King's Landing in France

And it’s almost the 19th century. The 19th century is the century of scientific discovery. Inventors are the most popular. Maybe His Excellency Louis Capet can become an inventor by relying on his ingenuity.

After making such a decision, Louis Capet was taken down. When he passed by An Ning, he stopped abruptly and said in a low voice, "Thank you. Thank you for giving me a new life."

An Ning replied: "Don't get it wrong, I want to use you to disperse the power of the Royal Party gathered around Louis XVII."

Capet: "If you really want to disperse their power, be king of France yourself."

An Ning shook her head: "No, I won't do such a thing."

Capet shrugged and left under the escort of the guards.

An Ning always felt that Capet's footsteps were very light, as if he had lifted a long-standing burden.

After sending away the Louis card, the rest of the time is to reward the generals for their merits, which theoretically requires the approval of the parliament.

However, before An Ning and the others returned to Paris, the award plan had already been approved by the parliament, and what followed was just an award ceremony.

Both Davout and Massena won the rank of lieutenant general, Lannes and Napoleon were successfully promoted to major generals, and Murat also became a brigadier general of the cavalry because of his meritorious service in capturing the Holy Roman Emperor.

Other generals were also rewarded for their merits, and even La Salle was awarded a brigadier general—after all, he had been a colonel for so long, and An Ning was afraid that he would have opinions if he was not promoted to a brigadier general.

After a series of promotions, Speaker Dandong stood up and said to An Ning, "The awarding of honors is over, so please leave the field."

An Ning was very strange: "Leave? Why?"

"According to the provisional constitution of the French Republic adopted a week ago, soldiers are not allowed to stay in the meeting place of the parliament except for special circumstances such as rewards and reporting to the parliament." Danton said in a timid voice.

An Ning was startled: "What about me? Do I want to leave too?"

"Of course you don't want it. You are the first ruler of the Republic. According to the provisional constitution, you are a special position obtained during an extraordinary period.

"Unless there is another war and the Republic is once again in crisis, we will not grant this office again."

An Ning's mouth grew wide, and he thought that the people in the parliament might make some small moves, but he didn't expect such an obvious "big move".

An Ning was very puzzled, looked down at the sword at his waist, and thought, I have a weapon, why aren't these people afraid?

At this moment, Napoleon saw that An Ning didn't respond, so he patted the table directly: "Andy doesn't take pictures of this table, I'll take pictures! What are you guys!"

An Ning turned her head and looked at her generals. Except for Napoleon, all of her direct descendants looked angry. Lana and La Salle both had expressions of "Draw your sword, Your Excellency".

Bernadotte and the others who didn't follow along the way were also dissatisfied.

Bernadotte noticed that An Ning was looking at him, and said: "This is too unreasonable. You have directly deprived the military of the possibility of serving as the first ruler, and every citizen should be equal. You cannot deprive citizens of being the first ruler. MPs and the power of the First Consulate."

Danton: "No, let me explain. The position of the First Consul has become a position similar to the dictator of the Roman Republic."

An Ning: "Oh, become a position like a dictator? A dictator has a term of office, right? Now that the Anti-French Alliance has been destroyed, are you planning to deprive me of the position of the first ruler?"

Danton: "Ahaha, of course not, but according to the provisional constitution, the first ruling is an honorary title..."

An Ning: "So the cabinet members I appointed are not responsible to me now, are they?"

"...In theory, yes." After Dandong finished speaking, his hands began to tremble, and he used his trembling hands to brush his hair.

An Ning was speechless, and it didn't look like she wasn't afraid.

Danton: "Well, you said that even the worst republic is better than the best dictatorship. You also said that the constitution must be defended..."

An Ning took a deep breath, then put her hands on the podium: "Interim Constitution, who voted against and who voted for, may I know?"

The entire venue was deadly silent.

In the end, Danton, as the speaker, replied on behalf of everyone: "It was passed by secret ballot, with 500 votes in favor, 476 votes against, and 11 abstentions."

An Ning nodded. He knew it was a secret ballot, so he said that just as a threat.

Then he continued: "This is an interim constitution. I think the external environment is peaceful now. A new constitution should be formulated as soon as possible. Let me give you three months. Before December 12, a new constitution should be passed."

Now that An Ning is in Paris, he can use his influence to interfere in the formulation of the new constitution. Presumably the new constitution should be very suitable for An Ning—meet the needs of His Excellency Andy Frost.

An Ning scanned the hall, and finally landed on Dandong: "Do I still have the right to make such a request?"

"Well, it is true that a new constitution should be formulated. After all, this is still a temporary constitution. But a constitution cannot be formulated in three months."

An Ning: "Then you can figure it out."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and snapped his fingers.

All the generals left the venue with him.

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As soon as he left the parliament, Napoleon said angrily: "These people want to seize power! How can this be tolerated? They dare to do this because you are too kind!"

Bernadotte: "I am a republican, and I especially agree with Your Excellency's statement that 'even the worst republic is better than the best dictatorship', but...they are too much. They seized power not for the republic at all, but for the To fill my pockets!

"You are so powerful, and you have to open factories and banks to make money. They have become fat pigs because of greed."

Moreau, who is also a republican, also said: "With this group of insects, how can we govern the country well! Your Excellency!"

An Ning waved her hand: "Give them another three months to see."

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"I've been shitted on my head, so I don't want to take tough measures." Minister of Police Fouche curled his lips and looked at Minister of Foreign Affairs Talleyrand.

Talleyrand: "He...believes too much in the republic. He thinks it will take three months to formulate a constitution that meets his needs. How is it possible? 'Everyone' will definitely find a way to delay it. If this continues, it is certain that Paul Ballas will make a comeback Yes, he has connected with most of the speculators in Paris, and won over moderates like Danton.

"Perhaps, we made the wrong bet. We should bet on that Napoleon Bonaparte."

"No no," Fouché shook his head, "Bonaparte is too loyal to Frost, unless Frost dies, just like Caesar, then Bonaparte will become Octavian."

Chapter 371 Cheers to Good Man Frost

On An Ning's side, he left the parliament and ran back to the Royal Palace angrily.

Christina was already waiting for him at the Royal Palace, and his father-in-law, Mr. Equality, was also waiting for him.

As soon as Mr. Equality saw An Ning come back with a group of officers, he greeted him and said, "I have tried my best to prevent the passing of the interim constitution. But it seems that many of the congressmen have small thoughts, and they probably want to test Get your bottom line.

"My dear son-in-law, if you don't take resolute action, they will continue to push forward."

An Ning: "Is this still blocked?"

"Yes, Christina and I have tried our best to prevent it. In fact, all the MPs related to industry and finance should have voted against it. Those who approve of the interim constitution are mainly manor owners, farmers, and originally city employees. , including lawyers, judges, and clerks.

"Christina wrote in the report, including the content of the interim constitution and our response."

Christina: "I wrote a very detailed report, haven't you read it?"

An Ning was embarrassed.

At this time, Fanny said: "It's like this. Your Excellency handed over all the paperwork to Chief of Staff Berthier, but the Chief of Staff felt that your letter, Madam, was a personal letter, so I left it to Your Excellency to handle it personally."

An Ning couldn't hold back any longer, so she could only confess: "Well, I usually only read the summary at the beginning. I didn't expect this provisional constitution to be so fucked up."

Seeing that Fanny had spoken, the officers standing behind him expressed their opinions one after another.

Napoleon: "I think we should put the cannon at the gates of the Parliament."

Rana: "The stomachs of these insects are full of bad water. They should be elected from among real workers."

"Then what if they are illiterate?" La Salle asked back.

Rana: "You can teach them to read and write. Our literacy education in the army is very good. In the future, we can recruit all the laborers into the army, teach them how to read and how to think! Those who do not have the energy to serve in the army are not citizens. !"

An Ning looked at Lana in surprise, because the system Lana mentioned was the social system Heinlein envisioned in "Starship Troopers", and Heinlein had been scolded for this for many years.

As soon as Lana finished speaking, Bernadotte said: "This is too extreme...It will become a complete military society...However, it is indeed possible to consider establishing a military training institution to train ordinary people become good citizens."

Moreau: "That's not much different from being directly recruited into the army?"

Davout: "I think there should be a loyal watchdog to deal with speculators who want to enrich themselves."

"Then how do we guarantee the loyalty of this institution?" Massena asked back, "Forget it, let the politicians mess around, our army establishes its own system, its own military industry and agricultural production areas, its own caravans, We play our own. We have enough talents. You see, I am a sailor and businessman, and Davout is... well, you are a professional soldier, but Lana is a dyer. He can organize the production of our military uniforms, right? "

The generals began chatting about how to build a country, and An Ning suddenly felt very relieved watching this scene.

Yes, the war is over, at least temporarily, and the country can be built.

Maybe some generals can be temporarily retired to take up other positions.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Fanny immediately answered the door.

Only then did An Ning realize that it seemed strange that a large group of generals would just stand in the foyer of the Royal Palace talking about the future of the country.

No matter what, find a place to sit down and talk.

Just when An Ning was about to invite everyone into the restaurant, Fanny reported loudly, "Your Excellency, there is a German guest asking to see you."

An Ning: "Germany? I don't know any other Germans except Beethoven. Let him in."

Beethoven came in, and then grinned at An Ning: "Your Excellency, besides me, there are some friends from my hometown who want to learn military technology from you."

An Ning raised her eyebrows: "From your hometown?"

A few Prussians came out from behind Beethoven—they were called Prussians because of their meticulous attire, and it looked like they were from the staid Prussian officer corps.

An Ning: "I never knew that your hometown is Prussia?"

Beethoven: "Don't you think that all German countries will become a unified nation-state in the future? So this is my hometown people.

"I would like to introduce you to the youngest, Karl Philip Gottfried von Clausewitz, who is only 14 years old but already a fanatical follower of yours.

"And this one is Earl Scharnhorst, he wants to learn from your reform of the French army.

"And this one..."

Napoleon interrupted Beethoven: "I know this one, Gneisenau, don't you! We met on the battlefield."

As he spoke, he approached enthusiastically and hugged Gneisenau: "You impress me so much, I salute you!"

Gneisenau: "Salute to the French army. The French army is the best army I have ever seen. I hope you will not hesitate to teach me."

An Ning: "Don't worry, we don't want to keep fighting with the army of the old kingdom. Those victories have made us tired. But, gentlemen who speak German, the root of the French army's combat effectiveness is the social system. You are ready to change your motherland Is it the original system?"

In fact, in the middle and late stages of the war, the French army no longer had such a big advantage compared with the armies of other European countries, because other countries also awakened their national consciousness and carried out military reforms based on the French army.

In fact, the advantages of the French army are not so mysterious, and it is not necessary to change the national system to learn.

But now that An Ning has the right to speak, he must have the final say.

He just wants to create an impression that if you don't become a republic, you don't want to fight with us.

Several Prussians looked at each other.

Then Clausewitz, who was the youngest, said, "Why not? From the present point of view, becoming a republic is a good thing for the people, isn't it?"

Several other Prussians looked at each other.

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While An Ning met the Prussians who came to study, Paul Ballas was in an exciting tandem.

Many gentlemen in Paris were emboldened today after Frost led the generals out of the parliament hall.

A lot of ideas that I didn't dare to think of before came out.

His lover was holding a salon at Malmaison Castle, and many gentlemen accompanied the lady to the salon.

The ladies drank tea and chatted in the castle's greenhouse, while the gentlemen gathered in the study of Malmaison Castle.

Ballas was addressing the gentlemen: "Today's incident proves that Frost will not use his military power as long as we act within the framework of the republic!

"I guess it was because some of his officers had a deep-rooted republican obsession.

"The real danger is Napoleon Bonaparte, he's an ambitious man, anyone can tell, and he can bombard Parliament with cannons if he doesn't care! But Napoleon can't do that as long as Frost is alive!

"We can take back power bit by bit through parliamentary struggle! I propose, let's drink to the good old Frost!"

Chapter 372 The Starting Point of Marching to England

Napoleon returned to the barracks from the Royal Palace.

Although he is married, he continues to live in the barracks like Frost. For this reason, his wife and boss have separated from him angrily.

It is estimated that Napoleon has more than one hat on his head now.

Napoleon also knew that he told his sister Paulina countless times why he didn't meet a wife like Christina who could share the joys and sorrows with him.

Polina mocked her brother unceremoniously: "Maybe it's because of the difference in charm. That's Andy!"