Eagle’s Glory

"Jeanne?"\u003c/p\u003e

Hearing this name, Aigron's eyes lit up. \u003c/p\u003e

In theory, Joan of Arc is not yet a saint, as the Roman Church did not canonize her until 1920. \u003c/p\u003e

However, because of her achievements, she has been worshiped and admired by the French people for hundreds of years. Everyone has already regarded her as a saint, so there is no problem calling her a "saint". \u003c/p\u003e

However, although the legend of Joan of Arc has been circulating among the people, since the end of the Hundred Years' War, French officials have not had many commemorative activities for her, although King Charles VII has accused her of being a "witch" shortly after she was burned to death. Rehabilitation, but during the next few hundred years, she was only mentioned by the royal family as a historical figure, and there were not many grand honors affixed to her-although she was fully worthy of it. \u003c/p\u003e

It is also easy to understand that the era of Joan of Arc was the most chaotic, humiliating and painful era in France. France was invaded by foreign enemies and suffered a disastrous defeat. The proud noble knights were defeated; Hengsheng, King Charles VI was insane, unable to govern by himself for a long time, and was captured by the enemy on the battlefield, while his queen Yin Sabo encouraged her husband to betray the country, while publicly declaring that her crown prince was an illegitimate child and not qualified to inherit the throne; Extremely chaotic and corrupt, the two factions of nobles are at war with each other, and no one is interested in resisting foreign enemies. \u003c/p\u003e

Because of the corruption and incompetence of the upper class and endless internal strife, the Kingdom of France was much larger than the United Kingdom at the time, but it was broken up by the British and suffered heavy casualties. As a result, towns and villages were ravaged by war, and almost the entire north fell to the enemy. . \u003c/p\u003e

The terrible doom has continued since then. War, famine and plague have gathered on this poor land at the same time, turning towns into ruins and turning villages into wilderness. All kinds of tragedies make almost everyone believe that the doomsday prophesied in the Bible has come. \u003c/p\u003e

When Joan of Arc went to see King Charles VII, the poor king had no soldiers or money, and almost lost all hope. Orléans, his last place in the north, seemed to be falling. The feudal lords did not take him seriously, and even his mother publicly declared that he was an illegitimate child not worthy of being a king, which shook his legitimacy...\u003c/p\u003e

Although this young man was fortunate enough to be reincarnated into the most noble family, and was lucky enough to survive all his older brothers to death as the youngest son, the kingdom he wanted to inherit seemed to no longer belong to him. He looked like a poor wretch about to drown, He desperately called for help, trying to grab a life-saving straw, but only received contempt and ridicule from all directions. \u003c/p\u003e

—If a king is not in despair,

How could it be so desperate to believe that a country girl could save the day? \u003c/p\u003e

Fortunately, God still took pity on him in the end. Ever since Joan of Arc joined the king, the young King Charles VII had a turn for the better, and survived a desperate situation. He grew up step by step, slowly expanded his own power, and finally finally Reorganize the rivers and mountains and lead France out of this darkest age. \u003c/p\u003e

It's a pity that with such a bright ending, Joan himself has no luck to see it. \u003c/p\u003e

All in all, if you study the history carefully, you will easily find that France suffered such a disastrous disaster not only because of the brutality of the English, but also because of the decades-long infighting of the royal family itself—the two king uncles With the Burgundian and Armagnac nobles fighting each other, the king and queen were crazy and extravagant, and the noble royal family members competed to betray their country, and staged scenes of unbearable scandals. \u003c/p\u003e

Regarding such "black history", the later kings were naturally unwilling to talk about it. Who is willing to face up to the fact that the royal family has fallen to such an extent? Who is willing to clarify the attribution of responsibility? \u003c/p\u003e

For Eggron, though, it's a different story. \u003c/p\u003e

He has no responsibility for the dark history of the past, and he is not afraid to settle old accounts. Anyway, it has nothing to do with the Bonaparte family. He can clean up the dusty history and give all the great and noble aura to the ashes. girl. \u003c/p\u003e

For him, it doesn't matter what Joan of Arc is. He only needs to abstract a few glorious concepts from this girl - "patriotism", "piety", "dedication" and "victory". \u003c/p\u003e

And these things can be put on the Bonaparte family intact, becoming the halo of Bonaparte and the empire. \u003c/p\u003e

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"Teresa, this is a good idea!" Thinking of this, Egron clapped his hands excitedly, "Let's follow this idea!"\u003c/p\u003e

Because of the sound of his clapping and shouting, a slight echo suddenly appeared in the originally silent forest, which sounded a little weird, but it didn't affect Eggron's excitement at all. \u003c/p\u003e

He took Teresa's hand excitedly, "Let's go back, I have an idea."\u003c/p\u003e

"What do you think?" Teresa asked quickly. \u003c/p\u003e

"To impress ordinary people, especially the illiterate villagers in the countryside, words are not as good as pictures, so we use pictures to instill in them the concepts you just mentioned—" Eggron replied excitedly. \u003c/p\u003e

That's right, in the eyes of people today, "Joan of Arc is the saint who saved the country" and "Joan of Arc is a devout believer", these two are the consensus of the people. \u003c/p\u003e

So if people get the impression that "Joan of Arc and the Bonaparte family stand together", then "The Bonaparte family defends the country, and the Bonaparte family is a pious defender of the faith" is naturally self-evident. \u003c/p\u003e

As long as such an impression is given to people, these villagers will naturally be close to the Bonaparte family in spirit—in this way, the spiritual image established by the Bourbon family relying on tradition will naturally be greatly affected. big challenge. \u003c/p\u003e

Aigron doesn't need to let the Bonaparte family immediately break the inherent impression formed over thousands of years. He only needs to shake the original impression of the villagers a little, which is enough to make them no longer loyal to the Bourbon royal family. \u003c/p\u003e

Teresa was a little puzzled by Aigron's sudden excitement, but seeing Aigron's full motivation, she couldn't bear to pour cold water on her, so she obediently followed Aigron back to the farm. \u003c/p\u003e

At Aggron's urging, she took out a pencil and prepared to draw the picture he had conceived for Aigron. \u003c/p\u003e

"I want to draw a girl in armor, riding a tall horse, holding a flagpole and flag in both hands. Note that the flag is not the iris king flag but the red, white, and blue tricolor flag... Behind her is a car pulled by four horses. Standing on the chariot is Emperor Napoleon wearing the uniform of the Guards and a bicorne.\u003c/p\u003e

Around the chariot and the maiden are angels, and under the horses' hooves are clouds, and they march toward the sun; behind them, fly the imperial eagle, which represents victory and glory. \u003c/p\u003e

Girls must draw beautifully, very beautifully! Her long hair flutters in the wind with the flag, majestic yet charming, she wants to lead the Bonaparte family and France forward! "\u003c/p\u003e

Teresa silently listened to her husband's ideas, and she didn't start writing immediately after listening,\u003c/p\u003e

"Your Highness, according to historical records, Joan of Arc was a girl with short hair. After all, she was going to march and fight at that time. If she had long hair in the barracks, it would affect her health..." Teresa put forward her own opinion, "Besides, Joan of Arc is extremely brave. , may not be a slender girl..."\u003c/p\u003e

Teresa's questioning did not shake Aigron's will at all, and Aigron solemnly refuted Teresa. \u003c/p\u003e

"Dear Teresa, you should know that not many people love history, but everyone loves beautiful girls, and we should be on the side of the majority! When people talk about a famous girl in history, they usually assume that she is very beautiful. Beauty, otherwise why would you be interested in talking about her?"\u003c/p\u003e

"But besides beauty, girls also have a lot of sparkle!" Teresa couldn't help retorting. "In my opinion, Joan of Arc's noble character, her bravery and tenacity, her desire and persistence for victory are far more precious than her appearance."\u003c/p\u003e

"Yes, that's true, but it's an add-on to a girl." Eggron shrugged, "We can't go against the wishes of the people. The people want her to be a beautiful girl with brilliant blond hair and a power that no one else can. She is so beautiful, without dust and blood on her body, we should fulfill their wishes and give them such a Joan of Arc, she must be like this."\u003c/p\u003e

"Actually, it's His Highness's own hobby..." Teresa couldn't help complaining. \u003c/p\u003e

But since Eggron insisted, she had no choice but to obey her husband's advice. \u003c/p\u003e

Of course, she was not that resistant psychologically. After all, Joan of Arc had been dead for hundreds of years. It didn't matter who she was to Teresa. The important thing was that she was helping her husband. , this is her working hard for the couple's career - this is where Teresa thinks her happiness lies. \u003c/p\u003e

In the detailed description of her husband, she has roughly sketched an outline in her mind, and then she took a pencil and sketched stroke by stroke in the sketchbook. Gradually, the lines that appeared on the paper slowly Images are formed one by one, and finally a picture is roughly formed. \u003c/p\u003e

After the rough finish, Teresa looked at the sketch carefully, and then made a few minor corrections with a pencil, and then she handed the sketch to her husband. \u003c/p\u003e

Aigron took the drawing and looked at it carefully. Although it was only a sketch, the lines were already quite smooth and detailed, and roughly restored the scene that Aigron had just described. \u003c/p\u003e

Aegron's eyes glanced at the imperial eagle, angel and former emperor, and naturally fell on the girl. \u003c/p\u003e

This is indeed a very beautiful girl, but she is also arrogant and cold. Her sharp eyes, the armor she wears, and the galloping horse under her crotch make her look heroic. \u003c/p\u003e

Although she, her mount, and the flag in her hand are not colored, even so, one can still feel the beauty and unique charm of this young girl. \u003c/p\u003e

If Joan of Arc knew, she would probably be angry that a Corsican landowner family whose name she had never heard of dared to use her name as her own banner. Go crazy...\u003c/p\u003e

However, she has nothing to do after all, after all, a dead person can only be dressed up by others. \u003c/p\u003e

All historical figures, no matter how great they were, can only become puppets used by others after death. All kinds of people, with various purposes, use their once prominent names to paint themselves, change their words and phrases, and act on them. What can he do with the thing he least wants to see? \u003c/p\u003e

Eggron will be the same in the end. \u003c/p\u003e

He could only hope that his nearest descendants would be able to save himself from being ridiculed and humiliated shortly after his death--as for what happened after a few generations, no one could control it, and he didn't care. \u003c/p\u003e

"Your Highness, are you dissatisfied?" Teresa became a little nervous when she saw Aigron scrutinizing the picture and remaining silent. \u003c/p\u003e

"No... Teresa, I'm very satisfied, so satisfied! I really didn't expect that you could draw the image I want so easily..." Eggron couldn't help but praise his wife. "Teresa, you are actually a cartoonist who was delayed by the title of princess."\u003c/p\u003e

But Teresa was at a loss, "What is a cartoonist?"\u003c/p\u003e

There were no such occupations in this day and age until the late Industrial Revolution, when Europeans became more educated and newspapers flourished. \u003c/p\u003e

But even so, she felt Eggron's excitement and praise, which was enough for her. \u003c/p\u003e

"I haven't touched a paintbrush for a long time, and I'm still a little rusty. I will perform better in the future——"\u003c/p\u003e

Aigron ignored his wife's self-effacing, and continued to look at the pencil drawing, imagining how it would look after being colored. \u003c/p\u003e

However, the more he looked at this girl, the more he felt a vague sense of familiarity. \u003c/p\u003e

"This portrait looks a bit like a person—" he blurted out. \u003c/p\u003e

Then, he suddenly realized. "Agnes! It looks so similar, isn't this Miss Agnes?"\u003c/p\u003e

Indeed, although they are not exactly the same, once you think of Agnes, you can immediately see her appearance from the eyebrows——\u003c/p\u003e

Teresa was a little surprised and distressed when he called out the name, but she quickly covered up these emotions. \u003c/p\u003e

"You actually recognized it so easily..." She smiled wryly. "That's right... When I was conceiving in my mind, I searched for the image you wanted from what I saw and heard, and then the heroic figure of Miss Agnes who defeated those officers under you that night appeared in my mind in an instant. In my mind, that scene was so impressive to me. I have never seen such temperament and demeanor in other girls of the same age, so I drew her appearance based on her appearance. Such an image..."\u003c/p\u003e

Although Teresa had some unspeakable sourness towards Miss Agnes, she had to admit that this lady did have a dazzling brilliance, and if she was asked to look for other templates, she couldn't find anything comparable. \u003c/p\u003e

When she said that, Aigron understood why Teresa was able to find the feeling so quickly. It turned out that there was already a "model". \u003c/p\u003e

"It's really quite suitable... She gives people that feeling." Aigron nodded, "It's a pity that France doesn't need her to lead troops to fight to save the country... Hey, tell me, if we ask her to play the role one day It must be interesting to look at this image, right?"\u003c/p\u003e

"I don't think it's necessary." Teresa shook her head lightly. "Why do you need to disturb her life?"\u003c/p\u003e