"It's just a pity that I probably won't be able to see the first batch of students from the academy graduate. Prince Condé said regretfully when it was just him and the king.

"Well," said Louis, "you probably didn't even have a chance to attend the inauguration of the Academy. ”

Prince Condé froze for a moment, he now began to miss the king of twenty years deeply, how humble and gentle the king was at that time, and good at thinking about others, no, even the king of the battle of Dunkirk was not so straightforward to the point of being aggressive, but he did not know, he was smiling, indeed, when he heard that the Polish nobles intended to elect him king, the prince's first reaction was not joy but panic, even if there was no such thing as a slinger rebellion, any king would not be too happy when he heard that a great nobleman of His Majesty was about to obtain a position of eminence equal to that of him- He feared that even if this did not succeed, it would attract the king's jealousy and suspicion, and that when the time came, let alone go to war, he would be lucky to die peacefully in his Château de Chandí.

Even if the king later summoned him and told him plainly that he would rather let the blood of the Bourbon family flow in more territory than to be suspicious of his own blood relatives - he convinced the still hesitant Prince Condé with a single sentence that the Habsburgs of Austria could do the same things that the Bourbons of France had done.

When he was still Prince of Condé, the king would have been unable to sleep for days when he said this—was it sarcasm, or espionage, or malice not to be concealed? But now, with such a rude and intimate tone, he had put the Prince of Condé on an equal footing, and His Royal Highness, whose temples had already grayed, was at last able to sigh from the bottom of his heart: "Your Majesty, if it were possible, I would have preferred to wait a year or more." ”

"I don't want you to do that," said Louis, "the Church of Rome has given us feedback, and the papal edict will be issued at any time—and when he gives his will to France, the Schlachita of Poland will be eager to put the crown on your head," Louis said with a grim look: "After all, they must be more willing to let the king of Poland lead an army into Poland than the Prince of Condé of France." ”

"I can only say that I am grateful, Your Majesty," said Prince Condé, "for the cost ...... in this regard." At the beginning, Nochadammas, a wizard who was good at prophecy, had promised Queen Catherine Medici that her three sons would become kings, so the queen mother paid 400,000 livres regardless of the empty treasury, and made a promise that there would be 600,000 livres in the future, so that Schlachita of Poland elected Henry III as the king of Poland, but I didn't expect Henry III to run back after being king for a year, not to mention, this time the king not only had to buy Schlachita, but also bribe the cardinal prince of the Roman Church, which must be quite a considerable expenditure.

"Though I would love to say that you have no need to care about such vulgar things," said Louie, "I think that these things can be agreed upon in the paperwork when the dust has settled." Prince Condé nodded knowingly, unlike the former Henry III, Prince Condé will give up all his territories and castles to make the sun king's light more brilliant, on the other hand, if he is forced to abdicate, even if he can return to France, he may only have a false title and no territory, and his descendants will also be the same, which is also a big bet for Prince Condé.

Perhaps the Bourbon family had a hidden temperament, and the Prince of Condé had no fear of the difficult road ahead, only extreme eagerness, and so did his son, who only thought of his grandson, born in 68 ......and only four years old, "Duke of Anghien." Louis said that the Duke of Anghien was the title used by the heirs of the successive Prince Condé, and now this title still belongs to the eldest son of the prince, but the eldest son of the prince has decided to go to Poland with his father, and when the Prince of Condé becomes the king of Poland, then he will be the crown prince, and then there will be another title, but Louis said so, which means that he still retains this title for the Condé family...... If there is a case, the Condé family can still pass it on, "I will leave Chandiu to the Duke of Anghien." Louis added.

Prince Condé didn't speak, just bowed slightly, and the two tacitly knew that the little Duke of Anghien was left in Versailles as a hostage, but once the Condé family was able to gain a foothold in Poland, the younger Duke of Anghien, as the eldest son of the eldest son, would inevitably leave France and go to Poland, but there was no title and there was a title of Duke of Anghien in Versailles, that was a completely different concept, plus the Château de Chandín, then the little Duke of Anghien would at least not fall into any embarrassing situation.

Needless to say, the little Duke of Angian was sent to the court two weeks later, and he ...... Disappointingly, Prince Condé's goodness did not seem to have been inherited by the child, his brown skin and unkempt hair made him look like a rude savage, and his eyes were fierce, looking at everyone as if he was going to take a bite - the eldest princess subconsciously let out a long "......" when she saw this child It was the first time she had seen such a child, and the Crown Prince Louis the Younger and the Duke of Colonna were also surprised, but they did not say it, but the Grand Princess, Mary, immediately stepped forward and extended her hand to the Little Duke of Angian.

By the time she raised her hand, the maid of the little Duke of Angian was already frightened, "Oh my God," she instinctively shouted, "Don't do this, Your Highness, he will bite you!"

But the lord of the county had already held the hand of the little Duke of Anguian, and the maid's words made her look at the other party in confusion, although the little Duke of Anguian still looked fierce, but he did not bite indiscriminately as the maid said.

The king glanced at Bontang, and at once two guards took the nurse and maid of the little Duke of Anghien with him.

"Hello, brother. The Grand Princesse said kindly.

The little Duke of Angian did not speak, but in turn grabbed the hand of the great county lord, looked at it, sniffed it, and just when people were worried about whether he was going to take a bite next, the big county lord took him aside and took out candy from the pocket of his skirt and gave it to him.

The adults in the audience hall were wise not to speak, nor to look at the Prince of Condé and his son—it was evident that it was only a lack of education, and that the little Duke of Anghien, though he was only four years old, was nothing more than an animal.

The pale face of the son of Prince Condé, who lived in exile with his mother for a long time, fought in his father's army as an adult, and his wife, the daughter of the Elector of Bavaria, did not seem to be ...... Competent, but it is true that the nobles seldom raised and nursed their children themselves, and more gave them to nurses and maids, and the little Duke of Anghien was too young to be turned back into a human by his governess if it were not for such a great change.

Because there have been so many things going on these days, Prince Condé and his son have only glanced at the child briefly, and made sure that he is in good health, and his face is upright, and they did not ask any more questions...... "just right," the king said in time, "the son of the Count of Soissons is also here today," he looked at his crown prince and the Duke of Cologna, "he will be your classmate." ”

"That's great. The crown prince said solemnly.

The son of the Count of Soissons, also known as Eugen the Younger, the Count of Soissons could be said to be half of Louis's brother-in-law, and his wife was the niece of Cardinal Mazarin, that is, Olympia Mancini, the shameless woman was envious of the bounty that her sister Marie had received from Louis XIV, but Louis would not accept another Mancini, so she boldly attached herself to Leopold I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and gave birth to Eugen the Younger.

Because he did not know what kind of trap and conspiracy Leopold I would have set up for this matter, after consulting the Count of Soissons, Louis XIV asked Madame de Milady to arrange an accident in which Olympia Mancini died on the way home. It was not without such a man who gave himself to the Lord from infancy, but the Count of Soissons, after some consideration, kept Eugen the Younger in his name in exchange for the King's recognition of his illegitimate children and his mother— This is what everyone knows, the true beloved of the Count of Soissons was given the title of Countess of Soissons, and the date of their marriage contract was changed to several years ago, so that the two daughters they had previously given birth to were also given the status of legitimate children, and in recent years the Count of Soissons has a son.

Although France still implements the Salic law, Louis has already planned that when little Eugen grows up, he will tell little Eugen about this matter as it is, although it is a bit cruel to this child, but as long as little Eugen is willing, the doors of the king's court and the academy will be opened to him, as long as he is not willing to fall, he can be awarded the title by virtue of his merits, instead of taking away the title and territory of his titular father, the Count of Soissons.

But...... Eugen Savoy Junior already knew that...... Perhaps it was his grandmother, the mother of the Count of Soissons, who had brought him up, and Louis XIII's cousin, who had told him that in a letter to Louis had recently appeared some foreigners with Austrian accents around the city of Soissons, and that Leopold knew that he had such an illegitimate child, and it was difficult to say whether he wanted to do anything or not— So the Bourbon lady not only revealed the unspeakable background of Eugen Jr., but also pleaded with Louis if he could send Eugen Jr. to Versailles, she could not guarantee Eugen's safety in Soissons.

Little Eugen and the previous Duke of Angian are simply a comparison group- The mother of the Count of Soissons was a gentle and tolerant lady, although little Eugen was not related to her at all, and could even be called a disgrace, but the old lady still took good care of him, he should be nine years old this year, only a year younger than the crown prince, but not much different from the crown prince in height and weight, fortunately, his face and figure did not inherit too many Habsburg characteristics, thick eyebrows, bright eyes, high nose bridge and a small arch, so that he looked a little adult composure, not a little embarrassed under the gaze of everyone。

Louis stretched out his hand, and after a little hesitation, he came up and kissed the king's hand, which was a sign of closeness, after all, on the surface, he could be said to be a distant relative of the king, and when he was closing the distance, Louis found that the corners of his eyes were red, given that he had known about it before he came to Versailles - it seemed that the blow to the child was still very great.

But at last it can be said that it is a good thing, Louis said in his heart, otherwise when he grows up, he will surely be resentful when he realizes that he will never be able to get his father's love.

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Louis still knew about the fact that Eugen the Younger was dragged by the Dauphin and the Duke of Cologna to the preparatory affairs of the Academy, but he probably did not have much time for the children lately, since the emissaries of the Church of Rome arrived in Versailles, the Polish noble parliament also made a decision, and under the threat of Louis XIV's money offensive and force, Prince Condé defeated Monsieur Lorraine the Younger, becoming the seventh elected king of Poland and the fifth foreign king.

The Polish aristocratic parliament will send twelve important members of Schlachita, with soldiers and servants to meet their king, a scene that had been seen a hundred years ago, and now it is back in people's eyes—the Queen Mother Catherine had hosted the Poles at the Dullery Palace, and this time they had stayed at the Dullery Palace in Paris before making a correction from Paris to Versailles.

Their envoys had attended the victory banquet at Versailles on the 15th, and when they returned, they were naturally very skeptical, but the Poles were still skeptical, because in the mouth of the envoys, the king of France had built not a palace, but a city, but since they came to Paris, they had to believe the words of the envoys, even if Versailles was pure nothing, Paris was as admirable and admirable as the city of Rome, which had been rebuilt once, where you would not walk on excrement, the rooms were bright and fresh, and the people, even ordinary residents, wore brightly colored cotton cloth or satin, and had beautiful little hair curlsThe shops on the street are decorated with large blocks of glass, which are filled with a dazzling array of goods from all directions.

"Is it the same with Versailles?" they asked.

"Versailles is ten times better than Paris. The Parisian servant who served them, not knowing whether it was out of jealousy or sorrow, said with sorrow.