I Am Louis XIV

The residual manuscript of Corneille found was hidden in a portrait. After the restoration of the manuscript, cultural relics restoration experts analyzed and studied this painting of the same age. Many people paid attention to it, but a young man was curious and sent the portrait into an X-ray analyzer, which can analyze the portrait and combine it into high-definition three-dimensional image data. The resolution of the scanned image can be as fine as 10 microns, which is equivalent to one-tenth of the diameter of a human hair. People once used this instrument to analyze the draft of the famous "Mona Lisa", and this portrait is no exception. Something startling happens, and beneath the thick, scribbled paint, there's an eerie scene.

The true original appearance of the portrait was not opened to the public until three months later, but it was hastily put away only after being on display for 72 hours, because many viewers, after seeing the portrait, expressed nausea, irritability and Unbearable itching, some people said that after seeing this painting, he just wanted to yell, curse, hurt himself or others, and the reason why this portrait was hastily taken down was because a depressed patient was staring at After staring at it for eight hours, when the exhibition hall was about to close, facing the staff who came to urge him, while laughing, he drew out his gun, pointed it at his chin in front of the other party's eyes, and buckled it. Pull the trigger.

Needless to say how frightened this poor and innocent staff member was. Later, the cleaning staff had to see a psychiatrist for several months, because the skull of the suicide victim flew to the ceiling, and the blood stains were even worse. It was splashed all over the place, but "miraculously" there was no trace left on the portrait, but according to the follow-up trace tracking experts, there should be a lot of blood on this portrait, but the left Parts of the blank seem to have been wiped—or rather, completely absorbed by the portrait.

This matter occupied the local newspapers for about a week before it slowly cooled down. Of course, there are people who say anything, especially on the Internet. The legend of the "Devil's Pen" spread like wildfire, but those People who like to use these heresy and anecdotes to gain attention probably did not expect that they really guessed right this time - a team of "experts" traveled thousands of miles from the Vatican to Rouen, France, and when the leader saw this portrait, He called out the name of Hieronymus Bosch, "I remember four hundred years ago," the priest in black said grimly, "The works of Hieronymus Bosch are in the forbidden It's on the list."

The mayor of Rouen is a little embarrassed. Rouen was one of the most prosperous and richest cities in Europe in the seventeenth century, but these are all things of the past—after the era of the Sun King, people only know Paris , Versailles, Orleans, and even Brittany, Marseille, Brussels and Toulouse were all before Rouen, and the only thing that can be remembered in Rouen is history-those majestic buildings, gorgeous artworks, ancient humanities ...It is the most self-confident and important thing in Rouen, but there is one embarrassing thing, that is, the sun king Louis XIV, who, like his personal coat of arms, has illuminated the whole of France for nearly a hundred years, and the afterglow has even shone ever since There are not many traces left in Rouen. It must be said that there is something related to this majesty. It may be Pierre Corneille of Rouen. He was attached to Bishop Richelieu in his early years. Later, because of his youthful vigor, he created "The Cid", which aroused Richelieu's resentment. Although he finally succumbed, the oppression of an artist's creative nature by the power almost destroyed him. Rouen, for seven years, achieved nothing, but because he was chosen by Bishop Mazarin as the lawyer to execute the will, he was noticed by the young Louis XIV, so he got a chance.

At the time of the Battle of Flanders, Corneille was allowed to accompany the army, and he witnessed the entire battle at the side of the king-from Charleroi, to Lille, to Brussels, to Liege, to Luxembourg, and finally back to France. When he arrived in Paris, under the king's attention and connivance, the muse returned to the old playwright again. He seemed to want to recover the seven years spent in Rouen in vain. , the duration and scale of which are far above that of "The Cid", there are a total of seven wonderful dramas, such as "Augustus", "Three Wise Kings", "Saints" and so on, not to mention, He also cooperated with Molière and Lully, who were later favored by the king, and they created countless plays, although these outstanding works were later criticized by John Racine as flattering works...

But the problem is that this hero who is regarded as a breaker of the trinity, although he was born in Rouen, after his death, with the king's permission, he was allowed to be buried in Notre Dame de Paris, with Lully on his left and Lully on his right. It was Molière, opposite Racine, his sworn enemy.

Rouen can only renovate the master's childhood mansion to attract tourists in the name of his former residence, but these are absolutely incomparable with the Corneille Museum in Paris. Whenever this matter is mentioned, the mayor of Rouen can't help but Heartbroken——Corneille went to Paris, and it was fine to stay in Paris, but after he got the favor of Louis XIV, he actually moved all his family and important things (manuscripts and notes) to Paris and stayed in Rouge. There are only some clumsy furniture, and even Corneille's favorite desk is missing-the desk in Corneille's former residence was later filled by a desk from the late seventeenth century that they bought themselves.

Therefore, when they repaired Gao Naiyi's former residence this time, and then accidentally found Gao Naiyi's secret incomplete manuscript and the drawing board with the manuscript in the sandwich wall, they originally wanted to use this to promote it . . . there is nothing more curious than the undiscovered side of a dead celebrity, and as they expected, people flocked to see the manuscript and the portrait—“The manuscript?” The mayor is still there When I was secretly sad, I couldn't help being surprised: "That is not the work of Hieromenes Bosch!"

The priest in black just glanced at him.

The mayor of Rouen was heartbroken. Although Corneille's description of another war in Brussels in that incomplete manuscript was simply ridiculous, there is no doubt about the writing style of this master. The atmosphere at that time, the scene and the description of the characters were vivid, as if they were right in front of them. If a ghost drama was named as the title, the audience would still be full of people-although it was analyzed by a psychologist, this record was probably the same After the playwright witnessed the scene of incomparable cruelty to a literati, he wrote it under sorrow, fear and great mental pressure, just as people often use the past to describe the present, these monsters and devils are just the embodiment of war.

"But these manuscripts have been sorted out..." It's no secret that they have been published on the Internet, the mayor fought hard.

The head priest in black gave him a reproachful look. Fortunately, in the modern age where information is more developed and people's imaginations are more unrestrained, these plots that were simply unimaginable to people at the time were not very surprising. People laughed. It turned out that the master Corneille hundreds of years ago was also a fan of fantasy works...

The mayor's resistance is of course useless. In fact, even the prime minister of France is probably useless, unless their king, the descendants of the Sun King, are willing to condescend to this—Louis XIV once besieged Rome three times, and fought against the Vatican. It even ran through his entire life. It is amazing that after Louis XIV, the relationship between France and the Vatican has become more gentle and close.

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Corneille's manuscript and Bosch's panels were soon sent to the Vatican.

"Finally found it," Eralius III said calmly, "Go and call the Cardinal, and we will lift the curse tonight."

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At eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, there was no one in St. Peter's Square, and the heavy doors of the cathedral had already been closed. The Sistine Chapel, this sacred hall, had nearly 300 popes elected here—— But it is still brightly lit. Some tourists can't help but want to approach when they see the colorful windows, but they are kindly but firmly persuaded by the Swiss guards in striped uniforms and black priests-but before that, there are also popes. Residents of Rome were not surprised that secret private Masses were held here.

It’s just that if they can walk into the chapel, they will definitely be surprised, because at least half of the cardinals in red are here, and they are also the most important half of the Roman Church. Fortunately, after the Sun King... Eralio III withdrew his distant thoughts and returned his gaze to the drawing board.

This drawing board is one of the triptychs, the last one, which belongs to the right wing of the end and the title. Before it, there are two more, which have been carefully kept by the church, and there are many secrets that cannot be revealed to outsiders. In that way, these two drawing boards have not passed through the hands of mortals from the time they were put away to the time they were taken out—it is said that the one who took them away was none other than Elario...

The priest in black held up the two drawing boards and came before the pope and the cardinal, which was also the altar. They were erected and put together, as if aware of the return of his companions. The figures, animals and even trees on the drawing boards were even All the rays of light danced in ecstasy, distorted lines, crazy smiles, evil movements and gestures - if there is a mortal in front of it at this time, the first time it sees it, it will completely go crazy, and The pope and the cardinals began to pray softly—the priest in black followed immediately.

They have lifted many curses, and some curses are more intense and vicious than this curse, but they are no more difficult to deal with than this curse. It is the last work of Hieromenes Bosch, and the evil spirit is attached to it—— There is nothing more terrifying than a polluted sanctity—this is why many dark wizards will deliberately hold the mass in an evil and wrong way...Jeromenis Bosch once almost became a priest, in this regard , he is a leader.

Saint-Denis and his entourage on the screen laughed at them, their heads fell off the drawing board, rolled down to the Pope's feet, and the brown filth stained the holy white robe.

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This is exactly what Corneille saw four hundred years ago, and he blinked in astonishment—the king had read his records before, and admired its detail and rigor, so he held them in St. Michael's Basilica. The old playwright was also honored to accompany the Mass. Of course, he was not qualified to stand behind the king, not even in the first few rows, but he was satisfied. After the mass, the king held the candle , walked in the front of the procession, followed by others, Corneille stood, watched the king respectfully, and before starting to leave, he glanced at the icon of Saint Bernie like a ghost...

A sharp cry made everyone stop, and the king turned around: "What's going on?"

Immediately someone ran over to question the daring fool, and Corneille's back was cold—the cold sweat from the horror almost soaked his linen shirt, and he was about to tell what he saw, but the frustration and pain he had experienced made him stop in time. Back to his senses, "Sorry," he said, "a scorpion crawled over my foot."

"May God bless him." The king said after listening to the report. Since the king no longer pursued it, no one would blame and punish Corneille. After Bishop Seliu rejected him, Corneille experienced many such things and was able to bear it completely. In other words, his attention was almost entirely on the horrible scene he saw just now.

He saw the heads of Saint-Denis and the two attendants fall from their hands, and Saint-Denis's head rolled far away on the smooth marble floor, like a dog following the king. Well, the brown, black and white stains left a cloudy and filthy trail on the gray floor of the church, and the heads of the two attendants, one following the Vicomte de Turenne by the king's side, the other following Captain Vauban.

But after Corneille screamed out, the strange scene he saw disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the heads of Saint-Denis and his entourage were also held in their hands. The expression, no matter how you look at it, is weird.

Corneille almost ran out of the church as if escaping. When he left the church, he couldn't help but look back. Maybe this was indeed his hallucination? He was old after all, but how real was the illusion! While he was drawing the sign of the cross, he looked at the statue of the saint still visible through the wide-open door, and the stained window at the end—the devil had bewitched his heart, but how could a devil enter the church? And it's still St. Michael and St. Denis, they are the patron saints of France, they should bless France and bless the king.

Then the only possibility is that his heart is not devout enough.

Corneille thought this way, maybe the scorching sun outside the church gave him courage, he watched the two attendants move the saint's drawing board out of the church, "Where will they be placed?" he asked.

Although Corneille was only a lawyer and playwright, because of the king's tolerance for him, the two attendants politely replied: "Put it back in the warehouse, sir."

"Oh," said Corneille, "that would be wonderful."

It's late today, and I will add a thousand words to make up for the chapter tonight.