I Am Louis XIV

   Chapter 173 The Wizard of France

   is written at the front—amendments and additions are not counted in the word count.

  First of all, I apologize to the readers!

This, before the computer screen suddenly appeared blurry and black screen, and then coincided with the Spring Festival... Then I encountered the epidemic that everyone knows... My parents didn't allow me to go out, and I don't know when the online delivery will arrive - fortunately, I finally managed to find a solution. It has been fixed... Now I hope there will be no more problems... Now express delivery is not allowed to enter the community... The TV network has also been calling for non-essential not to go out, and the mall does not know if it is open...

   In short, I'm really sorry, I'm sorry to keep readers waiting for a long time, the next week will add a thousand words per chapter (free) as compensation, Jiuyu bows here.

   Finally, the year is not over yet, so I wish you all the best of luck, good health and wealth!

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What Louis did not expect was that after Prince Condé, it was Bishop La Rivière who came to persuade him not to give his brother, Philip, Duke of Orleans, more rights and merits. He has always been known as a wallflower, and he was completely blessed by the king to be able to put on the bishop's shoulder straps. It stands to reason that he should not appear in the outspoken crowd - but Louis just thought for a while and understood. The reason why the bishop did this - it was precisely because he knew who his master was that he did not hesitate to stand on the king's side.

Recalling that in the accident at Dunkirk, the cardinal also suppressed his instincts and did not eagerly lean towards the Duke of Orleans. The king was willing to listen to what he wanted to say. Sure enough, the bishop even He gave an exhortation, and his words were still quite tactful and gentle. To put it simply, he suggested that the Duke of Orleans should stay in Paris instead of going out with the king, which was also for the sake of the inheritance of the Bourbon dynasty.

This is also very reasonable, although it is very difficult for the king and the duke to die at the same time. Generally speaking, this will only be an accident. If captured, the king and the duke will only be treated according to their status. And will not be executed, not even hurt and humiliated, but accidents are unforeseen circumstances, and no one can guarantee that in the chaotic battlefield, the king and the duke will be safe and sound, not to mention the assassination of both of them. It never stops.

Louis thought for a while, and just when Bishop Lariviere thought he had changed his mind, he still shook his head: "Next time," he said, "Next time, I will let the Duke of Orleans stay in Paris. , but this time, I have promised him to let him go to Flanders with me."

"But, Your Majesty..." Bishop Larivière insisted on a rare occasion. Louis looked at him with a slight smile. He wouldn't be self-motivated, thinking how loyal this bishop was. He was just... very self-aware. , because apart from Louis, there were not many people who admired him in the court. He was indeed mediocre, incompetent, and timid as a mouse. Prince Condé and even his younger brother Philip were quite disdainful of him, but Louis's idea was very different from this era. People are different. He never expects his subordinates to have outstanding talents. In other words, he places more importance on whether that person is suitable for his position than wisdom and morality. Colbert, a small businessman, became a minister, making his woman a duchess, and a docile and ordinary cardinal was the archbishop of Paris he needed.

   Let’s be honest, if La Rivière had the abilities of Richelieu or Mazarin, he might have been the closest roommate with Fouquet.

So, La Rivière did come for himself, because he was the least willing to let anyone other than Louis become the king of France, let alone a cardinal, you can rest easy, as a Parisian Archbishop, when the king made a siege of Castel Sant'Angelo and almost repeated the events of Avignon, he was doomed to be unable to get even the slightest support from the Roman church - but he was not a complete fool, the king was so Said, he also had to sigh and assured the king that he would pray for them before they set off, and left the room to discuss with the queen mother how many large masses and how many small masses should be held. .

After Bishop Larivière left, it was still dark, and no less than a dozen candles had been lit in the king's room. They made it as bright and warm as day. The king let Bontang put out most of them. While putting some important documents into the box by hand - in this era, the clerks have learned to use boxes of different colors to carry documents of different importance and urgency, and the documents that the king himself packed are of course in the red box. —Then the king leaned down and placed several letterboxes in a fine leather case, which seemed ordinary, but was in fact a magic implement, with a fine needle in the little lock on the lid, except for Louis's Blood, no one can open this box. If violence is used, this box will be automatically burned. There are several correspondence between Louis and Prince Conti. Thinking of returning to Paris with trepidation, he was the one who privately said more than once that he would never leave his mansion for half a step, but when Flanders' strategy was initially determined, he kept appearing in front of the king, and so were the people who were flattering. When he was there, the king could not help but smile.

This is why Louis must add Philip to the list of expeditions. This is the first expedition of Louis Dieudone Bourbon, and its significance will never be the same as any subsequent expedition. It can be said that in this expedition The people who were fortunate enough to show up were all the king's confidants and close friends. Conte was the only one who didn't want to let go of this opportunity. In the past few months, people in Paris have been piling up and drilling camps everywhere. Isn't it all for this?

Thinking of Conte, Louis thought of following his orders to meet or rescue Madame Lavalier, and thought of another important thing from Madame Lavalier. The so-called thought that whoever will come, just when King Guo fell into deep thought, the window of the room suddenly slammed softly, and then accompanied by a gust of invisible wind, the window curtain was pushed indoors, and the flame of the candle swayed and went out. The moonlight pouring down from the open window suddenly replaced the artificial light, and then, as if in an instant, the silver-white moonlight became the substance, and an aura from the wasteland shrouded it.

   "Ah," said Louie, "I was wondering when you'll be back," he said.

   Madame Lavalier, also known as the werewolf Louise, shook the fluffy hair on her body gently, walked around the room, and then sat down slowly.

It has been a long time since Louise first revealed her werewolf in front of the king, and more than once, but every time she sees such a beautiful beast crawling in front of her, the feeling is even Louis. It's hard to resist, he didn't call Bontang, he closed the window himself, and when he returned to the silver wolf, he already had a comb in his hand - to say the craftsman wondered why the king needed one A comb big enough to brush a horse's mane, and it was a fine silver comb, studded with pearls—of course they wouldn't know that Madame Lavalier liked pearls more than gems.

When the king groomed the wolf with his own hands, the wolf's taut body gradually relaxed. She extended her head affectionately, and the wet nose tipped into Louis's arms. She was relieved to find that there was not too much inside. It belongs to the smell of other women. She knows whether she should hate it or not. Whether as a werewolf or as a royal lady, she should not be jealous, and from the beginning, the king and her were a deal, but she just couldn't. Control herself, how can she control herself? Put a glass of water in front of the thirsty, and a loaf of bread in front of the hungry - she is so different from the king, it's not an exaggeration to say that she is now able to get the position of a royal lady by fluke , the king had almost no power to use in the world at that time, and the Serbian werewolves had no strength and courage to find a place to live again after suffering two betrayals and expulsions.

But as the servants of the devil, werewolves were born with greed. When Louise was the maid of Princess Henrietta, the occasional glance at the game and the touch of her fingertips or shoulders during the game were enough to fill her heart. Sweet and delightful, all she prayed at that time was that Princess Henrietta would become queen of France, and she could stay at court, serving the queen and the king, and perhaps when the queen had any message to the king, she could also be with her. The king said a word or two.

  Princess Henrietta did not become a queen, but she became the first recognized royal lady, which made her ecstatic, and at the same time she couldn't help but yearn for the king's love.

When Louis was grooming his royal wife, he found that Louise had grown a lot more than the first time he saw her. When she was lying on her back, she took up almost all the open space in the room, and even put the chairs up. Pushed to the corner of the room, the thick silver hair spreads on the ground, like a huge blanket, the king now needs to raise his hands to brush the fur on her back, her long kiss is rarely seen The king opened up, but Louis had no doubt that she could swallow his entire upper body in one bite.

Taking care of such a giant beast is a dangerous and arduous task, but that sense of achievement cannot be achieved by grooming cute cats and dogs. Louis also regarded this as a pastime and relaxation after the exhaustion of the desk. , and has the function of training - to be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that Louis's swordsmanship and martial arts lessons had not been interrupted, it would not have been easy to complete this work. Go to the inner room, take out a loose silk satin cloak, and let it gently fall on the giant wolf.

   "Okay," he touched the big ear: "Come back to what you used to be," he said: "Otherwise, how can I talk to you?"

   "I'd rather be like this," Louise said after returning to her human form, "because I feel that Your Majesty seems to prefer my wolf type."

Louis had a rare guilty conscience, and it was true: "Don't say that," his eyes fell on Louise. As we said earlier, Louise is not the kind of beauty people usually think of, her face On a man, it might be on par with the Duke of La Rochefoucault or the Duke of Orleans, but on a woman, it becomes a tragedy. The point is that for Louis, he can accept this. It is a strange beauty, after all, after hundreds of years, neutral beauty is also popular, and as time goes by, Louise's body has a special wild beauty - strong body, slender limbs, Strong waist and full chest are also very attractive to men.

Louise opened her eyes slightly, and Louise's expression was dim, because she often needed to disappear for a long time. For those who didn't know, she was alone because of the unfortunate death of the child in her womb. Recuperate, but who knows, until a few days, the relationship between the king and her is just like a friend.

Louis heard a screeching noise, and then Louise came up to him, fully clothed, and said, "Sit down," said the king, not letting Bontang come in to light the candle, because werewolf eyes prefer moonlight, candles The light made her feel uncomfortable, even if she was wearing a magical device used to hide her identity - seeing that Louise had regained her calm face, Louis also said apologetically in his heart, "How is Conflan? already?"

After sending Prince Conte back to Paris, the werewolves went on to do their previous work - the wizards who had been ordered by the king to clean up and persecute France - they didn't show up when the king needed them most, and they didn't show up to the king. The summons turned a deaf ear. Of course, the king would not allow them to continue to multiply and exist in their own territory as they wished. Gayola Island let the king know that the inner world is not another world in the real sense, but the monsters of the inner world. , a region divided by magical creatures and wizards from the surface world, their spells cover the eyes of mortals, but in fact it still belongs to France or any country. France had no islands for these wizards to live in, so they were probably still inland, so the werewolves of the king were like driving away the voles in the field, rummaging out the wizards in groups, in this regard Werewolves have an advantage because werewolves and wizards have been enemies from the very beginning.

   Conflan is the inner world of France. It is located on the border of France and Spain. It used to be a free city. It has since become obscure, and now it seems that it is a trick played by wizards.

   "They beg your forgiveness," Louise said.

   "That's all?" Louis smiled nonchalantly. "And, they?" In French, they're different from them, but people use them more often because women aren't considered fully human.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Louise paused, as if unable to find the right words for a moment, "they, all I saw, were witches." Maybe there were male wizards, but even he was never in The dominant position, whether it is the messenger or the chief, is only female.

"How did they explain their previous dereliction of duty to you?" Louis asked, not to mention that wizards are irresponsible, although they have always been proud of their talents different from mortals, but they are not stupid enough to ignore the power of the world, or, When the inner world can still support them, they can still deceive themselves, but when the inner world can no longer meet their demands... The Mancini family has always been involved with the Colonna family in Rome, but unfortunately the Colonna family cannot provide They have enough shelter, and Naples also has its own wizards. After many times, they finally found Mazarin, and then came into contact with the French court through Mazarin.

   (end of this chapter)