King's Landing in France

Chapter 56 The rain is coming
Not long after the representative election, An Ning received a letter from Napoleon from the station.

The 19-year-old second lieutenant asked in the letter full of doubts: "Andy, you always talk about the power of the people, so I went to see the election of representatives in the nearby district, hoping to actually feel this power, but unfortunately I didn't felt.

"I just saw a mob get gathered together, very few people were calling out the names of the representatives at the beginning, and the rest didn't seem to know who they were going to vote for.

"But soon everyone was chanting that name together. In my opinion, this is simply blind obedience. The crowd is like ducklings behind a mother duck, blindly watching the previous one go forward, shaking their long legs as they walk. neck.

"What kind of power can such people have? Rather than believing in the power of these people, I would rather believe in shrapnel. Shrapnel can completely disintegrate them."

This letter made An Ning frown. Napoleon seems to be a tyrant... Well, he is indeed. Tried it again, and it worked.

An Ning thought for a while, and wrote back a long letter to Napoleon: "I saw the same scene in Paris, and I was even the one who shouted their names together. That's right, they look like a bunch of rabble now, but That's because they haven't awakened yet.

"Now they're excited only because of the high price of bread, they just have a vague sense that something has to change, and if they don't change they're going to starve tomorrow.

"But as things progress, they will eventually understand that the era when they are equal to the nobles is coming, and one day they will shout for freedom, equality and fraternity, and send those aristocratic gentlemen into history. So the pile of paper.

"At that time, you will see an invincible army that can face the bombardment of shrapnel and grape shells without changing face."

Yes, the army in the early days of the Revolution was characterized by very high morale and extremely difficult to break up, but the level of training was extremely low.

An Ning didn't mind a little preview of this scene with Napoleon, so that Napoleon would definitely remember An Ning's awesomeness when he saw that the National Guard was really like this in the future.

In the future, An Ning will rely entirely on the title of General Marshal.

After all, An Ning questioned himself and felt that he was not suitable for war. He may be a qualified artillery officer now, but he is only qualified.

What's more, An Ning hasn't worked in the army for a day since he got the military rank. He has been lecturing at the Paris Military Academy. The subject he is in charge of is mathematics, which has something to do with cannon.

How could a math teacher be able to fight?

After writing the letter, An Ning took a kraft paper envelope and put the letter in, then picked up a candle and dripped a few drops on the mouth of the envelope, and then picked up her medal and pressed a mark on the wax clay.

That's right, An Ning now uses the medal awarded to him by Louis XVI himself as his own seal.

"Fanny!" An Ning called to her maid, "Go and send me a letter!"

Fanny appeared quickly, took a look at the letter, and asked, "Is it addressed to that little Corsican man?"

"Yes."

"He wants to choose a representative too?"

"No, he always thinks he's a Corsican, not a Frenchman, and that's why he won't run for the French elections."

"Since he thinks so, he should reject the Civil Services Bureau and not register."

"Okay, Fanny, there are times when everyone bows down for five buckets of rice, and it's not shameful."

Fanny curled her lips and left with the letter.

An Ning stood up and looked at the street below through the window.

Today someone on the street made a speech again: "The king convened a three-level parliament to increase our taxes! He asked us to say, fuck him! He thought that the priests and nobles were on his side. According to the voting rules of the three-level parliament, they must Pass the tax increase bill!
"Our answer to this is, no! Absolutely! The third level can vote, but definitely not the entire third level has only one vote! Our goal is according to the actual number of representatives, one person, one vote!"

An Ning stretched her head, wanting to see if she recognized the speaker today.

But unfortunately, today is a new face.

The three-level parliament has been the focus of attention of all the newspapers in Paris recently. Countless newspapers are attacking the old system of the three-level parliament: each of the three levels has only one vote, so that as long as the king has the support of nobles and priests, the third The representatives of the estates were all against it, and the tax increase bill would pass.

It's a pity that Louis XVI was too naive. He didn't realize that many of the priests of the first level and nobles of the second level had been deeply influenced by the enlightenment thought and had fallen to the third level.

While thinking about this, An Ning listened to the speech of the gentleman below.

However, unfortunately, this gentleman's opinion seems to be still in the fight for one person, one vote, and then prevent the king from passing the tax increase bill.

So An Ning leaned on the window and booed full of anger: "Shh! Look who this is! Your ideas are so superficial! Are we satisfied with stopping the king's attempt to increase taxes?

"No! We have higher demands! We want a constitutional monarchy, we want a constitution!"

The person downstairs immediately retorted: "His Majesty the King will not agree, he will not allow us to pass the constitution!"

An Ning: "Why should he allow it? No, no, we are representatives, not the king's subjects! The people demand a constitution, and we have the right to formulate it! And let him pass it!

"We want to pass a constitution that will bring the spirit of liberty, equality and fraternity to this country!"

"Well said!" Someone downstairs applauded An Ning loudly. An Ning thought she had won over a passer-by, but it turned out that it was Dandong.

An Ning: "What wind brought you here?"

Dandong took out a letter and waved it at An Ning.

An Ning: "Come on, I'll open the door for you."

The maid was not at home, so An Ning could only open the door by herself.

After a while, Dandong entered An Ning's study room. He looked around and exclaimed, "Your den is well organized."

An Ning smiled and said, "Because my maid is very tasteful."

Dandong: "I can tell. Your maid is beautiful and full of intelligence. She is more like a daughter than those young ladies."

An Ning: "That's because you didn't see her muscles. When she was preparing the bath water for me, she could bring two buckets of water up from the first floor at once. It was very scary. So what was that letter just now?"

Dandong threw the letter just now on Anning's desk.

An Ning picked it up and saw that the postmark came from Arras.

An Ning: "Robespierre?"

"Yes, he was also elected representative, and was on his way to Paris when he wrote to us."

An Ning nodded: "Well, I guessed it."

In fact, I didn't guess it, I read the strategy in advance.

Danton: "Now we're together in Paris again, I'm thinking, when Maximilian arrives in Paris, let's find a place to have a good meal..."

An Ning suddenly said, "I don't know if he is still wearing his green coat."

Dandong frowned: "Should...not so, he became a judge and his salary is good."

Yes, lawyers in this era can also serve as judges or prosecutors at the same time.

After all, the later court trial system is still in its infancy, and no strict regulations have been formed. It is common for everyone to play tricks on each other.

Danton: "By the way, do you know about the lightning rod case?"

An Ning: "Is it the one who wanted to install a lightning rod but was complained by the neighbor?"

"That's right, that's the one. Maximilian actually defended someone who installed a lightning rod. Heck, that thing is unreliable at first glance."

An Ning: "No, as far as I know, it's quite reliable. When I was in my hometown, I witnessed lightning strike the wind direction chicken on the roof more than once. I think there must be some scientific principle. This process can also be reproduced by replacing the windshield chicken with a lightning rod."

Danton raised his eyebrows: "Really? Well, Maximilian did win the case, but I would never install that kind of iron pin on my roof, don't you think it looks like installing a needle on the roof?" A nail pointing to the sky? What if one day God pricks his feet while walking?"

An Ning laughed out loud.

Danton changed the subject: "Andy, are you really going to ask for a constitution at the meeting?"

An Ning: "Even if I don't mention it, someone else will, such as Mr. Sieyès. He claims that the third level is everything."

"Do you think Louis... I mean His Majesty would agree?"

An Ning: "He won't, definitely not. No one will be taken away willingly. But what does that matter? Many things are independent of the locksmith's will."

Dandong looked at An Ning: "My God, you are the most determined and radical among us."

Wait a moment!I am not!I want to ride the wall!
Shit, because I've read the script, I can't help but speak in this convincing tone when I speak.

I really just read the script subconsciously and that's it!

I am ready to ride the wall!

While An Ning was reflecting on what he had done, Dandong stood up, went to the window, and looked at the bloody setting sun outside.

"You know what, Andy, I always feel like something big is coming, very, very big! I can feel it. I don't know what it is, but it's definitely coming this way."

An Ning: "Me too. A storm is coming."

(End of this chapter)