I Am Louis XIV

When later people studied this period of history, they agreed that the ruling style of the Sun King changed suddenly from this grand parade-Brittany. They speculated that Louis XIV was likely to be in Brittany. Duan encountered some very unpleasant things during his parade, which may be related to the continuous conspiracy and assassination of the king since he took the throne. It is not surprising that the Bretons were involved, and it can be said that They were quite unlucky when the good king lost all patience.

In various theories, some people also mentioned the death of the Duchess of Colonna. This lady was only forty years old when she died. It can be said that the fragrance disappears and the jade dies, but this idea has attracted some people's ridicule, because in people's perception, the Sun King has always been as he himself said-I am the country.

He is France, how do you ask that a country will be troubled by love like a mortal?

People still agree more with the statement that the Bretons offended the king, and later more and more evidence seems to confirm this. It broke out and lasted until the king arrived in Nantes. In this rebellion, there were shadows of Britain, the Holy Roman Empire and Spain, as well as some countries such as Denmark and Switzerland that had to stand against France, as well as Francois Exiles from newly occupied areas such as Del and Holland.

Surprisingly, Louis XIV seems to have been prepared for a long time. With the cooperation of Loise and Colbert, his army has always maintained strong energy, sufficient vigilance and rapid speed. Because of the king's grand parade, Already, a standing army of 25,000 to 30,000 people turned from the Loire region to the Brittany region. The wizards and priests around the king cast fog and raised obstacles, and the ghosts they hired failed. It played a little role, and King Arthur and Merlin, who were sleeping in the Lost Forest, failed to give any help and guidance to the British who claimed to be descendants of the former. After those people walked in, they didn't make a sound anymore—the king's motorcade was being repaired Speeding on the flat road that passed by, the torches held by the cavalry in the dark night formed dazzling crimson wavy lines.

The Duke of Luxembourg was left by the king to suppress the Breton rebellion, and the king's flag of the royal blue golden sun was raised high, compared with the black and white striped Breton flag.

Not all Bretons, especially those who had the honor to meet or see the king and his army while driving, knew very well that if Brittany could confront France in force, then The Duchess of Brittany doesn't have to marry twice and be forced to become pregnant constantly with humiliation-they can't even beat the French army during the Louis XII period, let alone the current Louis XIV.

But if they don't rebel, as Louis XIV said, Brittany no longer exists, not a duchy, not a region, just a province, and there is no direct connection between the provinces, or the King of France Doesn't admit it - everyone knows that in their generation, maybe they remember Brittany, if the province is divided according to the king's order, their sons and grandsons will naturally call themselves Morbihan , the Maritimes, or the Ille-Vilaines, not the Bretons.

The Brittany nobles who held themselves only hoped that the king would modify or withdraw the decree, rather than rebellion, went to the battlefield with great luck. Without exception, the main members were sentenced to beheading, disembowelment, castration and five-horse quartering for treason. Most of the followers were beheaded, hanged or imprisoned for a long time. Many places in Nigeria need to be developed and repaired.

The British wizards fantasized that the king would walk into the lost forest alone with a few entourages, piously seeking the Holy Sword and the Holy Grail. It never happened. The record is regarded as an interesting story, as he said, if necessary, he can create a holy sword and a holy grail by himself-if Mary Mancini does not encounter any accidents, he may He will do it—he even thought that if necessary, he will bring Mary Mancini here after a while.

Stonehenge in Carnac, the city of Isu sunken under the sea, the pirate castle on the emerald coastline, the rose rock stretching to the horizon, the holy grail hidden in the ancient oak tree, the holy sword of King Arthur held by the fairy in the lake, imprisoned The boulder of Merlin, the fountain of youth that can rejuvenate people, the dark wilderness where ghosts are rampant, and the labyrinth used by witches to punish unfaithful lovers... These are all stories familiar to wizards. To the Louvre, so she never made the pilgrimage to their shrine like other wizards did.

When she grew up, she hoped to go to Brittany with Louis to receive Merlin's blessing. She even joked that if Louis was unfaithful to her, she would leave Louis in the witch's labyrinth.

Louis asked casually at that time, and then you left me alone and went back to Gajola?

No, said Mary, I will stay there with you forever.

Looking back now, Louis doesn't feel sad or sweet. To be precise, since Mary left, it seems that a big piece of his chest has been taken away. Does Mary know that she has taken away so much? ——"It's so capricious." Louis murmured, "There's still a part of me."

"His Majesty."

Louis withdrew his gaze from the window: "Whose letter? The Duke of Luxembourg?" Generally speaking, within half an hour after the meal, Louis does not accept audiences or handle official business. Bontang broke this habit, and there must be something important in return. .

"The Duke of Luxembourg," Bontang frowned, "there is another letter without any signature."

Louis recognized at a glance the wax stamp on the outside of the letter. The wax was a recent invention, but the seal on the wax was an Egyptian roller stamp.

"Give it to me." Louis said, Bontang presented the letter, paused for a moment, and withdrew.

Opening the letter from the Duke of Luxembourg, there is nothing surprising. This Duke is even more serious and rigid than the Grand Condé. There are only two compliments copied from nowhere in the beginning and end of a letter. The content of the letter It is a detailed report on the situation of the war—Brittany does not have an organized army, and many of the soldiers and officers they used to fight against the French army came to the battlefield with impulsiveness and enthusiasm, but everyone I know that impulsiveness and enthusiasm may work in the arena. On the battlefield, what is needed most is calmness. The commander must be calm, and the soldiers are the same. It is not difficult for the Duke of Luxembourg to destroy such an "army".

Then, he said that the loss of soldiers came after the war ended, no, it can’t be said to be a big loss, because there were no dead, mainly when they protected the officials to conduct a census and registration of the town, Meet some ridiculous assassins armed with everything from muskets to pitchforks, hammers to flails, and even stools and dried fish - all of whom have loved ones who died in previous battles.

"So I granted their wish," the Duke of Luxembourg said dryly, "and sent them to be in love with their relatives."

The Bretons probably wouldn't think it was something to laugh at, but both Louis XIV and the Duke of Luxembourg had to do it - the king's law was always built on the guillotine, and those who dared to attack officials The Breton people are soft-hearted, and the Bretons will laugh at you for being weak like a bitch, and the soldiers and officials will also have rebellious emotions-after all, they are the ones who risk their lives, and the king's decree should not be considered It has been implemented.

With the bloody examples hanging on the gallows and placed on the beheading platform, their subsequent work was much smoother. After all, the French did not plunder, rape or expel them, only some Huguenots were a little panicked. For the king's census had indicated their beliefs, but they were relieved--at least outwardly--as long as the officials told them that the king had no intention of forcing every Huguenot to go to Orleans.

"Then why register faith categories?" asked a bold Protestant.

"Because some people will migrate here." The official said: "But even if you are Catholic, the king will not allow you to fight."

Leaving aside what the Huguenots thought, the Duke of Luxembourg was surprised when the king suggested his idea.

But for Louis, this is a matter of course. In order to disintegrate the power of the Huguenots in the cities they have long occupied, the king moved them to Orleans, and now it is the turn of Brittany-in When people here say they are Bretons rather than French, it is impossible to move them, there are too many of them, and the area of ​​​​Brittany is too large-it was originally a principality, And the Huguenots originally occupied only a few cities.

Then, to dilute a force, in addition to taking it away, of course it can also be mixed in. When the population of France has increased to 20 million, some cities have already experienced problems caused by population growth. Outside of Paris, Versailles, and Orleans, the common people at the bottom don't care where they live. Brittany is a good place with beautiful scenery and rich products, and Louis XIV has such integrity—before he was in power At that time, he took in tens of thousands of refugees, and he asked the people to move to Brittany, and they would not be unwilling.

Although Brittany is not as sparsely populated as Lorraine and Alsace, how can its population be compared with that of the whole of France?

When groups of refugees and civilians are protected by the army and settle here, can those fools who shout that we are Bretons not French still stick to their ideals and actions? Louis would have been willing to bet a louis d'or with Bontang, or the Duke of Orléans, if he hadn't been unable to get out of that emptiness.

He hissed, put the Duke of Luxembourg's letter aside, and opened the letter Amon had written to him.

Not long after Prince Zmich left, Theodric, the parent of Vanjoy, came. Of course he was very angry, but he was helpless. Because of Zmich’s particularity, once Amon was persuaded by Louis, the secret banquet could not continue Maintain the original detached posture - don't forget, the battle between the Secret Banquet and the Sabbat has never ended, and how much support a country can give to a faction, just look at Gayola. The members of the Sabbat are a bunch of lunatics and have no choice but to arrogantly declare that they will be in a neutral position, that is to say, whatever Sinmore or Mokavi can do against a mortal king, they will not participate Nor is it encouraged.

There is not much new content in Amon's letter to Louis, but the spell is literally re-deduced. This spell seems simple-drag the victim into a dream and let him live his life quickly, through the accident in the dream Or die of disease or old age. But it was not created for a mortal in the first place—it was Simmor's black magic, Amon wrote.

Simmor is the shortest one among the thirteen clans of the blood clan, because their roots come from wizards. They long for eternal life, but they are unwilling to accept the first embrace easily, so as not to be controlled by the blood clan. After countless trials, They transformed themselves into vampires through alchemy, magic and the blood of a blood elder. After becoming vampires, their magic began to weaken, and they were more inclined to the natural power of the vampires, but their classics were still handed down, even longer and more complete than any wizard family.

The spell this time was provided by an elder of Simmore. This spell was used by his father to murder his elder brother, because at that time, the second son who did not have the right to inherit the murder of the eldest son would be sentenced to the "cornerstone" punishment. Only then managed to create such an assassination spell that can be called silent, difficult to guard against and detect.

The spell required the blood of blood, powerful magic vessels, noble sacrifices, and other precious supplies, some of which are no longer available, but they must have used other things in their place.

As far as Amon guessed, the blood of blood relatives may come from members of the Habsburg family. Speaking of which, Louis only has a quarter of Bourbon blood, and three quarters belong to Habsburg. Not much, but it has an effect on Louis. Amon said that it is very likely that there is the blood of the king, prince, or duke in it.

As for the noble sacrifices, which were considered rare hundreds of years ago, they are no longer a problem now. If possible, the kings are always desperately trying to increase their offspring, especially the orthodox ones.

A downtrodden royal line is no more valuable than a lamb.

The key is that this spell requires someone who can make the victim let go of all vigilance. Elder Simmore chose his elder brother's youngest son. The elder brother never thought that his youngest son, who was only five years old, would drag him into the abyss of death. Bar.

If it hadn't been for Louis' youngest son who didn't have a clear sense of self, they would have tried to do the same-they had finally chosen Mary.

Everyone knows how attached Mary is to Louis.

They almost succeeded.