As the night deepened and the weather grew colder, a group of the president's attendants stood impatiently in the cold wind, watching the president talk with two young men in the distance.

Although they were very impatient, no one dared to express their opinions, and the president had been talking very attentively, and seemed to be very happy, which added to the anxiety in the hearts of these attendants.

However, several big people who talked to themselves naturally did not take their feelings to heart.

"I have to say, sir, I can basically agree with what you say." Perhaps because Lucien was very much to his liking, Louis Bonaparte's tone was a little more accommodating, "I am also glad that there are many people in the present army who are as patient as you are in thinking about the future of our army. ”

"You've won the award, I'm just doing my job." Lucien replied with some embarrassment, "Actually, there are some things that are even beyond my purview...... I'm glad you weren't able to dismiss my opinion because of that. ”

"No, how could it be? I don't have that many clichéd thoughts. As long as it is insightful, no matter who said it, then it is valuable and can be used for reference, and as a major, I think you have enough right to speak. Louis Bonaparte shook his head, and then suddenly laughed again, "Oh, besides, didn't the Emperor say that?" A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. A real soldier should think more about this kind of problem and contribute to the country's military and his own future. ”

There was nothing more handy for Louis Bonaparte than to say such things, and he was in the habit of getting involved with his uncle and seducing others at the same time.

And this method can basically get enough results every time.

Be a general! For Lucien, this was indeed a powerful enough reward, though it seemed far away at the moment.

"Just now you said that we should pay attention to military innovation, so in your opinion, what should we focus on at present?" Louis Bonaparte suddenly asked again.

"Hmm...... This is a complicated question, sir, as far as I am concerned, military innovation is an innovation in all aspects, and it is not something that can be replaced by one or two aspects. After a moment of silence, Lucien replied, "If I had to look for the most important aspects, I think there are two main ones—on the tactical side, the development of breech-loading guns and breech-loading guns, the advanced nature of which is obvious, especially the breech-loading guns, which will be able to bring incomparably rapid firepower; In terms of strategy, as we said before; And on the strategic side, it's the railroad system that I talked about before -- in the future, we can rely on railroads to gather troops and feed them faster than ever before, and the more complex the system, the more it should be combined with military requirements, and it is better to familiarize the military with the whole railroad system in peacetime, so that they can be handy in wartime. ”

Hearing this, Louis Bonaparte suddenly laughed at Charles. "Oh! Charles, did you two collude beforehand? How does it feel similar to what you say? ”

"We haven't discussed anything beforehand, sir." Charles hastened to reply, "As for the reason for the high degree of unanimity of our opinions, I think it is precisely because of the universality of the truth that even people of insight can see what we really need. ”

"Haha, that makes sense!" Louis Bonaparte burst out laughing.

Then he explained to Lucien, who was a little confused, "As for the latter point you said, Charles has been advising me all along, and you coincide. ”

"Really?" Lucien was surprised and delighted. "It's my pleasure."

"So, sir, what do you want to be more involved in?" The president asked suddenly.

"Huh?" It was another sudden blow, and Lucien was even more overwhelmed, "...... do you mean?" ”

"It's not enough to just talk about it, you have to put your theory into practice with practical actions." Louis Bonaparte replied with a smile, "Since you say that these two are the most important, then I intend for you to participate in one of the innovations, I don't think you will refuse, right?" ”

Yes? Lucien was beyond words.

This was not the result he wanted.

To develop weapons, or to sit in the office and build some kind of railroad, either is not something he likes, let alone something he is good at.

But...... It seems even more inappropriate to reject the president's request outright......

While Lucien was still struggling, Charles suddenly spoke.

"In that case, I recommend that Lucien be sent to the agency in charge of railroad affairs in our army that we are preparing for, it seems good to have him in charge,"

Lucien's mouth opened in shock.

"Oh? Charles, do you think this is appropriate? Louis Bonaparte hesitated.

"I think it's a good fit. Since the Major has thought so much and is capable enough, I don't think we should refuse to give such a young talent a try. Charles replied without hesitation, "I don't think that Lucien will disappoint us from today's table, so I recommend him to you." ”

Lucien next to "Charles ......" wanted to say something.

"I suppose, Major, you're pretty much in favor of this arrangement, right?" Charles blinked his left eye a few times when Louis Bonaparte could not see it, and motioned to him to object no further, "Don't you want to let what you envision become a reality with your own eyes?" ”

This was a good opportunity that he had finally seized, and he would never let Lucien let it go.

Charles' attitude surprised Lucien, but he decided to listen to him. So, he kept silent again, apparently acquiescing to his pursuit.

Louis Bonaparte, however, was even more reserved, for Lucien did not understand the significance of the appointment, but he understood it perfectly well - in Charles and his vision, it was the basic body of the newly reconstituted General Staff.

Although this young officer is very much to his liking, is it really appropriate to give such a position? He really had some doubts in his heart.

"Trust my vision, sir." Under his puzzled gaze, Charles still did not give an inch, "And I absolutely believe in him." ”

Charles's words finally made Louis Bonaparte determined.

All this time, Charles has not let him down, at least not in this regard, and he can choose to continue believing it for once.

Besides, even if you get it wrong, it's not irreparable.

"Since you're so confident in that, so be it." He raised his hand and made a gesture.

"Besides, it is not only in our military sense but also in our other senses that Lucien is in our advantage, not only in this position......" Charles said again with a strange smile. After all, we gave him a job to constantly communicate with government departments and officials, at least, if we let him come, I think he could make our work much smoother......"

"Huh? Why? Louis Bonaparte was a little confused.

This officer, who looks a little wooden, doesn't look like the kind of person who can get along with government officials smoothly.

Ignoring Lucien's stopping look, Charles continued to speak to himself.

"You're afraid you still don't know, do you? Our esteemed Minister of Railways, Count Delier Ion, his eldest daughter, is married to our esteemed major......"

Ay! Why do you need to mention this? Although he knew that Charles was speaking for him, Lucien couldn't help but sink in his heart - he didn't like to mention his father-in-law in front of others, and he didn't like to be seen as the kind of person who could climb up by relying on the grace of the Yue family. He wanted to be remembered as "Lucien-Leflaire", not as "son-in-law of the Count of Delion".

However, what makes him depressed is that whenever people hear that he has such a relationship, they always look at him in different eyes, even the President in front of him.

"Oh?" Louis Bonaparte frowned slightly, then glanced at Lucien, "I see, I see." ”

Then, suddenly, he fell back into a deep groan, and did not speak again, apparently thinking about something again.

Lucien couldn't see the reason for the sudden change in the president's attitude, but Charles was able to figure it out.

He was not glad that things were easier to do, but he was afraid of it, for he did not want to see the influence of the Diliion family grow too much, after all, although the family could now be said to be subservient to him, it was by no means always following his lineage, and he did not trust them.

Now that you know what he's thinking, it's easy to dispel his concerns.

"Although I have left the Ministry of Railways, the Minister has always taken me a lot of care, and we are now showing a clear weakening of his authority, and I believe it would be a consolation to him if Lucien could be the first to take such a position." Charles's voice was kept very low, and at the same time, in order to make Lucien not understand, he also deliberately said in a zigzag, "And you see, he has been hanging in the ministry all the time, and has complained to us several times that the officials below are not very obedient, and sometimes even do not move, and if Lucien passes, I am afraid it will also help to advance his work." Anyway, for His Excellency the Minister, it is enough to be able to do his current job well......"

Lucien looked at Charles with some confusion, completely confused as to what he meant, while Louis-Bonaparte understood what he meant.

Don't worry too much about Count Diliion, because he is a man who has nothing to fear.

That's right, the Earl is a notoriously good old man, he doesn't have any particularly big political ambitions, he doesn't have any outstanding abilities except for good popularity, and he only wants to protect his existing interests. Such a person, even if his son-in-law is really prosperous, what can he do?

After dealing with him for some time, Louis Bonaparte and Charles naturally had already weighed this man thoroughly, and neither of them believed that such a man could pose any threat.

"In that respect, you're right." After a moment of silence, Louis Bonaparte nodded, and vaguely acknowledged the fact that even if the two sons-in-law colluded to do something, it was not enough to pose a threat, "Sometimes we don't need to scruple too much for good purposes. So...... Just do what you say, Charles, and I hope you're still surprising me this time. ”

"You won't be disappointed!" Charles replied aloud.

Seeing that Lucien hadn't reacted yet, Charles stepped on him gently.

That's when he woke up like a dream. Then he hurriedly saluted Louis Bonaparte again.

"Thank you for your support, and I promise to carry out the task you have entrusted to me with the utmost enthusiasm, Your Excellency!"

No matter what he thought about it, now that he had agreed, he was ready to devote himself to it next.

"Thank you, Charles, he's done his best for you." Louis Bonaparte waved his hand calmly, then turned and walked towards the place where his attendants had been.

After watching the president leave, Lucien finally forced himself to collect his excitement, and then slowly turned his gaze to look at Charles.

"Charles, thank you so much!" His tone was a little hurried, and he did seem very emotional, "I'm sorry...... I don't know how to speak, but trust me, you can just tell me if you need help in the future. ”

"Don't say it so solemnly, friend." Charles's expression was very relaxed, he reached out and patted Lucien's shoulder, "Relax, you will have to be busy with many things in the future!" ”

"But...... But Charles, although I will do my best, I am afraid that I will not be able to do those clerical jobs well......" Lucien suddenly hesitated a little, "I'm not afraid of affecting my own evaluation, I'm more afraid of making you embarrassed by the time!" ”

"Ahh Should I thank you or laugh at you? Charles couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Who has the final say on whether your work is good or not?" Isn't it up to us? As long as we say you're doing a good job, then who's going to say you're not doing a good job? Besides, clerical work is not as scary as you think, so consider it a necessary experience and use all your talents to figure out the direction for our next work. ”

Then, after looking around to make sure that there was no one around, Charles approached Lucien and whispered in his ear, "Lucien, I won't hide it from you now, the people in this department will be reused in the future, you are familiar with it, get to know some more people, and it will be of indescribable benefits to your future!" ”

Lucien's eyes widened slightly.

It turned out to be this plan.

"However, I also understand that you are definitely a chore for you to stay in the office or the rear unit all the time." Before Lucien could react, Charles smiled and continued, "So the way I showed you is to go there early and make friends, so that a group of people who may be able to lead the entire army in the future can become friends with you. Then, when the war is over, you'll be able to return to your favorite front-line troops and be baptized by artillery fire, won't you? ”

After finishing speaking, Charles didn't say any more, "It's not too early, I have to prepare to hurry back to the city early, you can prepare early!" ”

"Okay, I see, thank you, Charles." Lucien suddenly realized, then busily thanked Charles, and then, suddenly, as if he had thought of something. "Wait, are we going to go to war in the near future?"

But Charles was too far away to hear him, and under Lucien's gaze, his entire figure was completely absorbed into the deep darkness.

Although the president and Charles had already left, Lucien was still watching quietly, and his mood had not calmed down from his excitement.

This excitement does not only come from the fact that he is about to rise to the top, but also from a kind of exclamation.

Both the president and the charr were shrewd and unattainably shrewd, and their wills were equally strong, and before they had yet to fully control the country, they were already planning to bring the country and the nation to the battlefield......

What a horrible group of people!

And I, for better or for worse, will have to fight for them.

May God bless us, Lucien thought to himself. R1152