I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 7 A King Is Executed

As soon as she heard the news that her husband had been put to death in public by a group of shameless traitors, Queen Mary immediately passed out, but she quickly regained consciousness with the help of smelling salt and spirits, and asked in detail. After the messenger had all the news about Charles I, the messenger later said that the queen held a tear-wiping silk handkerchief in one hand and a cross in the other. While praying constantly for her husband, she also expressed that she was for her husband. Proud that Charles I did not show cowardice to the mob, and did not tarnish his honour as King of Scotland, England and Ireland.

The rebels agreed that the king deserved a fair trial to establish his guilt, so after his capture, Charles I was tried at London's Westminster Abbey - ironically also a post-Reformation The place where the king of England was coronated - Charles I did not recognize the legitimacy of this court, he refused to defend himself and pleaded not guilty, but fifty-nine of the last one hundred and thirty-five members of the special court signed by The order issued by Cromwell, the leader of the traitors, decided to execute the king—thug, traitor, murderer, and enemy of the state as they called it.

   It was on January 30, 1649, that the venerable but unfortunate king was guillotined, and it is said that he did not panic, smiled and even recited a poem calling himself a martyr of the people. ,

At this point, the messenger could not help crying, and Queen Mary fainted again, but she still managed to entertain and repay the loyal man, which was not easy for them - they escaped from Paris She was in a hurry and was empty-handed. In order to maintain the dignity that the king should have, Queen Anne had already begun to **** her own jewelry and clothes, and she couldn't take care of her husband's sister and niece for a while.

   But some people say that Princess Henriette was a cruel person by nature, and she did not even cry for her father.

  For Louis, there is no purer malice than this. Henriette is only four years old, a child who can only cry when pushed off a chair, and she has never seen her father since she was born, and the only impression is either from oral dictation or from the small portrait on the pendant. Besides, can such an old child really understand what death is? Unless she also had another life.

But Louis could only keep silent, because he knew that the rumors were coming from the Queen Mother, his mother Anne, who was trying to promote his marriage to Henriette, but the Queen Mother and the Bishop of Mazarin. I just want to keep the position of France and the Queen of Navarra as the most powerful bargaining chip in my hand. Yes, France does have many enemies, but there are also many people who want to be its allies.

He knew that he should control himself with the rationality of an adult, but he couldn't help but feel agitated. The ten-year-old boy's body was always surging with blood, causing him to do many things that he couldn't understand, just like he was because of The wizards were contemptuous and uncontrollably annoyed—their gifts were laudable, but to the king, they were just another form of mob.

   But he couldn't help but ask Bishop Mazarin about it. When Bingye fled and encountered a werewolf, it was the first time he felt that death was so close to him. The real king is completely different from the king in the book. He would be ignored by his officials, deceived by his servants, hunted down by his subjects and even executed. , and now he has to face the dark creatures that should only appear in nightmares. He desperately needs something that can reassure him. Of course, he was ruthlessly mocked, and fate did not treat him leniently.

   But Louis is not without gains, at least he knows that Mazarin's bottom line is lower than he thought, and the wizards may be more arrogant and shortsighted than he thought.

   But to say that they really have no desire for worldly power, the king is absolutely unbelieving.

They wouldn't have been in-laws with Mazarin without an attempt, look at Marie's age, wasn't 1642 when Mazarin entered the Cardinal, they should have done it when Mazarin was recommended to Louis XIII by Richelieu After all, the decision was made by Marie De from Italy. After the Queen Mother of Medici lost power, only Jules Mazarin was the closest Italian to power in the court. They not only facilitated the marriage, but also sent Marie Mancini to Mazaran as the Queen Mother's maid, with a clear intention.

Louis thought that Mazarin would not allow him to continue getting along with Marie Mancini, but what he failed to think was that Mazarin not only acquiesced to their exchanges, but also encouraged them to go out. Louis did not know why at first. But then he met Queen Mary of England - obviously, Mr. Bishop's laissez-faire was the lesser of two evils, and he was worried that the young Louis was instigated or persuaded by Queen Mary.

Queen Mary is really sad, Louis has great sympathy for her, and for Princess Henriette, his cousin, but he doesn't think he can do anything for her, he's far from power, and even if he could, Why not order the Duke of Grand-Condé to recover Paris for him, eradicate the mob, and save everyone from suffering together in Saint-Germain-Leon.

   She was destined to be disappointed.

   But Louis' gentleness still comforted her, but it was a pity that with Queen Anne and Mazarin, her Henriette could not become Queen of France.

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Bishop Mazarin only lifted a small gap in the drapery in front of the window. He looked at his little king, and Louis stood in the courtyard, watching Queen Mary of England leave with regret, with comfort and sourness in his heart. , and a hint of fear.

   "Tell me," Queen Anne couldn't help asking, "what worries you? Mister Bishop, is it my child, is it Louis?"

   "Do you think he was instigated by someone?" Mazarin said: "No, Your Majesty, all I can say is that I thought there could be no natural ruler...but I seem to be wrong."

   "Are you accusing Louis?"

   "No, I mean, he has mastered what he has at his disposal, and he knows exactly what he wants."

   (end of this chapter)