People like Caesar, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon all dominated the world by virtue of their victories on the battlefield, but these battles became increasingly foreign to future generations. The aura and illusions that journalists, historians, and poets once inflicted on Napoleon were all lost in Napoleon's last two defeated battles. But the hero does not become small because of this, but appears to be taller.
The tragedy that Napoleon wrote in his life can be said to be unprecedented in a thousand years, and what height can a person achieve by relying on self-confidence and courage, passion and imagination, diligence and will? Napoleon gave the answer to this question. Napoleon was the Westerner who shook the world the most, and he paid a huge price for it.
After Napoleon's first defeat, the enemy's representative brought him a document signed by the Anti-French League in Paris, telling Napoleon what he would do after his abdication: he would receive an annuity of 2 million francs a year on the island of Elba, and he could retain the title of emperor with nearly 400 guards. Yesterday, Napoleon was the richest emperor in Europe, but today he can only take 3 million francs on the road of exile.
After the second defeat, after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, the British government decided to deal with him as follows: "In order to fulfil the government's obligations to Britain and its allies, the British government shall not give General Bonaparte the opportunity to disturb the peace of Europe." Therefore, the government must restrict Napoleon's personal freedom. Napoleon was then sent to the isolated island of St. Helena, where the British government allowed him to take three officers, a doctor, and 12 servants with him.
It is said that Napoleon was very angry at that time, he threw the document on the table, thought about it for a while, and then issued a strong protest: "There is no justice here at all, are you taking me as a prisoner?" I am not a prisoner. I could have returned to the army, why should I be treated like this, and I could finally find a hiding place among my people. ”
However, in any case, his spirit was not destroyed by them. This tenacity of self-restraint grew as he endured the torments of fate. In this way, a great world legend finally came to an end.
Napoleon has always oscillated between revolution and orthodoxy, and his hesitation stems from his innate conceit. Napoleon's origins were entirely dependent on his own talents, so he looked down on those who came from prominent backgrounds, but if someone was conceited because of his achievements, he would also show respect for that person's conceit.
But in fact, Napoleon could not treat others equally, but at the same time he had to insist on meritocracy, he had to take care of the majority, and please the people. Napoleon supported equality for all and concern for the interests of the individual. These contradictions with his character inevitably provoke tragic conflicts. As a conqueror, Napoleon's abundant energy was most prominent. He was clearly different from the average soldier, and this energy was mainly manifested in spiritual strength.
To understand the essence of this realm, it is not necessary to understand the new situation of his art of war. It was important to understand the various forms of his life before, after, and during combat. He is also unique in this regard. Napoleon basically did not fight with the sky, did not fight with the earth, he spent his main energy on fighting with people, but he would lose every time with the sky. So, basically, Napoleon only drove people to conquer mountains and lands for him.
Napoleon's painstaking efforts to devote all his energy and imagination to the entity of man embody the style of an artist. He could only accomplish his great cause by governing people. No one can conquer more people than Napoleon wants. He made the army and the people bow down to him, and even the outstanding elite was conquered by him. Napoleon declared in his will that he was a Roman Catholic, and that he was born in the arms of the Roman Church.
Conclusion: After it is rebuilt, he will always guard it, although he has never really embraced Catholicism at all, and then he feels the aura of the hero's tomb in his inner fantasy. Although he was not born French, he was chosen by all of France to be French. He wrote in a French tone: "I wish I could bury myself on the banks of the Seine, among the French people whom I love so much."
After the outpouring of ideas, the source of Napoleon's creation dried up. Wonderful dreams came to his eyes. Fate seemed to want him to die happily. Where Napoleon lay, after completing his will, painless and carefree, the clouds of hope surrounded him. At the last moment, his expression could not see the pain, and a great heart finally stopped beating.