Chapter 115: Festivals in Rome (6K)
"It's dawn."
Ludwig, who had been fishing in Bonaparte's yard all night, looked at the few wicker fish scattered in the small bucket at his feet, and was stunned for a moment.
It's not an illusion, but there are more and more fish in this pond, which was supposed to be purely ornamental.
It's as if there is some unknown spawn mechanism, and after just one day, there are not only more fish fry but also aquatic plants in the pond, which is empty.
The small fish, which was only a few centimeters in size at first, seemed to grow a lot overnight, and Ludwig, who had been in the air force for several months, was wiped out.
"Feed Bonaparte, it's a small fish with thin and transcendent traces."
Picking up the bucket, Ludwig went back to his room.
"Ah, it's a fish!"
"What a cute little fish, where is this specialty?"
"Ludwig, have you gone wildfishing?"
Seeing the few small fish that Ludwig had brought back, Anastasia's eyes sparkled.
Just wake up and have a small fish to eat, which is a supreme happiness for the cat lady!
Moreover, this is definitely not an ordinary fish, Anastasia can smell it with her own nose, these fish emit a smell similar to the superb black truffle on the back of a shiitake pig, an extraordinary taste.
"Hey, Ludwig, where did you get such a good fish?"
Her Majesty the Holy Roman Empress, who called herself the "Guardian of the Vienna Forest", also looked at Ludwig in bewilderment.
The best black truffle on the back of the mushroom pig is also counted, it is originally a specialty of the Vienna Royal Forest, but she has never heard of this kind of transparent little fish in the nearby Royal Game Reserve!
Materials with extraordinary power characteristics are sky-high.
"No, it's the fish in that little pond outside, probably brought to the yard by birds or something."
"These are for Bonaparte."
Ludwig answered honestly.
"What, it's in that pond outside!"
Anastasia immediately jumped up, how could an extraordinary material of this quality appear in a small courtyard in the city of Vienna?
She rushed out of Ludwig's room as soon as she could, and then lay down on the edge of the small pond in the yard and stared at the few small transparent fish that had not been caught under the water.
Really, it's a real meow!
As Ludwig said, it's strange that Aunt Margaret and I didn't even notice it in this pool!
"Goo......
Anastasia couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva!
Immediately, we want to protect this small yard, this is a pond that can produce extraordinary materials!
Just looking at these little transparent fish, Anastasia's stomach was hungry.
"Bonaparte won't mind, our little Anna is crying."
"Bonaparte doesn't know anyway, why don't you just add food to little Anna?"
Margaret gently pinched the small fish whose internal organs were completely transparent, and marveled at the beauty and wonder of the creatures in this world.
It's so beautiful, so it's so appetizing.
It's hard to imagine that this was actually caught by Ludwig in this ordinary little yard.
Little Louis Bonaparte's yard, what kind of feng shui treasure in the end.
Ludwig hesitated for a moment, and a balance appeared in his mind.
On one side of the scale, was his only friend in Vienna, Louis Bonaparte.
On the other side, there is Margaret and Anna, who make his black and white world appear in magnificent colors.
Sorry, Bonaparte.
"That'...... I'll entertain you with this instead of Bonaparte. ”
"It's not a specialty of the Vienna Woods, so you don't have to pay taxes, does it?"
"Of course you don't need to, little Anna, come back, don't think about jumping in and catching fish, it's too unladylike!"
Looking at Anastasia, who was drooling at the few small fish left by the pond with her tail cocked, Margaret was speechless.
The little niece who was with Ludwig had almost forgotten all the etiquette of the Viennese court.
This is still the golden god blood princess who has been praised a lot, and she is simply a little wild cat who goes out to play.
"Goo...... Sooner or later, you'll all be mine. ”
"When you're older, I'll catch you."
Anastasia wiped the saliva from her lips and happily returned to Ludwig's room.
After a while, Ludwig's own breakfast of a Bavarian town was served to the two of them.
Pan-fried fish seasoned with just a pinch of salt, plain white bread and coffee, and pork sausages, this is a Bavarian-style breakfast.
"Ahh
Anastasia was not polite at all, she didn't put on a show like an imperial princess at all, and quickly picked up the fish that looked the best.
The skin is crispy, and the meat inside is almost without any bones or debris, and you can even feel the rhythm of the soft and mysterious water when you bite into it.
Anastasia had never eaten such a delicious little fish in her life.
For the princess of the Golden Cat Lady, who can easily get anything, this is the first time that it is extremely fresh.
"That's a ...... Unexpected delight. ”
"I didn't expect that the best fish in the Holy Roman Empire was in this small courtyard."
Margaret also ate one, and her evaluation of this transparent little fish went to the next level.
If this evaluation is revealed, the value of this small fish will skyrocket to astronomical amounts in an instant.
The ingredient with the characteristics of extraordinary power is only a little bit, but it has a completely different flavor from ordinary food.
Even if she was Her Majesty the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, she could not eat this extraordinary food very often.
The vast majority of extraordinary materials are not edible, and are even poisonous.
Like the superb black truffle behind the mutated mushroom pig, it is completely something that can be encountered but not sought.
And the transparent fish in the pond in the small courtyard of Bonaparte will be a special offer of the imperial royal family in the future.
There is no way it will end up on the market, not even on the black market.
The so-called black market is nothing in front of the state apparatus of the Holy Roman Empire, one of the two poles of the world.
The reason why there is no way to eradicate it is because this kind of thing is one of human nature, and as long as there is a tax revenue, there will definitely be a smuggling channel that is not in the tax revenue.
"If you like it, these fish are forming a population and adapting to the current environment."
"In the future, there will probably be more and more fish in this pond."
Ludwig also tried one, and the taste was indeed unimaginably delicious, with a hint of the extraordinary power of the water-streaked property.
It was the first time in Vienna that I had eaten fish that I had caught.
"It's so delicious, I want to eat small fish meow every day!"
Anastasia reluctantly licked her plate, looking at the pond in the small courtyard with a look of longing.
Bonaparte, I want your yard!
Every plant and tree here will become the property of Rome!
"So, let's go, it's a good day."
Margaret looked at Ludwig with guilt.
Because of her mistakes, such a free and easy life is gone forever.
"Is there a place you'd like to go, Mary, Anna."
Ludwig also enjoyed the seemingly ordinary time.
Bavarian small-town style breakfast, Marie and Anna who broke into his black and white world.
After meeting them, I always felt that my monotonous life had become completely different.
is also fishing, occasionally looking at their own rooms, knowing that they are sleeping next to each other in their beds, I can't help but have a desire to create in my mind.
In life, anything can happen.
The artistic sense of this kind of thing visited Ludwig's originally poor mind without any greeting.
Their smiles, their every movement, their eyes and voices, inspired Ludwig.
Ludwig never imagined that the artistic inspiration, which had been lacking in the past, would explode so violently after meeting the pair of aunts and nieces.
"You are the host, we are the guests, and naturally everything is up to you."
"But I would suggest a visit to the Viennese court, which is a jewel of world art."
Margaret smiled slightly and gave her advice.
Not surprisingly, three days later, Ludwig had to wear his crown in the Vienna palace.
So, it's also good to get used to it in advance.
"The Viennese court, you can only enter it on special visiting days, and you have to make an appointment a week in advance......" Ludwig shook his head, even if he wanted to make an appointment now, it was not a visiting day.
"Well, I still have some way to do it."
"In short, as long as we go together, it won't be a problem, and we will definitely get a place to visit."
When Margaret returned to the Vienna court, she would go back to her mother's house, and she would not go wrong with her eyes closed.
"If you are the guardian of the Vienna Woods, then choose this place as the destination."
"By the way, the streets around here have been a little strange since last night, and it seems that a lot of people have come."
Despite having been fishing in Bonaparte's small yard, Ludwig heard a lot of hurried footsteps outside.
With so many people late at night, is there anything big in Vienna lately?
I can't wait!
Margaret shook her head helplessly, and with her toes she knew who it was.
You guys are too impatient, didn't you say that there are still three days left?
Now, one by one, they can't help but jump out, what do they take as the order of Her Majesty the Empress?
If I don't keep the three-day agreement, I will really launch a veto at the Supreme Council of the Holy Roman Empire!
Fortunately, Margaret, who wore a veil, Anastasia, who wore a cloak, and Ludwig, who went out in civilian clothes, walked out of the small courtyard and did not see a sign similar to "Long live Crown Prince Ludwig".
Instead, there were many flowers and slogans in praise of Her Majesty.
"Long live Her Majesty the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire!"
"Thank you, Our Majesty Margaret!"
"God bless Rome!"
"A hymn to our great Empress Margaret."
"Celebrating Her Majesty's 100th Anniversary of the Holy Roman Empire!"
"Our eternal Empress Margaret, Purple Hall Orthodoxy!"
"Rome will continue to be great!"
"Rome is the world, and the world is Rome's."
"The world will never abandon Rome!"
Well, not a word about "Crown Prince Ludwig", but not a word of it, but not a word goes far from the great tradition of Rome, which will continue to lead the world.
"Speaking of which, this year is indeed the 100th anniversary of Her Majesty Margaret's reign."
"But why didn't you come here to celebrate until now?"
Ludwig looked at the flowers and streamers scattered all over the street with some confusion.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
It was obviously broad daylight, but fireworks were set off in Vienna, and it was a large-scale gorgeous fireworks display.
It's as if some people are raving in this way.
"Probably, it's because those dukes of the Holy Roman Empire only now remember that their Empress Majesty has not abdicated."
Margaret looked at the fireworks in the sky and sighed.
Was this to tell her that they had not forgotten her, Her Majesty the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire?
It's just that they also wanted to insist on Roman orthodoxy and elect Ludwig as the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
This time, it was even more exaggerated, not fireworks, but the roar of the royal salute.
One, two, three!
Eventually, the Twenty-One Rings, which symbolized the supremacy of the Holy Roman Empire, came the etiquette that only Her Majesty the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire could have.
The Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, led by Louis, Duke of France, William, Duke of Germany, and Karl, Duke of Austria, told Marguerite in this way.
They will not forget her credits, and as long as she has not officially abdicated, she will remain Her Majesty the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire.
In addition to the succession of Crown Prince Ludwig, they were also generals, marshals, and grand dukes who were willing to charge for their own majesty.
"Extra, extra, in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of His Majesty Margaret's reign in the Holy Roman Empire, Vienna, Austria is on holiday for three consecutive days from today!"
"The rest of the principalities of the Holy Roman Empire also have a day off."
"Louis, Duke of France, paid out of his own pocket to give free bread and wine to all the people of his country."
"Duke Wilhelm of Germany gave his people grilled sausages and beer."
"Duke Karl of Austria gave him pepper and barley wine."
The newsboys on the side of the road ran around happily, announcing a series of good news to everyone.
The citizens of Vienna were in a revelry, singing the praises of her great Empress and the Dukes.
At this time, none of them knew who the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire were doing to build momentum.
The money spent by the dukes was all real money, and it was actually taken out of their own private coffers.
For the first time in the 100-year history of the Holy Roman Empire.
"Thank you, Your Majesty Margaret, thank you, the Dukes!"
"There is enough beer today, everyone come and have a good drink!"
"This is truly the best time in the history of mankind, let us sing the praises of this wonderful new generation, the great Holy Roman Empire and Her Majesty the Empress!"
"Come on, have a drink, drink as much beer as you want today, as long as you don't waste it, let it go!"
All the pubs in Vienna were full, and guests with large beer glasses sang the praises of Her Majesty the Kaiser loudly, hooked their shoulders and laughed.
"They...... It's really a cost, is this trying to make amends to anyone? ”
Seeing Vienna in a state of carnival, Margaret's anger finally subsided a little.
If you think about it, her decision to never marry for the rest of her life did put these electors under tremendous pressure.
The most orthodox bloodline in the Purple Hall does not have a child, perhaps it is their biggest regret.
When they were young, they all sent love letters to themselves, and they were all young at that time.
Louis, William, Karl, these names are all derived from the blood heritage of ancient Rome, and the entire Holy Roman Empire was the successor built on the ruins of ancient Rome.
It's no wonder that they were so eager for a Roman orthodox male emperor.
From the point of view of spreading blood, it is true that men are more advantageous, and the "Caesar * Octavian * Julius * Augustus * Constantine" of women throughout the ages cannot change this.
"I ...... Isn't it too capricious? ”
Margaret sighed, more or less understanding the desire of her ministers.
They, waiting for a pure-blood successor to the Purple Hall Rome, had waited too long, and they were about to give up hope.
Now, in this way, they are celebrating the birth of a Roman crown prince of pure blood.
There isn't a single name for "Ludwig" here, but Ludwig's influence has gone far beyond her imagination.
"Tut-tut, what a grand celebration!"
"Ludwig, this marshmallow doesn't cost money, let's eat it together!"
Compared with Her Majesty the Holy Roman Empire, Princess Anastasia is simply enjoying today's special holiday.
It was a Roman festival and a preparatory process for the proclamation of Ludwig shortly after.
Anastasia knew that the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire would unanimously approve the proposal for a change in succession.
Her smooth succession to the Holy Roman Empire will be abandoned, and her aunt's hard work will be wasted.
She didn't care, though.
Anastasia is not a princess who will be defeated by this little thing.
Rather, it was precisely because she knew that Ludwig's brother next to her would soon become her fierce rival that she was even more excited.
"Vienna festivals, is that what they are?"
Ludwig looked at the stall not far away that offered marshmallows for free, he had never encountered such a good thing in his life.
If you look closely, it's not just the marshmallows that Anastasia offers for free on this street.
Pan-fried salmon, Turkish kebab, medium-rare steaks, stalls that Ludwig didn't know at all abounded from street to street.
Moreover, it is all free of charge, and the only condition is that "ladies are preferred, girls are more preferred", which looks like a tailor-made condition for Anastasia.
Everyone was smiling and enjoying the food.
This kind of thing like pie falling from the sky really happened?
Providing goods for free like this, no blood loss?
"They won't lose money, and the state will subsidize how much they sell."
"It's a special festival that only happens in Vienna, the festival of great Rome, and these vendors have been preparing the ingredients since last night!"
Anastasia knows the truth about the "Roman Festival", everything is to celebrate Ludwig's arrival into the world, which is a veritable carnival of the Holy Roman Empire.
Those dukes and grandfathers are really happy.
Now, I'm afraid even my aunt can't say "this is a lie".
Ludwig's brother's position as the crown prince of the Holy Roman Empire is already as secure as Mount Tai, and no one can stop it.
Well, it's like he doesn't seem to know anything yet.
"A serving of chocolate ice cream...... No, it's three copies. ”
Ludwig walked up to the ice cream parlor, which used to be a bit extravagant for him, and waited in line for a while to get three ice creams.
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Great, for letting us enjoy the wonderful age of peace."
The owner of the free Ludwig ice cream drew a cross on his chest and showed a look of reverent gratitude.
On this day, Her Majesty the Holy Roman Empire, Margaret's prestige reached its peak on the continent of Europa.
The workers, who were drunk in broad daylight, forgot the toil of the factory.
The fishermen, who had returned from hard fishing, drank all night.
Today, half of the world is not hungry, but many elderly people die unexpectedly because they are too excited and their hearts can't bear it.
And even before they died, they laughed enough happily.
On the streets of Vienna, on Ludwig's left is Her Majesty the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, and on the right hand is Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Eastern Roman Empire.
The trio walked through the busy streets, past the stalls that provided free food and flowers, and into the old Vienna Kunsthalle.
"This is the greatest temple of art in the world."
"My greatest wish in this life is to be able to leave my own works in this hall."
Ludwig looked up at the "David" in front of him, the masterpiece of the immortal master Michelangelo.
This is the surviving work of a great Roman artist, and it is also the work that first made Ludwig realize that "absolute precision does not equal art".
This sculpture is a marble statue, about four meters high, and more than five meters high with the base.
The statue shows the image of a young and powerful naked man, with a toned body, a determined expression, full muscles, and vitality, giving people a strong artistic appeal.
This is not a real character, but a heroic figure who challenges the giants in an ancient epic.
It embodies the divine beauty of the human body and the great enthusiasm that David is about to burst out, and the perseverance and faith of the giant Goliath before the battle of life and death.
It was after seeing the statue that Ludwig realized that art was more than just a reproduction of reality.
The height and posture of the statue of David, without references, are entirely completed through the imagination and creativity of the great artist Michelangelo.
Referring to some mythological sculpture prototypes in ancient Rome, it finally merged the styles of many artistic schools to achieve this great "David".
"Well, isn't this too big?"
Anastasia looked at Ludwig beside her embarrassedly.
"That's art!"