The young Galois was naturally confused by the Count of Monte Cristo's strange remarks, but he could obviously see that he had no choice but to do what this man said.
Young people who are full of energy often have a kind of heroic spirit that is not afraid of anything, so he did not flinch anymore, but directly followed the other person into the house.
Contrary to what he imagined, there were no vicious thugs or creepy torture instruments here. Instead, it was really the same as an ordinary wealthy person's residence - except that there were often some people quietly coming and going in a hurry.
There are also servants here, but they seem to be retired veterans. They are taciturn and tight-lipped, but they are not vicious. On the contrary, after he was brought in, he received extremely good hospitality and enjoyed the best food since his arrest.
The most sumptuous lunch ever.
Could it be that I was really brought here as a guest? Now, even he couldn't help but doubt it.
Although he still felt that there should be no such good things in the world, the young man could not imagine the reason why the count had nothing to do to entertain himself, and he did not believe that he had anything worthy of others paying so much attention to.
Since he was unable to resist anyway, he calmed down and settled down like an invited guest, waiting to see what kind of outcome his "adventure" would lead to.
It has to be said that once he calmed down, after a few days, he discovered that this was indeed a rare and good place - first of all, the environment here was quiet and away from the noise; secondly, there were people taking care of his life, and he had three meals a day.
Don't worry, not only is it better than the police cell, but even my original residence is incomparable to it.
During these few days, he also carefully observed the Earl who brought him here.
Although he had a "fierce reputation" in outside legends, after several contacts, he discovered that the count was not the cruel and bloodthirsty official rumored to be. Although he was unsmiling, he was quite measured in his actions, and he was not that cruel.
Such a wanton and cruel style, at least he doesn't look like a very bad person.
In addition, this earl seems to be a busy man. He spends most of his time outside and only comes here occasionally, and he is in a hurry every time. However, he seems to be more concerned about himself and will ask himself every time he comes here.
The living conditions here.
Under his personal attention, others naturally did not dare to take it lightly, and tried their best to entertain this unknown "distinguished guest". Apart from not allowing him to leave privately, they would not interfere with other things, so he was enjoying it here.
When I came to live a free and generous life, I even suddenly felt like I didn't want to live in poverty.
This morning, the Count of Monte Cristo came here quietly again, and at this time, Galois, who had just finished breakfast, was sitting next to the desk by the window in the study, writing furiously with a pen and paper.
"It seems that you have adapted to the life here." So, the count approached him and asked. "Are you still writing your mathematical papers?"
"Yes, sir." Galois did not look away, but continued to stare at the paper in front of him, "This seems to be the only thing I can do now -"
"So, what are you writing about? I'm a little curious." The count asked again.
"To put it simply, I want to use this paper to tell the world that all problems of solvability of algebraic equations can ultimately be transformed or reduced to problems of structural analysis of permutation groups and their subgroups -" Galois wrote furiously while writing.
He answered nonchalantly.
Although he actually heard it clearly, Edmund found that he couldn't understand what the other party was saying at all - there were too many words that he had never heard of and couldn't understand in just one sentence.
"Can you explain in more detail? I don't quite understand -" So, he had to ask.
At this time, Galois finally raised his head and stopped writing in his hand.
"In return for entertaining me for so long, of course I am happy to explain it to you, but... I can't guarantee that you can understand it."
Then, he began to explain to the earl a set of novel mathematical theories that he had created including "groups" and "fields". As he said before, the earl listened carefully, but from the first
From the beginning of the sentence, I almost couldn't understand it at all.
In fact, Edmund is definitely not a stupid person. When he was with Father Faria in the dark prison, in just a few years, he learned the astronomy, geography, history and politics, upper class social etiquette, etc. taught by the priest.
knowledge, including simple mathematical theories, his talent is already much better than ordinary people.
However, what he is meeting now is the top mathematician of this era - for mathematicians, age and resume are meaningless, and talent is everything.
In the kingdom of mathematics, everything is so real. If you don’t understand, you just don’t understand. The talents of human beings are fully reflected here, and there is no room for shortcuts and tricks.
And in this collision of "talents", the Earl was defeated without any suspense.
He could sense that what the other party said didn't seem to be just talking nonsense, and he could also sense that the other party had tried hard to explain it to him, but that was all.
"I'm sorry...even though you seemed serious and wanted to explain to me, I still didn't understand." At the end, with a sense of frustration, he sighed and threw up his hands to admit defeat. "You seem to be a very powerful person.
student."
Galois was not surprised by the count's words.
"It's normal that you don't understand, because even my classmates and teachers often don't understand what I'm saying." He didn't seem proud of his victory, and even felt a little lonely, "But
They are often unwilling to admit it. Instead, they will say that I am making things up... Sir, it is better to be willing to admit your ignorance than not to admit it. If you can do this, you are already a very powerful person. I see you in the future.
There will definitely be great success.”
"Is this a compliment to me? Well... I'll just take it as a compliment." Edmund couldn't help but smile bitterly.
For him, mathematics had almost nothing to do with his life or his work, so he quickly recovered from his depression, and then he quickly noticed the depression in the young man's heart from the other person's loneliness.
"Is your paper not appreciated?" he asked in a low voice.
"I once sent my thesis to several professors and well-known scholars, but nothing came of it, without any response." Galois sighed, looking even more lonely, but he quickly cheered up, "Even so,
I still think I’m right, but they haven’t understood the beauty of my theory yet—”
Is it possible that you are really wrong? A question suddenly flashed in the count's mind.
But he didn't say it out loud after all.
After all, he doesn’t know who is right and who is wrong in areas he doesn’t understand, let alone make rash judgments.
Moreover, he couldn't bear to attack such a radiant young man with such a bright future.
Since he started this job, he has met many people from all walks of life in Paris. He also knows that many of the college students in prestigious schools in Paris spend their days living and drinking without learning anything at all. In comparison, the young man in front of him
It is particularly valuable to be so focused on studies and academics.
Even if he is wrong, at least he is thinking and studying the problem seriously. Isn't that good?
"Since you are so talented and love mathematics so much, why do you want to get involved in politics for no reason? Isn't it bad to concentrate on academics?" He couldn't help but ask, "These things will only bring you unnecessary trouble.
It's just as dangerous as if you were kicked out of school."
Regarding this question, Galois just smiled indifferently, "In France, everyone is a politician, and everyone can say a few words about national affairs."
Edmund could also see that the other party didn't bother to explain his problem.
Although it is normal for young people to be arrogant, he was in trouble now.
If the other party is a staunch republican, then you will have a political conflict with him. Although the empire will not persecute a person because of his political views, there are potential risks in this.
"Well, I don't force you to change your political views, and we will not sentence you to thought - but, Mr. Galois, I must sternly warn you that you must not join any organization with dangerous tendencies in the future.
Or dangerous activities, otherwise, my responsibilities prevent me from being lenient to you, and no matter how much I appreciate your talent, I will never be lenient."
Regarding this rather stern warning, the young man did not seem very scared. On the contrary, he was a little curious.
"Then can I ask you a question too?"
"Please ask."
"You don't seem to be a brainless fool, let alone the kind of fool who only knows how to follow orders. During my contact with you, I found that you are knowledgeable, graceful, and somewhat compassionate...
…Why do people like you want to serve His Majesty the Emperor, work hard for him, and do this kind of work?”
"Because he is worthy of me." Edmund only gave a simple and direct answer to this, "Your Majesty has been kind to me, and I have vowed to use my life to repay this kindness; apart from this personal reason
In addition, I unswervingly believe that His Majesty has both dynamic action and amazing foresight, and the people also love him. He is the best choice to lead our country to prosperity... I am willing to contribute to his success.
Dedicate everything to your career.”
Although these words looked very much like deceiving clichés, Galois felt that the man in front of him was serious.
Did that young emperor really have the ability to "impress" such an outstanding talent to the point of admiration? He couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.
"Well, no matter what, we can all witness the final result." So, he shrugged. "I hope you are right, otherwise our poor country will be in big trouble."
"Don't say it so irrelevantly -" Edmund shook his head, "You are also a member of this country, and you are also using your talent and diligence to help people expand the boundaries of knowledge, aren't you?
Maybe you don’t like His Majesty or us, but I still hope that you can accept the reality of the existence of the empire and use your talents to benefit the country and the people instead of wasting your precious time on boring political arguments...
…There have been enough victims for these things, you don’t have to join in.”
"I didn't expect you to have such eloquence..." Galois was a little surprised.
"I'm just trying to pick up people's wits. Your Majesty's eloquence is a thousand times better than mine." Edmund just smiled slightly, and then became serious again, "I won't hide it from you even now - in fact, I will take you from
The person who was selected from the list of dangerous persons and asked me to bring you over and take good care of you is none other than Your Majesty."
"What?!" No matter how brave he was, the young man was still stunned in surprise. "You...are you kidding me? Why? How could he have heard of me -"
"It's all thanks to me. I presented the list including you to His Majesty, and then His Majesty discovered you..."
So, Edmund told the young man the whole story exactly as it happened - of course, this was just the story he thought he had.
Although the count said it calmly, Galois was still shocked when he heard it.
After all, it is too fantastic to be picked out from the list by the Emperor of a country and then "saved" personally.
But he knew that the count was not the kind of person who liked to lie, and there was no need for him to make up such stories to deceive himself.
"That is to say...because I am about the same age as His Majesty the Emperor, and because I am a college student, I was saved by him personally?" In the end, he was still a little unbelievable.
"That's how it happened," the count replied calmly.
After a brief moment of joy, Galois sighed again, "So this is the disadvantage of absolute monarchy! People can be arrested and released at will! Do we have to endure this kind of unpredictability all the time?"
The earl was a little surprised by the other party's reaction.
But he wasn't angry, he just asked.
"Do you think this kind of thing won't happen in the Republic? There were a lot of people who lost their heads for no apparent reason back then. Maybe we didn't do a good enough job, but at least we were trying to reduce the bloodshed."
This sentence left Galois speechless.
The count did not intend to engage in a political debate with the other party. He changed the subject again, "Actually, I am telling you this to prepare you in advance——"
"What preparations?" Galois asked.
"Your Majesty seems to have become somewhat interested in you, so after ordering me to fish you out, he plans to come to see you in person - tomorrow. Whatever you want to say, you can prepare it now, but I suggest you
It's better not to be stupid, because it will only be harmful to yourself."
Now the young man was too lazy to be surprised. He felt as if he was in a dream, but it seemed extremely real.