I Am Louis XIV

In people's opinion, what kind of funeral is grand? Of course, it depends on the number of farewell people. The more people who come, the more people show love for the deceased. In the late imperial era of ancient Rome, some people would even hold gladiator matches at funerals to attract mourning crowds. Today, this tradition has evolved into throwing coins and providing bread and beer, but even without these, the crowds who came to mourn the Queen Mother were enough to be jaw-dropping.

She was not a king, nor a crown prince, nor even a duke. She came to see the Queen Mother off in name, but in fact she came to see Louis XIV. The envoys all wondered whether the Sun King had done ridiculous things because he was too sad, such as coming Each of the mourners can take an ecu or something. This is not impossible, but, Queen Mother, is it necessary?

People from Paris and Versailles came out in droves. They were for their king, not simply for the queen mother. But the more than 10,000 people who joined later were really... They dressed up as much as possible, but they were still different from the wealthy Parisians. There was an obvious difference. It looked like a clean river suddenly merged with swampy water. Some people wanted to drive them away, but were stopped by the police and could only give up angrily.

When night came, these people held up candles, and they were dotted and merged into a brilliant road, leading from the Saint-Denis Cathedral to the dark outside of the city, almost connected to the stars on the horizon, as if for The Queen Mother leads the way - as if leading to heaven.

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"Pooh!"

The Duke of York spat in his heart, not that he had any objections to the Queen Mother - anyway, he now dislikes anything related to Louis XIV... This was the second time he was sent to the Bastille - - But as a duke, he should have a reception worthy of his status. Louis XIV did not recommend that he appear at the funeral of the French Queen Mother, and he did not expect to have a room in Versailles or the Louvre. So, Fontainebleau could always be, or the Palace of Richelieu...which would later become the Ducal Palace of Lorraine.

What the hell is Bastille? Although he was a frequent visitor to the Tower of London, when he came to France, could Louis XIV place him in the Bastille? Everyone knows that the Bastille is now a prison!

"Please come with me! Dear Sir, please come with me!"

Contrary to the frustrated and angry Duke of York, the warden of the Bastille was so excited that his face was red and his steps were light. He jumped all the way to the highest room of the Bastille with the Duke of York and his "entourage", his hands trembling. Opening the lock: "This is it! Lord Duke, look, since you left, I haven't let anyone else live in it. My wife comes to clean it every day, and also removes bed bugs and rats. Knowing that you are coming, I also deliberately took out the curtains, pillows, and blankets inside and dried them to make sure they were clean, fluffy, and smelled good. Do you want flowers? Or apples? There may be no apples now. But there may still be some citrus in the greenhouse, or roses. Sir, do you want dinner? Do you want veal or eel? I guarantee that my wife’s cooking skills are definitely not worse than your British royal chef! The beef liver pie she made Delicious! Would you like some wine? I have monastery beer, white and red wine, and cachaça... Or do you need some music? Can I call you a violinist? There are a lot of people like this in Paris now, I have a tenant..."

The Duke of York really didn't know how much effort it took not to yell at such a little person. He also tried his best not to look at the face that was said to be the attendant but was actually the guard, although he really wanted to slap each of them. Then hang them on the spire of Westminster Abbey - what do you mean by cleaning every day! What do you mean by not letting others live in it? Are you sure that I will definitely stay here again?

He was so angry that he was dizzy, but the warden was still chattering - he was too eager to have countless distinguished prisoners like the warden of the Tower of London. As a result... because of Louis XIV, the brilliant sun of Paris was too Tolerant, he didn't care about Da Kong who had betrayed him. He was a real threat. His brother Philippe had great trust in him. Even the rebellious Duke of Luxembourg and Marshal Schaumberg, who was a Protestant, If it had been a different King, they would have reunited in his Bastille. How could his heart be as empty as the Bastille... The warden pressed his chest with a frown on his face. It was not his fault that he was so excited, he was also I am mourning the Queen Mother, but he is such a distinguished guest! one!

The Duke of York finally held up an illegal book about him and Charles II - not much to say about the content - the kind that would be banned from public circulation for centuries. When he was asked to sign, he completely broke out. He shouted and kicked the warden out, closed the door himself, propped himself up on a chair, and then fell down on the bed dejectedly - the blanket was actually drying. Passed by, with a little residual warmth from the sun.

Thinking of this, the Duke of York became even more angry. He knocked several times on the blanket angrily, which was considered to have hit Louis XIV's head.

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Louis XIV, who was worried about the Duke of York, sneezed several times, and Bontang on the side suddenly panicked - to be honest, the life span of the Queen Mother has exceeded 99% of people in the world, but death is always the most important thing for people. There are too many things to be afraid of, especially the life of Louis XIV. He said "I am the country". This sentence no longer makes people laugh but is terrifying, otherwise his enemies would not Various despicable and evil methods were used to murder him again and again.

At Bontang's insistence, Louis had to drink a large glass of hot chocolate with wine. Under the dual temptation of alcohol and sugar, he fell into a deep sleep, but in his sleep the king still frowned tightly, letting People were worried - Bontang hesitated for a while, not knowing whether to go to the Queen or the Duke of Orleans. At this time, a group of people were walking over from the other end of the corridor.

Such a majestic momentum made Bangtang stunned. He raised his head and motioned to the attendants outside the door to step forward and stop those people. A man stepped out with his head held high, "How is your Majesty?" she asked.

"Your Majesty is already asleep," Bontang said. Although according to tradition, the royal wife has the qualifications and obligations to appease the king, but - although this Madame de Montespan has won praise and pursuit from Versailles and Paris for her beauty and charm, as the person most trusted by the king, Louis Bontang knew very well how much Fourteen truly meant to this lady.

Marie Mancini may be the only shortcoming in Louis XIV's heart, and it is also a sharp thorn; Madame La Valliere received the king's apology; the queen received respect; Duchess of Orleans, Princess Henrietta To your Majesty's regret, even the Duchess of Montpensier was grateful to the Sun King, because she had firmly stood on Louis' side in several games.

Only Mrs. Montespan... I can only say that the chance of her appearance was too unlucky. The soft part in His Majesty the King's heart had already hardened, and the Queen had already taken the responsibility. The remaining goodwill must also be left to Madame de La Valliere and the Duchess of Montpensier. If she can, as she originally expected, be able to see her identity clearly and stand in front of the king's bottom line and not cross the line. At worst, it will be just another Madame de Lavalliere. At best, because she is still the nominal daughter of Duke Mortemar and the biological daughter of Varro, the king's physician, she may still get a precious piece of gold. fiefdom, or follow his son to the New World.

Although the New World is now despised by the monarchs of Europe, and people think it is a desolate and worthless place, since Bontang is one of the closest people to Louis, he will not fail to know that the Sun King has long set his sights on distant lands. America, Bontang has always had no doubt about His Majesty's words. Since His Majesty said that it would be a rich treasure land, it must be a good place flowing with milk and honey.

It's a pity that Mrs. Montespan doesn't think so. Although at the beginning, she could barely suppress her ambitions - the gold sent from Montreal may also have a certain soothing effect, but now it seems that she has New ideas emerged, or it could be said that the original residue was stirred up again - stirred up by His Majesty's victory in Italy.

Everyone can see that Louis XIV is determined to set the Italian crown with Bourbon gemstones. This is not surprising. After all, half of the Italian peninsula belongs to Spain, but because there is a gap between Spain and Italy France, Louis XIV did not intend to continue to include this part of Italy within the territory of Spain - how loose and pale Spain's previous rule over Italy was can be seen just by looking at the Duke of Colonna's successive victories on the peninsula. ——Even the Duke of Colonna and the mercenaries of the Principality of Tuscany can do what Leopold I of Austria can certainly do.

Now, what the Spaniards are most worried about is that Louis XIV will forcefully unite Spain and France. This is of course what Louis XIV wants to do the most. The problem is that this will inevitably trigger turmoil in Spain. The Habsburgs are still Louis did not intend to act hastily when he was watching with eagerness. In this case, he must let another powerful force, the power of Bourbon, conquer and rule Italy.

The unification of Italy may not be a bad thing. Although successive French kings have dreamed of seizing this boot peninsula, Louis XIV has long analyzed that the huge Roman Empire has long lost the possibility of reappearing in Europe. It is too vast. Without a unified thought, language or even tradition, the territory is destined to fall apart in the near future. This trend cannot be stopped even if Caesar is reborn.

In this case, it is best for Italy to become independent after unification. Although it is a pity that it cannot be annexed, its master is still Bourbon. At least it can avoid war within a hundred years.

But let Madame Montespan see it, Louis captured Italy, the entire peninsula, on behalf of his illegitimate son, not Tuscany or Naples. This crown, if not comparable to France or Spain, is better than that of the Netherlands. Small countries like Luxembourg or Monaco are much more glorious, and she has to say, can't she, the daughter of Duke Mortemar, be compared to the niece of a bishop?

She was once satisfied with the glory that belonged to a royal wife, which Mary Mancini did not have. She had not been officially recognized. Her son was only the son-in-law of an Italian prince, but her son had A fief, a very big fief - she still remembered how much she envied the Mancini girl, Mary Man, when she was the daughter of a potion master. As a branch of Mancini, the daughter of a foreign wizard, Chini’s…

Mary was sent to His Majesty the King by her father and Bishop Mazarin. Through her childhood friendship, she easily developed a deep relationship with the King. Where is Madame Montespan? But he had to betray his mother, betray his father, and betray himself to get to the king. Even so, he was almost expelled by His Majesty. It was only through another betrayal and chance that he could gain the trust of Louis XIV and become recognized by him. The Royal Lady's.

Thinking of Varro specifically asking her if she still insisted on her original idea, as long as she wanted glory and money - yes! She has never wavered, but Mary Mancini's son can become the king of Italy, why can't her son?

Their status is supposed to be that her son is slightly higher!

"I'm sorry, madam," said Bontang, "but His Majesty did not summon you."

"He will be happy to see me," said Mrs. Montespan. "If you don't do anything, just go and see him." She tilted her head slightly and made an ambiguous expression: "I think he needs my comfort. "

"The king has received enough comfort." Buntang said, he has determined that it is normal for Madame Montespan not to be loved by the king - the people in Versailles follow His Majesty the King's baton, Madame Montespan But it failed her good sense. She only had to look at what the Queen and the Duchess of Montpensier did, and she should know what to do.

No, it's also possible...she did it on purpose.

She was testing to see what place she occupied in the king's heart.

Bontang suddenly became angry - if Mrs. Montespan was sincere to His Majesty the King, she should not test her at this time. His expression became imperceptibly cold: "Your Majesty said He doesn’t see anyone.”

"You should inform Louis."

"With all due respect," Bontang said straightly, "in this palace, wait, in this country, or anywhere the sun shines, madam, no one has this power."

"Even me?"

"Even you." Bontang showed a wonderful smile: "Especially you, madam, your status is not as optimistic as you think, I'm sorry."