More than two years ago, when Zhao Hongyu set foot on the European continent and came to France from Portugal, which was still a vassal of Spain, Marie and her son Louis XIII Jr. were not in such a good situation in France.

At that time, the position of the mother and son was in jeopardy.

The Grand Duke of Orleans, who also has the right to inherit the French throne, is trying to control the French throne.

It was also at that time that Zhao Hongyu contacted Mary's mother and son, and then reached an agreement with her. Later, with the help of Zhao Hongyu, Mary cleaned up the unlucky Grand Duke of Orleans.

In this way, it can be regarded as preserving the inheritance of Louis XIII the younger, as well as Marie's status as queen.

However, after the death of the Grand Duke of Orleans, his subordinates did not give up.

Although on the surface, the son of the Grand Duke of Orleans also died in that turmoil, and it seems that there is no heir.

However, Mary had conclusive evidence that the Grand Duke of Orleans had an illegitimate child alive.

Moreover, the remnants of the Grand Duke of Orleans have found this illegitimate child and supported this child, who does not know whether he is lucky or unlucky, and secretly under the banner of reviving the glory of this duke, they are secretly preparing to subvert Mary's dominance.

The reason why these plans were carried out in secret was because after more than two years of purging, Mary had basically taken control of the situation, and these remnants of the Grand Duke of Orleans could no longer afford to make any big waves.

Mary, on the other hand, doesn't want to solve them all at once, and thinks about slowly and silently cleaning them up for the sake of stability.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with such an idea.

However, no one could have imagined that Louis XIII Jr. would be assassinated and die in this assassination.

Yes, no one could have imagined that such a thing would happen.

And when that happened, everything started to change.

First of all. The happiest are the remnants of the Grand Duke of Orleans who are hiding in the shadows.

They were happy that Louis XIII the Younger, as heir to the French throne, had died in an assassination attempt.

So, in the absence of another child, who should the throne belong?

It stands to reason that the illegitimate son of the Grand Duke of Orleans also has the right to inherit the throne.

Don't look at him as just an illegitimate child, his identity is not very glorious.

But the problem is that when it comes to inheritance, there really isn't anyone more suitable than his bloodline.

As for the identity of the illegitimate child, there is nothing. As long as you can win the right to inherit the throne, your identity can actually be changed, right?

Besides, at that time, who else would dare to say anything?

Obviously, this is not possible.

A person's identity will change with his status.

Everyone is very clear and aware of this.

Speaking of which, thanks to the stallion of the Grand Duke of Orleans, if he hadn't been out and about, he wouldn't have left such an illegitimate child, would he?

On the contrary, Mary also had a lover while she was away. But she did not have an illegitimate child, she had only one child, Louis XIII Jr.

For now, it's a bit tragic.

But in any case, the current thing has already appeared.

Mary was filled with grief in her heart. But she also had to brace herself and face the impending crisis.

Richelieu heard Mary's words, and after a little thought she knew what she was talking about.

"Queen, do you mean to settle that bastard?"

Faced with Richelieu's inquiry. Mary nodded grimly.

"Yes, those guys, I don't think long before they push this poor kid to the forefront. After all, he also has the blood of the royal family in his body. De jure it also has the right of inheritance. ”

She didn't want to admit it, but Mary knew it wasn't something she could control.

Don't look at her in control of France, but that was when little Louis XIII was not dead.

Now that Louis XIII the Younger is dead, it would be right for some of the old-fashioned neutral nobles to choose an heir to the throne at once.

After all, this is also for the stability of France.

Although the identity of the illegitimate child is despicable, he is a very suitable candidate.

So, Mary could have imagined with her little toes that the Centrist would definitely support this bastard.

When the time comes, coupled with the lobbying of the remnants of the Grand Duke of Orleans, God knows how much support they will get in the end.

After all, little Louis XIII is dead, how much gold does she, the regent of France, still have?

Therefore, killing that illegitimate child is the best means to ensure her own safety and status for a long time.

As long as the current crisis is solved, then she will have time to plan slowly.

As Richelieu, who has both glory and loss with Mary, he will support whatever decision Mary wants to make now.

There is no way, who made him who is where he is today, it was all given by Queen Regent Mary.

If Mary loses ground, then his fate will not be much better.

Not to mention the nobles in France who have sinned against him, even those in the church alone will not make him happy.

When he had Mary's support, Richelieu also offended the side of the Church.

You must know that his cardinal status was given by the French royal family. Not through the church, so you can imagine how much the church hated him.

The church claims that the monarchy is divinely ordained, and the French simply work against the church in order to prevent the royal power from being controlled by the church.

This is a blatant provocation for the church.

The reason why Richelieu is still alive and well is because of the protection of the French royal family and the firm support of Mary.

If Louis XIII had grown up and become king of France, he would have been able to retain his current interests and position as well as Richelieu.

If the church wants to move him, it is impossible.

While the idea was good, the plan didn't change as fast as it was.

The death of Louis XIII Jr. changed things.

Richelieu knew that he had to do as Marie told him to do now, or he would die without a place to bury.

He had not met the illegitimate son of the Grand Duke of Orleans, so there was no sympathy.

Besides. Let this illegitimate son get the official status of inheritance, and the end of him and Mary will come.

For the sake of his own life, let's let this bastard die.

Richelieu has a very thorough view of some of these issues.

I have to say, he's a smart guy.

At this time of Mary's most difficult time, he did not have the idea of giving up on Mary and trying to join someone else.

Of course, even if you want to take refuge with someone else, it is unlikely.

Over the years, he did a lot for Marie and Louis XIII the Younger. It also offended a lot of people.

During his years as Prime Minister of France, he cleared many political enemies for Marie, and I don't know how many nobles hated him to death.

And he also used his status as a cardinal of the French region canonized by the royal family to deal with many people in the church.

Hey!

It can be said that on his Richelieu body, the imprint of Mary's side is very deep and cannot be erased at all.

Therefore, if you want to survive, you can only follow Mary all the way to the dark.

If he wants to take refuge in someone else. Then you have to die faster.

"Yes, Queen. I'll deal with this matter as soon as possible, and I will definitely not let that bastard live too long. ”

After Richelieu's reply, Mary's face looked a little better.

"You'll go back in a moment. Immediate retaliation against the church. All the thorn swordsmen in your hands are sent out, and my son cannot die in vain! ”

Mary spoke of the church with a chill on her face.

This time, the church really made Mary angry.

Like the Inquisition and the 'Clergy' under the Church. The 'Thorn Swordsmen' mentioned by Mary were also an Assassin Order.

This member of the killer regiment, which belongs to the French royal family and is composed of the prefect of Richelieu, is an elite selected from the French army.

On the bright side. These men are the royal musketeers, but in fact they are the killers and assassins of the royal family, who specialize in solving some unsightly problems.

In another time and space, there is a guy named Alexandre Dumas, who wrote the character in the novel "The Three Musketeers", who is the Thorn Swordsman.

You don't see how strong the three musketeers are, it's simply remarkable.

How could an ordinary swordsman have such combat power.

Moreover, it is a miracle that they can casually meet with the French high-level.

However, with the identity of a thorn swordsman, it is different.

Directly under the royal family, although controlled by Richelieu, he was also loyal to Mary.

This is an organization that began to be established when Mary married into France.

It can be said that this organization is loyal to her only personally and does not belong to anyone else.

On the surface, it belongs to the royal family, but in fact it is Mary's private army.

Originally, Marie wanted to wait until little Louis XIII grew up and hand over the organization to him.

In this way, Louis XIII Jr., who had such an organization, could completely eliminate all his political enemies and stabilize his regime.

However, Louis XIII Jr. is no longer there.

Then, for Mary, the function of this organization will change greatly.

Revenge!

Yes, this organization is now the blade of revenge in Mary's hands, and an extension of her anger.

This time Marie and Richelieu met without taking too long.

After arriving for about half an hour, Richelieu left the palace in a hurry.

After all, time waits for no one, and a minute of delay can make a minute of change.

When Richelieu left, Marie took off her disguise and a sad look appeared on her face.

No matter how strong she is, after all, she is also a woman, isn't she? (To be continued......)