In the subsequent questioning of Polina by Josephus, Polina did not hesitate to sell Lucien.

"In this chapter I've written, it's about gambling. I started writing from my own imagination and from other people's books. After I finished writing, I showed it to Lucien. Lucien looked at it and said, "I'm writing this nonsense, and that's not the case with real casinos at all." He also said that it is not good to write like me.

I was not convinced, so I argued with him. I said, you haven't written it, what do you know? Lucien said that he, as the minister of the Ministry of Truth, wrote exactly what was under his jurisdiction, how could he not understand. Moreover, if you don't even know how to create art, let alone how to lead the Ministry of Truth, it will be inconvenient to mess around.

Then he said to me, you said that you don't have a say in everything you do, 'without research,' and you said, 'The best way to know what an apple tastes like is to take a bite of it.'" Then, I went with him to see ......."

"Is it over?" Joseph asked, grimacing.

"No, Lucien is not allowed." Polina had a rare good word for Lucien.

"Didn't he say that the apple was delicious or not, and that he had to take a bite of it himself? Why didn't you let you bite? Joseph said coldly.

He said, "You can't eat this apple, it's a poisonous apple, and if you eat it, you will die." We just have to see how people die after eating. Besides, I won't be able to taste it when I go down. Because the people in the casino know him, and I brought him here, they will definitely not dare to win my money, on the contrary, they will only try to lose money to me, as if they are bribing him.

Lucien said that if he accepted such a bribe, it would damage the family's image. So, we can only watch, not play. ”

When he heard the previous paragraph, Joseph's anger was slightly dispelled - after all, Lucien, this bastard boy is not finished, and he doesn't know the severity. But when he heard what Lucien actually said about the image of the family, Joseph's anger came up again.

"That bastard still knows the image of the family?" Joseph scolded, "Where's that bastard? Today I have to ......"

"I went to Lyon a few days ago." Napoleon said, "But tomorrow morning, it is almost time to return." ”

"When he returns...... said Joseph, gritting his teeth, "Napoleon, you must discipline your brother well." ”

"Don't worry, these days, I've long been looking at him unpleasantly!" Napoleon said with his hands on his hands.

Napoleon is absolutely true, he is tired half to death every day, Joseph is also tired half to death, only this younger brother, although he is also tired and half dead every day, but he is finished because of the absurdity of life! Although Napoleon's ideal was to be Augustus rather than Nero, the Nero-like life was really ...... It's hateful.

Napoleon's mentality today, to paraphrase a phrase from Master Lu, is "probably with jealousy, that's a certainty." ”

However, Lucien, the minister of the Ministry of Truth, was not in vain, the eldest brother and the second brother planned to repair him, and he actually knew about such a confidential matter, and as soon as he took the initiative to return to Paris, he immediately ran to Joseph without stopping.

"You still dare to come to see me?" Joseph said.

"Why not? I didn't do anything wrong. Lucien replied.

"You haven't done anything wrong? Do you still want to say that you have made meritorious contributions? Joseph sneered.

"Of course." Lucien said.

"Then tell me your reasoning." Joseph said through gritted teeth.

"Joseph, who do you think is the most respected woman in France?" Lucien asked.

"The most respected woman in France? Needless to say, of course, it was the Virgin Mary. Joseph replied.

"The Virgin Mary...... Damn it! "Well, let's put it another way, the French people most esteemed human women—and that's not true, the Virgin Mary is also human—well, who is the most revered woman by the French people, besides the Virgin?" ”

"You just say it's Joan of Arc, what are you doing walking around? When I have as much time as you do? ”

"Joseph, Joan of Arc was originally just a peasant shepherdess, but what did she get to where she is today because she was religious? Of course, Joan of Arc is indeed religious. But does her status come from piety? ”

If it was Joan of Arc herself, she would have answered without hesitation, "Of course." In her view, all of her achievements are due to God's gifts.

But Joseph sometimes said "Khaelluah" or "Amen." But, at least the brothers knew, Joseph didn't believe in God at all. Although this guy does say "God" or something a lot of the time, the brothers also know that the God that Joseph said is probably more just a synonym for the laws of nature. So Joseph certainly would not have attributed Joan of Arc's status to piety.

"That's because of her merit in saving France." And so Joseph said.

"Joseph, what is the prestige of our family? The people's perception of our family is that our family is virtuous and all saints? Lucien asked again.

"Wait." Joseph said, "I kind of understand what you mean. You mean, anyway, we Bonapartes are not famous for virtue. The foundation of our family is outstanding talent. So fame or something, what we need is not a reputation for conformity, but a reputation for talent, right? ”

"Yes, it's my brother, you can understand it when you hear it." Lucien hurriedly laughed, "I think that Polina herself writes like that, and you know Joseph, people are much more tolerant of women than men in many cases. For example, Polina's works, if it is the work of a male writer, then to be honest, it is actually average, but if it is a female writer, it is still a beautiful writer, and it is also a beautiful writer of noble status, and it is still ...... Plus if it's still a bit quirky, it's easier to be famous. ”

"I see." Joseph nodded, "You're trying to turn Polina into a famous female author." ”

"It's not all." "Nowadays, more and more people think that we are poisonous or something, and we have less and less smell of republican democratic revolution." We have to have some revolution and some emancipation to show everyone, you see that the example of women's emancipation is in our family, isn't that good? ”

"You're well aware, but is it really a good thing for Polina?" Joseph asked with a cold face, "With such a reputation, her future path may not be easy." ”

"Joseph, Polina's path was not going to be easy. She understands this herself, you don't underestimate your crazy sister too much. Lucien replied.

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