Fox of France

Most of the French have chosen to return to France by sea, but there is still a Frenchman who will go to Petersburg with the Russians. The Frenchman was Victor Treville. He has now left the Ministry of Truth to become a member of the French Olympic Committee, a new non-governmental organization in France. It was also rumored, however, that he actually still received a special allowance from the Ministry of Truth.

This time, Victor will follow the torch and run around the whole of Europe. On the one hand, he will escort the torch, and on the other hand, he will promote the "Olympic spirit". According to the arrangement of the "French Olympic Committee", he will contact the media in various places, encourage them to establish their own "Olympic Committees", and finally gather "the Olympic Committees of the civilized world to form a cross-country, cross-belief, cross-race, The organization that pursues the great unity of all mankind - the International Olympic Committee".

And Victor's first task is to go to Russia to persuade His Majesty the Tsar and other important nobles to agree with this proposal, and allow everyone to establish a non-governmental "Russian Olympic Committee" by themselves.

The Russians prepared a four-wheeled carriage for Victor, but Victor said that considering the road conditions in this area, he felt that he would prefer to ride a horse.

Naturally, the Russians would not object to this small request from the guests. So General Bagration asked his adjutant to give up the horse to Victor, and replaced Victor in the carriage to "guard the fire". Holding the torch himself, he rode forward with Victor.

Victor got on a horse. When he was young, he also received some equestrian training and had a good foundation. After that, he received strict training in Toulon and other places, so Victor's equestrian skills are quite good. He simply got on the horse This action aroused the applause of the Russian cavalry officers surrounding him.

Victor knew that these people were basically young nobles. It can be seen that these people are full of interest in such things as the "Olympic Flame".

Compared with Catholicism, the Orthodox Church actually has a higher degree of acceptance of Greek mythology. Even in their religious paintings, the image of God is basically copied from the Greeks' description of Zeus. So from a religious point of view, they have no resistance to this, and many people even feel that the occurrence of this incident is God's will.

Victor drove the horse, running side by side with Bagration. Bagration turned his head to look at Victor, and said with a smile, "Your riding skills are very good!"

"General, your riding skills are also good. I signed up for the Olympic jumping event. I wonder if you are interested in coming to Paris to compete with me, General?"

"Ah, I'd love to, but those savage pagans are being a little rough there lately. I'm afraid I can't leave. Well, I have a friend who's signed up for the program, and he's a better rider than I am. He is in Moscow, and the torch will pass through Moscow, so I happen to have a letter, can I ask you to bring it there?"

"I am honored, General," Victor replied.

But he immediately asked again: "General, His Majesty the Tsar of your country has agreed to follow the ancient customary law and implement the Olympic truce during the Olympic Games..."

"Ah, yes, there is no problem. Since we Russians have agreed, we will never go back on our word. We are not those heretics who do not keep promises." Bagration laughed, "But we also have to guard against those Heretics, you know, those heretics look like people, but they are bloodthirsty beasts at heart. They don't know what it means to keep a promise. We don't take offense, at least not during the Olympics. But we have to be on our guard against them."

"General." Victor smiled, "You know what? On the way I came here, those Turks said the same thing as you just countless times. It's just that they think you won't keep your promise. They said , You tore up the agreement reached with them, not once or twice."

"This is sheer slander!" General Bagration immediately retorted without hesitation. "What they say is as false as their claim that Jesus was just an ordinary prophet!"

Although in terms of doctrine, the Catholicism that the French believe in is very different from the Orthodox Church that the Russians believe in (in fact, the "Catholicism" that the French believe in today is also very different from the Catholicism in any other country. If you put it in many Years ago—if it was many years ago, the Holy See would not dare to say that they were heretics.) But they are very consistent in acknowledging the divinity of Jesus. So the words of General Bagration are indeed very convincing. At least, the French will not continue to dwell on this issue.

Sure enough, Victor immediately changed the subject and talked about the weather in northern Russia.

"I heard that in Moscow, it will be very cold in winter. If people go outside like this without wearing a hat, they just need to stay for a while, and then rub their ears with their hands, and the ears can be rubbed off. Is it that cold?"

"Who told you this?" Bagration frowned slightly, "Moscow is cold, but it's not that bad. Well, many of our cavalry are Muscovites. Look at them. Is anyone missing an ear? But winters in Moscow are very cold compared to the warmth of Paris, um, for example—did you mention the 'tin plague'?"

"The one mentioned by Aristotle?" Victor asked.

"Ah, Commissar de Treville, you are very learned! Yes, this is it. Two years ago, someone brought me a tin flagon from Europe-well, you know, we are colder here in Russia, so Men tend to take a couple of sips—I was going out on a sleigh with this flagon one winter, and I ended up walking halfway, and guess what happened?"

"What's wrong?" Victor asked.

"The tin flagon bulged by itself, and then the silver flagon started to turn gray, and then soon, these gray spots expanded, and finally, my whole tin flagon turned into a pile of ashes. It is said that this kind of problem will only appear in very cold places?"

"Ah? There is such a thing?" Victor said, "The buttons on my dress are made of tin. When we arrive in Moscow, they won't be turned into powder, right?"

"Oh, no, no. It's summer, and summer in Moscow is not cold. Well, summer is almost the best time in Moscow."

"In this way, if I want to travel to Moscow in winter, I can't wear clothes with tin buttons. Otherwise, without buttons, I will definitely freeze to death." Victor laughed.

The two chatted in this way while riding their horses, and by the time they reached General Bagration's camp, they could already address each other as "you".