The weather in August is a little cooler than in midsummer. At this moment, the Duke of Trevier was sitting in his living room, receiving his guests.

Directly facing the foyer are floor-to-ceiling windows with high ceilings and huge crystal chandeliers, which are shining brightly in the evening. The fireplace is topped by a cartouche gilded mirror, and in front of it are two Oriental enamel porcelain inlaid with gold filigree and precious stones. The living room of the former minister of the kingdom is so luxurious that it just matches the status of a duke.

His guests, dressed in civilian clothes, wore a blue ribbon and a Cross of Honor on their chests to indicate their identity. He was the Duke of Navarran, a member of the French House of Lords.

Although he was not particularly old, the Duke of Navarran's hair was already completely gray, his face was extremely pale from long-term pleasures, and his eyes were a little confused.

The two men were talking, to be precise, the Duke of Navarland was talking alone, and the Duke of Trevil was listening, only to pick up a couple of sentences from time to time.

"Philip, where did I go?" As he spoke, Duke Navarran suddenly asked.

"Speaking of your son." The Duke of Trevil replied calmly.

"Oh yes, my poor Silas!" Navarran let out a long sigh. "O my poor son...... He had to hide in the barracks now. ”

"What about Weishenme?"

"Hide from debts! He and his wife had 100,000 francs a year, but they could spend 200,000! God, how can you not be in debt? The property we gave him and the property that his wife married has been mortgaged many times, and if we are ganged up, we will not be able to sue the creditors in court, God, a nobleman will be taken to court......"

"How so?" The Duke of Trevil was a little surprised.

"Today's young people don't have any ability, so they just want to squander pleasure and squander, and they want something British pure, betting on horses, playing cards, and traveling. Plus my daughter-in-law, she can literally spend the whole planet's money, and she doesn't know how she spends it! Duke Navarran sighed, "Fortunately, I also made a vacancy for him as a court attendant before, but then I said good things to the Minister of War and let him enter the army as an officer, otherwise he would ...... I really don't know what to do with him! ”

In today's era, the children of the nobility are no longer as free to enter the army or navy as before, and if they want to become a second lieutenant officer without training in a specialized school, they must first be a palace attendant, but how many vacancies are there for court attendants? If they can't be court attendants, then the sons of famous families have to go to the Saint-Cyr Military Academy, exactly like the sons of commoners, and they have to go through an open entrance examination, in which the nobles may not be able to pass the commoners. It is not easy for the Duke of Navarran to be able to make a vacancy for his son in the court.

Founded by Napoleon in 1802, the Saint-Cyr Military Academy is still a high-level training facility for the French army until 2014, and most of the army's senior officers are from here. 】

"Hah! What the hell! Since the French government can be in debt, weishenme we can't be in debt? The princes of the past were forever in debt, and the nobles were always in debt, as it always has been. But now the nobles can be sued in court for debts! How far have you fallen, O France......" sighed the Duke of Navarrein, "what have you become under the great Louis-Philippe Bixia! ”

Navarran's sigh did not move the Duke of Treville, he only nodded slightly.

"So we have to bring this dynasty down."

"Yes, we must defeat him, welcome back our most orthodox king, and restore the old France. The French monarch who married a German woman did not end well, Charles VI married Isabella of Bavaria, but for the sake of power she brought the English in and almost destroyed France; Louis XIII married Anna of Austria, but was depressed all his life; Napoleon had to depose the queen to marry Louisa, and the result? Haha, it's a joke...... Look again at Louis-Philippe, my friend, this is a curse, this is a curse from which there is no escape, God has doomed Louis-Philippe to perdition! The more Duke Navarran spoke, the more excited he became, and Zuihou almost shouted.

The Duke of Treville, on the other hand, was much calmer. "But our queen Bixia is only half German?"

"That's enough!" The Duke of Navarran said viciously, "Enough for her husband to live to see the dynasty collapse." ”

[When Louis Philippe was on the run, he married Marie-Amelia, the sixth daughter of King Ferdinand I of Sicily, and the mother of this princess was the princess of Austria]

This was the beginning of the daily conversation between the purest aristocracy of France at the time: complaining about the loss of privilege and the fading of glory, and then viciously cursing the two usurpers, Napoleon and Louis-Philippe, with all sorts of unobscenities.

"Perhaps Heaven has indeed doomed the current dynasty to perish, but this needs to be done first through the hands of our people." The Duke of Tréville still kept a straight face, "Our current efforts are a big part of the driving force behind its demise. ”

"Yes, exactly." Navarran smiled and echoed his senior, "No one can compare to your wisdom when it comes to far-sightedness. ”

Even though he received compliments from the other party, the duke remained unmoved.

"Let's talk about the right thing, as long as we get the business done, not to mention the debts of the son who worries you a lot, even if it is millions of money, and even the position of the minister, isn't it at your fingertips?"

"yes, yes, that's it." Navarran smiled and agreed with the other party. "I'm just saying that we must bring down this dynasty."

Yes, the Duke of Navarran was also a member of the royal party, but in order to cover up, he was at odds with the new dynasty and accepted the appointment of a member of the House of Lords. But in his heart, his nostalgia for the old days and his hatred for the new dynasty are almost as profound.

"So, in order to achieve this goal, could you please tell me, what did Mr. Guizo say to you yesterday?" Duke Treville asked in a low voice.

Navarran knew that this was the Duke of Treville's lair and was completely safe, but he still subconsciously looked around, but he also lowered his voice.

"Mr. Kizo has found the 'cannonball' and is now looking for help."

"Cannonballs?" Duke Treville's tone was steady, "What kind of shells?" ”

"A shell that can kill enough." The Duke of Navarran lowered his voice even lower, "Monsieur de Guizot has tangible evidence that in 1842 Prime Minister Sirte, who was then Minister of War, embezzled a large sum of Army money for himself to buy a villa and other places for a total of about two million francs......

"Sounds pretty good." The Duke of Trevil remained calm, "So what is he going to do?" You must know that it is not so easy to pull down the next prime minister, even if you have evidence of his crimes. ”

He did not elaborate on this, but vaguely he revealed that it was Monsieur Dumont who would strike first...... Start with the audit of the Ministry of Finance, and dig down the throne of Mr. Prime Minister little by little. ”

[Referring to Pierre-Dumon, then French Minister of Finance.] 】

"Oh? Looks like he's pretty well prepared......" Duke Treville groaned. "And what role are you going to play in his jihua?"

"After the matter has been revealed to a certain extent, both the House of Lords and the House of Representatives will intervene, and then some members will need to ask questions...... In other words, let's make a proposal. "In addition, in the unlikely event that the Prime Minister is still in limbo at Zuihou, we will file a motion of no confidence in the entire Cabinet and urge King Bixia to dissolve the Cabinet...... In this way, he was dismissed from his post in disguise. ”

"I see......," the Duke of Treville breathed a sigh of relief, "is there any confidence in Louis-Philippe's attitude?" ”

"Judging by Kizo's attitude, it should be very sure."

"Good." Duke Treville's tone finally fluctuated, and then he looked directly at Duke Navarran. "Keep inquiring, and let me know if you have any further news."

"I will." Duke Navarran nodded in agreement, then continued, "If Guizo has a further request for cooperation, ......?" ”

"Promise him directly! Of course we have to help him and this dynasty go to hell, since he himself thinks so! The Duke of Tréville replied directly. Not only do we say yes, but we also do what we can. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if Sirte falls, we can crush Guizot and his poor king to pieces! ”

Then his voice rose again. "Do a good job, the day when we will succeed is not far off."

"Great...... Great......" Duke Navarran couldn't help but get excited. "I wish that day had come soon!"

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After the Duke of Navarran left, Charlotte slowly walked out of the mezzanine of the wall. The last time Charles visited, she had been quietly watching her cousin confront her grandfather from the mezzanine of her study.

She smiled mockingly at the seat where the Duke of Navarran had just sat up. "Grandpa, is our business to save this kind of person?"

"No one can save people from the habit of profligacy, and it is the same in any dynasty, especially when two generations work together to squander." The Duke remained silent in his seat. "Ah, the Navarram family was on par with Treville in the fourteenth century, and even more so, and I did not expect that today I would watch this family name fall into the dust......"

"Whatever." Charlotte chuckled. "How much nonsense he said made me wait so long."

"Nonsense? You're too young, Charlotte. Duke Treville sighed softly, "He's asking me for money!" A duke would never say the word ask for money when he asked for money, he wanted dignity and money. ”

"So what do we do?" Charlotte was a little surprised.

"Go back and send 100,000 to their family, and you can still use him." The Duke shook his head and sighed softly, "If my colleagues could put all these thoughts into their careers, how could France be reduced to what it is now!" ”

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