Chapter 9: Briena Military Academy (Part 2) ()

Paris was very lively on Christmas in 1798, because it was reported that Napoleon, the hero in the people's mind, was leading his expeditionary army in Egypt, and the Egyptians and the Turks were beaten to pieces by him. Now most parts of Egypt are occupied by the French regiment, and even the capital Cairo is under the control of Napoleon's army. Almost all the people believed that their heroes would bring them another great victory, and Egypt would soon become a French colony. The demise of the previous Mediterranean fleet seemed unworthy of mention in the face of this victory.

But what they didn't know was that their hero and his army were now at the end of their strength. Due to the failure of the navy, they could not get supplies and the soldiers they lost could not be replenished. Although they had captured the entire Egypt, in their current state, under the attack of the Egyptian rebel Jezar and the Turkish army, the defense line of the French team was in danger and could be broken through at any time. Due to the lack of medicine, a large number of soldiers could not be well treated after being injured, and the number of troops was greatly reduced. The plague from Cairo to Alexandria claimed the lives of 2,000 soldiers. Now Napoleon has less than 20,000 troops in his hands, and his opponent is several times that of his.

In order to change this decline, Napoleon concentrated his troops to launch an expedition to Syria in January 1799. Unfortunately, due to food scarcity, the French army was not well fed enough, and there was not enough water, and even enough manpower to escort prisoners of war back to Egypt. At the same time, Turkey reinforced 35,000 people to the front line, which made the French army even worse. Finally, it had to retreat to Egypt in May. The road to Damascus also completely closed Napoleon from now on.

In August, Napoleon left Egypt secretly, and the troops he left in Egypt finally chose to surrender. But this was also an important turning point in Napoleon's life. Back in Paris, what awaited him was a stage where he could display his talents more easily.

Back to Christmas Eve in 1798, Xiao Jie's family prepared a very rich dinner tonight. Because Napoleon won a huge victory in the war against Italy, the officers and soldiers participating in the battle benefited a lot. It can be said that the entire northern Italy was planned to be looted by them. A large amount of gold, silver, jewelry and cultural relics were brought back to France by them, with a total value of more than hundreds of millions of francs. Napoleon, as the commander of the legion, received millions of francs, and Joseph, as the quarantine in the legion, used his powers to get millions of francs.

After the battle, Joseph left the army. He returned to Paris and bought a luxurious villa not far from Napoleon's residence on the Champsiley Street, hired several servants, and lived a life of nouveau riche. At that time, the upper class of France almost regarded the Bonaparte family as political nouveau riche and nouveau riche in the army.

During Napoleon's expedition to Egypt, Joseph chose to stay in Paris as a merchant, so the failure of this expedition did not cause him any loss. Instead, he also made several big businesses and made a lot of money during this period.

After dinner, Xiao Jie did not go to the street to play like other children, but walked into Joseph's study. He was planning to go to the Brienna Military Academy next year. However, before that, he must get Joseph's support, otherwise he would not be able to do anything.

After entering, he found that Joseph was flipping through the account book. So Xiao Jie said, "Dad, can I tell you something?"

Upon hearing this, Joseph put down the account book in his hand and asked Xiao Jie to do it next to him, and then said, "My dear Andresey, what do you want to say to me?" He liked this son very much. Although he has rarely been at home in the past two years, the relationship between the father and son is still very good.

"That's right, Dad. I'm going to go to school next year."

"That's all, no problem! Which school do you want to go to? For now, I can send you any school in France as long as you like."

"Really? That's really great. I want to go to Briena Military Academy."

Silence, Joseph did not expect that his son would go to the school. He took a deep breath and said, "Can you tell me why you chose to go to that school? Don't tell me that you want to be a great general like him because you admire your uncle. Don't I know what kind of ghost you are?"

Xiao Jie knew that he couldn't fool him, so he said, "Dad, everyone knows that Aunt Josephine is not pregnant. Don't ask me how I know this. This is already well known within the entire family and even the upper class of France. So who do you think the next heir of the family will be?"

"Of course it's me, I'm the eldest son of the Bonaparte family." Joseph said affirmatively.

"Is that right? But have you ever thought about it? As the family's rights become greater and greater, I'm afraid that all uncles and aunts will compete for the right of inheritance. Especially Uncle Louis and Uncle Lucien, would you think they would be willing to give up the right of inheritance? Besides, everyone knows that Aunt Josephine's personal life has some problems. If Uncle Napoleon divorces her and gets married again, will you still be sure that you will get the right of inheritance?

After hearing Xiao Jie's words, Joseph knew that he was telling the truth, and his other two younger brothers were indeed not a good-looking person. So he asked, "What do you think we should do?" He knew that his son was very smart. Other children only knew how to play at this age, but he could already think of these problems.

"This is why I went to the Brienna Military Academy. As we all know, the person I like most in the family is me, and he also graduated from that school. If I go there, I will definitely like me more. This is a big bargaining chip for our future battle for inheritance. And Aunt Josephine's affairs are even simpler. As long as we give her some warnings, I believe that in order to enjoy wealth and prosperity, she will restrain herself. Then it is very likely that Uncle Napoleon will not divorce her. Then, you are the eldest son of the family and I am the eldest grandson of the family. Who can compete for inheritance rights before us?"

Joseph thought for a while and thought this method was feasible, so he said, "Okay, I agree to go to Briena Military Academy, but you have to be mentally prepared. Life in the military academy is very hard."

Xiao Jie patted his chest and made sure that he could do it.

Sure enough, Xiao Jie's decision was highly praised by Napoleon on the Egyptian front, and even claimed in public that Andresey was his ideal successor.

Only Xiao Jie's mother and grandmother expressed their opposition, but with Xiao Jie and Joseph's insistence, they had to compromise in the end.
Chapter completed!