Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

Ruosha pursed her lips and looked at a man standing not far away. Her face was not very good, and her mood was even worse than the look on her face.

"Then, the nobles of Vallitod are very active now, aren't they?"

Hearing the queen's question, the man immediately bowed and replied: "Yes, your majesty, those nobles are sending some women to the Duke all day long. It is said that many people are paying to bribe the Duke's food officer for this."

As he said, the man shrugged slightly and said disapprovingly: "But it is said that the food officer himself seems to have made this idea, so most of those women have not been able to appear next to the Duke."

"Oh, that Don Banderas?" Ruosa asked unconsciously, and when she saw the man nodding, she asked again, "What else is there besides these?"

"The Duke..." The man just said something, and then he seemed to realize that he had made a mistake and he had to change his words quickly and said, "I mean, the Regent seems to be sending his wife to Castile."

Ruosha's expression changed slightly. She put her hand on the arm of the chair and moved slightly, but in the end she didn't stand up. After thinking about it, she waved her hand to signal the person to retreat.

"Those Castilians are really barbarians, and they still use this clumsy trick. Do they think that using a woman can impress my brother?"

Ruosa walked to the wall and picked up a finely crafted musket placed on the shelf, and said casually while fiddling with it.

The barrel and the silver sheath on the grip of this gun gleamed dazzlingly in the sun. The finely crafted silver hammer and medicine pool make the gun look more like a work of art than a tool for killing. .

What satisfies Ruosha most is that this musket is equipped with a very sophisticated half-moon-shaped bite on the hammer for the first time, which reduces the number of errors that may be caused by the failure of the spring to be reset.

"But your Majesty, the regent is a man." The maid on the side reminded in a low voice.

Ruosha's hand paused, and then the waitress heard a sharp "click" of hammers.

On the first day, the Sicilian army had just crossed the Guadalupe Mountains, which was considered the dividing line between the upper and lower parts of Castile.

While passing by the famous Monastery of Guadalupe, Ruosa paid a visit to the dean of the monastery.

Although the master dean showed no enthusiasm, and could even be called cold, but in the end they silently accepted the Queen of Sicily's request to enter the monastery to pray.

Ruosa didn't stay in the Guadalupe Monastery for a long time, and then she hurriedly followed the troops that had mostly crossed the mountains to move north.

This made the abbot somewhat relieved, after all, if the queen insisted on staying in the monastery for one day, he really couldn't tell.

The Monastery of Guadalupe is a very secluded place. Although it is regarded as the main point of the north-south boundary of Castile, because the monastery has been retreating from the world for many years, it is not very lively despite its reputation.

But this does not mean that the people in the monastery are really ignorant.

Various rumors from the Vatican have actually been circulated. The fate of Alexander VI has now become a hot topic that has attracted the attention of countless people.

Although the Sicilian army was not with the Pope, everyone knew that Alexander VI was in the camp behind the Sicilian army at the time of the battle in Seville. He even publicly prayed for the Sicilian army before the war.

Therefore, for the abbot, receiving the Queen of Sicily certainly made him unhappy as a Castilian, but imagine that if he was misunderstood to take refuge in the pope, his life would be even more difficult.

No one thinks that Alexander VI has a chance to make a comeback again, after all, he has been driven out of the Vatican, and the old Rovere is now in the Vatican.

It can be said that in addition to his son's failure to become the Duke of Milan, he has been a little upset. The old Rovere can now say that he has great power and everything goes well. The only thing missing is a formal coronation ceremony.

At this moment, the abbot of Guadalupe is certainly not willing to wade through the muddy waters. Like most people, at least until the situation is unknown, he cannot jump out and announce who is on his side.

Crossing the Guadalupe Mountains means officially entering the north of Castile. At the same time, it can be clearly felt that although there is only one mountain range, there are obvious differences between the folks and the nobles.

At least in the attitude towards the Sicilians, Ruosha was keenly aware of a stronger indifference and even hostility.

This made her more cautious, and while ordering the troops to be more vigilant, she also sent someone to quickly send a letter to Valaritod.

But what Ruosa didn't expect was that just after her people left, the people sent by the Moors to deliver the letters came to the door.

Uliu sent a secret letter to Ruosha before he left Valaritod. In the letter, he reported to Rusha in detail about the affairs of the court of Valaritod. Especially those nobles who wanted to give women to their masters, they received his special attention.

So even though it is still far away from Valaritod, Ruosha almost knows who is trying to give her brother the idea of ​​stuffing a woman in the harem.

The Moor's secret letter was sent very early, but the result was that when Alexander's messenger arrived later, Rusha's originally annoyed mood suddenly improved a lot after looking at the content of the letter.

"Your Majesty, maybe you should really consider getting married."

The waitress who was watching the maid combing her hair for the queen looked at Ruosha who was reading the letter and said carefully. Seeing Ruosha's expression on her face, she turned her head and looked over. The maid nodded respectfully.

Ruosha waved away the maid who was about to continue to give her a lot of flowers. Although her expression was calm but faintly majestic, she fixed on the maid’s face, and then asked after a while: "Tell my madam, Who made you tell me this?"

"Your Majesty," the maid said helplessly. "Almost all the nobles want you to get married again as soon as possible, and each of them has good candidates waiting for you to choose. Several of them have status and status. It is worthy of you."

Ruosha nodded slowly. She knew that this was destined to come. She must have an heir, otherwise, if there is any accident, a queen without descendants will cause more trouble than a king.

Just married a man?

Just thinking about this idea makes Ruosha feel a little unacceptable.

Ruosha took the ivory comb left by the maid and carefully combed her blonde hair as if she had been bathed in sunlight. She knew that Yang Lisheng liked her hair color very much, and Alexander couldn't help herself when the two were alone together. Stroking her hair.

"I will not marry any man."

Ruosha said that she looked at the stunned maid. She knew that the maid must have been instructed by others to raise this to her, but she was not angry. These court maids were originally noble ladies with noble status. , So they naturally represent a large group of people.

But because of this, Ruosa felt it necessary to tell the nobles who tried to influence her on this matter through the mouth of the maid.

"Madam, who do you think is suitable for my husband?"

The waitress was stunned, her mind flashed instinctively past the marriage partners that the nobles had chosen for the queen, but then she suddenly became sober and immediately realized the true intention of the queen to ask.

"But Your Majesty..."

The maid stammered a bit, but when she originally wanted to say something, she saw the queen's calm but expressionless face, somehow she panicked and couldn't say anymore.

"Madam, you forgot. I have a husband." Ruosa looked calm and did not show any anger at all, but the waitress became more vaguely disturbed. "My husband is Alfred Astamara. , I am his queen and heir, and in the future my children will inherit this surname."

The fan that the waitress was holding, which was originally used as a decoration, lightly jumped in her hand, and then immediately bowed slightly in agreement.

"I will be the most effective monarch in Sicily, and where are the people who can sit on the throne with me?"

The waitress noticed that Ruo Sha used the name of a woman when she called herself king, but was more similar to the name of a man, which made her vaguely aware of something while she was surprised.

"Madam, I want you to tell those people this is my answer," Ruosha's expression gradually faded. Although she did not only wear a loose and casual inner robe at this time, the changes in her manners made the waitress in her heart. Uneasy "I am their queen. I know what they want. I will guarantee that everything will be as they wish, but I will not allow them to influence my marriage."

The maid silently bowed her head and bowed to salute. At this moment, she suddenly felt that in this already very cool season, her clothes had been soaked with sweat.

Seeing the maid leaving, Ruosa slowly stood up. She walked to the table and took out the letter that Alexander had just sent to her from a box. Then she picked up the Moorish secret letter and looked at it. After a long time, Ruosha walked to the window and looked at the people walking back and forth in the courtyard outside, gradually revealing a trace of indifference in her expression.

A large brig slowly marched up the Tagus River.

There was no flag flying on this ship. A lot of cargo piled up on the ship indicated that it was a merchant ship, and the people coming and going on the ship seemed to prove it.

After supplementing with enough water and vegetables, the boat never made it to the shore again. It went all the way up the river and speeded up after entering a tributary called Ramata, except that it had to stop temporarily at night. Staying overnight, set sail as soon as the sky lights up, cutting the waves all the way, and driving forward.

An ordinary middle-aged man stands on the deck. This man looks like a merchant who arrives here, whether he is dressed or he is talking and behaving. He is indeed the owner of the ship, a man who is said to be on the coast from the south. The city is a merchant who sells all kinds of rare commodities from overseas.

In the past two years, most of these businessmen doing overseas business have made a fortune. Although the risks are not small, the profits they can obtain are astonishing astronomical figures.

To earn more, you must be diligent, so it's no surprise that the owner of this ship hurried so hurriedly.

A burst of turbulent water slapped the bow, and the originally very spacious river suddenly narrowed after turning a bend.

The merchant ship had to slow down, and with the shouts, the sailors hurriedly ran back and forth on the deck, and from time to time, someone uttered a curse or two.

The middle-aged businessman frowned and looked at the sailors running around him. He didn't like the mess in front of him. He would prefer to go by land if he could, but this trade was too important for him, land. Obviously it is not convenient, so I have to go by water.

The river became narrower and narrower, and later the ship had to completely retract the sail from the half-sail that had been stowed. The sailors paddled vigorously, and the ship moved slowly against the current.

"It seems we are going to spend the night here today," a sailor walked up to the merchant and looked at the sky and said, "If we miss the road ahead, we can only find a spot on the shore, but it is not safe. After all, it is nearby. There are often robbers."

"Then find a place to dock in front," the businessman said helplessly. Of course he hopes to deliver the goods to the place as soon as possible, but now it seems that it may not be so smooth as his wish. "But tell everyone that you must be careful at night and know this. The batch is very important."

"Please rest assured, sir, we will definitely do things beautifully."

The sailor said with a smile and turned and left. He had to tell other companions. After all, they could get a lot more rewards than before, so naturally they had to be more cautious.

The sky is gradually dimming, and the scene on the river can no longer be seen. The far side of the bank is also dark. The flapping sound of the sails rolled up by the wind and the woods not far from the shore The sloshing leaves shaking sound mixed together, as if someone kept telling something in the night.

Several figures appeared not far from the sailing boat moored in shallow water. These people first observed for a while and then quietly approached the ship.

The water on the side of the boat was not deep, these people waded to the side of the boat, they whispered to each other, and then began to get busy.

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Soon, after a busy period, except for the two people left behind, everyone else left quietly.

"Will we be punished by God for doing this?"

At the critical moment, one of them seemed to hesitate, his voice trembling slightly and asked his companion.

"Shut up, this is not something we should care about. Don't forget to take the money and we can go to the new colony," the other person said grimly, as he beat the flint to light the loose twist, the light flashed Brighten up the striking lees nose on his face.

In the silence of the night, a dangling light on the water was very eye-catching, but unfortunately no one noticed it.

Suddenly, the light dimmed first, then an unusually dazzling sparkle burst out on the river surface, and then a fierce loud noise rang through the river surface.

"God forgive me," the rosacea standing on the shore murmured as he looked at the violently exploding ship, "Poor Pope, God bless it."