Chapter 2054 Drink of Victory (4)

  Napoleon’s favorite writer Machiavelli wrote the history of Florence in addition to the monarchy, from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the re-emergence of the Medici family, and the end of the death of Lorenzo Medici.

  The fifth volume of the story is about the internal disputes and the intervention of the Pope in Florence. In the first sentence of the opening, he wrote:

  It can be seen that under the control of the law of change of rise and fall, various regions often go from governance to chaos, and then from chaos to governance. Because the nature of things in the world does not allow regions to go on a smooth road; when they reach the perfect condition, they will soon decline; similarly, when they have become chaotic and fall into extreme depression When it is impossible to fall further, it will inevitably start to rise. That's it, from good to bad, and then from bad to good. The reason is nothing more than heroic actions that create peace. Peace makes people feel peaceful, and tranquility creates chaos, and chaos leads to destruction. Therefore, chaos must be governed by virtue, and virtue is honor and luck. Therefore, the sages have realized that the years of outstanding works followed after military achievements, and the great soldiers of the city-states and regions must appear before the great philosophers.

  If this sentence is replaced by Eastern philosophy, it can be understood that the world must be divided for a long time, and the world must be divided for a long time. Of course, this sentence is not written by a philosopher, but by a novelist who wrote The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. If you switch to Zhouyi, it can be understood that the monthly profit will lead to a loss, and when it is at its peak, it will start to decline.

  If it’s the "previous" Napoleon, he only needs to ask the soldiers who are waiting for him to review: "Soldiers, how many victories can you bring me?"

  I have to admit that the appearance of the French cavalry is much higher than that of European countries.

  There are also those gorgeous uniforms, which are no longer the kind of shoddy clothes worn by soldiers in the old days or even in the governorship period.

When crossing the Alps, there are still people who have mutiny because they don’t have boots to wear. From embarrassment to self-preservation, it is a difficult process to be strong enough to expand around. Georgian will not be like Dess. Mrs. Taer publicly condemned Napoleon like that.

In the second chapter of the history of Florence written by Machiavelli, it was written on the grand St. John’s Day that the Genoese, led by Francesco Spinola, attacked their new governor, who was The Pope sent to rule Naples was appointed by the Duke of Filippo. At that time, Alfonso of Aragon was also competing for the dominion of Naples, and the heir appointed by the deceased Queen of Naples, Giovanna II, was René of Anjou.

  If Rene of Anjou becomes the king of Naples, he will inevitably invite the French to Milan, so that there will be someone on hand to support him in an emergency, without waiting for reinforcements to cross the Alps or pass by other places.

  If Alfonso of Aragon becomes King of Naples, the opposite will happen, because Alfonso is only afraid of the power of the French.

The way that the Pope supported Duke Filippo is to support Rene and oppose Alfonso. This is completely against the interests of the Duke. Because Alfonso is afraid of the power of the French, he will choose to alliance with Duke Filippo, even on the surface. In the occupation of Naples, the actual control is in the hands of Prince Filippo, not himself.

  This is quite messy, so Genoese support and oppose the new governor's position is whether he protects the interests of Genoese. In the beginning, the Neapolitans asked the Genoese to take on their defense. In order to protect their merchant ships and cargo, the Genoese equipped a powerful fleet.

  Later, Prince Filippo repented. He released Alfonso of Aragon and sent him to Genoa and Naples with dignity. The nobles belonging to his faction immediately seized the power of Naples.

During the period when Genoese enjoyed freedom and independence, a chief was elected by civilians. This "supervisor" was Francesco Spinola. He first promoted Genoese surrender to Prince Filippo, and soon after I resigned, and later joined the navy, and won several battles.

  In other words, Spinola felt that he had made a great contribution to Duke Filippo, but the Duke did not give him the position of governor, and also sent a new governor, so the St. John's Day rebellion occurred.

  At first, the new governor planned to escape to the castle guarded by the duke, but he was killed on the way. The body was chopped into small pieces and thrown around the city.

This incident shocked many Italian monarchs, but also felt an opportunity, because Duke Filippo had the support of the Pope, and other Italian monarchs feared that he would be too strong. Now that they see the development of the world, they feel hopeful and can restrain the Duke. , So Florence and Venice disregarded their alliance with Prince Filippo and made an alliance with Genoa. The exiled people of Florence believed that there was now hope that Prince Filippo could entice Filippo to attack Florence. Among them was Reina, an important figure in Florence. Erdo de Albizi gave this speech to Duke Filippo in Milan:

  For a republic, is there any disease that is more harmful than slavery? Is there any effective treatment to eradicate this disease? Wars are unrighteous, but wars that must be fought are just; when only violence can provide hope for rescue, violence itself is merciful. I don’t know which country needs this more than ours, and I don’t know what greater sympathy there is besides freeing our country from slavery. Therefore, our cause is righteous, and our goal is benevolent. If our righteous cause is not enough to inspire Ning to attack them, your own righteous indignation should also inspire you to do so.

  From this we can see the “flexibility” and “witness” of the Italians, but the Italians understood by Giorgioanna will avenge the blood debt.

  The victory brought by the smoke of the cannon will soon be wiped out, and the new conqueror will turn them into their own people.

   Bonaparte himself knew this. Many people wanted him to die. At the same time, the French were more welcomed and accepted in Milan than their home country, and they were even willing to stay in Milan instead of returning home.

  In the era of Charlemagne, the boundaries of civilization and geography were being destroyed with the last batch of Roman legions. At the same time, the mechanisms of science and law that maintained society were gradually moving away from the barbarians. When the Franks used force to occupy a wilderness between the Loire and Rhine and settled down, they were always troubled by witches and Satan who lived in the forest at night.

The arrival of Dominican missionaries such as St. Columbon gave them hope. The previous confession was public. Columbon brought Irish penance to Europe, including private confession. People no longer need to take the ugly things they have done. It was said by the public that the priest would forgive his sins, and he did not need to bury his sins and die like Peping did. The sacrament of confession has become one of the seven sacraments. As long as the sinner confesses with a heart of repentance, after being pardoned, he will still go to heaven like other people who have done good deeds throughout their lives.

  For some people in the dark 7th century, even if they knew that Piping’s set of monarch power was “legal” to steal the crown from the Merovingian royal family, they would not say anything. Because Charlemagne died, they can continue to play according to this rule. As long as the pope anoints his coronation, they can kick the puppet king down and “just right” must consolidate his rule.

  All "European monarchs" need the support of the Pope. Duke Filippo is so powerful that he was jealous of other Italian monarchs. Unfortunately, as Napoleon said, indecision makes many face misfortune. It makes people disappointed in some things and then imposes punishment on themselves.

  At present, Napoleon is going to "cut through" the throat of the Strait of Dover. With the expectation of peace throughout Europe, the British navy will not let French leaders pass in its territorial waters. This is not to tear the treaty, but to break the rules of the game.

  One day force will succumb to morality, and those with swords will fall under the feet of knowledgeable and talented people.

  The Czar will also hold a coronation ceremony, but it is not the Pope who crowns him, but the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church, and the King of England is crowned by the Anglican Archbishop.

  Britain does not border the European continent. It was the English Channel that blocked the French Army. Similarly, Russia does not have a border with Europe, separated by a Bosphorus Strait. The Crusades were to cross this strait, and the Count of Champagne in France needed the warships of Venice.

  Napoleon asked Giorgioanna a question, why in the chronicles written by Tacitus, the Romans would claim to be descendants of Troy.

  Georgiana’s answer is that no one wants to be a barbarian.

She can use that "Big Moir Diamond" as some kind of reward, similar to the Legion of Honor medal and official annuity he issued to soldiers. There are so many big diamonds in the world, not necessarily it is a Big Moir diamond. , Bonaparte is a storyteller, don't take what he said too seriously.

  She actually didn’t want to see the Taj Mahal that much. She had already seen it in the promo, and there was a big difference between the field and the photos in many places, but was there a way for her to say “no” at the time?

  Josephine also has a very big diamond. Maybe he told her the same story. Georgiana didn’t plan to wear such a big diamond necklace to the party.

  She was a little afraid of that short Muggle, although she was a witch, and she didn’t feel that scary when she saw the giant.

   But after thinking about it, she was relieved again, because he was the one who made Europe tremble, and Egypt might have to be added. Now he can be the same as Alexandria in Asia.

  How can she explain to him that she doesn’t want to wear that necklace to the prom? Tell him directly, is his aesthetic of judging the size of gems very vulgar?

  Thinking about it, she fell into the field because she was misled.

  She was lying on the bed, hugging her pillow and crying, she regretted it, she didn't want to be Merlin anymore.

  Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world, otherwise she really wants to drink as much as she wants.

   "Madam."

  Just as she was crying heartbroken, Matilda knocked on her door.

   "What are you doing?" she choked up.

   "Mr. Farron invited you for a walk." Matilda said outside the door.

  Georgiana wanted to refuse.

   "Come right away." After she finished speaking, she wiped away her tears, put on a fur coat, and left the rose-scented room.

  (End of this chapter)