I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 297 The relationship between Madame Aubigne and the world and the Roman Church

A woman who appears beside the king will always attract a lot of unnecessary scrutiny and inquiry. Although Madame Aubigne is cautious, even Madame Lafayette can see that she is deliberately disguising herself, and others don’t need to say more, so She had been summoned to the palace by the Duchess of Orleans, who was the Honorary Headmistress, and it was not surprising to see a wonderful teacher, and it might even be a diversion.

It was only Madame Aubigne who entered the room. The Duchess of Orleans bowed slightly to the room behind the drapery, and then silently withdrew, leaving Madame Aubigne alone in the room. If there was another lady, she might have a heartbeat. Blushing, but Madame Aubignet had read all about the king back in Rome, and she knew Louis XIV better than most people here.

But hearing about a lion, seeing a portrait of a lion, and seeing it with his own eyes are completely different. Louis XIV stepped out from behind the crimson drapery, habitually carrying a cane in his hand. Today's coat is dark gold, down to the knees, because the woven gold fabric is already luxurious enough, so there is no embroidery or embellishment with precious stones, even the buttons are only black coal spirit - Madame Aubigne bowed her head and, after being allowed, she Her gaze moved from the hem of the coat to the second button, and then stopped, she had no identity, she was just a commoner and was not qualified to look directly at the king.

   "Sit down, ma'am," said Louis XIV. He was also observing this messenger from the Roman Church. Madame Aubigne used to disguise herself very cleverly. She cut off most of the eyebrows first. Everyone knows that eyebrows occupy a large proportion of human expressions and faces. , a person without eyebrows will definitely make people feel weird, but sparse eyebrows are a common problem for some people; in addition, the corners of her mouth seem to droop out of habit, making her look very serious. To say it is an advantage, it is an outright disadvantage for a woman. Today, she wore a dress between gray-green and tea-brown. This kind of color that looks messy is even more annoying to see. Feeling bored.

   "Then," Louis XIV twirled the handle of the cane: "Which one of us asks first?"

   "Of course it is you, Your Majesty." Madame Aubigne said respectfully.

   "What's the matter with Mrs. Montespan?"

"She is the one chosen by Clement X." Madame Aubigne said gently: "Everyone around you is under the attention of the church, especially this lady, her two fathers, one of whom is Your generals and ministers, one is your imperial physician, the inner court and the outer court, she was born with great advantages, and she is ambitious, and most importantly, Your Majesty, she is beautiful. You must admit it."

"I admit that her beauty is very valuable." Louis XIV said that when Madame Montespan appeared, almost everyone would think that she would be the love of the Sun King. What Louis could not do before was pushed to the royal family Regarding the misconduct of the lady, both ministers and generals will immediately shut up - they think this is a wonderful thing worthy of publicity and encouragement.

   Madame Aubigne covered her lips and smiled, "Indeed, Your Majesty, your bishop has been worried that you will become an unreasonable tyrant anytime and anywhere."

   "La Riviere?"

"It's that lord." Madame Aubigne bowed slightly to show respect, "Your Majesty, he thinks that there is a lack of happiness in your life, he says that you live like an ascetic, and you know, almost All ascetics are lunatics, there is a problem there, or there is a problem here."

   "I want to deduct his salary." Louis XIV said: "How could he think so? I feel that my life is full of joy."

   "Do you mean the joy that stands on the church of Rome?" Madame Aubigne said: "Pardon my arrogance, Your Majesty, you are full of adventurous spirit."

"It can only be said that since the beautiful man Philip IV, the kings of France began to follow this tradition," Louis XIV said frankly: "This is also a helpless thing, Madame, you are a wise man, otherwise you would not will take on this dangerous job, so I clearly tell you that if you want to discuss with me about the appointment and removal of bishops, I will not be able to continue the conversation with you."

   "Looks like you have to."

"For France." Louis XIV said that the right to appoint and remove bishops is for the church to expand its religious power and obtain huge income. Now France's financial situation can be stabilized under Colbert's hard work. On an optimistic note, Louis XIV is not yet in competition with the Church in this regard, but the problem is that he intends to popularize primary education throughout France, supervise secondary or higher education - as everyone knows, almost every university In the beginning, it was religious in nature, some universities even let priests to act as professors, and then the Jesuits opened many junior schools.

Louis XIV was not so great. He founded schools, from junior to senior, just to establish the concept of country and king in the hearts of the people, just like his new army, they knew very well who they were fighting for, Who should give loyalty, even life, like the chaos before, it is almost like a mercenary, as long as there is money to be paid, you can serve anyone - whether he is a foreigner or a traitor, absolutely not. Allow it to happen again.

But Jesuit schools will undoubtedly break this concept, because for the Roman church, their students should first respect and be faithful to their beliefs. Simply put, when the king and the church are chosen, the students must stand in the church. Here, of course, Louis XIV could not tolerate it, so he must obtain the right to appoint and remove local bishops to ensure that his power is not divided by the church.

Madame Aubigne is really a smart person, she immediately put down the topic, because the king has already given the answer, this answer is impossible to change, she sorted out her thoughts, and then said: "I said before, Montes Madam Pan is the person chosen by the current Pope Clement X, and he hopes that Madam Montespan can change your mind on some things after coming to your side."

"I don't quite understand," said the perplexed king, "how a lady can reverse any important situation, even a general who is good at fighting, or a messenger who is good at speaking, or a minister who has a good heart. Can a royal lady do it? Sometimes, let alone them, even a king may not be able to grasp the development of the situation."

"In fact it is not uncommon for this to happen. Clement X's mistake was that he did not expect Madame Montespan to be too eager and forthright. She wanted too much the position of Lady Royal, so she did not hesitate to say that she should be well You have everything hidden in front of you," said Madame Aubigne, "and her flamboyant behavior will only arouse your vigilance."

   "Actually I'm still a little moved, look, I gave her the position of Lady Royal," Louis said sarcastically: "But that's why you gave her up."

"My maternal grandfather was Benedetto Ortescalci," said Madame Aubigne, "perhaps you are not familiar with the name, but I can tell you, Your Majesty, that he is now the red prince of the Church of Rome. "

Louis was indeed a little surprised. According to the information sent by the spy, Madame Aubigne had an unsatisfactory first 30 years. She was indeed a beauty, but her status was humble, because her father committed treason and was imprisoned in a house. In the prison, his mother was the prison director's daughter. It is difficult to say whether this gentleman wanted to use this in exchange for a more comfortable environment and treatment, but Françoise Aubigne was born in prison. wrong.

When Aubignet was three years old, he went to live with his exiled father, his mother and brother to the French colonial island of Martinique. At that time, Martinique was a desolate and backward place. Life was exhausting, and Aubigne lost her parents when she was twelve years old. After returning to France, she was raised by aunts and uncles. She attended a convent school and received an extremely strict education.

But if you say that her guardian is caring for her, it is sheer nonsense, because of course we cannot record Aubigne before the age of fifteen, but when she was sixteen, she was forced to marry Having Paul Scarron means that even though the couple didn't want to hurt their niece, they didn't mean to think about her—who is Paul Scaron? He was forty-two years old when he married Françoise, and although he was a poet, he had no estate, and only earned his money and fortune by flattering the nobles by gags at salons and banquets. Vicious words, that is, a clown who makes people laugh.

In addition, Paul Scaron is not only old, but also often sick, and his body is so weak that he cannot stand alone. He may have a good face, but because of the long-term pain, he looks like a skeleton wrapped in skin. Charred and black, every time before attending a banquet, you have to dress yourself up with rouge lead powder like a woman, so as not to be disgusting.

   A person like this is scary to think about, let alone share a bed with him.

   Madame Aubigne's uncle and aunt chose Paul Scarron for only one reason, that is, Scarron did not want the woman's dowry. Madame Aubigne certainly did not have a dowry, and she returned to France almost empty-handed.

   For such a husband, it is not surprising that Madame Aubigne insisted on changing her surname back to her original surname after she lost her husband.

"My real grandfather found me after my husband died," said Madame Aubigne, smiling understandingly: "Although after so many years, he probably only occasionally remembered that he had another one in France. Daughter, my mother was dead, but he was very satisfied with my performance, so I entered the court of Cosimo III, I became his child's nanny and maid, and now I am here again."

   "What did your maternal grandfather want you to achieve? Except for the appointment and removal of bishops."

   "Clement X is eighty-four years old. He can only last for a year or two at most. You also know that it is absolutely impossible for a French cardinal to be elected pope."

   "Your maternal grandfather is sure?"

   "It is very big, Your Majesty, if you have your support, it will be even bigger." Madame Aubigne said: "France will need an ally."

"Leopold I once asked Cosimo III to sign a covenant with him, do you know how Cosimo III answered him? He said. 'Your Majesty, I would love to be an ally with you, but I am afraid of the Before the ink dried up, Louis XIV's army entered Florence. 'I can give this sentence to your grandfather as well. Leopold I would never just watch the Church of Rome leaning towards France. The so-called covenant was signed. , the army of Leopold I will greet the Pope in the square of St. Peter's Basilica."

   "Alas," said Madame Aubigne calmly and kindly, "you only remember the outer world, have you forgotten that you have an inner world?"

  Louis is a little surprised now. "Has the Church of Rome fallen to this point?" he asked.

"You should have answered this question thirty years ago. You know your first royal lady, of course, not publicly, Marie Mancini is a witch, but she is also the bishop. His niece, of course the Church of Rome is aware of this."

"In the past 30 years, I have really been looking for someone who can give me the answer," Louis looked at Madame Aubigne: "What is the existence of the wizards and the Roman Church, the inner world and the outer world, and what is the relationship between them? What's the connection?"

  ——

   When the king of France asked Madame Aubigne, hoping that the question that had been on her mind for a long time could get an answer, in Toledo, Spain, the inner world and the outer world were also overlapping at this moment.

The twin kings (Isabella I and Ferdinand II) who once erected countless stakes must have never imagined that, only one hundred and twenty years later, the wizards who were banished to the lowlands to survive would be once again Appearing in the Spanish court, they are almost all dark wizards, who can refuse to obey Bosch's orders, and escape from Louis XIV's chasing like a grate, either powerful or lucky enough.

The Queen Mother of Spain and the Prince Regent were waiting on both sides of the king's bed, staring at the potion bottle in the wizard's hand without saying a word. The potion that was so similar to half-coagulated blood looked extremely evil, let alone inside. And there are living leeches, writhing in glee, as if honoring their sacrifice.

   "Is that so?" The Queen Mother asked anxiously, her hand subconsciously grasping the rose rosary bead on her chest, and then released it suddenly as if she had been scalded.

   "There is only this," said the wizard, who was used to seeing mortals behave this way, and was not angry: "It will make your son, the king of Spain, healthy and long."

   "How long?" asked the Regent.

   "Until he can have **** with the bride," replied the wizard.

   "That's enough," the regent murmured. "Bring it here."

   (end of this chapter)