Over the past few days, the city of Ajaccio has been raining and finally the sea seemed to be wet. The endless heavy rain, thick and sticky, plunging down towards the bay from the height of the sky that seemed to never dry up. The sea was like a gray, soft sponge, raising in the confused bay.

However, in the continuous rain, the water surface did not seem to move; but there was a kind of undetectable, broad swelling from afar, which raised a hazy water vapor on the sea and flocked to the port surrounded by the wet forest. The city itself also raised a piece of water vapor, passing through the water walls to meet the water vapor on the sea. No matter which direction a person is heading, it seems that he is breathing, and the air can finally drink.

In this water vapor, the boss of Bonaparte's family, thin and long, like a bamboo pole, was holding an umbrella and walking along the beach on the coast towards the cliff that stretched into the sea. The cliff is now dyed with endless rain and blue-gray as the sea, and it stretches into the bay like an arm. In the dry summer of the Mediterranean, Joseph and his younger brothers and sisters often come here to fish in the reefs below the cliff, or look for various shells and oysters. At this time, the dwarf of their family would take a book by himself and run to a natural cave in the middle of the cliff to read the book.

"But now, it's raining? Did this worry-free guy run into that cave again?" Joseph muttered in his heart as he walked towards the cliff.

That worry-free guy is his second brother, who is destined to leave a strong mark in history. However, at this time, His Majesty, the emperor who would be intimidating Europe in the future, was just a headache-provoking child at this time.

Among Joseph's seven younger brothers and sisters, Napoleon was the one who gave him the most headache. This guy may be ridiculed because he was always too tall and ridiculed, so his personality was a bit strange. Even among his brothers and sisters, there were not many people who could get along well with him. And Napoleon, who was small, was actually a violent maniac. Once he was ridiculed or had conflicts with others for some other reason, he always liked to directly resolve disputes in violent ways.

To be honest, Napoleon's body shape is actually not suitable for this method. Because theoretically speaking, fighting depends on strength, and strength is inseparable from body shape. Otherwise, why should boxing matches be divided into heavyweights? Since body shape and strength alone are not good, Napoleon is keen on using violence to solve problems. As a result, the dwarf developed two sets of means to make up for his lack of strength.

The first move is to use unconventional means to attack weaknesses. For example, when someone is not prepared, bite with his teeth, or use his knee to attack someone’s vital points.

The second move is "the evil people complain first". This move is generally used to deal with his brothers. Anyone with many brothers did not fight with his brothers when he was a child. Every time he fought, when the mother Letizia came to stop him in panic, he jumped out to complain first, and the one who was the best at "I suffered a lot of grievance" was Napoleon. Before Napoleon started, he had practiced how to pretend to be pitiful and how to deceive his mother in his heart many times, so every time he beat other brothers first, but in the end he was scolded by his mother.

In this way, the brothers didn't like Napoleon very much, but everyone was afraid of him and unwilling to go against his wishes. Except for only one person, that person was not only not afraid of Napoleon's scheme, but also often could dominate Napoleon. This person was Napoleon's eldest brother Joseph. This was because once, Napoleon had a conflict with Joseph. According to his previous practice, Napoleon took the first move and kicked Joseph's belly while Joseph was not prepared. At that time, Joseph, who was unprepared, was kicked back and fell to the ground. The back of his head touched a sharp stone, and he suddenly became bloody and unconscious. The little Napoleon was completely frightened and panicked. He quickly called his mother...

Joseph fainted for two days before he woke up. After waking up, he not only did not recognize his family members, but he could not even speak. No, to be precise, he suddenly could not speak Corsica dialect (an Italian), and as soon as he opened his mouth, he could not understand a strange language that people could not understand. It sounded a bit like English, but there were many differences. The family thought he was infected and the devil was involved in his body. (According to relevant Catholic documents, he would suddenly speak a language that no one could understand, which was a typical manifestation of a ghost's body.) If Joseph's father Carlo was not a nobleman, (although he was just a declining little nobleman), he was afraid that Joseph's ending would be very tragic. Carlo invited Bishop Miniere and asked him to hold an exorcist ceremony for Joseph.

The effect of this ceremony was obvious. After the ceremony was completed, although Joseph had not fully recovered, he still could not speak Corsica dialect and his memory had not been restored. At least, he no longer spoke the strange and frightening language that might be from hell.

"The devil was expelled from him," said Bishop Minier, "but just like the house was ignited by a fire, although we put out the fire, the rest is probably just a ruin. When the devil occupys a person's body, it will cause even more serious damage like the fire. Although the devil has been expelled, it is very difficult to rebuild the house. Even whether the damage can be restored in the end depends on God's will."

"Amen!" Carlo, Letizia and Joseph's younger brothers and sisters all said this together.

Then Carlo donated thirty francs to the diocese (that was not a small sum of money in that era) and asked Bishop Minier to take Joseph to the church for a period of time. After all, in the sacred church, the damage caused by the devil should be restored faster.

Obviously, Carlo's decision was quite wise. Joseph recovered quite quickly in the church, and under the instruction of the bishop, he learned again how to speak and freely Italian, and even learned to use Latin.

Bishop Minier always likes to bring Joseph by his side and tell everyone about his things: "How wonderful is God's will. Look, the devil once occupied this person's body. When I expelled the devil from his body with the name of God, I only saw a wilderness burned by fire. But the light of God shone on him, and the saplings grew again in the wilderness, and in a blink of an eye, they would grow from a small sapling to a real tree. Praise the Almighty and All-good God." In his opinion, Joseph's recovery was not only a manifestation of God's grace, but also a manifestation of his piety in a sense.

"Amen." The person who heard it said, and at the same time stretched out his hand and drew a cross on his chest.

After confirming that Joseph had completely recovered, Bishop Minier asked Charles to bring Joseph home. Everyone found that the kind Joseph they were familiar with was back. However, he was much quieter than before, and he was fascinated and even began to learn French by himself.

Letizia, a mother, was very happy about her son's changes. She believed that it was God's grace that her son could be fine and be so good. For this reason, she donated another mass to express her gratitude to God. Because of this, if anyone tells her that Joseph's bad things, she would not listen at all. Because her son has been blessed by God's grace, how could he do bad things?

Therefore, the method of Napoleon's evil men complaining first was useless to Joseph. If Napoleon tried to push Joseph down something bad, Letizia would definitely stretch out her hand and twist her ears, and let him go to the statue of the Virgin to confess his mistake of slandering his brother.

The clever little Napoleon quickly discovered this, so he had to compromise and show respect to his elder brother Joseph.

Of course, the change in Napoleon's attitude towards his elder brother Joseph was not just because his elder brother has now gained unconditional trust from his mother. It was also because his elder brother is very different now than before. In the past, although his elder brother was generous, he was very stupid. Yes, he was as stupid as a stupid goose.

But now, the elder brother has completely changed. His little thoughts often appear, and he can see through them at a glance. However, although he sees through them, he does not expose them, but he will never step on the trap dug by Napoleon. In addition, the elder brother has become knowledgeable. He has read a lot of books and learned a lot of things. Napoleon has many things he doesn't understand, and he can ask his elder brother questions, and his clever questions can most likely give convincing answers.

Of course, my brother also had many changes that people disliked. The most disliked thing was that when Joseph answered Napoleon's questions, he always liked to reach out to rub his hair, and a sentence like this would appear: "My stupid brother, this is the case..."

Today, Napoleon caused trouble again. He beat Paul, the neighbor's child, tortured him. He was too heavy to knock him out. (One of the fighting experiences that Napoleon himself summarized was that as long as he started, he should not shrink his hands and feet, and he must dare to attack.)
Chapter completed!