King's Landing in France

Chapter 75 Depressed Your Majesty

As soon as they arrived at the Palace of Versailles, the steward of the palace told Lafayette and An Ning that His Majesty the King was waiting for them in the side hall on the first floor.

As soon as he entered the side hall, An Ning suddenly felt that the officer's dog tag he was wearing was a bit hot - because there were a bunch of generals present, and everyone was wearing the general's badge, his dog tag as a lieutenant suddenly looked humble like an ant.

Marshal Broy said, "This...couldn't be the son of the cobbler who captured the Bastille himself?"

An Ning nodded: "Yes, that's me."

"I heard that you kicked open the gate of the fortress?" Marshal asked.

An Ning thought to herself, who the hell sent this news, I want to know who is talking nonsense, and I will definitely want you to look good.

An Ning: "No, I broke down the gate of the fortress by approaching and bombarding with cannons."

Another general said: "You led the team into the inner courtyard of the fortress yourself? You are very brave. With a warrior like you, the National Self-Defense Forces can count against ten. I guess they made you the deputy commander of the Self-Defense Forces?"

An Ning could tell that this general was acting strangely.

They probably think that the National Guard is a bunch of street thugs, and they look down upon them.

Lafayette interjected: "No, the Self-Defense Force hired him as an artillery officer. He is a mathematics teacher at the Paris Military Academy and should be very suitable for this position."

At this time, Louis XVI coughed and focused everyone's attention on himself.

Louis XVI wore a white dress with a blue cloak that was too big to affect walking, and the cloak was covered with white irises.

Queen Mary stood next to him, also in full costume, and then wore an afro wig on her head.

An Ning couldn't help but look at the queen's wig a few more times. To be honest, most of his impressions of this hair type came from black women. He didn't expect that French ladies would actually wear this type of wig in this era.

Louis XVI cleared his throat, then looked at Lafayette and said, "Well, the law and order in Paris is very bad recently..."

Lafayette interrupted Louis XVI: "The National Guard will take responsibility for maintaining law and order throughout Paris. We will work together with the elected officials in Paris."

Louis XVI curled his lips: "Okay, okay, your cooperation is very good. That, about the Bastille..."

Lafayette Lang said: "The people stormed the Bastille to express their solidarity with the parliament. If you agree to withdraw the Swiss mercenaries stationed in Versailles to ensure the personal safety of the members of the National Assembly, I think the people will not There is further action."

Louis XVI looked very frustrated. He glanced at Queen Mary beside him, and then sighed, "Okay, okay. I'll let the Swiss Legion withdraw to its original station, will that be all right?"

After the words fell, Marshal Broy nodded and praised: "Your Majesty's decision is very wise."

An Ning carefully observed Louis XVI. He looked like a cock whose feathers had been pulled out, trying his best to maintain his last dignity.

The queen next to the king stared at An Ning viciously, without any concealment of hostility.

An Ning thought to herself, Queen, don't hate me, I'm so coerced, I really didn't come up with this idea!
Louis XVI sighed again, and then said: "Now, I am going to meet the representatives of the National Assembly who are meeting in Versailles, and I hope you two will also accompany you."

Lafayette nodded: "Of course we will go together, we were also representatives of the National Assembly."

Louis XVI was slightly shocked: "Are you too?"

Then he saw An Ning, so he curled his lips: "Oh yes, of course you are. You are the one who said that you can't force the representative to leave unless you use a bayonet!"

An Ning thought to herself that you just remembered.

Louis XVI complained: "I haven't used the bayonet to deal with you yet, you took the bayonet to demonstrate to me first!"

An Ning wanted to say that I didn't mean it that way, that I was coerced, but then she thought that no one would believe her, so she gave up.

Queen Mary stared at An Ning viciously the whole time, as if she wanted to swallow An Ning alive.

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Next, Louis XVI went to the Imperial Chamber where the National Assembly was located, announced to the representatives the news of the withdrawal of the Swiss Legion, and then ordered the representatives to introduce effective measures as soon as possible to restore law and order in Paris.

After saying this, Louis XVI left as if fleeing.

As soon as the king walked away, thunderous applause broke out in the room on his back.

Dandong stood up first, looked at An Ning, and clapped desperately.

Mirabeau shouted: "Well done, Mr. Frost! You have saved the whole Parliament by armed force!"

An Ning could only smile. Now that things were going on, she could no longer say that she was only coerced into taking part in the storming of the Bastille.

An Ning was quickly surrounded by congressmen, everyone wanted to shake hands with him, and when they shook hands with him, everyone praised An Ning for his decisiveness and bravery.

When the handshake was about the same, An Ning seemed to be the "savior of the National Assembly".

Lafayette, the new commander-in-chief of the National Guard, was left alone by the congressmen. Except for a few second-level representatives who were familiar with him, no one stepped forward to greet him.

After finally shaking hands with people, An Ning said to everyone: "I just did something trivial, and it was Mr. Lafayette's National Guard who really forced the king to give in!

"It was precisely because of the presence of the National Guard that the King gave up dissolving Parliament with the Swiss Legion."

Only then did everyone turn their attention to Lafayette.

Lafayette said with a smile: "Without Mr. Frost decisively conquering the Bastille, His Majesty would not have been so shocked, and probably would not have withdrawn the troops so simply. All in all, Mr. Frost has made great contributions."

An Ning frowned, feeling that Lafayette's words didn't come from the heart.

——Damn it, could it be that I offended Lafayette by being too aggressive?
In fact, in the history of the Great Revolution that An Ning knew, after the capture of the Bastille, Lafayette was the one who benefited the most. Not only did he become the commander-in-chief of the Paris National Guard, but he also became a celebrity in front of the king.

In a few days, the king will go to the Paris City Hall, and Lafayette will personally put the three-color emblem on the king, which symbolizes the revolution.

Damn, I'm going to cut in half of Lafayette's original benefits, right?

Maybe Lafayette will bear a grudge...

An Ning glanced at Lafayette again, but the commander-in-chief of the National Self-Defense Forces took the topic in another direction: "Everyone! The threat of the Swiss mercenaries to the parliament has been lifted. Next, we have to solve the problem of public security in Paris." Problem! I think we should pass a bill to appease citizens as soon as possible."

Mirabeau immediately said: "We should pass a bill that recognizes the sovereignty of the people, the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity! This will appease the people!"

An Ning thought to Mao, the real way to appease the masses is to give them bread. Now the people in Paris are rioting in the streets, mainly to grab bread, okay?
But he didn't speak.

He has had enough of the limelight today.

(End of this chapter)