King's Landing in France

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No, this is the normal way of thinking in this era, I have seen it in "Crusader Kings" a long time ago!

Christina nodded again, as if persuading herself: "Yes, that's it! It's my brother's fault. It would be fine if he honestly announced his abdication that night. It's all his own fault!"

An Ning looked at Christina, and suddenly felt that she had a new understanding of women's fickleness and cruelty.

This, is this a woman?It is an area that I have never understood in my previous life!

An Ning pressed her inner thoughts and confirmed again: "So, you won't save your brother, right? Don't go back on your word! I still have 20 Prussian-Austrian coalition troops waiting to be dealt with. I really don't have that much time to take care of these things."

Christina took a deep breath, and then said decisively: "It's his fault, you have extended his life, and you have done everything you can."

Chapter 217 Paris also shows its fickleness

An Ning was chatting with Christina when someone knocked on the door suddenly.

Before he could respond, the door opened. In the headquarters, only Napoleon and Lasalle could enter in this way.

While An Ning was thinking this way, the two live treasures came in together.

La Salle was startled when she saw Christina: "What? Who?"

An Ning: "It's Christina, anyway, you are in charge of the cavalry."

Lasalle: "Ah, it's really Christina. I can't even recognize you with makeup on."

Christina: "Is there such a big difference..."

At this time, Fanny, who came in with the two of them, stared at Christina's expression for a few seconds, then turned her head to stare at An Ning for a few seconds, and then said to Christina, "Congratulations, miss."

La Salle: "Why are you congratulating again? What's going on? Huh?"

He looked back and forth between An Ning and Christina, and suddenly realized: "Oh! That's what happened!"

Napoleon nodded: "Stop shaking your head, give money, give money! I'm willing to bet, understand!"

La Salle angrily took out a gold crown and threw it to Napoleon: "I want to explain, I am not optimistic about your wedding, I just think... er, don't mind, you just treat me as a fart and let me go It's time to fall."

An Ning thought that La Salle was ready to criticize him seriously when he said that old women in their 30s could not get married, but in the end he was persuaded.

At this time, someone knocked on the door, and An Ning answered "Come in", and the door was opened, and Lana came in with a sullen face: "Your Excellency, you should take care of what is happening on the street, there are lynchings everywhere, As soon as our army appeared, they scattered and fled in all directions.

"Moreover, there are still people taking advantage of the chaos to rob, and even give away the traitor's wife and daughter... We must take thunderous measures to completely restore order in Paris, Your Excellency!"

Sure enough, Lana is a kind-hearted person just like in real history.

An Ning nodded: "Thunder should be used, but our army's strength is not enough to defend the entire streets of Paris. We can only guarantee the stability of the main streets."

Lana nodded. He also knew that An Ning had insufficient troops. Paris was a big city after all, and the main responsibility of the French army was to prepare for the battle with the Prussian-Austrian coalition forces. Most of the troops had to be trained and could not be used to maintain the situation.

Seeing Lana's bitter face, Napoleon said, "Be happy, today is a happy day."

"What big day?" Lana said in surprise, and then he saw Christina's dress and suddenly realized, "Oh, that's right. Here, congratulations, Your Excellency the General!"

Anning nodded.

Christina smiled and lowered her head slightly.

La Salle: "So when will this matter be brought down? I mean, when will you propose a marriage? When will you have engagement wine? Christina also really wants to wear an engagement ring, after all, her hands are so beautiful..."

La Salle hesitated. Christina's hands were those of an old cavalryman, and they were full of calluses from holding the reins.

An Ning: "Don't be in a hurry now. The parliament is discussing whether to execute Louis XVII. Now I am going to propose marriage to Mr. Equality. Maybe it will change the minds of many gentlemen in the parliament."

Napoleon: "That's right, whoever votes to execute your brother-in-law will definitely affect the result of the vote."

La Salle: "Wait a minute! So, don't you hold the hand? I thought you were going to rescue the King that night, and you were going to give him a hand."

"I have such an idea, but His Majesty the King of France is not sensible," An Ning shrugged, "He even wants to take me hostage, keeping such a person who doesn't know what to do will cause me a lot of trouble, especially After he became my brother-in-law."

Napoleon: "Especially those conspirators of the royal party still have great influence on him. In any case, the death of this person is in our interest. The only problem is..."

Said Napoleon turned to look at Christina.

Christina: "I... have no objection, the relationship between this brother and me is not too close."

Napoleon: "Then there is no problem."

Christina: "I thought about it, I should go and accompany my dad, he really likes this little brother."

Speaking of which, Christina stood up: "Then I will..."

An Ning: "I'll take you back. The situation in Paris is so chaotic now. You are a girl and you dress like an aristocrat. Maybe something will go wrong."

He also stood up.Napoleon immediately said: "I will arrange for the guards..."

"Come on, what is your artillery guard, pulling the cannon and following the carriage?" Lasalle interrupted Napoleon, "Let me do it, the hussar boy is suitable for guard work, after all, our military uniform is handsome and shiny."

An Ning: "Then I'm counting on you. Fanny, prepare the carriage and let us know."

Fanny: "The carriage is on standby at any time, and it is already waiting at the entrance of the headquarters."

An Ning: "Then let's go."

As he spoke, he took a step forward and stretched out his arms to Christina.

Christina smiled, and calmly took An Ning's hand, and the two walked out so intimately.

Lasalle whistled, and Fanny kicked her knee hard.

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That night, An Ning went to the Jacobin Club.

The Jacobin Monastery, where the club is located, is now under the protection of the French army, so although the outside world has become a crazy world, the club is still peaceful.

When An Ning entered the club, everyone felt quiet and looked at him with inexplicable eyes.

This surprised An Ning. He walked towards his good friends for no apparent reason—the Big Three of the Jacobin Club: Robespierre, Mara, and Danton.

An Ning: "What's going on? Why are everyone looking at me so solemnly?"

Marat teased: "You are the leader of the Jacobins, which shows that you have high prestige."

An Ning always felt that there was something in Marat's words. After thinking about it, he thought it shouldn't be. He didn't do anything that would have a huge impact on the situation in Paris.

Forget it, An Ning thought, let's hurry up and ask about the business.

An Ning: "So in the afternoon meeting, did you decide what to do with Louis XVII?"

Robespierre: "It's decided, with an absolute majority of votes, it's decided not to try."

An Ning: "Really, that means beheading directly? Isn't that not in line with procedural justice?"

"No, no," Robespierre shook his head repeatedly, "No trial, no conviction, let alone beheading."

An Ning was shocked: "Why? He is the chief villain of the royal party! No ruler is innocent, and all monarchs are usurpers and traitors!"

Danton: "Oh, this word has reached your ears, yes, that's what Saint-Just said. But here comes the problem. There was news at noon today that you personally sent Miss Christina—— That is Louis XVII's sister, sent back to his father's Royal Palace, many people saw her holding your hand, everyone thought you were going to propose marriage."

No, I'm just taking her home, Paris is in such a mess right now...

Robespierre: "The news has spread throughout Paris, so this afternoon, the situation has changed. Many people dare not vote to execute your brother-in-law."

An Ning's mouth became O-shaped, what the hell, I haven't proposed a marriage yet, but just holding hands and sending her home, has it affected the political situation in Paris?

Marat said indignantly: "I have shouted with all my strength, saying that Frost must support the execution of the king, but no one believes me! Moreover, they also said that you must have brought Louis XVII out of the palace that night. Actions that have been planned for a long time are planned!"

——I'm not, I don't!

Chapter 218 The Chameleon Talleyrand Shows His Powers

An Ning frowned, and he recalled the scene when he entered Du Yinlei Palace that night.

Recalling the young emperor with a face like Christina at that time, how arrogant he was to himself.

This guy has been stunned by the throne, and he doesn't know what his last name is. It must be a disaster to stay in France.

Although many royal parties have been killed now, there are still many royal parties who have gone abroad, and their influence is very strong.

And there are rural rebellions like the Vendée. After all, France was the bridgehead of the feudal system in Europe before, and it was the most feudal country.

Keeping Louis XVII, there is no guarantee that he will not make any troubles.

So An Ning made up her mind: "Then I will go to the parliament tomorrow and directly call on everyone to try Louis XVII."

Robespierre: "Are you sure? That's your brother-in-law, so he will be called a kinslayer. Or we should come forward."

An Ning: "Are you sure you can cast him to death?"

Dandong replied straightforwardly: "No. The resistance to execute the king is very strong. Many people think that we have already seized power at this time, so it is better to let the king live, so as not to push the royal party to a dead end.

"It's really stupid. Now we have completely torn faces with the royal party. To show mercy to the enemy is to be cruel to our own robes! The royal party will not be soft when they slaughter us."

Marat: "And then, under the circumstances, you hooked up with the king's sister."

An Ning couldn't help but support her forehead: "I just feel that Paris is in such a mess right now that it's not safe for her to go home alone. All right, I'll attend the meeting in person tomorrow... Wait a minute, is this procedurally legal?"

Robespierre: "Of course, as the speaker, I can invite you to the parliament to state the current security situation in Paris, which is completely legal."

"Okay, then I will go to the parliament tomorrow to show my face and express my attitude of getting rid of the culprit, and then I will leave it to you to vote."

Dandong snapped his fingers: "Very good, very good. Let's do it!"

At this moment, the waiter brought the wine, so Danton raised his glass and said, "Let's toast to the new republic!"

An Ning also raised his glass high: "Cheers!"

As he did so, the gentlemen of the whole Jacobin Club took up their glasses, and the whole monastery resounded "Long live the Republic!"

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The next day, An Ning changed into a clean military uniform, and set off from the headquarters to the parliament early.

When he was approaching the gate of the parliament, he suddenly saw a few men in trousers wearing liberty hats on the side of the road, searching for the corpses on the ground.

The corpse looked very fresh, it should be the royal party who was murdered last night.

A man in trousers heard the sound of horseshoes, so he looked up and saw that it was General Frost. He straightened his waist like a spring, and shouted loudly: "Long live General Frost!"

When the other people heard the shout, they also looked up in doubt, and then they all stood up and shouted long live.

An Ning frowned, and he said to Lana beside him: "We must restore order in Paris as soon as possible to prevent the endless expansion of revenge."

Lana: "I'll do my best."

After finishing speaking, he rode forward and said angrily: "Did you kill these people? Only the court has the power to judge and execute the king's party!"

The man in long trousers who just shouted long live replied: "They were executed after the court trial! The court is over there, and it will continue to open today! These few are all die-hard royalists!"

As soon as the words fell, some people murmured: "What are the die-hard royalists? They just owe money to Old Barber, and then Old Barber became the presiding judge, so he executed them!"

An Ning: "Lana, go and investigate this matter. If it is true, kill that presiding judge who abused his power."

Lana nodded, and asked those people to take him to the presiding judge.

After sending Rana away, An Ning continued to go to the parliament.

The National Assembly also gathered a large number of Parisians who were watching today. As soon as they saw the tranquility, they began to shout "Long live General Frost".

An Ning nodded repeatedly.

Robespierre and others have already arrived at the parliament and are waiting for him at the gate of the parliament.

Standing with them, there are a large number of congressmen.

Everyone looked at An Ning with inexplicable expressions.

An Ning dismounted, joined Robespierre and the others, and entered the meeting place of the parliament together.

As the speaker, Robespierre is next to the podium, and he can get on the podium when he stands up.An Ning's position is next to it, separated from the podium by Robespierre.

Dandong sat next to An Ning.

Marat was at the front of the observers' bench.

Saint-Just sits on the left side of the podium. His position is higher than the podium. The Jacobins usually like to sit in these positions higher than the podium, so they are also called the Mountain School.

After An Ning took his seat, he noticed that many congressmen were secretly looking at him and whispering to the people around him.

He even heard someone whispering: "Didn't the bill to try Louis XVII be rejected yesterday?"

It is because you rejected the law that I came here!

When An Ning thought this way, Robespierre stood up, clapped his hands vigorously, and after focusing everyone's attention, he said loudly: "Today, I invited His Excellency General Frost to report to us about the situation in Paris. Therefore, His Excellency the General will attend the meeting. Next, let's start today's meeting.