I Am Louis XIV

   Chapter 430 This is our king! ? (Down)

  Alberoni's appearance startled a man.

   He was a strong young man, standing beside Milady, a secret agent Milady had placed in Toledo, and also a wizard, standing beside this lady also meant to protect her. Because they were so close, the moment Alberoni and Milady touched him also fell into his eyes.

   What frightened him was—“How did you buy him?” He couldn’t help but ask in a low voice.

   "Disciple of Bishop Toledo," Milady said with a smile, "I have no such ability."

Alberoni... He is indeed a disciple of the Archbishop of Toledo, and he is deeply in love with his benefactor who is like a father. He came from a humble background, but was only the son of a gardener. He studied at the Jesuit school, but it was the Bishop of Toledo who came to Rome to meet the Pope at that time to promote him. of time—and then wasted another dozen years in some remote village or town.

If he is too ruthless, through intimidation and extortion, he can raise a sum of money for the up and down management, and move to another rich and honorable place to take office, but if not, then he can only guard a church in place, or even take office. A chapel is dying.

The bishop of Toledo is like a spider silk hanging from heaven, pulling him from the mortal world to the clouds - a gardener's son, suddenly become a court attendant, the king's partner, this kind of Some people don't even dare to imagine things.

When he first came to Carlos II, Alberoni and Jose had the same idea - to become the king's most trusted friend. The astute child soon discovered that Carlos II was not as good as Louis XIV of France, not the kind of radiant, wise and benevolent king, but it didn't matter, kings like Louis XIV were very rare, And Louis XIV was not without flaws. A mediocre king, as long as he had loyal and capable ministers and generals by his side, would return Spain to the glorious route.

   But after returning from Paris, Carlos II seems to have completely put aside the disguise... Just like the terrible legend, the beast ripped off the human skin wrapped around him, revealing his fangs.

Jose is also different from Alberoni. He is the son of a nobleman and the nephew of Patinho, the Admiralty. He has the courage to argue with the king and complain to Mr. Patinho, but the king can't help him. just drive him away. Alberoni was unwilling to betray the Archbishop's trust, and secondly, he still held on to a little hope... a little hope-maybe with the passage of time, coupled with euphemistic persuasion, or the queen gave birth to the king's heir, everything would be fine. Okay?

There is no need to say more about what happened after that. We all know that Alberoni was not simply locked in a dark and small prison. A benevolent end to man. But more often, he stayed in his room, listening to the voices outside as if he were punishing himself.

  Guess what he can hear?

   Desperate howls, mournful weeps, faint moans, painful curses and mournful pleas... But what Alberoni could not bear the most was... prayers...

Old people, young people, young girls, especially the latter. In order to cater to the preferences of Carlos II, those pure and delicate girls like calla flowers have endured all kinds of torture. In a trance, they thought they had committed a crime. sin, go to hell...

   As long as they have a little strength, they will be intermittent and disorderly, praying to God, to the Virgin, to the Son and the saints, asking them to stretch out their hands and save them...

Do not! Do not! Do not! !

   Whenever he heard such a prayer, Alberoni couldn't help screaming and shaking the cell door until it thumped and collapsed!

  No, you have been deceived, even in hell, there will be no such punishment, such a vicious heart, such a cruel method! Even if the most terrifying beasts are brought here, and the most despicable devils are summoned here, they will tremble with fright and only want to escape!

do not talk! do not Cry! Stop praying!

Won't…

   Someone came to rescue you...because...

because…

because…

because…

Because for those at the top of the power pyramid in Toledo, to appease a "person" who is restless and noble enough to use coercive means, the life, death and suffering of some ordinary people are really nothing... For them, this point The price is so small that you don't need to care, and it can even be regarded as "nothing"...

   No one knows whether Alberoni ripped his chest the night he realized this.

   As the Archbishop of Toledo said, he and Jose are too young.

It's just that even the archbishop could not have imagined that the long imprisonment not only destroyed Alberoni's body, but also destroyed the ideas and ways of thinking he had built around the mission school and the archbishop - he was a gardener's son, he almost forgot , but Carlos II reminded him again, he just became a disciple of the archbishop by luck, otherwise, he was just a thing used by Carlos II for "amusement".

  The Archbishop did not know that even without the presence of Milady, Queen Antonia did not make a choice, and Alberoni was ready to let Carlos II die. —

  Milady glanced sideways at the young wizards beside her. She never expected these wizards to understand the secrets of trickery.

For some wizards to see, Milady and the French king who instructed her to do so are a bit superfluous. They also have wizards, kings and allies of vampires and werewolves. They can completely fight back - although Carlos II is surrounded by allies. Dark wizards and priests of the Inquisition, but looking for opportunities is not without...

   But Louis XIV needed more than Carlos II, or rather, the death of a single person.

What the enemies of France hope for is very simple. The hegemony of France is now almost unshakable. It is not impossible to use the death of Louis XIV to solidify the glory of France at this peak moment.

  Louis XIV was for revenge, but also for the next step.

He already had a second son, his son with Teresa, the eldest daughter of Philip IV of Spain, and as soon as he was born, he was destined to have the right to the Spanish throne unless Spain could pay half a million livres dowry. If it weren't for Austria's heavy war debt after the Great War, Leopold I might have given up the money for his son, but first, Leopold I would have to sell his power (allowing Prussia became a kingdom) and domestic iron ore can continue to support it; secondly, Carlos II and his ministers actually made a "marital child", and he could not help but let his daughter delay it for a few years - until he and his ministers The queen, Philip IV's second daughter, gave birth to a son to fight for the Spanish throne - Leopold I was infuriated.

   He would never pay half a million livres for a Habsburg grandson, which is no different from letting the son of Louis XIV succeed him! Louis XIV also had three-quarters Habsburg blood!

Therefore, if Carlos II died, fled to Rome with the support and help of the French king, asked Innocent XI for help, and exposed the conspiracy queen Antonia, not only could she be under the age of The reason for success is to apply for annulment of the marriage, and to ask the Pope to rule that the only son of Carlos II is illegitimate and has no right to inherit the Spanish throne.

   So, things are back to square one.

  Charles of Bourbon will be king of Spain.

However, the Habsburgs have been operating in Spain for a long time, and France and Spain have maintained a hostile relationship for nearly a hundred years. If a Frenchman enters Spain, it is likely to cause continuous riots, and even be overseen by the Spaniards, just like in the past. Henrik of the Valois dynasty had to give up the throne less than a year after he succeeded to the throne and ran back to France - Louis XIV would never allow such a thing to happen.

He must let the Habsburgs have the most embarrassing ending in Spain. No means can cover it up, and the most ignorant people will be horrified and nauseated - only in this way, the Spaniards will at least not leave a Frenchman. Entry into Madrid or Toledo's palace with hatred and resentment...

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  The people of Toledo did not have too many complicated emotions in their hearts as they trudged towards the arena in the darkness and rain.

  France is the source of chivalry, but the most chivalrous is not the French, but the Spanish.

It has only been 70 years since "Don Quixote" was written and released. Although people in later generations believed that this book was written to mock and satirize the so-called chivalry, read carefully, whether it is in the book. Don Quixote is still the kind of knight he aspires to. He is not a hypocrite with a despicable temperament and a condescending behavior. On the contrary, he and his "knight" are people who have truly achieved the eight virtues of knighthood.

  The Spaniards have always advocated bravery and loyalty, and are not afraid of sacrifice. This character and philosophy once made Spain the hegemon of Europa. Even though the glory of Spain is now like the sunset, this light still shines in the hearts of the Spaniards.

They did not doubt the Archbishop's words—the king had the right and duty to protect the people, especially in a city like Toledo, which was under the shadow of the royal family, and they were also very happy to see a king who could fight on horseback. Ross II rarely rode horses, and most of them rode in carriages. It was also retorted that the current war does not necessarily require the king to wield a warhammer and rush to the enemy; some people say that the king is only facing a group of thugs, evil wizards, he There is no need to treat them with great care. He must be surrounded by countless priests, holding huge crosses. In order to show his piety, the king may have to walk.

  Milady's spirits brought them hot blood, plenty of strength and fantasy power.

They followed Alberoni's pony across most of Toledo, and when they saw the red light above the arena and heard the faint cries from the wind, someone impatiently raised the flail. , Hammer and Pitchfork, they looked forward with excitement, wanting to perform well in front of the king.

   Several people with light footsteps have already climbed over the hill and came to the top of the arena.

The Colosseum in Toledo is undoubtedly one of the larger of its kind, as it can be used for carriage races, with a circumference of more than fifteen hundred feet, but the shape is consistent with other arenas, the funnel The venue is at the bottom of the funnel, and the auditorium is in the middle and edge.

   Since it is for the audience to watch the game, not for the players to watch the audience, there is no doubt that the view from the top down is much clearer and more convenient than the view from the bottom up.

   So, they saw it.

   (end of this chapter)