Mary Su Stuart

King Henrik of Poland, also Duke of Anjou, remains presumptive second in line to the French throne.In another history, at this moment he would have been Henry III of France.However, in view of the tireless layout of a time-traveling woman in this time and space, his elder brothers are still alive and well, and the distance between him and the French crown seems to be getting farther and farther.

Although he was often criticized for doting on male waiters in his homeland, after a few years in Poland, he seemed to be on the right track in life, and married a beautiful blonde wife.

"Queen Louise is also of Lorraine blood. She is devout, quiet, sweet and kind. It is said that His Majesty King Henry loved her very much, and even dressed her personally..."

As a mother, Catherine likes to hear the news that her son is living a happy life—especially, this daughter-in-law seems to be relatively weak, like Anna in Austria, a traditional lady of the family, and she will not eat her son to death.

Moreover, once Henry gets married, grandchildren may be born soon; they are far away in Poland... In this way, even if Mary and Francois call for "daughters to inherit the throne" in the country and induce Charlie (the child seems to believe Brother and sister-in-law) also support their toss; at least Henry, the heir, can become an important guarantee for the future of France.

Mary could sense and understand Catherine's various little calculations, but she didn't pay attention to them for the time being.It was true that Henry had a close relationship with his mother, but since he left France, the influence of his brother and sister-in-law has increased day by day-Francois gave his small court a lot of financial support, and Mary's half-brother, Lord Merry, even helped him. Managed the import and distribution business of French luxury goods; these made Henry of Valois a favorite in the eyes of the local wealthy families in Poland, and there was an endless stream of flattery and admiration.

Moreover, after successive observations in the past few years, Mary has a certain degree of confidence in Henry's sexual orientation, and it is estimated that he will probably not add too many obstacles to her daughter's future.

Therefore, "this good news should be published in the newspaper, and the good news of the Duke of Anjou's marriage should be announced to the people of the kingdom."

François was a little taken aback by his wife's candor.Although he is trying his best to be an elder brother who loves his younger brothers, according to Mary's ideals and from the legal point of view of actively promoting the succession of his daughters, his younger brothers will have more unfavorable factors when they get married and even give birth...

Lobitard nodded yes. "Your Majesty's move is to promote the prosperity of the royal family members and help increase the people's confidence in the kingdom."

Mary glanced at the silver-haired justice, who was a wonderful man.Lobitard is respectful and flexible, with integrity and generosity, and is good at absorbing different points of view.As a devout Catholic, his tolerance of paganism has always been impressive.And when the king and his wife began to plan in private to "let their daughter inherit the crown of France", he did not express any dissatisfaction with women in power, but carefully reminded the two majesties: the price of overthrowing tradition may be heavy, and it must be carefully considered. Affordable to pay this huge price.

Because of his prudence and pragmatism, François calmed down completely from the enthusiasm instigated by his wife, and finally made up his mind to go upstream.

Lobitard, representing the high court, represents the power of the robed nobility.The robed aristocracy and the emerging class have always been closely related, and the high court speaks for the third estate from time to time, and they are the basis of broad public opinion.The justice's acquiescence firstly means a certain degree of support by himself; it also means that the legal terms recognize the possibility of the princess inheriting the throne; it even means that the public's opposition may not be too high in the future.

When it comes to public opinion, when it comes to preparing for the overthrow of tradition in the future... Manipulating public opinion is the first step in Mary's plan.

The publication censorship introduced by Cardinal Richelieu and the establishment of the "French Newspaper" were imitated and used by the Queen of France in advance.

Well, in order to reflect the significance of her combination with Francois to the three places (France, Britain, Ireland), this newspaper was named "United Weekly".

Published once a week, there are three editions in Paris, London, and Edinburgh. Each time there are three editions, the releases are all official news that have been strictly approved.The main content is news, as well as replies and criticisms to readers' letters. The focus is on publicizing and interpreting many government policies, increasing the public's sense of happiness and national confidence, and testing public opinion in various ways.

As for "pamphlets published by other political opponents", they are not enough for the state apparatus for the time being.

At first, Mary also imagined adding some palace entertainment news; later she thought that although there was a trend of chasing lace fashion in that era, at present, the monarch still needs to maintain its high setting—without him, the struggle between royal power and theocracy is still in jeopardy. It is far from over, and it is not appropriate to easily unveil the mystery of the royal family.

However, if people spontaneously create gossip characters, as long as they are not too outrageous, they can be allowed to be preserved appropriately.Or, simply guide them secretly and report some "new palace dramas" with "ulterior motives" and "profound meanings".

It stands to reason that the mouthpiece of the French government should be handed over to the Prime Minister and the Cardinal of Lorraine.But Marie entrusts this task to Lobitard.What she said in her mouth was "Uncle Shire is old, it is not easy to manage finances and supervise many royal workshops"; in fact, she is worried: the Cardinal of Lorraine is selfish and too arrogant, adhering to the "people are of no importance, the king above all else, and hates "heresy" so much, I'm afraid he's messing things up.

Fortunately, the Cardinal of Lorraine has no objection to this.

Heh, the Guise family has always been the queen's strong backing.In particular, after the Duke of Guise had recently taken over the post of Commander-in-Chief of the royal family from the young Montmorency, their sense of loyalty was even stronger.

——The little Montmorency, who had made some contributions to maintaining the balance of the court, was not completely unemployed; he was sent to Poland to assist the monarch there and maintain the lucrative luxury business exchanges between the two countries up.

As for the foreign relatives, when they had secret talks with the queen and studied the feasibility of Princess Vivienne inheriting France, they still voted decisively.

Henry De Geese, his expression at that moment can be described as resolute. "In this way, the heretics of Bourbon, relying on their clan status and their hopes of getting involved in the throne, are even more illusory."

Ahem, Mary once speculated: This cousin's eldest son has already been born, maybe he is dreaming of letting his son marry the princess?

——Well, from the point of view of modern medicine, they are counted as next of kin after three generations, not consanguineous marriage, which is allowed.

However, generally speaking, the amendment to the French Succession Act still needs to be worked out gradually.So far, Mary and Francois have confirmed that they have won the justice and the Guise family in private, and they have also tried their best to hint at the possibility of their daughter's succession on various occasions; however, the most important one, the current number one heir, the Duke of Orleans, still has an ambiguous attitude.

Just the day before the opening of the Tuileries Palace and setting up a stage to sing at the New Royal Theater, the King and his wife invited the Duke and Duchess of Orleans and the Queen Mother to hold a small family gathering of five people.Francois confessed his disappointment with the current French royal inheritance law, expressing his desire to add his daughter and even his niece as heir.

Of course, the king and his wife didn't tell them bluntly that they hoped that their daughter's inheritance rights would be ranked ahead of the king's brother. They only said that "the specifics need to be discussed with the high court".

Analyzing and comparing some succession crises of the Valois royal family from ancient times to the present, and looking forward to the future of the princesses, François begged his brother and mother to seriously consider the king's proposal.They showed their hesitation cautiously and restrainedly.Princess Anna of Austria, on the other hand, submissively "not said a word" to this mixed proposal.

Anyway, from Mary's point of view, it wasn't a bad start.Even if the Queen Mother and "Crown Prince" Charlie were not "acquiescent", at least they didn't jump to rebel, did they.

"All in all, our newspaper must continue to show the beauty and harmony of the royal family as a whole... How precious is the family relationship, we must take good care of it." Mary said with emotion.

Francois already understood his wife's intentions. "A united royal family will strengthen the control of the royal power."

Mary smiled and put her arm around his. "My dear Majesty, I am so glad I think as you do."

After finally waiting for the king and his wife to show their love, the maid Seton came to report the business: "At today's dinner, ladies and gentlemen... it seems that you are more interested in the plot and actors of the new drama, and don't pay much attention to words like 'heiress'. .”

"That's all right." Mary relaxed. "How are the men doing?"

Francois played tricks on the chief valet Reis, so the Italian count said: "Your lords seem to be more sensitive, obviously thinking about the problem that the next generation of the royal family has no males; but they are generally holding a wait-and-see attitude."

"Take your time, let's do this first." Francois thought to himself, the King of France should be calm.Also, he kept in mind what Mary said, he must live longer than all his opponents, so as to be the closest to victory.

"Then, the main content of this week's "United Weekly" Paris edition is almost as planned." Mary said, looking at Lobitard. "There is one more thing left... How much weight do you think this matter should occupy in the Paris edition?"

This incident was the native Irish rebellion that had begun a few months earlier.

Well, the King's Office in Paris has to manage more than just the affairs of France.The queens and kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland also need to keep an eye on every move on the islands there.Mary has delegated power to Cecil and Boswell to handle small matters on their own, but Ireland does not have such talents who can stand alone, so there is no Dublin version of the "United Weekly".

As a responsible queen who tends to unify the country, Mary still attaches great importance to the "colonial" Ireland, which is quite close. "Cecil recommended Lord Norris to counter the rebellion, but unfortunately the effect was not good, and the battle was repeated... Although I don't advocate a large number of reinforcements at the moment, I should use strict words to remind the people that the monarch will not tolerate rebellion. "

Francois nodded. "The truth should be revealed together, so that the French people can also know that in order to deal with their monarch, Spain did not hesitate to infiltrate the native Irish and assist those rebels. This is an immoral and illegal act."

Mary sighed: "Philip II repeatedly provoked the local people's land beliefs. Originally, we were happy to help the aborigines of Ireland, teach them to grow new crops, lead them into schools in Edinburgh and London, and welcome them to move to Britain and France. cities. It is very bad that the Spaniards are now hindering their progress in civilizing."

Lobitard then sighed: "Ireland is really unfortunate to be used by Spain to intervene."

The justice actually knew it well: Philip II's intervention in Ireland was nothing more than Spain's retaliation-France and England have always been intervening in the "rebel army" in the Netherlands.Habsburgs and Valois, you and I have been holding each other back for so many years.It is polite to fight without open swords and guns.

Well, "National interests are above all else", this is also a political need.

The author has something to say: Machiavelli possesses a body, Richelieu comes back to life, and Mary rushes to the duck~~~