While the gentlemen in the old Royal Equestrian Arena were discussing heatedly where to lead the country, the people of Paris were also discussing politics enthusiastically.
Three months ago, the hottest topics in Parisian pubs were usually the new arrivals from the brothels or the new charming Cambodian girls appearing on the streets.
In the past, drunkards in Paris were so obsessed with discussing whether Cambodian girls had made a deal with the devil that when they appeared, their eyes were fixed on their breasts.
But now, Cambodian girls have fallen out of favor, and drunkards no longer discuss their tricks of teaching goats to read, nor their figures.
The most popular topic in the pub now is which gentleman gave another impassioned speech.
A large number of drunkards are illiterate and cannot read the speeches published in various newspapers, but they can vividly imitate every move of the gentlemen on the podium and learn the tone of voice very vividly.
It has become a fashion for Parisians to go to the Parliament and various clubs to watch speeches. Not only drunkards, but also men in trousers and gentlemen in trousers love to watch, and even the aristocratic ladies in the city also like to watch.
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During this period, as long as you can get applause and cheers on the podium of the Parliament, you will become a household name in Paris the next day.
On this day, as usual, the Wild Rose Tavern was discussing the gentlemen who were speaking today.
The drunkards were discussing animatedly, and suddenly one of them sighed: "Hey, have you noticed that since the king moved to Paris, Mr. Frost rarely appears on the podium?"
The drunkards looked at each other.
"Indeed, the king has not been seen since he moved into the city."
"Last time I was watching the parliament meeting, I saw him napping on the back seat."
"Has Mr. Frost lost his position?"
At this moment, an old man with a beard spoke up: "Humph, what do you know? Mr. Frost is so secretive. Now that the parliament is going well, he has gone into hibernation. Anyway, before
The storming of the Bastille and the rescue of His Majesty at Versailles had already earned him considerable prestige.
"When he speaks now, everyone must stop and listen carefully to what he has to say. Do you understand that if you talk too much in this situation, you will easily make enemies?"
Immediately, a fool said: "Why is it easy to make enemies?"
"Didn't you see that during the recent parliamentary meeting, the copywriting was almost getting into a fight? Yesterday morning, a member of Parliament said he was so anxious that he took off his shoes and threw them on the table!" The old man squinted his eyes and showed an inscrutable look.
With an expression on his face, he said, "Mr. Frost saw this situation and simply stopped talking and let you guys make the noise. Anyway, when the parliament reaches a critical moment, he will stand up!"
After listening, everyone nodded repeatedly: "So that's it. Mr. Frost is indeed very far-sighted."
At this time, a young man working in the dyeing shop asked doubtfully: "Is there a possibility that he is just lazy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, this young man was immediately stared at by everyone.
He immediately gave up: "I... just said that there is a possibility."
"You think he is you! You work hard every day! I saw it yesterday. Mr. Muller from the dyeing shop poked your back and scolded you, calling you a slacker." Someone said.
The young man was about to retort when the mysterious old man spoke again: "Mr. Frost is a careerist and won't just muddle along like the rest of us. It's just that he likes to get the maximum benefit with the minimum investment.
"He's not going to waste his time arguing about useless bills.
"Tell yourselves, it has been a few months since the Declaration of Human Rights was signed. Have your lives changed? Apart from the fact that the topic in the pub has changed from girls to gentlemen's speeches, has there been any change?"
Everyone thought about it for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
The old man continued: "Mr. Frost must be waiting for the opportunity that can change the situation all of a sudden!"
After the old man finished speaking, he stroked his beard proudly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
At this time, a middle-aged man spoke up: "But, according to you, Mr. Frost is a careerist, so wouldn't the benefits he gained from the previous revolution be too little?
"Obviously it was he who captured the Bastille, and he was the first to rescue Versailles, but now the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard is Lafayette, and the Speaker of the Parliament is Mounier. After Mounier retired, he was replaced by Mi
Labo, nothing else is wrong.
"Tell me, what benefits has he gained after struggling for so long?"
The old man laughed loudly: "Don't you understand? Mr. Frost was originally just the son of a cobbler. At most, only a few regular customers and neighbors would know him. But now you see, unrelated people like us
After getting to know him and discussing his situation with great interest, this is what he has benefited from!"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, another strong man said: "I heard that he also has a high reputation in the army. He has established a voting system for non-commissioned officers in his artillery unit. Now the entire National Guard is in trouble.
It must be done according to artillery standards.
"I passed by the military camp before and saw Lafayette whipping the erring soldiers in anger. It is said that the soldier asked to imitate the artillery and set up a soldier committee to elect non-commissioned officers."
"Really? But I think the selected non-commissioned officers are unreliable. Think about how other non-commissioned officers are selected. They are trained by military schools like Brienne from the age of ten. The soldiers vote for them.
A non-commissioned officer, does he have the ability to lead a team in battle?"
This speech was approved by many people.
At this time, the old man spoke: "We'll find out if we can fight. We'll find out if we go out and practice. It just so happens that the church over at Konta seems to be dissatisfied with the parliament's decision to take back sovereignty and incites the congregation to rebel.
"The parliament has been discussing this matter recently. It seems that the intention is to put an end to the rebellion by relying on the National Guard instead of relying on the kingdom's old army.
"It is said that the local self-defense forces went to suppress the situation, but were directly beaten away by the rebels. The local self-defense association sent an urgent report, requesting the parliament to send troops."
The drinkers immediately started talking:
"Is there such a thing?"
"Konta, isn't that the Pope's place? It's not the same country as us, so what does it have to do with it?"
"Didn't I just say that the Parliament will take back Conta from the Pope! It will confiscate the Pope's land just like confiscating church property!"
"I heard that the Parliament is planning to send people to Rome to confiscate the Pope's real estate, because the Pope's land was given by Emperor Pepin and belongs to France!"
While everyone was talking, the old man coughed. After everyone focused their attention on him, he said slowly: "In short, the parliament should take action soon. Mr. Lafayette will probably take action soon."
Since he is uneasy about Mr. Frost's reputation, he will definitely try his best to give this job to Mr. Frost to make him look embarrassed and reduce his reputation.