The entanglement in the heart of the Prince Condé was naturally not for outsiders, after all, if Condé showed third-class sympathy in front of Louis XVI and his wife, then there was no doubt that he would be hostile to the royal couple.
However, although he is sympathetic to the third estate, this does not mean that the Prince of Condé has a good impression of the Duke of Orleans, for more than a hundred years, the open and secret struggle between the pedigree of the Prince of Condé and the Duke of Orleans has filled the entire upper echelons of France, and the pattern of the two sides fighting to the death and even fighting each other has also occurred occasionally, so in terms of personal feelings, Condé is still inclined to the royal family to eliminate the Duke of Orleans genealogy.
But the Prince of Condé was not alone after all, behind him was a huge chain of interests, which occupied a pivotal position in the upper echelons of France, including his younger brother Prince Conti.
After Marie arrived in Paris, the first place she arrived at was not the Paris Garrison Command or the Parliament, the first place Mary arrived at was the residence of the Prince of Condé, Marie thought it was necessary for her to communicate well with the old prince, even if the Prince of Condé had stood on her opposite side, but she still had to try her best to fight for it, after all, one less enemy is better than one more friend.
When he heard the news of Marie's arrival, Condé was shocked, and now the whole of Paris was in a turbulent situation, and Marie was able to visit the mansion of friends and foes under such circumstances, which made Condé's heart rise a wave of admiration for Marie.
"Prince Condé, I'm very sorry to be in such a hurry to meet you."
The first glimpse of Condé.
Mary stooped and bowed, much to Condé's surprise.
He hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Mary's arm "Your Royal Highness, this, this, I don't dare to let you salute, this, I am so rude, you really tortured me" Condé, who had always been unfazed, actually stammered a little, after all, since the Austrian princess married into the French court, her arrogance was well known, but it had changed greatly in recent years.
But even so, it is estimated that there are only a few people who can make the queen of the first power in Europe bow down.
After seeing the attitude of Prince Condé.
Mary was obviously very satisfied, and of course, on the surface, Mary still said with a smile: "Prince Condé, you have done your best for France for so many years, and as your junior, it is my duty to pay tribute to you" With Condé's help, Mary also stood up.
The behavior just now was just a temptation for her, and if the Prince of Condé really relied on the old man to accept her with a grin, such an attitude could already indicate a lot of problems.
However, it is obvious that the performance of Prince Condé is still very good, which also makes Marie's heart a little lighter.
In the midst of the pleasantries, Condé ushered Marie into his living room This generation of Prince Kong is already the eighth generation of the entire Kong Dynasty lineage.
His name was Louie.
Joseph.
Morality.
Bourbon (Louis V), born in 1736, was the only son of the previous Duke of Bourbon, and in 1740 he inherited the title after his father's death and became one of the few people standing at the top of the Kingdom of France, which means that this generation of Prince Condé inherited the responsibility of carrying forward the family when he was four years old.
"Your Highness, I didn't know you were coming.
I'm sorry for the inconsiderate hospitality."
After Mary sat down in the drawing-room, the Prince of Condé hurriedly asked the servant to bring tea and refreshments "His Royal Highness the Prince is really infuriating.
As far as I know, the pastry in the Prince's Mansion is a famous thing in all of Paris."
"Her Royal Highness is really a prize" As they spoke, the two looked at each other, and then they both laughed "Hehe, Your Royal Highness, you must have something important to do when you are in such a hurry to see me, please tell me" "Well, since His Royal Highness the Prince is so straightforward, then I will say directly, the financial situation of the kingdom, you must know more than this woman, I think you know better, if the tax is not raised, the kingdom's finances will be on the verge of bankruptcy, and then the turmoil in the whole of France and the eyeing of foreign powers can be expected.
But in the case of tax increases, the pressure in the country is now beyond everyone's expectations, and the resistance of the Third Estate has already made His Majesty very uncomfortable, and now the Duke of Orleans is doing something that simply shakes the foundation of the entire kingdom.
As the lineage of the prince most closely linked to the royal family since the passage of France, doesn't His Royal Highness think that you should do something for France........?
” As soon as Marie's words were spoken, Prince Condé's heart could be described as turbulent, obviously she came to ask for help this time, and what surprised him was that Marie had ignored the unspoken rules of the upper echelons and pointed the finger directly at the Duke of Orleans.
"Your Royal Highness, to tell you the truth, you really embarrassed me, indeed, the Confucius lineage and the Orleans lineage, as the two pillars of France, have been assisting the royal rulers of the whole of France, but it is not hundreds of years ago, and now the people have the concept of freedom and equality, if the tax is forcibly increased at this time against the will of the people, the anger of the people will overturn the whole of France!
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Mary looked at the eloquent Prince Condé and her heart was uncertain, and it was clear from what Condé had said that the old prince was opposed to raising taxes, and that he sympathized with the people of the third estate.
Whether it was right or wrong for Mary to come this time, Mary did not have an accurate answer "Prince Condé, of course I know these things, His Majesty's proposal to raise taxes this time is also a last resort, the kingdom's financial director Necker has submitted a report, if the kingdom cannot get a sum of money to balance the deficit of the treasury, the entire French treasury will be depleted in a year, and at that time, it will be a fatal blow to France.........."
As soon as Mary's words were finished, the person who was in his heart was clouded and turned into the Prince of Condé, before he only knew that the financial situation of the kingdom was extremely deteriorating, but he did not actually deteriorate to such a point, and he certainly knew what the financial depletion meant for a government.
The depletion of the finances will result in the French soldiers stationed in France and in the colonies of the distant world no longer receiving a dime, and the officials of France as a whole will not receive a penny of their salaries, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the world will be in turmoil at that time.
In the past, the financial situation of France was strictly covered up by Louis XVI, except for a few people, others only knew that France's financial situation was bad, but they did not expect it to come to such a point!