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Chapter 51 Struggle
Liberty, how many crimes have been committed in your name.

— Madame Roland on the Guillotine
Maximilian Robespierre's surname was originally Drobespierre, but he shortened it in 1789.

This man was quite different from Mirabeau or Danton.The two of them were ugly, while Robespierre was well-dressed.

He was always dressed in clean, perfectly cut clothes, usually dark green, a color that seemed to reflect in his eyes and even in his sallow, pockmarked face.

His hair was powdered and scrupulously combed.Because he is short and thin, he wears high heels to make himself appear taller, and walks with small, hurried steps and a very fast pace.

His nickname is "The Incorruptible in the Sea Green Coat".

He lived up to his name and was indeed incorruptible.

He spends very little money except for clothes.He had no close friends, women meant nothing to him, neither did diet.

He mainly subsisted on bread, fruit and coffee.

He was never heard to laugh, and rarely seen to smile.He is a man who is always tense.

"This man can do something," said Mirabeau shortly before his death, "and he believed what he said."

The reason why Robespierre appeared on the city tonight was because he received a report that the king would flee on Christmas.

Although he doubted the authenticity of the other party, the "Incorruptible One" was even more bored with today's party, and he decided to take a look at the city.

And the facts are indeed as stated in the report letter, the king has indeed fled.

Robespierre was a sensible man, and he did not intend to send anyone to hunt down the king.

Life is not easy for the Jacobins these days, with the Girondins dominating.

This is not what Robespierre wanted. Since the women's petition last year, the Jacobin Club has been deeply divided. Some moderate elements who oppose the dethroning of the king have threatened to form another club.

And indeed it is, the Feuillon Club will appear soon.

Facing two propositions, after thinking about it, Robespierre chose to abolish the monarchy. The first thing he had to do was to get the chairmanship of the Jacobin Club and overthrow the rule of the Girondins.

Here comes the question, what exactly is Girondism?

This has to start from before. The victory of the American War of Independence certainly allowed the European countries to once again see the power of France.

However, the French royal family's control over the local area and its dominance over the country are also declining.

Louis XIV (French Sun King, the peak of autocratic rule) left the monarchy to future generations has almost been defeated by the two prodigal sons of Louis XV and Louis 16.

In this context, from the 80s of the eighteenth century onwards, political clubs sprung up all over France.

In these places, there is an endless discussion about the options for the country's future institutions, and the pros and cons of different options.

The most influential club of the early days was the left-wing Society of the Friends of the Constitution, whose members met at the Jacobin monastery on the Rue Saint-Honoré, and were therefore often called the "Jacobins".

Founded initially by representatives of the anti-royalist party from Brittany, the Society of Friends of the Constitution soon developed into a national republican movement.

Its membership included bourgeois activists of all stripes.

Among them are the liberal nobles (such as Count Mirabeau, Lafayette, Sieyes, etc.).

The constitutional big bourgeoisie (such as the big banker and farmer Theodore Lamet brothers).

Industrial and commercial bourgeoisie (such as Brissot, Viernio, etc.).

Democratic bourgeoisie (such as Robespierre and others).

In February 1790, the Jacobin Club passed its charter, stipulating that its purpose is to "promote the success of the revolution", "let the voice of truth spread everywhere", and "let the light of truth illuminate the people".

It stipulates that the members must "love equality, cherish human rights, instinctively protect the weak and oppressed, and be willing to respect others."Members must submit an application, be recommended by an introducer, and pay membership fees.In this way, the Jacobin Club has the embryonic form of a modern political party.

But the Society of Friends of the Constitution is not a Jacobin, and this must be made clear.

It also includes the Girondins - a faction so named because most of its prominent members are representatives from the legislative assembly of the Gironde department in southwestern France.

But the name is actually named after Lamartine's "History of the Girondins", a best-selling French writer.

Generally speaking, during the revolution, people often named it after the leader of this faction, Jacques-Pierre-Brissot, called the Brissot faction.

The Girondists also supported the abolition of the monarchy, but they were not an organized political group like the Jacobins.

Rather, it was a party of loosely connected individuals, including the influential Jean-Marie Rolland and his wife Marie-Jeanne, whose salons would become the main Girondist meeting place.

Incidentally, the Girondins were the first to split off from the Society of Friends of the Constitution.

Looking at the dark night, Robespierre turned and returned home.

Louis XVI can't escape, and tomorrow, people will naturally find out the news of the king's escape.

At that time, the Brissot faction will be passive, and people like Mirabeau and Lafayette are just weak royalists. As for other opponents, they are just clowns.

And I, Robespierre, will reshape this country. The monarchy is the scum of the times, and the republic is the future.

A vortex, the vortex that has been gathering momentum for a few months, is on the verge of spreading.

The fleeing king, the Brissot faction who knew nothing, and Robespierre hiding in the dark constituted the first layer of the vortex of the French Revolution.

Britain, who was watching with a cold eye, Prussia, Austria, and Spain who felt uneasy, and Tsarist Russia as far away as Eastern Europe were the second level of this whirlpool.

Still in Constantiniya, Napoleon, who is waiting to enter the game, will be the third part of this vortex.

While the French Revolution was intensifying, Selim was also preparing for the completion of the Great Cleansing, and the Gantacuzino family, who were the chief villains among the Fanars, would definitely not want to live.

Regardless of whether you were coerced or something, you still chose to participate when you could explain to the Sudan, why did Selim leave him behind?

As for the Dukas family, they can stay. After all, without the help of Simon Dukas, Cardosi Gantacuzino would not be so honest.

However, the main branch must not be left behind. Only a remote side branch of the Dukas family can survive.

On the other side of Greece, the Angelos family must have had fun among the nine clans. For many other families, those who did not report or indirectly helped all the main branches were executed, and the side branches took over.

For the Armenians, Selim has no way to move them now. He can only ask Abraham to increase his financial suppression of the Armenians, which is one of the few punishments that Sudan can do.

The last was the Guards. Hussein Pasha's efficiency was quite high, and the Guards were basically wiped out.

Under Selim's order, their heads were cut off by Hussein's command, and they were piled up in the northwestern suburbs outside Constantiniya to form a Jingguan.

　The article roughly explained the political factions in France, and their abilities are limited, so that's all they can do.

　　Finally, ask for follow-up and collection
　　
　
(End of this chapter)