Robespierre didn't listen to a word of the second half of An Ning's speech.
Complex emotions lingered in his heart.
Talleyrand had long been classified by him as a speculator, a careerist trying to seize the fruits of the revolution, a bad guy, and someone who should be eliminated.
When Frost accepted the gold bullion from Paul Barras, Robespierre believed Frost's statement: This was to use the blood sucked from speculators to stabilize the financial order.
Robespierre even joked at the time that Frost looked like a Jew when describing his plan.
The incorruptible person believes wishfully that his closest comrade-in-arms cannot betray him.
But now, the appearance of Talleyrand made him hesitate to believe.
Robespierre looked at the profile of Frost who was chatting incessantly, and suddenly felt that this familiar figure became as strange as Danton.
Changed, everything has changed.
I, the incorruptible one, am the only one left who still holds on to those original visions.
Robespierre felt sad from the bottom of his heart. It seems that it is too difficult for human beings to emerge from the mud and remain unstained.
Of his colleagues back then, now he is the only one left who is still moving forward alone.
Robespierre was shaken for a moment, thinking that this would be fine. As long as he was corrupted by those things and people, he could return to the original state with Danton and Frost.
But he immediately strengthened his belief.
He said to himself: Cheer up, incorruptible, even if you are the only one, you must stick to the path you originally chose!
Because all his energy was devoted to ideological struggle, Robespierre did not listen to Frost's speech at all, and did not even notice that Frost had finished speaking.
**
An Ning waited patiently for a few seconds before calling out to his close friend, the incorruptible Robespierre again: "Maximilian! Mr. Speaker! I've finished speaking, it's time to vote!"
Robespierre suddenly realized: "Ah? Oh, that's it, it's time to vote! Sorry, your speech just now was so ambitious that I couldn't help but enjoy the situation after it continues to develop.
"
An Ning couldn't help but frown.
An Ning wouldn't be suspicious if others said this, but this was Robespierre. He was usually very stern, so how could he suddenly talk like this?
That Robespierre actually enjoyed the future just because his speech was full of ambition? Did he get distracted at such an important meeting?
No, just mind wandering is impossible.
The incorruptible will never let his mind wander when he is doing his business.
For example, when playing bridge, he is always very serious and always calculating his points.
No, he won't be distracted.
Such a confident tranquility interrupted Robespierre: "Come on, it's not like you to be distracted. What's the matter, my friend?"
Robespierre hesitated for a moment, then showed a determined expression and asked: "Why Talleyrand?"
An Ning: "Because he has diplomatic talents."
An Ning was telling the truth. It was really because of Talleyrand's diplomatic skills in history that he put him in charge of mediating in the Low Countries.
An Ning is not really capable of recognizing talents. He is just a mortal. If someone he doesn't know comes in front of him, he will be blinded. It is impossible for Zhuge Liang in the novel to spot people accurately.
Therefore, he can only use his familiarity with history to find talents.
Not only did he want to use Talleyrand as a diplomat, he would also ask Fouche to take charge of internal affairs and establish a police system.
From An Ning's perspective, this is a very realistic choice to make the best use of everything.
But in Robespierre's view, this should not be the case.
After all, Talleyrand and Fouche were well-known speculators. When he hired these two people, An Ning knew that they might make Robespierre feel bad about him.
He also hesitated whether to use these two people.
The final conclusion is to use them. People who know that these two are talented will naturally let them go. As for Robespierre, he can use his own reputation to convince him.
So An Ning put on his most sincere attitude and looked directly into Robespierre's eyes: "Maximilian, I know you may have opinions about Talleyrand, but there is no doubt about his ability.
"Moreover, think about how difficult it was at the beginning of the revolution. If it hadn't been for Talleyrand's suggestion that the National Assembly confiscate the church's property, the National Assembly and the Paris Commune would have starved to death because of lack of money."
Robespierre: "You are right. It is true that Talleyrand contributed to the Republic, but the reason why the Republic is so difficult now is because speculators like him made a lot of money! Think about Barras's five
One hundred ounce gold bars!
“How do you know if each of these worms has a five-hundred-ounce gold bar in their pocket?
"If we don't kill them all, the Republic will have no chance of survival!"
An Ning said in a good voice: "Maximilian, if you are talking about an economic problem, believe me, I can solve it, just like solving military problems.
"Maximilian, please believe me, believe me as I believe you!"
Damn, what am I doing? Why did I suddenly say a line from Tianyuan Breakthrough? Is this the time to make a joke?
But when you say this string in French, the pronunciation is quite interesting.
It's a bit like a funny line, the kind that would appear in "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth".
Although An Ning's words were a joke that no one present could possibly know, Robespierre seemed to be hit hard by these words.
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His lips trembled slightly, and he held it in for a few seconds before asking: "Of course I can trust you, but the question is, do you really trust me?"
An Ning nodded without hesitation: "Of course I believe you, unconditionally."
Robespierre nodded tremblingly, and then took a deep breath: "Okay, then I believe you too. Then, we will discuss the next step of military action and the appointment of Bishop Talleyrand as the full authority of the Low Countries.
Let’s vote on the special envoy!”
Robespierre seemed to have cheered up and returned to the incorruptible man that everyone was familiar with.
He presided over the voting at the meeting with ease.
The result of the vote was no surprise, with almost unanimous approval.
An Ning didn't think there might be a problem in this link. No one would embarrass the Jacobin Four - the leader of the Big Three - on this issue.
Basically, this vote is just a formality.
When the voting results came out, Robespierre read aloud the appointment of Talleyrand and the authorization for the next battle to Anning.
Now that An Ning is here, he's ready to start working, and it just so happens that there's a break for the meeting.
But just as he was about to leave, Robespierre stopped him: "Andy, are you free for dinner tonight?"
An Ning looked at Robespierre in surprise.
This is Robespierre, the incorruptible. In the past year or so, he has not even appeared in the Jacobin Club, as if he has been isolated from the entire Paris social circle.
So An Ning happily agreed: "Okay, shall we go to your house to eat? I'll also try the landlady's cooking!"
Robespierre smiled. At least at this moment, his smile seemed unburdened: "I'll let her get something special."