King's Landing in France

Chapter 35 Rehabilitation
In the next few days, An Ning recovered much faster than expected.

Three days later, his shoulder was not bleeding much, and he didn't see any signs of suppuration. It seemed that it would be fully healed in another week or two.

When An Ning was convalescing, Mara ran over once and strongly suggested that An Ning get some lime to rub it, because Ma Lai felt that it was a bad sign if the wound did not suppurate, so it had to be suppurated.

An Ning rejected the request of the future "friend of the people" without hesitation.

Marla didn't seem too happy about it.

An Ning couldn't help being a little worried. After the Great Revolution broke out in the future, he wouldn't be guillotined by Mara because of this, right?

Be careful with Mara in the future, don't let him hold grudges.

Two weeks later, An Ning's shoulder injury was completely healed. That day, he invited all his friends from the Brittany Club over and held a small party at his home to celebrate.

For this small party, An Ning spent a sum of money herself and bought a lot of fruits and snacks.

Robespierre came to the party too—in his ever-changing green overcoat.

At the party, he told An Ning that he was going to return to Arras, and he might become a lawyer or judge in Arras.

An Ning knew the history of the future, so she knew that the next time she saw Robespierre in Paris, it would probably be when the third-level parliament was convened.

During this period of time, Robespierre will become a very respected lawyer in his hometown, laying the foundation for being elected as a representative of the third level of the three-level parliament with a high number of votes.

So this small gathering naturally became a farewell party for Robespierre.

In the middle of the farewell, the Duke and Christina also came. Robespierre joked that "I never thought that there would be a Duke to see me off as a commoner." The Duke responded with Rousseau's words: "Man is born free. , but always in chains. I think I am the master of all others, but I am more a slave than all others. I don't want the title of duke to be my chains, like..."

An Ning said, "Just like Marquis Li Xiaer."

The Duke smiled and said, "Yes, just like Marquis Lichar, who was bound by his title and became a short-sighted person. I won't do this. I would like to make friends with a talented commoner like you, Maximilian."

Robespierre nodded: "You are really the most enlightened nobleman I have ever seen, if all noblemen are like you..."

An Ning teased: "Then we will have a lot of dirty jokes from Her Highness the Queen to read."

The Duke laughed out loud.

It was an open secret that the Duke of Orleans financed the publication of the pamphlets which discredited the Queen.

Christina complained: "Andy, I'm still here, how can I answer this kind of topic?"

An Ning: "Sorry..."

The Duke waved his hand, and then said to his daughter: "My precious daughter, remember, apart from talking about politics and military affairs, most of the rest of the men's gatherings are all kinds of nasty jokes. You have to get used to it."

Christina rolled her eyes.

At this time, Robespierre asked the Duke: "Speaking of which, today I heard the news from the front. Prussia won the battle again?"

The Duke nodded: "Yes, this Frederick is really powerful. The imperial conquest defeated us, Austria and Russia in succession. Now it is said that the British troops landed in Hanover and defended Frederick's rear. The victory of the war It all depends on whether the combined forces of France and Austria can defeat the British army."

An Ning thought about it, and vaguely remembered that in the Seven Years' War, the confrontation between the French army and the British army had more losses than losses.

It's just that he doesn't remember that the Franco-Austrian coalition has ever confronted the British army on the European continent. Maybe this is a unique historical process in this time and space.

Little Dandong asked An Ning with interest: "What do our war heroes think about the upcoming confrontation with the British army?"

A few days ago, An Ning and Christina were awarded the honor of Louis XVI at the Palace of Versailles.

An Ning remembers that this Medal of the Legion of Honor should have been established in the Napoleon era, but this space-time medal has existed for a long time. It is said that when Queen Theresia established the Theresia Medal, Louis XV felt that we should also have one. Medals for rewarding soldiers were established.

It is of course a joke for Danton to call An Ning, who received the medal, a war hero. Everyone in the Breton Club knows the process of An Ning's escape from the battlefield and knows that the medal was won for nothing.

But An Ning, as a government enthusiast and military fan, naturally would not let go of this opportunity to comment on the war, so he answered Dandong's question seriously: "I think Britain will win. Because the British army is a..."

An Ning almost said "it is a bourgeois" army.

But at this time, the concept of bourgeoisie—no, the concept of class itself was not even born.

So An Ning can only say: "The British army is an army composed of citizens. It is different from the cannon fodder that was driven to the battlefield by the lords. The British army in red can have high morale, mainly because the British are fighting in glory. After the revolution, a new social order was established, and the British felt more belonging to their country.

"So the British army will have more desire to fight, and their morale will be higher.

"It is very difficult for an army of a feudal dynasty to defeat such an army."

Mirabeau listened to An Ning's statement, and immediately made a rebuttal: "But we have also won many victories in battles with the United Kingdom. The most recent one was in the North American continent five years ago. We completely defeated the British army. The Thirteen State Colonies became independent from British rule."

An Ning: "I didn't say that the army of the feudal dynasty couldn't defeat the citizen army. I just said that it was difficult. In fact, I saw with my own eyes how the civilized people led by Frederick defeated our army on the land of Germany.

"The morale of the British army may be higher than that of the Prussian army. I don't think General Carnegie can defeat the British army."

Danton: "Listen to this, do you think we have been left behind by Europe in terms of social reform? Even Prussian soldiers are called civilized people by you, but our soldiers are still simple subjects."

An Ning asked: "Isn't it? From the time of the Sun King to the present, have we carried out any obvious social reforms? We are obviously the birthplace of various enlightenment ideas, but we have not carried out any reforms. Our noble lords are still Looking down on ordinary people from above, our government is heavily in debt, and our queen is still squandering desperately, wanton and extravagant."

The gentlemen present at the meeting looked at each other, and no one could refute An Ning.

Yes, France, as the birthplace of Enlightenment thought, gave birth to masters of Enlightenment thought such as Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu. However, compared with other feudal monarchs in Europe, the French king was not very enthusiastic about reform.

Queen Theresa of Austria, who was the contemporary of Louis XV, and King Frederick of Prussia, both implemented a series of reform policies to ease domestic conflicts.

Even Ekaterina of Russia pretended to accept the Enlightenment and implemented certain reforms.

Only France, the birthplace of Enlightenment thought, remained completely motionless.

An Ning's words made all the French present fall into silence.

Mirabeau sighed: "Hey, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Necker, did implement some reforms, but he only helped the royal family survive. What can we do, we can only continue to press for reforms in various newspapers."

An Ning thought that you could still start a revolution...

However, the Great Revolution is the product of the combination of the right time, place and people, so there is no need to rush it.

His Excellency the Duke took the lead in changing the subject: "Speaking of the military, I have already sent someone to help you complete the admission procedures for the Brienne Royal Military Academy. Then you can set off with Christina."

Christina smiled and said, "That's great, we can ride in a carriage together."

(End of this chapter)