Fox of France

　　Louis the Great School not only has high scholarships, but the quality of teaching has always been recognized as good. Its predecessor was a church school affiliated to the Society of **** called "Clermont School" established in 1563. Since the establishment of this school, it was completely free for day students. Dissatisfaction with the University of Paris. In the following two hundred years, the Louis the Great School has been fighting against the University of Paris. In 1762, the University of Paris won the victory. The Paris Parliament passed a resolution to expel the Jesuit administrators and handed over the school to the University of Paris for management. In order to slap the **** of King Louis XV, the school was also The name was changed to Louis the Great School. The University of Paris seems to have won the two-hundred-year marathon. However, what the University of Paris never expected was that it was precisely under its own control that from this middle school, a real opponent of the University of Paris emerged.

　　 In 1766, the Louis the Great School began to set up a teacher qualification examination. After that, in order to help candidates, the school opened a corresponding teachers' college. And this normal college was later one of the most famous universities in France, the predecessor of the Paris Normal School.

　　 Joseph hopes to apply for this kind of middle school now.

　　 Generally speaking, it is not easy for students from other provinces to pass the qualification examination of Louis the Great School. First, the student must be recommended by the bishop of a certain local diocese, and then he must pass the school's selection. But these are not particularly big problems for Joseph. As the godson of Bishop Minniere, it is not difficult to get a recommendation, and selection is not difficult for a traverser who has a master's degree in later generations. Just the cost of studying this school is a stumbling block in front of Joseph.

　　 After the University of Paris took control of the Louis the Great School, the original policy of no money for day students died. But to be honest, today's fees are not high, almost symbolic. But the problem is that everything in Paris is expensive and it is not easy to live in. To be a day student in Paris, it will cost a lot of money just to stay and eat. Although the Louis the Great School scholarship is very high, no one can get the scholarship as soon as they enter the school. So now Joseph urgently needs a start-up capital.

　　 Joseph knew that his father didn't have much money in his hands. Carlo was an adjutant of Pauli and fought the French for the independence of Corsica. Later, although he surrendered to the French, in order to preserve his noble status, he had to please the governor of Corsica, which cost him a lot of savings. He still has six other children now, so he shouldn't be able to spend much.

　　 Joseph wrote a letter to Bishop Minie, asking for his help. He knew that Bishop Miniare belonged to the Society of Sympathy for the Jesuits (At this time, the Jesuits had been banned by Pope Clement XIV. But its influence was still there, and many of the styles of Bishop Miniare were obviously influenced by Jesus. Therefore, in the letter, the Louis the Great School was specifically called the "Clermont School". And vaguely revealed his interest in theology.

　　 Soon, Bishop Minniere replied to Joseph. The bishop praised Joseph for his piety, but he also told Joseph that he did not advocate that Joseph should now be embraced by the church.

"My child, God has many paths arranged for people. It is not the only way to be a priest that conforms to God's will. I think you are still too young to make such a decision too early. Maybe you should go through it again. Some things, such as love, wealth, power. After this, maybe you will truly understand what kind of path God has prepared for you.

　　 In addition, I am very supportive of your idea of ​​going to a better school for education. Child, you know, in my heart, you are my son. Seeing his son's so motivated, which father is dissatisfied and pleased. At this moment, when he stretches out your hand for help, which father would be unwilling to stretch out his hand to pull him? But you also know that I am not a very rich person, so I can only get one hundred and fifty francs for the time being. I hope I can help you.

　　 Considering that you are only an eleven-year-old child, (sometimes I always overlook this point) and going to Paris is so far away. It really makes me feel uneasy to go to such a far place alone. Priest Alfonso happens to have something to go to Paris. I'll count the days. There is not much difference between the time you plan to leave for Paris, so I will ask him to bring you the one hundred and fifty francs and join you. Go to Paris. In Paris, the cost of living is very high. Under normal circumstances, one hundred and fifty francs cannot be supported for long. Unless you live in those neighborhoods full of low-level people. In fact, it’s not bad to live there. When I was young, I also lived in such a place, where you can see darkness darker than darkness, and in this darkness you can find whiter whiter than pure white. A place like that can give you a lot of insight and even temper your soul. If you are older and have a sixteen-year-old, then I think you can live in such a place for a while. But now... the public security there is chaotic, and leaving you there now is like throwing a lamb into a wolf den. So, I found you a place, between the Latin Quarter and Saint-Marceau, there is a Franciscan church, where the priest Jean Jacques is my friend, I think he can help you Provide a simple but relatively safe hut..."

　　 On the same day Joseph received this letter, his brother Napoleon also received an admission notice from the Brienne Military Academy. The ten-year-old Napoleon happily bid farewell to his brother and was ready to head to the school he longed for.

"My stupid brother." Seeing Napoleon's face full of joy, Joseph couldn't help but jump out and hit him again, "Do you think the crows of the Brienne Military Academy are white? I'm sure. The Brienne Military Academy must be the same as here. There are noble fools everywhere, you just jumped from one fire pit into another."

"Sancho, what do you know? I went to the Brienne Military Academy to learn knowledge. What does it have to do with whether there are any fools there? Is it because there are fools, so in their books, the inner corners of the triangles Not one hundred and eighty degrees? As long as you can learn useful knowledge, what does these things have to do?"

"Of course it matters." Joseph said, "My stupid brother, even Damascus knives can only be formed with hammers and anvils. When you are surrounded by mud, where do you go to beat yours? Where's the knife? So, when you get there, remember to write to me often so that I can teach you well. You rusted and rotted in the mud."

　　 "You are the biggest mud pit in the world." Napoleon's mouth was still very hard.

　　 "Hahahaha..." Joseph smiled heartlessly.

　　 sent Napoleon away, and after another half a month, it was almost time for the exams at the Louis the Great School. At this time, the priest Alfonso mentioned by Bishop Minie in his letter also went to Orton Middle School.

　　 After taking a leave of absence at school, Joseph and Priest Alfonso boarded the coach to Avignon.

　　 This is already May, this is the most beautiful season of the year. The post car came out of Marseille and galloped on the road leading to Paris. The warm spring breeze blew in from the car window, and the messy fragrance of various wild flowers blooming on the roadside was rolled into the carriage. Looking out from the carriage, on both sides of the road and in the gaps in the dark green wheat fields, there are flowers of various colors. The dark pink ones are the medicinal herbs, the lavender ones are the wheat celestial flowers, and the red and yellow wild flowers. Rose. On the roadside, you can occasionally see a few low-rise lilacs, swaying their deep purple inflorescences in the spring breeze.

　　 There are six people in the carriage, including Joseph. A priest, a child, two middle-aged men dressed as businessmen in their thirties, and a small couple. Except for the ladies, they are all people wearing trousers. (In France, nobles always wear tight trousers and stockings below the knee; commoners wear long trousers.)

　　 A few people were sitting in the carriage, and there was not much to do anyway, so they chatted casually.

　　 "Father, you also went to Paris?" a thin businessman asked.

"I have something to go to Notre Dame. UU reading www.uukanshu.com" Brother Alfonso replied, "This is the godson of our bishop. He is going to Paris to take the entrance examination of Louis the Great School. I was on the same road with him. Take him there."

　　 "Ah, it is not easy to leave my hometown to study in Paris at such a young age," said the thin merchant.

　　 "It costs a lot of money to go to Paris to study." Another businessman said, "I'm afraid it will cost hundreds of francs a year."

"It doesn't cost much to study at the Louis the Great School." The husband of the young couple said, "The Louis the Great School has very high scholarships, but it has very high requirements for students. The first is to have a church. The second is to be able to pass the selection for admission."

　　 Having said that, he turned his head and said to Joseph: "My child, what subjects are you good at?"

　　 Joseph replied: "I can read and write Latin, and I also like mathematics and natural philosophy."

　　 "Mathematics is the language of God's creation of the world. Natural philosophy is another way for us to approach God." The young man said, "It's great that you can love these."

　　 "There is only one way to God, and that is through the church, sir!" Alfonso said solemnly.

　　 "You are right." The thin businessman quickly agreed, and at the same time drew a cross on his chest.

"The church and the Bible are of course the only way to get close to God." The young man also quickly withdrew his previous words, but he was somewhat unwilling to add, "But isn't this world the work of God? The admiration of the world, in the final analysis, is the admiration of God."

　　 "I like this saying." Joseph interrupted.

　　 Alfonso originally planned to say something more, but after listening to Joseph's words, he stopped talking.