"My dear, what is that protrusion in front of Napoleon's bed? it looks like a step, like a stepping stone?"

Betty asked, pointing to a stepped protrusion in front of Napoleon's bed, curious.

At this time, Ye Tian and the others had already arrived at Napoleon's bedroom, admiring the furnishings and decorations in this bedroom, as well as several oil paintings hanging on the wall.

Ye Tian looked at the stepped protrusion in front of Napoleon's bed, then nodded with a smile and said:

"You guessed it right, my dear, it's a stepping stone, but it's wrapped in a layer of dark blue velvet and decorated!

Everyone knows that Napoleon was of average height, even very short, so in order to make it easier for him to go to bed, a stepping stone was placed in front of the bed!"

"Hahaha"

There was a chuckle from the scene, and Betty and the others laughed.

Many French guys who were also at the scene rolled their eyes angrily, but they were helpless, just like they couldn't change Napoleon's height!

After leaving Napoleon's bedroom, Ye Tian and the others walked into Napoleon's office again and began to visit the room where Napoleon dealt with military affairs and signed an abdication agreement!

This room is still the same as it was when Napoleon signed the abdication agreement in 1814, and the small table used to sign the abdication agreement is still in place!

On the walls of the office, there are several paintings, the most striking of which is the Portrait of Napoleon in the Office, painted in 1812 by Jacques Louis David, Napoleon's royal painter.

It was in this room that Napoleon, having received a letter from the Senate deposing the emperor, and after several hours of painful struggle, persuaded by the marshals, finally made an exceptionally difficult decision to abdicate!

The moment he signed the abdication agreement on the small table in the center of the room, the First French Empire, which he had fought for for half his life and built with his own hands, also collapsed!

Next, he was on the path of exile and banished to the island of Elba!

The subsequent Hundred Days Dynasty was just a flash in the pan, and the defeat at the Battle of Waterloo officially announced the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ended Napoleon's political life!

Coming out of the emperor's bedroom, Ye Tian and the others went to the side hall of the Palace of Fontainebleau to visit the Napoleon I Museum located there.

At the Napoleon I Museum, you can learn more about Napoleon's brilliant life, although everyone is familiar with it!

Compared with the antiques related to Napoleon displayed in this museum, such as the military uniforms, marching tents, swords, etc., Ye Tian is more interested in the artworks displayed here!

Here you can see almost all the works of famous French painters of the early 19th century, except for some landscapes and paintings with religious themes, the rest are basically paintings that praise Napoleon's great achievements!

In this regard, there is no difference between ancient and modern Chinese and foreign emperors, and Napoleon is no exception!

Of course, there are also some paintings that celebrate the Empress Josephine and reflect Napoleon's family life!

After visiting the Napoleon I Museum, walk along the west corridor to the bottom of the Eugène Residence and the Chinese Salon, which is the Chinese Pavilion at the Château de Fontainebleau.

However, Ye Tian and the others did not enter the China Pavilion from here, but left the west corridor and came to the courtyard outside, preparing to enter the China Pavilion from the main entrance!

The exhibits on display in the Chinese Pavilion are all antique artworks looted from the Old Summer Palace, and the French may be a little embarrassed, so the Chinese Pavilion is closed all year round, and the opening time is only a handful!

When Ye Tian and the others came to the China Pavilion, there were no other tourists here, only the Benoit group who came in advance, and it was relatively quiet.

In other words, the China Pavilion is open for Ye Tian today, and there are only a few of them!

"Steven, have you thought about it, are you going to choose those Chinese antique artworks? I hope you guys will be merciful, don't open your mouth, we can't stand your crazy looting!"

Benois said jokingly, stepping over to meet him.

"To tell you the truth, I want to take all of the more than 3,000 Chinese antiques and works of art in the Chinese Pavilion at the Château de Fontainebleau in Benois, and bring them back to China!

But I also knew that it was impossible, so I could only choose some of them, and I would have to wait until I looked at the collection in the Chinese Pavilion!

Rest assured, I am an honest and trustworthy businessman, and I will never open my mouth, and I will choose the amount of Chinese antique artwork for exchange according to the amount we agreed before!

After choosing the Chinese antiques to be exchanged, I will consider them comprehensively and compare them with the exchange targets of the Guimet Museum, and then choose which museum to exchange them with!"

Ye Tian said with a smile, without giving a clear answer.

You don't want to open your mouth, lie to the ghosts, I'm afraid the ghosts won't believe it.

We've heard what you've done at the Guimet Museum, and the Guimet Museum's collection of Chinese antiques and art is about to be swept away!

If you end up choosing the Guimet Museum and exchanging it with them, the Guimet Museum will be depleted, isn't that a lion's mouth?

Benois and the French secretly complained to themselves, and they didn't believe Ye Tian's words at all.

At the same time, each of them had a look of anticipation in their eyes and a little worried.

They would like to get their hands on Queen Mary's finest jewelry rather than the looted Chinese antiques in the China Pavilion that they are embarrassed to display in public.

If you get those top jewelry pieces from Queen Mary, it will definitely attract more attention and more tourists!

What's more, Queen Mary's finest jewelry pieces are not only historically significant and valuable, but they can also be displayed in a grand manner without worrying about looking bad!

After chatting a few words, under the leadership of Benois, everyone walked towards the door of the China Pavilion.

In just three or two steps, they arrived at the door of the China Pavilion, ready to climb the stairs and enter the museum, which is filled with exquisite Chinese antiques.

At this moment, Anderson suddenly asked curiously:

"Steven, what are the two mighty stone lions at the door? Could it be that they were also plundered from the Old Summer Palace by French soldiers in the sixties of the nineteenth century?

Such huge stone lions, each weighing several tons, were almost impossible to transport them thousands of miles to France in the middle of the nineteenth century."

As he spoke, Anderson stretched out his hand and pointed to the two stone lions standing at the entrance of the China Pavilion.

Hearing this, the old faces of Benois and the other French couldn't help but turn red, and they were a little embarrassed!

Ye Tian glanced at the two stone lions, shook his head with a smile and said:

"These stone lions are not from the Old Summer Palace in China, they were later carved in France to highlight the characteristics of the Chinese Pavilion, and it can be seen from the carving technique that the Chinese stone lions are not like this!

To put it mildly, this is called painting a tiger and not becoming an anti-dog! In traditional Chinese culture, the stone lion is a common item to ward off evil spirits, and it pays more attention to the mighty momentum and demeanor, and does not pay attention to the likeness!

This is mainly because most of the ancient Chinese people have never seen real lions on the African savannah, but the stone lions in front of us are different, and it is obvious that they are modeled after real lions!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Benois continued:

Steven is right, this pair of stone lions was indeed carved in France, which is very different from the ancient Chinese stone lions, but the shape is similar!

Let's not discuss this pair of stone lions, let's visit the China Pavilion, there are many exquisite Chinese antique artworks in the museum, which are worth admiring!"

With that, Benois made a gesture of please, and stepped out onto the steps ahead.

Ye Tian and the others then followed and walked into the Chinese Pavilion of the Palace of Fontainebleau together!