Another thing that deserves Louis' attention is England, but not Charles II, the sad cousin who is still in Flanders, and who is miserable as a king without a country and no subjects—it is not that he is unwilling to return to France, but because the current situation in France will not allow him to receive more support, he feels that it is not a good thing that his mother, Queen Marie, and her sister, Princess Henrietta, can stay in Paris in peace and security.

Bishop Mazarin knew that Charles II still had a glimmer of hope, and perhaps that hope would last until the king's marriage was truly confirmed, but Henrietta had always been the last of his and Queen Mother Anne, even after the Duchess of Montpensier, for no other reason than ...... First of all, her father lost not only his crown, but also his head, her brother seemed to be wise, but in fact he was stupid, and Louis gave him a valuable gift to make him king, but he was still expelled from his country by the rebels and mobs, and perhaps one day (as Louis was sure) Charles II would return to England and take the orb and the scepter, but no one knew when.

But the king's marriage could not be delayed.

It is also quite amusing to say that Bishop Mazarin's quill is a slight pause on the parchment, and there are some ministers who say that the idiots, who may have taken bribes, have suggested that the king should marry the protector of the English Republic, and perhaps some of them do not yet know what the "English Republic" is To put it simply, it was the work of a bunch of madmen who ignored royal power and theocracy, and after executing their king, Charles I, decided to abolish the monarchy and the House of Lords, the House of Commons became the supreme legislature, and the executive power was given to the elected members of the House of Commons, and the biggest, shameful rebel Oliver Cromwell became the first president of the Council of State.

Ironically, within three years, Oliver Cromwell instructed his party to elect him as the Lord Protector - Lord Protector, what an ironic term, according to the proposed "Government Act", Cromwell can serve as the Lord Protector for life, and the commander of the army and navy of LinkedIn, in charge of taxation, the police and justice, in charge of foreign affairs, and can appoint his own heirs, and can even share legislative power, executive power, plus the previous military power with Congress and the House of Commons, no wonder some people say that he is more king than a king.

Although at first Oliver Cromwell behaved like a humble, kind, and dedicated saint, and although he did not openly profess his faith, his life did come infinitely closer to that of a Puritans, who abhorred pleasure, disliked luxury, lived a simple life, and cared for the people—at least until 1650 years—but after being crowned Lord Protector, he transferred his residence to the king's palace.

This may be unfair to Cromwell, because in fact he lived in a house at the back of Whitehall Palace (the main residence of the King of England since 1530), which was once a huge cockfighting ring, and was later converted into a theater and concert hall by James I, and later the residence of the caretaker of Whitehall Palace, and was once inhabited by princes and princesses.

Perhaps Cromwell would not have cared, even if he had not actually stayed in the palace, but the ceremony he had when he was inaugurated as Lord Keeper was no less than a grand coronation, and his generals called him His Highness, and his advisers called him His Majesty, and according to his agreement with Congress, he should be consulted by Parliament every two years, and he should have done so in a consultative manner, not in order to dictate what the Council should do, but when this inevitably happened, Cromwell rebuked the councillors like a tyrant, declaring that he was speaking on behalf of God, and that if anyone did not obey his will, it would be blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, reneging on the faith.

Bishop Mazaran made a bet with Louis that Bishop Mazaran believed that Cromwell would dissolve Parliament within five years, while the King thought that in just three years, Cromwell would not be able to stand the criticism of him and decided to dissolve Parliament.

The Bishop was very curious about this, and of course, in view of the present situation in France, he could not help but think of the problems that he and the young king had to face.

"You know that Oliver Cromwell is planning to repartition the United Kingdom. Louis said: "Eleven districts, each of which will have a general he trusts to rule, and his army will keep an eye on everyone." The king sighed and said, "Look, Mr. Bishop, what a luxury! eleven generals, and an army capable of covering the whole country." Would such a man, a man of more power and power than a king, succumb to men who could only pick up quills and parchment rolls, and wield their tongues better than wielding guns and swords?"

"When you think about it, it's really possible. Mr. Bishop said, "But why three years, and not five?"

"Because of the biennial parliamentary inquiry," the king crossed his hands: The council executes a king and expells a king, and they don't want to see another king or someone who is better than the king, they will definitely try to suppress Cromwell's power and extend it further, then the biennial inquiry is the best time to strike at Oliver Cromwell, the last inquiry they broke up, then the inquiry after two years will only become more sinister, and then, if Cromwell still doesn't do anything, then it will be the council's turn to do something, but this man," The king shook his head, "Not a good old man who can endure. ”

Even if he was, after more than ten years of power, his self-esteem was enough to make Oliver Cromwell completely lose the heart of an ordinary person.

"Alas," said Mr. Bishop, "I would like the ministers to hear it." ”

"What?"

"Hell, they're trying to get you to marry Oliver Cromwell's granddaughter."

The king held up a hand: "Wait, I remember Oliver Cromwell in the prime of life." ”

"It is true, but his only son, Richard Cromwell, is also twenty-six years old, and Your Majesty, he already has a daughter, who is two years old this year. ”

"Isn't my marriage the same as twelve?" Louis couldn't help but say, "Either twelve years older or twelve years younger." He glanced at Mr. Bishop, "And the daughter of a Protestant." ”

"It doesn't matter. ”

Bishop Mazaran said with a normal expression: "It is very common for kings to convert for the sake of inheritance or something, and I can send a priest to convert her to Catholicism." “

Louis couldn't tell for a moment that Mr. Bishop was joking...... Still serious......

"I will not let Cromwell's granddaughter be my wife," he said earnestly, "as I have said, Mr. Bishop, I will never recognize the legitimacy of Oliver Cromwell, whether it is the Lord Protector or the King, to me, or to any monarch, he can only be a traitor." ”

Bishop Mazaran smiled: "That's exactly what I'm going to say. He said, "Your Majesty, it is a pity that there are always people who cannot see clearly." ”

"It's normal," Louis said, "he's at the top." ”

"You don't seem to be optimistic about him at all. ”

"From anywhere, he doesn't have anything to look up to. Louis said: "I think you can understand best, that his laurels are bestowed by the people, and he will definitely be taken away by the people." ”

"I thought you valued the people. ”

"Valued, but disliked, for I know what kind of beings they are," said Louis, "and nothing can be wiser than them, nor can there be anything more foolish than them, and they are mighty and loose as sand, and they have sent a carpenter's son to the throne of the highest, saying, This is our God, and betrayed him for thirty pieces of silver, and watching him crucified, I may love them, teach them, but I will never believe them." ”

"What a terrible and correct idea. Bishop Mazaran muttered, "Then it seems that I should reject them." ”

"Let them dismiss the idea. "If you can't, delay, we'll see the results soon," Louis said. ”