"Even if you can no longer assume the throne, your children and grandchildren will one day be able to set foot in France again. They urgently need these powers..."
Perhaps because the king was not angry, Duke Treville became more and more straightforward in his speech.
His meaning is very clear. The current situation is dire. Although there is still a glimmer of hope, it is time to prepare for a retreat.
What's the way out? It's the capital for a comeback.
The Bourbon family had been restored once before and had already experienced the script of "comeback", so when he heard his words at this moment, the king was not so resistant in his heart.
Instead, he fell into deep thought, pondering the Duke's words.
If something bad happens, the king does not intend to fight to the end, and he has never thought about dying for his country. After all, he is not a warrior, nor is he the kind of person who will risk his life for the sake of the country and the country. At the beginning of the Great Revolution,
The first of the three brothers to flee France, although forty years have passed, he is still the same as the Count Artois, the younger brother of the king.
For him, running away and going into exile can at least save his family's life and wait for the next opportunity to make a comeback.
And if you really want to escape and go into exile, you must do two things - on the one hand, take away as many controllable resources as possible, such as property, jewelry, and the most loyal supporters, so that you can plot a counterattack outside;
You should try your best to preserve the strength of your supporters. After all, if you want to return to the country, you need the help of a group of domestic supporters.
Who were the most loyal and natural supporters of the King of Bourbon?
There is no need to ask this question, of course it refers to those old nobles from well-known families. On the one hand, the royal family and the nobles are connected by blood and belong to the same class; on the other hand, after the restoration, the king also paid great attention to win over and give preferential treatment to these old nobles, and elevated the parliament
The power and status of the House of Lords and the House of Lords, and at the same time, a large amount of national taxes were used to make up for the property losses of these noble families during the Great Revolution.
Precisely because the Bourbon royal family has always safeguarded their interests, these nobles will naturally support the king. They are the king's base.
If they encounter the Revolutionary Party, this basic base will not "change their mind". They are just as mortal enemies as the Revolutionary Party. They will go through fire and water for their own wealth and life, and for the king, just like the royalists back then.
However, as Duke Treville said, if you meet the Orleans family, the situation will be different.
The Orleans family is a branch of the royal family. At this moment, in addition to the royal family, the branch families with the closest blood covet the throne. Just like the internal fighting among the lord families in the Middle Ages, they have a certain "reasonableness", and because they
With noble blood and status, among the old nobles, the Orleans family also has the opportunity to win them over and divide them.
Therefore, if the Orleans family comes to power, it is likely to cause a split in the Bourbon royal family's base. Even if most people still insist on being loyal to the royal family, many people will inevitably be swayed by the Orleans family's coercion and inducement.
Then he fell into the arms of the Orleans family.
In other words, for the royal family, if it fails, then the Orleans family coming to power is the worst possible situation. It will divide the power of its supporters and greatly reduce the hope of a "comeback".
In this sense, the royal family would rather see the Revolutionary Party or even the Bonaparte family come to power than allow this hateful side branch to take advantage of the chaos.
These principles were not difficult to understand in the first place, but after Duke Treville's bold analysis, they became even more obvious, and the king also agreed with them.
"You mean, the Duke of Orleans cannot be allowed to come to power?" So he simply asked the Duke clearly.
The king's question made Duke Treville feel hot in his heart.
He has been brewing for so long and has been waiting for this moment - and his performance will determine the status and destiny of the Treville family in the next few decades.
Although he was excited in his heart, on the surface, the Duke was calmer and sadder than usual, and he nodded with a sad expression.
"Yes, I came to this conclusion after careful consideration. Although mentally, I am extremely reluctant to admit that the dynasty may be in danger again, but my loyalty and my sense of responsibility do not allow me not to consider the worst-case scenario.
possibility, and think about countermeasures, please forgive me for my sin!"
"No, you are not guilty. Those who are guilty are those shameless traitors." The king shook his head. He was not in the mood to get angry at this time, so even if he gritted his teeth, he no longer had that murderous intention.
Then, he staggered to the window, and then looked at the street not far away from the palace, and the barricades could be vaguely seen from there - obviously, the Parliament had gathered support in the past few days.
Their citizens formed a National Guard, and they were approaching the palace.
They haven't opened fire yet. Obviously, they want to "subdue the enemy without a fight" and use the pressure of approaching the city to force themselves to abdicate voluntarily and complete this despicable conspiracy to usurp the throne at the minimum cost.
When he thought of this, the king's old and chapped lips twitched.
What an insult!
The Bonaparte family is still hundreds of kilometers away, but the Orleans family is already close at hand, and they are eager to take away their throne.
Compared to the Duke of Orleans, an ungrateful traitor who deliberately planned to seize the main family property, the Bonaparte family seemed to be more lovable at this moment.
He doesn't have much time now. No matter what decision he makes, he must make it quickly.
"Do you think it's time to prepare a retreat?" He turned his head and stared at Duke Treville, "Philip, tell me the truth."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Duke Treville bowed, and then replied sadly, "You may have to temporarily leave the country you rule, but even if you fail temporarily, you can decide who will become
winner."
The king was noncommittal.
The Duke's words are persuasive precisely because they are true.
After the riots in the Parliament and the citizens of Paris continued, the King Qin's army he had been waiting for did not appear. In other words, even if the army did not openly rebel, it must have looked on with an indifferent attitude, while other forces loyal to him also did not appear.
They are abandoning themselves one after another.
Time is running out.
Under the duke's urging, he finally abandoned his luck mentality and faced reality.
Anyone can win, but not the Duke of Orleans!
In terms of personal feelings, the king was never willing to take advantage of this ungrateful bastard; and in terms of political interests, he wanted to carry out domestic layout after his exile, and the worst-case scenario was that the Orleans family came to power.
That boy from the Bonaparte family, no matter what his purpose was, ran back to France at this point in time, but as far as the actual situation is concerned, it can provide him with another possibility -
If the Bonaparte family comes to power, most of his supporters will naturally not be swayed; if they do not come to power, but instead engage in a scuffle with the Orleans family and other political factions, repeating the chaotic situation of decades ago, that would be better
Well, after the chaos, people will eventually miss the orthodox dynasty and restore it again.
Yes! Just do it!
The king finally made up his mind.
He suddenly picked up the scepter and hit the carpet hard, "Then let him become a joke!" He murmured to himself.
Then, he asked the Duke, "What do you think we should do?"
"What you have to do is very simple. You continue to persist and delay time. No matter how unfavorable the situation is, do not bow to the Duke of Orleans. He wants to get your abdication without bloodshed in order to deceive the world that he is a legitimate ruler.
The successor king, and you... you must not give up! If you give up, your descendants will be in a very disadvantageous position." Duke Treville immediately expressed his opinion to the king, "
As long as you persist, the Duke of Orleans will have to reveal his true face as a shameless usurper. He will no longer be able to deceive the world with his disguised face! Every day you delay, the situation will become worse.
It will be even more chaotic. After the Bonaparte family enters the scene, no matter what happens next, whether it becomes a republic or an empire, I dare say that the Duke of Orleans will never become the king! As long as their reputation is lost, then all
Monarchists will eventually stand on your side. Once the wind changes in the future, you can rule this country again!"
"You are right." The king listened silently. After a while, he nodded heavily.
He knew that the advice Duke Treville gave him was not a perfect idea, but no matter what, at this time when everyone was silent and just wanted to be wise and protect themselves, there was still a courtier who was willing to step forward and state his interests.
It's extremely valuable.
"Philip, thank you so much for thinking about so many things." Then, the king gave the Duke a wry smile and said, "Thank you for considering a way out for me. So, what kind of way out have you considered for yourself?"
"Your Majesty, I have never considered a way out for myself." The Duke answered the king loudly with complete sincerity, "My family does not allow me to consider a way out other than being loyal to the royal family. We fled Paris and followed Louis
Your Majesty the Eighteenth King, if you want to leave now, then I will follow you without hesitation! No matter where you go, no matter what difficulties and obstacles are on the road, I will be by your side, even if I practiced cultivation for twenty years.
Even my shoes have not bowed to the traitors, and there will be no exception now!"
After the Duke so categorically stated that he would follow the royal family into exile in the future, the king was so moved that he almost shed tears for a while.
"Such loyalty is really rare nowadays..." He sighed with emotion, and then he took the initiative to reach out and patted the Duke on the shoulder, "Philip, from now on, our miserable royal family will probably continue to rely on you.
Yes, I hope you will not change this loyalty."
The Duke quickly understood what the King meant - he had already thought that once he went into exile, he might not be able to return to France alive in this lifetime. In the future, the cause of "restoration" could only be left to his children and grandchildren. He hoped that
The Duke and his descendants must also continue to be loyal to his descendants and fight for the great cause of restoration.
[Historically, King Charles X fled to England after the revolution of 1830, and eventually died there in 1836. Interestingly, King Louis Philippe (Duke of Orleans), who fell in 1848, and Napoleon III, who fell in 1871, also ended up in the same place.
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"Your Majesty, for us, only the royal family truly represents the most noble virtues of this country and is worthy of our loyalty. No matter what happens in the future, no matter how difficult and dangerous the road ahead is, my descendants and I will always use our own
I am extremely proud to have served you and the orthodox royal family all my life." Duke Treville responded without hesitation, "We will be loyal to you and your descendants from generation to generation, forever!
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The king smiled and nodded.
Perhaps because he had "thought it over", at this moment, his old face no longer had the recent anger and irritability, but instead had a sense of calmness after relief.
When the dynasty was in crisis before, he was anxious, angry, and racked his brains to restore the dynasty's vitality; but after accepting the fact that his dynasty's vitality was exhausted, he had nothing to be angry about.
After all this suffering, the king now has only one obsession in his heart - I can be finished, but you can't even think about it.
The anger towards the Duke of Orleans and his family now exceeded everything else in his heart.
After all, the person who has been deliberately expanding his strength, wooing traitors, and trying every means to poach the dynasty for more than ten years is not that kid from the Bonaparte family. At that time, he was still imprisoned in the deep palace of Austria, and everything had nothing to do with him.
.
The reason why I am in this situation is mostly due to you, so now you want me to politely give up the throne to you... Bah, don't even think about it!
"You ungrateful bastards, you will never succeed!"
A trace of terrifying ferocity flashed across His Majesty the King's calm face.
He had made up his mind that even if the situation was hopeless, he would try his best to drag it out until the Orleans family could no longer become king.
This was his greatest revenge on this royal family member.
The king did not notice that while the ferocious look flashed across his face, the Duke of Treville behind him was also observing him expressionlessly, making calculations and weighing.
During this period, he had been deliberately showing his loyalty, doing his best to protect the king, and winning the king's trust. After spying for a long time, he finally found the best opportunity to advise the king, and secretly stabbed the Orleans family.
This knife is invisible and has no substance, but it is definitely deep enough to see the bones.
And all that he has done will eventually be rewarded - even if this reward does not fall on him, it does not matter, as long as the Treville family can continue to prosper, that is enough.
At this time, Aigron had not thought that at the most critical moment in his life, he would receive an unexpected gift.