King's Landing in France

Chapter 64
When everyone shouted "Long live the National Assembly", Sieyès stood on the podium, as if he was the host of the entire meeting.

He waited for the cheers to subside, and then said loudly: "Next, before the representative qualification review begins, I want to emphasize our purpose! Everyone should know that our purpose is..."

Mirabeau stood up and interrupted Sieyès loudly: "Constitution! The National Assembly will never be dissolved until the constitution is formulated and the power of the king is limited!"

As soon as the words fell, several people stood up together, wanting to support Mirabeau.

One of them shouted: "We are the elected representatives of the people, the legal supreme legislature! We are the masters of the country! We demand yes, a constitution!"

Countless people shouted together: "Constitution!"

Sieyès was still standing there, as if he really regarded himself as the host, after everyone's cheers subsided, he said again: "Yes, this is our goal! No one has the right to stop us from doing this!

"According to the principle of popular sovereignty! On behalf of the people, we will exercise sovereignty as the agents of the people! We are the supreme power of the country!
"We have the right to a constitution that is valid throughout the country!"

An Ning watched the passionate scene from the side, and then shouted the Constitution several times.

The process of the next meeting continued to advance, and the qualification review of representatives began.

At this time, Dandong suddenly had a question, and said to An Ning: "Now we are the only third-level people, and we are reviewing the qualifications of representatives. Isn't it the same as before, and each level is reviewed separately?"

An Ning: "No, this is different. Because our vote just now declared the three-level parliament illegal, and we are the highest authority representing this country. In other words, we have expelled those lords and priests from the the ranks of representatives, and their right to represent is not recognized.”

Danton: "But those two levels don't know this?"

"They'll know."

In the next few days of meetings, the third level occupied the room that was originally used to hold the plenary meeting of the three levels, as if he was the master of this room.

After completing the qualification review of representatives, the National Assembly started the next topic: making a constitution!

On the morning of the 13th, the Parliament voted to declare that all existing taxes are illegal, but they will not be abolished until a new and more reasonable taxation system is formulated, but the collection will only be suspended.

The crowd cheered deafeningly when Parliament declared the tax illegal.

As if as long as there is no tax, they can afford the already horribly expensive bread.

The progress of the meeting has attracted the attention of public opinion in Paris, and Marat writes a long article almost every day, commenting on the agenda of today's parliament.

Thanks to public opinion, those representatives of the first and second estates who left can understand what the third estate is doing, know that the third estate has skipped them, and started the constitution themselves.

On the morning of the 19th, An Ning was participating in the National Assembly discussion at the Palace of Versailles as usual, when someone suddenly exclaimed: "Everyone, look!"

An Ning followed the prestige and saw a large number of representatives of the first rank wearing priest uniforms entering the room.

Mirabeau, standing on the podium, asked loudly: "Gentlemen! You have gone wrong. This is not the venue of the three-level parliament, but the venue of the National Assembly! Do you represent the people?"

The leading priest replied loudly: "Of course we represent the people, and the priests are also a part of the people! We heard that you are making a constitution, so we are here. We cannot let Sieyès alone represent the priests of the whole country!"

Sieyès stood up: "Of course I have no right to represent the priests of the whole country, let us warmly welcome my colleagues! Their joining will definitely greatly increase our legitimacy!
"Their joining is equivalent to declaring that the third-level conference exists in name only!

"From then on, there are no representatives of the three levels, only national representatives!"

"Long live the national representative!" Someone shouted.

An Ning booed: "Long live!"

These days, An Ning is having a lot of fun, and he doesn't take the initiative to speak, but just follows everyone.

When everyone calls for the constitution, he will call for the constitution. Long live everyone, he will live long.

Anyway, An Ning is just highlighting one word, hustler. If it is said that he was forced to do so in the beginning to avoid the derailment of history, then this kind of hustler now fully shows his essence.

An Ning's goal has not changed since the beginning: I want to ride the fence, I want to catch fish!I don't want to be a very tired and hard-working gangster!

As long as history is not in danger of derailing, no one can stop me from fishing.

**
At this time, also in the Palace of Versailles, Queen Mary broke into the workshop of Louis XVI.

Louis XVI frowned: "Why are you here?"

The workshop was the playground of Louis XVI, where he indulged in tinkering with mechanisms—mainly locks.

Mary looked at the locks and various tools piled up on the table in front of Louis XVI with a speechless expression: "What time is it, you are still fiddling with your locks!"

Louis XVI: "I've read the documents today! Now it's mine..."

"Do you know what those bastards of the third level are doing? They have just declared themselves the representatives of the country, and they want to act on behalf of the country's sovereignty!
"They are going to turn the world upside down! You, Louis, are the owner of national sovereignty!"

Louis XVI asked in surprise: "They want to exercise national sovereignty? Really?"

"Of course it's true! It's written in black and white in the minutes of the meeting! The whole Paris knows it, only you are still in the dark!"

Louis XVI looked bewildered, his fingers twitched together in embarrassment: "This...then what should I do?"

Mary: "Of course declare them illegal and dissolve this Rausch National Assembly!"

Louis XVI looked very hesitant: "I can't disband them, I still count on the third-level meeting to pass a tax increase bill to solve the financial problem. You see, you need money to buy all kinds of clothes and jewelry, and I also need to buy new locks... ..."

"Don't mention your lock!" Mary patted the table, "They want to follow the example of England to establish a constitutional monarchy! Learn from England!"

In France, the most serious swearing words are: look at your posture, you are British.

The Anglo-French feud is no joke, it started in the days of Orleans girls.

Louis XVI: "Certainly not! Yes, certainly not!"

"Then what are you waiting for! You are the supreme king, how can you maintain the kingship established by your grandfather's grandfather when you are with these insects? You must strike hard! Dismiss them!
"I heard today that a group of priests plan to join the ranks of the common people! It will be too late when they really become the representatives of the people! They must be disbanded now! The meeting will be held according to the original three-level conference system!
"You must drive them out of the great hall they now occupy, and into the little hall where the orders are prepared separately!"

Louis XVI hesitated for a few seconds and sighed: "Okay! I will go to the venue tomorrow and ask them to disband!"

(End of this chapter)