Chapter 1446 Planning for Europe - Far in the West
While Quijano was discussing with James Churchill, Zaragoza, the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon.
"...I now officially grant you, in the name of the Lord, the position of King of Aragon, Sardinia and Sicily, to govern these Lord's people on behalf of the Lord." In the solemn palace, a man wearing an archbishop's robes
The man said in a very dignified voice.
A man who looked to be in his thirties, with black hair and brown eyes, stood in front of the archbishop. After hearing these words, he bowed slightly and said something in Latin. The archbishop replied again and put the crown on his head.
At this moment, everyone in the palace stood solemnly behind the archbishop, watching this scene with expressions of joy, hesitation, or worry, but no one made a sound.
As the coronation ceremony ended, those who supported him cheered loudly. Others had gloomy faces and planned to turn around and leave. But at this moment, he was just crowned King of Aragon, Sardinia and Sicily.
Ferdinand I suddenly shouted: "Count of Rivagosa, Count of Pamplona, please stay, I have something to tell you."
"Your Majesty, today is the day when you are officially crowned king. We think it would be better for you to celebrate this event with your family." Count Pamplona replied.
"What I want to tell you is very important. And the earlier you know, the greater the benefit will be to you." Ferdinand I said.
The Count of Pamplona and the Count of Rivagosa looked at each other and decided to listen to what he had to say. They stopped and turned around and walked towards the conference room in the palace; Ferdinand I called Desso again.
Count Flavet and other nobles went to the conference room together.
An hour later, Ferdinand I walked out of the conference room with a woman with blond hair and blue eyes. Ferdinand I wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered: "Finally, they were comforted. Now, finally
I can safely use Aragorn’s power.”
What Ferdinand I just told them was, of course, to join forces with the Ming Dynasty to control Egypt. It was not easy for Ferdinand I to become the king of the Kingdom of Aragon. Although Martin I's sons died early, he still has
Grandson, in fact, he wanted to pass the throne to his grandson Frederick. However, many nobles in Aragon did not like Frederick, raised objections, and suggested that Ferdinand I should inherit the throne; but some people supported Frederick
, the two sides were at loggerheads. At the end of last year, Ferdinand I used the Castilian army to defeat Frederick, forcing him to renounce his inheritance rights, and then he got the throne of King of Aragon. (Yes, Quijano deceived again.
But at that time Quijano was more than 90% sure that Ferdinand I would get the throne, so he dared to lie about such a very important matter)
Afterwards, Ferdinand I came to Zaragoza, the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon, where a cardinal presided over the coronation ceremony and formally inherited the throne. However, the country was actually still divided. In order to bridge the differences as soon as possible, he decided to tell the matter in advance
The great nobles of Aragon finally succeeded in bridging their differences and reuniting the country.
"Yes, we finally got Aragon, Sicily and Sardinia. In this way, we are more certain to control Egypt. But will the Ming Dynasty really agree to the alliance?" Queen Catherine with blond hair and blue eyes said.
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"The Ming Kingdom should agree. This matter will only bring benefits to them and no harm. However, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom may not accept the marriage. When Quijano returned from the Ming Kingdom last time, he brought many Seris people with him.
The history books came back and were translated into Castilian. I saw from them that because the history of marrying princesses to other countries brought humiliation to the Seris people, they resisted marriage with other countries.
"
"There is also such a thing. If they refuse the marriage, the covenant will not be stable." Queen Catherine said.
"There is no other way." Ferdinand I said.
"Ferdinand, do you think that if you propose to marry your daughter to the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty emperor will agree?" Catherine asked again.
"It's hard to say." Ferdinand I pondered for a while and replied. Because Castile had no princess, he just asked to marry the Ming princess instead of marrying the princess. Now he inherits Aragon
The position of king means that he has a princess, and he can propose this form of marriage. But because there is no precedent, he cannot judge what Yunxi will do.
"In any case, the alliance should be able to be reached. After that, the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon will accumulate strength and wait until the Ming Dynasty plans to send troops to attack Egypt. The Mamluk dynasty of Egypt has been with Timur since eleven years ago.
After the war with the Erhanate, it has not recovered its strength until now, and the Ming Dynasty is very powerful and will definitely be able to control Egypt." Catherine said.
"It should be so. Of course, Venice and Genoa need to be on guard at all times; moreover, there is another country that needs our attention: the Ottoman Empire in West Asia. After nearly nine years of civil war, Mohammed bin Bayezid bin
· Murad seems to be wiping out several of his brothers and is about to re-complete the unification of the Ottoman Empire."
Ferdinand I said: "This is not a good thing for planning to control Egypt. If the Ottoman Empire is reunited and there are no countries around it that can compete with it, it will definitely start to expand. Then we must be more careful when conquering Egypt.
The Ottomans must not be allowed to pick off the last fruits.”
"Mohammed bin Bayezid bin Murad was so lucky that he was able to escape in such a dangerous place as Ankara. Why didn't Timur's soldiers kill him at that time?" Queen Catherine said bitterly
.The reunification of the Ottoman Empire will have a huge impact on their plans.
"Don't worry too much. The Ottomans will first target the Balkans. King Sigismund of the Romans will not turn a blind eye to his destruction of Eastern Rome. The power of the Ottomans will be dragged down on the Balkans."
Ferdinand I said.
"It would be great if this is the case. I hope it is true. After all, our goal is not only the Isthmus of Suez, but also Jerusalem, to regain Jerusalem from the hands of the infidels." Blue eyes flashed.
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"When Musa is defeated and the unification of the country is officially completed, I will officially inherit the throne of Sultan. After that, I will send troops to the east to take back all the land captured by the Timur Khanate!" in the city of Edirne!
Outside, Muhammad bin Bayezid bin Murad said to himself. (To be continued)
