I Am Louis XIV

The king just smiled slightly when he heard about the dangers Fouquet encountered when he forcibly drove away those dangerous people with unknown identities and ambiguous origins—of course, not only dead mice and cats, but also stones and muskets were thrown at him Son, it’s just that he was protected by the police, and he was a little frightened and humiliated—that’s why Louis entrusted this matter to Fouquet. When clearing the vicinity of the Louvre, this Mr. Supervisor has gained a lot of benefits, and the work is not too difficult. After all, in this area, there are some nobles with origins and surnames. At most, they will give Fukai some face, but they will not be too contemptuous. The upstart in front of the king.

But for those inferior people from the lowest and dirtiest places, they don't care who Fouquet is, they never take their lives seriously, and they want to get them out of their own lives. Driven out of the lair, Fouquet has to face the most direct threat, so from the very beginning, Louis will not let anyone else be responsible for this project, whether it is Vauban, Colbert, or Dada Niang, not even d'Artagnan's cousin, these are the talents he really hopes to use in his formal administration.

In addition, he also hopes that they can make Mr. Fouquet sober, and don't think that the king can be bullied when he is young.

Whether Mr. Fouquet is aware of this is unknown, but his ability to handle affairs is quite commendable. On the day before Mrs. Christine Alexandra arrived in Paris, the road from outside Paris to the Louvre And the buildings on both sides have been repaired and cleaned up. The walls that had exposed wood have been re-smeared with thick soil and painted with chalk; After another painting--to the king's satisfaction, after the charter was won, every door was painted a deep, stately black, with knockers inlaid with brass, and silk banners of royal blue hung from the terraces and windows, This kind of blue first won the favor of the French king in the 12th century, and was confirmed by Louis IX as the color used by the royal family. We can often see this elegant and luxurious color in emblems, crown robes and curtains. The blue—deeper than azure, more solid than cobalt, purplish in some lights—was as haunting as a flowing gem against the white walls of the black door, and the banners ended with White flowers, the townspeople sprinkled perfume and petals on the ground as the lady's carriage passed through the streets.

Perhaps aware of the king's dissatisfaction with him, Mr. Fouquet also worked hard to ensure that the roads passed by the former Queen of Sweden were paved with stone slabs or gravel. It is flat and will not be muddy in case of rain, but it also makes the king dumbfounded, because Louis plans to wait until the cement is trial-manufactured, the first thing is to pave the road for Paris, and wait until Christina Alexandra is gone. Is it necessary to lift up these slates and gravel first?

Louis couldn't blame Fouquet on this issue, after all, his dislike of dirt roads (or feces roads) has long been known, and the problem of cement is indeed not something that Mr. Fouquet is qualified to know now-he still has the right Fouquet expressed his appreciation and gave him a room in the Louvre. Although Mr. Fouquet had already got himself a very good mansion near Notre Dame, it was like the great princess Montpaign. Even if the Duchess of Sière paid 500,000 livres, she would still return to the court. This room is of great significance, and everyone knows that Nicolas Fouquet is proud of himself.

This kind of favor continued until the ceremony to welcome the former Queen of Sweden. When the lady, who is said to be very similar to a man in face and character, drove into Paris from outside the city in a carriage, the air she smelled was already stronger than that of a man. When Molière’s Glory Theater came to Paris, it was much more fragrant. She saw clean and happy faces from outside the carriage, and what she heard was cheers and praises. Her female companion was very happy, Because they needed the support of the King of France, only Christina showed no joy.

She only showed a smile when the carriage slowly entered the street in front of the Louvre. The carriage stopped three hundred feet away from the Louvre. The female companion of the former Queen of Sweden came out worriedly through the gap in the curtain. Look, because the people who came to greet them heralded the recognition that the French court was willing to give them-a white horse galloped, and the knight jumped off the horse in a very graceful and calm posture, and walked towards the carriage, he He opened the door for Christina and reached out to take her out of the carriage.

Christina didn't want to admit that she was a little relieved when she saw the person coming, because the person coming was the Duke of Anjou, the king's younger brother, and the former Queen of Sweden had seen his portrait before coming to Paris—— His well-manicured golden-brown curly hair hangs behind his shoulders, and the white coat on his body is embroidered with silver silk thread, which is the iconic lily of the French royal family. The diamond brooch used to fasten the scarf shines dazzlingly in the sun.

The long carpet has been unrolled on the square, and Christina stepped on it, and accompanied by the Duke of Anjou, she walked towards the Louvre—this huge building surrounded by the square on three sides has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain. The deep imprints of sunlight and wind, as well as the traces of sword chopping and raging artillery fire, made Christina inevitably think of the Three Crowns Palace in Stockholm, which was left to her by her father, but she lost it. At this point, the former queen couldn't help but burst into tears.

The king greeted Christina Alexandra on the large steps in the atrium. Nobles and officials were lined up on the huge steps like geese. According to bloodlines, titles and official positions, as well as the king's likes and dislikes, the most important thing is It was the latter at the time. For example, Nicolas Fouquet was fortunate enough to follow Bishop Mazarin, and General Schomberg was second only to Viscount Turenne. foreigners.

Looking at those unwilling eyes, Bishop Mazaran was entangled in his heart. He heard that when the king handed over this matter to the Duke of Anjou, he also ordered his servants to pay attention at all times so that he could take over this tedious and complicated matter at any time. An important job, because he didn't think that only the 16-year-old Duke of Anjou could do this well, but the Duke of Anjou did it. Mr. Bishop didn't know that he should be happy—for what the king had, Even under the "special education" between him and the queen mother, the intelligence and talent that have not been eliminated; they should still be worried-what they fear most is that Louis and Philip will repeat the war before Louis XIII and the Duke of Gaston. After showing their outstanding talents, they really don't want a second outstanding child.

The Duke of Anjou didn't know what Bishop Mazarin was thinking. In other words, all he could concentrate on was his elder brother, and the eyes of everyone present on him. He was smiling, reserved and polite. The former Queen of Sweden brought the former queen to the king, bowed to the king, stepped aside, Christina Alexandra curtseyed to the king, and was pulled up by the king himself, "Welcome, ma'am," she heard A gentle and young voice said, "Hope you feel at home."

Yes, she is young. Christina knew that Bishop Mazarin of France had planned the marriage between Louis and herself. Although the marriage before the royal family was more based on the needs of the country than personal emotions, she saw the truth. When he was Louis XIV, he was quite fortunate that the marriage ended without a problem, and few people knew that compared to her who was scarred and full of resentment, this king was like the morning light, bright and clear, she I can't imagine how I should stand with him. The queen is a dangerous and difficult position, and the king's wife will only have to take on more things.

The king was also observing this woman who almost became his wife. If he had to say that Christina was not ugly, if she had to be said, if she was a man, she should be another Mars-like figure. Brow bone, long and bushy eyebrows, her eyes are big and bright, so is her nose, the bridge of her nose is raised high, there is no bump or depression, and her lips are far wider than people can imagine The degree of acceptance, and the color is black, and her shoulders are too wide, and her height is almost the same as Louis.

It is said that when she was born, she already had two older sisters who died in infancy, and she was born hoarse and hoarse because of crying, with thick hair and wrapped in fetal membranes (in Scandinavian legends , this kind of membrane is called the victory membrane, and the children born under such membranes are all warriors), so they were mistaken for a boy. At that time, there was joy inside and outside the palace. How disappointed she was as a girl, her mother even hated her because of this, but her father, Gustav II at the time, was very happy and said: "This is a baby who fooled us all at birth. child!"

She was educated as a boy, and she seems to have grown up that way. Some people say that she is not that interested in women's favorite things, such as dressing up, embroidery or picking up makeup, etc. She often wears men's clothes. She also doesn't want to be bound by marriage, so some people have always questioned whether she is a deformed intersex person, and some people say that she is a person who loves the same sex more than the opposite sex-but Louis knows that these are all rumors, from Christina's enemies.

If Christina had loved a woman, she would not have lost the key in the secret fight and surrendered the throne to others. Although people say that she is unwilling to continue to rule Sweden only because she is a Catholic - but as long as she is a king or queen, she knows that the so-called faith has long been a mask that can be changed at any time for the rulers , When a country is in front of you, it is possible to convert or re-convert, or to swing left and right.

Christina’s behavior in Rome before was more to win the support of Rome. After all, for Rome, a Catholic king is of course better than a Protestant king. The problem is that the Roman Church no longer has the power of the past. Well, the lady must have been very disappointed.

I really don't know what's wrong with Chapter 72... After the modification, I typed it back. I can only move the revised content to Chapter 73... I said, can you tell me there is a problem there! Oh my god, so is the servant of servants... I really can't see what's wrong! My eyes are sore