Warlock Royal Family

Tension oscillated back and forth between the ornate colonnades of the Madrid court.

The hurried court maids had to be very careful these days, not daring to make even the smallest mistakes.

Even if they were old people who came from Hungary with Her Majesty the Queen, it would not prevent them from being fired and kicked back to Buda.

Not by the emperor, but by Florentino the Grand Chancellor.

Although news of the accident came as soon as the French king returned to Paris, the Spanish side still had illusions and hoped that this was a rumor. [

After all, the King of France has always been the representative of contemporary chivalry.

His Majesty Ferdinand had no choice but to accept the reality until the ambassador in Madrid a few days ago officially announced that the Kingdom of France did not recognize all the terms agreed in the Madrid Agreement.

"Your Excellency, Chief Steward, I have always respected you very much."

"It is truly my honor, Your Majesty the Empress."

"No no, you deserve it, after you have served the Habsburgs so effectively and powerfully for 50 years, you deserve it, madam, please go out, we don't need tea and refreshments , I have something to talk to the chief executive alone."

Her Majesty Anna Agloni Habsburg waved her hand to stop the Chancellor, and asked her head maid to leave the room.

The head maid hesitated for a few minutes before leaving the room to the queen and the head steward, two people.

"Your prestige and status allow me to even meet with you alone without worrying about any gossip, which is really remarkable."

"After all, I am an old man who is dying." Chief Florentino was really not worried, he had the qualifications.

The prestige accumulated in the past 50 years and the still pure power give him such confidence.

"You are not so dying." Her Majesty the Queen was not really so concerned.In fact, her position in the court of West Madrid is not more stable than the chief executive in front of her, so she still has some scruples.She is wearing a particularly conservative traditional Hungarian dress today.

Except for a very limited part of the face, everything else is wrapped in heavy clothing.

"Although I don't understand state affairs very well, I also understand the pain my husband and you are suffering. In fact, I have also visited that despicable king several times. His Majesty the Emperor was so worried about his illness." Ferdinand I am really worried that Francois will have a bad impact if he dies in Madrid, and his concern about the health of the King of France is also one of the reasons why he is eager to release him.

"It's just that this shameful person has indeed broken his promise. I don't know how long it will take His Majesty the Emperor to respond to the warning signal from Vienna." Ladislaus asked Princess Catherine to mention it in her recent letter to her sister-in-law The possible invasion of Hungary, the news of course let the former Hungarian princess.Her Majesty the current Queen is worried.

However, as the hostess of the Habsburg family, although she can be worried about her natal family logically, in fact, her public request for support to Hungary has very poor results, and may even be a disservice.

That's why she wanted to meet Florentino alone.

"If there is a warning, the call for help should come from Buda. I think that His Royal Highness in Vienna just wants to get rid of his obligations in the disciplinary war against France as much as possible." Although in name It's a private letter between ladies, but it's actually a fast channel for court information.So Florentino has also read the letter instructed by Ladislaus.

There is no personal friendship between the queen and the princess.

There were indeed some private conversations between the two Habsburg sisters in Vienna and Buda. Ladislaus also used this channel to warn the Hungarian side, but Ladislaus also did not have much hope for this. [

His ass makes it impossible to believe his vision.

"Are you saying that the Habsburg Cardinal fabricated a pagan expedition?" Her Majesty confirmed to the Chancellor what he meant.

"Not necessarily, it is very likely that the Ottomans are indeed planning an attack on Hungary." Florentino did not want the queen to be too worried, but he would not deny this possibility.

"The Hungarian ambassador also said that after the Barbary pirates attacked the coast of Spain in France, they greatly intensified their activities along the Hungarian coast. Can our main fleet go to the Eastern Mediterranean to teach the heretics a lesson?" The queen really asked her brother and motherland. very concerned. "You said that England and France have not formally formed an alliance for the time being. Wouldn't it be good for us to take this opportunity to withdraw to the English Channel?"

"Without the fleet, the Netherlands can only rely on its own strength to fight against the British and French forces. At this time, withdrawing the main fleet to the port of Seville or the port of Cadiz will make the nobles of the Netherlands feel alienated." Sincerely, Florentino remained unmoved.

The fleet is the treasure of the Kingdom of Spain.If Austria is facing a life-and-death crisis, it is barely justified to support it.What's the matter with rushing to support Hungary, which has little strategic relationship with Spain, just because of an inaccurate warning?

"However, I think it is indeed possible to provide some support to the Kingdom of Hungary." Although the foundation is deep, Florentino will not let Her Majesty's face be lost. "Although I personally think that the Kingdom of Hungary is capable of resisting the Ottoman invasion as it has been for the past 200 years."

"The Kingdom of Hungary has loyal fighters and strong fortresses. I have full confidence in them." It is a very common emotion to ask for help and not make the husband's family think that their mother's family is useless.

This Queen Anna grew up in fear of the Ottomans since she was a child. After a long time, in fact, she is more or less immune to the "wolf is coming" warning.

This cannot be blamed on her, but most Hungarians of this generation are like this.

"Syracusa's squadron has the ability to harass the pirate bases in North Africa. Through the Fugger Textile Association and the Austrian Machiavelli Bank, it is not difficult for us to provide the King of Hungary with quick and effective loans." Although Florent Tino didn't provide much, but in the eyes of Her Majesty, his diplomatic actions can already be regarded as a success.

However, the queen, who has seen all kinds of ugly tricks in the court, also knows that there is still a key question: "So when will these support be carried out?" "Soon, I will ask the relevant personnel to make a plan, as long as the Hungarian side confirms If the attack of the Ottomans is real and not an overly tense reaction from Vienna, I will immediately suggest to His Majesty the Emperor.” This statement is not an exaggeration, but a necessary process.

"Thank you, and is His Majesty in a better mood now? When can I see him?"

At the same time, the same conversation was taking place in Rome.

"The situation on the coastline is getting worse and worse. General Szabo Rai believes that this is a sign of a large-scale Ottoman attack. Although other generals, including General Federtale and the Archbishop of Buda, do not think so, His Majesty the King still hopes Let me ask you to call on volunteers to go to Hungary to fight against heretics." The Hungarian ambassador was communicating with the Pope.

"Please tell Your Majesty the King that the Church of Rome is already mediating the conflicts between the two parties in the civil war of the Republic of Venice. Once the Republic of Venice restores order, the Adriatic Sea will also restore order." The attitude of the true elect Pope is the same as usual.

"Please forgive my country's nervousness. After losing Belgrade, an important fortress on the south bank of the Danube River, the pressure our country faces is limited to my personal opinion. There is no difference between the false alarms that have been sent every year for the past few years, but this year is greedy. The Habsburg family extended their hand to the Republic of Venice, which made the Barbary pirates even more scrupulous." The Hungarian ambassador was influenced by the country and did not realize the scale of this attack.

"No, no, it's not neurotic. It's a natural thing. The Church of Rome fully understands the pressure brought by the Kingdom of Hungary's perennial front-line struggle against the heretics. Your Excellency, I assure you that once any threat is really confirmed Yes, the Roman Church will immediately assist the Kingdom of Hungary, but before that, the Medici family will immediately provide the Kingdom of Hungary with an interest loan of [-] thalers through its branch in Buda."

His Majesty the Medici held out his hand and signaled the Hungarian ambassador to kiss his ring to end the meeting.

This is not a confidential matter, so several Italian cardinals also participated in the talks. Their firm opposition allowed the true election of the pope to implement the official support law for Hungary, as long as they took out their own pockets to give Louis II a little comfort.

"This is the right choice, Your Majesty. The power of the warlock royal family is the only real threat to the Church of Rome." Cardinal Orsini has returned to Rome safely after handing over the ransom of 20 talers. Ladislaus' point of view is obviously not to be reversed. [

"I hope so." His Majesty Medici glanced at the cardinal who still addressed the Habsburg family with honor.

They hated and at the same time feared a powerful secular regime that could threaten the Church of Rome.

France's successive defeats and Austria's recent demonstration of its ability to intervene in a series of actions in Central Italy made them eager to act with France. As for the Ottoman threat to Hungary, they did not care.

The Pope really cares, but he also needs more certain information.

'Wait a little longer. '

There shouldn't be any major incidents, anyway, hasn't it been like this for the past 200 years? (to be continued...)