Chapter 1586: The Assassination Case

Because of Louis XV's long-term inaction, and the fact that France was still a country of Absolute Monarchy.

A long-term power vacuum of the monarch.

The highly Centralization of Power state established by Louis XIV had already begun to gradually fall apart.

And among the three estates of people in France.

Symbolizing the divine power of the Lord, the clergy of the Holy See of Catholicism were the First Estate; in their view, no matter how the French Empire changed, it would always remain under their control.

Even if Louis XV were to slack off further, it did not matter much to them.

As for the nobles who ostensibly held power, these people of the Second Estate.

Louis XV was their king, but he was not exercising the power of a king, which not only did not affect them.

But instead gave these nobles more room to maneuver.

The nobles began to rely on the power in their hands to amass a large amount of wealth.

And as for the commoners at the very bottom, the people of the Third Estate.

They were all people who were being exploited.

But having experienced the iron-fisted rule of Louis XIV, the Sun King of French history.

The Empire he established was the country with the most severe Centralization of Power in French history; under such rule, the commoners at the bottom all believed in the Divine Right of Kings.

Neither divine power nor royal power could be infringed upon.

And Louis XIV was the Sun King, the sun that illuminated the earth, and his status was even more exalted.

Under such rule, the commoners at the bottom were ignorant and unenlightened.

Even if they were exploited, they had no complaints.

Louis XIV was the monarch who pushed France to the pinnacle of history.

Yet his late reign exposed all the hidden problems beneath the glory of France.

Social class turmoil.

The contradictions between the three estates gradually deepened, but perhaps because the prestige left behind by Louis XIV was too great, the contradictions between the three estates always remained in the shadows and did not surface.

Louis XV originally had the opportunity to change this situation.

Louis XV, the grandson of Louis XIV, was originally given high hopes when he took office.

But after Louis XV took office, he directly slacked off, further exacerbating the contradictions in France.

As of today, the contradictions in France are already in a state where they could erupt at any time.

But Louis XV himself seemed unaware of it.

Still living happily.

The winter in Paris this year was exceptionally cold; after Louis XV finished his day of doing nothing, the sky grew dark, and he prepared to return to the palace his grandfather had built for his Mistress.

Trianon Palace.

This palace possessed an excellent architectural design and housed a large number of precious oil paintings; after its back garden had been renovated, one could see extremely beautiful scenery even in the cold winter.

More importantly, his Mistress, Madame Pompadour, was there.

Thinking of the happy times with Madame Pompadour that night, Louis XV gladly boarded the Horse Carriage.

But just at this moment, the murderous intent hidden in the dark night was revealed, and a Dagger emitting a cold light stabbed toward Louis XV.

This monarch of France.

Louis XV's guard detachment desperately tried to intercept this tall and thin man holding the Dagger, but they did not expect the opponent's strength to be extremely powerful.

Their group was unable to intercept this sudden attack.

Louis XV screamed in terror, dodging and retreating backward.

But he did not dodge it.

This Dagger emitting a cold light suddenly stabbed into the right side of Louis XV's chest.

Bright red blood gushed out; Louis XV's face turned pale instantly, and he hurriedly covered the bleeding wound, but it kept oozing out from between his fingers.

The fear of death suddenly surged into Louis XV's heart, and his expression stiffened.

Before his eyes, it gradually grew

dark.

"Pompadour, Pompadour..." In the final consciousness of Louis XV as he fell into a coma after being assassinated, he called out the name of the woman he loved most.

Seeing that Louis XV did not die immediately, this assassin pulled out the Dagger, wanting to stab him again.

But the Guard Army of Louis XV had already rushed up.

They subdued this assassin in a matter of minutes.

However, the matter of the French King being assassinated.

Also spread like wildfire today.

Soon, the news of Louis XV's assassination spread throughout all of France; had the French Prime Minister not reacted in time and ordered a blockade, the news of Louis XV's assassination might have even spread throughout all of Europe.

Although the assassin had already been caught.

They did not manage to extract any valuable information from the mouth of this assassin.

And now Louis XV's condition had not improved and he was still in a coma.

Now there was no one in France who could take charge of the overall situation; they had to find a descendant who could succeed to the throne.

But fortunately, when Louis XV took power, the members of the royal family were few.

But after the unremitting efforts of Louis XV, the royal family had now developed to be very large.

Louis XV's official wife Marie and his favorite Mistress, Madame Pompadour, hugged each other like good sisters, crying incessantly.

Seeing this scene, the Prime Minister was slightly stunned.

Marie looked at the Prime Minister and said, "Lord Prime Minister, say whatever you have to say; Madame Pompadour is not an outsider."

The Prime Minister's eye twitched upon hearing this.

He took a deep look at Marie; this woman, who had married Louis XV at a very young age, was Louis XV's true wife.

Madame Pompadour, on the other hand, was Louis XV's Mistress.

She had no name or status, yet Louis XV doted on this Mistress to the extreme, having gifted her six palaces and bestowed a title upon her to this day.

Regarding this, the various ministers had no objections whatsoever.

Although French law stipulated monogamy, many Nobles still kept Mistresses, though only in secret.

After all, if their own wives were to find out about such matters, they would have a massive headache.

But Louis XV, this King, was different.

Although they did not know how Louis XV managed it, Marie, the woman who had spent over a decade with Louis XV, felt not the slightest annoyance regarding his pursuit of Mistresses.

She even offered a degree of encouragement.

Furthermore, among Louis XV's many Mistresses, Marie treated this Madame Pompadour with extreme affection as well.

There was absolutely no fire in the backyard.

This was also something that made all the Noble men envious.

The Prime Minister sighed and said gloomily, "My Lady, now that His Majesty the King is in a deep sleep and cannot wake, we must establish his successor."

"The current situation is already extremely turbulent, and this matter must be resolved as quickly as possible."

Marie frowned; after Louis XV was assassinated, she did not know how to handle things either.

She did not understand politics, much less who should be named the King's successor.

She also had no heart to manage these things.

She looked toward Madame Pompadour beside her for help.

Madame Pompadour felt Marie's gaze, calmed the sorrow in her heart, looked at the Prime Minister, and said slowly, "This matter should originally be decided by His Majesty."

"We should not have the authority to speak, but since it has happened so suddenly, Prime Minister, I suggest we summon all the officials to hold a meeting and discuss who shall be the successor."

"However, all of this must wait until my most beloved King has passed on..."