I Am Louis XIV

John II, no, brother John was allowed to stay with the king. He had the honor of sitting at the same table with the king at the banquet. Even if he was at the bottom, just look at the restless Poles and they would definitely think of Louis. The Fourteenth may want to support John II to become the king of Poland again - as far as Anzia knows, there are three nobles who have accepted no less bribes than him. Although the other nobles and generals cannot be found out, they want to come to the Condé family. In order to win the election, he would not be stingy with his money. As far as he knew, Prince Condé even sold his territory and castle on the east side of Paris.

They whispered, thinking that it was done very secretly, but even Friar John could see it clearly. He was used to these Schlachta's pretentiousness when he was the king of Poland, and now he felt even more sad and empty—— He came to Versailles not at the behest of Louis XIV, but because he heard that the Ottoman Turks were attacking Poland, so he wanted to come to plead with the French king to send troops.

At this dinner, the king treated him particularly favorably. Brother John estimated that it was because of the fact that Prince Condé became the new king of Poland that the king became more and more wary of this distant relative. He was used to a peaceful life. He heard that Prince Condé became the new king of Poland. The acting prince was also a brave warrior, and maybe it would be a good thing for him to become the king of Poland - he moved the cup to his lips, thinking about whether he should leave Versailles as soon as possible and return to the Abbey of St. Martin in Neville.

Although the Poles were worried and almost couldn't bear to eat, these worries soon disappeared under the grace of Mrs. Montespan.

People in the French court have the sharpest eyes and the most sensitive ears. The royal wife is also an important position. If the person who occupies it is incompetent, he will be regarded as a dead person. Yes, we are talking about the two royal ladies before the king. If people can tolerate Marie Mancini because she did not officially receive this title, then Mrs. La Valliere will make everyone in the palace endure it. It's intolerable.

As the king's first royal wife, she was supposed to abide by her duties - that is to say, she had to be young and beautiful, have good taste, be good at singing and dancing, and have certain literary qualities. She will serve as the king's mouthpiece - in some occasions and situations where the king is not suitable to speak out, she will also be a bridge, introducing some sincere foreign ministers to the king. She will become the first person to lead the court fashion and become the king. France's most gorgeous robe.

But for reasons we all know, Madame La Valliere was used more by the king as a spy and assassin. No one in the court knew about this. They only knew that the king’s royal wife was a foreigner and just an officer. She was a woman, frail and sickly, too pious (she often "praised" in church for a long time), her clothes were simple and drab, and the most unforgivable thing was that her face did not meet the preferences of the French people at this time, and she did not even appear until the last year. Give birth to a healthy son for the king. For all these reasons, Madame La Valliere's departure did not cause much disturbance, and the people in the palace could almost say that they welcomed Madame de Montespan with joy.

Of course, Madame Montespan was first of all a French person. Although some people pointed out that her mother's resume was fraudulent - the Queen Mother admitted that the Duchess of Mortemar had indeed served as her maid in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and people also There was nothing to say; she was well married, a marchioness, and qualified to serve queens and kings; she was young, had given birth, and was still radiant after completing her duties.

She was keen to patronize all artists she considered desirable, and she could also compose music, poems and paintings. There were always bright candles hanging in her salon, and countless talented people expected to get an invitation - where they could With considerable funding, like-minded friends and the most precious promise - as long as Madame de Montespan deems you worthy, she will take you directly to the king. And the king did accept almost everyone recommended to him by his royal wife.

Some of these people were sent to the Academy of Sciences. The Academy of Sciences is now in need of young new blood. The youngest Mr. Pascal there is already fifty years old, and Fermat, Dezag and the most famous Mr. Descartes have also died. Even though their minds are still very flexible, they are no longer capable of doing experiments; some of them went to Lorraine and Alsace, branches of the French Academy of Sciences, where courses and engineering on chemical research and alchemy are always there There is a lack of manpower; some of them have gone to Orleans and Blois, where the hospitals and medical care systems have already taken shape. Any doctor or student who is willing to re-learn instead of blindly guanchang, bloodletting or applying irons can work there. Get a seat there. The only thing that made the courtiers and nobles slightly complain was that when the royal lady recommended these people, she did not look at their origins or even nationalities. Among them were the sons of local judges, the descendants of farmers, or the sons of merchants. , there were French, Italian, and British people. The king was very indulgent to her. Not only did he accept her recommendation--whenever she recommended a person, he would also reward her with a precious jewelry.

This undoubtedly made many people red-eyed, especially those noble ladies who gathered around the Queen Mother and the Queen. Unlike the ministers, they were staring at the new royal lady almost all the time, hoping that she could do something. Wrong, so as to disappoint the king and lose his majesty's favor. Unfortunately, things went against expectations. Although this lady is also from the province, she seems to have been born and raised in Versailles. No matter what happens, she can solve it easily and solve it easily, whether it is a temptation, a prank or a... Conspiracy - and several times later, those chamberlain ministers who may be more demanding than the noble ladies said that Mrs. Montespan possessed decisiveness and insight that ordinary women did not have.

This is not surprising, after all, Mrs. Montespan’s two teachers were her two fathers. She thinks and makes judgments from another standpoint on many issues.

Just like these Poles, if a royal wife were replaced, she might be cautious and not have too much contact with these foreign envoys, or she might just want to make a big fortune from them, but since I heard that Prince Condé and After the Duke of Orleans bribed these people, she confirmed Louis XIV's thoughts - he did not want to destroy his former enemy, the Prince of Condé, or in other words, the Sun King was more interested than continuing to remain in the shadow of his youth. Wanting to cast the light of the Bourbon family into another distant and weak country.

She immediately made up her mind to make these envoys completely captivated by her, her Majesty and Versailles. Paralyzing them, bribing them, and letting them fall completely in the embrace of strong wine, honey and softness - when she thought of this, she couldn't help but reveal a beautiful smile that could not even be described in words. This smile could completely forgive the French people. Every time she made a reckless and shallow introduction, not to mention those Polish envoys.

We have mentioned before that Henry III was also the king of Poland. A hundred years ago, the Poles also sent twelve noble envoys with cavalry and servants to greet him. At that time, Henry III's sister also It was Princess Marguerite, the wife of the King of Navarre, or to use another more familiar name to call her - Queen Margot, who was in her prime and outstanding in appearance, because her relationship with Henry III was not very good. In this way, she was also very keen to send her second brother to Poland to become the king, and they never met each other from then on.

She welcomed the envoys with great joy - the Polish envoys were full of praise for Queen Maggot's appearance, figure and clothing, and even praised her after she responded to the bishop in the envoy in Latin. Known as "the eloquent Minerva (the Roman goddess of wisdom)".

Maybe this statement is also flattering, but to put it bluntly, the Poles see the Tatars as barbarians, and the Parisians see the Poles as barbarians. This was the case a hundred years ago, and it will be the same a hundred years later. They simply cannot imagine it. There are also perfect women like Madame Montespan. Although she cannot compare with Queen Margot in terms of status, she can also recite the latest poems in Latin and even speak Polish. The system was only formed in the sixteenth century, but she could talk to Polish envoys without any hindrance.

After the king and queen led the dance, they danced three times with Madame Montespan. Immediately afterwards, Madame Montespan readily accepted the invitation of Anzia, the leader of the Polish mission. According to Anzia later, he was like dancing with Madame Montespan. A fragrant breeze, a nimble bird or a bright stream of light dancing, he simply did not know where he was, why he came, and even forgot all the troubles of the world, including his mission and name.

Other members of the mission were also surprised to find that they were suddenly popular. Although the ladies could not invite the gentlemen to dance, how could these smart people not understand their hints? After dancing continuously for more than an hour, they were sweating profusely and exhausted. They drank a lot of sweet and refreshing sparkling wine in one breath. For the Poles who are used to the strong "water of life (Polish schnapps)", this kind of Sparkling wine is no different from mountain spring water.

Mrs. Montespan watched them drink and took them to the gambling table. For a group of people who were not good at calculations, the complicated card game soon made them empty their money bags. Montespan When Mrs. Pan saw it, she took them to play dice. Dice seemed to be a game that required luck, but in fact their opponents were also arranged by Mrs. Montespan. They first won a fortune, and then they won again. They began to lose continuously. At this time, one or two people had become somewhat sober. They walked to the pool table, hoping to pass the time with this game, but they did not know that in the palace, bets were required for any game. Yes, they still lost a lot of money.

Finally, their surroundings finally calmed down, and they were horrified to discover that each of them had probably lost hundreds or even thousands of livres. Poland was a vast plain, except for the export of rye, wheat, barley, and oats. There are almost no other trade items outside of it. Even big nobles like Anzia can buy one of their votes for 50,000 livres. This money is not unaffordable for them, but it is also It can make them sad for a while.

But when they returned to their rooms dejectedly, they found a velvet money bag on their bed, containing twice as much gold louis as they owed tonight. The Poles were suddenly excited and surprised. They initially guessed that the man might be the Prince of Condé, but Anzia sniffed the scent on the purse and determined that the scent on it was very similar to Madame de Montespan's.

It would be fine if it were anyone else, but these gentlemen were not willing to be in debt to such a living Venus, but when Anzia had the honor to visit the lady alone, the lady introduced him to him with a smile. Duke of Orleans. No one knows what the Duke of Orleans talked about with the descendant of Obollinski, but after that, the people of the Polish mission began to lose control, squandering and enjoying themselves everywhere, which is something that everyone can see.

What made Louis laugh was that the Duke of Orleans seemed to have given many bribes to the Poles, but these bribes were either turned into chips on the gambling table, or turned into wine and food, or jewelry, silk and porcelain, glassware, Most of these things came from the royal territory. The Poles took the bribes with their left hand and returned them to the king and duke with their right hand.

Many of them still owed a lot of money before leaving. No, not only them, but also the servants and winged cavalry. Although they were not qualified to enter Versailles, they also indulged in all kinds of pleasures. It's almost impossible to extricate myself.

"I must say that I cannot thank you enough," Anzia said to Madame Montespan with emotion. "I almost made a big mistake."

"Oh, sir, please don't say that. You are a generous man, and those knights are also good young men worthy of praise." Mrs. Montespan shook her fan gently: "And I also got your Give back.”

"It's just some wheat and rye." Anzia waved her hand indifferently. Poland's Schlachta occupies 70 to 80% of the country's arable land, and the people who cultivate it for them are not farmers, but serfs. In other words, they only need to leave a meager amount of beans and wheat so that the poor people can barely survive. All the output can be said to be theirs. Mrs. Montespan does not even ask for it, but buys wheat, so that Even fifty villages under Anziya's name can satisfy his request, let alone his family.

Other members of the mission also heard the good news. It was easy for them to use part of the harvest next year and the year after to pay off their debts in Versailles. While they praised Madame Montespan's beauty and kindness, they also Secretly laughing at her stupidity, because if she went directly to Poland to buy wheat, the money spent would be much less than what they owed.

What they didn't know was that on the day after they left Versailles with Prince Condé and his eldest son, Madame Montespan received a reward from the king - a small palace located at the end of the Grand Canal, which people called the Special Yanon.

I originally wanted to write a chapter today, but I didn’t finish it...