I Am Louis XIV

Louis thought that Mrs. Christina Alexandra, as the lord of a country, should at least be somewhat sensible, but he still underestimated the stubbornness and violence of this lady, just as he and Mr. Bishop were busy dealing with When the Spaniards returned to Fontainebleau from Avignon, Mrs. Christina did something horrifying—she executed her knight commander and lover Monaldesi.

Although both the king and the bishop knew that this gentleman of chivalry was probably a traitor who betrayed the former Queen of Sweden, this lady obviously did something wrong—first of all, because she is no longer the King of Sweden, she is now just a It’s nothing more than the noble lady of the territory, not to mention that she is now in France. Even if Monaldesi did something rebellious, she should pay it to the ropes of the law instead of disposing of it by herself; secondly, even if she She did it, and she should not admit that this matter was led by her. She could have pushed the matter to those hired officials, but she refused, and she admitted that she planned this event; finally, Mrs. Christina has so far Still an unmarried woman——Although Europa at this time was very tolerant of married men and women, she was very strict with girls who had not yet entered into marriage, especially those noble women, just like Louis repeatedly refused Mary, precisely because she needs a good reputation to have a good marriage - of course, for Mrs. Christina, almost no one can publicly accuse her, but her execution of Monaldesi is not like It is a king who is so bright and upright to execute rebellion, but it has a pink shadow that cannot be removed. When people mention her, they will say "that is the woman who killed her lover", which made Bishop Mazaran preach for her in Naples. I am afraid that no one will believe that a young woman who not only lost her virginity before marriage, but also killed the person next to her bed can treat subjects with mercy who have nothing to do with her before-in fact , her cruelty and disgrace have driven her completely from the throne, whether of Sweden or Naples.

Bishop Mazaran was also very angry. He even discussed with the king whether he should be punished - some ministers have already suggested this. After all, in any country ruled by law, such reckless behavior should not occur. If it were in England, this Even if the lady will not be beheaded, she will be ordered to enter the monastery and spend the rest of her life repenting for her reckless behavior.

Before Louis made a decision, a person came to him to intercede for Mrs. Christina, and this person did not surprise the king, because he was René Descartes.

Since René Descartes came to France, his mind and body have improved a lot, and he hardly looks like he almost died of poverty a few years ago - when Descartes met Christina, he could be said to be poor, But he was not always like this. Descartes was born in a low-class French noble family. His father was a judge, so he also hoped that his son could become a judge, so the course he studied in university was Law and Law. Medicine, but he also had an astonishing talent for mathematics - and here lies the problem. On the one hand, Descartes was indeed a devout Catholic, because his university was affiliated with the Jesuits, but on the other hand, he was not interested in mathematics. His obsession and mastery gave him an unbelievable idea, that is, he wanted to use mathematics to prove the existence of God-he did it, and then he initially concluded that the devil does not exist of! The specific steps are roughly—humans are not perfect→but God must be perfect→God created the world→For the world, the devil is evil→so a perfect God will never create a devil...

I also know that this theory immediately angered the priests and bishops. He was questioned, criticized, and almost excommunicated. He was able to survive thanks to the growing weakness of the church and the contempt of the tribunal—but also because he was hated by the priests. Therefore, although he has outstanding talents, he has not been favored by the nobles. Therefore, before his "Principles of Philosophy" was seen by the Queen, this scholar was already on the verge of poverty. It is no wonder that when he heard that the Queen of Sweden Interested in him, he immediately packed his bags and ran to Stockholm.

Unfortunately, his mind can adapt to Stockholm, but his body can't, especially because the queen is busy with state affairs, his class is scheduled to be at five o'clock every morning. It is conceivable that such an old man, out of breath, has to go to school at three or four o'clock every day. Get up on the bed, tidy up clothes, tidy up lessons, breakfast can only be hastily or even skipped, and rush to the Three Crown Palace to wait for Her Majesty the Queen - the Queen's time is always irregular, sometimes for business, sometimes Time is for private matters.

After this, Descartes fell ill within a few months, and he had to return to the Netherlands to recuperate, but he was still somewhat grateful to Her Majesty the Queen. After all, Christina was the first noble person who was willing to face him squarely, and he also I got a considerable reward from her-but I didn't expect that when he was recovering and was about to return to Sweden, the queen abdicated, which was a bolt from the blue for Descartes, and Christina left later. Sweden, went to Rome and France, he was disappointed to think that he would continue to be silent (many of his books were banned by the church at the time), who knew that Christina introduced him to the king of France again?

To say that Descartes prefers France, France is his hometown, and Louis is his king, and he is young, sensible, intelligent, and undoubtedly orthodox. He also respects Descartes, and Descartes takes With an annuity of 3,000 livres a year and a residence not far from the Louvre, these are quite satisfactory for this elderly scholar—after all, what he likes most is just lying on the bed. Reading and thinking on a comfortable big bed. When he heard about Mrs. Christina, he also thought about it for a while - because he didn't know whether he would arouse the King's ill will if he pleaded for Mrs. He lost the favor of the king, and he was too old to stand up and down again, but in the end he decided to try again, just once, he said to himself, he was not the bishop of Mazaran, and he had nothing to do with the king. Such a big affection.

When Bontang transferred Descartes' request for an audience, Louis was not as unhappy as people thought. Mrs. Christina's arrogance did cause them a lot of trouble, but Louis was a gentle person, and he would not be happy to see the people around him. People are ungrateful and ungrateful. René Descartes once received the favor of Christina when he was poor, and it was Christina who introduced him to Louis. Madam ignored him, the king really wanted to detest this man.

René Descartes dressed up very solemnly today. When he took off his hat to the king, he bowed very deeply and swiftly. Even his thin white hair was dancing violently in the air. Bontang couldn't help but go forward. He gave him a hand to prevent the scholar, who is sometimes not very good at flattering and flattering, from falling to the ground—he thanked Bontang, and then bowed slightly to the king...

Seeing him like this, Louis remembered a scandal that had circulated in the court when he first arrived at the Louvre—it was this Mr. Descartes and the former Queen of Sweden. It is said that Mr. Descartes was also the queen's wife. The minister under the skirt, of course, this is purely a rumor, maybe it is to discredit Mrs. Christina, because Mr. Descartes and Christina are 32 years old. When they first met, Queen Christina was 26 years old, and Descartes Mr. Descartes is fifty-eight years old, Christina is still an unmarried young woman, and Mr. Descartes is very old, but he is still a very smart and good gentleman. In any case, it is impossible to occupy an important position in the queen's heart.

The queen does appreciate his talent, but it's just talent, and she is more interested in Descartes' philosophy than mathematics, so the Roman Church really shouldn't be so stingy with Descartes, after all, no one knows that Christina is inclined from Protestantism To Catholicism, there was no Cartesian influence.

There is only one chapter today, and more will be added tomorrow.