To say, although Louis did not have a good impression of the Church of Rome for whatever reason, he did not despise the clergy too much, even if the church of this era was not as powerful as it was hundreds of years ago, but it was precisely because they knew very well that the church was now strong and powerful, so they attached great importance to reputation- The king was not stupid enough to let his envoys provoke the Church, Craci made a mistake in the matter of Fouquet, but if you look at his resume, he joined the army at the age of fourteen, made his debut in the siege of Arras in 1640, served in Flanders from 41 to 47, served in the siege of Tortosa in 48, became the commander of the infantry in Catalona in 49, was loyal to the royal family in the riots, and was one of the troops that the king had gathered when the king ordered General Schaumberg to fight the Viscount of Tyrene in the battle of the old town of Hertelle, and the king had rewarded him after the victoryAfter recovering from his wounds, he returned to Arras at the assignment of Cardinal Mazarin, and in 55 he was fortunate enough to be the governor of Betina, when he was already a lieutenant general, and in 56 he was wounded at the Battle of Valenciennes.

What impressed the king was that he was also present in the siege of Dunkirk and the battle of Dune, and he made no small feats- When the king was still considering whether to give him the scepter of the marshal, this young general with outstanding military achievements but extremely lack of political sensitivity foolishly approached Fouquet at this time, although at that time, Nicholas Fouquet did attract many officials and generals in order to seize and secure the position of prime minister in the future, and because the other name of the army is called the relationship between the gold swallowing beast, Fouquet, who was still the chancellor of the exchequer at the time, was indeed the object of the generals' hypocrisy, but he could be so stupid and sweet that Fouquet was arrested by the king, and after being put in a secret prison, he would go to intercede with the king, and the only person who asked for Fuquet's release seemed to be Craigie.

Therefore, he really has nothing to complain about, even if the king exiles him to Lyon, but as a once highly regarded general, even a madman would not believe the statement that he does not want to return to Paris, and there is a family famous for his military family behind him, and they have tried every means to probe and plot, but finally they have beaten the passage to the king's new favorite, Madame Lavallière.

Although, Craigie could not return to Paris for the time being, he was quite satisfied, at least as an ambassador, it was impossible for the king not to see his name, and his letters must be the kind that the king needed to read and not discard at will, and when the king was no longer so angry, he could go back to Paris, or go to any battlefield, and fight for the king— Before, when he heard that Prince Condé led an army to garrison the border between Spain and France, he kept comforting himself and said that since it was Prince Condé who pressed the formation, there was a high probability that there would be no war- But at the same time, he couldn't help but think sourly that if the war really started, then the battle with the Spaniards would inevitably be accompanied by many feats, and the two commanders he had obeyed, the Prince of Condé and the Viscount of Tyrrenne, as well as General Schaumberg and other generals he was familiar with, were afraid that it was also a great event, but he was still going back and forth with a group of priests, wasting his life surrounded by wine and celebrities.

When the news of Spain's willingness to give in came, Craigie couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or happy.

Here you may have to ask, how can such a young and promising general, a mortal person who always wants to return to the battlefield or Paris, do something reckless- Here we will mention Madame Longueville, who may be remembered by the reader, who was once forced to marry a widower twice her age, the Duke of Longueville, and considering that in the subsequent riots, the Duke of Longueville had always stood firmly on the side of the Prince of Condé, and the reason for this disproportionate marriage was obvious, perhaps it was for this reason why Madame Longueville so stubbornly demanded that her indecisive brother, the Prince of Condé, rebel against her, for this very purpose, after all, she had made an extraordinary sacrifice, and of course hoped to see the result。

Unfortunately, the Prince of Condé fell short in the end, the king returned to Paris, the prince fled to Spain, and Madame Longueville was first imprisoned and then exiled, she once had a lover, the Duke of La Rochefoucauld, the problem is that from the beginning, this duke had bad intentions, and became Madame Longueville's lover only to use him to climb to the Prince of Condé, in fact, he not only abandoned his lover in the end, but also did not hesitate to throw himself to the king, which could not help but discourage Madame Longueville, who was said to have several new lovers in the penal colony, but none of them lasted, after hearing that the Duchess of Montpensier atoneted for her sins with a generous giftAfter returning to Paris, she could not help but be moved, but it was not so easy to return to Paris, the Duchess of Montpensier was still the Grand Princess, and as a wise woman, Madame Longueville, after repeatedly reading some accounts about the King's return to Paris, not only did she also make a considerable contribution and recommend several people to the King.

These men were all clergy, and the point is, they were all Jansenist clergy.

The Jansenists are similar to the Calvinists, in short, their main thrust is similar to many reformed Catholics, believing that the supreme power of the Church belongs to the Sanhedrin and not to the Pope, opposing the absurd behavior of the Catholic Pope, such a sect will certainly not be allowed to exist by the Church, in 1643, Pope Urban VIII issued an encyclical condemning Jansenism, and in 53, Pope Innocent X designated the Jansenism as a heretic, and when Alexander VII, the venerable Siena, once again reiterated that the Church would not recognize any claims and accusations from the Jansenians, and the Jansenians were heretics。

But for the king, it was much better for the priests of the Janssens to speak than for him or some of the ministers, and although he could not yet give back to the Church of Rome thoroughly, he, nay, it should be said, every king of France, though he claimed to be a descendant of "Saint-Louis", had a certain degree of piety in their hearts, and only they knew that the Church of Rome was tirelessly trying to meddle in the internal affairs of the French people, and the kings and bishops of France were also painstakingly withdrawing their hands back— Sure enough, the Duchess of Longueville had recommended these priests to the king, and the Church of Rome had issued a righteous proclamation demanding that His Majesty the king execute or banish these heresies.

Of course, the Inquisition in Paris also received secret orders, and if the king did not want to, they could do it for them, but unfortunately, neither Louis nor Elarius were the kind of people who would be easily manipulated, and the appearance of the Roman Church in a state of anger was indeed pleasant, the former either took the paperwork, and the latter received the secret order, but they acted as if it had never happened at all— The priests of the Janssen sect should still pray, preach, preach, pilgrimage, haunt the private reception rooms of dignitaries or wander around unnoticed...... Their ideas did have the support of many people, especially the king, and Louis was quite appreciative of some of the ideas of the Janssenians, such as the fact that there were always some divine commandments that humans could not follow, no matter how devout they were—which was too important, after all, Louis did not want to be constrained by the Church of Rome, thousands of miles away, even if only in terms of faith and ritual.

Such a blatant act certainly made the Roman clergy angry and angry, but at the end of the Thirty Years' War, their attempt to reassert and consolidate the authority of the Church on the occasion of the Peace of Westphalia had failed.

Coupled with the fall of Bishop Mazarin, we don't have to expect this Alexander VII to have a good opinion of the French, and when Mazarin died and Louis officially took power, the Pope's thoughts naturally shifted to his brother Mario Zigi, who was the head of the Papal Guard, and the soldiers in this guard were almost all Corsicans, and Corsica once belonged to the Arabs. The Pisas and Genoese, who briefly occupied the area from 1553 to 1559 until they were driven out by the Corsican rebels, were not very friendly to the French and Corsicans, with the only result being that they became mortal enemies.

Therefore, when d'Artagnan's spies came with the shocking news, it was difficult for the Count of d'Artagnan to determine whether it was really an accident or a deliberate trap.

As we mentioned earlier, the Duchess of Longuville, with her intelligence, had a glimpse of the king's mind and was able to return to Paris and return to the court, and in order to regain the king's trust, the Marquis of Craigie, who returned to Paris from exile, also managed to get an invitation to the salon of the Duchess of Longueville That's right, anyway, before he left Paris, he did have a long relationship with the Duchess of Longueville.

And not long after the Marquis of Craigie came to Rome, when he was taking a seat in one of his favorite taverns, he heard a group of Corsicans criticizing the French women, and mentioning the Duchess of Longueville was even more foul language, which of course made the Marquis of Craigie draw his sword without hesitation and ask for a duel.

It was a melee that evolved from a duel to a group fight, in which the Marquis of Craigie, as a valiant general, won a great victory, but in this way, the French envoys attacked the Papal Guard with weapons, and in one night, they gathered more than 100 mercenaries and besieged the mansion of the Marquis of Craigie, and the Marquis of Craigie and they fought back and forth, unfortunately, at that time, the Marquise happened to return to the mansion, and was attacked in front of the door, one of the attendants died, several others were wounded, and the Marquise was frightened and immediately launched a high fever, in this case, the Marquis of Craigie could only bow his head, leaving Rome with his wife and returning to Paris.

The day after he returned to Paris, he went to ask for an audience with the king, and his application was granted almost immediately, so that the Marquis of Craigie did not know whether he should be happy or nervous, and the king might rebuke him, after all, the king had not allowed duels long ago, let alone killed three men in that battle, and all three of them were wearing the uniforms of the Papal Guard.

On the way to the King's Study, they also met the Duchess of Longuville, to whom they saluted, and the Duchess only nodded in return, but as Bontang walked forward, the Duchess of Longuville immediately raised her hand, pointed to her lips, and silently pronounced the word Jensen, and the Marquis of Craigie immediately settled down, he didn't care at all about the Pope, but about the King's attitude towards the Church— The young king, who had only been in power for a few years, was rightly regarded as a devout believer, and it is difficult to say whether he would be inclined to the church, or whether he would have offended the church for the sake of a Marquis of Cracy—the Duchess of Longerville hinted that the king preferred the priests of the Janssenians, or was willing to adopt their theories, and what were their theories?

The Marquis of Craigie laughed in his heart, but when he saw the king, he immediately knelt down, and in repentance, he wept and kissed the rim of the king's robe, and begged for the king's punishment.

"So. The king's voice sounded from above: "What do you think I should punish you for?"

According to Craigkey's original thoughts, of course, it was for his offense to the Church and the Pope, but with the Duchess's reminder, he hesitated for a few seconds and boldly said, "Because ...... Am I defeated?"

Immediately, he heard the king's laughter.

The Marquis de Craqui's shoulders were immediately lowered, and he knew that he had made the right bet, and that if the king wanted to reproach him, it would not be because he had offended the church and the pope, but because he could be said to have fled Rome, and as an envoy of France, such an act was too embarrassing and dishonorable, "but I can understand," said the king, "that men can give their lives for honor, but if innocent women are implicated, it is an irreparable sin—not to mention that she is your wife." Here the king paused slightly: "Just...... I think you'll still be ashamed of that. ”

"No doubt, Your Majesty!" replied the Marquis of Craigie in a loud voice.

"Then I'll give you a chance, sir. Louie said.