18th century total war

Chapter 237 Stability is the most important thing
Mary looked up at Li Wei, without saying a word, quietly waiting for his next text.

Li Wei looked at Mary who was so calm, and curled his lips in boredom. Obviously, the long life of imprisonment and the death of both parents gave Mary a maturity that did not match her current age.

You know, Mary is still under 18 years old. In Levi's previous life, she was a proper minor!

What's more, as a daughter of the royal family without the pressure of inheritance rights, she has lived in overflowing love since she was a child, and naturally she will not encounter any evil people. Mary's rapid maturity is obviously due to the French Revolution!
"First choice.

I will give you a chance for revenge and restore the Bourbon royal family so that you can ascend to the position of Queen of France!
When that time comes, I can help you wipe out revolutionary ideas throughout France.

how about it? "

Marie Therese's eyes suddenly burst into bright light, but after seeing the faint smile on the corner of Levi's mouth, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in her mind.

"What about the second option?"

"I am a merciful man, and I can send you away from the dangerous French Republic.

Of course, if you choose the second path, there will be a little trouble in my future plans. Even if I don’t care about that trouble, I can guarantee that the Bourbon family will have no place in France from now on . "

Mary narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "You want to put me on the throne of France and then marry me, so as to obtain the orthodox name of the whole of France and even the King of France?"

"Smart, as expected of a royal survivor who survived the Great Revolution."

Li Wei made no secret of his purpose.

"Master Charles, I heard that you..."

"Wait, please call me Li Wei!"

Li Wei interrupted Mary's words with a serious face.

Mary's voice froze, and after a long silence, she said again: "Master Li Wei, I heard that you have become the Speaker of the French Republic Assembly.

Although I don't know what method you used to convince those revolutionary rebels, but at least you have controlled France now, are you so obsessed with the orthodox title of King of France? "

"No, no, I don't mind, as I said just now, it's just a small trouble, I'm just giving you two choices.

Well, you can understand that I am making a small game that interests me. "

"Hehe, Master Li Wei is really humorous.

I no longer need revenge, because as long as Master Li Wei wants to truly control the entire France, the revolutionary chaos in France will one day be completely eliminated.

The enmity between Lord Livy and the French Revolutionary Party is much deeper than that between the Bourbon royal family and the French Revolutionary Party.

It was Lord Li Wei who ruined the achievements of the French Revolution with his own hands.

So, I don't need to sacrifice my future marital happiness to get revenge at all.

Lord Li Wei will take the initiative to avenge me for his position, am I right. "

Li Wei chuckled, spread his hands and said, "You mean to choose the second path, right?

It seems that my personal charm is still too bad. I didn't expect that I would be so repelled by you. After all, being the queen of France, even if you don't need revenge, will still have many benefits for you. "

Levi seemed very upset at being rejected by a princess.

As he said, the question he raised was just a small test game. Since it is a game, Li Wei will not use administrative hints to cheat, and Marie Therese is not qualified to waste an administrative point from Levi. Change the quota!
So what if I don’t have an orthodox title?
Li Wei can kill an emperor!

Napoleon in the history of Li Wei's previous life could become the emperor elected by the French people. Could it be possible for Li Wei to learn from others and follow the example?

Do the French dare to object?

No, anyone who opposes will become a corpse!
Therefore, no one who survived would object!

Because of this, Marie Therese's political addition to Li Wei is really nothing, at best it is icing on the cake.

Mary shook her head and denied, "I don't want to marry you, not because your personal charm is too bad, but because I don't want to marry a lustful hungry ghost who regards women as clothes."

Li Wei touched his nose, looking suddenly enlightened.

It turned out that his "amorous history" was too rich, so he was rejected by the princess.

"Fortunately, I don't need to rely on fame to pursue women. My status and ability are enough."

Li Wei smiled, snapped his fingers, and the infantry guards around him immediately raised their bayonets and flintlocks.

"Bring Her Royal Highness Princess Marie Therese into the cell I prepared, presumably, she will be a very good example to tell the people of Paris of my firm belief in maintaining the Republic!"

Marie Therese watched the infantry guards around her step forward to grab her hands, and she couldn't help saying in amazement: "Didn't you say that you are willing to let me leave here?"

Li Wei blinked: "I lied to you!
The second choice I gave you is full of deceit, don't you hear it?
I say I am a merciful man, do you think that is the greatest lie in France? "

"Shit!
Li Wei, you are such a villain %￥#@..."

Listening to Marie Therese's increasingly excessive abuse, Li Wei picked out his ears in displeasure, and ordered the infantry guards: "Cut off her tongue, I don't like flies buzzing in my ears.

Be careful when you start, don't kill our princess, otherwise the effect of such a good example will be greatly reduced. "

After giving the order, Li Wei left the room without looking back, and Marie Therese's horrified screams were heard from behind.

"Oh, I finally got in the mood to test my charm, but it failed miserably. It's really disappointing. Let's go back and find some girls to relax."

Li Wei sighed and walked towards the master bedroom in Versailles.

On the next day, on the Revolution Square in Paris (for the sake of stability, Li Wei did not change the name of this reactionary square for the time being), Marie Therese, who was wearing a shabby dress and her mouth was full of blood, was taken to the guillotine in a daze.

The people of Paris didn't need Li Wei's people to call, they had already gathered here spontaneously under the notice of the announcement.

The people of Paris have long known the process of the guillotine, and they never get tired of watching this kind of show, let alone the last direct member of the Louis XVI family!
"French citizens, our beloved Chief Consul Levi Charles, in order to express his determination to maintain the French Republic, sent the last blood relative of the faint king Louis XVI to the guillotine today, let us cheer for the death of Louis XVI !"

After the preaching officer finished speaking, the Parisians present were immediately elated!
It turns out that Li Wei is really willing to accept the revolutionary idea and maintain the achievements of the French Revolution. Everyone misunderstood Li Wei before!
No wonder the French Republic Parliament unanimously passed the resolution that Li Wei was the speaker. Sure enough, the eyes of those big shots are discerning.

Li Wei stood at a high point in the distance, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, and a group of cabinet ministers stood behind him.

"I believe that Marie Therese's head is enough to buy us at least three months of stability."

"Your Excellency is wise. Those stupid citizens of Paris don't even know that the French Republic Assembly has long surrendered to Your Excellency. When Your Excellency repulses the attack of the Anti-French Alliance, it will be the moment for Your Excellency to rule the world!"

"Master Li Wei! Long live!"

The cabinet ministers excitedly raised their right arms at a 45-degree angle and cheered to Li Wei.

Marie Therese, who was strung on the guillotine, hadn't recovered from the severe pain of having her tongue cut off, when suddenly a basin of cold water was poured on her, and she woke up from a drowsy state, looking at the guillotine in front of her in horror Struggling up, the crowd in Paris below became even more excited.

"Kill her! Kill her! Kill her..."

Chaotic shouts quickly reached Mary's ears. She helplessly opened her bloody mouth, and her broken tongue made the Parisian onlookers below scream.

The cries of 'kill her' also weakened. Such a miserable and weak woman can easily arouse the only good thoughts left in people's hearts.

"Poor princess, haven't we been too cruel to her?"

"Cruel ass!
Have you forgotten how Louis XVI betrayed France and oppressed and exploited us poor civilians? "

"good!
The blood of Louis XVI, that stupid king, should all be killed. Although I hate Li Wei, I agree with his approach. "

"However, Louis XVI did something wrong. Is it really good for us to kill his daughter?"

"Our motherland is being invaded by the monarchies of the Anti-French Alliance. This Princess Mary has relatives in Austria, and her relatives are invading our motherland. Isn't it justified for us to kill her?"

"Yes, France is being invaded, we must abandon our kindness to the enemy and unite to resist the enemy!

If Li Wei cannot resist the invasion of the anti-French alliance, he is not worthy to be elected as the chief executive officer, let alone be the speaker of the French Republic Assembly. "

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Amidst the denunciations of the Parisians, the guillotine on the guillotine crashed down, and Mary's head rolled to the ground under the jet of the aorta in her neck. Her despairing eyes were aimed at the surrounding Parisians, as if she was telling The evil in the world.

However, the Parisians who are used to such scenes, even half-grown children, were not afraid, but cheered loudly for it.

Even those who thought Princess Mary was pitiful before were inspired by the surrounding crowd and cheered loudly.

It's just that the "Long live France" in the cheers made Li Wei feel a little uncomfortable. From the beginning to the end, Li Wei didn't hear a single voice cheering for him.

Sure enough, the rioters in Paris need a thorough rectification!

Li Wei still needs time to wait and accumulate strength.

The death of Marie Therese immediately caused an uproar in the Holy Roman Empire. Marie Therese has the blood of the emperor family of the Holy Roman Empire flowing through her body!
Marie Therese's mother was the queen of Louis XVI, who was originally the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor.

This is why Austria has always insisted on targeting France.

The relatives of the Austrian royal family were massacred in France. Could it not be a big deal?

Now that even the last heir is dead, Austria is naturally furious!
As the most powerful state of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria was angry, and the entire Holy Roman Empire naturally became irritable.

On the third day after Marie Therese was executed, news came from the front that the Prussian-Austrian coalition forces had breached Verdun, the gateway to Paris.

Although the former governor government disbanded most of the regular army, Verdun, a geographically important fortress, still left a lot of regular troops. As a result, it was broken without even being able to stop it for a day...

This shows how determined the commander-in-chief of the Prussian-Austrian Allied Forces is.

Of course, for Levi, this kind of 'bad news' is nothing at all.

Large areas in the east, northeast, and southeast of France have not been occupied by Li Wei's army.

Li Wei's influence on these areas is not even as good as the Paris area. At least Li Wei's Black Dragon Army marched into Paris and effectively controlled the Paris area. The army has never set foot there, and its influence there is about zero.

Many cities only obey the orders of Paris in name, and they didn't even respond to Li Wei's large-scale military expansion plan. Li Wei's cabinet wanted to send recruits to these areas, but they were all rejected by the local government because they had no surplus soldiers and needed to concentrate their forces. He was expelled on the grounds of defending against the attack of the anti-French coalition.

Of course, these cities did actively organize reserves and militias to defend against the anti-French coalition.

They withheld tax shipments to Paris, opened their warehouses, and began desperately training troops to defend their city.

If these French cities hadn't saved themselves, they would have been captured by the Italian and Prussian-Austrian coalition forces led by the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Therefore, the Li Wei government has no way to say no to the actions of these cities.

It is impossible to withdraw all the armed forces in these cities. Doing so will not only make the anti-French alliance drive straight in, but also easily cause large-scale rebellions to break out in these places.

When foreign enemies invade, it is treason to disarm the places close to the front line!
Therefore, for a while, Li Wei doesn't have to worry about the enemy hitting outside Paris.

However, now that Verdun has fallen, except for the Black Dragon Legion, the remaining local armed forces in front of the Prussian-Austrian coalition have found it difficult to win.

It's just that Li Wei's cabinet government has been inactive, and the French Republic Parliament has endorsed it, so those areas that are not controlled by Li Wei don't even want to get a copper plate or a soldier from the central government.

Li Wei's strategic plan is very simple. He takes advantage of the opportunity to accumulate strength and borrows the knife of the anti-French alliance to sort out the eastern, northeastern and southeastern parts of France. When he leads the army to fight there, he can complete the cleansing in a logical manner. .

After all, the Anti-French Alliance is an army that is extremely hostile to the French revolutionary forces. Wherever they go, those local revolutionary parties will never have a good life.

(End of this chapter)