I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 18 The departure of the Duke of Cornwall

Clayland left, and there was no news for several months. The Duke of Cornwall gradually changed from calm to agitated, and he had less freedom than Louis, and could hardly leave the room. Put it away and change into French clothes - lest any French people recognize his identity and do something irrational.

This is also a matter of no choice. Britain and France have always been political and religious opponents. In recent decades, they have hindered each other economically. Both countries can be said to rely on commerce to fill the treasury to protect their own domestic agriculture and industry. In India, they fought each other for cotton and textiles; in the northern Atlantic, fish became their capital to show off their victories; in North America, the hides of wild beasts became the object of their preoccupation; in West Africa, they plundered as much as they could. The largest number of slaves were then sent to work on sugar cane plantations in the West Indies of both countries.

To what extent has this battle heated up? To put it simply, there is a small island in the Caribbean Sea, about 7 miles long and only 2 miles wide, and on such a small island, the United Kingdom More than three battles have broken out between the people and the French for its ownership.

  If the Duke of Cornwall was not desperate, he would never come to Paris, surrounded by enemies. Even if Louis was willing to make his promise, he was worried that someone would climb into the room at night and cut his throat.

What happened to Brayland before he left made him even more worried. He intended to summon the wizards in the English court, but he gave up because Paris was now full of ascetic monks and priests. Louis could boldly protect Brayland, but he could not. After all, ever since Henry VIII defected from the church, established the Anglican Church, and held both the church and the monarchy in his hands, the British king was a bunch of **** heretics in the eyes of the church—if it wasn’t for fighting against those dark forces, even the Inquisition would Will be completely evacuated from Great Britain after Henry VIII's Reformation.

   In order to settle the heart of the poor future king, Louis often invited him to dance, play cards and enjoy food. In addition to dancing, the Duke of Cornwall did find a lot of fun in playing cards and eating food, because Louis would always lose to him when playing cards - that is, their previous agreement, Louis lost a total of about 4,000 gold louis To the Duke of Cornwall, enough for all his expenses on the way back to England. As for enjoying the food, the duke of Cornwall's rounded cheeks despite his daily scowl says it all - the young French king, he says, committed at least two sins, but who cares, here he tastes There are many things that he has never seen and heard before, even the ones he is familiar with, because the materials are fresh and the ingredients are exquisite, showing a different face.

   And he could feel that Louis's attitude towards him was entirely from his heart, not pretense or disguise. He deeply felt the other party's kindness, and only hated that he could not repay it for the time being.

Fortunately, before the harsh winter enveloped the port, Brayland finally returned to the Duke of Cornwall. He brought good news. Those members of the Scottish Presbyterian Church and some English nobles were willing to support Charles and support him to return to the country to enthrone the throne. The Duke of Cornwall finally returned to his former optimistic and cheerful appearance, and at the poker table he even joked with Louis, "Your Majesty," he said, "I am of course grateful for your generosity. Inexhaustible, but if it is repaid with money, it is simply a disgrace to our affectionate kindness. Well, why don't you tell me, what do you need me to do? As long as I can do it, I will do my best. You get it."

"Then," said Louis, also jokingly, "I may need a port, preferably nearer to Paris and nearer to you, so that I can see you by boat at any time, and you can Come see me on the boat."

   "If that's what you want," said the Duke of Cornwall generously: "Well, I swear I'll pay you tenfold."

There are no secrets in the palace. Although the Queen Mother Anne and Bishop Mazarin heard about it, they only laughed. After all, one was only an eleven-year-old child, and the other was an exiled crown prince. It is unpredictable, and no one knows how many such jokes may become reality.

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The Duke of Cornwall left on the coldest day, and when he left he finally took off his French clothes and put on English clothes, and he wrapped the beaver-skin cloak that Louis had given him, so as not to cause others Note that Breland also had several guards as tall as him to **** the crown prince away - it is worth noting that these guards still did not ride horses this time.

  Charlie's departure made Louis relieved, and his attention turned to Paris, a chaotic but important city, at least for him now.

   (end of this chapter)