▁and ▁visited ▁Louis ▁XIV ' s ▁France ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁King ▁to ▁assist ▁him ▁in ▁creating ▁an ▁anti - O tt oman ▁al liance . ▁ ▁Ex ile ▁Mil es cu ▁had ▁amb itions ▁of ▁his ▁own , ▁and ▁consp ired ▁against ▁Prince ▁ Ş te f ă ni ţ ă ▁L up u . ▁As ▁pun ishment , ▁ Ş te f ă ni ţ ă ▁ordered ▁Mil es cu ' s ▁nose ▁to ▁be ▁cut ▁off ▁( the ▁reason ▁for ▁Mil es cu ' s ▁mon iker ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁unlikely ▁account ▁of ▁chron ic ler ▁I on ▁N ec ul ce : ▁" After ▁[ be ing ▁m util ated ], ▁Nicola e ▁the ▁Sn ub - n osed ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Land ▁and ▁found ▁himself ▁a ▁doctor ▁there , ▁who ▁repeatedly ▁drew ▁blood ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁che eks ▁and ▁sculpt ured ▁his ▁nose , ▁and ▁thus ▁day ▁by ▁day ▁the ▁blood ▁co ag ulated , ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁he aling ". ▁ ▁Mil es cu ▁again ▁left ▁for ▁Ist an bul , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁Russian ▁Ts ar ▁Ale k sey ▁I , ▁who ▁appointed ▁him ▁chief ▁transl ator ▁and ▁diplom at ▁at ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Ministry ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 1 . ▁Mil es cu ▁arrived ▁in ▁Russia ▁together ▁with ▁Patri arch ▁D os it he os ▁II ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 4 , ▁he ▁is ▁shown ▁as ▁leading ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁both ▁Wal la