The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin gave many suggestions and they were very detailed. For example, send people to Spain to spread rumors that Gonzalo de Cordoba is old and has lost his aggressiveness, and evaluates Gonzalo de Cordoba as "the older he lives, the less courageous he is". Eldoba.

In fact, this evaluation is really not a slander, but a fact. For Gonzalo de Cordoba, a 60-year-old veteran, the older he is, the more timid and cautious he becomes.

However, this is not a bad thing, but more secure. But the problem is that the European nobles of this era are not cunning enough, and they believe in and appreciate bravery more. A mature and prudent approach like Gonzalo de Cordoba is not welcomed by the nobles. And this is also where Marin has the confidence to come up with "anti-indirect tactics". If it was in Huaxia, where old foxes were everywhere in the same period, this kind of countermeasure might be ridiculous.

Of course, sending people to spread rumors among the Spanish people is not enough. Because the common people in this era have no right to speak about the government, and at most give some mental pressure. But this little mental pressure is useless to the wily and calculating Gonzalo de Cordoba.

Therefore, if you want to deal with Gonzalo de Cordoba, you have to rely on the Spanish nobles. Marin remembers that in history, there is an allusion that "Lian Po is old, but he can still eat". It is said that King Zhao regretted it and wanted to use Lian Po again, so he sent someone to see if Lian Po could come out to serve him again. But Lian Po had a mortal enemy in Zhao Guo's court. That person was Guo Kai, a famous treacherous minister of Zhao State. This person not only framed Lian Po, but also framed Li Mu, which eventually led to the demise of Zhao State. When the king of Zhao sent someone to visit Lianpo in the state of Wei, Guo Kai bribed the envoy with a lot of money and gave the envoy four hundred taels of gold to help speak ill of his enemy Lianpo. The envoy took advantage, so he said bad things about Lian Po with seven parts of the truth and three parts of the lie—"Although General Lian is old, he still eats a lot..." This is the truth...but the latter sentence is very fatal - "But Chen sat with the old general for a while, and General Lian went to the toilet to poop three times..."

When Zhao Wang heard it, it was okay—he pulled it three times in a short while, obviously he was incontinent... Then, Lian Po was discarded...

This trick is also included in Marin's plan-to bribe the Spanish nobles with a lot of money and let them slander the two kings of Spain...

Gonzalo de Cordoba has been favored for many years and has become the number one player in Spain. But because of this, he blocked the way of many nobles to rise. After all, these days, the children of nobles can only seek titles and fiefdoms from the army. Gonzalo de Cordoba became the leader of the Spanish army. It is no wonder that those noble children, especially the children of the big nobles, are not jealous.

He has been a general for so many years, and he monopolizes the favor, so it's no wonder he doesn't offend people. Therefore, Marin's strategy of "buying Gonzalo de Cordoba's hostile nobles to slander the two kings of Spain" is very feasible.

Moreover, Marin's strategy is not just to belittle Gonzalo de Cordoba's timidity and old age. This kind of slander, the young Juan III may be tricked, but the old and cunning Ferdinand II will definitely not be tricked.

But Marin, as a master of history, understands very well that what those smart and old monarchs are most afraid of is that their generals have too much power...

If it is a mature monarch, he will naturally not worry about his generals. Because he is still young, he has plenty of time to deal with various people and things. But the old monarch is different. When people get old, they are more cautious and worry more.

For example, those old monarchs are easy to worry that their generals will support themselves and refuse to obey the management of their children and grandchildren. This point is most prominent in Zhu Yuanzhang. Because he was afraid that his grandson Zhu Yunqi would not be able to suppress those generals who commanded the army, Zhu Yuanzhang eradicated all the famous generals including Lan Yu in one go when he was old, so that there was no unstable factor in the army after Zhu Yunqi ascended the throne. But he didn't attack his sons, so in the end Zhu Yunqi was brought down by his own uncle. Of course, for Zhu Yuanzhang,

It's the little things. Because the meat is still rotten in the pot, and the cheap one is the family.

Although the situation in Europe is different from that in China, there are very few generals who support soldiers to rebel and stand on their own.

Of course, Europe is not without powerful ministers usurping the throne. For example, Pepin the Dwarf, the court minister of the Merovingian dynasty of the Frankish Kingdom, usurped the throne of the Merovingian dynasty and created the Carolingian dynasty.

And how did Pepin the dwarf usurp the throne? Very simple, the short Pepin sent troops to aid the Holy See at that time, and laid down a large piece of land, gave it to the Holy See, and established the "Papal State". And this incident is the famous "Pipin offering soil". The Pope reciprocated, openly supported Pepin's usurpation of the throne, and crowned him. As for the orthodox king of the Merovingian dynasty, where would he go...

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At that time, it is enough to let the Aragonese nobles who have received benefits frequently mention the dwarf Pepin in front of Ferdinand II, and then allude to Gonzalo de Cordoba.

Moreover, many people in the current Pope Julius II can see his ambition to unify Italy. For example, regarding the Kingdom of Naples, Julius II was very thoughtful. If it weren't for the lack of strength and the inability to beat Spain and France, His Excellency the Pope would have wanted to send troops to annex the Kingdom of Naples, which is close at hand.

In this case, the hostile nobles of Gonzalo de Cordoba only need to mention one thing - Gonzalo de Cordoba only needs to dedicate the Kingdom of Naples to the Pope, and the Pope will support it He usurped the Spanish throne...

This rumor is very powerful, because if Gonzalo de Cordoba dared to do this, Pope Julius II would really support him in usurping the Spanish throne. Because, the monarchs of all European countries can see Julius II's desire to unify Italy.

Therefore, such rumors with a high possibility of happening are the most deadly. For the old Ferdinand II, even if he still believed in Gonzalo de Cordoba, he still had to prevent this from happening. After all, the current Gonzalo de Cordoba has too much prestige in the Spanish army. Moreover, he now controls most of the Spanish army. As long as he thinks, plus the death of Ferdinand II, the usurpation of the throne, etc., the difficulty is not very difficult...

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Therefore, the blueprint of the rumor given by Marin is that Gonzalo de Cordoba wants to learn from "Pipin the Short" and dedicate the Kingdom of Naples to the Holy See in exchange for the opportunity to usurp the Spanish throne...

As for the reason why Gonzalo de Cordoba insists on confronting the French army now, it is also rumored that "Gonzalo de Cordoba is now integrating the army and laying the foundation for usurping Spain in the future. Just wait for Fiji When Dinant II dies, he will depose Juan III and take the thrones of the two kingdoms of Spain"...

The reason is that once the war in Naples ends prematurely, Gonzalo de Cordoba may lose the opportunity to command tens of thousands of troops. So, he was waiting, waiting for Ferdinand II to die. Then, defeat the French army, seize the Kingdom of Naples, and dedicate it to the Pope in exchange for the support of the Holy See for his usurpation...

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