King of German Mercenaries

Although Marin took a detour, he set off at the end of July, and he was alone and on two horses. Therefore, the overland journey was not very long, and after walking for half a month, I entered the territory of Italy. If it hadn't taken days to cross the Alps, all plains, Marin might have entered Italy in 10 days.

After entering Italy, Marin did not go to Genoa to take a boat. Because, Genoa is to take refuge in France. If the Genoese knew where he was going, wouldn't he arrest himself and show his credit to Charles VIII?

So Marin could only go south along the Italian peninsula to the kingdom of Naples, from there by boat to Sicily, which was under the control of the kingdom of Aragon, and then to Barcelona by Spanish boat.

A few days later, Marin and others entered Naples. In order to obtain a ship to go to sea, Marin revealed his identity and asked Naples to provide a ship to Sicily.

Unexpectedly, this incident alarmed the current king of Naples, Frederick IV. Frederick IV was the younger brother of King Alfonso II of Naples and the uncle of Ferdinand II. After Ferdinand II died without heirs, the throne fell to Frederick II.

The Kingdom of Naples has a good impression of Marin, who almost stood up to the French king. Because if Marin hadn't disabled the French army, they didn't know when the French would come back.

You know, Marin defeated the main force of the French army. Although he did not kill many people, he made the French pay a huge ransom of more than two million gold coins. As a result, the French will struggle financially for several years. Without money, the French would not be able to launch another invasion of Naples.

Therefore, everyone in the Kingdom of Naples is very grateful to Marin and treats him as a VIP.

As a little baron, the king invites you to be happy, how can you refuse? In desperation, Marin had to stay happy in the Royal Palace of Naples for several days.

A few days later, Marin came out of the Royal Palace of Naples and boarded the ship to Sicily...

After arriving in Sicily, the Spaniards also had a good attitude towards Marin. Of course, Marin did not say that he was there to save Prince John, but to travel to Spain.

Marin soon boarded the ship to Barcelona, ​​the kingdom of Aragon was small, but the area it controlled was very fertile. For example, Spain's more developed Catalonia region, and the so-called "Golden Basin" of Sicily. Coupled with the great charm of Ferdinand II, he hooked up with Queen Isabella I and successfully ruled the whole of Spain, including Sicily and Sardinia in Italy.

In Barcelona, ​​Marin was also welcomed by the Aragonese. Because, on the Iberian peninsula, the kingdom of Aragon is mainly bordered by France. As neighbors, Aragon and the French have a lot of friction, and they are inevitably hostile to each other with the French. And Marin made the king of France run away, which really made the Aragonese feel good. So, in Barcelona, ​​Marin also received a warm welcome.

After getting rid of the enthusiastic Aragonese, Marin took his men all the way west and entered the kingdom of Castile. The Kingdom of Castile has very few borders with France, and is separated from France by a Naval. So, they were less hostile to the French. Therefore, in Castile, people are not enthusiastic about Marin. This made Marin heave a sigh of relief. If he really wanted to be held back and entertained, Marin would probably miss the time to treat the prince.

When I came to Toledo, the capital of the Kingdom of Castile (70 kilometers south of Madrid, it was the capital of Spain until 1561), when Marin asked, Prince John (sometimes translated as Prince Juan) went to Portugal as a guest. .

It turns out that Prince John's eldest sister, Princess Isabella, has been widowed since the accidental death of her first husband, the former Crown Prince of Portugal, Alfonso.

After the death of King Joao II of Portugal, the lucky Manuel I succeeded him. Manuel I also agreed with Joao II's plan.

Because, the two kings before and after, both wanted to learn from Ferdinand II and jointly rule the entire Iberian Peninsula.

Although Princess Isabella was a widow, she was the eldest daughter of the Spanish royal couple. If Prince John dies or leaves no descendants, Princess Isabella will become Queen of Castile and Aragon (provided that both the Spanish king and his wife have died) or first in line. At that time, Manuel I may have the opportunity to unify the Iberian Peninsula.

Therefore, Manuel I did not dislike Princess Isabella as a widow, and resolutely proposed to marry Princess Isabella, and held a wedding in Lisbon in September 1497.

Prince John, as his brother and heir to the two kingdoms of Spain, naturally attended his sister's wedding as a guest of honor. So, Prince John, including his wife, Princess Margaret of Austria, is in Lisbon at this time...

In desperation, Marin had to wait patiently, and at the same time began to recall the relevant details...

After a night of reminiscence, Marin found that the documents he had seen showed that Prince John appeared to have died in a place called Salamanca. This place seems to be located at the junction of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Portugal. It seems that the prince fell ill on the way home...

Marin now has the bottom line, the prince is definitely not a lung disease. If it is a lung disease patient, it must be very weak and unable to go out to air, let alone go to Portugal to attend any wedding. Therefore, the prince must have occasionally suffered from a cold, a severe cold, and bronchitis. Of course, it may also have been poisoned by King Manuel I of Portugal. Because, if the prince is not dead, Manuel I's dream of jointly ruling Spain cannot come true...

But Marin felt he should give it a shot anyway...

So, Marin took his troops and went to Salamanca, near the border between Spain and Portugal, and stayed there, waiting for the returning prince.

At the same time, Marin found a jar and bought fresh aloe vera leaves, and began to pickle the remedies for lung diseases, just in case.

Because he was afraid that the prince might be poisoned, Marin prepared some herbs to clear away heat and detoxify. Originally, Marin wanted to use Banlangen. Sadly, there is no such thing in Europe now. So Marin took the next step, and went to the river to get some reed roots and dried them for later use.

Reed root is cold in nature, sweet in taste, functions to clear heat and promote body fluid, eliminate vexation, stop vomiting, and diuretic.

As it happens, the prince may have symptoms such as lung heat and cough, and this medicine is also symptomatic. Also, reed roots are readily available and available all over the world. Moreover, it is not toxic and has few side effects.

After working hard for several days, Marin finally prepared enough medicinal materials, everything was ready, and he only owed the prince's illness to come...

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