Eagle’s Glory

Under Pushkin's uneasy gaze, Teresa read Pushkin's poems carefully.

Pushkin's native language is actually French. As a court noble of the Russian Empire, he received a strict French education since he was a child, and did not learn Russian until he was a teenager.

However, for the sake of national feelings, Pushkin has always written in Russian since he became an adult. It is for this reason that he has become the recognized father of Russian literature, creating a precedent for elites to write in Russian.

When he was with the army all the way, Pushkin naturally still wrote in Russian, but before coming to Greece, he expected that Duke Leichstedt and Princess Theresa must not understand Russian, so he specially translated it into French, and then Transcribe it again—the French version of his poems for Teresa.

Teresa's expression was relaxed and casual at first, but when she looked at it, she immediately became dignified and careful, and it took a while to read it.

Then, she raised her head and looked at the young man in front of her in disbelief.

"Well written! Mr. Pushkin, my fiancé is right, you are really a very good poet!"

Teresa has enough discernment and can see the talent of the poet from the poems. Although she still has reservations about Aigron's evaluation of being "on par with Lord Byron", she has indeed admitted that Mr. Pushkin is the most outstanding contemporary one of the poets.

Because of this, she changed her attitude in an instant and was full of respect for the poet.

"You have won the prize." Seeing that Teresa was still 'knowledgeable', Pushkin couldn't help but feel a little proud. "The reason why I create is just to express the passion in my heart."

"So this is the talent of the poet." Teresa replied with a smile. "No matter how much emotion a mediocre person has in his heart, he will not be able to put a word on paper in the end, but you are able to write flowers and make readers resonate with you..."

After hearing this, Pushkin was even happier.

Not only because Teresa is complimenting him, but from these words, he also sees that Princess Teresa is both literate and elegant, and her witty conversation is really rare.

He had seen too many beautiful women in the imperial court, and even had romances with many of them, but although they were beautiful, most of them were empty-headed, and just chatting for three or five sentences made people feel vulgar. It is intolerable, so even if there is a period of dewy love, he will quickly abandon it, and he does not want to be with anyone.

He thought that only those salons in France would have girls who were both elegant and beautiful, and even he sometimes even thought of going to Paris to travel to Paris and see the customs of the top of civilization-unexpectedly, in a He actually saw the girl who grew up in Austria in advance.

Just as Teresa felt that Russia was a cultural desert, in today’s era, there are no outstanding cultural talents in Austria, so Pushkin also looked down on Austria a little——

Of course, in the second half of the 19th century, as Europe entered its golden age, the cultural talents of these two countries also began to blow out, leaving many cultural masters behind.

After all, the Habsburg family is an aristocratic family of nearly a thousand years, and it really is extraordinary, Pushkin thought.

After this episode of offering poems, the three of them talked very happily as soon as they met. In a short period of time, Pushkin became acquainted with the boys and girls.

Originally, Agron and Teresa were walking, but now it is not difficult to add a Mr. Pushkin, and the three began to walk and chat together.

During the chat, Teresa couldn't help but curiously asked about the situation of the Russian court.

"In fact, there is nothing to talk about, Your Royal Highness." Pushkin replied with a wry smile, "The court in Petersburg, like the court in Vienna, is at the same time full of luxury and dullness, with all the pleasures of the world, but also countless intrigues and intrigues. And slander and slander, it is because I am tired of all this that I apply to the distant Balkans with His Majesty the Tsar."

Having said that, Aigron and Teresa couldn't help but look at each other, suddenly recalling their days, and then smiled at each other.

"Indeed, most of my days in Vienna were as you said—" Aigron replied, "but there were also a few unforgettable moments, such as . . . , hugging and dancing with Teresa, and as flashy as you might think, it's an unforgettable memory for me."

Teresa was overjoyed when she heard it, and couldn't help but add in, "I have attended many palace ceremonies, and indeed, as you said, most of them were very boring, and I didn't even bother to remember the experience at that time, but My bar mitzvah shines brightly in my memory, because at that time, the court decided to arrange the marriage between me and His Royal Highness... Although I have some opinions about His Majesty the Emperor and Prime Minister Metternich in many ways, but here I will always be grateful to them for this matter. God testifies, I pretended to be calm that day, but I was actually in a state of ecstasy. From the moment we held hands and looked at each other, I knew that I was going to spend my life with His Royal Highness. Now...sometimes people's thoughts are so strange, almost instantaneous things are worth savoring for a lifetime."

Pushkin was embarrassed and envious of being shown affection in person.

However, he couldn't have any jealousy towards this unmarried couple. They were such lovely young people, who could bear to blame them!

Pushkin was born in 1799. Although he is only a 28-year-old young man now, he is a full 12 years older than the boy and the girl, so for them, he regards them as a good friend, and a little bit of an elder to a younger generation. 's prestige.

However, this pair of juniors entered the sacred hall of marriage earlier than him.

As a prodigal son in love, although Pushkin has succeeded many times, he always feels that his heart is still empty. He was a romantic poet, he wanted to chase after love, but in Petersburg he felt that everything was so out of reach.

I don't know what my partner in this life will be like.

Having said that, he decided to change the subject.

"His Royal Highness, you just said that you have an opinion on His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and Prime Minister Metternich, may I venture to ask what you mean?"

Teresa hesitated, then decided to answer the other party anyway.

"I think they are old and conservative, which is not a bad thing at first, but it is too much...their control over Austria is suffocating, and the official is afraid of all cultural works that may be out of date, so they choose to censor all the things and even ban them. Let the last entertainment of the citizens of Vienna be smeared and cut down, you know? I know Mr. Beethoven, I think he is the greatest musician of all time, and maybe no one will surpass him for hundreds of years, but because of In this suffocating atmosphere, he was not tolerated by the authorities, and eventually died of poverty and illness. He composed those symphonic works with the best wishes and indomitable determination in the world, but in the end he was alone. Died in the attic, is such a thing in line with human nature? Shouldn't people enjoy the spiritual wealth brought about by the progress of civilization?"

Having said this, she smiled wryly, "You may think it's strange, as the princess of the royal family, why should I care about this? Let me be blunt, I think times have changed, and now people's natural rights have been recognized by the world. Knowing that people's pursuit of the spiritual world is not something that just a few churches and a few passages of scriptures can perfunctory, they are eager to push open the old door to see the new world, the kingdom of reason and freedom, because they have the right to do so. Do...so even the glorious Habsburgs have to keep up with the changing times, and what I'm after, comes down to one sentence - I want to live in a more enlightened age."

Theresa's remarks made Pushkin both surprised and moved.

These were exactly what he had in mind.

It can even be said that the fragments that flashed through his heart during his miserable days in the Imperial Village were not as clear as what Her Royal Highness said.

He was simply amazed.

It is admirable to have such a thought at such a young age.

After a while, he doubted that the thoughts of Her Royal Highness, the Princess, were partly influenced by the young people, so he looked at Aegron subconsciously.

"If fate favors me and allows me to return to the throne, then I can present a more enlightened era to the French people." Aigron replied in a high-spirited and confident manner, "The Bourbons ruled France again, but look at them What did they do? They didn't forget anything, they didn't learn anything, they just wanted to restore the old days and let everyone crawl under them, so they are destined to be crushed by the times... I'm willing to lay this down for the people One punch."

"And I can help my husband do this." Teresa leaned on Aigron's shoulder with a smile, and said with longing, "If we are lucky enough to rule France, then I will remember what I hated in the past. and work so that my people will never have to experience my resentment again, and I will give them their rights and prosperity, and may God bless us to do so."

"Crack, snap, snap"

Pushkin couldn't help but applaud.

"Well said, you two, if I were French, I would have taken up my sword and charged for you right now!"

"What if we are Russians?" Agron asked with a smile. "Do you still dare?"

This question stopped Pushkin all of a sudden.

This is not an easy question to answer - after all, the Decembrist thing is just over.

After a moment, he nodded heavily, "I am friends with many of the Decembrists, and I have not lost respect for them to this day...I would have sided with them if I had been there that day. "

"Your spirit is also admirable." Teresa nodded in approval.

Then, she changed her words again, "Although I said it so harshly just now, I ask you not to think that I am full of resentment against His Majesty the Emperor... In fact, I respect and love him very much, and I also admit that he has been in charge of the empire for more than 30 years. It's not easy to get through so many stormy seas. What he has done over the years is not so much out of cruelty as out of fear - he was terrified by the events of the previous era, so it is only natural He believes that all rhetoric about the rights of the people is destroying the foundation of the empire, and that all changes will make the empire unrecognizable, so he stubbornly wants to freeze the time before 1789, fully thinking that only in this way can the empire continue... This is not Hateful, but rather pathetic."

Speaking of which, Teresa couldn't help sighing, "The world always makes our family bear sins that we have never touched, and also imposes on us ambitions that we have never had. In fact, our family worships God devoutly. , I only want our country and our subjects to enjoy peace and prosperity. The fault of our family is that we are too afraid that our glorious ancestors will be washed away by the cruel torrent of time, so we desperately want to stop time temporarily, no matter how ugly the struggle is. I will do whatever I can. But... I know, this is not the way, we can't live in the past forever, and the wiser way to live is to embrace the future."

"Then what do you think is the future?" Pushkin asked quickly.

Teresa was stunned for a moment, but did not answer for a while.

It is precisely because she has deep feelings for the Habsburg family that Teresa is so distressed, but it is indeed a bit too embarrassing for her to find a clear road for the empire at such a young age.

She knew that the future direction must be "more enlightened", but the specific way to go is a little vague.

At this moment, Aigron took the initiative to answer, "I think the future of the Habsburg Empire depends on whether it can continue to be a universal empire, generously accepting the territory of the country with the attitude of not asking about birth but only about talent. Any talented person. The more it embraces the burgeoning nationalism of Germany in the future, the faster it will fall apart. The only way for it to survive and prosper is to strive to become an enlightened ruler of the nations of Central Europe, allowing all nations The disputes of this family can be eliminated under the fair mediation of this family, not to pursue expansion and enslavement of other countries, but to embroider the brilliance of peace and justice into the coat of arms of the empire, only in this way can it continue into the next, even the next century— - If it does, I think it's a good thing."

Pushkin listened in a daze, feeling that the young man made sense, but also felt that he didn't quite understand it.

It is indeed a little too far to make people in 1827 understand what happened half a century or even a century later, and Aigron does not want to elaborate too much.

In short, he and Teresa agreed, and that was enough.

"The Habsburg rule in Central Europe was not as bad as many historians claim, at least in my opinion, he protected a large tract of land from war and carnage, and it guarded strongly. Europe, let Vienna not fall into the hands of infidels. Although I have been imprisoned by my grandfather since I was a child, and I still have a lot of opinions about him, I think that the existence of the empire is meaningful after all, and only it can make The divided peoples of the Danube can have a common bond, peace and prosperity - if they have the chance."

"Aigron..." Teresa was overjoyed when she saw the young man talking about herself like that, and regardless of anyone being by her side, she couldn't help but kissed him on the cheek, "It's hard to hear such a thing from your mouth. nice words~"