Chapter 271: The King's Parent-Child Time (2)

He thought, but it was hard. The Duke of Orleans replied, looking at the child, that little Eugen had no less problems than the Grand Duchess or the Little Duke of Anghien, and that he had become more and more gloomy since he had come to Versailles, but fortunately he had inherited the beauty of his mother Olympia, and had only a slight resemblance to Leopold I, and had no Habsburg chin inheritance, and that his titular father, the Count of Soissons, was also highly respected by the king, so he was still quite popular with the nobles.

Then the knot in his heart could only come from his origin—the mother of the Count of Soissons, the lady of Bourbon, wrote to the king that although she told little Eugen about his identity, little Eugen was grieved, but did not question and could not accept it, and she wondered if the lady of the House of Mancini (she did not even want to call her daughter-in-law or the Countess of Soissons) might have said something to him before he returned to France - but at that time little Eugen was only three years old, could he really remember what had happened so long ago?

Or did he realize that his mother's death was not a real accident?

More directly, will he be a threat?

Whether little Eugen remembered what Olympia Mancini said to him may be a little difficult for an ordinary three-year-old child, but it was not a problem for little Eugen, whose memory was actually very good, and he even remembered the look and the rich atmosphere on his body when his mother held him in her arms and proudly said those words, and he also remembered the man who had visited his mother, with whom he did not seem very close, and did not have much kindness in the face of him— All the instincts of the young child made him run away as fast as he could, out of that room, and this was what he was ...... The only memory of Leopold I is.

At that time, he did not associate the king that his mother said with the man, although he was smart, but he was not so smart as to immediately realize that there was something wrong with his identity, and when he was at the knees of his "grandmother", he always thought that the "king" that his mother spoke of was the love and praise of his husband—people can think that the king is the greatest knight in a country, and they can also think that the greatest knight must have the virtues of a king, but this thought, as he grew up, still did not see his father once- Eugen Morris had come to see his mother, but he had been left in the study by the governess, and it was clear that they did not want him to see him.

There is a premise that when his grandmother tells him that his real biological father should be Leopold I, the Holy Roman Emperor, and not Eugen Maurice as he thought he was, Eugen Jr. is more sad and relieved - Eugen, a knight of high morals, is a stain on his illustrious career.

He was deeply disgusted with his mother Olympia, and also with his true father, Leopold I, who was like an upright but sinful man, eager to be scourged—since he came to Versailles, he had also heard that Jean, the eldest son of the Duchess of Longueville, had become a monk, and that the eldest son of the Duke of Longuville was supposed to inherit his father's title and domain, and Jean's behavior was incomprehensible to many, and only those who knew were silent— Madame Longeville may be said to have been half forced, half voluntarily married, a widower twice her age, the Duke of Longeville, an old husband and a young wife, and although the Duke loved the young wife deeply, Madame Longueville never stopped going out of the wall—so that it was the child she gave birth to in this situation, and his father should have been the young and dashing Duke of La Rochefoucault.

When Jean learned of this as an adult, his noble heart made it impossible for him to accept this fact, so he did not hesitate to abandon his honor and status and resolutely became a monk.

This is also the path that little Eugen chose for himself, but when he thought that his father was still Eugen Maurice, he once wanted to become a soldier, but at this time this idea suddenly revived, if becoming a monk is a sacrifice made by little Eugen for morality, then a soldier, even if Mr. Morris is an official, little Eugen also has such a will, in Soissons, he sees knights the most, whenever he sees them on their horses, raising flags, and the spears and flags on their spears, his heart beats wildly.

"Why don't they want to fight for their country?" asked Eugen Jr., the problem only on the surface, and in fact he wanted to find out why.

"That's exactly what I'm going to focus on you. Louis continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, your status is destined that your life will not be as peaceful as that of an ordinary person, and you will become a king in the future," he looked at Louis and the Duke of Colonna, the Duke of Anghienne the younger, "will you become a queen, or the prince's wife" The princess smiled reservedly, and the lord of the county showed a shy expression: "You will become a powerful general or an archbishop," he looked at little Eugen, "no matter what, you will be high, and below you, courtiers, Soldiers and countless people—they need your rule and care, you need their loyalty and obedience, but there is a problem here, which your teachers will never teach you, that is, the most stupid and lowly slaves will have their own selfish desires, and the same is true of the people you trust and are closest to, so do not force your thoughts on them—even if they are quite noble ideas. ”

"But, Your Majesty," asked little Eugen, could not help asking, "should we not encourage men to keep all kinds of virtues?"

"Well. Louis thought for a moment, "Bontang, bring me that multicolored piece of wood that I kept in the drawer." Bang Tang immediately walked over, took a very delicate little silver plate, put the multi-colored wooden block in it, and entrusted it to the king, who smiled helplessly: "All right, children, now look at this multi-colored wooden block, and tell me what color you see." "This multi-colored wood block is three inches square, and the color of each side is different, and it was specially prepared by the Dye Guild to let the king see the color of the furniture, and it is gold, silver, black, white and red, and the natural color of wood.

"Golden. Little Louis was the first to say.

"Silver. ”

"Red. ”......

"You all see different colors," said Louis, "and can you say that everyone else is wrong?" he spun his wrist, "and what about now?" do you think you were wrong before, or if things have changed?"

"Philip," said the king, "come and do me a favor." So Philip placed a few little men in short cloaks in various parts of Poland. "These are Schlachita," said the Duke of Orleans, "and Schlachita was originally only a few small and medium-sized nobles, and it was not overnight that they were able to achieve their current status, and the king of Poland was originally only a great leader after the union of many tribes, and in the eleventh century, the king still had to discuss state affairs with his ministers in the royal council, and the ministers at that time were appointed by the king, including the great nobles, The leaders of the Guards and the high priests, but at the end of the twelfth century, Poland was divided again, and the power was held by the local princes, who did the same thing as the king, and held local assemblies with the nobles, knights and priests who were loyal to them to decide important matters, and thus the Schlachita of Poland was gradually formed. And even in the time of Władysław I, the local assemblies were held regularly, nominally as local councils, and at the end of the fifteenth century, the local councils became the Chamber of Deputies, and the nobles evolved the Imperial Council into the Senate, but in the end, it was these people who came and went. ”

The Duke of Colonna and the Dauphin Louis were the first to understand, and the little Eugen could also understand, the Grand Duke was slightly slower than the Grand Duke, and the Duke of Orleans took a sip of the tea handed by the King himself, "Don't worry," he said, "Celestial Princess, think about it like this, you are an ordinary peasant," the Grand Princess nodded, the king often took the children to Versailles, they knew what the peasants were—they were the hardest and most humble class in the country," But fortunately, you are a boy, so when the king summons you, you become the king's soldier, with God's favor, the favor of fate, and your own bravery and intelligence, although you died on the battlefield, you still returned to your hometown with the king's reward and title, and your family jumped into the gentry class, and in the subsequent wars, you continued to gain more power, and even decided the fate of others and not just your own. As time goes by, you will also discover that the lord and general you once thought were like gods were just a mortal like you, and he was just as infallible, cowardly, and hesitant as ......" said the Duke of Orleans, who would have been shocked when he heard it: "How much respect will you have for them then? In 1505, Schlachita thought so, and although the great nobles tried to wrest power from them, the king of the time returned power to them in order to use the power of Schlachita to fight against enemies at home and abroad. ”

The Duke of Orleans paused, and Louis continued: "From this, the king, representing the interests of the royal family, the Senate, representing the interests of the great nobles, and the Chamber of Deputies, representing the interests of the middle aristocracy, were constantly fighting, and then the "free elective monarchy" and the "free veto" were born. He nodded to the Crown Prince, "Your teacher must have already taught this," which the King had specifically requested, "Yes," said the Crown Prince.

"What do you think of the system?" asked the Duke of Orleans.

"It's chaotic. Little Louis replied: "The power is too dispersed, and they must be slow to make decisions." ”

"So. The Duke of Orleans looked at the eldest princess: "Now you are a Schlachita, this system is indeed very bad, we can see it, so will you give up this power?"

"I won't. The eldest princess understood what her father and uncle had to say to them: "For it doesn't matter to me what Poland is, what the king is, no, it should be said, if the king is weak, I can seize more power, I can make laws, collect taxes, or issue charters......," she counted her fingers and said, "So I will definitely support this system." ”

"At the same time," added Eugen Jr., "I will not do my best for the sake of the country or the country, Your Highness, for that would be a drain on my own strength." He pointed to the little man who represented Sobiesky, "like Jan Sobiesky." ”

"And what would you do if you were Sobiesky?" asked Louie.

"I'll ......" little Eugen hesitated, "I'll ask my king for help." ”

"Why do you say that?"

"Because the king is the state," said Eugen Jr., "anyone can watch Poland perish, but the king cannot." He said categorically, causing the Grand Princesse to look at him deeply, and she had not paid much attention to little Eugen before, only to realize that the gloomy boy was not as useless as they had been claimed.

"Not every king is willing—as you say, when the king's army is lost, he has less weight to speak among the nobles. ”

"But there are things that must be done," said little Eugen, who clenched his fists, adoring his father, Eugen, Maurice, and even more so the famous Prince of Condé, "Monsieur de Condé would never do that." ”

Condé must have been glad to hear it. "But you're right," said Louis, "he has indeed set out to rescue Jan Sobiesky." ”

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The former Prince of Condé, Ludwig I, set out for the Polish Southern Front immediately after his coronation, and at this time Sobieski had been there alone for too long - some Schlachita thought that their new king would not make a decision so quickly, after all, Sobiesky, like the former Prince of Condé, was only one step away from the Polish throne - If it had been Prince Condé twenty years earlier, he would not have come to the rescue of Sobiesky, just as he had tried to win the heart of the Duchess of Montpensier with a dark heart, trying to get her to support him in the subsequent struggle for the throne.

But now he is King Ludwig I of Poland, and more than ten years by Louis's side have taught His Majesty the Prince the most important thing, that is, as a king, you can be cruel, despicable or shameless to your enemies, but you must be merciful to your country and people, and for this, a king must know how to endure and retreat even more than a peasant—in the face of the great goodness of the country. As Louis XIV forgave himself, so should he have forgiven Jan Sobiesky.

When Ludwig I came to Poland, Louis XIV allowed him to take with him the soldiers and officers he wanted to take with him, and who were willing to follow him—there may have been an intention to eliminate the remnants of Prince Condé, but this plan was so bright that no one could say anything accusatory— Ludwig II took with him about 300 officers and 2,000 soldiers, and some may question that the number of soldiers was too small, but the 300 officers were the most important, these were veterans of the wars of England, Spain, and the Netherlands, and with them and adequate salaries, it was not impossible to raise a new army of even 30,000 men.