Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 495 As long as Fuquan attacks, everything will be fine!
"Your Majesty the Emperor, for the sake of Heavenly Father, save Vienna, save Europe, save Catholicism!"

In the splendid Palace of Versailles where people were singing and dancing, the dying Pope Innocent XI was still making his last efforts to suffer less after his death.He has committed too many sins, and it is inevitable to go to hell. If he works hard now, he may be able to suffer less after going to purgatory. According to Catholic theory, purgatory is a place where the soul is refined after death.And the way to refine it is to suffer, "die and suffer"!
Even if you die, you will have to suffer, it’s miserable just thinking about it!The amount of sins suffered, how long the sins are suffered, and where the soul goes after suffering the sins are all determined by the sins the soul committed during its lifetime and the merits it accumulated.

Innocent XI’s sin must have been great!Bribery the pope, buy and sell the priesthood, embezzle religious property, murder political opponents, trigger a world war. If you choose any of them, you will have to suffer in purgatory for a hundred and eighty years, and then enter the eighteenth level of hell (I don’t know the hell of the Father’s house) How many levels are there?), and he will never be reincarnated!

And because Innocent XI was afraid of "death and suffering", he had to save more merit to atone for his sins while he was still alive.Saving the Catholics in Vienna and the entire Holy Roman Empire is obviously a great merit. Not only can all the sins committed before be written off, but it is also very likely to be done in one step, directly canonized, and become Saint Innocent!
Once you are canonized, of course you will not go to purgatory to suffer, nor will you go to hell.

But the question is, how many brigades does the Pope have?
None!
So how could he save Vienna and the Holy Roman Empire?It seems that the only one who can go to the Palace of Versailles to plead with Louis XIV, the King of France and the Emperor of the Americans, is the only one in the entire Catholic camp who has the ability to save Vienna and the HRE!
However, Louis, who was sitting on the throne of the Palace of Versailles, frowned and seemed very reluctant - saving Vienna and the HRE was a meritorious deed that could lead to sainthood!Why should this merit be distributed to Innocent XI?Isn’t it good for Louis to monopolize Saint-Louis?
Also, should the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire be replaced?

Thinking of this, Louis frowned and spoke: "Dear dad (the pope said papa, which means father), who gave the titles of Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria to the Habsburg family?"

"It's Heavenly Father!" As soon as Innocent XI heard the question from Louis, the "philosopher king", he knew he was going to do something bad!But he still had to answer according to Louis's wishes, because that was the standard answer - he couldn't say "Princes and generals have the right to live in peace"!

"Since Heavenly Father gave it to Habsburg, who would dare to covet it?" Louis said, "But now why is the Habsburg family unable to protect the Holy Roman Empire?"

Isn't that because your father and Cardinal Richelieu were causing trouble?The Pope said: If your father Louis XIII and the black-hearted Prime Minister Richelieu had not sent troops to interfere in the German religious war, the Habsburg family would have beaten the Protestant alliance to the ground. How could the Ottoman Empire be a German with strong royal power? opponent?

But the Pope would not dare to point his finger at Emperor Louis at the Palace of Versailles and curse him to go to hell!
"That's because of the sins of the Habsburg family!" The Pope had no choice but to say honestly. "The numerous crimes committed by the Habsburg family in the New World and Luzon have tarnished the glory of the Father. But Germany Catholics are innocent!"

"Are they innocent?" Louis XIV said coldly, "Although only God can judge those souls, but that evil act of the Habsburg family was not participated by German mercenaries?"

Or was there no German mercenaries charging into the battle against France?Without these damn Germans, no matter how much money the British and Dutch had, they would not be able to embarrass Louis XIV.

"Your Majesty the Emperor," the Pope asked through gritted teeth, "What exactly do you want? As long as the Holy See can give it to you, I will not hesitate!"

Louis XIV was expressionless: "Father, don't you understand what I want? Didn't Heavenly Father tell you?"

The Pope's face was gloomy. He has not contacted Heavenly Father until now. Heavenly Father no longer wants him!

But what Louis XIV wanted, he didn’t need Heavenly Father or Heavenly Brother to tell the Pope.That is already "Louis's heart, everyone knows it"!

"You want to become the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire!" the Pope said one word after another, "but you must wait until Emperor Leopold dies before the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire can elect you to become the Emperor. I can I assure you that the Holy See will definitely be on your side when the time comes."

Louis was almost amused by the old pope. How old was Emperor Leopold?How old are you, old man?By the time Leopold dies, you old man will have gone to hell!
"But how is he going to die?" Louis looked at the Pope, "He is not in Vienna!"

Although Leopold didn't look very smart, he was by no means a fool. He knew very well that he could never "guard the country as an emperor", otherwise he would be dead!
Because he only had a six-year-old son, Joseph, although he was a smart child (because Leopold could not find a female Habsburg for incest marriage, he had to marry a very smart princess from a small German country as a house filler) , but it is impossible for the Elector Assembly to choose a six-year-old child to be the emperor when the country is in crisis.So if Leopold stayed in Vienna, I really don’t know how many people who coveted the crown of the Holy Roman Empire would kill with a knife!

"Your Majesty!" The old pope looked at Louis, "You can't be in such a hurry. Besides, do you really want a Germany ravaged by the Turks?"

Louis XIV said calmly: "I will be the savior of Germany. As long as Heavenly Father believes that the Germans have paid a sufficient price for their evil, the French army will save them from the iron heel of the Turks."

The old pope almost burst into tears: "Your Majesty, you are so heartless!"

Louis XIV looked at the poor Pope, pondered for a moment, and said: "Father, I have a way to save the Germans in Vienna at a very small price. If Heavenly Father has not abandoned them, That could potentially lead to success.”

"Your Majesty, what is your solution?" the Pope asked.

Louis XIV did not answer immediately, but looked at the Pope seriously: "Dad, this is a very risky plan. The success depends on the suddenness of the action. Can you keep it a secret?"

"Yes!" The Pope nodded, "I promise Heavenly Father!"

Louis XIV nodded, and then looked at the throne room.All the attendants and favored ministers in the throne room bowed to Louis and then exited the hall.

Seeing that everyone had left, Louis XIV said to the Pope: "Father, do you remember Prince Fozansky?"

"Remember the prince of the Qing Dynasty who married the regent princess of the Rakshasa Kingdom?"

"It's him," Louis XIV said. "Now the Qing Dynasty, which threatens the security of the Rakshasa's eastern territory, has been destroyed, and Fuquan cannot restore the Qing Dynasty with only 30000 Rakshasa mercenaries. This army, plus Poland The kingdom’s cavalry will be the force that can change the situation in Eastern Europe and the Balkans! If they can tear up the treaty with the Ottomans and attack the Ottoman Empire together, everything will be fine!”

What Louis gave was a low-cost solution that would not offend the Ottoman-Turkish Empire.Because the cost is relatively low, he can also ask for less in return, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't become the Roman emperor immediately.Not offending the Ottoman-Turkish Empire means that France and Turkey can continue to maintain their alliance after the war.

"But are Princess Sofia and Prince Fozansky willing to do this?" asked Pope Innocent XI.

Louis XIV said: "Father, it is time for the Universal Church to ask for help from the Eastern Orthodox Christians!"

"But..." Innocent XI was still a little worried, "Can the Patriarch of Moscow listen to me?" "Dad," Louis XIV smiled and shook his head, "In the East, the Patriarch has always listened to the secular monarch. It’s not the monarch who listens to the Patriarch.”

"Then what should I do?" The old pope was confused. "Should I go to Moscow?"

"No need," said Louis, "Prince Fozansky's brother Chang Ning fled China and is now in France. If he can act as our lobbyist and persuade Fozansky and Sofia to send troops, everything will be fine. .”

"Convince him." The Pope thought for a while, "What should I use to convince him?"

"A state," said Louis XIV, "a state that rules Asia Minor or Greece or somewhere else. Alternatively, Constantinople could be owned by the Rakshasa after the war. You could represent the entire Catholic world. Promise them! As long as they can succeed, the entire Catholic world will support and recognize them!”

The Pope was surprised: "Your Majesty, you are so generous!"

"Generous?" Louis XIV smiled and said, "I am not the master of Constantinople, Asia Minor or Greece! And who can guarantee that they can take it there?"

It turned out that Louis XIV had known some of Fuquan and Sofia's plans for a long time. After all, the military advisers he sent were filled with Fuquan's Rakshasa mercenaries.

But planning is planning and execution is execution.The war between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire has been going on for some time now, but Fuquansky and Sofia still haven't made any move. Louis felt that they might retreat, so he wanted the Pope to come forward and give them a push.

As for Louis himself, he would not send a large number of troops to support Leopold if he could not obtain the throne of Shinra soon.But he did not believe that the Ottomans were capable of destroying the Holy Roman Empire. Their failure to attack Vienna for a long time already showed the problem.

The limit of Turks is in Vienna!Even if it is captured, it may be difficult to occupy it for a long time.

Therefore, it is a middle strategy to let the Rakshasa Kingdom take action to push back the Ottoman Turks and return everything to the state before the Ottoman Turks launched the war.
The Pope immediately understood what Louis was thinking and laughed: "Your Majesty, you are so wise!" He thought for a while and then said, "Your Majesty, I can draft a letter of guarantee and let Leopold and Hu Signed by An. Jose to ensure that the country that Fuzansky obtained from the territory of the Ottoman-Turkish Empire can have the support of the entire Catholic world!”

Louis XIV nodded: "That would be great."

"Your Majesty, would you like to sign your name too?"

"Me? I'll forget it," Louis shook his head and said, "There are many people who support him, and it doesn't matter if I am missing one."

Rakshasa Kingdom, Moscow.

When Chang Ning circled more than half of the earth and finally arrived in Moscow, where his second brother Fuquan lived, it was already the winter of 1684.

Since the Holy Roman Empire had lost a large number of troops in the previous battle for the Spanish Netherlands, it now did not have enough power to break the siege of Vienna.Of course, the Ottoman-Turkish Empire's ability to attack fortresses was really bad. Although Mohammed IV mobilized enough cannons to bombard them day and night, he still failed to capture the solid city of Vienna.

In desperation, the Sultan of the Ottoman-Turkish Empire could only resort to the oldest and most primitive siege method - long-term siege!
Although this method is old, it will always be useful as long as you persist.

As for Shinra, faced with the situation of Vienna being besieged and a large area of ​​land being ravaged, they were unable to come up with a solution for a while.Since the Kingdom of Spain was bankrupt, Juan Jose could not afford to hire soldiers for Leopold, and the previous war in the Spanish Netherlands caused heavy losses to the Habsburg dynasty and other Catholic princes!

So now the only things the Germans can count on are France, Big Bobo and Lao Maozi.
The majestic Germany has now reached such a state. It seems that the power of the Habsburg dynasty is really coming to an end.

As for Sofia and Fuquanski, before meeting Chang Ning, they had already sent several waves of envoys from Germany and Poland!

Emperor Leopold and King Jan Sobieski both knew that the Rakshasa State had a new army trained by 30000 Frenchmen and could also summon [-] to [-] Cossack cavalry, which was enough power to stab the Ottoman-Turkish Empire in the back. !
The conditions given by the Holy Roman Emperor and the Polish King were to carve up the Ottoman-Turkish territory in Europe. The right bank of Ukraine and the Black Sea coast, as well as the Crimean Peninsula, can be owned by Mao Xiong!
If Mao Xiong still has the energy to conquer more territory, they will admit it!

Of course, Maozi can also stab Poland now!

Therefore, envoys from the Ottoman-Turkish Empire also came to Moscow. The conditions they proposed were to cede the right bank of Ukraine in exchange for Rakshasa attacking the United Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania!
To be honest, the conditions on both sides seem to be quite sincere. In comparison, the Ottoman-Turkish Empire is more sincere.

However, the sincerity also means that the Ottoman-Turkish Empire is already in trouble.
Fuzansky and Sofia, on the other hand, have yet to make a decision.

Because the real bosses in this world - Louis of France and Li Zhongshan of Ming Dynasty have not taken sides yet!
At least one of these two big guys must nod before Fuzansky and Sofia dare to take action. Otherwise, they would rather wait until the situation becomes clear before taking action!

Just as the two couples were watching on the edge of the battlefield holding a big card that could change the course of European and Rakshasa history, Chang Ning, Bahai and hundreds of entourage finally passed through northern Germany and the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania. land, arrived in Moscow, the capital of the Rakshasa Kingdom, and also sent the "meaning" of Louis XIV to the Fozanskys!
"Second brother, third brother died after the Qing Dynasty. My sister-in-law was also captured by Li Zhongshan. The whereabouts of the Empress Dowager are also unknown."

"Lao Wu, don't cry. As long as we are still here, the Qing Dynasty will eventually recover."

"Yes, yes, if the Qing Dynasty is gone, it will be gone. The country is gone. Let's find a way to get another one!"

"Sister-in-law." Chang Ning glanced at his beloved sister-in-law, Sofia, who was broad-shouldered and round-waisted, with a sinewy face. She took a deep breath, then glanced at Fuquan sympathetically, and then took out the key "guarantee letter." "This is a letter of guarantee signed by the old man of the Roman Pope, Emperor Shenluo, and He Zhongtang of Spain. This letter of guarantee was written by the old man of the Pope himself in the Palace of Versailles!"

(End of this chapter)