Fox of France

"It's a great honor to meet our young scientists. Because you know that all fame and fame are nothing but a passing moment, and time will wash them away. Even Alexander the Great and Caesar will just leave empty space. Name. Only academics are truly immortal. Just like Greece and Rome, the most precious treasure left to us is not those great conquests, but their academics and laws. You have the talent to study truly eternal things, That's really respectable and enviable." Lafayette also replied with a smile.

　　 "It's like the immortality of Rome, in the same way as their laws. Your Excellency Marquis, isn't it the same immortality that you are participating in now, the same great cause that illuminates the ages?" Joseph answered with a smile.

　　 "What you said makes sense. What do you think about the Constitution?" asked the Marquis de Lafayette.

"I don't know much about politics." Joseph replied, "but I think, just as the geometry of ancient Greece was based on nine intuitive and unquestionable axioms, our constitution should also be based on Above such self-explanatory axioms. Your Excellency Marquis, you have led the War of Independence in North America. Amei, you see the logic in the Declaration of Independence of the United States is actually very interesting."

　　 "Go on," Robespierre said.

"The Declaration of Independence said:'We believe that these truths are self-evident: all human beings are created equal, and the Creator has granted them certain inalienable rights, including the right to life, freedom and the right to pursue happiness. For the sake of this. Only by guaranteeing these rights can human beings establish a government between them, and the legitimate power of the government is produced with the consent of the governed. "These two sentences are the axioms of the entire Declaration of Independence, and the entire "North American Declaration of Independence" Almost all logical deductions are based on these articles. If we are to formulate a truly immortal constitution, then we must also find its axiom basis. I personally think that these two items of the "North American Declaration of Independence" The sentence can also be used as the axiom basis of our constitution. Therefore, when we formulate the constitution, we first clarify the rights that our constitution should protect, and then focus on how to protect these rights. Anything that conflicts with this goal , They can all be regarded as unconstitutional, and then regarded as illegal and invalid."

"Very interesting point." The Duke of Orleans interrupted, "But Joseph, I heard you just say that the geometry of ancient Greece is based on nine intuitive and unquestionable axioms." But it shouldn't be Are the ten axioms and axioms? What, do you think the fifth axiom should be expelled from the ranks of the axioms?"

"Who doesn't want this?" Joseph laughed. "Since when I was in ancient Greece, no one who studied mathematics did not want to prove the fifth postulate, kick it out of the postulate team, and turn it into a theorem. I If I can really solve such a problem, then I will really become famous-even as famous as Mr. Lavoisier."

　　 The "Mr. Lavoisier" mentioned by Joseph here, of course, refers to the great chemist Lavoisier. But because of this surname, someone thought of more things.

"Mr. Lavoisier?" Robespierre said, "Well, Mr. Lavoisier's academic achievements are admirable. It can be said that he is the light of French science. To say that his nephew is also very talented. It's just an artistic talent. Recently, he became famous for a drama. Some people think he will have a Gao Naiyi."

"The "Spartacus" he wrote is indeed a good tragedy, but it is too radical. Especially the "Slave's Battle Hymn", which completely negates all existing order." Lafayette seemed to be very concerned about this. The play is not very cold, he frowned and continued, "The existing order does have many problems and needs to be changed, but this change should be a drastic reform, not a war like a mountain torrent."

"We don't want such a flash flood." Robespierre also said, "It's just that our majesty is a bit stubborn. I actually talked to Mr. Lavoisier Jr. on this issue, and he also admitted To reform the existing order, it is better to build a British-style country than to build a North American-style country. The glorious revolution (in 1688, the British bourgeoisie and the new aristocracy launched the overthrow of James II’s rule and prevented Catholicism). A non-violent coup of restoration. This revolution did not have **** conflict, so historians call it a "Glorious Revolution") better than war. But he also said that in France, it is not easy to achieve such a change. So. Sometimes you have to overstate your words in order to be touched. It's like you said to our King:'Your room is too dark and you must open an extra window.' He never agreed. So You said to him:'Your house is too dark, I will take off the roof.' Then, His Majesty the King might be willing to discuss with us how to open the windows."

　　 These words made everyone laugh. This metaphor is actually derived from Lu Xun's article that Joseph had learned in his previous life. After crossing, he stole this metaphor and used it while chatting with Amon. Now it seems that Aman is also using this analogy that he heard from him.

"This kind of thinking is not unreasonable." Lafayette also smiled, and then frowned slightly, "It's just that I am still a little worried. This play will affect the emotions of the citizens, especially those at the bottom. The emotions of the trousers in China have been mobilized. Once their emotions are up, they may not be willing to just open a window."

　　 "But if this is not the case, His Majesty the King will not feel pressure at all, and will not agree to any changes at all." The Duke of Orleans said so.

　　The Marquis of Lafayette raised his head and looked at the Duke of Orleans deeply, but said nothing.

The Duke of Orleans continued: "What's more, Gilbert, you also know that His Majesty the King has mobilized the army, which is also putting pressure on us. Hell-you told me this news.-How can we not have any What about the response?"

　　 "The French army will not act on its own people. Our army is used to protect the motherland, not to kill the people." Lafayette replied.

　　 "Can you guarantee?" the Duke of Orleans asked immediately.

　　 "Of course!" Lafayette replied without hesitation.

　　 "Then can you guarantee that the mercenaries will not slaughter the people?"

　　The Marquis of Lafayette did not answer.

　　 "If those mercenaries shoot at the people, what will the French army do? Do they go to war with the foreign mercenaries regardless of the king's order; or stay out of the business to watch the excitement?" The Duke of Orleans asked again.

　　The Marquis of Lafayette remained silent.

"You know, the army doesn't know what to do." The Duke of Orleans continued. "If the army engages the king's mercenaries, it means war has begun. This is not what you want to see. If you let them kill the people, I believe that this is not what you want to see. Moreover, military intervention in politics is not a good thing in the long run. Once this habit is formed, there will be endless troubles."

　　 To this statement of the Duke of Orleans, the Marquis de Lafayette actually agreed with him, so he still couldn't speak.

"Therefore, the current balance of power is very unfavorable to the people. Without a balance of power, there can be no fair negotiations." The Duke of Orleans continued, "Under such circumstances, His Majesty the King would not accept our opinion. Sincerely. Therefore, it is necessary for us to show the power of the people in some way, so that the king can wake up so that he will not do anything irrational."

　　 "What you want is to make the people feel that the king is their enemy, so that you can take him up in the future, or even replace him." Marquis Lafayette thought, but he didn't say it. Because although he did not have the idea of ​​replacing the king, (the Marquis of Lafayette was not from a royal family and did not have the right to inherit), he also had the idea of ​​taking the king over and holding the power of the kingdom tightly in his own hands. Although you cannot become a king, becoming Richelieu, and even further, is not impossible to become a palace like Peping. Therefore, it is also good for him to ruin the reputation of the king and make the people stand against the king. So he still couldn't refute, he could only say: "What power can a play show?"

The Duke of Orleans smiled and said: "A group of slaves, if they are determined to resist, can also shake the mighty Rome. Today the French people are stronger than Roman slaves; and France is much weaker than Rome. At least Rome The army will do its best to suppress slaves. Our army will not—the king knows this too. He can trust only the mountain people and German mercenaries. If our king is smarter, he should be able to Understand the message that this drama conveyed to him. As long as the king is willing to compromise, we can use this to achieve the goal of constitutional government."

　　 "What if the king still refuses to compromise?" asked the Marquis of Lafayette again.

"Then arm the National Self-Defense Force and use this force to form a balance of power with the mercenaries." Robespierre said, "The combat skills of the National Self-Defense Force are of course not as good as those of mercenaries. It's easy to make them several or even ten times more than mercenaries."

　　 "I hope our king can understand the message of this play. Does he really want to follow Charles I's old path?" The Duke of Orleans said again.

　　The Marquis of Lafayette frowned, and the words of the Duke of Orleans were a bit too explicit.

　　 "It's like what Shakespeare said: ‘The closer the blood is to us, the more they want to drink our blood.’ (from "Macbeth"

　　 He thought for a while, and finally he said: "Our majesty is not a stubborn person like Charles I. He will follow the trend of the times and become a king supported by the people."