Chapter 33: Veterans Don't Die
Xu Qing followed this Mathilde Bonaparte to the Invalides in Paris, France, which is a place for those disabled veterans who have made meritorious contributions, and a place for the veterans to be commended and honored. The emperor of the First French Empire www.biquge.info Napoleon had just been buried here a few years earlier.
In the name of the Chinese Manchu court's envoy to Europe, Xu Qing laid a wreath to the late French emperor and a generation of famous generals, which was regarded as Xu Qing's tribute to Napoleon.
Xu Qing followed Mathilde to the front of Napoleon's tomb and took the initiative to bow three times to Napoleon's mausoleum, which was regarded as completing the preliminary etiquette.
Xu Qing turned his head and saw that many French veterans were also here, and Xu Qing suddenly had an idea.
"Today, as a Chinese from the Far East, it is my honor to be here to lay a wreath to the hero of France, Napoleon the Great. On behalf of China, I would like to pay tribute to His Majesty Napoleon, the heroic Emperor of France! At the same time, I would also like to pay tribute to all the veterans who have dedicated their lives to the country. ”
"Although you are not Chinese, your love for the motherland is the same. So we can all empathize with it, and we can all sympathize with each other for it. ”
Xu Qing turned his head and pointed to Napoleon's mausoleum, and then said: "I think that His Majesty Napoleon is buried in this Invalides in Paris, which is the best commendation for His Majesty Napoleon, and it is also the best description for His Majesty Napoleon, because His Majesty Napoleon is a veteran, a veteran who has fought for the country all his life." ”
Mathilde was also surprised, including the French veterans on the scene. Because for so many years, the evaluation of Napoleon is nothing more than a great emperor, to a reformer, a politician. But Xu Qing actually commented on Napoleon as a "veteran", this word is really fresh!
You must know that over the years, the evaluation of Napoleon has been very lofty, and even a few years ago, the coffin of the French emperor was welcomed back to Paris, and the people of Paris still chose to come out to greet him despite the cold weather. This is enough to show Napoleon's place in the hearts of the French.
But almost everyone has no such evaluation of Napoleon, Xu Qing actually commented that Napoleon is a "veteran", such an evaluation is really fresh.
"Just now leaving the hotel where I am staying, Mademoiselle Mathilde asked me, 'Mr. Minister, where are you going?' As soon as I heard that I was going to Les Invalides in Paris, I was going to pay homage to Emperor Napoleon. Mademoiselle Mathilde asked me in astonishment, had the fame of Emperor Napoleon spread to the Far East? And Mademoiselle Mathilde was honored for this, because this was the pride of their France, and the pride of the Bonaparte family, and even more so the pride of Mademoiselle Mathilde, because the Emperor Napoleon, who was also his uncle! ”
Xu Qing began to flicker around again at the Invalides in Paris, oh no, it was to give a speech again. As for the speeches, they were all copied as texts, and they were directly adapted from the famous speeches of MacArthur as templates. Xu Qing is also very familiar with many of the world's famous speeches, especially many famous Western speeches, which diplomats have to learn.
Of course, there is also a part of the nonsense on the spot, which is also a basic skill of a diplomat. However, now that he has a manuscript outline, he is not afraid of anything, and directly began to be a "writer" and began to create according to the outline.
"Mademoiselle Mathilde heard that I was a Chinese from the far Far East, and that the fame of Emperor Napoleon was the honor of their Bonaparte family, and even the honor of France. This was the highest reward for Emperor Napoleon, but it was not for Emperor Napoleon, let alone for the Bonaparte family. It's a reward for every person in this land, this country. ”
"Because every man in this land is keen to defend the ancient codes of this land with his blood and life, which is the most important moral code for the people of this country, and which is worth remembering and upholding with blood and life."
"And the Emperor Napoleon, that is only one of them, but the most outstanding representative of them, the most representative veteran!"
Xu Qing began his speech word by word, he directly copied the speech of MacArthur's "Duty and Honor Nation", and then selected some materials from it, and transferred them to the head of the French Emperor Napoleon by means of grafting.
Xu Qing extracted some ambiguous things from MacArthur's speech, which sounded touching and seemed to be very powerful, but after careful analysis, they were just some rhetoric, and there was nothing dry at all. However, Xu Qing's bold words and descriptions of Napoleon made all the French veterans present feel the same way.
Even, these bold words, coupled with Xu Qing's deliberate transfer of flowers and trees, made those veterans feel that Napoleon was also a "veteran", a veteran who wanted to defend the country and the nation and the honor of the country like himself. In these speeches, many veterans had a feeling that Napoleon, like himself, was an ordinary "veteran". But in the same way, they all felt like Napoleon, a "veteran". The two feelings are similar, but they are not the same, but they are also blended together.
"General Napoleon faithfully fulfilled his duty as a soldier, and he received the highest honor given to him by the French people, championing him as Emperor of the First French Empire. But everything he did was for this country and for the people who lived in this country. His life is a life of dedication and death. For the sake of this country and the people, he fought all his life and fought all his life, and realized his belief as a soldier and a patriot -- responsibility, honor, and country! ”
At that time, generations of French veterans still inherited the legacy of Emperor Napoleon, stepped onto the battlefield step by step, fulfilled their responsibilities as a soldier, and won great honors. For the sake of this country, they shed the last drop of blood, paid for their youthful blood, and even their lives. ”
"So, I think, Emperor Napoleon, great and ordinary. He just did what a soldier should do, and a soldier should have. And the French people gave him the highest honor, and he also worked hard for France and gave his life for this country. ”
"At that time, although fewer and fewer people may remember the dedication of those veterans, they will always remember the silent promise that Emperor Napoleon spent his life fulfilling. Duty, honor, country, this is the promise that Emperor Napoleon spent his life fulfilling. And this is the promise of a veteran, and the veteran will not die, but will gradually wither. However, generation after generation of French people, generation after generation of French veterans, will take over the banner of the Napoleonic Emperor, resolutely follow the footsteps of the Napoleonic Emperor, and practice the silent promise, responsibility, honor, and country of a French veteran. Veterans don't die, they just fade away! ”
When Xu Qing's speech was completed, he successfully poked the "tears" of these Paris Invalides veterans, and suddenly one by one the French veterans shed tears. At this moment, they felt that not only were they not ordinary people, they were "veterans" like Emperor Napoleon, and Emperor Napoleon was not a god, but a veteran like them.
They are all fulfilling the responsibilities of a soldier, they are honored, but they are all for the country. This made these veterans empathize with them, and felt that Xu Qing had spoken to their "hearts".
The Mademoiselle Mathilde Bonaparte next to her looked at Xu Qing, her eyes shining with adoration. Because Xu Qing made such a speech, not only the language and writing are very in line with Napoleon's identity, that is, a military strategist who has risen from the bottom, a veteran. Moreover, Xu Qing's speech has an incomparable strengthening of Napoleon's position in the hearts of the French people in consolidating Napoleon's position in the hearts of all French soldiers.
From then on, those soldiers will understand that Napoleon is a banner, a banner of duty, honor, and country. In the same way, the people also understood and missed Napoleon more much, which was of great help in strengthening the consolidation of the Napoleonic Emperor in the hearts of the French people.
Such a speech is simply helping the Bonaparte family! Napoleon is the highest honor of the Bonaparte family, and to praise Napoleon is to help the Bonaparte family.
"Good!" Mathilde complimented excitedly, and then quickly applauded.
"Papapapa......" All the veterans of Les Invalides in Paris who were present also applauded.
Although many of these veterans are disabled, listening to Xu Qing's speech full of "true feelings", they all feel poked to tears. For the first time, they felt that they were so "great", and they also felt that Napoleon was so "ordinary" back then, they were all "veterans", a veteran who spent his whole life to practice the silent responsibility of a soldier.
Because of this responsibility, honor, and the country will never disappear, and the veteran will never die, but will gradually wither. Withering does not mean death, but provides nourishment for future regeneration, and for future prosperity. So, the veteran, who will never die, represents the duty, honor and country of the military. As long as these three things exist, the veteran will never die, and the spirit of Napoleon will live on.
"Minister Xu Qing, your speech is too good. No wonder you were able to convince the British parliamentarians. From today onwards, perhaps you will be famous all of France, because you are the one who can best understand your uncle, the Emperor Napoleon. You are right, Emperor Napoleon, in fact, is not great, just an ordinary veteran. He was nothing but a veteran who had fulfilled his military duties, and the French people gave him the highest honor, and he gave his life to the French country. He's just a veteran, a veteran. ”
"Veteran, never die!" Miss Mathilde hastened.
If Mathilde didn't know how to seize this opportunity, he might as well commit suicide by hitting the Arc de Triomphe.
"Veterans don't die!" "Veterans don't die!" "Veterans don't die!" ……
The veterans of Les Invalides began to cheer loudly, obviously excited.
"Fortunately, the West Point motto of 'Duty, Honor, and Country' has not been able to be figured out, otherwise I would have been accused of plagiarism." Xu Qing thought with a snicker in his heart.
However, seeing these veterans of the Invalides in Paris, France, were all flickered by themselves, and even before long, most of the whole of Paris would have a legend about their reputation, and even the whole of France might hear about themselves, so Xu Qing was still a little excited in his heart!
"It's really cool that I'm going to borrow Napoleon's fame and make my name famous in France, and maybe even in the whole continent." Xu Qing thought.
Xu Qing wants to use Europeans to make profits for himself, and it is not enough to have money, but also to have fame. But the best way to gain fame is to rub hot spots. This method of rubbing hot spots is to find a famous one, and then use his reputation to spread his own reputation incidentally, and make himself famous with others by borrowing the wind to make himself famous.
This method of rubbing hot spots is used by many people, including but not limited to the entertainment industry, political circles, military circles and even many media. Now, Xu Qing is also going to use Napoleon's reputation to rub hot spots, so that his reputation can spread throughout France and win the favor of the French.
"Especially to win the favor of the Bonapartes, it will not be long before a revolution will break out in this France, and then this will be one of the most important opportunities for the restoration of the Bonaparte family. At that time, the Bonaparte family took the opportunity to restore, and I have not only created favorable conditions for the restoration of the Bonaparte family in the future, but this can be regarded as a very good start, and if I gain the favor of the Bonaparte family, I can go to more benefits in the future. Xu Qing thought.
Mathilde looked at Xu Qing, his gaze was completely different. If Mathilde just thought that Xu Qing was rich before, it would not be considered a kind of "worship". But now, Xu Qing is not just a rich man to describe, but a real politician, diplomat, and orator, and his usefulness to the Bonaparte family is far more than just money can be described alone.
Although wealth is important, a good politician and diplomat is worth as much as wealth. However, if you can get the talents of these identities at the same time and have the support of wealth, the benefits are definitely big enough.