King's Landing in France

Chapter 284 Malmaison's Waver
After General Frost returned to Paris, Paul Ballas specially spent money to hire additional staff to ensure that the latest developments in Paris every day would be sent to his city late at night.

It was not cheap, and in order to accomplish it, he simply bought ten of the best horses and hired three riders for shifts.

Mark is the most scarce resource in the Republic right now.

But Ballas didn't care. During the course of the revolution, he gained not only political influence, but also a lot of wealth.

On this day, he still waited until late at night, until the latest information on Paris was delivered to him.

Looking at the letter from his accomplice in Paris, Paul Ballas beamed with joy, and even stood up at the end of the reading: "Great, this is great!"

Josephine Beauharne pushed the door open and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter, dear?"

The Parisian courtesan put on her nightgown and gently hugged Paul Ballas from behind as she spoke.

Barras: "Look at this. Today in Parliament, Robespierre proposed a bill to establish a public security committee to standardize court trials and efficiently deal with enemies of the Republic. Then Frost, who was present, actually raised an objection. Opinion!

"Because of Frost's objection, the law of the Incorruptible was defeated!

"Isn't this amazing? The Incorruptible was originally in the limelight in the parliament, and he could pass any bill he wanted to pass, turning his hands into clouds and rain, but now he has hit a wall!

"This shows that Frost does not agree with his approach, and a rift has appeared among the Jacobins! This shows that our opportunity has come!"

Ballas was so excited that he broke free from Josephine's arms and started pacing back and forth in the room.Madam Beauharney could only sit down on the sofa bored and watch him turn back and forth.

Barras: "It is not possible to return to Paris now until they have a complete break. It is certain that Frost does not approve of the terrorist policy, and Danton has also shown a wavering attitude. As long as we find a way to push more innocent people Going to the guillotine will cause more resentment, and they will definitely break with Robespierre!"

Josephine said: "How can we send more innocent people to the guillotine?"

"Of course it is through the report letter. Those old nobles who sympathize with the Republic and have a good personal relationship with Dandong are the best bait. Through the report letter, send them to the guillotine one by one!" Ballas waved his arms like a conductor The home is leading the orchestra's performance.

Josephine: "Wouldn't it be more efficient to guillotine those close to Frost?"

"No, no, you don't understand, Josephine. Now in Paris, as long as the correspondence with Frost is shown, the people's jury will shout acquittal. Fortunately, Frost has no habit of writing letters."

— because he came from a time when postage stamps were almost unknown, of course Ballas didn't know this.

Barras: "Even I don't have a gold medal like Frost's personal letter, so I ran out of Paris with my identity as a special commissioner. In short, we have to find a way to increase the Jacobin faction. Let the most powerful people in Paris fight against each other!"

Josephine: "It seems that I should also contribute to your plan?"

Ballas: "When you were in Paris, did you often invite Miss Christina to the salon?"

"Yes, but she has always maintained a sense of distance from us, and she will leave once she finds out that there are male guests in the salon. But I have a good relationship with Mrs. Danton, and I complain to her every day that Paris is too bloody."

Ballas: "Very good, this is a good start. When more and more people start to get tired of killing, the persistent Incorruptible One will inevitably have conflicts with Danton, and this conflict must be intensified!"

Josephine had a thoughtful expression: "Will Frost stay in Paris for a while?"

"It seems to be so. After all, the coalition forces in France have been eliminated. Frost probably won't need to suppress the rebellion. He should stay in Paris for a long time."

"Then maybe I can hold some balls and invite the Frosts—the prospective couples." Josephine suddenly showed a look of staring at the prey, "I'm also very interested in this French hero."

Ballas: "You can try it."

Josephine stood up: "I see that you are not in the mood to have fun tonight, so go to bed first, and tomorrow I will return to Paris and hold a ball at my Malmaison Castle."

Ballas suddenly pulled Josephine: "Oh no, forgive me, I was too excited to pay attention to your thoughts. We will have a good night tonight, let's talk about politics tomorrow."

Josephine smiled triumphantly.

**
After the Public Security Committee was overruled, An Ning traveled all over the streets and alleys of Paris in disguise to actually investigate the situation in Paris at this time.

The status quo is shocking.

Many people who were originally petty bourgeois made their way to the top by exposing others in the chaos. There are cases of using the courts to kill people and seize property everywhere.

Those who had been lawyers, clerks, and clerks were now the new rich men of Paris.

Most of the trousers have no higher education and lack the means to use this mechanism to make profits.

But there are also a small number of trousers who rely on their outstanding eloquence and social skills to eat the rice of burying the old era.After all, the "jury" at this time can actually fool them into shouting "death penalty" as long as they are eloquent.

Of course, more than half of the people who were executed were not innocent. It should be said that objectively, the efficient operation of the guillotine really had the effect of deterring the enemies of the Republic.

After completing the research, An Ning found Robespierre again.

It was Mrs. Claire who opened the door for him.

When An Ning entered the door, her eyes couldn't help sliding to the landlady's chest. Unfortunately, her long skirt was so tightly wrapped that she couldn't see it at all.

In fact, this kind of dress is the normal dress of working women. Christina's dress that proudly highlights her size has always been exclusive to the upper class.

An Ning was inexplicably sad, he had to realize that he had actually left the ranks of trousers.

There was already a pathetically thick barrier between me and the real man in trousers.

Thinking of this, An Ning followed Mrs. Claire into Robespierre's study.

Robespierre was still writing quickly, and when he looked up and saw An Ning's visit, he was a little surprised: "Andy? What's the matter?"

"I visited Paris in private for a week." An Ning sat down directly in front of Robespierre, "We must stop the practice of judging prisoners in a way that is close to lynching."

Robespierre: "It's easier said than done. To do this, we must first have a new constitution. It is not enough to have a constitution. We must have a code that can detail each case. What is the punishment for the crime.

"As a lawyer, I am very familiar with the codes of the kingdom era, but they are no longer suitable for the new era. The compilation of the new codes is still in the preparation stage."

Robespierre stopped and looked at An Ning seriously: "In this extraordinary period, we need the Public Security Committee! At least take back the right to try in the so-called jury!"

An Ning pursed his lips. Originally, he only saw the dictatorship that the Public Security Committee might lead to, but he didn't see its role in standardizing trials.

——After all, I am just an ordinary person. It would be good if this point was mentioned in the books related to Fage that I read before, but unfortunately not.

Still haven't read enough.

While deeply self-criticizing, An Ning said to Robespierre: "Then we can draft a new proposal, emphasizing the standardization of trials, the name of the new committee..."

Robespierre snapped up and said: "Call the National Salvation Committee! I am writing this proposal. I wanted to persuade you tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to come by yourself. By the way, what you mentioned may be abused by others." I have also thought about the matter, and I have decided that I will be the chairman of the National Salvation Committee!"

An Ning thought to himself, good guy, in the past, the National Salvation Committee was actually the leading organization of the Jacobins, and there were six ministries under it, which were in charge of the military, navy, taxation, foreign affairs, internal affairs, and judiciary.

It was actually a government of the Jacobins.

And the Public Security Committee is a bit like the NKVD.

This time and space is not good, the National Salvation Committee has replaced it!

An Ning suppressed the complaint in her heart and stared at Robespierre: "Maximilian, promise me, use the power entrusted to you cautiously and restraintly, and don't be controlled by it."

Robespierre: "Don't worry, I will always be the incorruptible person you know."

(End of this chapter)