I Am Louis XIV

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In fact, there are many weird legends about the Sun King in later generations. The most talked-about one is that he is like the former King Solomon (King Solomon once drove seventy-two demon kings), or like King Arthur. , surrounded by countless wizards, werewolves, and vampires, he rules the day and night as a human at the same time, and everyone, whether human or non-human, must bow before his throne.

Of course, the descendants of Louis XIV firmly deny this. Even if they have continued for many generations and their blood is scattered everywhere, as long as they hear or see someone who dares to desecrate their property in this or other ways, Ancestors, they will definitely pursue it to the end. Yes, not every descendant of the Sun King can continue to retain wealth and power, but the surname Bourbon is still very powerful even in 2020 and should not be underestimated.

The most angry people about this are those scholars who put facts and research more important than anything else. The problem is that they never seem to be as fast as the descendants of Bourbon. Some people even jokingly say that the Sun King will combine his pigeons and owls. The secret agent was left to his descendants.

Maybe this is true.

In short, in the last month of midsummer 2020, someone discovered some seventeenth-century coins and trinkets while wandering in the Hallebourg Forest in Brussels. He gave these to an antique dealer, who inquired carefully. After the whole thing happened, they ran to the forest with the metal detector with him. They gained a lot in the forest. When the businessman marked the map, he found that the traces of these ancient relics were obviously along a path. The obvious path went deep into the forest, and they followed this clue until they reached a large swamp.

This swamp has a very simple name, called Cleland Marsh. It is said that there once was a remote village here, and most of the people in it had the surname Cleland. However, due to the large-scale development of Brussels, it affected the Halleboul Forest-mainly It is a highway that passes directly through the edge of the forest. There are more and more adventurous and curious travelers. Although the forest still belongs to the Duke's descendants... they are not so arrogant as to use force to drive away tourists.

So more than a hundred years ago, these villagers moved elsewhere.

Most people would be extremely depressed when they saw such a large swamp, but as an antique dealer who was half an archaeologist, he became even more excited. He secretly recruited a team and tried every means to drain the swamp with a water pump. A small part, a very small part, the considerable amount of antiquities and coins in the mud confirmed some of his ideas. After these people continued their efforts and took a step further, something horrifying happened. What was lifted up from the mud was no longer the treasure they dreamed of, but layers of white bones and partially waxed corpses.

More archaeologists and historians came after hearing the news, because they were fed up with the interference of the Bourbon family. When they thought that this forest once belonged to the Duchess of Brussels, the royal wife of the Sun King Louis XIV, and their sons, they immediately Everything dug out of the swamp was divided up as quickly as possible - and they were right, because the descendants of the Dukes of Hallebourg and Brussels immediately declared that the swamp and the Hallebourg forest where the swamp was located were private Territory, they have the right to refuse anyone to do archeology and excavation here. No matter how those scholars protest, they are immediately expelled and must bear corresponding legal responsibilities.

The antique dealer was undoubtedly the one most responsible, but soon, no one would care about this person.

Because those scholars who were lucky enough to take away the bones in the swamp, after inviting more professional personnel and using the most advanced and sophisticated instruments for testing, found out from those waxy corpses that were in soil with sufficient moisture or isolated from the air. In this place, the body's fat will candle, thus stopping the decay. Over time, it will eventually turn into a plaster-like appearance. Such a body will be retained in the state of death to the maximum extent - by removing the remaining fibers and small items such as buttons and leather belts. Through comparison, scholars finally determined that almost all of these remains belonged to mercenaries wandering on the border between Austria and the Netherlands in the 17th century. This was nothing in archaeological discoveries. The most important thing is that these corpses were not killed by bullets or daggers. Dead, it was more like they had encountered a huge pack of wolves. Some people's faces still clearly retained expressions of terror. Most of their deaths were caused by suffocation or bleeding, and their wounds were obviously caused by large wolves. What is left after being bitten by a canine animal... At this point, things may still go on peacefully, but a troublesome inspector actually extracted the blood and flesh from the wound for testing - and then he found the DNA of two people .

There are probably three explanations for this problem: First, the deceased happened to overlap with another deceased, and their blood was contaminated with each other, causing two DNAs to appear at the same time; second, the person who killed them used a weapon similar to that of a beast teeth weapons and inflicted wounds on others before killing him; third, they encountered giant wolves with human DNA - in short, werewolves.

Everyone who saw the third article couldn't help laughing. How is this possible? Everyone knows that King Arthur and Merlin are just legends, and the Sun King's witches and werewolves were only spread out because he had too many enemies. At that time, although the Roman Church was not as good as before, it still had power that people today cannot imagine. , maybe those people thought that such a crime could be used to shake the rule of Louis XIV.

So this may be the second article. This matter was supported by another scholar from Asia with a letter from the Duchess of Brussels to Louis XIV in the Palace of Versailles, as well as some from the same period, Confucius The letters between Prince Ti and the Duchess of Montpensier can provide some partial evidence. In their letters, they both occasionally mentioned that the king's royal wife, Madame Lavalriere, was in poor health and could not even give birth to more children for the king. But there is a group of barbaric tribesmen who are really not very competent, and so on, and so on.

Scholars also said that there were at least hundreds of human bones remaining in that swamp. This also matched the content of the letter from the Duchess of Brussels. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the French government came forward and organized an archaeological Together with the survey team, they excavated the Cleland Swamp. Finally, they proved that the swamp was indeed the remnants of a battlefield. The enemies of these mercenaries were most likely a group of Tatars who retained barbaric customs. They were accustomed to using Using sheep jaws as weapons could cause wounds like canine bites.

Because the Sun King did recruit a group of Tatars, this answer seems reasonable and most people would not pursue it.

Almost all the corpses and antiquities have been recovered. After all, those scholars and workers who entered other people's territory without authorization were not confident enough. After receiving a certain amount of compensation and being promised to give up the pursuit of responsibility, they happily returned it to themselves. Of course, some of the information is unpleasant, but as mentioned before, the power of Bourbon has spread throughout Europe. They can make you do whatever you want, but they can also make it difficult for you to move forward.

Several years later, a scholar who was the first to go to Cleland Marsh and got a whole carriage of corpses was finally going to see God. When the priest anointed him with oil and asked him what he had to confess, He looked at the ceiling and muttered some minor sins. Just when the priest was about to forgive him on behalf of God, he suddenly straightened up and said loudly: "...the wounds on the bones It was definitely not caused by any weapon!" His loud voice echoed in the room. Although they knew that this was a flashback to the last moment, the people in the room couldn't help but be surprised and scared because he looked so... It was so terrible. He clenched his fists tightly and shouted with blue veins exposed: "No weapon can eat people! Those people were not only killed, but also eaten, eaten! God, no What Tatars, they are..."

His voice stopped abruptly.

The priest placed a hand on his chest and said, "You are forgiven."

He fell down, and the children paused for a while. No one understood what he meant. They started to cry. The priest looked at it for a while and made sure that the people on the bed would not sit up and shout something again, and then he and the deacon exited. Room.

As soon as he walked out of the room, he sighed deeply.

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Louis XIV did not know how much trouble Mrs. Lavaliere's understatement caused to his descendants, but he still knew the situation of Halebourne very well, because Halebourne was the Duchess of Brussels and Harlequin. The residence of Duke Lebour, like Paris and Versailles, must be heavily fortified and policed. Not everyone can approach the Duke or Duchess at will.

So even if the Duchess of Brussels moves all the residents around the forest and only allows her people to live around the castle, people can understand that after all, once there is a war, the residents around the castle have the right to enter the castle for refuge. As the King of France The royal wife also raised their illegitimate son, so it was normal for the Duchess not to want Flanders living around.

There are military camps outside the werewolf villages and towns, and there are specialized businessmen to serve them. Over time, apart from the fact that these outsiders are very arrogant and autistic, outsiders really know very little about them - because they have to assist Leo. Bode I and Louis XIV mobilized a group of soldiers from here. Perhaps the mobilization of the army made some people think they had found an excellent opportunity - Louis knew what they wanted to do with his toes.

It's a pity that I couldn't see their faces - when those people rushed into the house, expecting to see a group of trembling lambs, but instead they were greeted by a group of hungry wolves... their expressions must have been very touching.

Madam Lavaliere's envoy also came specifically to explain to the king that the reason why they threw the corpses into the swamp was because the wandering werewolves from outside were not yet accustomed to the peaceful and orderly life of Halepur. When they were in exile, The slightest bit of malice will cause them to immediately transform and massacre - after killing the enemy, they also eat part of it out of the tradition of not wasting... Therefore, such corpses cannot be seen by others, and they can only be left in the swamp. deal with.

The king only asked them to be more careful, but when the army returned to Hallepur, these guys with ulterior motives would be quieter, and then, "the Duchess of Brussels should be justified." He said.

In fact, there are many people who are ready to make a move. According to the intelligence submitted by the king's spies, there are undercurrents surging in Lorraine, Amsterdam, Groningen, and Marseille. But we still don't know how many scum will be turned over. Of course, Paris is also indispensable. , Paris seemed never short of the mob, no matter how much their king loved and respected them.

Louis stretched his body, stood up from his desk, and walked to the window. He did not go back to Versailles first, but directly entered the Louvre. From the window of this room, you can see the endless flow of the Seine River. To say this The scenery should be very beautiful, otherwise this room would not be set up as the king's office. The problem is, and I don't know whether it was intentional or not, his royal wife Madame de Montespan hung all the gas lamps on the Avenue Saint-Germain on the south bank. The corpse of the traitor.

"Buntang," Louis called his steward: "Go and tell Madam Montespan that these things will be hung for two or three days. If it causes a plague, it will be a big trouble."

Bangtang hesitated for a rare moment.

"What's the matter?" Louis asked.

"It is so, Your Majesty," said Bontan: "On the night of your return, Madame Montespan came to see me, and she said..."

"she says?"

"She said, please rest assured. She changes the conspirators on the gaslight every day. Anyway, there are still many Bastilles, enough for her to change them until the whole of Paris is quiet."

Louis looked away from the window with a faint smile, "She is complaining to me and taking revenge on me."

"To be fair," Bontan said seriously, "you were too harsh on Madame Montespan."

"It surprises me," Louis said. "Are you speaking for her?"

"I only know that people now call her the bloody Atenais, and her innocent souls are no worse than the two bloody daughters before." Bontang walked to the window and put down a layer of gray gauze. Curtains, lest the king should always see those disturbing sights.

Louis knew of two women who were given the name of blood. Mary I, whose war of faith caused thousands of lives to be lost; and Elizabeth Bathory, who bathed in the blood of young girls and was also discovered when she was discovered. Caused hundreds of deaths. None of them had a good outcome, and when they died, thousands of people celebrated.

"Are you pitying her?" Louis asked.

"I'm worried about you, Your Majesty." Bangtang bowed slightly: "The world says, don't offend a woman easily, don't offend a villain easily, and don't easily offend a devil, but you have all three. Complete. I don’t think you can’t control her, but just like when a person plays with a sharp blade happily and skillfully, the onlookers can’t help but be frightened even if they know that he is unlikely to be injured.”

"It seems that many people are frightened by Madame Montespan," Louis held his chin, "Okay, dear Bontang, I once promised her that I would treat him like a king treats his royal wife. War, now that I’m back in Paris, it’s time to meet her.”

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Madame Montespan brought her child into the palace. When this child, who had not held a celebration ceremony and was not recognized by the king, was still a toddler, it was impossible for Madame Montespan to hold her in person, so she accompanied her. It is Mrs. Scarron - Mrs. Scarron is an illegitimate daughter, but she has an elder who cannot be treated with outsiders, who is now Innocent XI. In addition, because the king established and operated the girls' school The work was entrusted to her (nominally the Duchess of Orleans), and she did not have to follow Madame de Montespan into the palace.

"I said you may not be thinking too much," Mrs. Montespan said with pride and hatred: "I didn't kill the king when I came to Paris. Now that I have given birth to a child for him, how can I still do anything to him?" Is it disadvantageous?"

"I don't think you can do anything to Your Majesty." Compared to Madame Montespan, Madame Scalon was very strong and could easily pick up a child. Even if she had to walk such a long way, she did not gasp or cry. Pause: "But you should know that you have become increasingly unable to control your emotions recently... and you are unwilling to follow my suggestion and go to a place outside Paris to recuperate for some time."

Madame Montespan glared at her: "No one can take away the power given to me by the king!"

Mrs. Scalon frowned slightly, "If you must think so." Mrs. Scalon did not think that what Louis XIV gave to Madame Montespan was power. What he gave her was the firewood of the burning rack, the gallows. Rope, or slow poison, but Mrs. Montespan still had illusions. After all, the first two royal ladies were doing almost the same thing as her, and the endings were good.

She also now has a son who is a king.

But it's different, Mrs. Scarron said in her heart. She followed Mrs. Montespan all the way. In the long corridor, people were making room for them. Women knelt and men bowed. Their eyes were filled with joy. The look of surprise would reveal a hint of contempt and fear after Mrs. Montespan left with her head held high.

She also recalled some secrets told to her by the papal envoy (not the unlucky guy who rode the wooden horse) - Madame Montespan's mother is a descendant of the devil. Although the bloodline she inherited from the devil is weak, once she wakes up, she will It is able to seduce and confuse most men, and even women - except for those who are determined. With such a bloodline, it is no wonder that the Manic family must claim it back.

But the owners of this kind of blood may not be able to be happy. Their destiny will no longer be controlled by them the moment the blood awakens. Maybe, but Mrs. Montespan’s mother is definitely not among them-if there is not a strong Protectors, they will continue to attract countless coveted people.

In addition to this problem, another problem is that the owners of this kind of blood can also uncontrollably sense the emotions of others and are inevitably affected. This is one of the reasons why they can easily make others surrender. , but the devil at the time probably didn't expect that someone would use a beautiful creature to deal with thugs like a waste of natural resources.

Those pains, sorrows and malice have deeply affected Madame Montespan. She can remain calm most of the time, but when no one is around, she has gone crazy enough to start self-mutilation - although it is nominally used to treat headaches. method, but bloodletting had been proven ineffective by the king’s scholars and doctors ten years ago. In Paris and Versailles, it was almost impossible to find a doctor willing to perform bloodletting on patients, and even barbers were not willing. She Only you can bleed yourself.