I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 92 Napoleon

Arthur's heart was surging, and he said excitedly, "Yes, Napoleon is such a person, and he has carried out this spirit all his life!"

Shaar smiled, and didn't make too many comments on it, but just carried the kettle to the side pool to pick up some water, and then put it on Calcifer's body.

"Napoleon's life is indeed unparalleled, even in the long history of mankind, there are very few people who can reach this level.

but"

Shaar sat on a chair and looked at Arthur.

"I hope you will do one thing in the future, that is, if you encounter something that moves you, you must seriously think about it from multiple perspectives.

We can do this kind of thinking right now. "

After a pause, Xia pondered for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth.

"Let us first look back at Napoleon's life.

His parents were down-and-out aristocrats in Corsica, who lived in poverty since childhood.

When he was not much older than you, he left his parents and entered a military academy in mainland France.

Most of his classmates are rich and noble children, who have been looked down upon for a long time and are always alone.

After leaving school, he entered the army and became a second lieutenant and then a lieutenant successively, but he was still poor.

So he stayed away from the luxurious crowd, studied persistently, and turned into a pale, gloomy young officer.

However, when he was 24 years old, a great revolution took place in France in that time and space.

This gloomy young officer became a major, and he made great contributions with his excellent command in the battle of the Revolutionary Army to recover the Toulon Fortress.

You also know what happened next. In the absence of weapons and insufficient training, Napoleon led the army to suddenly cross the Alps and enter the Italian plain like a tsunami.

He defeated the Austrian army with lightning speed, and then captured Italian cities one after another. No matter where he went, he won one victory after another.

When Napoleon returned to Paris with glory and wealth, he was warmly welcomed by the people of Paris and became a well-deserved triumphant general.

At that time, France had just experienced the Great Revolution, the political struggle was very fierce, and the domestic situation was also turbulent.

The French people pray for peace and order from the bottom of their hearts.

Napoleon took this opportunity to reorganize the government by force, and concentrated power in his own hands. At first, he was one of the three rulers, and later he remained in power for life. Finally, he terminated the republic and ascended the throne.

At that time, Napoleon was only 35 years old.

In just ten years, he ascended to the throne from an unknown gloomy youth and poor military officer.

After becoming emperor, Napoleon was still unstoppable. European countries formed an alliance centered on Britain and tried to defeat him several times, but all ended in failure.

In war after war, Napoleon, who was born as a soldier, showed his talents to his heart's content. Whether in Austerlitz, Jena or Wagram, Napoleon continued to stage outstanding victories worthy of history.

The Netherlands fell under his feet early, the Italian peninsula was at his disposal, Germany succumbed to his power, and Spain also entered his sphere of influence. Except for Russia, the European continent was almost unified by him for a while.

When Napoleon called the All-European Conference in Erfurt, the four kings of Germany and 34 princes gathered to pay tribute to him.

Surrounded by them, Napoleon watched the performance of the famous actor Talma who was specially brought from France. At this time, Napoleon was already a veritable "Augustus".

At this moment, with his own will alone, he is enough to decide the fate of tens of millions of people on that continent. He is standing at the peak that many people will never be able to reach in their entire lives.

But just a few years after that, he fell from this peak, straight into the abyss. "

Arthur nodded, "Because the expedition failed."

"At that time, basically all European countries surrendered to Napoleon, but there was one country that was difficult for Napoleon to conquer because of its geographical advantage, and it never succumbed to Napoleon."

"British Isle." Isabel murmured softly. It's not hard to guess, given the location of the English Channel, no army could cross it.

Char nodded, "In order to put Britain in trouble, Napoleon banned European countries from doing business with Britain, but Russia did not follow his orders.

This made him so angry that he planned a large-scale expedition to Russia.

As you know, it ended in disastrous defeat, and Napoleon's army was victorious, even occupying their capital at one point.

But even the emperor was still unable to resist the harsh winter there, and had to retreat in the end.

The soldiers who retreated in the ice and snow were starving, tens of thousands of people were frozen to death, and those who did not freeze to death were also killed in the pursuit of the Cossack cavalry.

When it first invaded Russia, there were more than 60 troops, but when it left, there were less than 1 troops left, which can be described as extremely tragic.

The news of Napoleon's defeat soon spread to Europe. Prussia, which had been seeking to get rid of Napoleon's oppression, took the lead in rebelling, and other countries then formed an alliance again and attacked France.

He was severely injured and could no longer defeat the coalition forces. After the defeat, he was exiled to the island of Elba. He fled once and gathered his troops again. Then, there was the Battle of Waterloo.

But unfortunately, his invincibility in the past still failed to continue in this battle.

He failed.

He was eventually imprisoned on a small island called St. Helena on the west side of Africa.

Napoleon spent five and a half years living without freedom on this harsh island, and finally died there alone.

The fate of this once glorious emperor is embarrassing.

In the era of that time and space, rounds of turmoil followed one after another, boiling like boiling water, and various class issues emerged one after another.

Events that may take 50 or even 100 years to unfold in other periods have appeared successively during his 20 years of rise and fall, and all of these events are related to his name.

He must establish a new order for France after the great turmoil, and constantly repel foreign invasion.

After dealing with these matters, he has no time to rest at all, and must stand in the political centers of European countries to handle various complicated and cumbersome diplomatic relations.

He handled all of this very well, and not only personally adjudicated domestic issues, but also commanded three or four large-scale wars, and each command was enough to be called a model of tactics.

Outside of war, he is also full of decisiveness, without the slightest hesitation, as if he is tireless, no matter what kind of predicament he is in, he shows his unyielding fighting spirit and the confidence of a king.

He is indeed a hero, rising in the face of adversity, gorgeous and swift, full of vitality, as magnificent as the sun, and the process of decline is also a sad song, and he is indeed worthy of people's worship.

But while we are lamenting his life, we also need to make a thought.

Is he. perfect?
In other words, what did he achieve with his extraordinary power?
You can use this question to examine any great man or hero. "

Shaar didn't continue talking, he gave Arthur time to think.

He took out a pot of tea and a tea set from the cabinet.

He took some tea leaves from the teapot and put them into the teapot, then he walked up to Calcifer and poured boiling water into the teapot.

The aroma of tea soon permeated the living room.

And Shaar's words continued.

"When Napoleon first came to prominence, the French people were in a special period. They overthrew the decadent feudal system and aspired to establish a brand new society.

But European countries at that time still adhered to this system, and those in power were afraid that the wave of France would affect them.

So they jointly sent troops to try to extinguish the flames they ignited.

Internal and external troubles appeared at the same time, and the whole country fell into great suffering.

But the French people did not give in to the difficulties. Almost all the men served in the army and bravely faced the enemies from all directions.

You must know that at that time, most countries in Europe practiced the mercenary system.

The French army is all people who have just gained freedom after the establishment of the new government.

They love this emerging government, love their own country, and even give their lives.

Under the banner of that new faith, the spirit of the French people, which had just created a new age, was beyond the imagination of the mercenaries of the day.

It is precisely because of this that the French still defeated the enemy and defended the motherland in the absence of weapons and ammunition, and even without formal training.

And the person who led this army to defeat European countries one by one was Napoleon.

Therefore, at least before Napoleon became emperor, he did make a contribution to defending his motherland and making that social system that was still in its infancy grow robustly.

Later, the French were tired of the long-term civil strife and longed for domestic order and peace. Napoleon took the opportunity to gather power, establish a new order, and stabilize the situation.

Although it was due to personal ambition, it was also because of him that France had a new order. He summoned scholars and established the new order with laws, which led to the "Code Napoleon".

You know what, Arthur.

This code was very famous in that time and space, and many countries used it as a model when they made preliminary legislation, affecting many countries.

He has indeed made many contributions in the new era after the feudal era, and complied with the development of society, so he has achieved success again and again.

But when he became emperor, everything began to change.

He began to use power for power's sake, and in order to expand power, he became the object of fear and loathing of many people.

His greatest failure was the sanctions imposed to bring Britain to its knees, barring Continental Europe from trade with it.

He believes that power is enough to do it, and he also believes that it must be done for power.

However, the British Isles at that time dominated maritime trade, and the tens of millions of people on the European continent were the victims of this struggle compared to Britain.

Later, there was even a shortage of granulated sugar used by Europeans every day. No matter how many sugar beets they planted, they could not meet the needs of the people.

No matter how powerful Napoleon was, he could not obliterate the needs of tens of millions of people.

Although Napoleon formulated severe punishment measures, the order could not be carried out. In the end, it not only ended in failure, but also attracted the resentment of tens of millions of people.

At this time, Napoleon's expedition failed, and more than 60 people almost all died miserably in the ice and snow.

Most of these soldiers were recruited from all over Europe, not for their faith, nor for their own motherland, let alone fighting for what they needed to protect.

It was just that he was forced to go to Russia by Napoleon's power, became a victim of ambition, and went to death in such a vain way.

These more than 60 people have family members, friends, and lovers. Behind this is the pain and tears of millions of people. "

Arthur's face was a little heavy.

Xiaya watched him quietly, "Have you heard me say so much, do you have any insights?"

"Some, but, don't know what to say," Arthur said.

"Don't worry, think slowly." Xia said with a smile.

After a while, Xia slowly opened his mouth and said.

"Britania's territory is larger than the whole of Europe combined, but such a huge country has only been established for more than 200 years, including the history of Britain, dating back to the time of King Arthur, it is only more than 1000 years.

There are too many civilizations in this world with a longer history than Britain, such as the Egyptian civilization of more than 6000 years, and the Chinese civilization of more than 5000 years.

This is only recorded. Before that, there are many unrecorded histories, at least tens of thousands of years, and the history of human beings may still exist for tens of thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years.

The entire history of mankind is like an endless river, and billions or even tens of billions of people in the future will jointly push this river to flow forward.

Even Britannia is an insignificant wave compared to the entire history of mankind.

The same is true of those who we think of as heroes and great men.

And once they break away from this river, or even those who obstruct the flow of this river, they will only be swallowed by the surging water in the end.

We stand at the source of the river, and you will find it when you look at the whole life of Napoleon.

When he used his power to cause so many people into pain, parting and sorrow, he had already started to hinder the progress of society, and the decline was inevitable, it was only a matter of time.

On the contrary, all the things he did to follow the river were the reasons for his brilliance.

So, you should understand. "

Shaar looked at Arthur, "Among all those who are called great men or heroes, there is no value in learning if they are separated from that river or even things that hinder it. Only things that push this river forward, It really makes sense.

From this perspective, you can relearn what is worth learning from Napoleon.

His courage, his determination, and his iron will and energy like a river.

This is what a leader should have.

At the same time, you must also bear in mind the reasons for his decline, and always be a warning. "

(End of this chapter)