Warlock Royal Family

Chapter 180 Three Big Dowry

Since the Swiss Confederation seized the Allgäu region, the birthplace of the Habsburg family 30 years ago, the Habsburg family's territory between northern Switzerland and Alsace has been in a state of fragmentation.

Although Switzerland's attempt to continue to expand north was dispelled with the Habsburg family's acquisition of the Spanish throne, the Habsburg family has been restrained by the Kingdom of France and cannot open the road, so the traffic in this area is very inconvenient.

Therefore, the Duke of Bourbon took less than a hundred soldiers from Franche-Condéde, detoured through the Duchy of Lorraine, entered Alsace, and then passed through the Duchy of Württemberg to Vienna.

July 1523, 7.

Ladislaus went ten miles out of the city to meet the desolate former First Duke of the Kingdom of France.

"His Royal Highness the Cardinal Cardinal of Habsburg, you personally came to greet me, a guilty person, so I really don't know what to do."

As soon as they met, the Duke of Bourbon rolled off his horse and began to deeply reflect on his crimes.

Of course, he did not say that he was guilty of rebellion, but repented of the crime of leading the French army against the great, glorious and correct Habsburg king.

"Where, where, François perverted the wrath of the gods and humans. Your Royal Highness, you were only temporarily deceived before you fought against the former emperor. Now that you have come to your senses, there is no need to mention the past."

Ladislaus certainly did not think the Duke of Bourbon was a morally depraved man.

He has already communicated with the Duke of Bourbon several times to understand what happened, and various other diplomats have also reported clearly the real reasons for the Duke of Bourbon's rebellion.

Information from various channels confirmed that the duke was really helpless to resist, and he was not an ambitious man.

The reason why he rebelled was because the punishment he received after the Battle of Bikka was too harsh and ridiculous.

After the Duke of Bourbon stabilized the defense line in the Principality of Savoy, he anxiously pleaded guilty to His Majesty François. He was ready to be dismissed and driven back to the Principality of Bourbon.

He even agreed to cut him a big city, after all, the defeat in this battle was really ugly.

But he never imagined that what awaited him was not a severe reprimand from King François.

His fiasco brought him an honorable fiancée and a large dowry!

François' mother, Louise, Queen Mother of France, is going to marry him!

And give him a dowry of 250 million talers! <Heart attack suddenly fell in love with a handsome guy who is 20 years younger than him.

Instead, he had to sacrifice himself to fulfill his son's great cause.

The Queen Mother, who is nearly fifty years old, is obviously impossible to have children. Even if she died before the Duke of Bourbon, through this marriage, the King of France declared his intention to all the nobles. Anyone who dares to marry the Duke of Bourbon must weigh his own. Is the daughter qualified enough to be a sister to the king's old lady?

So this marriage will definitely make the eldest house of the Bourbon branch of the French royal family extinct.

In this way, the Principality of Bourbon will return to the hands of the King of France, which will be a big victory for the centralization of power in France.

That sky-high dowry is naturally just for fun, and it will definitely be returned to her king's son in the future.

Although the messenger, the queen mother's confidant, said that the Duke of Bourbon can maintain complete freedom after marriage.

That is to say, if you play with pretty girls casually, if you have illegitimate children, you will definitely arrange them properly, and you will definitely be able to get a noble status.

It's just that this condition is obviously only a dispensable consolation compared with the Duchy of Bourbon.

The Duke of Bourbon, furious, threw the letter in the face of the messenger on the spot.

And yelled: "Fuck your mother!".

This very timely reply is evidence of the so-called open rebellion of the French High Court in the future.

After driving away the envoy, the Duke of Bourbon immediately contacted all the troops and at the same time immediately asked the Habsburg family for help and sent an envoy to Brussels to send the personal letter that Ladislaus publicly displayed.

However, King Francois made preparations for such a proposal. Not long after the Duke of Bourbon wrote the letter, the perfect knight Bayard and the Duke of Guise led their troops to attack the Duke of Bourbon.

Except for the Duke of Bourbon, the other French troops remained neutral, and the Duke of Bourbon could only flee for his life in a hurry in the face of the unstoppable perfect knight.

He sent his cronies to guard the important town of Turin, and it was true that he was nepotism.

Having fled into Turin, he gathered his troops a little, and then retreated to Franche-Comté at once.

During his stay in Turin, he also received a gift unexpectedly.

Anna and Cassano Cavaliers finally found the Duke of Bourbon in Turin after successfully evading the arrest of the Medici cardinal and the possible interception of the warlock royal family.

They were warmly received by the Duke of Bourbon. Anna told the Duke of Bourbon about the conspiracy of Adrian VI except for the battle of the gods. Of course, she did not know the death of Charles V and Lady Slough's leap.

She can only be sure that Adrian VI died at the hands of the warlock royal family.

There are also many cardinals in France. Although the relationship between France and the Church of Rome is at a low ebb, as long as there is no public declaration of war or excommunication, the three cardinals in France also have the right to elect and be elected as the true pope.

It is important to prepare early to take a position.

Cardinal Medici’s action of arresting members of the Sibo family and escorting them to Vienna fully shows that he has reached a certain consensus with the sorcerer royal family, and the Kingdom of France must prevent him from being elected.

In addition to presenting the information urgently needed by the Kingdom of France, Anna also expressed that if His Royal Highness the Duke does not dislike her appearance as a willow, she would like to serve the Duke without asking for fame. She only hopes that the Duke of Bourbon can use his influence to make her family members redeemed.

Endorsed with the status of the Duke of Bourbon, as long as the Sibo family promises to accept the current status of Admiral Andre Doria in the Republic of Liguria, then the Sibo family can still preserve some power and property in Liguria .

Maybe it can't be compared with the first family of the Consul era, but the Xibo family is deeply rooted in Liguria. As long as you are patient, there is always a chance.

I heard that all the members of the Sibo family were dedicated to the warlock royal family by the Medici cardinal, and the winner of Adrian VI was also defeated.

The Duke of Bourbon was overjoyed.

Although he doesn't really need any certificates, his value to the warlock royal family is obvious.

But the greeting ceremony is always useful. After all, there is no field corps that can control him. He is actually just a pawn of the warlock royal family.

Valuable, but still a pawn.

The Duke of Bourbon immediately reassured Anna that he would do his best to rescue the Sibo family.

He also expressed his long-standing admiration for Anna, and it is a great fortune to be favored by Anna.

He asked Anna and Cassano Cavaliers to drink a cup of calming tea prepared by his military doctor first, and then take a good rest.

"Take a good rest, don't worry, I will do my best to let you meet your family." The Duke of Bourbon promised so. (To be continued.