The Duke of Orleans's words were so thought-provoking, but if there was no hint of mockery on his face, perhaps all the nobles present would have been deeply moved by the Duke of Orleans's worries about the country and the people.
"Duke of Orleans, it is undeniable that the government did not fully prepare for the disaster relief last year, but this cannot be said to be the fault of the government at all, as far as I know, some of the funds allocated by His Majesty the King for disaster relief were embezzled by some rats with ulterior motives, do you want me to point out who this rat is?"
Before Marie could speak, Neck, the French Cabinet treasurer, stepped forward.
Born in 1732, Necker was appointed Grand Treasurer of France in 1776 at the age of 44 and became Treasurer in 1777.
He was forced to resign because of the dissatisfaction of the court with the publication of the government's financial report in 1781, revealing the budget deficit and the amount of the annual salary of the privileged rank.
In 1788, he was reinstated as the Treasurer and supported the convening of the Estates-General, which resulted in the equalization of the number of representatives of the Third Estate with the number of representatives of the privileged ranks, and advocated equal taxation at all levels.
Of course, there is a deviation from the original history, although the privileged class hated him, but Queen Mary was quite appreciative of Neck, in Marie's opinion, the current France has reached a time to change, otherwise the huge debt will make the whole of France fall apart.
Who is the rat that Necker is talking about, most of the nobles who can enter this palace know that this rat is not referring to a large group of nobles and two nobles, that is, the group of the Dukes of Orleans.
In 1788.
At least one million francs of the more than four million francs allocated by the French treasury were missing, and evidence was later indicated.
The money was embezzled by Baron Linand, a faction of the Duke of Orleans, but when the police arrested Linand, the poor baron committed suicide.
Hearing Necker mention this matter, the Duke of Orleans's face suddenly turned pale, and last year, because of the case of Baron Linand, the Duke of Orleans's faction was greatly damaged, and dozens of officials were taken to the cell.
"Director Neck, I think it's injustice.
Don't you insinuate some people with some false things, and besides, even the kingdom's vital disaster relief funds have not been properly managed, giving villains a chance to be corrupt, doesn't this mean that there are fatal loopholes in the management of your treasury?
” As he spoke, the Duke of Orleans turned his gaze to Mary "Your Royal Highness, I am applying to remove Necker from the post of Treasurer" "Well, Duke of Orleans, those good deeds you have done.
We all know in our hearts, do you want to tear your face!
” At this time, Mary did not see the slightest taste of a weak woman, and her superior background and long-term rule made Mary's body full of the breath of a superior, although Orleans was not afraid of Mary, but faced Mary with straight eyebrows.
The Duke of Orleans still shrunk his neck and retreated.
"I have summoned you to-day, not for anything else, but for all of us who are the pillars of France, and I hope that you will support His Majesty's proposal to raise taxes, which may of course be detrimental to your interests.
But it's all about contributing to the great France........"
"Who knows if the money we handed over was done by the Austrians for something nasty" Just as Mary was in the mood for what she said, a voice made the atmosphere in the palace strange again.
Although the voice was not very loud, it was heard by everyone in the palace, and the nobles were even more shocked when they saw the muttering figure.
Because it was Philippe, Duke of Chart, son of the Duke of Orleans, who spoke.
Hearing this, Mary could not hold back any longer, and she raised her right arm and pointed directly at the Duke of Charte "Do you have the guts to repeat what you just said?"
As soon as Mary's words landed, everyone in the palace felt a burst of murderous aura, obviously this time, Mary was really angry, if one was not good, this soft queen would really use a knife to kill.
"Alright, Philip, don't apologize to Her Royal Highness the Queen" At this moment, an old voice broke the stiffness, and it was the Prince of Condé of this generation who spoke.
Seeing Prince Condé stand up, Mary's face changed several times, which was really amazing.
She didn't expect that the Prince of Condéal, who had always been opposed to the Orleans family, would actually stand up for the Duke of Charte, could it be said that there was some kind of tacit understanding between the Duke of Orleans and the Prince of Condé?
Thinking of this, the expression on Marie's face was very ugly, if the Duke of Orleans really reached a tacit agreement with Prince Condé, then it would not be a good thing for the entire Bourbon royal family, because the strength of these two families tied together even exceeded that of the royal family.
And the nobles in the palace obviously thought of this, and their eyes kept scanning the faces of Queen Mary, the Duke of Orleans, and the Prince of Condé, and unlike the smiling expression on the face of the Duke of Orleans, Prince Condé's face was very stiff, and there was no trace of emotional fluctuations on his face.
"Your Royal Highness, I'm so sorry to be here."
Philip bowed roughly and apologized loudly, but apparently there was no sincerity in apologetic, which made the nameless fire in Mary's heart even worse.
However, just as Philip bowed his head, a figure suddenly rushed to Chartres's side, and then waved his hand into a punch.
Apparently Philippe did not expect that someone would attack him at Versailles, and after being knocked to the ground, Philippe was stunned.
But Philip was stunned, the people who came and went were not blinded, only to see that the people who came were unforgiving, and they went up with another kick, Philip wanted to resist the law, but the body that had been hollowed out by the wine was not the opponent of the people.
"Guards, guards!
Help me!
” "Ah............h Philip's incessant wailing made the originally shocked crowd in an uproar, no one thought that someone would dare to attack the Duke of Chartres, and seeing his son being punched, the Duke of Orleans immediately rushed to the figure with a blue face and shouted: "Where are the guards, don't you catch this murderer for me soon!"
But just as a few of the guards were about to approach the Duke of Schalt, Mary spoke "There is no need for guards here, you are the guards of the royal family, not the duke's guards, only His Majesty and I have the right to order you, don't get out of here quickly!"
Hearing Mary's scolding, several guards left the palace in a gloomy manner, and since they had learned from the past, the other guards in the palace naturally would not repeat the mistakes of the past, they stood at their posts in a proper manner, and did not dare to make a single move.
"Stop, Napoleon" Just as the Duke of Orleans was about to take the son of his son, Mary's voice came, and the figure stopped when he heard Mary's voice.
Originally, he was just watching the confrontation between Marie and the Duke of Orleans in the crowd, and he knew that he didn't have the ability or strength to say something here, but when he saw that Philippe actually dared to speak disrespectfully to Marie, Napoleon couldn't bear it anymore.
Everyone has their own reverse scale, and Napoleon's reverse scale is undoubtedly Queen Mary, there were several aristocratic children in the military academy who spoke disrespectfully to Mary, but their result was often beaten by Napoleon to the point of being half-defeated, and now Chartres undoubtedly touched the reverse scale in Napoleon's heart.
People have feelings, even the most iron-blooded and ruthless people have feelings, but they hide their feelings deep in their hearts.
"Napoleon, you are very capable!
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Dare to beat my son, a dignified duke, and don't understand any interests and humility!
If it is really a wild breed of Corsica, I tell you, if you don't give me a satisfactory answer to today's matter, I will definitely make your life worse than death!
” Seeing that Napoleon stopped, the Duke of Orleans stepped forward and grabbed Napoleon's collar and scolded, and the Duke of Orleans unknowingly buttoned Napoleon with a big hat.
That's when Necker spoke "Your Royal Highness, I think that Viscount Napoleon is not only innocent but meritorious, Your Royal Highness the Queen, you represent the royal family of France, but now the Duke of Chart dares to insult the royal family in public, this is simply a big rebellion, it can be seen that Philip already has a heart of disobedience in his heart, and he asks Her Royal Highness the Queen to immediately deprive Philippe, Duke of Charlt of the title, and try Philip for treason!"
.....
You .........."
The Duke of Orleans was shocked and angry to hear that Necker had raised Chartres to this height, and he pointed his hand at Neck, but he didn't know what to say.
And at this time, while everyone's eyes were focused on himself, Napoleon also spoke "Your Royal Highness, I think that what Director Necker said is exactly what Philip dared to insult you so much in front of you, and you can imagine how arrogant Philip must be in a place where you or us can't see it, he doesn't even care about the royal family, which is enough to prove that there is no royal family in his heart.
It is not difficult for such a man who despises the royal family to see what kind of ambition he must have in his heart, and he requests that Chartres be arrested immediately for contempt of the crown and treason!
” "Your Royal Highness, Philip is still young after all, and there are some ignorant things that are really not disciplined well, but to think that rising to the level of treason because of a child's nonsense is completely slander, which is the most sinister slander against a duke!"
At this time, seeing that Napoleon and Necker were preparing to go online on this matter, the Duke of Orleans, who knew that he was wrong, had to find a staircase to try to go downhill, but Napoleon could not let him do so "The Duke of Chart is also sixteen years old, and when he accepts the title, it means that he has shouldered the responsibility of loyalty to the royal family, but Philip obviously did not shoulder this responsibility!
.......” ” Just as Napoleon was about to continue, Prince Condé coughed PS: Thank you ISG for the big commuter pass!
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