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Although nominally it was a solo trip between the king and the royal lady Lavallière, in reality it was impossible to have only them and a few guards, and this alone referred only to the queen and the other royal ladies (if any), the Queen Mother Anne remained in Paris, and most of the court and court, starting with Philippe, Duke of Orleans, to the humblest maid, followed the king into Fontainebleau, which had been the king's residence since the twelfth century, and had developed into a fairly mature village and town, so that these dignitaries and servants did not have nowhere to live。

For example, Prince Condé and others even have properties nearby.

Speaking of the Prince of Condé, the reason why the king specially asked Philippe to invite him to Fontainebleau was also to try to appease his anger Compared to Lorraine, the king felt that a title that would soon disappear was nothing to be valued, but for the sword-wielding nobles led by the Prince of Condé, it was very different, and the king suspected that they were afraid that if this case was opened, the king would sell the title in dozens like a cabbage seller in the market, after all, this king was probably the most generous king in the history of France, and if the previous kings wanted to fight, then the only way was to tax the people, or to seek the support of the nobilityand thus make some political concessions, and the king, who was not willing to submit to his courtiers or oppress his people when he was at war on both sides (Spain and the Roman Church), wanted to push the stone ball of Sisyphus alone (note 1). In this regard, the nobles admired and sighed, and more regret or contempt, because they believed that in the end the king was either crushed by this heavy debt due to exhaustion, or had to withdraw the favors given to the people, with almost devastating consequences, just as Charles I was useless to the fickle and despicable commoners, who had no morality, no loyalty, and even less responsibility.

Louis has never said a word about this, it is useless to discuss the so-called popular will with them, the sword-wielding nobles even regard the robed nobles as nouveau riche, let alone ordinary people, but when education has not yet been popularized, he really only relies on these nobles, there is a saying in the East called "Cang Liao knows etiquette, food and clothing are enough and know honor and disgrace." This is not at all true, when the people are still struggling with hunger, their animal nature must be more than human nature, and when they can be satisfied, and believe that they can continue to be satisfied, will they begin to slowly breed the most basic sense of morality, and for them to develop loyalty to the king and to the country, these are far from enough, to reach the level of the present Versailles, when they have more food and clothing than they spend, they will learn, think, and accept the ideas instilled in them by their teachers.

Therefore, the words of Prince Condé and others are not wrong, but Louis absolutely cannot accept a chaotic people and a country that can never be stabilized.

Alsace and Lorraine were two of the best places to test the world, firstly, decades before they were on the side of the enemies of France, where the people, in Louis's mind, could not be compared with the French at Versailles or even elsewhere, and secondly, the chaos there was inevitable, and the brutal repression that followed was necessary, and then, no matter how strange the demands may have arisen, the people there would have accepted it, as long as they had not been oppressed to the point of being unable to survive, which was much better than the introduction of the New Deal elsewhere in France, and finally, the discovery of Varro VesaliusBoth places are rich in coal and iron resources, as well as mature animal husbandry industry, handicraft industry, glass, porcelain, and dye industry that can be developed in the future...... The king didn't have to put too much money into it, as long as he made sure that Lorraine's output was used by Lorraine.

Thinking of Varo Vesalius, the wizard was finally summoned by the king to become a royal physician again, but his direction was obviously wrong, so now this imperial physician is just a name, he is more in his private institute.

So this time he did not accompany him, perhaps it was a good thing, because the king also summoned the Duke of Motmar, and since this duke was sure to bring his stepdaughter to the court, the king would make good on his promise to formally introduce the daughters of the lady of unknown origin to the palace, and it is said that the lady gave birth to the Duke of Motmar's heir, a healthy boy, seven years ago.

The king roughly estimated that neither the Duke nor the Lady had wasted any time, that he had met Varro and his wife when he was about to reach adulthood, that Varro's eldest daughter was only five years old, that the youngest daughter was still a toddler, and that the other was still in her mother's womb, and not long after they left, Varro Vesalius and his wife met the Duke of Motmar, who, having obtained the lady by despicable means, immediately sent an envoy to Paris to bribe the king with money and loyalty, and for Louis at that time, no, even if it is the current Louis, the Duke of Motmar is indeed more important than Varro Vesalius.

Although the process of Duke Motmar's acquisition of Lady Vesalius is really vicious and shameless, his love for this lady is also real, or rather, to those who do not know the inside story, in fact, a large part of his actions are driven by Lady Vesalius's succubus bloodline, and the king does not know what to say about it, is it to say that Lady Vesalius is wrong? She was one of the marriage utensils specially cultivated by the Mancini family, she lacked a sense of independence, but she was very obedient, she obeyed the family, obeyed Varro Vesali, and of course she could obey the Duke of Motmar...... Is the Duke of Motmar to blame? For people nowadays, he is simply unforgivable, but the problem is that he may not have been sober when he did these things, and we cannot blame Varo Vesali, who is desperate to save his family, and if we go back to the roots, we can only blame the Mancini family.

But the Mancini family will not care about this little problem.

The king laughed softly, and his brother Philip next to him looked at him curiously, if it were other ministers, they would definitely remain silent, not to speculate on the king's behavior, let alone ask, but Philip's courage came from his brother's tolerance, so he asked without hesitation, "It's just that I remembered a group of stupid people." The king said. Then he nodded behind him, "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to speak a few words alone with my royal brother. ”

Behind them, a large crowd of people immediately bowed their knees or bowed, and greeted the king and his brother as they walked to the Grand Gallery of François I.

As we said before, the Château de Fontainebleau existed as early as the 12th century, but at that time, it was like the Louvre, it was a strong fortress, and it was built by Louis VI, but later, François I the Big Nose, Henri IV, Louis XIII all lived here, and the palace was repeatedly remodeled and added to the way it is now.

It is a huge building, with gray-black roofs, vermilion chimneys, soft cream-yellow stone brick walls, solemn and elegant, on one side of the palace is an incomparably quiet dark blue lake, in which there is an octagonal pavilion, in which the sweet and clear spring water is constantly gushing, the word Fontainebleau is derived from "Schönbrunn" By extension, Louis VI decided to build a castle here with the idea of using the water source, but for Louis XIV, the best thing was that he could renovate Fontainebleau and add sanitation without thinking about the water supply.

The Grand Gallery of François I, as the name suggests, was built by François I, from the waist down, is a fine walnut carved wainscoting with gilt borders, and above it is a niche surrounded by marble figures and columns, and in the niches are colorful and rich oil paintings from Italian and French painters, at that time François I was very fond of Renaissance Italy, so he invited two famous painters from Italy to build this large gallery for him。

It is precisely because this gallery was built by François I that there are many curvaceous salamanders as far as the eye can see, most of which are shown to be born in the fire The ancient legend of Europa is that this bright-skinned salamander was born from the first flame of firewood that does not rot for seven years, and because it can conquer fire, it is regarded as a symbol of enduring loyalty, and François I used the salamander as his symbol, so it is full of salamanders.

"What are you going to choose as your symbol?" Philip also noticed, and asked in a brisk tone, "I haven't thought about it yet," Louis said frankly, "perhaps...... Cats?"

Philip thought for a moment and showed a look that did not dare to compliment, the king laughed, and the atmosphere between them became more relaxed, "And what about you, Philippe," Louis asked, "what kind of animal do you want as a symbol?"

"I want to choose the lion. Philip said.

Lions and cats are both felines, but their strength and impression in people's minds are very different, to be honest, if Louis had not been cultivating Philip's courage, he would never have dared to say this in front of the king, people have always regarded lions as kings of animals, and many kings have lions on their coats of arms, but Louis believes that Philip expects the courage and strength of a lion, not ambition.

"Yes," Philip heard his royal brother say, "then I may grant you permission to use the lion on your coat of arms and banner." ”

This sentence made Brother Wang feel creepy, not because he believed in his brother, but because he said, "I don't have such expectations!" He said eagerly: "It's just an idea!"

"I know," said the king, reassuringly placing his hand on his brother's shoulder, and reassuring Louis, who was a little shorter than himself, though fortified by milk and plenty of meat, said, "I understand what you mean," and patiently stroked his brother's nervous back, "but I feel from the bottom of my heart that the lion is perfectly suitable for you." ”

"The lion should belong to you, Your Majesty. "Please forgive me for my nonsense. ”

"I've already made up my mind. For a moment, Louis said, he even wanted to joke and insist that his symbol was a cat, but seeing Philip's appearance, he might immediately choose the rabbit as his symbol, so he still couldn't, "I choose the sun." ”

"The sun?"

"Yes, brother, the sun. ”

"But the sun ......"

"The sun is undoubtedly the strongest," said Louis, "when it is blazing, people fear him, when it is warm, people long for him, and when it leaves, people miss him Philip, who is omnipresent and omnipotent, and that is exactly what I wish I could achieve." ”

"It will not be extravagant," said Philip, "that you are now, and I fear you, but I also desire you, and I will miss you when I leave you." ”

"I want my people to do the same, but there is still a long way to go. Louis took his brother's arm and walked forward, the gallery was so beautiful and magnificent, but it was more than this gallery that François I deserved to be praised for his achievements in the humanities and on the battlefield.

"I think you already know. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

"I need to go to Lorraine alone. ”

"I, Your Majesty, please let me go. ”

"But Mother prefers you to stay in Paris. ”

"She was worried about my safety as well as my ambitions. ”

"I am equally worried about your consolation, but I don't think you are ambitious. ”

"I have ambitions, Your Majesty, I have, but not for those things that have never belonged to me, my brother, I was expecting to serve you when I was still wearing a skirt, and you promised me. ”

"Yes, I gave it to you. ”

"Then just cash it in. ”

"Maybe one day I'll regret my decision today. ”

"If you don't make this decision, you will feel regret when you see that your brother has to die the last of his life in the court and among women. ”

"Hey, you're threatening me. ”

"Let's just think so. Philip said, "So do you want to accept this threat?"

"You know I'm never threatened. ”

"I think you can make an exception once. ”

"You will not be greeted with flowers, but with swords. ”

"I love flowers, but swords also make my blood boil. ”

"You're embarrassing me. ”

"You are lying, Your Majesty," said the royal brother cheerfully, "you will not be embarrassed, although Lorraine is in danger, at least I will not immediately face a strong army, where I can learn how to be a qualified general, I think, you have arranged for me a good teacher." ”

This chapter will be updated with 1,000 words tomorrow.