Once Prince Condé has made a decision, then the next thing is to begin.

First of all, it is necessary to separate some of the spies to Poland - Because Poland was separated from France by a whole Holy Roman Empire before, the power of France was not strong there, and the Holy Roman Empire was the opposite, but it was still the same problem, that is, the spies were not enough, they were now almost all scattered in the Netherlands and Flanders, after all, the newly conquered territories were often the easiest places to set off rebellions, and the governors, generals and administrators that Louis was throwing out now would all be reused in the future, and it was impossible to spend them in vain in this kind of place- Like the one that had happened in Lorraine, the king would never allow it to happen again.

"If I leave this matter to you, ma'am. Louis turned around and asked, "Can you handle it?"

The other ministers would be surprised to see that their newest royal wife was also involved in such an important meeting, although there is a precedent for the royal lady to participate in politics, but it also requires the accumulation of his authority and the king's trust, the prince of Condé moved slightly, but still did not say anything, he should get used to the king's whimsy, especially after so many years - the king has not made any serious mistakes in government and state affairs.

"I think I can. Madame de Montspan said proudly, and her eyes were flushed with excitement, and though the absence of the king in her last night had caused some gossip, the diamond necklace which the king had sent was enough to counteract the displeasure, and to give the gloating ladies a good look, but it was a pity that they could not have known that she was carrying such a heavy duty with the king.

"Are you sure?" said the Duke of Orleans with a nonchalant expression, "As far as I know, there are twenty-three members of the Polish noble parliament who can speak, and eight or nine who can control the situation, and they have a one-vote veto system, and the evidence for our decision will all depend on the information you provide, are you sure you can?"

"My spies will be more credible and swifter than yours," Retorted Madame Montspan sharply, "and you will see how correct their information is—I promise they will never make the slightest mistake, or I will punish me as you please." ”

The Duke of Orleans glanced at Louis behind the desk quietly, his royal brother seemed to be casually fiddling with the feathers on his pen, although Madame de Montespan insisted on not wanting to say how she had built her own team of agents, but as long as Poland was over, they could know where those agents came from by comparing the sources of intelligence, after all, the sources of intelligence that agents probe are often related to their identities, just like the same thing, the Duke of Orleans, The spies of the Count d'Artagnan and Madame de Milady's spies certainly differed.

"It's okay," Louis said, "and we can accept some losses." "Before the Prince of Condé was elected king of Poland, he bought, bribed and even assassinated, not to mention the king of France, even the Prince of Condé could afford it, in any case, it was a kingdom, and the prince of Condé also plundered many cities in Holland and Flanders, and the king's reward - once he became king of Poland, then his possessions in France would also be returned to the royal family, which Louis agreed with him.

"You need an army. Louis said to the Prince of Condé.

"I need an army, yes," said the Prince of Condé, "but not too many of them, and not all of them French." ”

"General Saumuberg is willing to provide a part, and you can also hire a part from Switzerland," Louis smiled suddenly: "But if you only have a few French people around you, the Polish nobles will feel at ease, but they will also be suspicious......"

"You're going to have a big fight with me. Prince Condé also smiled and said: "Anyway, I have committed the crime of treason before, and have established too distinguished feats in the war against the Netherlands and Flanders, and they will not doubt your jealousy of me, and the dissatisfaction in my heart—to those Poles, who are originally sinners who despise royal power, and their kings to them, to their kings, are like a pack of greedy hyenas and a mad lion, and they must think that others are the same." ”

"I don't want to do that, good sir," said the king affectionately, "but only then will your chances of victory increase." ”

"You may be able to ......," interjected the Duke of Orleans, "a few times or something," he said, "they must have preferred a weak king to the strong young Monsieur de Lorraine, lest he have too much energy to contend with them for power." ”

"It's a good idea," said Louis, "and I'll ask my royal physician to do you a favor, and make sure that whoever sees you will think you're a man with a short life." ”

"I really don't know how to thank you. The Prince of Condé savored the king's words, and said respectfully, of course, not only the king's imperial physician, but also the unknown support and ...... He looked up and looked at the king, and to tell the truth, his wife, who was Richelieu's niece, probably had no way of knowing what was going on, because she would have thought it was a conspiracy of the king, and she had quarreled once when Prince Condé was leading his army to Holland, and this time—Prince Condé could not help but tremble slightly, and once he accepted the throne of Poland and surrendered his territory, then he really had no way out, no, not only him, but also his son, the Duke of Anghien— Born in 43 years and Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, he was forced into exile with his mother during the Fronde rebellion, and later fled to Spain with the Prince of Condé......

"The Duke of Anghien wants to go with me," said the Prince of Condé, "I need him, and a father's son should not cause much alarm, but can his son, Your Majesty, remain in Versailles?" When he said this, he quickly glanced at the Duke of Orleans, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Orleans was born in 62, and his eldest grandson was born in 68, although there were inevitably some mistakes in age, but the marriage contract between the two was not impossible, once he became the king of Poland, the real king, the daughter of the Duke of Orleans would be the queen of Poland.

As long as Louis XIV had not yet decided, as Princess Elizabeth had to face, the daughter of the Duke of Orleans would also have to accept a marriage for political purposes, and it was said that several envoys were already inquiring about the county lord, but because of the presence of Louis, the crown prince, she was not the most conspicuous.

"You have made a wise decision," Louis gestured, and Bontang took the basic transcribed paperwork and distributed it to the people in the room, which was a general situation inside the Kingdom of Poland.

Although everyone here has some knowledge of the situation in the outside world, after sorting out and refining, the so-called "Schlachita", that is, the system of power composed of members of the noble parliament, becomes more clear.

Unlike France, which had a sole royal power, the members of the Polish aristocratic parliament had enormous and extensive powers—they had the freedom to revolt or rebel if they felt that the king had violated their freedoms; they could use the power of the veto, and one could oppose all the others and veto any rules or decisions made by the assembly; and they could form alliances with any nation or power as they pleased.

They can build up their own armies, they can veto the king on important matters, taxes (changing existing taxes or imposing new ones), foreign affairs or laws, and even any decree that they deem illegal.

Then one has to ask, what does the king have? Well, it is probably the Convent Treaty, which was the treaty that was agreed between the original King Henry and the nobles to limit and bind the king.

It is no wonder that Henry III of Valois had only been king of Poland for one year before returning to France unbearably......

And even if the king was willing to swallow his anger and suffer silently, just for the sake of that crown, look at John II, who was directly deposed, and then look at his next president, the wretched Majesty Michal, would the Polish nobles still divination and predict that he would soon go to God? Of course not, this one may not end up better than John II.

Thinking of this, Louis also hesitated for a rare moment: "The situation in Poland is indeed difficult to grasp," he looked at Prince Condé: "We may be able to try to get John II back to Poland." ”

John II, who had almost been made into ham by Amun, went to France in '68 to seek refuge, and Louis was busy with the war, so he gave him to the Bishop of La Rivière, who reported that he had been sent to the Abbey of St. Martin in Neverville.

It is said that he worked there as a monk, lived a quiet life, was in good health, and was in a good mood - although Amon was quite disdainful of this human, from what Louis XIV learned, this king was not so mediocre, he fought with the Russians, almost married Queen Christina of Sweden, and later went to Vienna, as a foreign minister, joined the army of the Holy Roman Empire, fought against the French, only that time his legions were defeated on the battlefield.

He tried to get the Habsburg princess and rule Courland, but he was unsuccessful, and then he came to Spain and became the governor of Portugal, but he was caught by the secret agents of the Bishop of Richelieu, and he was secretly imprisoned for two years before he was rescued.

He joined the Society of Jesus in 41, became a cardinal in 43, and resigned from the priesthood in 47 to become King of Poland.

He was not entirely to blame for the decline of Poland, he had thwarted the attacks of the Cossack insurgents and fought valiantly against the Swedes, but the problem was that not only was Schlachita intervening and pinning down at every turn—at worst they could not even get supplies and armaments—but also the threat of the Grand Dukes of Brandenburg and Transylvania, and although Russia, Denmark and the Netherlands were on the side of Poland, they were reluctant to give real support – or rather, they were equally suspicious.

John II may be said to be a tragic figure, but it was such a man that Louis would not have regarded him as the first choice, and the same was true of the Prince of Condé, and when the king mentioned John II, he shook his head and refused: "I am willing to try," he said: " What you said to the Viscount of Tyrrenne, he also relayed to me, yes, Your Majesty, you are right, I was a shameful traitor when I dreamed of the throne of France, but when I was elected king by Schlachita, I did to them what God and the law permitted—perhaps it was God's disgust with their deeds that gave us this opportunity. ”

"If you want to, that's for the best. Louis said, "Let the son of the Duke of Anghien stay here, and he may live in Versailles with the Dauphin and the son of the Duke of Orleans, and my mother and wife will take good care of him." ”

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. Prince Condé stood up and bowed.

"I believe you, sir, that the side ward of the Bourbon family is flourishing in Poland. Louie said.

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When the Prince of Condé left the king's chamber again with joy and worry, and before dusk came, the Earl of Clarendon came, and the old man with frosty temples asked to see the king—there was something about the Duke of York, Louis did not want to hide from his former father-in-law, and Charles II, and thought that even if the Duke of York could return to London this time, it would not be a good thing for him, and he could be full of resentment against Princess Henrietta, would he still respect his brother and pity his little nephew?

Glancing at the small bottle in front of him, and the small bottle that glittered inside, Count Clarendon had nothing to say, as a loyal man who followed Charles II for nearly twenty years, and did not leave him even when he was in exile, he certainly did not deny or prevaricate like a scoundrel— And Louis did not need to do this at all, the relationship between the Duke of York and Charles II was already extremely bad after the queen became pregnant and gave birth to a child, Charles II canonized his son as the Prince of Wales when the Duke of York was still in the North Sea, that is, the crown prince, the Duke of York's dream suddenly came to naught, and his new marriage contract made the ministers worry that he would become a Catholic king, and the people who supported him were not dominant, and found that the deceived Duke of York even quarreled with Charles II, but in the end it was not resolved.

Louis still had some sympathy for the old man, and without saying anything more, he asked the Marquis de Lois to take the Count of Clarendon to the Bastille - the Duke of York, of course, could not have been left in France, and now England and France were barely allies.

The Duke of York, though he said he had been interrogated, was not tortured—the king's priest only showed him the torture instruments, the cell, and an iron mask, and he said everything—and when he realized that although Louis could not kill him, he could be imprisoned forever, as Charles II had hoped, his anger and courage vanished.

Even so, the Count of Calarendon almost did not recognize him when he saw him, and in a few days the Duke was emaciated and pale as if he had endured years of torment, and he had no appetite and was tormented for fear that Louis XIV would make a pact with Charles II to leave him in the Bastille.