Chapter 142: Louis XIV Showdown Queen Anna seizes power again

In the living room, only Louis XIV and Duke Beaufort of France were left with one general, and Zheng Zhilong also had one general.

Although the monarch Louis XIV was still very strong, his tone was very gentle, "Respected general, I want to be the friendliest friend of the Ming Dynasty with great sincerity. I hope that the agreement we signed can be effectively implemented and our friendship will be developed with practical actions! But I need your support now. Otherwise, if we return to Paris with this agreement, we will be ousted immediately. This agreement, which is full of friendship between our two countries, will also be annulled by them as evidence of my betrayal of French interests. Of course, you will take action to punish them. But that was not the best outcome, and it was the French people who paid the price! ”

"I have already experienced Your Majesty's sincerity! How do you need us to support you? Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Quite simply, we sign an agreement of friendship and cooperation between our two countries, and then you send a mission to follow me to Paris. We're going to make it known to the world! After the defeat, those people were already very afraid of you, otherwise they would not have given up their rights to me. Therefore they do not dare to oppose you openly. If they dare to do it, with your strength, I'm going to clean them all up. This will buy me a little time, and I'll have the army in my hands! That's all right! ”

In fact, Louis XIV's idea was exactly what he meant, but Zheng Zhilong still deliberately thought about it for a while, and then said, "Your Majesty, your opinion is very good, we will fully support you!" I don't think that's the case, our Ming Dynasty sent an embassy to live in Paris. From now on, our fleet between France and the Ming Dynasty would come many times a year, even every month. There will also be a lot of things going on between our two countries. We left a mission here to keep in touch with Your Majesty. What do you think? ”

Louis XIV thought for a moment and said, "It's good! However, you people in Paris must obey our laws, not the same as you do in the concession! ”

"You can rest assured that we who live in Paris are here to keep in touch with you as a messenger!" Zheng Zhilong assured.

"And! On your way back to Paris with me, take one of your guards with you. Keep us safe on the road! When you get to Paris, it's easy to do with them! Louis XIV said.

"In my opinion, we will go to the port of Le Havre to choose a site for the concession. We sent a party to accompany His Majesty to Paris under the pretext of going to the port of Le Havre. And then how about they go there from Paris? Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Good! That's right! Louis XIV admired Zheng Zhilong's rigor. How did he know that this matter was originally requested by Zheng Zhilong to Louis XIV.

Louis XIV was now relieved, and said with a smile: "When I get to Paris, I will send someone to send a million taels of silver to Marseille as soon as possible." Then you can load the ship! ”

"Your Majesty, we are not going to transport this million taels of silver! We will leave this silver in France. We need silver to build our concession. We also need to build a ticket number in the concession. Carrying out exchange activities for merchant ships and merchants will bring great convenience to our sea and land trade. We will also use this silver to buy some French goods. Therefore, it is also very beneficial for France to rent a place in France! In the future, French products can be sold to our Ming Dynasty and the rest of the world through the ports of our concession. All kinds of goods that the French people need, we can also ship them to you! This will greatly increase the exchanges between our two countries and benefit both of us! ”

"Haha, yes! General Rainbow is both a navigator and a statesman! Louis XIV admired Zheng Zhilong even more.

After the big things that should be said have been discussed, Zheng Zhilong asked people to carry in a large box, and after opening it, Zheng Zhilong took out a few things, "Your Majesty, this is our tape recorder, gramophone, and radio." There are also some textiles such as silk cotton! ”

Louis XIV was polite, but he could no longer sit still, and came to these things, his eyes lit up, and he understood them seriously.

Finally, Zheng Zhilong took out his small pistol again and said to Louis XIV: "Your Majesty, in order to ensure your safety. I'll give you a pistol! ”

Louis XIV looked at the beautiful pistol and asked, "Is this a murderous man?" ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at a wooden hanger in the corner of the wall and said to Louis XIV, "How about this hanger be a witness for us?" ”

"Good!" Louis XIV was anxious to understand the power of the pistol.

Zheng Zhilong opened the insurance, moved the head, and pulled the trigger on the hanger, "Smack!" Louis XIV and the people in the room were startled.

Louis XIV went over and looked at the impact point, and the plank had been punched hole.

Zheng Zhilong asked, "Your Majesty, what would happen if ordinary people were beaten like this and made a hole?" ”

"Haha!" Louis XIV didn't answer, pointed to the snatch in Zheng Zhilong's hand, laughed and asked, "This is mine today?" ”

"Of course," Zheng Zhilong handed over the gun, "you can control the fate of the people in the house with it!" ”

When Louis XIV took it, his hand trembled a little, "I'm going to shoot it!" As he spoke, he shot at the closet.

"Great!" Louis XIV was so happy that he didn't know what to say.

Zheng Zhilong went over and seriously explained to him the essentials of rush use and maintenance. He was given another hundred rounds of ammunition. He said to Louis XIV, "Your Majesty, when you sleep at night, you can put it under your pillow." Just wait until this dangerous period is over! ”

"I won't let it leave me half a step from now on! I'm going to carry it with me all the time! What a baby! ”

After Louis XIV finished speaking, Zheng Zhilong regretted a little, Louis XIV seemed to have forgotten so many things sent earlier!

Zheng Zhilong discussed with Louis XIV and decided to let the Ming Dynasty take over the concession ashore tomorrow and start work. Some of those in the concession who wanted to be evacuated also began to evacuate. If the concession needs to be closed, it can also start to clean up the separation zone. The port of Marseille, which had been blockaded by the Ming fleet, was also reopened. Ships of the Ming Dynasty could also dock at the docks for trade and supplies.

The soldiers and civilians in the port of Marseille were very happy when they heard that the two countries were no longer engaged in peace. People still look forward to the days of peace. As for the Ming Dynasty to lease a piece of land, the Maasai people don't seem to realize how much this matter will affect them.

People, especially merchants, were more interested in the fact that the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty were going to dock. I have long forgotten that the Ming Dynasty warships once shelled the port of Marseille.

When the Taishan docked, the people on the pier who watched the giant ship were already crowded. But the merchants on the shore did not squeeze forward, they knew that it was a warship, and they were waiting for the merchant ship that came from behind.

As soon as the ship docked, they first used a crane to lift a lot of tables to the wharf, and then put various goods on the table after the table was laid out on the wharf. Let everyone pick. Those big businessmen, who wanted to talk to them, were also invited to the dock to see the samples first, what they liked, and then come to the ship to negotiate the wholesale price.

Mu Yi felt a little difficult to understand when he saw everything in front of him, Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "Hehe! As long as the Xiyi people can make money, he doesn't care about anything else. The country is the king's and it has nothing to do with them! ”

"Supposedly, such a country should be easy to deal with!" Mu Yi said.

"That's right! As long as the people we leave behind can see them through and use our economic means, it is easy to control them and make them listen to us! Let the family send some intelligence personnel as soon as possible. We can use economic and political means to influence and control the situation here! Zheng Zhilong said.

When the captain had come ashore, the Duke of Beaufort himself approached them and asked: "Your ship is gone, and if there is no place to eat, come with us to Paris!" You have done a lot for France, and we will not forget that! ”

"Thanks to the duke, I am a cheap life, and I can't live without the sea!"

"Alright! Our gracious majesty has asked me to ask you about this, and if you won't come with us, you'll take the money!" This is for you by Your Majesty! As he spoke, the Duke of Beaufort tossed a small bag of silver coins.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Lord Duke!" The captain accepted the silver coin, but he did not say that he stayed in the port of Marseille to follow the Ming Dynasty.

The captain left the Duke of Beaufort and went to the docks to find Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong said to him, "Captain, I'm waiting for you." Our men are about to come ashore and take over our concession. In the future, the entire concession will be fenced with barbed wire. Our barbed wire will be delivered soon. Now you need to buy some firewood, first nail it to the ground with a stake, stop it with a rope, and then change it to barbed wire. Now please take our people and buy timber and hire some locals to come and work! ”

Spending money to buy things, spending money to hire people to work, that is a very faceless thing, and of course the captain is willing to do it.

Immediately went out with those who were ready to stay in the concession to work. When he went out, Zheng Zhilong asked the captain to change his clothes first. He now represents the image of the French who worked for the Ming Dynasty.

What Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong didn't expect was that King Louis XIV changed into civilian clothes and came to the dock to watch the excitement. He was soon dazzled by the various commodities of the kiln. What shocked him even more was that the ship of the Ming Dynasty was too big.

Mu Yi invited the king to the Tarzan, and Louis XIV couldn't get enough of it. He knew that with such a large ship, France would not be able to fight with others. It's like an island at sea, and the wooden boat is in front of them, and it won't have to be defeated!

When Louis XIV left, he suddenly said to Mu Yi: "If it is possible, I want to wait for France to stabilize and go to the Ming Dynasty to have a look!" ”

Mu Yi said: "Your words, I will definitely bring it to our Majesty when I return to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"I heard that your more powerful person is Mr. Zhang of your kiln?"

Louis XIV's question surprised Mu Yi, and it was really difficult to answer at once.

Zheng Zhilong reacted quickly, "Your Majesty, the situation in our country is very special. Our Majesty now almost does not care about specific affairs, and our daily affairs are all in charge of our President Zhang. You're right, too! ”

The minister who accompanied Louis XIV to Paris was the captain of the Fuzhou, named Fan Bo. He was the first person in Yaogang to change from a military cadre to a political cadre, and he was also a long-tested person. This time he took with him a squadron of the Marine Corps. In his team, there are still many people from Lu Chengxiang. Some of them stay in Paris, while others go to the port of Le Havre.

The port of Le Havre got horses for them all in the port of Marseille.

These people, together with Louis XIV's guards, were not a small team. However, when Louis XIV saw the weapons held by the soldiers of the kiln, his heart was reassured. He knew that no one would dare to do anything to him on the way back to Paris. Otherwise, anything can happen for the sake of power.

Sure enough, along the way, I found many people who could ride horses and pass in the distance. But it was really a safe journey.

In fact, Queen Anna and the Cardinal handed over power to Louis XIV as if they had lost their souls, and the taste of losing power was simply unbearable. They kept an eye on Louis XIV's every move. Soon they got the news of Louis XIV's arrival in the port of Marseille.

The cardinal smiled and said to Queen Anna: "Dear Queen, I think our King is really breathless, and you still have to worry more about France!" ”

"Huh! My lord, I have surrendered my rights! Now it's the king himself! Queen Anna said deliberately.

"Then it will be up to His Majesty the King to be able to shoulder the great responsibility of France. If His Majesty leaves the palace so easily, it is not responsible to France. In addition, if Your Majesty does something sorry for France, I think it is better to ask the queen to think more about France! ”

The two men knew each other, and Anna soon sent her men to the port of Marseille to keep an eye on Louis XIV's every move. They knew where Louis XIV lived, and even the Duke of Beaufort had been on the ship of the Ming Dynasty several times, they all knew, but the content of the agreement they signed was unknown to outsiders.

The news that the ship of the kiln gang docked at the port of Marseille also sent back to Paris by fast horses. This disturbed both Anna and the cardinal, indicating that Louis XIV and the Ming Dynasty had negotiated that the two countries would no longer be at war.

As to how Louis XIV achieved this effect, they could not figure it out.

The cardinal said: "The Ming Dynasty people are not fools, if they are victorious, they will definitely have to pay the price for us in France!" If our Majesty pays a price that we in France cannot afford, we cannot agree! ”

Anna understood, "We are going to wait for him at the Louvre, and we have to ask him about it!" However, it was not very safe on his way back! ”

The cardinal did not want to get involved in such a bloody matter, "I just have to wait for Your Majesty in the Louvre and see the results of the negotiations!" ”

For the cardinal's noncommittal, Anna knew in her heart that he didn't want blood on his hands, and laughed secretly in his heart, "Hypocrite! ”

However, Anna didn't want to take too many risks, so she sent her absolute cronies to wait for Louis XIV on the way back, and if she was absolutely sure, she would dispose of Louis XIV on the way. But Anna's requirement is to be absolutely sure of action. Otherwise, you are not allowed to do it. If the news leaked, it was said that he was ordered by Anna to protect Louis XIV on the road. Anna is also very thoughtful.

As soon as Anna's people saw Louis XIV's formation, they knew that they were already prepared, so they did not dare to make a rash move.

Louis XIV returned to the Louvre in Paris that afternoon.

Anna and the cardinal had long been informed and were waiting for him here Louis XIV. All the adults in the court are also waiting here.

However, what Anna, Cardinal and others did not expect was that Louis XIV's guard had an extra group of guards wearing different clothes and holding different weapons. Seeing the eastern faces of those guards, they knew that it was Louis XIV who had borrowed the guards from the Ming Dynasty.

However, Anna and the cardinal were not ordinary people, and they looked at each other, and they both understood that since Louis XIV had taken such a move, it would probably be difficult to regain power today. They all felt that some of the guards could not control the fate of France.

Seeing Louis XIV get out of the car, Anna walked to the front and said, "Your Majesty, you are the king of France, why do you want to go into danger without everyone's consent." You know that you are in charge of the whole of France? ”

Anna said this in front of everyone, and Louis XIV understood that this was the woman who had begun to do it.

Louis XIV replied coldly, "You sent warships to annihilate the whole army, and pushed the whole of France to the brink of disaster, if I don't solve this matter, all the docks on our entire French coast will be destroyed by the artillery fire of the Ming Dynasty." That's hugely irresponsible to France! ”

As he spoke, he said to the crowd, "Now, please rest assured, everything is settled!" We are already friendly countries with the Ming Dynasty! The envoy sent by the Ming Dynasty has come to Paris with me! ”

"Oh!" The threat of war was gone, and everyone cheered.

Anna and the cardinal were shocked in their hearts, they knew that the envoy of the Ming Dynasty had come to Paris, which meant that they supported the king, and after a glance at each other, both of them knew that there was no way back at this time.

Back in the Louvre, as soon as she sat down, Anna asked eagerly: "Your Majesty, tell us all about how you reconciled with the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Louis XIV understood that Anna was trying to find fault with her, so he did not answer her question, but said: "My father's will is to unite with England against the Spaniards." However, some people went against their father's wishes, regardless of the safety of France, and sent hundreds of warships out to fight the Ming Dynasty warships with the Spaniards, resulting in the annihilation of the entire army. We in France are like having broken hands and feet. Someone has to be in charge of such a thing! ”

"Your Majesty, don't talk about those useless, tell me quickly, what kind of agreement did you reach with the Ming Dynasty, did you cowardly betray the interests of France in exchange for peace?"

Anna hurriedly revealed her true colors.

"Huh!" Louis XIV laughed and said, "Since I ascended the throne, someone has been holding the power and putting me in the air. Now that such a big thing has happened, I have the confidence to carry it out to the front. Let's deal with this tricky issue. I can also see that I have not negotiated with the Ming Dynasty, and some people will say that I am not capable of governing the country and regaining power! Originally, we were defeated, and we had to negotiate with others, and if we wanted to stop fighting, we naturally had to compensate others, and you would have to regain power in the name of me betraying the interests of France. Let's take a good look at the shameless faces of these people! ”

"You madman, you can't take on the responsibility of governing the country at all. You better go back to the harem and rest! Anna was already furious, "Someone is here to send Your Majesty to rest!" ”