Chapter 2 Undercurrents
The city of Lille was revived, and the Seraphim blessed the Grand Duchy of Bavaria with holy water and spread to all corners of the continent with unimaginable speed. Countless people with intentions have more or less realized something and have begun to take action.
At midnight, the magnificent royal palace of the Rhine City is still brightly lit. King Louis IX's rare good spirit, spending Chinese New Year's Eve with his courtiers and enjoying the grand scene of the royal city celebrated by all the people. The splendor of this royal city is different from that of Lille. Seven large magic arrays shot seven-colored pillars of magic light into the sky and converged in the sky above the royal palace, forming the symbol of the royal family of the Bourbon dynasty, a huge multicolored two-winged unicorn.
Louis IX reigned for 16 years, during which the wind and rain were smooth, and the country and the people were safe. The alliance was headed by the Grand Duke of Bavaria, with a cloud of famous generals and many warriors. In several foreign conquests, they were all victorious and returned from opening up their territories. In China, there is the prime minister, Grand Duke Russell, who is resourceful and loyal. Wu Zeyi has Prosis, one of the three sword saints of the mainland, and two of the ten great mages of the mainland, namely the great magician Hierro and the mysterious great warcist Lhasa. Although the strength of the country is not as strong as that of the three major powers, the three major powers do not want to easily provoke the Rhine League.
Louis IX stood on the highest tower of the royal palace, and as far as the eye could see, it was brightly lit everywhere, it was really a fairy city on earth!
Seeing that the royal city was so peaceful and prosperous, and listening to the surrounding courtiers, Louis IX was like being in the clouds, and he was very complacent. Louis IX, who was in his fifties, was already considering his place in the history books of later generations.
At the end of the celebration, Louis IX was in high spirits. Ordered someone to take the secret medicine offered by the alchemy master Danba, and after taking it, he felt that the dragon spirit was fierce, and returned to the harem, and ordered a group of concubines who were usually loved to remove their clothes and chase naked in the palace for play. Old Louis sat on his throne and drank and had fun.
At this time, Louis IX had long since lost the handsomeness and dashing of his youth. Years of wine have already left him with dark bags under his eyes and loose cheeks. The beautiful muscles of his youth have long since disappeared, and all that remains is layers of fat.
The palace was burned with flames of magic, and two small fountains added a lot of humidity to the air. Realist paintings of nudes hang on the walls of the palace, many of which are Louis's own works.
On the scarlet carpet, more than a dozen ** bodies of different skin tones were wrestling together, and fine beads of sweat rolled down the satin-like smooth skin. The concubines are trying to make a heart, and they are willing to perform, and they are a bit fake and fictitious, but at this moment, they are really doing fake plays. In this deep palace, everyone is intrigued, and this silver banquet is no exception. The two of them were favored in the ordinary world, and they were high and clear, and at this moment, they were each held down by three or four concubines, and they were wantonly teasing and brewing there. Louis IX could only look at the tears on the faces of the two concubines? The tears were wiped away in a blink of an eye, and the women were a little heavier on the sensitive parts of the two concubines.
Louis IX saw the excitement, undressed and rejoiced with the concubines. Danba's secret medicine was really extraordinary, Louis IX was as energetic as a teenager, and the concubines were like warblers and swallows, and they complained that the king did not know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, and he would not stop until he killed others.
The feast didn't end until four o'clock in the morning. Exhausted and satisfied, Louis IX, supported by two beautiful girls who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, prepared to return to the palace to rest.
Hurried footsteps sounded in the hallway, and a female officer rushed in with an urgent document in her hand, the cover of which was bright red and dripping blood.
The female official knelt on her knees and said urgently: "Your Majesty! The Grand Karcist of Lhasa has an urgent military report!"
Louis waved his hand impatiently and said, "What's the urgency, tell Lhasa, let's talk about it tomorrow." I'm tired today. ”
But the female officer did not leave, and said, "Master Lhasa must ask you to approve it immediately!" He also said...... Also said...... Even if Your Majesty sleeps, you must wake up. If His Majesty doesn't look at it, he'll have to come in himself!"
Louis was taken aback, this ninety-year-old Lhasa Grand Karcist has been his enlightenment teacher since he was a child, and he has great powers. At the age of forty-five, he comprehended the magic "Outer Space Locking Technique", and since then he has established mysterious connections with various otherworldly spaces, and can also summon various otherworldly demons, and served as the protector of the country. Old Lhasa was loyal, his surname was hot, and he was afraid of three points when he saw him.
Louis hurriedly opened the document and read it, and after reading it, his face changed rapidly, and his hand shook, and the document fell under his feet. The old king trembled and tried to pick it up, but accidentally knocked over the golden cup held by the girl next to him, and the blood-red wine spilled, staining the book. Louis IX trembled, waved his hand and slapped the girl, and the palm print immediately floated on the snow-white little face. He yelled hysterically, "Who made you so careless! What use do I want from you! What is the use! Do you want to turn against me too? Okay, okay. I'll let you rebel, let you rebel. Come on, pull her down for me, cut her down!"
Several wolf-like female officers pounced on her and dragged the little maid down. The girl's mournful cry echoed in the corridor for a long time.
Louis sat down, his eyes distorted and blurred. The charming faces of the ordinary people looked so hideous at the moment, as if everyone was pregnant with a conspiracy against the Bourbons.
"Ah......" lamented the old king, but at last it became a weeping. "Why not in the Rhine? Why not in the royal palace? I am the messenger of God, and the Bourbon family should be the eternal bloodline!"
The flames flickered, and the shaky figure of the old king was reflected on the wall, but it seemed like a demon dancing wildly!
It took a long time for the old king to calm down a little. He hurriedly put on his clothes and rushed out of the dormitory. Seeing the tall and calm-faced Grand Karcist of Lhasa, Louis IX's heart calmed down a little.
"My beloved majesty, a few old ministers are waiting for you in the small council room. The Lhasa Grand Karcist spoke calmly, as if nothing had happened.
Walking into the small council room, Louis IX couldn't help but feel refreshed when he saw the Prime Minister Archduke Russell, the Minister of War, Marshal Rocherio, and the Undersecretary of War, Count Chandler, all waiting in disheveled clothes. The old king sat on the throne, ordered all the important ministers to sit down, and said: "What do you think about the miracle of Lille this time? ”
The deep voice of the Lhasa Grand Karcist sounded first: "According to historical records, there have been three miracles that befell the royal family and nobles on the continent of Gloria, and each time the family that was sent down by the miracle raised troops to rebel, and the war spread to several countries, and slaughtered all the blood of the royal family of the previous dynasty, and finally formed the three major powers of the continent today. This miracle reappeared, fortunately, although the Grand Duke of Bavaria was brave, but his blood was thin, and he only had his only son, Opirok, who could save us a lot of hands and feet. This time, let the old man meet the father and son, and he will definitely get the heads of the two before returning to Beijing! Although it is difficult to disobey God's command, even if the old man is pointed out by thousands of people, he will go to hell forever after death, and this time he will also violate it!"
Russell said: "This miracle happened suddenly, and there is no news from the Church of Light in advance. As far as the minister knows, there may be reincarnated angels in this Church of Light, and it is a little unreasonable to know that this miracle is completely unreasonable. In the aftermath of the miracle, the power of the Church was bound to expand rapidly, and the attitude towards this matter was crucial. According to the old minister's opinion, His Majesty can use this miracle to show that he has converted to the church and made many offerings. In the event of something happening in the future, it is best to keep the church out of it. Second, the Grand Duke of Bavaria has made great contributions to the country for many years, and at this moment he has just been blessed by the angels. The third is that the Grand Duchess is the sister of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor, who is so rejoicing in his military efforts that if he attacks the Grand Duke of Bavaria, he is afraid that he will be given the excuse to intervene. Therefore, the minister thought that he had to plan everything, and everything was to preserve the foundation of the Bourbon Dynasty, and it was absolutely inappropriate to do it at this time. ”
Marshal Rocherio, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, opened his eyes and said slowly: "The alliance has not fought in recent years, and the elite soldiers and strong generals are all gathered in the hands of the Grand Duke of Bavaria. The Golden Lion Knights are famous all over the world, and the Twelve Knights of the Round Table are all close to the level of paladins. With all due respect, if this battle starts, I am afraid that we will lose mostly. ”
Louis IX's face turned pale and he sighed: "Could it be that the five hundred years of the Bourbon dynasty are about to disappear at my hands?"
Marshal Rocherio still said unhurriedly: "Not necessarily. The immediate priority is to first gather capable people who are loyal to Your Majesty. This starry sky sword saint Prosis is not afraid of heaven and earth, and he has a fateful friendship with the old minister, even if it is against the god this time, the old minister also guarantees that he will come to serve. At that time, on the one hand, there were old ministers training elite soldiers for His Majesty, and on the other hand, Prosis was ordered to spy on the Bavarian father and son. At the same time, the soldiers and horses of the Duchy of Bavaria were slowly mobilized to go out to fight, and slowly cut their military power. In this way, the two-pronged approach can be victorious. ”
Archduke Russell pondered for a moment, and then said: "This miracle prophecy, I think the Archduke of Bavaria will also know." The most important thing is to make him not quick to turn back. Any attempt to reduce his authority would be counterproductive. The old minister thought that His Majesty must show his sincerity, indicating that he did not mean to predict miracles, but to regard them as auspicious fortunes of the Rhine League. ”
Russell paused for a moment and said resolutely: "The old minister thinks that His Majesty might as well give Princess Floya to Offirok in marriage!"
With a bang, the gold cup in Louis IX's hand fell to the ground again. The old king's voice trembled, and the old tears flowed: "What! Do you want me to sacrifice Floya! No! This is impossible, this is impossible!"
Louis IX suddenly raised his head, regained his prestige as emperor, and said: "Give me an edict! I will lead the army tomorrow and conquer Bavaria in person, and I will not be victorious!"
With a "thump", Russell knelt down and grabbed Louis IX's sleeve, "My king, don't do it!"
Marshal Rocherio also knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, what the Prime Minister said is probably the only solution at the moment. Don't make the Duke of Bavaria rebel before he rebels, let's force him to rebel first. Besides, if we plan and then act, we still have a chance to win! If we start a war now, I am afraid that the alliance will fall apart immediately!"
Louis IX set his feet, tears on his old face: "In my life, there is no one who is most sorry than Mertes." Now you still want me to sacrifice the only daughter she left for me!
The old king closed his eyes and wept, reminiscing about his old days. The hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, not to mention the Prince Louis who promised himself back then? The slender figure is still like yesterday, and the face of the world is still deep in the bottom of my heart. Twenty-two years have passed, but not only has it not been lost, but it has become more unforgettable.
The prince fell in love with Meltes at first sight, and tried his best to forcibly admit her into the palace. Seven years later, Meltes finally passed away, leaving only one daughter, Floya. After Meltes' death, Floria, who was only five years old, grew up overnight and never called Louis IX her father again.
As she grew older, Floya became more and more beautiful, and at the same time showed extraordinary talent. All kinds of martial arts and magic will be learned as soon as you learn them, and you will be proficient after a while. When Floya was ten years old, the archmage Hierro traveled the world, passing through the Rhine League, and invited Louis IX to the palace as a guest.
Floya's biological mother has died, and the palace is being bullied. Although Louis IX loved this daughter immensely, he always responded to his request. But Floya never told Louis IX about any grievances. After coming and going, everyone in the harem gradually discovered this and became more and more intensified.
At the age of fourteen, Floya has begun to show her peerless elegance, and among the three thousand fat powder in the harem, she is as unique as a flood of autumn water, and like an iceberg in the Stygian Sea, clear and beautiful.
In the poisonous swamp of the palace, there is no room for Qingli, and it can't bear to be noble. This last purity will eventually be blown away by the rain and wind.
The eighteen-year-old fourth prince was the favorite concubine of Louis IX, and was likely to succeed to the throne, and his mother was a princess of the Kechi Empire. As soon as the four princes met this sister who was known as the beauty of the cold palace, they were shocked, and their hearts were itching and irrepressible. That night, he led his henchmen to steal into Floya's residence.
Floya's poignant cry for help came out of the air, but the palace people, even if they heard it, were afraid of the power of the four princes, and they only did not know. There is the obscene one, and he is still snickering and guessing how many tricks the four princes will play this time.
As if he didn't want to see this tragedy, a pillar of fire rose into the sky, lighting up the entire palace sky. A strong wind cleared the sky and threw flames in all directions. The whole palace is like a demon, even if it is stained with a spark, it will instantly turn into a fire! Those palace people with vicious thoughts, running and crying, a little bit of spark ghosts will not disperse behind the chase, once they get on the body, those palace maids will become fire people in the blink of an eye. The flames were like life, greedily devouring flesh and blood, slowly burning nerves, until all the life energy of the suffering people was exhausted, and then it burst out violently, destroying the people who had been completely burned to ashes, leaving the souls to cry in place!
With Floya's residence as the center, a radius of fifty meters was eventually filled with flames, forming an incomparably huge pillar of fire, and the flames rushed into the air dozens of meters in the air.
Louis IX, who heard the news, looked at this flaming hell in amazement, and ordered people to extinguish the fire. But how can this hellfire, which is mixed with countless resentments, be extinguished with water? The concubine has already cried to the ground, and all she said was that "you vixen who deserves to go to hell! You actually seduced my son! He is your own brother! How can you be so vicious!" The attendants around him also echoed each other. Louis IX's face was gloomy, and although he knew what his son was, he could not help but be a little shaken in his heart.
When the court mages arrived, they were also shocked by the fire. All kinds of ice arrows, water dragons, and ice picks are used to evaporate instantly, and they have no effect.
The flames suddenly parted in both directions, and Floya stepped out of the flames. In the past, the beautiful and incomparable face was still stunning, but there was a trace of a smile on it. She was still dressed in pajamas, disheveled, and had a few scratches on her arms.
The flames frantically scurried upwards for a moment, and then they were completely extinguished. Left behind a ruin with a diameter of 100 meters, there were only ashes in the ruins, and even the stone pillar was melted into a piece of glass, but I don't know how Floya survived. The yin wind blew, and bursts of heart-rending cries came directly into everyone's hearts. None of the people present changed color.
There was silence in the field, and the scene of hell was alive in front of you.
Floya walked up to Louis IX. Seeing his daughter dressed like this, Louis IX already understood what was happening.
A smile bloomed at the corner of Floya's mouth, and the peerless elegance made everyone feel that they couldn't look at it directly.
"The fire was so strange, but luckily I hid in a safe place and survived. It's good to be alive!" The sound like fairy music lingered, making the blood boil of all the male creatures present.
Floya looked at the favorite concubine standing on the side, walked over, and said softly, "Aunt Catherine, don't be sad. The Lord will bless you with another handsome and wise brother. Floya fell into the arms of the favorite concubine, her hand gently placed on her trembling breasts, rubbed it, and the cherry lips that were close to the ear of the favorite concubine were not what this angelic girl should say: "Auntie, I am no longer the little girl who will be bullied by you." I burned my fourth brother to death, and now do you regret that you shouldn't have driven your mother to a dead end? But don't forget, my mentor is Hierro. You have a son, but you still have parents and a lot of siblings!" As he spoke, the five jade fingers tightened, and they fell deeply into the thrilling flesh mass.
The favorite concubine wanted to scream in pain, but she couldn't make a sound. Floya smiled and said softly, "I'm a very well-behaved little girl." ”
In addition to the catastrophe, although there are still many mysteries unsolved, Louis IX does not want to investigate at this time, but his anger towards the four princes continues unabated. In the deep palace, [***] is actually not a big deal, but when the four princes got Floya's head, they touched Louis IX's biggest scale.
Louis IX said lovingly: "Floya, my son, you are frightened. Tonight you will sleep in my palace, and tomorrow I will ask someone to build you a new palace!"
Floya shook her head and said, "Still not." I've decided to go and practice magic with Mentor Hierro, and he's coming to pick me up. ”
As soon as the words fell, a huge six-pointed star magic array lit up on the ruins. The surging magic power rushed to his face, startling all the palace magicians to retreat one after another. A flash of lightning flashed, and a figure above the magic array gradually became clearer, and an old magician who was dusty and dusty teleported across the air.
The old mage does not recite mantras, does not practice the law, a wind wing is applied to himself, slowly falling from the air, elegant as a fairy, it is indeed the style of a master. It's just that it didn't fall in the right place, and among the ruins, there were countless extremely small ashes. Although the air flow of the wind wings is gentle, it is also the power of the landslide and tsunami to these fine ashes. I saw a gray-black tornado suddenly rise from the ground, enveloping the old mage inside.
The gray-faced old mage choked and coughed as he emerged from the dust and mist, and when he saw Floya's smiling face, he was even more embarrassed.
The old mage looked calm, pretended not to see Floya, and saluted Louis IX, saying, "Old Rot, I've seen Your Majesty!"
Louis IX saw that the matter had come to this, and it was a blessing for his beloved daughter to be guided by this great magician of Hierro, so he no longer hindered him. He just asked, "Master Hierro has come all the way here, do you want to stay a few more days so that I can ask for more advice?"
Floya insisted on leaving immediately. Hierro had no choice but to give Louis a ring, and if something happened, turn the ring to contact Hierro.
A blue light rose into the sky, and Hierro used his flying skills to fly off with Floya.
Floya suddenly turned around and shouted, "Father, I will come back every year." My princess's house needs to be built beautifully!"
Louis IX fell to the ground in tears.
In mid-air, an old man and a young man were not idle in flight.
"Floya, why did I use the two magic rings I gave you like that? That's an artifact!
"Hmph, I want to make his soul immortal, but I can't go anywhere, and I will always experience the pain of burning my body in this fire!
Hierro felt a chill in his heart, and he almost fell from the sky.
"That's right, master!" Floya's voice suddenly became sweet and greasy, "Even if it's an artifact, you gave me two pieces casually, it seems that there must be more?"
"Ahh......h
"What's wrong? Yes is yes, no no. One of the top ten magicians, do you want to lie to me that a little girl can't ......?"
After Floya left, Louis IX abolished his favorite concubine, entered the cold palace, and died a month later, with 300 people from all kinds of palaces. The Kechi Empire was furious and sent 80,000 troops to conquer the Rhine League. At that time, the Kechi Empire was far more powerful than the Rhine League. Louis IX sent the Duke of Bavaria with 30,000 troops to resist, and the Grand Karcist of Lhasa accompanied the army to help.
The two armies fought a decisive battle on the border. On the eve of the decisive battle, the Grand Karcist of Lhasa fought the three major protectors of the other side alone, and finally sealed them all into the Otherworld, winning a great victory. At the time of the decisive battle, the Hierro ** Division suddenly appeared on the battlefield and rained down several hundred-meter fire clouds. The Duke of Bavaria personally led 5,000 Lionheart Knights, all the way to the Chinese army, beheading the commander, and the Kechi army was defeated like a mountain.
Subsequently, the Duke of Bavaria led his troops to pursue, expanding the land for hundreds of miles, plundering three cities, and the Kechi Empire surrendered, and since then it has become a third-rate country.
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