In Rubens's pen, the original distorted picture has been corrected rather obscurely, but it does exist, and Bosch ignores it, just sits on his favorite chair and begins to sketch the middle one, which is the most important scene, as mentioned before, where painters usually depict Saint-Denis blessed by angels and walking with his hands in hand, but Bose paints the torture of Saint-Denis and his three retinue - Saint-Denis and the lion were imprisoned together, and the lion pounced on the saint, tearing open a large piece of flesh, and the skin and muscles that were still attached to the body were pulled apart like a rotten cloth, revealing a black hole, and the beating heart and white ribs were revealed in the hole, and the saint fell to the ground, smiling, and clasping his hands, as if praying, and rejoicing over his followers and the suffering he had suffered.

Two of his retinues were just below the saint, one whipped with a barbed whip and the other with a red-hot iron rod, and strangely they all laughed, even the angels flying in mid-air.

"Draw me some more happy audiences. Jeromenis Bosch said to Rubens.

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The malice of Hieronimis, after passing through the gate of Paris, began to work in Lille, and it is difficult for people to imagine that if the king at this time went on an expedition, he would take half of the court with him, and hundreds of ministers and officials were busy in the town hall of Lille, but fortunately, because there were already ravens and owls raised by the wizards of the island of Gayola, all kinds of urgent matters gathered in Paris could reach Flanders in a few hours, and if there was something more important, the king would pass through the mirror and give advice to the queen and queen who guarded Paris for his two sons, but without Gasstone, Condé had already surrenderedLorraine and Arthas were also in the hands of the king's loyal people, and now there were not many things for the king to worry about.

The Marquis de Lois had come to ask for an audience once, he was the king's quartermaster, and was also responsible for the supply, equipment, and accommodation of the army, and by order of the king he relocated a third of the citizens of Lille and turned their houses into barracks, a method that was used by the Viscount of Tirrenne as early as Dunkirk, and although it inevitably caused curse and disgust among the people, if they did not do so, would these Lillese people love them? The soldiers in the army, the dead, the prisoners, not just the Spaniards.

The soldiers and officers were well arranged, the supply convoy had already followed, and the warehouses in Lille had been replenished, the problem was the Bohemian women, whom the Marquis of Lowas had brought to the "famous lady" When they were arranged, they angrily refused and protested, the Marquis de Lois was not a warlike soldier, but brave enough, but he had to flee in embarrassment when a crowd of women were crushed by their soft bodies, and the women were still laughing behind them, and the young but serious minister was so angry that he came to inquire about the king, and with a slight reproach, for the arrival of these women, to be less respectful, might have something to do with their majesty.

After rigorous training, Bang Tang brought the minister a glass of milk, after all, it was already late at this time.

"What do you want them to do?" said the Marquis de Lois unpleasantly. After a pause, he said, "I know that some of them may be ...... There are people you need, but don't you have others here?"

Those who don't understand may be confused, but Louis also guessed that Louis knows something that he should know: "I want them to do it...... Some nursing work. ”

"Nursing work?" the Marquis de Lois was puzzled, it was a new word, but he still analyzed the meaning of the word and figured out the general meaning: "Don't we have a doctor? ”

"There's a reason for that," Louis said, interrupting Louis with a hand, "I know what you're worried about, after all, the herbs of wizards are as famous as curses, and the Church of Rome will be dissatisfied, but the people of Gayola will help us oversee them." ”

"Is there anything they can do that the people of Gayola can't?"

"Yes. Louie said.

Yes, Louis was contemptuous and dissatisfied with these Bohemian witches, and if Louis XIII's account was counted, they would have to bear great responsibility, but this war also reminded Louis of other things, such as the care and management of the wounded- In the seventeenth century, people were still quite indifferent and sloppy in the care of the wounded, perhaps because before that, countries and regions almost did not have their own armies, and most of them used money to hire mercenaries to fight for them, except for knights, lords, and kings who would be rescued after being wounded, and the other wounded almost had to stay on the battlefield and wait for death, unless they had friends and brothers who were unwilling to give up their friends.

Since François I, people have gradually begun to look for lucky ones who have survived the battle, but whether they can recover or not depends on whether they can continue to be lucky, except for nine times out of ten, fatal infections, it is almost difficult for the wounded to eat nutritious things, drink clean water, rest and recuperate in warm places, and their disabilities, which will inevitably accompany them for the rest of their lives, there is no statutory pension, and their livelihood after that is also a problem, many people can be said to die of despair, sometimes they prefer to receive a deathbed sacrament rather than treatment。

Louis didn't intend to let the situation worsen, don't forget, this is his army, and he also knows how important it is for a veteran to be on the battlefield, so from the very beginning, he intended to create a medical school and recruit more knowledgeable doctors- That is to say, without the help of a barber, not only with bloodletting and pouring into that organ, or blowing tobacco into the position you know, but the process was even slower than all the affairs of the king, and it is not surprising that, although Italy had a mature and sane medical school as early as the twelfth century (there were even women medicine and women doctors in it), the Roman Church had always been wary of such academies which were directly related to doctrine and religious doctrine, and it was no easier to establish an academy under their supervision than to dance in shackles, and the kind that the king needed, and doctors with real talents were now rare, VarroThe ancestor of Vesalius, André Vesalius, was one, but unfortunately even a wizard, he was a hundred years ago, and his death was personally certified by the Church of Rome.

For the time being, there were only three doctors in the army, and this number was not even a drop in the bucket compared to 50,000 soldiers, so the king thought of the nurses, although it was said that to care for the wounded, men could also do it, and even more convenient, but in this era, population was a precious resource, and to say that it was precious, that is, the number of soldiers recruited was already a great burden for the people, and if young or prime men were drawn in, then the king would have to face the next year's famine, even if there were potatoes; Here is the demand for women at this time, although "Mingshu" is a well-known business, but even if these "Mingshu", if you let them take care of the wounded full-time, they will see this as a burden and shame - let alone ordinary women, let them go to a strange man intimate contact (sometimes it can almost be said to hug together), wipe their bodies including some secret places), feed them, feed them, water them, dispose of feces, this is absolutely impossible!

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"It's absolutely impossible!"

Manit said angrily.

"This is the king's order. Vauban said he did not know that he was dealing with a group of witches, but he had always been obedient to the king's orders, and he did not want to see others deny his majesty's will: "This is what you promised." Vauban repeated His Majesty's words: "You exchange this for a place to live." Although he did not understand very well, these bohemians were originally a group of outcasts, and perhaps this was just a moment of mercy from His Majesty.

Manit understood: "We are only in charge of the king. She said that she thought that the king was only afraid of the Flemish dark wizards, and although the number of kings demanded was somewhat staggering, she also thought that it was the exaggerated habits of the nobles—unexpectedly, he asked them to take care of a group of mortals? They were witches, who were supposed to be respected and worshipped by mortals, but not to be servants!

"If you don't do it," said Vauban said, "then you must get out of here at once." ”

"What do you mean?"

"I don't leave waste. Vauban said firmly: "Your Majesty asked me to convey this sentence. Even if it was conveyed, Manit could hear the ominous meaning- Yes, she also sensed that the King of France did not care about them, and was even a little bored with them, but even when Manit, she still lacked political sensitivity, or rather, the witches were deprived of what they should have when they abandoned the royal family, and the survival wisdom of the bohemians made them know only to play harmless tricks by virtue of their talents and looks, and bold behavior, and if the people they faced were not willing to pity them and not be seduced by them, it would be difficult for them to do anything.

"Manit. A bohemian witch beside her whispered, "I think ......"

"What?"

"We don't care about that. The witch said, "Many of us are married to soldiers, and they are just taking care of their husbands. ”

"And what do you say if you're not married?" Manitt thrust in annoyance.

"Then get married. The witch didn't care about saying that it was easy for Bohemians to get married anyway, they didn't need a church, they didn't need a priest, they didn't need their parents' approval, they just had to declare them husband and wife in front of everyone, "but there were too many people here." Manit said.

"Then divorce first, and then get married. ”

"Is there a marriage without love?" "It's to save people, Manit," said the witch, "we don't mind, and we need the protection of those soldiers." ”

"If that's what you think," said Manit, who seemed to be thinking about it, but in fact she had already succumbed, after all, the biggest card was still in the king's hand, and it was nothing for the king to break the trade, but they would be expelled from France and wander around, and although the bohemians thought it was freedom, they still did not want to leave this place and face a sinister and strange world: "Well, if you want." ”

While they were talking, Vauban had been waiting quietly, as if he had already seen through Manit's external strength and internal strength, Manit was also a little annoyed in addition to his weak heart, "Why are you still here?" she glanced at Vauban epaulettes, and when the people outside thought that the officers' shoulders were shiny and only decorated, the witch who was good at observing words and colors (good nonsense when divination) had long understood the magic of military ranks, and on Vauban shoulders, there were three silver stars and an arrow, "Mr. Captain?"

"Follow me, Ms. Manit. Captain Vauban said.

The king prepared not only clothes for his soldiers and officers, but also for the Bohemian witches, Manit glanced at them, and couldn't help but spit out, the king even prepared these, obviously did not intend to accept their rejection and coercion - these were not suits, but white linen aprons and turbans, so that the Bohemita witches were not only different from those "celebrities", but also looked much more formal, and the witches thought that this was all there was to it, but they did not expect that there would be a lot of cumbersome things after that- For example, it is necessary to wash one's hands with light wine from time to time (what a luxury the king has!), to change aprons and turbans every day, and to change the medicine and straps of the wounded every day according to the doctor's instructions...... Even the food provided to the wounded was demanded, the house they were staying in had to be cleaned every day, and no animals (from rats to cats and dogs) were allowed to run around.

Fortunately, almost all of them are witches here, not only the lifespan, but the wizards are stronger and more agile than mortals, the witches only need a little rest time every day to be energetic, and when others can't see it, they will also cheat with herbs and magic, which also saves them a lot of complicated and heavy labor - they and the soldiers half-truths and half-truths married and divorced, divorced and married, and actually aroused the desire of many soldiers to survive, of course, even if they are bohemians, they are also beautiful and young.

When he saw that number, the king was in a pretty good mood, originally he might have lost hundreds of soldiers, but now the number is less than a hundred, and it is also possible that some witches used their herbs, but as long as the soldiers don't know, the witches are not exposed, and the Roman church will not run to point fingers, why should the king mind?