisier will definitely not let go of the chemistry prize. Unless someone is willing to give him two million francs to bribe him." Napoleon was in a good mood. By the way, he joked, "However, the prize for physics can be chosen between you and Mr. Gralange. Joseph felt that Mr. Gralange is already relatively old, and he can first give this award to him. Contributions to celestial mechanics..."

"But I am also very contributor to celestial mechanics." Laplace shouted in his heart, but he did not dare to shout out directly because he was worried that the first ruling lord would feel that he did not know how to advance or retreat.

"As for you, Joseph thinks that the mathematics prize in the next year should be given to you." Napoleon said, "Principal Laplace, I know that I can get one million francs a year earlier. Even if you put it in the bank, you can get a lot of interest. So putting you in the next year does require you to make a certain sacrifice. However, I will remember your sacrifice. It will not make you pay in vain of."

Of course, Laplace hopes that the sooner he can get the prize, the better. This is not just a one-year interest issue, but more importantly, there are many nights and dreams. It will be delayed for two years, in case...in case a certain student of Joseph suddenly has What big discovery, isn't it a tragedy right away? But Laplace also knew that the person he could rely on most in this matter was Napoleon, and Napoleon's results now surpassed his original imagination. Therefore, he cannot be too greedy. Laplace is not a strong character, so he replied:

"President Bonaparte's consideration is also reasonable."

After saying this, Laplace suddenly came up with this thought: "Oh, I knew it, maybe this headmaster should let Gralange come."

"Principal Laplace, you really are a person who can take care of the overall situation." Napoleon said happily.

After solving the problem of awarding prizes, Napoleon began to continue to be busy with the most important thing in his mind today-the Olympic Games.

While Napoleon was busy for the Olympics, in Rome, the noble Pope was also discussing with a group of cardinals and archbishops about sending investigators to Austria~lightnovelpub.net~ directly accused His Majesty Franz of committing the crime. Even if we rehabilitate him in the end, it will greatly damage our relationship with Austria. Although, we cannot fail to follow what the French said. After all, none of us would like to leave Rome..." The pope took a breath and continued, "But for this to completely overturn Austria, we may lose. very big. Not long ago, one of our priests put forward a new suggestion. Well, Father Conte, you can tell everyone what you think. "

A young priest came over, saluted everyone, and then said: "My coroner, bishops, we and His Majesty Franz of Austria actually know who is behind the investigation and what they hope to achieve. Purpose, I also know that we-whether it is the Holy See or Vienna, it is difficult to resist them. However, this charge is really not very pleasant, so why don't we just go through it?"

"How to work around?" a bishop asked.

"We can send a messenger to Vienna to investigate this matter. Then, His Majesty Franz was very angry about this, and then there was a misunderstanding and conflict with our messenger. So His Majesty Franz was angry and made a little This kind of excessive behavior humiliated our messenger, and then we used this as a reason to announce the cancellation of the title of "Emperor of the Romans" of His Majesty Fritz..."