Twenty minutes later, the carriage of the Duke of Savoy returned, this time with the support of two servants. No matter how tenacious his heart is, he is indeed a severely obese patient, his legs have been swung by the "strenuous exercise" of going up the mountain, and without the support of his servants, he is a full soft-footed shrimp.

"I beg your pardon! I beg your pardon! Your Excellency, my (shēn) body really can't withstand such a violent rush! The Duke of Savoy said in a staccato manner with a face like gold paper, panting like an ox, and stubbornly pushed away the two servants (shēn) and said to Napoleon with a smile.

Seeing that he looked as if he was about to fall apart, Napoleon expressed his understanding.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred, and one of the departed people actually took out a pistol from his bosom and aimed it at Napoleon's head!

A gunshot rang out in the air, and the smoke of gunpowder drifted out of the muzzle of the gun, and was blown away by the breeze on the hill. It's still the height of summer, but the air around me seems to have dropped below freezing. Neither the brave Murat nor the calm Bertier expected this, it was all too sudden! Who would have thought that the Kingdom of Sardinia would send someone to openly assassinate Napoleon?

"Be careful! Napoleon! If it weren't for Han Xing's timely instigation of the telegram and knocking the killer dressed as a servant out of the air, Napoleon's head would have blossomed. Han Xing's reaction is much faster than that of ordinary people, and this is the buff he (shēn) brings to the zombie evolution.

"Commander!" "Lieutenant General Bonaparte!" "Are you alright?" The aide-camps around Napoleon were in a mess, not because they were too poor in their minds, but because it all happened too quickly and too suddenly.

"Catch them! Don't let them run! Berthière, however, was the first to react, pointing to another servant and the Duke of Savoy, and ordered the soldiers.

"Say, how dare you do such a thing! Who instructed you? Murat's reaction was even quicker than Bertier's, and he pounced on him, grabbed the Duke of Savoy by the collar and asked. It's not that he's more flexible than Berthier, it's that he never thinks with his brain!

"Your Excellency! You'd better give me a reasonable explanation! "After a period of mental trance, Napoleon finally recovered his breath, after all, anyone who was put to the head with a loaded musket like this would probably be frightened and scattered!

"I, I don't know! It's none of my business! "The Duke of Savoy's face was written with the same qíng as everyone around him—surprised, panicked, overwhelmed.

"It's okay? You were the one who instructed them to assassinate the Commander! You're going to pay for it! Murat grabbed the Duke of Savoy by the collar viciously with one hand, spitting the stars in his mouth, and reached for the saber at his waist with the other.

At this moment, several cannons were heard in the distant city of Turin, and several cannonballs whistled towards the small high ground where Napoleon was.

The crowd immediately dismounted and fell down (shēn). A cannonball whistled over Han Xing's head, and finally landed on the hillside behind (shēn), and another slammed into the ground in front of him, leaving a deep pit of black holes on the hillside.

"Where's the shelling?" Napoleon shook off the dust splashed on his hat and asked.

"In the city of Turin!" A few (shēn) points ahead, the artillerymen with good visibility immediately scrambled to reply.

"It seems that you Kingdom of Sardinia have no intention of making peace at all! As you wish, I will give you war! Napoleon turned his head, looked at the Duke of Savoy with a cannibalistic gaze, and said angrily.

"Fire! Let's teach this bunch of shameless fellows the price of treachery! Napoleon walked quickly to the artillery position not far away and said to the artillerymen.

How could it be the opponent of Napoleon's thirty cannons, just a few hidden cannons? Under the return fire of the French artillery, these guns quickly fell silent one by one. Of course, there are a few buildings and inhabitants in the city of Turin that have been affected by pond fish.

In the mere flash of lightning, the Duke of Savoy realized that the initiator behind this dazzling series of assassinations and shellings was none other than his venerable brother, His Majesty!

"Will he still not let me go after all?" The Duke of Savoy had a feeling of difficulty breathing, and if there was one word to describe the heart (qíng), it would be "mourning more than dying"!

Quite simply, His Majesty intended to kill two birds with one stone, and if successful, he could use assassination to get rid of Napoleon and force the French army to lift the siege; Even if he fails, he can use it to get rid of his annoying brother. Of course, what he now covets his brother is his domain, the rich, ancestral domain of Savoy.

In fact, whether he failed or succeeded, the Duke of Savoy could not escape his death, chopped into ròu sauce or beaten into a sieve by the angry French army, and that was what awaited him!

At this moment, the Duke of Savoy finally figured out the joints, and he looked dejectedly at the Turin palace in the distance, as if he could see his brother, the unworthy and weak and jealous King, who was laughing proudly!

"Years of silent giving, years of forbearance, years of forbearance, what am I for? I only want to be kind to me in exchange for him, like a real brother! I gave him the whole kingdom, what else did he want? My life? The Duke of Savoy sat down with a thud, as if the remnants of his strength had slipped out of his (shēn) body.

He stared at the sky with tears in his eyes, as if he could hear an angel singing an ode, that golden door had been opened to him, and that his deceased parents were smiling at him in another world, welcoming him to the eternal kingdom of heaven!

"Is this still me? Maybe when I get there, I'll be the young, handsome prince again! He looked at his pig's trotter hand in pain, laughed at his fatness, and then silently closed his eyes, holding tears (jìn) in his eyes, intending to silently accept his fate.

Life has long been tasteless for him, and in the blink of an eye, time flies, and God has only left him a rotten and heavy shell, and every day of life is a torment for him. Isn't death a relief for him? Death to him was just a way to free his soul from the burden of his body!

Napoleon had a headache at the sight of the Duke of Savoy, and when he opened fire, Napoleon had already lost his temper and began to think about how to carry out his plan. Although it is indeed very irritating to be assassinated (qíng), after all, no one likes to be shot in the head (shè) by someone, right? But when his anger subsided, Napoleon began to consider how to use the assassination to gain capital for himself at the negotiating table.

It has to be said that this series of sudden times almost collapsed Napoleon's plans, his purpose was never to storm Turin, but to bluff and negotiate to achieve his goals, and killing the Duke of Savoy and storming the city of Turin clearly conflicted with his plan. But now the negotiations had broken down irretrievably, much to Napoleon's distress.

When the Duke of Savoy was reflecting on his life, he didn't know that there was another person who had learned his secrets in a special way, and that was Han Xing!

He used his mind-reading skills to spy on the mind of the Duke of Savoy, originally intending to find out who was behind the assassination, but was surprised to learn of the Duke of Savoy's unknown past.

"Are you willing? Abandoned like an outcast by your brother like this? You've done so much for him! "The whisper of the 'devil' began to echo (dàng) in the mind of the Duke of Savoy.

"You should be the original king of Sardinia! That throne was meant to be yours! ”

"Don't you regret it? Your brother is a failed king, he is careful, (ài) jealous, cowardly, he has lost the territory of Sicily! Now I don't listen to your advice and get involved in this war! ”

"Those people died because of you! If you choose to be the king of Sardinia, you will never let such a shameful thing (qíng) happen! You will never involve your people in a war without knowing it! They wear you, but you fail them! ”

"All you care about is yourself! You care about your own reputation, not the well-being of the people! You're a selfish ghost! ”

Hearing this, the Duke of Savoy suddenly roared, "Nonsense, I care about the happiness of the people!" What I care about is the social stability of the country, not my own reputation! I'm not a selfish ghost! Before that, he just covered his ears in pain and muttered "No, no, get out of my head!" ”

"Your people need you! They call you to carry the burden! Take back the crown that belongs to you from your incompetent brother and bring peace and happiness back to the kingdom of Sardinia once again! It's your mission! It is a divine mission given to you by God! ”

Of course, there are no demons in this world, or at least there are none, only a "zombie head" who likes to play psychological tactics, all of which is of course Han Xing is making trouble. While bewitching the Duke of Savoy, he presented his new plan to Napoleon and Pan - to support the Duke of Savoy as the new king!

"Your Excellency, please believe it! It's all my king's brother's (yīn) scheme! The Duke of Savoy leaped from the ground and said to Napoleon. The Duke of Savoy's survival (yù) was unprecedentedly strong, and Han Xing's words did not have magic power, they only touched the soft spot in his heart and stimulated his fighting spirit!

"I am willing to accept your peace offer in its entirety! If you will help me reclaim my crown, I guarantee that the Kingdom of Sardinia will become your most loyal supporter! The Duke of Savoy said with more firmness than ever, he did not look at all like the unbearable pig he looked like, as if he had been a different person.

Napoleon was already suffering from the imminent bankruptcy of his plan, and the appearance of Han Xing's new plan was like a timely rain, so how could he not agree?

"Excellent! Your Excellency, Duke, I mean Your Majesty! I am glad that you have generously accepted my offer, and in return I propose to halve the full amount of the supplies in Article 2 as a reward for your generosity! Napoleon dismounted and politely addressed the Duke of Savoy.

"In exchange, though, I'd like to add a third clause!" Napoleon suddenly added, and as soon as he spoke, the Duke of Savoy's smile froze, and he said, "I know you are not so kind!" ”

"I hope that the two sides can reach a permanent military alliance and ask the Kingdom of Sardinia to join the side of France!" A look of embarrassment flashed across the Duke of Savoy's face, but in the end he smiled and shook Napoleon's hand in agreement.

Just as the Duke of Hesse sold Paderborn to the Duke of Saxony in order to inherit the dukedom, if he can't even be the king of Sardinia, why should he care if there is a land reparation, and the loss of power and humiliation of the country?

Moreover, the reason is actually very simple, the real enemy of the Kingdom of Sardinia is Austria, after all, Austria's sphere of influence has begun to invade the eastern part of northern Italy, and the once glorious Republic of Venice has fallen to the altar and is now hiding on the Venetian atoll.

As the largest secular power in Italy, it is inevitable that the Kingdom of Sardinia and Austria will inevitably clash over the ownership of Italy. France, on the other hand, is separated by the Alps, and neither side is interested in the enclave on the other side. A natural ally! There is a saying that "the icing on the cake, it's better to send charcoal in learning, isn't it?" Although Europe doesn't have this sentence, they understand the truth!

This anti-French alliance, the Duke of Savoy once strongly recommended watching from the wall, for two reasons: 1, even if you get the land of France, there is an Alpine barrier, it is a big problem to hold it! 2, the Kingdom of Sardinia is adjacent to France, but its strength is at the middle and lower level, and if it is not good, it will burn the war to itself (shēn)! 3. He is a natural pacifist, otherwise he would not have endured it everywhere.

Just as Napoleon's troops are now in the city, it is a thankless chore! Therefore, as far as he is concerned, he prefers to be a bystander rather than a lackey and cannon fodder for Austria.