Flowers, Swords and France

Perhaps because he valued the fan very much, Mr. Carlyon initially refused Charles's request. However, Charles was too determined to grab a gift for his sister, and kept grabbing it and refusing to return it.

Finally, as a last resort, Karion, who was worried about his work being shot by this ungrateful young man, had to give in to Ciel's request. "Hey! You ignorant boy, don't squeeze so tightly! This is made of St. Lucia wood, and it took my boss's hard work! Do you know how much effort I put in before I got a chance to get close to the original owner of the real thing? Would you like to check the authenticity? Okay, okay, don’t grab it, take it, give it to you!”

Ciel never expected that the always serious Karion would have such a contrasting behavior, and couldn't help but laugh softly.

Although he gave it, he still insisted on asking Charles to provide a certain amount of financial compensation. The two bargained for a long time, and finally settled the deal with eight hundred francs. Judging from Carlyon's slightly aggrieved look, he didn't feel that he was making a profit at this price - knowing that it was a fake - so how much should the real thing be worth?

Therefore, the business of counterfeiting antiques is really a huge profit industry.

"Then thank you for your generosity." He carefully put the fan into his arms, and then asked Carlyon with a smile, "I really didn't expect that you have this skill. Where did you learn it? Carlyon gentlemen?"

"This is a family skill." Karion finally calmed down a bit, and then put on an expression like "I knew you underestimated me", his face full of pride, "My father is an archaeologist. He also went on an expedition to Egypt with Emperor Napoleon and inspected the pyramids carefully. Didn't the emperor say at that time, "I stood on the pyramids and admired the past forty centuries of this world!" Later the emperor... "

At this point, he seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly stopped talking, glancing at Ciel awkwardly.

Charles understood his reaction - because in 1799, when the expedition was in vain and the army was trapped and unable to extricate itself, the genius who had watched the world for forty centuries abandoned his army and ran back to France alone. Then he launched the Brumaire Coup to seize the supreme power of France, and finally changed from the First Consul to the Imperial Emperor step by step.

If he continues to speak, he will obviously fall into the situation of "secretly accusing our emperor". As a Bonapartist with basic political sensitivity, this is obviously something that cannot be said.

But Ciel was obviously not the kind of boring person, so he just smiled and changed the topic.

"No wonder you are so good at this. It turns out you have been practicing since you were a child."

"If I hadn't been crazy enough to be a soldier for a few years and wasted my skills, I wouldn't have reached this level now." Karion shook his head slightly, looking a little bit sad, "I did this when I was young. That’s what’s classic!”

He obviously didn't want to talk more about his previous history, so it was hard for Ciel to ask. However, it was obvious that Ciel's way of deliberately changing the topic made Karion very satisfied.

Karion took out his pocket watch and checked the time, then asked Ciel to sit back.

"Let me tell you a secret."

"What secret?" Charles asked in a low voice.

"Mr. Joseph Bonaparte has come to Paris now. He met me a few days ago and he even praised you." Carrion obviously wanted to show his goodwill to Charles, so he deliberately revealed this "important information".

"Oh, thank you!" Charles's reaction was much duller than Carlyon expected. "I am deeply grateful to Mr. Bonaparte for his great love for me. Likewise, I also have something to tell you."

"What's up?"

"Mr. Joseph Bonaparte has now arrived in Paris. He met me a few days ago and he even praised you." Charles repeated the sentence exactly and made a cold statement with a serious expression. Joke, "I mean it."

Karion's expression first froze because of surprise, and then he stared blankly at Ciel, who was pretending to be serious. Then, he couldn't help covering his mouth and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha Mr. Treville, you are really...hahahaha..."

After laughing for a while, he slowly returned to his normal composure, and in his heart he had a higher opinion of the young man in front of him - since Mr. Joseph Bonaparte can be so valued, then the future of this young man is obvious. There is no limit, and it will definitely be beneficial to make good contacts early.

"So, what did M. Bonaparte talk to you after he met you?" he asked in a low voice.

Charles only thought for a moment and answered truthfully - since they can be in such a high position, it is obvious that the brothers Carlyon and Bonaparte are highly unified in their thoughts and there is no need to worry about anything else.

"I guess it's exactly the same as what I talked about with you, that is, I talked about some things about Britain and Japan."

"What do you think?"

"I completely agree with our leader." Ciel's answer was concise and to the point.

"That's good, Mr. Treville. I knew you would have such brains and foresight."

After seeing that everyone was a supporter of the Central Line, Karion's tone became more relaxed, and then he raised his glass, "Here, let's have a drink!"

After this conversation, Carrion had a higher opinion of the young man in front of him. Since he followed the central line so closely and was valued by Mr. Joseph Bonaparte, the future of this young man was obviously limitless. It would definitely be beneficial to establish a good relationship with him early. Although the fan was a bit painful to give away, it was still worth it.

In this case, let's try harder.

"Mr. Treville, have you heard of the Marquis Turgot?"

"The Marquis Turgot?" Charles frowned slightly when he heard the name. He seemed to have some impression, but he couldn't remember who it was.

After seeing Charles' expression, Carrion continued to explain for him.

"It was the Marquis Louis-Felix-Etienne-de-Turgaux. He was loyal to the Bourbon King during the Restoration and became an officer of the King's Guard. However, after the outbreak of the July Revolution, he immediately joined King Louis-Philippe and was appointed as a member of the House of Lords by the King. To be honest, I like this kind of person, pragmatic, efficient, and knows what he wants.

Because he knows what he wants, he joined the July Monarchy when the Bourbon Monarchy collapsed. Similarly, he was also ready to join the Bonaparte family when the July Monarchy was about to collapse..."

"Has he joined us recently?" Charles understood what Carrion meant.

At this time, he finally remembered where he had heard this name before.

The original text is in the six # 9 @book/bar!

Charles knew his name because he later became the French Foreign Minister - the Foreign Minister who accompanied Louis Bonaparte to become emperor.

An officer of the King's Guard of the Bourbon Dynasty, a member of the House of Lords of the July Monarchy, and finally he became the Foreign Minister of the Second Empire. Every time he betrayed someone, he was able to get a promotion. Every time a dynasty collapsed, it became a stepping stone for him to climb up.

"Yes, he recently contacted our people and expressed his willingness to work for the Bonaparte family." Carrion looked a little strange, as if he was talking about something ridiculous. "This guy has nothing but a big appetite. He told me at the beginning that he wanted to be a minister! However, since it is time to hire someone, I did not reject him directly, but..." He suddenly chuckled, "Bah! This kind of person still wants to be a minister. He doesn't even look at his own German surname! Do you really think that we old people don't exist?"

No, he really became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the future, but Charles did not say this.

Carrion, an old backbone who has loyally followed the Bonaparte family for many years, naturally does not look down on such fence-sitters who have changed sides many times - although he will accept them with a smile for political reasons.

However, as the supreme leader, will Louis Bonaparte really rely solely on the original old backbone to rule after the revolution is successful? I am afraid that may not be the case.

After the revolution is successful in the future, the supreme leader will inevitably bring in some new blood into the top level, firstly to supplement his own strength, and secondly to contain and disperse these "old backbones" with great influence and qualifications. Most leaders, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, are like this. This is not a sin, but a necessary means of power.

And the Marquis Turgot, who later became the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is obviously one of these new blood.

However, the mutual contempt and struggle between the old "party members" and the new army began before the cause was successful, which was beyond Charles's expectation.

Charles certainly would not express his position on this, because he did not intend to get involved too much in this struggle, and honestly completing his own work first was the right way.

So Charles just smiled.

"In any case, we really need to win over all the forces we can win over now, no matter who they are. We are not the church that is looking for saints every day. Even if it is the church, it has not found a few real saints in two thousand years, right?"

"You are right." Carrion nodded, "In short, I will accept these people as long as they want to come and are sincere, but I will never treat them as the same as us old people who have been tested for a long time. Mr. Treville, we old backbones should stick together. Since we have been loyal to the Bonaparte family for so many years, we should naturally support them to the end."

He obviously meant "We old people should stick together and occupy all the important positions in the end."

Charles avoided this cunningly.

"Before I get to the end, I have to think about selling all the porcelain you stuffed in my hand."

Yes, what's the point of considering such things when the great cause has not yet been accomplished?

"Well, you have a point." Carrion shrugged lightly, "But I think you will consider what I say when the time comes." (To be continued)