The Rise of the European Emperor

In Zaragoza, the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon, Spain, King Juan III of Castile, who just finished his visit to the North Sea and the Netherlands, is convincing his father, King Ferdinand II of Aragon.

After the death of Queen Isabella I, Ferdinand II did not continue to be single, but found a new queen in the second year-Germaine of Foix. And this Queen Germaine, born in 1488, is 10 years younger than Juan III, and is only 20 years old this year.

Juan III felt very embarrassed about this stepmother who was ten years younger than himself. Nima, I am already young enough. However, this stepmother is even younger... and his father, King Ferdinand II, is already 56 years old...

Therefore, Juan III tried to avoid contact with his younger stepmother as much as possible, so as to avoid embarrassment for both parties. And Ferdinand II also knew this, so he never took Queen Germaine to Toledo, the capital of the Kingdom of Castile, but left her in Zaragoza to avoid embarrassment for everyone.

Moreover, Ferdinand II has also recently been "an old man talking about teenagers", concentrating on staying in Zaragoza and Queen Germaine, who is younger than any of his children, busy making a villain together, planning to give his son Hu An Sanshi made a younger brother and sister, especially the younger brother...

Ten years ago, Juan III almost died of illness, which left a huge psychological shadow on Ferdinand II. Ferdinand II had only one son of Juan III. If the only son died, the Trastamara dynasty of Aragon would be extinct.

Therefore, this incident reminded Ferdinand II - one son is too unsafe, it is better to have more sons. For those daughters, Ferdinand II did not have any feelings. He could even endure the death of Princess Catherine. But for his only son, Juan III, Ferdinand II still loved him very much.

Originally, Ferdinand II was a person with a strong desire for power. However, since his son Juan III ascended the throne as King of Castile, although he still has the name of regent, he gradually seldom goes to Toledo. Of course, what Juan III did also made him very happy-Juan III still respected his father very much, and asked him for many things. Therefore, in the past two years, Ferdinand II has gradually gone to Tolai, but is busy making villains with the young Queen Germaine.

In fact, Juan III now has a son with Princess Margaret of Austria. Moreover, the son's name is very coincidental - also called Marin... However, just like Juan is the Spanish name for John (Charles of Charles V is called Carlos in Spanish), the son of Juan III It's called Marion in Spanish. This is what Juan III specially named his son in order to commemorate Marin's life-saving grace. Moreover, Juan III believed that Marin's luck was too bad, and he went from a wandering knight to a grand duke. Therefore, giving your son this name may bring you good luck...

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Closer to home, Juan III came to Zaragoza this time because he followed Marin's suggestion and wanted to enter Morocco. In terms of national strength, the Kingdom of Castile is actually stronger than the Kingdom of Aragon. However, the Kingdom of Castile currently lacks top players. And Spain's most famous general, Gonzalo de Cordoba, although he was an officer of the Kingdom of Castile at the beginning, has not returned since he was seconded to the Italian battlefield by Ferdinand II in 1495. . Now, Gonzalo de Cordoba is still the supreme commander of the local garrison in the Kingdom of Naples under the control of the Kingdom of Aragon.

Juan III knew very well that to destroy the Kingdom of Morocco, he needed not only a strong army, but also a reliable general who could command the army to victory. Obviously, the most famous player in Spain right now is Gonzalo de Cordoba. Therefore, Juan III came to ask Ferdinand II for Gonzalo de Cordoba. In addition, he also hoped that the Kingdom of Aragon could send out part of the army. After all, it would be very difficult for the Kingdom of Castile to destroy Morocco alone.

Unlike the Kingdom of Castile,

The Kingdom of Aragon has been actively participating in the struggle for hegemony in Italy these years. Therefore, in the battle, a group of outstanding officers emerged in the Kingdom of Aragon. These officers played a huge role in the Aragonese army's victory over France and also had rich combat experience. Unlike the officers of the Kingdom of Castile, they have not experienced war since the destruction of the Kingdom of Granada in 1492.

Marin once gave Juan III an idea-asked Ferdinand II for Gonzalo de Cordoba, and a group of experienced Aragonese officers for the national war with Morocco . After all, this time Juan III planned to dispatch tens of thousands of troops to annex the Kingdom of Morocco in one fell swoop.

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"What, you want Gonzalo?" Ferdinand II frowned, then continued:

"However, Gonzalo is inseparable from Italy. You know, the French are still very good. If there is no famous general in charge, I am worried that the French will counterattack..."

In Ferdinand II's mind, the rich Kingdom of Naples was very important. He can rest assured that Gonzalo is there.

Juan III said confidently:

"Don't worry, my father. I don't think the French have time for Italy these days!"

"How do you say that?" Ferdinand II frowned.

Juan III had communicated with Marin about this, and his wife Margaret of Austria was also a shrewd woman who also helped him analyze it. So he said confidently:

"Father, you should know about the great battle in the English Channel the year before last, right?"

Ferdinand II naturally nodded, nonsense, who doesn't know this classic naval battle?

Juan III nodded and continued:

"In that naval battle, the French lost too much material and even owed a lot of debts. Therefore, I think that France has not had enough financial resources to do things in Italy in the past two years... In addition, the French have to support Switzerland What about the business against the Habsburgs..."

"In addition, I recently heard that King James IV of Scotland was attacked and killed recently. I think the French must turn all their attention to Scotland. After all, Scotland is a traditional ally of France, and the French are determined to We can't watch our traditional allies be easily annexed by our mortal enemy, England..."

After Ferdinand II thought about it, he felt that Juan III's idea was very reasonable. France is messing up a lot now, and it has to intervene in the affairs of Switzerland and Scotland. It is really impossible to send troops to Italy. In this way, the Kingdom of Naples in Italy is not very dangerous now...

Moreover, the musket guns that are now being promoted in the Spanish army are absolutely no problem for defending the city.

In the end, Ferdinand II let go:

"Well, I agree to let General Gonzalo help you attack Morocco. In addition, the Kingdom of Aragon can send 10,000 troops to assist this attack on Morocco!"

"Okay, thank you father!" Juan III kissed Ferdinand II excitedly, and then hurried back to Toledo to arrange everything...for example, recruiting tens of thousands of troops...