King of German Mercenaries

Chapter 145: Gambling

Marin didn't wait long, as Prince John (Prince Juan) contracted a cold and developed a fever on his way back to Spain after attending Princess Isabella's wedding.

As a result, the team escorting the prince and Princess Margaret who accompanied the prince accelerated and entered the territory of Spain. Because the prince's team did not bring a doctor. So, the prince was not well treated halfway through. However, the sick prince could not drive on horseback, but could only drive in a carriage, which was not fast. After arriving in Salamanca, a major town in western Spain, Princess Margaret stopped immediately and started looking for a doctor there.

However, there are no good doctors in Salamanca. The doctor with the two knives found by Princess Margaret chose to bleed the prince...

The local doctor with two knives believes that the prince is young and angered, and he needs some blood to reduce the fire...

Then, the poor prince was drained of some blood and became even weaker...

Marin's men got the news shortly after the prince's party arrived in Salamanca. So Marin sought to go to the Governor's Palace in Salamanca, where the prince was staying, to treat the prince.

However, the local governor did not believe that Marin was a foreigner at all, and even suspected that Marin had come to assassinate the crown prince. So Marin was kicked out and almost beaten...

Malin is extremely depressed, I am here to save the young master of your family. It's good for you to stop me, doesn't this want your young master to die?

However, he couldn't force his way in. Because, at this time, there are hundreds of people guarding the Governor's Palace in Salamanca, and many of them are still the guards of the elite crown prince.

Seeing that the prince's condition is getting worse and worse, Marin is also very worried that he will not be able to catch up with the time to treat the prince.

A few days later, the prince became very ill, with a long-term high fever and a constant cough. In a panic, Princess Margaret sent someone to Toledo to report to Ferdinand II and Isabella I that the prince was critically ill. Surprised, Ferdinand II and Isabella II rushed from Toledo to Salamanca...

After thinking about it for several days, Marin finally came up with a way to enter the Governor's Palace. It would be foolish to look for the local governor. Because this Spaniard doesn't trust foreigners.

However, Princess Margaret, who is accompanying the prince, is the princess of the Holy Roman Empire! Marin happened to be Princess Margaret's father's red club thug, and the princess must have heard of him. So, Marin is going to change the route of the princess...

Marin learned that when the prince was seriously ill, the princess often went to the local church to pray, praying that the prince would get better. So, one morning, after Princess Margaret went to the local church to pray, Marin shouted loudly in German outside the church gate:

"Baron Marin von Hoffmann of the Holy Roman Empire, please see Her Royal Highness!"

Princess Margaret, who had just left the house, paused, then looked over, and Marin hurriedly saluted...

"Marin von Hoffmann?" Of course Princess Margaret had heard this name. It was this young boy who defeated the King of France and made a fortune from his father to solve the financial crisis of the Habsburg family.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Where's your identity certificate?" The maid who was married beside the princess came over and asked.

Malin hurriedly took out his certificate, the maid looked at it, and there was no problem, so she nodded to the princess. Then, after handing the one-handed sword to the princess' guard, Marin came to the princess.

Facing the princess, Marin saluted again.

"Forget it, Baron Marin, why did you come to Spain?" Princess Margaret asked curiously.

In fact, Princess Margaret is very curious about Marin, the teenage hero. If it wasn't for her husband's illness, the princess might leave Marin and ask hundreds of thousands of why...

After all, the princess is only a 17-year-old young girl.

"His Royal Highness, I originally came to the Iberian Peninsula to travel. You know, I am very young and have little knowledge, so I came out to travel and have a lot of knowledge..."

"Oh, so it is. Baron Marin, if it's normal, this princess may treat you well, but unfortunately, this princess' husband is ill now, so he is not in the mood to entertain you, I hope you can understand..."

"This minister understands, by the way, Your Royal Highness, I also learned some medical skills from my teacher at the beginning. Although it is not too sophisticated, it is not bad. The tactics used to defeat the French king at the time were actually learned from my teacher, the great master. Sage Einstein..."

"Really?" Princess Margaret raised her head in surprise...

Princess Margaret admired Marin's ability to defeat the 8,000 strong knights of the French at a small price. Marin gave this example, in fact, to prove from the side that his medical skills are okay. Sure enough, the princess is interested...

"Of course!" Marin raised his chest and pretended to be very proud.

"Okay, I'll take you over to see His Royal Highness." Princess Margaret gritted her teeth and decided to fight again.

Anyway, Prince John seems to be dying. Perhaps, Marin has a special treatment. As miraculous as he did on the Italian battlefield...

Moreover, Margaret was not wary of Marin, an upstart loyal to the Habsburg family. Because of the upstarts like Marin, Margaret had long heard of them, and they were collectively boycotted by traditional aristocrats and hated by France, so they could only rely on the Habsburg family. Therefore, the possibility of Marin harming her is not high.

Of course, for the sake of safety, after bringing Marin into the Governor's Palace, Margaret took out several edicts written by his father and the imperial documents that Marin gave him as proof of identity. After there was no problem, he brought Marin into the backyard of the Governor's Palace, where Prince John was recuperating...

Before meeting Prince John, Marin took out a mask and put it on to prevent himself from contracting any virus...

Then, he saw the prince who seemed to be in high fever. The prince seemed to have a high fever, and his face was red. On the side, a skinny Spanish quack doctor, was pulling out a knife, as if planning to bled the prince. His reason is also very simple - the prince's face is so red, it is obviously congested, let's put some blood, it will be healthier...

"Stop it!" Marin was angry, Nima's, he was so ill and still bleeding, didn't he want the prince to die early? Marin can be sure that the original Prince John died young, this quack doctor who can only bleed, at least half of the responsibility...

Unfortunately, Marin shouted in Latin, and the quack doctor was just a commoner who didn't understand Latin, so he was still ready to use the knife. Marin got angry and kicked the quack doctor away with a kick.

"Baron Marin, who are you?" Margaret was also stunned. Some of the guards even drew their knives to prevent Marin from committing violence.

"Is this quack doctor trying to kill the prince? He's so ill and bleeding!"

"This... I don't understand... It seems that many doctors do this..."

"Yes, yes, the prince's face is so red, it must be congested, and it is right to let some blood!" At this time, the quack doctor calmed down and said in Spanish.

Marin laughed angrily after listening to the translation. Nima, your face is red and you are about to bleed? What a bullshit theory. He stepped forward and touched the prince's forehead - oh my god, it's so hot!

It was obvious that he had a high fever. If the fever doesn't go away, people can easily die...

So Marin explained to the princess that the prince had a high fever at this time. Seeing that the prince was coughing from time to time, Marin asked the princess when the prince started coughing, and if he had such symptoms before...

The princess thought for a while and replied that she didn't have this symptom before, but it only appeared after returning from Lisbon-Marin is completely relieved now, the bronchial inflammation caused by the cold is not a big deal...

But at this time, Ferdinand II and Isabella I arrived, and brought the court doctor...

When Ferdinand II saw his son lying on the hospital bed, he burst into tears, rushed over and hugged his son in his arms. Of all the children, Ferdinand II loved this son the most and had the greatest expectations for him. Because, Prince John is the only male heir to the Trastamara family of the Aragonese royal family. If the son dies and the daughter succeeds, the daughter's descendants will no longer be members of the Trastamara family.

And precisely, Ferdinand II was a person with a heavy family concept. Therefore, he especially valued Prince John, the only surviving son. As for the daughter, Ferdinand II did not look down on it. In history, after the mad woman Juana succeeded to the throne of Castile, Ferdinand II used Juana in cold blood to gain control of the Castile kingdom. But for the son of Prince John, Ferdinand II hurt to the core.

Conversely, Queen Isabella I of Castile did not take Prince John that seriously. For a woman like her, daughters and sons are actually similar. Even if her son died, she still had several daughters.

Even, in order to be afraid of being infected with a serious disease, Queen Isabella I did not go to the bedside, but just sent a court doctor to check...

As for Marin, who originally wanted to start the treatment, the guards who blamed the two kings stopped him and watched...

After examining them together, the Castilian court doctor came to the conclusion that lung disease...

He saw that the prince couldn't stop coughing, even though he was in a coma, he was still coughing, so he gave the conclusion that lung disease was a universal disease...

What is certain is that the prince coughs, and there must be some lesions in his lungs. Anyway, that's definitely true. As for what kind of lung disease it is, sorry, I need to observe...

As for the medicine prescribed by the court doctor, Marin was angry - Nima turned out to be a crow...

In fact, for a long time, Caviar was regarded as a kind of magic medicine by European doctors. No matter what kind of disease, it was always right to prescribe a Crow...

In fact, one piece of crow does have some benefits for the prince, such as it can relieve cough and diarrhea. The prince didn't have diarrhea, but he had a cough, which didn't help at all.

But the key problem is that the prince is now running a high fever. If the fever does not subside, the prince will be finished sooner or later...

In modern times, if you have a high fever, you must first take a fever-reducing injection. Then there is the cure for colds. Otherwise, the high fever can be fatal for a long time.

To this end, Marin loudly dissented in Latin:

"The high fever of His Royal Highness should be relieved first, otherwise, it will be dangerous!"

"Who are you?" Ferdinand II, who was holding his son, asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, I am Marin von Hoffmann, Baron Wadden from the Holy Roman Empire!" Marin hurriedly saluted.

"Marin Hoffman? That kid who defeated Charles VIII?" Ferdinand II had also heard of Marin. After all, beating a French king to the point of losing his armor and armor is indeed enough to be famous all over the world.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Why are you here?"

"Your Majesty, I came to Iberia to travel. After passing here, I happened to hear that our princess is here, so I came to visit. Moreover, I learned some medical skills with my teacher, the Sage Einstein. By the way. By the way, I learned the tactics of defeating the French king and the main force of the Frisian army from my teacher..."

In order to gain trust, Marin madly brushes the signboard of Einstein...

"Defeat the main force of the Frisian army? I heard that you brought 3,000 Swiss to fight. The Swiss are already strong in combat, so it is not unusual to defeat the Frisian, right?" Ferdinand II was a diligent monarch , concerned with intelligence across Europe. He also heard about that battle, but not in detail.

"However, with less than 100 casualties, the army led by the ministers completely defeated the main force of Frisian. Moreover, the fighting time was also very short..."

"Well, there are still two strokes. But, what does this have to do with medical skills? Don't you agree with the opinion of the court doctor?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the court doctor's treatment can only relieve cough, and it will not help the prince's high fever."

"High fever?" At this time, Europeans have no concept of fever. For fever, just think that the disease is in the body, or that bloodletting is needed.

"Well, it means that the head is very hot. Your Majesty doesn't believe you, touch it, His Royal Highness's forehead is very hot!"

Ferdinand II reached out and touched it, and it was really hot...

"A high fever is very serious, and it can be fatal in severe cases. The imperial doctor's method is only to relieve the cough, but it cannot reduce the fever..."

"Do you have a way to reduce the fever? As far as I know, in general, there is no solution to this situation, right?"

"Under normal circumstances, there is no solution, but I have a way to get rid of the fever first. Even, I can cure your Highness's disease with medicine. Because, my teacher, happened to have seen a magical method in the east that can cure this disease. …”

"Are you sure?" Ferdinand II hesitated. But he also knew that for his son's high fever, the imperial physician really had nothing to do.

"Very sure!"

"What if it fails?"

"Your Majesty, if you delay your Highness, your life may be in danger. Even if you are rescued, your brain may be burned out and you will become a fool..."

"so serious?"

"Of course, according to the point of view of ordinary doctors, His Royal Highness has basically been cured. If you don't believe me, ask the palace doctor, he is not sure that he can be cured now."

Ferdinand II looked at the court doctor and asked. The court doctor blushed, but finally nodded, agreeing with Marin.

Ferdinand II began to struggle, he did not trust the young Marin. However, he had no other choice. Otherwise, his only son might die. And his daughter-in-law doesn't seem to be pregnant yet...

"If you put the prince to death, at the risk of offending His Majesty the Emperor, I will also punish you!"

"But what if the minister succeeds?"

"Tell me, what do you want?"

"America... oh no, it's a wild continent, the right to 10 colonies!"

"Colonial point?"

"Well, it's the kind of small colony that first occupies a wharf and then extends a certain distance inland."

"Little Colony? How big is it?"

"How big can it be? The minister is only a small baron, and there are not many people in his hands. Even if he occupies a colonial point, the territory that can be expanded is not large..." Marin deliberately fooled Ferdinand II. However, he was right. For now, Marin does not have much population in his hands.

Ferdinand II thought for a while and replied:

"Ten colonies are too many, so let's say five. As long as you have the ability, you can expand outwards at this point, as long as you have enough manpower!" Ferdinand II didn't know Marin's means, and later decided for him. The casual words paid a huge price. Who is Marin, from China in the 21st century, which is the most exploitative of loopholes...

"You have no jokes?"

"I will sign the document now, but if you destroy the prince, and if you want 5 colonies, I will imprison you for five years! How dare you sign the document?"

"Sign it and sign it!" Marin was more confident at this time, so he had the courage. Moreover, today is October 1st, and there are still 3 days before the prince in history will die. Now that it has been proved that it is not a lung disease, it is just a cold and a fever, Marin is very sure.

Then, a parchment was unfolded, and Marin and Ferdinand II signed the book of gambling…

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