I Am Louis XIV

It was the second day after Louis returned to Paris.

He is a young man in his prime, so although the journey was tiring, he had fully recovered by the afternoon of the second day. When Philip came to see him, he was busy sorting out the harvest—— There is a long list of names, but the king must admit that in this era, almost everyone who is worthy of praise has a good surname, at least a good background, and those who are really poor cannot receive formal and systematic education. Some important books are almost entirely written in Latin—for example, many of the works of ancient Roman scholars and military strategists. If this is the case, how can one learn from these venerable people without mastering Latin?

But an ancient surname also represents a complex relationship between characters. Louis no longer needs courtiers like Kong Dai. Only the king can survive, Richelieu is like this, Mazarin is like this.

When Philip walked into the room, the king had already closed the booklet and put it in a drawer, "Are you here to make an appointment with me to go hunting in Boulogne or Vincennes?" It's raining all day, and it's not pleasant to walk in the forest wet in the rain, but I heard that it will clear up in about a week, and although it must be cold by then, the prey must be very fat in late autumn... What's the matter "Louis noticed something strange about the younger brother. In fact, the king wanted to take Philip with him when he went to Agas this time, but the bishop was resolutely unwilling, and neither was the queen mother. Considering the rapid changes on the battlefield, the younger brother and the It is true that being together may cause the extinction of the direct line. Duke Gaston will really laugh to death by then, so Louis did not force it.

"No, it's not about this." Philip straightened the lace on the skirt, although they were already very neat: "Have you noticed Miss Mary?"

"What's the matter with her?" Louis asked, please forgive him - as a man with a straight mind, it is difficult for him to notice the problems encountered by Mary if he is not in front of him, after all, Mary can come and go with him at any time She never mentioned the study room, and Louis also naturally thought that Mary's thinness and paleness were all caused by missing. He not only indulged her in his study room, but also often spent time with her under the moonlight or sunset. Take a walk, admire the lush trees and flowers of the Tuileries Gardens, and feed the sparrows and crows with torn bread while the small fountain pops.

So Philip told the king what happened to Marie Mancini, and Louis was even a little surprised when he heard it: "I thought you would hate her." Anyway, Felipe is Marie's. Brother, and is that the king's eager and fierce gesture, Mary might really keep silent about it, but Philip just shook his head: "I don't blame her," he said, "and I know You like her." Wang Di said, "When you are with her, you are very relaxed and happy."

Louis was silent for a while: "Yes," he admitted: "I really like her very much." In the intriguing, crazy and absurd court, and even in the whole world, Marie Mancini's love is sincere and frank, When he was with her, Louis had very little to think about. Sometimes, he almost forgot that he was still a king, and his country was still occupied and divided by thugs, rebels and wizards, dark creatures and the Holy See.

"And even if I hate Mancini," said Wang Di grimly, "her ending will not be enviable—brother, she loves you, but at most she can only be your dishonorable lover, and you will have one." The princess is a wife, and she will also have a prominent husband, the more she loves you now, the more miserable and desperate her fate will be."

"I don't even know if you're laughing at Mary," the king said softly, "you're blaming me."

"I will never blame you," Wang Di said, "Neither will Marie, she knows what she will face, have you reminded her?"

"Yes," said Louie, "you may take it as a pretense."

Brother Wang didn't speak anymore, he just shook his head as a salute and left. Since the Felipe incident, he has also become more mature.

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The king thought about how to make Mary regain the respect of the ladies. Of course, there is a quickest way to solve this problem, and that is to really make Mary his lover. The walls in the palace also have eyes and ears. The wife can exclude or ridicule Mary when she has not yet won the favor of the king, but if Mary really becomes the one who can influence the king's decision, then she will become the object of flattery. It's just Louis...Louis has never been able to make up his mind to do this, because once he embarks on this path, Mary will never turn back. When people talk about her, they will always say "that king's lover!", specific examples can be Refer to Mrs. Condé, Mrs. Charlotte de Morency, who was the lover of Henry IV. The whispers of people have been followed to her tomb, and she did not know when she was born. No matter how much suffering I suffered from my husband and son, I will not be at peace when I die.

Unless she never leaves the palace and does not leave Louis, but Louis also said that he cannot trust himself, even if he can maintain his love for Mary, he may not always put power in her hands, and he also feels that At the end of the day, Mary's education and her thoughts are not suitable for the dirty court and political situation. The power he gave her will only become a sharp knife stabbing at her or him, but it cannot become her armor.

but now……

Although the noble ladies in the court quite consistently isolated Mary, their eyes were on her at any time, because she was now one of the closest women to the king, except for the Queen Mother and Princess Henrietta. It is said that the king purposely spared the whole day, summoned his royal barber, jeweler, and many tailors, and only stayed with Marie Mancini, and intended to prepare for tonight's wedding. After advising on Miss Mary's dress to celebrate the banquet, even the calmest noble lady couldn't help showing a look of jealousy.

But none of them knew what the king was going to do, especially the barber. At that time, the barber could be said to belong to men just like riding a saddle, trousers and saber. Or they are handed over to the maids, and they are handled in a very simple way, because according to the requirements of the church, women should cover all their hair under the headscarf if they want to show humility and piety, as well as the indispensable chastity. Lest men easily fall into the trap of the devil.

It's late today, and it's a little short, and I'll make up for it tomorrow.