King's Landing in France

In normal times, it would be wishful thinking for a commoner to see His Majesty the King without notification.

But things have changed now.

Since Louis XVI was attracted to Paris by the public in October last year, he felt a little afraid of the public and had PTSD.

In the Du Yinlei palace, he received representatives of the people every three days, and he was very amiable.

As a result, it was because of this amiability that Louis XVI's reputation among the public quickly reversed.

An Ning learned this by chatting with his artillerymen.

It seems that on the other side of history, before Louis XVI fled, his reputation among the people was slowly recovering.

That's why critics commented that Queen Mary, who encouraged Louis XVI to flee, took a bad move. If the king stayed in Paris honestly, he might be sent back by the perverse actions of the big capitalists represented by Pei Yang faction. Back to the center of power.

Closer to home, it is very easy for An Ning to see Louis XVI now. After arriving at the Palace of Duinleries, just ask the guards to inform him.

At about eight o'clock, the royal butler of the Duinleli Palace led An Ning into the study of Louis XVI.

When Louis XVI saw An Ning coming in, he immediately stood up and went forward: "Mr. Frost, what's your business in coming to Duin Lery Palace at such a late hour?"

As he spoke, the king put on a smile on his face, as if An Ning was the one with the highest status.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand why Louis XVI has such an attitude towards An Ning. After all, An Ning has repeatedly challenged the royal family: In June last year, he took the lead in saying, "No one can let us leave unless we use bayonets." In July, It was he who conquered the Bastille in October, and he came to "rescue him" again in October when the angry people almost killed the king.

Looking back at the entire year of 1789, if it was Louis XVI who was replaced by someone else, he would be afraid of An Ning.

So now Louis XVI laughs with him, as humble as the butler of An Ning.

If the queen had seen the expression of Louis XVI, she would probably have made many contemptuous remarks about her husband.

An Ning: "It's nothing serious, but you should know that I'm about to set off to fight against the troops suppressing Konta..."

Louis XVI: "I heard, I wish you success."

"Don't worry, I'll tell you something. My army has artillery and infantry, but there is no cavalry. In modern warfare, without cavalry, the army is equivalent to a blind man..."

Louis XVI said "Oh", and suggested attentively: "Then ask Lafayette to equip you with cavalry!"

An Ning: "Don't worry, I'm about to say something. Lafayette doesn't have cavalry either, and the entire National Guard doesn't have cavalry."

"Then... it's useless for you to look for me." Louis XVI showed a embarrassed look, "After I let the Flanders Army retreat last year, all the troops I mobilized had to go through the National Assembly. Without the approval of the National Assembly, we No one can control it."

An Ning thinks who you are lying to, you are clearly in command of General Bouille's troops in eastern France.

General Bouille, a hard-core royalist, when Louis XVI fled, he also sent troops to support him, preparing for the rebellion and a full-scale civil war as soon as the king arrived.

An Ning: "Didn't General Buye show great loyalty to the royal family? Your Majesty should be able to mobilize his troops, right?"

Louis XVI was so frightened that he couldn't stand still. He leaned on the chair next to him and barely stopped: "What are you talking about? I don't dare to mobilize the army without going through the parliament. I definitely don't dare! Don't talk nonsense. Ah, if it gets out, I'm afraid it will destroy the mutual trust between me and the council! Do you understand, mutual trust!"

An Ning was speechless inwardly, thinking that Louis XVI was really a coward, but if he was a little bit tougher, the progress of the French Revolution would not be so smooth.

An Ning: "That's not what I said. The entire parliament knows that General Bouille has a heart for the monarchy. Some people even say that he and Mounier, who fled abroad not long ago, are close friends."

Mounier was originally the leader of the royal faction in the parliament, but he was frightened by the "enthusiasm" of the Parisian masses in October last year, and advocated stopping the revolution and restoring the original order immediately, and lost power as a result.

After losing power, he hid abroad, and it is said that he recently fled to the exiled court of Louis XVI's brother.

Louis XVI looked serious: "I don't know about these rumors, they have nothing to do with me! If you want cavalry, it's useless to find me! I don't have cavalry, not even a single cavalry!"

An Ning: "No, Your Majesty, you have."

"Where is it?" Louis XVI looked surprised, as if he knew something important, "I still have cavalry?"

An Ning: "The queen's guards are cavalry."

Louis XVI: "What? This! They are just ceremonial soldiers!"

"The effect of riding a horse to scouting is about the same. After you move to the Duin Leli Palace, Your Majesty, you won't need so many ceremonial troops. These young ladies have nothing to do all day, so it's better to let them have some use.

"You think, the royal family sent their own guards to join the counter-insurgency force. This will definitely become a hot topic in Paris."

An Ning persuaded repeatedly.

Louis XVI hesitated: "This..."

"And in the process of going out to suppress the rebellion, the parliament will pay the girls' military pay, which can save a lot of expenses!"

Louis XVI raised his eyebrows: "Is that so? Will the parliament pay for the counter-insurgency?"

"Of course it will."

Although the payment is made with coupons, it cannot be said that the council is not burdened.

As for whether An Ning will pay the borrowed cavalry with kroner silver coins - of course not, after all these cavalry are noble ladies, and they should have a relatively indifferent concept of money.

The Krona that An Ning wanted was used to maintain the morale of the infantry.

Louis XVI hesitated for a few seconds, then sighed: "I want to discuss with the queen, after all, they are the queen's guards..."

An Ning: "You are the king, you can't always care so much about the queen's opinion."

That's right, that stupid woman is a lot of bad ideas, Your Majesty!

Of course, An Ning didn't say that directly.

Louis XVI shook his head: "No, I still want to ask the queen's opinion. Don't you revolutionaries always say that women's opinions should be respected?"

An Ning was unable to refute for a moment.

Louis XVI: "In short, I will ask the Queen for her opinion today, and I will give you an answer tomorrow."

An Ning curled her lips: "Okay, Your Majesty. Then I will leave first. I wish you a good dream tonight."

The corner of Louis XVI's mouth twitched, and he muttered, "Can I still have good dreams after seeing you?"

——Holy fellow, I have become the king's nightmare!

An Ning pretended not to hear these words, took two steps back, saluted, turned and left the room.

No sooner had he gone than Queen Mary opened the door to the bedroom and entered.

"This vampire! He drove us out of the Palace of Versailles! He took away our palace, and now he wants to take away our knight guards!"

Queen Mary said viciously.

"I hope the rebels will defeat him this time and cut him to pieces!"

Louis XVI reassured: "Okay, anger is the natural enemy of beauty. What do you think of what he said? I think...it is a good deal to send out the Guards to get a good reputation..."

The queen glared at Louis XVI angrily: "You are crazy! My guards are all ladies from good families, they are real daughters! How can I let them go to war?"

"This……"

At this moment, Christina, who had been standing behind the queen, said, "Wait a minute, Your Majesty, Your Highness! Let me say something! Although we are only a ceremonial troop, we have also received a full set of cavalry training in Brienne. We Five years of training in Brienne! Five years!

"We have served as guards in the palace all these years, and we have never neglected the practice of equestrianism and cavalry tactics. I think we can take on this responsibility!"

The queen turned her head and stared at Christina: "You want to go to the battlefield so much?"

"I think it is very beneficial to the royal family's position that we participate in the counter-insurgency at this time." Christina answered with her head held high, meeting the Queen's gaze.

Queen Mary pondered for a few seconds, then suddenly sneered: "You think I don't know, you have an affair with that cobbler's son! He got the Legion Medal of Honor for saving you!"

Christina: "I do have a personal relationship with Andy—and Mr. Frost, but my speech now is entirely for the sake of the royal family!"

Queen Mary: "Don't mention that man's name! I feel disgusted when I hear his name! Call him that worm!"

Christina: "Sorry, I can't call my friend that."

Queen Mary pursed her lips and stared at Christina for a long time. At this time, Louis XVI came over and reminded her softly: "This is the daughter of the Duke of Orleans... We still owe him a lot of money..."

"I know!" the queen said angrily, and then she waved her hand, "Forget it! If you want to go, go! It is best for the rebels to kill you and the cobbler's son!"

Chapter 091 Your Excellency Captain

The next day, the king announced that he would send guards to participate in counter-insurgency operations.

Then at noon that day, about two hundred guard cavalry arrived at the peaceful manor outside Paris.

Christina led the way. This manor was her father's estate, and she herself lived here for a while, so she brought her sisters here as she was familiar with the road.

When the cavalry arrived, An Ning was receiving the silver coins from the Duke in the yard.

"Andy!" cried Christina as soon as she entered the yard, "here we come!"

"It's so fast." An Ning raised her head and glanced at the horse team entering the courtyard.

The momentum of two hundred cavalry marching into the courtyard is quite impressive.

"Is he the girl of your dreams?" asked the cavalryman behind Christina, "Is he not as handsome as I thought?"

Christina turned her head and said coquettishly: "Who told you it was the lover of my dreams? He is my benefactor! Without him, I would have died in North Germany."

"Yes, yes." The cavalry girl kept perfunctory, "It's a benefactor, it's a benefactor."

An Ning carefully looked at the girl who was talking to Christina: this girl has long flaxen hair tied into a ponytail behind her head, her skin is white and rosy, tender enough to wring out water, and her emerald green eyes are as beautiful as jewels.

She is a beauty on the same level as Christina.

An Ning: "Christina, why don't you introduce your friend?"

"Her name is Clarice, and she is the daughter of the Earl of Bath." Christina replied, "She is the deputy captain of our cavalry unit."

"Vice-captain? Who is the captain?"

"Of course I pulled it." Christina got off her horse and saluted An Ning, "Your Excellency, the cavalry team you want is here to report to you!"

An Ning smiled and said, "Don't call me Your Excellency Commander, have you ever seen a commander who only wears the rank of captain?"

"You captured the Bastille and saved the king in Versailles, why didn't they give you a promotion?" Christina asked suspiciously.

An Ning raised her eyebrows: "Probably because I am the son of a cobbler."

As soon as the voice fell, Clarice joked: "Then you can marry the Duke's daughter, so that your status will become the Duke's son-in-law, and you can be considered a nobleman. You can register with the Civil Service Bureau."

An Ning: "I don't want it. This lady obviously doesn't understand that under the current situation, the status of the cobbler's son is more useful than the duke's son-in-law."

Clarice: "But you are still a captain and cannot be promoted."

An Ning shrugged: "Whatever."

At this time, Fanny came out of the main building of the manor, so An Ning called her over loudly: "Fanny! Arrange accommodation for the cavalry ladies. Before they set off to suppress the rebellion, they will live in the manor."

Fanny: "Sir, there are not so many houses in the manor that can accommodate so many noble ladies."

Christina hurriedly said, "Fanny, don't bother, we are used to military life, just let us live in the servant's room."

Clarice: "Actually, as long as there is a place to shower, we don't care much about it."

"Take a shower? No problem, please follow me." Fanny said.

An Ning: "Then you guys go to take a shower and settle down. I still have something to do in town."

Christina asked suspiciously, "What are you going to do?"

An Ning smiled and said, "Make a little preparation for the anti-insurgency journey."

At this time, several artillerymen behind An Ning finished loading the silver coins: "Captain, all the silver coins have been loaded."

"Understood." An Ning turned her head and waved her hand, and then said to Christina, "I'm sorry, you can do whatever you want."

Christina looked suspiciously at the carriage with several boxes of silver coins behind An Ning: "This...well, go ahead."

An Ning jumped into the carriage and patted the driver on the shoulder: "Let's go to the National Guard barracks."

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Arriving at the barracks where more than 1000 people were stationed, An Ning saw Sergeant Russell in front of the building—he was now a second lieutenant. Second lieutenant Russell was chatting with several soldiers in front of the building.

The second lieutenant didn't see An Ning at first, but just looked at the carriage driving into the gate of the camp with a strange expression.

As soon as An Ning jumped out of the car, Russell immediately stood at attention and shouted, "Your Excellency, Commander!"

An Ning: "Let's call me Captain, I'm not used to calling me Commander."

"Your Excellency Captain!"

An Ning curled her lips: "Forget it, your Excellency is your Excellency. Russell, gather the troops immediately."

"Yes! Assemble the troops immediately!" Russell saluted, turned and ran towards the building.

A moment later, a large number of national guard soldiers in blue clothes poured out of the building and began to line up in front of An Ning.

After about 10 minutes of noisy tossing, the team finally lined up.