Chapter 174: God's Arrow
After an initial shock, the nobles made a move that Alfonso did not expect.
Led by Emperor Franz, they turned over and dismounted in unison, facing the direction of the wolf corpse, and knelt down with a "plop".
For a moment, Alfonso was left alone on horseback.
“?” Alfonso fell into a moment of confusion, wondering what this group was doing, could it be an Austrian hunting ritual? I've never heard of you having to get down on one knee after hunting.
But he quickly reacted, for the nobles had already drawn crosses on their foreheads and chests, and were chanting words in their mouths, apparently praying to God.
If you think about it, it is not surprising that the nobles had such a reaction, and that it must be God's will that something beyond ordinary people's comprehension has occurred.
It can only be said that Alfonso is a shallow believer, and his thinking circuit is not quite the same as theirs.
Without hesitation, Alfonso did the same and hurriedly prayed.
Although he caused this scene, it is clear that he was just a carrier, and God gave him divine power.
He used his divine power to kill the wolf, and this is the scene of the miracle.
That was Alfonso's speculation, but he felt he should have figured out the group's thinking.
Sure enough, the nobles waited patiently until he had finished praying before getting up again.
Emperor Franz's first order was to protect the gray wolf's corpse and arrows, and let the church send someone to deal with it.
“…… Not really. Alfonso complained silently.
He felt that these things might be passed down to future generations like the crown of thorns, the nail that nailed Jesus, and the holy foreskin, providing another proof of God's existence.
It may not be as good as it should be in a local church in Vienna.
"Rudolph is not lying." The Emperor's words pulled his thoughts back.
Franz said in an aria-like tone: "Alfonso, you are clearly blessed. ”
"Maybe." Alfonso didn't mean to deny it, and no one dared to burn the King of Spain, so it didn't hurt to show some ability.
You don't have to think about blessings, canonization, etc., but maybe you can mix up some similar titles such as the Guardian Knight of the Holy See and the Sword of God.
Spain has a strong religious atmosphere, which is good for ruling the country.
And let's not talk about whether it's useful or not, he's handsome.
In the next hunting, everyone was a little absent-minded, and no one took the initiative to take action when they saw the prey, but they all set their eyes on him.
Obviously, I wanted to see with my own eyes how that earth-shattering arrow was shot.
Alfonso didn't want to be in the limelight again, but he couldn't resist the persuasion of several Habsburgs in turn, and finally raised the compound bow again.
"Huh!" It's still the same movement, still the same and only a beam of light can be seen.
With this lightning blow, a huge falcon half a meter long fell in response.
Even though everyone was staring intently, no one could see the arrow's trajectory clearly.
"I saw it!" Grand Duke Ludwig suddenly roared, startling everyone around him.
"What do you see?" Emperor Franz asked, half annoyed and half expectant.
"I saw it, I saw that His Majesty Alfonso just exhaled a human face, and that was Jesus!" Grand Duke Ludwig was convincing.
"......" Alfonso didn't know how to describe his current mood, the white fog formed by the cold could be seen as a human face, so what else was there to say.
But the people around him were convinced, and there were even people who helped to prove that he also saw it.
For a time, Alfonso's claim that Jesus helped him every time he shot was widely circulated among the hunting party.
Until the end of the hunt, none of the nobles who were full of communication skills dared to come up and take the initiative to talk.
"Your Majesty, you are very powerful today!"
In the Hofburg room, the Spanish delegation is working as a group.
Andrew couldn't help but joke when he saw him come back.
Knowing about the daytime hunt, the rest of the delegation was even more in awe of Alfonso, but Andrew didn't believe it at all.
As Alfonso's religious teacher, and the one who would rule the Catholic Church in Spain in the future.
Andrew had studied the entire history of the church and knew every word and every allusion in the Bible, but the more he learned, the more convinced he became that God did not exist.
Alfonso admired him, as a 19th-century man, he could believe in atheism.
He didn't dare say that.
After all, crossing and abnormal physical fitness are not common sense that can be explained, and he doesn't know whether there is a god or not.
"Don't talk about that." Alfonso was a little helpless: "Britain should know about the statement made by Russia, do they react?" ”
Foreign Minister Cruze was very busy and had already returned home first, and he could only ask Andrew about anything.
"Of course there is a reaction." Andrew wanted to laugh a little when he talked about it:
"Britain directly recognized the Russian declaration as reasonable and legitimate.
This is probably the quickest reaction Gladstone has had since he took office, and it is not yet known how parliament will impeach them. ”
The contradiction between Britain and Russia in recent years is one of the most important contradictions in the international arena, and due to various factors, there is also widespread hostility between the people of the two countries.
Ordinary people don't think so much, and the cabinet's move is tantamount to giving up the fruits of the victory of 15 years ago and making concessions to the Russians.
On the one hand, slapping yourself in the face is one thing, and the money spent on the Crimean War and tens of thousands of casualties have also come to naught.
Public opinion will definitely not give up on such a cowardly move.
It can only be said that the expansion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the attitude of the British did make Gladstone feel too threatened.
Now that the three countries of West France and Austria have a tendency to cling together, Italy is gone, and Prussia alone cannot be checked and balanced, and sooner or later Russian forces must be introduced.
Alfonso said that he no longer cared about it after he learned about it, and this matter involved several large countries far apart, and it was common for a series of diplomatic operations to drag on for a long time.
"How's France doing?" Alfonso recalled Boiste's request that he have to decide what to do based on the situation.
"I was about to say, it's not good." Andrew replied.
"The republican government had launched another Orleans reconquest two days before, but it had failed.
Yesterday, there was a large-scale uprising in Paris, with more than 6,000 rebels, the exact outcome of which is not yet known. ”
"I don't know ...... yet" Alfonso shook his head, don't think about it, no matter how weak Nasan is, these 6,000 people can't overthrow, and the final result will inevitably be suppressed.
But this was the first time since that incident that there had been an armed uprising on a scale in Paris.
It shows that after the Prussians left, Nasan became more and more out of control of the situation.
And the advance of the front in southern France is not smooth......
After thinking about it, Alfonso still decided to take the initiative first, and then talk about whether to help Austria-Hungary or not:
"Send a letter to the country and ask Prim to take Strasbourg as soon as possible."