Chapter two hundred and eighty third sudden uprising
As the situation developed, Paul's adjustments to the government were gradually losing their focus. Some officials and nobles who had offended or slandered Paul were removed from important positions. In late June 1789,
By that time, Paul, who had basically completed the change of leadership in the government, took action against these nobles.
The first to bear the brunt was the once powerful Potemkin family. Ever since Catherine II met Potemkin, the Queen began to favor Potemkin for more than ten years, and this exclusive favor
The favor has benefited everyone in the Potemkin family immensely. As Potemkin's status rose, he grew from a small soldier to an imperial duke and an imperial marshal! Naturally, one person in his family became enlightened, and his chickens and dogs ascended to heaven.
With the improvement of their status, as a thorn in the side of Catherine II, the Potemkin family naturally used humiliating Paul as one of the bargaining chips for loyalty to the queen. Now that the queen is dead, Paul has been crowned the emperor.
Tsar, how can the Potemkin family, which once offended Paul, continue to be in peace?
On June 29, the Russian Imperial Guard surrounded the manor where the Potemkin family lived and arrested everyone in the Potemkin family, including servants and serfs, on the grounds that Potemkin had committed treason.
On June 30, with Paul in court in person, the Imperial Chancellor declared that Potemkin was guilty of treason. The reason was that Potemkin protected Kutuzov's wanton actions during the Battle of Poland a few years ago.
It caused immeasurable losses to the empire!
After declaring treason, the Guards executed everyone in the Potemkin family that day, and later Paul arrested Potemkin's direct descendants in the Russian army. They were stationed in Russian Poland.
Kutuzov naturally became the person who must be killed according to Paul I's imperial edict.
Paul's actions not only panicked the generals in the army who had close ties with Potemkin, but also plunged the entire empire into panic. Those nobles who had behaved inappropriately towards Paul in the past were all in danger. Faced with this kind of situation,
Not only did Paul not calm down, but he intensified the situation. With the issuance of Paul I's imperial edict, more than twenty noble families in St. Petersburg were arrested.
William looked at the recent intelligence about the Russian Empire and couldn't help but feel a little sad about the fate of Catherine II. In the original history, the Queen was overly sad because of Potemkin's death in 1791, and finally died.
He died in depression in 1796.
And now, the death of this heroic figure in the Russian Empire was seven years earlier than in the original history, and her death was really full of conspiracy. As the biggest beneficiary after the death of the Queen, Paul I was naturally the biggest beneficiary.
of suspects.
After learning about Paul's accession to the throne, William immediately sent a large-scale mission to Russia. Paul I intended to repair relations with Prussia, and William did not want to repair relations with Russia.
Now the revolutionary fire in France is about to explode. Under such circumstances, if Prussia wants to seek greater glory, it must gain benefits from the French Revolution, and if Prussia does not want to be burned by this revolutionary fire
, he must also always be vigilant in France.
The French revolution seemed to be caused by Louis XVI's proposal to increase taxes, which triggered widespread dissatisfaction among the domestic people. In fact, in fact, it was not the desire of the increasingly large capitalists in France for political status. Those capitalists had similar status.
Incompatible wealth. Capitalists with huge wealth are naturally eager to improve their political status.
And this situation is not limited to France. As the times progress, a large number of capitalists have emerged throughout Europe. These capitalists use the wealth they create to continuously seek to improve their status in various countries.
If once the French Revolution breaks out, those capitalists will see another shortcut to improve their status, who can guarantee that these capitalists will not follow suit. Just like Prussia, with the abolition of serfdom, a large number of capitalists in Prussia
If these people see their French counterparts succeeding through drastic means, there is no guarantee that they will not follow suit.
In this way, whether it is to improve Prussia's international status or to prevent domestic turmoil, Prussia's action to suppress the revolution is necessary and inevitable.
And if Prussia devotes most of its energy to France, then on the Eastern Front with Russia, Prussia must change the current situation in which the two countries are more like enemies than enemies.
It can be said that the attitudes of William and Paul hit it off.
In Paris, Marie felt a headache as she looked at the regular list in front of her. This list was exactly the list of members of the Club of Brittany that Napoleon had captured.
Looking at the familiar names, Mary suddenly felt whether her actions were right or wrong. If everyone on the list was put on trial, the whole of France would definitely be boiling immediately.
"Napoleon, are you sure this list is true?"
Hearing Mary's question, Napoleon frowned slightly. Apparently he was dissatisfied with Mary's suspicion of the authenticity of the list, but Napoleon was still loyal to Mary after all.
"Your Royal Highness, I personally led people to search this list out of the Brittany Club. I think this list is absolutely true and reliable. In addition, more than two hundred people were arrested in the Brittany Club this time.
All the rebellious names appear on the list, so Your Highness, I think there is absolutely no problem with this list!"
Napoleon's determination surprised Mary a little, but then Mary said seriously:
"Napoleon, of course I feel at ease when you do things. How could I not believe you? But this list involves too many people. We must handle it carefully!"
"Your Royal Highness, when I arrested the rebellious gang in the Brittany Club, you had already told me about the impact of this incident, but I think that now those gang have been arrested by us.
Now, if we cannot impose severe punishment in time, then this will be a devastating blow to the reputation of the royal family. In short, my opinion is that since we are already happy to act, we must not look forward or backward, regardless of
What kind of turmoil this matter will cause, but our hearts should be firm at this moment!"
The impassioned words made Mary's eyes covered with a veil. After a while, Mary suddenly laughed and said happily:
"Our Napoleon is no longer the little kid he was before. He already has his own opinions. Well, since you say so, then as your sister, I will naturally believe you unconditionally. Remember, Napoleon, no matter you
No matter what you do, I will always be your strongest support!"
Looking at Mary's red eyes, Napoleon suddenly felt moved. The queen's dedication to France was enough to be admired, and now her unreserved trust naturally made Napoleon willing to die!
Napoleon stood upright and saluted Mary, then left the room without hesitation.
Members of the Breton Club were arrested! This news was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, but it caused an uproar.
The next day when the news came out, the whole of Paris seemed to be boiling. Families and sympathizers of the members spontaneously started marches on the main streets of Paris. Not only that, a large number of people gathered at the Paris police station.
Demonstrations were held at the gates of the headquarters and the palace, and these people carried the banner of "unconditional release of members of the Breton Club".
After receiving the news, Napoleon immediately ordered the guards in Paris to guard and divert the demonstrators. Not only that, Napoleon also asked Mary for the cooperation of the First Army outside the city.
However, unexpectedly, the entry of the soldiers of the First Legion into the city not only failed to calm the situation, but actually escalated it further.
"The royal family is about to suppress all civilian representatives in Paris"
"The king's minions are about to be purged in Paris..."
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Various rumors spread at an incredible speed in Paris, and people became even more commotion under the influence of such rumors.
On July 28, a group of civilians suddenly rushed into the security headquarters in a frenzy. The guards of the security headquarters shot the civilians who had lost control after failing to dissuade them.
The sound of a gunshot shocked the entire Paris. People who were originally dissatisfied with the royal family experienced such a move, and the flames in their hearts exploded instantly.
I don’t know when it started, but I saw a large number of armed militants suddenly appearing in Paris. These militants shouted "Get rid of the Austrians!", "Paris is the Paris of the French!", "Kill that whore."
and her Corsican lackeys!”.............
After these militants rushed onto the streets, they kept calling for friends. Under the instigation of these people, the originally frightened people seemed to have found a backbone and joined the ranks of these militants.
Like a snowball, in just a few hours, Marie and Napoleon received urgent information from all over. A large number of unidentified armed men were besieging important places such as the palace and government residences. Not only that, as time went by, those armed men
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