As soon as they arrived at the Palace of Versailles, the palace steward told Lafayette and An Ning that His Majesty the King was waiting for them in the side hall on the first floor.
As soon as he entered the side hall, An Ning suddenly felt that the officer's dog tag he was wearing was a little hot - because there were a bunch of generals present, and everyone was wearing the general's mark, and his lieutenant's dog tag suddenly looked as humble as an ant.
Marshal Broi said: "This...could he be the son of the cobbler who personally captured the Bastille?"
An Ning nodded: "Yes, that's me."
"I heard that you kicked open the gate of the fortress?" the marshal asked.
An Ning thought to herself who the hell spread this news. I want to know who is talking nonsense. They must make you look good.
An Ning: "No, I used the cannon to get close and bombard it, and then I broke the gate of the fortress."
Another general said: "You personally led the troops into the inner courtyard of the fortress? You are very brave. If the National Guard has a warrior like you, one can be as good as ten. I guess they made you the deputy commander of the Self-Defense Force?"
An Ning heard that this general was acting strangely.
They probably think that the National Guards are just a bunch of street guys and look down upon them.
Lafayette responded: "No, the Self-Defense Forces hired him as an artillery officer. He is a mathematics teacher at the Paris Military Academy and should be very suitable for this position."
At this time, Louis XVI coughed and focused everyone's attention on himself.
Louis XVI wore a white dress with a blue cloak that was so big that it affected his walking. The cloak was covered with white irises.
Queen Mary stood next to him, also dressed in costumes, and wearing an afro wig on her head.
An Ning couldn't help but take a few more glances at the queen's wig. To be honest, most of his impressions of this style of hair came from black women. He didn't expect that French ladies in this era were actually popular in wearing wigs with this style of hair.
Louis XVI cleared his throat, then looked at Lafayette and said: "Well, the security in Paris has been very bad recently..."
Lafayette interrupted Louis XVI: "The National Guard will take responsibility for maintaining law and order throughout Paris. We will work together with the elected officials in Paris."
Louis XVI curled his lips: "Okay, okay, you guys cooperate well. Well, about the Bastille..."
Lafayette said loudly: "The people stormed the Bastille to express their solidarity with the Parliament. If you agree to withdraw the Swiss mercenaries stationed in Versailles and ensure the personal safety of the National Assembly members, I think the people will not
There is further action to be taken.”
Louis XVI looked very frustrated. He glanced at Queen Mary beside him, and then sighed: "Okay, okay. I will let the Swiss Army withdraw to its original station. Is that okay?"
After the words fell, Marshal Broi nodded and praised: "Your Majesty's decision is very wise."
An Ning observed Louis XVI carefully. He looked like a rooster whose feathers had been plucked, trying his best to maintain his last dignity.
The queen next to the king lowered her eyes, not hiding her hostility at all, staring at An Ning fiercely.
An Ning thought to herself, Queen, don't hate me. I'm being coerced. I really didn't come up with this idea!
Louis XVI sighed again, and then said: "Now, I am going to see the representatives of the National Assembly meeting in Versailles, and I hope you two will come with you."
Lafayette nodded: "Of course we will go together. We are also representatives of the National Assembly."
Louis XVI was slightly shocked: "Are you too?"
Then he saw An Ning and curled his lips: "Oh yes, of course you are. You are the one who said that you can't force the representatives to leave unless you use bayonets!"
An Ning thought about you only then.
Louis XVI complained: "I haven't used a bayonet against you yet, and you picked up a bayonet to demonstrate to me first!"
An Ning wanted to say that I didn't mean it and that I was being coerced, but then she thought about it and people probably wouldn't believe it, so she gave up.
Queen Mary stared at An Ning fiercely throughout the whole process, as if she wanted to eat An Ning alive.
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Next, Louis XVI went to the Royal Chamber where the National Assembly was located, announced to the delegates the news of the withdrawal of the Swiss Army, and then ordered the delegates to introduce practical and effective measures as soon as possible to restore law and order in the city of Paris.
After saying this, Louis XVI left as if running away.
As soon as the king left, thunderous applause erupted in the room.
Dandong stood up first, looked at An Ning, and applauded desperately.
Mirabeau shouted: "Well done, Mr. Frost! You saved the entire Parliament by forcing the palace with force!"
An Ning could only smile. At this point, he was just coerced into participating in the storming of the Bastille, and he could no longer say it out loud.
An Ning was quickly surrounded by congressmen. Everyone wanted to shake his hand. When everyone shook hands with him, they praised An Ning's decisiveness and bravery.
By the time the handshake was almost complete, An Ning seemed to be the "savior of the National Assembly."
Lafayette, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the National Guard, was ignored by the congressmen. Except for a few second-level representatives who were already familiar with him, no one came forward to say hello to him.
After finally shaking hands with everyone, An Ning said to everyone: "I just did something trivial. It was Mr. Lafayette's National Guard who really forced the king to make concessions!"
"It was precisely because of the existence of the National Guard that the king gave up using the Swiss Army to dissolve Parliament."
Only then did everyone turn their attention to Lafayette.
Lafayette smiled and said: "Without Mr. Frost's decisive attack on the Bastille, His Majesty would not have been so shocked, and probably would not have withdrawn the troops so simply. All in all, Mr. Frost deserves the most credit."
An Ning frowned, always feeling that Lafayette's words did not come from the heart.
——Damn it, could it be that I was too aggressive and offended Lafayette?
In fact, in the history of the Revolution that Anning knew, Lafayette was the person who benefited the most after the Bastille was captured. Not only did he become the commander-in-chief of the Paris National Guard, he also became a popular figure in front of the king.
When the king goes to the Paris City Hall in a few days, Lafayette will personally put the tricolor emblem symbolizing the revolution on the king's head.
Damn it, if I interfere like this, most of the benefits that Lafayette originally gained will be cut off by me, right?
Maybe Lafayette will hold a grudge...
An Ning glanced at Lafayette again, but the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard took the topic in another direction: "Everyone! The threat to Parliament from the Swiss mercenaries has been removed. Next, we have to solve the problem of public security in Paris.
Question! I think we should pass a bill as soon as possible to appease the citizens.”
Mirabeau immediately said: "We should pass a bill that recognizes the sovereignty of the people and the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity! This will appease the people!"
An Ning thought, the real way to appease the masses is to give them bread. Now the people in Paris are making trouble on the streets mainly to grab bread, okay?