The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 635 Hugo is Coming
Hugo's father is a general who is capable of fighting under Napoleon, and his mother is the eldest lady of an ancient aristocratic family. The combination of the two should be a typical fairy tale between a prince and a princess before, and later it will be a sweet love story between the boss and Bai Fumei.

It's just that the combination of the two happened in the special period of the French Revolution. A republican general and a traditional nobleman had a fierce collision
"The republic is the future of France!"

"The Bourbon dynasty is French orthodoxy!"

"You are feudal and backward!"

"You are brutal!"

"You are ignorant!"

"You are ridiculous!"

(Brutalism refers to the extreme rule of the Jacobins, and it is ridiculous to refer to Napoleon's restoration of the monarchy.)
In the end, Hugo's parents chose to part ways, and then became a royalist under the guidance of his mother.As soon as the Bourbon dynasty was restored, Hugo published many articles praising the monarchy.

In the eyes of the unaccompanied Bourbon royal family, Hugo was simply the light of France, and he was immediately named a "child prodigy" at such a young age.

However, as he grew older, Hugo began to lean towards the liberals again. During the July Revolution of 1830, he enthusiastically praised the revolutionaries and hoped to establish a republic.

Louis-Philippe of the Orléans dynasty saw this as outrageous and tried to marginalize it.

Then Hugo wrote "Notre Dame de Paris" to satirize the church and feudal kingship, and was thrown into Arkham Prison by the angry church and the king, and became the prisoner of Louis Bonaparte for a time.

(There is no history in this period, but history has changed. As France took over Texas and suppressed the Lyon uprising, Louis-Philippe was once confident.)
However, Hugo was of noble origin after all, and had an amazing talent in literature.So Louis-Philippe turned to a policy of wooing.

First, he made Hugo a member of the French Academy of Sciences, and later made him a hereditary nobleman. Not long ago, he made him a member of the House of Lords.

Louis-Philippe was very willing to portray himself as a king close to the people, so he chose to talk to the young man who had satirized him like an old friend.

Paris France.

In the Tuileries Palace, Louis-Philippe took Hugo's arm, then led him into the antechamber, and formally introduced the genius at the king's ball.

Everyone in the audience knew very well that this was Louis Philipura's way to win people's hearts, but no one exposed it.

But for Victor Hugo, who had been influenced by the royal party since he was a child, at that moment he really hoped that Louis Philippe could reshape the glory of France as he said.

In the following social time, Louis-Philippe described his ideas to the Orleanists:

"I thought it was a mistake to take Tahiti, I thought the people would support it, but no one cared.

People only care about what to eat for dinner and the price of potatoes.What was the use of a far-off desolation to France?Maybe it's time to make a break"

This naturally won applause from the Orleanists, bankers and businessmen who had long had a problem with this territory of negative returns.

If they can, they really hope that Louis Philippe can also give up Central America. After all, the long-term guerrilla war in the El Salvador region is constantly depleting France's national strength.

At this time, the wars in Algeria and Morocco are also meaningless waste for them. They should fully develop the North American colonies and turn them into excellent lands like Texas and Serembo.

It's just that no Frenchman with a little dream would choose to do this. Hugo stood up and said without applauding.

"Your Majesty, forgive me. Isn't it our duty as French people to spread the light of French civilization to the world?"

Hugo's words made Louis-Philippe very embarrassed, but fortunately, someone rose up to refute the former immediately.

"Monsieur Hugo! Of what use to great France is the island nation, which is like a pinch of smudges?"

"My dear Mr. Clarence, the same was said of Venice before the seventh century AD, Holland in the sixteenth century, and England in the eighteenth century."

Clarence: "So what?"

Victor Hugo: "It is never ignorance that hinders the progress of France, but arrogance!"

Hugo, who was thrown out of the Tuileries Palace, felt that he was not wrong, so he planned to go to the most conservative, feudal and backward country in the world to have a look.

After a two-month journey by carriage, Hugo finally arrived at the port of Toulon, where Napoleon's dream began.

The moment he stepped on the clipper boat, he felt like flying, and the whistling wind reflected the speed of France.

"How wonderful! If only France had such fast ships at the Battle of Trafalgar!"

The sailor on the side couldn't help but interjected.

"Mr. Hugo, this ship cannot fight."

"what why?"

"Everything about the clipper ship is designed to increase the speed of the ship. The hull design is too slender, and the hull height is too low. These conditions are not conducive to the installation of artillery."

"But we can use the high maneuverability of the clipper to break through the British blockade and transport all the French warriors to the other side, can't we?"

The sailor scratched his head, not knowing what to say, when the captain hit the former on the head with his pipe.

"Mr. Hugo is an academician of the French Academy of Sciences, isn't it better for you to be a big bastard? Don't let it affect people's mood."

The sailors had no choice but to leave without saying a word. They didn't know Hugo, they just thought he was a delicate person from Paris who didn't know the world.

The captain is a collateral branch of the Tropez family, and his ancestors are heroes of France. He has also been to Paris, so he knows Hugo's name.

"Mr. Hugo, my name is Ofe de Tropez. It is an honor to have you aboard my ship."

"You are too kind, Mr. Tropez. What do you think of my going to the Austrian Empire next door?"

Offie de Tropez frowned immediately, as if recalling something bad.

At this time, the French fleet came back. The Great Eastern Fleet is the main force of the French navy, which is proud of France. It consists of 25 sailing battleships.

Seeing the behemoths of more than [-] tons passing by the sides of the ship, the sails covering the sky and the sun, Hugo felt so proud that he wanted to write a poem.

It's just that Captain Tropez never answered his question, but Hugo didn't care. After all, standing on the bow of the ship and blowing the sea breeze feels really good.

Looking at the boundless sea always inspires men's desire to explore.To challenge the legendary Kraken Kraken, or like Odyssey
However, while crossing the Straits of Otranto, Hugo encountered a scene he will never forget.

The huge steamships emitting black smoke are like cities of black iron rising from the ground, and even the passing water can disturb the stability of the ships under his feet.

At this time, Friedrich was in the captain's cabin on the top floor of the ship, overlooking all the living beings under his feet. He happened to meet Hugo's eyes, and the two waved subconsciously.

When Hugo arrived at the Port of Venice, his legs were weak, and a feeling of oppression in his chest could not go away for a long time.

(End of this chapter)