Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 491 The King of Spain Passes Away

During the period when Qian Erlang led his army to invade Spain, the Spanish kept trying to send diplomats to persuade the five-nation coalition to stop their march and negotiate peace with them. However, Liang Haisheng rejected their proposals countless times, and then As the Five-Nation Allied Forces got closer to Madrid, the Spaniards became more anxious.

I heard that the Allied Forces of the Five Nations would blackmail the lords and nobles from all over the place. The nobles from all over the place took their families with them in horror and took away all the property they could take away to prevent being looted by the Ming army.

Everyone feels that even if Madrid is captured, there will still be a peace treaty in the end, and Spain will survive in the original way, but the land will be cede to pay compensation, and these nobles will eventually return to their castles and territories and continue to work. Domineering.

Spain is not without military power at this time, but with the progress of several battles, Spain has realized that the fighting power of the Ming army is beyond their imagination. Even if they organize a [-] army, it is difficult to defeat the five Union Army.However, Madrid was conquered, and a surrender treaty was signed in humiliation, ceding so much land, which was simply unacceptable to Spain.

Spain itself is suffering from a huge financial crisis, and now with the attack of the Allied Forces of the Five Nations, the whole country is in a precarious state.It seems that the chaos in Spain is not big enough. After the five-nation coalition defeated more than 8000 Spanish defenders in the small town of Fonsaleda, Philip IV, king of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty, died in a sudden accident that night. heart disease.

The death of Philip IV made the already precarious Spanish Habsburg dynasty even more critical.Another powerful figure in the Spanish regime, John, had been captured by the Allied Forces of the Five Nations at this time and was imprisoned in Lisbon. The only person who could call the shots in the entire Spanish court was the regent Queen Marianne.

Mariana was from the Austrian Habsburg royal family. Her mission was to marry the Spanish Habsburg prince, the heir to the throne, and her cousin, but her cousin died within a few months. Lost.The Habsburg dynasty has a fairly stubborn tradition of marriage between close relatives, so Mariana directly married her father-in-law, that is, Philip IV, and Philip IV also married her niece.

The advantage of the Habsburg family in doing this is not to maintain the purity of blood, but to avoid granting the family inheritance rights of other external countries, so that the Habsburg family can maintain their own territory well.Of course, it is well known that the marriage of close relatives will produce various genetic diseases.Therefore, the survival rate of the heirs of the Habsburg family is quite low, and there are still various problems.They have the very characteristic Habsburg chin, which is actually a deformity.

Marianna's son Carlos II, the child of his uncle and niece, was born with difficulty speaking and chewing because of an oversized "Habsburg jaw". He didn't learn to walk until he was eight years old, because of various diseases , Carlos II was called "The Enchanted".Carlos II has married two queens in history, but they have nothing to do.An autopsy after his death revealed that Carlos II had only one testicle.

Philip IV died suddenly, and Carlos II succeeded him but was still young, so the power of the kingdom came to Mariana, who had been excluded from politics until now.This was a disaster for Mariana, who was inexperienced.Although Philip IV planned a regency committee before his death, but now the hearts of the people are shaky, and no one really has the ability to turn the tide.Mariana relied heavily on her priest, Niethard, who was also her personal advisor.

In her Useda Palace, Nitehard suggested to Mariana: "Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, the situation is very urgent now. The five-nation coalition may be able to enter Madrid in three days, and even if we still have [-] or [-] The armies are scattered in different places. Even if they are concentrated, it will be difficult to defeat the Ming army with devil-like weapons."

Mariana's eyes lost focus and she asked, "Are we really going to die?"

Nithard said: "Your Majesty has passed away, and Spain's heavy responsibility has fallen on your shoulders. Now you must represent Spain and end this war that will not be won."

Mariana was still a little timid. The noble lady said worriedly: "However, if we agree to the conditions proposed by the Five-Nation Alliance, Spain will be in doom. We will almost lose all the territory outside our homeland, and the Spanish nobles will definitely be very anger."

Nithhard said: "This is why you are worrying too much. The Five-Nation Allied Forces are also dealing with those nobles. Many nobles ransacked their homes. Many nobles came to Madrid to cry, hoping that we can end this situation." It was a senseless war. Most of the people in the palace are calling for an end to the war. Although we will lose a lot of land, it is much better than the disintegration of the Habsburg dynasty!"

Both were Austrians, and now it was up to Spain to decide the fate of Spain.

Mariana said worriedly: "But the Ming army insists on entering Madrid. If that happens, Carlos and I will be captured."

Nithhard immediately suggested: "His Royal Highness, you can take the little king to leave Madrid and go to a safe place, and leave the minister to serve you in Madrid. I will definitely do my best to sign a contract with the Five Nations Alliance. The treaty that terminated the war. And, in this way, I will bear all the crimes. I am an Austrian, and I am only a Jesuit priest. It does not matter to leave the power of Spain. What is important is the queen mother and the little king Reputation and dignity have not been damaged."

Marianne was very moved when she heard this. Niethard was the priest who followed her to Spain before, and he was the one who listened to her confession every day. It can be said that she was very close.At this time, Niethard was willing to take the blame for him. Mariana thought it was expected but was still very moved.

"God bless you, your character and kindness to me will always be remembered in my life!"

And just like that, the Queen Mother of Spain fled Madrid with the young King Carlos II, who had just succeeded him, and no one even knew they were gone.On the second day, only Niethard and some noble ministers were left. The ministers were extremely shocked, but they also accepted this reality.

On the second day after Mariana and Carlos II left Madrid, the Allied Forces of the Five Nations marched into Madrid, the capital of the Kingdom of Spain, and finally fell, and the war against Spain finally came to an end.

(End of this chapter)