C2977 royalist party escaped (1/2)
The Versailles, the model of the palace complex in the France. This gorgeous palace that was built in Louis XIV had completely declined in the face of the Great Revolution.
During the Revolution, the Versailles suffered several large-scale raids, the furnishings in the palace, be it furniture, murals, carpets, fireplaces, or chandeliers … Some of the smaller exhibits, including the tiled paintings in the baths, were also looted, even the windows and doors.
In 1793, in order to protect this palace, all of the artwork and remaining exhibits were transported to the Louvre s, causing the Versailles to become an empty shell.
It was not until 1833 that Louis Vuitton of the Orleans dynasty arrived. Only then did King Philip give the order to repair the Versailles, and only then did he gradually recover about half of his former glory.
Until the period of Napoleon III's reign, although the Versailles had not recovered to its peak, they still possessed decent living conditions. Every year, Napoleon III would stay here for a period of time, and he especially liked the Hall of Mirrors s here.
The first time Bismark entered the Hall of Mirrors, he was completely stunned by this Versailles's treasure!
There were as many as seventeen of them, and the huge mirror reflected not only the magnificent frescoes on the ceiling, but also the seventeen enormous windows.
Outside of the window was the Versailles's rear garden. The beautiful scenery of the four seasons could be seen in the mirror.
Bismark stood in the middle of the hall for a good three minutes and did not say anything. He only looked around at the things that were happening, while the palace butler from Versailles humbly smiled and said.
”Esteemed Prime Minister, when the night comes, this palace will be even more imposing. Look at the many crystal lamps above your head, they can even be ignited …”
”The 17 mirrors are all made up of 483 small mirrors of different angles. Some of the mirrors can reflect the light emitted by burning candles …”
”Once the banquet is held, light will shine everywhere, and 150 candles reflected in the mirror will produce the effect of 3,000 candles …” ”That is the true splendor of gold and jade …”
Bismark sighed, ”Such extravagant and lustful desires, it really doesn't make sense for such an empire to not perish …”
When the palace butler's fawn landed on the horse's leg, he immediately stopped talking. At this time, a Prussian army's guard ran over and whispered to him.
”The Prime Minister... A group of councilors escaped from Paris and said they wanted to see you... It seems to all be from the royalist party's group … ”
”Oh? It was fast enough, so there was a reaction... Xiao Letian will definitely develop in Paris, what a cunning guy! ”
”Let them come here, I will see them in the Hall of Mirrors!”
The members of the royalist party who escaped from Paris did not expect to be received by the Prime Minister Iron-Blood. One by one, they walked into the Illusory Palace, intoxicated.
These were the Sacred Grounds in the hearts of all the royalist party, including the Tuileries' Palace, Louvre, etc.
The moment the Hall of Mirrors's door was pushed open, when they saw the familiar scene, and thought about the destroyed Paris, a few old councilors' noses started to tear up.
”Prime Minister... Please save Paris... This city is going to be destroyed... The Revolution began again... ”Sob, sob, sob …”
The members of royalist party all cried as they recounted their grievances, while Bismark arranged for them to sit down.