Napoleon does not let students go to the front line

Founded during the French Revolution, the Paris Polytechnic School is one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in France. The purpose of the school is to “propagate science and mapping techniques in mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc., especially for artillery, engineering, road and bridge, shipbuilding. Technical public colleges such as military and civil engineering, mining and geography deliver students."

On December 3, 1804, it was the second day that Napoleon was crowned as the Emperor of France. On this day, the students of the Paris Polytechnic School were ordered to participate in the Third Army Review Team. Napoleon personally awarded the flag of “The Science and Honor of the Motherland” to the first graduate of 1804, Arago, and ordered the school to follow. After the Guards, they passed the review desk. Such great glory has made this group of passionate young people excited and vowed to fight with the honor of learning the motherland.

In 1814, the Russian Aopu coalition troops were under the city of Paris. The students of the Polytechnic School invited the soldiers to participate in the war, and sent representatives to see Napoleon. They said with impatience: "We have not forgotten the message of the 'science and honor for the motherland' on the banner. Paris is at stake at this moment, it is time for us to shed blood!" Looking at the students who were excited and brightened, Napoleon’s eyes were wet, Shen Sheng said: "You are the future of France, I have no right to send you To the front line!" Helpless, the student representatives had to leave.

Several staff members said to Napoleon: "We have insufficient strength to defend the city. Now is the time for the young people to pick up the guns. Why do you want to reject them?"

Napoleon said in a word: "I don't want to kill my old hen for the golden egg!" Later, this famous saying was engraved on the ceiling of the Hall of Honor of the Paris Polytechnic School, which became the school's most A place to be proud.

With a politician's deep vision and firm conviction, Napoleon would rather fall into the catastrophe and never let the students go to the front. It was his bold decision to preserve these aspiring young people, which enabled the Paris Polytechnic School to train hundreds of academicians, countless engineers, industrialists, generals and politicians for France. Many of them became strong in France. The mainstay.