Chapter 43, Brittany Club (2)
"I thought you were hunted and wanted to take refuge in me," Joseph laughed. "But you came just right, just for dinner together."
He led Aman in, then turned his head and shouted to the busy maid in another room, "Auntie Sophie, come and get my friend a set of dishes."
After saying that, he sat down and looked at Amang and said, "Why, what high-end invitation did you get? Want me to come and support you?"
"I did get a special invitation to perform at Royal Palace." Armand showed off proudly.
"Ah, you are really famous now." Joseph smiled.
At this time, Sophie had already brought the tableware up.
"Aunt Sophie, please help me take out the bottle of brandy in my cabinet. I want to have a drink with Armand to celebrate." Joseph said happily.
"Yeah." Sophie responded and turned around.
"But Aman, I may not be able to go to your performance this time." Joseph said with a very regretful look. Now the outbreak of the Great Revolution is right in front of me. Although Joseph learned the history of his previous life with his physical education teacher, he also knew that for a period after the Great Revolution, until his cheap brother Napoleon took the political stage, the political situation in France was "chaosing you and I will go on stage." Today, the nobles and royalists were hung on the street lights, tomorrow they were hung on the street lights, and the day after tomorrow, it was the turn of unspoken trousers and hooligans... In short, during this period, the political changes were too fierce and too dangerous. Joseph felt that it was best to keep a certain distance from those politicians now.
"No, no, Joseph, you're wrong." Aman said, "The invitation I mentioned is not the invitation for this show. I know you're very busy, and this is not the premiere, so I'm not ready to invite so many friends."
"Then what was the invitation you mentioned?" Joseph had a vague premonition.
"It's an invitation from a club." Aman said, taking out the invitation letter from his side and handing it over.
Joseph took the letter and took a look at the envelope, which read: "Mr. Joseph Bonaparte personally opened." The signature was signed with a flying phoenix and signed in a flower-like manner: "maximilien franois marie isidore de robespierre".
Before Joseph could figure out who it was, Aunt Sophie had already brought the bottle of brandy.
"Thank you, Aunt Sophie." Aman took the bottle, poured himself a cup first, and then half a cup for Joseph.
"Maximilian François Marie Isido de Robespierre...Robespierre!" Joseph finally understood. The last surname of the long list of names was so scared that he burst into cold sweat.
"Yes, Robespierre represents. The non-corrosive one." Arman replied while drinking.
Joseph lowered his head and pulled out the letter paper from the envelope to look, while also hiding his horror.
"What, Joseph?" Armand noticed something wrong with Joseph and said, "If you have something too busy, you can not go. Anyway, it's just an invitation from a club, what's wrong with this?"
"If I can't go, who wants to go!" Joseph thought. He knew that at this time, Robespierre would not be too angry because he did not go "busy in scientific research". But now Robespierre is not angry, that does not mean that Robespierre will not be angry in the future.
Robespierre is not angry now because his status is not higher than Joseph, and he cannot do anything to Joseph. But in the future, when a wealthy city is at his feet and a powerful country is in his hands, when he can send all those who offend him to the guillotine with just one word, will he still be so tolerant when he thinks of this? Joseph has no confidence in this. Because it is the legendary "killer devil" Robespierre!
However, this invitation was invited to participate in the "Breton Club", which seemed not to be the "Jacobian Club". (Joseph's history was taught by a physical education teacher, so he didn't know that the "Breton Club" was the predecessor of the "Jacobian Club".) It should not be a fatal matter to join it. Besides, even those who have joined the Jacobin Club were not all on the guillotine. But if you are hated by the "Big Devil" and you can't think of the guillotine, the chance will be much smaller.
"There are always time to attend," Joseph raised his head and said, "Of course, unlike those delegates, I am unlikely to attend every gathering of them."
"Of course, this is not a problem at all." Amang said. Looking at his expression, he had no idea how much trouble he had caused to Joseph.
"Well, I'm very honored to receive this invitation," said Joseph.
"Then let's have a drink?" Armand never missed the opportunity to drink with others.
"Okay." Joseph put on a smile on his face and raised his glass...
After seeing Amang away, Joseph couldn't help but curse: "tmd!" This classmate was so capable of causing trouble. He immediately got rid of the great devil. This is really...
But now cursing people cannot solve the problem. So Joseph can only calm himself down first, and then think carefully about how he should deal with it.
...
It was soon time that the time agreed on the invitation letter was established. Joseph changed his clothes, took a carriage, left Paris, and came to the Wang Family Tennis Court near Versailles. The venue for the Constitutional Assembly meeting was here, and the "Friends of the Constitutional Government" now uses a hall in the Wang Family Tennis Court as their venue for activities.
Joseph got off the carriage outside the gate of the Wang Family Tennis Court and handed the invitation letter to the gatekeeper. After a while, he saw a well-dressed young man coming over.
"Is it Mr. Bonaparte? I am Robespierre, the representative of the Constitutional Assembly." The young man stretched out his hand to Joseph.
"I'm glad to get your invitation," Joseph replied.
Robespierre took Joseph into the Wang Family Tennis Court. While walking, he also introduced Joseph to various surrounding buildings.
When the two walked into the event hall of the "Friends of Constitutionalism Club", the hall was already full of people. Robespierre talked to others from time to time and introduced Joseph to those friends. His face was full of smiles, and he could not see the momentum of the "Great Devil" at all.
"Hey, Bonaparte, I didn't expect to see you here." Just as Joseph was talking to his friend with Robespierre, a voice came over.
Joseph turned his head and saw the Duke of Orleans walking over with great strides.
"His Royal Highness, I didn't expect you to be here too?" Joseph said while bent down and saluting.
"Don't be so polite, we are old friends." The Duke of Orleans patted his shoulder affectionately and said, "What? I feel strange when I see me in the Brittany Club. What's so strange about this? I am also a constitutionalist and a member of the Brittany Club."
Indeed, the Duke of Orleans and the Marquis of Lafayette were all members of the Brittanian club, and even once were the leaders of the club.
In fact, in the original history, the Brittanian Club, which later became a radical left-wing organization, had to wait until the trial of Louis XVI. Because of the different attitudes towards the king, the Jacobin Club split. In the club election, Robespierre, who advocated the death penalty for the king, was elected as chairman, and a group of people who advocated the Bao Bao left the club under the leadership of the Marquis of Lafayette. From then on, the Jacobin Club became a radical left-wing organization. The Duke of Orleans continued to stay in the Jacobin Club, hoping to kill Louis XVI with the power of the Jacobins to make himself the King of France. As a result, stealing chickens did not result in losing rice, but instead putting himself on the guillotine.
"Bonaparte, I will introduce you to a friend. He actually wanted to know you for a long time," said the Duke of Orleans.
Then he looked to the left and right sides, and then said to a servant who was following him, and went there to call Gilbert.
The servant went to the left. Joseph followed him with his eyes and saw a tall middle-aged man wearing a wig talking to someone else. The servant walked over and said something to him when the man finished talking. Then Joseph saw the man raise his head and look at him. He obviously noticed Joseph, so he smiled at him, and then walked over with great strides.
"Gilbert, I'll introduce you to a friend," said the Duke of Orleans. "This is our talented scientist, Bonaparte. Well, the name is the same as me, Joseph Bonaparte. It's the one who accurately measured the speed of light."
Then he turned around and introduced the tall middle-aged man in front of Joseph: "This is the Marquis of Lafayette, the hero of North American independence."
Joseph knew this person, because it was due to the fact that in the forums of later generations, some people asked how to view the God Emperor, saying that if there were no Ah Mei, the French would have spoken German. Some people replied: "If it weren't for the French army led by Lafayette, Washington would have been hanged by the British for treason. Of course, the God Emperor still spoke English, but his title would have changed from the commander to the governor." Then a good man added the title of "Father of the United States" to Louis XVI.
After this era, Joseph even knew that because Lafayette was one of the few French generals who won the war against Britain and had a high prestige in the army. So he saluted to the Marquis of Lafayette and said, "I am honored to meet you, Lord Marquis."
Chapter completed!