I Am Louis XIV

Priest Adrian's misfortune is that his teacher is a stubborn traditionalist. Simply put, he combines the supremacy of the church with the only faith—he is dissatisfied with the control and threats of the Romanov tsars to the Orthodox Church , also disapproved, strongly disapproved of Alexei I's indulgence of non-human beings, which even puzzled many people, because in Russia, a place called by the Europeans as a barbaric and cold place, should be compared with The Orthodox Church alongside the Church of Rome has never been stronger.

The history of belief in Russia is too short and chaotic. The early Slavic beliefs created a group of priests, and later the Golden Horde brought shamans. Wizards and priests were all immigrants who migrated later. In order to find a foothold in the desolate land, a lot of concessions were made to the secular rulers and the aborigines in the other world. Therefore, in Russia, the church and even the religious circles cannot be the only ones.

Like the well-known Ivan the Terrible, he has such a title because the Russians have always regarded the Thor in Slavic mythology as the patron saint of Russia. The Grand Duke of Kiev once regarded him as the head of the gods, and his statue The monument stands near the palace, and the goddess of the earth, Mokosh, has such treatment. This goddess also has a place beside the palace. People often come to pilgrimage and worship them. This situation continues until the church enters Moscow.

But the Russians have not forgotten these gods. The old man often teaches the children to sing nursery rhymes praising the wind god Striberg: "The wind becomes the wings that help the windmill turn, and the mill grinds the wheat into flour." They went to church, but while they praised God’s benevolence, they added the name of the sun god Dazhberg in their prayers, like Perun, the god of thunder. Needless to say, his name can be embedded in the Tsar among titles.

Moreover, the archbishops of the Orthodox Church are still only the courtiers of the tsar, and if the tsar wishes, he can imprison and hang them as much as possible.

Therefore, in Russia, the priests of the church are very tolerant towards the aborigines and wizards in the inner world. After all, no matter when, theocracy can only shine with the support of secular power. Since the Tsar does not want Russia to become Spain, they Why bother?

But there are always some people who are too stupid and will do ridiculous things.

This time Priest Adrian was not so much sent to the army as exiled from Moscow - if it weren't for the fact that he was the kind of "competent"

His priest, perhaps his end is similar to that of his teacher and several other colleagues. Boris of Romanov doesn't like him, he knows, like going to Karsava as an envoy to ask the Polish crown prince to surrender his troops - it's not a good thing - Polish crown prince Henry is a Catholic, the Orthodox To him, priests are no different from pagans. If His Royal Highness regards it as a provocation to the faith, the situation may be much worse than simply asking him to surrender for military or political reasons.

This approach is really unwise, but if the people here are sensible enough, they should attack as soon as possible, even if the rabbit has to kick its legs twice when it enters the pot, the more time is left for the Poles and French , things will go to unpredictable places - Priest Adrian muttered in his heart.

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"Then they refuse to surrender?" asked Boris.

"Henry, Crown Prince of Poland, asked us to wait three days," said Adrian Priest. "He was so sick that he couldn't even leave his bed and leave the city to surrender to us."

"Did you see him?" Alexander asked. "Is he really ill?"

"If the person lying on the bed is that Highness, then he must be sick." Adrian said cautiously: "My attendants heard that he was under too much pressure and cold, He suddenly had a fever and fell into a coma. When I saw him, his face was red, his lips were swollen, and he couldn't focus on one place accurately... like a patient."

Boris glanced at Alexander, and Alexander nodded to the person who went to meet the Polish crown prince with Adrian, indicating that the man was indeed the Polish crown prince Henry. Boris turned his head: "Three days is impossible, I It is gracious to allow him to be carried into my camp, then," he looked at the sky, they arrived at the outskirts of Karzava at dawn, and immediately sent messengers, and there was a night's rest, "I Give them another day and another night, and on the third morning we will begin the siege."

Adrian didn't speak, and he and his attendants went to Karsava again-when he was hung from the city wall, he stared at the cage on the city wall for a long time.

Prince Henry of Poland grew up in the army and should have a strong body and the same firm will, but even if Adrian couldn't recognize, Alexander's attendant—he had spent a secret and pleasant time in Paris He was absolutely recognizable in those days, not to mention that Henry, who was still the son of Prince Condé at that time, had no need to hide his face.

Fortunately, he was seriously ill, otherwise the Poles might not have been willing to surrender without a fight. This time Priest Adrian even boldly stepped forward and asked to examine the crown prince's condition. After some disturbing discussions, he was allowed to Walking to the bedside, he put his hand on His Highness's arm, and after a brief release, as he said, this is indeed a sick person, and he is almost terminally ill.

It seems that Boris’ wish may be fulfilled—priest Adrian returned to the original place, but there was always an indescribable strange emotion lingering in his heart, what went wrong, he was not sure, but in When he came to Boris, he found it best not to say anything, because the Russian and Orthodox teacher was still in prison, waiting to be hanged, if he used such absurd reasons to prevent Boris from accepting the Poles surrender, Boris will push all possible failures and losses on him in front of the Tsar.

No, it should be said that Boris may also be prepared for the failure of the negotiation. If so, the priest is the best scapegoat. Even now, he is the person who has been involved in the dangerous place twice, but Boris does not mention it. Mention his name, but let him go back to his room, and pray for the peace and victory to come.

Priest Adrian returned silently to the room, which—hardly a room, but which, in this pitifully small village, could have a roof to shelter from the wind and rain, walls to ward off malicious sight, That's pretty good.

The room was dark and stuffy, and the priest began to read scriptures.

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"Golem".

One of the thirteen sacred artifacts owned by Patriarch Zmixi, it once pretended to be the king of France, and now it can naturally pretend to be the crown prince of Poland.

Although the Russians have an absolute advantage, if they agree to their request without hesitation, it will cause suspicion. Henry, as the Polish crown prince and the commander of this army, suddenly became seriously ill and could not command the army to fight. This reason can only be dispelled. their doubts.

Of course, Henry couldn't be the one lying on the bed, he was twenty-five miles away from Carzava.

As long as you look at the map, you can see that Karsava is at the lower right of the Vidzeme Heights, and further down is the ancient city of Luza. The two Russian cities are on their right hand side. This area is densely covered with rivers and lakes. To the left of Calzava, where Henry is now, is a large lake called Lubanas, and on the other side of it is a tributary of the Gapua River.

What is the disadvantage of Kalsava? It is easy to attack and difficult to defend. Some people may doubt how it became a city. This is also due to the management of the Zmihi family, but the Russians chose this place as a breakthrough In the end, even the demon party in the blood clan felt ridiculous. If the enemy was a different clan or church of the blood clan, Amon and his clan would be eager to try and couldn't wait, but they had to face tens of thousands of troops... …

"Again, there's nothing wrong with taking you away," Amon said.

"So my father will have to find another heir." Henry wiped his wet hands slowly. How did John II be deprived of the crown and expelled from Poland? While losing the original territory in the three places, the return of Karsava made the Poles rejoice. It can also be said that Ludwig I's first foothold. If he fails, even if he can regain it in the future , His heir status will also be questioned, and even spread to the Grand Condé.

"Of course, things haven't reached the worst point yet." Amon said, "But I'm not too sure yet..."

"The Russians have given me enough time, and then they will give me more time." Henry said with a smile: "However, without your help, I still cannot achieve the expected goal."

"I'm just curious." Amon said, "It's just that I also have a feeling of deja vu."

"It's not surprising that you find it familiar, Mr. Amon," Henry said, "You should know that my uncle, King Louis XIV of France, used wizards when he repaired Dunkirk. General Vauban and I described it Even though I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I was deeply impressed by it.”

He turned and gazed at the great lake rising slowly in the bright moonlight.

"How beautiful." Amon couldn't help admiring.

No sapphire is bigger, purer, or more beautiful than this one.

"I hope the Russian artillerymen and cavalry think so too," said Henry.