Under Pushkin's uneasy gaze, Theresa carefully read Pushkin's poem manuscript.
Pushkin's native language was actually French. As a court noble of the Russian Empire, he received a strict French education since he was a child. It was not until his teenage years that he began to learn Russian.
However, out of national sentiment, Pushkin has been writing in Russian since he became an adult. It is for this reason that he became recognized as the father of Russian literature and pioneered the elite writing in Russian.
While traveling with the army, Pushkin naturally still wrote in Russian, but before coming to Greece, he expected that Duke Lechstadt and Princess Theresa would not understand Russian, so he deliberately translated it into French himself, and He copied it—the poem he gave Theresa was in French.
Teresa's expression was relaxed and casual at first, but as she looked at it, she immediately became serious and careful, and it took her a while to finish reading it.
Then, she raised her head and looked at the young man in front of her in disbelief.
"It's very well written! Mr. Pushkin, my fiancé was indeed right. You are really a very good poet!"
Teresa has enough appreciation to be able to see the poet's talent from the poems. Although she still has some reservations about Agron's evaluation of "equal to Lord Byron", she has indeed admitted that Mr. Pushkin is the best contemporary poet. One of the poets.
Because of this, she changed her attitude in an instant and became full of respect for the poet.
"You're flattered." Seeing that Teresa was quite knowledgeable, Pushkin couldn't help but feel a little proud. "The reason why I create is just to express my passion."
"So this is the talent of a poet." Teresa replied with a smile. "No matter how many emotions a mediocre person has in his heart, he will never be able to put down a single word on the paper, but you are able to write brilliantly and make readers resonate with you..."
After hearing this, Pushkin became even happier.
It was not just because Theresa was praising him, but from these words, he also saw that Princess Theresa was both literary and elegant, and her conversation was witty, which was really rare.
He has seen too many beautiful women in the imperial court, and has even had romances with many of them. However, although they are beautiful, most of them have empty minds, and they feel vulgar after just a few words. He couldn't bear it, so even if he had a romantic relationship, he would quickly abandon it and not want to be with anyone all the time.
He originally thought that only those salons in France would have girls who were both elegant and beautiful. He even sometimes had wild thoughts, thinking about traveling to Paris to see the top of civilization - unexpectedly, in a He actually saw this in advance as a girl who grew up in Austria.
Just as Theresa felt that Russia was a cultural desert, in this era, Austria also has no outstanding cultural talents, so Pushkin also looked down upon Austria.
Of course, in the second half of the 19th century, as Europe entered the golden age, the cultural talents of these two countries also began to explode, leaving behind many cultural giants. This is a story for another time.
After all, the Habsburg family is a family that has been around for nearly a thousand years. It is indeed extraordinary, Pushkin thought.
After this poem-dedicating episode, the three people talked very happily as soon as they met. In a short period of time, Pushkin became familiar with the boy and girl.
Aigron and Teresa were walking together originally, but now there was no difficulty in adding Mr. Pushkin. The three of them started walking together and chatting.
During the chat, Teresa couldn't help but curiously asked about the situation in the Russian court.
"Actually, there is nothing to talk about, Your Royal Highness." Pushkin replied with a wry smile. "The palace in Petersburg is the same as the palace in Vienna. It is full of luxury and boredom at the same time. It has all the pleasures in the world, but there are also countless conspiracies. and slander, it was precisely because I was tired of all this that I applied to His Majesty the Tsar to come to the distant Balkans."
Having said this, Aigron and Teresa couldn't help but look at each other, suddenly recalling their days at that time, and then smiled at each other.
"Indeed, most of my days in Vienna were just like you said -" Eglund replied, "but there were a few unforgettable moments, such as... I once stood in front of the entire court and foreign envoys. , hugging Teresa and dancing together, although you may think this is too flashy, but this is a beautiful memory that can never be erased for me.”
Teresa was delighted when she heard this and couldn't help but added, "I have participated in many palace ceremonies. As you said, most of them are very boring. I don't even bother to remember the experience at that time, but My coming-of-age ceremony shines brightly in my memory, because it was at that time that the palace decided to arrange a marriage between His Highness and me... Although I have some objections to His Majesty the Emperor and Prime Minister Metternich in many aspects, but here I will always be grateful to them for this. God is my witness, although I pretended to be calm that day, in fact, I was in a state of disbelief. From the moment we held hands and looked at each other, I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with His Highness. Yeah…sometimes people’s thoughts are so strange, something that happens almost instantly is worth savoring for a lifetime.”
Pushkin was embarrassed and envious of being shown affection in front of his face.
However, he could not feel any jealousy towards this unmarried couple. They were such lovely young people, who could bear to scold 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. Therefore, he regards them as a friend who fell in love with him at first sight, but also has a little elder to junior. of graceful appearance.
However, this pair of juniors entered the sacred hall of marriage earlier than he did.
As a prodigal son in love, although Pushkin succeeded repeatedly, he always felt that his heart was still empty. He is a romantic poet who wants to pursue love, but in Petersburg he feels that everything is so out of reach.
I don’t know how charming my life partner will be.
At this point, he decided to change the topic.
"Her Royal Highness, you just said that you have objections to His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and Prime Minister Metternich. Can I venture to ask what you mean?"
Teresa hesitated for a moment, then decided to answer the other person.
"I think they are old and conservative. This is not a wrong thing in the first place, but it is too much... Their control over Austria is suffocating. Officials are afraid of all cultural works that may be inappropriate, so they choose to censor and ban them all, even Let the remaining entertainment for the citizens of Vienna be obliterated and cut down, you know? I know Mr. Beethoven, and I think he is the greatest musician in history. Maybe no one will surpass him in the next few hundred years, but because In this suffocating atmosphere, he was not tolerated by the authorities, and eventually died of poverty and illness. He created those symphonic works with the best wishes in the world and unyielding determination, but in the end he ended up alone and helpless. Dying in the attic, is such a thing in line with human nature? Shouldn't people enjoy the spiritual wealth brought by the progress of civilization?"
At this point she smiled bitterly and said, "You may wonder, as a princess of the royal family, why do I still care about this? Let me put it bluntly, I think times have changed. Nowadays, people's natural rights have been recognized by the world. We know that people’s pursuit of the spiritual world cannot be dealt with by just a few churches and a few scriptures. They are eager to open the old door and see the new world and the kingdom of reason and freedom, because they have the right to do so. Do... So even the glorious Habsburg family must catch up with the changes of the times. What I pursue, in the final analysis, is one sentence - I hope to live in a more enlightened era."
Pushkin was surprised and moved by Theresa's words.
These fit perfectly with what he had in mind.
It can even be said that the fragments that flashed through his mind during the miserable days in Imperial Village were not as clear and clear as what Her Highness the Princess said.
He was simply impressed.
It's really admirable to be like this at such a young age and have such thoughts.
After a moment, he suspected that perhaps Her Royal Highness the Princess's thoughts were partly influenced by the young man, so he subconsciously looked at Aigron.
"If fate favors me and allows me to return to the throne, then I can give the French people a more enlightened era." Aiglon replied with high spirits and confidence, "The Bourbon family has returned to rule France, but look at them What have they done? They have forgotten nothing, learned nothing, and only want to restore the past and let everyone crawl under them, so they are destined to be crushed by the times... I am willing to wave this for the people. A punch.”
"And I can help my husband do this." Teresa leaned on Agron's shoulder with a smile, and then said with longing, "If we are lucky enough to rule France, then I will remember the resentment I had in the past. everything, and strive so that my people never have to experience my resentment again, I will let them enjoy their rights and prosper, and I hope God will bless us to do this."
"Pah, pah, pah"
Pushkin couldn't help but applaud.
"That's very well said, you two. If I were a Frenchman, I would pick up my sword and charge into battle for you right now!"
"What if we are Russians?" Aigron asked with a smile. "Do you still dare?"
This question stopped Pushkin for a moment.
This is not a question that can be easily answered - after all, the Decembrist incident has only just passed.
After a moment, he nodded heavily, "I am friends with many of the Decembrists, and I still have no respect for them... If I had been there that day, I would have stood with them. "
"Your spirit is also worthy of admiration." Teresa nodded in approval.
Then, she changed the topic again, "Although I just said so harshly, I ask you not to think that I am full of resentment towards 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 thirty years. It is indeed not easy to survive so many stormy waters. What he has done over the years is not so much out of cruelty as out of fear - he was frightened by the events of the previous era, so of course He believed that all talk about people's rights was destroying the foundation of the empire, and that any changes would make the empire completely different. Therefore, he stubbornly wanted to freeze time before 1789, believing that only in this way could the empire continue... This was not Hateful, more like pathetic.”
Speaking of this, Teresa couldn't help but sigh, "The world always burdens our family with sins that we have never touched, and also forces us with ambitions that we have never had. In fact, our family worships God devoutly. , I only hope that our land and subjects can enjoy peace and prosperity. Our family’s fault is that we are too afraid that our glorious ancestral property will be washed away completely by the cruel torrent of time, so we desperately want to stop time temporarily, no matter how ugly the struggle is. No matter what, I know that this is not the answer. After all, we cannot live in the past forever. The wiser way to survive is to embrace the future."
"Then what do you think is the future?" Pushkin asked quickly.
Theresa was stunned for a moment and didn't answer for a while.
It was precisely because of her deep feelings for the Habsburg family that Teresa was so heartbroken, but it was indeed a bit too embarrassing for such a young woman to find a bright road for the empire.
She knew that the future direction must be "more enlightened," but the specific direction was a bit unclear.
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 and generously accept people within its borders without asking about one's origins, only talent." Any talented person. The more it embraces Germany’s emerging nationalism in the future, the faster it will fall apart. Its only way to survive and prosper is to strive to become an enlightened ruler of all the nations in Central Europe and let all nations The disputes were eliminated under the fair mediation of this family. They did not pursue expansion or enslavement of other countries, and emblazoned the glory of peace and justice into the coat of arms of the empire. Only in this way can it continue to the next century, or even the next century - —If it can be done, I think it’s a good thing.”
Pushkin listened in a daze. He felt that what the young man said made sense, but also felt that he did not understand it.
It is indeed a bit too far for people in 1827 to understand what happened half a century or even a century later, and Eggron does not want to elaborate too much.
In short, he and Teresa were of the same mind, and that was enough.
"The rule of the Habsburg family in Central Europe was not as bad as many historians claim. At least in my opinion, he protected a large area of land from war and massacre, and it also defended it strongly. Europe, prevented Vienna from falling into the hands of the infidels. Although I have been detained by my grandfather since I was a child, and I still have some opinions about him, I believe that the existence of the empire is meaningful after all, and only it can make people The divided peoples of the Danube could find a common bond and achieve peace and prosperity - if they had the chance."
"Aigron..." Seeing the young man talking about her family like this, Theresa was so happy that she couldn't help but kiss him on the cheek regardless of who was around. "It's hard to hear such words from you. Nice words~"
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