I Am Louis XIV

The wizards of Gajola Island suffered certain losses, but it was not unacceptable. After all, they were facing the dark wizards of Flanders, and the more serious casualties were the Bohemian witches, especially the priests. The elders of the regiment, whose deaths made the young witches wail, were accompanied by the king's soldiers--these witches Manit had tried to influence the king's soldiers, and Lady Milady believed that these soldiers It will make these witches shake, and now it seems that the impact is two-fold, the least, the king did not see the usual contempt and indifference in the eyes of these soldiers-soldiers like the brave grenadier are not Many, but now someone will definitely change their previous thinking.

Luckily, the witches whose fingers were severed survived, and the medicine and spells of the wizards were destined to save many lives—their fingers grew back, and the old ring was put back in place , It’s just that the person who made the promise will never come back.

And Vauban, he went to see... Manit, the witch died at the last moment, her face was distorted, Vauban wiped her face clean, put on a little makeup, and finally looked a bit like the original.

"These... Bohemian women..." After returning to the royal palace in Brussels, he came to the king's study and asked hesitantly after saluting. The Viscount Turenne next to the king immediately gave him a stern look, not for anything else - Vauban has made great achievements in this battle and has a bright future, so why bother for a Bohemian who is as famous as a sister? What about women displeasing the king? Vauban was also a little disturbed, but he mustered up his courage and waited for the king's answer.

Louis groaned and put down his quill. There are only Bontang, Turenne and Vauban here. There is nothing to hide from them. In his opinion, Vauban's behavior made some people look too reckless and useless, but he didn't mind explaining it to the young man: "You know, Sebastian," the king called Vauban's Name: "For France, for Bourbon, these people," he paused slightly: "These witches are indeed negligent."

Although the Viscount Turenne had heard about it, guessed it, and confirmed it, he couldn't help but sigh when he heard the king say it himself. He and Vauban are either the second son or the descendant of the second son, not heirs. , are not allowed to know too many secrets (he didn't know that Vauban had cooperated with wizards in the construction of the dock in Dunkirk), and now he really doesn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"Originally, you shouldn't know these things, gentlemen." Louis said calmly: "It's just that you have also seen now that the power of extraordinary is only used when dealing with extraordinary, or in conspiracy, not for others. Known places appeared, but now they can be said to be intensified. Wizards can become mercenaries, and of course they can also become a standing army-gentlemen, wizards exist in every country, and we cannot wait passively The enemies are the first to attack...or in other words, they have already stretched out their tentacles. The dark wizard of Flanders is the first, but it will definitely not be the last. The scene you see may happen at any time. A reenactment on a mundane battlefield."

"You mean, Your Majesty, in addition to rifles and artillery, our soldiers have to face magic?" Viscount Turenne couldn't help asking.

"Yes," said Louis, and Vauban tensed his jaw subconsciously.

"So you decided to keep those former traitors?" Viscount Turenne asked again.

"That's not the problem," Louis pushed the document on the desktop annoyedly: "Although their dereliction of duty caused a great person to leave us forever, I'm still willing to give them a chance to redeem their sins and be saved—it's just you It should also be discovered that after being expelled from the palace, they lost a lot of their original strength, and because they have been mixed with the Bohemians for a long time, they have been contaminated with a lot of bad atmosphere." He straightened his back: "They despise everything Rules and laws, including the king and the state, not only can do nothing for France, but they may make it more chaotic."

"This is indeed a problem." Viscount Turenne said.

"Manit wanted to know from me when the war was over..."

"Because I made a contract with them until the end of the war," Louis said. "Although I promised them, she was always worried that I would send them to fight against those dark wizards."

Vauban shook his head: "She is so stupid."

"The value is too low, but I have to supervise them." Louis said, "It's just that I didn't expect that the black wizard still met them in the end."

Vauban knew that this was indeed an accident. Taking a step back, even if the king is tired of these witches, there are still wounded soldiers in the town of Waterloo. The king will never give up on them. All I can say is the tone of these witches It's really too bad, and even if the king intends to drive them to deal with the dark wizard - but as far as Vauban heard from the soldiers, when the Posimita witches faced the dark wizard, except for Manit and others People, the other witches had almost no power to fight back, and even failed to escape.

But some other wizards... Thinking that he might have to fight with a group of wizards in the future, Vauban looked at Viscount Turenne sympathetically. I'm afraid the money at Mass will not be a small amount.

"Well, let's stop this matter." Louis said, and then answered Vauban's question: "You see, this can also be said that I give these ladies a chance, of course, the last chance, I originally My hope is that they can break some stubborn stereotypes, but they... and my soldiers have obviously done more things than I thought. If so, I am not unwilling to treat them tolerantly. It is said that some Many soldiers are willing to marry them?"

"Yes, sire," replied Vauban.

"No surprise, they lived and died not long ago." Louis said, "I also said that if they will protect my soldiers, they are my people, and you know I am always very generous to my people." Yes—I told them that in the near future, to be precise, after this battle is over, I will build more Inquisitions in the territory of France..."

"Ah!" Viscount Turenne exclaimed uncontrollably.

When it comes to the Inquisition, the most profound influence on the Europa people is Spain. At that time, Spain was still in the power of two kings. Out of the piety of faith and the need to govern the country, the Inquisition used to spread throughout every province of this powerful kingdom. In fact, In fact, as the legends of later generations are different, there are not many courts in Spain that target poor mortals. Those who are hunted down and tried are either rampant black wizards or the enemies of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. The reason why it is so notorious is that the propaganda of Protestantism, and the Spanish wizards at that time, were indeed too contemptuous of the royal family.

Now that Louis talked about imitating the former Queen Isabella, Viscount Turenne couldn't help but worry, "This will be a matter of the future," Louis comforted him and said, "Sir, I just think that France needs order."

Viscount Turenne took a deep breath, "I will do as you order, as long as you tell me." According to his opinion, it may be because their king had gone through a miserable youth and was ambitious again. When he was restrained by Bishop Mazarin and Queen Anne (after all, he did not know that Louis was not a simple young man), he must have hated the chaotic Paris and even the whole of France. You may say that he overcorrected, but what he did did not I can't be wrong, I can only say that it will not be easy. The king of France has been taking over power since Francois I. Although it has been quite effective, many people still think that "the king ordered not to leave Paris". A more unusual thing.

If his king could really build France into a country as prosperous as Spain from the end of the fifteenth century to the end of the sixteenth century, what would it matter if he had to sacrifice his life?

As if seeing his determination, the king patted the elderly soldier's shoulder reassuringly, "Maybe you will feel worried, but it is necessary, Mr. Viscount, because I am preparing to count the population."

"Population statistics?" the Viscount asked back, it's not like the king didn't do population statistics before...

"Yes," Louis said, "but it is slightly different from before. I need a more detailed and accurate figure. Gentlemen, I will make up the household registration. Every person, every family, must remain in my sight, Not anywhere I don't know."

"What a gigantic project that will be," murmured Vauban.

"So this is just an idea of ​​mine, for the time being," Louis said, and then he turned to Vauban: "But I can now answer your previous question, those witches, my previous plan was to imprison and monitor them, dare to violate Those who order will be put to death, as are the Huguenots, but if they do as I wish—then I will allow them a degree of liberty, as long as anyone will make a formal treaty with them. Marriage, I mean, the church kind, and they're going to be baptized like a proper Christian."

"I'm afraid they may not be willing, those Bohemian women..." Viscount Turenne said.

"Then they will waste the chance that Manit and others will save them with their lives." Louis said gently, and Vauban shuddered.

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Having won Brussels, it is no exaggeration to say that the Flanders region is in Louis' pocket. The ministers who stayed in Paris wrote letters like snowflakes, urging the king to return to Paris as soon as possible, because they are preparing for a A grand triumph.

"A triumph like Rome?" Louis asked.

"Greater than any general or emperor."

"I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money," Louis said.

"Your mother and brother are quite willing," said Bontang, as he wiped the king's wet hair, at which point the loyal valet would grimace, for the king had smashed the brass bathtub, and now he He could only wipe the king's body more frequently, otherwise the king would toss and turn on the bed, unable to fall asleep.

"Okay, I'll go back," Louis said.

Bontang showed a curious look in the mirror. Although he didn't ask any questions out of caution, Louis still answered him: "I'm going to attack Holland next." When he said this, it was as if He told Bontang not to add sugar to the milk at night, but Bontang shook his hand and dropped the linen towel on the ground. He apologized to the king quickly, picked it up after saluting, and held it in his hand.

Even though this valet has been by Louis' side and heard a lot of secrets, such a thing still made him palpitate for a while.

"What's the surprise?" Louis said with a smile: "The losses here in Flanders exceeded my expectations. I mean, my soldiers didn't suffer much loss, and what I'm most worried about, I Who is it, Hieronymus Bosch has also turned into dust, why don't I try...to take Holland?"

"Just before that," said the king quickly, "I still have a lot of preparations to do, so Paris must go back."

"If you have such a plan," Bontang asked cautiously, "then your army..."

"The army will stay here," Louis said, "or Lois will go mad." Imagine fifty thousand men marching from Brussels to Paris, and from Paris to Brussels... maybe It's possible that Loise would commit suicide in despair: "But even so, Loise won't be happy to go anywhere." It's not that the soldiers who stay in Brussels can stop eating or drinking.

"But Philip has to stay here," continued Louie, changing into a linen nightgown with Bontang's help: "While Mother and Henrietta would certainly like to see him, I'm not sure about the others."

"His Royal Highness will definitely do well." Bontang said.

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On the third day after the Battle of Brussels, Louis met Philip, Duke of Orleans.

As I said before, the Duke of Orleans is in charge of the line from Dunkirk to Kudkel and Ghent. The duke conquered Ghent one day before the king conquered Brussels. He was in a hurry to meet up with his brother, so there was no time to say more In a few words, Louis was brought to a huge wooden box.

"This is a present from me," Philip said excitedly, "Guess what it is?"

Louis rubbed the tip of his eyebrows. To be honest, his first thought was the coffin... Well, it shouldn't be so. Although the Duke of Orleans is sometimes too lively, he still wouldn't open it with his elder brother like this. Bad joke, not to mention, they are still on the battlefield.

"I can't guess." The king admitted failure, so the Duke of Orleans turned around happily, and lifted the lid of the wooden box with his own hands.

Inside is a large silver bathtub.