Fox of France

For some days after that, it basically followed the pattern: first buy two postcoach tickets, then spend a day, arrive at another city or town closer to Paris, and then find a monastery ( If there is none, find a hotel) to rest for the night, and then go and buy a stagecoach ticket...

In this way, on the evening of the tenth day, Alfonso and Joseph finally arrived in Paris, the capital of France.

The stagecoach passed through dusty streets, and finally stopped at a place called Perisher Street. It was a street on the edge of Paris, on one side of which was the gloomy tomb-like convent of the Pentecostals. On the other side are the messy and dilapidated houses where all kinds of poor people live.

The stagecoach stopped here. As for continuing to move forward, it depends on the passengers to continue to spend money to transfer to the public carriage, or the passengers do not have much money, then they have to rely on their own two legs.

Because the destination is far from here, and this area is not very safe. So Alfonso took Joseph into another public carriage, and it took about half an hour to arrive at the magnificent St. Genevieve Cathedral.

The cathedral was later confiscated by the revolutionary government after the outbreak of the Great Revolution and transformed into a cemetery dedicated to burying great men. This is the famous "Pantheon". However, at this time, Saint-Genevieve Cathedral was still an important church belonging to the Catholic Church. This is not Joseph's destination, but Brother Alfonso's destination. He took Joseph into the church, and asked him to wait in the reception room for a while, while he went to deliver the letter to the bishop here.

After waiting for a while in the reception room, Joseph saw Brother Alfonso turning back again.

"Well, I have sent the letter. Now I will take you to Father Jean Jacques."

The chapel where Father Jean-Jacques was located was a little far away. At this time, there were no public carriages. The two walked there on foot along the road lit with whale oil lamps. The two of them walked for almost an hour, until the moon had already risen high, before they came to a small church. At this time, the moonlight was shining obliquely, illuminating the steps in front of the chapel.

Alfonso took Joseph up the steps and knocked on the door lightly. After a while, he saw light leaking from the crack of the door panel where a little finger could be inserted, and then heard loud footsteps The sound came down from the floor, and then went all the way to the gate. Listening to the voice, it seemed that the person walking was not a person, but a grizzly bear.

"Wait a little longer, and I'll open the door...Damn it, Nam, why is the latch stuck...ah, just wait a little longer, it will be fine soon..." A rough voice came from inside the door sound.

However, the door didn't open immediately as he said. There was a noise coming from inside the door, and sometimes it was pulled hard by the people inside, but it didn't open accordingly. Instead, there were complaints from inside: "Damn it, what's the matter? Why can't it be opened... Ah, just wait a little longer..."

About ten minutes later, I heard a click sound from inside, and then the door was pulled open suddenly, and a gust of wind blew out from inside.

Joseph looked inside and saw a fat man who was only about his height, but whose waist was at least two or three times his size. In Joseph's view, if this man plays the king of the hill in later generations, he doesn't even need makeup. Beside the fat man, there is another person dressed as a nanny holding a candlestick in one hand. The other hand was covering the flame, lest the wind when the door was opened should blow out the candle.

"Alfonso! Haha, you are finally here. Well, is the old man okay?" The King of the Hill laughed loudly, and the sound scared the sleeping birds in the nearby trees into flying.

"Father Jean Jacques, the bishop is very kind." Alfonso said, "Besides, the bishop asked me to bring Joseph here this time, and also asked me to bring you a message."

"What did the old man say?" the King of the Hill asked next.

"The bishop asked me to tell you that gluttony is also one of the sins." Alfonso replied calmly.

"Old man..." The King of the Hill lowered his voice, and the muttering behind seemed to be complaining, but Joseph couldn't hear it clearly.

"Okay. Don't complain. Well, let me introduce you, this is Joseph, the old man...the godson of the bishop. The one who is going to study in the school of Emperor Louis the Great..." Alfonso said.

"Ah, I know. Well, you guys come in quickly. This damn door... Nam, you go and move that cabinet over there, and use this to temporarily block the door tonight..."

"Father, I understand. But that cabinet, it would be best if you could come with me..."

"Really... I told you, you have to eat more, you have to eat more, how can you have strength if you don't eat? Even a cabinet..."

This is where Joseph will live in the next few years.

...

It was not difficult for Joseph to pass the entrance examination of Louis the Great School, so he was quickly invited to study. Joseph planned to study at the Louis the Great School for a few years first, get to know a few more people by the way, and prepare some connections for the future, and then leave Paris before the outbreak of the Great Revolution (At that time, Paris was really chaotic. Death, many times, depends on luck rather than anything else.), go to the provinces, and then use the time when the Girondins are on the stage, relying on being able to "foresee" some things to do some speculative and hoarding things , Get the first barrel of gold for yourself and your family.

Then, he could hide behind his "stupid brother" and push his family to the position of the first family in Europe. Of course, I have to find a way to prevent this "stupid brother" from doing stupid things in Spain, especially in Russia. And to stop him, he must have enough weight, not just the waste in the original history that Napoleon regarded as completely dependent on him to become the king of Spain.

"My stupid brother is a very high-minded, very proud, defiant guy, and it's not that easy to hit the brakes on him."

In this way, the days passed slowly according to Joseph's idea. Joseph performed well in school, successfully got a full scholarship, and also had a good reputation among some small circles of literature lovers and natural science lovers. In addition, Joseph sometimes takes on some translation and other jobs, and can also earn some francs. So now, in addition to guaranteeing his own expenses, he can even transfer some money. Everything seems to be going well, but at this moment, a letter was sent to Joseph.

The letter brought Joseph bad news: his father was ill, very ill. So the financial situation at home is quite tense now. Joseph's study and life now didn't cost his family money, but now, it's not enough for him not to reach out to his family. Napoleon's living expenses, as well as the living expenses and education expenses of several other younger brothers and sisters have become problems. The letter from the family means that he hopes that he can find a job as soon as possible, so that he can bear the burden of his younger brothers and sisters.

It is obviously inappropriate to drop out of school immediately, which will have a negative impact on Joseph's entire plan. Therefore, it is best to earn more money on the premise of maintaining your studies.

"Oh, how did I forget about the stomach cancer inherited from the Bonaparte family?" Joseph thought.

The Bonaparte family has always been threatened by hereditary stomach cancer, especially in the males of the family. Among the brothers Joseph, he was almost the only one who did not suffer from this problem. Of course, Joseph also knows that cancer is a throw of the dice. Joseph did not get stomach cancer in the original history, but it does not mean that he will not get it in the future. So you really have to be more careful in the future. For example, in the original history, his father should have been found to have stomach cancer a year later. But in this time and space, this matter was unexpectedly brought forward.

All that's left is to think about how to take on the heavy responsibility of the family. But what can be done to effectively increase income? It is impossible to work part-time, and it is impossible to work part-time in this life. Today, Joseph can barely maintain his life by receiving scholarships. In addition, I went to various salons. Going to the salon is like going home. The feeling inside is better than at home. The participants are all talented people, and they speak nicely. So Joseph can only go to these salons to look for opportunities to make money.

"Joseph, what are you looking at? I don't think you look well." A voice rang out.

Joseph turned his head and saw a young man with some freckles asking with concern on his face.

This is Joseph's classmate, Armand René de Lavoisier. He is a young man with a certain artistic atmosphere, and he has an uncle who has left his name throughout human history. Unlike his famous uncle, Amon has almost no talent in natural science. However, in terms of literature and art, he is a good player, and he is even one of the pillars of the student theater troupe of the Louis the Great School.

"Oh, it's Amon. I have nothing to do. I just received a letter saying that my father is ill. Well, this may affect my recent financial situation." Joseph said while collecting the letter in his hand. up.

"Joseph, your father must be very sick, right?" Amon walked to the bench where Joseph was sitting, and sat down side by side with him. The noon wind blew over the plane trees above their heads, making a rustling sound.

"I know you have a full scholarship, and you live in a church, so it shouldn't cost you much money. You don't need money from your family at all. Therefore, it shouldn't be financial problems that make you look like this .” Amon said while taking out a small bottle. He unscrewed the cap and carefully poured some liquid into the cap. Then he said to Joseph, "Do you want some too?"