3 The trivial daily life of the Duke's Palace
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In the Campbell Rebellion of 1860, the emperor was beheaded and the royal family was driven out of Campbell, but the rulers made a fatal mistake - instead of following General Mo Ming's advice and expending more troops to wipe out the royal family and its supporters, he allowed them to flee for months before regrouping, capturing the border provinces of Swittenness and holding their ground.
Indeed, as the young and vigorous marshal said at the time, the royal family was exhausted, like a clown who jumped off the beam.
But he didn't think about the longer term.
Without the removal of the royal family, the rebel army will never be able to justify its name. Even if a program is written and a provisional constitution is drafted, the new government will not be able to correct its name until the imperial family really falls.
Even in Campbell, there were a significant number of old aristocrats who stayed in their homes all day long, waiting for the newly enthroned emperor to return to Campbell.
Of course, in terms of military affairs, the royal family is really exhausted, but for the aggressors, they are still useful.
May 10 was Sunday, and it was customary to sleep all of Sweetnes on Sunday morning, after a Saturday night. At this moment of silence, the army of the Niklas Empire quietly drove into the border of this country.
Within a few days, the ancient land was almost destroyed, the surrounding provinces fell, and the royal family was held hostage.
The royal family bowed to Niklas, declaring that all of Svetnes was subservient to Niklas, and asked them to destroy the rebel forces with Campbell as their capital...... This gives the Niklas Empire a reason to send its army to any corner of the country.
In an instant, both politically and militarily, the revolutionary army was embarrassed.
The bad news continued again and again, and on the 13th of July the Battle of Reims was launched, and the young marshal was killed by artillery attack on the 6th day, while he was in command himself. The battle ended in a crushing defeat, and although it slightly halted the westward advance of the Imperial Army, the backbone of the revolutionary army that had been developed for several years was lost in the battle.
General Mo Ming did not fail to live up to the precious time gained at the front, and when the news of the defeat of the war came, he had gathered most of the available and material resources in the city, and immediately ordered the revolutionary army to abandon all the garrisons at Campbell and withdraw west to Caen, near the Strait of La Manche.
The retreating army stretched for several kilometers, and for a time the clouds were gloomy and gloomy.
At that time, even the most optimistic revolutionaries developed a sense of powerless despair.
But General Mo Ming didn't.
Everything was imminent, and he couldn't even squeeze out the time to feel hopeless.
As the supreme temporary commander given by the marshal when he went to Reims, Mo Ming, who bears the names of hundreds of thousands of people, also writes and crosses in a small book when he rides on horseback.
No one knew that the messy draft, which he had revised countless times and carefully considered every word, was the prototype of what would become famous, the "Bori Declaration."
On September 10 of the same year, the Provisional President of the Central Committee of the Republic of Svetnes, Mo Ming, together with the Provisional Representative of the 23rd Province of Svetnes, signed the "Boli Declaration", which officially abolished the monarchy that had ruled Swittenness for 1,300 years and declared the independence of the Republic of Swaitenness to the world.
On the same day, Mo Ming gave an important speech - who is killing our relatives?
The lecture was added to the college textbook several times, but was removed from the text several times.
There were also good reasons for joining the article - it was joined because it had unprecedentedly increased the national cohesion of the country, and it was deleted because the article was too radical in the peacetime period of later generations, and the hawkish young people of Svetness were so focused on practicing Boli that they had to play it down a little in order to ease the domestic atmosphere.
Of course, that's all for later.
Even if the text is deleted, the singing will not stop.
The Romantics of Svetnes will not forget this day of September 10, 1863.
This day is known as Independence Day.
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September 10, 1913, was more than just the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Borley Declaration.
World war broke out in early September 1913. The immediate cause was a territorial dispute between Swaitenis's neighbors, the Niklass Empire, with which there were numerous grievances, and Olivia, a small neighboring country.
The outbreak of the war is not accidental, the rapid rise of the economy and military of the Niklas Empire in the past few decades, and the frenzied expansion of armaments in recent years can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.
In a word, with the war between Olivia and the Niklas Empire as the fuse, dozens of large and small European countries have stood on two teams.
The mighty Niklas Empire had a lightning-bolting attack on Olivia's capital of Bull at the beginning of the month, but even so, Olivia's government-in-exile was able to defend itself against the behemoths of its own land.
They have their own beliefs - Hirori. Although this faith was born in another country, it was through this that country that it resisted even after the capture of its own capital, and won the battle in the end.
They believe they can do it themselves, though they are probably the only ones who do.
Politically, Olivia has the support of thirteen countries, but that doesn't mean it will ease his situation in any way. This is just an opportunity for the bigwigs to stand in line, and as for the source of this opportunity itself, it is actually not that important.
The only thing that caught the attention of the nation was the attitude of the Republic of Svetenes, which was of the same origin as Olivia's Bori, and what everyone cared about.
Svetnes has been silent for fifty years since the Liberation War, and its name has never been heard in the international military news, but it has continued to shine economically and technologically.
In the words of later generations, it has been quietly developing its economy for decades -- while quietly mobilizing the scientific forces of the entire country and constantly climbing the scientific and technological tree.
When the war came in early September 1913, Svetness did not take a stand.
Until the 10th of this month, the country's official holiday, the eyes of the nation's capital, Campbell.
In Atlantis, a huge Times Square built to commemorate the victory of the Liberation War, the current President Constantine delivered a speech on the 50th anniversary of Sweetness' Independence Day.
At the end of his speech, he said:
"Svetness has always been a country that advocates freedom and peace, and that doesn't mean she's not bloody. β
Fifty years later, Niklas provoked again. β
"On September 10, 1913, the Republic of Svetnes declared war on Niklas, Fabio, Jeppen, Budapest, and Sofia. β
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The secretary of state then spoke on stage, and the president was escorted to his seat by bodyguards.
One of the bodyguards whispered something in his ear and handed over a mobile phone.
Konstantin looked surprised: "Why did you only tell me now?"
He immediately got up and walked to a makeshift safe house not far away.
The old man on crutches greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Don't blame him, I also made it temporary...... I have something to say. β
Just looking at the face, it is impossible to imagine that the person in front of him is already in his last years. But even if there is a technique to rejuvenate the face, it cannot change the torture of the disease. The old man has a weak leg and feet, is blind in one eye, and has not appeared in front of the media for a long time.
But whether the elderly are well is not the focus of the president's attention.
"You...... Is the draft ready?" thought about it, but the president asked directly.
The old man with crutches in front of him, known as the father of the founding of the country, can be described as a wise man.
But if I have to say that he has those shortcomings, it is that he is not fit to address the General Assembly.
After retirement, the old man not only lived on his pension, he ran a lot of business, and attended many conferences and meetings.
The only thing worth mentioning is that in every meeting speech, there will be a lot of chaos.
Most of the time, it is because of the unscrupulous words and the truth, and in the end, because of his influence, many accidents occur. The establishment of a new country naturally takes time to excessive, and it is common sense that the corrupt style of the aristocracy cannot be completely eradicated for a while. Many officials even resigned because of his half-jokes, which made the old man highly respected among the people, but he was no longer welcome to speak at most meetings.
Konstantin did not think that the founding father was unaware of his own influence, in other words, he thought that Monsieur Mo Ming knew what he was talking about and what the consequences would lead to, but he himself did not care.
Konstantin was dissatisfied with this, and public figures must have the consciousness of public figures, even if they suffer from this, they have to do it.
But even if he is president, this is not something he can say or exhortate. The other party's level is too high and old, and it is not a major matter involving principles, so he doesn't want to get caught on fire because of this.
Fortunately, the old man has rarely appeared in front of people in recent years due to physical reasons, which can be regarded as a stable period of several years after he came to power.
But at this rally, everyone knows what to expect.
Declaring war is such a major event as no child's play.
The venue was not only full of people from the capital, but also many foreign journalists.
I'm afraid that in case, the old man will be confused and say a few words to rebuke the government, and this shame will be thrown to the world.
Konstantin asked that sentence with a ten-thousandth expectation, and the old man was only stunned for a moment, and then laughed.
"What is that?" the old man's kind smile made Konstantin completely speechless, "I said that it was an impromptu idea, how could there be a draft." β
Konstantin wanted to say a few more words of advice, but the secretary of state outside the audience finished his concluding speech, and suddenly there was a thunderous cheer from the audience.
"It looks like it's time for me to play. β
"Mr. Mo Ming, you ......"
"Don't worry, I know it. β
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Times Square is very high and has many steps, and Mo Ming is escorted by several professionals to slowly climb up.
Finally stood in front of the podium, panting slightly and looking at the thousands of people in the audience.
He spoke in a slow but clear voice.
"Hello, I'm Mo Ming. β
"Although my hairstylist suggested that I dye my hair dark, I refused. β
"Don't you think white hair is a little handsome?"
There was a loud good-natured laugh from the audience.
"Well, not really. β
"I can dye my hair back black, which can make me look a little younger...... But these are meaningless. β
"History is merciless, and a small turn in a few decades can change a person's life. β
"History can be put back on track, but life can't start from scratch. β
"Sweetness...... After half a hundred hardships, I finally survived, and now, I am full of vitality. β
"This is a brave people, and a people who love beauty by nature. β
"There is always hope for such a nation, and the love of beauty will not allow it to endure the ugly reality for a long time. β
"So, when our country was ruled by an unscrupulous emperor, we took up the musket in our hands. β
"When the cowardly fleeing royal family announced their surrender and allegiance to the arrogant invaders, we wrote the Hakurei Manifesto. β
"Remember what it says?"
"All men are created equal because their Creator has endowed them with certain inalienable rights, including the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. β
"Freedom and peace are the will of Bori. The state power that bears this banner is our brothers and sisters. β
"Today, war has raged within our ally, Olivia, and Niklas has invaded their homeland for completely untenable reasons. β
"Its brutality reminds us of Lance and Campbell fifty years ago. β
"Now is the time to make a choice. β
"Swallow your breath, or fight back?" β
"The homeland of our compatriots has been violated, and every moment, people are dying. β
"Friends have lit up with the banner of Bori, and we, the people of Svetnes, will respond to the call for help from our allies. β
"Take up arms and go to meet the enemy together!"
"Today's Svetnes is no longer as weak as it used to be. β
"We have the confidence to prove our will to the world. β
"War is an enemy, and peace is a friend. β
"It's a country of heroes. β
"We will never be conquered. β
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Things turned out to be unexpected.
Mr. Mo Ming really did as he said, and made a very brief statement and ended.
His words are full of positive energy, and even he, a veteran politician, has a little feeling.
He couldn't help but wonder if he had misunderstood something because he had been frightened by rumors that previous presidents had been anxious about.
In his office, he dug through the draft of the interim president's manifesto on Independence Day 50 years earlier.
Who is killing our loved ones?
Stacks of spread papers lay on the desk, and the army was about to leave.
Konstantin, however, put aside the never-ending work at hand for the time being.
In his spare time, he planned to take half a day to visit the old man at the site of the former presidential palace, the famous duke's palace.
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Campbell District 3 10 is a very special building.
After the Liberation War, the duke's mansion, which was sold by the state and bought by Mo Ming with personal funds, is as heavily guarded as ever.
It's not that Mo Ming, who is now dying, still has any assassination value, it's just that a celebrity with a great social influence has to carry out security.
Of course, the bodyguards who carry out the security are all former agents of the intelligence service, and the head of security is the first director of the Svetenness intelligence service, Savin Bernard, these small things must be of no one care.
President Konstantin reluctantly accepted the security check of the bodyguards, and the bodyguards accompanying him were barred from entering the mansion.
This is an act that makes no sense or reason, and a head of state has a hundred more reasons than a retired head of state to bring a bodyguard with him.
But the rule of law has not yet been implemented to such a high level in the country.
The president's entourage of security guards could not resist because it was Savin Bernard, the teacher of their immediate boss, who prevented them from entering and surrendering their guns.
Konstantin didn't pay much attention to that.
When I entered the mansion, there were not many servants in the huge place. Occasionally, there were children running around, and Konstantin remembered that the old man often went to the orphanage to adopt some talented children, and these were probably one of them.
Finally came to the study, pushed the door in, and saw a white-haired figure writing something on the desk.
After all, the old man's ears were still good, and he heard the sound for the first time, and then straightened up with a smile.
"I didn't quite believe them when I heard them, Konstantin, you haven't visited me for more than half a year. β
"I'm sorry, old sir," Konstantin said with a slight embarrassment, "are you writing something?"
He knew that Mo Ming was blind in one eye, and he was so laboriously lying on the desk, could it be that in his old age, there was a great tome that was about to come out, and he was fortunate enough to be the first witness?
Thinking of this, Konstantin was slightly excited, and couldn't help but step forward.
Although he has a lot of criticism about some of his practices, he still admires him in his heart. In other words, there is no one who truly loves this country who does not admire this old man.
The old man had no intention of hiding it, and took out the bottom page, on which was written the title of the cover of the book - "The Adventures of Red and White".
It took five seconds for Konstantin to endure any complaints he was going to make about the name in the first place.
After pondering for a moment, he cautiously spoke: "What story is Mr. Adventures writing about?" The red and white colors seem to coincide with the color of the flag of Hakuri, is it a metaphor for something?
"It's just an ordinary Zhiwei novel, don't think too much. β
Although Mo Ming said this, he couldn't help but the president didn't want to do more.
Even if it's really an ordinary Zhiwei novel, the pen from this person will definitely have a special meaning. This cannot be changed even by Mr. Mo Ming himself.
"Why did you write such a novel?" is there something you want to allude to? That's what Konstantin cared about.
Mo Ming shook her head with a smile.
"After being pragmatic all my life, it's time to retreat. β
"Retreat?"
Mo Ming stretched out his hand to signal. Konstantin sat down on the chair opposite his desk, and Mo Ming himself sat back in the chair.
"Man is a practical plant, he is busy watering, fertilizing, and bearing fruit, but he often forgets to bloom," the old man sorted out the original manuscript of his novel, "even if it is a little late, I want to try flowering." β
"To put it this way, the "Manifesto of Boli" signed by him is a spiritual flower that is countless times more noble and beautiful than this mere novel. "Beating around the bush is not the character of the upright Mr. President, who prefers to be outspoken.
But Mo Ming smiled and shook his head.
"Maybe you're right, but when it comes to spirituality, you can't use a pragmatic set of theories. The Boli Declaration may have had an incalculable effect, even if it gave many people faith spiritually, but it didn't really work that much for me. β
Hearing the old man say this, Konstantin couldn't help but look serious.
The president rested his elbows on the table and leaned forward, looking at the old man's only remaining eye.
"Mr. Mo Ming, I have great admiration for your life's work as a junior, but on top of this, there have been several questions that have plagued me. β
"You're trying to ask...... What will I do when I retire?"
"Shouldn't this be questioned compared to the shrewd and capable style of the gentleman before he retired?"
"What will become of the world when it reaches the extreme of faith in a person?"
"This ......"
"Even if people worship them as gods, human beings are still human beings, and there will be mistakes and mistakes. β
"Is it ...... sir?"
"I see," Konstantin, who had finally figured out the key to this, was not only in awe, he stood up and bowed, "Sir is guarding the country in his own way, and I was wrong before. β
Mo Ming waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down.
"It's necessary for you to question my approach, but I can't go too far, it's hard for me to do it," Mo Ming smiled, "But speaking of which, you are the first president to ask me to face this problem head-on, and you have backbone." β
Konstantin just smiled bitterly: "Sir is, thank you for your hard work." β
"What do I have to work hard," Mo Ming shook his head with a smile, "The world arranges the end of life in old age, and actually regards spending old age as a kind of happiness......"
Picking up a messy stack of original novel manuscripts and continuing to sort them out: "A book that is about to burn, why bother if it has a smooth back cover?"
As if infected by the old man's open-mindedness, Konstantin finally laughed too.
"Is the gentleman laughing at himself?"
"Who knows?"
"Fools never laugh at themselves. Smart people laugh at their mistakes. Geniuses laugh not only at their own mistakes, but also at their own successes. Ridiculous people who can't see all the success in the world still don't stand tall enough after all. β
"So, am I standing tall enough?"
"It seems to me that no one stands taller than Mr.," added Konstantin out of the president's reserve, "and, of course, it is inevitable that there will be bias in the sole conduct of personal positions." β
"Ha," Mo Ming laughed, "If you plan to make a sycophant, the latter sentence is redundant." β
"I think so. Konstantin laughed as well.
"So," Mo Ming smiled, "it's time to fight, come to visit me at this time, is there something to ask me for this old bone?"
Konstantin shook his head: "Today's sudden visit is just to visit Mr. β
"Oh, because of yesterday's Independence Day speech?"
"Sir said, this is a country of heroes, and I can't help but think of the most remembered heroes in this country. β
"You seem to have misunderstood something," Mo Ming put the novel in a drawer, got up and went to the globe placed in the corner of the desk, and played with it in his hand, "The reason why I appeared there was to give myself an explanation...... As for the so-called kingdom of heroes, I am not lying, but among the heroes, I do not include myself. β
Konstantin sighed: "Sir, excessive modesty will not earn my respect, it will only make me think ......"
"That's why I said you misunderstood something. Fiddling with the rapidly rotating globe, Mo Ming muttered.
"Man is inherently weak, and it is only when he is weak that he can bear suffering that he shows his dignity. β
"I despise the kind of strong men who claim to be hard-hearted, and despise their arrogance in winning all the way. β
"Only those who bravely endure ordinary hardships with their weak nature are my brothers and sisters. β
"I don't admit that I'm a hero. β
"Being a hero is easy because he has purification and sublimation. Being a hero is heavy again, because he has to act. β
"I'm just an ordinary person who endures the ordinary suffering of the world. β
The globe stopped, and the place where Mo Ming's handpaper was held was Sweetness.
"World War...... It's about to start," Mo Ming muttered, "It's a lot sooner than I thought." β
Konstantin shrugged: "Everything never goes as planned. β
Mo Ming smiled: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not worried about anything. β
"Me too, I've never had more confidence in this country than I do now. β
"Sooner or later, Svetnes will be dragged into the quagmire of war, and instead of that, it is better to find the right moment to take the initiative. β
"That's right, we are on the side of justice, the right time and place, and if we firmly grasp it......"
"The rules of the new era will be written by us. β
Two of the most prominent Swittennes leaders in history burst out laughing on this day.
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Don't talk to me about the Declaration of Independence and World War I and World War II, many places are just borrowed names, and the time, place, and people are not right, which is normal, because this is originally an empty world, and people's energy is limited, I just use it casually, don't get too entangled in this kind of detailed rules.
If you have to be entangled, why was France crushed by Germany all the way in the Franco-Prussian War in real history, but here it won in the end? What capital does Mo Ming have to lead a group of defeated men to fight back to the capital? If you have to let me explain? First of all, the Niklas Empire was not Germany, secondly, Swaitenness was not France, secondly, the war was not Franco-Prussian or Swaitenness declared war first, and finally, before the battle back to Campbell, the Niklas native regime was shaken (Savin's intelligence bureau was involved in the behind-the-scenes planning), so that Campbell and the entire Swaitnes Imperial garrison withdrew part of it, which was indispensable to winning the final battle.
This book is not a military text.,This volume itself is just an introduction.,It's just a little foreshadowing for the main chapter to talk about this other world in the future.γ
Some people will ask, what exactly is the so-called Borei, isn't it just synonymous with "freedom and peace", why there are so many specific clauses, it looks like a specific political system, here is an explanation.
Although words like democracy were born in the Enlightenment when Mo Ming participated in the revolution, here, under the deliberate guidance of Mo Ming, the word Bo Li almost accommodates many words with progressive significance of the times, such as freedom, democracy, and peace, Mo Ming's original intention is naturally to collect beliefs, and the way to collect them is to collectively instill the values that will be accepted by the mainstream society in the next few hundred years under the aura of Bo Li, so as to achieve their own ulterior goals.
To put it bluntly, the word Boli can be a very empty slogan at best, but it can also be a lot of rules and regulations, and it can be a country's system, both big and small. Therefore, if a country's system wants to progress, it is impossible to escape from Bo Li's cage, and it has to be said that it is Mo Ming's scheming.
This is also the reason why at the end of the first volume, Yakumo Zi asked Mo Ming to subvert Borei's beliefs, but he felt that he couldn't do it. Because under the word Hakurei, there are the mainstream values of the whole world.
Having said so much, I mainly want to express that about the other world, don't get too entangled, this article is just an introduction to the historical pattern of the other world, and I won't use it too much later.
What the author says, you just listen to it, if you want to read World War II literature, I don't read much military literature, but "Xinhai Heroes" seems to be good (although it is a little ruthless), as for this article, it is pure fiction, don't take it seriously.
ps: This is a country of heroes, we will never be conquered - quoted from the 72 edition of "Fake Heroes" of the Lelei bandits, this sci-fi mecha epic masterpiece I highly recommend, the writing, pattern, and storyline are excellent. I read this book 3 times.
ps2: That's right, the book that the great moon sage Bayi Yonglin has read a hundred times is this one - "The Adventures of Red and White". I guess you didn't guess the ending, hahaha (barbell laughter)......