Palace of Versailles, Hall of Mirrors.

Louis XIV sat on a throne at the end of the basilica, with officials and guards standing on either side, making way for the two eastern guests to meet the king.

Being in the focus of everyone's attention, looking at the surprised expressions of these Frenchmen, Huang Luofeng felt uncomfortable, although he tried his best to pretend to be calm, but he felt that his steps were a little vain.

Don't look at his previous self-confidence, but in the real world, he is just a thin-skinned college student, he usually doesn't like to deal with people, and he has never experienced such a big scene, so it is reasonable to feel nervous and embarrassed.

"Welcome, distinguished guests of the East."

Louis XVI stood up and spread his hands, with a smile on his face, and he looked very close to the people, without the slightest regalia.

"Your Majesty, we are prophets from the East, who have come to visit you on our journey around the world, passing through your country."

Huang Luofeng bowed and saluted, he sighed in his heart: it is better to be famous than to meet, this Louis XVI is more kind than imagined, worthy of the nickname of "good old man", perhaps, it is this kindness that led to his tragic life.

A real emperor, in addition to benevolence, is also indispensable for iron-blooded wrists, and the nickname "good old man" is not a compliment for emperors.

"Prophet?"

Louis XVI looked at the two young men, and he had the impression that the prophet should be a wise image of a white-bearded grandfather in a robe. Although the image of these two people in front of him is "unique", but they can't see the wisdom, maybe the prophets of the East are different from the West?

Huang Luofeng saw Louis XVI's suspicions, "Your Majesty, please take a look." He pointed to Qi Liuyun with a bewildered face, "This holy white hair is a proof of the extraordinary, this is a blessing from heaven." ”

"Okay." Louis XVI wiped the sweat from his face and pressed the question for the time being, "So, Your Excellency the Prophet, why have you come to my palace today?" ”

"Heaven has inspired you." Huang Luofeng said solemnly, "The marching Parisians will soon seize 30,000 muskets at Les Invalides, and then they will attack the Bastille, and if you don't take measures, I'm afraid they will be occupied today." Then they would have ammunition supplies, and Paris would have 30,000 more rebels armed with muskets, and the situation would be out of control. ”

Sighing, Huang Luofeng stared into the king's eyes, and said in a low voice: "And they will eventually attack the Palace of Versailles and bring blood and fire." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was in an uproar.

"Impossible, right?" Louis XVI was amazed, "My people love me, they are only momentarily instigated, and when the march is tired, it is time to go home, and they will definitely not do such a thing." ”

"Time will tell, but I advise Your Majesty to prepare early."

Huang Luofeng sneered in his heart, love you? Sure enough, as rumored, the too young, too simple Tucson is broken, and when they send you to the guillotine, you won't think so.

"This ......"

At this time, Louis XVI's cowardly character manifested itself again, and he fell into a state of indecision.

"Your Majesty, I think what the Prophet said makes sense. But if the marching crowd turns into a group of rebels armed with muskets and finally attacks the Palace of Versailles, we Swiss Guards will fight to the death to protect Your Majesty. ”

It was the captain of the Swiss Guards, Eborn, who was dressed in leather armor, with four pistols stuck in his waist and a dozen throwing knives tied to his legs.

Why are the Swiss Guards at Versailles?

It was a tradition of the French royal family to hire Swiss mercenaries in the name of loyalty to serve as a prolific guard against the king.

In history, on August 10, 1792, this group of more than 800 Swiss mercenaries composed of guards, in the face of the attack of the revolutionary army, fulfilled their duty to defend the king, the whole army died in the battle of Versailles, the implementation of the loyalty and glory of the soldiers, a group of respectable men.

"Captain Eborn, do you think they're going to attack Versailles too? No, no, no, they won't do that, it's crazy. ”

Louis XVI still did not want to believe that his people would commit such atrocities, but he finally agreed to sign an order after being persuaded by the people around him.

When handing over the order to the heralds, Huang Luofeng suggested that he change into civilian clothing so as not to be intercepted by the rioting people, and Eborn took this advice.

Fortunately, before the impassioned procession arrived at the Bastille, the heralds delivered the king's edict to the officials in a very timely manner: "In the event of an aggravation of the situation, if the warning is ineffective, you can strike back, and at all costs, you must hold the Bastille, and if you disobey, you will be court-martialed." ”

The Bastille has eight towers about 100 feet high, connected by walls 24 meters high and 3 meters wide, equipped with 15 heavy guns, and surrounded by a moat 26 meters wide and 8 meters deep, with only one drawbridge connecting to the outside world.

Such an impregnable castle was breached by civilians in less than half a day in history.

When he learned this part of the content in history class, Huang Luofeng felt strange about it, and later checked the relevant information to find out the reason.

At first, the crowd in Paris could not take it for a long time, until someone pulled a cannon and came over, and after a few bombardments, the official guarding the Bastille was instigated and ordered his men to raise the white flag. He never ordered the soldiers to officially open fire on the population, only some soldiers spontaneously counterattacked.

Then, on his way to a hospital for "trial," the officer cried out, "Kill me!" when he saw one of his commanders beaten to death! Then he was kicked and beaten to death by the crowd, and his head was cut off by the crowd for demonstration.

Huang Luofeng was shocked at the time, this is simply a cold joke, can you not be so funny.

About half an hour later, the herald returned breathlessly.

"Your Majesty, the order has been delivered. Can...... But on the road I found that the mob had taken control of most of Paris! There are their barricades all over the city. And just now, they had seized a large number of guns from Les Invalides and were now heading for the Bastille. ”

"What! My God, why hasn't anyone informed me? ”

Louis XVI stood up sharply, and it dawned on him that this time, it was not an ordinary procession, but a rebellion that seriously threatened his rule.

"There are also my subordinates in the city patrol, and it's impossible for them not to report it." Eborn clenched his fists with an ugly face, "It's not that simple, someone must be doing something in the way." ”

The historical Louis XVI was also not informed of this, and he even wrote in his diary that day that "nothing happened", and it was not until midnight that he learned that the Bastille had been stormed, and by that time it was too late, and the whole of Paris had already fallen into the hands of the revolutionary masses.

Huang Luofeng has always been puzzled by this, how could no one inform Louis XVI of such a big matter as the mob controlling Paris? There must be something strange about this.

"You say...... What's next? ”

Louis XVI slumped limply in his lavishly carved chair, his face pale as he wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

"Your Majesty need not worry. As long as you hold the Bastille, Paris is still yours. The mob could not find enough ammunition in a short time, they were no match for the regular army. I will do my best to help you quell the rebellion, which is also my mission, so please trust me. ”

Seeing Louis XVI's frightened look, Huang Luofeng understood that his opportunity had come.

Throughout the French Revolution, the greatest turning point was the storming of the Bastille. There the revolutionary masses were given weapons and ammunition, which gave them the power to control Paris and fight the army.

The storming of the Bastille became the signal of the national revolution in France, and the cities followed the example of the people of Paris, armed themselves to seize the municipal administration, and finally established the National Guard.

If the French Revolution is to be stopped, the Bastille must be defended, and if it is held, the plan to dismantle the Revolution will be half successful.

"Well, I hereby announce the appointment of His Excellency the Prophet as the commander of the counterinsurgency, Eborn, and ask you to assist you as the deputy commander."

Huang Luofeng's prophecy was confirmed, and Louis XVI already believed in his heart that he was indeed a prophet.

Unexpectedly, Louis XVI's simple and credulous temperament saved Huang Luofeng a lot of work, and even he himself did not expect to get power so easily.

When it came to the safety of the country and himself, it was inconceivable that Louis XVI, as the head of a country, would so easily hand over power to the foreigners he met for the first time, and it is no wonder that he finally became the only king in the history of France to be executed.