The Rise of the European Emperor

The death of Louis XII affected not only the form of the Principality of Milan, but also the kingdom of Naples, which also underwent subtle changes at this time.

Gonzalo de Córdoba kept digging up the ash of Mount Vesuvius and sent it back to the country after learning the news of Louis XII's death, while giving the Duke Charles III of Bourbon who was guarding Naples. , want to persuade each other to surrender.

Hearing the tragic news of Louis XII's death, Charles III also collapsed a little. But his counselor, the former Duke of Guedes, now the Count of Nantes, was firmly opposed to the surrender.

Charlie believes that the Spaniards are not at ease. The ghost knows whether the Spaniards will keep their promise and let them retreat north safely. Moreover, the French army in Naples is still strong, and there is a way to smuggle food along the coast, so there is no need to be afraid.

Besides, the volcanic ash in Naples is very important to the rise of France. Surrendering without the permission of the new king, it will definitely be finished if you go back, and you may be imprisoned by the duke.

Therefore, Charlie insisted on sticking to Naples, and then, waiting for orders from Paris.

After Francois I succeeded to the throne, he was also a big head in the face of the chaos of the court. Fortunately, a group of favorites left by Louis XII before posted them in time, flattering them in every possible way, and trying their best to show their talents.

It just so happened that François I had no foundation in the court, so he accepted this group of former favorites. At least, these favored ministers of the Louis XII period, who were still in high positions at this time, were still very useful to him. He must rely on this group until he finds new and reliable favorites.

Then, John Lafite, who was very popular in the period of Louis XII, suggested that because of the importance of volcanic ash, France must guard the city of Naples. Then, after waiting for the autumn harvest, carry out a Jedi counterattack...

François I's head paste - what ash?

Apparently, he had no idea that volcanic ash could be used as a fertilizer to increase food production. Then, John Lafite introduced the role of the volcanic ash in detail, and only then did the newly enthroned François I know the secret.

François I was not a fool, and naturally he would not allow this great opportunity for the rise of France to be lost from his hands. Therefore, he sent someone to use flying pigeons to pass a letter to Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, and ordered to hold the city of Naples and wait for the support of the local army.

John Lafite suddenly smiled knowingly, because this was the task that Marin gave him - to let France continue to fight with the Spaniards. Moreover, the current war situation between Spain and France is in the best interests of Marin.

Currently,

The French only occupied the city of Naples, but lost the most important Mount Vesuvius and cut off the source of ash. The Spaniards, although occupying the volcanic ash resources of Mount Vesuvius, have many local mountains and few plains, and the help brought by volcanic ash is limited. It would be bad if it was the other way around and the French got control of the volcano. Because France lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of plain arable land. The volcanic ash only helped Spain to a certain extent, but it was even more powerful for France. Therefore, the current state is the best.

But Marin always feels that something is wrong. It seems that if this goes on, Spain will benefit too much, which is definitely not a good thing... Therefore, he has to consider secretly helping France and suppressing Spain appropriately at the right time, so as to prevent Spain from becoming too big. powerful.

However, that is the future. As far as this year is concerned, what Marin has to do is to take advantage of the opportunity of the French monarchy to reap the benefits of France. However, it did not allow France to collapse.

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As a matter of fact, François I is not yet firmly seated as King of France. Because, at this time, there is still an expectation in France that Queen Anne can give birth to a prince.

Although Louis XII died, before his death, Louis XII made villains with Queen Anne every day. Maybe, although Louis XII died, Queen Anne was pregnant with a prince.

Therefore, at this time, the French nobles did not immediately support François I, but were observing-whether Queen Anne was pregnant...

However, it will take some time to see this, at least a month or two. So, in the first two months, the crown on Francois I's head was actually not secure. Once Queen Anne showed signs of pregnancy, a large number of French nobles would wait for Queen Anne to give birth. If you give birth to a boy, it will be fun.

Therefore, the throne of François I was actually full of uncertainty until Queen Anne was not sure whether she was pregnant. He has no foundation, and if the great nobles in the court support the child that Queen Anne may have conceived, his crown will be gone.

Based on this, during the period after he ascended the throne, François I was actually full of anxiety, for fear that his mother-in-law would become pregnant and have a posthumous child or something. In that case, his throne would be lost.

Only Marin knew that it was impossible for Queen Anne to become pregnant. But the French don't know, so the French court is not united at the moment. Because, many people are waiting to see if Queen Anne is pregnant...

Taking advantage of this moment, Marin arranged for someone to start a very important thing - kill...

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Who is Marlin going to kill? Of course, it was Margaret of Tudor, the former Queen of Scotland, who had fled to France.

After this woman ran to France, she also "born" a child named Henry, known as the heir to the Scottish throne and the English throne, which made Marin very upset.

You know, Marin intends to make Caesar the future monarch of England and Scotland. The existence of this little boy named Henry is definitely a huge threat. In particular, the child has strong French support.

Therefore, Marin had to kill the "mother and son" no matter what. It's just that he didn't know that this little boy named Henry was only a Xibei, and it was faked by Margaret of Tudor. Its purpose is to use this little boy as a banner to call on the remnants of the Tudor dynasty and the forces of Scotland in exile in France to oppose the current King Edward of England.

In fact, if Louis XII hadn't expected to give birth to his own son to unite England, France would have built an army to support Margaret and take that fake son to counterattack England and Scotland.

Now that Louis XII has died, France has no chance of marrying England. When Francois I reacted and took control of the situation in France, he would definitely make a big fuss about the "mother and son". After all, it was a good excuse to interfere in British affairs.

But now, the throne of François I has not yet been stabilized, and the chaos in Paris is a good opportunity for Marin to kill Margaret of Tudor.

Therefore, Marin asked John./Lafite to perform well and win the trust of the new king, François I. Then, with certain authority, the soldiers who were protecting the "mother and son" were dispatched to facilitate the assassins sent by Marin. If you miss this chaotic moment, when the situation in Paris stabilizes, the chances are very slim...

As long as they kill Margaret of Tudor and her fake son Henry, the French will have no leverage to interfere in British affairs in the future...