090 A cavalry team full of noble ladies, here we come!
An Ning rushed from the Palais Royal to the Tuileries Palace without stopping.
In normal times, it would be simply wishful thinking for a civilian to see His Majesty the King without notification.
But now the situation has changed.
Ever since Louis XVI was brought to Paris by the people last October, he felt a little afraid of the people and suffered from PTSD.
He met with representatives of the people every three days in the Tuileries Palace, and behaved very amiably.
As a result, Louis XVI's reputation among the people was quickly reversed because of this affability.
An Ning learned this through chatting with his artillerymen.
It seems that on the other side of history, before Louis XVI fled, his reputation among the people was slowly recovering.
That's why some critics commented that Queen Mary, who encouraged Louis XVI to flee, made a bad move. If the king had stayed in Paris honestly at that time, he might have been persecuted by the perverse actions of the big capitalists represented by the Peyang faction.
Back to the center of power.
Closer to home, it is very easy for An Ning to see Louis XVI now. After arriving at the Tuileries Palace, he can just ask the guard to inform him.
At about eight o'clock, the royal steward of the Tuileries Palace led An Ning into Louis XVI's study.
When Louis XVI saw An Ning coming in, he stood up and came forward: "Mr. Frost, why are you coming to the Tuileries Palace so late?"
As he spoke, the king put on a smile on his face, as if An Ning was the one with the higher status.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand why Louis XVI had such an attitude towards An Ning. After all, An Ning had repeatedly taken the lead in giving power to the royal family: in June last year, he was the one who took the lead and said, "No one can let us leave except with bayonets." In July
It was he who captured the Bastille in October 2016, and it was he who came to the rescue again in October when the angry crowd almost killed the king.
Looking back at the entire year of 1789, if it had been Louis XVI, he would have been afraid of peace.
So now Louis XVI is smiling with him, as humble as Ning Ning's housekeeper.
If the queen had seen Louis XVI's expression here, she would probably have made many disparaging remarks about her husband.
An Ning: "It's no big deal, but you should know that I'm about to set off to defend the troops that suppressed Konta..."
Louis XVI: "I heard, I wish you success."
"Don't worry, I'm telling you something. My army has artillery and infantry, but it doesn't have cavalry. In modern warfare, without cavalry, the army is equivalent to being blind..."
Louis XVI said "Oh" and suggested enthusiastically: "Then let Lafayette provide you with cavalry!"
An Ning: "Don't worry, I was just about to say something. Lafayette doesn't have cavalry, and the entire National Guard has no cavalry."
"Then...it's useless for you to come to me." Louis XVI looked embarrassed, "After letting the Army of Flanders retreat last year, I had to go through the National Assembly to mobilize the army. Without the approval of the Assembly, I
No one can direct it."
An Ning, who do you want to lie to? You can obviously command General Bouye's troops in eastern France.
General Bouye, a die-hard royalist, sent troops to support Louis XVI when he fled, preparing to raise a rebellion and start a full-scale civil war as soon as the king arrived.
An Ning: "Isn't General Bouye very loyal to the royal family? Your Majesty should be able to mobilize his troops, right?"
Louis XVI was so frightened that he couldn't stand still. He held on to the chair next to him and managed to stand: "What are you talking about? I don't dare to mobilize the army without going through parliament. I absolutely don't! Don't talk nonsense."
Ah, I'm afraid it will destroy the mutual trust between me and the parliament! Do you understand, mutual trust!"
An Ning was secretly speechless, thinking that Louis XVI was indeed a coward. If he had been a little tougher, the French Revolution would not have gone so smoothly.
An Ning: "This is not what I said. The entire parliament knows that General Bouye loves the royal government. Some even say that he is a close friend with Mounier, who fled abroad not long ago."
Mounier was originally the leader of the royal faction in parliament, but he was frightened by the "enthusiasm" of the Paris masses last October and advocated stopping the revolution and immediately restoring the original order. As a result, he lost power.
After losing power, he hid abroad, and it is said that he recently went to the exiled court of Louis XVI's brother.
Louis XVI looked serious: "I don't know these rumors, they have nothing to do with me! If you want cavalry, it's useless to ask me! I don't have any cavalry, not even a single cavalry!"
An Ning: "No, Your Majesty, you do."
"Where?" Louis XVI looked surprised, as if he knew something terrible, "I still have cavalry troops?"
An Ning: "The queen's personal guards are cavalry."
Louis XVI: "What? This! They are just ceremonial soldiers!"
"The effect of mounting a horse to conduct reconnaissance is almost the same. After your Majesty moves to the Tuileries Palace, you will not need so many ceremonial troops. These young ladies have nothing to do all day long, so why not make them useful.
"Just think, if the royal family sends its own guards to join the counter-insurgency force, this will definitely become a hot topic in Paris."
An Ning persuaded her repeatedly.
Louis XVI hesitated: "This..."
"And in the process of going out to counter the rebellion, the Congress will bear the military salary of the girls, which can save a lot of money!"
Louis XVI raised his eyebrows: "Is that so? Will Parliament pay for the military expenses to counter the rebellion?"
"Of course I will."
Although payment is made with finger coupons, it cannot be said that the council has no burden.
As for whether An Ning would pay the borrowed cavalry with crown silver coins - of course not. After all, these cavalry are all noble ladies, and they should be relatively indifferent to the concept of money.
The krona that Peace is Coming are used to maintain the morale of the infantry troops.
Louis XVI hesitated for a few seconds and sighed: "I want to discuss it with the queen. After all, they are the queen's personal guards..."
An Ning: "You are the king, you can't always care so much about the queen's opinion."
Yes, that stupid woman has many bad ideas, Your Majesty!
Of course An Ning didn't say that directly.
Louis XVI shook his head: "No, I still want to ask the queen for her opinion. Don't you revolutionaries always say that you should respect the opinions of women?"
An Ning was unable to refute for a moment.
Louis XVI: "Anyway, I will ask the Queen for her opinion today and I will give you an answer tomorrow."
An Ning curled her lips: "Okay, Your Majesty. Then I will leave first. I wish you a good dream tonight."
The corner of Louis XVI's mouth twitched and he muttered: "Can I still have a good dream after seeing you?"
——Good guy, I have become the Dharma King’s nightmare!
An Ning pretended not to hear this, took two steps back, saluted, turned and left the room.
As soon as he left, Queen Mary opened the door to the bedroom and came in.
"This vampire! He drove us out of the Palace of Versailles! He took away our palace, and now he wants to take away our knights as well!"
Queen Mary said fiercely.
"I hope the rebels will defeat him this time and kill him with a thousand swords!"
Louis XVI comforted him: "Okay, anger is the natural enemy of beauty. What do you think of what he said? I think... sending out the Guards to get a good reputation is a good deal..."
The queen glared at Louis XVI angrily: "You are crazy! My guards are all ladies from good families, real daughters! How can I let them go to war?"
"this……"
At this moment, Christina, who had been standing behind the queen, spoke: "Wait a minute, Your Majesty, Your Highness! Let me say something! Although we are only ceremonial troops, we have also received full cavalry training in Brienne. We
Five years of training in Brienne! Five years!
"In these years of serving as guards in the palace, we have never neglected the practice of equestrian and cavalry tactics. I think we can shoulder this responsibility!"
The queen turned to stare at Christina: "Do you want to go to the battlefield so much?"
"I think it is very beneficial to the royal family's position that we participate in the counter-rebellion at this time." Christina met the queen's gaze and answered with her head held high.
Queen Mary pondered for a few seconds, then suddenly sneered: "You think I don't know that you are having an affair with that cobbler's son! He got the Legion of Honor for saving you!"
Christina: "I do have a personal relationship with Andy and Mr. Frost, but what I am saying now is entirely for the sake of the royal family!"
Queen Mary: "Don't mention that man's name! I feel sick when I hear his name! Call him that insect!"
Christina: "Sorry, I can't call my friend that."
Queen Mary pursed her lips and stared at Christina for a long time. At this time, Louis XVI came over and reminded her softly: "This is the daughter of the Duke of Orleans... We still owe him a lot of money..."
"I know!" the queen said angrily, and then she waved her hand, "Forget it! If you want to go, just go! It's best for the rebels to beat you and the cobbler's son to death!"