King's Landing in France

Chapter 91 All the cavalry of the noble lady, here we come!
An Ning rushed from the Royal Palace to the Tuileries without stopping.

In normal times, it would be wishful thinking for a commoner to see His Majesty the King without notification.

But things have changed now.

Since Louis XVI was attracted to Paris by the public in October last year, he felt a little afraid of the public and had PTSD.

In the Tuileries Palace, he met representatives of the people every day and every day, and he was very amiable.

As a result, it was because of this amiability that Louis XVI's reputation among the public quickly reversed.

An Ning learned this by chatting with his artillerymen.

It seems that on the other side of history, before Louis XVI fled, his reputation among the people was slowly recovering.

That's why critics commented that Queen Mary, who encouraged Louis XVI to flee, took a bad move. If the king stayed in Paris honestly, he might be sent back by the perverse actions of the big capitalists represented by Pei Yang faction. Back to the center of power.

Closer to home, it is very easy for An Ning to see Louis XVI now. After arriving at the Tuileries Palace, just ask the guards to inform him.

At about eight o'clock, the royal butler of the Tuileries Palace led An Ning into the study of Louis XVI.

When Louis XVI saw An Ning coming in, he stood up and went forward: "Mr. Frost, what's your business in coming to the Tuileries Palace so late?"

As he spoke, the king put on a smile on his face, as if An Ning was the one with the highest status.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand why Louis XVI has such an attitude towards An Ning. After all, An Ning has repeatedly challenged the royal family: In June last year, he took the lead in saying, "No one can let us leave unless we use bayonets." It was he who conquered the Bastille, and in October, when the angry people almost killed the king, he came to "rescue him" again.

Looking back at the entire year of 1789, if someone else was Louis XVI, he would be afraid of An Ning.

So now Louis XVI laughs with him, as humble as the steward of tranquility.

If the queen had seen the expression of Louis XVI, she would probably have made many contemptuous remarks about her husband.

An Ning: "It's nothing serious, but you should know that I'm about to set off to fight against the troops suppressing Konta..."

Louis XVI: "I heard, I wish you success."

"Don't worry, I'll tell you something. My army has artillery and infantry, but there is no cavalry. In modern warfare, without cavalry, the army is equivalent to a blind man..."

Louis XVI said "Oh", and suggested attentively: "Then ask Lafayette to equip you with cavalry!"

An Ning: "Don't worry, I'm about to say something. Lafayette doesn't have cavalry either, and the entire National Guard doesn't have cavalry."

"Then... it's useless for you to look for me." Louis XVI showed a embarrassed look, "After I let the Flanders Army retreat last year, all the troops I mobilized had to go through the National Assembly. Without the approval of the National Assembly, we No one can control it."

An Ning thinks who you are lying to, you are clearly in command of General Bouille's troops in eastern France.

General Bouille, a hard-core royalist, when Louis XVI fled, he also sent troops to support him, preparing for the rebellion and a full-scale civil war as soon as the king arrived.

An Ning: "Didn't General Buye show great loyalty to the royal family? Your Majesty should be able to mobilize his troops, right?"

Louis XVI was so frightened that he couldn't stand still. He leaned on the chair next to him and barely stopped: "What are you talking about? I don't dare to mobilize the army without going through the parliament. I definitely don't dare! Don't talk nonsense. Ah, if it gets out, I'm afraid it will destroy the mutual trust between me and the council! Do you understand, mutual trust!"

An Ning was speechless inwardly, thinking that Louis XVI was really a coward, but if he was a little bit tougher, the progress of the French Revolution would not be so smooth.

An Ning: "That's not what I said. The entire parliament knows that General Bouille has a heart for the monarchy. Some people even say that he and Mounier, who fled abroad not long ago, are close friends."

Mounier was originally the leader of the royal faction in the parliament, but he was frightened by the "enthusiasm" of the Parisian masses in October last year, and advocated stopping the revolution and restoring the original order immediately, and lost power as a result.

After losing power, he hid abroad, and it is said that he recently fled to the exiled court of Louis XVI's brother.

Louis XVI looked serious: "I don't know about these rumors, they have nothing to do with me! If you want cavalry, it's useless to find me! I don't have cavalry, not even a single cavalry!"

An Ning: "No, Your Majesty, you have."

"Where is it?" Louis XVI looked surprised, as if he knew something important, "I still have cavalry?"

An Ning: "The queen's guards are cavalry."

Louis XVI: "What? This! They are just ceremonial soldiers!"

"Riding a horse to scout the effect is about the same. After you move to the Tuileries Palace, Your Majesty, you won't need so many ceremonial troops. These young ladies have nothing to do all day long. It's better to let them have some use.

"You think, the royal family sent their own guards to join the counter-insurgency force. This will definitely become a hot topic in Paris."

An Ning persuaded repeatedly.

Louis XVI hesitated: "This..."

"And in the process of going out to suppress the rebellion, the parliament will pay the girls' military pay, which can save a lot of expenses!"

Louis XVI raised his eyebrows: "Is that so? Will the parliament pay for the counter-insurgency?"

"Of course it will."

Although the payment is made with coupons, it cannot be said that the council is not burdened.

As for whether An Ning would pay the borrowed cavalry with kroner silver coins—of course not, after all, these cavalry were noble ladies, and they should have a relatively indifferent concept of money.

The Krona that An Ning wanted was used to maintain the morale of the infantry.

Louis XVI hesitated for a few seconds, then sighed: "I want to discuss with the queen, after all, they are the queen's guards..."

An Ning: "You are the king, you can't always care so much about the queen's opinion."

That's right, that stupid woman is a lot of bad ideas, Your Majesty!
Of course, An Ning didn't say that directly.

Louis XVI shook his head: "No, I still want to ask the queen's opinion. Don't you revolutionaries always say that women's opinions should be respected?"

An Ning was unable to refute for a moment.

Louis XVI: "In short, I will ask the Queen for her opinion today, and I will give you an answer tomorrow."

An Ning curled her lips: "Okay, Your Majesty. Then I will leave first. I wish you a good dream tonight."

The corner of Louis XVI's mouth twitched, and he muttered, "Can I still have good dreams after seeing you?"

——Holy fellow, I have become the nightmare of the King of Dharma!
An Ning pretended not to hear these words, took two steps back, saluted, turned and left the room.

No sooner had he gone than Queen Mary opened the door to the bedroom and entered.

"This vampire! He drove us out of the Palace of Versailles! He took away our palace, and now he wants to take away our knight guards!"

Queen Mary said viciously.

"I hope the rebels will defeat him this time and cut him to pieces!"

Louis XVI reassured: "Okay, anger is the natural enemy of beauty. What do you think of what he said? I think...it is a good deal to send out the Guards to get a good reputation..."

The queen glared at Louis XVI angrily: "You are crazy! My guards are all ladies from good families, they are real daughters! How can I let them go to war?"

"This……"

At this moment, Christina, who had been standing behind the queen, said, "Wait a minute, Your Majesty, Your Highness! Let me say something! Although we are only a ceremonial troop, we have also received a full set of cavalry training in Brienne. We Five years of training in Brienne! Five years!

"We have served as guards in the palace all these years, and we have never neglected the practice of equestrianism and cavalry tactics. I think we can take on this responsibility!"

The queen turned her head and stared at Christina: "You want to go to the battlefield so much?"

"I think it is very beneficial to the royal family's position that we participate in the counter-insurgency at this time." Christina answered with her head held high, meeting the Queen's gaze.

Queen Mary pondered for a few seconds, then suddenly sneered: "You think I don't know, you have an affair with that cobbler's son! He got the Legion Medal of Honor for saving you!"

Christina: "I do have a personal relationship with Andy—and Mr. Frost, but my speech now is entirely for the sake of the royal family!"

Queen Mary: "Don't mention that man's name! I feel disgusted when I hear his name! Call him that worm!"

Christina: "Sorry, I can't call my friend that."

Queen Mary pursed her lips and stared at Christina for a long time. At this time, Louis XVI came over and reminded her softly: "This is the daughter of the Duke of Orleans... We still owe him a lot of money..."

"I know!" the queen said angrily, and then she waved her hand, "Forget it! If you want to go, go! It is best for the rebels to kill you and the cobbler's son!"

(End of this chapter)