WI Charles the Bold had ordered Louis XI executed during the Treaty of Péronne?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Bold#Treaty_of_P.C3.A9ronne

Or at least managed to do something to him that would eliminate Louis as a future threat? Unlikely, I know, given what Charles did not know about the future that he was facing, but for causing the rebellions in Luik, I think Charles let his worst enemy go off way too light.

He could've at least forced Louis to recognise Burgundian independence, as well as Flanders and Artois, and help Charles defeat the uprisings in Luik and conquer Lorraine...

I know that it sounds unrealistic, but like with Charles' great-grandson, Charles V, getting Frans I of France prisoner in 1525, this really was Charles the Bold's once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Short and simple: make something happen during the Treaty of Péronne that allows Charles' Burgundian empire to survive. It would be nice if Charles would be able to outlive Louis by simply murdering him, but that would probably make him sound like a terrible guy, causing his already small chances at achieving an independent 'Kingdom of Burgundy' to be flushed down the toilet.
 
Charles' biggest enemy was himself.

And no way would a guy that believed so much in the ideals of chivalry kill the King of France. Royal figures weren't exactly massacred if captured in that period of time...
 
That's what I realised later, too - but I did offer other options. So, let's just phrase it:

How could the events during the Treaty of Péronne have helped Charles establish a bigger empire than OTL?
 
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