Fox of France

  Spent one night, Robespierre prepared his speech and wrote Fouché and the names of more than a dozen members who had secret contacts with Fouché on the speech. These people are the ones who will be deprived of their status as members of the Diet and pushed to the guillotine tomorrow morning.

  Ready for all this, Robespierre went to bed to rest. He is not in good health these days because of anxiety and quarrels with his own people, and sometimes coughs badly. Robespierre looked at several reliable doctors, and they all said that Robespierre’s problem was due to lack of rest. If you can take a good rest, and cooperate with the prescriptions they prescribe, you will definitely get better. . But how can Robespierre rest at this time? Fortunately, tomorrow is the most critical decisive battle. After tomorrow, maybe you can have a good rest.

It was also on this night that Fouché was visiting the MPs in his family, and there were definitely not more than a dozen MPs who had secret contacts with him, but with the exception of Robespierre and some of his most loyal followers. Almost all the MPs. In these days, he told them that the "Morning Moon Decree" was prepared for them; he told them that in this more than one month, Robespierre had cut off more people than in the past year. It will not take long to cut them here; tell them that the food supply in Paris simply cannot support the current economic policy, unless they are cut down and their property confiscated, otherwise Paris will go bankrupt soon.

  Every congressman listened to Fouché with a horror, and was so scared that he was so scared. They are all time-tested old politicians. Of course, they know that Fouché said, "You are on the next list," and most of them are scaring people; but because they are experienced, they also know, "Paris food "Supply can no longer be sustained" is true; they also know that in this case, cutting off a group of people's heads and then confiscating their assets. Today, it is almost the only possibility for Robespierre to survive the crisis. The means too.

  And they also know how big the gap between Paris and other provinces is today, and how serious the food shortage in Paris is. The former determines that the shortage of food is not a short-term phenomenon, and the latter means that there will definitely be a lot of people who must be cut off.

  Maybe he is indeed not on the “next list” that Fouché said, but as long as he is rational, he must know how high his chances of being on a certain list are.

   "It will be the final battle soon!" When bidding farewell to every congressman, Foucher would use this sentence as a farewell speech.

  Early the next morning, Robespierre, accompanied by Saint Just, came to the National Assembly.

  Robospierre first applied to the chairman to speak, and this application was naturally approved. Robespierre stepped onto the podium. He was still wearing a sky blue shirt, accompanied by white stockings, and holding a large roll of paper in his hand—that was his speech.

Robespierre stood still on the podium. He picked up the large roll of paper, just like a Roman judge picked up (this is the original meaning, referring to one of the ceremonial guards of the Roman judge. The form is inserted in the middle. The beam of an axe).

  He glanced at the parliamentarians present, and everyone was avoiding his eyes timidly. Robespierre gradually unfolded the roll of paper in his hand, and all his eyes were on the roll of paper. Everyone knows that as long as anyone's name appears on that piece of paper, it is equivalent to getting a guillotine. invite.

  Robospierre noticed that Fouché was not present. Fouché's eloquence is not particularly good, at least, compared with the members of the National Assembly, it is not good. His talents are more manifested in various secret activities. Fouché has always avoided participating in such large-scale activities. Even if he must participate, he will hide in an unobtrusive corner.

  Robospierre began to give a speech. His speech is quite lengthy. If it is someone who has nothing to do with it, I am afraid that he will doze off there. It's like when he delivered a speech on the Supreme Domination Festival (the so-called "Feast of Reason Church" during the Great Revolution) when a large number of listeners fell asleep.

  But this time, everyone was engrossed in listening to what he said. Robespierre talked about the severe situation at home and abroad, and talked about the ongoing conspiracy of some revolutionary traitors. Finally, he said that he already had a list of traitors in the Republic. These traitors of the motherland, following a shameful viper, are committing acts against the Republic. Having said that, he also paused for a moment, so that the members of the congressmen below could feel the taste of fear.

  All eyes were on Robespierre, but Robespierre saw something different from those before. In those eyes, in addition to fear, there was despair and madness.

   "So, who is that poisonous snake?" Suddenly, someone asked in a trembling voice. This person is Bourdon de Novaz. One night a few days ago, Fouché visited him.

   "Yes, who is that poisonous snake? Tell the name!" More people shouted.

  The performance of the parliamentarians made Robespierre suddenly realize that there was something he estimated to be mistaken. It was not ten or twenty people who had colluded with Fouché, but almost the entire National Assembly. At this time, if he said the name "Fouchet," it would be equivalent to announcing that almost all members of Congress would be guillotined at the same time.

  In theory, the National Assembly is the highest authority. All his power comes from the authorization of the National Assembly. Of course, if the Paris Commune was as strong and determined as it was when Ebel and himself were allies, then the National Assembly is really nothing. But now, does he really have the power to guillotine the entire National Assembly?

   Robespierre immediately judged that he must not name Fouché at this time, otherwise, the entire National Assembly, almost all the members, would immediately stand on the opposite side of him.

   "The reconnaissance is not over yet, I can't say his name yet." Robespierre replied.

   "Say his name!" People were still shouting.

   "Why reconnaissance? Don't you just need to have doubts and inferences?" Talien exclaimed, "Don't avoid it, Robespierre, who is the person you are talking about?"

   "Is it Fouché?" Ballas suddenly said coldly.

  This sound is like a cold wind blowing from hell, freezing everyone's hearts.

   "Is it Fouché?" Ballas asked, "Robespierre, tell us, is it Fouché!"

   "I said, now I can't..." Robespierre tried to maintain his prestige as much as possible, but at this time, suddenly he couldn't catch his breath, and he coughed violently.

  "The tyrant, Dandong's blood, choked your throat!" Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted.

  By this time, everyone in the council understood that their break and decisive battle with Robespierre was inevitable.

   Saint Just shouted: "Please listen to me..."

  But now no one will give him a chance to speak again, and Ballas shouted: "Down with the tyrant!"

  Almost all the parliamentarians followed and shouted: "Fight the tyrant!"

  Saint Just tried to take Robespierre away, but everyone stopped them.

   "I charge! Robespierre and Saint Just committed the crime of betraying the Republic and conspiring to restore the feudal system!" shouted out who was in the crowd.

  "Let's vote!" Ballas rushed to the podium, "Everyone show their hands to vote, show their hands to vote! Robespierre and Saint Just have betrayed the revolution and tried to restore the feudal system!"

   shouted, Ballas took the lead and raised his hand.

  More hands were raised, and finally, almost everyone raised their hands.

   Facing the forest-like arm, Ballas shouted: "Passed! Passed!"

   "Lock them up and go to jail!" more people shouted.

People will be scared to death by Robespierre at the moment before, but in a blink of an eye, the person who frightened them will suddenly become a prisoner, which makes everyone feel as if they are in prison. Dreaming.

  Fouchet only learned about this happening in Parliament after almost an hour. The nightmare that had been hanging over his head was also put in jail. Tomorrow morning, the Revolutionary Court will put him on trial and then push him to the guillotine.

   "Which prison?" Foucher asked.

  "It is the prison of Ondom, the nearest to the parliament." The person who told Fouché replied.

   "Not good! The defensive force of this prison is quite weak, Robespierre's best friends..." Fouché hurriedly said.

   "That's right, we can just catch them all!" Another voice rang. Fouché turned his head and saw Ballas and Cano approaching righteously.

Just as they expected~www.readwn.com~ Robespierre’s buddies attacked the prison and rescued Robespierre and Saint-Just, they fled to the city hall where the Paris Commune is located. , Issued an order to the National Self-Defense Army, asking them to come and defend the revolution.

  However, throughout Paris, only the National Self-Defense Forces from two districts responded to the call and came near the city hall. On the contrary, more power was concentrated on the National Assembly. Robespierre can only count on the National Self-Defense Forces in a few further districts to respond to his call and rush over.

  But by around ten o'clock in the evening, no other troops came—obviously, they would not have any more reinforcements. As a result, even the National Self-Defense Forces that had been concentrated near the City Hall began to disperse on their own.

  At around eleven o'clock, the army of the National Assembly began to besiege the city hall. At this time, the National Self-Defense Force, which was still near the city hall, did not fire a shot and dispersed in a rush. Even the cannon loaded with shells was dropped directly on the spot. The army loyal to the National Assembly simply blasted the gate of the city hall with these cannons.

   Robespierre tried to commit suicide, but he was first hit in the arm by a soldier. The bullet he fired toward his head missed and hit his face. His face was beaten, but he was not dead.

Early the next morning, there was no trial at all. More than 20 people including Robespierre, Saint-Just and Couton were escorted through Louis XVI, Brissot, Ebel, Dandong and Demoulin went on the guillotine.