Chapter 12, the foolish brother has come to Paris
On Sunday at noon, just after lunch, Armand took Joseph to a cafe near the Bishop's Palace. The Bishop's Palace is the private territory of the great noble Duke Orleans. The eldest son of the old duke, and the Duke's eldest son, also named "Joseph". His Highness, His Highness, transformed the corridor borders of the Bishop's Palace into various shops and cafes. Because these places are the private territory of the great noble, the kingdom police have no right to enforce the law here, so this place has become a "outlaw place" where ordinary civilians can freely enter and exit.
In this way, this place became the center of "illegal activities" in the whole of Paris, and no one was left. Various smuggling, prohibited goods, and gatherings organized by conspiring to oppose the church and the king were often carried out here. This was an important meeting place for the famous Jacobins.
The Duke of Charles (who later inherited his father's title and became the new Duke of Orleans) himself, although he was a relative of the king and one of the largest feudal lords in France, was a firm liberal, a loyal believer of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He firmly believed in Enlightenment and advocated the establishment of a democratic constitutional monarchy in France with a separation of church and state. He also believed that feudal fiefdom and slavery should be abolished, and that many "conspirators" were good friends.
Armand took Joseph and sat down in a seat against the window in the cafe. At this time, the afternoon sun was shining through the window, shining on a bright red rose placed in the middle of the dining table.
"It seems we came a little earlier than Mr. Denadi." Arman smiled.
A maid came up and said, "What do you two gentlemen want?"
"Two cups of coffee, thank you." Arman said.
The maid stepped back and soon walked over with a tray and placed two cups of coffee in front of them.
"Six Sus." said the maid.
The rent for Duke Charlie rented out the shop is quite low, but he also had his own requirements, that is, the price of the things in these shops must be relatively cheap. Sometimes, the Duke himself would wear trousers and pretend to be an ordinary person, wandering around in these cafes, bars and other stores.
Aman put eight Su coins into the maid's tray. The maid thanked her and turned around and left.
"Joseph, you can't stay in your house all the time. You have to come here often when you have time. Here you can meet all kinds of people and learn more." Aman said with a sip of coffee.
Joseph was about to answer, but he saw the door of the cafe being pushed open. A man in his forties, dressed in a thick gray tweed top, walked in. As soon as the man came in, he stretched his neck and looked around.
Armann then raised an arm and waved it to him. Then he said to Joseph: "This is the leader of the Denadi, who is blinder than the brown bear in the Arden forest, and he will not see clearly if he is a little further away."
Denadi had obviously seen them, so he walked over, pulled a chair by himself, sat down next to the two of them and smiled, "Aman, my eyes are indeed as blind as the brown bear, but my ears and nose are as sensitive as the brown bear. I heard all the words you said to me. Haha... Well, this is Mr. Bonaparte? I am Denadi, the leader of the Dragon and Rose Theater, Henry Denadi. You can call me Henry directly."
While saying that, Dena reached out to Joseph at the first time.
Joseph reached out his hand and held his hand and said, "Joseph Bonaparte. I am Armand's classmate..."
"Finally friends." Aman added.
"You can also call me Joseph directly," said Joseph.
"Ah, Joseph, I should have told you about my purpose." Denadi said, "In fact, for a long time, our troupe has always needed a truly well-educated screenwriter. I have been playing Aman before. But Aman is a lazy guy and has a lot of things to do. Please help him, and you have to wait a long time.
The idea you gave us last time was really great, especially when the curtain call was over, the audience almost lifted the roof off. In addition, I read some of the scripts you translated, plus Aman's recommendation, Joseph, I think you can completely replace Aman. I just don't know if you are interested now, so I will work as a part-time screenwriter in my small theater troupe."
While several people were discussing the cooperation method, the door of the cafe was once again pushed open. This is also an ordinary thing. The cafe is a place where people come and go. It is the most common thing for people to come and go, and everyone is too lazy to look there.
A middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing a black hat, with green eyes and a light red beard, walked in. He looked around and saw Aman and the others at once, and walked over and said, "Aman, I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Ah...Mr. Philip." Arman's words paused clearly after seeing this Mr. Philip.
"What, it's not like me introducing these two friends." Mr. Philip asked.
"Ah...Mr. Philip," Armand seemed a little panicked. He hurriedly stood up and introduced the other two to Mr. Philip, "This is my classmate Joseph, Joseph Bonaparte. This is... This is Mr. Denady, the leader of the Dragon and Rose Theatre..."
When Joseph and Denadi saw Armand's performance, they knew that Mr. Philip's identity must be extraordinary, so they all stood up and greeted Mr. Philip.
"Don't be so polite, everyone sit down." said Mr. Philip, "Let me introduce you to me. I am a friend of Arman's uncle Mr. Lavoisier, so I recognize Arman. I'm fine today, I came here to sit and happened to see Arman, so I came here to take a look. Well, what are you talking about?"
"Mr. Denadi is the leader of the Dragon and Rose Theatre and is also my friend. He needs to find a screenwriter with a high artistic appreciation. My classmate Joseph meets his requirements, so I will introduce them here to meet him." Armand quickly replied.
"Dragon and Rose Theatre?" Philip laughed, "Ah, it's the one who performed "The Governor of the Island"? Well, I'm going to watch it. Especially at the end of the curtain call, your Sancho suddenly stood up straight, and he was the highest among the actors. It's really interesting. But the best thing is your intention. Noble people may not be smart and upright, and lowly people can also be noble. The script is good! Who wrote this script?"
Although Denadi didn't know what Mr. Philip was from Armand's attitude and his friend of Armand's uncle Lavoisier, he also judged that Mr. Philip was not as ordinary as his clothes. He was probably a very status person, and even... a guess suddenly appeared in Denadi's mind.
So he replied respectfully: "Mr. Philip, I made the script myself. Later, Armand helped me modify it, and it was completely different. As for the end of playing Sancho with a tall man, it was Mr. Bonaparte's creativity."
"Ah, Armand, I'm so glad to hear that you have done something really meaningful." Philip smiled, "Mr. Denadi, well, Joseph, you are a classmate of Armand, so I'll call you Joseph. Drama is a great art that can influence and educate many people. I hope to see more of your good works in the future."
Speaking of this, he stood up, raised his hat slightly and said, "I saw one of my friends coming. I lost my companion first."
After saying this, he left their table and walked towards the other side.
Seeing that Philip had gone away, Denadi lowered his voice and said, "Aman, Mr. Philip..."
Armann also lowered his voice and said, "He is the master here, His Highness Louis Philippe Joseph, Duke Charles. I really didn't expect to meet him here."
"Is this His Highness, Duke Charles?" Joseph was also surprised, "I can't tell at all that he was a great nobleman."
"His Highness the Duke is originally a unique nobleman, and he and the Queen are exactly two extremes." Arman whispered.
Joseph did not study history in his previous life. He only knew some rough things about the Great Revolution that was not long ago, and did not know the key role this duke, who was later called "Equal Philip" played in the Great Revolution. The characters he could remember were the so-called "three giants of Jacobinism" Robespierre, Mara, and Danton.
However, Joseph did not want to have too deep connections with these people at this time. The situation was too chaotic for a period of time after the beginning of the Great Revolution. Today, John cut Luke's head and tomorrow Mathieu cut John's head. No matter who he had too close relationship with, it was dangerous and he might go to the guillotine. Joseph even planned to find an excuse before the Great Revolution began and hide back to Corsica.
The three of them continued to negotiate the cooperation methods and rewards, and then said goodbye to each other.
When he returned to his residence, he saw Father Jean Jacques coming with a letter and said, "Ah, Joseph, are you back? Well, your brother has sent you a letter."
Joseph hurriedly took the letter, thanked Father Jean Jacques, and went back to his room. He sat down at the table by his small window, picked up the small table knife placed on the table, cut open the envelope, took out the letter and read it.
Chapter completed!