Sur ma peau

31.

Until the end of the court's agricultural vacation, His Royal Highness did not return to Paris. Minos' butler returned the luggage he had packed years ago to the original place one by one, and sighed leisurely. The relationship between people depends on The two sides maintain each other, if you always don't take the initiative, no matter how much enthusiasm you have, it will fade away in the absence of response day after day. There were a few times when Master Minos had planned the itinerary, but he was always surprised by the unexpected The arrangements were disrupted, and as a result, three months later, he did not go to Avignon to visit His Royal Highness the Prince.

The Palace of Justice incident was finally determined to be the revenge of the church opposition faction and the nobles in exile. On the day of the Supreme Court hearing, His Royal Highness still had no news, as if he had disappeared from the political center. There were rumors that His Royal Highness was seriously injured and had to There are also rumors that he was rebuked by the king and expelled from Versailles.The instigators were timid for several months, but as more and more news that was not good for the Grand Prince came out, without the pressure on their heads, they became more active and arrogant.

The royalist moderates did not have the backbone to gather them, and Louis XVI was too weak in policy actions. Gradually, the radicals who integrated the interests of businessmen gained the upper hand.Some people crave chaos, some crave war, because profit can only be gained when it can harm the interests of others.Regarding the formation of an anti-French alliance between Austria and Prussia, calls for war became louder and louder, and finally, on April 1792, 4, war was declared against the alliance.

The last royalist force in Paris, the National Guard led by Lafayette, was sent to battle.At the same time, because Louis XVI chose to support the war and broke with the moderates who opposed the war, the royal family became isolated and helpless in the parliament, and the parliament became the world of radicals. Moderate members were accused of various crimes and expelled from parliament , house arrest or conviction, held in Paris prisons not far from the Palais de Justice, and these vacancies were filled by radicals of the more business class.

When the news of the first defeat reached Paris, Minos was summoned by the king again. Because of the defeat in the war, the royal family clashed with the radical faction of the main battle. Robespierre even asked someone to speak Come here and tell him not to walk too much with the royal family.

Since Abafika left Paris, there was no one in the royal family who could replace the king to attend the Legislative Assembly, and Versailles was too far away from the Palace of Justice. The king's family simply brought the guards and moved into the Tuileries Palace in front of the Louvre. The invitation letter will also be sent to Minos' mansion during the banquet, and it is really treating him as the partner of the grand prince and giving him a corresponding status.Minos didn't like time-wasting invitations, but due to the contract with Yabofika, he had no choice but to suppress his unhappiness and accept the invitation.He didn't want to break the agreement, even though the other party has missed the agreement for nearly half a year, and there is no explanation so far.

Another routine political attitude, drinking gradually cooling tea, speaking step-by-step polite words, summoned once a month, shows that even if the eldest prince is not in Paris, the royal family has not neglected the prince's family.

Only this time, after talking about the weather and asking about the recent situation, His Majesty the King suddenly pointed to the watch chain hanging on Minos' chest.Added one more sentence: "Can you show me that? I hear the sound of gears that are not accurate."

Everyone knew the king was into mechanics and carpentry, except for business, but he was good at it.It would be the best thing if it could be repaired before Yabofika found out that it was damaged. Minos took out the old gold pocket watch and handed it over, "Trouble you."

"It turns out that Yabo gave it to you. This is my adult gift to him." Louis XVI showed a rare smile, and gave this pocket watch to the original owner with sincere tenderness.

His Majesty the King never mentioned the Grand Prince in their conversations, and every time he met with Minos, he was lukewarm as if completing a task.Minos can roughly guess his image in the eyes of the king. He is obviously disgusted by the two, and he wants to maintain the illusion of peace because of the person who is not here. "Poor little thing." The king took out the tool box from the drawer and skillfully disassembled the pocket watch. The trivial parts that made Minos irritated were put back in place under the small screwdriver in an orderly manner. After finishing, he returned the pocket watch to Minos. North, and instructed: "Turn the hour hand three times, and then turn the second hand once."

"Thank you." The mechanism with the built-in occlusion has no trace on the outside. When the crystal dial cover is opened, Minos moves the pointer according to Louis XVI's instructions.

"Crack." The chassis bounced off, revealing what was in the dark layer.

A gold medallion inlaid with blue and white enamel.

"With it, you can mobilize the Guards. Paris is not very peaceful recently, so protect yourself." After Louis XVI finished speaking, he waved Minos to leave.

"Wait." Before Minos walked out of the gate of the reception hall, the king stopped him again.With a struggling look on his face as if weighing something, he added after a long time: "Did you know? Suicides cannot be buried in churches."

Minos twitched the corner of his mouth mockingly, and replied politely: "Thank you for your information."

Of course he knew that homosexuals were not accepted by the church either.

The cross in the center of the medal falls on the background of the sun, and the sharp angles around it are slightly piercing.Ever since he knew Yabofika, he has never seen that person wear a medal symbolizing the commander of the army. Perhaps it is to maintain a harmless appearance, or it may be that his control over the army does not need objects to prove himself .

The carriage with the logo of the Supreme Court was parked outside the hall of the palace. Before Minos got into the carriage, he told the driver, "Go to Versailles."

The Guards did not follow His Majesty the King into Paris, but stayed in the Palace of Versailles. The King only brought his own private mercenary guards, and the Swiss Legion of about [-] people served as the guards of the Tuileries Palace.

Should be enough to protect itself.

After the Self-Defense Forces left Paris, the City Defense Army and the Gendarmerie shared the security patrols in Paris, but the manpower was still stretched. Especially since June, the radicals of the business class have been uneasy and tried to formulate a new order.

"I neither oppose nor support it." Robespierre vigorously opposed the war at first, but His Majesty the King made a foolish move, which broke the balance of the situation, and he had to stay silent and watch from the sidelines.He was at odds with the group of people who had fought at the beginning, and now he was unwilling to attend their gatherings, and occasionally took refuge in the Minos mansion.

Minos also looked down on those short-sighted guys, just because the army on the battlefield is currently funded by them, and let them go.Now he can understand the reason why Yabo Fica always stands still. The equipment and supplies of the army are the accumulation of a lot of money. The tax allocations given by the parliament can't support a war at all, not to mention the food that comes with the war. Consumption, in France, where the impact of the drought in 89 has not subsided, can easily cause famine.

"The guards are waiting for your instructions." Abafika must have given instructions to the guards before leaving or at some other time, so when Minos showed the badge, the officer at the station immediately ordered the camp to gather and line up without any delay. Do not hesitate.

"My order to you is that no matter what happens, you must not leave the garrison until you receive a new order. If you encounter an attack, you don't need to report it, and fight back on your own, no matter who the other party is, the priority is to protect the army."

He will use this army well, and he will not be gentle like the royal brothers.

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Lying is human nature, and most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves.

—— "Rashomon"

(Rashomon END)