The Rise of the European Emperor

"What? You mean that volcanic ash can double the food production?" Both Ferdinand II and Juan III stood up from their chairs in surprise.

Alan shook his head and said:

"It's still close to doubling, but it's close. This is the conclusion drawn by the royal estate in Provence!"

Ferdinand II paced back and forth on the side of the throne uneasily, and then asked:

"How to prove the truth of what you said? Also, what does this have to do with the survival of Spain?"

Alan said without thinking:

"It's simple. At this moment, Your Majesty, you can send someone to Naples to investigate Mount Vesuvius. The French must be digging volcanic ash now. As for the relationship between life and death with Spain, it is very simple. If the French royal family's territory in the future If all the food is covered with volcanic ash and the food production soars, His Majesty Louis XII will have the strength to support 100,000 soldiers and horses or even more. At that time, if the French army attacks the Spanish mainland, will you be able to stop the French army? Therefore, I It's a matter of life and death for Spain!"

After listening to Alan's words, the faces of Ferdinand II and Juan III became extremely ugly. Ferdinand II took a deep breath and said:

"You go down first, I will send someone to Naples to verify. If you are right, your knight title and manor cannot escape!"

...

Although Spain was defeated this time, it still firmly controls the sea power in the Mediterranean, and the French are also on land. Even the two small islands outside the Bay of Naples-Capri and Ischia are under the control of the Spaniards.

Inquiring about the news is actually very simple. Ferdinand II sent people to send pigeons to contact Sicily and ordered them to send people to inquire. Sicily sent pigeons to contact Capri. Then, Capri Island sent a ship close to the coast for reconnaissance, and it was found that the French were driving a large number of Spanish prisoners of war (mainly those civilian men) who were digging the soil at the foot of Mount Vesuvius near the sea and loading it away. It seems that the scale is very large ...

After getting an accurate report, the faces of the father and son Ferdinand II and Juan III became even uglier...

"Father, what should we do now? If, as Alan said, King Louis XII of France has enough food to feed a hundred thousand troops, I'm afraid we won't be able to stand it..."

"I know..." Ferdinand II continued after a long sigh of relief;

"What I'm thinking about now is how to apologize to Gonzalo. It's just that I can't bear face..." Ferdinand II's face was a little ugly.

At first,

The famous general Gonzalo de Cordoba was transferred from Italy, but he personally gave the order. Now, if you want to fight against the French, I am afraid that you have to invite Gonzalo de Cordoba back. However, if you want to invite Gonzalo de Cordoba back, you have to give an explanation to embarrass Ferdinand II...

At this time, Margaret of Austria, the queen of Juan III who had been on the sidelines, suddenly spoke:

"Father, you can blame Duke Cabrera for all your faults. At the beginning, I heard that he was the one who took the lead in slandering General Gonzalo. Many people knew about it. Moreover, he was also the one who took the lead in this defeat. As long as you Insisting that you were bewitched by Duke Cabrera at the time will not affect your reputation."

After hearing this, Ferdinand II immediately looked better. For European nobles in this era, face is very important. Even the knight will shout "honor is my life". Therefore, it is indeed a good idea to blame Cabrera.

However, he hesitated again:

"Isn't that good? After all, Cabrera is a duke. If he insists on pleading not guilty, I will be helpless."

Cabrera is a well-known difficult politician in Spain, the most sophistry. Moreover, this guy is a duke, and Ferdinand II can't just do anything to him. If this guy insisted that it was not his responsibility, and then pushed it on Ferdinand II, Ferdinand II would be helpless. After all, in European kingdoms, the monarch is not as inviolable as the Chinese emperor. When it comes to temper, it is nothing new for the Duke to have a big fight with the past. In terms of quarrels, even 10 Ferdinand IIs are no match for a quarrel master Cabrera... If you lose the quarrel, not only will you be ashamed, but you will also be held accountable...

After thinking about it, Queen Margaret said decisively:

"Father, if you are worried about Cabrera's nonsense, how about this, you first send a boat to Sicily to pick him up and return to Barcelona, ​​the reason is to ask the reason for the defeat..."

"Isn't this letting him come back and quarrel with me?" Ferdinand II's boss was reluctant.

"No, he has no chance to come back and quarrel with you. During the voyage, we can make Cabrera 'suicide'... In this way, all responsibility will be taken by him..."

Ferdinand II was surprised:

"You want me to kill a duke on the way? This will make those great nobles in Spain rebel!"

Margaret of Austria shook her head and said:

"No, someone has to be responsible for Spain's disastrous defeat to its mortal enemy France this time. But the person responsible is definitely not your father. Therefore, it can only be Duke Cabrera. And, I heard, Duke Domingo And the other three earls had a bad relationship with Duke Cabrera when they were in Naples. We can secretly greet the four of them, and then, with the same caliber, blame Duke Cabrera..."

"If we usually want to move a big nobleman, it will definitely cause a strong backlash, but at this critical juncture, the whole of Spain needs confidence and a fig leaf. Obviously, it is a shame for everyone to let Duke Cabrera admit all responsibilities alone. Fang’s best explanation. Therefore, it will not cause a strong backlash.”

Ferdinand II hesitated for a long time, and finally accepted the suggestion of his daughter-in-law Margaret.

Subsequently, he sent a fast boat to Sicily to pick up Duke Cabrera and accept the questioning of the Aragonese and Castile noble councils.

Ten days later, the Clippers arrived in Sicily. Duke Cabrera was surprised when he received the order, but he was already prepared. What he feared most was that Ferdinand II directly ordered his arrest, which would make it difficult for him to speak.

However, if he goes back and explains to the noble council of the Kingdom of Aragon... In terms of eloquence, he has never been afraid of anyone...

So, Duke Cabrera boarded the Clippers with his head held high and several guards, ready to go back and defend himself.

On the boat, Cabrera conceived countless drafts in his mind, and was mentally prepared to fight the battle. However, he didn't expect—they didn't intend to let him speak at all...

When the ship passed through Mallorca, the captain who was very respectful to Cabrera purchased a barrel of whiskey from the North Sea country from the shore and dedicated it to the drinking-loving Duke Cabrera and his men. them.

That night, Duke Cabrera and his guards got drunk. Then, after the ship left Mallorca, the crew threw several of Duke Cabrera's guards into the sea, and then put the drunk Duke Cabrera on the sling that had been prepared in the cabin, pretending to be The illusion of suicide by hanging...

In this way, a generation of "blame man" Duke Cabrera was "suicided" on the way back to his country to defend...Ah, it's not a sophistry. And all the responsibilities for the defeat of the Spanish army to the French army were also borne by him alone...

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