I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 83 Mr. Bishop is worried (Sanjiang recommends plus more)

If Mr. Bishop was angry before, he is depressed now. This is not the result he wanted. Although the Bible sternly rebuked all bed curtains that were not made for reproduction, everyone knew that the priests of Rome They have always been strict about meat and vegetables, and Italians are even more affectionate—men and women, and the Renaissance has completely liberated their thoughts and desires, and they are chasing them all day long like those banished Olympians. Beautiful, unable to extricate herself, like indulging in an unspeakable deformed love like the ancient Greek scholars...

The Italians, the Germans, the Spaniards, and even the British, and only the middle class are most likely to be reproached, because they cannot be as reckless as the lower classes, nor as free-spirited as the upper classes. - When his nephew Felipe was treated coldly by the king and rejected by the Queen Mother (he was unable to approach the Queen Mother), the suggestion made by Mr. Bishop was initially disapproved of, but he also had to take into account his brother Philip His prestige is approaching the king - the king's temperament is gentle, not as strong as the king's younger brother, so people's attention is often focused on the young king's younger brother. The bishop also reminded the king, but Louis trusted his brother very much, not only Instead of alienating and coldly treating the Duke of Anjou as the bishop said, he kept putting more and more important matters in the hands of his younger brother.

   And the visit of the former Queen of Sweden has become the last weight in Mr. Bishop's heart.

As for the king, he just considers things on a case-by-case basis, and gives power and positions according to his personal abilities. He doesn't even feel that he takes care of Philip very much. In this matter, he handed over the position of financial director to Fouquet and the royal engineer's To Vauban, general and marshal to Viscount Turenne and Schaumberg, out of sheer public interest - the bishop does not think so, and would like to see a tolerant king, because he knows Those who want to seize the king's power are afraid that there will be no good ending. Even if it is him and the queen mother, out of such selfishness, he does not want Louis to change, but the problem is that such tolerance falls on the king's brother. Not so good, he kept watch over the duke of Gaston in Blois, who is said to be either a drunkard, drowsy or cursed loudly at his brother and nephew - and he has not given up on his ambitions, the bishop has done. Be prepared that if he's going to see God, he's going to take this odious guy with him too - though they may go the other way.

Such an idea did not come out of nowhere. Bishop Mazarin came from a humble background, and it is almost impossible for people from humble backgrounds in this era to have a healthy body. Behind the long sleeves and good dance, there is work and thinking day and night. He is aging faster than his peers. He has been coughing constantly recently. The doctor asked him to find "the fresh corpse of a red-haired man around 24 years old who was hanged, hanged or beheaded" as a special medicine. He refused, the potions in the world are much more effective, and Mr. Bishop would rather eat bat wings, toad legs or mouse tails than cannibalism.

He knew that Felipe had indeed been using special perfumes, witches' perfumes, to win women's favor, and really, it was no different than a vain boy wearing a diamond ring on his finger, and he also He was severely warned that his identity and ability in the inner world could not appear in the palace, which was taboo, and all those in power could not tolerate themselves, or those close to them being controlled - just like Merlin, he was King Arthur There are a lot of things he has done. It can be said that Merlin has contributed a lot to the reason why King Arthur is King Arthur, but he has done two things wrong. One is to admit that he can control his fate, and the second is to serve King Arthur's father, Uther. The king cast a spell that changed his face, allowing Arthur to be born - if the first thing can only be said that there is no evidence, then the latter thing undoubtedly hit the king's weakness - who knows if Merlin will change become his wife, lover, or knight, and would that man suddenly betray him, slaying him when he was unsuspecting?

King Arthur's dislike of Merlin was completely reasonable. Although he never showed it, how could Vivienne, the princess of Northumberland, make Merlin fascinated, let him obey his orders, and imprison him in the last act. In the rock, who can't tell, and King Arthur later acquiesced to the church to launch a massive crackdown on wizards is another mystery? As for whether the palace began to expel the wizards before or after this, it is even more unclear.

Now the kings of the outer world are willing to support and drive wizards, and it is also because the inner world is getting weaker and weaker, and the families that migrated to the inner world have begun to plan to return to the outer world. The Mancini family is not the only family that stretches out tentacles to the outside world. , And while the Roman Church is constantly proclaiming its supreme position, it is also gradually releasing the shackles of the Inquisition. At least a few hundred years ago, it was absolutely impossible for the Inquisition to continue to serve Protestants— So why did the church suddenly become kinder? It's not because they realize that the monks and their descendants in the inner world cannot continue to fight against the wizards and dark creatures without the support of the outer world. Since they can control them, they are not hesitant to loosen the chains in some places.

Therefore, if Felipe confessed to Mr. Bishop that he would use some shady means against the Duke of Anjou, especially those related to witchcraft, Mr. Bishop would never allow it, but when Mr. Bishop asked , he just said with a smile, Duke of Anjou, His Royal Highness Wangdi has a 120,000-point affection for him, and their relationship may be deeper than friends. At that time, he will ask Wangdi to help him. A few words of kindness in the presence of the king, and the title of a duke is at your fingertips.

Mr. Bishop had no doubts about this. Mary only revealed her identity when the werewolf raided the convoy, and let her father and uncle personally blame her. Felipe was several years older than Mary. , he should be more aware of the family's tendencies, and should not make such stupid behaviors.

  …

   But he did.

Thinking of this, Mr. Bishop couldn't help but have a splitting headache, and when he saw Mancini's parents and his brother, he lost his voice. The wonderful thing was that they were both angry at each other's incompetence - Mancini's parents dared not When they went to question the king, they were disgraced by the bishop. When they rushed to the Louvre to question Marie, they couldn't get close at all—the last time they came to question Marie, the king was still there. In exile, Elarius, the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition, is still up for grabs, and the hunting palace in Versailles is simply a funnel, not to mention wizards, even a commoner can swagger in.

Now the king has always been accompanied by monks from the Inquisition. After the Felipe incident, the king asked Marie Mancini to move to a room adjacent to him. This move caused a lot of rumors, but now the king can't care about it. , according to Marie, Felipe was her father's favorite child, and it's hard to say what her father would do—maybe he wouldn't dare to do anything to the king, but besides Marie, he had many daughters.

Mr. Bishop really didn't know what to say when he heard these rumors. The reason why he indulged Felipe was because Louis never showed the love for women that a young boy should have, and he was worried... yes, to the other The same is true for one gender. He is surrounded by more of his servants, his marshals and his ministers. This is really worrying. On the other hand, the king's younger brother Philip has also reached the age of marriage. Mr. Bishop does not want to watch. Brother Wang had children before the king - even illegitimate children, so he...he just wanted to delay his "true adult" age a little bit.

Although it is said that the younger brother may have some bad preferences, it does not matter, it is not without this situation among the nobles. They will still have a satisfactory marriage, with a wife and an heir. Although this cannot be made public, But it doesn't turn into a disturbing handle either.

   But can he say this to the king, to the queen mother?

cannot.

  ———

   In the end, the king invited Mr. Bishop to his study. They talked for only ten minutes when there were only two people, and then decided on the compensation for the Mancini family.

Marie's sister, Mancini's eldest daughter, Laura Mancini is discussing marriage with the Duke of Modena. The king will send messengers to congratulate and send a gift worth 100,000 livres. Prince Conti and this daughter The marriage has basically been agreed, and the king will also send a gift worth 100,000 livres and lend them the Palace of Fontainebleau, so that they have a decent place to conclude the marriage contract and complete the ceremony.

   "And Marie Mancini..." said Mr. Bishop: "They also hope she can have a distinguished marriage."

   This time the king did not answer him.

   (end of this chapter)