Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 1159 The Story of Paris (12)

  On May 8, 1871, the last day of the Paris Commune Movement, the miscellaneous news published in the "Communiqué" was very interesting.

On April 26 of the same year, there was an incident in the Munich theater reflecting the struggle against the Bavarian bishop and the government. On this day, Kleist’s "Broken Jug" was staged in the theater, vowing that the actress of Madame Marté happened to be on the scene. At this point, it happened that there was an emperor and a bishop painted on the broken jug, so the actress pointed to the bishop and said, "Now, where is this person's head?"

  The audience roared with laughter, mixed with cheers and applause. The king was also watching the performance, smiling meaningfully at the audience’s reaction, and kept seeing the play in the royal box.

  The king of Bavaria at the time happened to be Ludwig II.

  At that time, Bavaria was not peaceful according to the newspapers. Due to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, the French troops stationed in Rome withdrew to the country. The king of Italy no longer considered the threat of France and intended to annex the Papal State.

  The King of Italy first sent a secret letter to the Pope, and proposed a solution that could preserve the face of the Holy See: Italian troops peacefully stationed in Rome in the name of protecting the Pope, but this proposal was rejected by Pius IX.

  The French emperor did not have time to save, so would the German emperor be willing to save it?

  Although Germany is the birthplace of Protestantism and there are many people who believe in atheism and science, the Habsburg family that was in power at that time was still Catholic.

The monarchy and the coronation ceremony are actually not so important in the Holy Roman Empire. Charles IV even abolished the power of the pope to elect the emperor. After the elector elects a new king, the coronation ceremony only needs to be done by anyone who happens to be the pope. Just do it.

  The Papal State resisted with a very small army. The first is to create facts. The Papal State was invaded by Italian force rather than peacefully taken over. The second is to delay time. However, in the end, the German emperor did not save the Holy See. After Rome was breached, the Pope retreated to the Vatican and the capital of the Kingdom of Italy Florence moved to Rome, and Pius IX became the last secular pope.

  During the French Revolution, it was precisely because Louis XVI refused to sign the expulsion of the priest who refused to swear to leave the Holy See, which angered the people.

  The Bishop of Bavaria certainly hopes that the German emperor will send troops to save the Pope, but the attitude of the audience in the theater at that time knows that it is impossible.

  If I had never seen sunlight, I could have tolerated darkness.

  The chief culprit in the dark Middle Ages is the church that monopolizes education. After receiving universal education, the increasingly powerful and discerning Germans no longer believe in the "miracles" promoted by the church.

However, the power of faith is not understandable by the world, only the relationship of interest. At that time, the German Catholics were still willing to replace the French to "protect the Pope." The priests of Dorringer opposed the resolutions of the majority of the Catholics. The priest was expelled from his membership.

  Ludwig II sent an autograph letter to the priest, expressing his regret about it.

In 600 years, the Holy See, which had organized the Crusades, became unattended in 600 years. Belief became a sign of ignorance, but this process did not happen overnight. The Black Death only made some people. Shaken. When the civilians were tortured by hunger and disease, the church still took on its own responsibilities, distributing food to the victims, and the priests risked their lives to take care of the sick.

Science breaks down superstitions and creates new problems at the same time. Science seems to be omnipotent. It brings jets, air conditioners, flush toilets, fertilizers, and movies. But there is no formula that can help a person who is suffering and desperate to be happy again. Who Can you laugh with the math, physics, and chemistry homework assigned by the teacher? The exam is as worth looking forward to as a holiday?

  Death Poetry Club’s movie said something like this: When you know something, you must look at it from a different angle.

There are only a handful of people who know the Yellow Diamonds of the Conqueror, and the history of the "obsessed" of the Habsburg and Lorraine families only exists in the wild history, but if those who want to pursue it, they can be found in the portraits of the monarchs. Traces of it once existed.

The color of that strange and beautiful yellow diamond is like honey, sweet and deadly. After the death of Pope Julius II, the yellow diamond fell into the hands of the Lowell family of his former family. People are dead, but there is still a lot of wealth. Because of the traffic jam at the time and the undeveloped information flow, Rudolph II did not know that the diamond of doom had been brought to the United States by Victoria, the last heiress of the Rowell family. The odd family.

  Someone offered him a topaz with the same color as the yellow diamond. The most precious color of topaz is a light yellow sherry color produced in Spain. This stone is also known as the "Imperial Stone". According to legend, in the 17th century, the Portuguese crown was mistaken for the largest diamond to be a piece. Colorless topaz.

In this way, Rudolph II seems to be very cheating. Rudolph II was a generous benefactor. He lived in the era of the witch hunt and the Reformation. He grew up in the Spanish court, but he was very familiar with Protestantism, Judaism and Judaism. tolerant. When the pope came to the envoy to oppose the religious reform, Rudolf sent the envoy back, which caused fierce political turmoil and almost caused a civil war.

He was unwilling to compromise with the Ottoman Empire. After the loss of Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire expanded faster. In the 16th century, he had competed with Austria for Central Europe. If the Germans give up again, will there be any Christian world in the future? Questions.

And his "lovely" family members, his brother Matthias always wanted his crown, and his illegitimate son killed his mistress, dismembered her, and then made those limbs the same as the apple cores they had eaten. Threw it out the window.

  This is not a normal behavior by any means. The civilians are angry. The Germans have a habit of "throwing objects at high altitude". They threw the mayor, councillors, and imperial ministers through the windows.

  Compared with civil riots and wars, astrology and alchemy are just the king’s pastime. They are the same as Ludwig II’s castle building, so you don’t have to spend so much effort.

  Besides, those who deceive the king rarely have a good end. Edward Kelly not only lost his ears, but was imprisoned in the end. After all, his dream of getting rich was just a dream.

  Everyone will die, even the king who pursues the elixir. After the death of Rudolf II, his collection of artworks, paintings, gold and silver were looted by the Swedes, and now he is walking around the world.

  He also ordered people to only make a new crown, which later became the crown of Austria, a symbol of imperial power, but it was never used in coronation ceremonies.

  The traditional French coronation crown was destroyed during the Revolution. Another coronation crown was in the hands of the Austrians, but the Austrians refused to crown Napoleon.

  So Napoleon simply made two additional crowns for the coronation ceremony. One of them is a replica of Charlie’s crown. Theoretically, Napoleon kneels in front of the Pope, and the Pope puts the crown on Napoleon’s head to complete the coronation ceremony.

  But the rules of this ritual were broken by Napoleon. He already had a "Golden Crown of Laurel Leaf" on his head, which resembled the laurel crown of the ancient Roman patron Caesar.

  In the famous painting "The Coronation of Napoleon I" currently hidden in the Louvre, Pope Pius VII has a smile on his face and a gesture of blessing in his hand, which seems to be blessing Napoleon.

  Actually, the Pope was coerced into attending the coronation ceremony of Napoleon. Not only could he not laugh, he regarded it as a great shame, and he was so angry that he wanted to expel Napoleon’s membership.

As for the smiling "Queen Dowager" sitting on the eye-catching throne because he quarreled with the emperor, she did not attend the coronation ceremony at all. Josephine was older than Napoleon, and she was stupefied by the painter without any wrinkles. In short, Napoleon liked it, even if it was "a bit distorted", it was also collected by the Emperor.

  Sometimes, Pomona really thinks that Severus’s “joke” is really weird, but she still cooperates with a smile when he hears “fun”.

At this time they were dining in a terrace restaurant on the left bank of the Seine. On the other side of the river was the Tuileries Palace. From where they were, they could overlook the former royal garden. Napoleon and Josephine did not live in Versailles after they became kings, but instead lived in Versailles. In this "garden".

  It was burned down during the Paris Commune. The fire lasted for two days and even affected the Louvre, which is connected to it. It is now a public garden.

  From their location, the scenery is perfect, and the food is delicious. The truffle mashed potato with French oil-sealed duck is just the price.

  This restaurant is not a Michelin restaurant, but a private restaurant opened by a wizard. This is what Severus heard from the pure-blooded nobles. Napoleon thought that women were irrational in spending money. In fact, men were really unrestrained when they squandered.

  But it is undeniable that the feeling of this meal is much better than the one she ate in the cafeteria of the gods, so she did not complain about being frugal and restrained.

   "Do you really think Napoleon and Giovanni are like a very ordinary man emotionally?" Pomona asked.

"The materials I borrowed from the library are all about his life, but rarely about his emotional experience." Severus took a sip of champagne. "The first time he witnessed death was 17 years old, when he was still a Artillery, went to suppress the strike of the silk weavers in Lyon. The artillery’s job was to protect the bridge. He saw the victims hang on the gallows when he passed by."

  Pomona didn’t know what to say for a while.

  Because Harry was planning to die when he was 17.

   "He was 19 years old when the Great Revolution happened. At that time, his battalion was mutiny. The soldiers asked senior officers to take out the gray deposits."

   "Gray accumulation fund? Is that what they got from corruption?"

   "No, most senior officers are nobles. They brought a lot of gold when they were in exile, and they asked for this part of the money."

   "Oh, God." Pomona clutched her chest, "It's terrible."

   Severus laughed.

"why are you laughing?"

   "Do you know what Napoleon said when he saw the scene?" He deliberately created suspense and put a piece of duck meat dipped in apple sauce into his mouth.

   "What did he say?" Pomona asked kindly.

   "He said, ‘oh my god, this is a revolution’."

   "Do you like Napoleon?" Pomona asked.

   "I can't talk about liking." Severus thought for a moment, and then said, "I think he just put too much energy on the outside, so he didn't have time to pay attention to Josephine."

"what?"

   "What you asked me just now, was Napoleon an ordinary man emotionally?" Severus said, "That was my answer just now."

  Pomona is not satisfied with this answer. She still likes a man who cares for the family like Arthur, but in this way, he has nothing to achieve in his career.

  Whether it is Louis XIV, Napoleon or Haussmann, they all want to make Paris an eternal city like Rome, but over the centuries, this city has undergone earth-shaking changes.

  This is the story of Paris.

  She shouldn’t expect eternity.

  "Napoleon was buried in the Invalides after his death." Severus said at this time, "It's a pity that he didn't continue to be a soldier, and he chose the emperor as a career that cannot be retired."

   "Do you want to retire?"

   "I just want to rest and find a place where I can be peaceful." Severus said, "Believe it or not, I miss Hogwarts a bit."

   "Maybe you can find Minerva to give you a position." Pomona smiled mockingly.

   "Don't get involved in too many things you shouldn't care about, you are just a woman." Severus said solemnly, "I hope you can be as happy as Fleur."

   "But Albus didn't teach me that much." Pomona said calmly.

  Severus sighed, "That's why I hate'saints.'"

   Then he stopped talking, and concentrated on eating the delicious food on the plate.

Pomona looked at the nose in the white shirt, blowing the wind of the Seine River, and suddenly remembered the black lake before the Triwizard Tournament. She didn't know what went crazy, and suddenly felt that her schoolboy had become very " Tasty" too.

   "I told you not to peek, you peeked?" she asked fiercely.

  Severus stopped pulling the mashed potatoes from the plate.

   "What are you looking at?"

   "I went to swim in the lake, did you peek?"

   "No!" He said solemnly.

  Pomona looked at him suspiciously.

   "I swear I didn't peek."

  He swears to the sky like countless stinky men in the world.

  This is another disadvantage of too fast technological development. Everyone knows that installing lightning rods can avoid lightning strikes, so they swear casually.

   "In whose name? Merlin or God?"

   "Well, I saw it, are you satisfied?"

  Pomona stomped him severely under the dining table.

  He glared at her, his black eyes glistening, as if he was going crazy with anger.

  Pomona raised her chin proudly, "You should focus on me, forget about Napoleon, change the subject."

   "What do you want to talk about?" He said every word, full of danger.

   "I want to buy a bikini, what style do you like?"

  Severus was stunned.

   "Siris has to post posters of Muggle Bikini Girls. Your bedroom is like a monk. There is nothing..."

   "Quiet!" Dean Slytherin threatened.

  "Do you want to see me in a bikini?" She was under the dining table, rubbing his trouser legs with an ankle.

  The poor old bat was so angry that he could do nothing. He had a grudge against the duck, chewing the duck fiercely.

  She burst out laughing.

  It’s just that the laughter stopped abruptly. After all, I’m here in France. How can I not have a French kiss?

  What's more, this is Paris, the most romantic place in the world. There are many couples on the banks of the Seine who are doing that. It is not a violation of public etiquette to do so.

  (End of this chapter)