Listening to Joseph's words, Armand became proud: "What are you afraid of? Isn't it just a ban? Gao Naiyi's "Cid" has also been banned. can be banned like "Cid", that's simply ...... Why change? No! Even if it's a ban, even if it throws me into the Bastille for it, it's worth it! You know, this is the immortal crown of the god Apollo! ”

"Then this play can only be performed once or twice before the above reacts." Joseph said.

"No, it won't." Napoleon suddenly interjected, "It's like 'Cid,' which is banned for a while, but one day it will be staged again." And once it's done again, it's going to be a lot of fun. ”

"I love to hear that." Armand laughed, "Napoleon, I toast you!" ”

With that, Armand raised his arm and poured a large glass of brandy into his mouth. When Napoleon saw this, he also wanted to follow his example and take a sip. But the arm had just been raised when it was stopped by Joseph.

"Armand drinks a lot, and drinking wine is like drinking water. You don't drink like him, or you won't be able to say two words, and you'll fall, and it's not interesting. When we used to drink with him, he drank casually, and we licked it together. ”

Napoleon glanced at Joseph and then at Armand, who looked skinny, and seemed a little unconvinced, but he listened to Joseph anyway, and only took a small sip.

"That's right, that's it." "I would like you to give me more advice." Well, how is your alcohol consumption compared to Joseph? ”

"Not as good as me." Joseph said.

"Not too much." Napoleon replied almost simultaneously.

"Ah, then you've got a little bit more of that. Joseph, at most, two glasses of brandy will allow him to count one plus one into three. Since you're pretty much the same, you drink slowly. Armand laughed.

"Mr. Lavoisier, I have an idea." Napoleon said.

"Ah, you can just call me Armand like Joseph, 'Monsieur Lavoisier' or something is too formal to make people feel uncomfortable. Well, what did our Alexander have in mind? ”

"I think since this play is already so intense, so intense that most of the time, well, it should definitely be banned, so why not just be a little more snarky?" Napoleon said.

"Napoleon, you really look at the excitement and are not afraid of big things. In this case, the fate of this play is not to ban the performance first, and then lift the ban. Instead, it will become a cycle of banning performances first, then lifting the ban, banning again, and then lifting the ban. And Armand was in real danger of being thrown into the Bastille to feed the rats. Joseph took a soft sip of the brandy in his hand.

"That's even better!" Armand said, "Then surpass Gao Naiyi!" As for throwing into the Bastille, compared to such an achievement, not to mention entering the Bastille, what is the result of going to the guillotine? Well, Napoleon, you say, how can it be a little more intense. ”

Napoleon thought for a moment and said: "Armand, you know, after the Battle of Apulia, Spartacus was killed in battle, and Pompey crucified all the six thousand soldiers of the rebel army who were captured. We ended up putting an image of a crucified rebel soldier on the stage and making it look like Jesus...... What do you think? ”

"Ah, that's a great idea! It's going to those gods to death! Armand laughed.

"You can also arrange a conversation between the three crucified rebel soldiers, just as Jesus had in the Bible when he was crucified, and he had a conversation with two robbers who were also crucified." Napoleon came to his senses and continued.

"Ah, good idea, good idea!" "My previous ending was too sad, too low, and this change is just the right thing to add a little bit of brightness to the ending." Well, I asked the adjutant of Spartak to encourage the other soldiers who were crucified on the cross: 'We are indeed going to die, but we are to die as warriors of freedom, not as slaves and dolls to be driven to play with.' Spartacus' name and career will be immortalized! Well, maybe I should make a big adjustment and resurrect the ancient Greek singing troupe. At the last moment, let the lieutenant of Spartacus shout to the other crucified warriors: 'Let us sing our war song for the last time!' Then a couple of fighters sang it, and then the whole troupe joined in to form a chorus, and the whole drama ended in this chorus – and that was amazing! Napoleon, what a genius you are! Much stronger than Joseph, really! ”

Joseph listened and pursed his lips slightly, but did not say anything. As for Napoleon, he couldn't help but look up at Joseph triumphantly.

"The lyrics of this song are not a problem, you can write them yourself. But can you find a composer who is good enough to help you finish the song? Even if he finds a composer who is good enough, he will not always be able to write the right tune. And worry about whether he would risk going to the Bastille to write this. "If this is changed, the song will become the soul of the whole play." If you can't find the right song, the whole drama is crippled. But it's not easy to find such a song. Originally, your play would have been staged almost immediately, but if you change it like this, I don't know how long it will be delayed. ”

There are actually many good composers in this era, such as Daddy Haydn, such as Mozart. It's just that none of them are in France, and they may not be willing to write such a "blasphemous" song full of rebellious spirit for such a drama that celebrates slave rebellion. Perhaps only Beethoven dared to write such a thing in this era, but at this time, Beethoven was still a teenager who had not had time to become famous. His maturity will not be until about 1803. Of course, there were musicians in France, even those who were inclined to revolution, such as François Joseph Gossek. However, compared to other countries, especially Austria, France's musical achievements are much bleaker. So much so that in 1878, during a trip to Paris, Mozart wrote to his friend: "As far as music is concerned, I am like being among savages...... Whoever you ask, if he is not French, if he knows a little about it, he will have the same statement...... If I can get out of it all, then I will thank God Almighty...... "So, it will not be easy for Armand to find a composer who can write songs that meet his requirements."

"It's fine." Armand said, "For the sake of the perfect drama, it is worth waiting for more." Come, let's toast to a flawless tragedy...... Ah, my toast, you are free to ...... Hahaha......"

The "Tragedy of Perfection" was originally Aristotle's praise of Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus the King", and now Armand's words can be said to have unabashedly exposed his own ambitions.

However, the "perfect tragedy" seems to be a tragedy, and in the days that followed, Armand often came to Joseph with his unkempt hair to discuss with him some of the things that needed to be corrected in the tragedy. Unlike when he came this time, Armand began to be dissatisfied with this tragedy, and always felt that this place was not right, and many places needed to be adjusted, even a big adjustment. And after the adjustment, it won't be long before Armand feels that it doesn't seem to be as good as before, and it still needs to be adjusted......

Of course, the most troublesome thing is the battle song. Now the war song has become more important in the play, and it appears at least three times in this play: once when Spartacus and they revolt and break out of prison; From the cliffs of Vesuvius, they rode down with vines and crushed the Roman army besieging them; and the last time of the crucifixion. Armand even thought that only the first lyrics would appear the first and second times, and it was not until the last time that the song was sung in its entirety. However, this song, let's not talk about composing the music, even the lyrics are not yet. Armand wrote at least a dozen versions of the lyrics, but all of them were shot by himself without hesitation.

Joseph's "research" went quite well, and in the meantime he had published several valuable papers. The cooperation with Lavoisier is also very smooth, although nitroglycerin is still dangerous, but a large number of on-site preparation technologies are basically mature and have even been used in the Orleans family's mines. Thanks to this, the production efficiency of the Orleans family's mines was greatly improved, which also made Duke Phillips make some money. If France's industrial development could be like that of England, His Royal Highness the Duke's money would have been even greater.

Since His Royal Highness the Duke has made money, Lavoisier has naturally made money as well, and has gained more fame. Of course, Joseph, who made a key contribution to this creation, also received a little money, and also received Lavoisier's gratitude and support. Now, Lavoisier is already proposing to give Joseph a place as an alternate member of the French Academy of Sciences.

And this suggestion, because not only Lavoisier supported it, but also His Royal Highness the Duke, so although some people do not agree with it in their hearts, they also know that judging from the current performance, Joseph will sooner or later get a place in the French Academy of Sciences, even if he is fiercely opposed, at most it will only delay this matter for a year or two. Such a delay does not play a decisive role, but only offends people plainly, so even those who oppose it are not too fiercely opposed. So if nothing else, in a few months, at most next spring, Joseph should have a place as an alternate member of the French Academy of Sciences.