King's Landing in France

Chapter 306 Don't Compare Me With You
After Paul Ballas visited Robespierre and Danton respectively, he chose to visit the remaining one of the Big Three at the Palace Royal.

An Ning originally wanted to refuse, after all, she had already blocked Mrs. Beauharney's letter, which was basically tantamount to tearing her face apart.

But on second thought, he decided to listen to what Ballas had to say.

Ballas was led into An Ning's study by Fanny, and then Fanny bowed and left the room.

As soon as the door was closed, Barras spoke impatiently: "Dear General Frost, I think there may be some misunderstanding between us."

An Ning: "It seems that you have heard about my interception of Mrs. Beauharney's letter."

Ballas nodded: "Yes, it has spread throughout Paris, saying that you took my criminal evidence and reported me to the National Salvation Committee. I came here to explain the so-called criminal evidence."

An Ning leaned back on the chair. In fact, the chairs of this era are not very comfortable to lean back on. An Ning, who has long been accustomed to ergonomic chairs, can't bear the hard feeling of the back of the chair.

But leaning back on the back of the chair can highlight her superiority, and An Ning is using this movement to show off to Balas.

Barras ignored An Ning's actions and put on a sincere attitude: "Josephine said that Danton and Robespierre will split. This is a very common judgment, and everyone in Paris thinks so, or in other words, They are all looking forward to it. Can you still send the whole Paris to the guillotine?"

An Ning: "Of course not. I also know the rumors circulating in Paris, but isn't it a bit inappropriate to write something that may be groundless in a letter that is specially sealed with wax and delivered by a confidant? "

Ballas: "Indeed, I don't know why Josephine takes this letter so seriously. Maybe it's because she's worried that the contents inside will be used by people with ulterior motives?"

An Ning: "So you mean that I am a person with ulterior motives?"

"I mean, you may be deceived by these people with ulterior motives. I don't know why you suddenly attacked me. There must be some misunderstanding, or someone sow discord."

An Ning wanted to laugh, obviously you were the one trying to drive a wedge between Danton and Robespierre, but you turned back and said that I was being set off?
An Ning: "Then who do you think caused me to be separated? Tell me! Be sure to tell me!"

Ballas shrugged: "I don't know, I have a lot of enemies in Paris."

An Ning is convinced, as expected of a strong man who became a governor in history, look at this perfect logical closed loop: someone must be sowing discord because I have too many enemies; then who is sowing discord?I don't know because I have too many enemies.

But An Ning, who was a social animal in his previous life, basically didn't get any benefits from fighting in the office. He was all played by others, but he never got advantage of others when talking about it on the Internet.

So An Ning exclaimed: "What! You are the special commissioner of France, to be hostile to you is to be hostile to France!
"Mr. Barras, you list those who hacked you, and I will report it to the National Salvation Committee. I must not let any enemy of France go!"

Balas didn't expect to be counterattacked like this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he stammered: "This...is not to the point where you have to go to the guillotine..."

An Ning: "Whether it has reached that point or not is up to you. The National Salvation Committee will decide. The sentencing power is in their hands."

The National Salvation Committee is much better than the previous street courts. Street courts basically only have two sentences: acquittal and guillotine. There is no middle option.

Now that the National Salvation Committee has been replaced, at least there are more options to put people in prison.However, the National Salvation Committee has never sentenced to prison, and the usual way to deal with it is to either be acquitted or go to the guillotine.

This is the case, whether to sentence is one thing, whether it is written in the criminal law is another matter.

Barras: "You know very well that the National Salvation Committee is now acquitted and then guillotined, and the punishments in between are all decorations.

An Ning: "You think the National Salvation Committee is just a show?"

"No, I didn't! I mean those specific punishments! The punishments are for display!"

An Ning: "To question the work of the National Salvation Committee, you can go to the parliament. You can even initiate the impeachment of the National Salvation Committee. Once the resolution is passed, you can even abolish the National Salvation Committee as an institution."

"I didn't mean that, I was talking to you about my personal affairs! I have no intention of targeting Danton and Robespierre, and I hope their friendship can last forever!"

An Ning frowned and looked at Ballas, thinking that I was tricked by you if I knew the history well.

For a moment, An Ning wanted to call Murat to get rid of Ballas once and for all.

But if I do this, I'm afraid that both Danton and Robespierre will have a grudge against me.

Most importantly, An Ning doesn't want to be a tyrant herself.

Although now he already has the objective conditions to launch the "Kudzui Tower" (coup d'état), he does not want to use it yet.

Fanny's previous words kept lingering in An Ning's ears: "Then you will become a tyrant, is that okay?"

To be honest, it is really difficult to hold back this impulse after I have the strength to kill decisively.

An Ning moved his hand to the bell on the table, just tap the button to make the bell sound, and Murat will come in, and everything will be over.

But in the end An Ning still did not act.

He didn't want to be a tyrant, he didn't want to be a real young general.

Moreover, An Ning also has an emotional bias towards the Republic, and the word "Republic" makes him feel familiar.

After all, he is also from a republic, which is his hometown. He is used to listening to the boatman's chant and seeing the white sails on the boat.

In the end, An Ning moved his hand away from the bell calmly.

He continued to wrestle with Ballas verbally.

"Is that what you came to me to say?"

Ballas: "Yes, that's all... No! I also want to congratulate you. I heard that you are going to marry Miss Christina."

An Ning: "The news spread quickly. Yes, there is such a thing."

Barras: "You are about to become the brother-in-law of His Majesty Louis XVII. This is a good thing!"

"We are free love and marriage, and it has nothing to do with her identity or her family."

Ballas: "Then when are you going to get married, I will definitely prepare enough gifts."

An Ning raised her eyebrows: "Mr. Barras really has a rich family, can you teach me one or two tricks to make money?"

Ballas smiled and asked, "What you did in Italy is much better than me."

This time, An Ning was poked in the sore spot and could not refute at all.

Ballas may be good at making money, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to what he made in northern Italy.

Damn, suddenly there's no place to blame Ballas.

But justification still needs to be justified.

An Ning: "I was trying to gather strength to launch a new industrial revolution. Science and technology have reached a point where they will soon usher in explosive growth, and the resulting industrial technological revolution will change everything.

"Whoever completes the industrial revolution first will be the master of the next 100 years.

"I'm here for France, don't compare me with you who are pocketing your own money!"

(End of this chapter)