Early 18th century, France. The French king LOUIS XIV, who for some reason opposed improving relations with the Moscow state, is dying. The royal court and the French nobility are engaged in interstate intrigues and intrigues against each other. The old conservatives do not want any special changes in either political or ordinary life. New politicians are fighting for these changes. After the death of Louis XIV, the Moscow sovereign Peter Alekseevich comes to Paris. This book tells how Russian foreign intelligence intelligence prepared the trip of its sovereign to Paris.