But Godoy was too young and arranged his confidants in the court to satisfy the greed within the family, and unscrupulously gathered huge amounts of money. His methods of achieving high positions not only made the nobles jealous, but also made ordinary people angry (this is the reason why the devout Catholics never concentrate their anger on the king). Therefore, he did not get the sincere support of most people, and even within the liberal aristocrats he supported, there were still many opposition voices. "The guy who came out from under the woman's skirt" is the "kind" title of Prime Minister Dogodoy by Madrid people.

At this time, those in power in the Spanish Kingdom, who had been waiting outside the palace and portrait hall for a long time, were extremely worried. On the one hand, they were in a bad domestic political situation; on the other hand, they were in a piece of information they had just received.

The information is very simple. The conservative nobles in Spain actually planned an attempted murder against the French mountain general without the approval of the Prime Minister under the instigation of the British. All six Spanish spies involved in the assassination were arrested collectively. The news was that his confidant sent a special person to him from Paris, which was absolutely true and reliable. Godoy was extremely angry about the reckless actions of the conservative nobles, but except for anger, he had no other effective sanctions.

Godoy was a smart man. He knew that behind this conspiracy was the British who were provoking conflicts between the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic. As the prime minister of the kingdom, he had held secret talks with the special envoy sent by the French National Convention in Madrid at the end of December 1793, just after the Battle of Toulon, at the end of December 1793, he held secret talks with the special envoy sent by the French National Convention in Madrid and his official residence. The main topic of discussion between the two sides was to end the situation of the border between the two countries as soon as possible, and reached an undisclosed agreement in January this year. Unexpectedly, this agreement was discovered by the conservative nobles and the British, and was even more attempted to destroy it by the latter.

Prime Minister Godoy, who was angry, received even worse news this morning: the conservative nobles openly supported and assisted the rebellion of the French nobles in the Vendée region. He was helpless and had no choice but to seek the king's help, trying to get Carlos IV to preside over a cabinet meeting to persuade the conservative nobles in the name of the king to give up any provocations and conspiracy against France.

From 9:30 in the morning to leave from his own manor, enter the palace at 11 o'clock and wait outside the portrait hall. Prime Minister Godoy has been standing for three hours, but he has not been summoned by the king and the queen.

That was when the kingdom rulers were busy with their own private affairs. They called the famous court painter Goya to paint a collective portrait of Carlos IV's family. It was just two hours before the Prime Minister arrived at the palace.

There were 13 people in the hall in the portrait hall. Goya, the court painter in front of them, was working hard to paint. The arrogant nobles all tried to show their best condition. King Carlos IV's bloated body was like a turkey. Queen Maria Louisa tilted her neck and pretended to be serious. Because she was ugly and had a serious face, it seemed ridiculous. On both sides were their daughters, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and siblings. Some were straightened and their belly was bulging, while others were slutty. The king's sister Donna Hosef (the fifth person from the left) also looked really unsatisfactory. The king's brother Don Basqual was also very evil because of the vulgarity. Only a few children were a little more charming, the little prince Paulla, supported by the queen, and the little princess Isabel on the left.

(Note: "Carlos IV's Family 13", this painting was created by Goya, a master of romanticism and realism, famous in the European painting world, in 1800, and is now in the collection of the Prado Museum in Madrid. This book advances the history of the painting to 1794.)

Just as Goya was about to complete this classic work, the painter suddenly discovered that the king's family had 13 people, and 13 was an unlucky number in traditional Spanish concepts. In order to make up for this shortcoming, the royal family had to be ignored. The painter drew half of his body in the dark part of the back scene on the left side of the picture. It was this half body creation that made Prime Minister Godoy outside the door wait for another half hour.

It was almost 4 pm, and Prime Minister Godoy, who had been waiting for a long time, finally received a joint summon from the king and the queen.

The place where the two rulers of the Spanish dynasty met with their prime minister was still in the portrait hall, which was the queen who wanted to continue to appreciate her appearance. The paintings were being watched in the center of Queen Maria's hall, and the meeting between Carlos IV and Prime Minister Godoy was held at the long table beside her.

In the face of the conversation with His Majesty of the Kingdom, Prime Minister Godoy did not go round the bush as before but went straight to the point. Within 30 minutes, Godoy described in detail the fact that the conservative nobles privately sent people to assassinate General Andrew in France without the permission of the Kingdom and the Prime Minister, and publicly aided the Vondei rebellion. He said:

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Dear Your Majesty, you must immediately convene an emergency cabinet meeting to stop the illegal acts of the nobles. Once the situation continues to deteriorate, the angry French will surely launch a war against Spain, which will be an unforeseen catastrophe.

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Prime Minister Godoy explained it very detailedly and analyzed it very well, but it did not resonate with Carlos IV. The absent-minded king kept touching his not-so-outstanding slim head, cursing the guy in front of him was delaying his precious time for fun. He also had to convene an emergency cabinet meeting? Crazy, those endless arguments would waste much of his chance of having an affair with his mistresses.

Carlos IV, who looked bad but had a good temper, did not express his inner thoughts. After all, he trusted the young prime minister in front of him very much. After Godoy finished expressing all his words, the king tilted his head slightly and pretended to be cognitive and thinking. Just 5 seconds later, Carlos IV stood up and threw it to his prime minister, "This is indeed very important. The prime minister should consider it seriously first, and make a decision with His Majesty the Queen, and there is no need to inform me specifically." As soon as the words were finished, the king left his wife and the prime minister of the kingdom, immediately got up and walked out of the portrait hall, and ran to the back garden of the palace, because there were several beautiful women waiting for King Carlos IV to favor him.

Although the king's reaction was as expected, Godoy still felt very depressed. He hung his head and thought in a mess until a female voice, who was not very pleasant, interrupted her thoughts.

"Dear little lover, don't be so distressed. How many happy things are waiting for us to do!" At some point, Queen Maria walked over quietly, and in front of three or five eunuchs, she hugged her lover, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, and pressed Godoy's head with her exposed plump breasts, and stroked the other's back with her hands up and down.

The queen was covered with rich perfume, which was very pungent. Prime Minister Godoy, who was tightly suppressed by the woman's chest, almost suffocated. But he did not struggle, but just turned his nose slightly so that a trace of fresh air could be inhaled. During this process, Godoy also hugged the queen with his arms, although he was exposed to a large pile of fat meat full of fat.

When dealing with the issue of relations with France, if the king does not manage it, Queen Maria will be his only backer. Godoy clearly understood that the fat woman in front of him would be the last straw to save herself, and she was also the Kingdom of Spain. Prime Minister Godoy had always had an inexplicable fear in his heart. Countless times, he had seen the French blue legion crossing the Pyrenees, heading southward and heading towards Madrid. The one who led this army was General Andrew, who wanted to assassinate the conservative nobles. Unlike other nobles, Godoy did not hate the noble's son, yellow-skinned Satan, and was very interested. If it weren't for the different positions between countries, Godoy really wanted to invite Andrew, the French commander of his age, to visit Madrid, instead of leading the troops in his dream.

In extreme excitement, Queen Maria was also thinking about it, using her pig-like head to think about it. Because last night, the queen's cousin, also one of her lovers, Earl of Julian came to the palace to find her. On behalf of the conservative nobles, he asked the queen to support the rebellion in the Wande area of ​​France, and hoped that the queen could convince the prime minister and the nobles to "justice" measures. Queen Maria was very confused. Although she loved the handsome and elegant Godoy from the bottom of her heart, she could not offend her family.

Strength. What's more, the queen doesn't want to give up the whole forest for a tree. The queen, caught in the conflict, finally "wisely" chooses to help each other. The nobles go to the parliament if they want to help, and they go to the parliament to shout, pretending not to understand anything and ignore anything. In no time, everything will return to a calm situation. But she forgot her ignorance and ignorance. It is this mistake in the fence policy that led to an unprecedented disaster in the entire Spanish Kingdom.

Just as two lovers who were twice as old as they hugged each other, the eunuchs had already known and tactfully left the hall. It seemed that there were only Queen Maria and Prime Minister Godoy in the entire portrait hall. But behind the curtain of the front hall, a pair of evil eyes were staring at the couple who were openly affair. He was the brother of the Spanish king, Prince Basqual, an ambitious man who wanted to obtain the Spanish throne and rule.
Chapter completed!