King's Landing in France

Then he saw a shoehorn-faced aristocrat standing in his place and spouting: "I've had enough of arguing with commoners! They'll drag us into pointless arguments! Look at what we've been discussing for six weeks. What happened?

"Nothing! We wasted six weeks! I propose that the representatives of the nobles come with me, and we go to the place that belongs to us to discuss!"

An Ning was speechless. This unfolding was different from what he remembered. He remembered that in the third-level meeting, it was the first and second levels that the third level got rid of first, and he did it alone.

Why is it upside down here?

The horse-faced nobles raised their arms and shouted, causing many conservative nobles who were at odds with the third level to stand up. These diehards have been at odds with the third level in the past six weeks.

The representatives of the third level watched the nobles leave, and then a cardinal stood up in the priest class: "Then let's leave too, His Majesty the King has already ordered us to review the representation rights in groups according to the tradition."

The priests stood up in twos and threes.

An Ning heard someone say to Sieyès: "Mr. Priest, please persuade your colleagues!"

Sieyes stood up.

So all eyes were on Sieyes.

He cleared his throat, and said to the representatives of the third level who looked at him anxiously: "I have no intention of retaining my colleagues! I have been reflecting these days, and I have been discussing with the other two levels, really is it necessary?

"We are representatives of the third class. We represent 90.00% of the people in the country! The nobles and priests only account for [-]% of the population, and they are only representatives of [-]% of the people!

"According to the principle of equality, even if the representative of one percent of the people leaves, it will not affect the authority of the meeting, will it?"

The representatives of the third estate looked at each other in blank dismay.

Sieyès continued: "I propose to start voting now. We represent 90.00% of the people in the country. The parliament we form is a parliament that represents all citizens!"

After a brief silence, Dandong took the lead in shouting: "Vote! We are the parliament that represents all the people!"

After a while, everyone started chanting: "Vote!"

"Vote!"

Seeing this scene, An Ning breathed a sigh of relief, because history has returned to its original track.

Because the whole person was relaxed, An Ning said: "It represents 90.00% nine, which is about equal to representing all. Mathematics tells us that there is nothing wrong with this! Mathematics can't lie!"

The representative next to him also shouted: "That's right! Math can't lie! 90.00% nine is everything!"

Sieyès turned his head and said to the clerk in charge of recording: "Next we will start voting! The votes will be counted by public counting. Mr. clerk, please help supervise the voting!"

The clerk was a little confused: "Uh... I'm just a recorder..."

"Yes, we asked you to be in charge of recording, and you will see that this is a fair and just vote!" Sieyès turned to the crowd and said, "We still need two people to be in charge of counting the votes, which gentleman is willing..."

Robespierre stood up: "Let me come. In my hometown, the courtroom is very large. As a lawyer, you must have a clear and loud voice to ensure that the entire jury can hear my defense."

Sieyès: "Alright, Maximilian, you take charge, and I'll find someone to assist you..."

Danton rushed to Robespierre's side.

Sieyès: "Well, gentlemen, if you agree that we can represent the entire republic, please cast your vote! We guarantee that everyone will be treated fairly!"

The representatives who were still noisy just now quieted down.

In this era, there is no such convenient thing as a fountain pen, so you have to use a quill pen soaked in ink to write.

Delegates lined up, took paper from the clerk, and wrote "yes" or "disapproved" with the clerk's pen.

The person who finished writing the ticket walked up to Robespierre and handed him the paper with his choice.

Robespierre collected the ballots and sang the votes: "Yes! Yes! Still yes! There is an objection..."

Dandong took a pen and drew four vertical and one slanted counting symbols on the notebook in front of him—in the West, this is roughly equivalent to Chinese people's orthographic writing.

Three and 10 minutes later, the results came out.

Robespierre announced loudly: "493 votes in favor and 41 votes against! I declare that now we are the National Assembly representing all citizens!"

Everyone cheered.

The crowd watching from the stands on both sides also burst into warm applause!

Maximilian Robespierre repeated aloud what he had just said: "From this moment on, we are not representatives of the third estate! We are representatives of the entire nation!"

Sieyès: "That's right! I propose that we officially start the first agenda: reviewing the qualifications of representatives!"

At this time Mirabeau stood up and asked: "Wait a minute! Before that, shouldn't we decide what to call this brand new meeting? We can't continue to use the name of the third-level meeting! It should be from the name that we and Those insects were not the same as before!"

After a short silence, the delegates shouted their approval.

"Yes!"

"Change begins with the name!"

"To show that this is a whole new thing!"

Sieyès tried his best to suppress the noise of the crowd, and when the meeting place quieted down, he said: "Then I propose that in order to have a clear distinction from the three-level meeting, we should be called the famous and real representative meeting!"

An Ning was stunned when she heard the name given by Sieyès: Damn, are you serious?

Isn't the name really a joke?

At this time, a man named Mounier stood up and said loudly: "It should be called the majority parliament! Because we represent 90.00% of the people, it is an absolute majority!"

An Ning was even more shocked, because "Bolshevik" in Russian means majority.

This hits the name!

Dude, 120 years ahead of schedule, the Bolsheviks were born!

Mirabeau stood up: "I propose that we call the French People's Representative Conference!"

As soon as the words fell, someone became unhappy: "I am a fucking Breton! I don't belong to the same crown as your French!"

This statement was immediately agreed by the people of Aquitaine.

That's right, anyone who has played the P agency game "King of the Crusader" knows that the land of France now belongs to several different kingdoms.

If you occupy all the land of France in the game, you can at least usurp the three crowns of the Kingdom of Brittany, the Kingdom of Aquitaine and the Kingdom of France, and you can get Burgundy as appropriate.

In the game, if you master the crowns of the three kingdoms, you can become an emperor and build an empire.

Therefore, Mirabeau's proposal failed because the French national consciousness had not yet fully awakened at this time.

A few more proposals followed, but all were met with immediate opposition.

Later names tended to become more and more strange, and some people even proposed to call it "a parliament composed of lawyers, judges, workshop owners and clerks".

An Ning was the first to refuse, unless "teacher, officer and cobbler" was added to the list of occupations.

After arguing for a long time, An Ning couldn't stand it anymore. He slapped the table and stood up: "That's enough! I think it's better to call it the National Assembly. It's simple, straightforward, and powerful!"

The venue fell silent, everyone was appreciating An Ning's proposal.

At this time Sieyès said: "We still have to vote. Voting is a good thing, Maximilian, please again."

More than half an hour later, the delegates adopted Anning's proposed name by a vote of 443 in favor and 91 against.

On this day, the National Assembly was formally established.

Chapter 064

When everyone shouted "Long live the National Assembly", Sieyès stood on the podium, as if he was the host of the entire meeting.

He waited for the cheers to subside, and then said loudly: "Next, before the representative qualification review begins, I want to emphasize our purpose! Everyone should know that our purpose is..."

Mirabeau stood up and interrupted Sieyès loudly: "Constitution! The National Assembly will never be dissolved until the constitution is formulated and the power of the king is limited!"

As soon as the words fell, several people stood up together, wanting to support Mirabeau.

One of them shouted: "We are the elected representatives of the people, the legal supreme legislature! We are the masters of the country! We demand yes, a constitution!"

Countless people shouted together: "Constitution!"

Sieyès was still standing there, as if he really regarded himself as the host, after everyone's cheers subsided, he said again: "Yes, this is our goal! No one has the right to stop us from doing this!

"According to the principle of popular sovereignty! On behalf of the people, we will exercise sovereignty as the agents of the people! We are the supreme power of the country!

"We have the right to a constitution that is valid throughout the country!"

An Ning watched the passionate scene from the side, and then shouted the Constitution several times.

The process of the next meeting continued to advance, and the qualification review of representatives began.

At this time, Dandong suddenly had a question, and said to An Ning: "Now we are the only third-level people, and we are reviewing the qualifications of representatives. Isn't it the same as before, and each level is reviewed separately?"

An Ning: "No, this is different. Because our vote just now declared the three-level parliament illegal, and we are the highest authority representing this country. In other words, we have expelled those lords and priests from the the ranks of representatives, and their right to represent is not recognized.”

Danton: "But those two levels don't know this?"

"They'll know."

In the next few days of meetings, the third level occupied the room that was originally used to hold the plenary meeting of the three levels, as if he was the master of this room.

After completing the qualification review of representatives, the National Assembly started the next topic: making a constitution!

On the morning of the 13th, the Parliament voted to declare that all existing taxes are illegal, but they will not be abolished until a new and more reasonable taxation system is formulated, but the collection will only be suspended.

The crowd cheered deafeningly when Parliament declared the tax illegal.

As if as long as there is no tax, they can afford the already horribly expensive bread.

The progress of the meeting has attracted the attention of public opinion in Paris, and Marat writes a long article almost every day, commenting on the agenda of today's parliament.

Thanks to public opinion, those representatives of the first and second estates who left can understand what the third estate is doing, know that the third estate has skipped them, and started the constitution themselves.

On the morning of the 19th, An Ning was participating in the National Assembly discussion at the Palace of Versailles as usual, when someone suddenly exclaimed: "Everyone, look!"

An Ning followed the prestige and saw a large number of representatives of the first rank wearing priest uniforms entering the room.

Mirabeau, standing on the podium, asked loudly: "Gentlemen! You have gone wrong. This is not the venue of the three-level parliament, but the venue of the National Assembly! Do you represent the people?"

The leading priest replied loudly: "Of course we represent the people, and the priests are also a part of the people! We heard that you are making a constitution, so we are here. We cannot let Sieyès alone represent the priests of the whole country!"

Sieyès stood up: "Of course I have no right to represent the priests of the whole country, let us warmly welcome my colleagues! Their joining will definitely greatly increase our legitimacy!

"Their joining is equivalent to declaring that the third-level conference exists in name only!

"From then on, there are no representatives of the three levels, only national representatives!"

"Long live the national representative!" Someone shouted.

An Ning booed: "Long live!"

These days, An Ning is having a lot of fun, and he doesn't take the initiative to speak, but just follows everyone.

When everyone calls for the constitution, he will call for the constitution. Long live everyone, he will live long.

Anyway, An Ning is just highlighting one word, hustler. If it is said that he was forced to do so in the beginning to avoid the derailment of history, then this kind of hustler now fully shows his essence.

An Ning's goal has not changed since the beginning: I want to ride the fence, I want to catch fish!I don't want to be a very tired and hard-working gangster!

As long as history is not in danger of derailing, no one can stop me from fishing.

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At this time, also in the Palace of Versailles, Queen Mary broke into the workshop of Louis XVI.

Louis XVI frowned: "Why are you here?"

The workshop was the playground of Louis XVI, where he indulged in tinkering with mechanisms—mainly locks.

Mary looked at the locks and various tools piled up on the table in front of Louis XVI with a speechless expression: "What time is it, you are still fiddling with your locks!"

Louis XVI: "I've read the documents today! Now it's mine..."

"Do you know what those bastards of the third level are doing? They have just declared themselves the representatives of the country, and they want to act on behalf of the country's sovereignty!

"They are going to turn the world upside down! You, Louis, are the owner of national sovereignty!"

Louis XVI asked in surprise: "They want to exercise national sovereignty? Really?"

"Of course it's true! It's written in black and white in the minutes of the meeting! The whole Paris knows it, only you are still in the dark!"

Louis XVI looked bewildered, his fingers twitched together in embarrassment: "This...then what should I do?"

Mary: "Of course declare them illegal and dissolve this Rausch National Assembly!"

Louis XVI looked very hesitant: "I can't disband them, I still count on the third-level meeting to pass a tax increase bill to solve the financial problem. You see, you need money to buy all kinds of clothes and jewelry, and I also need to buy new locks... ..."

"Don't mention your lock!" Mary patted the table, "They want to follow the example of England to establish a constitutional monarchy! Learn from England!"

In France, the most serious swearing words are: look at your posture, you are British.