Chapter 124: Audience
Zhang Huaisheng is ready to be seen.
Unexpectedly, the Marquis of Lahair only thought for a moment, and then said: "His Majesty was a metal master of Sequence 5 during his lifetime, but after his death, he was full of resentment and anger, which made his spirituality rise steadily, and the long time was enough for him to read all the books in the collection and obtain the knowledge of a higher order, and he is now even more powerful than before his death." โ
Charlie raised his head and stuffed his cold hand into Zhang Huaisheng's hand: "Brother, if you are afraid, let's go back, we have passed such a day for so many years, and we are not in a hurry." โ
You're not in a hurry, but I'm in a hurry...
Zhang Huaisheng shook his head: "If it goes on like this, it will be a kind of torture for everyone, it's time to end it, do you think what I said is right?" The Marquis de la Haire? โ
"Indeed."
The face of the big-mouthed marquis darkened, a trace of pathos appeared on its pale face, and tears flowed from its empty eyes.
"It's time to put an end to this, and I'm really grateful that you have this kind of awareness."
Zhang Huaisheng was talking to the two and obtaining information, while secretly calculating.
Louis XVI, now in state equivalent to the Sequence 5 Master of Metal.
The ability of the metal master, just on the surface, is somewhat similar to the ability of Magneto in the movies he watched in his previous life, he can control metal and master the characteristics of metal.
But what the metal master is better at is still not fighting head-on, but making better use of the characteristics of metal to create an indestructible weapon of war.
His body is now much more solid, and he should be able to exert the strength of his heyday, but without the "Twin Blades" and "Blood Wolf Skin", this strength may be able to break his wrist with Sequence 7, and it is impossible to confront a mid-sequence head-on.
According to Zhang Huaisheng and Joseph's diary, the root of the entire "ghost domain" (let's call it that) is actually Louis XVI.
It is the source of all the mysteries of Iris Street.
If you want to get out, Louis XVI is a mountain in front of you, and no matter what, you have to step over.
The temperature in the manor was low.
The walls shimmered with the cold glow of metal.
The farther you go, the more you hear a roar of anger and resentment.
"The traitors of the Estates-General, together with the mob, have removed me from the throne, and they have guillotined me innocently, who loves France from the bottom of my heart."
"My daughters were beaten and raped by jailers and mobs, and my sons were held in prison, starved every day, kept in the company of rats, and forced to confess to trumped-up charges."
Charlie raised his head and looked at Zhang Huaisheng, his eyes full of sadness and sadness.
Zhang Huaisheng may have been affected by the identity of "Louis Joseph" for a while, and his mood instantly fell to the bottom, his eyes were slightly red, and he clenched Charlie's hand hard.
Was the French Revolution progressive?
Of course!
But have there been unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, have they been expanded, and have innocent people suffered?
Of course, there is no doubt about that.
Was Louis XVI a reactionary? Truly! As the representative and nominal leader of the old aristocracy, Louis XVI could not have been more reactionary.
But he is just a fool, an incompetent king, but not a bad outrage, a tyrant who can ruthlessly use the army to suppress the "mob", otherwise the revolution would have been stifled in its infancy.
The guillotine that Louis XVI improved with his own hands was not talked about, not because he was cruel and tyrannical, but because he was keen to watch the scene of human heads falling to the ground.
It is because the blade of the guillotine in the past is too blunt, and when it often cuts people's necks, they will still get stuck in place, so that the prisoners have to endure cruel torture before they die.
"Let's go, and go and save my father from his endless anger and resentment."
Zhang Huaisheng took the lead.
The Marquis of Lahaile, who was still a little frightened, also followed when he saw this.
Louis XVI was a very good and undignified king during his lifetime, but after his death, he became the object of fear of all the souls of the Iris Street.
They came to the hall.
The king sat on the Iron Throne right in the center.
He was dressed plainly, without a crown of royal robes, and in a dirty overalls, more like a skilled worker in a factory than like a king.
"You are coming, my sons and faithful subjects."
Zhang Huaisheng took a step forward: "Yes, Your Majesty, I come to you and humbly pray that you can put an end to all this and stop the resentment in your heart." โ
As he spoke, his eyes looked not far away, a majestic steel mecha with a silver-gray glow shining all over its body.
This is definitely a terrifying killing machine.
It is more than a hundred years different from the popular steam mecha at this stage, but it shows no signs of backwardness in terms of shape or those hideous and terrifying weapons and equipment.
"Ha, my poor son actually wants his father to stop being resentfulโaren't you angry that they have done this to you?"
Louis XVI laughed angrily: "They have taken off the crown you deserve, they have mistreated you, they have whipped you, they have insulted your dignity, they have tarnished your honor. โ
Zhang Huaisheng said in a deep voice: "Anger is useless, everything should end, dust to dust, dust to dust, land to soil, what should go, don't stay." โ
Louis XVI's eyes widened, and his beard curled up with anger: "I have never been obsessed with power, I just want to be a steam engine master and build the machinery I love, what kind of sin have I committed to suffer such humiliation and calamity?" โ
"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight, since you are destined to be a king, you must bear your due obligations, and since you are not qualified, someone will naturally remove you from power.
This is your sin, your incompetence and stupidity that have made things so far.
The matter has come to this point, even Charlie and I who are implicated by you are far away, I don't understand what else you are unwilling to do? โ
"Of course I'm not reconciled, the people overthrew me and sent me to the guillotine, have their lives changed for the better?"
Zhang Huaisheng was silent.
The French Revolution led to a decade of war in France, how many people died is impossible to count, Napoleon, a fierce man from heaven, forcibly renewed a wave of life for France, but since his defeat, France can be said to be completely devastated and lost the possibility of competing for hegemony with Britain.
"Nope."
"Overthrew the king, the people still rode the nobility behind their backs, overturned the nobility, and the capitalists, there are always people who want to ride on the backs of others."
"But people don't really want much, it's enough to have enough food to satisfy their stomachs and see a little hope for the future."
"People may not be able to make their lives better, but at least they can lift off those who ride on their backs and step into the dust."
Zhang Huaisheng said loudly: "Maybe in your opinion, the people are stupid and easy to be instigated, but the power of the people is always great." โ
"Then why did they kill my sons?"
"Born in the emperor's family, he usually enjoys a privileged life that is far more noble than the common people, and he has no worries about food and clothing, and the building will collapse, as it should be."
Zhang Huaisheng's expression was indifferent, the power struggle in the West is sometimes much milder, compared to the treacherous court of the Donghua Dynasty, the Western royal family is indeed much warmer.
At the very least, there are very few who have driven the other party to extermination, and even the nine clans.
"A good building is going to fall, as it should be!"
Louis XVI became more and more angry, and he opened his hand, and the metal of the entire hall seemed to turn into a sea of water, flowing rapidly, highlighting sharp thorns.
"My poor father's son, who hadn't visited him in decades, mocked his father."
Zhang Huaisheng moved his gaze to the steel mecha not far away.
Zhang Huaisheng did not hesitate, this was his only choice at the moment.
He leapt quickly and burrowed into the mech.