I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 287 The Surprising Journey of Anna Maria Luisa de Medici

Ana Maria Luisa de' Medici is the only daughter of Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and her mother is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Gaston, so she is full of incompetence to the current King Louis XIV of France The rage, after all, she has always regarded herself as the princess of the Bourbon family. Since she came to Florence, she has not stopped hysterical for a moment, as if everything will trigger her screaming and rage, such a wife, of course, can't Aroused the love of her husband and mother-in-law, even though she gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the grand duke - the youngest son was even born in 1971, but the next year the grand duke of Tuscany applied to Louis XIV to send his wife to her. Abbeys - This is less common in political marriages that amounted to part of a covenant, but Louis XIV readily responded to the Archduke's request, allowing him to do as he wished.

Cosimo III did not go too far. Anna's mother was sent to a monastery in Montmartre, France to spend the second half of her long life. The Grand Duke allowed her to take away her jewelry and entourage, and gave her a gift worth 80,000 yuan. The florin of the Riffel (Italian gold coin), with the restless woman returning to France, was accompanied by her eldest daughter, Anna, betrothed to the Duke of Colonna, the king's illegitimate son.

Anna was born in 1967 and is only a child, but with such a mother and such a family, she was destined to be more considerate than her peers. Abbey, she watched the heavy iron door slowly close, and then went to Paris with her wet nurse and guard, and then Versailles.

The reason for doing this is because Versailles has now become a hall full of people, not to mention the Palace of Versailles, even the towns of Limoges and Versailles are crowded with officials and nobles, and now there are many richer people. People from other provinces, they came to see if this fortune had been received by the king, and secondly, it was because the king had instructed the prince and princess to supervise the four schools—the School of Painting and Sculpture, the School of Dance, the School of Music, and the School of Drama. Xu, in the fifty days from Easter to Pentecost (which is exactly the spring of April to May), these four academies will be held day and night for all audiences on weekdays. Exhibitions, performances — after the news broke, thousands of people flocked to Paris every day.

Although it was said to be the supervising college, Louis XIV did not intend to rebuild the new palace. These four colleges are ancient buildings chosen by the king himself. They used to belong to the prime minister, bishop, general and duke. When people bring up their names again, their mansions occupy a vast area like palaces, because they are strong and beautiful, like the Richelieu mansion before, even after two riots of the Fronds, they were not damaged much, but they were. For today's Parisians, it's like a tasteless chicken rib.

Remember the first job the Duke of Orleans did for the king. The younger brother almost rebuilt half of Paris for the king. These buildings with uniform specifications and similar colors stand on both sides of the street, like well-trained soldiers, making the first time. Or the people who came to Paris after the reconstruction were amazed, and the benefits they felt didn't stop there—the new buildings were all water-supplied.

But those old buildings that have not been rebuilt for various reasons have problems. Most of their drainage is just a simple open channel, and some even rely on the gaps in the slate to drain water. When people are used to various sanitary facilities, they may not They feel how precious they are, but after having such an experience, they are tired of the original life and even unbearable - so these vast old houses were gradually bought by the king and his younger brother in the past 20 years. Almost all of the inhabitants now own property around Versailles, enjoying a safe and tidy new life.

Because Louis XIV had such a plan at the beginning, these old houses were converted into colleges like the former Viscount Castle. There is no need for too many independent sanitary facilities in the college, as long as there is an ancient Roman-like Public sanitation facilities, and then new dormitories for students and teachers will do. Many of the original rooms can be used as classrooms.

It is said that it is an academy. In fact, all art academies cannot admit children or teenagers. Those who can enter are the children of aristocratic families—in another sense, the children of aristocratic families—there are very few people like Lu Li and Molière, Because the former is only the son of a miller, and the latter is obviously the son of a merchant who provides furnishings and tapestries for the royal family; it is normal for people such as LeBron, Beauchamp, grandfather and even great-grandfather to be engaged in the same profession. It is very taboo for cross-industry, the more you go up, the more so.

Therefore, in these four academies, it is not so much an academy as a competitive and cruel arena. All the talented and talented people from France, or Europa, gather here, and they all bring their own students, nephews and nephews. And the servants - on their respective battlefields, none of them submit to the other, at this time it depends on the ability of the founders and supervisors of the academy - but all artistic things are difficult to judge.

   To Louis's surprise, it was his crown prince, little Louis, who first proposed a solution. It must be said that compared to the eldest princess Elizabeth, who is one year younger than him, the crown prince can sometimes seem more dull. Although many people think that this is a steady performance, he is indeed a little reticent. In addition, his temperament is also Lack of courage and sharpness, although the ministers would not say anything in front of the king, but Louis knew that both Prince Condé and Colbert had been disappointed - they always felt that Louis's son could not be better than him. Blue, at least should outperform the other kids.

In all fairness, Louis felt that it was a blessing from God that Little Louis was healthy and normal. He had never been demanding of Little Louis, but he didn't expect that the crown prince might just be plain, because he heard that the teachers of the academy were different. Not only are they arguing over treatment, accommodation and teaching locations, course schedules, but also students—simply put, they want everyone else's students to come to their classes and accept their theories, not the other way around.

As mentioned before, it is difficult to distinguish between high and low artistic things, especially the invited artists are not mediocre. When they were quarreling, the prince who had been listening quietly suggested that they could use a kind of A quick and straightforward way to tell the difference between high and low, like fighters in an ancient Roman arena, getting the audience to raise their thumbs up, or punch them down—for fifty days, they could be shown in the open academy own talent, from painting to sculpture, from music to dance, and then to drama.

   So, what are the statistics? The crown prince said that there is the most reliable thing - money.

The clinking of Liard (copper coins), Ecu (silver coins) and gold Louis, the audience can watch all the exhibitions and performances for free, but if they feel that there is an artist worthy of praise, they can put it in a box on the side Invest money for encouragement.

As we all know, people may not be stingy with their words and time, but they must be very cautious about the coins in their hands. The person who can get the most rewards is undoubtedly the most admired artist, and of course he can get the highest honor, while others can also estimate each other according to the amount of money received.

This approach also aroused the disgust of some artists, but the idea of ​​young Louis was correct. Louis XIV was not very interested in art. He just wanted to return to Paris after taking away the status of the political center of Paris. The crown of the art center, after all, Paris is the capital of France. Maybe these four colleges will give birth to countless shining stars in the future, but now they are only the mouthpiece of the king.

  A good horse is useless if it doesn't want to be bridled, and a painter, singer, or actor who doesn't want to bow to the king is worthless, no, or will cause trouble. The Count d'Artagnan ruthlessly drove out of Paris those artists who refused to obey, and there may not be any place for them in other parts of France - those who remained were of course at their command.

  When the Medici princess came to Paris, what she saw was a beautiful scene of flowers.

   (end of this chapter)