I Am Louis XIV

Another thing that deserves Louis's attention is England, but not Charles II, this sad cousin is still in Flanders, living as a king with no country and no subjects-not that he doesn't want to He returned to France, but because the current situation in France would not allow him to receive more support, he felt that as long as his mother, Queen Mary, and younger sister, Princess Henrietta, could stay in Paris peacefully and securely, it would be fine. It's a good thing.

Bishop Mazaran knew that Charles II still had a glimmer of hope, and perhaps this hope would continue until the king's marriage was truly determined, but Henrietta was always placed last by him and Queen Mother Anne, even After the Duchess of Montpensier, for no other reason than... first of all her father lost not only his crown but also his head, and her elder brother, who seemed wise but was really stupid, Louis gave He was a worthy gift to make him king, but he was driven out of his country by those rebels and thugs; perhaps one day (as Louis assured) Charles II will return to England and take over Holy ball and scepter, but no one knows when that will be.

The king's marriage could not be delayed.

There is also a rather funny thing to say, Bishop Mazarin's quill was slightly paused on the parchment, and there were still some ministers, he said, those idiots who might accept bribes, actually proposed that the king should be with the English Republic. Marriage of the Lord Protector—Maybe some people don't know what the "English Republic" is. To put it simply, it is a stinking thing made by a group of lunatics who ignore the royal and divine rights. They executed their King Charles I Finally, it was decided to abolish the monarchy and the House of Lords, the House of Commons became the highest legislative body, and the executive power was handed over to members of Congress elected by the House of Commons, and the biggest, shameful rebel, Oliver Cromwell, naturally became the State Councilor The first chairman of the meeting.

The ridiculous thing is that in just three years, Oliver Cromwell instructed his party members to elect him as Lord Protector——Lord Protector, what an ironic term. According to the draft Government Constitution, Cromwell You can serve as the Lord Protector for life, concurrently as the commander of the British Army and Navy, in charge of taxation, in charge of the police and judiciary, in charge of foreign affairs, and can designate his own heirs, and even share legislative power and executive power with the Congress and the House of Commons, plus Before the military power, no wonder some people say that he is more king than a king.

Although at the beginning, Oliver Cromwell behaved completely like a humble, kind, and public-minded saint. Although he did not publicly declare his beliefs, his life did show infinitely to a Puritan. Close, he hated pleasure, disliked luxury, lived a simple life, cared about people - at least until 1650, but after being crowned Lord Protector, he moved his residence to the king's palace .

This statement may be unfair to Cromwell, since in fact he only lived in a house behind Whitehall Palace (the main residence of England's monarchs from 1530), which was once a huge fighting cock It was later converted into a theater and concert hall by King James I, and later became the residence of the caretaker of Whitehall Palace. It was also once lived by princes and princesses. Perhaps Cromwell chose this place for the convenience of handling government affairs. , but his political opponents don't care about that.

Maybe Cromwell wouldn't care, even if he didn't really live in the palace, but the ceremony he held when he became the Lord Protector was not inferior to a grand coronation ceremony, and his generals called him His Highness, and his advisers call him His Majesty, according to his agreement with the Congress, he should be questioned by the Parliament every two years, and he should also discuss it in a deliberative way instead of ordering what the Parliament should do. But when this situation inevitably happened, Cromwell reprimanded the MPs like a tyrant, claiming that he was speaking on behalf of God, and if anyone refused to obey his will, he would be blaspheming the Holy Spirit and turning his back on the faith.

Bishop Mazaran and Louis made a bet - Bishop Mazaran believed that Cromwell would dissolve the parliament within five years, while the king believed that in three years, Cromwell would not be able to bear others to dictate to him and decided to dissolve the parliament.

The bishop is very curious about this. Of course, given the current situation in France, he can't help but think of the problems he and the young king will have to face.

"You know that Oliver Cromwell is planning to re-partition the United Kingdom." Louis said: "Eleven districts, each district will be ruled by a general he trusts, and his army will monitor everyone." The king sighed and said: "Look, Mr. Bishop, what a luxury! Eleven generals, and an army that can cover the entire country. A man like this, a man who is more powerful and powerful than the king, should he Bow to those who can only wield quills and parchment rolls, and wield their tongues better than guns and swords?"

"Thinking about it this way, it is indeed very possible." Mr. Bishop said, "But why is it three years instead of five years?"

"Because of the biennial parliamentary inquiry," the king crossed his hands: "Parliament has executed a king and expelled a king, and they don't want to see another king or someone who is better than the king. The power to suppress Cromwell further expands and extends, then the inquiry every two years is the best time to attack Oliver Cromwell, they broke up at the last inquiry, then two years later The inquiry will only become more sinister, and by that time, if Cromwell still does nothing, then it will be the turn of Parliament to do something, but this man," the king shook his head, "is not a man who will endure good old man."

Even if he was originally, after more than ten years of being in power and dominating himself is enough to make Oliver Cromwell completely lose the heart of an ordinary person.

"Well," said the Monsieur Bishop, "I should like to have the ministers come and hear."

"What?"

"The hell they're trying to get you to marry Oliver Cromwell's granddaughter."

The king held up a hand. "Wait, I remember Oliver Cromwell was in his prime."

"That's true, but his only son Richard Cromwell is also twenty-six years old. Your Majesty, he already has a daughter who is two years old this year."

"Is it difficult for me to get married when I am twelve years old?" Louis couldn't help but said, "Either twelve years older, or twelve years younger." He glanced at Mr. Bishop: "And she is the daughter of a Protestant. "

"It does not matter."

Bishop Mazaran said with a normal face: "It is very common for kings to change their beliefs for inheritance or other things. I can send priests to convert her to Catholicism."

For a moment, Louis couldn't tell whether Mr. Bishop was joking... or seriously...

"I will not make Cromwell's granddaughter my wife," he had to say seriously: "As I said, Mr. Bishop, I will never recognize the legitimacy of Oliver Cromwell, no matter Lord Protector, or King, to me, or to any prince, he can only be a traitor."

Bishop Mazaran smiled: "That's exactly what I want to say." He said, "Your Majesty, it's a pity that some people can't see clearly."

"It's normal," Louie said. "He's on top."

"You don't seem to like him at all."

"From anywhere, he has nothing worthy of my attention." Louis said: "I think you understand best. His laurels are bestowed by the people, and they will definitely be taken away by the people."

"I thought you valued the people."

"I value it, but I don't like it, because I know what kind of existence they are," Louis said: "Nothing can be wiser than them, and nothing can be more ignorant than them. put a carpenter's son on high, saying, this is our God, and betrayed him for thirty pieces of silver, and saw him crucified, I might love them and teach them, but I Never trust them."

"What a bad but right idea." Bishop Mazaran muttered, "Then it seems I should reject them."

"Let them dismiss the idea," Louie said. "If not, delay. We'll see results soon."