I Am Louis XIV

Now that Louis can almost be said to be the master of half of Gayola Island, he will not foolishly ignore the power of the other world, whether it is the hatred and fear of the black wizards, or the conspiracy and assassination of the enemy, he exerts it on others Of course, the enemy will impose on himself in turn. There is a saying in the ancient and far east that do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and he seems to be the proof of this saying.

Tonight was specially reserved for Amon, Prince of Zmixi. Although Theodric, Prince of Vatican, seems to be more trustworthy, he still has the prince's "cat boy," but the prince has kept too much Human nature, this feature is Louis' help, and it will also be a shackle. At least, if he asks Prince Orderic to do this, the parents of Vanjoy will not agree so easily, but they never hide their yuwang Although Amon has always regretted that he could not get the king, when Louis proposed that he could try to recover the original territory for the Zmixi family, the expression on Amon's face was definitely a surprise.

Here we need to mention the clan lands of the various families of the blood clan. Some of the blood clan almost never leave their territory-that’s how the castles that people say are particularly eerie come here. Generally speaking, it is a certain lord or After the Lord was transformed into a descendant of the blood race, the remaining emotions in his body would allow him to stay in the original residence for a long time until he was discovered, reported, or left on his own for other reasons. What's more, under the tacit understanding of the inner and outer world, this person is considered "dead", his castle will be abandoned, no one will visit him, and he will fade in everyone's memory. His people are all under six feet, and he has naturally become a horror story that a mother tells her child in the dark.

However, when most blood clans choose their descendants, they will consciously avoid the big nobles, especially those of the royal blood. This is also a rule that has never been written on the slate, so many of the blood clans are the second sons of a family. , the youngest son, and the priests... yes, the priests——Louis also learned after interacting with the two princes that the blood clan did indeed have extremely strict requirements for their descendants as people said, and those serfs and servants Or the children of craftsmen have never been able to enter their field of vision, not because of human class concepts, but because blood races are like all parents, eager to have a beautiful, cute and smart child.

Human beings can't choose their own children. Queens will also give birth to disabled and weak offspring, but blood races can choose, but if you come from a humble background, it is not easy to want fair skin, tall body, and straight fingers. Everyone knows that the more In poor families, children start working earlier, and because of lack of nutrition, almost all of them are short in stature and rickety. In this era when the underclass of potatoes can eat three meals a day and sleep with a full stomach, only nobles and The merchant's children can have a neat and healthy appearance even if they are not so beautiful - in addition, the fact that the vampires would choose priests as their heirs surprised and amuses Louis, but this kind of thing still has nothing to do with it. The scruples of the demon party do more - because of the law of inheritance, the priests are basically the youngest sons of various families, only some children who are selected by the priest because of their extraordinarily intelligent and lucky, but no matter what kind, they are all It must be smart and beautiful, and there are those who are not able to appeal to the face, probably because of the narrow-mindedness of the members of these two blood families.

Therefore, after accepting the guidance of "father", many young vampires can control their instincts and exert their natural abilities, they will wander outside for a long time, not only to avoid being trapped The people in the place noticed the difference, and it was also because of the heart that loves the new and dislikes the old, but after a period of time, or because of the prince's call, they would return to the "clan land", which is the territory of each prince, as if they were loyal to each other. Like the king's vassals, offer the wealth they have amassed.

This kind of wealth does not only refer to gold and gems, but also various scrolls, books, magic tools and so on that have been lost in the long river of history. These are all stored in the prince’s territory. Of course, the blood clan’s territory is also like the other world, and cannot be seen by outsiders, but the problem is——like Theodric is the Prince of Vanjoy, and his territory is in Paris, then Naturally, all the members of the Vanjoy regard France as the jurisdiction of the clan. That is to say, if the blood clan of the Simmore family in England is going to pass through the land of France, even if they have never been close to Paris, they must visit the Vanjoy in the passing area. Members, otherwise the Vatican blood clan has the right to execute that arrogant guy.

Although the Zmich family has an indisputably important position and powerful power among the thirteen clans and the Devil Party, it is embarrassing that the Polish King John II Kazimierz is really an incompetent fool. Not only was he forced to recognize the independence of Ukraine, but Livonia was also taken away by Sweden-this is embarrassing, because Ukraine now belongs to Russia, and the clan of Russia is Gangelo, while Sweden, Denmark, and Norway There used to be three kingdoms, so they belonged to the Bruch clan-unfortunately, the territory of the Zmisch family is between Ukraine and Livonia... so the blood clan and The members of Zmich had to face an extremely strange situation-the Zmich family was still formidable, but their territory... except for the prince's fortress, they all belonged to another country.

The situation of the Zmich family is actually similar to that of the dark wizards of Flanders, but the power of the dark wizards of Flanders is not enough to make Louis give in, even if it is only a small step, but Zmich can make him Louie took care of them.

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"Livonia?" On Queen's Island separated by the North Sea, King Karl XI of Sweden asked in surprise, "Of course." The biggest spoils in 55 years, because of Livonia, Sweden can get a complete Baltic Sea, Sweden's current land looks like a pair of trousers with different leg lengths, Karl XI also considered, etc. After he married Princess Elizabeth, he relied on the power of France to make these "pants" look better-he said, the same length.

"You know, as stipulated in the previous covenant, our princess will marry into Sweden with a piece of Flanders territory," d'Artagnan recalled the king's sudden order, although he didn't understand Louis' intention, But out of loyalty and trust to the king, he continued to say: "Your Majesty hopes that you can bestow a territory in Livonia to the Abbot of St. Martin in Neville. "

"Who is that?"

"The former King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania." Count D'Artagnan said, "In exchange, the King will continue to support you."

Karl XI frowned first. He had not received much education from his mother and ministers, so he could not discern the deep meaning of this request—"I don't quite understand...what you mean," Karl XI said: " Livonia is very important for Sweden."

"Not more important than Norway or Denmark," said d'Artagnan. "As far as I know, your mother and minister are planning to go to war with Denmark when France is at war with Holland."

"I have heard a little about it," said Karl XI.

"As an ally, the king is willing to go northward after conquering the Netherlands and assist you in obtaining Denmark."

Charles XI looked at Count d'Artagnan suspiciously for a long time: "I'm not sure, this is not a small matter that can be easily decided."

"Undoubtedly," Count d'Artagnan said with a smile, as if he didn't care whether this matter could be achieved: "but I think you will make the right choice."

"Then you shouldn't be here," said Karl XI suddenly, "you should go and tell my mother."

"Our king became an adult at the age of fourteen. It was also in that year that he devoted himself to a real war for the first time and won a victory. I think you should be able to do the same, Your Majesty." D'Artagnan The Count said pointedly.

"I love my mother very much," said Karl XI, but he didn't notice that he was not so stuttering when he spoke French.

"Does this have anything to do with whether you respect and love your mother?" D'Artagnan's smile gradually became deeper. If the Duchess of Montpensier was present, he would definitely find this smile very familiar, because D'Artagnan With such a smile, Count Niang destroyed her last hope for her father: "Doesn't our king love his mother?"

Karl XI did not continue talking, and time did not allow them to continue talking. Those followers who were left behind by the king and envoys had already found them.

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"Will they be willing?" Prince Philip asked while holding a candle for the king, illuminating the map hanging on the wall.

"Yes." Louis said: "Even if Karl XI, or his mother, intends to stand still, Christian V will not be willing to give up this good opportunity." He pointed to his younger brother: "Here is Si The four southern provinces of the Kania Peninsula, Denmark ceded them to Sweden in the Roskilde Treaty in 1956, and have since lost their last foothold on the peninsula. Without this foothold, they have almost nothing to the Baltic Sea Control—Although they also control Sweden's throat to the North Sea, it is also agreed in the Roskilde Treaty that they cannot allow Sweden's enemies to enter the Baltic Sea."

"In that treaty," continued Louis, "Denmark also had to dissolve all alliances hostile to Sweden, to pay Sweden's military expenses, and to deliver a certain number of soldiers and ship."

Philip looked at the position of Denmark, its land, and the four provinces in the south: "It now seems that it is not surprising that the King of Denmark will make a decision to ally with Leopold I." He moved the candle to Another position illuminates the territory of Brandenburg: "The Hohenzollern family has always been the courtiers and servants of the Habsburgs. If an attack is launched from the position of Brandenburg, it can indeed directly threaten Sweden."

"Denmark-Norway and Sweden are two wolves competing to devour each other. Even without our alliance with the Holy Roman Empire, they will still break out in a life-and-death war." But if Sweden declares war on Denmark, or On the contrary, it means that the line of defense imagined by Leopold I has been broken-Louis's 120,000 army was not prepared for a small Netherlands from the beginning. It can run freely and horizontally, but there is no way to land on land. If William III is still in the Netherlands, then this war may be more difficult, but William III has been left in the Tower of London by Charles II, which was once used as a fortress , the armory, and the prison building, which have welcomed many prominent guests, even several British monarchs have been honored to be its guests, and William III was imprisoned there, which is better than anywhere else peace of mind.

Without William III, there are only the Prime Minister and the Great Speaker. This Mr. Witte cannot be said to be a mediocre or stupid person. Although the defense against William III has caused the Netherlands to only have an army of 20,000, from a diplomatic perspective, he can Immediately decided to persuade even countries including Sweden to oppose France at any cost, instead of placing all expectations on Habsburg, you can see that he is still a bit decisive, oh, yes, And those dark wizards in Flanders... It must be said that it is a way to draw their salary from the bottom of the pot.

It's a pity that no matter how good he is, he is only Louis' enemy.

"How is the situation with the Duke of La Rochefoucauld?" asked Louis.

"It's like a fish in water." Philip said. What's interesting is that William III and Mr. Prime Minister have almost reached the point where they have put all their eggs in one basket. Dutch businessmen are still doing business with the French leisurely. Yes, the war It belongs to war, business belongs to business, and the biggest business between them is the ship ordered by the French king. Yes, they build ships for their enemies, because a huge amount of money is involved, and the generosity of the Duke of La Rochefoucaud—— double the deposit, and more than 30% of the profit, these businessmen happily accepted a Frenchman——at banquets and salons, La Rochefoucauld simply acted like a swinger in his true colors. Gestures, as the king bids, and almost never politics, war, anything unpleasant in his words.

"What do you want him to do?" Philip went on.

"Go tell him." Louis said: "Let the Dutch know that their prime minister not only killed their last hope, William III Orange, but also sold the Netherlands to Brandenburg, and he also embezzled and has squandered all the money in the treasury - and is preparing to flee."