King's Landing in France

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Dandong also complained: "He grew up in the Kingdom Age, okay! Sooner or later, those people will use Andy to prove that the Kingdom Age is better than the Republic."

Robespierre: "I will not let this happen, because I will kill all the enemies."

"Come on, your committee of public safety is bankrupt."

The three of them left the cafe while teasing each other like this.

Before leaving the cafe, An Ning was worried that someone would steal her military uniform to do bad things, but Fanny suddenly appeared: "Leave it to me, there will be no problem."

An Ning looked at Fanny hesitantly: "Where did you appear from? Did you refresh?"

"I've been following your Excellency, but I didn't let you find out."

Are you an assassin?Hold out your hand and let me see that you haven't cut off your ring finger!

Danton: "Miss Fanny! It's been a long time. By the way, Andy, do you think your Fanny is prettier, or Maximilian's new landlord?"

An Ning thought about it seriously, although Fanny is very cute, but Maximilian's landlord has breasts.

An Ning: "Maximilian's landlord is nice."

Danton whistled, and Robespierre urged impatiently: "Okay, let's go, let's go to the court! In order to let Andy understand the actual situation as much as possible, let's go to the San Antonio court!"

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In this way, the Jacobin Triumvirate approached the San Antonio courthouse in disguise.

An Ning was originally worried about whether the three of them could get in without ID cards, but the two lawyers laughed at him for worrying too much.

Later, An Ning realized that she was really worrying too much.

There is no identity check at all in this court, anyone can enter.

Just like that, the Big Three squeezed into the court with a group of people, and then An Ning found that hundreds of spectators were already crowded in the court, and there were still a large number of spectators outside the court, and many people were lying on the windows to watch.

The sun had not yet set, but the court had already had to light candles because too many people were lying on the windows.

There was a small clearing in the middle of the courtroom, and by the side of the clearing a few wig-wearing figures sat huddled behind a small table—that was probably the judge and the clerk.

The proprietress of a tavern, who seemed to be somewhere, was speaking generously in a small open space: "This man is the nephew of the Marquis of Evremont! When the Marquis himself was ruling his own territory, he wanted to kill his own serfs for pleasure!

"They once captured a pair of siblings in their own castle and tortured them to death! After the revolution, the Marquis was liquidated by the locals, disemboweled and hung on the gate of his own castle!

"Such a sinful family, everyone in the family must pay for their sins with death!"

After the woman finished speaking, the crowd shouted angrily: "Death penalty! Death penalty!"

After everyone's shouts fell, the woman continued: "Now we are very merciful. In fact, we should do what the locals did to the Marquis and cut him open! Because that's how the Marquis treats his subjects!"

The crowd chanted again: "Death penalty!"

The judge knocked on the table many times before quieting everyone, and then the judge asked the defendant: "Do you have anything to say? According to the laws of the Republic, you can plead!"

Defendant: "I am indeed the nephew of the Marquis, but I hated their behavior very early on, and I have already broken with my family!"

Suddenly someone shouted: "He has admitted that he is the Marquis' nephew, death penalty!"

The overwhelming sound of executions overwhelmed everything.

The defense of the defendant is simply not heard by anyone, and no one cares.

Then the judge directly hit the hammer: "Death penalty!"

The crowd erupted in cheers.

An Ning was greatly shocked.

Robespierre: "Now you understand why I established the Public Security Committee? There are serious and serious institutions to judge, at least the rate of unjust, false and wrongful convictions is much lower than the current one."

An Ning: "Why didn't you just tell me this one?"

"How can I say this, saying 'we killed a lot of people by mistake so let's stop', no, it's impossible, it will make the Republic bear the original sin. But I think that the nephew of the Marquis may not be innocent, even if He is innocent now, and he may become an enemy of the Republic in the future." Robespierre looked at the defendant again after speaking.

The defendant had already been taken down. When passing through the crowd, many people spat on his face, and some even reached out and beat him on the head violently.

Robespierre: "Do you still want to continue watching? Maybe there will be situations where everyone shouts innocence. According to my observation, the situation is probably half to half."

An Ning: "No, it's enough for me to see it once, let's go to the Jacobin Club for a drink."

Chapter 283 Malmaison's Waver

After General Frost returned to Paris, Paul Ballas specially spent money to hire additional staff to ensure that the latest developments in Paris every day would be sent to his city late at night.

It was not cheap, and in order to accomplish it, he simply bought ten of the best horses and hired three riders for shifts.

Mark is the most scarce resource in the Republic right now.

But Ballas didn't care. During the course of the revolution, he gained not only political influence, but also a lot of wealth.

On this day, he still waited until late at night, until the latest information on Paris was delivered to him.

Looking at the letter from his accomplice in Paris, Paul Ballas beamed with joy, and even stood up at the end of the reading: "Great, this is great!"

Josephine Beauharne pushed the door open and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter, dear?"

The Parisian courtesan put on her nightgown and gently hugged Paul Ballas from behind as she spoke.

Barras: "Look at this. Today in Parliament, Robespierre proposed a bill to establish a public safety committee to standardize court trials and efficiently deal with enemies of the Republic. Then Frost, who was present, actually proposed Objections!

"Because of Frost's objection, the law of the Incorruptible was rejected!

"Isn't this amazing? The Incorruptible was originally in the limelight in the parliament, and he could pass any bill he wanted to pass, turning his hands into clouds and rain, but now he hit a wall!

"This shows that Frost does not agree with his approach, and a rift has appeared among the Jacobins! This shows that our opportunity has come!"

Ballas was so excited that he broke free from Josephine's arms and started pacing back and forth in the room.Madam Beauharney could only sit down on the sofa bored and watch him turn back and forth.

Barras: "It is not possible to return to Paris now until they have a complete break. It is certain that Frost does not approve of the terrorist policy, and Danton has also shown a wavering attitude. As long as we find a way to push more innocent people Going to the guillotine will cause more resentment, and they will definitely break with Robespierre!"

Josephine said: "How can we send more innocent people to the guillotine?"

"Of course it is through the report letter. Those old nobles who sympathize with the Republic and have a good personal relationship with Dandong are the best bait. Through the report letter, send them to the guillotine one by one!" Ballas waved his arms like a conductor The home is leading the orchestra's performance.

Josephine: "Wouldn't it be more efficient to guillotine those close to Frost?"

"No, no, you don't understand, Josephine. Now in Paris, as long as the correspondence with Frost is shown, the people's jury will shout acquittal. Fortunately, Frost has no habit of writing letters."

— because he came from a time when postage stamps were almost unknown, of course Ballas didn't know this.

Barras: "Even I don't have a gold medal like Frost's personal letter, so I ran out of Paris with my identity as a special commissioner. In short, we have to find a way to increase the Jacobin faction. Let the most powerful people in Paris fight against each other!"

Josephine: "It seems that I should also contribute to your plan?"

Ballas: "When you were in Paris, did you often invite Mademoiselle Christine to the salon?"

"Yes, but she has always maintained a sense of distance from us, and she will leave once she finds out that there are male guests in the salon. But I have a good relationship with Mrs. Danton, and I complain to her every day that Paris is too bloody."

Ballas: "Very good, this is a good start. When more and more people start to get tired of killing, the persistent Incorruptible One will inevitably have conflicts with Danton, and this conflict must be intensified!"

Josephine had a thoughtful expression: "Will Frost stay in Paris for a while?"

"It seems to be so. After all, the coalition forces in France have been eliminated. Frost probably won't need to suppress the rebellion. He should stay in Paris for a long time."

"Then maybe I can hold some balls and invite the Frosts—the prospective couples." Josephine suddenly showed a look of staring at the prey, "I'm also very interested in this French hero."

Ballas: "You can try it."

Josephine stood up: "I see that you are not in the mood to have fun tonight, so go to bed first, and tomorrow I will return to Paris and hold a ball at my Malmaison Castle."

Ballas suddenly pulled Josephine: "Oh no, forgive me, I was too excited to pay attention to your thoughts. We will have a good night tonight, let's talk about politics tomorrow."

Josephine smiled triumphantly.

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After the Public Security Committee was overruled, An Ning traveled all over the streets and alleys of Paris in disguise to actually investigate the situation in Paris at this time.

The status quo is shocking.

Many people who were originally petty bourgeois made their way to the top by exposing others in the chaos. There are cases of using the courts to kill people and seize property everywhere.

Those who had been lawyers, clerks, and clerks were now the new rich men of Paris.

Most of the trousers have no higher education and lack the means to use this mechanism to make profits.

But there are also a small number of long-pants elders who rely on their outstanding eloquence and social skills to eat the rice of burying the old times.After all, the "jury" at this time can actually fool them into shouting "death penalty" as long as they are eloquent.

Of course, more than half of the people who were executed were not innocent. It should be said that objectively, the efficient operation of the guillotine really had the effect of deterring the enemies of the Republic.

After completing the research, An Ning found Robespierre again.

It was Mrs. Claire who opened the door for him.

When An Ning entered the door, her eyes couldn't help sliding to the landlady's chest. Unfortunately, her long skirt was so tightly wrapped that she couldn't see it at all.

In fact, this kind of dress is the normal dress of working women. Christina's dress that proudly highlights her size has always been exclusive to the upper class.

An Ning was inexplicably sad, he had to realize that he had actually left the ranks of the old trousers.

There is already a pathetically thick barrier between me and the real old man in trousers.

Thinking of this, An Ning followed Mrs. Claire into Robespierre's study.

Robespierre was still writing quickly, and when he looked up and saw An Ning's visit, he was a little surprised: "Andy? What's the matter?"

"I visited Paris in private for a week." An Ning sat down directly in front of Robespierre, "We must stop the practice of judging prisoners in a way that is close to lynching."

Robespierre: "It's easier said than done. To achieve this, we must first have a new constitution. It is not enough to have a constitution. We must have a code that can detail each case, and the detailed provisions in it are different. What kind of punishment will be used for the crime.

"As a lawyer, I am very familiar with the codes of the kingdom era, but they are no longer suitable for the new era. The compilation of the new codes is still in the preparation stage."

Robespierre stopped and looked at An Ning seriously: "In this extraordinary period, we need the Public Security Committee! At least take back the right to try in the so-called jury!"

An Ning pursed his lips. Originally, he only saw the dictatorship that the Public Security Committee might lead to, but he didn't see its role in standardizing trials.

——After all, I am just an ordinary person. It would be good if this point was mentioned in the books related to Fage that I read before, but unfortunately not.

Still haven't read enough.

While deeply self-criticizing, An Ning said to Robespierre: "Then we can draft a new proposal, emphasizing the standardization of trials, the name of the new committee..."

Robespierre snapped up and said: "Call the National Salvation Committee! I am writing this proposal. I wanted to persuade you tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to come by yourself. By the way, what you mentioned may be abused by others." I have also thought about the matter, and I have decided that I will be the chairman of the National Salvation Committee!"

An Ning thought to himself, good guy, in the past, the National Salvation Committee was actually the leading organization of the Jacobins, and there were six ministries under it, which were in charge of the military, navy, taxation, foreign affairs, internal affairs, and judiciary.

It was actually a government of the Jacobins.

And the Public Security Committee is a bit like the NKVD.

This time and space is not good, the National Salvation Committee has replaced it!

An Ning suppressed the complaint in her heart and stared at Robespierre: "Maximilian, promise me, use the power entrusted to you cautiously and restraintly, and don't be controlled by it."

Robespierre: "Don't worry, I will always be the incorruptible person you know."

Chapter 284 Toast to the best era

In this way, the National Salvation Committee was established. Although it was called the original space-time Jacobin government, it was actually the Public Security Committee.

After the establishment of the National Salvation Committee, the effect was immediate. The number of people sent to the guillotine every day dropped from more than 200 to the early 50s.

The guillotine, which was originally erected on the Revolution Square, starts from the opening of the gate every day and lasts until sunset. Idlers in Paris can watch the beheading all day in the Revolution Square.

An Ning was very satisfied with the result.

Of course, he was still worried that history would become what it was in the end, so he specifically told Lazar Kano to pay attention to the situation in the city.

He even wanted to set up his own intelligence agency, but unfortunately, because of cheating, his limbs were sound, even if he established an intelligence agency, he couldn't use a saw to test the guts of the intelligence officers every day.

Danton was also very happy. After the establishment of the National Salvation Committee, the daily use of the guillotine decreased visibly to the naked eye, which greatly encouraged Danton, an original radical.

Yes, it is so wonderful. Danton and Marat were originally extremists, who were ridiculed by the Girondists as the Angry School, and some were called the Madman School.Their request is to send all bad guys or suspected bad guys to the guillotine.

And Robespierre is a moderate.

But after Jacobin came to power, Danton became a moderate, and Robespierre became what some people call the "monster of terror".

That's the wonder of history.

An Ning is in such a wonderful place at this moment.

However, at least for now, Robespierre is still sane, and Danton did not curse Robespierre. It seems that everything is going in a good direction.

An Ning felt a sense of satisfaction that he had changed the direction of history. He even began to imagine the Jacobin rule continued, and then the French Republic broke arms with the United Kingdom after the Steam Revolution.