The Rise of the European Emperor

The diplomatic spat between Spain and England is still raging, with Spain accusing England of abusing Princess Catherine and imprisoning her. But Henry VII argued that he did not mistreat Catherine, nor did he imprison her. As for Princess Catherine, she didn't show up in front of people for a long time, because the death of her eldest son Arthur caused her to be too sad and unwilling to come out to relax...

Thus, the two sides reached a deadlock. And Henry VII felt that he was very dangerous now, with France and Scotland eyeing on the outside, and Edward's remnants inside. Therefore, it is very inappropriate to part ways with Spain at this time. Therefore, he cheated like this, hoping to delay the marriage of Catherine and Prince Henry.

And Ferdinand II, in fact, the attitude is not very firm. Don't look at the fierce arguing, it's actually just diverting the attention of the country. After all, he had hugged him in Italy before, and the matter of angering Isabella I was too serious, and he needed to divert the attention of his domestic subjects so that everyone would no longer hold on to his mistakes.

In fact, unbeknownst to Marin, Ferdinand II had no intention of taking his daughter, Princess Catherine, back to Spain. The main question is, how to arrange it after receiving it back? If you want to remarry, you have to choose a king or a prince. How hard is this? Moreover, a large dowry will have to be paid. The princess' dowry is no joke, at least it needs to form a team...

Ferdinand II favored sons over daughters, and he was not willing to toss so much for a daughter. As long as he avoids his limelight, he intends to make peace with Henry VII. After all, using the British to contain France is also Spain's national policy. Of course, the premise is that Henry VII has to be soft on the surface, so that he can go down the steps.

That said, Marin's idea of ​​breaking the Spanish-British marriage failed. Although, after quarreling, the relationship is definitely not as harmonious as before. However, in order to deal with their common enemy, France, both sides were actually reluctant to abandon the covenant. The reason why Ferdinand II was willing to fall out with Britain was just to cover up his mistakes.

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It's just that Marin doesn't know yet, and he is eagerly preparing to poison the Danish Crown Prince Christian...

In March, in the port of Bilbao, on the northern coast of Spain, a Kirk sailboat flying the Swedish flag came. A young nobleman with a long beard, with a group of entourage, landed on the shore in a low-key manner.

However, on the second day, the group probably drank too much in the pub and got into a fight with another group. The sheriff, who arrived at random, mediated this inexplicable conflict. However, it also let the sheriff know the name of this young Swedish nobleman - Johansson...

In fact, it's a pseudonym. The young man, whose real name was Jim, was a Frisian and a royal spy under Marin. This man is extremely intelligent, has an amazing memory, and has a very good language talent.

such as Swedish,

Marin, a transmigrator, has a lot of headaches, but he has learned a lot within a year. Moreover, as a commoner, he actually taught himself Latin...

If it weren't for the lack of people in the spy department, Marin would have wanted to transfer him to the foreign affairs department.

This time, when he came to Spain, Jim's mission was to go to Caesar Borgia to buy the poison "Cantrella" to poison the Crown Prince of Denmark, Christian.

According to the script instructed by Marin, Jim went ashore in a low-key manner, but deliberately pretended to be drunk the next day, and then fought with people, attracting the attention of the Spanish officials...

Sure enough, after realizing the identity of "Johansson" the Swedish nobleman, the Spanish officials began to send people to spy on him.

Then, according to the script, Jim sneakily took people to the Kingdom of Navarra in the northeastern region of Spain...

Why go to the Kingdom of Navarra? Because Caesar Borgia lives here...

Caesar Borgia is a Spanish Catalan, and the territory purchased by Ferdinand II, also in the Kingdom of Aragon.

However, Caesar Borgia did not trust Ferdinand II, believing that Ferdinand II was a selfish person. If someone pays the price and buys his own life from Ferdinand II, Ferdinand II will definitely be happy.

So, he took his wife and hid in the Navarre Kingdom, which was close to the Kingdom of Aragon. Because, his wife Charlotte's brother Jean. Albre, married Princess Catherine of Navarre, and became the king of Navarre.

Caesar Borgia felt that since it was his uncle's house, it must be very safe, right? So, Caesar Borgia and his wife went to the outskirts of Pamplona, ​​the capital of the Kingdom of Navarra, to buy a manor to live in. As for Aragorn's territory, it was left to servants to take care of.

As for his sister Lucrezia, she returned to the Principality of Ferrara. She married Alfonso I, Duke of Ferrara, in 1502, and at first she fled with her brother for her life. But later, she felt that she was just a woman, and Julius II had a better reputation, so she should not embarrass herself, so she returned to Ferrara and continued to be her Duchess.

In fact, Julius II was really not interested in taking her life, he was only interested in Caesar Borgia's life. Because, there was a lot of blood in the Borgia family before --\u003e\u003e

Bloody things, such as chasing down members of the Rovere family, were all done by Caesar Borgia, and had nothing to do with Lucrezia.

It's just that Caesar Borgia didn't know that even his brother-in-law, the king, might not always protect him. In the original history, he was sold by his uncle. When attacking an earl, Caesar Borgia took the lead in charging into the enemy line. However, it was sad to find that no one followed behind... Then, he was hacked to death by a random knife...

Of course, in this life, Caesar Borgia might not be so dead. Because, Julius II gave this task to Marin, and let Marin send someone to assassinate...

Marin has no time to pay attention to Caesar Borgia now, and it is not appropriate to do it now. As long as he is killed, people will guess that Julius II sent someone to do it, and the influence is not good. Therefore, Marin intends to buy a poison with him first - "Cantrera". Then, poison the Danish Crown Prince Christian. The Danes must have been outraged after Christian's death. After that, Marin sent someone to assassinate Caesar Borgia, and others would think it was the Danes' revenge...

Jim quietly led a group of people from the port of Bilbao to Pamplona, ​​the capital of the Kingdom of Navarra...

The Spaniards were also curious about the whereabouts of Jim and his party, so they sent spies to track them all the way…

In fact, the Spanish spies were very unprofessional. Their tracking was already seen by Jim with his telescope. However, Jim just wanted to let the other party discover his whereabouts, so he pretended not to see it.

Then, the Spanish spies found Jim and his party and entered Caesar Borgia's manor outside Pamplona...

When Jim proposed to Caesar Borgia to buy a copy of "Cantrella" in the name of "Swedish Noble Johansson", Caesar Borgia shook his head repeatedly, denying that the Borgia family had this poison.

However, when Jim raised the price all the way to 10,000 gold coins, Caesar Borgia was moved...

After all, now is not what it used to be. At the time, the Borgia family had a huge fortune worth millions of gold coins. Unfortunately, with the death of Alexander VI, the Italian property was basically confiscated by Julius II. Even the Spanish property was extorted by Ferdinand II. Therefore, 10,000 gold coins are very tempting for Caesar Borgia. You know, Alexander VI asked Ferdinand II to buy the territory, but only spent 50,000 gold coins.

So he hesitantly asked:

"Although I don't have the kind of poison you mentioned, I can take the liberty to ask—what are you using this poison for?"

Caesar Borgia's question seemed to be nonsense - of course poison kills people. However, this is not actually nonsense, its implicit meaning is - who are you going to kill with poison? If the big man has too much influence, I wouldn't dare to sell it to you...

Of course Jim knew what he was asking, and even Marin and Kohler figured it out before he set off. So he pretended to grit his teeth and said:

"My only younger brother...because my father favored him so much that he even gave him half of the property! Mr. Borgia, do you know? Our family is in trade, and the property is very rich. Hundreds of thousands of gold coins. If I give half of it to that bastard, it will kill me. But it is unlikely that I will send a killer to kill him, because he has a large group of guards around him. So, I decided to - poison him!"

Caesar Borgia breathed a sigh of relief—it turned out to be a fight for family property. As long as it doesn't involve the murder of kings and great nobles, even if something happens, he won't be too implicated. Moreover, with the king's uncle guarding him, what can ordinary small nobles do?

Although he let go of his heart, he still asked:

"You poisoned your brother, aren't you afraid of your father's wrath?" In fact, Caesar Borgia was an expert in murdering his own brother, and he sent someone to assassinate his brother Giovanni. Therefore, he understands the mood of "Johnson" very well...

"What about the rage? He only has two sons. I poisoned my younger brother, and he can kill me? At most, beat me. At that time, the family property will still belong to me..." Jim performed diligently. Fluent in Latin, there is no doubt that he is the son of a nobleman.

Caesar Borgia was originally a suspicious person, but "Mr. Johansson"'s behavior of poisoning his younger brother to compete for the family property was very much to his taste. So, in the end, he agreed to sell a copy of the "Cantrella" to Jim...

Jim was very careful when he left. As soon as he left the gate of Borgia Manor, he began to look around, with a cautious look, which reassured Caesar Borgia. Because, the more cautious "Mr. Johansson" does things, the less he can be involved.

In fact, the performance of Jim and his party had long been discovered by Spanish spies. Even the eyeliner of the Navarre royal family discovered their whereabouts. No way, who told Jim and his party to be too many. With such a huge team and all foreigners, it's hard not to attract attention... Of course, this was deliberately done by Jim and the others. If it weren't for fear of others suspecting his motives, he would want to use his loudspeaker to spread the word - I'm here to buy poison from Caesar Borgia...