King's Landing in France

An Ning said: "I think Mr. Talleyrand should be able to take on this responsibility. His diplomatic mission in the UK has been done quite well."

In the original history, Talleyrand was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief of Attendants of the First French Empire established by Napoleon, and his ability should be beyond doubt.

An Ning does not have much ability to know people, and can only judge a person's talent by the historical evaluation of later generations.

So when it comes to diplomacy, all he can think of is Talleyrand.

As soon as An Ning said it, La Salle laughed: "Talleyrand, he is a good man, and he gave me a good wine from the wine cellar! He is obviously a priest, so he shouldn't have anything to do with wine."

An Ning raised her eyebrows, thinking that you, Talleyrand, have already begun to corrupt the people around me?

For a person like Talleyrand, he might not be able to make any moves outside, so it's better to use it.

After all, this person's talent is also a real talent, so there is no need to use it for nothing.

Moreover, this kind of speculator who is good at calculation is actually quite easy to control.

After An Ning made up his mind, he said, "I am very satisfied with the results of Mr. Talleyrand in London, so I am going to recommend him to be in charge of the mediation of the Republic of the Netherlands. And our offensive on the Rhine front will give Talleyrand Long's diplomatic good offices with strong support."

Bernadotte asked again: "How many troops can we send to fight in the direction of Lyin? Shinra and Prussia are estimated to have a combined strength of 50 million troops. Although they have to guard against the Russians, it is impossible to use them all on our side. However, if our dispatched troops are less than 20, the entire operation will be very difficult."

Napoleon was not happy: "What are you talking about? Andy alone is worth [-] soldiers. When did he beat twice as many enemies?"

An Ning raised a hand to stop Napoleon from continuing: "Well, I don't fight more with less because I like it.

"There is a classic book on the art of war in the East that says: Therefore, the method of using soldiers is to encircle them if they are ten, to attack them if they are five, to divide them if they are twice as many, to fight them if they are few, to escape them if they are few, and to avoid them if they are not enough." Of.

"This is ancient wisdom from the East. Napoleon, remember, the more troops the better, if you can fight with more, you must fight with more and fight with less. Don't talk about chivalry.

"If you don't have an advantage in overall numbers, you have to form an advantage in strength in a local area, so that you can fight more and fight less, understand?"

Napoleon curled his lips: "Well, I just want to emphasize that you are not afraid of the disadvantage of the force."

An Ning smiled: "Napoleon, my brother, don't worry about the inferior force, we have Lazarcano, we will not be short of troops."

Lazar Kano said with a smile: "You trust me so much, but it puts me under a lot of pressure. However, I can guarantee that with the harvest of autumn grain, when we send troops to attack the Lyin front next year, we will probably be able to dispatch 40 troops for two to three months of combat."

Lazar Kano's words made the generals in the room gasp in amazement.

Then I don't know who will take the lead in clapping.

After the applause fell, An Ning stood up and raised his glass: "Let us salute the organizer of the victory, Lazar Kano!"

Chapter 326 The Covenant

On the second day after their marriage, Christina held a tea party at the Royal Palace to entertain the ladies and ladies in Paris, while An Ning went straight to the National Assembly, where he proposed to let Talleyrand serve as the mediator to the Low Countries. envoy.

In the original time and space, these specific administrative matters were managed by the National Salvation Committee, but now the National Salvation Committee has become a court-like organization, and the administrative power has fallen into the hands of the National Assembly.

Therefore, to appoint Talleyrand as a plenipotentiary mediation commissioner, it must be approved by the National Assembly.

Robespierre was a little surprised to see An Ning in the foyer of the parliament: "I thought you would have an outing with your new wife today or something."

An Ning: "The expedition is imminent, and this is not a good time to go out for an outing anyway."

Robespierre smiled: "You don't have to push yourself so hard, you are already like this, don't we feel ashamed to be lazy at all?"

An Ning: "Come on, let's not care about others, you Maximilian will never be lazy, I understand you."

Robespierre smiled, as if An Ning's words were the greatest affirmation for himself.

At this time, Saint-Just, who was standing next to him, asked: "So what are you doing in the parliament this time? You don't need to come to the parliament to prepare for the war, right? In fact, the Ministry of War is almost an independent institution now, and the parliament has nothing to do with them." Work."

What Saint-Just said is the truth. In order to quickly reorganize enough troops, Lazar Carnot adopted many tough measures, often skipping the parliament to implement some things. As a result, the Ministry of War has now become a A machine that operates independently of parliament.

Many people complained about this, but they were all frightened by An Ning's force, and no one dared to express it publicly.

However, An Ning himself promised that after the extraordinary period passed, the Ministry of War would be reorganized so that it would return to the jurisdiction of the National Assembly, the theoretical highest authority in France.

But now the War Department is an institution beyond Parliament.

If An Ning just wanted to prepare for war, he really didn't need to come to the National Assembly.

No wonder Saint-Just had such doubts.

An Ning smiled and said: "As a general, I am naturally obliged to report the next battle plan to the National Assembly. Many of you think that I have surpassed the Parliament, and some people say that I want to be the Lord Protector, like Cromwell Throwing parliament that way.

"No, I wouldn't do that kind of thing."

Robespierre smiled and said, "Of course you won't, because the republic is your ideal. You said that a long time ago, when we were still called the Breton Club."

An Ning actually doesn't remember whether he started advocating the republic so early. In theory, there should be. After all, he is also from a republic, and the word republic flows in his blood.

An Ning continued following Robespierre's words: "As long as I am alive, I will firmly defend the Republic. Whoever wants to destroy the Republic must step on my dead body."

But Saint-Just said: "But your student Napoleon has been advocating your French Caesar."

An Ning: "I don't want to be Caesar. I don't want to be stabbed to death by a group of people when I give a speech in parliament one day."

At this time, people who got the news came to the hall one after another to greet An Ning.

Although An Ning didn't know most of the people who greeted him, he still nodded and greeted them one by one.

Just when the time before the Parliament was almost running out, Georges Jacques Danton appeared.

He didn't even look at Robespierre at first, but when he suddenly saw An Ning was there, he could only come over with a straight face and greet An Ning and Robespierre.

Robespierre's response was also very dull, and an awkward atmosphere suddenly permeated between Danton and Robespierre.

An Ning was keenly aware of this, and asked, "What's wrong? Are you two fighting again?"

Dandong curled his lips: "I wanted to persuade him to stop killing for the time being, but we broke up unhappy."

An Ning: "Maximilian didn't even want to kill indiscriminately. That's why he established the National Salvation Committee, didn't you? When he established this committee, you also supported it, didn't you?"

Danton: "I support it, because at that time the lynchings in Paris had to be rectified. I can't stand that some people lose their heads just because they don't like the jury."

An Ning: "So what has changed now? In my opinion, Maximilian's National Salvation Committee is playing its due role."

"It doesn't just play its due role. In fact, in the past six months, I have seen innocent people being killed indiscriminately more than once." Danton paused, and gave an example, "For example, Mrs. Roland! She is my The wife's best friend, a brilliant poet, was guillotined for her support of the Girondins."

Robespierre: "Madame Roland is a die-hard Girondist! And she also attacked the National Assembly, intending to overthrow France!"

"Oh come on," Danton said angrily, "If France can be subverted by a woman, then I think it should be destroyed as soon as possible."

An Ning stepped in to smooth things over between the two who started to quarrel again: "The issue of the severity of the sentence can be discussed. I think we can set up a post of special commissioner to supervise the National Salvation Committee in the future, and let Dandong take over the position to supervise the entire trial process!"

Robespierre immediately objected: "No, you may not know, Andy, he has been mixed with Paul Ballas, Fouche and others."

An Ning: "I also received five hundred ounces of gold bars from Paul Ballas."

"That's different, that's your reserve, you did it to stabilize our financial order." Robespierre said, "You have always been thinking about France, and everyone has seen the construction you have done. In my eyes. But he is different, he really joined forces with those opportunists!"

Dandong was furious: "Presumptuous! How can you use such a derogatory term as collusion with me? You damn country bumpkin, you are an executioner addicted to blood after tasting it!"

Robespierre didn't show much anger, but the twitching of his mouth clearly showed that he was very angry now.

"I am for the Republic!" Robespierre almost squeezed out such a sentence through his teeth.

Dandong snorted, "Who knows?"

An Ning was about to continue to smooth things over, but Dandong suddenly pointed at An Ning: "Andy, you too, don't you see the drawbacks of the terror policy? I talked to your subordinate La Salle, he I also have a lot of complaints about the current situation of indiscriminate killings!"

An Ning raised her eyebrows.

He knew that La Salle had changed his mind on the policy of terror since he had been recuperating in Paris for several months after his injury.

An Ning: "Okay, there is an old oriental saying that in troubled times heavy codes are used, and at this stage a policy of terror is necessary to stabilize the situation. But, Maximilian, promise me that when we achieve a complete military victory, it will be over. war, the policy of terror must stop."

Robespierre nodded without hesitation: "No problem. It will last until you, Andy, completely defeat Austria and Prussia and sign the contract!"

Chapter 327 Greenspan of France

The arrival of An Ning caused a certain amount of traffic congestion in the council hall. Many gentlemen who had entered the council hall all ran out to greet An Ning, making the council hall seem empty.

Robespierre looked at his pocket watch, and then shouted to the delegates: "Gentlemen! Alright! There is a meeting, let's go into the room!"

Only then did people enter the conference hall one after another.

Many people step back and look back three times.

An Ning said, "Everyone, please follow the speaker's instructions."

Dandong rubbed his nose and said to An Ning, "Then I'll go in too."

"En." An Ning nodded with a complicated expression, then glanced at Robespierre.

Robespierre pretended not to notice An Ning's gaze.

People gradually entered the hall.

An Ning followed Robespierre, and this behavior attracted the attention of many people.

After entering the hall, An Ning kept following Dan Dong, and found him sitting far away from the rostrum, chatting with a group of gentlemen whom An Ning had no impression of.

An Ning asked Robespierre subconsciously: "Who are the people around Dandong? Why don't I know any of them?"

Robespierre said angrily, "Don't you know? Danton has new friends, and he is very close to these new friends."

An Ning: "Maximilian, don't be like this, everyone will have new encounters and new friends. Don't you also have many friends that I don't know?"

Robespierre: "I don't."

An Ning was embarrassed.

If the Incorruptible said he didn't have one, then he probably didn't.

It's a pity that Robespierre is a man, and An Ning doesn't have that habit, otherwise this sentence could be a cute point.

"Maximilian," An Ning said, "I assure you, you will always be my best friend."

Only then did Robespierre's tense face relax a little, and he smiled slightly: "I know, I know Andy."

At this time, Saint-Just opened the small door next to the rostrum, and then gave way.

Robespierre and An Ning entered the rostrum one after the other and sat down.

As soon as An Ning sat down, Robespierre stood up and looked around the entire council hall.

Seeing this, the representatives who were still arguing all fell silent, and the entire council hall quickly became silent.

Robespierre cleared his throat and began today's opening remarks: "Everyone, as you can see, today there is an additional agenda before the official agenda! The hero of France, General Frost, wants to discuss the direction of future wars. Make some clarifications while seeking parliamentary permission for the next move in the war!

"I know that many people think that Frost is a de facto military dictator, and today, Frost has used his own actions to fight back against such remarks!

"Frost has a heart for the Republic, and he will never become a military dictator! All such remarks are disrespectful to our respected General Frost!

"Today, all gossip and gossip will come to an end!

"Next, we welcome General Frost!"

An Ning stood up: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for your tireless praise. I, Frost, only want to be a defender of the Republic. Some people have misunderstood me. I think these misunderstandings will gradually be resolved as time goes by.

"Robespierre is my best friend, I have known him for eight years, he knows me well!"

Robespierre raised his head slightly, as if An Ning had said something that made him very proud.

At this moment, someone entered An Ning's field of vision.

He saw Talleyrand silently appearing in the stands of the parliament, mingling with the crowd of onlookers.

After meeting his eyes, Talleyrand nodded slightly.

An Ning also nodded slightly, meaning to tell Talleyrand that I will talk about you later.

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Robespierre didn't notice Talleyrand at first, but after seeing Frost nodding, he followed his gaze and saw Talleyrand just in time.

Robespierre froze.

Saint-Just, who didn't notice Frost's expression at this time, approached Robespierre and whispered: "Talleyrand is here. Frost was the first person he visited after he returned to Paris."

Robespierre opened his mouth, but did not speak.

At this time, Frost began to talk about his future combat intentions, including marching on the Rhine, but Robespierre didn't listen at all.

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As soon as An Ning finished saying that he was going to lead the main force to attack the Rhineland region, someone stood up and asked, "What about the Low Countries? You should know that the current financial situation of the Parliament is very bad, and we need the taxes from the Low Countries to support the Parliament! "

An Ning shook his head: "We need taxes, so we attack the lowland countries. So what is the difference between us and those kingdoms? No, we can't do this. We are not a republic established for the purpose of oppressing others. Our freedom cannot be based on Exploitation!

"What we have to do is to liberate all of Europe, not to exploit all of Europe!"