... May 1660. An incognito heir to the English throne, who lives in exile, Charles II meets with his cousin, King of France, and asks for his support in restoring the throne. The powerful Cardinal Mazarin declines to Louis the financing of this plan. King Charles appeals for help to the Count de la Feroux - Athos, one of those who proved allegiance to the executed Charles I, being with him until the last minute, standing at the foot of his scaffold. Before his death, Charles I told Athos that a million gold was buried in the dungeon of Newcastle Castle - his son “on a rainy day”; these funds are just enough for the case, now conceived by the heir to the British crown. Simultaneously with Athos, about which he does not know, the retired Lieutenant d’Artagnan is sent to England. Confusing the cards with each other, together they help Charles II ascend the throne. King showers aging heroes with favors.

Louis XIV urgently calls d’Artagnan to Paris. Shortly before, Mazarini died, bequeathing to the king, in addition to a considerable sum of money, his loyal secretary de Colbert, appointed by Louis to the position of quartermaster of finance - the third place in the state after the king himself, superintendent and royal prosecutor Fouquet. Colbert begins his ministry with the death penalty for abusing two friends of Fouquet and denouncing to the king that Fouquet was spending money from the treasury, strengthening Belle-Ile, a fortress on the coast. The war with England is not included in the king’s calculations; therefore, it is an excessive waste! The king sends d’Artagnan to inspect Belle-Ile. To the amazement of d’Artagnan, these works are led by Aramis (now Bishop of Vannes) and Porthos. Having sent Porthos with a letter to Fuke, Aramis hurries after him. “I have no doubt that d’Artagnan sent the king to Belle-Ile,” says Aramis Fouquet. “I have no doubt that this is the intrigues of Colbert.” “What shall I tell the king?” - confused Fouquet. "Nothing. Give him Belle-Ильle. ”

Fouquet follows the wise advice of His Grace, in addition, transferring more than one and a half million livres to the wedding of Prince Philip, Duke of Orleans. In addition, Fouquet shows the king the fortifications of Belle-Ile - the very ones that the brave d’Artagnan went to Brittany for. Arriving at the Louvre, he is wounded: "My king does not trust me?" “On the contrary. I appoint you captain of the musketeers! "...

The son of Athos Viscount Raul de Brazhelon in the retinue of the courtiers in Le Havre meets Princess Henrietta, the sister of the king of England and the daughter-in-law of the king of France. The flirty princess ignites the flame of love in the hearts of the accompanying duke of Buckingham and Count de Guiche. Soon it ceases to be a secret for the yard. If you remove Buckingham to England is not difficult (Queen Mother Anna of Austria asks him to do so by right of the beloved of his late father), the situation is more complicated with subjects of Louis XIV. Viscount de Brazhelon involuntarily eavesdrops on de Guiche's conversation with Viscount de Ward, who speaks too frivolously not only of the princess, but also of d’Artagnan. “In Guiche’s heart, you instill a passion for his master’s bride,” Raoul remarks to de Wardes. “You want to restore me against a close friend of my father.” Beckingham, who leaves France, where duels are forbidden, will intervene in Raoul’s quarrel with de Ward: he is at the service of de Ward! In a duel on the seashore, both were seriously injured. Buckingham returns to London, de Ward heals wounds far from Paris, holding back impatience to return soon.

They inflicted another wound on Raul. Touching the honor of d’Artagnan, de Ward incidentally offended Raoul and Athos himself: “No one knows from what parents the Viscount de Brazhelon was born, adopted by Count de La Ferom. As for the Chevalier d’Artagnan, he once ruined a noble lady whom my father loved. ” “This lady, commonly called Milady,” says the angry Athos, “attempted three lives on d'Artagnan and put a knife in the hand of the Buckingham killer!” She was a criminal ... "

In addition to all these turmoil, Raul is saddened by the fact that the king advised Athos to postpone his wedding day with Louise de Lavalier - the maid of honor Princess Henrietta. In a fatal way, this decision coincides with a conversation between the king and the princess complaining to His Majesty about the jealous spouse. To put an end to gossip, the king has only one means: to take the princess under his protection. Suddenly - as happens only with regal persons - a more than kindred feeling flares up between him and his daughter-in-law ... But in this case a decent cover is also needed. It turns up on its own: let the court think that the king postponed the marriage of the Viscount de Brazhelon, having views of Louise.

De Brazhelon leaves for Calais with letters to Charles II from his sister and Fouquet. Before leaving, at an audience with Princess Henrietta, he complains: for a month now, when the king postponed his wedding, he was burned with love. "How? Already a month? ” - the princess is surprised. So the king lied to her! So, he has been in love with her maid of honor for a month already! ..

Meanwhile, the young king’s supportive glance was enough to create love in Louise’s soul, incomparable with the sympathies she had hitherto felt for her fiancé. She confesses to the king in this feeling that engulfed her. The king is flattered and ready to answer her in return. As luck would have it, it was at this moment that Aramis, wanting to strengthen Fuke's influence on the king, gave him the idea to write a love letter to Louise and give her a rich gift: in politics, all means are good. “I want to see the king on the throne, who will be betrayed to Mr. Fouquet, who in turn will be betrayed to me. I have the power to implement what has been said. As for your, Mr. Fouquet, beloved, Ms. de Belleur, I can explain everything to her, and she will not doubt you ... "

Aramis really has power above money and court position. D’Artagnan finds out about his secret financial relationship with the commandant of the Bastille Bezmo, that Bezmo was actually bought by Aramis, that the Bastille contains a mysterious prisoner named Marchiali, imprisoned by Cardinal Mazarin, who is much better kept, but also stricter than other prisoners. Who is he? And what connects him with Aramis? ..

In Fontainebleau, near the residence of the king, seven important people settle in the hotel - each with a retinue. The last in the “Red Peacock” to stop at Aramis and the old monk Franciscan. All these people, including the Bishop of Vannes, the ex-musketeer, are members of the Jesuit Order. The monk is the general of the order, called to appoint, in anticipation of the death, his successor. Each of the candidates must tell him in private a secret, on which not only the future of the order, but also the fate of Europe depends. The choice falls on Aramis: he owns a truly great and terrible secret. The witness of the monk’s funeral is d “Artagnan. The presence of Aramis at the burial inflames his curiosity even more ...

Aramis is annoyed. D’Artagnan intervened in his affairs in Belle-Ile, and now also represents His Majesty the excellent engineer and cartographer Porthos, under the patronage of the captain of the musketeers receiving a high title! D’Artagnan, and for the bishop of Vannes, manages to say a word to the king. “You will become a cardinal,” promises Aramisu Louis XIV. “And thank Mr. Fouquet for the zeal.”

Aramis’s plans change dramatically: you need to return the letter to Fouquet to Louise de Lavalier. But Louise claims that she did not receive the letter. So the letter was stolen by someone? And for what purpose? Is this a new political intrigue?

The duel of de Guiche with de Vard, who returned to Paris, adds fuel to the fire of the king’s inflamed passion. De Ward informed Raul that His Majesty's radiant gaze was now turned not to the princess, but to her maid of honor. Offended not only two ladies, but also the young Viscount de Brazhelon. Opponents in a duel seriously wounded each other. The king finds out that the fight happened because of Louise. This is a scandal! The Queen Mother, Princess Henrietta, and the young Queen are doubly indignant: "Madame de Lavalier must be removed away from the capital." The king takes the sweep of Louise for cooling: “Does she still love de Brazhelon ?!” Louise desperately escapes from the palace and hides in the Carmelite monastery. D’Artagnan finds the opportunity to inform his master about this: his subjects should not suffer because of the whims of their master. The king begs Louise for forgiveness. In the palace, in strict secrecy, rooms are arranged for secret dates of Louis XIV and Ms. de Lavalier.

De Brazhelon in London receives two letters at once. The first is from de Guiche: "I am wounded, sick, come back soon." The second is anonymous: "The castle of your love has been besieged." In addition, Charles II was informed by his sister: "It is necessary to immediately send de Brazhelon to Paris."

De Guiche is trying to reassure his friend: there are all kinds of gossip, but, believe me, in reality we are talking about the things of the innocent. D’Artagnan, in response to de Brazhelon’s questions about what happened in Paris in his absence, is indignant: “Do you really want me to disgust your sweetheart and teach you to curse women who are the happiness of our lives?” Louise's friend Ora Montale sends Raoul for all the information to their mistress, Princess Henrietta. The princess leads him to Louise’s chambers and shows a secret staircase, a hatch into his bride’s bedroom and her portrait, commissioned by the king.

Raoul intends to duel with the Marquis Saint-Enian, implicated in this story. Saint-Enian in fear turns to the mercy of the king - His Majesty promises to easily settle everything. Alas, everything is not so simple. Athos comes to the king: “Your honor is the honor of the nobility! Why did you have to remove the Viscount to London? ” - “You forget: before you is your king!” - “And you forget that building your happiness on someone else’s, broken by you, is a mortal sin! ..” Athos breaks his sword on his knee and puts it at the king’s feet, suffocating from anger and shame. Not two people - two eras of France sharply collide this evening in the Louvre ...

The shadow of bygone time is at the same hour to Aramis the Duchess de Chevreuse. She saw Aramis at the funeral of a Franciscan monk, she is a secret agent of the Jesuit order, she returned to Paris to restore her wasted state. She has letters from Mazarin, from which it follows that Fouquet once borrowed thirteen million from the treasury (it is precisely the money that Colbert, according to the will of the cardinal, handed over to the king; but only Fouquet knows about this and he is not able to deflect the charge). The Duchess offers Aramis to buy letters from her - but receives a firm refusal.

Aramis hurries to inform Fouquet about this visit. Fouquet was crushed by the message of Aramis: it was this morning that he managed to sell his mistress to her husband, Mr. Vanel, one of the occupied places at court, in his current position the most important, is the position of the prosecutor. Aramis and Fouquet beg Vanel to replay the case - he persists. They offer him twice as much. A dotted sheet of paper falls out of Vanel’s wallet. This is a draft of his deal with Fouquet, written by Colbert’s hand - Fouquet’s death sentence and at the same time a decree on Colbert's occupation of post No. 1 in France ...

The Duchess de Chevreuse visits Colbert, who redeems Mazarin's letters from her, and then enters the Queen Mother’s chambers. The Duchess is the keeper of her secret, the secrets of the second heir to King Louis XIII, the second Dauphin, the twin brother of the current ruling Louis XIV - the unfortunate prisoner of the Bastille. “How can I pay for the years of your exile, your heartache?” - asks the weeping Anna of Austria. “Visit my estate. True, it fell into decay; funds are needed to restore it. ” “Don't worry about it ...”

D’Artagnan sets an ultimatum for the king: either his resignation - or pardon of the impudent Athos and guarantees the inviolability of Aramis and Porthos. Reluctantly, the king gives the floor to the captain of the musketeers. Athos resigns. Raoul, after a sincere conversation with Louise and her confession of eternal love for the king, goes on an African campaign.

The royal retinue visits Fouquet at his castle in Vaud. Aramis, using the services of the commandant of the Bastille, kidnaps a prisoner named Marchiali from prison, and in his place with the help of Porthos is the king of France, stolen from the chambers in the castle of Fouquet. Fuke, dedicated to Aramis on his deed last night, exclaims: “It doesn’t change anything! King makes the retinue! D’Artagnan is already aware of everything! Run to Belle-Ile! ” As soon as Aramis and Porthos leave the castle, Fouquet begins a vigorous activity to free the king. The one who ruled France for less than a day is exiled forever to a prison on the island of St. Margarita.

Instead of thanking Fuke for his deliverance, the king burns with anger towards his imaginary rival in love (a missing letter to that wine). Colbert depicts Fouquet in the eyes of the king a vile embezzler. D’Artagnan receives orders to arrest Fouquet. He is forced to obey; but, having learned that, in pursuance of another order, the musketeers staged a pogrom in the house of Fouquet, where the king was visiting, and thereby covered themselves with shame, exclaims: “Your Majesty has stigmatized your faithful servants with dishonor!” Once again, he asks for resignation, but in response receives a new command from the king: to overtake the fugitives in Belle-Ile and take them into custody. “You curbed me, sire,” d'Artagnan admits with a sigh. “That way you belittled me in my own eyes.” But what to talk about it! My honor is a thing of the past. You are the master, I am your slave ... "

Everything comes to an end; he is also in the history of the three musketeers and d’Artagnan.

Porthos perishes in Belle-Ile, crushed by the wreckage of a cave into which he lured almost a hundred soldiers sent by the king, and blew up a powder warehouse. Aramis managed to escape; a few years later he will return to his homeland from Spain under the name of the Duke d’Alamez. Colbert, to whom Aramis represents his successor in the rank of Jesuit General, will become the first minister. Fouquet keep their lives by replacing the scaffold with a link. Returned by the king from exile and de Guiche. Atos, who had retired at the time of death, is his son, ascending into the starry sky: that is the news of Raul's death in war.

Louise will often come to two tombs, crying for irrevocable happiness. D’Artagnan, who once met her in the family crypt of La Ferov, will be killed in the campaign against Holland on the battlefield with a cannonball. For the first time, the hero’s weakening hand will squeeze the marshal’s rod sent to him on the eve of the de Colbert fight.