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Early in the morning, an envoy from the palace of Versailles suddenly arrived in the Duchy of Baden in Briand. The www.biquge.info of the pen and the fun of the Pavilion brought the hard-won peace of the Revolution to an abrupt end.

"I am Baron Cleus, King Louis, and I have an urgent need to meet the Duke of Baden!" The nobleman looked distracted, even a little unusually confused, but as soon as he saw Languedot, he performed a court salute very skillfully.

This was evident enough to prove that his identity was from Versailles, and soon under the guidance of Languedott and Soult, the down-to-earth nobleman finally met Brion in the study of the castle. However, the nobleman immediately changed his expression, as if he saw a savior in his eyes.

As for the purpose of this nobleman's visit, Brion made a judgment at the first time. Louis XVI suddenly found out on his conscience, and sent someone to comfort him? I am afraid that the sun will come out of the west. Besides, the French Revolution was in full swing, I'm afraid he can't even take care of himself. In this way, the purpose of this emissary must be related to revolutionary matters.

Looking at the eyes of this nobleman, it was not difficult for Brion to guess that Louis XVI was struggling at this time, and it seemed that the victory of the Paris Revolution had seriously threatened the survival of the Bourbons.

In fact, the Paris Revolution brought about a worse situation than Briand had predicted. However, at this critical moment, the aristocratic power of the Bourbon dynasty was almost shattered by the people's revolutionary offensive. Louis XVI's Parisian army had long since collapsed, and the Versailles court had long since collapsed. Had it not been for the efforts of the constitutional monarchists in the Jacobin Party, Louis XVI would have been guillotined.

At this time, Louis XVI's forces were broken, and France had few forces to use, and the army was almost out of control. Especially in the Rhine Army, Bernadotte and Davout have been standing still in accordance with Brion's policy, secretly expanding their strength. In addition to a few desperate nobles and mercenaries, Louis XVI could only count on Brion, who had always been self-respecting.

Of course, this embarrassing situation of asking for help from himself had been anticipated by Brion before the revolution. It's just that I didn't expect Louis XVI to be so spineless, so soon to be alone, and he had no skills to recover.

"Baron Cleus, from the court of Versailles?" said Brion leisurely, looking at his cronies on the left and right.

The nobleman nodded: "The revolutionary people have conquered all of Paris, and even the elite mercenaries and guards under the king have been defeated. Now that the situation in the government is extremely serious, I think the Duke should understand the consequences of this revolution for you in the future. The king's security was made possible thanks to the commander of the National Guard, the Marquis de Lafayette, who temporarily calmed down the people. ”

"Marquis Lafayette?" Brion asked with some excitement, and to be honest, Brion didn't hear much nonsense from the baron, and only the name suddenly raised Brion's interest.

You know, when Brion looked at the materials of the French Revolution in his previous life, the name Lafayette was very important. In a few months, the Marquis de Lafayette, head of the constitutional monarchy, will assume absolute leadership in French politics and will be the interim supreme leader of France. The reign of the constitutional monarchists was also about to begin.

The baron didn't feel any strange either, and after a pause, he continued: "In order to save the situation, King Louis, although he was openly constrained by the revolutionary party, was also secretly mobilizing troops. Legions from all over the country will also be rallying to the aid of Paris in the near future, so 。。。。。。。 ”

The nobles didn't need to go on, and Brion understood that the purpose of this visit to Lyon was to bring in the soldiers. As he did last time he put down a French rebellion, he led his army to save the Bourbons once again. Moreover, this baron is obviously a little shy and seems to be unable to speak, it is not difficult to see what the so-called mobilization of the army is just putting on a show.

Not only did it say that the commanders of the corps would preserve their strength and not move, but even the commander of the Rhine Corps, Pishglu, could only mobilize part of the army of the Second Division to suppress the revolution. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is not worth it.

Of course, there is no need to guess to understand that Brion has become the most flexible military force in France, not only the 3,000 Iron Guards at hand, but also the 5,000 guards in the Baden fiefdom, and even thousands of Lyon city defense troops are directly mobilized by Brion. If you don't count the 1st and 3rd divisions of the Rhine Corps and the 80,000 training troops in the fiefdom. Its combat effectiveness is completely sufficient to compete with the revolutionaries, and although the revolutionaries have power, the French civil war will continue for a long time.

Besides, even if there is a real war, Brion does not need to worry, after all, the army is equipped with a water of Ferguson rifles, and there is also a steady stream of weapons and war materials manufactured by military factories. Don't talk about a big battle, even if it's a year or two.

Louis XVI's idea was indeed quite straightforward, and once Brion attacked, it was likely that he would defeat the Revolutionary Party in one fell swoop and solve the danger of Versailles. Although Brion has now accepted the Revolution in Lyon, he is also a descendant of the Bourbon dynasty, and of course all this is based on the destruction of the common aristocracy by the revolution.

This is indeed a good move, and for the Bourbons, Brion, as a duke, should be helped. However, if Briand had the good fortune to defeat the revolutionary offensive, Louis XVI would have immediately regained control of France. And in case of defeat in the war, then what awaits Brion is the verdict of death. When the time comes, Louis XVI will also use the constitutional monarchists to bite back, saying that Brion is trying to establish a dictatorship on his own.

Although this is a bit shameless, it is understandable. After all, everyone is used to seeing it, and the last time he deposed Brion twice, he did just that.

"The situation in Paris is critical, I wonder what the Duke of Baden wants, King Louis is now waiting for the Duke's reply!" said Baron Kleus, very respectfully and tentatively.

"Don't you know that Lyon is now a coalition government that is integrated with the revolutionaries?" asked Brion rhetorically, "I am not the same person as Cromwell in England." ”

The corner of the baron's mouth raised: "But I also understand that the duke is prominent in the royal family, and the nobles and the revolutionary party are always incompatible." Especially you, this is the king's advice to you. ”

Brion gently put down the coffee in his hand: "No matter what, please go back immediately and tell His Majesty the King that the city of Lyon is still the territory of the Bourbon dynasty." I will be leading an army to Versailles in the near future. Of course, I don't expect many troops to come to my aid. ”

"Yes. ”

Looking at the direction in which the envoy had left far away, Brion naturally did not really decide to give up his hard-won peace with the revolutionary party because of Louis XVI, so as to save the crumbling Bourbons with war. Leaving aside the fact that the trajectory of history had already been decided, Louis XVI was now tightly controlled by the Revolutionary Party's self-defense forces, and there was no point in resisting from afar.

As the accompanying commander, Desai did not fully understand what Brion meant: "Duke, since we have no intention of helping Louis XVI at all, then why do we still lead the army north to Paris?"

"What we have to do is not to save Louis XVI, but to sell some favors to the revolutionary party. Brion replied lightly, "Assemble your Predator's Guard at once, and Languedot, and MacDonald accompany me north." Sirte stayed in the Baden region in case something unexpected happened. ”

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At the same time, in a secret room in the palace of Versailles, seven or eight men dressed in aristocratic attire sat together. With the strong smell of cigars, some arguments began, and Louis XVI was at the top of the table. However, Louis XVI's eyes were dull at this time, and he was still as bloated as usual, but a little more depressed.

Especially after this vigorous revolution, the authoritarian cabinet of Louis XVI was dealt a blow. Numerous high-ranking officials resigned, and even the Minister of Justice, Mopp, was forced to resign from Louis XVI. Louis XVI was now almost alone, and only a few nobles were still at his disposal.

"It seems that we are really planted in the hands of the untouchables of the revolutionary party. Louis XVI snuffed out his cigar and sighed helplessly.

To be honest, the situation in France at this time cannot be entirely said to have been caused by Louis XVI's statecraft. After all, after several years of the American Revolutionary War, France exhausted its national power for the independence of the North American continent, which led to a fiscal deficit afterwards.

"King, look. Viscount Durgo, a nobleman close to Louis XVI, placed a map of France in front of Louis XVI: "As we expected, the situation is not entirely bad. Our Praetorian Guard is still in Versailles, and thousands of mercenaries will be coming from the north. In addition, General Pishglu of the Rhine Corps also promised us to lead our troops to the rescue. As soon as these troops arrive, they will immediately suppress the revolution in Paris!"

"Now we are waiting for the military support that the city of Lyon will give us, and while we continue to negotiate peacefully with the Revolutionary Party, we must eliminate the top figures of the Revolutionary Party once and for all. In particular, the radicals within the Jacobins, as well as the commander of the Self-Defense Forces, Lafayette. Viscount Necker said coldly.

"What can you do?" asked Durgo with a sneer.

"Well. Necker replied with a scornful smile: "The Chinese have an allusion called Hongmen Banquet. ”

On 7 September, the court of Versailles issued a statement to all of France, declaring that King Louis XVI was willing to compromise with the revolutionaries for the time being and that peace could be made at the negotiating table. At the same time, Louis XVI also expressed his willingness to negotiate with the top Jacobins. I don't know that this is just a delaying tactic. i1387

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