Three days later, the people of the old town of Getelle received news from Paris, and at the sight of the result, the Viscount of Tyrrenne was amazed, helpless, and a little indescribably lucky and delighted, and he changed into the clothes that the king had given him— For the people at this time, a luxurious coat was not easy to come by, and Viscount Tirrenne had earned himself a good fortune by virtue of his talent for war, but the best clothes he prepared for himself were inevitably overshadowed by the royal family, not to mention that the king's reward costume applied many elements from the Netherlands, or rather, it was a set of Dutch knightly clothing.

Viscount Tyrrenne was of course very fond of such a garment, for when he entered the army at the age of twelve, he went to his uncle, Prince Maurice, to serve in the Dutch army, and he was surrounded by those who wore it, and he maintained it until he was twenty-four years old when he decided to serve in the French army.

The Dutch's costume was slightly different from that of the French, and it was lighter for Queen Mother Anne, but the king liked its lightness and simplicity. The shirt had a pair of long, broad white collars, which were soft like swan wings on both sides of the shoulders, and the edges were delicately lace of the same color, and the jacket was made of heavy, shiny satin, with a slender cut on the left and right chest and arms, which was longer than the hips, and was fastened with a delicate belt, and the purse was hung with a purse, a short-handled musket and a sword, and the placket was embroidered with an ornate pattern, and there was a buttoned seam at the waist to hang the trousers; 。

This kind of dress made Viscount Tyrrenne a few years younger, but at the last step, he hesitated, because on the tray was a light chestnut shoulder strap, which was the color of Prince Condé, and in order to show support for his friend, Viscount Tyrenne had happily put it on before, even when he was going to meet the king.

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Louis was still waiting for Viscount Tyrrenne in his room, and as soon as he saw the viscount, his eyes fell on the viscount's shoulder, and when he found it empty, he asked the viscount to come to his side— To say, the Viscount of Tyrene is also nervous now, after all, he is still a little ashamed, for the Prince of Condé, for the king, and full of expectations, the king does not have the red shoulder strap he thought in his hand, which makes the soldier's heart sink back then, after all, the king suddenly changed his previous mind, this is not the first time, nor the last.

While he was still stunned, the king had already taken off his red shoulder strap, placed it on the viscount's shoulder, and then took off a large diamond pin to hold it in place.

Such an honor was even more incredulous than the previous blow, and he was so frightened that he could not speak, or rather, he tried to express his gratitude, but no one could understand him, and the king laughed and let him sit beside him and let him drink a glass of wine. It would take a while for the viscount to calm down, and he caressed the silky silk strap, which was shiny with the diamond pins on the straps, and he could barely speak.

"Monsieur Viscount," said Louis kindly and slightly reproachfully, "I thought you understood what kind of man I am," and he stretched out his hand to take Viscount Tirrene, "your actions, of course, are unforgivable for a king, but for France, you are only keeping the right minds and taking the wrong path!" That is to say, I may be to punish you for your deeds, but I am blameless to your heart, and I do not need you to pay any debts, but only that I will be your friend, as the Prince of Condé did, and that will be enough to make me happy. ”

Louis really said this from the heart, after all, the people around him, except for Bontang and Marie, were all Bishop Mazaran and Queen Mother Anne, oh, maybe add a Larivière, but this dean is too slippery, you can use him, but if you want to rely on him, you might as well go to hell to fetch water.

Viscount Tyrrenne was of course able to feel this sincerity, and he sincerely apologized to His Majesty the King, and the King accepted his apologies and compliments, and brought up another matter, and as soon as he mentioned it, Viscount Tyrrenne changed from a crappy courtier to a sane general, for as we have already said, General Friedrich Schaumberg from the Holy Roman Empire brought a thousand infantry, and later fled about three hundred, and added five hundred, and now twelve hundred men, while Viscount Tyrrenne brought about three thousand soldiers to attack the old city of Hertale, and twelve artillery piecesThat's why he thought he would be able to get down in one go.

Now, of course, all these soldiers belonged to the king, four thousand in all, for some had been wounded or killed in the previous battles, and then a great problem was before the king, and that was the money and supplies of these men, and it was not advisable for Tyrrenne to disappoint them, but it would have been difficult for even the Prince of Condé to meet their needs.

The king asked Viscount Tirenne what he was going to do while he was still in the service of the Prince of Condé, after the capture of Hitelle.

Viscount Tyrene replied frankly that he would take some of the money from the bags of Getelle and the king, dismiss some of the soldiers on the spot, and then return to Paris with the rest.

He suggested that the king do the same, after all, the cost of dismissing soldiers was much cheaper than money and supplies, but Louis did not want to do this, it was a pity that the French army, the English army or the Spanish army at this time was not bound by the so-called morality and regulations, soldiers were robbers, whether it was a city or a grange, the most they did was to plunder and steal, according to the Viscount of Tyrrenne, they had to dismiss half of the soldiers, that is to say two thousand, these two thousand people may not be able to help the old city of Hetelle, but the peasants around the old city will go to hell。

"But four thousand," said Viscount Tirrene, "is too many. He tried to suggest that the king should at least dismiss Friedrich Schaumberg's army first, but after a moment of silence he gave up the idea, which made him look a little strange when he left the king's chamber and met General Schaumberg in the corridor.

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The king did not summon General Schaumberg, but he would not refuse General Schaumberg's request to see him, asking him to say that Schaumberg was even more credible than Viscount Tillenne, and that even if it was initially a transaction, not every hired soldier would be as willing to be loyal to a contract as he was, and always maintain a strong will.

General Schaumberg is actually younger than Viscount Tyrenne, he is 15 years old, Chinese New Year's Eve is thirty-six years old, for a general, it is the best time of his life, he saw in the corridor Viscount Tyrenne's red shoulder strap and the diamond pin on the shoulder strap worth at least a thousand livres, and his heart was envious and a little gloomy at the same time.

"You have come to see me," said the king, with his usual kindness, "and with such sorrow, is there something that cannot be solved?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," said Schaumberg, "I have indeed encountered something that only you can solve. ”

"Say it, please. ”

"Your Majesty, I have come to ask you for my resignation, yes, I am leaving. ”

The king was taken aback, and even stood up: "O God," he said, "why do you have such thoughts, that you have protected me and my mother along the way, and that you have just won a victory for me, and I am about to give you a corresponding reward, but you are about to say that you are leaving, who is rude to you?"

"No, Your Majesty, no. ”

"And who is it that is short of you and those loyal soldiers?"

"Neither, Your Majesty. ”

"Then someone must have withheld your wine, bread and dried meat. ”

"Not anymore, Your Majesty, we even have cheese to eat. ”

Now it was the king's turn to be bewildered: "Tell me, then," he said, "why should you be beaten away?"

General Schaumberg hesitated for a moment, apparently not wanting to give that reason: "You now have General Tyrenne. ”

"Oh my God!" said Louis, "do you see a man who has his right hand and wants to cut off his left?"

"What if the left hand is always reluctant to dip the holy water and draw a cross?" (there must be a holy water bowl at the entrance of the Catholic church, and the congregation will dip it in the holy water to draw a cross when they enter the church, but not in the Protestant church)," Schomberg said.

Louis now understood that as a person who had no faith in fact, he would inevitably ignore something, and now Schaumberg was reminding him of this, because Schaumberg was a Protestant, and the French royal family, from Queen Mother Anne to Bishop Mazarin, and himself, were all Catholics, and the St. Bartholomew massacre was imminent, even if Schaumberg had the courage of a lion, he had to consider whether he could be used as much as he deserved in France.

"I understand your concerns," said the young king, "but I must also say that I am not prepared to let you go, General. ”

"But ......"

"You are a Protestant," said Louis, "and you are not more concerned than your honour and your life, and perhaps your soldiers' money," he went to his desk and sat down, and Bontang at once poured him some ink, brought him a quill and parchment, on which Louis wrote a few lines, and gave it to Schaumberg.

Schaumberg took it and looked at it, and it read: From the day I entered Paris, General Friedrich Schaumberg was to be conferred French nationality and the scepter of the marshal, and to pay him immediately fifty thousand livres worth of goods. This was followed by the king's signature.

General Schaumberg's face turned red at once, and he had to admit that he had come to the king with the intention of getting some ...... from him promised, but the king did, and he began to be ashamed again.

"You don't have to worry about that," said Louis, "because that's what I want to give you, and there's more to it." He opened the drawer of his desk, took out a flat, long box, and gave it to Schaumberg, and motioned for him to open it at once, and Schaumberg complied with the king's orders, and as soon as he opened the box, he saw a wide strap, bright red, and a diamond pin pressed against it, which in value was no different from that worn by Viscount Tyrrenne on his shoulder.

When Schaumberg saw this, he immediately lifted the shoulder strap and hung it on himself, and then the king pinned it to him with his own hands.

"Now you're going to stay. Louis said, brushing the other's shoulders, which were trembling slightly with excitement.

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What General Schaumberg did not know was that just as he was content and relieved to go out into the courtyard, the king, who was watching him from the window of his study, said as if to himself: "Not to mention a Catholic, a Protestant, or an Orthodox Christian, or a so-called worshipper of Brahma, as long as he has the talent and the willingness to be loyal to me, even if it is a devil, I will want to use it." ”

Of course, this cannot be said to anyone else, not Schaumberg, not Viscount Tirenne, not Bishop Mazarin and the Queen Mother, not even Bontang, and the only possibility is probably Marie Mancini, a witch.