079 His Majesty the King thinks he can do it again
Since the adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights, the focus of the National Assembly has shifted to discussing the specific provisions of the Constitution.
An Ning was silent during this period because he was worried that when he spoke, he would shock everyone with some ideas that transcended the times.
He didn't want to be honored by Ma Shengqi later.
An Ning's silence made his friends a little strange. Danton joked that he saved the parliament just so he could have a place to take a nap.
During this period of time, An Ning's focus was entirely on his small army.
It's not that he has any special hobby for training soldiers, it's mainly that these big-headed soldiers will blow him away in all kinds of ways, which makes him very useful.
Throughout September, An Ning spent the morning supervising the training of his small unit at the manor, and only went out to check in at the National Assembly in Versailles in the afternoon. After checking in, he found a place where the sun could shine and took a comfortable nap.
After doing this a few times, he earned a new nickname: the Sleeper of the National Assembly.
Members of the National Assembly even made a bet with him on whose speech could wake An Ning up.
So far, no one's speech can do this.
But Louis XVI did it.
The parliament was going on that day, and suddenly a representative rushed in from outside and said loudly: "It's bad! Something bad is going to happen!"
Mounier stood up and patted the table: "Calm down. What happened?"
"Come out and take a look! Another army has arrived in the camp of the Swiss Legion that just evacuated in July!"
The representatives looked at each other and whispered.
Dandong desperately patted An Ning on the shoulder: "Get up quickly, something happened!"
An Ning yawned and got up, squinting her sleepy eyes: "What's the matter?"
"The king has sent another army over!"
An Ning: "Mixed another one?"
At this time, another representative ran in from outside: "I went to ask the officers who were marching into the station. They were the Flanders Army originally stationed in Flanders, with 60,000 people!"
The delegates were shocked: "Sixty thousand people!"
"Isn't that 40,000 more than the Swiss mercenaries?"
"This is already more than the total number of National Guardsmen in Paris!"
"What does the king want?"
Dandong turned to An Ning and said, "Come on, Andy, it's time for you to come on stage. Don't you have a small army? Do something!"
An Ning: "My small army only has 200 people. What can it do in the face of an army of 60,000 people? You should go find Lafayette."
The National Guard has 43,000 people, which is really comparable to the 60,000 people of the Army of Flanders.
At this time, Lafayette stood up: "Quiet! I think at this time, a representative should be sent to ask His Majesty what he wants to do."
Several representatives immediately agreed: "That's right! Go and ask!"
Lafayette: "I think it will be up to me, Chairman Meunier and Representative Mirabeau to meet with His Majesty. The others will wait here for news."
Suddenly, a representative shouted: "Take Mr. Frost with you. He has challenged the king several times. The king is afraid of him!"
An Ning was shocked. How could you possibly CUE me? I have obviously been fishing in the parliament for more than half a month. Logically speaking, you should forget about me, right?
Another representative immediately agreed: "That's right! Frost always takes a nap, now it's time for him to come forward!"
"He is the evil star of the king!"
No, I'm not! Your Majesty, listen to me, I'm just a fence-sitter who follows the crowd!
More and more MPs are shouting: "Mr. Frost, it's your turn to step forward!"
"It's time to save Parliament again!"
Lafayette stood on the podium, looking unhappy. He probably didn't want An Ning to get involved in this matter, but he couldn't hold back everyone's enthusiasm.
So he looked at An Ning: "Mr. Frost, what are your intentions?"
An Ning stood up: "I'm just an artillery officer, captain. I can't say anything about this..."
A representative interrupted An Ning: "Versailles is the closest among your troops! You are clearly ready to force the palace at any time!"
An Ning was shocked. My troops were indeed stationed in the wilderness between Paris and Versailles, but that was because the house given to me by the Duke of Orleans was there.
If the house he gave me was on the other side of Paris, my troops would be stationed there.
I don't have the final say as to where the garrison is located; the Duke of Orleans has the final say.
An Ning: "That's just an artillery unit of 200 people. It's not even as many as the Guards that usually guard the Palace of Versailles. I'm not trying to force the palace..."
"Just go together!" The representatives interrupted An Ning again.
An Ning raised her eyebrows and had no choice but: "Okay, okay, I'll go with Lafayette, Meunier and Mr. Mirabeau."
By the way, Meunier and Mirabeau have become the leaders of the Parliament because they have been particularly active in the Parliament in the past month. Meunier is also the Speaker of the Parliament.
As for Lafayette, as the person in charge of military power in Parliament, he naturally has a lofty status.
Lafayette: "Without further delay, let's meet His Majesty right now."
**
Louis XVI seems to be in very good spirits today.
As soon as he saw the representatives of the parliament, he greeted them enthusiastically: "Good morning, gentlemen!"
"Good morning, Your Majesty." Lafayette saluted with his hair removed, and then went straight to the topic, "Today we saw the Flanders Army moving into a camp near Versailles. Is this..."
Louis XVI smiled and said: "Gentlemen, what are you worried about? I just mobilized the legion from a remote station to Paris and let them enjoy life. I have prepared a banquet for the officers of the legion in Versailles.
, all representatives can also participate.”
Lafayette, Mirabeau and Meunier looked at each other, and Mirabeau also looked at An Ning.
Mounier: "Your Majesty, mobilizing troops near Paris at this time may cause misunderstanding..."
"What misunderstanding?" Louis XVI asked, "Explain to me what misunderstanding it is. Don't I have the right to mobilize troops who are loyal to me?"
While he was talking, Queen Mary opened the door and entered the study.
The queen did not speak, but stood silently behind the king.
Louis XVI glanced at his wife, then with a straight face, he said to the visiting people: "I have read the Declaration of Human Rights and the August Decree that you passed. Don't you think these two decrees are a bit ridiculous? Especially the Declaration of Human Rights.
, According to this declaration, the royal power will no longer exist! The Declaration of Human Rights must be changed to include the clause respecting the royal power!”
Everyone looked at each other, and An Ning took a step forward: "What if we don't do this? Will you let the Flanders Army disarm the National Guard?"
Tranquility was mainly a test to see how determined Louis XVI was.
However, Louis XVI obviously hesitated.
"Then...you must add the content of respecting the royal power anyway!" Louis XVI emphasized again, "Even in the UK, which is a constitutional monarchy that you admire, they have not trampled on the royal power like this!"
Mounier still wanted to speak, but the king issued an expulsion order: "That's enough. I will also entertain the officers of the Army of Flanders tonight, and I have to prepare a banquet. Please leave!"