I Am Louis XIV

As for why the king thinks this way, it is because from the mouth of Mr. René Descartes, he can completely restore the whole face of this bad incident, probably more than the priest Lebel who was waiting to hear the traitor's dying prayer.

M. René Descartes' account was taken down by a keen-hearing squire who waited outside the door, and he mentioned it in his memoirs after he returned to his native Lille after leaving the post of honor. Because of the extremely detailed description, it was once considered to be intentional fabrication. It was not until the confession of Mrs. Christina Alexandra was reappeared in the world, and people compared each other that they found that there was almost no difference between the two. If there is any difference, it is probably Mr. Descartes' narration, because he did feel sorry for this eminent but sad student, and he was biased in some terms.

Marquis Zian Rinaldo Monaldesi, needless to say, is naturally an undeniably handsome man, and he has a kind disposition, is good at poetry and duels, and is admired by many noble ladies. Some people say that the only The disadvantage is that he became Mrs. Christina's lover, which is really too bad, because the former queen is burdened with many crimes, such as greed, vanity, and profligacy, so I won't talk about her-this is a fact, The former Queen of Sweden has enshrined 17 earls, 46 barons and more than 400 low-level nobles in the ten years since she came to the throne, and sold or mortgaged property worth 1.2 million Swedish silver coins to pay them After she abdicated, she still indulged in pleasure and spent almost all her income on music and art. When she came to Paris, she nominally asked the King of France to act as an intermediary to recover her land income from the King of Sweden. It's not all about cover-ups.

Of course, there are more crimes added to this woman. She likes to wear men's clothes and doesn't like to dress like a woman. There is also a female close friend. Some people say that she is a deformed person with both male and female characteristics, but it is very ironic. Interestingly, some people said that she had an affair with a musician and a cardinal, which may be true, because Louis had also heard the name of the prince of the Holy See. Anyway, in people's minds, she was not only unworthy Respect, and not trustworthy either.

This kind of cognition will undoubtedly directly affect the former queen and the people around her. Louis feels the same, because when he was in exile, he also did not dare to give full trust to the people around him, because he could not give them what they wanted. , They may turn to someone who can give them benefits and honors at any time, so the king has cast his sights on those little people who are not favored by bishops or dukes from the beginning, just like he still trusts Colbert to win. Pass Fouquet.

The Marquis of Monaldesi is naturally the latter. He may have really loved Her Majesty the Queen, but since she lost the throne, the situation has taken a turn for the worse. She even needs to ask the king and the Privy Council for her daily expenses. If, not to mention the people around her - they can hardly see the future, in this case, it is no wonder that they would want to choose another shortcut - Louis guessed how the King of Sweden, Lady Christina's cousin Convince the leader that Sweden can get one million livres from France every year, because France wants to use it to check and balance the Holy Roman Empire, so in the same way, Mrs. Christina is likely to be used as a weight for The transactions between countries may not end well; in addition, if the young knight returns to Sweden, he can also join the king's army to win merits. Isn't it more honorable than being a minister under the skirt of a noble lady?

However, Louis felt that the Swedish king probably didn't care too much about the marquis. Otherwise, he should at least pretend to be less eager and try to find another reason instead of just sending a team of courtiers to Paris. , grandiosely strangled the bishop's plan in the cradle.

Christina Alexandra had already guessed that there was a traitor beside her at that time, but not many people knew about it. She went to Avignon first because she was going to plan a scam—she intended to give Mazarin The bishop wrote a letter, said to be of great importance, mentioning a reliable person, a Swedish official, who had some evidence that would return the privy council to the former queen over the present king--this letter She wrote a total of six copies of the letter, each with a different name, and then handed them off to someone she suspected. A few days later, she heard that the official had been arrested, and she knew that her lover had betrayed her. But at this time she still did not act rashly. With the help of the priest, she left Avignon on the surface, but returned to the city shortly after. The people Desi contacted, these have evidence and testimonies.

Then she returned to Fontainebleau, and here are two key figures, or a pair of key figures, that are the brothers Francisco Santinelli. A pair of brothers met by Pesaro, they love Mrs. Christina, so they are willing to follow her and serve her.

That night, Mrs. Christina summoned the Marquis Monardesi at the Palace of Fontainebleau, and she questioned her lover about the matter, but the Marquis Monardesy was either too confident or too naive, He tried his best to argue that he was not the one who betrayed the former queen, and swore that if he was a traitor, he would die, which undoubtedly made Mrs. Christina hate and angry. She immediately took out all the evidence and sentenced the Marquis death penalty.

The Marquis panicked at the time. He knelt down and begged for forgiveness from Mrs. Christina, but Mrs. Christina responded by calling the priest who listened to his dying confession, as well as the two murderers. Injured because he was unarmed, he ran from the room into the corridor, hastily put on a piece of armor for decoration, and with this fled from room to room, for hours, from night to night. It was dawn, but in the end he was stabbed to death by Francisco.

It is said that because he was wearing armor, he suffered many injuries but not fatally. In the end, although he was stabbed to death, he was tortured to death. Even Father Lebel could not bear to see him go on like this. He even knelt down and begged Brother Francisco, but we all know that men and women are always the cruelest when facing rivals in love. Francisco showed no mercy, and Mrs. Christina only asked him to bury the Marquis in the church. He paid a sum of money and asked the priest to hold a mass of atonement for him.

For the French and the Swedes, this is not only a scandal, but also a crime. Now Mrs. Christina is waiting for the final judgment, depending on how Louis decides.

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Louis still needs to discuss this matter with Bishop Mazarin, because as mentioned above, Sweden can be said to be a country that the French have continuously supported in order to restrain the Holy Roman Empire. It is in the pocket, but it seems impossible now, so, is it necessary to make the current Swedish king unhappy for Mrs. Christina? This will take a lot of consideration.

"And for yourself," said the Bishop, "which side do you wish to take?"

"Lady Christina," said the king.

"For the same reasons as your reluctance to accept Cromwell?"

"You can say that."

"So be it, then," said the Bishop.

This matter has been settled like this, and Louis really wants to know what the bishop thinks, yes, the King of Sweden will be dissatisfied if the lady is not sent to the monastery, but if the lady is still there, then she, And her descendants are still a threat to the king. After all, Sweden has been from Karl IX. Except for the descendants of the rebellion and deposed kings, the Swedish throne held by the Vasa dynasty has always been inherited from father to son.

Needless to say about the subsequent trial, judging from the records of Mrs. Christina and the attendant, the lawyer who defended the former Queen of Sweden said that she has the right to judge her subjects, even if she has abdicated, but as a person with a strong sense of responsibility Although she has given up this noble status, she is still a queen in mind and soul, so she executed the Marquis Monardesi, a traitor's behavior is completely legal.

René Descartes' request got a best result.