At only seven years old, he looked at the ministers arguing below with a puzzled look on his face.
His mother-in-law, Anne, held the power of regency and turned her attention to the French Prime Minister, Cardinal Mazarin.
Her lover, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of France.
The previous prime minister, the successor of Bishop Richelieu.
Both men promoted absolute monarchy and were defenders of the power of the Bourbon dynasty.
After the death of Louis XIII, she quickly stabilized the situation in the Bourbon dynasty with the assistance of Cardinal Mazarin.
She has a strong control over French government affairs, but she is somewhat confused about the chaotic and complex external situation.
She just waited for the situation to become clear, for the ministers to fight for the outcome, and for her to end on behalf of the royal family.
This result must not harm the interests of the royal family.
Queen Anne looked at the French Prime Minister, Cardinal Mazarin.
She saw that the other party looked calm and smiled at her. Anne smiled and waited for the situation to develop.
Armand Jean de Vigneiro di Plessis, nephew of the Duke of Richelieu, the new generation of the Duke of Richelieu.
He looked at Prince Kongdai, the weakest member of the main militant group, and prepared to use him as a breakthrough point.
"Your Excellency, I think the most important thing now is to end the war with the Holy Roman Empire.
Because of the disputes in Germany, we have been fighting a war with the Holy Roman Empire for thirty years.
The Holy Roman Empire's coalition forces were retreating steadily, but the front line had not yet collapsed.
In particular, better quality muskets, mines, grenades and other firearms were brought from Eastern merchants.
Make defensive operations extremely easy.
Based on the situation on the battlefield, I predict that this war will continue for another five years or so before the Holy Roman Empire will cease the war due to exhaustion of resources."
After Duke Richelieu finished speaking, Prince Philip, who represented the Bourbon royal family, went against his will and said what the Bourbon royal family wanted to say.
"We have the upper hand first, and I think we should give it up as soon as possible.
The Habsburg dynasty would agree to a more stringent armistice treaty.
The strength of the German countries is not much different, which determines the direction of this war.
We can only rely on the strength of France and the Holy Roman Empire.
We have been able to obtain support from England before.
Now England has fallen into civil war, and the royal party and the parliamentary party are fighting to the death.
England can no longer provide us with effective support in France."
As a member of the Bourbon family, Prince Condé was dissatisfied with the throne being passed to a naive child.
He was even more dissatisfied with Anne and Mazarin's joint control of the government.
He must oppose policies that his opponents want to pursue.
What's more, he believes that this war has kidnapped the military.
If he speaks out in support of the military, he will get the support of military nobles.
He retorted fiercely: "For this war, we in France have paid the price of two generations.
How can France become strong without completely defeating the Habsburg dynasty and obtaining a share of profits to make up for our losses.
In the past thirty years, we have paid too much.
England and Spain, they rapidly expanded their colonies and gained extremely huge benefits.
Even small countries like the Netherlands and Portugal are making huge profits overseas.
As long as we can defeat the Habsburg dynasty and obtain sufficient compensation for defeat and other benefits.
Then we can form a powerful navy to compete for colonies."
Prince Kong Dai's words were supported by some military nobles.
The main war faction will never allow it. This war should stop now.
Over the past thirty years, they have paid huge sunk costs, and only cutting off a piece of flesh from each other can make up for what they are missing.
The actual person in power in France, the Prime Minister of France, Cardinal Mazarin, listened to what all the forces had to say.
He stood up and said: "Everyone, time has not waited for me.
The current situation is completely different from before.
If we in France don't catch up, what awaits us will be the destruction of our country and our species.
The French people will be ruled by aliens.
Aliens will bully our compatriots and destroy our faith.
You have also heard of what France did in the Canadian colonies.
Once we fail, what happened to the indigenous tribes in the Americas will happen on French soil.
Merchants from the Eastern Great China Empire came to Europe to do business.
No one paid much attention to it at first, but their advanced navigation technology proved that their colonies would be spread in every corner of the world.
None of us expected that the Great China Empire could develop so quickly.
Recently, everyone has heard that a prince from the Great China Empire went to Egypt to open up a colony.
He not only captured the Egyptian region, but also blocked the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops from the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
They have entered the Mediterranean Sea and seriously threaten the security of France.
Everyone should be aware of what happened at Marseille Port some time ago.
The warships of the Eastern forces can swim freely in the Mediterranean Sea and can easily reach the port of Marseille.
The colonies of the Eastern powers have all reached the Mediterranean coast.
We are still in civil war in Europe, and our countries are poor and weak, unable to withstand the attack of the Han people.
I think back then, the Mongolian army had already reached the Danube River.
The Eastern forces have arrived on the southern coast of the Mediterranean this time. Their threat comes from the sea. We, France, are under the threat of the Eastern forces.
As a cardinal, I will never allow the Lord’s faith to be tainted by foreigners.”
Cardinal Mazarin saw what he said and immediately silenced Versailles.
He looked at the traditional nobles who bowed their heads and remained silent. These were the nobles he kept suppressing.
Representatives of church forces and military nobles looked at him with burning eyes. These were his supporters.
It was these nobles who learned about the development of the Great China Empire and were jealous of the benefits gained by the Great China Empire, which drove the change of French policy.
The French Prime Minister, Cardinal Mazarin, continued: ""
“I think back then the Roman Empire was attacked by the Huns from the east, and the Roman Empire fell.
The Byzantine Empire was also attacked by Turks from the east, causing the empire to collapse.
The Mongol Empire occupied northern Europe and almost destroyed all European countries.
Now Europe has reached a dangerous moment again, and all European countries need to unite.
With the armistice in Europe, we can also develop colonies belonging to France.
The fate of France can only be in our hands.
In order to spread the glory of the Lord and the glory of France, we must make changes."
Many forces in France are tired of the thirty-year war.
Many families were unable to benefit from the war, but instead suffered heavy losses because of the war.
In particular, we saw that countries such as England and Spain shipped large amounts of gold, silver and raw materials from their colonies.
Many forces in France are extremely envious. They also want to go out and occupy colonies and gain huge benefits.
But France has been dragged too deep into this war and there is no way to escape easily.
Many forces in France took advantage of the opportunity when Eastern warships entered the Mediterranean to withdraw from this war.
Many wise people, including the Prime Minister of France and Cardinal Mazarin, have realized that France must make changes.
Only the combined efforts of multiple forces in France can successfully change the direction of France.
Queen Mother Anne looked at the current situation and realized that the main militant faction that supported the continuation of the war was weak.
She believed even more in the choice made by Cardinal Mazarin.
She knew the choice of the Bourbon royal family, and she also wanted to end the war as soon as possible. She did not want the changes in the war to affect the status of her son Louis XIV.
Queen Anne whispered a few words in King Louis XIV's ear.
The young King Louis XIV issued a decree: "We are facing threats from the east, and France should end this war.
This matter will be left to the prime minister’s full authority.”
The French Prime Minister, Cardinal Mazarin, received an order from Louis XIV, and he could handle this matter legitimately.
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France made a decision and quickly notified the troops on the front line and the troops of its allies, making a gesture of armistice.
The armies of the German countries do not want to cease the war now, but they have to rely on the French army and can only obey the orders of the French army.
The Holy Roman Empire coalition forces were originally in a weak position. When they saw a truce on the other side, this army also chose to truce.
France sent people to Austria, and they established contact with Ferdinand III, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
The two forces reached a consensus, in order to show sincerity, and especially to deal with the expansion of Eastern forces.
The French embassy arrived in advance of the Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman.
The mission met with the Holy Roman Emperor, the King of Hungary, the King of Bohemia, the Archduke of Austria, and the leader of the Habsburg dynasty, Ferdinand III.
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Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III heard from his subordinates that the French mission had arrived in Vienna.
He immediately summoned the ministers of the Holy Roman Empire to discuss the matter.
Other European countries formed an anti-Holy Roman Empire alliance, ostensibly to fight against Catholicism and Protestantism.
But France, a Catholic country, threw itself into the Protestant camp.
The actual purpose is to compete for the dominance of Europe, and the winning side will achieve the hegemony of the European continent.
Continental hegemony is extremely important. It can easily determine the monarchs of some small countries and indirectly control these countries.
The foundation held by the Habsburg family is inseparable from their acquisition of European hegemony.
Now the Habsburgs become the monarchs of Austria and Hungary, and the monarchs of Spain.
Ferdinand III could ennoble some of his descendants as grand dukes of various small countries, especially the German countries, which was the traditional sphere of influence of the Habsburg Kingdom.
Once the German region is lost, the Holy Roman Empire will quickly fall apart.
The core territory of Austria will be under great threat.
In order to maintain its hegemony for hundreds of years, the Holy Roman Empire would never compromise easily.
The emperors and ministers of the Holy Roman Empire discussed the armistice for a long time.
They also continued to send personnel to the French mission's residence to communicate on some issues.
Several low-pitched shouts and curses kept coming from the palace and the headquarters of the mission.
Both countries were interested in reaching an armistice agreement, and a consensus was quickly reached.
Ferdinand III told the ministers: "France has the idea of an armistice. After several discussions, we also believe that this war cannot go on.
There may be an armistice, but we are not defeated.
You can sign an armistice treaty, but you can never sign a defeat clause.
We have reached consensus with France on the framework of the treaty.
Tomorrow we will receive the French delegation and jointly announce the armistice."
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The French mission met with Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor.
The representative of the mission submitted France's credentials, France and the Holy Roman Empire ceased war, and the two countries reconciled.
Ferdinand III readily agreed to France's proposal.
He signed an armistice agreement on behalf of the Holy Roman Empire and the anti-Romanian alliance represented by France.
The two parties simultaneously announced that a formal armistice treaty would be signed in Frankfurt, a third-party city, one month later.
France invited representatives from England, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Russia and other countries to Frankfurt.
The Holy Roman Empire invited Spain, Poland and other countries, and they also invited a representative who should not have been invited, a representative of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
The Crown Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand the Younger, and the French Prime Minister, Cardinal Mazarin, will go to Frankfurt in person to sign the treaty.
The news of the truce between the two forces quickly spread throughout Europe like a hurricane.
This news surprised many people.
Many princes in the German countries were a little panicked and immediately learned about the development of the situation through various channels such as family in-laws.
As the core area of the conflict, they are most afraid that the two forces will reach a treaty and sell these small countries.
There is some chaos in England, and the royal party and the parliamentary party are at war.
Charles I obviously did not expect that such a big thing would happen in Europe.
He was slightly panicked and immediately sent a representative to Frankfurt to find out what exactly happened?
The reconciliation between France and the Holy Roman Empire, why wasn't this announced in advance?
Not to be outdone, the Parliamentary Party also sent an envoy to Frankfurt as a representative of England.
Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and other countries all showed surprise.
The sudden reconciliation between the two forces caught these countries off guard. They were unprepared for these things and could only send envoys to understand the situation.
The founder of the Romanov dynasty, Russian Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov, was in his fifties and felt that his life was not going to be long. He was lying in bed unable to get up.
He received the news of the reconciliation between France and the Holy Roman Empire, and showed a surprised look.
In the process of competing for European hegemony, these two countries suddenly stopped.
This made Mikhail realize that great changes had taken place in Europe.
The national policy he set is to continuously accumulate national strength and not participate in continental affairs when the strength is insufficient.
There is no dominant hegemon in Europe, which is also beneficial to Russia's development.
Mikhail thought of his ally France and strongly requested Russia to send heavyweight representatives to participate in the signing of the Treaty of Frankfurt.
He immediately called his eldest son Alexei Mikhailovich to go to Frankfurt on behalf of Russia. He would provide his eldest son with a luxurious team.
Constantinople, the Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, was worried about forming a new army.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire was unable to produce qualified firearms, and Europe could not purchase large quantities of firearms, so the development of the new army stagnated.
An envoy from the Holy Roman Empire suddenly came to see him, and asked the Ottoman Empire to send a representative to Frankfurt.
They will discuss and jointly fight against the sudden appearance of Fujian in the Mediterranean.
The Sultan of the Ottoman Turkish Empire considered for a long time and sent his important ministers to Frankfurt.
