I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 64 The past of the wizard Vesalius and a corner of the wizarding world (middle)

   "Mancini."

   "Yes, Your Majesty, Mancini," Vesalius said. "I was Marie Mancini's potions teacher, because my father also worked for the Mancini family."

   "As far as I know, the Vesalius is from Brussels."

"The Habsburg Netherlands, Your Majesty, the Vesalius family is a family of medicine. Jan Vesalius obtained a medical degree at the University of Parvi, and then a professorship at the University of Leuven. Vlad Vesalius was the imperial physician of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. His son Andris succeeded his great-grandfather and later became a personal attendant to Charles V. My great-grandfather is It's Andreas Vesalius you mentioned, he has three sons, the youngest is his posthumous son, my grandfather, my father is also his youngest son, he was killed when he was six years old. Found out that it was a wizard, but luckily we were in Italy at the time, and a wizard was willing to be his teacher and bring him into the inner world."

   "Then he is watching the world..."

   "Once he enters the inner world, he is a dead person to the outer world. Your Majesty, there is still a small place in the tomb of the Vesalius family, where a child who died is buried."

   "I see, go on, Vesalius."

"The wizard was a potion, and my father became his apprentice, and for that reason, and the talent he inherited from his bloodline, he was more successful than his teacher, so his teacher recommended him to Manche Ni family."

   "What kind of family is the Mancini?"

"In the world, Mancini is a very old family, dating back to the ancient Roman period, but before the fifth century AD, there were records of them in the world as well, but these records are rarely known." Speaking of this, Wei Surrey smiled eccentrically: "Of course, they were very prominent, and as far as I know, the daughters and sons of the Mancini family have more than once been the wives of priests or consuls, or close friends of powerful people. , Because this family has been beautiful for generations, but since Merlin's plan finally came to nothing, and the kings and emperors no longer recognized wizards and turned to God, the gap between the inner world and the outer world can no longer be bridged. Chiney's parents finally decided to move the family to the inner world and give up the outer world, and it is precisely because of this that they must ensure that their position in the inner world will not be shaken by some absurd legends - so they almost never mention the outer world. past.”

   "Do the people in the inner world hate the outer world?"

"Of course, Your Majesty," Vesalius said almost subconsciously, and then he realized that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly made up: "I mean, in the beginning, the world was filled with people who were almost unable to express themselves. Poor people living in the world, they either have a deformed appearance, or they can't control their power, they can be said to be... banished to the inner world, so they always have some too... too malicious thoughts."

   "Then even the Mancini family migrated to the inner world later."

   "From the fifth century AD, Your Majesty, Merlin was the last and biggest bet made by wizards and non-human beings. Unfortunately, he still failed. As you can see, the church began to expel and exterminate us."

   "Because you are fighting for power with the church."

   "It is inevitable," Vesalius said, "that the court is so small."

   "Then there are aboriginal people in the inner world, and since the fifth century, wizards began to migrate to the inner world." Louis said: "Then what happened to those extraordinary people?"

"They can be said to have the same ancestor as wizards," Vesalius said. "In the beginning, the church was not strict with wizards, no, they were not called wizards, they were priests, shamans or wizards. Witch doctors, and then some who were willing to convert to the Church became ascetic, paladin, and others who were not willing to bow to their former enemies became wizards."

Louis remembered that Bishop Mazarin had indeed mentioned to him that some of the people in the Inquisition were still stationed in the inner world. It seemed that, as Vesalius said, they were just two branches sticking out from a giant tree, and their roots still remained. Deeply rooted in another world.

   "Where is the world?"

   Vesalius showed a bitter smile: "It was a good place."

   "Very good place..." said the king.

"Originally," Vesalius repeated, "but then, you know, too many wizards and inhumans came out there, too many, and the water, the food, even the place to live, became tense. Up, there have been several wars between the aborigines and immigrants, but those huge families have an absolute advantage in every aspect, so..." He skipped some details, but the king could think of it with his toes. The war of resources has always been the most cruel and despicable: "Later, the inner world barely reached a balance, but you also know that, after a thousand years, Your Majesty, the constantly multiplying population has caused great pressure on the inner world - from me From my father's time, some people thought that alien wizards or non-human creatures should be restricted from entering the inner world."

   "Where is the world. I mean, is it somewhere out of reach of mortals, another world, or just out of sight and discovery by mortals?"

   Vesalius hesitated visibly: "They are real."

"That is to say, they still belong to this world," said the king as if to himself. "I know there are wizards in many places, and they are not in the same place, are they? Because Mary would say, she is Italian."

"Yes, it is."

   "Isn't there a king or an emperor," the king thought for a while, then said, "Have you ever questioned this?"

   Vesalius felt that he seemed to have grasped the king's thoughts: "But that is their domain," he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, like your princes and dukes."

The king smiled at Vesalius, a smile that made Vesalius chill for unknown reasons: "But my prince and duke will serve and fight for me," he said softly: "Wizards can help me What to do?" He clapped his hands lightly: "By the way, there is not even a French wizard by my side, are they all dead?"

Of course not, Vesalius said to himself, he had met French wizards, but they were more arrogant than their Italian counterparts, and the king should have known that too, for his great-grandmother was Catherine of the Medici , she once called the famous wizard Nostradamus and asked him about the future of her seven children. Nostradamus had indeed seen their future at that time, but in order not to offend the noble woman , he can only vaguely say that all three of your sons can become kings, which is true, but unfortunately they died without leaving any descendants, and the throne of France eventually fell into the hands of King Henry of Navarre, and also It was Henry IV, Louis' grandfather, who married Catherine's daughter.

It is said that when Nostradamus was on a tour of Sarang with the then Queen Catherine Medici, he saw a young man in the Queen's entourage, so he boldly stepped forward and asked the young man to let him see what was on the other side. A mole, which Nostradamus had bribed the boy's attendant, although he was displeasedly rejected by the latter, saw the mole, and he said, this is the future king of France, and at that time, Mary . The two sons of the Queen Medici are still alive, which can be said to be a great disrespect and threat to the queen, the two kings after that, and the third king, but he did it anyway, so you can see Out, his respect for the king and queen, if any, is not too much.

The French wizards Vesalius encountered were even more swaying. They disdain to play for the young king under the sleeves of the cardinal, but a few were interested in the Prince of Condé or the Duke of Gaston. It's hard to say whether Vesalius' impression of the Kings was affected by them.

   Vesalius couldn't help sighing, he was really worried that the wizards of France would really "die" if they continued to be so arrogant.

The more you get along with this young king, the more terrifying you can feel him—there are not many brutal or brave kings in history, but his master has a quality that many rulers lack, that is, in this world, almost There is nothing that can limit him, on the contrary, he feels that everything should be within his limits, not out of his control.

   "Go on," said Louis, "is there a king in the world?"

   "No, but there are parliaments and courts."

   "A republic?"

"Roman."

   "Oh, political giants." Or the elector, several big families take turns ruling each other, restraining each other.

   "Do all people depend on them?"

   "Mostly, except for the priests and monks."

   "You mean the roots of the Inquisition?" said the king: "How did they hold on, in a place surrounded by enemies?"

   "Not all of them are enemies," Vesalius said: "In fact, there are very few wizards killed by the referee. The most they deal with are vampires and werewolves, and in the inner world, werewolves and vampires are also enemies of wizards."

The king raised his head and made a list of pyramids in his mind. Now it is clear that the lords of the inner world are at the top, then the officials (he can guess this without asking Vesalius), and then the commoners, Beneath the commoners are ordinary werewolves and vampires (he doesn't think wizards treat those powerful beings equally), then the natives, who, as Vesalius said, may be the monsters and goblins of legend.

He didn't know where the end of the blood of the wizards came from. For the wizards, they were the descendants of gods and humans, but the church always believed that they were the evil seed of devils and humans, just like Merlin has always had several origins But it doesn't matter, the king can roughly outline the state of the wizarding world - worse than the surface world, fighting with each other, hating each other, fortresses in small territories, civilians precarious, and their rulers may not be able to day by day. Pillow.

   (end of this chapter)