Vol 7 Chapter 185: Descent

Ferdinand summoned Elliott after the good news that Andalusia once again had a great victory.
Gonzalo's model army immediately launched an attack in the direction of Seville after re-entering the battlefield. After winning several consecutive battles, Gonzalo seized the opportunity to surround the rebels' second occupation in Andalusia in one fell swoop. The stronghold of Cordoba city.
This city, with a similar pronunciation to Gonzalo ’s surname, was the gateway to Seville, and the southern noble coalition forces invested a lot of troops in Cordoba in the hope of stopping Gonzalo ’s offensive.
The two sides launched a fierce battle under the city of Cordoba. The large phalanx of Gonzalo displayed amazing power in this battle. He relied on a well-trained army to make the phalanx become a little crushed the enemy. The powdered flesh grinding plate, with the powerful combat power of the exemplary army, Gonzalo under the city of Cordoba also wiped out the last courage of the noble coalition.
The coalition forces eventually had to give up the city of Cordoba. They crossed the Gwadar River and built a sparse coastal defense line on the south bank of the river to fight Gonzalo, but people with common sense also knew that only by virtue of that It is almost impossible to block Gonzalo with a defense line full of loopholes.
This victory made the Castilians rejoice inexplicably, and also made the court of Bariariduod, which has been in a trough since Isabella's crash, a little bit lively.
And Ferdinand chose to summon the Sicilian messengers at such a time, in order to slightly dampen the opponent's energy through this victory.
In any case, the Aragon was indeed at a disadvantage in the Sicilian War. After the expeditionary force of 6,000 people was almost completely annihilated, the Aragon fleet also failed to escape to Aragon in vain. How could it not be concealed? The fact of a failed expedition.
So at this time, in order to be able to contain the other party's arrogance, a new victory is needed to let those Sicilians know that they are dealing with it and it is still a powerful country.
It was just Ferdinand's idea, but this time it was somewhat defeated.
The Castilians are obviously not interested in Aragon.
Regarding Russa ’s announcement of the reunification of the two Sicilies, Ferdinand decided not to deny the negotiation completely with the Sicilian at the same time. He made this decision because of a small trick, Ferdinand hopes that he can still rely on tribute Salo's great reputation and the previous record of his expedition to Italy threatened the Sicilians, so they must be convinced that he is still loyal and reuses Gonzalo.
So he had to write an open letter to Gonzalo again in recognition of his bravery and loyalty. In the letter, Ferdinand even mentioned with Gonzalo in a negotiated tone that perhaps the Santiago Knights should be re-established.
Gonzalo was the head of the Knights of Santiago that Isabella's lifetime confined. It's just that for a long time this position has become more of an honorary title, and now Ferdinand has suddenly proposed to rebuild the Knights of Santiago, and also offered to bear All the related expenses have made many people see that the king still trusts Gonzalo very much.
Once the contents of this open letter were made public, the rumor that Gonzalo might have been conspiracy that had been circulating everywhere in Bariaridod calmed down, and people felt that there was no better explanation for the king and Gonzalo than this. The proof that Junjun Chen got, although this news sounds a bit false.
Now Elliott is much more mature than before, so Ruosha will hand over the mission to him, and he knows that the mission is actually more than the other party in some things. In fact, no one on both sides believes that a negotiation or a treaty can solve the problem of attribution in the message.
The reunification of the two Sicily is actually what both sides want to see, but the only difference is that they want the unifier to be themselves, which is destined to be impossible for the two sides to shake hands and peace, only one of them is completely defeated and even destroyed Only then will the Sicilian issue be finally resolved.
When he saw Elliott, Ferdinand had just signed a document. The afterglow in the corner of his eyes looked at the retreat who took the document, and Ferdinand looked back to the Sicilian messenger who was walking from the main entrance.
Elliott also saw an entourage passing by behind a group of ministers. Of course, he would not know that the entourage took the order that Ferdinand had just signed to levy 1503 taxes in advance. After some fierce debate, the nobles of Aragon agreed to Ferdinand's order for early taxation, and then someone hurriedly sent the decision to Valladolid for signature by the king in order to take effect.
The previous failure caused uproar in the Kingdom of Aragon. In addition to the fall of Sicily, the most unacceptable thing for the Aragonese was the loss caused by the frustration of the fleet in the Mediterranean. It was precisely because this Aragonese nobleman almost agreed to Ferdinand Tax the idea of ​​rebuilding the fleet ahead of time.
When Elliott submitted Russa ’s book to Ferdinand, he could clearly feel the indifference of those Castilians, but this indifference seemed to be more unconcerned than pure hostility.
Like the Aragonese, the Castilla fleet was also challenged and frustrated by the Portuguese on the Atlantic Ocean. Although the loss of the Castilla fleet was not large, the Portuguese won the Azov. The control of the Isles challenged Castile ’s dominance in the new colony, which is what the Castillas are concerned about.
Therefore, many Castiles will naturally be indifferent to the troubles that may be involved in Aragon, and they are even a bit vigilant.
Although the storm that occurred on the day of Isabella ’s Requiem Mass has gradually subsided, the rift between Castile and Aragon has become irreparable, even after repeated efforts by Ferdinand, The separation and contradiction between the court and the civilians have become very obvious, especially when Ferdinand decided to negotiate with the Portuguese, many Castilians could not help but worry that Ferdinand may solve the Sicilian problem, And sacrifice the interests of Castile.
Therefore, the arrival of Elliott naturally aroused the attention and vigilance of the Castilians. In particular, Ferdinand South Vietnam showed an undoubted attitude towards the Sicilian issue. The more they worried that the king might want to retake Sicily. Give up Castile's right.
The content of the Lao Sha State Book has long been known to the Castilians. The Castilians do not care about the various conditions between them and the Aragonese. However, such as the opening of the Strait of Gibraltar and The conditions of the coastal port city have been strongly opposed by the Castilians. They ca n’t even wait for Ferdinand ’s formal summons. As early as Elliott arrived in Bariaridot and visited them, The Sicilian messenger launched a time and again debate. Although the debates did not yield any useful results, the Castilian nobles shared a common understanding that Ferdinand was never allowed to use it. Selling the interests of Castile in exchange for a compromise or any concession with the Sicilian.
Therefore, as soon as Elliot ’s national credential was handed out, it immediately caused a great uproar in Valladolid. Some people even publicly expressed to Elliot at the party that he was not hostile to him, but For "the reason that no one betrayed Castile should be tolerated, so the Sicilians must not be given any advantage."
Ferdinand was once again in a trouble for him that there was no room for explanation at all, because no one believed that he actually did not want to betray Castilla in exchange for Aragon ’s respite in the Sicilian War The opportunity, even he sent Don Marcos Byrne to Lisbon to negotiate with the Portuguese, has become his "criminal evidence."
While Ferdinand was in trouble, as far away as Lisbon, another big show involving countless people was being staged.
On February 28, 1502, 12 Portuguese archbishops, headed by the Bishop of Lisbon, came to the Santa Maria Convent.
The Dean of the Nuns, who had already received the news, took her nuns to welcome the 12 Archbishops. Then, accompanied by the Abbey, the Archbishops came outside the room of the former Queen Maria.
Because the room was so small, the monastery could only accompany the Archbishop Du and several former Archbishops into the room, while the others waited in the corridor.
Maria is already waiting for them.
When she saw her, the bishops were surprised to find that the Aragonese princess, who was about to be officially deprived of the queen ’s crown and title, was calm and calm. She seemed to have no idea what she was about to face, even if the bishop announced Portugal to her When the church made the decision, Maria always listened to her sentence quietly and seriously.
Only when he heard the accusation of "cruel and mercilessly killed the innocent Prince Miguel", Maria raised her head slightly and looked at the group in front of him with a look like an idiot. The bishops, then she lowered her head again and smoothed the folds on the skirt seriously.
The Bishop of Du can only helplessly continue to read it. The crimes of this article are actually read a lot. It even makes people wonder how Maria has been able to commit so many times in such a short period of time since becoming a queen. Offense.
But obviously no one went into these things. The people in the room just looked at the poor queen with complicated eyes.
"... In view of the above unforgivable crimes, we believe that being a queen is not enough to assume such a distinguished identity ..."
The Bishop still had some hard time reading the long sentence, and suddenly, Mary interrupted him for the first time.
"Who sent my father to Lisbon?"
Mary's words made the bishop stunned. He couldn't help but cast suspicious glances at the dean next to him.
Seeing the suspicious look of the bishop, the monastery immediately lowered his head in panic and explained: "Please forgive the lord, but I can swear to you that no one has ever said to the queen that Castilla has sent a messenger."
"Don't ask her," Maria looked at the monastery with a slightly contemptuous look. "Do you think I would be so stupid as my parents' daughter, I know you want to drive me off the queen's throne Then make room for that Juana, but we all know it is not easy, so tell me what happened? "
Speaking of this, Mary suddenly thought of something that looked at the Bishop with some incredible eyes and asked: "Did he really win, did Manuel win the war with Castile?"
"Accurately speaking, naval warfare, Your Majesty," the Bishops put some helpless letters down. "This is the last time I call you this. The Portuguese fleet defeated the Castilians at sea. For this, your father King Ferdinand had to send Don Marcos Byrne to Lisbon to negotiate. One of the conditions of the negotiation was that you must give up the title of Queen of Portugal. "
Maria ’s face changed, this was the first time she showed panic, she seemed to want to catch a step forward, but when the Bishop instinctively stepped back, she stopped again, with difficulty Looking confidently at Bishop Du: "Wait a minute, are you going to tell me that Don Mark Rothbane was under my father's order to negotiate with you and exchange my crown for peace with Portugal?"
The Archbishops looked at the few Archbishops standing silently, and then he nodded to Maria a little helplessly: "Your Majesty, although this sounds helpless or even cruel, but this is indeed your father King Ferdinand ’s attitude is obviously that he thinks that the latter is more important in comparing your position with the interests of the Kingdom of Castile.

"This is impossible!"
Maria was excited, and the reason she was able to remain calm until just a short while ago was to know that she was always the agent of Castile and Aragon in Portugal. Her identity was not only the queen of Portugal, but also the Portuguese and the two. A bridge between powerful neighbors, or simply a shield, without her "protector", then Portugal will definitely face threats from powerful neighbors.
So even though Manuel was housed in the monastery on absurd charges, she never panicked, even after Juana came to tell her the bad news of her mother ’s death, and then ridiculed her fiercely. Mary still believes that she will eventually go out of this monastery.
At that time, she will revenge Juana in the cruelest way.
But now Mary was afraid, she didn't know why her father would give up, or betrayed her.
Even though she heard that the Castilian fleet had suffered a failure at sea, she still did not believe that Ferdinand would choose to make a concession because it meant that it would completely lose its influence on Portugal.
Especially if Manuel and Juana get married, Castilla will have a hostile neighbor since then, and as far as she knows, the French seem to have always been interested in blending into the Iberian Peninsula .
So even if Juana told her that she had officially signed a marriage contract with Manuel, Maria always believed that as long as Castilla and Aragon behind her firmly expressed their support for him, then Manuel I dare not take that crucial step so quickly.
But now, Mary is not sure.
"It's a pity, Your Majesty, that's the fact, so let's end this as soon as possible, which is good for all of us."
The Bishop finally felt a little helpless after he raised his verdict again, and began to read it as above, but he could see that Mary could not hear what she said at the back, even when the bishop finally turned towards When she made a symbolic gesture of taking off the crown above her head, she just shivered and fell to the ground.
In St. John ’s Castle, Juana sat quietly in the room and waited. If it were n’t for her little finger tapping lightly on the handrail from time to time, it would not reveal that her heart was actually very unsteady at this time. .
Suddenly there were footsteps from far and near in the hallway outside. Juana moved and seemed to want to stand up, but then forced herself to sit up, but she seemed to betray her stiff and straight back, but still betrayed her. Especially when she saw the door open and Manuel walked in from the outside, Juana could no longer restrain her excitement and nervousness, and by the opportunity of standing up to salute, she hurried forward two steps with a pair of eyes The slightly wrinkled eyes stared tightly at Manuel as if waiting to be pronounced.
Manuel smiled at Juana, his face also covered in excitement.
"Everything is over," Manuel took Juana's hand and kissed it. "All I have to do now is prepare a truly grand wedding for you."
Juana ’s breath seemed to stop suddenly at this moment, and her face was slightly pale, because it was too excited to hold her breath, and then she told herself to try to calm down as much as possible, but the more and more rapid breathing let She could no longer control herself.
Finally, Juana groaned, holding her face in her hands, groaning without knowing whether it was laughter or crying.
"I have ordered the deportation of Mary from Portugal, and according to the order she must leave Lisbon within three days," Manuel said to Juana. "Then we can prepare for our wedding."
Juana nodded silently, and then she suddenly remembered something to Manuel and said, "Where is that Don Macrosbine, I want to see him."
When Don Mark Lose Byrne saw Juana, she had completely calmed down, and looking at one of Isabella's most trusted cronies in her lifetime, Juana seemed to think about how to treat him first, and then to him Reach out.
Don Marcos Byrne bowed deeply and then kissed Juana's fingertips respectfully. At this time, he looked like a cautious courtier just like standing in front of Isabella.
Juana looked at him carefully and said after a while: "I have to admit that your choice was beyond my expectations."
"His Royal Highness, I am a Castilian. I am loyal to the Queen because she is the Queen of Castile, and I will not be loyal to a King of Aragon."
"Another Juana is also a Castilian ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Juana seems to inadvertently remind him.
A strange expression appeared on the Treasury official's face. He looked at Juana and said carefully, "Your Highness, don't you know what the Queen's daughter looks like?"
Seeing that Juana was clearly in her chest, the treasurer shrugged her shoulders: "I can accept that she is Ferdinand's daughter, but I can't accept a puppet who is completely mad, which would completely ruin Casti Leah. "
"So you chose us," Juana smiled, and she took a letter from a box beside her and handed it to the treasurer. "I believe you will not regret your choice. Now I think I can introduce you to you. My younger brother. "
Don Makrosbane's mouth slightly opened, and at this moment he felt his heart beating fiercely.
"Alexander Juliant Gumbre, Duke of Thesia, is my brother, and he has another name," Juana said softly. "He is Gior Modillo Astamara, my father. Rick's biological son. "
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