The Rise of the European Emperor

In Barcelona, ​​Spain, the dusty Ferdinand II landed here with his cronies, and hurried to Toledo, the capital of the Kingdom of Castile, to attend his wife's funeral.

Ferdinand II got the news no later than Julius II. After all, Spain is his country. Ferdinand II was also surprised to learn of his wife's death. Of course, he was also prepared. After all, his wife's health was not good, he had already expected it.

However, the information from the country surprised him. Because someone actually painted his romantic oil paintings in Italy and sent them to the royal palace in Toledo. Moreover, according to the intelligence of his subordinates, those rumors seem to have spread from those nobles who are close to France...

As for the news that Princess Catherine was imprisoned in the Tower of London in London, Ferdinand II instantly thought of the first source of intelligence - Marin.

So, before returning to the country, Ferdinand II came to Rome by the way, with a gloomy face, he questioned Marin, and asked him if this information was spread from here.

However, Marin was prepared and told Ferdinand II innocently that this information was obtained by his men from Paris...

In this way, the French put the pot completely on their backs. Moreover, as an enemy, Ferdinand II would not send someone to France to question the matter. Because, even if he sent someone to ask, the French would not give him the real answer. After all, the two sides are mortal enemies.

Now, the whole of Spain is going crazy. It is the absurd deeds of Ferdinand II in Italy, which maddened Queen Isabella I. Even the parliament of the Kingdom of Castile is considering whether to abolish the co-rule of Ferdinand II in the Kingdom of Castile.

Because, seeing that Prince Juan is about to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Castile, and Isabella I seems to be mad at Ferdinand II, the parliament of the Kingdom of Castile is planning to Abolish Ferdinand II's influence on the Kingdom of Castile.

The plan of the Castilian Kingdom Council, like the original Netherlands Council, hoped to reject the wily Maximilian I's direct attack on the Netherlands by holding the young monarch (the handsome King Philip of the Netherlands) hostage. Take control. In Castile, it is the parliament of the Kingdom of Castile, hoping to get rid of Ferdinand II's control and influence on the kingdom by controlling Prince Juan who has no opinion...

This is also one of the reasons why Ferdinand II was a little furious. If there is evidence that Marin did it, maybe he has the heart to kill Marin.

However, before leaving Rome, Marin "kindly" gave a suggestion-to divert domestic conflicts by doing things...

How to do things? very simple,

Wasn't Princess Catherine imprisoned in the Tower of London by King Henry VII of England and abused?

At this time, Ferdinand II only thought that his daughter was in his early days and fought a lawsuit with England. In this way, the attention of the domestic people can be quickly diverted. After all, the tragic experience of a princess of a country is always easy to receive the general sympathy of the people.

As for his own oil painting of the chaos in Italy, as long as Ferdinand II insisted that it was fabricated by the French, and then arrested the two nobles who took the lead in spreading the news and forced them to confess their guilt, then it would be fine.

Moreover, the two nobles who were arrested must be not strong, and their will is not firm. Under torture to extract a confession, as long as the beating is a trick, it is even an explanation to the people.

With the scapegoat and the diversion with the English over the diplomatic dispute with Princess Catherine, the Parliament of the Kingdom of Castile will have no excuse to blame Ferdinand II. In this way, Ferdinand II can keep the co-government of the Kingdom of Castile. Moreover, his son will definitely support him.

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Marin suggested this, but he was not at ease. The core of this is to destroy the alliance between England and Spain. In this way, in the future against England, there will be no such powerful stumbling block as Spain.

If you change to a monarch with a long-term vision, such as the recently deceased Isabella I, he may choose to endure this sigh and continue to maintain this marriage alliance.

However, despite his talent, Ferdinand II was a short-sighted politician. For Ferdinand II, nothing was more important than authority. The reason why he pursued Isabella I was to be able to take charge of the Kingdom of Castile, not because of love. The reason why he valued Prince Juan was that Prince Juan was the heir to the Trastamara dynasty where Ferdinand II belonged. Once the other daughters succeeded to the throne, their descendants would become members of other families. Therefore, he valued his son Prince Juan very much.

For Ferdinand II, nothing was more important than authority. In the original history, after the death of Prince Juan, the mad woman Juana became the queen of the Kingdom of Castile. In order to control the authority of the Kingdom of Castile, Ferdinand II imprisoned Juana ruthlessly, and declared that Juana was crazy and did not have the ability to exercise the king's power. In fact, Juana, while a little insane, isn't completely insane. But in order to gain the authority of the Kingdom of Castile, Ferdinand II still imprisoned Juana mercilessly, making Juana completely mad... After all, if a good person is locked up for a long time, he may go mad, What's more, a woman with a bad mental state?

Therefore, as a ruthless politician, in order to keep his power, Ferdinand II accepted Marin's suggestion without hesitation, and felt that by making trouble with England, he would divert everyone's attention. At the same time, wash away the notoriety of mad at his wife...

For this reason, before leaving the Kingdom of Naples and Spain, Ferdinand II ruthlessly ordered the secret execution of several Italian beauties who had been in love with Ferdinand II before. In this way, without witnesses, the Council of the Kingdom of Castile cannot testify against his bad behavior...

Returning to Toledo, Ferdinand II first gained the support of his obedient son, Prince Juan. Then, in the name of the co-monarch of the Kingdom of Castile, he ordered the arrest of two pro-French but not powerful petty nobles, accused them of doing things for the French, and used oil paintings to slander the king. The two little nobles were powerless and powerless, and they took all their sins under their knees. Then, the two were hurriedly sent to the guillotine...

Then, in order to divert the attention of the people, Ferdinand II made a public statement with great fanfare, strongly condemning the imprisonment and abuse of Princess Catherine by King Henry VII of England, and publicly asked England to give an explanation...

This statement of Ferdinand II really attracted the attention of the whole of Spain. As for Ferdinand II's affair in Italy, it was covered up by this incident.

Because of Ferdinand II's public condemnation, everyone understood that the alliance between Spain and England had come to an end...

However, not many people in Spain feel pity. Because, during this period, Spain was a strong country and Britain was a weak country. Even with the loss of England as an ally, the Spaniards do not feel that there is much to lose. But on the UK side, after receiving the news, they were so anxious...)!!