I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 546: The Emperor's Thunder

The next day.

In the square two streets away from the Ajaccio Parliament Hall, more than 200 fully armed soldiers were neatly lined up in two squares, looking at Lieutenant Colonel Buanaba on horseback.

"Not long ago, we saved Corsica from the rebels." Napoleon raised his whip and pointed it in the direction of the parliament hall, "and now, another group of conspirators is ready to destroy this peaceful life.

“According to the intelligence I received, those separatist councillors who are incompetent, inefficient and only know how to take bribes will follow Paoli’s instructions to incite riots in the Chinto Mountains.

"You, the warriors of France, will follow me to arrest those separatists in order to save this province once again! End this nightmare of chaos here once and for all!"

He spoke so eloquently and with such awe-inspiring force that he completely forgot that just a few months ago he was also a member of the "separatists".

"Yes, Commander!" The soldiers responded in unison, and then, under the command of the officers, they rushed towards the parliament hall to the beat of drums.

Behind them, there were several war horses pulling two 2-pound cannons.

The Corsican Parliament will hold a routine vote on some policies today. More than 70 parliamentarians had just entered the parliament hall, and some were still yawning when they saw the door being pushed open. Two officials from the Ajaccio City Hall ran in and shouted anxiously:
"The army! Buwanaba is coming with the army!"

"Someone heard him say something about 'arresting separatists'..."

The congressmen were so shocked that they stood up and shouted:
“Who gave him this power?”

"I heard that three justices were taken away by this guy. He must be crazy!"

"Does he even want to arrest the congressman?"

"What to do? Who's going to stop him?"

Giuseppe, the leader of the Paoli faction, jumped onto the table, waved his arms and shouted:

"Don't be afraid! This is the Corsican Parliament! We must unite and let that madman and military leader know that Corsicans are never afraid of threats!"

Immediately, the Restorationist members echoed:

"Yes! Corsica is a place of freedom and democracy. We cannot allow him to do whatever he wants!"

"We are not afraid of him! Everyone, follow me and drive that guy away together!"

These congressmen make their livings by giving speeches. Their words are passionate and each one of them is like a fearless fighter.

Led by Giuseppe, dozens of parliamentarians came to the door of the parliament hall in a disorderly manner, and saw a team of French soldiers in white uniforms coming towards them.

He immediately stepped forward and shouted, "What are you doing?!"

Napoleon ordered his men to surround the parliament hall, then rode his horse to the group of parliamentarians, raised his hat symbolically, and then took out a list, looking down at them, and said calmly:

"In the name of the commander of the Corsica garrison, I hereby order the arrest of the following insurgents for their involvement in the planning of the riot:

“Andrew Alexander Alcide.

“Sean Chris Bardolo.

“Ricci Romano Greco Giuseppe.

"Tim Toscacci..."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers beside him immediately stepped forward to arrest the man.

Although they were part of the troops stationed in Corsica, they all came from the provinces of mainland France. Especially Labo's company, which was composed of soldiers specially selected by Napoleon, was a "grenadier company". Although they were not as tall as regular grenadiers, they were treated as grenadiers.

These soldiers were all Napoleon's "direct descendants" and didn't care about the Corsican parliamentarians at all. Giuseppe's heart tightened, and he quickly signaled to the parliamentarians next to him. Several of them stepped forward together and shouted:

"We are Corsican deputies, representing the Corsican people! You have no right to arrest us!"

"Leave the council chamber immediately, you rude fellows!"

"You are trampling on freedom and law, you will be judged!"

The soldiers were frightened by their confident words and stopped in their tracks, turning to look at the commander.

Napoleon glanced at the grenadier captain and said, "Rabo, show your soldiers how to do it."

"Yes, Commander!"

Rabo responded, dismounted, and strode towards Giuseppe, who was shouting the loudest. He raised his hand and whipped him, shouting:
"shut up!"

Giuseppe screamed when he was beaten, and immediately let go of the hands of other councilors and stepped back in fear.

Rabo ignored the congressmen beside him, followed him and whipped him to the ground, then stepped on his back and nodded to the soldiers:

"Rope, tie me up."

"Yes, sir!"

Labo looked at the other soldiers again and said loudly:
"What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear the commander's order?"

With him as an example, other soldiers immediately rushed forward and used ropes to tie up the members of parliament whose names Napoleon read out.

"Let's fight them!" Giuseppe's men shouted in a timid manner.

At this moment, the sound of wheels creaked from the direction of the street. The congressmen turned their heads and saw two black cannons appear in their sight. The muzzles were pointing at them. Soldiers stood beside them holding ignition sticks.

In an instant, the congressmen who had been struggling and resisting just now were all frozen in place. There was a dead silence in front of the parliament hall.

In fact, more than 200 soldiers did not need to use cannons to deal with these congressmen, and they could not fire when the two sides were mixed together.

But the terrifying deterrent power of the cannon is unparalleled. Even if a person can talk eloquently into a flintlock, he will probably become inarticulate when staring at the muzzle of a cannon.

Soon, the soldiers stuffed a dozen MPs with their hands tied into a carriage. The Paoli faction's influence in the parliament was almost wiped out.

Most of the other MPs who survived the disaster dispersed in fear, while the pro-French MPs looked at the backs of the army and whispered to each other in a gloating manner.

Starting at noon that day, Ajaccio implemented martial law, and a large number of soldiers took to the streets, saying that they were "preventing rebels from inciting riots."

Two days later, the Ajaccio High Court opened the trial.

The three grand justices who had been kidnapped and taken to the warehouse by Napoleon completed the trial process in just one day under the "close protection" of the soldiers. They declared Giuseppe and 14 other congressmen guilty of conspiracy to incite rebellion, collusion with foreign enemies, etc., and sentenced them to 10 to 20 years in prison, and their status as congressmen was revoked.

When the news came out, the whole of Corsica was shocked, especially in some areas with serious separatist tendencies, where the people were so excited that they were ready to launch an armed riot.

However, their leaders were currently imprisoned in Napoleon's military camp. They did not even have anyone who could make decisions, and they were unable to mobilize funds, so they could not make any waves at all.

And it didn't take long for Napoleon's army to appear in these places where there were signs of riot.

People's restless hearts suddenly became calm.

(End of this chapter)