I Am Louis XIV

Viscount Arthur's face turned pale. He and the people around him had continuously "inquired" about His Majesty's preferences and preferences. In past memories and information, Louis XIV was not an angry and bloodthirsty person. I thought... even though the secret mission couldn't produce it, it couldn't produce Charles II's letter of appointment and other formal documents. No, wait, it should be said that even if they could produce it now, Viscount Arthur wouldn't let them. They take it out, otherwise a charge of treason will be slapped on his head.

But these people... are not ordinary liars. Even if they are a secret mission, the members are all nobles without exception!

Sure enough, the king's sentence was just handed down here, and the members of the mission who were led to the temporary execution platform almost collapsed. They begged, screamed, and cried incoherently - they shouted that they were not civilians and should receive more punishment. Respect and forgiveness, and shouting the names of relatives and friends - not to mention the deep hatred between Britain and France, but there are still marriages and blood relationships between them from time to time, the kind that happens in a country, because the heirs are broken, the ministers Asking for a king from another country was still possible in a fief.

Louis sat on the high platform and listened carefully. There were indeed ministers and nobles behind him who were related to these people. However, those who could follow the king on a grand tour had enough wisdom even if they were not loyal enough. Even if they did not know the inside story, they could Feeling the cold foreboding about the king, some people almost guaranteed that if anyone spoke at this time, Louis XIV would make him the next batch of unlucky people to be sent to the gallows.

"Thirteen in total, Your Majesty." Justice Sergei Le Brun approached the throne and whispered.

"This is really a good and auspicious number." said the king. He reached out and brushed the document that was handed over and signed his name on it calmly. Although the members of the delegation all had a distinguished or not so distinguished surname, But here, they are just low-class people who are good at deception and blackmail. The nobles may listen to the nonsense of a madman, but will not believe the confession of a poor person - it is not their fault. In that era, For many years to come, people have always closely linked high morals and flawless conduct to people of noble status - they had no formal documents and no one dared to prove it for them, so they had no choice but to die.

Soon, the first man was dragged up. He tried his best to remain calm and intimidate the crazy French king with his calm and hateful eyes, but he failed. The fear of pain and death easily made him cry. His eyes were blurred by tears, and when the executioner roughly pulled out his fists that had been curled up in the lace cuffs, he started to tremble and howl, then stopped abruptly - he passed out and was executed. People couldn't help but glance at the high platform. The Marquis of Lovas made a gesture, so... the executioner raised his axe, and with a dull thud, a pale hand rolled and fell to the ground.

Blood spurted out, and the tortured person was awakened by the severe pain. After waking up, he only glanced at it and fainted again.

In this era, many people would always gather around the execution platform. Firstly, this was because there were no entertainments that ordinary people were qualified to enjoy with money. Secondly, according to the medical theory at that time, human body and blood could be used as medicine, fresh and fresh. Human blood can increase energy, human fat can be used to wrap wounds and make candles, and human bones can be used to treat head ailments—both headaches and nosebleeds. Therefore, the criminals on the execution platform are similar to the pigs, cattle and sheep in the slaughterhouse, and they both have a group of eager customers.

But today, the people watching were particularly silent, not just because the king was also here.

These are thirteen noble masters.

Nobles have always been able to receive special forgiveness. Except for treason, any of their crimes can be offset by money and titles. Sometimes the maximum penalty that falls on them is life imprisonment, and the treatment during imprisonment - from food, clothing, housing and transportation In every aspect, it is not much different from his original life. Some criminals can even meet their families, manage accounts and even receive guests in their cells.

It must be a big event for a noble to be executed, but there were thirteen of them here. Not to mention the common people watching the execution remained silent. By the fourth time, even the nobles standing behind the king had a slight commotion. , an earl unfortunately saw his relatives, he couldn't help but want to come forward to plead - not to plead with the king, he was not yet qualified to speak to the king before the king spoke, he was petitioning the Lord Chancellor. Gilles Le Brun.

He took off his diamond brooch and ring and held them in his hand - when accompanying him, everyone would dress up as dazzlingly as possible so that the king could see them, and the jewelry they wore was even more valuable. These were enough The justice had said something, he thought, not to mention that people might not criticize the king, but they might criticize Sergei Le Brun, who was accompanying the king at that time.

But he was immediately pulled back. When he looked back, he saw that it was a good friend of his who was working under the rising Marquis of Senele. He glared at the count and shook his head vigorously but slightly, with a stern look. It extinguished the count's courage like ice water, and he dropped his hands feebly, averting his eyes from the poor man.

The count's friend breathed a sigh of relief. If it were someone else, maybe he could try, but Sergey Le Brun? He was one of the fourteen judges who readily agreed when Louis XIV asked the judges of the Superior Court of Justice to move to Pontoise - that is, when it became a vassal of the king from an independent institution. At that time, people thought he was crazy. ——The High Court of Justice could be said to be extremely powerful at that time. Each judge regarded himself as the uncrowned king. Not only did they side with the king's opponents in the first and second Fronde riots, they also openly announced that they would offer a reward for Mazza. Although the bishop's head and every part of his body, they despised the king like they despised an apprentice in a handicraft workshop... Not many people were optimistic about the king at that time, but Sergei had such courage and vision.

He did win the bet. The king not only gave him the position of chief judge of the Pontoise court, but also asked him to serve as the leader of the mission to welcome Princess Teresa of Spain to get married in France. This good gentleman even more so. He was so grateful and respectful to the king that even Count d'Artagnan, who was the most eloquent, and Bontang or Mr. Colbert, who were best able to figure out the king's thoughts, could not crawl lower than him, trying to get him to say even a single word. If you go against the king's wishes, it will be more difficult than climbing to heaven.

Among other things, the Marquis of Loise carefully read the transcript of the interrogation and the evidence submitted. However, the justice had only one idea - the king said they were liars, so they must be liars! Not to mention Charles II, even if Jesus Christ came before him and here were his thirteen disciples, he would insist on this!

Therefore, if you try to bribe this person without authorization, he will not only fail to persuade the king according to your wishes, but will even betray you in front of the king. Things will only become more troublesome and the king will be more angry. Thirteen There are enough British people, don't add one or two Frenchmen.

But the earl soon no longer had to worry, and the entire execution process didn't take long. Thirteen corpses were neatly hung on the makeshift gallows. Someone may have begged to chop them off with an axe. Their heads, but the punishment of beheading is usually used on nobles. Of course, they are not "qualified" for this. Their severed hands were placed at their shaking feet, quickly attracting a swarm of dense flying insects.

"That shouldn't be all." Louis said as if talking to himself.

"There are still twenty-two wizards," Vesalius said: "They entered the Lost Forest, saying they were interested in finding the remains of Merlin and came... to do something."

"To assassinate me, or to confuse some fools." Louis said indifferently: "They probably don't know that they are just a fog used by others to divert their attention." Those people were not in Dunkirk, nor were they in Canada. Come, or on the sea, let alone in Brittany, Charles II is undoubtedly a participant - the so-called secret mission did attract some attention, and it was Barras who stayed in Paris. He is a ruthless and unrighteous person. Although Eralius reminded him that there is a prisoner in the Bastille who needs constant attention, he saves people with his own life and does not think that this abandoned woman will have any considerable value... …

"Have you found the spell?" Louis said, "Forget it, get in the car."

Vesalius lowered his head, and was honored to be the king's companion under the envious gaze. Mrs. Montespan gave up her position under the king's cold gaze. With a little guilt, she thought about this matter. She never interfered. She might hate Mary Mancini, but how could she allow someone to pose a threat to the king?

"Now the Duke of Colonna and Madame Miledy are searching for records of this spell in Tuscany, Naples, Gaiola and other areas," Vesalius said: "Madame Aubigne is seeking help from Rome, Lava Mrs. Liere, the mother of Duke Halepur, sent their people to Serbia to look for clues, as well as His Majesty Ludwig I, who also recruited some priests and shamans..."

"Is there a general direction?" Louis interrupted: "Actually, it's very simple. If I die, whoever gets the greatest benefit will be the most likely."

Vesalius sighed. The Sun King was at the height of his power and had almost become a symbol of France. For that throne, the Duke of Orleans and the Crown Prince Louis were the most unlikely people. Apart from the emotional factors, neither of them could touch them. To the height that Louis XIV could reach, if Louis is really assassinated, no one can suppress the capable generals and ministers under Louis XIV and make those princes and lords obey, and France will only fall into uninterrupted turmoil again. His enemies will take the opportunity to launch riots and conquests, pushing this huge kingdom into the mire of decay again.

So speaking of it, foreigners and opponents of the king are most likely. Not to mention Leopold I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, King Charles II of England, who once could be said to be an ally, has almost no longer concealed his support for Louis X The hostility of the four, as well as Spain, which is also a Habsburg, after their king Carlos II miraculously recovered, they also began to plan to restore the glory of a hundred years ago, as well as the Dutch government-in-exile , as well as areas such as Flanders, Lorraine, Alsace and Brittany, although they are called French territories, they are more inclined to Habsburg, or simply want to be independent... there may be some others Nobles who realized that Louis XIV was weakening local power, unifying France, and strengthening royal power - such as the former Duke of Saint-Simon...

There is another one, the Roman Church. Although the relationship between the current Pope Innocent XI and Louis XIV is not as rigid as before, and he even sent his illegitimate granddaughter to act as a hostage and messenger, it still needs to Speaking of the grievances between the Roman Church and the French King, unless Louis XIV is willing to hand over the power of appointing and dismissing bishops and lifting restrictions on the outflow of gold, silver and valuables, the relationship between the Church and the French royal family will never be good.

"I hope to hear the exact news before Mary's funeral is over," Louis said gently, but when he thought of the thirteen corpses still hanging precariously on the gallows, Vesalius did not think that the king really " "As always", and on the other hand, they don't need any conclusive evidence, more to avoid the same type of assassination in the future - the enemies after Louis XIV will only become more and more numerous, not more. Come less and less.

"I will, Your Majesty." Vesalius said, "But can you ask some of the adults for me?"

Louis was a little surprised, he even smiled: "Who?"

"Prince of the Blood Clan."

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Theodric, Prince of Vendro, was once the king of the Franks, and Paris was his ancestral home. Because of this, he took on the role of guide and guardian when Louis XIV first came into contact with the other world. ; There is another one, Prince Ammon of Zmich. He is a crazy and powerful person, no less powerful than Theodric. However, he is interested in the young Louis XIV and intends to develop him. He approached the king only after he became a descendant. In the process, he even almost killed Louis. Later, because he needed to regain the ancestral land that was lost by the Polish King John II Casimir, that is, Livonia, he gradually became close to Louis. An equal alliance was established.

Theodric was an old-fashioned and restrained man - a vampire. He appeared in front of Louis at that time because Amon had offended the king. After Louis XIV became the Sun Queen, he continued to shelter Louis' children for a period of time. When little Louis came of age, he said goodbye to the king - because for Theodric, a king and a blood prince should not have an overly close relationship.

At the same time, it was also to restrict Amon - if he was always around the king or a member of the royal family, it would be difficult to ask Amon to stay away from Paris or Versailles. As a member of the Demon Party who was not restricted by any rules, Zmich continued to stay. Being around Louis XIV brings all kinds of harm and no good.

It is not that difficult to find the members of Van Zhuo. After all, most of the members of Van Zhuo are in big cities. They are the nobles of the night. Some vampires have semi-public identities and have contacts and transactions with mortals, and Louis is around There are many priests and wizards. It is easy for the latter to find the vampires. They just need to talk to Prince Vandro, and Vesalius is not qualified yet.

But if you want to send a letter to the prince, that's still possible.

Unexpectedly, Prince Theodric arrived that evening.