Chapter 222: Louis XVI's Epiphany
"I'm a complete idiot king????? A loser! Napoleon's problem had just been solved, but Han Xing was horrified to find that there was a fire in his backyard! Louis XVI's mentality exploded, and he cried out like a mourner.
"It's amazing that you realize that! After all, failure is a successful mother! But are you two singing Peking Opera? You're singing and I'm on the stage! Han Xing said in his heart.
But he did not want to spend his day in the cries of Louis XVI, so he had to speak: "What is the matter, my majesty? What's wrong with you? ”
"I just heard what you just said to Napoleon, and I thought it made sense, and for a moment I felt that my mouth was suddenly opened, and the whole person's realm was improved!" It stands to reason that Han Xing should feel very happy to hear Louis XVI praise himself like this! But he spoke with tears and intermittently!
"When I thought about it carefully, I found that the financial crisis that had plagued me at night and made it difficult for me to sleep was not a problem at all! And the solution is outrageously simple, but I just didn't expect it! Do you think I'm a complete idiot? Han Xing could even hear Louis XVI sobbing and blowing his nose.
"I mean, I don't have to pay those debts at all, and if the principal and interest on bank loans are removed from France's fiscal spending, the fiscal deficit problem will be solved! And there will be a surplus of hundreds of millions of livres every year! Do you think I'm stupid? Louis XVI said with excitement in his tone.
"So, what's your solution?" Han Xing decided to cooperate with his performance and give him a chance to talk, lest he suffocate his mind and go crazy!
"Don't pay it back! It's the same as the current French government's approach, don't pay it back! Louis XVI's eyebrows fluttered and his face fluttered.
Then he said with great interest: "You want to! Who am I? I am the King of France! Who am I afraid of? I'm determined not to pay it back, what can those bankers do to me? Violent debt collection? Can they beat me? I have an army of more than 100,000 in France, who am I afraid of? Whoever dares to go up to the Palace of Versailles to move things, I will chop his fingers first! ”
"Sue me? They'll try! I have the final say in the French courts, and they dare to sentence me, the king, to repay the debts immediately? Can a foreign court control me? When the time comes, it won't be them who will urge me to pay back the money, they will have to beg me to pay back the money, how much to pay, if I still don't pay it back, it's not up to me? Where will it be their turn to fix interest on me? Hahahaha!! Louis XVI said with a smirk of smirk.
"Hehe, then you Louis XVI will not be known as the unlucky king who went to the guillotine, but will probably be remembered as the first brazen and unpaid debt of the 'old king' (shēn)!" Han Xing sweated in his heart.
I saw Louis XVI laughing and laughing and gradually crying: "Why didn't I meet you earlier!" Hanschel, why didn't you say this to me sooner! My dignified King of France ended up in a different position because of the foreign debts of a few bankers, and I had no money to send troops or help the victims, and I finally watched the centuries-old foundation of the Bourbon dynasty crumble in my hands! ”
"You ????" Han Xing was stunned that Louis XVI had already known that his fate in history was the first (shēn) difference.
"I know what you want to ask! That's right, I already knew what fate would await our family without you! Don't forget, in Napoleon's books, I can't help but mention what happened to me, the unlucky king! Louis XVI smiled miserably, took out a copy of "Napoleon's Biography" and shook it in his hand.
"I used to resent you, if you were really God's messenger to save me, why did you come so late? If you had come earlier, maybe I would have saved my kingdom, and maybe I wouldn't have watched Versailles be breached by the hungry, angry Third Estate; Maybe I don't have to silently watch my former friends and acquaintances being guillotined, but dare to cry silently in private; Maybe I don't have to put on that disgusting red hat and make repeated compromises in a futile attempt to redeem the people's impression of me! Louis XVI burst into tears and smiled bitterly.
"How cruel you are! You knew the truth of everything, but you refused to tell me, and only afterwards did you let me understand the cause and the consequences, and show this cruel reality in front of my eyes, which made me feel heartbroken again and again, but I was powerless to change the facts that had happened! My kindness and forgiveness have gone down in history, and they call it 'stupidity'! Everything is like yesterday (rì) to me, alas~" Louis XVI said with a pained look on his face, tears swirling in his eyes.
Suddenly, Louis XVI smiled, as if the snow of winter had met a brilliant (chūn) light, and in an instant, all those sorrows and pains disappeared, leaving only a trace of indifference, except for the two tear stains on his cheeks.
"But how could I have had the opportunity to dance with Mary without you? The (ài) (qíng) between us may never have a chance to blossom and bear fruit! If it weren't for you, how would I have the opportunity to grow up with my son Charlie? This time with you was the happiest time of my life, I learned indifference from you (shēn), the past and the future from those books, my horizons have never been so broad, my heart (xiōng) has never been so wide! It turns out that the world under my feet is more than that! It turns out that outside my original world, there is a vast, vast starry sky that is even more expansive! Louis XVI's gaze was full of kindness, a vision of ài (qíng), a hope for the future.
"Thank you, Hanschel, maybe I once resented you, but only once! You have given me the life I want most! I learned what was most important to me! Not the throne of France, but Mary and my children, who are the true meaning of my life! I shouldn't have asked for more from you! Louis XVI's sincere eyes and sincere tone indicate that this is his true expression (qíng).
"I don't know, Louie, you've scared me! I must admit that I only helped you on the spur of the moment, because I don't want you to suffer misfortune! You're a good guy and deserve a good ending! Han Xing spoke after a pause.
"Don't worry, Hanschel, remember, you're not alone! You're not alone on the adventure, I'll be with you, along with Mary and my children! We're here for you! I'm still looking forward to you taking me to see more of the world and see more incredible things (qíng)! Louis XVI laughed, "Actually, I have already put it down!" The past is the past, I am not worried about the image I left in history, if I am right, someone will naturally rehabilitate me; If I am wrong, I will naturally be exposed sooner or later, and I have a clear conscience! ”
"Actually, if it weren't for you, I would still have made the same stupid decision even if I had to do it a hundred times all over again! After all, I'm a terrible king! It was you who made me grow up, let me jump out of my own strange circle, and walked into the vast new world! Louis XVI laughed self-deprecatingly.
"Are you happy?" Han Xing asked with a black line on his face.
"Well, if you're okay, I'll go tutor my son Charlie with his homework!" Louis XVI said with a smile.
"Do your homework?" Han Xing was surprised, this modern word came out of Louis XVI's mouth really unspeakably strange.
"Don't you know? Nowadays, a primary school has been established in [Riverside District], and the children are growing up little by little, and they need to receive systematic education! It's time for you to come back and check it out, I promise you'll be blown away! Louis XVI asked suspiciously, and then said mysteriously.
"By the way, there's good news for you – Lyanna is pregnant again!" Louis XVI said in passing before hanging up.
"She's pregnant? That's great! This was good news for Han Xing, who was unusually sorry for the last time he was forced to take Jon away from Lyanna (shēn), and that Rhaegar and Lyanna were talking about "baby" color change, and every time he saw a pair of children of Louis XVI and his wife, he looked sad. This can make Han Xing blame himself!
"Well, I'll go back and check it out when I have time!" Han Xing gave Louis XVI a perfunctory moment, and then turned his attention to the matter at hand (qíng).
"Hanschel, Hanschel, what are you doing?" As soon as he finished talking to Louis XVI, he noticed that Napoleon was immediately shaking his hand desperately (dàng) in front of his eyes, and asked as he shook it.
"Nothing, nothing!" Han Xing hurriedly replied.
But he thought proudly in his heart: "Is there still a person like me in this world?" While chatting with Louis XVI and riding with Napoleon, the average person can do the same thing, and he can already blow the cowhide into the sky! If you have done both, I am afraid that you will be able to make people worship! And I'm still doing both at the same time, and I can't break through the sky! Look at my busy business! ”
"Nothing? If I hadn't helped you, you would have fallen off your horse! Napoleon said angrily.
"By the way, do you already have a draft of your new plan?" Han Xing smiled awkwardly, and then immediately diverted the topic.
"I've got a little bit of an immature idea!" Napoleon rested his left hand on his cheek and stroked his chin in contemplation.
"Anyway, this time, I must have a good reason with that painter general! His plan simply didn't have any viability (xìng) and was a complete waste of time and effort! I have lost several of my cannons, and now there are less than a hundred left! At the mention of the cannon, Napoleon's face ached.
In General Carto's headquarters in Olioule, in a makeshift map room in a dining room, a group of haughty French officers were engaged in a heated debate around the map laid out on the table, and in the middle of them was a dull-faced, sorrowful General Carto and Monsieur Salicetti, whose face was full of irritation and even a hint of distress, and was clutching his bare forehead.
"Captain Bonaparte has arrived!" The "rubbing" of Napoleon's leather boots began to sound in an eerie quiet atmosphere as the herald announced, followed by his feathered boat-shaped hat on top of his head, and below him, his gray-blue eyes that shimmered with wisdom.
His gaze looked haughtily into the air, indifferent to the crowd in front of him, and his arrogance did not come from vain self-righteousness, but from his (xiōng) Youzhu!
"You're at a loss, but I'm already in control!"