Robespierre did publish several articles lately against the arguments of some hardliners in parliament for a preemptive war against Austria.

At all times, there is always a lot of radicalism in Parliament. Because in general, parliamentarians are not politically responsible for their words and deeds, because they do not have the right to decide. In this way, the parliamentarians have become a bit like the former officials of the Todai Eater, who can talk nonsense without any scruples.

On the other hand, in a large group of parliamentarians, if someone wants to be conspicuous, stand out, and become the leader of the councillors, there must be some way for everyone to be able to see him clearly in the crowd; In the midst of the crowd, his voice can still be heard.

To do this, the first way is to be like Mirabeau, who is half a head taller than the others, eight feet tall, and has a waist circumference of eight feet, so that even if he hides in the crowd, he can be seen at a glance like a firefly in the night. Coupled with a naturally loud voice, speaking is like practicing the lion's roar skill, and he can easily cover other people's voices.

It's just that this method is too demanding for innate conditions, and not every parliamentarian has the skills of Mirabeau. In fact, since Mirabeau was defeated by illness, there has been no such person in the French parliament. So the rest of the parliamentarians can only use the second method, which is to sensationalize the public, use thrilling topics, and horrific claims to attract attention. Anyway, parliamentarians don't have to take responsibility, isn't it just nonsense? Who wouldn't? Therefore, the more brainless the emotion, the more reckless and resolute the bravery, the more you can lead the trend.

Just like the Citigroup country in later generations, when a certain commander was still a senator, he proposed many times to sever diplomatic relations with Dongda Eat Country and restore diplomatic relations with Frog Island. When he became the commander, he completely forgot about these things, and regarded all the words he said at the beginning as emitting greenhouse gases. Only I, Lord God Emperor, will withdraw from the group when he says he will withdraw from the group, and he will build the wall when he says he will repair the wall, which is really a rare sincere gentleman in the history of the Great Flower Flag Country.

Since this is the case in parliament, it is natural that irrational views will prevail. At this time, institutionally, it is necessary for the king with veto power to apply the brakes. However, the king did not want to put the brakes on this issue at all, because he was equally eager for war. In the queen's view, if war broke out, divided France would be vulnerable at all. Then they could re-establish the royal power under the protection of the Austrian bayonets. So, the king had no intention of stepping on this brake at all. Moreover, since the exodus, although the parliament has determined that the king was held hostage and restored all the king's powers, the king has lost the trust of the vast majority of parliamentarians, and he has not done himself any good by disagreeing with parliament on this matter.

According to Napoleon's analysis, the only people in the Jacobin Club who are truly peace-loving are those who are truly peace-loving in terms of interests. But the Jacobins had too few seats, and before that, they had been able to stop the attempts of the Fiyan faction many times, relying on a tacit alliance with the Black Party. Even so, in parliament, they can only achieve more than they accomplish and more than they lose. Now in this matter, the black party will not be on their side, so relying on them alone, they can't even do "more than defeat" now.

To solve this problem, Robespierre gathered several of his close friends together to discuss a countermeasure.

"Everyone knows who is going to have a war now." Robespierre said, "If the war is lost, needless to say, all the gains of the revolution will be lost, and France will return to its former state." And what if the war is won? Then some people can establish a personal military dictatorship as 'heroes who saved France'. Therefore, there is only one most important task for us today, and that is to prevent war as much as possible. ”

"Maximilien," Marat began, "I can write articles exposing the royal family and calling on the people to be vigilant against the intrigues of the war fever. But how much effect it will have, I'm not sure. You know, my article has basically no impact on Parliament. ”

Marat's newspaper "Friends of the People" can be said to be famous in Paris. Especially before the king fled, he reminded the people in the newspaper more than once to be vigilant and prevent the king from escaping. At first, his claims were dismissed by most as unfounded nonsense, and Marat was seen as a grandstanding clown. But the facts proved his prescience, so now the influence of "Friends of the People" in Paris has greatly increased, but because of the position, this influence is still limited to the middle and lower classes of Paris. In parliament, Marat did not have enough influence.

"Unless there is another revolution...... St. Just said.

"The time is not yet ripe." Robespierre shook his head.

"We can find ways to facilitate the ripening of the time." St. Just continued.

"Tell me what you think?"

"We can put forward a series of proposals in the parliament that will benefit the people of Paris, but which will inevitably be rejected by the parliament, such as limiting the price of food, prohibiting speculation, controlling the issuance of bills, and avoiding indiscriminate issuance. "They will certainly veto these proposals, and with each veto, the people will be educated, and they will be disappointed in the old men's parliament one more time, and their anger will burn even more, and at a certain time, when they will see once and for all that this parliament is not representative of France, they will surely make another revolution." ”

"But, Louie, doing so will also hasten their pace of war." Robespierre said, "We will do what you say." But we urgently need a way to slow down the war. Even if it's just for a while. Lafayette was already paying his men. This, of course, brought a series of complaints in the army and the National Guard. This will undoubtedly damage his influence on the army. If we hold him back for a while, he won't be Caesar! ”

"Joseph Bonaparte was under Lafayette, he was a very clever man, we might as well go and consult with him, maybe he will have a way." St. Just said.

"Looking for him?" Robespierre frowned, "I think Monsieur Bonaparte is actually very reluctant to interfere in our affairs. And he did us a great favor last time, and suffered a certain loss because of it. Lafayette had recently moved him and his brother from a number of key positions. ”

"Monsieur Bonaparte won't care about that." "It is true that Monsieur Bonaparte is reluctant to interfere too much in politics, and his interest is more in nature—and it is natural, because he is very gifted in those things." But what happened last time, you also saw it. Monsieur Bonaparte was a moral, decent man. His loyalty to France, to the revolution was unquestionable. I think as long as we reach out to him, as long as he can, he will definitely help us. ”

"You're talking about the Corsican nobleman?" Marat spoke in a mocking tone, "A nobleman, how can he be trusted by you like this? ”

"Corsican nobles can also be considered nobles?" "Besides, the aristocracy is not necessarily unreliable, and the plebeians are not necessarily loyal to the revolution, such as ......"

"Well, Louie, I know that you are not a nobleman, but you have a 'virtue' in your name. But do you think he can do it? Is he the wise Solomon? If he was really that smart, he wouldn't have been able to solve that 'four-color problem'. (Obviously, the frustration on the 'four-color problem' still makes Marat a little angry) The solution is not necessarily there for him, I have the same solution here! ”

When St. Just heard Marata say something about the word "de" in his name, he wanted to argue with him immediately, but when he heard him claim that he had a way, he held back the anger in his heart and asked, "What can you do?" ”

Marat rolled her eyes at St. Just, but ignored him. Marat is very ugly, and he also knows that he is ugly, like most other ugly people, what he hates most is those handsome guys, not to mention that St. Just is so handsome that he almost violates the laws of nature, which naturally makes Marat even more angry when he looks at it.

"Mr. Marat, what do you think, say it and we'll discuss it together." Robespierre spoke.

Marat could give Saint-Just a blank look, but he couldn't do the same to Robespierre. So he spoke: "Lafayette is a hypocrite, and a coward!" If we just call him to break his plot, he won't have the courage to do it......"

Speaking of this, Mara laughed like a night owl: "Hehehe, maybe, in order to prove his innocence, this hypocrite will make it look like he will work with us to avoid war." To do this kind of thing, Monsieur Robespierre, my newspaper has limited effect, and you would do well to publish some of these articles yourself. Trust me, it will work, what I'm best at dealing with these hypocrites is what I do. ”

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When the meeting was over, Marat quickly left, and Saint-Just bid Robespierre farewell. Robespierre saw that Saint-Just's mood did not seem to be too high. Then he said to him, "Louis, Marat is like this, covered with thorns. Whoever he talks to, he can make people half angry. But don't take his attitude too seriously, his ability is still good, and he is very loyal to the revolution, and he himself is honest and self-disciplined. After a lot of contact, you will know that Marat is actually a good person. ”

"Monsieur Robespierre," said Saint-Just, "I do not think anything of Marat because of his attitude. I'm just wondering, will his method really work? ”