Chapter 26: Louis XIII's Ambitions

The result of the crime of assassinating the Duke can be imagined, Luthor will not be able to get out of the Doge's prison, and his friend Governor Royo will not have a good death, because they are facing the Duke of Loire!

Murong Tao noticed that with the Duke of Loire's carriage leaving, there were two representatives of the nobility who tasted the food, a middle-aged man and a teenager, the teenager was about 7 or 8 years old, and the middle-aged man looked very respectful to the young man, not like his father, but like a housekeeper or something. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Just as Murong Tao was guessing the identities of the two, a dialog box quickly appeared in front of him.

"Congratulations on successfully destroying Luther's plot and catching the real Governor of Shellbourg Harbor, the system is perfect!" The metallic voice characteristic of the agent system came, "Since the level of the Saint Noah's Star is level 2, a large amount of experience points are overflowing, and the system will then reward additional experience points. ”

The promised 150 XP is finally compressed into 100 by the XP pool.

"The Star of Saint Noah has met the upgrade conditions, is it time to upgrade the system?" The agent asked.

"Level up!" No way, even if you know that there will be a vacuum period in the process of upgrading the Star of Saint Noah, but in order to unlock more features, upgrading is the only way right now.

"St. Noah's Star will undergo a 3-hour system upgrade, please be patient!" After the agent finishes speaking, the dialog box disappears.

Murong Tao breathed a sigh of relief, Luther's trouble was solved, and by the way, a big man in Cherbourg Harbor was solved, if it weren't for the Duke of Loire at the end, maybe it was his own gang who were now imprisoned in the prison of the Governor's Palace, right? It's dangerous!

The Governor's Mansion in Port Cherbourg, the guards at the door have been replaced by the Duke of Loire's people, including all the personnel in the Governor's Palace, except for the low-level servants, the rest have been dismissed by the Duke of Loire for various reasons, as for those city guards, they were disbanded by the Duke of Loire on the spot, and the commander of the city guard and several captains were also imprisoned in the prison because they were involved in the corruption case of the Governor of Loyo.

"Your Majesty, do you know how dangerous it is to do so? If the Duke hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid...! "If Murong Tao is here, he will definitely recognize that this middle-aged man who spoke is one of the two tasting representatives who were selected as the representatives of the nobility, and as for the 7 or 8-year-old boy who was lectured by him, if Murong Tao knew that this young man was the king of the Kingdom of France, known as Louis XIII by later generations, and the father of the Sun King Louis XIV, I don't know what he would think?

"Your Majesty, you are really messing around, you have begged me for a long time to take you out for a turn, and you have already disobeyed the order of Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother in disguise!" The Duke of Loire put his right hand on his forehead and said, "You are still going to participate in some tasting competition as if no one is around, if those folk foods are not to your liking, or if you have eaten bad stomachs, how can I explain it to Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother?" ”

"Loire, why are you getting more and more timid?" The young man shrugged his shoulders and said in an indifferent tone, "The queen mother doesn't have time to worry about my safety, I'm afraid she's all about my little brother now, right?" ”

Listening to the sour words of the young King, no one would take it seriously, but the Duke of Loire was the only one who really understood His Majesty's current situation, and as for the middle-aged man, this level of conversation was beyond his authority as a personal bodyguard, and although he did not leave the room on his own initiative, he tilted his head to one side.

"But, Your Majesty, it's time for you to go back to Paris!" The Duke of Loire reminded, "Although the port of Cherbourg is not far from Paris, you have been out on your own for almost a week, and I think you should be satisfied, right?" If you don't go back, I'm afraid those people will talk about it again, right? ”

"Then let them go! I haven't had enough of it anyway! The young king's head shook like a rattle, and suddenly his words changed sharply, and he diverted the subject, "Loire, is that tavern waiter really from the kingdom you called Ming?" I think that kid is a little interesting, he can not be afraid of power and have a clear conscience! If you hadn't shown up at the time, I guess he might have rebelled and wouldn't have sat still! ”

Loire was stunned, trying to recall the black-haired, black-eyed, yellow-skinned young man, "Your Majesty, are you sure that if I don't show up right away, he will resist?" Although those city guards are not worth mentioning, but the number of people is not comparable to that tavern, plus the city guards are obviously prepared and fully armed, I find it hard to believe that those few people plus a cook, with their bare hands, can deal with how many people? ”

"Loire, you forgot that the teacher said that my observation skills are better than yours, it is not unfounded." The young king snorted triumphantly and said, "Don't look at that boy as thin, but his eyes tell me that he has killed people, and more than one." That kind of calmness shouldn't be possessed at that age, including the few people in that tavern, they all exude a murderous aura that is not like what their profession should have. Even the cook is not an ordinary person. ”

"I really don't know how your little head grows, at a young age, your ability to see people is amazing, I have to admire!" Loire compromised, because he had heard these words from the mouth of his teacher more than once, and despite the fact that he was only 7 or 8 years old, he was more attentive and calm than his peers, could it be that this was the ability of being born in the family of the emperor?

"Lord Duke, watch your words!" The middle-aged man finally couldn't help but remind, "Now standing in front of you is not only your junior brother, but also His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of France!" ”

"Mouthy!" The young king spat impatiently, "The good mood that I finally relaxed was ruined by you, you go out first, I still have a few words to talk to the Duke of Loire!" Alright, let's get out! ”

The middle-aged man replied helplessly and walked out of the room.

"You know Rogers's personality, it's just a little bit of Muna, some things don't know how to be flexible, but I am relieved to have him by your side to protect you!" The Duke of Loire advised, "Honestly, you really should go back!" Aren't you afraid that Richelieu will keep taking power while you're away? Didn't you say you didn't like the cardinal? ”

"Let him go! If he's just making a little fuss, I can turn a blind eye, and if he really wants to overthrow our Bourbon dynasty, hehe, I'm afraid my queen mother won't still be from him! The young king shrugged helplessly, "The distant relatives of the Habsburgs don't seem to be at ease lately!" Several colonies are said to be fighting for independence, and it seems that it will not be long before the Netherlands will successfully break free from the control of that cousin, right? ”

"Well, it seems that the Dutch Federation and the Spanish Empire will sign an armistice in April, and the two sides have gone through countless naval battles in the past forty years, and the casualties are very heavy!" The Duke of Loire frowned, "Although this is related to the weakening of the Spanish Empire, and the defeat of the Armada by the British Royal Navy, it is even more depressing. I fear that without Spain's containment, the Netherlands may become a new enemy of our French maritime supremacy in the future! ”

"Spain has really taken a bad step, and if William Orange hadn't been assassinated, I'm afraid the Netherlands would not have achieved unprecedented unity, right?" The young king's face was also covered with gloom, "But compared to the Dutch Federation, I am more worried about our old neighbor and old adversary, the lord of the British Isle, it is said that they are active in the Indian Ocean, if we only keep our eyes on our own one-third of an acre, we will soon be thrown away by this old adversary!" ”

The Duke of Loire fell into deep thought.

"Since that kid is from that country called Ming, I'm full of interest in him." When the young king mentioned Murong Tao, his eyes lit up, "Loire, no matter what, you have to help me get on his ship, I know that the purpose of their new product launch is to accumulate original funds, and the port of Cherbourg is just a pedal for them to embark on the road to sailing, I want to follow him to the mysterious East, you remember, you can't tell my identity, but let him accept me on the ship, understand?" ”

"I say, Louie, are you crazy?" Loire couldn't help but call out the young king's name, "Do you know how dangerous sailing can be? Do you think it's going to play? There are natural disasters at all times, and there are endless pirates wreaking havoc, do you think you're a 7 or 8-year-old kid who will let you on board? Do you know how far the mysterious East is from our continent of Europa? It's really more than 108,000 miles! Besides, I don't think they can travel to the mysterious East with just a few people, at least if they have a big ship that can cross the seas. ”

"What you said also makes some sense, then I will follow them to other ports to trade, it should also be a good opportunity!" The young king was interested, and no matter how much the Duke of Loire tried to persuade him, it was useless, and in the end the Duke of Loire could only agree to come down and try to inquire.

"Loire, you know, although I am the nominal king now, none of those big nobles listen to me, and most of them are not optimistic about me, have you heard some rumors?" The young king frowned slightly and looked at Loire, "They all think I'm a puppet!" Richelieu can appoint a new king at any time if he wants, and I must have several armies of mine to stand up to Richelieu's minions! ”

"Louie, rest assured, no matter how things develop, we of the Loire will be on your side!" The Duke of Loire then spoke.