Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Seeing Napoleon's attitude towards Catherine, Solovyov even doubted for a time whether Russia and France would fight in the future.

He had talked to Mr. Talleyrand about this before, and he was surprised that the Tsar listened to his opinion and even agreed to the marriage after consulting many people.

But considering Napoleon's personal ambitions, who knows what he will do.

If Louis did not listen to him, he would be deposed. Lucien fled to Rome in anger. Joseph and Jerome were the only adult men in the family who listened to him. Eugene was a different case.

After all, they are not blood relatives, but in terms of loyalty, in the end, these three people accompanied Napoleon until his final defeat.

The degree of unreliability of this family is outrageous. In the end, only the greedy Elisa and the lustful Paulina are absolutely loyal to him. The former can even manage the fiefdom for her brother and give him some money. Although the latter spends a lot, she is willing to sell herself to support her brother's career when the crisis comes.

It's outrageous, really outrageous.

And back at the Palace of Versailles, in the bedroom of the Petit Trianon, Paulina also had new toys. She liked Katya very much, and the two of them went to take a bath together.

As for hunting, it was obvious that Polina didn't like it. Although Katya liked it, it was inconvenient for her to ride a horse because of her pregnancy, so Polina dragged her there.

Katya seems to have a physique that makes her very popular among the circles of ladies and socialites, but she is also relatively conservative, which is very strange.

However, because Solovyov married her instead of Prince Sergei Saltykov, Tolstoy's mother may not have been married at this time and would not have left any records about her.

This is just a guess, and the focus now is still on Napoleon.

"Michel, this is the rifle you designed. I also heard that you are a sharpshooter and you can hit any weapon very accurately."

"Your Majesty, I did design this gun, but what do you want me to shoot?"

"The most common thing here is the mallard duck. I want to see what you can do."

Come to think of it, it's becoming more and more like a duck hunting machine.

Solovyov looked at Napoleon's rifle, which was a gift from Alexander. It was a breech-loading rifle that was made so well. Obviously, Napoleon, who loved advanced weapons, liked it very much.

"Well, I'll give it a try."

"My dear, I've never seen Misha miss before."

Speaking of which, Ekaterina was a bit presumptuous. She felt that RUA Napoleon's touch was good, and his hair was like touching a capybara's fur.

As for the emperor who was beginning to gain weight, he had never enjoyed such unbridled behavior from any of the women around him when they appeared in public. Although Duroc and Massena, as well as Caulaincourt, who had resigned as ambassador, were watching from the side, they were all trying to hold back their laughter.
"You bad girl, I've spoiled you a little bit."

Regardless of the occasion, Napoleon gently patted Catherine's butt.

But this made Ekaterina stick to him even more, but her actions were not as presumptuous.

Solovyov was now loading the bullet. He also observed the height of the mallards in the air. After estimating the lead time, he fired a shot directly.

However, he was still able to reload quickly, and before the duck formation in the rear team was disrupted, he reloaded another bullet and fired a shot.

You must be playing duck hunting machine!
As for Massena's two hounds, they were sent out and soon brought back two ducks.

"Bravo, I actually shot down two."

Considering his accurate shooting, Napoleon still admired him very much.

"This type of rifle should also be equipped in the Russian Guards, right?"

After all, the rapid-fire rifles used by the Russian army were not a secret. When Napoleon asked about this, Solovyov simply told him.

"It took at least eleven years from the time I designed this rifle to the time it was put into mass production."

"What if in the French army?"

"Your Majesty, then you may want the old guard to change the way they have been fighting."

Napoleon's Old Guard refers to the First Guards Grenadiers and the First Guards Chasseurs, the oldest units in the Guard, and more troops will be added in the future.

It can be said that this was also Napoleon's trump card. If he had lived peacefully in Paris, even if France was heavily in debt, no one would necessarily overthrow him. His martial arts skills had now reached the pinnacle, and it would be difficult for him to fail unless he found some ways to commit suicide.

"Then these old fellows might think your rifle is not powerful enough."

"You can imagine, for example, that the emperor's nephew got a Russian rifle, and our emperor got it. Something like that."

"You still understand a little, Michelle."

"That's because I was also a battalion commander in the Russian Guards, and there were some old guys there who had served for twenty years and were particularly grouchy. When I got married, they wanted to come from their base to join in the fun. Fortunately, it wasn't in Petersburg. Katya and I got married in Moscow."

"Moscow"

Napoleon did not say much on this issue, but he was not thinking about going on an expedition to Russia at the moment, so he just wanted to talk about something else.

"The structure of this rifle looks very simple, even like a modified rifle, an ordinary flintlock rifle has been modified into its current appearance."

"You can say that, but don't tell the British. They like to steal everything and they like to default on their debts."

"Like to default on debts, this sounds like something the British would do."

"They attacked the Netherlands just to avoid paying their debts. Also, Britain is not going to be very 'peaceful' recently. Workers there have been destroying machines and launching strikes because of the large-scale use of machines."

Russia certainly doesn't have time to take care of this, but France is very close, so it can give Napoleon a reminder.

In short, no matter what the relationship between Britain and Russia will be in the future, we have to dig a hole first to make the British feel better.

But Napoleon was not disgusted by the mention of machines.

"Fortunately, there are more farmers in France. If we ask them to go to the city to work as workers, many people may not agree. If we ask them to shout 'Long live the emperor' at a time like this, they certainly can't work sixteen hours a day like the British."

"Then the workers will certainly put up barricades, won't they?"

Napoleon heard this and nodded in agreement.

"Russia may not be able to do anything, but we can let the British try."

"The British really don't pay attention to production safety. Their beer barrels are very high, and that thing is very large. With the pressure, if it explodes one day, the whole east of London will be flowing with beer." Napoleon knew that this cheap nephew was also a frequent visitor to the Academy of Sciences, but he didn't hold the title of academician like himself.

However, the basic theory is still very solid, and it is not a surprise if something like this happens.

When it comes to facts, the British media can cover up those that are far away, but it is not so good at covering up those that are close by.

"Jerome has been to England, but he never told me that."

"That's because he was there with that American girl and he was probably not in a mood to observe what was going on in London. As for me, there was still some time to see what was going on. I went to Wimbledon with Count Vorontsov to visit the official residence of Crown Prince George."

Napoleon became curious when he heard this.

Although Solovyov is young, he is experienced in all aspects and has seen a lot. He has been to many places of the major European powers, and the only two places left are those on the Iberian Peninsula, which have nothing to do with him at the moment.

"You've met many royal families?"

"Although Prince George is a fat and lazy man, he is very smart and has no principles. The current British cabinet is in a similar situation."

But the difference is that in 1809, the cabinet was doing the work of Hack and Humphrey, because George III's strengthening of the royal power made it the strongest royal power since the Hanoverian royal family.

Of course, the cabinet hoped that after George III went completely crazy, the Prince of Wales would be appointed regent so that he would be easier to control.

If it were Princess Charlotte, this girl is very popular with the people and has her own opinions. The cabinet might be in trouble when she grows up.

"So is there a chance for peace talks now?"

"It's not that there isn't, but you have to seize the opportunity."

Solovyov would certainly prefer that the war of 1812 would not break out and that Napoleon could just become the king of Western Europe. Anyway, it would be enough for him to suffer if he came to Russia.

If the two sides fight, it will be most beneficial to the British and a disaster for Europe. It will be clear where the source of Europe's future KPI of deaths will be.

But Napoleon's ambition will still trigger a large-scale war, and it is really unclear what the future holds.

After the dog brought back the duck, Solovyov demonstrated to Napoleon how to roast the wild duck.

"Let's not talk about those things. These two ducks are really fat, including the one shot down by Marshal Massena."

"Your Majesty, you and Her Majesty the Queen also shot down a duck."

"But we fired a lot of shots. The two of you fired three shots in total."

"Then you need to prepare the fireplace and some fruit wood so we can eat duck today."

There was no Chinese chef in the Palace of Versailles, but Solovyov was very confident in his use of a knife. When he and Count von Paalen went deer hunting and came back to eat barbecue, he was the main cook.

"This looks really good, too bad it's not roast chicken."

Napoleon loved chicken, and it was a delicacy he often ordered before the war. He would try to get a chicken when supplies were scarce.

Solovyov was very skillful. After returning to the palace, he began to pluck the duck, chop off the duck's head, cut off the duck's butt, and then started to make roast duck.

As for the ingredients, since it is in France, the chefs have made some preparations.

Napoleon has been indulging in the land of pleasure lately. Fortunately, Catherine is a lively and active girl, so she has to exercise. Otherwise, he would not be able to handle such a passionate and "delicate" wife.

If Madame Pompadour knew that duck was roasted at the Petit Trianon, she would probably find it a bit vulgar, even though the person who roasted the duck here might have been an expert in Oriental studies in the early 19th century and could have corrected many of Mr. Voltaire's wrong views.

But Napoleon himself preferred the Grand Trianon, which had only one floor, was simply decorated and relatively quiet. He often lived here when he was working in the Palace of Versailles. The Petit Trianon was given to his sister, which shows how much Pauline was loved.

However, after Catherine came, Napoleon also planned to renovate some palace buildings in the Palace of Versailles, but this was also a long renovation plan. The previously abandoned Queen's Suite and Crown Prince's Suite would be given to Catherine and the child she might have in the future.

But Napoleon himself would not return to the King's Suite, but he could leave it to his son in the future.

Obviously, his thoughts still have some of the attitude of a Corsican country noble.

If he was really a pro-Romanian, Solovyov would probably be like this. He might write the throne in the decree of succession and designate the heir as an adopted son.

Anyway, he is very happy now.

But the ridiculous Polina has been arresting Solovyov recently, and she is not very peaceful even now.
There was nothing his sister could do about it, unfortunately Solovyov was a Russian general, not a French general. However, Napoleon also realized that although this cheap nephew had a gentle personality and low emotional intelligence, his actions showed high emotional intelligence and he did not like to show it.

But he has a strong personality and will not easily change his mind because of what others say.

Although Napoleon did not think further, he believed that two people with strong personalities were not suitable to be together.

Even Soloviev's behavior was more like Mr. Talleyrand, except that he was not as insidious.

The aroma of roast duck can probably ease the awkward atmosphere and also stimulate appetite.

"What is this for?"

"Brother, don't you know that when you eat Chinese roast duck, you need a thin wrap, dipping sauce, and green onions?"

“It’s just that we don’t have Chinese onions.”

"Your Majesty, you can use European onions instead. Although they look different in appearance, they are not bad. But you still need to pay attention to oral hygiene after eating. Also, to facilitate the digestion of meat, you always need some garlic. You also need to pay attention to the hygiene aspect. After all, such breath will be very strong, and it will be more obvious if you have poor digestion."

Napoleon had no suitable way to treat his old stomach problems, so because of this way of eating, in order to appear more elegant in front of his wife, he naturally had to chew slowly.

Diluoke watched from the side and felt that this was not like an ordinary emperor. Having a young and lively wife really changed him a lot.

Probably, after a middle-aged man marries a young wife, he will tend to show off in front of his wife like this.

Is she just today's guest? Solovyov was quite surprised to find that Maria was still here.

Her husband went back first. Since Catherine had a good relationship with her third sister, it was not surprising that she stayed here for a while longer.

But what Solovyov was more worried about was that it would be troublesome if she stayed in Versailles.

The trouble is that the two have an ambiguous relationship, because Katya was pregnant before leaving, and Polina and Silvia.
In short, it is quite troublesome, and it is the kind that cannot be escaped. (End of this chapter)