I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 427 The Victory of Heretics and Rebellion (Part 2)

   Queen Antonia was slapped in the face as soon as she entered the door.

She knelt down on the ground skillfully, and the maid behind her also crawled down—like literally crawling. People who are often beaten know that when faced with a mob who cannot resist or can not resist, this kind of attitude will be put on. The posture of surrender is the least likely to be injured. The human skull is quite hard, and the back is less likely to be fatally injured than the soft chest and abdomen. The most important thing is that if you are beaten, your nose will be bruised and your face will be bruised. unfavorable.

Carlos II let out a mean sneer, leaning over to grab the little queen by the hair, drag her up and beat her hard—he was very skilled at it, too, and Antonia was holding her breath, ready to be beaten. Up and down a few times, who knew that she only felt a slight pain in a few hair roots, something rudely brushed her bun - she quickly glanced over from the corner of her eye, and saw that Carlos II was staring blankly. holding his own hand.

The maid behind Carlos II could see clearly. Carlos II's eyes and hands couldn't match at all. He tried several times, but failed, so he kicked Antonia angrily. And the servants scattered in other parts of the room didn't notice, Antonia glanced at the maid holding the jug the moment she raised her head.

"Pour me some more wine." Carlos II returned to the table, his epilepsy, amblyopia and paralysis were cured under the treatment of the wizard's potion, but this does not mean that the Habsburgs have been entangled for hundreds of years. The ailments wouldn't come back—or rather, the dark wizards used a thirst-like method to make him appear to be healed, but instead of being pulled out, the root of the rot had invaded his spinal cord and brain.

This caused Carlos II to often behave in unimaginable and incomprehensible behaviors, which were not obvious when he "visited" Versailles, and became even more severe when he returned to Toledo, so much so that the Queen Mother And the Duke of Don Juan had to move the court and court to Toledo instead of having Carlos II return to Madrid - Madrid had too many enemies.

   "Don't linger!" Carlos II urged again: "If you, like my wife, either have no ears or no brains, I will dig them out."

  The maid shuddered, and hurriedly lowered the spout. The golden viscous wine was poured from the silver jug ​​into the golden cup. Carlos II took it eagerly and swallowed it.

When Madame Milady and Queen Antonia first met, they had been reminded that the hop wine they were using to confuse Carlos II was no longer effective - hop is slightly poisonous and would give It brings hallucinations, but if you drink too much, it will also produce adaptations. At that time, it will not have much effect. At Milady's suggestion, the queen changed to another kind of mandala and myrtle. Mix the juices.

Ironically, if only the queen, or only she and the Austrian women officials, could not do this kind of thing anyway - even Charles I, who was sent to the guillotine, there are many people who pity and sympathize with him, and make him. The most surprising and surprising thing is that Carlos II was able to make the people around him who should be most loyal and close to him full of hatred and fear towards him, coercion, humiliation, beatings, threats, and if these are not enough, death is enough to make those around him. People, no matter where they come from, have tacitly become the queen's accomplices - they were supposed to be the queen's jailers and enemies.

   And the people around Carlos II, from the Queen Mother to Patinho, have made a mistake, that is, they don't look at these lowly people.

Jose also strongly requested Juan Patinho, his uncle to intervene in this matter. Although it cannot be said that the king and the commoners are guilty at this time, at least Carlos II can be restrained a little, but Patinho also has Because of his concerns, and he felt that Carlos II was about to die, why bother.

   As for the people around Carlos, whether they are the attendants of the wolf dog or the dark wizards who are the arms, they have already wiped out their conscience and reason, and they don't think that the weak and incompetent mortals can do anything at all.

   They missed so many chances, tonight might be the last.

   "Come by my side," Carlos II, after drinking another big glass of wine, waved his hand drunkenly, as if calling for a dog, "My queen."

Queen Antonia stood up from the ground, walked meekly in front of Carlos II, and knelt down again. This angle made Carlos II feel comfortable—he recently felt that the bones of his back and chest were starting to go wrong, and the latter was sunken. , the former bulges, he can't ride a horse anymore.

   "I think you deserve a little punishment," he said.

  Antonia wasn't stupid enough to ask why, "If that makes you happy," she said softly.

   "Of course it makes me happy," Carlos II raised his eyes, revealing a large grayish white: "I always feel that you have betrayed me, queen, although I have no proof."

Antonia's breathing stopped for a while, and Mrs. Milady guessed it again. She said that even if Carlos II has no memory of that night, but the wolf wants to eat meat and the dog wants to eat shit, don't you have to show any evidence? ?

What a rude . "I can't even get out of my suite!" She took two steps on her knees short of breath, and hugged Carlos II's feet against her nausea: "If someone says something to you! Your Majesty, please believe me, I did that just to please you!"

Carlos II paused, opened his eyes diligently, and Chaos's mind seemed to clear up a little. What he said about the queen betrayed him was purely intimidating, but the queen's words seemed... Maybe she really did something behind her back. ?

   He stood up swaying, and kicked the queen with a ferocity: "What did you do!?"

  ———

  Queen Antonia can be said to have done something or not - she just asked the Austrian ambassador to find a dark wizard for her, and was going to hold a black mass to win the king's favor.

Knowing this from the queen and the maid, Carlos II and the dark wizards around him laughed sarcastically, but there was also something that moved their hearts, that is, the queen was preparing for this black mass. Lots of offerings and materials.

Since the matter of the Santo Domingo monastery was known by the Queen Mother and the Archbishop, they have cleaned it up exceptionally clean. If it wasn't for the Inquisition, it would have been surprising that they would have taken away the torture tools and burned them, although they did not blame them. It has been regarded as the king who gave up, but the people around the king have been warned, including those evil wizards and servants who act like tigers.

Without a "pleasure-seeking" object, Carlos II became difficult to serve, and they had to try their best to direct the king's eyes to the Austrian woman - it seemed that she couldn't bear it any longer, and came up with such absurdity idea. As for those dark wizards, they are also eager to resume their old business, not only to flatter the king, but also because they can continuously obtain all kinds of fresh and precious materials from blood to soul from this kind of activity.

For example, the wizards of Gayola will also make puppets, and the doctors of mortals will also use human ashes and internal organs as medicine. Whether the "flesh and blood assets" of the dark wizards are sufficient, of good quality, and of various varieties, it even directly affects their spells. The degree of effectiveness and strength is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth his life. Although he has accumulated a lot before, there will be a miser who thinks that the gold coins in his pocket are too much?

   heard the queen's maid confessed that the queen sold a lot of jewelry, hired a lot of people, and on the feast of the saints, when no less than twenty pilgrims were bound, their eyes glowed.

   Carlos II has not been able to touch the lively, hot flesh for almost a month. He subconsciously rubbed his fingers. The queen mother and the archbishop had warned him before, but who is he, he is the king! The only ruler of Spain! Manmin's father and master!

   He fed them and of course slaughtered them!

   "I think you can please me in a more direct way," said Carlos II.

  ——

   The night was dark and the air was cold.

"It's raining," said a dark wizard, and they accompanied Carlos II to the place where the queen said, riding the night, quietly, no one was disturbed - mainly referring to the queen mother, from Carlos II At the beginning of the world, no one thought that the queen dared to lie to the king. Besides, even if there was no such thing, Carlos II would only trouble the queen, and they could have a good night without having to accompany the moody king.

Carlos II intended to bring the queen with him. Who knew that the queen mother's female official suddenly came to summon the queen, saying that an Austrian envoy suddenly visited and asked to see the queen. The queen had to go to the queen mother. Carlos II was only surprised The female officer had a face that was unfamiliar to him, but the idea of ​​a new toy falling from the sky made him excited, and the thought passed by.

Pilgrims! What a good prey, why didn't he expect that Toledo has always been a holy place for Christians, Judas and Moors. Of course, there are only Christians now, but no one who has the money and strength to make a pilgrimage. It will be the kind of slender, black, and uninteresting poor people. They always have some wealth, some have servants, they are healthy, and their faces are decent, if not beautiful. In this age, rough food and frequent sickness will make the poor look ugly, and the poor will lack Education, and secondly, is compelled by livelihood, and it is difficult to take into account the luxury of obtaining morality, so it is not without reason to judge a person's soul by appearance at this time.

   But when this standard is extended to someone like Carlos II, it is a disaster.

People like this are the objects that Carlos II hates. They can't compare with Carlos II in terms of status, money, or power, but they can have the healthy body that Carlos II dreamed of. With a clear mind - Carlos II gritted his teeth involuntarily in the carriage. At the stage when his hazy consciousness was just awakened, he, the Queen Mother, ministers, and even the Duke of Don Juan were all hopeful. , and full of joy, he saw himself in the mirror every day, and felt that if he could not claim to be Apollo like Louis XIV, he was at least an Ares (God of War).

   It is precisely because of this mentality that he boldly and confidently went to Paris and proposed to the grand dame of France.

Carlos II felt that he was completely condescending to the great county master. It stands to reason that the princess of Louis XIV matched him in identity, but it was a pity that he was in poor health in those years. missed this opportunity. The grand princess is only the daughter of the duke, and looking at Louis XIV's physical condition and heir status, she probably cannot become a princess, and France implements the Salic succession law, unless the Bourbon heir is extinct, otherwise her husband will not inherit. Possibility of the French Throne.

   But the dowry of the big county master should make up for this.

   Carlos II did not expect that he would be rejected.

The trip to Paris did not bring him glory, but brought him shame, Carlos II was biting his nails nervously, he would not forget, as long as he found a chance, no, he found an opportunity, he cursed the king of France, it's a pity It's those useless guys who fail at the last minute, he's furious and can't do anything - but the black mass mentioned by the queen today gave him another inspiration, if the devil will allow a woman to get her husband's favor for such a frivolous thing. request, so wouldn't taking a king's soul make him more excited?

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Faster!" he shouted, and almost at the same time he felt a shock, the horses galloped, the king opened the window, the rain beat him like a whip in the face, and he stretched Tongue out, eyes closed, licking greedily.

A dark wizard riding on a horse accidentally glanced and saw a river of fire going to the palace: "Has the procession of the feast begin now?" , if you don't concentrate enough, you're going to break your neck!

  ———

Milady was mixed with the crowd of people who went to the palace to petition. Her people have been carefully and covertly controlling the direction and order, ensuring that people's emotions have been maintained in a frenzy, and will not be affected by the night, rain and the authority of the royal family and the church. scare off.

  The old palace stands on the hill, people weeping and carrying the body of the victim, they climbed thousands of feet with difficulty until they reached the palace.

The Old Royal Palace is a square castle with square spire towers at the four corners. When the people saw a roll of the king's flag being lowered from the window of one of the towers, and saw the familiar Habsburg double-headed eagle, they were all excited. Long live the king was shouted, but they were soon disappointed because it was the queen mother who came out of the window.

People shouted angrily, asking the king to come out and talk to them, listen to their grievances and sufferings, and judge those evil and depraved priests. The queen mother disappeared, but then it was not the king, but the archbishop. People were quiet for a moment, Only to hear: "We want the king!" It boiled again like a pot with firewood added.

   Archbishop turned his head back from the window, not to mention how ugly his expression was: "Where's Your Majesty?"

   "I only know that he is not in the palace." The Queen Mother said dryly.

   (end of this chapter)