Chapter 6 The Sword of Public Opinion
In Louis XVI's personal office, Huang Luofeng began to talk about the strategy of quelling the rebellion.
In order to prevent the plan from being leaked, he only involved the captain of the Swiss Guard, Eborn, and a handful of officials in the discussion.
"First of all, the first priority is to ensure that the Bastille is not breached. First, send some people to blend in with the rioters, closely monitor them, and report any movement immediately. If the situation is critical, immediately mobilize troops to support. ”
"I don't want my people to shed blood if I can." Louis XVI said.
"I don't want to, Your Majesty. But sometimes, bleeding is inevitable, and it's better than bleeding for you and your family. Huang Luofeng looked coldly into the king's eyes, "Forgive my offense, I have seen a terrible scene in the revelation, when the mob has successfully taken over Paris, the tricolor flag is raised, and the king's authority will fall along with the guillotine's chopping knife. ”
The latter shuddered slightly, avoiding Huang Luofeng's gaze.
"What if there is a harsh military crackdown, which is likely to provoke even greater public anger?" Eborn questioned, "Do you want Paris to be covered with mountains of bones and rivers of blood?" ”
"Public anger is not terrible, as long as we do a good job in guiding public opinion, the people will become our most powerful weapon. In fact, this turmoil is an opportunity for you, Your Majesty. Huang Luofeng replied.
"Opportunity?" Louis XVI looked confused.
"Let's go back to the root of the problem, why did the people rebel? Naturally, because they are not satisfied. At first, you didn't agree to raise taxes, then you wanted to get fairer rights, and the reason you raised taxes was because the treasury was empty. ”
The king sighed and nodded, "That's right, if it weren't for the great difficulties in the country's finances, I wouldn't want to raise taxes." ”
"I know that you have tried economic reform before, but failed because of the resistance of the nobility and clergy. The uprising of the people of Paris was a crisis, but it was also an opportunity for change. Huang Luofeng lowered his voice, and his tone became mysterious.
Louis XVI made several attempts to reform, trying to abolish privileges and slavery and give the people corresponding rights. However, in the face of the powerful aristocracy and clerical class, he was powerless to shake either side, and his weak character doomed the reform to failure.
"We can send people everywhere to spread the word that the king also wants to carry out reforms for the benefit of the people, but because of the obstruction of the nobles and the clergy, your reforms have failed again and again."
After a pause, Huang Luofeng then explained: "Your Majesty only needs to list the key people who are hindering the reform, and then let the people lurking in the mob guide them a little, and the angry people will crush them for Your Majesty." ”
"When the obstacles are cleared, you can take advantage of the situation to launch reforms, so that you can not only calm the people's anger and become a good king who is popular with the people, but also justifiably eradicate the forces that oppose Your Majesty and take back the power in your hands, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone." Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of the handsome Oriental Prophet's mouth, "You say, is it an opportunity?" ”
There was silence for a moment, and Louis XVI looked around at the officials, who all nodded their heads in praise of the best strategy.
Seeing that the group of people in front of him were all frightened by their own strategies, Huang Luofeng felt quite proud, hummed, playing tricks, our Heavenly Empire is the ancestor, let you see what is called "public opinion swordsmanship", what is called "going to the army to fight and plotting, and attack its heart first".
At the same time, the rebels brought in a cannon from nowhere, and the offensive was launched again, thinking that they could take the Bastille with their siege weapons.
But this time, unlike history, the soldiers in charge of guarding the town chose to fight back with all their might, and in an instant, bullets rained down, and fifteen cannons roared.
The besieging masses did not expect to be greeted by such a fierce baptism of shells, and in the face of the muskets and cannons of the regular army, the rudimentary rebel masses were powerless to resist.
Those who rushed forward fell one by one like wheat that had been cut, until the attack was defeated and they fled in all directions.
The rebels had to abandon the attack and evacuate the Bastille with their wounded, leaving corpses all over the ground.
The morale of the rebels who had been bloodily beaten had plummeted, and half of the casualties and fled, leaving the relatively strong-willed people grief-stricken and angry, and for a moment did not know what to do next.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and someone raised his arms and shouted: "Go to the ** castle, it was the noble officials there who ordered the fire without the king's consent!" "Arrest the nobles and the clergy and put them on trial!" ......, the masses were excited, and the revolutionary ranks were set in motion again.
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Under the vines in the garden, a beautifully dressed woman watched two butterflies chase each other while elegantly enjoying a freshly prepared afternoon tea.
Honey plums, goat cheese baked apples, grilled cheesecake and a latte are just as fascinating as the natural flavours of modern food.
Before crossing into this world, she had just graduated from college and joined the company for just over a year, and her parents had no education, so they gave her a very affordable name - Zhang Feifei.
Thinking of this, Zhang Feifei smiled self-deprecatingly, she worked hard for the company every day, and had little time to do what she liked, and she complained about her life with her friends more than once.
Luckily, Paradise gave her a chance to experience a different kind of life – here, she was the adopted daughter of a nobleman.
Until now, Zhang Feifei still finds it unbelievable.
If she could, she would like to stay here forever and live a comfortable and happy high life without having to do anything every day.
Just as she was thanking the heavens for their kindness, the quiet atmosphere of the garden was shattered by the sound of noise and fighting.
Several big men with knives in their hands and dirty clothes barged in. The maids screamed and ran away, and the intruders saw Zhang Fei, who was sitting on a chair drinking coffee, and tacitly showed a lewd expression, and walked over with a cruel smile.
"You...... Who are you? What are you going to do? ”
The cup fell and shattered, and Zhang Fei stood up with her skirt, she retreated in panic, her heart already engulfed in fear and unease.
It seems that God has not given her all preferential treatment.
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Everything went as Huang Luofeng expected, and the indignant rebels, under the deliberate guidance of the undercover agent, broke into the castle and church one after another.
The nobles and bishops, who were usually high-ranking and powerful, were arrested one by one, put on a rope, and dragged to the square in the center of Paris.
The people who were already red-eyed rushed up, and they all poured their anger out on this group of people, and they didn't even bother to judge, and those poor worms cut off their heads and beat them to death in the sea of desperate people.
Some extremists even strung the heads of the dead on spears and held them high as trophies, and the bloody side of the revolution began to be revealed.
What makes Huang Luofeng find interesting is that while the masses are arresting people, they will also loot their property by the way.
As a result, some people later fished in troubled waters, and whenever they came across a noble mansion or a more luxurious house, they would break into the door and rush in and loot it.
It can be seen from this that no matter how righteous the reason is, people will inevitably have their own selfishness, and they will always use the banner of freedom, equality, and fraternity, and many times it is just to whitewash their own desires.