Chapter 304 The King's Royal Expedition Again
There are few people now questioning Louis XIV's decision, but there are still many people who are worried about France. Even with the large-scale use of muskets and artillery on the battlefield, the kings behind them will rarely be affected by the war. However, this time Louis XIV's enemy was the Ottoman Turks. For most Europa, it was a group of devils who could spit flames and black smoke from their ears. And although the expansion of Ottoman Turkey has gradually slowed down with the help of Suleiman I, it is still a huge empire. A tiger is certainly a fearful, and a giant elephant can make people retreat.
Some people even suggested that even if the king sent reinforcements, he did not need to be in charge of the emperor's command, and it would be fine if he sent a few capable generals to perform his duties.
"But here in Habsburg, Leopold I must have led the army himself. If I don't show up, then the commander of the coalition will be him. I don't think he will blaspheme God and make a deal with the devil, but he will definitely be biased towards the Austrians and his allies." Louis said to the Duke of Orleans, and this time he would take away Prince Louis, then the Duke of Orleans and his son must stay in Versailles or Paris - this is the last time he fought against the Netherlands and Flanders, and he took away the
The Duke of Orleans left little Louis for the same reason: "The Duke of Cologne has been here in person, and little Louis is about to become an adult..." Louis paused, "Before Leopold I's eldest daughter married Carlos II of Spain, he probably wouldn't have the strength or mind to form an alliance to fight me, so the biggest battle in the past few years may be this time, and it's different from my battle against the Netherlands and Flanders," he said calmly: "This war will be more cruel."
"You have too harsh on Little Louis." The Duke of Orleans said in disappointment: "He is normal, Brother Wang, you are not normal."
Such rude words would definitely be shocked to others. Even if the king immediately ordered the guards to expel the speakers, or even imprison them in Bastille, it was not impossible, but the Duke of Orleans said so, and Louis knew exactly what he meant: "No, no, no," he said, "I have no intention of blaming him, on the contrary, I am very happy," said Louis, "You know that I had almost had a love, and until now, I don't know whether I should regret or be glad that I stopped before the complete fall, and I would like to see the little Louis be able to get the gift I lost." He thought for a moment: "He is different from me, he has a strong and dear father, and a loyal and generous uncle, who... has the power to indulge and fail."
After Louis said this, the room was silent for a long time - Louis lost his father at the age of five. Although he avenged his enemies for Louis XIII, whether it was the wizard who cursed him, the mastermind behind the scenes, or even the Roman church... But it is not an indisputable fact that Louis XIII's impression in his heart became increasingly indifferent. He was still lucky. The Duke of Orleans could not even remember his father's face now.
"I'm sorry, brother." The Duke of Orleans whispered that during the catastrophe riot, the Queen Mother and Bishop Mazaran still firmly excluded him from government affairs. So how bad the situation was at that time was, he had to reorganize the memories of the time a few years later, and to test and inquire from the Maiden Princessie, the Daconde, the Viscount Tirena and even the Marshal Schumberg to understand.
But it is impossible to empathize with Louis - if you have to give an example, if the Duke of Gaston or Prince Conde replaces them, their ending will not be much better than Edward V and Duke of York in the Tower of London (Note 1).
It is absolutely false to say that the Duke of Orleans has never complained about Bishop Mazaran's partiality with the Queen Mother. Although he was a grown-up, no matter how temptation and turmoil he encountered, he firmly stood on the side of the prince, but his unintentional criticism just now showed that those dark things still left a trace in his heart.
"Nothing," Louis said calmly, "and, even if I do have something wrong, are you perfect?" He pulled his brother's light blue scarf with bows: "Phillip, we all have shortcomings, but it's good that it's not going to change things to the worst."
The Duke of Orleans wanted to smile, but failed. He might still be the boy trapped in his little skirt. His brother could never completely deliver his sincerity to another person. This is a good thing for the country, but for Louis himself, he now began to envy Prince Louis. He had a good father and did not lose him, so this child had such cute distress.
"I want to agree with your thoughts now," said the Duke of Orleans. "Take him to the battlefield, and as long as you see many of the terrible Ottoman Turks, his troubles will definitely disappear."
Louis laughed without any concealment: "Then it's certain, Philip, you'll guard Versailles, Paris and France for me. By the way," he touched his cane: "If possible, in these two or three years, you'd better have a few more children with Henrietta. I don't want my youngest son to be too lonely."
"Didn't you name him yet?" asked the Duke of Orleans.
"I will give him a name when I come back," said Louis expressionlessly, now he looked like a king again: "In the days when I left France, the Duke of Cologne was going to return to Siena with his wife, where he would fight for and accept the loyalty of the Anjou remnants-so there was Madame Miledy, who was a smart secret agent, but had no strength to deal with bigger things, so I transferred part of the matter to Madame Montespan and saw how much she could earn for her son."
The Duke of Orleans wisely did not ask this: "Do you still have the intention to involve the Duke of Cologne in Siena? But as far as I know, Cosimo III has two children."
"It's a pity that those two children, one of them, although they are about the same age as the Duke of Cologne, have no praise, nor even the keenness and caution of his father. As for the youngest son, he was born weak and sick, and some doctors said he might not be able to have children."
"If the wizards can cure Carlos II," said the Duke of Orleans: "then they can make the child heal."
"I want to tell you about this matter," because there is a question about the world of the world, the spy's leader is Madame Miledy and Elaleau who are directly responsible to the king, so the Duke of Orleans still does not know about this matter: "Those dark wizards...the so-called treatment is likely to be a poison to quench thirst." Louis recalled the secret scroll brought to him by Elaleau: "In the magic of wizards, any transaction related to vitality is unequal."
"But if it works, there will still be people who will continue to follow." said the Duke of Orleans.
"It may be possible when the wizards still have control over this world." In ancient Greece, ancient Rome and ancient Egypt, there were often large numbers of slaves who died at the same time, or one after another but uninterrupted. When the wizards were still priests and shamans, they could do whatever they wanted, but now, it is impossible, and this spell will cause a huge backlash.
Even Yilao is not sure what it is, but the current situation in Spain is like a pyramid built on a small ball, which may collapse completely at any time - that small ball is Carlos II who was subjected to black witchcraft.
"So the Roman Church stood by and watched? But here we investigated whether the Duke of Luxembourg instructed the priests to sell arsenic for hundreds of Rifles?"
"The Roman Church knew very well who would be their enemy." Louis said: "And even if Carlos II died, Duke Don Juan or Queen Mother of Habsburg died, no matter who ruled Spain, French, or Austrians later, could they still convert to Protestantism? If only ministers and civilians died, then they would not have to worry." He shook his head.
"Are both?" the Duke of Orleans asked Clemon X and Madame Orbinie's grandfather.
"Why not, they are quite consistent in this regard," Louis picked up the two letters to Philip: "The former is crazy, the latter is ambitious, but they are all more worried about my marriage to the Protestant king and the Protestant king." Sweden had converted to Protestantism as early as Christina's father Gustav II. Now most Swedish citizens are Protestant people at birth, which is why Queen Christina converted when she first converted.
The meaning of Catholicism is that the Protestant church in China stands on her cousin without hesitation. After the eldest princess Elizabeth married to Sweden, the Roman church certainly hoped that she would maintain her faith in Catholicism. However, Louis XIV, who loved her daughter, believed that Elizabeth would be better to maintain the same faith as her husband and subjects. Louis is a religious pragmatist, which does not mean that others are the same. There are many resentments caused by conflicts of religious beliefs.
As for the Grand Princess, Louis would not force it, and he was even more joking! Brandenburg-Prussia is a Protestant country (let's call it that's it), but when Leopold I, the new defender of the Catholic Church and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, did not hesitate when he used him. To make the Grand Princess maintain his Catholic status, I will first ask Leopold I, in what name he accepted the loyalty of a Protestant.
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In France, and in any place where Christ is believed, people often say that the devil will come, and the king and the Duke of Orleans mentioned the marriage of the princess, and the son of Brandenburg-Prussian Grand Duke came to see Louis XIV. The reason for his request to see Louis XIV was also very simple. His father, the Elector of Brandenburg, had to follow the will of Leopold I and lead his army to rescue Vienna, so he had to return to Prussia as soon as possible and fulfill his duties as an heir.
After saying his purpose, Frederick looked at Louis XIV expectantly. Although the envoys of Brandenburg repeatedly said that the king of France was likely to refuse to send troops, or just let his generals do it for him, he did not think so... His guess was correct, and the king of France nodded, "Maybe I would meet your father in Hungary."
The little Mr. William's eyes immediately glowed, but it soon dimmed, for he remembered that he had to stick to Prussia and could not fight with his father, Louis XIV, with those pagans.
If Louis heard Frederick's thoughts, he would tell him that even if he went to the battlefield, he would only wait for his general to win in a castle that was a certain distance from the battlefield - a king, unless he was Alexander or Caesar's rebirth, it would be better not to go to the battlefield to cause trouble for his soldiers and generals.
Frederick surrendered with a secret regret, and Louis had a lot of work to do next.
Although it has been decided to keep the Duke of Orleans, it is also a problem to choose the general, the marshal and the king to go to Hungary together. Viscount Tirena is in the Netherlands, and the Great Conde is already Ludwig I, and only General Vaubon is available by the king. Louis plans to recall the Viscount Tirena, and the Great Condena also let his eldest son return to the king and let him call it.
Marshal Schumberg was once an Austrian, and it was not Louis' style to make him embarrassed between Leopold I and himself, but the king expressed this meaning. Marshal Schumberg immediately ran to the king's face - the flashing light on his chest immediately attracted the king's attention. Isn't that the first reward the king gave him - that big diamond pin?
It is said that Viscount Tirener was planning to duel with this foreigner (Schaumberg had not yet obtained French nationality) to decide the ownership of this pin - not for the value of this pin, but for the meaning it contains.
He came to volunteer to the king with confidence. As early as twenty years ago, Louis XIV granted him French nationality and made him a Frenchman. "And," he said bluntly, "Your Majesty, you don't need me this time. What do you want others to see me? They will definitely say that my loyalty must have unknown flaws, so your Majesty is unwilling to use me," he raised his eyebrows slightly, "In addition, you don't let me go this time because Leopold I may be the commander of the coalition, so in the near future, he may still be the enemy of France. At that time, will I still have to be excluded?"
Chapter completed!