"Before the border military exercises, we can properly proclaim the friendship between France and Austria in Vienna, and suggest that in the event of an attack on the Austrian Empire, Britain and France will certainly help us defend against the Russians! In this way, the Russian army in the border areas will certainly not easily move against us! ”

On the whole, Metternich's method still maintains the idea of the balance of power on the European continent during his administration, but Metternich's balance of power has changed from the original reliance on Russia and defense of Russia to the current reliance on France and defense of Russia.

"That's a good idea!" Franz. Joseph nodded, and then spoke to Prince Metternich about Jérôme. Bonaparte's assurance.

"Jérôme. His Majesty Bonaparte is able to give you such assurances! It is enough to prove that he still maintains his original intention for the alliance between France and Austria! Prince Metternich said excitedly: "Your Majesty, as long as the French Empire is willing to join hands with the Austrian Empire to form an alliance, then the security of the Empire will be guaranteed!" ”

"But in case one day Jérôme. If Bonaparte would attack the Apennines, then we would be in danger! "Franz. Joseph said to Prince Metternich with a frown.

Despite the fact that Jérôme. Bonaparte repeatedly promised not to attack the Austrian Empire, but Franz. Joseph was always reluctant to trust Jérôme. Bonaparte's words.

Because the promise of the monarch is the cheapest thing in the world, like Franz. Joseph could take refuge in England and France without guilt, believing that in the face of sufficient interests, Jérôme. Bonaparte would likewise wage war with the Austrian Empire without guilt.

Don't look at Jérôme. In every one of his speeches, Bonaparte would preach peace, as if he were a peacemaker with a heart for the common good.

However, anyone who knows a little about the Crimean War knows that the reason why the Ottoman Empire problem turned into a war so quickly was not all due to the efforts of the French Empire.

It's just that Nicholas I himself coveted Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Britain (mainly Palmerston, Albert, Russell) also wanted to strike at the insatiable Russian Empire.

Hence Jérôme. The words spoken in public by Bonaparte and his subordinates in the hope of peace in Europe were nothing more than Jérôme in the eyes of the upper echelons of the European countries. Bonaparte was just a fig leaf for righteousness!

"Your Majesty, we have no choice!" Prince Metternich repeated again in a heavy tone: "The power of the empire alone cannot resist the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, so it depends on the French Empire!"

If one day the French Empire is also an enemy of the Empire, it will ......"

Prince Metternich kept silent, knowing that he no longer had to ask Franz. Joseph recounted the end of the Austrian Empire.

"I know!" Franz. Joseph muttered in a depressed manner, he understood that the empire at this time could no longer find countries with non-conflicting interests as friends, and they could only choose countries with relatively small conflicts of interest as allies.

The conflict of interest between the French Empire and the Austrian Empire was precisely the relatively minor of all conflicts. (Actually, the Anglo-Austrian conflict was small, but the British Army could not help the Austrian Empire.) ）

Whether the Kingdom of Prussia tried to dominate the German Confederation or whether the Russian Empire wanted to establish a Slavic kingdom in the Balkans would be fatal for the Austrian Empire.

"Actually, Your Majesty, you don't have to worry!" Prince Metternich comforted Franz. Joseph said: "Since Jerome. His Majesty Bonaparte is willing to lend us money, which is enough to show that the French Empire is still unwilling to tear its face with the Empire! ”

"I hope so!" Franz. Joseph said with a reluctant smile at Prince Metternich.

Just then, there was another knock on the door.

"Who?" Franz. Joseph shouted again outside the room.

"Your Majesty Franz, I'm Mocal!" Mocal's voice came from outside the room.

"Come in!" Franz. Joseph replied to Mocal.

Mocal, who entered the room, first asked Franz. Woolf saluted, then told Franz . Joseph he is Bongjerome. Emperor Bonaparte, by order, invited him to the studio.

"Jérôme, he's back?" Franz. Joseph asked Mocal Dao.

"Your Majesty, he just came back!" Mocal vs. Franz. Joseph responded.

Franz. Joseph then got up from the couch and went to the studio with Mocal.

When Franz. After Joseph arrived in the studio, Jérôme. Bonaparte, Augusta, and Elizabeth all posed, Elizabeth and Augusta sat on stools, and Jérôme. Bonaparte stood behind Augusta.

"Franz, come here!" Jérôme. Bonaparte rushed to Franz. Joseph beckoned.

Franz. Joseph took the position behind Elizabeth.

"It's time to go!" Jérôme. Bonaparte turned his gaze to Camille, who was only a few steps away from him. Corot Road.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Corot nodded and began to paint.

He looked at Jérôme. Bonaparte and the others, while frowning, pondered how they should fully portray the charm of the two monarchs and the two empresses on the canvas.

After thinking for a moment, Corot looked at the window of the studio, and he pointed to the lattice and respectfully addressed Jérôme. Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, could you please move there?" ”

"Absolutely!" Jérôme. Bonaparte readily agreed to Corot's suggestion.

After a while, Jérôme. Once again, Bonaparte and the others took a pose.

Corot also found inspiration, he took the brush out of the pen holder, dipped it in paint, and began to paint on the canvas.

As the brush moves over the canvas, a simple outline soon appears on the canvas, and gradually the outline becomes clearer and clearer, and the details gradually appear on the canvas.

With the passage of time, Corot's expression, which was immersed in the field of painting, gradually became richer, and he sometimes stopped writing and pondered, and sometimes he walked like a dragon.

After about an hour and a half, Corot stopped painting, he put the brush into the pen holder, and the paint closed gently.

"Is it over?" After seeing Corot's action of packing his bags, Jérôme. Bonaparte hurriedly asked.

"Yes! Your Majesty! Corot nodded to Jérôme. Bonaparte replied.

"I'll see how it goes!" Jérôme. Bonaparte said as he walked in the direction of Corot.

"It's so pretty!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded approvingly.

Jérôme. Bonaparte's perfection made Franz. Joseph was also interested, and he also stepped forward to watch.

Jérôme in oil painting. Bonaparte and Franz. Joseph, dressed in a splendid military uniform, looked grim in a hall, as if he was thinking about a problem.

In front of them, Empress Augusta and Princess Elizabeth sat on the sofa in imperial court dresses, as if they were attending a magnificent banquet.

At their feet are bouquets of flowers, which seem to symbolize prosperity, while behind them are clouds, smoke and fire, which symbolize war and death.

Being able to paint two very different sensations in one painting is indeed enough to prove Corot's skills.

"Thank you!" Jérôme. Once again, Bonaparte thanked Corot.

"It's an honor to be able to paint two monarchs!" Corot said deferentially.

After Corot left, Jérôme. Bonaparte pointed to the canvas to Franz. Joseph said, "This painting is a gift from me to you!" Please be sure to take it! ”

Franz. Joseph nodded.

Subsequently, Jérôme. Bonaparte ordered his men to call a photographer, who set up a wooden camera in front of them.

In Franz. Joseph looked at Jérôme curiously. Bonaparte explained to him how the camera worked.

[PS: The Habsburgs, as a court that was extremely conservative, rejected all useless innovations while passing on conservative ideas to the next generation.

Hence Franz. Joseph didn't know what the camera, a thing that had been around for more than a decade, was for.

However, it was only after the advent of the "iron plate method" that the camera was able to take pictures that were not blurry.

"You're saying this thing can replace the painter?" Franz. Joseph pointed to the camera and asked Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"That's right!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded to Franz. Joseph replied, "He was able to shoot more realistic images, and it took less time and money than a painter!" ”

"What are the artists going to do?" Franz. Joseph thought about unemployment.

"Franz, the painter doesn't conflict with it!" Jérôme. Bonaparte was serious about Franz. Joseph replied.

"How can there be no conflict? Isn't it able to show a more realistic picture than the artist? "Franz. Joseph vs. Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"Sometimes it's not a good thing to be too real!" Jérôme. A meaningful smile appeared at the corner of Bonaparte's mouth, "Besides, he and the artist serve a completely different person!" Artists serve people like us, and it's going to be a product of going into thousands of homes.

The purpose of industrialization is not to create a relatively prosperous world and enrich people's material life.

I believe that one day in the future, the people living on this earth will be able to send themselves to heaven in their own power to discover whether God exists.

You can also dive into the deep sea to explore the unknown through your own power.

Franz, we have to run, the world no longer allows us to stand still, any stagnation means regression. ”

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