Chapter 57: Look at Him Rising (1)

Joseph, who knew nothing about the details of history, did not realize how the march that Aunt Sophie was going to participate in would leave a deep mark on history, and he was only surprised that a woman like Aunt Sophie, who was actually indifferent to politics, actually planned to participate in such an event as a demonstration.

"Aunt Sophie, didn't you say you had no interest in these things at all?" Before Joseph could speak, Louie spoke first, "Can you not go?" If you weren't, Lucien would have pushed all the housework to me. ”

"Ah, my little Master Louis." Aunt Sophie wiped her hands on her apron and said, "It's not okay not to go, if you don't go, the others will be unhappy." It's like little Louie, if your friends have a party and invite you, but you don't go, will they be unhappy too? ”

"But, Aunt Sophie, friends are going to play together, and you are going to demonstrate." Louis continued, "Joseph said that it was chaotic and dangerous out there right now. The town hall is especially chaotic and dangerous. ”

"Don't worry, it's okay." Aunt Sophie touched Louie's head, "Mayor Bayi and the Marquis de Lafayette are good people, and I am not at the forefront, if there is anything, I will definitely run fast." ”

Aunt Sophie didn't understand politics, but her simple wisdom of life told her that if everyone went and she didn't, it would make her appear in everyone's eyes at this time, and she would become very conspicuous. At times like these, becoming conspicuous always carries all kinds of dangers.

The next day, Aunt Sophie really didn't come. By the afternoon of the third day, when Joseph had already returned home from work, she appeared at Joseph's doorstep, her face full of excitement and exhaustion.

"I'm sorry, Monsieur Bonaparte, but I'm coming back late. But I think it's just the right time to make dinner. Aunt Sophie said.

"Oh, it's nothing." Joseph let Aunt Sophie in and said, "Nowadays, it is not an accident that something unexpected happens, on the contrary, if there is no accident at all, then it is really unexpected." Yesterday you didn't come back, little Louis was still worried about you, and now that you're back safe and sound, it's better than anything else. ”

"Aunt Sophie, Aunt Sophie......" At this time, Louis shouted in a loud voice, and ran out of the kitchen, still holding a kitchen knife for cutting bread - obviously, as a little brother, he was being oppressed and enslaved by his two older brothers.

"Ah, my little Master Louis." Aunt Sophie hurried over and took the breadcrumb-stained knife from Louis, "How is it, miss me?" ”

"Well," said Louis, with wide eyes of curiosity, "I heard that you lived in the palace yesterday?" ”

"Yes, I rolled on the queen's bed this morning!" Aunt Sophie replied in a boastful tone as she walked towards the kitchen.

"Aunt Sophie, tell me, have you seen the queen? Isn't the queen beautiful? Also, Is the queen's bed covered with gold louis? Louis asked as he grabbed Sophie's apron and followed him to the kitchen.

"The queen is very beautiful, but there is no golden louis in her bed. She's not a dragon, she likes to sleep on gold coins......"

When it was time to eat, Aunt Sophie told her about the past two days in detail, and Joseph knew that such an important thing had happened in the past two days.

The women had gone to the town hall to petition, however, when they arrived at the town hall, they were told that the mayor of Bayi was not there, and the Marquis de Lafayette was just as coincidentally absent.

Aunt Sophie originally thought that since there was no one to be found, everyone should go back to their respective homes, but who would have thought, suddenly someone shouted in the crowd: "Then we will go to Versailles to find the king, he can't starve us to death like this!" ”

Then a number of people jumped out in support, and then another man named Mayar, who was said to have participated in the storming of the Bastille, came forward and said that he knew how to get to Versailles and that he was willing to take everyone with him to Versailles.

It is said that a certain boring scientist did a very boring experiment. He removes parts of a fish's brain and then puts it back in the school. This brainless fish will only swim forward desperately, and as a result, the whole school of fish will be driven by it, and it will become the leader of the whole school.

Crowds are actually very similar to schools of fish in many cases. In many cases, especially in times of chaos and hesitation, it is often not those who are wise and far-reaching, but those who act decisively. Even if their actions are brainless and reckless.

So everyone followed Mayar to Versailles. It took about four hours to walk from the town hall to Versailles, but the women, who were anxious to get enough to eat, went to great lengths.

After the women had set off for some time, the mayor of Bayi and the Marquis de la Fayette both arrived at the town hall. The National Guard was also quickly concentrated and prepared to defend the ...... in Versailles Defend the king or the people - who knows. The Paris Commune (Yes, after the storming of the Bastille, the new Parisian municipal body was called the Paris Commune.) This is version 1.0 of the Paris Commune. The Paris Commune that we are more familiar with is version 2.0. Two delegates were also sent to follow Lafayette to Versailles. They were instructed to bring the king's family to Paris.

The women were not marching fast, so they had not yet arrived, and the Constituent Assembly, which was meeting in Versailles, had already learned of it. The parliament immediately sent the chairman of the council, Mounier, to an audience with the king. The king received the news and interrupted his hunting activities and returned to Versailles. Meunier demanded to him the immediate approval of the 'August Decree' and the transfer of the Flemish Legion. The king said he needed more consideration.

The queen persuaded the king to leave Versailles and avoid the "mob", but the king felt that he would become a laughing stock if he fled from Versailles if only some women came. Unbeknownst to the king, behind the women, heavily armed National Guard had come to "defend" him.

In the afternoon, the women arrived at the Palace of Versailles. The king received the women, who behaved kindly and promised them that he would guarantee the supply of goods in Paris. (Of course, the king simply didn't have the strength to do that, and was just dealing with the women.) )

In fact, this statement also worked, and some of the women, hearing the king's promise, felt that all the problems were solved, and even began to turn around and prepare to go back to Paris. Of course, more women remained. But this was not because they saw through the king's tricks, but because they were very tired after walking for four or five hours and needed to rest. If nothing else, they will all go back happy tomorrow morning.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, however, the Marquis de Lafayette arrived at Versailles with representatives of the National Guard and the Paris Commune. Speaking of which, the National Guard is moving slower than the women. But that's normal, because they have cannons with them. As for why he brought a cannon, of course, it was used to defend the king. At about eleven o'clock that evening, the Marquis de Lafayette met the king with two delegates, who bluntly demanded that the king's family be moved to Paris immediately. Lafayette, on the other hand, said that the National Guard was loyal to the king and could fully guarantee the king's safety.

This request came as a complete surprise to the king. But after learning that Lafayette had brought a lot of the National Guard, he didn't dare to refuse outright, so he excused himself and said that it was too late and that he would talk about it tomorrow.

It is said that on this night, someone went to the nearby Flanders Legion, but the Flanders Legion remained silent. It can be seen that such rumors may not be reliable.

In the early hours of the next morning, the demonstrators, who had already settled down, suddenly clashed with the king's guards. At first they were scolding, then they were pushing and shoving, and then suddenly a gunshot rang out and one of the demonstrators fell in response. Then someone shouted, "The guards have shot and killed people!" ”

Then the National Guard joined in, quickly disarming the guards, and a large number of demonstrators stormed the palace.

The demonstrators stormed the queen's bedroom, and the queen fled to the king's room for safety. The demonstrators began to look for the king and queen everywhere. The king took the queen, the princes and princesses to hide everywhere.

Fortunately, at this time, Lafayette finally reacted, and he took the "loyal" National Guard to help the guards drive the demonstrators out of the palace and protect the safety of the king's family.

Immediately afterwards, Lafayette, who had "saved the driver", again met the king and asked the king and queen to go to the balcony to meet the crowd.

The couple were forced to agree, and the crowd shouted to the couple on the balcony: "The king is going to Paris!" "The king's family is going to Paris!"

Louis XVI was faced with an earthy face, and under such pressure, he was forced to agree and the family moved to Paris. The crowd, under Lafayette's command, shouted, "Long live the King!" "Long live the Queen!"

Although Louis XVI was forced to accede to the demands of the demonstrators, he delayed as much as he could. It was not until two o'clock in the afternoon that the king's family began to leave Versailles and set out on their way to Paris.

During this time, the Flemish legion, which had always been regarded as a great threat by the people of Paris, remained inactive. Of course, this may also be because they did not receive an official edict from the king.

In short, from this day on, the king's family fell into the hands of the revolutionary masses and officially became prisoners of the revolution. Although he still wears a crown on his head.

"Okay, that's it, we brought back the bakery's owner, the hostess, and the little boss. From now on, we will never have to worry about not being able to buy bread again! Aunt Sophie ended her story with such a sentence, and it seemed to her that all problems had been solved.