Whether the Duke of Orleans likes it or not, likes it or not.

He is now a prisoner, and he has no control over what is happening below.

Gaston, who had become a waste and had come back to life, was brought to him by the Gene Man soldiers. The Duke of Orleans was completely devastated, and old tears flowed.

It's a pity that even if crocodile tears are shed now, it's too late.

Eventually, Gaston II was headshot in front of his eyes by Louis XIII the Younger.

Next, the Duke of Orleans was also executed by d'Artagnan.

At this point, the Duke of Orleans's confident rebellion was completely resolved.

Externally, Marie claimed that the Duke of Orleans had died in a duel. The nobles who had been invited by the Duke of Orleans to participate in the duel broke the rules of the duel because of the death of the Duke of Orleans in the duel.

Then, there was a fire with the crown prince of the Americas.

The nobles basically died in the fire, and the American crown prince and his party also suffered a lot of casualties.

Mary felt great regret about this.

And when Mary released the news, Zhao Hongyu had already negotiated with Mary about Spain, boarded the Sea King and left Marseille for Alexandria.

It can be said that the death of the Duke of Orleans was carried by Zhao Hongyu, the black cauldron.

The benefits are basically attributed to Mary.

However, Zhao Hongyu didn't care about this, after all, he didn't have much interest in France.

Therefore, it doesn't matter if you carry the black pot.

As long as France can attack Spain as promised, then it doesn't hurt to carry the black cauldron.

Just as Zhao Hongyu was on his way to Alexandria, Egypt, Mary sent her cronies to quickly transfer the territory of the Duke of Orleans and other nobles to the royal family.

Because the Duke of Orleans and Gaston had died in the 'duel fire', and the nobles who followed the Duke of Orleans were all dead.

In such a situation. As a result, Mary's actions were not hindered or troubled in any way.

Everything went very smoothly.

At this point, in a short period of time, the strength of the French royal family skyrocketed.

Marie controlled two-thirds of France's actual territory, and the remaining opponents largely suppressed their original opposition.

And this time, only the French royal family has benefited the most.

Mary can also be regarded as laying a good foundation for little Louis.

When he ascended the throne in the future, there would be a lot less trouble.

At the very least, someone like the Duke of Orleans. It's gone.

The royal family has a lot more say power, and many policies can be effectively implemented to the local level, and they will not be constrained by those nobles.

After all, the royal family now controls two-thirds of France, and if there is still that blind nobleman who continues to oppose Mary's ruling ideas, Mary will immediately send troops over to suppress it unequivocally.

The nobles are not stupid, seeing that the royal family represented by Mary is guaranteed, how could they still jump out and oppose her at such a time.

So, Mary and little Louis are now in the days. It's called a comfort.

This has never been done before.

Of course, Mary did not forget her secret agreement with Zhao Hongyu, and after Zhao Hongyu left, she took control of the territory of the Duke of Orleans and the nobles who followed him, and immediately began a round of conscription.

As for the funding for conscription. It was she who sent someone to Lisbon to collect it from the consul of the Song Empire Concession in the Americas.

One and a half million silver livres was enough for her to have 50,000 soldiers and a year's salary.

And Zhao Hongyu also promised to give food subsidies. In this way, it is equivalent to saying that the 50,000 soldiers who are on the right side do not have to be borne by France at all.

How could Mary refuse such a good thing.

Besides. These 50,000 soldiers were sent to the battlefield to fight a few battles, and as long as they could survive, they would be experienced veterans.

Such a veteran is much more precious than a soldier with no combat experience.

After the war is over, these soldiers can choose the elite of them and fill them into the territory directly under the royal family as a private army.

Therefore, the cooperation with Zhao Hongyu is beneficial and harmless.

The actions of the French, which attracted the attention of the surrounding countries.

Spain, which borders France, as well as the Holy Roman Empire, expressed their caution about French conscription.

After all, now that Spain is mired in the war in the Netherlands, the Holy Roman Empire, although it seems to be powerful, is actually the same as the Spanish Empire.

At the same time, France, in the Dutch War, seemed to support the Dutch.

Therefore, the sudden expansion of the French army had to make them tremble.

In order to deal with the threat of expansion by the French, there has been no movement, but the Holy Roman Empire, which has allowed the Spaniards to deal with the Protestant coalition, finally excluded an army of 80,000 troops into Bavaria.

Bavaria was originally Germanic, the territory of the future empire.

But in this era, it was still the territory of the Holy Roman Empire.

Of course, if nothing else, the mighty Holy Roman Empire would fall apart after the end of the Thirty Years' War. This led to the division of the Germanic region into numerous vassal states.

But that's more than 20 years away.

All along, the Holy Roman Empire was a good plan, allowing the Spaniards to rush ahead against the Protestant princes.

And he himself has not done anything, and he has also made war money.

Poor Spaniards, with the name of Christian protection on their heads, had to charge for the Vatican, draining the empire's weakened constitution.

Unfortunately, the Holy Roman Empire could never have imagined that the French would now start to act.

Originally, before the start of the war in the Netherlands, the Holy Roman Empire sent people to France to threaten France not to join the Protestant coalition.

If the French supported the Protestant princes, France would face a two-sided attack from Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.

At the same time, the emissary, who was well acquainted with the situation in France, constantly visited the Archduke of Orleans and the opponents of Marie.

Secretly, God knows what they talked about.

In short, Mary and France were not involved in the Thirty Years' War.

At most, the royal family provided military expenses to the Protestant coalition through secret channels.

But. This is already the best thing that the French can do.

Today, the situation is completely different.

Marie took control of the situation in France, and the opponents and careerists were gone.

It can be said that the policy of Mary in France as a whole can be carried out normally, and there is no need to worry about anything.

Coupled with the military expenses provided by Zhao Hongyu, the earlier threat of the Holy Roman Empire, Mary could completely ignore it.

Therefore, Mary's conscription made the Holy Roman Empire very nervous.

They kept sending people to France to find out what was going on, and they hypocritically sent people to congratulate Mary on clearing the political hurdles in the country.

Of course, these godfather emissaries bearing the name of the Holy Roman Empire. He also privately spread rumors against Mary.

Why did the Grand Guild of Orleans die in a duel?

Where are the witnesses?

Those nobles who went to watch the battle, why would they die in this duel?

Why did Queen Mary seize the territory of the Duke of Orleans and other nobles after a duel?

One question after another began to circulate in the aristocratic circles in France.

However, now the situation in France has been completely controlled by Mary. It doesn't matter if there are rumors, this year's main thing is to see if the fist is big enough.

As long as your fist is big enough, your strength is strong enough.

Even if there are countless rumors circulating, it will not make a difference.

But. Mary no longer has a slight affection for these officials of the Holy Roman Empire who came from the Vatican Church.

At the same time, given their disgusting behavior, Mary decided that she must give them a little color to see. Then the Spaniards, the best thugs against the Holy Roman Empire. It's the best way to do it.

As long as it is really as Zhao Hong planned, kill the Spanish Empire and carve up its territory.

When the time comes, the expression on the face of the puppet emperor of the Holy Roman Empire will definitely look good.

And the actual masterminds behind it, those in the Vatican. The expression will be very exciting, too.

Of course, if Spain is destroyed and partitioned, the Vatican will definitely jump out and say that it will not recognize it.

But. As long as it is a fait accompli, it is useless to oppose it, right?

Mary has always hated those people in the Vatican who always like to point fingers at countries, or are secretly controlling them.

Every country wants to meddle in government affairs, which is a very conflicting thing with royal power.

And every time a king ascends the throne and is crowned, the Vatican has to jump out and make irresponsible remarks.

You say that the king is crowned, what does it have to do with you?

In her heart, Mary has always been very unhappy about this.

What bullshit is that the monarchy is divinely granted, you can't represent God.

Mary is still very clear about the Vatican.

Especially for the life style of those in the upper echelons, Mary is even more disdainful.

Because the style of those people is really unbearable.

But such a person is a 'lord' and a 'god' in one mouth, and he claims to be the spokesman of God on the European continent as the spokesman on earth.

Little Louis also felt his mother's attitude towards the Church and the Vatican.

A seed was planted in his little heart.

This is also the reason why in the future history, Louis XIII Jr. has always taken pleasure in teasing the Vatican's high-level and let those people in the Vatican be played to death.

Historically, Louis XIII has always been uninterested in the Church.

And when he ascended the throne, he didn't let anyone come to the church at all, he crowned himself himself.

This is tantamount to a slap in the face of the church.

For this reason, the Church declared that it did not recognize the identity of Louis XIII.

Of course, Louis XIII also used color to defeat the army under the control of the Church through a series of wars.

In the end, the church could only obediently pinch its nose and admit defeat.

Of course, this is the historical trajectory of the original future.

But now with the existence of Zhao Hongyu, it is unknown whether history will go like this. (To be continued.) )