Harry Potter Morning Light

Chapter 2277 Poseidon's Winter Feast ([-])

When Paris was still known as the Rome of Gaul, Mechelen was just a village inhabited by Romans. The Romans preferred to use land rather than water, and the avenue from Lyon to the Rhine River did not pass through Mechelen. Lun.

In the 4th century, the Western Roman Empire collapsed and "barbarians" invaded, and Mechelen became the residence of Germanic tribes.The centralized system mentioned by Mr. Martin during the meal was proposed by a German historian.The central network system established by the Romans in Germany was largely based on the principle of transportation. The barbarian invasion interrupted the transportation, the Roman cities were almost lost, and the country fell into poverty, so it was unable to rebuild the infrastructure damaged in the war.In places where the conflict was less intense, the Roman network built according to the original transportation principles survived, and even if most of the Roman towns were destroyed, at least the location marks and names remained, which later determined the locations of future towns.

Ulm, for example, was already one of the most powerful towns in the records of the ancient Roman historian Historia.It is a huge warehouse, and it is also a distribution center for materials. It has become very important for an army like Napoleon's army that does not carry much luggage and relies on fighting to support war.

The French army under the Sun King Louis XIV brought supplies from home, so William III attacked Maastricht.

Even if the army has retreated, as long as the king has not given up his plan to continue attacking the Netherlands, Maastricht will come in handy again.Therefore, after recapturing Maastricht, as long as the French still stick there, peace will not really come to William III, and he must be ready for war at any time.

As they walked along the Seine, accordion music came from the camp.This instrument reminds people first of all of the Germans, although its origin is not Germany.A group of missionaries brought back the instrument "Sheng" from the "East", and people used its reeds to create a "Concertina". It was not like the accordion in Georgiana's memory. Much smaller.To its accompaniment, workers dance around campfires, and it turns out that the site is not without women.

"Can you dance?" Georgiana asked him.

"Of course, don't forget that I taught you." Bonaparte said proudly.

Georgiana remembered the words of St. Merry, how bad her dancing skills were, and she was taught by Bonaparte, who was recognized as unable to dance.

"I'm not talking about the court dance, like this!" she said, showing him the steps of the "Third Class Party."

"You say this is dancing?" He said looking at her "dance".

"You have no idea what a real party is," she teased.

"What else would you do besides this? Let me guess..."

"I can dance tango." Before he could "guess it out," Georgiana interrupted his thoughts.

"what?"

"A dance that sailors dance, come, I'll teach you." She grabbed his hand, half-forced to "teach him" to dance this kind of dance that may not have been invented yet.

In fact, tango was originally a duel movement of jealous men, and later it became a co-ed dance, so it is not surprising that she danced this kind of dance in men's clothing, but it was Bonaparte who let her be "at the mercy" of her. She found it very interesting Yes, before he figured out the situation, let him go around twice like the female dancer.

"Hahaha." She laughed.

No one would believe what happened just now. This dream is so interesting.

He knew that he had been tricked, but he was not angry. Instead, he looked at the campfire not far away and said, "Did you see it? If a fire is lit at night, the scouts can calculate how many people there are based on the number of fires."

She didn't say how he thought about the war all the time.

Many people who participated in the war found it difficult to return to a peaceful life. They became homeless in Paris, or left their bodies disabled and went to the Les Invalides to sew uniforms.

The military uniform has its unique charm, and many people don't want to take it off when they put it on.No matter what the author who wrote the fable of the bees said, "Honor is a monster fabricated out of thin air. It is a moral code invented by moralists and politicians and has nothing to do with religion." People have a sense of honor. Soldiers are even worse. Some people even sacrifice their lives in order to protect their honor.

People who died due to duels in the past were not all for the show, or as Voltaire said, to flatter women, but the Spaniards used bullfighting.The bull is actually color-blind, it can’t tell what red is, and the red cloth used in bullfights is actually for the audience to see. Red represents enthusiasm, but also blood, violence, and jealousy. The floor of the bullring is covered with yellow sand. Coupled with the gorgeous dress of the matador, the performance looks even more dazzling.

"What do you think is the difference between the Spanish bullfight and the ancient Roman bullfight?" She thought for a while and asked, "Is the bull more dangerous or the lion more dangerous?"

He looked at her unexpectedly.

"You know that I live with Marguerite of Austria, who once married Juan of Spain and bore him a daughter."

"Are you going to give me a baby like her?" He said immediately.

"... What I want to say is that she is not only Charles V's aunt, I think I have found a new role model to learn from, even if you can't play the flute as well as Frederick II, don't learn everything from him."

"Are you teaching me?" he asked with a smile.

Who dares to teach you a lesson?

"Where do we meet?" she asked again.

"Why do you ask that?" he asked.

"We're going back to France." There are so many people who want to teach you a lesson, she said in her heart, "We're going to split things up next."

"I didn't tell you how I arranged it." He said blankly.

She thought of Augereau, who had acted on his own initiative and had been asked to retire.

"I will slow down and delay your itinerary." She said immediately, "Besides, I think it is more useful to go to Brussels."

"You can also wear men's clothing and see if you can keep up."

"When William III was at the front, there was a banker who came to pay the army's salary. William III ordered him to go back. The banker didn't leave. At this time, a shell fell and almost hit him." George Anna said "I just don't want to mess with you."

He smiled sarcastically.

She didn't know what to say. No one paid for the canal in Ostende, but the railway in Mechelen attracted many bankers, not only from England and France, but also from Switzerland and Hamburg. Yes, according to Edgeworth there was chaos for a while.

Belgium itself is the crossroads of Europe, and Mechelen is the center of the crossroads. At present, there is still a postal line leading to Innsbruck.

She and Severus passed by that place when they took the "International Express" at King's Cross Station before, and she was very impressed. That train station was not a station, but a tavern called Edelweiss, and they didn't get off at that time , she drank champagne while soaking in the bathtub and looked out the car window. What she saw was a row of rainbow-colored houses.

Travel magazines say Innsbruck is a ski resort, and it was built in 1500, which would have been around the time of the reigns of François I and Charles V, or Margaret of Austria.

In addition to raising these two, she also did one thing, that is, signed the "Contract of Madame Cambrai", after the Battle of Pavia in 1525, François I was captured and he was imprisoned in the tower of Madrid In January of the following year, Francois I signed a peace treaty, ceding France's territories in Italy, Flanders, Artois, Tournai and parts of France to Charles V, and betrothed his sister to him.But François I broke the contract immediately after his release, and two princes remained as hostages at that time.

In order to avoid the outbreak of war and accumulate resentment, Francois I's mother and Charles V's aunt, Margaret of Austria, signed the "Treaty of Cambrai", and the two sides made concessions. Francois gave up Italy, The ruling rights of Flanders and Artois, Charles will not make any more demands on the Burgundy region, and the two princes can be returned upon payment of ransom.

If Georgiana is Marguerite of Austria, who is Louis of France?

"I've been to Bern, that place gives me the feeling of order, but it's too quiet, it makes me feel suffocated, Severus and I went to the Bear Garden and Rose Garden, there's no one in it, even the bears are hibernating It’s gone.” She grumbled, “It’s just the two of us, who listened to the travel magazines and went to ‘travel’ like fools.”

"Are you here to anger me?"

"Apart from the lake and mountains, there is nothing interesting at all. There is a peach-butt girl in a bikini on the ski resort. Can you imagine skiing in that?" She said self-satisfied, "I dare say he must have peeked at it."

He didn't seem to want to continue listening to her crazy talk, so he turned around and planned to leave.

"There's something I haven't done with him, do you want to try it?" Georgiana asked.

He stopped.

She took out her magic wand, and the men's clothes on her body quickly changed into a bright red dress. This is a must-have magic for every "fairy godmother", and it is for emergency use, just like Cinderella's dress, which will disappear at 12 midnight. will be back to normal.

"I can dance flamenco, but I only dance in front of the mirror. No one has seen it except myself." She said, "Maybe I can't dance well, so don't laugh at me."

"Why did you dance for me?" he said, looking into her eyes.

"I told you before that I am the woman 'in red'." She took the silver fan out of the bracelet and stood there in embarrassment.

"You call that dancing?" he sneered.

"Shut up." She wrinkled her nose in embarrassment.

This time he laughed, and she was dismayed to realize it was a bad idea.

"I won't dance anymore!" She stomped her feet angrily, turned around and wanted to leave.

"Are you a bear? Walk without arching your back," he said behind her. "Keep your head up."

She looked at him angrily.

"Hands up," he ordered.

"I told you I won't dance anymore." She said indifferently, "Let's talk about it next time when I have a chance."

"What if I give you an offer you can't refuse?"

She laughed.

An Italian, actually talked about the classic lines of "The Godfather".

"Why?" she said with a smile.

"You know that Augereau is the number one swordsman in France, and I want to learn from him." Bonaparte said, "In this way I can fight that guy."

She restrained her smile.

"Are you crazy?" she yelled.

He laughed triumphantly.

"Augereau also thought it was interesting, he hadn't dueled a wizard yet."

She was relieved, she thought it was Bonaparte who entered the field by himself, but in the end she found someone to fight in her place.

"Have you ever heard of Thucydides' trap?" Just as she was assessing the combat power of the two, Bonaparte suddenly said, "As Greece is growing stronger, this power has caused panic in Sparta, making Pelopon The Nissar War is inevitable. A newly rising power must challenge the existing power, and the existing power must respond to this threat, which will eventually lead to war conflicts. When Britain rises, it will inevitably challenge the old power Spain. Challenge the old lion king like a new lion."

"You think Spain is old?" Georgiana asked.

"Not as young as me." He said confidently, "I'm your lion, is that reason enough for you to perform for me?"

"Our conversations are like third-rate teenage novels." She stuck out her tongue in disgust.

"I'm a third-rate writer, too," he said with a smile.

He said so, she was not in the mood to dance, but then the workers who were dancing around the fire found them, probably because Georgiana was wearing a red dress, the color was dazzling even in the dark, and they wanted to invite her past.

"I'm not going, everyone will be uncomfortable when I'm there, stars need lights."

She was very worried, she thought of the fairy tale king Ludwig, who also drowned by the pool while taking a walk.

What's more, there is a Seine River here, what if a river monster drags him into the water?

In the end she took his hand and came to the fire, and the others obviously knew who he was, and stood up in surprise.

"Sit down." She boldly ordered, snatched the wine glass in someone's hand, drank the beer in one gulp to strengthen her courage, and with that hot breath, she began to dance, which she had never danced before. ramengo.

The accordion played for her after she circled the flame twice. In order to get close to keep warm, the circle surrounded by people was very small. When dancing, she was very worried that the corner of her skirt would be ignited by the fire.

So she secretly used the Freezing Fire Curse, so that even if she was licked by the tongue of fire, she would not feel pain.

Legend has it that there is such a witch who can see the "future" through the flames, but if she observes carefully, she will find that the air flow above the flames distorts the scenery, like a mirage.

So was what she saw really the future, or a phantom?
If she died, would she be embraced by the god she worshiped, or would she be harvested by the devil?

Sunt arreptitii vexati doemone multo. There is a hell of madness among the magicians.

Est energumenus queen doemon possesset unus. Whoever is with a devil must become an enchanter himself.

Whoever wrote this must have been a genius because he was so right.

She danced the song happily, then fell into his arms out of breath, held his head and gave him a kiss, and the others immediately booed.

When the kiss was over, he glanced at everyone, and everyone was quiet again, and then he grabbed her hand and walked into the darkness, until the bright red dress also disappeared into the white mist.

(End of this chapter)