Seeing Him Rise High (1)

　Joseph, who knew nothing about the details of history, did not realize how the parade that Aunt Sophie was going to participate in would leave deep traces in history, he was just amazed that a woman like Aunt Sophie, who was indifferent to politics, was actually planning to participate in an event like a demonstration.

　　"Aunt Sophie, didn't you say that you have no interest in these things at all?" Before Joseph could say anything, Louis spoke first, "Can you not go? Lucien will put all the chores on me if you're not there."

　　"Ah, my little Master Louis." Aunt Sophie wiped her hands on her apron and said, "It's not good enough not to go; if you don't, the others will be unhappy. It's as if your friends had a party, little Louis, and invited you, and you didn't go; wouldn't they be unhappy too?"

　　"But, Aunt Sophie, a friends' party is a time to hang out together, and you guys are going to a demonstration." Louis continued, "Joseph says it's a mess out there right now, and it's dangerous. It's especially messy and dangerous over at City Hall."

　　"Don't worry, it's fine." Aunt Sophie touched Louie's head, "Mayor Baye and Marquis Lafayette are good people, and I'm not at the front of the line, so if anything happens, I'll run as fast as I can."

　　Aunt Sophie did not know much about politics, but her simple wisdom of life told her that if everybody went, and she did not, it would make her conspicuous in everybody's eyes at such a time as this, and become very conspicuous. At such times, becoming conspicuous always carries with it all kinds of dangers.

　　The next day, Aunt Sophie did not come. It was only on the afternoon of the third day, when Joseph had all but gone home from work, that she appeared on Joseph's doorstep, all excitement and exhaustion.

　　"I'm sorry I'm late, Mr. Bonaparte. But I think it's just in time to make dinner." Aunt Sophie said.

　　"Oh, it's nothing." Joseph let Aunt Sophie in while saying, "In these days, it's no longer a surprise to have something unexpected happen, rather it would be really surprising if something, nothing, came as a surprise. Yesterday when you didn't come back, Little Louis was still very worried about you, now that you're back safe and sound, it's better than anything else."

　　"Aunt Sophie, Aunt Sophie ... " At this point, Louie cried out in a chorus, and ran out of the kitchen, with the kitchen knife for slicing the bread in his hand-obviously, as a little brother he that was being oppressed and enslaved by his two older brothers.

　　"Ah, my little Master Louis." Aunt Sophie rushed over and took the, still breadcrumb-stained, kitchen knife from Louis' hand, "How's it going, miss me?"

　　"Well," said Louis, with wide, inquisitive eyes, "I heard that you stayed at the palace yesterday?"

　　"Yes, and this morning I even rolled in the queen's bed!" Aunt Sophie replied with a boastful tone as she headed for the kitchen.

　　"Aunt Sophie, tell me, did you see the Queen? Isn't the Queen beautiful? And, is the Queen's bed covered in gold Louis?" Louis pulled on Sophie's apron and followed her towards the kitchen while asking after her.

　　"The Queen is beautiful, but her bed doesn't have gold louis. It's not like she's a gargoyle and likes to sleep on top of gold coins ..."

　　By the time dinner was served, Aunt Sophie went into detail about the events of her two days, and Joseph realized that such important things had actually happened in those two days.

　　The women had originally gone to the town hall to petition the city; however, when they arrived at the town hall, they were told that the Mayor of Bayeux happened to be out of town, and the Marquis de Lafayette likewise, very coincidentally, happened to be out of town.

　　Aunt Sophie originally thought that since she couldn't find anyone, everyone should just go back to their own homes, but who would have thought that someone would suddenly shout from the crowd, "Then we'll go to Versailles to find the king; he can't just starve us to death!"

　　Then a number of people jumped in to support the idea, and then another man called Mayar, who was said to have taken part in the storming of the Bastille, stepped forward and said that he knew how to get to Versailles, and that he would be willing to take everyone with him to Versailles.

　　Some bored scientist, it is said, did a very boring experiment. He removed certain parts of a fish's brain and then released it back into the fish. The brainless fish would only swim forward desperately, and as a result, the whole school of fish was driven by it, and it became the leader of the whole school of fish.

　　Crowds of people are actually very similar to schools of fish in many cases. Often, especially in the chaos and uncertainty of the critical moment, can drive the crowd, often not those who have far-reaching wisdom, but those who act decisively. Even if their actions are mindless and reckless.

　　So everyone followed Mayar to Versailles. It was about a four-hour walk from the town hall to Versailles, but the women, who were anxious to solve the problem of eating, went on their way.

　　Some time after the women had set out, both the Mayor of Bayeux and the Marquis de Lafayette arrived at the town hall. The National Guard was also quickly assembled for the trip to Versailles to defend ... the King or the people - who knows. The Paris Commune (Yes, after the storming of the Bastille, the new Parisian municipal body was called the Paris Commune. This is version 1.0 of the Paris Commune. The one we're more familiar with, the Paris Commune, was version 2.0.) Two delegates were also sent to follow Lafayette to Versailles. They were instructed to bring the King's family to Paris.

　　The women didn't travel very fast, so before they even arrived, the Constituent Assembly, which was meeting in Versailles, had already learned of the news. The Assembly immediately dispatched its president, Meunier, to see the king. The king, having received the news, interrupted his hunting activities and returned to Versailles. Meunier asked him for the immediate approval of the 'August Decree' and the transfer of the Flemish legions. The king said he needed more consideration.

　　The queen persuaded the king to leave Versailles to avoid the 'mob', but the king felt that he would be a laughing stock if he fled from Versailles because of the arrival of women. Unbeknownst to the king, behind the women, the National Guard, heavily armed, had come to "defend" him.

　　In the afternoon, the women arrived at Versailles. They were met by the king, who behaved kindly and promised the women that he would guarantee supplies for Paris. (Of course, the king had no power to do this at all; it was just a way of coping with the women.)

　　In fact, the gesture worked, and some of the women felt that all their problems were solved when they heard the king's promise, and even began to turn around and prepare to go back to Paris. Of course, more women stayed behind. But this was not because they had recognized the king's trick, but because they were very tired after four or five hours of walking and needed to rest. If nothing else, they would all be satisfied to go back in the morning as well.

　　By about ten o'clock in the evening, however, the Marquis de Lafayette arrived at Versailles with representatives of the National Guard and of the Paris Commune. That said, the National Guard walked slower than even the women. But that was normal, because they had cannons with them. As for why they brought cannons, they were of course for the defense of the king. At about eleven o'clock that night, the Marquis de Lafayette had an audience with the king with two representatives, who bluntly demanded that the king's whole family relocate to Paris at once. Lafayette, on the other hand, stated that the National Guard was loyal to the king and was fully capable of guaranteeing his safety.

　　This request came as a complete surprise to the king. But after learning that Lafayette had brought a number of National Guards with him, he did not dare to refuse outright, so he excused himself, saying that it was too late now and that he would talk tomorrow.

　　It is said that this night, some people went to the nearby Flemish legion, but the Flemish legion has been no movement. From this, it could be seen that such rumors might not be reliable.

　　In the early hours of the next morning, the demonstrating masses, who had originally settled down, suddenly clashed with the king's guards. At first, they were swearing at each other, then they were pushing each other, and then suddenly a gunshot rang out, and a demonstrator fell down with the sound of a gunshot. Then someone shouted, "The Guard has shot someone!"

　　They were joined by the National Guard, who quickly disarmed the guards, and then a large number of demonstrators stormed the palace.

　　The demonstrators stormed the Queen's bedroom, and the Queen fled to the King's room to hide. The demonstrators began to look for the king and queen everywhere. The king took the queen, the princes and princesses to hide everywhere.

　　At this point, Lafayette finally reacted, and with his "loyal" National Guard, he helped the guards to drive the demonstrators out of the palace and protect the King's family.

　　Then Lafayette, who had been instrumental in saving the King's life, went to see the King again and asked him and the Queen to go out on the balcony to meet the crowds.

　　The king and queen were forced to comply, and the crowd shouted at the king and queen on the balcony, "The king is going to Paris!" "The king's family to Paris!"

　　Louis XVI turned pale and under such pressure, he was forced to agree and his family moved to Paris. The crowd then shouted together, under the direction of Lafayette, "Long live the king!" "Long live the queen!"

　　Although Louis XVI was forced to agree to the demands of the demonstrators, he delayed as long as possible. The king's family did not begin to leave Versailles until two o'clock in the afternoon, when they took the road to Paris.

　　During this time, the Flemish Legion, which had been regarded as a great threat by the people of Paris, had been inactive. Of course, this could also be because they had not received an official edict from the king.

　　Anyway, from this day on, the King's family, thus fell into the hands of the revolutionary masses, and officially became prisoners of the revolution. Although he still wore the crown on his head.

　　"Well, that's it, we've brought back the bakery's owner, the owner's wife and the little boss. From now on, we won't have to worry about not being able to buy bread!" Aunt Sophie finally ended her narration with these words, in her opinion, everything was solved.