Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 604 Party
Next, Liang En and the others visited a series of important places in the Palace of Versailles, such as the famous garden and the extremely gorgeous chapel.

Of course, they will not let go of the Hall of Mirrors. This building is regarded as a "treasure of the town" in the palace of King Louis XIV of France. It is named after 17 floor-to-ceiling mirrors composed of 483 lenses. .

It is the most luxurious and splendid part of the Palace of Versailles in France.Reflecting the magnificent dome murals.There are 17 arched floor-to-ceiling windows with excellent vision relative to the mirrors. Through the windows, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of the back garden of the Palace of Versailles.

At that time, the Hall of Mirrors was the place where the court held large-scale receptions and the king received high-level diplomatic missions, while the entire Palace of Versailles became a place for the king, nobles, and ministers to drink and enjoy a luxurious and luxurious life.

Of course, for the vast majority of people, they know this building from history books. Because of the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, Emperor Napoleon III was captured in Sedan and ceded the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine.

After the war ended, Kaiser Wilhelm I, who led the army to approach the French capital Paris, was crowned in the Hall of Mirrors and announced the establishment of the German Empire.

At the end of the First World War, Germany became a defeated country, and France designated the Hall of Mirrors to sign the peace treaty, that is, the famous "Versailles Peace Treaty". The supplies of the representatives attending the meeting are still preserved here to commemorate the glory of the French and this important ceremony. .

Because many important moments in the history of France were witnessed here, Liang En and the others looked at it very seriously, but in the process, Joan of Arc discovered some interesting things.

"I think this place is very new, it doesn't look like it was left over from the time of Louis 14." Jeanne asked curiously when the two left after visiting the Hall of Mirrors.

Although Joan of Arc was not very familiar with archeology and other work, after running with Liang En for so long, she learned some simple things.For example, simply look at the year an item exists.

"It's very simple, because the Palace of Versailles was looted by the people many times during the French Revolution, and all the furniture, murals, tapestries, chandeliers and furnishings in the palace were looted." Liang En answered the question raised by Joan of Arc.

"This is devastating damage to the Palace of Versailles. In addition to taking away all the wealth that can be taken away, the people also destroyed the palace on a large scale, and even the doors and windows of the palace were smashed and demolished."

"In 1793, the remaining works of art and furniture in the Palace of Versailles were transferred to another palace of artistic treasures in Paris - the Louvre, and the Palace of Versailles was reduced to ruins."

"In 1833, King Louis Philippe of the Orleans dynasty ordered the restoration of the Palace of Versailles and turned it into a museum of history. The construction lasted for a full 47 years, and finally in 1937, the Palace of Versailles was opened to the public as a museum of history."

Having said that, Liang En spread his hands and showed a smile:
"So, what we are visiting is a palace that has been continuously built since 1833. Except for murals and sculptures, most of the displayed items in it are rebuilt after 1833."

"So that's how it is." Jeanne showed a clear expression. Fortunately, the destruction did not completely destroy the overall structure of the house, so they can still see some murals left by the Sun King Louis 14, which can be regarded as possible. Reminisce about past glory.

In the next few days, they traveled to a lot of representative attractions in Paris, such as Notre Dame Cathedral, Sacre Coeur Basilica, Champs Elysees and the famous Eiffel Tower.

Until a week later, they went to see Mr. Du Lisi again, and expressed to each other Joan of Arc's willingness to inherit the Du Lisi family.

"I'm very glad that you are willing to be my heir, my dear cousin." Mr. Du Lisi said with a smile after hearing this answer. "Of course, I assure you it doesn't change much in your life now."

Unlike the aristocrats who had to do it themselves in the past, most of the aristocrats no longer need to manage their own property, and they will entrust the property to a trusteeship organization.

The most popular way for nobles and wealthy people in the Western world to retain property is to transfer all asset ownership, management rights and beneficial rights to foundations.Of course, the operators of the foundation are all members of the family.

In this way, future generations can continue to enjoy huge wealth without paying a penny.The same is true of the Du Lisi family, so for Joan of Arc, the most complicated thing she faces next is going through a lot of legal procedures.

So until Christmas, Liang En and the others stayed in Paris to handle a series of work related to the succession of the title. I have to say that these tasks are a bit too complicated.

Most of the work can be handed over to those professionals, such as their lawyers or economic consultants. Even for this matter, Elizabeth Bathory hurried back from the United States to work overtime temporarily.

Of course, there are also some things that must be done by Joan himself, such as signing, or attending a series of gatherings to show others the existence of the Duris family heir.

Under Joan's strong request, Liang En accompanied her to all the gatherings, large and small.And this obviously sends a very obvious message to others.

"This kind of banquet is really boring, really." After attending the party for several days in a row, Joan of Arc looked exhausted at the banquet for the Earl of Paris.

"It's really boring. Fortunately, after today's party is over, I don't need to attend it later." Liang En comforted Joan, "After all, today this is the spokesperson of the French royal family."

Those who now claim the title of King of France are divided into three parties, one party is the party of Bourbon, the party of Orleans, and the third party is the party of Napoleon.

Among the two traditional factions of the French royal family, Mr. Du Lisi did not support the Bourbon who inherited the traditional throne, but was a staunch supporter of the Orleans faction.

After all, they are now traditionally the descendants of Joan of Arc, so unlike traditional nobles who simply loyal to the royal family, their highest criterion is to be loyal to the country of France.

Now the heir of the Bourbon dynasty obviously cannot satisfy the pursuit of the Duris family, because the French "king" is Louis XX, the great-grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, known as the Duke of Anjou, and used to be a Venezuelan bank. staff, now living in Spain.

As far as the Duris family is concerned, it is certainly impossible for them to have a foreigner as the king of France, so they would rather support the Orleanist king who lacks legitimacy from the perspective of aristocratic inheritance than a Spaniard.

Therefore, the Duris family has actively participated in various actions of the Orleans faction over the years, so the importance of the Duris family in the Orleans faction has also become higher and higher.

So today's banquet can be said to be a very important banquet in the French aristocratic circle, at least for the Orleans faction. Today's gathering can also be regarded as a gathering of the Orleans faction.

After all, after so many years, the Duris family has become the backbone of the Orleans faction. The choice of the heir of this family is even related to the future of the entire faction, so there are so many people here today.

(End of this chapter)