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    More than two years ago, when Zhao Hongyu set foot on the European continent and came to France from Portugal, which was still a vassal of Spain, the situation of Mary and her son Louis XIII in France was not so good.

    At that time, the status of the mother and son was in jeopardy.

    The Grand Duke of Orleans, who also has the right to inherit the French throne, is trying every means to control the French throne.

    It was at that time that Zhao Hongyu came into contact with Mary and her son, and then reached an agreement with them.  Later, with the help of Zhao Hongyu, Mary took care of the unlucky Grand Duke of Orleans.

    In this way, Louis XIII¡¯s inheritance rights and Mary¡¯s status as queen can be regarded as preserved.

    However, after the death of the Grand Duke of Orleans, his subordinates have not given up yet.

    Although it appears that the son of the Grand Duke of Orleans also died in that turmoil, it seems that there is no heir.

    However, during this time, Mary had already obtained conclusive evidence that the Grand Duke of Orleans still had an illegitimate son alive.

    Moreover, the remnants of the Grand Duke of Orleans have found this illegitimate child and supported this child who is not sure whether he is lucky or unlucky. They are secretly working together to subvert Mary's power under the banner of restoring the glory of the Duke.  Dominance.

    The reason why these plans are carried out in secret is because after more than two years of purges, Mary has basically taken control of the situation. These remnants left by the Grand Duke of Orleans can no longer afford to make any big waves.

    Mary, on the other hand, doesn¡¯t want to deal with them all at once. For the sake of stability, she considers dealing with them slowly and silently.

    Originally, this idea was not wrong.

    However, due to unforeseen circumstances, no one could have imagined that little Louis XIII would be assassinated and die in this assassination.

    Yes, no one could have imagined that such a thing would happen.

    And when this happened, everything began to change.

    first.  The happiest people were the remnants of the Grand Duke of Orleans hiding in the dark.

    They were happy that little Louis XIII, as the heir to the French throne, had died in an assassination.

    So, if Mary did not have another child, who should the throne belong to?

    Logically speaking, the illegitimate son of the Grand Duke of Orleans also has the right to inherit the throne.

    ??Don¡¯t look at him as just an illegitimate child, his status is not very glorious.

    But the problem is that when it comes to inheritance, there really is no one with more suitable blood than his.

    As for the identity of the illegitimate child, it doesn¡¯t matter.  As long as you can win the right to inherit the throne, your identity can actually be changed, right?

    ¡°Besides, when that time comes, who else dares to say anything?

    ?Obviously, this is impossible.

    A person¡¯s identity will change with his status.

    Everyone is very clear and understanding of this.

    Speaking of which, thanks to the stallion the Grand Duke of Orleans, if he hadn't often spent time outside, he wouldn't have left such an illegitimate child, right?

    On the contrary, Mary also has a lover outside the home.  But she did not give birth to an illegitimate child. She only had one child, Louis XIII.

    Looking at it now, this is still a bit tragic.

    But no matter what, this matter has already occurred.

    Although Mary was extremely sad.  But she also had to cheer up and face the upcoming crisis.

    Richelieu heard what Marie said, and after thinking about it for a moment, he knew what she was talking about.

    "Queen, do you mean to deal with the illegitimate child?"

    Faced with Richelieu¡¯s inquiry.  Mary nodded with a sinister look on her face.

    "Yes, I won't be able to push those guys for long before they push this poor kid to the front desk. After all, he also has the blood of the royal family flowing through him. Legally, he also has the right to inherit."

    Although she didn¡¯t want to admit this, Mary also understood that this matter was beyond her control.

    Although she controlled the power of France, that was when little Louis XIII was not dead.

    Now that little Louis XIII is dead, it is most correct for some conservative neutral nobles to immediately elect an heir to the throne.

    After all, this is also for the stability of France.

    Although the identity of the illegitimate son is despicable, he is a very suitable candidate.

    Therefore, if Mary wants it with her little toes, the neutrals will definitely support this illegitimate child.

     At that time, coupled with the lobbying by the remnants of the Grand Duke of Orleans, God knows how many nobles they will finally get support from.

    After all, little Louis XIII is dead, how much value does she still have as the Queen Regent of France?

    Therefore, killing the illegitimate child is the best way to ensure her own safety and status for a long time.

    As long as the current crisis is resolved, she will have time to plan slowly.

    As Richelieu, who shared both prosperity and loss with Mary, he will support her now no matter what decision she wants to make.

    There is no way. Who gave him his current status was given by Queen Regent Mary.

    Once Mary loses power, his fate will not be much better.

    Not to mention the nobles he had offended in France, just those in the church would not make it easy for him.

    When he gained the support of Mary, Richelieu also greatly offended the church.

    You must know that his cardinal status was given by the French royal family.  Not through the church, so one can imagine how much the church hates him.

    The church claims the divine right of kings, but the French, in order to prevent the king from being controlled by the church, simply went against the church. Don¡¯t you think the king has the divine right? I will canonize a cardinal here.

    To the church, this is a naked provocation.

    The reason why Richelieu is still alive and well is because of the protection of the French royal family and the firm support of Marie.

    ¡°If little Louis XIII grew up and became the king of France, Richelieu would also be able to maintain his current interests and status.

    If the church wants to touch him, it is simply impossible.

    Although the idea is good, the plan does not change quickly.

    The death of little Louis XIII changed things.

    Richelieu knew that he must now follow Marie's instructions, otherwise he would definitely die without a burial place.

    He has never seen the illegitimate son of the Grand Duke of Orleans, so he has no sympathy.

    Moreover.  Allowing the illegitimate son the formal status of inheritance would spell the end for him and Mary.

    For the sake of your own life, let this illegitimate son die.

    Richelieu had a very thorough view of some of these issues.

    I have to say, he is a smart guy.

    During this most difficult time for Mary, he did not have the idea of ??giving up on Mary and trying to find someone else.

    Of course, even if you want to seek refuge with others, it is impossible.

    Over the years, he has done a lot of things for Marie and little Louis XIII.  It also offended many people.

    During the years when he was the Prime Minister of France, he eliminated many political opponents for Mary, and I don¡¯t know how many nobles hated him.

    And he also used his status as a cardinal in France canonized by the royal family to deal with many people in the church.

    hey-hey!

    It can be said that the imprint of Marie's side on Richelieu is very deep and cannot be erased at all.

    Therefore, if you want to survive, you can only follow Mary until the end.

    If he wants to seek refuge with others.  Then you will only die faster.

    "Okay, Queen. I will deal with this matter as soon as possible, and I will never let the illegitimate child live too long."

    After receiving Richelieu's reply, Mary's face looked better.

    "You will go back in a while. Immediately launch revenge against the church. Send out all the thorn foil swordsmen in your hands. My son cannot die in vain!"

    When Mary mentioned the church, her face was filled with coldness.

    This time the church really made Mary furious.

    It¡¯s the same as the Inquisition and the ¡®Clergy¡¯ under the church.  The 'Thorn Foilers' mentioned by Mary are also an assassin organization.

    This member of the killer group, which belongs to the French royal family and is headed by Chief Richelieu, is an elite selected from the middle ranks of the French army.

    On the bright side.  These people have the identity of royal musketeers, but in fact they are killers and assassins of the royal family, specially used to solve some shady problems.

    In another time and space, there was a guy named Alexandre Dumas, and the characters in the novel "The Three Musketeers" were the thorn foilers.

    ¡°Have you not seen how powerful the three musketeers are in combat? That is simply amazing.

      How could an ordinary swordsman have such fighting power?

    ¡°Moreover, they can still meet with French high-level officials casually, which is simply a miracle.

    ¡°But, having the identity of a thorn fencer is different.

    It belongs directly to the royal family. Although it is controlled by Richelieu, it is also loyal to Marie.

    This is an organization that Mary started to establish when she married and came to France.

    It can be said that this organization is only loyal to her personally and does not belong to anyone else.

    ¡°On the surface, it is said to belong to the royal family, but in fact it is still Mary¡¯s private army.

    Originally, Marie wanted to wait until little Louis XIII grew up and hand over this organization to him.

    In this way, little Louis XIII, who had such an organization, could completely eliminate all political opponents and stabilize his regime.

    But now little Louis XIII is no longer here.

    So, for Mary, the function of this organization will change a lot.

    Revenge!

    Yes, this organization is now the blade of revenge in Mary's hands and an extension of her anger.

    This meeting between Marie and Richelieu did not take too long.

    About half an hour after Richelieu came, he hurriedly left the palace.

    After all, time waits for no one, and one minute of delay may produce a one-minute change.

    When Richelieu left, Marie took off her disguise, and a miserable look appeared on her face.

    No matter how strong she is, she is still a woman, right?  (To be continued)
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