As soon as the war was concluded, he brought Condé and his army back to Paris and placed the city under blockade. He then persuaded the "Parlement" that they had more to fear from an uprising of the "Parisiens" than they did from him. On 14 March 1649 Mazarin accepted many of the reforms demanded by the "Parlement". In return, the Parlement supporters laid down their weapons and allowed Anne of Austria, the young Louis XIV and Mazarin to return to Paris.