"I think this war can be over, you say, Bontang?" Louis asked.

"I think so too. Bang Tang said.

The people of this world always have the delusion that what others can easily do, they can also do, and they do not know that Louis can intervene in the inner world as a mortal king, in addition to the necessary courage, there is also the good fortune that even the Bishop of Mazarin has to admit - He could have died under the curse of the Dark Wizard, the Mancini family could reject his offer, or a devout cultist would have thought he had blasphemed the gods and assassinated him, all of which could have happened, and Louis was ready to accept them, but luckily none of them happened.

Now it is time to see what will happen to the kings whose greed has finally overcome faith and jealousy and who have reached out to the inner world.

However, as far as the Grand Vizier, Ahmet, whom they are now facing, the situation may be very bad, because after the unsuccessful attack of the ghouls, the Ottomans not only did not continue to attack the city, but also sent emissaries with the intention of negotiating peace with the coalition forces.

"After all, the Grand Vizier is nothing more than a slave of the Sultan," said Theoderick, "but the Grand Imam is second only to the Sultan in religious status, and their status is equal in a sense, and the Grand Imam is unsuspecting against Ahmet before he assassinates him, but the Grand Imam's disciples find out at once." ”

"Did they report it back to the Sultan?"

"Yes," said Theoderic, who was quick, and when the ghouls were destroyed by Barras and his monks, he set out for the Ottoman camp to search for the devil's scimitar, but before he could reach the camp of the Grand Vizier, he was almost discovered and attacked—for Ahmet's disciples had already taken advantage of Ahmet's slack and had seized him— They did this after Ahmet summoned the Devil, which could be interpreted as the fact that they needed to give the people evidence, or they also wanted to see the ghouls take Kamnino for them.

But they certainly didn't expect that as soon as the Grand Imam died, Louis immediately ordered the army to withdraw from the walls—he asked Theoderick what the Ottomans' attitude towards wizards and bloodlines was— In fact, even without Prince Van Zhuo, according to the books that Louis's merchants had collected for him in Istanbul, even the most devout and staunch believers in Ottoman Turkey would have made deals with the devil, or rather, they thought that it was a matter of boast to be able to trade with the devil, and even to deceive the devil for his benefit, but their priests were much more rigid and strict, that is, if it was Ahmet who had made a deal with the Greek patriarch, the Grand Imam would not have allowed him to wield the scimitar.

Louis's wizards were also sure that although they had killed many Ottoman priests when they accompanied Ludwig I in his charge, there could never have been a Grand Imam, who had protected Grand Vizier Ahmet with lightning and thunder, and that the white-haired old man was still quite energetic and energetic when they retreated.

Well, it is also possible that Ahmet killed the Grand Imam during the conflict, although he is a mortal, but the clan of Hitai was originally from Egypt, and their patriarch was even worshipped by the Egyptians as the god of death and darkness, although he later lost the battle with another blood clan and had to leave Egypt, but there is no doubt that he has mastered ancient Egyptian magic, and this magic knife may be far more powerful than people think.

In fact, Theodric didn't smell the magic knife, perhaps it had sucked enough soul and blood for its true master to return to him.

In short, the Ottoman priests could not find the magic sword, but they always had a way of finding and finding all kinds of clues, after all, in Istanbul, these priests were equivalent to the judges and judges of the Inquisition—"it must have been the Grand Imam who gave them some information." Theodric said.

"The Grand Imam must have hoped that this army would return to Istanbul," Louis speculated, "the expedition is doomed, but looking at the behavior of the Grand Vizier Ahmet, it is as if he wanted these 250,000 men to be martyred for him—did the Sultan of Ottoman Turkey still maintain the tradition of dividing the five horses of the defeated army?"

"Ahmet can become a madman, but it is not easy for the Ottoman Sultan of Turkey to gather these soldiers, and Koprulu has been working hard for nearly twenty years, and there is only such a small number of cattle and horses that can be used," said Theoderick, "who should have received the will of Muhammad IV to deprive the Grand Vizier Ahmet of his power and identity." ”

Louis nodded and moved a piece on the board, and Theoderick looked down and couldn't help but look incredulous: "How can you do that?" he asked, "Even little Louis is more skilled than you." ”

"I'm really not very good at stratagem," Louis said, "I just like to arrange everything as well as possible." ”

"Perhaps your generals and ministers like you because of this," said Theoderick, "which is easier said than done, and you are the least money-conscious and least enjoyable person I have ever met." ”

"I thought I was already king of France," said Louis, "and I have several royal ladies." ”

"Yes, who does not envy, even I know that the most beautiful lady in Paris is now the Madame de Montespan of Versailles. Theoderick quipped, "But you really don't want to canonize your youngest son?"

"It depends on whether Madame de Montespan does what I want," said Louis, settling his queen on the throne: "My son will always be recognized and canonized, but he is still in his infancy, so we need not be in a hurry." ”

"Sometimes you can be ruthless. Theodric moves the soldier - it is almost to the end: "But be careful, be underestimated by any woman." ”

Louis looked up and glanced at Prince Vanzou, who had seen in the Secret Scroll that Theoderic died suddenly in his twenties—he was young and healthy, and was probably related to women, queens, or his lover, Louis didn't speak, moved a knight, and ate the soldiers who were just one step away from reaching the bottom line—it almost became anyone on the chessboard except the king, most of them queens—" So I'm going to strangle all her ambitions in the cradle, but I'm also going to be fair, and as long as she can do things for me, I'm not going to leave her empty-handed. ”

"But Madame de Montespan must be jealous, for you treat both the Duchess of Colonna and Madame Lavarière more leniently than her. ”

"Mary and Louise are different from her. Louis said, "You have lived a much longer life than I have, and you must have seen many more people than I have, so surely you know that there is a kind of people who are born bad, and they seem to be born to do evil." ”

"It's a bit too much to say that a lady is still a woman who gave birth to a child for you. Theodric said.

"Marie Mancini was the first lady I fell in love with," said Louis, "and we were both young at the time, and her love was simple and selfish, and my love was almost lost in the crisis of the time, and I must admit that her love was a precious comfort to me, but in the end it turned sour, and I deceived her, lied, and put her and my children in a difficult and dangerous situation, so I favored her, because I knew that I could not give her what she wanted." ”

"As for Madame Lavarière, she was the former lady-in-waiting of the Duchess of Orleans, she was not an impressive lady, I do not know how to describe it, but I did detest at that time the noblewomen who were constantly being recommended by the ministers to the queen and the queen mother, I can say that once and once impulsively, when she was allowed to appear with my arm, I looked at the men, and wondered in my heart how ugly their expressions would be if they knew that I would rather have a werewolf as the royal lady than their niece or niece。 ”

"But you also have a sense of guilt for Madame Lavariel. ”

"She is a person who is willing to suffer in silence and not confide in me, I may not love her, but I respect her, she is not greedy, so even if she still makes a mistake in the end, but sir, I still gave her a child, a fiefdom, where she can live in peace with her people. ”

"So," Louis continued, "these two ladies, one whom I once loved, and the other whom I once respected, do things for me like any admirable minister or general—and what about this Madame de Montespan?" he paused, "She is fortunate that she has two fathers who have won my heart, and I need a pair of red-gloved hands for me— Since she did not hesitate to kill her husband, frame the Duchess of Colonna, and ruthlessly use her adoptive and biological father for this purpose, then I will grant her wish. Louie said calmly.

"And what about her and your child?"

"I won't let her children stay with her. "I will find him a suitable guardian, and I do not think that Madame de Montespan will be able to spend much time with the child growing up, and she will get what she wants, but it will never be easy," said Louis. ”

"So do you think she's going to bow down to it?"

"Maybe I'll struggle for a moment or two," Louis said with a smile, "and I'll have you to help me then." ”

"I'm not your minister. Theoderick said, squeezing Louis' king into the corner.

"I have not thought so, and although we are not related in any way, I think that the king of the Franks would be very happy to see France become the most glorious, powerful, and prosperous promised land of Europa. ”

"Maybe it's not just Europa. Theodric said, "Your words move my heart, and I will look at you, human life is short, but it is always so bright." ”

"Now witness this small but bright flash. Louie said.

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In later records, it is agreed that when Louis XIV, the Sun King accepted the surrender of the Ottoman Turks as the commander of the coalition, he always held a kitten in his hand to show his contempt for the Ottoman Turks, or perhaps to imply that they were all servants of the devil - but the Turks believed that it was the Sun Louis XIV who was grateful for their courage and loyalty, so he took a cat boy to complete the whole ceremony- Because in Turkey, it is true that the followers of the true god never abuse animals, they even love cats and dogs, believing that only the cowardly and timid will harm innocent animals.

Anyway, no matter what they said, they would not have guessed that Louis just wanted Theoderic to participate in this surrender ceremony, after all, without the information of Prince Theoderic, he would not have so resolutely demanded that the army retreat, leaving behind empty walls, leaving only a few priests - the sudden death of the archpriest made Louis XIV vigilant, and then there were the senseless casualties of the Janissary legion, and only a desperate person would so unhesitatingly throw away the big cards that he thought could be discarded.

The ghouls may or may not be victorious, but whether they will or not, if they are greeted by a group of mortals at the walls, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses, or even have no chance of survival, Louis XIV certainly wanted to weaken the power of Leopold I, but he did not want to be so despicable.

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The Ottoman Turkish envoy clung to the hanging basket and was pulled up the city wall with a strong sweet smell as the first thing he smelled.

Everywhere in the city were fires, steaming white smoke mingled with the smell - golden bread was constantly being taken out of the humble stove, and every soldier and citizen, if he wished, reached for it, and ate as much as he liked.

Everywhere in the city were fires, steaming white smoke mingled with the smell - golden bread was constantly being taken out of the humble stove, and every soldier and citizen, if he wished, reached for it, and ate as much as he liked

ollowers of Set are also commonly referred to as Setites. They face far more suspicion in the Bloodline society than any other clan. This is because of their beliefs. They believe they originated from Set, the Egyptian god of night and darkness. Originally known as Sutekh, the Set was a powerful blood clan who arrived in Egypt and was known as the god of night and darkness due to their terrifying appearance at night. Sutekh later changed his name to Set and fought against another bloodline, Osiris, the god of the underworld of Egypt. The end result was that Set was defeated, his followers were killed, and he himself was exiled. Later he began to cultivate his own power, attracting followers such as Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Persians, and even Semites. His influence spread from the Spanish mountains to the Black Sea. However, in 33 A.D., Set suddenly vanished, telling his followers that he would one day return to this world.