Chapter 2234 The Flower War (One Hundred and Forty Three)

The Medusa Hall faces the seaside, and the afterglow of the setting sun can dye the ancient Greek and Roman sculptures in the hall a rose color through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Looking out from here, the scenery is actually similar to that seen in the Shell Cottage, but because of these sculptures and careful layout, people have the illusion of being in the Aegean Sea. Through the glass, you can also hear the beast-like roar of the turbulent sea.

Roaring sound, maybe the most luxurious suite in the entire palace except the main palace is here.

According to the introduction of the palace attendant, symmetrically facing the east of the Medusa Hall is the Niki Hall, which is also the Hall of the Goddess of Victory. Most of the French senior officials live there. Father Grégoire is arranged to live "alone"

He won't be neglected here at all, and others will feel much more comfortable.

Not only are "heretics" who defend the truth who will be burned at the stake, but there are also "martyrs" who defend their faith in the church, not to mention the fire that the Pope mentioned, which only exists in purgatory. In Buddhism, Abi Hell is considered

The fire never ceases, but purgatory in Christianity is a place of purification. Some people think that the sins that can be redeemed will be burned here, and what is left are the sins that cannot be redeemed and need to suffer in hell. Others think

It is believed that fire is a kind of "baptism", and those who cannot wash away their sins with spring water have to use fire to purify their sins.

Threatening secular leaders with the punishment of another life was once a powerful tool at the disposal of the church, and indulgences sold well as a result, supporting the Crusades and the lavish spending of the church's upper echelons.

The bloody demon species will strongly stimulate the evil side of human nature, thus producing the power of destruction. Grégoire once risked his life to expose the ridiculous and excessive behavior of some people during the Great Revolution. There will always be people who will do whatever they want in troubled times.

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If you don't know good, you won't know what evil is. It is precisely because of the existence of these "sages" that people's customs and ethics have changed.

Time will not repair anything, just like the soil on the ruins, as time goes by, it will be covered up layer by layer, eventually burying it, and it will be dug up many years later.

Many "gypsum statues" were discovered in Pompeii. Those were once living people, and they were buried in volcanic ash, leaving behind the appearance they maintained during their lifetimes. This allowed later archaeologists to see the scene on the night when the disaster occurred. Many of them

People still looked like they were sleeping, but they did not open their eyes and see the Eyes of Medusa.

But time can change an animal from four legs in the morning to two legs at noon and three legs in the evening.

This is a very inappropriate metaphor. People's soul ages are different. Some people are young and mature, and some people are young and inactive, but the age of the body can be determined. No matter how mature the actress Miss Georgina's figure looks, she

The physical age was not yet adult, while Napoleon was already in his thirties.

However, people at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century had not yet formed this concept. They did not think it was a sin. Many people even got married and had children very early. The high birth rate could offset the high death rate. Many girls were in their teens.

Just start giving birth.

Isaiah Berlin once said that liberating a person is to free them from prejudice and ignorance and let them be the masters of their destiny, rather than telling them "what destiny you should have."

At least Lily had freed him from the prejudices of the purebloods, and he wouldn't say the word "mudblood" casually anymore.

Pomona hoped that she had not dragged him back into prejudice. The mistakes he had made in his youth had been atoned for by his actions as an adult, and she seemed to be getting closer to hell.

St. Patrick is said to have discovered the entrance to hell in Ireland. Cursing others to go to hell should be a serious curse, but she didn't feel it at all.

Because she is not "innocent".

Originally, she thought there would be many shields and the like in the Medusa Hall, but she didn't expect it to be a work of art. Can such a palace play a defensive role?

As the waiter opened the double oak doors, what came into view was a small library with two floors, with life-size sculptures placed in an orderly manner. Grégoire was standing by the desk. He heard the movement and raised his head.

Headed.

"Good evening." Georgiana said awkwardly after the waiter closed the door.

"Good evening." Grégoire looked her up and down. "I thought you were Marie Antoinette just now."

"This is not a good metaphor." Georgiana said immediately. She couldn't help but look at her dress. She was wearing the same outfit she had just worn to the opera house. The person who dressed her was the former Marie Antoinette.

Served Bertin.

"You are like a rose, all you need is dewdrops to decorate it."

"Just because I'm not as luxurious as her, you praise me?" Georgiana asked aggressively.

"You have been to the Ecole Polytechnique, why not go to the Arts and Crafts Collection Hall?" Grégoire asked.

"What?"

"Le conservatoire (Institute of Technology) is derived from the Italian conservatorio, which means an orphanage where abandoned children are taught music. They already have places to take care of them, so why build new ones?" Grégoire asked.

"I do not know what you mean."

"As for the construction of a new venue for the Industrial Expo, I heard that it was your idea." Grégoire said, "Wouldn't it be better to continue holding the Expo at the Louvre or the Champ de Mars?"

"The 'orphanage' you just mentioned."

"It used to be called St. Martin's Abbey, but now it's called the Arts and Crafts Collection Hall, but I don't think anyone will go there to visit," Grégoire said.

"I'm so polite that you may not understand. Let me put it this way now, a 'profitable peace' is difficult to maintain, let alone an 'unprofitable peace'. This money cannot be saved." George.

Anna said angrily, "A new craft fair venue will definitely be built..."

"Your tone is as unquestionable as the First Consul's statement that the Saint-Martin Canal must be built." Grégoire interrupted her, "I heard that you were also involved in the canal project."

"So?" She crossed her waist, waiting for the other party's accusation.

"The cost of these two projects is far more than that of Marie Antoinette. I am not praising you just because you are not extravagant." Grégoire said with a smile, "I originally planned to set up an exhibition hall in the Crafts Collection Hall.

All new inventions will be displayed there, but I didn’t expect to build a building specifically to display those new inventions. For me, that was a surprise.”

Georgiana was confused.

"There is also a threshing machine. I have included it in the collection, but I don't think the venue for the Industrial Expo should be too big. Have you heard of the Customs House in Dublin?"

"I understand what you are talking about." Georgiana said expressionlessly.

Just like the Titanic, people in this era have an indescribable fascination with creating "giant things".

"You know that Gunton was the designer?" said Grégoire.

"Who is Gangdon?" Georgiana asked.

"James Gunton, the architect of Dublin's public works, came to bid."

"Oh." Georgiana was a little surprised.

"Not only French architecture, but British designers are also involved in the design of the new expo hall. I heard that German and Italian designers are also trying to qualify for the competition. This will soon become an international event. I can participate.

Selection?”

"That's why you came here?"

"What else do you think?" Grégoire asked.

Georgiana looked at this "citizen priest" in silence.

He smiled slyly and looked very much like a fox.
Chapter completed!