Monsieur Nicolas Fouquet can now be said to be triumphant, Bishop Mazarin was his benefactor, but he was also a boulder on his head, and he was glad that he did not choose to be on the side of his brother Philippe when the king was seriously ill, out of fear of Bishop Mazarin, and when the king returned to Paris, the little man, who was in fact unusually good at the rudder, took this prudence as his own credit, and when Monsieur Bishop was dying, he was full of joy, for he did not think that there was anyone more worthy of him than Mr. Bishop's heir, even if it was the one who was KirbertAlthough he was highly regarded by the king, his origin was his greatest weakness, and the arrogant nobles would never allow the son of a chauffeur merchant to be one of them.

He also noticed that the king was not very happy lately, but he did not even think about the reason for this, but wanted to show his courtesy to the young king, and make him happy, and perhaps when he was happy, he would appoint him a new prime minister.

Fouquet had this in mind, and he did not hesitate to send an invitation to the king after a royal meeting, but what he did not see was the unimaginable eyes of his brother Philip, "just carried away by selfish desires." Louie said.

"So are you going?"

"Why not?" said Louis, "I am curious about what the much-admired Château de Wolleviconte looks like. ”

They set out at dusk, and arrived at the Château de Wollevicont when it was dark, and at regular intervals on the road to the castle there was a servant with a silver candle stand, and the snow-white candle shook with a golden flame at the end, illuminating the road and the unpleasant face of the royal brother, but Louis remained calm, and the castle was brightly lit, and the countless torches turned the geometrically symmetrical courtyard into day, and the king's carriage drove straight in, and Monsieur Fouquet proudly greeted him at the door, and he wore the gold thread intertwined with gold than the king's dull dark coatThe red coat embellished with diamonds looked like a gorgeous bird in the firelight, and the royal brother Philip almost pouted, because of Louis, he was wearing a silver-gray coat today, although the value of this dress may not be inferior to that of Fouquet, but it was obviously inferior in color.

Seeing the black coat on the king's body, Fuquet was slightly stunned, and a vague feeling rose from his heart, maybe he had done something wrong, but soon, the nobles who gathered up made him have to leave this doubt behind.

There are three designers in the Château de Wolleviconte, one in charge of architecture, one in charge of decoration and one in charge of the courtyard, and it is no wonder that people are envious of Nicolas Fouquet's new residence, and even in the dark of night, the quartz mixed with the golden marble used in this building still shines, and the exquisite marble statues, Human heads and garlands can be seen everywhere, and when you enter the mansion, the ceiling is covered with colorful frescoes, velvet drapery with tassels of gold and silver filigree, walnut or oak wall panels and silk wall coverings, according to the preference of the people of the time, with ornate leaf ornaments, cartouches, floral ornaments, and mystical creature motifs.

When you arrive at the spacious dining room, the long tables are covered with white linen, gold and silver plates, glasses and utensils are neatly arranged like soldiers, and each one is polished to the light, and you can see that it is inscribed with the emblem of the Fouquet family, that is, a squirrel (pronounced Fouquet in the Anjou dialect), and below the squirrel there is a Latin linen: "Where there is a high branch, I do not climb." ”

Of course the king could understand it, but he put down the plate at a glance, and no one but the royal brother noticed, and Fouquet commanded the servants to pull back the curtain of the dining room to the rear courtyard, so that they could see the garden directly through the huge floor-to-ceiling doors and windows, but today there were not only flowers and trees, but also Monsieur Molière's glorious troupe, who had hoped to win the king's favor through the introduction of the Duchess of Montpensier or the Count d'Artagnan, who knew that since he came to Paris, Paris had not been at peace, and then the king went to Dunkirk, and he was even more useless, but fortunately some of his satirical little plays appealed to the Parisians, he was able to gain the attention of Mr. Nicolas Fouquet, and was hired to perform for the King.

It was certainly a pleasure to be able to enjoy a sumptuous meal while watching an interesting play, and not only the King, but also those who were invited by Monsieur Fouquet to-day, whether his enemies or his friends, could not help but smile, and only a few men of strict nature had a look of displeasure on their faces, among them the Prince of Condé and his friend Viscount Tyrrenne.

The king did not pay attention to Molière's drama, his eyes were not so much angry as he was always estimating, and he ate steadily from the first course to the thirteenth, and it was already early in the morning, and even when they were sitting and eating, the people could not help but feel tired, and the sky was as black as ink, and when Fouquet saw this, he gave a signal to his servants, and the servants ran quickly to inform Molière, so they beat the leather drums and blew the trumpets, and woke up the sleepy guests, and then they were invited to the high part of the castle to enjoy a fireworks display like flying meteors。

Fouquet did his best for tonight's feast, and anyone could tell that he was trying to curry favor with the king, but unfortunately the king did not give any hint even when he was leaving, and some people could not help but snicker secretly.

As soon as Louis returned to the carriage, he immediately leaned on the cushion, he had been cursed and poisoned before, although he was now healed, his body was still weak for a while, anyway, there was only the royal brother Philippe in the carriage, he had nothing to hide in front of his younger brother, Philippe immediately took off the cloak on his body and covered his brother, the cloak still carried his body temperature, Louis let out a long sigh, felt much more comfortable, the carriage shook regularly, and after the fire reflected by the king on the window glass finally disappeared, he opened his eyes: " Philip, do you remember what I asked Fouquet to do in order to welcome the former Queen of Sweden, Christina, and how he betrayed my trust?"

"Of course I remember, Your Majesty," said Philippe, "he is a man of great audacity," and remembering what they had seen a few minutes ago, the Duke of Orleans booed in disgust: "It seems that he has done more than that. ”

"Then you ought to be happier now," said Louis, "for he will soon be punished." ”

The royal brother Philip was only stunned, and immediately understood what the king meant, and when he smiled, Louis curled his finger and tapped on the carriage, and a musketeer immediately rode close to the king: "Your Majesty......"

"When I return to Paris, call the Count d'Artagnan to my room. ”

The musketeer immediately galloped away, and the Count d'Artagnan, having heard the order, got up and set out in full gear, and when he reached the Louvre, the king's carriage drove into the street ahead.

The king met the Count d'Artagnan in the small parlor outside the bedchamber, and said, "I want you to arrest a man." ”

"Speak, Your Majesty. ”

"Nicholas Fouquet. My Treasurer. ”

"Give me three hours, Your Majesty," said d'Artagnan, "and you will see him in your cell tomorrow morning." ”

"I believe it. Louis said that as d'Artagnan was retreating and leaving, he heard the king still instructing Bonton to prepare a credible list of judges, and that when Monsieur Nicolas Fouquet arrived in Paris, his court would be ready.

How to be shocked by Mr. Nicolas Fouquet Louis and we do not care, Louis has been in the world for more than a quarter, although there is Mr. Bishop Mazarin, but his legacy is still piled up, and since Mr. Bishop returned to the arms of God, the king who decided not to set up the post of prime minister has to face countless complicated tasks at the same time, he is busy almost until ten o'clock in the evening to fall asleep, he has to get up at five o'clock in the morning, he almost wants to cancel the daily morning prayer, but when he thinks of the church in Rome and the monks around him, the king can only do it as an important job.

The Queen Mother is of course clear about this, but there are some things that cannot be delayed, and a few months before Louis saw a document, Mr. Bishop shelved an unbelievable proposal, that is, after the death of Emperor Ferdinand III of the Holy Roman Empire, someone deliberately tried to pry the King of France to compete for this glorious throne, but even Mr. Bishop, who had infinite expectations for Louis, was not moved in the slightest if it was during the time of Philip IV, the Church of Rome, which lamented the shame of Avignon to this day, maybe it is still possible, but now, either France is rich enough to impress the greedy electors, or the French army can go straight to RomeOtherwise, don't expect the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire to allow people from outside the peninsula to get on the throne, but today it is being mentioned again because the new Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold the eldest son of Ferdinand III, and now Leopold I, is competing with Louis for the same bride.

For kings and emperors, their marriage was destined to be sacrificed for the country, and when Louis was not assassinated, Mr. Bishop was preparing for his marriage, which may also be the reason why when the change happened, Marie wanted to limit Louis with a blood oath without thinking, as the niece of Bishop Mazarin, she must know a lot, but as long as Louis is still the king, her conjecture will not come trueThe deal with the Mancini family allowed Louis to avoid a major crisis, but this does not mean that he is willing to forgive Mancini, whether it is this family, or MarieSince Marie wants marriage and children, then Louis will give it to her, I just hope that when her long-cherished wish is achieved, she can also accept the backlash after it.

Shaking his head slightly, Louis left Mancini and the world behind, and Bishop Mazarin secured two possible marriage contracts for him between his deaths, one from the Duchy of Savoy and one from Spain.

The Duchy of Savoy is a small country, located on the south side of France, but it can be said to be the gateway to the Paris basin, so of course its princess can also be chosen to be Louis's wife, as for Spain, Louis's mother was born in Spain, the Spanish princess Marie Theresa and Louis are double cousins, Louis's father Louis XIII is the brother of Teresa's mother Elizabeth, Teresa's father is the younger brother of Queen Mother Anne, such a kinship gives Louis a headache, if possible, he will not put Teresa in his wife candidate list, but the queen mother and important ministers mean that they are infinitely inclined to Spain rather than SavoyAfter all, Savoy can be said to be a vassal of France, and Spain, although an enemy of France, has already shown that they are evenly matched.

After the Thirty Years' War and the civil war between France and Spain as enemies, both of them were tired, and it was time to extend an olive branch of marriage, but Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire was also a good choice, he was two years younger than Louis, better controlled, but also said to be an ambitious man, but no one who could sit in this position would be a good person, Louis signed the verdict of Nicolas Fouquet while considering how to reverse Philip in Spain.

Nicholas Fouquet may have stolen a lot of money from the state and the king, but it belonged to the king now, and although it was not comparable to that of Bishop Mazarin, it was enough for the king to arm the army he wanted, and for this the king was willing to give him a glimmer of life, and he would be imprisoned forever, but not executed.

Now that the decision has been made, Monsieur Fouquet has become a name that has become gloomy in the king's heart, and there are not many such names now, but after that, more and more kings will put his marriage at the forefront, and then go to see the queen mother, but the queen mother told the king with a smile that she has a wonderful way to deal with it.

The Queen Mother was not like Bishop Mazarin, she was a natural political animal, but she was in any case the sister of the current King Philip IV of Spain, and she probably knew him better than anyone else, and even if her methods failed, it would not hurt France, so the next day Louis's portrait was sent to the Duchy of Savoy, at a time when such an act was tantamount to saying that a marriage contract was about to be consummated.

Philip IV was of course very anxious about this, and he repeatedly urged Leopold I to give a clear answer, but at this time Leopold I was overwhelmed by the attack from Sweden and the rebellion in Hungary, and for a while he could not even spare time to think about marriage, which made Philip IV very disappointed.

As a result, Philip IV's daughter, Marie Theresa, eventually became Louis's wife.