Chapter 37 Loyalty! Sincerity! (Father and Son Filial Piety)
Falco was shocked.
For some reason, looking at the dark eyes on the beak mask, he always felt that what the other party said... was actually true!
The other party will really kill them!
He subconsciously took a step back and yelled: "Who are you!"
"Black Feather, it seems that's what you call me." Wang Quan shook his hand, and a faint black and red mist began to appear around him, "But in fact, I am just a man with a beak mask passing by."
"Are you the guy who killed the priest of the Order?!"
Falco was shocked.
How the hell did you meet me?
Li Gui really bumped into Li Kui!
In other words, the reissued version crashed into the original version.
"Then..." Wang Quan chuckled, his voice hoarse, "Let's start the game."
............
At the Palace of Versailles, King Louis XVIII is entertaining ministers.
Seeing the nobles and ministers pushing cups and placing cups, singing and dancing peacefully, Prince Louis XIX, who was sitting below, became more and more angry.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, threw down his knife and fork and stood up, "Damn it! How did the country become like this!"
The originally lively banquet fell silent for a moment.
The smile on Louis XVIII's face, who was sitting at the head of the long table, disappeared and he said coldly: "Sit down!"
"Is it time for a banquet now?" Louis XIX refused to listen.
He even pointed at the other ministers and said sadly: "Your Majesty! How can you govern the country well with such an insect?"
Louis XVIII had not yet spoken, and Bird, the leader of the Knights of the Sun, who was sitting next to him, frowned slightly, but remained silent.
A nobleman stood up and refuted: "Are you going to rebel?"
"Rebellion?" Louis XIX argued loudly, "For me, there are no two suns in the sky! There is only one sun for your majesty!"
"but!"
I'm afraid of adding "but" after anything.
"But everyone in the Royal Legion is very simple and born to be loyal to France! How can they be used to suppress civilians?"
"Common people?" Olga, the head of the Royal Knights of the Kingdom of France and a noble of the kingdom, sneered, "The Royal Knights are already the most elite knights in the Kingdom of France.
"But those guys are not even afraid of the Knights, they are no longer ordinary civilians!
"This is obviously all thugs!"
He turned around and bowed to King Louis XVIII, "Your Majesty! You can't hesitate any longer! You must hit these thugs hard!"
Bird, the leader of the Knights of the Sun who is stationed in Paris from the Death God Sect, looked on with cold eyes.
His choice is to wait for the price and not take sides for the time being.
However, Louis XIX had different opinions, "How can we call them thugs? Your Majesty! The people are the cornerstone of the country! Without them, who will pay us taxes? Who will work in our factories? Who will grow food? Everyone here
Where do you get the delicious food and wine you eat? So you must not suppress it!"
"Then, Your Highness, what do you think we should do?" Someone started to praise.
Louis XIX glanced around and said with high spirits, "Have you ever raised a dog?
"As long as you give an animal like a dog a ball, it can play by itself all day long.
"The same goes for civilians.
“Reducing factory work appropriately and giving them extra time for entertainment will automatically lead them to pursue happiness and stop thinking about riots.
"Moreover, it is not enough for the aristocrats to only consume the products produced in the factory. The common people must also start to participate in consumption! Only in this way can our country's economy surpass that of England and become the largest country in Europe!"
"Don't be ridiculous, Your Highness." The Minister of Economic Affairs sneered at this, "Do you know why Sweden couldn't compete with England? It was precisely because Sweden was too kind compared to England!"
"But if the children all die in the factories, where will the country's future come from?" Louis XIX said angrily, "You won't even have the chance to have children. Are you going to be asked to work in a factory twenty years later?"
"this......"
The Minister of Economy was speechless.
Olga, the leader of the Royal Knights, raised another objection, "But how to calm down the mood of the mob? With that weirdo in the beak mask, they united together as if they had found a backbone! Many people even imitated the actions
!
"Damn it! It's like we, the Royal Knights, don't exist!"
"The bird-beaked monster must be shot to death! You must not tolerate it! And you can smear his reputation. Your Excellencies, many people have already done this."
Louis XIX looked at Viscount Morafor who was sitting behind him, "Mr. Morafor, your family has done great things!"
Viscount Morafor's face turned pale and he was speechless.
Louis XIX turned to look at Viscount Rafael in the corner, "Mr. Rafael, go home and have a look. If you go back early, there may be hope."
The face of Viscount Rafa, who looked very elegant with a mustache, suddenly changed, and he seemed to understand something.
After giving Viscount Morafor a fierce look, he stood up, nodded, turned around and left quickly.
"Your Highness! How could you do this!"
"Why not!"
"Your Highness! Do you want to secede yourself from the nobility? Do you think that the weapons in our hands are disadvantageous?"
"My sword is not bad at all!"
"Shut up, everyone!"
King Louis XVIII of France finally got angry.
He slammed the table and everyone fell silent.
He stood up slowly, glanced at everyone, and then slowly said: "Where do you think this is? Is Versailles a gathering place for mobs!
"Do you bastards still see me in your eyes? Do you want me to send you all to farm in Orleans!"
No one dared to answer.
He glanced at the ministers, capitalists, and military members present, and then said: "I have to dismiss seven of the nine ministers in the cabinet of the Kingdom of France.
"I have to remove 14 of the 18 secretaries-general and deputy secretaries-general of the Secretariat.
"Look at these twenty-three people! Which one is not a white man with two temples? Which one is not the pillar of the kingdom? Which one is not my son and daughter's in-laws? Which one is not a hereditary noble? My heart will be broken when they die!
"My ancestors handed over the country into my hands, but it turned out like this. I am heartbroken. I am guilty of the country, my ancestors, and heaven and earth. I wish I could depose myself! And you, even though you are all high-sounding
Standing in the Palace of Versailles, are you that clean? I know that some of you are more corrupt than these twenty-three people!
"I advise you to take out your heart, lungs, and intestines, dry them in the sun, wash them, and clean them up! When I first came to the throne, I thought that the greatest enemy of the Kingdom of France was Belgium.
“I conquered Belgium and demanded that the other side declare itself a vassal and pay tribute, and then I thought that the biggest enemy was Germany.
"I cooperated with the Holy See to destroy Germany, and the Netherlands became a worry for France again!
"Ah? I signed a non-aggression treaty with the Netherlands, and England has become a worry for France again!
"Now there is chaos in England. It is the time for France to show its ambitions. As a result, the mob is disrupting the government again!
"It is becoming more and more clear to me now that France's troubles are not outside, but in Paris, right here in the Palace of Versailles! Among my flesh and blood princes and princesses, ministers, nobles and businessmen!
"If our place is rotten, France will be rotten. If you are all rotten, mobs will rise up all over France, leaving us with no place to die!"
Everyone was speechless.
This was the first time that they had seen the good-tempered Louis XVIII so angry.
Even Bird, the leader of the Knights of the Sun, couldn't help but look askance.
If the King of France was trying to hide his power and bide his time in the past...then this person should be careful! What happened here will be reported back to the Holy See!
He continued to observe secretly.
Louis XVIII vented his anger and his tone became calmer.
"The mob must be suppressed, and so must the sharp-tongued weirdos. They are no longer common people but gangsters. The gangsters must be suppressed at any time, and it will not work unless they are suppressed!"
"Think about it, right here, everyone is drinking wine and chatting about music, and suddenly they receive news that their home was destroyed by bandits with sharp-mouthed masks. Can you accept it?
"So I can understand Sir Rafael. But I also warn you, stop using the name of sharp-mouthed masked gangsters to attack each other! You are all the pillars of France! When fighting against foreign aggression, you must first calm down at home! There is something wrong within our nobles.
, how to deal with that group of mobs?"
After all the earnest talk, Louis XVIII felt a little tired.
He waved, and the chamberlain respectfully handed over the badge of the Mobilizing Knights.
Louis XVIII looked at his son, his eyes full of joy and satisfaction.
This son of his made him very happy.
"If I hand over the Royal Knights to you, can you solve the problem of the mob?"
"certainly!"
"Okay, then..."
"Oh no, Your Majesty!"
Guards from the Palace of Versailles rushed in.
"What's the matter? Don't panic!"
Louis XVIII's face sank. Not to mention, he really felt a bit majestic as a king.
The man looked around at the nobles.
"It doesn't matter. We are all pillars of the country. You can say anything."
Seeing the king speak, the military attache knelt down on one knee and said: "Viscount Morafo's house was infiltrated by thugs with sharp-mouthed masks. The second son of the Viscount, Fulco Morafo, fought with eight thugs until the last moment. In the end, they
Died together."
"What?!"
Viscount Morafo stood up suddenly and turned pale.
"Mr. Morafu, don't panic! Keep your aristocratic demeanor! As long as your eldest son is fine, don't worry, I will compensate you."
Louis XVIII comforted him with a few words, and then asked: "Is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty..." the guard hesitated for a while, then whispered, "Your palace in Burgundy was broken into by thugs, and your three favorite horses... were all killed and eaten by the thugs.
Meat......"
Louis XVIII's eyes widened angrily and he cursed: "Damn you idiot! How dare you kill my horse!"
Turning around, he was no longer as calm as before.
He grabbed the badge from the waiter's hand and stared at Louis XIX.
"Can I and all my dear friends trust you?"
Louis XIX stood upright, with his left hand behind his back, his right hand clenched on his left chest, and he said loudly: "My feelings for France are only two words, loyalty!"
"very good!"
Louis XVIII put the badge in his son's hand and encouraged: "I'll leave it to you to suppress the mob."
"yes!"
Louis XIX bowed his head respectfully.
Then...he raised his head, pulled out the flintlock gun from his waist and shot his father directly in the chest.
"You..." Louis XVIII's eyes widened and he slowly fell down, clutching his chest.
Louis XIX was expressionless and looked at him condescendingly, "The queen of France will make me loyal, but you, my father, will destroy France."