Flowers, Swords and France

After letting Albert talk nonsense for a few times, Charles stopped talking to him, put on his hat, and directly pulled the two of them to follow Mary and walked along the corridor.

Because today is a game day, there are many people in this corridor, and there is fanatical noise and the smell of alcohol everywhere. The noise makes Charles's head hurt slightly, and the doors with house numbers along the way are even more... It made him feel like he was wandering in a maze.

Just as they reached the door of a private room, Mary's footsteps finally stopped, and then she turned her head and looked at Charles. "Sir, this is it. He is waiting for you."

"Well, very good," Charles nodded, and then smiled approvingly at Mary again, "You did a good job."

Fortunately, thanks to Mary's relationship, he was able to get in touch with the Marquis de Trevaux and facilitate today's meeting, so he was indeed very grateful to him.

Perhaps she was infected by Ciel's smile, and Mary couldn't help but flash a smile on her originally serious face.

"At your service, as is due, sir."

Then, before Charles could react, she turned back and gently raised her hand to knock on the door. While Charles was still in a daze, Albert suddenly tugged on Charles's sleeve, and then gave him a look like "Friend, I told you this a long time ago, right? You still don't believe it...".

No kidding, Ciel returned the look.

While the two people were still joking with each other, there was a sudden response from the door.

"Is it Mr. de Treville? Come in!"

Charles quickly opened the door and walked in with the group of people.

Then. He saw a middle-aged man sitting behind a table with some food on it, looking at him with a smile.

This middle-aged man was dressed very formally. His complexion looks slightly dark, his nose bridge is not high, his gray hair is thick and slightly curly, and he also has a gray beard, which makes him look very rough.

And right next to him, there was also a young girl sitting, looking at him like him. This beautifully dressed young girl. Although she looked like she was not his wife, of course no one paid any attention to it.

Oh, it seems right. That's him.

Charles quickly joined Albert in taking off his hat and saluting the gentleman, and then introduced himself at the same time. "Monsieur de Trival, nice to meet you."

"Oh. You're welcome! I'm very happy to meet two young talents who are so dedicated to fighting!" The Marquis stood up happily, and then called the two young people to sit at the dining table, "Come, please Sit down first and let’s chat while we eat.”

Charles smiled and nodded, then sat down with Albert.

The girl that Mary and Albert brought over sat next to them respectively.

As soon as everyone settled, the Marquis de Trevaux picked up the wine glass.

"Come. It's not easy for everyone to meet up and have a meal. How about a drink first?"

"Cheers." Of course the others would not object. So they raised their glasses at the same time.

After drinking a glass of wine, the Marquis looked at the two Charles and laughed again, "I have heard your names many times recently, but I have never had the chance to meet them. I originally felt that it was quite a pity. , we can finally meet each other today... Looking at it, the two of them are really heroic, no wonder they can do such a thing!"

Although his tone was very easy-going and friendly, he said it in an equal tone. Obviously, he did not look down on the two because they were younger.

Charles and Albert looked at each other secretly, obviously very satisfied with his attitude.

"Ha, what you said is so embarrassing..." Albert shook his head, and then drank another sip of wine, "I've just been taking advantage of Charles, relying on his help. Only then can I do something a little bit. Of course, just to help him, I will go out of my way to do something..."

"Hey, you are just too humble." The Marquis shook his head and drank a glass of wine.

If it were before, Albert might have been just an unknown pawn in everyone's eyes. At best, he was considered a pawn under Charles's tent. But today, after he led his people to bloodbath a large number of gangs, , he has received the attention of many people - although there may not be many positive views, but at least he has the respect he deserves.

However, Albert, who was always flashy and not keen on official career, did not care much about this kind of respect and just joked about it.

Then, these men began to chat over the wine, joking with each other from time to time, while the women next to them remained silent, only occasionally saying something to add to the fun.

"If I remember correctly, your ancestor, Duke de Treville, served under the Duke of Luxembourg during the Grand Alliance War, right?" After chatting for a while, the Marquis suddenly asked.

"Yes, it is one of my ancestors." Charles nodded. "Thanks to the care of King Louis, my ancestor entered the army in 1688. At that time, he was under the command of the Duke of Luxembourg. He fought against the Dutch in France and Flanders. Later, during the War of Spanish Succession, he went to Germany with Prince Martigue and fought against the British Duke of Marlborough in Bavaria."

[The Duke of Luxembourg refers to François-Henri de Montmorency (1628-1695), a famous French general in the era of Louis XIV who was named marshal. In 1659, he married Madeleine Charlotte de Clermont-Tennell, the duchess of Luxembourg. He then obtained the title of Duke of Luxembourg in 1661.

During the Grand Alliance War from 1688 to 1697, he was appointed commander-in-chief by Louis XIV, responsible for the operations in the Netherlands, and achieved very impressive results. 】

As an important part of aristocratic education, family history is a compulsory course for Trevilles. The Marquis of Treville has been explaining to him the "great achievements" of generations of ancestors in the family since he was a child, so Charles naturally talks about it as a treasure. .

"Oh! That's true!" The Marquis immediately agreed, "My ancestors also participated in that war, and also fought in Flanders. Maybe they were in the same army back then?"

"Maybe so." Charles smiled and nodded. "They should all be very brave."

"At that time, they must have set foot on the fields of Flanders with such high spirits!" The Marquis suddenly sighed, "How could they have imagined that we would still have today? Hey, the glorious era of our ancestors has passed. What a pity... …”

While he was sighing, suddenly a deafening cheer came from the window of the box.

"Huh?" He exclaimed in surprise, then stopped talking, walked to the window, and looked carefully.

Then he let out a small cheer.

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"It's No. 4, it's indeed No. 4!"

"It looks like you won?" Albert asked, looking at his back.

"Yes, I won. I knew early on that no one could beat that horse in today's round, so I made a big bet early. I might win a lot today." Although I tried my best to pretend to be calm. , but the Marquis’ tone was still somewhat smug, “It seems I’m really lucky today.”

Then, he sat back on his original seat while smiling, "There are still a few more rounds, why don't you two also play? I have done some research on this, you can refer to my opinions."…

Is this enough to remember the glorious era? Ciel smiled bitterly in his heart.

"I'm glad that you were able to get such good news as soon as we arrived." Charles smiled and nodded, "However, as you just said, the glorious era of our ancestors has ended, but we contemporary people, It can also create a new glorious era, right?"

"Oh?" the Marquis said in a long voice but did not answer.

"Since our ancestors once fought side by side in the army, they would definitely want their troops to have the best weapons, right?" Charles lightly shrugged, "Then, what reasons do we descendants have? What if you don’t do this?”

Following his question, the originally relaxed atmosphere in the box instantly became a little more solemn.

"I'm so glad you can say that..." After pondering for a moment, the Marquis smiled again, and then suddenly turned his head to look at the girl next to him. "Honey, would you like some ice cream?".

"Ladies will naturally have their own activities." Charles also nodded to Mary.

Then all three women left the room simultaneously.

"Sir, I think I understand your purpose." After they left and the door was closed again, the Marquis de Triveaux looked at Charles quite seriously.

"Since you know, that's the best. I don't need to waste any more words to explain." Charles nodded, then pointed at Albert, "Yes, we just hope that you can persuade that De-Te Mr. Rivo, let him try our new guns."

"I can understand your thinking," the Marquis smiled, and then took another sip of wine, "However, you also know that it is my cousin who serves in the government, not me. I can't promise you anything. I can only convey your words to him."

Does that mean you only want benefits but don’t want to make any promises?

Well, that doesn't matter.

"Let me tell you honestly, Albert has invested a lot of money in the production of this new type of gun, and we definitely don't want to see these investments disappear in vain." Charles looked at the other party and said very seriously, "Of course, I also ask you to believe that we are not doing this just for money, but to help the country's army have an epoch-making weapon as much as possible... To this end, we can make a certain degree of profit."

"A certain degree of profit concession." Albert immediately agreed.

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