Since Louis can be said to be almost the master of half of the island of Gayora, he will not be foolish to ignore the power of the inner world, whether it is the hatred and jealousy of the dark wizards, or the conspiracy and assassination of the enemy, what he inflicts on others, of course, will be inflicted on himself by the enemy, and there is a saying in the ancient and distant East that you should not do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and he seems to be the proof of this statement.

Tonight was specially left by him to Amun, Prince of Tsmich, although Theoderick, Prince of Van Zhuo, seemed to be more trustworthy, and he also had this prince's "cat boy" by his side," But this prince retains too much humanity, this characteristic is Louis's help, but it will also be a shackle, at least, if he asks Prince Theodrik to do this, Van Zhuo's parents will not agree so easily, but never hide their Yuwang Amun, although he has always regretted not being able to get the king, but when Louis proposed that he can try to recover the original territory for the Tsmich family, the look on Amun's face is absolutely pleasantly surprised.

This is where we come to the lands of the various families of the Bloodline, some of whom almost never leave their territory - this is how the castles that are especially eerie in people's mouths come about, generally speaking, after a lord or lord is converted into a descendant of the Bloodline, the residual emotions in his body will keep him in his original residence for a long time, until he is discovered, reported, or left on his own for some other reason. What's more, under a tacit understanding of the world on the outside, this person is considered "dead", his castle will be abandoned, no one will visit him again, he will fade in everyone's memory, and when everyone who knows him is six feet down, he will naturally become a horror story told by a mother to her children in the dark.

But when most blood clans choose their descendants, they will still consciously avoid the big nobles, especially those with royal blood, which is also a rule that has never been written on the stone tablet, so many of the blood clans are the second son, the second son of a family, and some are priests...... That's right, it was the priest - Louis also learned after his dealings with the two princes that the Bloodline did have extremely strict requirements for offspring as the legend goes, and the children of serfs, servants or craftsmen were never able to enter their field of vision, not because of the class concept of mankind, but because the Bloodline, like all parents, longed for a beautiful, cute and intelligent child.

Humans can't choose their own children, and queens will also give birth to disabled and weak offspring, but the blood clan can choose, but if you are from a humble background and want to be fair-skinned, It is not easy to have a long body and straight fingers, and everyone knows that the poorer the family, the sooner the children will do things, and because of the lack of nutrition, they are almost all short in stature, with rickets on their backs, and in this era when only the lower class of potatoes can eat three meals a day and sleep full, only the children of nobles and merchants can have a neat and healthy appearance, if not so beautiful- In addition, the blood clan would choose the priest as their heir, which also surprised Louis and amused, but this kind of thing, or the unscrupulous demon party does more - because there is an inheritance law, the priest is basically the son of each family, only some children who were chosen by the priest because of their extra intelligence and luck, but no matter what kind of thing, they must be smart and beautiful, and there are those who are not able to appeal to the light, probably all the narrow-minded hearts of the members of these two blood families.

Therefore, many young blood clans, after receiving the guidance of their "father", can control their instincts, and can also exert their natural abilities, they will wander outside for a long time, both to avoid being noticed by the people in the place where they have settled, and for the sake of the heart that likes the new and hates the old, but after a while, or because of the call of the prince, they will return to the "clan land", that is, the territory of each prince, just like the princes loyal to the king, and present their accumulated wealth.

This wealth refers not only to gold and precious stones, but also to scrolls, books, magical utensils, and so on that have been lost in history. These are all stored in the prince's territory, of course, the territory of the blood clan is also like the inner world, and it cannot be seen by outsiders, but the problem is- Just as Theoderick was the Prince of Van Zo, and his territory was in Paris, then naturally, all the members of the Van Zo regarded France as the jurisdiction of the clan, that is, if the blood of the Cymor clan in England was going to pass through the territory of France, even if they were not close to Paris, they had to visit the members of the Van Zo in the area they passed, otherwise the Van Zo blood would have the right to execute the arrogant guy.

And although the Tsmich family has an indisputably important position and strong power in the thirteen clans and the demon party, it is embarrassing that the Polish king John II Casimir is really an incompetent fool, he was not only forced to recognize the independence of Ukraine, but also was taken away by Sweden Livonia - this is embarrassing, because Ukraine now belongs to Russia, Russia's clan is Gangero, and Sweden, Denmark, and Norway belong to the Bruch clan because they were once three in one- Unfortunately, the territory of the Tsmich family is between Ukraine and Livonia...... As a result, the members of the Bloodline and Tsmich who moved to the new territory with the Swedes and the Russians had to face an extremely strange situation - the Tsmich family was still formidable, but their territory was ...... With the exception of the Prince's fortress, they all belong to another country.

The situation of the Zmitch family is actually similar to that of the Flemish dark wizards, but the strength of the Flemish dark wizards is not enough to make Louis give in, even if it is only a small step, but Tsmich can make Louis do his best for them.

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"Livonia?" asked King Karl XI of Sweden in surprise on Queen's Island, which was separated by a North Sea, "of course. "How could he not know that Livonia, the Livonia region was the biggest trophy of Karl X in 55 years, because of Livonia, so Sweden can get a complete Baltic Sea, Sweden's current territory looks like a pair of trouser legs of different lengths, Karl XI also considered that after he married Princess Elizabeth, relying on the power of France, to make this "trousers" look better - he said, the length is the same.

"You know, as in the previous covenant, our princess will marry into Sweden with a piece of Flemish land," d'Artagnan continued, remembering the king's abrupt command, and although he did not understand Louis's intentions, out of loyalty and trust in the king, "Your Majesty wishes that you will bestow a fiefdom in Livonia to the abbot of St. Martin in Neville." ”

"Who's that?"

"Former King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. The Count d'Artagnan said: "In exchange, the king will continue to support you." ”

Karl XI frowned at first, he had not received much education from his mother and ministers, and he could not discern the meaning of this request - "I don't quite understand...... What do you mean," said Karl XI, "Livonia is important for Sweden. ”

"It won't be more important than Norway or Denmark. "As far as I know," said d'Artagnan, "your mother and your vizier are planning to go to war with Denmark while France is at war with the Netherlands. ”

"I've heard a little bit about it. Karl XI said.

"As an ally, the king is willing to continue north after the conquest of the Netherlands to assist you in obtaining Denmark. ”

Karl XI looked at the Count d'Artagnan for a long time with suspicion: "I can't be sure, it's not a trivial matter that can be easily decided. ”

"There is no doubt," said the Count d'Artagnan, smiling, as if he did not care whether it could be done, "but I think you will make the right choice." ”

"Then you shouldn't be here," Karl XI suddenly said, "you should go and talk to my mother." ”

"Our king came of age at the age of fourteen, and it was in that year that he threw himself into a real war for the first time, and was victorious, and I think you should be able to do the same, Your Majesty. The Count of d'Artagnan said pointedly.

"I love my mother so much. Karl XI said, but he did not notice that he was speaking French, and that he was no longer stammering.

"Does it have anything to do with whether you respect and love your mother?" d'Artagnan's smile grew deeper, and would have been familiar to the Duchess of Montpensier in the presence of the Duchess of Montponcière, for it was with this smile that destroyed the last of her expectations of her father: "Does not our king love his mother?"

Karl XI did not continue, and time did not allow them to continue, and the retinue that had been left behind by the king and his envoys had already been found.

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"Will they be willing?" asked Philip, the younger brother, holding a candle for the king, as he illuminated the map hanging on the wall.

"Yes. Louis said: "Even if Karl XI or his mother had tried to hold on, Christian V would not have been willing to give up this opportunity." He pointed to his brother: "These are the four southern provinces of the Scanian Peninsula, and in the Treaty of Roskilde in '56, Denmark ceded them to Sweden, and since then they have lost their last foothold on the peninsula, without which they have almost no control over the Baltic Sea - although they also choke Sweden to the North Sea, but it was also agreed in the Treaty of Roskilde that they could not allow Sweden's enemies to enter the Baltic Sea." ”

"In that treaty," Louis continued, "Denmark must also dissolve all hostile alliances with Sweden, pay for Swedish military expenses, and deliver a certain number of soldiers and ships while Karl X and later the Swedish kings are fighting." ”

Philip looked at the location of Denmark, as well as its territory, and the four southern provinces: "Now it seems that it is not surprising that the Danish king would make the decision to make an alliance with Leopold I. He moved the candle to another position to illuminate Brandenburg's territory: "The Hohenzollerns have always been Habsburg's courtiers and servants, and if they attack from Brandenburg's position, they can indeed directly threaten Sweden." ”

"Denmark-Norway and Sweden are two wolves vying to devour each other, and even without our alliance with the Holy Roman Empire, they would have fought to the death. "But if Sweden declares war on Denmark, or vice versa, then it means that the line of defense imaginary by Leopold I has been broken— Louis's 120,000 army was not prepared for a small Dutch from the beginning, the Dutch fleet may be able to gallop across the sea, but there is no way to land on land, if William III is still in the Netherlands, then this war may be more tricky, but William III has been left in the Tower of London by Charles II, the building that was once used as a fortress, armory and prison, but it has welcomed many distinguished guests, and even several British monarchs have had the honor of being its guests, and William III is imprisoned there, but it is more reassuring than anywhere。

Without Wilhelm III, only the Prime Minister and the Speaker, this Mr. Witte is not a mediocre or stupid man, although the defense of William III has led to the fact that the Netherlands now has only 20,000 troops, but from a diplomatic point of view, he can immediately decide that he will not hesitate to persuade even Sweden and other countries to come together against France, rather than put all his expectations on the Habsburgs, you can see that he is still a little decisive, oh yes, and those Flemish dark wizards...... It has to be said that it is a way to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle.

It's a pity that no matter how good he is, he is only Louie's enemy.

"How's the situation with the Duke of La Rochefoucauld?" Louis asked.

"Like a fish in water. "Philip said, it is interesting that William III and Mr. Prime Minister have almost reached the point of desperation, and the merchants of the Netherlands are still doing business with the French, yes, war is war, business is business, and the greatest business between them is the ships ordered by the King of France, and yes, they have built their enemies for a huge sum of money, and the generosity of the Duke of La Rochefoucauld— Double the deposit, and more than thirty percent of the profits, made the merchants happily accept a Frenchman - at banquets and salons, La Rochefoucauld was almost in the face of a swinger, and his words almost never touched on politics, war, or anything unpleasant, according to the king's command.

"What do you want him to do?" asked Philip.

"Go tell him. Louis said: "Let the Dutch know that their Prime Minister, Mr. Chancellor, had not only killed their last hope, William III Orange, but also sold the Netherlands to Brandenburg, and that he had embezzled and squandered all the money in the treasury – and was preparing to flee." ”