That's it, just as the Alchemist League of the New World was heartbroken for William's affairs, in Visigoth, the other protagonist of the discussion, King Louis XVI of the Visigoths, was furious. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Why did they fail?! I gave them the best treatment, the strongest army, and I even sent one of my Fathers! Why did they fail in such a situation?! This is a disgrace! Yes! A complete disgrace! Count Rochambeau is one of the most disgraced generals in the history of the great Gothic kingdom! I will take him to a court-martial, and then I will hang him! I will make his family a commoner! I will do what I say!!"

His Majesty King Louis XVI, who was slightly chubby and didn't have any good exercise, couldn't help but start gasping for breath after saying these words. This is followed by a cough due to shortness of breath.

After this, the attendants around him hurriedly came up, patted his back, and stroked his chest. After tossing and turning for a while, His Majesty's throat snapped, and someone immediately brought a spittoon. After he spat out a mouthful of phlegm, he handed over the honey water.

After rinsing his mouth with honey water, the king spat it into the spittoon. It's been a good toss before it's over.

When he scolded, the favored ministers and generals around him all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him. It wasn't until he started tossing like this that people looked up. With the curious, the fearful. At the same time, the king looked at them with contempt.

Naturally, no one felt that such a king was worthy of respect.

In this era when magic can cure almost any disease or injury, it stands to reason that a person of Louis XVI's status should not be inferior in physical fitness. But all this is ruined by unrestrained overeating, greasy food, spirits, and unbridled sex. This is not a problem that magic can solve.

As Louis XVI's favorites, these were mostly liars, and it was natural for adventurers and bombastic people to look down on the fools they had deceived. And the generals of the kingdom. These knights, who have an average strength of the level of a big knight, enough to single-handedly challenge a hundred soldiers with a sword, naturally do not feel that there is nothing to respect for a pig-like obese king.

It's just a pity. Louis XVI had a noble bloodline, and Louis XVI wore a crown on his head. So he was still the king of the Visigothic kingdom.

And when looking at him, people can't help but think: Will any pig wearing a crown become a king?

Of course, no one would really say that. At least on the surface, Louis XVI remained the most revered King of the Visigoths. All he saw were flattering smiling faces.

After he drove away all the ministers who were upright and could really help him.

That's it.

"And that damn bastard!"

After this, His Majesty was relieved once again. So William joined the ranks of those who complained to him: "That fellow named William, the descendant of that lowly groom! That wicked Ostrogothic scumbag! I want him to die! I will destroy his ridiculous kingdom! I will gather the whole army to join the expeditionary force! Then organize an army of 200,000 and sweep away the whole Ostrogoth!"

After this, Louis XVI paused, then looked at his ministers.

The ministers looked at each other, and after a long time, it dawned on them that Louis XVI was not joking. He was serious.

"That...... Your Majesty. After this, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had to come forward with a hard head: "I have to mention that the Kingdom's finances are tight at the moment. We simply don't have enough money to organize a massive expeditionary force. ”

After he said this, he turned his face slightly sideways and desperately glanced at the generals next to him.

Although he did not like the Chancellor of the Exchequer. But the generals could not let their king do what he wanted.

So, the marshal of the kingdom who was at the forefront of the line stepped forward head-on: "Your Majesty, our army needs to be reorganized. In addition, we will not be able to hire an army of 200,000 in a short period of time to expand our territory. So ......"

"I don't want to hear about these things!" Louis XVI cried out in some frustration: "What use do you want you to solve the problem for me, as my courtiers?!"

"We ...... We may be able to organize an expeditionary force once again. Your Majesty. So, the marshal of the kingdom had to say: "Although there will not be too many of them. However, 20,000 people, I think we can still get it. ”

"Can 20,000 men defeat William's bastard?" Louis XVI asked with some unease when he heard him say this, "Before this, the army of that scum of Rochambeau was 20,000. But he was easily defeated by the other party!"

"This may be attributed to the Count's ability to command...... "The Imperial Marshal pondered the wording—yes, the letter written by the Count at the end, defending himself and at the same time exhorting the high echelons of the kingdom to carry out military reforms, did not fall into their hands at all.

However, perhaps even if Louis XVI had seen this letter, he would have been indifferent.

"That's right, Rochambo is a piece of rubbish. But besides him, there are many generals in my kingdom who can fight well. They'll be able to defeat that bastard William!" Louis XVI was pleased with the marshal's answer.

"In addition to that, we can pull the Kingdom of Asturias to send troops together. Immediately after that, the Foreign Secretary said something like this.

"Do you want my cousin to come along?" said Louis XVI, hesitating a little when he heard the suggestion.

In the time of Louis XIV, Visigoths were married to Asturias. The crown prince at that time married the princess of Asturias. After this, the old king of Asturias had no concubines, so he wanted his own grandson. That is, the grandson of the king of watermelon Visigoths was able to inherit his throne.

If this succession is approved, the prince will be able to gain the allegiance of both Asturias and Visigoth. The balance of power in the human world will change completely. This is absolutely unacceptable to other countries.

Thus, a war of succession began. As a result of the war, the Visigoths lost their troops. But the losses of the coalition forces were not small. In the end, the two sides negotiated peace. The treaty provided that the crown prince could succeed to the throne of Asturias. But after that, he will lose his inheritance to the Visigothic kingdom.

That's it. Louis XIV accepted the proposal. and sent his eldest grandson to Asturias. And if this had not happened, the current Visigothic king would not have been Louis XVI.

Therefore, Louis XVI had mixed feelings for this cousin of his.

On the one hand, he gloated a bit - he could have been given the throne of a first-class kingdom, but in the end he could only get a decayed Asturias. Politically, the country could only rely on Visigothic support. Even in a sense, Asturias was a vassal of Visigoth.

From the master of a country, to the vassal of a country. The change in status is really a big one.

Other than that, it's jealousy.

Despite his words, Louis XVI had the feeling that his throne had been snatched from his cousin. This made him very afraid that one day, a new battle for the throne would begin. He will lose his throne, and everything now.

So, it's like all people with bad conduct, treat people they used to be sorry for. Louis XVI's psyche towards the king of Asturias, his cousin, was full of gloom. I just hope he'd better die soon. It is better not to have even offspring.

"Yes," the marshal then persuaded, "thirty thousand troops is the limit of what the kingdom can bear at the moment. If we want to defeat that Prince William, then 30,000 troops are enough. But don't forget, Your Majesty, we still have the Britons to deal with. That's why we need help from Asturias. ”

"I see. It's up to you to get in touch. We need an army of the Asturians!" So Louis XVI agreed.

"Perhaps, the Asturians will want to get some pay. The Foreign Secretary cautiously said, "Are we—"

"The protection provided to them by the kingdom is enough in exchange for everything they have!" Louis XVI replied with his words: "Don't they know that it is precisely because the mighty Visigothic kingdom has sheltered them from the wind and rain that they have been able to survive to this day?!

"But—"

"--Nothing! I need an army from Asturias! They are going to send at least 20,000 men to follow us to the New World! Tell them that this is my order!"

If it is a dutiful foreign minister, then he should now admonish his king. That's not what diplomacy does.

First of all, as a king, he was not qualified to command another king.

Secondly, even if he is inclined to his vassal, if he is wantonly subjugated without giving any benefit, then it will eventually lead to the rebellion of the vassal.

In the end, although the kingdom of Asturias has been reduced a lot, it is still not so bad that it "needs Visigothic shelter to survive". It is still a quasi-first-class and powerful country, and the Visigoths need to treat it with respect.

However, the king who could advise Louis XVI in this way had already been driven out by him. Now, in the face of Louis XVI's vexatious pretensions, his foreign secretary replied with only one sentence:

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

That's it.