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Chapter eight hundred and eighty sixth.

The quarrel in Marseille was still in full swing. For three days, the content of the debate between the two sides even traced back to the cause of the Thirty Years' War and whether Martin Luther's Protestantism was legal. This is also one of the reasons why Europe could not form a unified empire. There are many countries, there are too many different habits of different nations, and even the same God is interpreted as different images, and everyone has his own set of little things in their hearts.

The Marseille Palace has been smashed to the point where it is not as dazzling as it was three days ago. The imported large lanterns from the Ming Dynasty were more than half broken. They were hung crookedly on the wall. The silk tablecloth was torn to pieces. Looking at the Protestant nobles and Catholic nobles who were torn and pinched each other's necks on both sides of the table, the blue veins on the forehead of the palace prime minister Masalin couldn't help but jump out. He was really a little suspicious now. Is it right or wrong to respond to the Pope and Spain and the Netherlands launching this Western joint meeting?

With this skill, the French envoys are enough to lead the fleet, right?

What made him even more trouble was how to report all the damage in the Marseille Palace. His public servants, Queen Mother Anne, was a woman who loved life. If she knew that her baby, the big flower glass lamp and the Greek statue were smashed, Masalin could even imagine Queen Mother Anne's ugly face.

There is a law in the world called Murphy's Law. If things go bad again, no matter how small the chances are, they will still develop like bad aspects! When the Cardinal was still lamenting the corruption of things, something even worse was already coming. With a bang, the door of the banquet hall of the Marseille Palace was rudely knocked open. The leader of the King Guards, wearing an iron helmet and gorgeous cloth armor, De Nel, broke in sweat. In an instant, the nobles of various countries who had just become a noisy, turned their heads and looked over.

Then De Nel went straight to Lord Gong Xiang, full of anxiety, and said it in a hurry in his ear. In just a few words, the cardinal, who was in power, also turned pale. Putting aside the Chief Guard, he actually strided to the Pope Urban III who had been watching the fun, and then bowed down with a sad face.

"My father! You are going to make the decision for the French royal family! The nobles in Paris ignored the ruling rights given to the King of Dharma and rebelled!"

This time, the Marseille Palace became lively again, and a large group of princes and nobles were either gloating or worried, fighting for each other one after another.

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Unlike the unified China, France is a completely feudal country with layers of feudal class status. The Dharma King canonized Duke, Marquis, Bozinan, and then the nobles canonized their own retainers and knights. Most of the knights have their own feudal manors. The Dharma King is not just a feudal lord who represents the country like the Chinese emperor.

This situation was greatly improved during the period of the previous generation of French King Louis XIII and the palace prime minister Richelieu. The iron-blooded prime minister Richelieu drastically reduced the rights of the nobles, built a guard army loyal to the royal family, and implemented a centralized system, which once made France stand out in the West. Other countries respected Louis XIII as the Sun King.

But now Louis XIV is only a few years old and is a minor king. The cardinal Massalin, who succeeded the palace of Richelieu, is still a familiar and soft man. He has talent and talent. However, Richelieu, who is tough and ruthless, is a good man. The regent Queen Anne is also a luxury woman. The money spent on luxury goods and banquets every year is like flowing water.

A pancake guard, and the Queen Mother even took money from everyone's pockets. The arrogance and dissatisfaction of the French nobles naturally arose with the hustle and bustle. This time, Masalin was eager to redeem Prince Condai, in order to use the prestige and territorial power of the old prince to suppress these robe-critic nobles and sword-holding nobles!

However, the humble Cardinal overestimated France's influence and also forgot his most dangerous ally, the Netherlands!

Just when Massalin asked the Pope for help at the Palace of Marseille and asked all countries to interfere with the uprising of the Paris citizens who were instigated by the French nobles, Sir Old Curt was comfortable sitting in a four-wheeled carriage and ran towards Marseille from the Street of Chansher in Paris.

The situation seemed to have become beneficial to the Ming side. Before the negotiations were held, France, the strongest ally within, started a civil war first. The civil strife was called the Stone-Toping Party civil strife by the French. Overnight, more than 5,000 stone fortresses were piled up by rioters on the streets of Paris. The butchers, blacksmith shops, and weapon shops were also robbed by these citizens. In recent years, the luxury of Queen Mother Anne and the lower-level people were also complained about by tax collections. The nobles slightly incited them, and tens of thousands of people were armed.

However, although Masalin was humble, he was not easy to mess with. After the Palace of Versailles welcomed the fleeing Queen Mother Anne and King Louis XIV of France, he began to convene the Guards and the Royal Corps in the suburbs of Paris, and also began to prepare for counterattack and suppress the rebellion.

Moreover, in this special historical period, Masalin has many foreign supporters!

The British bourgeois revolution just now pushed the kings to the execution ground, which caused a great shock to the entire feudal Europe. Moreover, Mao Jue made a fuss. Princess Mary, who originally married Prince William of the Netherlands, has now married to the East and became the daughter-in-law of the Ming Dynasty royal family. Now the British ruler Cromwell is still in charge of the country's protection. This is simply a challenge to the entire Western feudal system.

The meaning of the existence of the Holy Roman Empire is to maintain the feudal system of the West. It would be fine if the British could not fight across the sea, but France still wants to learn from the British party of the road? As the messenger of Marseille ran all the way, the armies of several principalities such as Prussia began to gather in the north of the French border.

On the other side, the Duke of Paramesson, although Massarin and Spain had different opinions, the Spanish were not stupid. Although the rebellion of the Paris aristocrats was huge, the initiative was still in the hands of Massarin. After all, the Guards were loyal to his master, Queen Anne, who was an Austrian princess, and the Holy Roman Empire would help Massarin no matter what.

Helping him can also get political points, and relying on some exchange of interests is enough to change his words and help the rebels, which will make him die with French hatred. Moreover, even if Spain's real meat can help the rebel nobles really defeat Masalin, it will take at least a few years, especially under the loss of war, the chances of the declining Spanish Empire to defeat the Ming Dynasty will be even more slim.

Even Spain cannot sit and watch, and must choose one side to help, otherwise the war will last for a long time and the opportunity to start a war with the Ming Dynasty will pass away. Therefore, the messengers of Marseille rushed south, and the Spanish formation began to gather south of France.

However, just as the army gathered in Paris and was about to come, the old fox Curt appeared in Versailles again, and made an appointment with Masalindan.

In the study of the Xige Palace of Versailles, several large bookshelfs are elegantly decorated with a wall. These are almost all collected by Richelieu. The successor Masalin, who can be seen, often read them. Small bookmarks are placed on the books, and there is a half bottle of wine to quench thirst by the round table beside the bookshelf.

But now, the Cardinal is unable to maintain a calm priesthood no matter what. He almost gritted his teeth. Masalin was angry but had to roar in a low voice.

"Old ghost, you did a good thing!"

The big guys fought for decades and knew each other well. The moment they saw Curt appear, Masalin had roughly guessed what was going on in this rebellion.

However, he only roared a few times, then glared at Curt again with a gloomy look, and asked with some reluctance: "What do the Netherlands want?"

Curt is not a fool. The Netherlands has just suffered a heavy blow. He has offended France during this period. If there is no reason to be justified, it is purely seeking death. The angry Frenchman quelled the rebellion and put the first Netherlands to strait a small land. As an old politician, Masalin did not immediately expose his anger to affect the negotiations.

Sure enough, the old Fox of Curt came very well. On Masalin's desk, there was a full picture of Europe directly. He pulled out a quill from the pen holder, and Sir Curt tied the tip of the pen heavily on the map.

London!

"The British betrayed the sacred rule that God gave to the king by the king, and the rights of the English nobles were naturally abolished. After conquering England, France could enthrone the nobles and rebuild the dynasty. Cardinal Your concerns in the country will naturally disappear invisible. Wars can be opened and plundered. The dissatisfaction of the people in the country will also disappear. Importantly, the Netherlands is willing to provide interest-free loans for the French war, and repayments can be paid from British land. Fighting this war does not require a French franc!"

"The Spaniards can avenge the invincible fleet, and the British colonies in the Caribbean can be owned by Spain. This is a large piece of fat that is enough to satisfy Spain. As for the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, etc., there is no great effort. The British's compensation is enough to satisfy them."

"More importantly, in the current situation, if you really go to war with Paris, every time someone falls, the blood of the French will still be shed!"

Pang Dahai let the old man Curt go, probably his biggest mistake in his life. Within a few words, he actually condensed the complex Western interests into a unified interest report. Masalin couldn't help but nodded slightly. The guards had gathered three days ago, but he had not ordered the war for this reason. France fought a civil war, and nodded nodded nodding at all.

But after thinking for a few seconds, the Cardinal still raised his head in doubt: "What did the Netherlands get?"

After the interests were distributed, the Netherlands paid, worked hard and worked hard. They were not as selfless as internationalist fighters. As old politicians, Masalin naturally did not believe that the Netherlands did not seek anything.

However, as old as the druid in the myth, Curt smiled helplessly.
Chapter completed!
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