Vol 7 Chapter 8: The door to the new world

Gonzalo de Cordova, the favored queen of Castile Isabella, is also evidence of her pride in her knowledge.
Many people may not know that the early Gonzalo was completely different from today, arrogant, combative, and rebellious. This is a common impression of all people who knew him when he was young.
If it were not a distinguished aristocratic family, and had some relatives with Queen Isabella, Gonzalo might have to spend so much time in the position of a low-ranking officer. If she survives by chance, at most she will hold a copy It's just a big salary.
After all, during the period when he participated in the war to regain the lost ground, Castilla did not lack a brave and impulsive but troublesome soldier like him. In the eyes of people, he is a tool for charging. As for the use of brains Fighting this kind of thing often has nothing to do with them.
Gonzalo was indeed the same at the beginning. His fighting style was tough and tough. Every posture made him look more like a leader. Such a person with good luck may be able to carry his wounds to the end of the war. However, most of them died on the battlefield in obscurity. No one but the family remembered them.
But Gonzalo is lucky, he is a noble, and is still a distant cousin of Isabella, which gives him enough opportunities to stand out, and Gonzalo ’s performance in the war did get the queen ’s Appreciation, so he stood out among many soldiers and was reused.
And Gonzalo did not live up to Queen Isabella ’s appreciation. When he realized that good luck started beckoning to him, Gonzalo did not get as proud as others, but immediately realized that his ability at that time was not capable of being queen. Assigned responsibilities.
Since then, Gonzalo began to learn knowledge. This was difficult to spell even before the age of 35. He began to read those boring history and poetry, and collected all kinds of war-related books left by his predecessors. He Absorbing knowledge insanely, and by virtue of years of experience gained on the battlefield and military talents, quickly transformed that knowledge into a force that can play a major role on the battlefield.
However, although Gonzalo ’s status changed, he was always the unruly one, whether in the court or in the barracks, he was so unscrupulous that many people could not bear his vulgar style, nor could he Accepting his rude manner, it can be said that if it were not for the Queen ’s near paranoid favor, even if he was once a hero who regained the lost ground war, he would eventually be inevitably ousted from the court because he offended too many people.
It is no exaggeration to say that if it was not the vision of Queen Isabella, Gonzalo's gold would always be just a stinky and hard stone.
So if someone would betray Isabella, others might be possible, but Gonzalo never did such a thing.
At least Queen Isabella would not believe that Gonzalo betrayed herself.
However, Maria in Aragon is only her daughter, she is not her mother, and she is not decisive for her mother, who can often continue to move towards the goal in the most difficult times, and in front of the various mists Use a clear and rational mind to make correct judgments.
She inherited some of her mother's almost stubborn and suspicious characters, but she didn't know how to use them. While using this stubbornness to maintain her fanatical faith, she stared at everyone around her with suspicious eyes, but she Obviously these features are not used in the right place.
It is because of this that she has asked Manuel I to form the Crusades to the Holy Land of Restoration more than once, and it is an out-of-date idea. There is also that she is always as enthusiastic about court conspiracy as her mother. I just stared at the people around her, and I never noticed whether there was a conspiracy against her outside the court.
When hearing Gonzalo ’s name now, Maria ’s first thought was whether there was any collusion between Gonzalo and Juana, although she immediately forced herself to get rid of this ridiculous idea, but also to Tiego Was skeptical of his intentions, but once this idea appeared, it would be difficult to completely erase it.
Maria's reason tells her that Gonzalo will not betray her mother, because it makes no sense, no matter the status or the honor of wealth, don't say that Juana can't give him now, even if she becomes a queen, It wo n’t be more than Isabella ’s, but it ’s just that it ’s certain that betrayal is not good for Gonzalo, not to mention that Maria can hardly imagine anyone who would like Gonzalo like her mother. .
The most important thing is that today, Juana has nothing, as long as people who are not confused at home know how stupid and unwise to put everything on her.
It ’s just that despite knowing this, the suspicious personality prevented Maria from completely eradicating that idea, and as time went on, she began to think cranky, as the brain hole grew bigger, an idea that had never been seen before. Suddenly got into her mind.
Juanna, will she use the throne as bait to lure Gonzalo?
What if she agreed to marry Gonzalo, and if she agreed to make Gonzalo the co-king of Castile? What about Gonzalo?
With this thought together, Maria couldn't sit still, and her thoughts began to run along the line that seemed unlikely but how to think and make sense, until she almost wrote to her mother immediately because she couldn't control her. A big conspiracy, this can withstand the urge to suppress the heart.
She kept telling herself to be cautious. After all, it was not someone else, but Gonzalo de Cordova, the mother ’s most trusted and beloved minister, so she accused a kingdom minister and general in this way before there was any evidence. , Is a very rash behavior.
It was just that, Queen Mary was insomnia that night.
Alexander had a good night's sleep, but he wrote a few letters before going to sleep. The recipients were his wife, sister and lover, but it was only his own heart that the ranking was divided.
Also insomnia is James Columbus.
He repeatedly looked at the nautical diary that was about to be turned over by him, trying to find out something that had been neglected by him before. He carefully pondered the records in the diary word by word, even some aspects of daily life. Not letting go of the little things, because I do n’t know why, James has a vague idea that maybe he may have some major discoveries that his predecessors, including his brother Christopher, did not notice.
James would pay such attention, also because of Alexander ’s reminder, that in the past few years, according to Alexander ’s instructions, the continuous exploration of new routes in the past few years not only made him earn a lot of money, but also broadened his horizons. The land called the Indies by his brother felt more and more magical, especially as Alexander said, the more inexplicable mysteries the further south, the extent of the land he explored so far He hasn't surpassed the area roughly described in the Columbus HNA Diary, but if he is exploring further south, as Alexander said, then he must be well prepared.
In the early morning, Alexander woke up with the whisper of his entourage. He had a dream at night, dreaming that he was going up and down on a non-stop rippling ship, in the distance was a thick cloud of thunder, and the sea seemed to be boiling. It seemed that he kept throwing huge waves from the bottom of the deep sea, throwing his boat into the air again and again and suddenly caught in the deep valley.
When he woke up, Alexander wiped the sweat on his forehead. Of course, he would not believe in the so-called omen, but this dream still made him feel a sense of relatives.
Iberia is different from other places. Whether in Italy or the Balkans, he is not fighting alone, but here he can only rely on himself. This dream seems to remind him that there will be a little difference here. There is no end to it.
The energetic Alexander quickly put into "work", as disclosed by Tiego before, he came to Iberia to review the sacred sites according to the Pope's decree, and according to the Vatican has always been quite sacred With a rigorous attitude, Alexander decided to visit the local archbishop of Lisbon first.
At this time, Lisbon was building the later prestigious cathedral, which was changed over and over again because of the strong support of the Queen Mary. The building scale is also getting bigger and bigger. The cathedral has to be 2 It was really completed after half a century, but it was also this cathedral that used one-fifth of the treasury ’s revenue as a fund, which seriously dragged down the development of Portugal, especially after almost two centuries. After the earthquake that razed the entire Lisbon to the ground, the once glorious Portuguese maritime empire has since fallen.
But no one can think of this now, and although Alexander knows it, he does n’t want to remind the Portuguese about the business. After all, it ’s 200 years later, and he does n’t think it ’s a bad thing either. Think carefully if you become With the coming King of Spain, he may still contribute to this matter.
The current Archbishop of Lisbon still resides in the Church of the Holy Angel, this is an old church in the center of Lisbon, the first church built in Lisbon after the conversion to God.
The current Archbishop of Lisbon is Archbishop John Brouzon, as the archbishop of the entire Portuguese kingdom. This bishop enjoys the same lofty status and great power as the bishops in other places, and because of the special history of Iberia The reason is that the atmosphere of faith here is much stronger than in other European countries, and the people ’s respect for the church is far from comparable to other places where the priests and bishops open all day.
Archbishop Bu Ruozong is a tall and fat man. He has a loud voice and full of breath. When preaching, he often recites those verses full of verses that represent God's threat to the world. The nickname is "God's Hound".
Archbishop obviously likes this nickname, and sometimes even calls himself this.
In Lisbon, the Archbishop of Broujo has a lofty status and received enough respect, which makes him very satisfied.
In the opinion of the Archbishop, the disturbances in the Vatican had nothing to do with him. Although some of the Vatican's dignitaries had revealed to him that he wanted to serve in the Holy See, the Archbishop refused altogether.
At the same time, he also admonished several of his good friends to stay away from the Vatican, and for the move of Alexander VI, who was the archbishop of Valencia, to the Vatican, the Archbishop of Buruzon once privately said to some friends: "That person will one day Will regret this decision, he will soon find that the Vatican is not a place where people can be happy. "
The arrival of Alexander made Archbishop Bu Ruozong a little surprised, and when he disclosed his intentions, the Archbishop was even more surprised.
The Vatican ’s cautious attitude toward the various sacred sites that Iberia frequently appears, the Archbishop naturally heard about it, especially because the Pope is from Valencia, so the news is naturally more.
Isabella ’s ambition is obvious, even if you are far from Castilla, you can also feel it deeply.
The Queen ’s archbishop expressed silence about the Queen ’s move. Although he also had a fanatical faith, the things that Isabella did made him somewhat suspicious.
So when Mary immediately began to imitate her mother's remarks in Portugal to promote the new holy place immediately after arriving in Portugal, the archbishop was always cautious because she worried that the Queen's mother and daughter's actions might cause Vatican dissatisfaction.
Now the sudden arrival of Alexander made the Archbishop feel anxious that the things he had been worried about before finally happened.
"Adult, I think you should know the purpose of my coming here, but Lisbon is not my real destination, in fact, I just passed by here."
"Of course, this is conceivable," the archbishop nodded intently. He guessed that Alexandria should have come for what happened in Castile. When speaking of the news of the series of so-called miracles, the total The bishop was very surprised. Although he had heard about Isabella ’s ambitions for a long time, he never thought that she would have such great ambitions, as if he wanted to turn Castile into a new Jerusalem. What do you think of Lisbon, do you think about the entire Lisbon diocese? "
Noting that the Archbishop seems to have deliberately emphasized the Archdiocese of Lisbon, Alexander smiled secretly. He knew that this should be the Archbishop's intention to remind him that the diocese and the Portuguese royal family were not exactly the same thing.
"The Vatican is very satisfied with the archdiocese. In fact, His Majesty the Pope expressed his respect for you in private before sending me," said Alexander to Archbishop Brouzon. He really did not say that It is true that Alexander VI mentioned the archbishop to Alexander personally, but the pope ’s original words were:
That ’s a very slippery person. For him, the Lisbon diocese is his kingdom. For this, he would rather give up the cardinal. Red hat. "
Alexander ’s visit was not long, but it was enough to attract the attention of interested people. When he just left the angel church, the queen ’s messenger arrived at the church. While inviting the archbishop to dinner, the queen did not forget to make people want to clothe Archbishop Ruo Zong revealed his wish that he could match the king with the Roman Duke of Tethys.
Regarding Maria ’s request, the archbishop met the past with a very vague perfunctory, because he still does not know what attitude the Vatican has towards what happened in Iberia, so the archbishop I feel that there is no need to rashly stand on either side at this time.
Bu Ruozong's attitude annoyed Maria, but she couldn't help it for another time, so she began to encourage her husband again.
Manuel I was not very interested in Alexander, but he was very interested in James. Before that, because he missed his relationship with Columbus, the powerful neighbor first discovered that the new route was annoyed and occupied him. This time, he has made up his mind that this time, even if he pays a certain price, he must quickly form a fleet to the Atlantic route.
According to Manuel I, if you can simultaneously control two routes from different directions to the east, then Portugal will undoubtedly have a huge advantage in this pioneering competition between maritime trade routes and colonies. Queen Sabella is more concerned about the route to the east through the Atlantic, and she has not paid enough attention to the new routes in Africa. If you can maintain control of the African routes at this time, you can send a fleet like Columbus. Through the Atlantic to the East, then Portugal will undoubtedly become the real winner in this maritime hegemony.
As this may cause the opposition of Queen Mary ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Manuel did not think it was very important.
To Manuel, Maria is a spoiled child. Her blind imitation of her mother has caused her a lot of trouble. Manuel even secretly hoped that Mary would provoke more. Bigger trouble is better, because then he can stand up and show her the power of being a king in the name of solving her problems, and also take the opportunity to let his queen converge a little.
So when Maria suggested to him that he should no longer treat each other in a vain manner, and simply invited the Duke to the palace, Manuel immediately accepted the queen's request without hesitation.
This made Mary very happy, and even gave a smile to one of the king's mistresses during the routine audience.
Queen's recent attendants visited Alexandria's residence again, but this time the visit was more grand than before, and he also solemnly wrote the name "Duke of Romagcia, Duchy of Romagna-Tuscany" on the invitation.
Looking at the solemn invitation, Alexander said to James, who seemed to be on the battlefield and ready to go to the battlefield: "The next step is whether to become a pioneer who opens the door to a new world, or a pirate who will always hide his tracks, it is up to you . "
Hearing this, James's bright red face instantly became excited.
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