I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 270 The work of the princess and the princesses

After the great county master recovered, this turmoil can be said to be over. Mr. Juan Patinho left sadly. Not only could the Spanish king not blame the French king, but he also tried his best to suppress the anti-French sentiment in the country—after all The French kings promised not to reveal that their king was already a goddess, and they were very tolerant; in addition to this, there was also the fact that Carlos II was the last direct line of the Spanish Habsburgs, and he was infertile. Represents that after his death, his throne must be handed over to a foreigner, most likely in two mutually antagonistic persons, a descendant of King Louis XIV of France and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Descendants, since the mother and wife of these two rulers were the daughters of King Philip III of Spain, and because Spain did not practice the Salic Law, their descendants had the right to inherit.

It stands to reason that Louis XIV's mother and wife are both older than Leopold I's mother and wife. The problem is that both the Queen Mother and the Queen of France have signed an agreement to confirm their renunciation of the throne, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that, Even if Louis XIV needed multiple loans in the war against the Netherlands, he never asked for Queen Teresa's dowry, which was set in the marriage contract... This ambitious king obviously did not give up his desire for a wider country. .

After most people had this realization, a bizarre sight appeared in Spain. In the Alcazar Castle in Toledo, the Duke of Don Juan, who had been battered these days, actually appeared once again in a dignified manner. At the court, the person he was holding on his arm turned out to be the Queen Mother Maria, the mother of Carlos II. It is well known that the Queen Mother was expelled from Toledo by the Duke of Don Juan in order to win the regency. , but what they are doing now is undoubtedly saying that the two factions are on the verge of reconciliation, and thinking about it, in the face of a powerful foreign enemy, Spain is still fighting endlessly.

The news also quickly spread to Versailles, and the great county master who had only improved could not help but start to feel unhappy again. What Duke Don Juan did, it meant that he had also taken refuge in the Habsburgs, which would undoubtedly be quite unfavorable to France— Carlos II is destined to have no heirs, and his health is not very good. The battle for the Spanish throne in a few years or more than ten years will inevitably put France at a disadvantage. When he thinks that for his own happiness, his uncle of the king may want to Facing yet another difficult war a few years later, the girl was out of breath.

Her anomaly was quickly noticed by the Duke and Duchess of Orleans, who had been paying close attention to her since the marriage proposal. Louis heard about it from his younger brother and realized that he had made a mistake - as we said before, people in this era Children's views are still between "animals" and "small adults", but this is limited to the middle and lower classes. In the palace, the princes and princesses will have a long time to live and play, but Louis Growing up in a study, he thinks that it is a very irrational act to indulge children's nature too much, because this will only create a group of eccentric and willful little monsters, if these children only need to live in their Eden in the future. It's a lifetime, but whether it's Luciano, little Louis, Elizabeth and Mary, the princess, the difficulties and dangers they will face are by no means comparable to ordinary people.

He arranged for the ministers and princes to teach the crown prince and the eldest princess, the grand county master, so that they could clearly see their way forward, but he forgot that these children did not have the tenacity of an adult, and the grand county master could Worrying about being ill still makes me feel guilty now, but it goes against Louis's original intention - the king's original idea was to make them happy, not to taste the pain of life prematurely.

After realizing this, Louis hurried to save it. Fortunately, it was still too late. The eldest princess and the princess were only girls in their early 10s. It would take two years for the crown prince Louis to come of age. Having suffered such a thing, his mother was also imprisoned in Bastille, and although the Duke of Colonna had to return to Calais and Gayola, Louis felt that it was really a good idea to let little Lucy spend this tormented day alone. Too cruel.

So, on a sunny afternoon, the Duke of Colonna, the Crown Prince Louis, the Grand Princess Elizabeth, and the Grand Princess Mary were summoned by the King to the Venus Hall. After they saluted each other, they questioned each other with their eyes. Found that no one knew why the king had summoned them here.

Immediately afterwards, the Duke of Orleans, Prince Conti, and Mr. Colbert also arrived. If it is not surprising that these people appeared, then the people who followed made them even more curious, because they were LeBron and Lully. , Molière and Beauchamp, these four artists have worked diligently for the king since he was in power or after a period of time, and they are very famous in the court. After all, no one has not appreciated their paintings and music. , drama and dance.

These four gentlemen were also very nervous today. Unfortunately, Louis XIV was a man who loved to conquer dance music. Except for LeBron, everyone else had the privilege of witnessing Tianyan almost only on occasions where the king had to be present, between the king and them. There is hardly much contact, even LeBron, he feels like a soldier in front of the king, but he is in the big gallery instead of the battlefield, wielding a paintbrush instead of a musket to fight for the king.

Needless to say, Lully was deeply loved by the Duchess of Montpensier, who had long promised to recommend him to the king, but it was useless. Although the king was very kind to the duchess, he seemed to appreciate music. Things like that, the king does his job, and if you expect him to reward you with lands, titles, and positions because you're moved by your music, that's just whimsical. ,

As for Molière, he cursed the Count of D'Artagnan more than once angrily. Although everyone said that the Count of D'Artagnan did not break his promise, he did perform for the king and was rewarded handsomely, but he should at least tell Molière Lire, His Majesty the King is such an incomprehensible person, "He has no interest in dramas, he only cares if they can be used for him." The gifted dramatist complained to his subordinate and friend Racine road.

Then the last one, M. Charles-Louis Beauchamp, is even more pathetic. Astute readers can detect that he makes his first appearance in this book. Yes, this poor dance director has been back in Louis' boyhood. He served as the instructor of his dance class, but after the course was over, the young king left him behind. Although he worked diligently for the king for the next twenty years, not only did he guide the king for a whole expenditure The splendid ballet company has also accumulated a lot of experience in dance skills. He was sorting out several basic movements of ballet before, hoping to be recognized by the king and the public as a rule, just like the court minuet - the result was suddenly Called to Venus Hall.

   Seeing that there are still several important officials here, the little members of the royal family headed by the crown prince, they became even more uneasy.

   With a loud cry, Louis XIV came in from outside, everyone, the men bowed, the women curtseyed, the king raised his hand, and they slowly got up.

After   Louis sat down, he raised his hand: "I think you recognize me and my brother's children."

  Led by Prince Conti, the crowd said that it was indeed the case. They had to guess in their hearts, did the king intend to make the identity of the Duke of Colonna public? Even legal recognition like the Duke of Harlepur? But they thought too much, because Louis didn't mean it. "I brought you here today," he nodded to the restless artists: "Because I intend to establish four art academies," he said. Take a cane to LeBlanc: "The Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture," to Lully: "The Royal Academy of Music," Move to Molière: "The Royal Academy of Drama," and finally Beauchamp: "The Royal Dance of France College."

People often say that even a thunderbolt from the sky will not surprise them more, so to the four gentlemen now, they are like Danae meeting Jupiter in the incarnation of the golden rain (Note 1 ), they were so ecstatic that they didn’t know what to do—they never thought that the king would have such an idea, and he was willing to let them do it, which was more precious than any reward!

Even LeBron, who was closest to the king, couldn't help his hands and feet being stiff, his tongue numb, and he couldn't say a word of thanks. Fortunately, the king knew these artists very well, and he didn't take his cane to the ground a little, "But I also have a request, Gentlemen," he turned softer as he looked at the children to one side: "Come here, Luciano, Louis, Elizabeth, and Mary."

  The children came over immediately, and the princess was still a little unclear, but the eldest princess had already made a gesture of stroking her chest, indicating that she had guessed what her father was going to do.

Sure enough, His Majesty the King said: "Gentlemen, I entrust this important project to you...and my children." He stretched out his hand and stood beside the Prince: "My Prince will I will be in charge of the preparations for the School of Painting and Sculpture together with M. LeBlanc." He stretched out another hand and drew the Duke of Colonna beside him: "The Duke of Colonna will be in charge of the preparations for the School of Dance together with M. Beauchamp, He retracted his hand and clapped: "Come here, Elizabeth," he said, "The Grand Duke is mainly in charge of the preparations for the Conservatory." Finally, he smiled and looked at the Grand Princess, who was so excited that her face turned red : "My dearest princess," the king said affectionately, "you have to undertake the task of preparing the drama school."

  The grand princess immediately curtseyed, because she was almost speechless.

"No no, boy," the Duke of Orleans corrected with a smile on his face. "Look at me, baby, that's the right way to thank me." slapped Brother Wang's cheek - a loud MUA!

  Louis supported the king's brother's shoulder with one hand, "Next time," he said disgustedly, "So, did you see it?" The king said to the grand princess.

  The Grand Princess first raised his palm to hold his face, then jumped onto his uncle's knee under the encouraging gaze of the eldest princess, and gave him a loud cheek kiss.

Compared with the harmony of the royal family members, the four artists were stunned. It was not that they could not accept supervision. After all, it would be a huge expense, but even the Duke of Colonna was only thirteen years old, the youngest. The grand princess is only ten years old.

   "So what," said the Duke of Orléans, "I was only a young man when I rebuilt the ghettos, canals, and sewers of Paris for my brother."

Lu Li immediately pulled Moliere, who wanted to say something, the disadvantage of not being born enough is here. If you are a king, as long as you have evidence, then he will listen to your opinion, even if you don't accept it, you won't. Angry, but everyone knows that the king is almost unconditional connivance to the Duke of Orleans, and the Duke of Orleans is no wider than a lady. People say, even if you offend the king, don't offend the Duke of Orleans. The reason is here.

It's just that it's too hard to accept. The four gentlemen retreated, and they couldn't react until they reached the big gallery. "I said is this really okay? I mean," Molière couldn't help but say: " What should we do? Although...they're still kids after all..."

   "It's the crown prince, the Duke of Colonna, the eldest princess and the lord of the county." Lu Li corrected.

Beauchamp on the side of    also nodded, and LeBlanc directly pointed to the paintings on the big gallery—all of them were paintings about the war against Flanders and the Netherlands, that is, Louis XIV's military exploits.

Molière was like someone had poured a basin of ice water on his head, and he suddenly woke up. Among the four, his foundation was the weakest—although his family also served the royal family, he was a businessman who provided furniture and furnishings for the royal family. , He left home very early because of his love for theatre, and he had nothing to do with the family's business. Compared with Beauchamp, who was originally from an aristocratic family, Lu, who had served the Duchess of Montpensier for a long time despite his humble background LeBron, and LeBron, who is most trusted by the Kings, is a little too slow or audacious.

"I should thank you very well," said Molière, "I almost made a big mistake." He was not Colbert, nor the Prince of Condé, nor the Duke of Orleans, who gave him the courage to tell the king Do not?

"It's nothing." Lu Li said that because music and dance are closely related to drama, they have also collaborated with Molière a few times. They have prepared their own academies separately. There is no conflict, but it can be said that they are a scattered group. Don't want the king to suspect that they have the same idea as Molière.

   "But you really should treat us to a meal," LeBron said.

   "To the best taverns in Limoges," said Beauchamp.

  Note 1:

   Danae was the daughter of the king of Argos. The king had no son, and the nation had a prophecy that Danae would give birth to a boy and would usurp the throne. Fearing that this prophecy would come true, Argos locked his daughter in a copper tower and sent sentries to guard it day and night. One day, Jupiter turned into a golden rain through the wall of the copper tower and entered the cell. After Jupiter shared the bed with Danae, he gave birth to the boy Perseus. Later, Perseus took the throne of Argos.

   (end of this chapter)