I Am Louis XIV

Castel Sant'Angelo was originally a mausoleum built by Emperor Hadrian for himself and his descendants. It was a circular castle, but it was later used for military purposes. Now it is the last retreat left by the popes for themselves - it is combined with The secret passage between the Pope's Palace, the Pope can go directly from the Pope's Palace to Castel Sant'Angelo, but the problem is, if Castel Sant'Angelo is also surrounded by the army, then the Pope and priests are just relocated from one prison to another Prison—The pope sent envoys countless times to contact any king of a Catholic king. For kings outside France, he sought their support. For the king of France, he begged and threatened.

Under the suggestion of Louis, the Duke of Luxembourg and Marquis of Crecchi, who were ordered to lead the war, did not enter Rome immediately. They just stationed troops neatly outside the famous circular square. Almost all the natives in Rome were driven out by them. In the past few days, the Duke of Luxembourg has been casually "pilgrimage" under the guidance of the Marquis of Crequi - the monasteries and bishops' private residences hidden among the green mountains and clear waters contain countless treasures and holy objects, which were originally held by Rome. The cellars used as mausoleums were full of wine and ham, and they enjoyed them wantonly while waiting for news from Spain.

In other words, what the pope is looking forward to most is the reply of the two Catholic countries, one is the Holy Roman Empire, the other is Spain, and there was originally England, but since Henry VIII, this country has never had a role as a pope. , but since Louis has decided to attack Rome and will never return empty-handed, then he will not be unprepared and do two things before the army sets off. One thing is to write a letter to the Sultan of Ottoman Turkey, In view of the fact that as early as the time of François I, the French king and the enemies of Christ came and went, and they were so affectionate. After giving up part of the benefits, the Sultan simply agreed to the request of the French king—that is, to send troops to Hungary Duchy of Trasylvania.

The Principality of Trasylvania can be said to have been born out of the governor system of Ottoman Turkey. Master, in this regard, Hungary has completely become a buffer zone between Habsburg and Ottoman Turkey-once the Sultan sends troops, even if it is aimed at Trasylvania, the Holy Roman Empire cannot remain indifferent, and a large number of troops are stranded on the Austro-Hungarian border , It is impossible to come to rescue the Pope.

As for Spain, Luxembourg sighs and laughs when he thinks of this. He must admit that his friend and master, the Prince of Condé, lacks the unscrupulousness and bottom line of a king compared with Louis XIV--Louis XIV not only Cooperating with the heretics, he gritted his teeth and transferred a fee of about 30,000 livres from the empty treasury before the war, and handed it to General Schumberger-he was originally a soldier from the Holy Roman Empire. The Protestant mercenary general, even though he has become the marshal of the French, he is still so calm and familiar with mercenary soldiers and disturbing the motherland, even though all he hires are Austrians—yes, they are all Austrians people, but pretended to be Portuguese.

What is even more ironic is that the 3,000 mercenaries led by General Schumberger actually won many victories in the war with Spain. Even if they failed to invade the occupied territory and occupy the castle, the Spaniards were still troubled by it , can only wait for it, and dare not be contemptuous-they think that this is the vanguard of Portugal's war against Spain, but they don't know that Schauumberg obeys the king's will, just to hold Spain back, and will not really fight against Spain's main force. In combat, according to the tradition of mercenaries, as long as the Spaniards wait for three months, the shadow will naturally disappear.

But the Spaniards didn't know this, and neither did the Pope.

General Schumberger is an Austrian and a Protestant, and he was hired by the Bishop of Mazarin before. For such a person, ask yourself, the Duke of Luxembourg does not think that the Prince of Condé will be willing to take him in, and even he can't help being a little bit repulsive And contempt, but Louis XIV used this man more decisively and easily than using his own arm, and this man did not live up to the king's expectations.

"Mr. Duke?" Hearing such a cry, the Duke of Luxembourg realized that he had stayed on the fog-shrouded city wall for too long. As we all know, the Lord's largest residence in the world has no walls, and the place where they are located is the ruins of ancient Rome. The ancient Romans, who were once powerful and mighty, have long been turned into dust in the air, and now only France has inherited their will—everyone knows that in Europa, and even outside of Europa, there is no king like the king of France. The more ancient and orthodox inheritance, which is why both the king of England and the king of Spain must take the lead before the king of France.

Even the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire can only have the superficial respect of the French king. After all, their emperor is elected by the elector, and the French king determines the ownership of the throne because of blood. Although the Duke of Luxembourg is the Prince of Condé But he also despises all kinds of bribes and promises in the election process of the Holy Roman Emperor. If you want him to say, this is no different from business between merchants.

"Mr. Duke?" The Marquis of Craig called out again. The Duke of Luxembourg finally came to his senses. Standing on the ancient city wall, they could see a group of people coming out of Castel Sant'Angelo. It was the Pope's guard, their breastplates looked dull and dirty in the mist, and their bright cracked coats and striped trousers lost their original brightness. A feeling of shrinking - this is also normal, after all, the muskets and arrows of the French gave them a very deep impression in the previous battle.

If they were willing to look up and see the bodies of their colleagues dangling under the bridge of the Sant'Angelo Bridge, this was still a selected part, and more were thrown into the river. This behavior may lead to The plague, but the French obviously don’t plan to stay here for a long time. In the absence of reinforcements, the pope is worried about whether the French will take the church with them when they leave. This is not the first time Well, the handsome Philip’s rebelliousness has made France happy for a hundred years, maybe now St.Louis also wants to be happy for a while.

"It's the envoy of the Pope." The Duke of Luxembourg said that since he first entered Rome, the envoy of the Pope had visited him. Of course, at that time, his attitude was quite arrogant, and he even dared to use leather The punishment of exile was to intimidate the duke and the king behind him, but to the embarrassment and fright of the Duke of Luxembourg, Louis XIV was obviously prepared for this, and he said kindly through the mouth of the Duke of Luxembourg that he There are also a few Jansenist priests here. The king feels that what they say is not unreasonable. If the Pope thinks that there is something wrong with what they said, he can come and argue with them in person. The king has already been in Paris or It is Anglai who has prepared a comfortable residence, ensuring that the Pope will never want to go back after he comes, or His Majesty the Pope wants to continue to live in Avignon, although it is no longer the territory of the Pope, But the pious king is willing to enshrine the messengers of the Lord on earth.

What makes the Pope even more helpless is that if the previous werewolf incident did not happen, or if Bishop Mazaran did not retaliate and make amends, then they could still use the Inquisition to threaten the king, because the king completely offended the vampire in order to rectify the underground world of Paris Even if this clan is not popular among blood clans, the power not owned by humans is still dreadful.

It's a pity that the Grand Judge of the Paris Inquisition is already Elliott, a young priest who is neither docile nor loyal, at least to the Church of Rome, and the Church can be used to strangle the inner world - the families of those priests The means of marriage and relatives, whether wheat or cotton, were weakened by the generosity of Louis XIV, perhaps because the king was too young, and under the guidance of the sorcerer Bishop Mazarin, he had a good understanding of the inner world. The fear and precautions are not as deep as those of other kings—under the propaganda and intimidation of the church, the kings have always regarded the inner world as a quagmire of evil, but the current king of France not only always sticks out his toes tentatively, but also wants to get out of the world. Fish out fat eels from the mud.

The Church of Rome has nothing to say and nothing to do about it. They have been able to continuously exert influence on the family of the referee in the inner world because the monks in the inner world have almost no cultivation under the attack of wizards and dark creatures. Or the possibility of hunting, what they can do is to export monks and holy knights to the church, and then get supplies from the church. To put it simply, they are another form of mercenaries who trade their lives for money—— So even after some countries declared Protestantism, the Church of Rome failed to withdraw their asylum immediately.

Louis had noticed the clues ten years ago. If the Church of Rome could control the Tribunal, then under Henry VIII, the people of England should have fallen into the carnival of dark creatures and wizards, but the fact is not In this way, he asked Eralio, not only did England’s tribunal not disappear, but it was still thriving. Sure enough, after he cast an olive branch to the religious forces in the inner world, it was difficult for the Roman Church to treat the inner world in France. make an impact.

And, given the audacity of Louis XIV, the pope had one thing to worry about besides yet another Avignon-like disgrace.

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The carriage was rattling, and the pope's envoy went out early in the morning in order to deceive people. When he came back, the morning light had just shone on the ground, but the pope's heart was not at all down because of the smooth trip. He preferred to see the envoy delay If they don’t return, it means that they are bargaining and arguing endlessly. The envoy came back so early, either it means that the French did not accept the conditions of the church at all, or that the envoy of the church could not accept the conditions of the French—he sent his nephew Son, the other Ziggy is also a cardinal. It stands to reason that he already has a lot of power, and he is also very clear how his uncle is eagerly waiting for the result of the negotiation, and will never intentionally delay...

The Pope sat in his dormitory waiting anxiously.

A few minutes later, his familiar footsteps came. Perhaps it was an illusion. The Pope always felt that his nephew's footsteps were particularly heavy today.

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Let's go back in time to a few days ago.

Although the French army can be said to be invincible in Italy, Louis XIV never thought of repeating the prisoner of Avignon from the beginning, mainly because the operation of the handsome man Philip was too devilish, from 1309 to 1377 In 1999, it goes without saying how much the Avignon Church manipulated by France has benefited France. Of course, other countries will suddenly realize it after suffering. Otherwise, there would be no ridiculous three popes. It’s all about scrambling to seize the rights of the church in their hands. After that, although the Roman Church finally became the Roman Church again, not the Church of England, the Church of France or the Church of Austria, every Catholic country and even Protestant countries have reached a consensus——Avignon Things like Weng must never happen again!

Therefore, Louis can surround Rome and intimidate the Pope, but if he reveals that he wants to control the church, even if he wants to fight on multiple fronts, all Catholic countries will inevitably attack him. Therefore, from the very beginning, Louis XIV stipulated that The bottom line of the negotiation.

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Going back to the present, the Pope is facing several demands from the King of France, and...according to the demands of the King of France, these demands are his minimum bottom line. If there is any problem, the Pope can meet with him in Paris and personally talk.

The pope was very angry about this, but he really didn't dare to try. Maybe the king of France would really do such a disgraceful thing, maybe he would be forced to give up his prey under the eyes of many enemies, but the problem Yes, although the former Boniface VIII said that he escaped, it can also be said that Philip the handsome man did it on purpose. He was tortured and insulted by the King of France, and he will be unhappy a month later. After death, Alexander VII is already an old man. He does not want to repeat the mistakes of Boniface VIII at all. Even if the church can return to Rome and regain its glory, he is already a bone at that time. What good is his family?

Therefore, he definitely wanted to stay in Rome, and he was ready to endure the humiliation, but when he heard the French king's request, he still couldn't help jumping up, ignoring the majesty of the Pope, and yelling.

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"The Pope must be yelling right now," Louis said.

"You really..." Bontang said tactfully, "It's too much."

"I can't help it," said Louis. "I'm short of money, Bontang, my dear friend."