I Am Louis XIV

Cleland left, and there was no news for several months. The Duke of Cornwall gradually changed from calm to agitated. Compared with Louis, he had less freedom, and could hardly leave the room. He put it away and changed into French clothes—in case a Frenchman would recognize his identity and do something irrational.

There is no way around this. Britain and France have always been political and religious rivals. In recent decades, they have constrained each other economically—both countries can be said to rely on business to fill their treasuries to protect their domestic agriculture and industry. ——In India, they fought each other for cotton and textiles; in the north of the Atlantic, fish became the capital of their achievements; The largest number of slaves were plundered and sent to work on the sugar plantations spread across the West Indies between the two countries.

To what extent has such a battle become so intense? To put it simply, there is a small island in the Caribbean Sea that is about 7 miles long and only 2 miles wide. On such a small island, the United Kingdom More than three battles have broken out between the French and the French for its possession.

If the Duke of Cornwall hadn't been desperate, he would never have come to Paris surrounded by enemies. Even if Louis was willing to make his guarantee, he was worried that someone would crawl into the room at night and cut his throat.

What Breland encountered before leaving made him even more worried. He intended to summon the wizards in the English court, but he gave up because Paris was now full of ascetic monks and priests-Louis could boldly shelter Breland, but he could not After all, ever since Henry VIII rebelled against the church and established himself as the Anglican Church, and at the same time held the power of the church and the king in his hands, the King of England was a bunch of damned heretics in the eyes of the church—if it wasn’t for fighting against those dark forces, even religion The Inquisition would also be completely evacuated from the Isle of Great Britain after Henry VIII's Reformation.

In order to calm the heart of the poor future king, Louis often invited him to dance, play cards and enjoy delicious food. In addition to dancing, the Duke of Cornwall did find a lot of fun in playing cards and enjoying food, because Louis would always lose to him when playing cards-that is, their previous agreement, Louis lost a total of about four thousand gold Louis gave the Duke of Cornwall enough for all his expenses on the way back to England. As for enjoying the food, the Duke of Cornwall's rounded cheeks despite his daily scowl said it all-the young French king had committed at least two crimes, but who cares, here he Tasted many things that he had never seen or heard before, and even the ones he was familiar with showed a different appearance because of the fresh ingredients and exquisite ingredients.

And he could feel that Louis' attitude towards him was completely out of his heart, not pretentious or pretending. He deeply felt the other party's kindness, and only hated himself for not being able to repay it for the time being.

Fortunately, before the harsh winter engulfed the port, Breland finally returned to the Duke of Cornwall. He brought good news that those members of the Scottish Presbyterian Church and some English nobles were willing to support Charles and support him to return to the country and ascend the throne. The Duke of Cornwall finally returned to his original optimistic and cheerful appearance. At the card table, he even joked with Louis, "Your Majesty," he said, "Of course I am grateful for your generosity." It's endless, but if you use money to repay it, it would be an insult to our deep friendship, so why don't you tell me, is there anything you need me to do? As long as I can do it, I will try my best to do it for you. You achieved."

"In this way," Louis said jokingly, "I may need a port, preferably one that is closer to Paris and closer to you, so that I can take a boat to see you at any time, and you can also take a boat at any time." Come and see me."

"If that's what you want," said the Duke of Cornwall generously, "well, I swear, I'll pay your debt tenfold."

There are no secrets in the court. Although Queen Mother Anne and Bishop Mazaran heard about it, they just laughed. After all, one is only an eleven-year-old child, while the other is the crown prince in exile. Their fate is very different. It is unpredictable, and no one knows how likely such jokes may become reality.

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The Duke of Cornwall departed on the coldest day, and as he departed at last he put off his French clothes and put on English clothes, wrapping the beaver-skin cloak that Louis had gifted him, so as not to disturb others. Note that there are several guards who are as tall as him in Breland escorting the crown prince away - it is worth noting that these guards still did not ride horses this time.

Relieved that Charlie had left, Louis turned his attention to Paris, a chaotic and important city, at least to him right now.