Hearing the sound coming from the gate, Han Xing was overjoyed, "Could it be that Cao (cāo), Cao (cāo) has arrived?" But looking at the young man who walked in outside, Han Xing was sure that this was not Napoleon.

He wears a brown trench coat, a wide-brimmed hat of the same color, and his brown hair is meticulously combed behind his head, although he looks similar to Napoleon, with the same gray-blue eyes and a large typical Italian nose. However, the temperament exuded in his (shēn) eyes was very different from that of Napoleon, he looked mature and steady, and his shrewd eyes swirled in their sockets, like a businessman.

He glanced at the qíng shape in the room, and saw that there were several strangers seated, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, but he did a good job of hiding it. Instead, he put on a bright smile that belonged to a businessman and said, "Mom, who are these guests?" ”

"Joseph, they're here for your brother Napoleoni!" Madame Letizia came out of the room, carrying a tray with several small tin cups and a large rudimentary tin teapot with a spitting (rè) in its mouth.

"It turned out to be Napoleon's eldest brother, Joseph Bonaparte! Later, he served as the king of Spain, but unfortunately he was the eldest son of the Bonaparte family who couldn't afford Liu Adou! Han Xing's heart immediately knew the shēn share of the shrewd young man in front of him.

At the beginning, Napoleon's father, Carlo Maria di Bonaparte, was forced by the pressure of life and finally took refuge in the French! No way, he was originally a prodigal (dàng) boy who didn't learn anything, he went to college in Pisa (the Leaning Tower of Pisa), but unfortunately he didn't learn anything, and he liked to call himself "Count Bonaparte" when he went to school (Joseph is the most like him among all the children, and inherited his habit, he calls himself Count Bonaparte whenever he meets people, and he is very narcissistic!). At the age of eighteen, he dropped out of school and returned to pursue independent Corsican activities.

Everyone also knows what happened later, Poly ran away, he became an outcast, so he hastily ended his studies and began to think about supporting his family, but he really didn't have any ability! The whole is a rich second generation who is waiting for death, and he still has a large family to support, Rao is his family is solid, and he can't eat it if he can't get in or out, right?

So he had no choice but to follow the French, given that French rule in Corsica really needed to be maintained by some prestigious local gentry, plus he was Pauli's deputy at the beginning, and he was also considered the number one leader, and the Bonaparte family had a long history, so he was "admitted".

Later, because of his outstanding performance and his ability to be a man (using all his family resources to curry favor with the commander of the French garrison), ten years later, France officially recognized him as a count and gave him two free places to attend French schools.

It is known that one of the places went to Napoleon, who went to the Brienne Military Academy and, after graduation, became an artillery officer.

And the other place was given to Joseph in front of him, Joseph went to a noble school that trained priests, needless to say how angry he was, after all, the Bonaparte family was poor! Can't even take out pocket money!

Originally, the priest was an iron rice bowl, equivalent to the current "official ape", but he met the Great Revolution without dying, and now the prospects of "employment" are worrying, and he may have to lose his head!

Fortunately, Napoleon used his connections to find him a job selling weapons from the army, and he sold them at a high price to make the difference, and then used the profits to buy inferior weapons to replenish the stockpile. Very smart, typical behavior of detrimental public and private interests!

However, in the munitions industry, you must make a lot of money, and in terms of the quality of smoothbore guns in this era, the difference between the new weapons and the old weapons (xìng) is probably not too big, it is nothing more than a little more "floating" in accuracy!

Who cares? Anyway, the guns of this era rely on the density of the barrage to supplement the accuracy disadvantage, and the accuracy is probably the same as the storm soldiers of "Star Wars"!

"Gentlemen, have a cup of tea!" Mrs. Letizia poured tea for Han Xing and the others, and handed the teacups to them one by one, and Han Xing and the others hurriedly took it and thanked them.

"The humble house is shabby, there is no decent tea and tea set to greet you, I hope you don't mind!" Madame Letizia said apologetically.

Han Xing took a sip of the liquid in the teacup, which was actually quite acceptable, it should be some kind of sun-dried flower tea, and it tasted good. It's just that I'm afraid that it has been left for a long time, and it has been damp, so that it tastes weird when I drink it, and Han Xing can't taste what kind of flower this is~

"Madame Bonaparte, I am satisfied that you are able to entertain us uninvited guests!" Saying that, Han Xing picked up the teacup, took another big sip, and smiled.

"Yes, Madame Bonaparte, your tea makes me feel the taste of freedom like the sea~~" Louis XVI took a sip of flower tea, his face turned green, and the tea lingered in his mouth, and he swallowed it with difficulty for a long time, at this time he wiped his tears with a white handkerchief.

"The smell of the sea? No wonder I think this tea is a bit salty and salty, and it has a strange smell! I was soaked in seawater! Han Xing understood the meaning of Louis XVI in seconds, this king is (jiāo) is used to breeding, which is not the best way to eat and drink! Picky tastes are for sure, and it's really hard for him to be able to drink this sip of tea!

This tea is full of scattered petals, but there is not a whole flower. Obviously, this must be the European version of the "tea foam for two pennies and a pound" commonly known in the Celestial Empire, when has our poor King drunk this thing! No wonder the face is green!

"I am Napoleon's eldest brother, the eldest son of the Bonaparte family, Joseph Bonaparte, may I ask you what is the matter with him?" After greeting Han Xing and a few others, Joseph asked.

"We are friends he met in Paris, and this time we passed through Marseille and heard about him, so we came to him to catch up with him!" Han Xing explained with a smile on his face.

And it is not surprising that Joseph's face was cold when he heard about Paris, and in this era, almost all French people did not want to have anything to do with Paris! Without him, Paris at this time was under the reign of terror of the "MVP of the Revolution" - Maximilian Robespierre, how terrible was he? He killed more people in two months than in the last two years combined!

"Mom, I can't find my evening dress, I'm going to Julie's house for the prom tonight!" Joseph suddenly came to Mrs. Letizia's ear and said, and when she heard this, Mrs. Letizia smiled and said, "Missing!" Then he turned (shēn) and left.

After his mother left, Joseph's face turned completely cold, and it was obvious that he didn't really find his evening dress, but just to find an excuse to tear his mother apart!

"Gentlemen, I don't care who you are, royalists or Girondins, please leave at once, you are not welcome in the Bonapartes! My brother Napoleon will not support or participate in any of your plans! Fuck off with your stuff! Joseph said in a cold tone. As he spoke, he picked up the sausages and bread on the table and threw them into the arms of Han Xing and his party.

Obviously, he misunderstood the intentions of Han Xing and the others, and regarded him as a lobbyist for the royalists or the Girondins! Louis XVI was stunned and clutched his sausage, speechless by the little Count of Bonaparte.

Han Xing suddenly felt that this scene was very funny, full of drama (xìng), a mere nominal "self-proclaimed" earl, actually dared to speak to His Majesty the King like this, Han Xing was sure, let alone the king, even if he yelled at the Duke of Hesse, I am afraid that he would be taken care of!

"The one in front of you is definitely not a royalist, it should be said that the royalist is to protect him!" Han Xing thought with a smile, especially when he saw Joseph spitting in Louis XVI's face, his fingers still dangling (dàng) in front of him.

"Monsieur Joseph, you really misunderstood, we are just a few ordinary French citizens, friends made by your brother in Paris, and we are here to ······" Louis XVI tried to argue.

However, Joseph didn't give him this opportunity at all, just in terms of momentum, Louis XVI was almost pressed by Joseph to shrink in the corner and tremble, "Don't think I don't know what you think, no way!" The Bonapartes have had enough of you French, and look at us, we have lost our homes, our possessions, and even my father's grave! ”

"Joseph, what are you doing? How can you treat your guests like that! Suddenly, Madame Letizia came back with Joseph's burgundy tào, and she happened to see the wonderful scene before her: poor Louis XVI was curled up in the armchair by Joseph's spray, holding a cushion to protect his mouth (xiōng) against Joseph's spittle.

Seeing that he was broken, Joseph simply stopped pretending, and he yelled directly at his mother: "Mom, these people have bad intentions, I said it a long time ago, we should no longer get involved in political issues, look at the consequences of our last involvement in the political game!" ”

He pointed to the cracks and mildew on the wall, tugged at the hole in the hidden place of his cuff and said, "Look! We were driven out of our hometown, left with nothing, and left in this strange place! Living in a dilapidated house and eating cheap food! God knows, God knows if next time, we will just put our heads on our heads! ”

"Mother, Julie and I are about to get married! Her father left her a large inheritance during his lifetime! As long as I marry her, we can move out of here and live high society again! Everything we've lost can be taken back, and while we'll never get back to Corsica, I promise you'll be better off than you used to be! You'll have grandchildren and granddaughters in your arms and live in a sunny manor facing the sea! Younger siblings are given separate rooms with servants to attend to! I promise, Mom, I promise! Joseph suddenly knelt down, took his mother's hand and kissed it, gently placed it on his heart, (qíng) said sincerely, with tears in his eyes.

"As long as we don't get involved in politics anymore! We will live happily, joyfully, and peacefully again! Let the politicians of Paris chop off each other's heads! Let them go and attack each other! These troubles do not bother us, we are Corsicans, so why bother with the French? Paris is a dangerous place, and we shouldn't have anything to do with it! Joseph said to his mother.

Han Xing probably understood the meaning of the "little Count Bonaparte" in front of him! He seems to be a mature and stable eldest son in the family, and in his father's absence, he took the lead in taking care of his younger siblings, which is really a "burden"!

You know, Mr. and Mrs. Bonaparte had eight children! Eight! You know, the "Count of Bonaparte" died in 1785, and the couple's marriage lasted only twenty years! Eight children were born in 20 years, an average of more than one in two years, and this is still the result of deducting the pregnancy period and the feeding (rǔ) period! It's almost all the time!

This is dictated by the folk customs of Corsica, which, due to its proximity to Italy, has a strong clan mentality and is bent on fighting and killing at the slightest disagreement. The most famous of the Italian folk customs are the notorious "Borgia family" (there is an American drama of the same name) in the Renaissance (yīn) scheme, poisoning, and chaos, as well as the famous Italian mafia! The famous gangster movie "The Godfather" has a good explanation. (Author's note: only the first part is worth watching).

Therefore, whether the people are prosperous or not is directly related to the survival of an Italian family, if there are not enough people in the family, it will be wiped out, right? Therefore, having a child has also become the greatest honor for Corsican women, and children are like a medal of honor for them!

Joseph apparently fulfilled the principle of "the eldest brother is like a father", and he tried to make his family's life better and protect them from any danger, which is why he did not mince words about Han Xing and others who were "from Paris".

At that moment, the door was opened again, and a head poked out of the door, wearing a maverick boat-shaped hat, which everyone wore vertically, but his master wore it horizontally!