Chapter 245 The Storm Is Coming

Chapter 246 The Storm is Coming

These military nobles knew very well that if they failed to suppress the royal family by taking advantage of the riot, they would inevitably be retaliated.

Previously, they wanted to bargain with the royal family by taking advantage of the fact that the royal family had no soldiers and was still very dependent on them.

But this time, the Crown Prince led his army to defeat the Marquis of Saint-Vran with a thunderous force, and the latter only lasted for more than an hour - well, when it reached their ears, it had been "shrunk" to more than an hour.

The royal family has an elite army with extremely strong combat power, which means that their value has plummeted in the eyes of the royal family.

They have been worried for the past few days until they learned from Marquis Lukna that the royal family's punishment on them was not too severe, which made them slightly relieved.

In this case, don't wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come to the door with tens of thousands of troops to "knock one by one". Take the initiative to come to the Crown Prince to admit your mistakes, and you can also appear to be more sincere.

Joseph was happy that they took the initiative. Although this reduced the opportunity to show the military power of the Guards Corps in the southern provinces, it saved a lot of time for his later layout.

After dealing with these people, Joseph simply settled down in Liyong.

In the next few days, all the officers involved in the forced palace incident came to "report" one after another, as if they were afraid that the royal family would change their minds if they came too late.

And they all got the same treatment as Marquis Lukner as they wished.

So far, Joseph has roughly completed the control of more than ten major armies in the western and southern provinces-according to the organization, there should be a total of 110,000 troops, but in fact there are only a little over 80,000.

Although these troops certainly cannot do where they are pointed, at least they will not listen to orders but not announcements.

In addition to the northern officers such as the Duke of Broy who saw the situation first and "surrendered", the chronic disease of the military nobles monopolizing the army was finally solved.

The most important significance of this incident is that it won time and a relaxed environment for Joseph's military reform.

When the military reform is completed, France will have a powerful new army, and the existing old feudal army can be swept into the garbage dump.

Joseph left the Guard Corps in Riom to deter the newly recruited army. Before the military noble group officially arrived at the Palace of Versailles to bow to the king, they still had to be wary of their other thoughts.

Joseph took a carriage north overnight and returned to the Palace of Versailles. Soon, it would become his main battlefield.

Before he set off, a series of secret orders had been issued to the Police Intelligence Department and Mirabeau and others.

A few days later, the police intelligence agents who had been preparing for a long time in the southern provinces received the order and immediately started to move.

And a large number of emerging nobles assigned to various places by Mirabeau and others also took to the streets at the same time to cooperate with them.

A big storm caused by Joseph himself is about to sweep France.

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Palace of Versailles.

North Hall, Hercules Hall.

After the Marquis of Luckner bowed and left the hall, Joseph whispered a few words to Louis XVI and the queen, then yawned and left the hall through the side door.

He had been sitting in a carriage for four consecutive days, and he was too tired to stand it after running with the army before. He should avoid such ceremonial occasions as much as possible.

Outside the hall, the nobles who came to watch looked at his back with a little more fear in their eyes.

People whispered: "Have you heard? The Montcalm Corps launched a rebellion, and was defeated by the Paris police led by His Royal Highness the Dauphin!"

"Oh, your information may not be accurate enough. His Royal Highness's main force is the Berthier Corps, and the police are just miscellaneous..."

"Hehe, the police were the first to break through the rebels' defense line!"

"Well, anyway, His Royal Highness defeated the rebels in just half an hour and captured the Marquis of Saint-Veran."

"Speaking of which, why did the Marquis of Saint-Veran suddenly rebel?"

"I'm not sure about the details, but it seems to be related to the riots in the south. I heard that he was supporting the riots."

"Oh God!" The man drew a cross on his chest, "This is simply terrible! A great noble like him is actually related to the riots..."

Yes, in the perception of most people in Paris and the northern provinces, the riots in the south have not ended yet. However, His Royal Highness the Dauphin has cut off the black hand behind the riots, that is, the Marquis of Saint-Veran.

"Dong--"

The etiquette officer knocked the end of his cane heavily on the ground and shouted: "General Mornet is here to see you."

Then there was a low trumpet sound.

General Mornet straightened his collar, followed the court officials through the two rows of guards, and walked through two tall doors into the Hercules Hall.

He walked quickly to the middle of the hall and found that only the king and the queen were sitting opposite him. The prince was not here, and the pressure in his heart suddenly eased a little.

He knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I express my deepest apologies to you for my recklessness and hastyness, and ask you to forgive my mistakes with your supreme mercy. I swear to God that I will always be loyal to you and serve you as your most humble servant..."

He talked for a long time, and Queen Marie raised her hand to signal him to stand up: "You still have the trust of His Majesty and me, General."

"Thank you for your tolerance..."

General Mornet made another touching statement, and then bowed his head and left the hall.

Then, the etiquette officer named another officer to meet the king. At this time, there were still seventy or eighty middle and senior officers waiting outside the hall, all waiting to admit their mistakes and show their loyalty to the king.

Queen Marie looked at the officers outside the hall from the door, turned her head and whispered to her husband: "I can't believe that Joseph can make these unruly generals surrender with only a group of policemen."

"He is the son of God." Louis XVI drew a cross on his chest and said proudly, "I knew he would be the greatest king!"

Queen Marie frowned again: "Speaking of which, he has been fighting with the troops recently... Is this too dangerous?"

Louis XVI smiled and said: "No, the battlefield is the best stage for boys."

He suddenly leaned close to the queen's ear and whispered as if to seek credit: "Do you know that the gun that Joseph used to defeat the rebels was made by me and him..."

The officers' audience ceremony lasted a whole day.

The military leaders bowed their heads and confessed to the king one by one in front of many Versailles nobles. This process greatly enhanced the image of the royal family and strengthened the prestige of the royal power.

At the evening banquet, almost everyone talked about rebellion and riots in the south.

Mirabeau wanted to whisper to several young nobles beside him seriously: "We must reflect deeply on this riot. Who is it, or what unreasonable system, that makes people fall into hunger and despair!