In the next few days, An Ning recovered much faster than expected.
Three days later, his shoulder is no longer bleeding much, and there is no sign of pus. It seems that it will be completely healed in another week or two.
When An Ning was recuperating, Ma Lai came over once and strongly suggested that An Ning get some lime and rub it on it, because Ma Lai felt that if the wound did not suppurate, it was a bad sign and he had to let it suppurate.
An Ning refused the request of this future "Friend of the People" without hesitation.
Mara didn't seem too happy about this.
An Ning couldn't help but worry a little. After the Great Revolution broke out in the future, he wouldn't be guillotined by Mara because of this, right?
You have to be careful with Mara in the future and don't let him hold a grudge.
Two weeks later, An Ning's shoulder injury was completely healed. That day, he invited all his friends from the Brittany Club over and held a small party at his home to celebrate.
For this small party, An Ning spent some money and bought a lot of fruits and snacks.
Robespierre also came to the party - wearing his everlasting green coat.
At the party, he told An Ning that he was going to return to Alas and might become a lawyer or judge in Alas.
An Ning knew the future history, so he knew that the next time he saw Robespierre in Paris would probably be when the three levels of parliament were convened.
During this period, Robespierre would become a very respected lawyer in his hometown, laying the foundation for his subsequent election as a representative of the third estate of the three-tier parliament.
So this small gathering naturally turned into a farewell party for Robespierre.
In the middle of the farewell, the Duke and Christina also came. Robespierre joked, "I never thought that a Duke would come to say goodbye to a commoner like me." The Duke responded with Rousseau's words: "Man is born free.
, but I am often trapped in shackles. I think I am the master of everyone else, but I am more of a slave than everyone else. I don’t want the title of Duke to become my shackles, just like..."
An Ning said: "Just like Marquis Richard."
The Duke smiled and said: "Yes, just like Marquis Richard, who was bound by his title and became a short-sighted person. I will not be like this. I am willing to make friends with a talented commoner like Maximilian."
Robespierre nodded: "You are really the most enlightened nobleman I have ever seen. If noblemen were like you..."
An Ning joked: "Then we will have a lot of dirty jokes about Her Majesty the Queen to watch."
The prince burst into laughter.
It was an open secret that the Duke of Orleans financed the publication of pamphlets that discredited the Queen.
Christina complained: "Andy, I'm still here, how can I answer such a topic?"
An Ning: "Sorry..."
The Duke waved his hand and then said to his daughter: "My dear daughter, remember, apart from talking about politics and military affairs when men get together, most of the rest is about all kinds of dirty jokes. You have to get used to it."
Christina rolled her eyes.
At this time, Robespierre asked the Duke: "Speaking of which, I heard the news from the front today. Prussia won another war?"
The Duke nodded: "Yes, this Frederick is really powerful. He defeated us, Austria and Russia in his own campaigns. Now it is said that the British troops landed in Hanover and guarded Frederick's rear. The victory of the war
It all depends on whether the French and Austrian forces can defeat the British army."
An Ning thought about it and vaguely remembered that during the Seven Years' War, the French and British armies lost more than they won.
It's just that he didn't remember that the French and Austrian forces had ever faced off against the British army on the European continent. Maybe this was a historical process unique to this time and space.
Dandong asked An Ning with interest: "What do our war heroes think of the upcoming confrontation with the British army?"
An Ning and Christina had just received the decoration of Louis XVI at the Palace of Versailles a few days ago.
An Ning remembers that the Legion of Honor should have been established during the Napoleonic era, but this medal has existed for a long time. It is said that when Queen Theresia established the Legion of Honor, Louis XV felt that we should also have one.
Medals to reward soldiers were established.
Now Dandong calling An Ning a war hero who has received the medal is of course a joke. Everyone in the Brittany Club knows the process of An Ning escaping from the battlefield and knows that this medal was picked up for nothing.
But Anning, as a political enthusiast and military fan, naturally would not miss this opportunity to comment critically on the war, so he seriously answered Dandong's question: "I think Britain will win. Because the British army is..."
An Ning almost said "it's a bourgeois army".
But at this time, the concept of bourgeoisie—no, the concept of class itself was not even born.
So An Ning could only say: "The British army is an army composed of citizens. It is different from the cannon fodder that was driven to the battlefield by the gentlemen. The British army in red can have high morale mainly because the British are glorious
After the revolution, a new social order was established, and the British had a greater sense of belonging to their country.
"So the British army will have more desire to fight and have higher morale.
"It is very difficult for the army of the feudal dynasty to defeat such an army."
Mirabeau listened to An Ning's statement and immediately made a rebuttal: "But we have also won many victories in battles with the British. The most recent one was five years ago in North America. We completely defeated the British army, allowing
The Thirteen State Colonies became independent from the British."
An Ning: "I didn't say that the feudal dynasty's army couldn't defeat the citizen army, I just said that it would be very difficult. In fact, on German soil, I saw with my own eyes how the civilized people led by Frederick defeated our army.
"The morale of the British army is probably higher than that of the Prussian army. I don't think General Carnegie can defeat the British army."
Danton: "Listening to this, do you think we have fallen behind Europe in terms of social reform? Even Prussian soldiers are called civilized people by you, but our soldiers are still simple subjects."
An Ning asked back: "Isn't it? From the time of the Sun King to the present, have we carried out any obvious social reforms? We are obviously the birthplace of various enlightenment ideas, but we have not carried out any reforms. Our noble lord is still
The superiors look down on the common people, our government is heavily in debt, and our queen is still spending all her money and living in debauchery."
The gentlemen present looked at each other, and no one could refute An Ning.
Yes, France, as the birthplace of Enlightenment thought, gave birth to Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu and other great Enlightenment thinkers. However, compared to other feudal monarchs in Europe, the French king was very unenthusiastic about reform.
Queen Theresia of Austria and King Frederick of Prussia, both contemporary of Louis XV, implemented a series of reform policies to alleviate domestic conflicts.
Even Russia's Catherine pretended to accept Enlightenment ideas and implemented certain reforms.
Only France, the birthplace of Enlightenment thought, remained completely motionless.
An Ning's words caused all the French people present to fall into silence.
Mirabeau sighed: "Hey, the previous finance minister Necker did implement some reforms, but he only helped the royal family survive. What can we do, we can only continue to urge reforms in various newspapers."
An Ning thought you could still start a revolution...
However, the Great Revolution was the product of the right time, place, and people, so there was no need to rush it.
His Excellency the Duke was the first to change the subject: "Speaking of the military, I have sent someone to help you complete the admission procedures for the Brienne Royal Military Academy. Then you can set off with Christina."
Christina smiled and said: "That would be great, we can ride in a carriage together."