I Am Louis XIV - Chapter 532

   Chapter 532 Delusional Charles II and Leopold I

   “A pleasant surprise indeed,” said Louis XIV.

At this time, Bontang had already taken over the king’s bread, cakes, wine, coffee, etc. from the servants outside the door. Louis XIV always valued his own health, and the current medicine was still unable to support a complete security system. He rarely Eats sweets, doesn’t drink alcohol, rarely touches tobacco, drinks milk instead of coffee with kids at night, but today is definitely an exception, Elarius was his courtier and an old friend, when the king was with him , you can casually mention Marie Mancini, or Bishop Mazarin, or even Fouquet, these names may have been thrown into the ashes by the forgetful Versailles, but they are still shining in the memory of the Sun King.

  Erael has always regarded silence as a virtue because of his former position as the great judge, and the words of the king would not easily come out of his mouth.

“Is it salmon?” said Elarius, holding up the king’s bread, which was called king’s bread because Louis was too complimented by the “good meal” after the hunt—for kings, lords, and lords, Cooking prey after hunting is a very common thing. For a hundred years ago, these prey were the main source of meat for nobles, but many of the prey obtained from hunting were wild, even if they did not inhabit woodland or wilderness. They were also caught by hunters, but there were no large-scale farms at this time.

   But this “delicacy” also has a fatal problem, that is, parasites. Parasites have been attached to humans for thousands of years. In the large kitchen of the palace, the prey can be carefully and thoroughly handled. Outside, the conditions are not so good, and almost all of them are handled roughly. After that, they put it into a soup pot or put it on a bonfire. No one knows whether it is cooked or not. Even in order to avoid burning, the servants will consciously end the cooking early.

   As a result, some terrifying little creatures got into people’s mouths along with the undercooked meat.

If you do an autopsy on people before the 18th century, you will find that people at that time were full of all kinds of worms, but they would not care even if they knew about it. Before Louis XIV, the nobles were pious and the commoners were Because they are poor, they don’t take a bath. Those bugs that are visible to the naked eye are kept on their bodies like livestock, how can they care that they can’t see them?

It was because of this consideration that Louis XIV brought forward the custom of picnics a hundred or two hundred years before hunting—the act of filling large baskets with cold meat, bread, and wine in the early nineteenth century, also It was the outdoor picnic that became popular. Of course, when he was not yet in power, some people secretly mocked the young king for being so particular about a woman, but as his majesty grew, this behavior became a refined taste.

King bread is much more popular than outdoor picnics. This is not to look at the face of the king, but this kind of food that can be filled without sitting upright is really suitable for casinos and dances. Meeting rooms and other special occasions too. And it’s cheap and expensive. You can put expensive ham in your bread, or you can add ordinary barbecue stuffing, even butter or cheese.

In Florence, although there are more gout patients than there are stones on the road, as long as people with a little wealth, they will definitely enjoy fresh and sweet fish and shrimps and drink wine, even if the doctor has confirmed that this disease is not the curse of the devil , not the blessing of God, but the “stone disease” caused by excessive intake of seafood and alcohol, still can’t stop them from continuing to spoil their bodies – Louis XIV was a temperate person, but those who served him were sure Will give him the best of everything—that is, the Italian’s favorite source of gout.

   “Salmon and maybe some oysters,” said Louie, and then he thought for a while before adding, “You should have these a lot in Rome, too.”

In this era, lobsters were still known as sea cockroaches. The seafood that Italian aristocrats liked included whales, dolphins, salmon and barracuda, large sea crabs, and various shellfish. Louis said, yes Because it was a very common thing for bishops in Rome to feast with each other, of course, in the time of Alexander VI, this kind of feast inevitably turned into a frenzied killing of each other.

“Hey,” cried Elarius, “you don’t know France, you don’t know Rome? If I had been invited by someone, I would have thought there was a Borgia waiting for me in the kitchen. “He’s talking about the Borgias, the family of Alexander VI, known for their good use of poison.

“Even if I don’t use poison, there are many people who want me to die.” Elatrix continued. If he was just a Frenchman, even if he had climbed to the level of a prince in red, the bishops would not elect him as the pope. The Avignon incident left the Church of Rome with disgrace, I am afraid that the priests will not forget it for a thousand years. But the problem is, although Elarius’s family is Gayola in the inner world, but trace their roots back, they were originally in Italy, Elalius is an Italian, he is qualified to be the Pope, one of the princes in red Some are a little worried, after all, France is now powerful and rich, and Louis XIV sent such a powerful assistant to Rome, not for the faith or the church.

   In fact, if Elarius was not the great judge and had outstanding talent, after he came to Rome, he would have been ostracized, framed or even assassinated overtly or covertly, and he would have been expelled from Rome long ago and even lost his life.

   “Okay, okay, I know you’ve suffered a lot.” Louis moved the coffee to his lips, and his smiling eyes stared at Elalo behind the rising mist: “But it’s worth it.”

  Elarius looked at him, “…Of course.” After a moment of silence, he said.

   At that time, a young king, Louis XIV, posed a question – how could a group of incompetent people rule so cruelly and cruelly over a group of powerful people for such a long time?

Yes, just before he met His Majesty, he ate half-cooked meat, drank water directly from canals and lakes, wore a hollow, rough black robe, tied an iron chain around his waist, strictly obeyed the law, and was willing to endure all kinds of torture and humiliation, For him, isn’t it an ordinary thing like the sunset and the rising of the sun? He was deviant enough, but when Bishop Mazarin found him, his first thought was to take the opportunity to extort a sum of money so that his family in Gayola could not suffer from hunger and cold.

   He didn’t even think he could replace Barras.

   Bishop Mazarin ignited the seed of ambition in his heart, but it was Louis XIV who ignited it.

   “What’s the matter?” Louis asked.

   “It’s nothing. Your Majesty.” Elarius said, “How young we were back then.”

“Are we getting old now?” Although he had more than one grandchild, Louie never felt like he was getting old, he was still energetic and sharp-minded, perhaps because the passage of time added to him Fewer and fewer restraints, he is now more relaxed and happy than when he came to the throne.

   “Maybe it’s because you’ve seen the end of the road.” Elarius said: “Your Majesty, you’re still so energetic, but I feel like you’ve walked for a long time.”

   “I used to be very reckless.” Louis recalled, if it were him now, would he be determined to attack Flanders or even the Netherlands?

   still will, time can change a lot of things, but character is not among them.

   “You see where we’re going,” Louis asked again: “But do you see how we got there?”

   “Because I have seen some.” Elayo couldn’t help showing a proud smile: “Your Majesty, as the special envoy of Alexander VIII, I was entrusted to make abridgements before negotiation with you.”

   “Then tell me, who wants to negotiate with me, it won’t be Muhammad IV.”

   “Muhammad IV is helpless,” Elaly said: “It is Charles II and Leopold I who want to negotiate with you.”

   “He, two adults,” Louis laughed, “We are preparing to fight.”

   “That’s right,” Elari said sternly: “They don’t want to fight you.”

   “Why?”

   “Do you want to hear the sounding or the truth.”

   “Tell me all about it.”

   “The high-sounding thing is that they deeply feel your love for God and your devotion to the Church, and are unwilling to fight you when you fight the pagans and take back the cities of the Catholics.”

   “It’s as if the arrival of Muhammad IV had nothing to do with them,” Louis muttered.

“The true story is that Charles II was frustrated with the defeat at sea, and Leopold I . The biggest component of Pod I’s crown is honor and fame. In terms of combat power, he is just the Archduke of Austria. Although he had persuaded the electors before, it took quite a long time to raise military funds and recruit soldiers, and the process was ups and downs, which was unpredictable. Those hungry wolves are bound to swarm.

   The problem is no.

As a result, among the seven princes (in the post-war Westphalia Peace Treaty in 1648, the eighth elector was established to be awarded the Earl of the Palatinate by way of compensation), some princes began to waver. The King of Prussia, who was related to Louis XIV by marriage, did fulfill his promise and donated a large part of the dowry of the grand county lord to Leopold I, which was considered as a reward for the promise he had promised before, and for this reason, he He was justifiable when he refused to join the coalition.

  Although if the situation were reversed, he would certainly be happy to side with the Habsburgs.

  The lack of the King of Prussia is really distracting, not to mention others, Leopold I also hesitated. His hatred for Louis XIV was mainly accumulated in the repeated conflicts between the Habsburgs and Bourbons, and the Spanish succession was made worse, but when it comes to personal, he has no resentment.

Leopold I waged war one to break France’s impending supremacy, two for Spain, and three for economic problems… but if they can’t beat France – and sooner than later, then Austria will really be in a state of impossibility. into the quagmire of escape.

  With this idea, he decided to negotiate with Louis XIV. If he could get what he wanted through negotiation, he would not necessarily choose to continue the war.

   “What do they want?”

Elalio showed an inexplicable smile: “Spain’s territory and territory are very vast, in addition to the mainland, it also has most of Italy, Flanders, once, colonies in the south, central and There’s a big chunk to the north, as well as mainland Africa, and many islands, so…

Leopold I can recognize your second son Carlos III’s inheritance to Spain, but you also recognize his son Philip V’s inheritance to Italy-Habsburg, that is, you will Owns Spain, and he owns Italy.

  As for Charles II, he wants to buy Calais back, of course, that is unlikely, if not, Your Majesty, he and the British Parliament want the Spanish colony in America…”

   “Charlie must think this is quite forgiving, right?” Louis couldn’t help but say when he heard this.

“Just for sure,” continued Elarius, “and the part of Spain in Africa – Leopold I hoped to be able to give them to his eldest princess… don’t look at me like that, I think he’s using His messenger said that if you agree, he is willing to marry you, and this part of the territory will be brought back to Bourbon as a dowry.”

   “The crown prince has married the Portuguese princess.”

   “Don’t you have a second son? King Carlos III of Spain.”

   “Leopold I really deserved to be a Habsburg.” Louis said dryly.

   “So, what do you think?” Elatrix clapped her hands.

“I don’t think so much,” said Louis. “Although I don’t like wars–but I have come to this day, my friend, to reduce future wars, at least in France, and I will never retreat.” He put down the cup in his hand, “Also, Elatrix, we have a very good chance of winning. Is there any gambler who is willing to give up his bet with a good card that is rarely seen in a hundred years?”

   “I think there’s a reason for this,” Elarius said. “Your Majesty, don’t forget Holland.”

“So they thought that once I divided the Netherlands with them, I would also divide Spain with them?” Louis XIV shook his head, and some people questioned why he wanted to divide the Netherlands with other countries – at that time, he did not think he was capable of fighting. Allied Forces, but now?

   “Reply to them and say I declined.”

   (end of this chapter)