Chapter 36 In the National Convention (2)
Andrew stopped talking, put his hands on his chest, leaned against the carriage, and began to close his eyes to rest. His mentor and future father-in-law didn't say much, and was planning his own arrangements. Soon, the carriage arrived at the destination, the location of the National Guild: the National Palace.
If you want to be fanatic, you should be an Islam; if you want to be pious, you should be a Buddhist; if you want to feel, you should be a Christian. Although Andrew was wearing a mask of Calvinism, he did not belong to any sect at all in his heart, and he might be praised as an atheist. However, after getting off the bus, Andrew transformed into a pilgrim, and in him, you can feel the "good qualities" of all kinds of believers.
The fanaticism of the Islamists is reflected in his words. Walking on the road to the parliament hall, General Andrew passed the introduction of Balas, "honest" and "long-term reverence" became common terms for him to greet the members on both sides of the parliamentarians, old, young, neither old nor young. Humility, enthusiasm, and education, this is the first impression of all people after contacting the Eastern people.
The Buddhist's piety is reflected in his behavior. He followed his mentor in a small woman-like step, and whenever he went to a land, he would utter an exclamation of "greatness" and "glory". If he had not had an oriental face and under the leadership of the old congressman, even the cleaners in the National Palace would think that this was a countryman entering the city.
Christians' perceptions come from the general's expression. During the journey, they occasionally pause, and contemplate with a solemn and solemn and exaggerated face in front of a newly erected great man or by the fountain of a flower bed. "A fanatical revolutionary" and "an extremely pious comrade" are others' comments about him. "Pseudo-Taoist!" are the unceremonious descriptions of Balas to his disciples.
The National Convention's parliament hall is located in the Equality Building, between the two buildings of the National Palace, one is the Unity Building and the other is the Freedom Building. The conference hall is on the second floor, and the first floor is a long guard hall, filled with weapons and camp beds from various arms guarding the National Convention. The National Convention has a guard of honor called "The Elite Force of the National Convention". The conference hall was once the king's theater, but now it has become a stage for revolution. It is forty-two meters long, ten meters wide and ten meters high, and was built by Vegalani.
The hall of the National Convention can accommodate two thousand people, with a limit of three thousand people. As soon as you enter the parliamentary hall, the first thing that catches your eye is the towering podium, which is high and steep, and it is quite difficult to get up and down. However, when you give speeches to the parliamentarians, it is very effective because you will be excited by having a height advantage. However, the speaker's seat behind you is higher and it is easy to climb.
The entire hall is divided into two floors, with the upper part of the audience seats. After 93 years of riots, all of them have been cancelled and have been changed to stand. There are also audience seats on the lower part, but some unscrupulous trousers who were not very responsible during the speeches of the parliamentarians, occasionally making noises and unkind moves. Not long ago, at the suggestion of the Dandong faction, all of them were cancelled, although the Eberts tried their best to oppose it.
Because the House still needs people's supervision, the audience seats in the upper space were retained. The "uneducated" (De Muranian) were still making noise and inelegant actions, and the authorized guards could force them away. Now in the parliament hall, the upper floor belongs to the trousers, and the territory of the MPs below, but several seats of non-MPs were arranged, which were VIP-level treatment. General Andrew was a VIP, so he could enjoy this kind of etiquette.
The general who kept checking his outfits along the way finally ended in endless futility. As soon as he entered the venue, he was startled by the thunderous applause. All the members of the parliament and the upper class were standing up to welcome his arrival. Andrew was a little timid, shrank his neck and pressed his back to the mentor, and followed carefully in the eyes of thousands of viewers. Balas pulled Andrew and sat beside him without a VIP seat, because Andrew was about to become one of the parliamentarians. The seat was vacated by a former member of the parliament. Two months ago, because he was accused of corruption, the Paris Commune controlled by the Eberts sent him to the guillotine.
"Shy kid." This is the old congressman's evaluation.
"Behind shyness is caution." This is the point of attention of middle-aged MPs.
"Another partner." This is the cheers of the young congressman.
"Haha, handsome guy. I like it!" This is the cry of the revolutionary woman upstairs.
"Oh, the Toulon butcher looks a bit like a woman!" This was a jealous man without trousers muttering because he was afraid of attracting everyone to scold him, and his voice was very small.
The applause and cheer continued until Andrew sat in his seat before it gradually calmed down. It was the credit of the little copper bell on the speaker's table. After the crisp ringtone, people must stop the noise, otherwise they will be invited out or pulled away by the guards.
The current speaker is De Muran, the tolerant party, and his former son is Dandong. He wants to accompany his wife more. He resigned from his position as chairman and did not attend today. In this position, the Jagobin party has been there for a long time. Barrell has sat and Dandong has sat. Originally, Robertsbill can also sit, but he refused because he has more real power to become the leader in charge of the Public Security Committee than to be the chairman of the parliament.
After shaking the copper bell, after the order of the venue returned to calm, De Muran stood up to speak. At the beginning, he said it was very simple, that is, to welcome General Andrew and prepare to award him the title of honorary member of the National Convention. When everyone was ready to applaud, De Muran changed his topic and began to praise the general's heroic record. I don't know if it was the effect of money or the need for form, the chairman's praise was ups and downs, full of revolutionary passion. But the audience was not very happy. The rash men and women upstairs faced the rostrum and began to make a despicable move. Fortunately, the light in the venue was very dark, and the understairs could not be seen clearly on the stage, and the guards around pretended not to be seen, all yawning and leaning against the corner of the wall. The members downstairs were not idle either, and they bowed their heads in groups, buzzing like mosquitoes.
Chapter completed!