Vol 7 Chapter 255: Uliu's highlight moment (part 1)

A long-horned goat struggling to jump down towards the steep slope, the two hooves in front firmly clung to a small piece of flat ground, and the two hooves in the back kept climbing up vigorously until finally struggling to stand up.
Seeing this, the shepherd standing behind finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Goats are very crowded animals and have very strict obedience.
The small is actually not that steep and difficult to navigate, but because it is the first time to come here to graze and graze, the head sheep is much more cautious.
According to goats’ habits, if the first sheep fails to climb the slope, the other sheep will not.
The place where the sheep are now standing is a raised at the foot of the mountain. Looking down from here, you can see the vast low plains of the Alsazu Valley and the faint shadows of the gradually rising mountains going further away.
This is the southern foot of the Pyrenees. The Pyrenees, which traverses the entire kingdom of Navarre from east to west, occupies nearly one-third of the land of Navarre. Therefore, the entire kingdom of Navarre is also covered by the Pyrenees. The mountain range is divided into two parts.
When the Kingdom of Navarre was at its peak, the territory once reached the border with the northernmost territory of the Moors who occupied the Iberian Peninsula. At that time, the Kingdom of Navarre did not even go into exile at all, and had almost no place to stay. Castile is in sight.
It is a pity that this glory did not last long. With the rapid decline of Navarre and the rise of Castile again, the strong and weak positions of the two sides not only quickly exchanged and changed, but later they have reached the point of being completely unmatched.
Especially in the last few decades, as several kings of the Navarre Kingdom came from the blood of the Aragonese royal family, Navarre has gradually become a vassal of Aragon.
Because of this, in order to get rid of the control of Aragon, the current Queen Aragon of Aragon, regardless of the opposition of many pro-Aragonese nobles in the country, married the French nobleman Jean Albre, hoping to get help from the French.
It's just that Akalina is a little naive in thinking.
She soon discovered that the French who she had given her hopes were actually equally unkind to her kingdom. Although her husband, Jean Albre, was single-minded to her, the influence and persecution from France and Aragon made their couple face There is a double pressure.
The shepherd looked into the valley below the and saw a faint cloud of smoke rising from the hillside.
It's just that although it doesn't look far away, it takes a long time to get out of the valley.
The shepherd knew that it might have been a Frenchman from the Pyrenees side.
During this time, many French troops and transport teams crossed the Pyrenees. Because this section of the mountainous terrain is relatively flat and the roads are easy to follow, most of those teams will pass here and enter Upper Aragon.
When it was almost noon, the shepherds began to drive the sheep down the mountain. Although they won't go down so quickly, the weather on the mountain in this season is not very sure.
Especially in the afternoon, the temperature in such a high place tends to drop quickly. This change from cold to hot is obviously very bad for the lambs, so experienced shepherds will take it with them during the hottest time at noon. The sheep find a place to escape the summer heat and start to rush back almost in the afternoon.
The shepherd saw that the seemingly dangling team was already out of the valley. They were now slowly advancing along the mountain road not far from the foot of the mountain. It was estimated that they could almost enter the Alsasu Valley in the afternoon.
Although still far away, only the smoke raised by the team can be seen, but it can be seen that the size of this team is not small, and the shepherd can't help laughing "Oh" when he looks at it.
For the locals, they don't really care who rules Navarre, they just want to know if they will increase taxes if they change their owners.
The team slowly moved forward from the foot of the mountain along the rugged mountain road. From time to time, some of the team sighed, and they felt incredible that they could climb such a majestic peak.
Uliwu followed the team, and he was also grateful that he had passed the mountain safely.
Uliu originally planned to return to Rome Thesia, but his chance encounter with Charlene made him change his mind.
Louis XII decided to take Milan at this time, obviously seeing a good time now.
Maximian might be in trouble, and this gave the King a rare opportunity.
Uliu grasped that this pair of masters was obviously also a good opportunity.
Although Barendi seemed to be supporting the Principality alone, but because Alexander's capable men were by her side, her situation was not that bad.
On the contrary, it was Alexander. Although there was Ruosha, the Sicilians were not his own subordinates after all. Uliu felt that some people around the master were alone.
More importantly, Uliu felt that it was finally time for him to show off.
Before repeatedly hitting a wall in Iberia made him somewhat doubt whether he had become a bit stupid, but then the smooth wind in the French court allowed him to regain the feeling that he used to be popular everywhere.
In addition, Uliu was keenly aware that as the situation changed, the situation in Iberia should also be undergoing great changes. At this time, he was a little worried that Ferdinand might do terrible things.
Uliu felt that no one was more suitable to protect the master than himself, because he could always guess exactly what conspiracy the enemy would use, just as he would think of those conspiracies.
Only those who are good at using conspiracies can deal with those who have the same methods.
Uliu felt that other people were obviously incapable of this task, so he decided to change his route, not returning to Rometesia for the time being, but going to Castile.
And the reason why he didn't choose to go by sea was because he didn't know where Alexander is now, and secondly, he had other plans.
His destination, in fact, was Vallitod.
For a long time, Uliu has always prided himself on being the master's sharp knife in the dark. He once followed the Jews. Although he could not find the triple crown they stole, he still discovered many of their secrets.
He also went to Milan alone, and then kidnapped Da Vinci, who was regarded as a treasure by the master.
These are all proud works. As for the messenger of the master in Rome, he circulated among the nobles and won the benefits for Alexander time and time again. For him, it is not so worth showing off.
But in Iberia, he suffered a lot, especially with regard to Isabella’s illness. Uliu’s failure to discover what happened in the Castilian court in time made Alexander almost almost Missed opportunities.
Uliu felt that there was nothing more annoying to him than this. He told himself that he had to get up wherever he fell, otherwise he might lose the courage to face powerful enemies.
In fact, even though he was quite active in the French court during this period, even the Moors themselves could perceive that he was a little too cautious compared to the past, even when Louis XII told him that he decided to send troops. , He just breathed a sigh of relief, instead of trying to figure out whether he would take the opportunity to entice the French and Austrians to pinch.
Uliu knew that this was because he had not escaped the shadow of the previous setbacks, so he did not dare to make extravagances. If it were the past, he would never be satisfied only to promote an alliance with the French, but would probably still The French pushed into the pit.
From east to west, the Pyrenees starts from the Mediterranean Sea and ends on the Atlantic coast. The entire mountain range is rugged, with dangerous peaks and deep valleys endless.
The Portesund Pass is a high mountain valley in the middle of the Pyrenees.
This stretch of hundreds of miles of mountains is the highest in the entire Pyrenees, and several peaks are covered with snow and clouds all year round.
You can enter the Alsazu Valley shortly after exiting the Portsson Pass. A big river called Garonne originated in the Pyrenees and flows southward through the Alsazu Valley along the mountain.
Uliu followed a French caravan.
Since Louis XII sent troops to Navarre, many French saw the opportunity.
They negotiated terms with the French aristocrats on the expedition, and then signed a contract with the army on the expedition and became the French army's caravan.
There will be so many businessmen who travel far away and even take great risks to transport materials for the French army. Of course, it is not because of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. In fact, they value more of the tax relief benefits that they can get from the king. There is also business with Upper Navarra.
Because of Aragon’s control of Upper Navarre for many years, French merchants did not get any benefits in Upper Navarre, which also led to the lack of development of French merchants here.
Now that the French army has finally sent troops to Navarre, the bold businessmen can no longer hold back them, and even if they take risks, they have to grab a place in front of others.
Although the terrain is mountainous and the traffic is inconvenient, the rivers still play a big role.
Uliu is an inconspicuous young man in this caravan composed of dozens of businessmen, but because of his cleverness, he is very popular with the caravan leaders.
So after arriving in the Alsazu Valley, they did not send him away like the other temporary hires, but after obtaining his consent, they took him on the boat from the pier on the Garonne and along the river. All the way to the southwest.
And two days later, he arrived in Pamplona, ​​the capital of the Kingdom of Navarra.
Like many cities in Iberia with a long history, Pamplona not only retains many ancient Roman buildings, but even the palace has a vaguely Roman style.
The Pamplona Palace in history has experienced a big fire, and it was a disaster that almost burned the entire palace to ashes.
Even less than 30 years ago, an earthquake caused great damage to this palace.
Therefore, the husband of Queen Eleanor of Navarre, the Duke of Gaston of France, proposed to rebuild the palace.
It’s just that no one thought that this repair would have been repaired for 30 years without being completely completed.
In fact, if Alexander were here, he would tell the Moors who were standing opposite the palace that the owner of this palace was destined not to see the day when the palace was completely completed, because after more than ten years, Navarre would be destroyed by France. Spain is divided into two.
The owner of this palace will have to leave his hometown and never return here.
Uliu is now standing not too far away from the palace and looking at the building. It’s just that the Moors didn’t come to visit the palace because they were idle, but because he heard that there was one from Vallitod. The team of messengers came to Pamplona by coincidence the day before.
The sudden appearance of the messenger at this time aroused the curiosity of the Moors. He felt that no matter what Ferdinand sent to do, the fact that the messenger of Vallitod appeared in Pamplona was enough in itself to attract attention.
So he came to the vicinity of the palace when no one was paying attention, ready to inquire about the Castilian messenger.
What surprised him was that no one seemed to know the intention of the envoy of Castile, and what people were discussing more now was the prince the queen had just given birth.
Unanswered, Uliu decided to take a risk. He returned to the caravan's residence, secretly took out some of the goods that the French prepared to trade with the locals, and then swaggered towards the palace.
When he saw the guard standing at the gate of the palace from a distance, Uliu took a deep breath.
"It's going to be a good show, Uliu." He told himself.
Since the arrival of the Castilian envoy, the relaxed atmosphere in the palace of Navarre has disappeared.
Because in this small palace, there are envoys from two hostile countries.
The French king Louis XII sent Charlene as the French general who invaded Castile together with the Navarreans, which in itself was not very kind.
This is clear to both Charlene who was ordered to take the opportunity to infiltrate Navarre or the Queen of Navarre, Akalina.
Although the husband is a cousin of Louis XII, UU read www.uukanshu.com, but Akalina certainly does not naively think that the French will send troops to help Navarre get rid of Castile. Threat, but now she really has no other way.
Compared with the threat from Ferdinand, the French have not shown their fangs at least until now.
In addition to Charlene, Louis XII also sent another general he had recently appreciated, de Condé from central France, as the deputy commander of the French army.
Now that Charlene returned to France, General Condé became the supreme commander of the French army in Navarre.
What Queen Akarina didn't expect was that Ferdinand suddenly sent his messenger.
In this way, the atmosphere in the Palace of Navarre becomes subtle.
Uliu, who walked all the way through the small square in front of the palace, quickly attracted the attention of the guards.
When they raised their weapons slightly and pointed at him, before the guards could speak, Uliu had already said in a very solemn tone: "Go to report, there is an envoy from a foreign country who wants to see Her Majesty the Queen."