King's Landing in France

Chapter 31 Chameleon Talleyrand
An Ning looked at His Excellency the Duke, and suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity to bring the Duke in as a backer, so he said, "Your Excellency, I wonder if you would like to be my witness? After all, this duel is under your nose." initiated from under the sun."

The Duke thought for a while and nodded: "It makes sense, and everyone regards you as my doorman. It is reasonable for me to be this witness. But why don't you choose the sword?"

An Ning: "I almost confessed to the sword fight last time, it's really very dangerous. This man's sword skills are stronger than Reginald's. I can't take risks."

The Duke stared at An Ning: "What? Aren't you proficient in swordsmanship? Christina said you suppressed Reginald with your wonderful swordsmanship?"

An Ning shook her head and said, "No, that's Christina's misunderstanding. It's actually very dangerous."

"So you chose a pistol this time, but isn't this a bit too lucky?" The Duke looked at An Ning worriedly, "As far as I know, duels with pistols are rarely decided by one shot. The two sides stood facing each other and reloaded, and the comparison was who was lucky enough to hit the other side first. In order to increase the chance of hitting the enemy, the two sides reloaded desperately in order to shoot more shots, but in essence it was more than luck.”

An Ning let out an "oh", but the Duke didn't say that he didn't know that a pistol duel was such a situation.

The scene where two people are standing face to face loading pistols is... pretty silly.

An Ning: "During a duel, must the distance between the two stand at such a fixed distance?"

The Duke shook his head: "No, there is no rule, so some people try to rush up and shoot close to win, but those who do this are usually shot before they are close enough to hit a hundred shots."

An Ning raised her eyebrows.

At this time, a winning concept took shape in his mind: after he got the gun, a crosshair would appear in his field of vision, and the crosshair would show the range of the bullets, and he only needed to get close to the distance where the crosshair was almost locked on the opponent's body before shooting , you can ensure a hit.

He only needs to get a little closer, not very close to the enemy.

Duke: "Well, let me provide you with a more accurate pistol, but the Marquis will probably find the best craftsman in Paris to buy the best pistol. If you want to win by the accuracy of the pistol, I don't think you should have one." Such a fantasy."

An Ning: "I have no such fantasy, but I will win this duel."

The Duke nodded, and then said earnestly, "If you die, Christina will be sad."

An Ning smiled: "No, I will accompany her to Briena's military academy."

**
The next day, An Ning went to the duel scene in the Duke's carriage.

In addition to the Duke, there was also Christina in the same car.

Christina stared at An Ning, pouted her lips unhappily and said, "Why do you want to duel with him, if you think you can't win, just refuse!"

An Ning shook her head: "If I refuse to fight, Your Excellency the Marquis will not let it go, and you don't want me to be stabbed to death by someone who suddenly rushed out while walking on the street?"

Christina frowned: "How is it possible! The law and order in Paris is not bad, if you do this kind of thing on the street, the police in Paris will not let them go."

Just as An Ning was about to speak, His Excellency the Duke said, "That Edward Alice is the knight of the Marquis. These rural nobles value this old master-servant relationship very much. Maybe he is really willing to sacrifice himself to avenge the young master. life and even life.”

Christina was silent.

The Duke added: "So I personally appreciate Andy's decision very much. His approach is both wise and courageous."

Christina: "But he is in danger now, why not fight with a sword? Isn't a pistol just for face?"

An Ning looked at Christina seriously: "I will be defeated with a sword, I really don't know how to use a sword."

"You liar! Last time I saw it clearly, you swung Reginold's sword away with a twist of your wrist! You must be proficient in swordsmanship."

An Ning thought it was true just to look at the move of the sword, because that step was in charge of the hacker, why didn't you watch my attack later, an expert would know that I am a layman after seeing that attack.

But he couldn't explain this to Christina, so he could only say, "Don't worry, I have a clever plan to win with a pistol, and I don't just leave the outcome to luck."

Christina persisted: "How can I win? I know how to use a pistol. I know that if you hit someone, look at your face!"

"Don't worry, just wait for me to return from victory." That's all An Ning could say.

The Duke also said, "You just have to trust Andy. Anyway, whatever you say, he can't change the fact that he's going to duel with a pistol. It's better to spend more time praying that he can win."

Christina sighed and looked at An Ning: "I'm waiting for you to go to Brienne together, we must come back victorious!"

"Leave it to me." An Ning paused, then added, "I really have a secret strategy to win, you'll see later."

Christina: "You better have it."

**
The carriage arrived outside the forest where the duel was held last time, and An Ning got out of the carriage first.

This time more people gathered outside than last time, and most of them were nobles.

As soon as An Ning got out of the car, someone shouted, "Look, the cobbler's son is coming in the Duke's carriage!"

"He is indeed the Duke's servant."

"I heard that he is the duke's illegitimate son, but he was fostered in the cobbler's house in Caen, so he received the best education, and the swordsmanship was taught by famous masters himself!"

An Ning couldn't help frowning, what the hell!

Are these nobles so unwilling to believe that a cobbler's son defeated the Marquis' son?
The Duke also got out of the car. He probably heard the gossip from the people around him. He laughed and patted An Ning on the shoulder: "You have become my illegitimate child."

An Ning: "Stop making fun of me."

At this time, the Marquis and his knight Edward Alice were already waiting not far away. At this time, the two led an officer and a priest to this side.

The Marquis introduced to the Duke: "This officer is Colonel Arsen, our witness, and this priest is His Excellency Talleyrand, the Abbot of St. Remy Abbey recommended by the Cardinal."

When An Ning heard Talleyrand's name, she couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Talleyrand was a famous chameleon during the French Revolution and a fighter in the Fence.

This guy is obviously a priest, but he fell to the third class during the Great Revolution. He also suggested that the National Convention confiscate the church property, and he had the bones of rebellion on his forehead.

Talleyrand bowed slightly to the Duke, and then asked An Ning suspiciously: "I didn't see Mr. Francois's witness?"

An Ning: "First of all, my surname is Frost, and secondly, my witness is His Excellency Duke Tollestern."

Talleyrand said "Oh" and rolled his eyes.

An Ning thought he was going to betray him on the spot.

But Talleyrand did not do this, but said in a business-like tone: "Then the witnesses of both sides are here, please check each other's weapons."

(End of this chapter)