King's Landing in France

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Danton lived in a rather luxurious manor, which was basically built by rural nobles in Paris before the Great Revolution. Now these manors have either been turned into barracks, or they have been occupied by people in power after the Great Revolution.

Seeing the manor where Danton lived, Ballas felt a little more confident immediately.

Because this shows that Dandong is a person who can enjoy himself.

He walked up the steps, and just about to knock on the door, the door opened, and Saint-Just came out from it, and turned back to talk to Danton.

Danton, who sent Saint-Just out, immediately showed a surprised expression when he saw Ballas: "Mr. Ballas, you have returned to Paris so soon? The summons from the National Salvation Committee was sent last night."

Barras was also shocked: "The National Salvation Committee summoned me?"

Generally, people who are summoned by the National Salvation Committee do not have a good end, and the guarantee is to go to the guillotine.

Danton: "Don't worry, I just want you to explain the content of the letter your lover sent you."

Barras thought that something happened to the letter, and he scolded all eighteen generations of the ancestors who intercepted the letter.

Barras: "But I just went to Mr. Robespierre and tried to explain it to him, but he acted like I didn't exist."

Danton: "That means he regards you as an enemy of the Republic. That person is a bit paranoid. Many people are enemies of the Republic in his view."

Saint-Just looked at Dandong with a strange look.

Danton continued: "Don't worry, Mr. Barras, you will be all right."

Saint-Just: "Well, you continue to chat, I will leave first."

Danton nodded: "Have a good trip. As for you, Mr. Barras, come in and sit for a while, and I'll tell you what's going on."

Chapter 304

As soon as Robespierre arrived at the National Salvation Committee, he saw Saint-Just walking towards him with a strange expression.

"Maximilian, come!" Saint-Just said and dragged Robespierre into the tea room next to him.

"Barras is looking for you?"

Robespierre nodded: "Yes, he came and said a lot of things, but I didn't have anything to say to this kind of speculator, so I ignored him! He must have exploded."

Said Robespierre smiled, like a naughty boy who has completed a prank.

Saint-Just said seriously: "After he hit a wall on your side, he went to find Dandong."

The smile on Robespierre's face froze.

"Dandong? He went directly to Dandong after leaving me?"

"I don't know if he came to me directly, but judging from the time, he should not have time to go to other places. Dandong received him."

Robespierre: "What did he say?"

"I don't know, I met him at the door of Dandong, I went to Dandong's house this morning to show him the speech I drafted, and I have a speech in the parliament this afternoon.

"We talked for half an hour, then I said goodbye and met Ballas at the door."

Robespierre bit his lip: "They really colluded together!"

Saint-Just said again: "Also, Danton commented on you, saying that you regard many people as enemies of the Republic, and you have never had a good face towards those people. It sounds like he is very dissatisfied with this."

Robespierre: "Damn, what's wrong with being cold to the enemy! We have been kind to the enemy, and I called everyone to stop the violence after the September tragedy, and then?

"Then Mara was assassinated by a despicable and shameless enemy! Kindness to an enemy is cruelty to a friend. How could he not understand Dandong! He has a better relationship with Mara than I do!"

Saint-Just: "You're right, I support your approach, so I'm here to tell you."

Robespierre gritted his teeth with his thumb: "But I can't turn against Danton, Frost will be sad, that person is very kind, and I don't want to see good friends turn against each other."

Saint-Just: "Mr. Frost is the kindest person I have ever met. Have you seen the painting of General Frost Attending the Funeral of an Unknown Italian by David? Watch him take the When I saw the flowers of the little Italian girl, I was completely moved."

"Yes, so I can't fall out with Danton, no. No matter how bad he says about me, I will continue to treat him as a close friend." Robespierre shook his head, "But Barras! No wonder Danton He will come here angrily to avenge Barras, so that's what happened!"

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Ballas stood up immediately after listening to Danton's narration: "Is General Frost suspicious of me? I thought the general didn't care about politics!"

"Frost suspected that you were going to drive a wedge between me and Robespierre, so he made such a move. He really doesn't care about politics." Danton said, "At the first National Convention—then it was called In the Constituent Assembly, he often sleeps, and even when he is awake, he does not speak, but just watches the congressmen arguing."

Danton didn't know that at that time Frost was still planning to be a fencer.

Ballas: "That's right, then I'll go to General Frost immediately and explain that I didn't mean to sow discord."

Dandong waved his hand: "In your lover's letter, it can be seen that you intend to sow discord. I went against Robespierre because I don't think it's possible to send a person to the guillotine just because he wants to sow discord." .”

Barras immediately bowed to Danton: "Thank you for your righteous words."

"Don't rush to thank, to be honest, I am also very dissatisfied with your attempt to sow discord! I just complain about Robespierre, we often do this kind of thing, that person is a bit paranoid, he wears a suit The green coat has been worn for many years, how can a normal person do this.

"But the relationship between us has been maintained since the establishment of the Jacobin Club in 1785. We have been old friends for eight years.

"In the past eight years, we have all experienced quarrels that are much more serious than this. This kind of friendship is not something that you, an outsider, can destroy casually!"

Ballas nodded immediately: "I will never have such unreasonable thoughts again."

Dandong nodded: "Yes. Also, you really should go to Frost, not to deny that you have the idea of ​​sowing discord, but to admit that you have such an idea, and then honestly apologize for this idea."

Danton paused, looked up at the ceiling, and remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "This man Frost really doesn't want Maximilian and I to fall out. If we do break up, he must be the saddest one." .

"Then he is a character who is sure to revenge, and he will shoot grapes at the guy who caused me to break up with Maximilian.

"You don't want to be shot by his confidant, that short Corsican Napoleon, do you?"

Ballas shuddered.

Since Napoleon fired grape bombs on the streets of Paris, people in Paris began to spread that he liked to tie people in front of the cannon and blow them away with grape bombs.

After nearly a year of dissemination, this rumor has become complete in detail, and it is completely true, just like the 99-year-old Mr. Voltaire who lives in seclusion.

Balas naturally knew about this rumor, and he shuddered just hearing it.

"I will go to General Frost to clarify immediately after I leave your place."

Danton: "Be sincere! Frost hates sophistry."

Ballas nodded his head.

At this time, Dandong suddenly sighed: "It's a pity, I don't understand military affairs, otherwise I would definitely choose to fight with Frost, so that I don't have to see the current situation in Paris. Do you know that the area where I live, every day There were at least five funerals."

Ballas: "Is Frost unhappy with the situation in Paris, too?"

"I can't see whether he is dissatisfied, but I know that he used to lead soldiers outside to fight because he found politics annoying.

"You can see that he went to Italy to fight for a year. At that time, we were willing to leave Paris. Leaving Paris was tantamount to ruining our political life. He left as soon as he said."

Danton sighed: "As a result, he and his officers are the ones who have been promoted the fastest in Paris and expanded their power the most.

"Especially that Napoleon, because he was a classmate with Frost in Briena, and he was the most favored. Recently, that guy introduced his sister to Frost. Guess what, Frost is not married yet, Just met the little girl.

"In Paris now, Napoleon is a sweet potato. If you can't curry favor with Frost, you should all curry favor with him."

Danton evaluated his friend indifferently, without thinking about the consequences.

Chapter 305 Don't Compare Me With You

After Paul Ballas visited Robespierre and Danton respectively, he chose to visit the remaining one of the Big Three at the Palace Royal.

An Ning originally wanted to refuse, after all, she had already blocked Mrs. Beauharney's letter, which was basically tantamount to tearing her face apart.

But on second thought, he decided to listen to what Ballas had to say.

Ballas was led into An Ning's study by Fanny, and then Fanny bowed and left the room.

As soon as the door was closed, Barras spoke impatiently: "Dear General Frost, I think there may be some misunderstanding between us."

An Ning: "It seems that you have heard about my interception of Mrs. Beauharney's letter."

Ballas nodded: "Yes, it has spread throughout Paris, saying that you took my criminal evidence and reported me to the National Salvation Committee. I came here to explain the so-called criminal evidence."

An Ning leaned back on the chair. In fact, the chairs of this era are not very comfortable to lean back on. An Ning, who has long been accustomed to ergonomic chairs, can't bear the hard feeling of the back of the chair.

But leaning back on the back of the chair can highlight her superiority, and An Ning is using this movement to show off to Balas.

Barras ignored An Ning's actions and put on a sincere attitude: "Josephine said that Danton and Robespierre will split. This is a very common judgment, and everyone in Paris thinks so, or in other words, They are all looking forward to it. Can you still send the whole Paris to the guillotine?"

An Ning: "Of course not. I also know the rumors circulating in Paris, but isn't it a bit inappropriate to write something that may be groundless in a letter that is specially sealed with wax and delivered by a confidant? "

Ballas: "Indeed, I don't know why Josephine takes this letter so seriously. Maybe it's because she's worried that the contents inside will be used by people with ulterior motives?"

An Ning: "So you mean that I am a person with ulterior motives?"

"I mean, you may be deceived by these people with ulterior motives. I don't know why you suddenly attacked me. There must be some misunderstanding, or someone sow discord."

An Ning wanted to laugh, obviously you were the one trying to drive a wedge between Danton and Robespierre, but you turned back and said that I was being set off?

An Ning: "Then who do you think caused me to be separated? Tell me! Be sure to tell me!"

Ballas shrugged: "I don't know, I have a lot of enemies in Paris."

An Ning is convinced, as expected of a strong man who became a governor in history, look at this perfect logical closed loop: someone must be sowing discord because I have too many enemies; then who is sowing discord?I don't know because I have too many enemies.

But An Ning, who was a social animal in his previous life, basically didn't get any benefits from fighting in the office. He was all played by others, but he never got advantage of others when talking about it on the Internet.

So An Ning exclaimed: "What! You are the special commissioner of France, to be hostile to you is to be hostile to France!

"Mr. Barras, you list those who hacked you, and I will report it to the National Salvation Committee. I must not let any enemy of France go!"

Balas didn't expect to be counterattacked like this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he stammered: "This...is not to the point where you have to go to the guillotine..."

An Ning: "Whether it has reached that point or not is up to you. The National Salvation Committee will decide. The sentencing power is in their hands."

The National Salvation Committee is much better than the previous street courts. Street courts basically only have two sentences: acquittal and guillotine. There is no middle option.

Now that the National Salvation Committee has been replaced, at least there are more options to put people in prison.However, the National Salvation Committee has never sentenced to prison, and the usual way to deal with it is to either be acquitted or go to the guillotine.

This is the case, whether to sentence is one thing, whether it is written in the criminal law is another matter.

Barras: "You know very well that the National Salvation Committee is now acquitted and then guillotined, and the punishments in between are all decorations.

An Ning: "You think the National Salvation Committee is just a show?"

"No, I didn't! I mean those specific punishments! The punishments are for display!"

An Ning: "To question the work of the National Salvation Committee, you can go to the parliament. You can even initiate the impeachment of the National Salvation Committee. Once the resolution is passed, you can even abolish the National Salvation Committee as an institution."

"I didn't mean that, I was talking to you about my personal affairs! I have no intention of targeting Danton and Robespierre, and I hope their friendship can last forever!"

An Ning frowned and looked at Ballas, thinking that I was tricked by you if I knew the history well.

For a moment, An Ning wanted to call Murat to get rid of Ballas once and for all.

But if I do this, I'm afraid that both Danton and Robespierre will have a grudge against me.

Most importantly, An Ning doesn't want to be a tyrant herself.

Although now he already has the objective conditions to launch the "Kudzui Tower" (coup d'état), he does not want to use it yet.

Fanny's previous words kept lingering in An Ning's ears: "Then you will become a tyrant, is that okay?"

To be honest, it is really difficult to hold back this impulse after I have the strength to kill decisively.

An Ning moved his hand to the bell on the table, just tap the button to make the bell sound, and Murat will come in, and everything will be over.

But in the end An Ning still did not act.

He didn't want to be a tyrant, he didn't want to be a real young general.

Moreover, An Ning also has an emotional bias towards the Republic, and the word "Republic" makes him feel familiar.

After all, he is also from a republic, which is his hometown. He is used to listening to the boatman's chant and seeing the white sails on the boat.

In the end, An Ning moved his hand away from the bell calmly.

He continued to wrestle with Ballas verbally.

"Is that what you came to me to say?"

Ballas: "Yes, that's all... No! I also want to congratulate you. I heard that you are going to marry Miss Christina."

An Ning: "The news spread quickly. Yes, there is such a thing."

Barras: "You are about to become the brother-in-law of His Majesty Louis XVII. This is a good thing!"

"We are free love and marriage, and it has nothing to do with her identity or her family."

Ballas: "Then when are you going to get married, I will definitely prepare enough gifts."