Section 86 Hongmen Banquet II
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It had been two days since he had entered the city of Paris, and Brion still had the attitude and initiative of the revolutionary party because of his strength. However, as the most powerful mediator between the French royal family and the revolutionary parties, Louis XVI was already impatient for Briand's arrival.
"Hehe, we have only been in Paris for two days, and I didn't expect Louis XVI to miss us so quickly, and he sent an envoy to invite us. Brion smiled and lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out the window: "I can already imagine Louis XVI's fidgeting, but I don't know how to face the Bourbon royal family as the Duke of Baden." β
To be honest, although Brion is a dignified Duke of Bourbon, in fact, Brion has more or less social etiquette in addition to army and power. The French aristocracy, the upper classes, knew nothing about it, and the Bourbon royal family, who had lived at Versailles for generations, was a blank in Briand's mind. For Louis XVI, the so-called cousin, Brion has only met once. And the only thing that made him feel good was Princess Marie, Queen of France.
Languedotte on the side took off his cigarette holder and narrowed his eyes: "You must first understand what our purpose is, peace with the revolutionary party is not easy to come by. Louis XVI is a boy I know very well, and I invite you to the court this time to use you to maintain his kingdom of France. β
"I understand that. Brion nodded and turned to MacDonald: "Explain what you did, have Skynet agents been ambushed at the Palace of Versailles?"
MacDonald nodded obediently: "Don't worry, Duke, more than fifty high-ranking agents of Skynet have been placed around the court of Versailles. As long as the situation changes, the members of Skynet will definitely do their best to protect the Duke's safety. β
The security issue is entrusted to MacDonald, who is in charge of the entire Skynet organization, and it is naturally handy. Moreover, Skynet is pervasive, and its strength has been slowly expanded because of the continuous cultivation of dead soldiers in the past few years. This largest spy agency in Europe is still not the scale it used to be, and there are tens of thousands of Skynet spies distributed in France alone, let alone the whole of Europe.
At that time, Brion entrusted MacDonald with important economic and intelligence responsibilities, and it was precisely because of his ability and good management ability that he took a fancy to him.
"Lord Duke, the Palace of Versailles has arrived. β
Hearing the coachman's words, Brion walked out slowly. However, as soon as he came out, he was startled, and a pair of guards stationed outside the palace had already surrounded him with weapons. And his guards just raised their guns, and waited for Brion's order. This is not surprising in the chaos of the Revolution, but it was no small thing that happened outside the palace of Louis XVI.
Although Brion did not eat the jobs of the royal family, he even despised Louis XVI. But he still knew in his heart that he would not be allowed to be reckless and reckless in this situation
"What are youγγγγγ The captain of the Royal Guard who took the lead watched Brion get off the carriage very politely, with the current revolution, Louis XVI's Royal Guard was unceremonious no matter who he met, but his attitude towards Brion changed greatly.
This is the advantage of the army, who can travel in France now and take such an elite army escort casually? This is definitely not an ordinary royal relative, and it also puts a lot of pressure on this guard captain.
"This is the Duke of Baden, the Bourbon family, who was invited by King Louis XVI to meet at the Palace of Versailles. At this time, Brion, as a prince, did not need to speak at all, and it was MacDonald who spoke for him, and he still made a gesture and always remembered his arrogant attitude.
"It turned out to be the Duke of Baden, please go to the waiting room of the queen's suite, and the other two please go to the main building to rest. The captain made a gesture of please, and ordered Brion's guards to be entertained.
All of this was clearly prepared by Louis XVI, but it was a bit surprising and elusive. Of course, Brion is not worried about any danger to his life, after all, now that his army is in hand, and the Skynet organization has been arranged, Louis XVI will definitely not be able to move. But why go to the queen's room?
With a slight nod, Brion has followed a court attendant baron into the court, the Palace of Versailles is worthy of being the most magnificent building in Europe, with a construction area of 11 hectares, with an east-west axis, symmetrical from north to south, including the main palace and the south and north palaces on both sides, with more than 500 large and small halls inside, which is definitely not comparable to any castle in Briand.
As soon as they sat down in the waiting room, the maid brought coffee. The court attendants did not stop after they were busy with what they had to do, and quickly retreated respectfully. Only Brion and a few maids were left in the entire waiting hall. Boredom, Brion could only pretend to look at the oil paintings on the wall.
"This is Mr. Auderran's work "The God of War Drives a Wolf Chariot, what does the Duke think?"
Just as Brion was carefully looking at the god of war in the painting, a familiar and gentle female voice sounded from behind him. When I turned my head, I found that it was a blonde and blue-eyed, extremely beautiful young woman, and her slender figure was completely exposed to Brion's eyes in a gorgeous aristocratic dress.
"Duke of Baden. The young woman smiled weakly at Brion: "Marie Antoinette." We've seen it before, at the time of the Baden War.
"It turned out to be Queen Maryγγγγγ Brion was stunned, and looked at the queen who was very tempting in front of her, and her face was hot. Maybe women are really Brion's weakness, especially in the face of such a beautiful woman who captivates the country and the city, Brion is inevitably moved.
However, Brion is not the kind of reckless man who has no brains when he sees a beautiful woman, and reason is his true style.
Everything was already obvious, and Louis XVI clearly underestimated Briand's immunity to beauty. Again, this can already show that Louis XVI's donkey skills were poor, and he actually needed to rely on women to make a final effort for his royal government. Otherwise, how could Brion be brought to the Queen's Waiting Hall?
"His Majesty Louis XVI has missed the Duke for a long time, and today I will ask the Dukeγγγγγγγ β
"Needless to say, the queen is here for the affairs of the revolutionaries and the king. The answer was very crisp and without hesitation. Brion has never liked to waste time, and he still does it directly.
Queen Mary was stunned, obviously surprised by Brion's directness, but also because of Brion's distinctive characteristics among nobles.
"In that case, on the issue of the royal family, I think the Duke of Baden should have already figured it out in his heart. Marie looked at Briand with a haggard face, her face full of sorrow for the fate of the Bourbon royal family. "I really didn't expect that the fate of the royal family would be handed over to a nobleman like you. β
Brion nodded knowingly: "The Bourbon royal family will not perish, please ask the queen to convey it to the king." But again, the royal family no longer has any control over France. Even I can't do anything!"
"Is this the end of the French royal family, if His Majesty Louis XVI is unwilling?" asked Mary tentatively.
"Then I beg my pardon. Brion looked sharply at Marie: "The king will face the revolutionary party and the flames of war alone, and my position is difficult to say." β
Without the slightest nonsense, Brion made the royal family understand Brion himself's position in an instant, and the difficulty of regaining power. Everyone understood that if Louis XVI really tried to turn the tables, then Brion would inevitably remain neutral, even if he did not help the revolutionaries. Then, the result of the contest with the revolutionary party just with the power of the royal family is in suspense, let alone the threat of Brion.
The entire waiting hall was filled with the smell of gunpowder because of the conversation between the two sides, and both sides understood that there was not much point in talking any further. It's just that Brion also understands that from now on the relationship between the royal family and himself will be extraordinary.
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By this time, in Louis XVI's study, Brion's position was already evident among the aristocracy.
"I should have understood that this kid had bad intentions, why didn't I kill him sooner!" Louis XVI slammed his fist on the table.
In fact, Louis XVI had already known the strength of the revolutionary party. originally thought that with Brion's power, it would be easy to turn the tables and take power again. I just didn't expect that Brion actually helped the French Revolution. It was easy to deal with the revolutionaries, and Louis XVI realized that Brion was his worst enemy!
"King, there is nothing more to say now. Viscount Durgo smiled slightly and wiped it on his neck: "There is no other way but to get rid of this revolutionary lackey and the revolutionaries together, and it is imperative to regain power in Paris." β
"Who can help us? Brion's army can't deal with it. Louis XVI lowered his head and asked coldly.
"Now that thousands of our mercenaries have been secretly driven from Rouen to the outside of Paris, ready to go, there is still one man who can swear allegiance to us. Viscount Durgo took his cigar and puffed leisurely.
"Who?"
"As we mentioned earlier, the commander of the Rhine Legion, Pisglou, has now secretly arrived at Fontainebleau with five thousand soldiers, promising to be ready to wait for the king's orders. As soon as the time came, immediately command the attack on Paris. Durgo said.
Louis XVI smiled slightly: "Then our original plan will go ahead as usual, and we must completely destroy the revolutionary party at once." You must not let Brion go, it will always be a scourge to keep this kid!"
"Understood. β