In the end, the National Assembly passed the resolution to exile Robespierre with 20 abstentions and 66 votes against.
It seems that there are still many people who are dissatisfied with the exile of Robespierre and want to kill them all.
However, because of the "prestige" of the first president, most of them still voted in favor.
Talleyrand did not forget to sing his praises: "Let us praise the kindness of the First Consul together!"
The next vote on Saint Just was not so divided. Everyone almost unanimously passed the resolution to send Saint Just to the guillotine.
After doing all this, An Ning decided to propose Danton as the next speaker to control the National Assembly in accordance with the order of his own ideas. However, at this time Fouche stood up and spoke again.
“For a long time, we have allowed the National Assembly to have both executive and legislative powers, and everyone is used to coming to the National Assembly to vote on all matters, no matter how big or small.
"This is actually wrong. According to the principle of separation of powers, we should completely separate the executive branch from the National Assembly."
When An Ning heard this, Fouche made sense. In the original history, the National Salvation Committee was the administrative agency when the Jacobins were in power. But now it has been changed in this way. The National Salvation Committee has become an agency similar to the NKVD, an administrative agency.
As a result, most administrative matters are handled exclusively by special commissioners dispatched by the parliament.
This is actually wrong.
So An Ning acquiesced to Fouche's statement and watched him continue to speak.
Fouche: "The Paris Commune is still responsible for the internal affairs of Paris, but outside of Paris everything is in chaos. I propose that the First Consul nominate the cabinet team directly led by him!"
Yes, if Fouche does this and continues to advance, France's administrative power will be completely controlled by Anning, and his position as First Consul will become worthy of the name.
And in the current situation, with the entire National Army following An Ning's orders, the power of the First Consul is almost unlimited.
An Ning thought quickly and decided that this would be a good idea. He would quickly promote the industrialization of France and gain administrative power to facilitate things.
So An Ning nodded and said: "I will propose the appointment of my cabinet candidates tomorrow and submit them to the National Assembly for review.
"Today we first decide on the candidate for the new speaker of the National Assembly. I propose that Jacques Danton be the new speaker!"
Talleyrand: "Agreed!"
An Ning said seriously: "The voting has not started yet, please follow the voting process."
Talleyrand bowed slightly: "Sorry, I was too impatient."
I believe you, you must have planned it.
But thanks to Talleyrand's move, the Speaker of Dandong should not be able to escape.
In the end, as An Ning expected, Dandong was elected as the new Speaker with almost unanimous votes.
**
At noon, An Ning returned to the Royal Palace with a group of officers.
Christina had already received the news of their return and greeted them at the door.
"How's it going?" she asked.
An Ning shrugged: "You may not believe it, but I am now the First Consul of France."
Napoleon interjected: "He is really Caesar now."
Christina showed a surprised smile: "Really? Then I am Mrs. Caesar now?"
An Ning: "Okay, this is not important. Christina, prepare a simple meal. We will eat it while having the meeting. Next, we have to discuss the list of cabinet members."
Christina was a little surprised: "A cabinet member? A group of soldiers coming to discuss this?"
An Ning also felt that it was outrageous, but his current team was all soldiers except Lazar Cano. He had no intention of expanding his influence in the administrative aspect before and had no related operations at all.
An Ning now wanted to ask the loyal officers under him if there were any acquaintances who could serve as members of the political cabinet.
A group of people drove into the peaceful study room in the Royal Palace, and then everyone dispersed and took their seats.
Napoleon spoke first: "I think we can call Mr. Equality back. He has many friends in Paris, so he should have no problem serving as Lord Privy Seal."
An Ning sighed: "We are a republic and we don't have a minister of the seal. But it would be good to have my father-in-law as the minister of the interior. He has many connections in Paris, so he should have an advantage in this regard."
An Ning paused and looked at Lazar Cano: "There should be no problem if Cano continues to be the Minister of War."
Lazarcano nodded, accepting the appointment.
An Ning continued to rely on the knowledge he brought from his previous life: "Talleyrand can be the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Fouche can be the Minister of Police."
La Salle immediately frowned: "Isn't Fouche a businessman? Can he do this well?"
An Ning: "I have read Fouche's work record in Lyon when he was the commissioner. At least in Lyon, he successfully maintained local security and greatly reduced violent crimes. I think he should have some successful experience that he can bring to Paris.
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Then An Ning mentioned a few more names in succession, all of which were based on the list of ministers after Napoleon became emperor.
Fortunately, his reputation is high enough now, so no one is wondering why he suddenly mentioned the name of someone he usually has no contact with.
When everything was almost arranged, Moreau suddenly spoke: "Your Excellency, you know me. I was a lawyer before joining the army. If you need a trustworthy person in the legal field, I can join the Constitution Codification Committee to supervise
They compiled a new constitution..."
An Ning: "But as far as I know, you don't even have a diploma from a law school?"
Morrow was embarrassed: "Well, after all, I studied to be a lawyer, and my father is a very famous lawyer..."
An Ning: "I fully understand your willingness to share my worries. But I need you even more on the battlefield, and you don't know that we are short of senior officers. We will soon enter the Rhine River, and the troops who have been reorganized
The Prussian-Austrian coalition goes to war."
While An Ning had to stay in France due to logistical problems, Prussia and Austria were also working hard to replenish their armies. Now Prussia and Austria have each raised hundreds of thousands of troops.
An Ning: "Although we have achieved a brilliant victory and although we have a French army with high morale, if we do not take the enemy seriously, failure will surely come.
"A arrogant soldier will be defeated."
An Ning's words made everyone look at each other in shock.
Indeed, after successive victories, everyone gradually no longer believed that the French army had the possibility of defeat. It seemed that with just a stamp of their feet, the Prussian-Austrian coalition would fall to the ground, and the kings of Prussia and Austria would surrender to France.
An Ning: "In short, we have decided on the cabinet list without any objection. After it is submitted to the parliament tomorrow, we only need to consider military issues."
An Ning did not think that his cabinet proposal would be rejected at all.
When he said this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
At least Robespierre is not dead yet, and history has finally been changed by me.