Following the protocol, Robespierre began to publish articles in many newspapers, violently attacking Lafayette for plotting to start a war in order to undermine democracy and become a dictator. He said that the people of Paris, and indeed the people of France as a whole, should keep their eyes open, be vigilant, and thwart the plot of this careerist.

"If Lafayette's plot is allowed to succeed, France will be in an even more miserable position than it had been under the tyranny of the feudal emperors of the past. Because Louis XVI was an orthodox king anyway, but what was Lafayette? Just a tyrant! Then the blood shed by the people in the Bastille, in the struggle before and after, is all cheap to this tyrant, which is intolerable! - Well, although Robespierre is a mess, his revelation of Lafayette in this passage is quite sharp. Count Rodolph looked at the article in his hand and smiled at a young man next to him, "Let's publish this article in Orthodox France." ”

"Count, would it not hurt our ...... to publish such a rebellious article in Orthodox France?" asked the young man, a little hesitantly.

"So, Phoebus, this matter is still more troublesome for you, and I will give this article an editor's guide. We should criticize the fallacies and transgressions in this article, so that people can recognize the true colors of those rebellions, and also comment on the places where they have told a little truth—isn't it good to use an article to expose two kinds of rebellion? Count Rodolfo laughed.

"You're right, Mr. Earl." Phoebus replied, "I wish we could one day hang all these rebellions on the poles of the streetlights!" ”

"There will be a day, Phoebus, don't worry, believe me, there will be a day. Everything will be fine, and there will come a day when both the Jacobins and the Rafists will be hung on the lamp poles and stink! But for the sake of this day, we have to work right away. ”

……

"The audacity of the Austrians to threaten the great France is an absolutely intolerable affront to the majesty of France. Those Austrians probably forgot what French bayonets and military boots looked like. I don't understand how there are still people who jump out and call for peace when France is being insulted like this......" Robespierre couldn't help but laugh when he read this.

"Monsieur Robespierre, you can laugh at the fact that others are slandering your reputation like this." Saint-Just said indignantly.

"Reputation? Robespierre's reputation? Malahaha, on the side, laughed, "What reputation does Robespierre have?" Wasn't Robespierre's reputation a rebel, a bandit long ago? I think I'm still very polite to him in the text just now. If I were to scold him, it wouldn't be just that. ”

"Mr. Marat, this is not an article in the newspaper of the royal party, nor is it an article in the newspaper of the Lafite Club. This is the article of those centrist newspapers. "Saint-Just Road.

"It's those wall-riding articles." Guzman interjected on the side. Guzmán was Marat's best friend, just as Saint-Juste was Robespierre's best friend.

"Yes." "But a lot of times, we need to get these wall-riders on our side. ”

"Stop dreaming!" Marat said, "Let me guess, what is the name of this newspaper you have in your hand?" It should be "Paris Business", right? Its master is Clavier, the banker, right? How can a banker not like war? Since Robespierre was openly opposed to the war, it was honestly too mild for them to be so polite to him. Also, didn't you offer to get our people to come up with a cap on food prices or something? If we bring this up, we will be scolded even more. ”

"It's a necessary price, Louie." Robespierre said calmly, "The key now is how Lafayette is going to react." ”

……

How will Lafayette react? In fact, Lafayette has not yet reacted. Lafayette had so much to deal with now that he didn't have time to react to it. Moreover, Lafayette found that since Robespierre attacked him and tried to start a war, it seemed that there were quite a few centrists who were helping him fight back against Robespierre, so he felt as if he should slow down and see how everyone reacted, and then respond.

In this way, Lafayette was relieved for another two days, and after two days, he suddenly realized that something seemed to be wrong. Because he found that many people were indeed attacking Robespierre, but they attacked Robespierre because they were attacking him for being too weak, and they were actually afraid of the threat of force from a Catholic country like Austria. Don't you know that what France is best at is beating Catholic countries? What a disgrace to the French!

Lafayette's primary concern, that is, his intention to undermine democracy by not becoming a military dictator, has not been mentioned at all. Not only did they not mention it, but some people said that if they could defeat foreign enemies, there would be nothing wrong with having a Caesar.

But Lafayette knew that these people said that "there is nothing wrong with having a Caesar", but that was only a means of deceiving themselves into supporting the war. If he really wants to be Caesar, I am afraid that those who say so now may immediately stab him in the back, and then stand by his corpse and give a wonderful speech with tears in his eyes, called "I love Caesar, but I love Rome more"—ah, wrong, it should be "I love Lafayette, but I love France more", and then turn France into a republic.

And Lafayette also knows that the current state of the army is not very good, and now is not the time for war. In a sense, Lafayette did need war, but unlike the royal party, he needed a victorious war, a war to prepare for, and if the discussion was too heated and Congress immediately passed a decision to declare war, it would be against him.

"This must stop immediately!" Lafayette knew the importance of public opinion, because when he was in North America, he knew that the preparation and organization of the war in North America was inseparable from local public opinion.

So the media under Lafayette's control went into action. On the one hand, they attacked Robespierre, but on the other hand, they also preached that although France was never afraid of war, "peace will not be abandoned until it has reached a time of fundamental despair; Sacrifice is not at the last moment, and we will never say anything about sacrifice." And Lafayette had no intention of becoming a military dictator.

Although Lafayette hated Robespierre more and more, in fact, Lafayette became Robespierre's ally, at least in the matter of delaying the war.

This caused both Lafayette and Robespierre to lose their popularity among centrists. This is normal, because the centrist gang is actually the gang that was later called the Girondists, and most of them are big businessmen and big bankers. For them, the war is an opportunity to make a fortune. As long as the final result is not the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species, war is not a bad thing for them, so those who have clearly expressed their opposition to war today are blocking their financial path.

But Lafayette also knew that war was inevitable. Even the people of the Feiyang Club, in fact, are looking forward to the war in their hearts. Lafayette may not really want to be a military dictator, but many in the Fyan Club are willing to follow him in the expectation that he will become a military dictator like Caesar. If Lafayette disappoints them too much, they may as well ......

The banker, Clavier, was receiving a guest in his residence on Selvandoni Street. The guest's name was Joseph, but he was also a fücher.

"Thank you, Mr. Fouché." "The information you gave me was very important to me. His Excellency Lafayette is really ......"

At this point, Clavière shook her head, but did not go any further.

"Mr. Lafayette is overly concerned about the big picture." Fouché said.

"But we don't need to maintain the big picture that we have now. I need a change in the big picture. Mr. Foucher, I wonder how you can help me? Everyone knows that I am a moral person and will never treat anyone who has helped me badly. Clavier looked at Fouché and said slowly.

"You need war?" Foucher asked.

"Yes." Clavière replied briefly.

"But I've heard that some of your bank's loans are difficult to recover because of possible wars and unstable situations. Therefore, it is likely that there is no guarantee that the certificates of deposit in your bank will be withdrawn normally. Fouché asked again.

"Ah, you've heard that too?" Clavier smiled, "So I need to have something more turbulent as soon as possible." ”

"It's a bit difficult, but you don't need to be that tumultuous for a wash." Foucher said, "Also, I can help you and another friend ...... a match."

……

That morning, Joseph went to work as usual, but on the way he happened to meet a sad Carnot.

"What's the matter, Lazar, you seem to have something on your mind?" Joseph asked.

"Joseph, where is your money kept?" Kano asked rhetorically.

"Some are in the Clavière bank, and some are in the ......," Joseph replied.

"Oops!" "Have you heard, the Clavière Bank has just announced that because the money from investment and agriculture has been affected by the rebellion in the provinces, it will be difficult to recover it for a while, so they will temporarily suspend the withdrawal business - that is, you will not be able to withdraw money from them with the deposit certificate!" ”