I Am Louis XIV

Prince Conti’s name is Armand. He is exactly thirty-six years old this year. Unlike his elder brother, he is not a brave and resolute person. In other words, he is the exact opposite of Prince Condé. Although Prince Conte has great military talent, He is also ambitious, but he is gentle by nature or has a sense of fear of politics. It can be said that Prince Condé's rebellion was completely instigated by his sister and wife, but Prince Conti is not like this. He has no ability, but always Like a clown who desperately needs to be applauded by the audience, he can't wait to rush onto the stage at the slightest chance - during the first Paris riots, he happily took up the post of Grandissimo of the Fronde. The prince is a royalist, but Mrs. Longueville and the Prince of Conti are on the opposite side of him), until the second Paris riot, he even regarded himself as a blood prince. As mentioned before, he regarded himself as a Nobility of succession to the throne of France.

It can only be said that he was fortunately born in France. Even if the nobles here are in rebellion, they may not all be executed. Moreover, because Prince Condé was forgiven by the king and still reused, he was treated with high regard and lightly. Putting it down lightly, and at that time Bishop Mazarin was still alive, he hurriedly married a niece of Bishop Mazarin and became the son-in-law of the other party, so the bishop also found him the position of Governor of Guienne Province, after that He was also successively sent by the bishop to Catalonia to fight against Italy, and after the death of the bishop of Mazarin, he was transferred to Languedoc by the king.

Languedoc is located in the south of France, close to Spain. It is sunny and rich in wine, but the king transferred him there for no reason. , which is widely known as Bordeaux), at this moment when Spain is weakening, Languedoc is obviously much more peaceful and orderly, and it faces the Mediterranean Sea, where the king intends to build shipyards and docks. This job is not just for anyone Everyone can get in touch with and understand. Entrusted by the king, Prince Conte gave him a stern warning before his younger brother left. Now it seems that even if this warning failed to make Prince Conti a good person, at least it guaranteed He didn't get any worse.

What Louis has to sigh is that maybe Prince Conti is just a mediocre person, especially compared with his elder brother, but speaking of it, he is far more lucky than everyone else, because Prince Conti has not left Languedoc for long , the new Governor of Languedoc was assassinated. Fortunately, the new Governor was a brave general, so he was only slightly injured. The secret passage in the bedroom, if Prince Conti still stays in Languedoc, with his lackluster skills, I am afraid that the king will find another person to go to the Holy Roman Empire.

It was some Huguenots who sneaked into the Governor's Palace. Of course, the king kept them in mind. The enmity between the Huguenots and the French royal family began in the early morning of August 24, 1572, when tens of thousands of Catholics in Paris Together with the king and the queen mother's soldiers, they massacred the Huguenots, including even the dignitaries under the generals, and even the king of Navarre at that time-the queen mother was the one who presided over him and Ma In the name of Princess Gretel's wedding, the Huguenots were gathered together - all forced to convert to survive. The massacre spread from Paris to Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lyon, Rouen, and In Orleans, 100,000 people died, and the Seine River in Paris was full of corpses. Residents dared not eat the fish in it. Atrocities followed atrocities, which lasted until 1598. Charles IX’s brother-in-law, Henry IV (Narva) King La) was able to stop with the promulgation of the "Edict of Nantes" after he obtained the dominion of France.

In this regard, neither the king nor the court or the ministers of the foreign court should be surprised or angry. They have too many things to deal with now, and they have no time to take care of the Huguenots in the country. Free hands, these heretics will inevitably be hit like a thunderbolt-the Catholics are sure of this, and Louis didn't care much about the issue of faith at first, but when the Huguenots repeatedly challenged his patience and tolerance Under the circumstances, they should have nothing to complain about what he will do in the future.

In short, this lucky gentleman, Prince Conti finally came to the Louvre in one piece. At this time, the pursuit of fair skin is still limited to the ladies, so under the caress of the bright sun, Prince Conti is like A Spanish fisherman has a dark and shiny complexion. Philip, the Duke of Orleans, laughed at him mercilessly, saying that if a masquerade ball is held in the palace, Prince Conti can easily make up a black chieftain. Not only is Prince Conti not angry about this, Instead, he laughed and assured the duke that if there was such a banquet, he would definitely dress up as his brother ordered.

This answer made the Duke of Orleans helpless, and he finally understood why his brother insisted on letting Prince Conti secretly go to the Holy Roman Empire. At least, he or the Prince of Condé would never be able to do this, but think about it, This gentleman was willing to condescend to marry Bishop Mazaran's niece, a businessman's daughter. Of course, he could bow his knees in front of the king's brother who had real power and was deeply trusted by the king.

Regardless of the Duke of Orleans' ridicule of Prince Conti, the appearance of Prince Conte is quite worth mentioning. He is the younger brother of Conte the Great, but in appearance, Prince Conte is more masculine and looks rough and powerful, while Conte Even if the prince has a tanned skin, after applying mirabilis powder, his face can still be as beautiful and round as a lady's. His facial features are quite exquisite, even too small. Such an appearance would have given the man a narrow mind and a timid manner, and his demeanor seemed to suggest it.

He saluted the king respectfully, and when the king looked at him, he paid attention to the king unobtrusively. The king was born in 38 years, and he is already 28 years old this year. The prince and a little princess are at a promising age, and from the point of view of Prince Condé, the king is open-minded, but this does not mean that he does not have the qualities of a monarch. Prince Conti is very clear, This Louis is tolerant of people in many cases, not because he is really a kind person, but because his reason is always above emotion, so he will use Turenne, Grand Condé, and even be yourself.

But if you disappoint him, just like Fouquet once, the Bastille is your best destination, and of course there are worse ones—Prince Conti also received a letter of plea from Fouquet from prison , but the king behaved as if Nicolas Fouquet had never existed, no matter how he struggled and pleaded, Prince Conti felt that if he also disappointed the king, then his ending would not be so good where to go.

"How much do you know about the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I?" Louis asked.

"Not much, Sire," said Prince Conti honestly, "and I know him as an enemy."

"Not much is better than nothing," Louis said, "and as enemies, we are often more able to see people's every move, so as to peer into their hearts and minds." He raised his hand, and Bontang and Philip moved together. A huge portrait came, and after lifting the curtain that blocked the portrait, Prince Conti saw the portrait of Leopold I, and then Bontang and another servant brought the map of Europa, which still passed through Louis' re-survey was more detailed and careful than the previous map.

"He doesn't look as majestic and elegant as your Majesty." Prince Conti said completely sincerely, indeed, Leopold I's father had a mother who was not a Habsburg, but Leopold I Pod's grandparents were still cousins. When Leopold I's father, Ferdinand II, married, his wife was a Spanish princess, the noble daughter of Habsburg. The close blood doomed the children to die early. The inheritance of childhood and disease is specifically reflected in the big chin of the Habsburg blood. Leopold also had such a big chin. In the portrait, he turned his body half sideways according to the tradition, so his chin protruded extraordinarily, making his The face looks like a mirrored letter C.

Moreover, although the emperor was two years younger than Louis, he looked older than when Louis XIII died, perhaps because of his bulging eyes, drooping bags under his eyes, and the lingering sadness . Although the young emperor can be said to have become the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire through various means, bribery, transactions, and threats, he suffered no less than the Austrian Archduke. Not long after he took the throne, King Karl X of Sweden and Prince Trasylvania of Hungary formed an alliance to oppose the emperor together. Upon hearing this, Prince Conti subconsciously glanced at the king. Others may not know it, but he knew it clearly. The war in which Leopold I was badly defeated was what their Majesty managed to promote in order to avoid the Holy Roman Empire's intervention in the war between France and Rome...

The king, the king acted as if he hadn't seen anything.

Later, Leopold I repelled the alliance between Sweden and Hungary with the help of the Polish king, John II Kazimierz. The problem is that this war not only threatened the rule of Leopold I, but also caused It had a serious consequence, just to support Leopold I. King John II lost the strength to resist in the face of the Ukrainian uprising, ceded Eastern Ukraine to Russia behind the Ukrainians, and later In Sweden's war against Poland, he was rude and ceded northern Livonia to Sweden. Now Poland exists in name only. His Majesty the King is said to be about to abdicate and become a priest.

Zmich's territory is in Poland, which is why Amon is so angry that he is about to make John II into a ham... If you are not careful, the Zmich family will lose themselves just like the sad Nofil family After the inherent territory, he can only wander around constantly, becoming the laughing stock of the blood clan.

Of course, Prince Conti has not been able to know this secret for the time being, but he knows that the Austrians have been facing the threat of Ottoman Turkey. stronghold, but it was still a dire threat and Leopold I's arch enemy. And because of the alliance between Sweden and the Principality of Transylvania-obviously, Karl X of Sweden was manipulated by the French, and the Principality of Transylvania was a puppet of Ottoman Turkey, so Leo After Bode I got a chance to breathe, he brazenly declared war on the Ottoman Turkish Empire. They fought from 63 to 64. The Holy Roman Empire was defeated first and then won. The Turks' offensive momentum was contained, so on August 10 On that day, a peace treaty was signed with Austria.

Here we have to hear the Roman Church again. There is no doubt that the Roman Church, at least on the surface, can be said to hate heretics, and there is no possibility of compromise and appeasement. Try to unite the whole of Europe, form the Crusades, and carry out the Eastern Expedition—the so-called religious wars, but in the final analysis, this is just a delusion and fiction made by the Roman Church to expand its power and influence in the mortal world You can see it at a glance by looking at the results—the power of the church has indeed gone one step further during the nine Eastern Crusades, and when the church begins to weaken, the matter of the Crusades will be over.

And Leopold I's victory over Ottoman Turkey can be said to have greatly encouraged the Europeans. Just a few days ago, Louis heard that the Pope intends to organize another Crusade—although people say that the hope is slim , but even if it was slim, Louis did not want the church to succeed. Now the priests can drive the sword against the heretics, and they can also drive the sword against France or themselves in the future.

Especially the latter. When Louis was a teenager, Bishop Mazarin said, is the king's enemies all over France, and it is still the case now.

"So," said Prince Conti cautiously, "shall I still ask for information about it?"

"There's no need to inquire," Louis leaned back on the chair, "Maybe someone will come and talk to you in person." This sentence really made Prince Conti sweat coldly. He knew what the king meant, after all, he had targeted the king twice He held an important position in the riots, the first generalissimo and the second "His Royal Highness". He also persuaded the Duke of Orleans to take over the title of "King Regent" when the king was assassinated... If the king If he wanted to investigate, then he could stay in the Bastille until his beard and hair turned white, but on the bright side, those big fish swimming in the shadows, seeing such a delicious bait like him, would definitely swim over and bite the hook impatiently.

"I'll write down everyone's name for your inquiry," he said hastily.