I Am Louis XIV

Buhua was also awakened from sleep.

Buhua is the Tatar who made a decisive decision in the Great War, pledged allegiance to King Louis XIV of France, and transferred from the original Polish master to the French. The Tatars in northern Europe are almost all descendants of the Mongols. However, after hundreds of years of breeding and wandering, most of the Tatars have become more like Europas. They speak Polish, Russian and even Swedish. Just forget about the things that have been passed down from their ancestors - especially those that they can hardly use anymore.

Language is always the first to be discarded and the first to be picked up. Today's Tatars can still remember a few scattered words. It was passed down from the elders earlier, and the reason why it has been passed down is that the pronunciation of this word is simple, and it has auspicious meaning-buhua means cow.

No matter where they go, cattle are a very precious asset for Mongols or Tatars.

But Buhua's son used the Polish name, and he was the hostage sent to the king's son by Buhua—Anwo.

After the Great War, Anwar, who made the right bet, came to Paris with the army of the French king, and then Versailles. Louis XIV was a tolerant and generous man. He allowed not to spend money on serving in his army, and even allowed himself Raised an army of Tartars, but without careful consideration, cautiously refused the king's solicitation-he was still loyal to Louis XIV, but he had no intention of staying in Paris, or anywhere in the heart of France, Because after staying in the French army camp for a while, he found that this kind of hierarchical and strictly regulated place was not suitable for Tatars.

He couldn't bring his people, that is, his army, to Paris. They couldn't adapt to the climate and laws here, and they couldn't train and restrain themselves according to the requirements of those generals, rather than disappoint the king and drop them one by one. On the gas lamp post, it is better for them to live and fight where they are used to and what suits them. Of course, some of the sons and daughters of the Tatars will be sent to Paris and Versailles—it’s clear that it lasted for hundreds of years, no, the way of fighting for thousands of years is undergoing drastic changes, perhaps in the In the past few decades, it doesn't matter if they are eliminated, but their children have to catch the horse's tail.

Louis agreed to his request, and he had already planned where to send these Tatars.

Livonia.

When we look at the map of Europa, we can see that Sweden, as described, is like a pair of trousers with legs split apart. Beginning with King Husband I, the conquests came gradually, including part of Russia and part of Poland. Livonia is hardly a trouser hem—it’s more like a shoe dangling under trousers—and it’s separated from the rest of Sweden by the Gulf of Finland.

The old-fashioned and anti-French factions in Sweden were very angry when King Karl XI of Sweden and King Louis XIV of France made an exchange of Livonia and North Groningen, mainly because Livonia not only linked Poland and Sweden, the Baltics also had many important ports in Livonia. On the contrary, although North Groningen also has a port and its location is very important, it is separated from Sweden by Denmark, which is an out-and-out enclave-this transaction makes many people think it is not worthwhile, thinking that their king is affected by Bewitched by a French witch, she is still resentful until now.

But what made Karl XI make this decision was of course not only his love for Princess Elizabeth. Although Livonia is a good place, it is close to Russia and Poland at the same time. John III, who was constrained by the great nobles, would not do this, but the current king of Poland is Condé the Great. An elected Polish king is very different.

Although Karl XI also has great ambitions, he is still a young king after all. He has not been in power for a long time, and he must say that he is not very sure that he can win the victory against Condé the Great.

In contrast, King Christian V of Denmark is just a mediocre person. He should follow the example of Louis XIV, but blindly follow Leopold I, that is, he intends to use marriage to solve the problems between countries , he first wanted to marry his younger sister to the French crown prince, but after that failed, he wanted to marry her to the son of the Bavarian elector. After being rejected by Bavaria, he tried to negotiate with Karl XI...

Even if there is no marriage contract between the eldest princess and him, between Denmark and Poland, Karl XI will choose Denmark-Norway.

In addition to annexing Denmark, or in other words, after annexing all of Norway in Denmark, Sweden is equivalent to owning the entire Scandinavian Peninsula. Outside the peninsula is the vast North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Next, you only need to move the chess pieces slightly. It is not difficult to continue to conquer Denmark - even if it is not allowed by the King of France and the King of Poland, Sweden already has a complete territory like the United Kingdom, without having to worry about enemies at all times.

If he continues to compete with Poland for territory, besides Condé and Louis XIV, he also has to worry about whether Russia will take advantage of it. After all, both Poland and Sweden can be said to be Russia's confidantes. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, when Russia fell into turmoil due to the extinct royal family, Sweden signed the "Stolbovo Treaty" with it, and exchanged several border cities for Russia's only seaport...

The Tsar of Russia never gave up on recapturing lost lands, maybe more.

With such an idea, Karl XI will inevitably lean towards France. As for the future, he feels that being able to annex Norway in his lifetime is enough to exhaust all his energy, and then leave it to his children, just like It's like father handing over a new Sweden to himself.

As for Louis XIV's decision, it was not just to win over the vampires of Zmich. The influence of the inner world on the outer world will inevitably become less and less with the progress of time and science. The balance between the country and the country before , the weight of the non-human chip will gradually become lighter. His deal with Karl XI is to allow Grand Condé to establish authority in Poland as soon as possible, and it is also to draw Sweden’s attention to Denmark-Norway—— It is best not to have a big war before the great Kong Dai has subdued those big nobles.

Although Poland's hussars are famous throughout Europe, they also have an extremely fatal problem-for the Polish king, because they almost all belong to those Polish nobles who own a lot of land. , The serf system in Poland is still going on, the nobles control the serfs, produce wheat or other assets that can be exchanged for horses and armor, and then use these to feed soldiers and equip them with armaments-so, in the event of war, the king must Bow your head to these nobles and ask them to send troops.

Grand Condé was lucky to have the support of Louis XIV to bring his army to Warsaw, but if Sweden went to war with Poland, his army would still not be able to support the war. Even when the smoke of the Spanish succession war was already very strong, Louis XIV also declined the request of the Great Condé or the new Polish Crown Prince Henry to return to Paris to work for him, and only asked them to maintain the stability of Poland. Then there's Livonia.

Although Livonia belongs to France in name, it is also an enclave in essence. In the future, it may be officially returned to Poland or Sweden through marriage or other means, but now, Louis XIV is rare. Stretched, so Livonia was temporarily supervised by another Bourbon, the Crown Prince of Poland. Interestingly, he was also appointed Governor of Livonia.

People at this time did not know that after a few years, Livonia was officially returned to Poland, and Condé the Great, that is, Ludwig I, officially canonized his son, the Polish crown prince as Livonia. Duke, and since then, Duke of Livonia has become the title of the Crown Prince of Poland, just as the Prince of Wales is the title of the Crown Prince of England.

However, the current governor of Livonia is still Earl Henry, because when Condé left France, he returned his title and territory to the royal family-of course, the Polish king could not continue to bow down to the French king, so his The title of Duke of Enghien on his son Henry was also transferred by Louis XIV to his son, the Duke of Enghien Jr., so that the little duke could grow up in Versailles without harassment and contempt.

But Henry now only has one earl title from his wife...

Although it is a bit embarrassing, but knowing that there is a crown waiting for him, Earl Henry can wait calmly. Similar to his father, he is also an excellent general, and because he has been in turmoil and riots since his youth, this Earl prefers the military camp , rather than the court, which favored those young Shirachitas who danced and sang together around campfires in the dark, feasted and drank, brandished machetes, and fired muskets—men who would later become The confidant of the Duke of Livonia.

There is another person who is constantly mentioned by people in later generations, that is, Buhua.

This old, treacherous and keen-eyed Tatar became the Minister of War of the King of Poland in the future, a man who was like a slave or a weapon, and those noble Schlachtas, and more noble senators, elders, It is unbelievable that bishops are equal, but this is an undoubted fact - a large oil painting hanging high in the meeting room of the old palace has a face with flat features and yellowish-brown skin.

He chose the King of France without hesitation, between Versailles and Livonia without hesitation when he did not spend the time in the great battle, and as soon as he saw Count Henry, he immediately decided to join him. Under his command——Buhua didn't think that there would be a war between Poland and France while he could still see and hear, and even if it happened, it might be a trap or an opportunity for him.

He brought his Tatars to become Earl Henry's subordinates. It has to be said that the Tatars know how to run and fight in the wilderness better than the French musketeers and cavalry, so Earl Henry asked the Tatars to teach them His officers and soldiers quickly became acquainted with each other who were not so familiar with each other, and even a little wary of each other. Just tonight, Buhua had a half-night drink with a musketeer. After drinking too much, the musketeer The gunner said he would love to go back to France, to join Louis XIV's army and fight for the king.

"Oh, aren't you loyal to Earl Henry and His Majesty Ludwig I?" Buhua asked strangely.

"That is true," said the Musketeer, "but I am a Frenchman, and this battle directly affects the future of France."

"Besides," continued the musketeer, "there is no war in Poland now."

It seems he was wrong.

and cried out inwardly that he was lying in the same room as the musketeer tonight, and that at the sound of the horn they jumped to their feet, and dressed quickly, though with a splitting headache. Clothes, put on weapons, and run to the square.

When they heard that the enemy was not a rebellious mob, nor an Austrian, or an Ottoman Turk, or even a Dane—but the Russians, both of them were startled, because in their minds Russia Obviously not in the forecast.

Russia used to be a dangerous enemy, but since Ivan the Terrible killed his son with a hammer in a rage, he and the dynasty were extinct, which triggered great turmoil in Russia for nearly a hundred years—not only in Russia People scrambled to launch the so-called "heir", even the Polish king at that time intervened. He first supported a person who pretended to be the heir, and then wanted his son to be the tsar, but this plan was quickly rejected by the Russian nobles. crushed.

In the current Romanov dynasty, the tsar is Alexei I. This tsar is not recognized by the kings of Europe, because his father, the first tsar of Romanov, is The grandnephew of the last tsarist queen of the previous dynasty, his grandfather was a monk, so that his throne seemed a bit unjust.

Although the poor queen's nephew was forced to become a monk, people don't go into the reason why he was admired by the Russians because even if he was first forced into a monastery, he was later imprisoned and threatened by the Polish king , but he never bowed his head, and his noble character won the unanimous support of the Russians. At that time, he was still in the prison of the Polish king, but it did not prevent them from running to his son and asking him to be the master of Russia.

Note that this is a request, not a request.

The Tsar at that time was not a good title. Several crowned heads had knocked to the ground before. The monk’s son insisted on refusing to accept it, and then put forward many harsh conditions. People agreed to them all before he was allowed to nod.

This negotiation probably took all the energies of the young Mr. Romanov, who at the age of forty-nine went to the mercy of God and was crowned by his son Alexei I, Alexei I He was very young when he came to the throne, so his teacher acted as regent, and the result was-a mess.

The original turmoil still has its aftermath until now. Later, religious riots initiated by Bishop Nikon occurred successively, as well as several wars with Poland, the annexation of Ukraine and other major events. Until now, Russia is not peaceful and the treasury is not sufficient. It was rumored that Alexei was plagued by illness, and his three sons and daughters were also fighting openly and secretly, and they never stopped. Therefore, although Earl Henry was prepared, he did not expect that it would be the Russians who blew the first horn of this battle!