There are still three obstacles to Henri de Bourbon's succession to the French throne – Henry III, who is still alive, Catherine de Medici, who is still strong, and his own demons, the founder of the Bourbon dynasty.

First of all, Henry III, a strange man who had been king of Poland and France, and with him alive, my friend Henri de Bourbon did not really dare to have too many extravagant hopes for the throne in a short time.

In 1572, as King of Poland, he responded to the call of his mother, Catherine de Medici, fled Poland with a few retinues, and returned to France, where he succeeded his dead brother and became King of France.

The first major thing he did after he came back was to implement the big move of his mother's plan - the tragedy of St. Ba Tolo Miu!

He did not completely crack down on Protestantism in accordance with Catherine's current requirements, but used his power to use his strength, which not only greatly weakened the strength of Protestantism in France, but also dug a lot of big holes, so that the strength of the Catholic Church was also damaged!

The ultimate beneficiary is the royal power! And he finally took advantage of this in exchange for nearly a decade of peace in France.

However, after the assassination of Crown Prince François the year before, the situation in France was once again in turmoil, and his first in line to the throne became Henri de Bourbon of Navarre, my friend, which caused serious displeasure among his mother, Medici's valued ally, Henry, Duke of Guise, a stubborn protector of Celestialism.

Yes, there were three Henries, and soon after that, there was the "War of the Three Henrys", which was manned by Henry III and assisted by Henri de Bourbon, who killed Henry, Duke of Guise!

As for Catherine de Medici, the legendary French queen was another reason why Henri de Bourbon did not dare to act rashly. She has many nicknames - the Black Queen, Poison *, Child Killer, and the instigator of the night of San Barto Lo Miu. Either one made Henry jealous.

As for Henry's own demons, it was Henry III who saved him from fire and water many times and gave him stability. Catherine disliked him, but she was still his cousin.

These are things I already knew, and that's what Henry had been babbling on and on all night. He has no confidence in succeeding to the throne now, after all, the opponent is too strong.

But the current situation is that history has indeed changed, and I don't know if it is because my appearance has disturbed the development of history, but it is true that there is no plot in history where West France united against Britain.

So, we have to change history and make everything go ahead!

"It's too risky, Sun! Actually, I could have waited until they were all eliminated naturally! Looking at me, Henry said hesitantly.

"Indeed, it's a solution." Seeing that he was a little timid, I did not force him to accept my point of view, but asked, "Has your residence been under surveillance recently?" Can you determine who they are serving? ”

Henry was silent, and I said a word to his deepest fear. Since half a month ago, his residence on the west side of the palace has been closely monitored and spied on, which has made him panic all day long!

"If they attack you, do you have what it takes to resist? Just like in 1572! "I asked a question again.

This question seemed to pierce the deepest fear in Henry's heart, and he gritted his teeth slightly before he had to shake his head and say, "I don't think I have ......"

Indeed, as a crown prince with no real power and no military power, when the nominal supreme ruler clashes with the actual ruler, he plays more of a typical role of the air bag.

No matter who is on either side, they have the ability to pinch him, and even take his life! After all, in a power struggle, there is no family affection to speak of, this is the truth!

So Henry had to accept my persuasion and whispered, "What do you say?" My friend. ”

"My plan has three steps, my dear friend." I said to Henry, in the flickering light of the candles beside me.

Henry was silent, stared at me deadly, and then nodded slowly.

It seemed impossible for him to succeed, but because it was me who said all this, he chose to continue to listen.

"First of all, I need you to stir up a wedge between Henry III and Henry, Duke of Guise." I looked at my friend and said, "They are inherently incompatible, and if you make a fuss about the position of inheritance, it is easy to provoke a fight between them!" ”

Henry was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Sun, your method is really valuable!" I don't know where you learned about these court secrets, but I have to say that your information is accurate - the King and the Queen Mother are indeed at odds, and the Duke of Guise is the right point of exchange! ”

I smiled and asked him, "So do you have faith?" ”

Henry thought for a moment and said, "The king has always held a grudge against Duke Guise, especially for his total dependence on Catherine and his desire to inherit the throne!" I think it's operational! There is a good chance that it will succeed! ”

I nodded, "What's more, whoever wins, it's in our favor." It's up to you to see your acting skills now and make them popular! All right? ”

Henry looked at me and didn't speak, but slammed the table with a determined gaze!

"In the second step, we must control Catherine!" My gaze was calm, and my tone was colder than my gaze, which made Henry shrink his neck slightly.

In history, Henry waited until Catherine died of illness and Henry III was assassinated before succeeding to the throne, but now although Catherine is dying, her majesty is still there, which makes Henry very jealous.

He hesitated, "How?" What do you mean by control? Could it be...... Kill her?"

I shook my head and laughed, "No! My friend, she can't die yet! You need her, I mean - when you inherit the throne, you need her to help you stabilize the situation! ”

Henry thought for a while, but shook his head and said, "It's too difficult! Catherine is so cunning that I don't have the confidence to bring her to her knees! ”

"But I have!" I clenched my fists and gritted my teeth and said, "You can't even fight a seventy-year-old lady, what qualifications do you have to be a king?" If you are so worried, give up everything and pray that they will give you a life! ”

Henry was stunned for a long time, he seemed to be thinking about the feasibility of such a suggestion, then shook his head and said, "No! That's not what I want! ”

He gritted his teeth tightly with both hands and gritted his teeth in a low voice, "I have been involved in the sect since I was very young!" Teach war, I see too much blood! I swore I would put an end to this! So I accept your opinion! ”

After thinking about it, he seemed to relax a little and continued to whisper: "But you have to tell me your plan!" Sun, Catherine is terrible! Far more than you think! ”

I looked at him for a moment, patted him on the arm, and said, "I understand your feelings, and I know how terrible the Medici are, but we have to do it!" My solution is actually quite simple. ”

As I spoke, I clapped my hands, the door opened, and the Nine Ghosts walked in, and he walked up, bowed to me, and called Mr. Xiang.

I smiled and said, "Let my friends see how we can control it!" ”

The Nine Ghosts nodded, turned to look at Henry, raised his hand like lightning, and a stream of white ash came out and hit Henry directly in the face!

This old boy was not slow to react, and hurriedly blocked it with his hands, but he still couldn't stop the pervasive white ash, and he inhaled a lot in an instant!

Just for a moment, Henry felt that his whole mind was numb, he couldn't speak, and his consciousness became a little blurred.

The Nine Ghosts whispered to him, "Write your name!" ”

Henry seemed to resist the voice, but his numb nerves prevented him from resisting, and he pulled out the quill on the table, and wrote the name of Henri de Bourbon on a napkin with trembling hands!

I smiled faintly and said, "Okay, that's enough!" ”

Nine Ghosts Masataka nodded, took out another small bag from his arms, removed some green powder and put it in the teacup, pushed it in front of Henry and said, "Drink it!" ”

Henry drank, albeit with some resistance, and then rushed into the corner and vomited!

After a while, he vomited cleanly, returned to the table with red eyes, glanced at the nine ghosts and filial piety with some fear, and asked in a low voice, "Is this witchcraft?" Yes, it must be witchcraft! ”

The Nine Ghosts saluted me again and walked out the door, and I led Henry to the balcony - after all, the filth in the house smelled too much.

"You can interpret it as witchcraft from the East, and it works well, right?" I smiled.

Henry's tongue was still a little numb, and he said with palpitations: "It's terrible! The whole person is not controlled, and can only carry out the instructions of the caster! Sun, your subordinates even know witchcraft! ”

I couldn't help but chuckle, of course I couldn't explain to him that it was a neurotoxin that Karasim had researched through the greenstone energy, or that it made sense for him to understand witchcraft, so I smiled and acquiesced.

"This step must be closely connected with the third part, and while the third step is successful, you will succeed to the throne in order, and force Catherine to terminate the regency!" I whispered.

A gust of cold wind happened to blow, Henry couldn't help but shrink his neck, nodded and asked, "Then the third step ......?"

I stared at Henry's eyes, and said word by word: "The third step is naturally to get rid of that stumbling block!" ”

Henry was silent. It should be said that Henry III was not thin on him, and on the night of St. Ba Tolo Miu, the new emperor gave himself pardon. After François was assassinated, the emperor hid him in the palace to avoid further pursuit by the Spaniards.

He has been gracious to him, and he has great kindness!

However, the king is still young, and there is no major physical problem at present. If he was expected to die a natural death, Henry was afraid that there would be a long time to go!

But will I be able to survive to that time? Henry is a little worried, the situation is getting more and more delicate, and the covetousness of various factions for the throne is becoming more and more obvious.

But is it really that easy to stab? Henry asked me.

I patted him on the shoulder and said lightly, "The first step is handed over to you, and I will do the rest." Your Majesty! ”

Before Henry could answer, a spring thunder sounded in the sky, and his face was cloudy and sunny with lightning!

The rain fell, and Henry let it run across his face, just as I looked at him silently.

After a long time, Henry nodded heavily!

The rain is getting heavier and heavier......