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"We are saddened by the fire that caused great damage to Viscount Anthony's mansion and the death of Mayor Anthony. Pen ~ fun ~ cabinet www.biquge.info At this critical juncture, there must be a leader who continues to shoulder the responsibility of management, and the Senate is duty-bound。。。。。。 ”

Only one day after the fire, the president of the Senate, Poitou, with the support of several core members, published an "accident management plan" in Lyon. However, the name sounds good, but in fact it is to announce that the mayor is dead, and the Senate will take back the mayor's powers until the Paris government makes a new decision.

Although the whole matter was full of suspicions, the Parisian government showed a tacit attitude, not only did not give the slightest remark of investigation, but also openly encouraged Poitou. This made the speaker a little excited, although the temporary position of the Senate was not in order.

And these days are also quite lively for people, the mayor's house broke out in a fire, and all the people involved died inside. It's like a play, which is what people care about the most, after all, there haven't been a few opportunities to see such a big drama. It can even be a conversation after dinner.

But just as the news of the fire was spreading, more than 100 elite cavalry and more than 200 heavily armed infantry appeared in people's eyes. However, this large army made all the way south, and it took only a day of rapid marching to the city of Lyon.

And this powerful and threatening army looked like it was about to enter the city of Lyon, and this made the nobles in the city tremble. Because their banner is the Duchy of Baden, that is, the army under Briand.

To the horror of the nobles, the army did not want to enter the city immediately, but first went to the outskirts to join the guards stationed in Brion. If the purpose of the Baden army was really to enter the city, then joining up with a large number of elite guards would be tantamount to attacking the city!

Poitou was terrified that such a Duke of the House of Bourbon, who was not even afraid of Louis XVI and the vast Austrian Empire, was a madman!

The citizens of the city were not afraid of the arrival of the Baden army, but were more interested in the duke. However, Poitou's order that the garrison was all on standby, and that the guards must not be allowed to enter the city. This has led to some speculation among the bored populace, and in particular the destruction of the Anthony family.

"The Duke of Baden has sent so many soldiers over this time, he shouldn't want to attack the city!

"The relationship between the mayor and the speaker has always been bad, and the demise of the Anthony family must have something to do with the mayor this time, is the duke going to do something to him?"

"Maybe it was really the Speaker who set the fire. ”

The speed at which the rumors spread was terrifying, and when they reached Poito's ears, they scared him half to death. He was not a fool, and of course he understood that this fire must have something to do with him.

Outside the city, Sirte certainly did not know what was going on inside the city, and after joining up with Desai's guards, six hundred troops marched towards the city of Lyon.

At the time of the fiefdom, Brion had long thought that if he hadn't gone in person, the defenders would not be able to open the gates of the city so easily to let the army in. However, as long as Desai joined, it was different, he had been stationed in the city of Lyon for some time, and his guards were already familiar with the city, so as a legitimate army, the guards of the city of Lyon had absolutely no reason not to open the gates.

However, it happened that Poitu learned the news that the fiefdom army had arrived with hundreds of guards, and naturally thought that it might be to capture him. After stepping up the defense of the soldiers, a cronie was also sent to stay at the city gate. Although such a scumbag army could not stop the attack of the guards at all, but this was only when Brion went crazy, and they did not dare to attack the city at this time.

"We are soldiers of the Duke of Baden, let us in! Otherwise, Hugh will blame us for being rude!" Sirter shouted impatiently after waiting for ten minutes.

At Desai's signal, all the soldiers loaded their ammunition and aimed at the defenders, making an attitude that could not be denied. Of course, Desai also understands that it is enough to pretend, and if an army is raised to attack the city, then there will be an uncontrollable situation at that time.

"What are you trying to do? I warn you! This is a crime of treason!"

It seems that the soldiers in the city did not buy it, and seemed to be ready to shoot, but due to the situation of the confrontation, they did not dare to make decisions easily. Soult thought about it, and then realized that these people thought they were coming to capture the Speaker or prepare a big attack. And no wonder!

It must have been the old nobleman Poitu who thought he had a black cauldron on his back, so he blocked the advance of the guards with a dead face.

"Open the door, we are here to invite Lieutenant Colonel Idavin, the chief of the Lyon garrison, to a banquet in the Duchy of Baden. ”

Soult felt that it was almost impossible to forcibly capture the garrison commander in the current situation, but this task had to be completed. Anyway, it's all taken away, and inviting this officer to the banquet is a very good excuse, and it doesn't leave a handle.

"Why do you want to bring so many people?" the captain who took the lead asked with a little trepidation.

However, it is clear that the attitude of the defenders has slowly relaxed.

In the hearts of those defenders, the high nobility is untouchable, even unattainable, and Brion is exactly that standard. Although Poitu is barely considered a high nobleman, in terms of rank, Brion's power is many times greater than him.

Dukes tend to be large princes who hold fiefdoms, such as a grand duchy with a German region such as Briand. The Count can only own a maximum of one land and castle. Although the level is only two levels apart, the difference is one in the sky and one in the ground.

After Anthony's accident, Poitu immediately withdrew his troops and changed his defenses, replacing all the most reassuring soldiers under his command with garrisons, and that Idavin was also a character on Poitou's side. The defenders felt that since they were not their own masters, why should they offend that kind of great nobles?

After compromising, the captain ordered his men to open the door, and then hurried to Adamin. The captain was a man of understanding, and he knew the purpose of the troops coming to Lyon. Of course, since he sold the family, he had the obligation to inform the commander.

"Did they really go into town?"

Sure enough, just as he thought, when Idaven heard the news of the banquet, he did not feel honored, but turned pale.

Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. The tragedy of the Anthony family was indeed planned by the commander of the garrison, and of course it was also tacitly approved by Poitou. But acquiescence is acquiescence, and things are still done by him. Previously, he had also planned to use the incident to expand his image in the eyes of Louis XVI in order to gain more power.

However, he only now realized that he had miscalculated, after all, it all had to be counted in Brion's failure to pursue the matter. He killed Anthony, and it would be a lie to say that things came to the door without fear.

"Did the Duke of Baden know everything I had done? Impossible! I only had four people in my actions that day, and there were no flaws or traces in my actions, how could he have found out? Could it be that there was a loophole somewhere?" thought Edavon with some pain.

At the beginning, he never thought that this duke would actually attack, and this spearhead was actually aimed at himself at once. The original plan was to take advantage of Anthony's bad relationship with Poitou and sink the truth of the whole thing to the bottom of the water, so that the targets were scattered, and of course nothing could be found. But if you are caught this time, it is really a big loss.

In that moment, it occurred to him that he could go to Poitu for help. But does this really work? After this incident, Poitou had already prepared cover tactics, which basically made it possible to get rid of the relationship and not involve anything else.

I can't guarantee that Poitu will come to an abandoned car to protect the marshal, and completely give up on himself.

Taking a deep breath, although he felt a pang of unease, Adamin was still ready to go to the banquet. However, he also secretly held a fantasy, what if they had come to woo him, and it was not necessarily that the duke had actually obtained evidence or news.

It was just as Idavin and the army had left that Poitu got the news.

"What?, Duke Baden, ordered hundreds of soldiers to invite Idaven to a banquet?" Poitu was a little surprised to hear this, he had never expected Brion to get the news so quickly and attack so quickly!

However, he was still holding on to the same luck as Idaven, maybe the duke really just invited the officer to be a guest. Because he is confident that the news of his action that night will never be spread, after all, after so many years in the political arena, how can he gain a foothold without a little means?

There are just what happens, and Poitou is not worried about what Brion wants to do or what to do with Adamin, but Adam is more worried. Although this man already belonged to Poitou's faction, if Brion tortured him, and the kid's mouth was not strict, then the murder plot would be revealed to the world.

Adamin is not a nobleman, so his life and death are not in Poitou's consideration, but his own interests are at stake.

Although Poitou was the Speaker, he was also involved in the killing of Anthony, and acquiesced in the plan when it was proposed. Once Adamvin's mouth is pried open, the entire political system of Lyon City will be completely overturned.

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