After being reminded by Henry Chu, Louis XIV remembered that the current Portugal cannot be classified as a "harmless small country" - this country is still a maritime empire with vast colonies!
Henry Chu continued to say to Louis XIV: "Your Majesty, the Portuguese colonial empire is still a bit big for Rome! If the Portuguese mainland becomes rich quickly through overseas trade, then their colonies, especially the vast Brazilian colony, will gain Adequate investment...that is a treasure land with endless potential!
If it can be developed, it may become a second New Spain! By that time, the Kingdom of Portugal may become the Portuguese Empire!
Therefore, I suggest that His Majesty take advantage of the opportunity to mediate the internal disputes in Portugal and come up with a solution that has the best of both worlds... Split the Portuguese Empire and let King Alfonso answer the Portuguese mainland and return to power. At the same time, let Prince Pedro and Maria Francesca go to Brazil to establish their own kingdom. "
This is a good step!
Louis XIV thought to himself: Prince Pedro and Maria Francesca have obtained Brazil, and they have a place to settle down, and they can leave the European political stage forever...
"But how should I make Pedro, Maria Francesca, and Alfonso accept this plan to divide Portugal and Brazil?" Louis XIV was a little embarrassed again. He looked at Henry Chu, "Henry, You are Mary Anne’s future husband and also my son-in-law, so can you persuade Maria Francesca to accept this plan on my behalf? I think it would be much easier if she accepted her fate."
“Of course,” Henry Chu smiled, “I am willing to serve you...my majesty!”
"That's good!" Louis XIV laughed, "You will definitely succeed, because you are the best lobbyist I have ever seen... By the way, you don't have to go to Lisbon, because Maria... Francesca is in Rome now. She is from the Savoy family and has some properties in Italy. By the way, she is still a little related to you! Olympia's husband is also named Savoy."
Maria Francesca Isabel de Savoy was born in the ancient Savoy family. This family came from Germany and once owned some lands in the Rhineland and Switzerland, but they made their fortune in Savoy, Italy. The Principality of Voy.
However, Maria Francesca is not a direct descendant of the Savoy family, but a branch of France. She comes from the Duke of Nemours - the title of Duke of Nemours originally belonged to the French royal family and was later awarded to the Medici family. Giuliano de' Medici (who once ruled Florence), this Giuliano later married Louise de Savoy of the Savoy family. But within a year of their marriage, he died of illness, and there were no legitimate children who could inherit the title. Therefore, the title of Duke of Nemours was inherited by his wife, and the title of Duke of Nemours was transferred to the Savoy family.
And Maria Francesca's father was the previous Duke of Nemours, Charles Amedet - but this Charles Amedet had died, and the title of Duke of Nemours was transferred to Louis X. IV's younger brother, the Duke of Orleans. However, Maria Francesca still received some inheritance, including a residence in Rome.
After leaving the Colonna Palace with Louis XIV's order, Henry Chu took a carriage to the mansion owned by Maria Francesca, known as the Portuguese Palace. This is not a large mansion, but it has been carefully maintained.
After handing over the order signed by Louis XIV, Henry was quickly released and entered the mansion.
"Are you Archduke Henry? I am the Princess Regent of Portugal!" A plump woman in her twenties, with a pretty decent appearance, but a bit fat, wearing a waist-length dress that half exposed her shoulders, stood in front of two maids. Accompanied by his wife, she stood in the courtyard to greet the visiting Henry Chu. She was Maria Francesca. Because he already knew the relationship between Henry Chu and Alfonso VI, his expression was a little ugly.
"It's an honor to meet you, Madam Regent." Henry Chu, who had already changed into Western aristocratic attire, stepped forward, nodded to the woman in front of him very gentlemanly, and then smiled again, "You don't want me to come in? Do you want to sit down?"
Maria Francesca forced a smile and said, "Then please come in... Your Highness the Grand Duke."
Maria Francesca’s attitude was still a bit stiff, but she did not chase him away after all. Instead, she invited Henry Chu into the living room and ordered the maid to serve Mancini milk tea.
"Tell me, Your Highness, what does Alfonso want?" Maria Francesca didn't go around in circles with Henry Chu, and went straight to the point.
“He is now a father,” Henry Chu said with a smile, “with a legally legitimate child…and he also gained a group of supporters in Goa and organized a mercenary army of 8,000 people to take back his power."
"Isn't the Emperor planning to stop Alfonso?" Maria Francesca's voice was trembling.
In fact, she already knew the answer... How could the Roman Emperor Louis use force to help two people who were considered rebellious throughout Europe to oppose their legitimate king? Moreover, she and Prince Pedro can give benefits to Louis XIV, and Alfonso can do the same!
“Madam, you should call him His Majesty the King!” Henry Chu looked at Maria Francesca with a smile. He was very handsome and his smile was very approachable, which made Maria Francesca have a good impression of him. .
"Yes, I should call him His Majesty the King!" Maria Francesca bit her lip, "I should also kneel at his feet and ask for his forgiveness..."
Henry Chu shrugged and smiled: “You really should do this…”
"Then what?" Maria Francesca's eyes filled with tears, "Then he ordered his head to be chopped off?"
Henry Chu tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said: “Madam, you don’t have to worry about losing your life… His Majesty the Emperor will not allow this to happen, and I will not allow Alfonso to do this! Because of you The kindest rebel I have ever met...you didn't even take Alfonso's throne!
I have to say that your kindness is beyond my imagination. I can't let such a kind lady like you lose her head. This is too inhumane. "
"Do you really think so?" Maria Francesca felt a little more fond of Henry Chu, and she also felt that she was very kind.
But she still didn’t believe Henry Chu’s words, “Grand Duke, can you really protect me?”
“Of course!” Henry Chu smiled, “But you have to take the initiative and use your kindness to resolve the hatred in Alfonso’s heart... I can take you to Tunisia to ask King Alfonso for help. forgive."
"He will really forgive me?" Maria Francesca still couldn't believe it.
"Of course," Henry Chu said, "I promise! I swear to God!"
Henry Chu actually hasn’t completed the procedures to join the Catholic Church yet!
Maria Francesca looked at Henry Chu pitifully, "Your Highness, this matter concerns my head! Can you say something to reassure me?"
Henry Chu said: "Yes, what a beautiful head? It would be a pity to let it be chopped off! In order to keep it, you have to confess to Alfonso before he returns to Lisbon... because in Tunisia , he can only choose to forgive!"
"Why?"
Henry Chu smiled: “Because I paid to hire his army! I spent a lot of money… So before he returns to Lisbon, I can stop him from doing things that hurt you. I He will persuade him to forgive your mistakes and grant Brazil to you and Prince Pedro. Prince Pedro can become the king of Brazil, and you can become the queen of Brazil. Although Brazil is not prosperous now, it has vast land and resources. Rich and promising.”
After hearing that she could still become the queen, Maria Francesca sighed softly and said to Henry: "You are such a good person, Your Highness the Grand Duke!"
