Prince Conte's name is Armand, he happens to be thirty-six years old this year, unlike his brother, he is not a brave and resolute man, or rather, he is the opposite of Prince Condé, although he is very talented in military affairs and ambitious, but he is gentle by nature or has a sense of fear of politics, so to speak, Prince Condé's rebellion was entirely instigated by his sister and wife, but Prince Conte is not like this, he is incapable, but he is always like a clown who desperately needs to win the applause of the audience, and he will rush to the stage at the slightest opportunity- During the first riots in Paris, he happily assumed the post of generalissimo of the Fronde, (at that time the Prince of Condé was in the royal party, but Madame Longueville and the Prince of Conte were in opposition to him), and by the second riot in Paris, he regarded himself as a prince of blood, and as mentioned earlier, he regarded himself as a noble man who could inherit the throne of France.

It can only be said that he was fortunate to be born in France, where even if the nobles rebelled, they may not all be executed, and because the Prince of Condé was forgiven by the king and still reused, he was dealt with high and gently lowered, and at that time the bishop of Mazarin was still alive, and he hurriedly married a niece of the bishop of Mazarin and became the son-in-law of the other party, so the bishop also found him the position of governor of the province of Guienne, and then he was sent by the bishop to Catalonia to fight against Italy, and after the death of the bishop Mazarin, he was transferred to Languedoc by the king。

Languedoc is located in the south of France, close to Spain, sunny and rich in wine, but the king transferred him there not without reason, compared to Guienne, which once belonged to the King of England (there is a place name you must be very familiar with, that is, Bordeaux), at this moment when Spain is becoming weaker, Languedoc is obviously much more peaceful and orderly, and it faces the Mediterranean, and the king intends to build a shipyard and dockyard there, a job that no random person can touch and understand, entrusted by the king, the Prince of Condé sternly warned his brother before he left, and now it seemsThis warning, if not to make Prince Conte very good, at least ensured that he did not get worse.

Louis had to sigh that perhaps Prince Conte was just a mediocre man, especially compared to his brother, but to speak, he was far luckier than everyone else, because Prince Conte had not been away from Languedoc for long, and the new governor of Languedoc was assassinated, but fortunately the new governor was a brave and warlike general, so he was only slightly injured, and later they found out that the assassins had dug a secret passage from outside the residence leading directly to the governor's bedroom, if Prince Conti remained in Languedoc, with his lackluster skills, I was afraid that the king would have to find another person to go to the Holy Roman Empire。

The enmity between the Huguenots and the French crown began in the early hours of August 24, 1572, when tens of thousands of Catholics in Paris, together with the soldiers of the King and the Queen Mother, carried out a massacre of the Huguenots, including even the dignitaries under the Admirals, and even the King of Navarre, who had brought the Huguenots together in the name of officiating at his wedding to Princess Margaret. The massacre spread from Paris to Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lyon, Rouen, and Orleans, where 100,000 people died, and the Seine in Paris was piled with corpses, and the inhabitants were afraid to eat the fish, and the atrocities continued until 1598, when Charles IX's brother-in-law, Henry IV (King of Navarre), was able to stop by issuing the Edict of Nantes after he was given control of France.

There was nothing to be surprised or angry at this, neither the king, nor the ministers of the court or the foreign courts, for they now had too many things to deal with to take care of the Huguenots in the country for the time being, but as long as the king and his ministers were able to spare their hands, these heretics would inevitably be struck like thunder— The Catholics were sure of this, and Louis did not care much about the faith, but they should have nothing to complain about what he had to do in the future, given the repeated challenges of the Huguenots to his patience and tolerance.

In short, this lucky gentleman, Prince Conte finally came to the Louvre completely, at this time the pursuit of fair skin is still limited to the noble ladies for the time being, so under the caress of the bright sun, Prince Conte has a dark and shiny complexion like a Spanish fisherman, and Philip, Duke of Orleans, mocked mercilessly and said that if there was a masquerade ball in the court, Prince Conte could easily make up as a black chief, and Prince Conte was not only not angry, but laughed, and assured the Duke that if there was such a banquet, he would definitely follow the royal brother's instructions to dress up like this。

This answer made the Duke of Orleans helpless, and he finally understood why his brother insisted that Prince Conte make a secret mission to the Holy Roman Empire, at least, he or Prince Condé would never be able to do this, but think that this gentleman was willing to marry the niece of the Bishop of Mazarin, the daughter of a merchant, and of course he could grovel so in front of the royal brother who held real power and was deeply trusted by the king.

Regardless of the Duke of Orleans's ridicule of Prince Conte, Prince Conte's appearance is still quite worth mentioning, he is the younger brother of the great Condé, but in appearance, the Prince of Condé is more manly, looking rough and tough, and Prince Conte, even if he is tanned, after rubbing purple jasmine powder, his face can be as beautiful and round as a lady, his facial features are quite delicate, and even too small According to the physiognomy admired by the Europa people of this era, this appearance will appear that this person is narrow-minded and acts timidly, and his actions seem to illustrate this。

He saluted the king respectfully, and when the king looked at him, he also paid attention to the king imperceptibly, the king was born in 38 years, he is twenty-eight years old this year, the eldest son is six years old, and there is a little prince and a little princess, it is a good age for you, and from the point of view of Prince Condé, this king is open-minded, but this is not to say that he does not have the characteristics of a monarch, Prince Conte knows very well that this Louis is tolerant of people many times, not because he is really a good person, but because his reason always overrides emotion, so he will use Tirrenne, and he will also use Conde, and even himself。

But if you disappoint him, like Fouquet once was, the Bastille is your best destination, and of course worse - Prince Conte has also received a letter from Fouquet from prison asking for help, but the king behaves as if he had never been Nicolas Fouquet, no matter how much he struggles, no matter how much he pleads, Prince Conte feels that if he also disappoints the king, then he will not end much better.

"How much do you know about the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I?" Louis asked.

"Not much, Your Majesty," said Prince Conti honestly, "and I came to know him as an enemy. ”

"No more is better than nothing," said Louis, "and as enemies, we are often better able to see the actions of others, and thus to peek into their hearts and minds." He raised his hand, and Bonton and Philippe worked together to bring a huge portrait, and when the curtain was lifted that covered the portrait, Prince Conte saw the portrait of Leopold I, and then Bonton and another servant brought the map of Europa, which had been re-surveyed by Louis, and was more detailed and careful than the previous map.

"He doesn't look as majestic and graceful as Your Majesty. Prince Conte said completely sincerely, it is true, Leopold I's father also had a mother who was not Habsburg, but Leopold's grandparents were still cousins, and when Leopold I's father Ferdinand II got married, his wife was a Spanish princess, that is, the Habsburg nobledaughter, and the proximity of blood doomed the early death of children and the inheritance of diseases, which was embodied in the large chin of Habsburg blood, Leopold also had such a big chin, he was painted with his body half sideways according to tradition, so the chin was extraordinarily protruding, making his face look like a mirrored C。

And the Emperor, though two years younger than Louis, looked older than he had been when Louis XIII died, perhaps because of his bulging eyes and drooping bags and the look of sorrow that could not be erased. Although the young emperor could also be said to have become emperor of the Holy Roman Empire through various means, bribery, trading and threats, he was no less tormented than the Archduke of Austria, and not long after his accession to the throne, King Karl X of Sweden and Prince Trasivania of Hungary allied against the emperor - Hearing this, Prince Conte subconsciously glanced at the king, who may not know it, but he knew very well that the war that Leopold I had suffered a serious defeat was what his majesty had tried to promote in order to prevent the Holy Roman Empire from intervening in the war between France and Rome......

The king, the king as if he had seen nothing.

Later Leopold I was still King of Poland, John II Casimir's help repelled the Swedish alliance with the Hungarians, the problem is that the war not only threatened the rule of Leopold I, but also had a serious consequence, it was in support of Leopold I, the king of John II, who lost the strength to resist in the face of the Ukrainian uprising, ceded eastern Ukraine to Russia behind the Ukrainians, and later ceded northern Livonia to Sweden in the Swedish war against Poland, and now Poland exists in name only, and His Majesty the king is said to be about to abdicate the throne and become a priest。

Tsmich's fiefdom was in Poland, which is why Amon was so angry that he wanted to make ham for John II...... If they are not careful, the Tsmich family will be like the pathetic Nophil tribe, after losing their own territory, they can only continue to wander around, and become the laughing stock of the blood clan.

Of course, Prince Conti did not know this secret, but he knew that the Austrians had been facing the threat of the Ottoman Turks, and that although the behemoth had slowed down its expansion and even lost some important strongholds in the late 16th century, it was still a formidable threat and the number one enemy of Leopold I. And because of the alliance between Sweden and the Duchy of Transylvania - it was obvious that Karl X of Sweden was manipulated by the French behind the scenes, while the Duchy of Transylvania was a puppet of Ottoman Turkey, so Leopold I, after getting a little respite, brazenly declared war on the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and they fought from 63 to 64, the Holy Roman Empire was defeated and then victorious, and the Turkish offensive momentum was contained, so on August 10, a peace treaty was signed with Austria.

There is no doubt that the Church of Rome, at least on the surface, can be said to hate the infidels and has no possibility of compromise and appeasement, so the clergy have been trying to unite the whole of Europa for two hundred years from 1096 to 1291, forming a crusade and carrying out the so-called wars of religion, but in the final analysis, this is only a delusion and fiction made by the Roman Church in order to expand its power and influence in the world, as long as you look at the results, you can see at a glance - The strength of the Church was indeed further advanced in these nine Crusades, and when the Church began to weaken, the Crusades were over.

And Leopold I's victory over the Ottoman Turks can be said to have given great encouragement to the Europas, just a few days ago, Louis heard that the pope intended to form a crusade again - although people said that there was little hope, but even if it was slim, Louis did not want the church to succeed, and now the clergy could drive the sword against the infidels, and later at France, or himself.

Especially in the latter, when Louis was a teenager, Bishop Mazarin said that the king's enemies were all over France and beyond, and they still are.

"So," said Prince Conti cautiously, "am I still going to inquire about this?"

"Don't bother to listen," Louis leaned back in his chair, "maybe someone will come and tell you personally." This sentence really made Prince Conte sweat, he knew what the king meant, after all, he had held an important position in two riots against the king, the first generalissimo and the second "His Royal Highness", and he had also asked the Duke of Orleans to take over the title of "regent king" when the king was assassinated...... If the king were to pursue it, he could have stayed in the Bastille until his beard was white, but the good thing was that the big fish swimming in the shadows would have swam over and bite the hook at the sight of his fragrant bait.

"I'll write down everyone's name for you to ask. He said quickly.