The Prussian army at the ferry quickly made way out. As the highest military commander at the moment, the head of state certainly had the highest priority.
The steam paddle steamer was spitting out black smoke, and the ship was already filled with dragon guards and soldiers. When they saw Xiang Ying, whose face was swollen from the pain, some of them smiled.
If the head of state is willing to beat someone, it means that the person can still be saved. If the head of state completely ignores you, I'm afraid it will be difficult to save your life.
Seeing how badly Xiang Ying was beaten, it seems that master and apprentice have settled their differences!
Xiao Letian walked to the bow of the boat and looked at the beautiful French countryside on both sides of the Aisne River. He mentally calculated the route on the map and estimated the specific locations of Sima Yun and Luo Huo.
Xiang Ying and several other naval officers boarded the ferry soon after. Wang Junlan smiled at Xiang Ying and whispered, "Congratulations, congratulations!"
No one in the secret file team dared to look down on him. Xiang Ying quickly nodded his thanks and said in a low voice, "We captured several French noble swords this time. They are very good. You can pick two later..."
"Oh, that's really embarrassing..."
Since ancient times, foreign ministers have had to cheat on internal ministers. To put it bluntly, whoever is closest to the leader takes advantage. Wang Junlan is just one of the people in charge of daily life without any real power, but because he is closest to the head of state, he has the respect of countless foreign ministers.
Of course, he would disdain the direct solicitation and acceptance of bribes, because the members of the secret file team were all very well paid, and no one could afford to gamble with his or her life's job.
However, for foreign ministers, these small gifts are welcome to all comers. They are captured on the battlefield and cannot be regarded as bribes in any way.
If you have a good relationship, you will naturally take advantage. As long as discipline is not affected, people still have to do more for convenience!
Wang Junlan smiled and said, "You came a little late. If you had come a day earlier, you might have seen His Majesty at the border of Belgium and France... His Majesty is anxious to return home!"
Xiang Ying's eyes suddenly lit up. This sentence revealed a lot of information. It turned out that the master had just met that little brat Zai Chun before he came!
Xiang Ying gently pulled Wang Junlan to the corner of the ship's side. "What happened to Xu Ni... was it done by that little bastard?"
Wang Junlan looked at the cruel light in Xiang Ying's eyes and smiled lightly, "This kind of thing... is not something I can discuss. We have discipline and cannot participate in politics!"
"But as a friend, I would like to remind you... spend more time with the head of state in Paris during these days... Master is not in a good mood during this time!"
Xiang Ying understood immediately that he had to listen to what he was told. He smiled and nodded and stopped asking further questions. Instead, he walked quietly behind the master.
"Map..." Xiao Letian said without looking back.
Xiang Ying took the military map from the Dragon Guard's hand, gently unfolded it and placed it in front of the head of state, motionless like a statue.
"This is a huge defense map of Paris, on which the intertwined spheres of influence of Paris are outlined with pencils of various colors..."
"The barracks of the 180,000 city defense troops, the location of the police station, the details of the arms and supplies warehouse, and the positions of the 300,000 National Guardsmen... are all clearly marked on it."
"It's already five o'clock in the afternoon. The telegram sent by Napoleon III this morning... give a copy to Queen Eugenie first. The queen must have escaped by now..."
"The Paris Parliament should receive the second telegram at about eleven o'clock...What will they do? What is the key point?"
Xiao Letian tapped his pencil lightly on the map, and Xiang Ying next to him tried in a low voice, "Of course it's the military camp, the police station, and the arms warehouse..."
"In this chaotic anarchy, whoever controls the weapons is the boss!"
"Hmph...that's all?"
"Don't always think about fighting, fighting, fighting...violence is not the only method!"
"Xiang Ying, you can't do this! You get full marks in military affairs, but you fail in politics... You won't go far like this!"
Xiao Letian pointed to a point on the map, "This is the Left Bank of Paris, the Palais Bourbon, the seat of the French National Assembly... I believe that the most serious conflict in Paris will break out here at this moment!"
"Under anarchy, the first conflict between multiple forces will be here, the National Assembly of France!"
"Whoever takes the lead in taking control of the National Assembly will have the last laugh... Judging from the balance of forces in front of us, Blanqui and the others have the upper hand. They will definitely lose in the first round!"
"Really?" Xiang Ying didn't believe it. "The 300,000 National Guardsmen are basically made up of workers. They naturally support Blanqui!"
"With so many people, how come they can't even get a single parliament? Are these 300,000 votes invalid? Are the votes of millions of workers in Paris invalid?"
Xiao Letian shook his head, "No, no, no, you can't limit the matter to Paris... What we are facing now is the battle for the French National Assembly, not the battle for the Paris City Council!"
"People who believe in Blanqui are concentrated in cities with developed industries, which means they are concentrated among workers... while the wider rural people still live according to their past habits!"
"Blanqui can control the votes of the people of Paris, how can he control the votes of all provincial representatives in France? You must know that France has a total of 577 constituencies! Paris only has 19 constituencies..."
"How to grab it? How many constituencies can Blanqui grab?"
"Once the 577 deputies of the National Assembly make a majority vote, does Blanqui really dare to use force to change it? This is France, not Asia..."
"Parliament, parliament, parliament... What good can a group of literati without guns do?" Xiang Ying muttered.
"If I were Blanqui, I would spread the forces of my men and work together... Some people control newspapers and other media throats, some people control the police station, another group robs all arms warehouses, and the last group goes to intimidate parliamentarians..."
"Someone with a gun can naturally force the parliament to vote in his favor... If you don't listen anymore, then just dissolve the parliament. It would be simpler..."
"Fart!" Xiao Letian glared and scolded, "Do you think Blanqui is a fool? Have you studied the history of the French revolution? Do you know what the parliamentary system represents in France?"
"Apart from the emperor, the parliament is the highest center of power. Even if the parliament does not have guns, it is still the center of power!"
"Of all the politicians in French history who forcibly dissolved Parliament, how many of them had a good ending? None..."
Xiang Ying blushed and said, "Even if the parliament is not forcibly dissolved, those members are not all hard-core... As long as they can be coerced by force, can't they win a majority of votes?"
"Three hundred thousand National Guardsmen, and millions of workers who support them... Such a powerful force, what a great card it is!"
Xiao Letian looked at Xiang Ying, "It's true that you have been away from me for a long time... This politics is basically failing... Blanqui's cards look good on the surface, but his opponent's cards are stronger and there is a steady stream of them. …”
"Let's wait and see the show. We went to Paris this time to pick up what we missed, and we just went to see the show!"
