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Chapter 1808 Attack on the Mission

There was chaos on the streets of Paris. Hundreds of cavalrymen were in the chaotic crowd to arrest the murderer, while the murderer with wheel-wheel guns and crossbows was still attacking the convoy.

"They have firearms, execute them!"

The knights were also afraid of the murderer's weapons. They drew their muskets and began to shoot at the murderer.

The two sides exchanged fire directly on the street. The sporadic sound of gunfire and the smell of gunpowder smoke caused great panic. The doors and windows of civilians in the nearby streets were closed and they dared not come out.

The murderer was obviously not the opponent of the French knight master. They were shot dead one after another, and one murderer ignited a wooden barrel filled with black powder before being arrested, causing a violent explosion.

The turmoil on the streets lasted for half an hour. There were still flames from the burning of black powder and the wailing of injured civilians on the streets.Several Model T cars are crowded together.

Cardinal Mazarin looked at the messy streets of Paris. Under his iron fist, a serious diplomatic incident would happen.Now the problem is quite serious.

The French knight was the first to ask about Mazaran's situation: "My lord, are you all right?"

Mazaran said: "Go and see if there is any accident with the envoys in the car. If they have an accident, they will be in trouble!"

Chu Lingyun walked out of the Model T car with an uneasy expression on his face. A bullet pierced through the car just now and almost hit him.At this time, internal combustion engine vehicles did not consider the issue of bulletproof at all, but only considered reducing the weight of the vehicle as much as possible, and the iron sheets used were very thin, which was difficult to withstand the shooting of muskets.

It doesn't feel good to have a brush with injury or death.

He looked at the people accompanying him. Chu Zixin and Prince Rupert were not injured either, but several guards suffered gunshot wounds or arrow wounds to varying degrees.

"Archbishop, I think you have to give me a reasonable explanation."

Chu Lingyun saw the chaos on the street, and many knights were temporarily maintaining order and putting pressure on Mazaran on behalf of the envoys.

Chu Zixin and Prince Rupert were also shocked by the assassination of the envoy, and they were afraid for a while.

Who could have imagined that they would be attacked in Paris?

"Mazaran, you need to give us an explanation! Why were we attacked as envoys?!"

Prince Rupert was not at all polite to the powerful cardinal of the Kingdom of France, and directly accused Mazarin.He doesn't need to be afraid of the Cardinal Archbishop like the French nobles.

Mazaran said with a straight face: "God bless you are not injured... As for why the murderer carried out this operation, I will find out the reason and give you a satisfactory answer. Please rest assured that such a thing will not happen again .”

Prince Condé led the French knights to clear the streets, and the royal family sent more troops to maintain order.

Chu Lingyun, Chu Zixin, Prince Rupert and other envoys continued to visit France with mixed feelings, until they reached the palace, where they felt a little relieved.

Mazaran walked with Prince Kong Dai and asked, "Have you caught a living?"

Prince Condé shook his head: "No... It is very likely that the 'cloaked nobles' instigated this matter."

Mazaran's eyes were sharp: "You mean the nobles of the High Court?"

"We in France suffered heavy losses in the wars on the European continent and the war with the Holy Alliance, and we have to pay war indemnities to the Chinese. We have not slowed down. Recently, the court issued an edict in order to raise funds, suspending the five-year salary of high court judges in various places , They are full of resentment against the king and you." Prince Condé said, "They began to demand financial reforms a few months ago, everyone is equal and enjoys personal freedom, and their salaries are restored."

Mazaran said gloomyly: "These guys, arrest them immediately, and hand them over to the Chinese and the English in exchange for their understanding! I really don't want to break out of war with them, Paris cannot fall for the second time!"

Prince Condé hesitated: "If they are arrested, it may cause dissatisfaction among other nobles and civilians in Paris."

Mazaran ordered: "They tried to assassinate the envoy, causing our Kingdom of France to fall into an extremely dangerous situation, and may even break out of war. Arrest the opposition and ask them if they ordered the assassination. If they refuse to deny it, then Still accuse them. We must hand over men for this one. While you arrest them, I will take them to His Majesty the King."

"I understand, I will immediately lead the troops to arrest them." Prince Condé left.

When Chu Lingyun, Chu Zixin and Prince Rupert came to the Louvre, they noticed something about Prince Kong Dai leaving halfway.

"I've always heard that since Cardinal Richelieu rectified France with an iron fist, France has become the most powerful country in Europe. The kingdom should be peaceful. But judging from our assassination in Paris, after Richelieu died , his successor is not very good, he is far from him." Prince Rupert was still brooding over the assassination and sarcastically.

Not only himself, but also the Crown Prince of England and the son of a great man in the East are among the envoys.If any accident happened to anyone, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"This was just an accident. I am deeply sorry for this matter. Prince Condé has already gone to track down the person behind the scenes, and will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

As the prime minister of the Kingdom of France, Mazaran was older than them, so he didn't get angry easily because of Prince Rupert's ridicule.

He led the crowd through the grand gallery to the palace, where he met the current King of France, Louis XIV.

Louis XIV was about the same age as Chu Zixin. It just so happened that a French king and a future English king met at similar ages.

And Chu Lingyun was a few years older than them.

"I have already heard that you were attacked in the city. It is really appalling. I will arrange for ministers to investigate this matter and send additional guards for you. Please don't worry about your safety in Paris." Although Louis XIV still Under the age of 20, he still tried to calmly appease the arriving envoys.

"Your Majesty Louis XIV, this is an invitation letter from our capital for the 1660nd International Exposition and International Conference. I would like the Kingdom of France to send an envoy to participate in the Eastern capital in [-]." Chu Lingyun asked the deputy envoy to take out the letter.

Louis XIV attended the first World Expo when he was still a teenager. Knowing what was going on, he directly agreed: "Even if I can't attend in person, I will definitely arrange for a delegation to attend. In order to show respect Sorry for the attack, please stay in Paris for a few more days until we give you a satisfactory answer."

(End of this chapter)