Not long after the arrival of the Duke of Anjou, another good thing happened, Karl XI of Sweden sent a messenger - Queen Elizabeth of Sweden was also nearly nine weeks pregnant, and Louis did not know whether to be relieved or regretted. Elizabeth, who was only sixteen years old, had expected her to have children at the age of twenty, but Queen Theresa reminded him that if that did, the Swedes would be more justified in shouting that God had created women to reproduce, and that a woman who could not have children or had few children was sinful — making it even more difficult for Elizabeth to gain a foothold in Stockholm.

Fortunately, by this time the queen had already given birth, and the king could have sent all the available and trustworthy people to Stockholm, and Queen Elizabeth also said in her heart that she needed some capable people to serve her, because there were still some people in the Swedish court who were either Queen Mother or pro-Habsburg, not to mention that the current king of Poland was Bourbon, and Sweden had fought many wars with Poland.

When Karl XI was willing to exchange part of Livonia for a part of Princess Elisabeth's dowry in Groningen, which led many to think that their king had been deceived by French women and committed acts akin to treason—they didn't see that Livonia's territory was a deserted salt marsh and shrubland, and there were many terrible legends, and the civilians did not dare to approach it, and there were no troops stationed in it- Louis XIV would not have made this request had he not made if he had not acceded to Amun's request to help him regain his ancestral lands of Tsmich.

But the port of Groningen, owned by Princess Elizabeth, was much more important, and Karl XI, although not systematically educated, would put Denmark-Norway in the most important position as long as he could read the map—the enemy's position, of course. Denmark, Norway and Sweden were originally split from a co-main union, the Kalmar Union, Norway and Sweden shared the Scandinavian Peninsula, and Denmark was just below the two, and when Denmark and Norway were the United Kingdom, they were like a pair of pincers to choke Sweden's throat, so that Sweden could only stir up trouble in the Baltic Sea - this is also the reason why Sweden repeatedly waged war against Poland in the first place.

But when the sea has become a symbol of hegemony, Sweden is not willing to be left behind, Groningen is the northernmost point of the Netherlands, just below Denmark, the territory of the eldest princess is like a dagger aimed at the enemy's vital point, if Denmark continues to deliberately contain Sweden's development, then he must be wary of assassination from the rear.

The deal was in fact more beneficial to Sweden, and it was also a reassurance to Sweden by Louis XIV, and if Carl XI dared to do something as stupid as Louis VII did, Louis XIV would not be afraid to declare the marriage null and void and hand over Princess Elizabeth and this key domain to another king or prince.

Karl XI knew this, and he did not deliberately disrespect his wife, as some foolish kings did—so that the queen would have to drag her tired and aching body to banquets and balls, and here Elizabeth had a sign, and he took her to the palace, which had just been completed. The palace was burned down once in the late 16th century, and after Karl XI's marriage to Princess Celestia was confirmed, he began to rebuild it – and gave it to his wife as a wedding gift, and it is now truly Queen's Island.

Three months later, on the appointed day, he returned to the Palais Vecchio with the queen and announced the good news in front of everyone, but wait, according to this time, Louis XIV probably knew earlier than the Swedes knew.

The Duke of Orleans saw it, and also showed a happy look, how much his brother loves his daughter, how much he loves his brother's daughter, of course he will hope that the marriage of the eldest princess will go smoothly, the eldest princess has not been married for a long time, being able to get pregnant means that she is healthy and has a stable status, even if the husband has a daughter, there is no problem, and the angels will always send more children. His thoughts soon shifted from the eldest princess to the eldest princess, who was the same age as the eldest princess, and Frederick had reached the age of having children, and after the marriage negotiations were over, they might soon have a wedding, and as a father, he couldn't help but feel sad, alas, just with his stupid brother, he had hoped to keep the eldest princess until she was twenty years old.

The two brothers looked at each other, and finally had to succumb to reality, but fortunately, the students trained by the Royal Academy of Medicine of Blois were at least not the same as the old three, except for bloodletting, gaung, and soldering iron, they could at least really save the lives of others instead of mutilating innocent patients, and the discovery of bacteria led doctors and nurses to use alcohol on a large scale, and if they couldn't afford alcohol, then they also learned to sterilize instruments and bandages with boiling water— The soldiers on the battlefield were rescued by these somewhat extravagant methods...... His mind was pulled further and further away, and he could scarcely hear the king talk to himself.

“...... What do you think?" Louie asked.

"What's going on?" the Duke of Orleans subconsciously retorted, "Oh, I'm sorry, brother, I was distracted just now. ”

"I said," said Louis patiently, "shall we go to Sweden to see Elizabeth?"

The Duke of Orleans must be glad they were not at the table, or he would have had a sip of wine or hot soup sprayed on the king's face—could the king leave his own country and go to another country? Of course, he could! But it could not be that my daughter was pregnant, and I was worried, so I came to see the ridiculous reason! The kings gathered, either for peace or for war, and there was nothing possible but these two!

When Louis XIV personally sent the eldest princess to Sweden, he attracted the opposition of many ministers, but because there were also things that happened before the king gave the princess, so they could barely accept it, and now Elizabeth did not encounter any persecution - she was just pregnant! The king of France, as his father and future grandfather, was going to Stockholm in person? How could it be? The Duke of Orleans pursed his lips and shook his head solemnly, seeing his younger brother, who had always been more careless than him, showing such a look, Louis cast an inquiring look at Bontang, and as a result, Bontang was also shaking his head from side to side.

"Well," Louis said smuffily, "but I do have a very important idea lately, Philip. ”

"As long as you don't go to Stockholm. Said the Duke of Orleans.

"I want to make a grand parade," said Louis with great interest, "but not in Versailles, not in Paris, or somewhere, brother, I want to cruise all of France." As soon as this sentence landed, he got two meaningful rolls, "It seems that you have also heard the idea of demolishing the house if you want to open the window." The Duke of Orleans pointed out mercilessly: "You have planned it this way from the beginning, and once I refuse your first request, you will be able to force me to agree to the second one." ”

"I have sat on this throne for thirty-five years, Philippe," said Louis Zhengse, "and although I cannot say that I have never left Paris or Versailles, I have been outside France at those times, either at war or on the road," he said sincerely, "look, weaken the princes, put the places in order, popularize education, consolidate the royal power, unify the faith, and eliminate the excesses of taxation...... Wait, we've been doing it for 20 years or 10 years, don't you want to see what we're doing?"

"I thought your little bird was always going to bring you a lot of information," said Bontang, "just like bringing you grain." ”

"I will never be relieved that the Duke of Luxembourg was in trouble not long ago. Louis said, "And isn't it a tradition for the King's Procession?"

"It's ......tradition," said Bontang hesitantly, but since John, the landless king, there is almost no such act of a king pararing around with a whole court (court and harem) - mainly because the present king either does not command the capital, or, like Louis XIV, has seized the greatest power in his hands, and does not need to weaken the princes by this act—for when the king is on a parade, all the provisions— From his queen, the royal lady, the ministers and generals, to the soldiers and servants, all provided by the nobles of the place where they stayed, and the best of the best, the cost was staggering.

"Don't say it, Bontang, don't you know our Majesty?" said Philip, "he will do whatever he likes, and we can't persuade him." ”

"Not now," Louis said happily, "and we have to finish negotiations with Prussia before we can leave." ”

"Thank you for remembering my Mary," said Philippe, "and the Duke of Anjou, who was so young. ”

"Just because he is so young, will he remember that we left him to play with himself......?

"Alex, my wife probably wouldn't be willing to let him go away from her. The Duke of Orleans' expression darkened slightly.

Louis patted him on the shoulder wordlessly, the Duchess of Orleans, that is, the Princess Henrietta of England, perhaps because she spent her childhood and girlhood in turmoil, so she was exceptionally sensitive and delicate, which allowed her to accurately capture Charles II's thoughts, which contributed to the discord between the Duke of York and Charles II, but also made her unable to find happiness and comfort in her married life with the Duke of Orleans- The Duke of Orleans was also at fault, and although Louis XIV was able to urge his brother to respect his wife, he could not stop him from looking for flowers and willows outside, and it was heresy to say that his behavior of maintaining a queen and a royal lady in such a stable manner was heresy.

"Then let Alex stay with her, I didn't think it through," said Louis, "at least until he can ride a horse." ”

"No......" No one knows better than the Duke of Orleans how terrible the position of the king can be fetched, Louis only loves the house and the house, but the Duke of Orleans has always deliberately downplayed the impression of his eldest son in the hearts of the people of the court compared to the great lord who can make her unbridled to accept the king's affection. He hadn't forgotten how he had been wrongly influenced by Bishop Anne and Mazaran after Wantai, and if it weren't for his brother's presence, he would never be what he is now.

The son of the Duke of Orleans was quite high in the succession to the throne......

"By the way," Louis said suddenly, "speaking of marriage negotiations, like Elizabeth, I am going to let Mary take twenty female officers." ”

"There won't be another guard. ”

"Treat everyone equally, brother, Mary is also my daughter. ”

"This must not be heard by anyone outside," said the Duke of Orleans in a dismal manner, "and it will be rumored that Henrietta shared a bed with you, and I don't mind it, but Henrietta will be too entangled." ”

"Well......," Louis sighed, having thought that Henrietta's depression was due to the pressure of not having an heir, but she had become even more neurotic after Alex: "I'm talking about another woman," he said, "remember the lady Jean Barr brought back." ”

"Lady Eva?" Philip probably hadn't paid much attention to her before the Spaniards came, but how could he, now as the head of the court secret agent, not know: "She's now the lover of Ferdinand, the son of Archduke Cosimo III, and God knows how they like each other, but they're all very calm." ”

"Ferdinand has some similarities with this lady, but the problem is not here, do you know that she promised your daughter that even if she was going to marry to Spain, she would follow the Grand Lord?"

This surprised the Duke of Orleans: "And now?"

"She probably didn't give up on the idea," Louis said, "but after she came to me two days ago and asked about a possible marriage, she asked me something." ”

"What's the matter?"

She asked if she could attend the Royal Military Academy of France. ”

"I'm a little uncertain now," murmured the Duke of Orleans, "she is indeed a girl of courage, but—the military academy? ”

"I have rejected her," Louis said, "and although I would love to grant her wish, I fear that someone will see it as a disgrace and that she may be abused or even killed by them." ”

"They'll do it. The Duke of Orleans said that although the medical field regiment led by the witch had won the understanding and love of the soldiers, there were still many people in the army who regarded women as protectors and property, and they would treat a proud and even cruel lady with leniency, but if she directly touched the things that women should not touch, what was the result of Joan of Arc in the first place, Eva would be the result.

Not to mention that Joan of Arc was blessed and canonized, and after the war, she was canonized, rewarded, and in the gratitude and prayers of the people, spending the second half of her life freely, peacefully and abundantly was the reward she deserved.

"She's so bold. The Duke said.

"Hmmm......"

"Don't tell me you've hired a few teachers for her. ”

"Of course not," said Louis, "I will only allow Ferdinand and her to continue to be intimate until the Grand County takes the initiative to go to Prussia for marriage." ”

"That Monsieur Ferdinand is now a student at the Military Academy," said the Duke, "he doesn't think it's going to be a funny thing." ”

"Unfortunately," said Louis, "he doesn't seem to mind." ”