I Am Louis XIV

Little Eugen did not answer him, but showed a hesitant look. The officer was not in a hurry, as if being able to make little Eugen fall into deep thought was a victory at one stage, or he believed that he could eventually convince little Eugen. . After all, young people always have the spirit of not being convinced by anyone, especially since this gentleman is a nobleman next to the king. It is his first time to join the army, and the Duke of Luxembourg has entrusted him with an important task. Doesn't he want to immediately make some achievements worth boasting about? ?

"I'm not sure," said little Eugen. "Can you tell me in more detail?"

"It's actually very simple, my lord. I know that we have some of the latest grenades in this battle. They are said to be very powerful and small in size. So, we can bring them in hidden in cheese bags or other things - We will destroy prisons, level fortifications, kill officers, incite riots, cause panic, and plunge Leon into chaos..."

"A chaos like St. Bartholomew's?"

Collini stopped talking, still looking deeply at little Eugen. But little Eugen stood up: "Guard!"

Two guards immediately came in outside the door. They immediately stood next to Collini, "Take off his gun, take off his knife, his shoulder straps and collar badges," little Eugen crossed his arms and said firmly: "Take off his gun, his knife, his shoulder straps and collar badges. He was taken to prison."

"Wait a minute." Although Corini was obediently unarmed by the guard, he raised his hand and made a gesture of pause. The guard looked at little Eugen, who nodded: "Tell me, if you still Is there anything you want to know?”

"Didn't my proposal attract you, my lord?" Collini said: "This is obviously a very good idea. Your enemies are in the city of Leon, and the Huguenot believers are also your enemies. The enemies are fighting each other. , you can stand by and enjoy the results, why do you want to reject me?"

"Before I came here," said little Eugen, "I heard that there were some very stupid theories and ideas in the army. Sir, the Duke of Luxembourg reminded me. My friends also met such people, and I also I know you exist - I have been waiting, although I don't want to wait for anything." He said sadly and angrily: "But it backfired, sir."

"If we had known you were such a coward, we should have acted on our own," Collini said.

Little Eugen was not angered by his words at all: "This is not the army from a hundred years ago or fifty years ago. Without my order or permission, you can't even take ten people away, let alone you want to "The latest grenade," a rare but powerful grenade made from a highly reactive explosive extracted from underground grease by the King's scholars: "You just want to bewitch me and tempt me into making mistakes." "

"But it can bring you victory." Collini said: "As long as you agree, we can even take off our uniforms and leave the army. We will bear the sins and let you get the honor."

Little Eugen glanced at him: "Do you know how I knew about your plan...or conspiracy?" He looked towards his dormitory: "If you are willing, just come out." So, from and A person walked out of the room connected to the small meeting hall. When Corini looked at him, he couldn't help but screamed, and then showed a look of shame and hatred: "It turns out we have a traitor here!"

The person who came was very generous and showed no signs of guilt or anxiety at all - it should be mentioned that he was probably about the same age as little Eugen, which was a good time for him to be young, "Uncle," he said.

Collini took a sip.

"Tell him who you are."

"I am French," said the young informer. Then there was the Huguenot, Coligny's nephew.

"What I want to say is that he is not the only one who comes to accuse you," said little Eugen expressionlessly.

"They are all a bunch of cowards!"

"I would say that you are an out-and-out coward, because you only dare to slaughter those innocent people, those women, old people and children who are weaker than you!"

"Just like you did to us!"

"That was wrong behavior. We have re-examined the past, repented and changed our ways, but you are still planning to commit greater and more sins!"

"Is that so?" Collini said contemptuously: "It is a pity that your king's tolerance and kindness are limited to the Protestant areas of Orleans." A look of hatred shot out from his eyes: "He made us and the witches , criminals, and heretics are mixed and live together, just like pigs, sheep, and dogs are kept in one place. We are monitored, used and controlled..."

"Shut up!" Colini's nephew couldn't help but interrupt him: "Orléans is the territory and city of the king's brother, and the 'witches' you call are Bohemian ladies with legitimate professions and identities. I admit that we may have been forced to move to Orleans, but we also received corresponding compensation. The taxes we need to pay are no different from any Catholics, and our children can also attend the junior schools run by the king... …”

"Stop talking! Damn it! It was those Jesuit priests who taught you bad things!" Collini raised his hands impatiently, and his collar and epaulettes were removed (meaning he was dismissed from his post and questioned). I haven't been that angry yet! "You've been deceived! Louis XIV just needed free mules and hounds!"

"But if that were the case," little Eugen said coldly, "you wouldn't be standing here!"

This sentence penetrated Collini's mouthpiece like a dagger, and he was speechless.

"Not to mention Marshal Schaumberg, who is also a Protestant," said little Eugen: "You have also been promoted to the positions of captain and deputy captain in the army." He raised the golden epaulette-real gold. , Louis XIV was never stingy about this, "There are hundreds of people like you." He put down his epaulette: "Fortunately, there are only a few people who are as stupid as you."

Collini opened his mouth, as if to say - these are all a bunch of cowards.

But little Eugen had lost interest in continuing to confront him. He had realized that it was impossible to reason with such a stubborn and short-sighted person. "Take him to prison," he said gently: "We will judge him again before the war begins."

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"At that time, I just felt an overwhelming chill running down my spine."

Later, when Eugen wrote a letter to the Duke of Luxembourg to report this time, he clearly wrote this: "Although I am a Catholic, there are also Protestants around me, and there are more than one. In the Palace of Versailles and the Military Academy, His Majesty My teacher and I never shied away from talking about the several wars and massacres that occurred in France because of our beliefs. But until that incident actually happened, I thought that those around me who had different beliefs from me, no matter what, They should, like us, put France, His Majesty and the people before God and the saints."

He then went on to write, “If the Huguenot was not too eager—or maybe because I looked young, or maybe because what happened in Leon was enough to upset many commanders, It's possible that he could have succeeded. I mean, he either had my permission or he could get the Protestants in the army together and do what he planned."

"Obviously," his handwriting here was deep and heavy: "If I really trust him and let him do what he does, then there will be a new religious war, and not only your Majesty's faith will be questioned , the hatred between Catholics and Protestants that has been gradually calmed down and forgotten will also spread from Castile to the country, and the country will be turbulent. Spanish Catholics will also hold up crosses to death under the call of the church and the archbishop. Resistance." - There are obvious signs of the pen resting here: "In this way, not only will His Majesty's plan to conquer Spain suffer a major setback, but in the subsequent rule, the Spaniards' doubts and dissatisfaction with Bourbon will also be like a tide. One after another, it never stops.”

“Fortunately, those stupid Huguenots, who were seduced and manipulated by the English, Dutch or the Protestant priests of the Holy Roman Empire, probably did not know that their whereabouts had long been exposed to the bright and bright light. Their conspiracy would only make people laugh, but it would not cause real harm. At the same time, it comforted me that those young Huguenots were also able to clearly put France before faith and family. Not only did they not support Those people quickly came to report the matter to me and reminded me to be on guard against the latter."

"I once doubted why Your Majesty spent so much money and manpower to open junior and middle schools, using low tuition fees and mandatory measures to ensure that every child of age can receive education. Now I understand, Duke Sir, educated people know how to think, and a person who knows how to think can erect a solid wall of will, instead of being like a wild beast in the wilderness, being manipulated at will."

How did the priests from England, the Netherlands, and the Holy Roman Empire instigate the Huguenots in the army? In addition to the empty promises of power, status, and territory, they also said that if a new religious war breaks out, the Huguenots who initiated this conspiracy will not only not be punished, but Louis XIV will reuse them! In any case, the French king cannot force the Catholics under his command to massacre other Catholics, can he?

Just like what Collini and Eugen said.

Some people believe it, but there are always some people who will not believe it no matter what.

Louis XIV would never allow one part of his people to massacre another part of his people.