King's Landing in France

What, you still want me to tell the king how I broke his stronghold?

Although she complained like this in her heart, An Ning responded like this: "I understand, then let's walk together tomorrow!"

As soon as the words fell, Thorestier, Duke of Orleans, entered the city hall with two entourages.

"Liberty!" shouted the Duke of Orleans. "The people in the street are singing and dancing, and they call this day 'the first year of liberty'! Andy, you have done well! You have done very well! I see, how did you kick open the gates of the Bastille?"

An Ning couldn't help frowning. In fact, smelling the smell of alcohol, one could guess that the Duke of Orleans had drunk too much.

And the content of the discourse that was wrong with the horse's mouth further showed that the Duke of Orleans was in an extremely unconscious state at this moment.

Duke of Orleans: "How on earth did you break through the fortress! Tell everyone to see!"

An Ning didn't think he could speak clearly with the Duke at this time, so he changed the subject and said, "Mr. Duke, you came to the city hall to talk about this? You should have something more important, right?"

As soon as An Ning finished speaking, he heard Bayi muttering beside him: "What's the important thing? He's obviously drunk, and he's looking for a place to chat with someone."

Lafayette shook his head: "Drinking is indeed a waste of time. So usually I only drink a little at a banquet, and the rest is quietly poured out."

At this moment the drunken Duke of Orléans suddenly began to shout "Long live Paris".

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In the middle of the night that day, An Ning fell asleep in the guest room provided by the city hall.

Early the next morning, when An Ning opened her eyes, she saw a servant brought in a set of military uniforms.

An Ning: "This is?"

"Mr. Lafayette thinks that an officer's formal attire should be worn today, so he specially sent someone to your house to get it."

An Ning raised her eyebrows, and then asked, "Given to me by my little maid?"

"It seems so. I'm not the one responsible for picking up the clothes, so I don't know the details."

An Ning curled her lips, stood up from the bed, and began to change her military uniform.

As soon as he put on his military uniform, Lafayette came running in square steps and knocked lightly on the open door.

An Ning: "Good morning."

"Good morning, Tiger of the People!"

An Ning couldn't help frowning: "Who gave me this nickname?"

"Your friend Marat, in his newspaper Friend of the People. He has blown you up as if you took the Bastille by yourself."

An Ning: "Of course there is no such thing, it's just rumors. I just did something within my power."

Lafayette raised an eyebrow.

An Ning hurriedly changed the subject: "By the way, what's going on in the palace?"

Lafayette: "Your Majesty looked dejected yesterday, but today he called a meeting of all the senior generals in Paris, including Marshal Broy. I don't know what method His Majesty will use to deal with it."

An Ning remembered that Marshal Broy was a new aristocrat, and he was inclined towards the Great Revolution—in fact, all the nobles in Paris at this time were basically inclined towards constitutionalism and reform.

Now that His Majesty has called Marshal Broy, the possibility of forceful suppression will be greatly reduced.

An Ning breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried in his sleep last night whether his meddling in history would change history.

An Ning looked in the mirror and tidied up her military uniform.

Lafayette took Anning's hat from the coat rack and handed it over.

It was only then that An Ning discovered that the red, white and blue round emblem had already been glued onto the military cap.

Fanny must have prepared this at home.

An Ning seemed to be able to see Fanny lighting candles to make this round emblem in the middle of the night.

An Ning took the hat and put it on her head.

Lafayette: "Are you ready? Let's go to Versailles."

Chapter 075 Depressed Your Majesty

As soon as they arrived at the Palace of Versailles, the steward of the palace told Lafayette and An Ning that His Majesty the King was waiting for them in the side hall on the first floor.

As soon as he entered the side hall, An Ning suddenly felt that the officer's dog tag he was wearing was a bit hot - because there were a bunch of generals present, and everyone was wearing the general's badge, his dog tag as a lieutenant suddenly looked humble like an ant.

Marshal Broy said, "This...couldn't be the son of the cobbler who captured the Bastille himself?"

An Ning nodded: "Yes, that's me."

"I heard that you kicked open the gate of the fortress?" Marshal asked.

An Ning thought to herself, who the hell sent this news, I want to know who is talking nonsense, and I will definitely want you to look good.

An Ning: "No, I broke down the gate of the fortress by approaching and bombarding with cannons."

Another general said: "You led the team into the inner courtyard of the fortress yourself? You are very brave. With a warrior like you, the National Self-Defense Forces can count against ten. I guess they made you the deputy commander of the Self-Defense Forces?"

An Ning could tell that this general was acting strangely.

They probably think that the National Guard is a bunch of street thugs, and they look down upon them.

Lafayette interjected: "No, the Self-Defense Force hired him as an artillery officer. He is a mathematics teacher at the Paris Military Academy and should be very suitable for this position."

At this time, Louis XVI coughed and focused everyone's attention on himself.

Louis XVI wore a white dress with a blue cloak that was too big to affect walking, and the cloak was covered with white irises.

Queen Mary stood next to him, also in full costume, and then wore an afro wig on her head.

An Ning couldn't help but look at the queen's wig a few more times. To be honest, most of his impressions of this hair type came from black women. He didn't expect that French ladies would actually wear this type of wig in this era.

Louis XVI cleared his throat, then looked at Lafayette and said, "Well, the law and order in Paris is very bad recently..."

Lafayette interrupted Louis XVI: "The National Guard will take responsibility for maintaining law and order throughout Paris. We will work together with the elected officials in Paris."

Louis XVI curled his lips: "Okay, okay, your cooperation is very good. That, about the Bastille..."

Lafayette Lang said: "The people stormed the Bastille to express their solidarity with the parliament. If you agree to withdraw the Swiss mercenaries stationed in Versailles to ensure the personal safety of the members of the National Assembly, I think the people will not There is further action."

Louis XVI looked very frustrated. He glanced at Queen Mary beside him, and then sighed, "Okay, okay. I'll let the Swiss Legion withdraw to its original station, will that be all right?"

After the words fell, Marshal Broy nodded and praised: "Your Majesty's decision is very wise."

An Ning carefully observed Louis XVI. He looked like a cock whose feathers had been pulled out, trying his best to maintain his last dignity.

The queen next to the king stared at An Ning viciously, without any concealment of hostility.

An Ning thought to herself, Queen, don't hate me, I'm so coerced, I really didn't come up with this idea!

Louis XVI sighed again, and then said: "Now, I am going to meet the representatives of the National Assembly who are meeting in Versailles, and I hope you two will also accompany you."

Lafayette nodded: "Of course we will go together, we were also representatives of the National Assembly."

Louis XVI was slightly shocked: "Are you too?"

Then he saw An Ning, so he curled his lips: "Oh yes, of course you are. You are the one who said that you can't force the representative to leave unless you use a bayonet!"

An Ning thought to herself that you just remembered.

Louis XVI complained: "I haven't used the bayonet to deal with you yet, you took the bayonet to demonstrate to me first!"

An Ning wanted to say that I didn't mean it that way, that I was coerced, but then she thought that no one would believe her, so she gave up.

Queen Mary stared at An Ning viciously the whole time, as if she wanted to swallow An Ning alive.

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Next, Louis XVI went to the Imperial Chamber where the National Assembly was located, announced to the representatives the news of the withdrawal of the Swiss Legion, and then ordered the representatives to introduce effective measures as soon as possible to restore law and order in Paris.

After saying this, Louis XVI left as if fleeing.

As soon as the king walked away, thunderous applause broke out in the room on his back.

Dandong stood up first, looked at An Ning, and clapped desperately.

Mirabeau shouted: "Well done, Mr. Frost! You have saved the whole Parliament by armed force!"

An Ning could only smile. Now that things were going on, she could no longer say that she was only coerced into taking part in the storming of the Bastille.

An Ning was quickly surrounded by congressmen, everyone wanted to shake hands with him, and when they shook hands with him, everyone praised An Ning for his decisiveness and bravery.

When the handshake was about the same, An Ning seemed to be the "savior of the National Assembly".

Lafayette, the new commander-in-chief of the National Guard, was left alone by the congressmen. Except for a few second-level representatives who were familiar with him, no one stepped forward to greet him.

After finally shaking hands with people, An Ning said to everyone: "I just did something trivial, and it was Mr. Lafayette's National Guard who really forced the king to give in!

"It was precisely because of the presence of the National Guard that the King gave up dissolving Parliament with the Swiss Legion."

Only then did everyone turn their attention to Lafayette.

Lafayette said with a smile: "Without Mr. Frost decisively conquering the Bastille, His Majesty would not have been so shocked, and probably would not have withdrawn the troops so simply. All in all, Mr. Frost has made great contributions."

An Ning frowned, feeling that Lafayette's words didn't come from the heart.

——Damn it, could it be that I offended Lafayette by being too aggressive?

In fact, in the history of the Great Revolution that An Ning knew, after the capture of the Bastille, Lafayette was the one who benefited the most. Not only did he become the commander-in-chief of the Paris National Guard, but he also became a celebrity in front of the king.

In a few days, the king will go to the Paris City Hall, and Lafayette will personally put the three-color emblem on the king, which symbolizes the revolution.

Damn, I'm going to cut in half of Lafayette's original benefits, right?

Maybe Lafayette will bear a grudge...

An Ning glanced at Lafayette again, but the commander-in-chief of the National Self-Defense Forces took the topic in another direction: "Everyone! The threat of the Swiss mercenaries to the parliament has been lifted. Next, we have to solve the problem of public security in Paris." Problem! I think we should pass a bill to appease citizens as soon as possible."

Mirabeau immediately said: "We should pass a bill that recognizes the sovereignty of the people, the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity! This will appease the people!"

An Ning thought to Mao, the real way to appease the masses is to give them bread. Now the people in Paris are rioting in the streets, mainly to grab bread, okay?

But he didn't speak.

He has had enough of the limelight today.

Chapter 076 "Are these blood really so pure?"

On July 7, Louis XVI and Queen Mary took a carriage to Paris City Hall.

The king's trip was mainly to show the people of Paris that he accepted the revolution.

In order to show that he stood with the crowd, the king did not wear a gorgeous dress, but dressed like a clerk in the Paris city hall.

It is hard to imagine that, just a few days ago, he was a hard-line king who wanted to forcibly oust the National Assembly with the force of the Swiss Legion.

But Queen Mary still dressed up to go out, the gorgeous skirt has layers of lace, and the gold thread is wound around and around.

Louis XVI was greeted at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris by members of the newly formed Public House of Paris, along with senior officers of the National Guard.

An Ning, a lieutenant, mixed in with a group of school officers, had to stand in the front row, right next to Lafayette.

After all, he is the "savior of the parliament", "the man who kicked the Bastille open", and has a great reputation.

In fact, if An Ning chooses by himself, he would like to hide behind.

Louis XVI entered the hall of the city hall, exchanged pleasantries with the city officials represented by Bayi, and then Lafayette stepped forward and personally pinned a three-color round emblem on Louis XVI's boat-shaped cap.

Louis XVI squeezed out a smiling face, and then said to all the dignitaries present: "Long live the people!"

An Ning was startled, he didn't expect the words "Long Live the People" to come out of the mouth of a "Long Live Lord".

It seems that Louis XVI has been completely overwhelmed by the momentum of the revolution, and decided to compromise with the revolutionaries in an all-round way.

When Louis XVI shouted "Long live the people", An Ning saw Queen Mary roll her eyes.

After Lafayette returned to the ranks of officers of the Self-Defense Forces, the current mayor of Paris, Bayi, said to Louis XVI: "The city hall is going to mobilize the people to dismantle the Bastille to vent the people's negative feelings about that fortress."

Louis XVI waved his hand and said, "Demolition, demolition! I signed an order yesterday to cancel the Bastille Royal Prison. That castle is now just an ordinary castle."

After speaking, Louis XVI sighed: "I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to the Palace of Versailles first."

He turned and walked towards the town hall gates, Queen Mary following immediately behind him.

Until the end, the queen was still releasing her hostility towards An Ning.

An Ning took great pains to pretend not to notice.

A large crowd had already gathered in the square outside the city hall. The king and queen boarded the carriage and waved to the crowd through the small window of the carriage.