Sur ma peau

28.

Waltz, palms against palms, skirts and clothes corners draw a perfect arc in the resplendent hall, the temperature is transmitted through the white gauze and silk gloves, like a beautiful illusion like a dream.

Some offshoots of the royal family also left Versailles, France, and the land where they had survived for generations to go to other continents.Even though the turmoil has subsided, Paris seems to be thriving and reborn, but it can't hide the fact that it is decayed. Politically sensitive people can see that the royal power is a gorgeous and huge old ship, seeping water everywhere, sailing on the course of destruction. .

When the people's minds start to wake up, it is doomed that kingship will be eliminated by the times, and Yabo Fica is trying to turn the tide at this moment, just wanting to support the ship to the shore, so that the people on board can leave safely, even if the wealth and status will be lost. It sank with the ship.

It was freezing rain on New Year's Eve, and the beeswax and blazing stoves in the hall could not warm the towering and empty hall. It was not that the chefs of the royal family were poorly skilled, but that the food delivered to the tables through each hall had long been lost. When the heat rises, sometimes the steak will be covered with frost. When you eat it, it will lose its original taste, and you will only feel the coldness.

The design of Versailles is not suitable for living, and even multiple renovations have failed to make this crystallization of art more suitable for people's survival needs.

Before the dance started, Her Majesty the Queen, who turned to Yabofika and nodded slightly, made him hesitate for a moment.Louis didn't care about the political situation. Behind many decisions, there was the shadow of the queen or Charlie.In this royal palace, after Charles left Versailles in 1789, Queen Mary spoke.The queen and Japafika were well aware of the slander spread maliciously in Paris by someone with a heart, and the noble Austrian princess disdained to argue with them, and even changed her dance partner in a high-profile manner, arrogantly resisting gossip.

"You are raising a beast that you cannot control." With the incense fan in her hand and her face lowered, Queen Mary said in a roundabout graceful dance.Her eyes fluttered, and she looked away before she caught Minos, as naturally as a flirting gesture often seen at a ball.

"Nothing can escape your eyes." Yabo Fika replied very softly, as the sword of kingship, he had no way out but sank with the ship.But before that, he still needs to leave something for the kingdom, a new blood that can keep the territory and national sovereignty inviolable after the change.

"Don't make the same mistake as me." Mary said with a smile, but with a sense of loneliness.A week before, Earl Ferson of Sweden had secretly entered Paris and had written to Marie asking her to elope with him and leave France, but was refused.At this moment, love cannot be the whole of life. People need to treat their feelings ruthlessly for the sake of dignity and faith.

Before the last melody ended, Mary said to him: "Unable to perceive correctly does not mean that there will be no pain."

He, Louis and Mary, the three of them kept the same secret together, and his attending doctor, Sir Francois, would regularly submit diagnostic reports to the king and queen.

Does it hurt?Jabofika was a little confused, and feelings would not hurt him, because of his flaws, his incomprehension.

The long music ended, and a brisk tune was replaced.Yabofika felt the gaze from outside the dance floor, and looking back, the silver-haired man standing by the dining table waved his wine glass in greeting, making no secret of his displeasure.

When the positions are the same, feelings can be the icing on the cake, but when the positions are opposite, each takes what it needs.It is human nature to be infatuated with beautiful things.What Minos was looking at was just this face and this body. He didn't understand the sword of kingship, the dark soul under this glamorous skin.

If he is doomed, it is up to him to choose the time and the opponent to execute.Like being pulled by a thread, Yabofika passed through the crowd and walked towards Minos.

The freezing rain fell all night, and it didn’t stop until noon on the first day of the new year. There were too many red tapes in Versailles, and there was no warmth in the room when the fireplace was lit. The bacon and eggs for breakfast were freezing, far less comfortable than at home. .When Minos scooped the bacon that could not be penetrated by a knife and fork into his mouth, he deeply realized what Yabofika said was not as good as his own cook's cooking, and then looked at His Royal Highness sitting opposite Slowly pour the milk into the hot tea, stir it with a silver teaspoon for two and a half circles, and sip it carefully, without touching the food on the plate at all. The white and delicate skin, lean and powerful body, probably came from Because of such a strange diet.

From the end of December to February every year, it is the agricultural holiday of the court. At this time, the weather is cold and not suitable for farming. Holidays that continue to this day.

Sand table deduction, strategic analysis, and information on the current situation of various countries, Yabo Fica explained in detail one by one in the lectures without reservation. When the farming began in early April, the Guards had already led the Gendarmerie and the National Guard for several drills.

Because of the existence of the lectures, even if the private differences between the moderates and the radicals intensified, it did not affect the daily relationship between the two, at least it seemed so.This false calm is due to the fact that the royal family owes a large number of moderates debts, binding these wealthy nobles and bankers to the royal chariot.Abafika's property from the church was not used to pay off the royal debt.Excluding the appropriation for price control, part of it is used for municipal construction, and part of it is used for military equipment. The gendarmerie has reached the size of 3000 people, and the National Guard, which has a lower threshold, also has [-] people.After the National Day in July, he formally summoned Lafayette and Minos for talks, and then issued an administrative decree, exchanging the power of security in Paris to the National Guard and the Gendarmerie. The former maintains daily security and the latter is in charge of law enforcement. .

It was Robespierre's request to Minos several times to replace the Guards from Paris, and it was finally fulfilled by Yabofika himself. Leaving Lafayette, who was on the same side as him, as a counterbalance.

In September, the Constituent Assembly enacted a constitution with the principle that "all political power is created by the whole people" and the separation of powers. It stipulates that the executive power belongs to the king, the legislative power belongs to the Legislative Assembly, and the judicial power belongs to the courts at all levels.France seems to have completed the model of copying the enemy Britain, and transformed into a constitutional monarchy without any danger.

The Constituent Assembly was dissolved on September 9, and the Legislative Assembly was held on October 30. The draft of the "Criminal Law" was submitted to the upper parliament. His Royal Highness changed his previous silence and became aggressive, vetoing the legal provisions drafted by Minos several times.

Members caught between the two sides have expressed that it is difficult to behave like this.As the representative, the old judge's hair fell out in handfuls, and the white wig couldn't hide his sadness. "A new taste for youth?" he asked Minos.

"Government and law do not allow private affairs." Minos replied with a smile.In fact, apart from teaching, there has been no other communication between the two.After the National Day, Abafika seldom stayed in Paris. The merchants in some administrative provinces drove up the prices, which caused strong protests from the people, and made the royal family feel devastated. The two could barely keep seeing each other three times a week.It would be better than now, after the start of the Legislative Assembly, to have lunch at a restaurant near the Palace of Justice every day to maintain superficial intimacy.

The short conversation with the old judge stumbled for some time. When Minos walked down the steps of the court, Jabofika was already standing in the shadow of the colonnade, looking up at the reliefs on both sides of the gate.

The things you see every day at work, you can draw lines with your eyes closed, together with the Latin text below. "Hora Fugit, Statjus" "L'heure Fuit, Le Droit Demeure"

Time passes, but the law endures.

One day, both of them will be erased by time, and the legal provisions that have caused controversy in the parliament will be passed down with time until they are replaced by a new era.

Before arriving, the man turned his gaze to Minos, with a faint smile on his face, which made people shudder.

"Sorry for the long wait." The polite words blurted out.

"I just arrived too." Yabo Fica replied thoughtfully.The restaurant is not far away, and there are private rooms on the second floor. After the First Prince went down once, he no longer brought the guards and servants with him, leaving the two of them alone.

"I noticed a new relief on your gate."

"I've been knocking for so many days, it's annoying." It's not a lie, because Minos' office is just above the relief, and even if the windows are closed, the continuous knocking sound cannot be blocked.

"Maybe they shouldn't be working on weekdays."

Seeing that Minos frowned and complained about this matter, Jabofika couldn't help laughing and said: "I will consider this suggestion." The work of repairing these old buildings also belongs to the category of administration. If it affects the daily work of the court, it is indeed necessary Improve.

Just as Minos was about to say something, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the rifle raised by the opposite colonnade, and before he had time to react, the gunshot rang out.

Minos dodges and drags the person over, the limbs in his hands tremble slightly, and he blurts out the overly intimate address: "Yabo!"

He could have avoided it, but after he avoided it, he would face the gun directly, Minos knew it well.The moment his expression changed suddenly, Yabofika understood the attack behind him, but he only turned sideways slightly, probably to avoid the vital point.

If it wasn't for the one with sharp eyesight and quick hands, this man wouldn't have planned to hide at all.The conclusions reached are even more infuriating.With the cover of the stone pillar, Minos was about to see his injury, but Yabofika rushed behind the next stone pillar, causing sporadic gunshots, his arm was red, but he did not see him pressing The bleeding was stopped, but I don't know whether it was an abrasion or a bullet.

The Gendarmerie Corps, which was supposed to be guarding the Palace of Justice, unexpectedly disappeared at this moment.For such a blatant assassination, supporters will arrive soon, the rifles take too long to reload, and the scattered footsteps indicate the approach of the assassins, it sounds like there is a small team.

The red gradually expanded on the sleeve, at least it should be tied up to stop the bleeding first, just as Minos was about to step forward, Yabofika let out a low cry.

"Don't come near me!"

As the blood dripped, the aura around Yabofika became sharper, as if she had stripped away human emotions and evolved into a perfect war machine.He drew out the sword at his waist, threw the musket and ammunition bag to Minos, and walked sideways from behind the hidden stone pillar to meet the assassins who were chasing him.

His movements were faster than usual when he was fighting and practicing, his flowing and beautiful swordsmanship was like an instinct engraved on his body, he abandoned thinking and hesitation, without the slightest stagnation, and was besieged by more than a dozen people without any flaws.

People will have two completely different reactions after receiving injuries that do not affect their actions. One is that their joints become stiff and their movements are sluggish due to fear and pain; become dangerously powerful.

However, the ferociousness of the attack was not like His Royal Highness's daily style.

The patrolling gendarmerie finally appeared, and Minos stopped the helper from going forward.The battle was coming to an end, and they were no match for the fierce offensive assassins, and the siege was broken one by one, leaving only bloody massacres.

"Lord Minos, don't you need to die?" The military police leading the team couldn't help asking.

"Wait a little longer," said Minos, reloading the musket in his hand, but did not raise it at last.

Before the words were finished, the guard knights and servants beside the prince came in a hurry, approached and whispered cautiously, and the man put his sword back into its sheath, and was surrounded by crowds.

There is no turning back.

In the end, there was a gap.

Minos laughed at himself, and asked the Gendarmerie to drag away the few who were still alive, and squatted down to look at the corpses on the ground.

They were all killed by one blow, the wounds were clean and neat, and there was no mercy.