I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 312 The King's Royal Expedition (3)

Louis XIV's expedition - except for Lorraine and Alsace, should be counted as the third time. His publicity mouthpieces - newspapers, picture books and mobile theatre companies - have spread the word as much as possible. It is not that Louis became Proud, but different from Holland and Flanders, this time for the Ottoman Turks, the enemies of Christ, who believe in the devil, before the sultans of the Ottoman Turks defeated the glory of their ancestors , such an expedition is undoubtedly like another crusade, which is pious and brave.

Under such propaganda, every French raised his chest, and although the king did not want them to pay extra military taxes, they managed to raise a hundred thousand livres for the king's army, and five hundred sturdy cards. Malgue horse, Camargue horse means "white sea horse", it is a good local horse that grows in the Rhone delta in southern France. Between the ages of two and three, this made Louis XIV's army look even more mighty and extravagant, because almost every soldier had a mount under him and one or two pack horses beside him—his dragoons , The Guards and the Musketeers needless to say.

In an age without motorcycles and cars, such an army would make any monarch jealous and any general intoxicated, Marshal Schumberg said to Louis XIV, but fortunately he did his best. Fighting for the opportunity to accompany the expedition, otherwise you will lose the opportunity to witness this magnificent sight - the Marquis of Lois on the side heard it, and couldn't help but stare at him. Military spending has soared to horrific proportions.

"When we leave the Versailles area," Louis XIV said, "the army will be dispatched in batches." This will not cause too much pressure on the cities and military warehouses along the way. This time Louis only brought 30,000 people with him. The army, the reserve of 20,000 people, depends on the situation whether to invest, 50,000 people is almost the number of permanent residents in a small city - when conquering the lowland areas, they can of course extort money on the enemy's land, but from here to the coalition forces The gathering place of the Sava River in Slovenia, that is, the Sava River Valley in Slovenia, most of which pass through the territory of France. Louis XIV, who cared about the people and even did not want to raise taxes during the war, would not be because of the Church of Rome or Leopold. De I's urging hurt the French economy and harvest.

It is about five hundred miles from Paris to the Sava River. According to the speed of Louis XIV, they should be able to reach the coalition garrison in early June. He also asked the raven to send an autograph to Ludwig I of Poland. Letters to ensure that they can arrive at the same time - it is better that Ludwig I can be later than Louis XIV. The reason is the same as Louis's answer to the ministers. Among the generals, he is the only one who can communicate with the Holy Spirit. The emperors of the Roman Empire kept pace, not falling behind.

   In fact, as Louis had expected, they arrived at Camnico on June 7th.

Leopold I agreed to meet Louis XIV, the king of France, here. Since the king of France had never been subordinate to the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, they could not even meet in a building, because a building must have only one main entrance, The order of entry will directly affect the subsequent negotiations. If Leopold I allowed the French king to walk in front of him, he was honoring the French king, and vice versa.

Therefore, the French and Austrian ministers quarreled until Louis XIV was only three days away from Camnic, and then reluctantly decided to set up a tent on the Grand Place in the center of the city, and the tent opened a door to Vienna and Paris at the same time, so that The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and the king of France would be able to step into the tent at the same time, in no particular order.

When Leopold I and Louis XIV saw this arrangement, they couldn't help but look weird and twitched at the corners of their mouths-because they seemed to have used this arrangement when welcoming their brides, because at this time kings and emperors would only marry foreign countries. The princess is his wife, so a tent with openings at both ends should be set up on the border between the two countries. The princess and the officials of the country and the noble daughter enter through an exit. In the tent, all the clothes and jewelry of the mother's family are replaced with those of the husband's family. The other exit goes out, where the officials of the husband's family and the ladies greet...

Louis XIV quickly threw away this absurd idea, and these officials had already considered it very carefully. The opening of the tent was not only decorated with the flags of France and Louis XIV, but also decorated with royal blue ribbons. Knowing that it was for the Sun King, he walked in with his cane. It was three o'clock in the afternoon and the sun was just right. The top of the tent was made of thin white silk, and the people inside would only feel cool but not dark or dark. is repressed.

This is the first meeting between Louis XIV and Leopold I, the old enemy, not a portrait, not a sculpture, not from someone else's mouth, but Louis XIV probably doesn't think he sees Leopold I as a Enemies, he said in his heart, if he had to give a definition, it could only be said that they were only fighters who fought each other to the last moment on the **** arena of Europa for their own country and family.

So in any case, Louis XIV would not easily pin his cherished things or people on Leopold I's morality and reputation, because if he was Leopold I, he knew exactly what he would do .

If there are directors who want to reproduce this scene in later generations, the impression of Leopold I, who was two years old of Louis XIV Jr., may not be surprising - he is younger than Louis, but his swollen eye bags make him Older and more tired than Louis, his brows and eyes were barely correct, but the Habsburg heritage was unbroken, only the increasingly prominent chin even affected his nose - which was unsightly crooked. aside.

He wears long black curly hair, fake, of course, the dark color doesn't match his grayish-yellow skin, he wears black armor with solid gold trim, a crimson velvet cloak on his shoulders, also leaning on a A golden walking stick.

When   Louis stood and looked at this enemy, now his ally, Leopold I was also looking at this long-known French king who was meeting for the first time.

In terms of appearance, the Bourbon family is obviously more favored by God. Starting from Louis, in terms of appearance, they are impeccable. At most, some people mock them for being sissy because of the French tradition of shaving. - But Louis XIV was already more than six feet tall, with broad shoulders and a straight back. Even if he was not a king, but a knight, he would make the ladies and ladies in the court chase after him like birds seeking food.

If that's all, it's not worth Leopold I's jealousy. At a glance, he sees the French dauphin Louis the same as Louis XIV. This fourteen-year-old boy is also as high as his father's shoulders. Like Louis XIV, he wears half-length silver armor, and his milky white coat hangs down to his knees. The peacock blue cloak is half lifted, revealing leggings and boots of the same color as the coat.

  He looked alive and healthy, the heir that every king or emperor could dream of.

There is another similarity between Leopold I and Louis XIV, that is, they were both married in the same year, the queen was pregnant, and gave birth to a first-born son the following year, but Leopold I's eldest son was born from birth. It was very weak from the beginning, and died after barely supporting a year. It was the eldest princess who was lucky to have survived until now, but to Leopold I, the princess had nothing to be happy about except marriage. Still looking forward to a son, but the queen gave birth to another son for him four years ago, he only had time to give him a name, the poor child went to see God again, was born on the same day, died on the same day.

It seems that God still thinks that the blow to Leopold I is not big enough. Two years ago, the queen gave birth to another princess. This time she persisted a little longer, from February 9 to February 23... Leopold King De I was almost numb, but when he saw the French crown prince today, he thought of his two sons and one daughter who had died, and his chest could not help but churn.

But in any case, the emperor and Louis XIV still had to show their formal etiquette and posture, so the courtiers who were fortunate enough to follow the monarch to the tent saw the two rulers move their canes to the person beside them in unison. With one hand in his hand, he took two steps forward, touched his chest with his left hand, took off his hat with his right hand, leaned over and bowed slightly, put on his hat, and smiled, holding hands together like a pair of half-brothers. Take the seat above.

There is no need to go into details about those who come and go with outright hypocrisy. The bottom line between Austria and France was determined as early as hundreds of meetings in Vienna and Versailles, large and small, even if it was Leopold I and Louis. It is impossible for XIV to make any changes at this time - the reason why Louis XIV was willing to assist Leopold I was to quell some domestic rumors and rumors that questioned his piety - although Louis also had half of the Virgin who touched the Virgin before. The holy signs were there, but when the Catholic Confederate countries were attacked by pagans, France still remained idly by and even took advantage of the fire. Others could not help but suspect that France was still the most staunch supporter of the Roman Church.

Although, as the so-called "eldest daughter", France's past behavior was probably no different from the legendary Medea (Note 1), Louis XIV did not want to make extra troubles, and he agreed on the agreement between Madame Aubigne's grandfather and the king. It is not a bad thing to be able to take the opportunity to ease the relationship with the Roman Church. After all, the Roman Church still maintains an unshakable position in the religious world, and at the same time, it also holds the power of the inner world far beyond that of any royal family.

For example, Clement X, his misfortune is that he has a keen and eager political enemy, and Mrs. Montespan's coolness exceeds his estimation, which will cause the current situation, otherwise he can also bring the Sun King. Some shadows—and another, is the arrangement of Louis XIV with the Duke of Colonna, who is now the son-in-law of Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the daughter of Gaston, the former Duke of Orleans. After this battle, Louis XIV. Fourteen is about to arrange for him to inherit Naples, but like all succession wars, the Roman Church's determination of the successor is an extremely important bargaining chip... Everyone knows the true origin of the Duke of Colonna. The Cultists won a great victory in the battle, and the Duke of Colonna could also take some credit from him.

Leopold I may not have been so despicable to use heretics to defeat France, but Austria faced the same situation as most of the electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, that there was no standing army and had to be hastily recruited in wartime - If it's a war in preparation, it doesn't matter. When the enemy surprises and the force is disparate like this, this recruitment method will be stretched.

In addition to his own army, Leopold I now has only the three vassal states of Spain, Brandenburg-Prussia, Saxony, and Bavaria who can provide assistance. Credit to Louis XIV - they were allies of France when they attacked Flanders and Holland, of course they can turn a blind eye to Austria's plight today... and they don't need to prove their piety to the Church of Rome.

   In addition to these, there are also some soldiers and armies from Denmark, Switzerland and other countries. It can only be said that talking is better than nothing…

There is also an army that Leopold I was waiting for. The problem is that half of this army belongs to King Louis XIV of France, because the army commander from Poland is the former Prince of Condé, who is now Poland. King Ludwig I, who arrived on the fourth day after Louis XIV's meeting with Leopold I, went to see the Sun King first.

   "Give this letter to Duke Jan Sobieski," said Leopold I.

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Duke Jan Sobieski had a lot of criticism about his king coming to Camnico, and he went to see King Louis XIV of France first, but he also knew very well that without the king of France, no matter how brave and adept Confucius was, he would still Unable to secure the Polish throne, and he would also like to thank Louis XIV, without Louis XIV's economic support, Polish wheat could not be sold at a good price, how could he and Ludwig I get it back together? What about some of those rebellious Tatars and Cossacks?

For example, in dramas or legends, the kind of good things that can persuade others to rely on themselves just by virtue of wisdom, bravery or courage, in reality, it is impossible to happen. He and Ludwig I used sugar, Salt and flour, jerky, and enough salaries finally made those barbarians change their minds, and even so, it was only a small part, some Tatars and Cossacks simply went into the arms of the Ottoman Turks, and the other part back to Russia.

   Note 1:

   Medea, also translated as Mitia. In Greek mythology, she was the spellcasting princess of Cochise and a descendant of the sun **** Helios. She fell in love at first sight with Prince Jason, who came to the island in search of the Golden Fleece.

   In order to help Jason get the Golden Fleece, Medea used her own magic to help Jason complete the impossible task set by his father, on the condition that Jason wants to marry her. After obtaining the Golden Fleece, Medea and Jason set out on a journey back to Greece. Medea's father, hearing of her escape, sent her brother to retrieve her. Medea killed her brother, cut up his brother's body, cut it into pieces, and threw it all over the mountain, leaving his father and the chasing officers busy collecting the body, so as to delay the time and leave Jason and his party.

   (end of this chapter)