July 28 was a special day for Ferdinand.

Before this day, although he had also encountered all kinds of disadvantages, for him, he still felt that many things were still under control.

But after two pieces of bad news in a row, Ferdinand suddenly felt as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.

If Navarre's defeat is nothing, Madrid's surrender has dealt him a fatal blow.

Madrid was the link between Castile and Aragon, the future capital that he and Isabella had chosen after much deliberation.

They carefully managed the future capital, which for them was a symbol of the future unification of the kingdom.

In Ferdinand's mind, the mayor of Madrid, Juan Fernando Don Banderaz, was a very sleek man.

Such a person may not have the absolute trust of his superiors, but he is very suitable to become the chief executive of a city like Madrid.

Because of this, when Isabella chose Don Bandraz, Ferdinand did not object, and he also felt that this man was very suitable for the position.

But now looking at Don Bandraz's letter, Ferdinand couldn't help but regret his decision deeply.

As for Gonzalo betraying him, Ferdinand, though equally surprised and angry, found himself unimpressed.

Even if he really didn't expect Gonzalo to choose to side with his enemies so quickly, when he learned about it, he had only one thought in his heart: he had finally come to this point.

But this emotion only shook in his heart, and then a wave of visceral anger, hesitation and a complete loss of composure overwhelmed him.

Even when he decided to marry Isabella and faced Juana, who had the support of the Portuguese behind him, Ferdinand was not so panicked.

He could never have imagined that all of a sudden he seemed to have lost everything, and at this time he felt that only the loneliness and confusion of the moment when Isabella died.

Ferdinand sat in his chair in a daze, the letter falling from his fingertips and sliding to his feet, swept around the room by the wind that blew in.

Looking at the fluttering letterhead, Ferdinand felt that he was in the same mood as the letterhead, dazed and helpless.

Suddenly, he remembered something, and looked up sharply at the servants and messengers who were standing in front of him, bewildered.

"Get him something to eat and let him stay." Ferdinand spoke, and to his surprise, his voice was unusually hoarse for a moment, as if it was difficult to even make a sound.

With this, he glanced at the servant and asked him to come up to him and whisper: "Don't let him meet with anyone, let alone tell him anything that happened in Madrid." ”

The servant immediately nodded in understanding, and then withdrew with the messenger.

Ferdinand began to move around the room, knowing that he was facing the greatest crisis of his life.

What happened in Madrid could not be hidden for a long time, and if he did not solve the problem at hand as soon as possible, no one could guarantee that the same thing would not happen to Barriariddod.

Of course, he knew that many Castilians were eager to drive him home, and that he had been able to enjoy the power in his hands with peace of mind because of Isabella and Juana, but now it was different.

His premature house arrest of Juana has angered many, and even Juana herself has no shortage of opponents because of him.

Now that a Castilian prince has suddenly appeared, it is difficult to say whether anyone will pin their hopes on that person.

Ferdinand didn't want to take any chances, he had to solve the problem as soon as possible, and Juana was his biggest guarantee right now.

"Someone, go and bring back Pastor Tongomada," Ferdinand ordered loudly, estimating that Tangomada had not gone far, and that it was too late to call him back.

Sure enough, soon the priest appeared in front of Ferdinand again, and at the king's terrible gloomy face, Tongmada's heart could not help beating violently.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down before asking, "Your Majesty, what else do you command?" ”

Ferdinand looked at Tongomada without saying a word, which made him even more nervous, and just as the priest began to wonder if he had shown his feet somewhere, Ferdinand finally spoke.

"I wonder how sure you are that the Vatican will recognize that the purification ritual for Juana is valid, and how long will it take?"

Hearing this, Tom Mada immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a little strange.

Just before leaving, Ferdinand naturally took this matter seriously, but not to such an impatientness, but now it seems that he wants this matter to succeed immediately.

What happened in the short time since he left? Tangomada looked at Ferdinand with some confusion.

He felt the need to know what was going on, at least even if it was for the purification ritual to go smoothly.

Sensing the priest's puzzled look, Ferdinand hesitated, who would think that he should also let Tangomada know the truth.

Because of this, he can understand how serious the situation is?

As for whether Tongo Mada would have any other thoughts after knowing the truth of the matter, Ferdinand felt that there was no need to worry.

What way out of the church, who was Isabella's personal pastor and established the Inquisition, had no choice but to follow him?

Listening to Ferdinand's story about the changes in Madrid, Tongo Mada's face showed the slightest hint of surprise, and he kept asking, until Ferdinand simply impatiently showed him the one-sentence letter.

"God, how can this happen? God, how can such a thing happen? ”

Hearing Tangomada repeat this sentence several times like a parrot, Ferdinand first looked at him with some disgust, and then whispered helplessly: "Yes, how could this happen?" ”

"Your Majesty, do you want the purification ceremony to be held as soon as possible?" Tangomada suddenly remembered Ferdinand's inquiry, "You want to use this to calm the mood of the Barriedots?" ”

Ferdinand nodded slowly, he knew that there was nothing to hide from this priest, and it was better to let him understand the situation of everyone now, only then would Tongomada be willing to do his best.

"Juana must return to her throne, which will reassure the Bararidods, and then I will organize an army as soon as possible to quell the rebellion in Madrid."

"But there is still Seville ......"

Tangomada was secretly startled, he felt the need to remind Ferdinand, just looking at Ferdinand's gloomy expression, he knew that it probably wouldn't be long in coming.

"Yes, and Seville," Ferdinand interrupted Tongomada, "the Sicilians are eyeing each other, and my army in the south should have joined the rebels by this time, but they are still in the south, and there is still a chance for me." ”

Speaking of this, Ferdinand stopped, and he walked to the window and looked at the dark sky outside, and exhaled a long-suppressed sullen breath from his mouth.

"What else can I do?" Ferdinand's tone was thick with anger: "The Castilian people hate me, they want a pure King of Castile, if they were to choose, they might even have to remove Juana, do you think there is any other way to deal with this situation at such a time?" ”

Tangomada didn't answer, knowing that Ferdinand's decision was the right one, and that the only way to get rid of the threat was to get rid of it as soon as possible.

Otherwise, Castile is likely to repeat the same scene as the war for the throne.

Seeing that the priest acquiesced to his actions, Ferdinand's anger subsided slightly, he knew that he should not lose his temper with others at this time, and he did not call Tongomada back to be purely angry.

"I'll give you a sum of money," Ferdinand picked up his pen and scribbled on the paper, "and you can go directly to the treasurer to get it after you leave, and I want you to use it to get things done as quickly as possible, and the cost of the ceremony, the bribes to the witnessing bishops, and the money to deal with the people in the Vatican." ”

Ferdinand handed the letter over, but when he reached out to take it, he took it back and said: "Remember that this is about the future of Castile and even Aragon, so don't be stingy, you can make some promises for me if necessary, and you can decide the specific conditions yourself." ”

Tangomada bowed slightly to take the letter from Ferdinand's hand, then looked at Ferdinand and asked, "Do you have any other orders?" ”

"Go and do the work, priest, get all this done, and you can continue to be the chief magistrate of your Inquisition, or ......"

Although the following words were not finished, Tangomada was already clear about what Ferdinand meant.

If the errand is done, everything will be fine, but if something goes wrong, neither the current Ferdinand nor the future Alexander will tolerate him staying in that position.

With a slight nod of understanding, Tongomada left Ferdinand's room and hurried to the treasurer's office.

Since Don Maklosbyne, Isabella's treasurer, had gone to Portugal and then simply rebelled there, Ferdinand had taken the opportunity to put his cronies in that position.

Now he spent the money of Isabella and him, so naturally he was much more generous, and Ferdinand himself was not a stingy person, he was not stingy with money, but he was not very lucky, and before he could launch a money offensive against the Castillians, his enemies attacked him on the battlefield first.

But even so, when he saw the king's handwritten letter, the treasurer was still surprised.

Had it not been for the king's handwriting and the private seal on it, the treasurer would have suspected that the letter had been forged by Tongomada, and even so, for the sake of caution, the treasurer sent someone to the king's side to find someone to verify the matter while dealing with Tongomada.

The people who sent him did not dare to inquire about Ferdinand himself, but after hearing from the king's retinue about the king's two urgent summons to Tongomada after a short period of time, the treasurer who received the reply finally confirmed that the money was indeed used by the king to get Tongomada to do something.

It's just that what is so important that such a large sum of money is spent, which makes the treasurer wonder.

Many secrets in the world are leaked in this way, and no one may directly reveal what happened, but all kinds of abnormal behaviors are enough for onlookers to discover some clues more or less.

And Ferdinand's treasurer was undoubtedly one of the most trusted people around him, so it was naturally not so difficult to inquire about the news.

So although he didn't really find out what was happening in Madrid, it soon became clear to the treasurer that something seemed to make Ferdinand, at great expense, to put on a grand purification ceremony for Juana as soon as possible.

The news soon ceased to be a secret, and for a time the city of Barrialy Dode was full of rumors about Queen Juana's imminent return to the throne.

In response to this rumor, Ferdinand simply did not hide it, and he publicly extended an invitation to the bishops of Barriaridot, stating that a purification ceremony for Juana was about to be held, and inviting them to witness the ceremony.

Ferdinand's decision caused quite a stir, and many Castilians were overjoyed, although even if Juana returned to the throne, she would still be likely to be a puppet of Fijinan, but at least she was the legitimate queen of Castile.

This alone was enough to give hope to the Castilians, some who thought that Ferdinand was a conscience discovery, and others who believed that it was because of the strong opposition of the Castilian people that Ferdinand made concessions.

However, some people vaguely guessed that it had something to do with what was happening in the south.

The Barriarides didn't have much of an impression of the sudden appearance of the Castilian prince, Isabella had been their queen for too long, and many young people didn't even remember the battle for the throne for a long time, except for the old people.

The reaction of ordinary Barriadotians to the appearance of that prince was not very strong.

But the aristocracy did not see it that way, and for them the appearance of that man was too important, as can be seen from Ferdinand's eagerness to reintroduce Juana.

So whether or not the Duke of Rome and Thessia eventually succeeded in wearing the crown, at least for now, his presence would only be beneficial to Castile and the nobility.

It's just that the duke is said to be still in Seville, and there are Sicilian troops with him, which makes many nobles cautious.

They didn't want to get rid of an Aragonese king and then have a Sicilian queen, especially if the queen was a half-brother and sister to the Duke of Thessia in Rome, and there was no possibility of even pajamas.

The bishops first took Ferdinand's invitation into consideration with great reserve, and then, after Tongo Mada visited him one by one, they all expressed their willingness to undertake the glorious mission of ceremonial witness.

Ferdinand was pleased with Tongomada's dutifulness, and in order to make things go more smoothly, he ordered everyone to cooperate with Tongomada in order to carry out this purification ceremony in the shortest possible time.

The castle in the Highlands suddenly became lively, and although it was impossible to make any big preparations in a hurry, Tongomada still wanted to make things work out.

So he got some craftsmen and asked them to level the deep and shallow pit on the road leading to the bottom of the hill in front of the castle as quickly as possible, and had two huge woodcut crosses nailed to the castle gates.

As for the fact that there was nothing to clean up inside the castle, the only trouble was not to make it clear that the queen was actually under house arrest in that small fortress.

So Juana had to be persuaded to live in the main building of the castle.

This task was undoubtedly the most troublesome, as Tongomada had the rooms in the main building cleaned up first, while he himself was in charge of convincing the queen.

No one knows how the priest finally persuaded Juana, who was not only stubborn, but in many cases even a little crazy, but in the end, after some effort, Juana agreed to move to the main building.

Ferdinand was delighted, and when he heard that Juana had agreed to participate in the purification ceremony, but on the condition that her husband should find the best doctor in all of Europe, and that he must be accompanied by her, Ferdinand, though he felt a little regretful, readily agreed.

The hasty tidying up of the Basilica of the Barriarides made the bishops somewhat dissatisfied, who thought that such an important ceremony should be more solemn and solemn. Be organized and prepared.

This is Ferdinand has not had this time.

Some rumors about Madrid have begun to emerge, the lack of transportation and connections has made it difficult for news to pass quickly, and Ferdinand has tried his best to block contact with Madrid, but some rumors have spread in Valaridode.

Ferdinand had to urge Tangomada Jinlian to shorten the preparation time, for which he even did not hesitate to grant Tongomada another sum of money.

And Tongomada did not live up to Ferdinand's expectations, he not only prepared things properly, but even proposed a "punishment incarnation" method.

According to Tangomada's explanation, Juana did so many unbelievable things because she was tempted by a witch who coveted her young, healthy and noble body, so that she could go insane so that she could take advantage of the situation to invade her body.

If Alexander had heard this, he would have been amazed at how well he could conceive of it at this time, and Ferdinand was directly persuaded by the priest's statement.

He allowed Tongomada to secretly search for young women from prisons and inquisitions who resembled Juana's appearance as a sacrifice to be burned in the "Punishment Incarnate".

On August 1st, the weather was fine, and the Basilica of the Barriarides was very lively.

It was a rare time for the nobles and commoners to mingle, and people gathered inside and outside the church and on the roadside that stretched into the distance, waiting for the arrival of the queen's procession.

Countless troops had been arranged along the way from the castle in the highlands outside the city to the cathedral, and a soldier every few steps on both sides of the road was on guard, making possible surprises impossible at all.

It was Ferdinand and Tongo Mada who made this arrangement, and for Ferdinand, Juana's safety was of paramount importance now, and he even feared that someone would be against her.

Tongomada also needed to be defended by enough troops along the way to ensure that no one could approach Juana on the road.

In the scorching sun overhead and the anxious waiting of the people, it was close to noon when the convoy led by cavalry slowly approached.

The carriage was tightly sealed, but the figure sitting in the carriage could still be faintly seen.

The people on the side of the road cheered as they bought the car along the way, and the Castilians rejoiced that the queen had finally returned to the throne, and many people knelt on the side of the road excitedly kissed the road where the carriage passed, and some couldn't help but call out Isabella's name.

The carriage finally stopped in front of the cathedral, and looking at the closed door, Ferdinand had mixed feelings.

He waved slightly to stop the servant who was about to open the door, and instead walked over to open the car door himself.

His move surprised many people, but some were quite pleased.

Clearly, the king of Aragon had finally backed down.

The car door opened, Ferdinand looked into the car, and his face changed instantly!

A young woman who looked similar on the outside, but looked closely and saw a completely different young woman sitting in the car, and opposite her sat a man in monastic robes, the same as Tongo Mada if you didn't look closely.

The woman seemed surprised to see Ferdinand's dress as she opened the door, but she quickly recognized Ferdinand from the crown and robe, and she immediately spoke: "Your Majesty, Pastor Tongomada wants me to tell you that a good show has come to an end. ”