What made Alexander miss the Moors more than his wife, lover, and sister was not his particular inclination or hobby, but simply because he remembered Ulliu's discerning mind and his ability to blend in with every nook and cranny and get everything he wanted to know when it went completely unnoticed.

However, Alexander also knew that the Moorish might be able to play this role in Italy, but in Iberia he might not only be unable to move an inch, but if he was not careful, he might be thrown into prison or simply walk down the street for no reason and be killed in the street.

The hatred of the Moors by the Iberians was the result of centuries of fierceness, so much so that generations have been etched in their bones.

It seems that there is no more to count on Ulliu, and Alexander can only rely on himself.

Fortunately, the news from Montina was not bad, Barendi had fully adapted to her status as the Duchess of Romantesia, and her strict and fair attitude made the officials and people of the Duchy who were worried about the Duke's absence slowly relax with her performance during this time.

In fact, long before getting married, Barendi had replaced him as Alexander's fiancée in charge of Montina, but at that time and now, after all, Barendi has become their rightful lord's wife, which makes many people have a completely different feeling when they face her again.

Uriu was busy now, he was the court governor of Pisa, the royal official of Montina, the messenger of the king recognized by Josa, and the liaison officer with Cardinal Massimo in Rome, a series of identities that gave him little time to stop and rest, while he had to pay close attention to the news from the Balkans.

King Herva of Croatia and the fugitive Ruva?? The conflict broke out again, but this time he Ruwa?? It seems that they were well prepared, and they received ample support from the Ottomans or something, so from the very beginning they landed on the Ottoman navy ships off the coast of Croatia, Rhova?? put on a strong offensive stance, and in the later period of time, he did make Helva taste the pain with a fierce attack.

Helva's plans were disrupted, and Alexander learned from the letters from the Balkans sent by Ulliu that the conflict between Herva and Wallachia ended with Helva's acquiescence to Wallachia's captivity of Aloxia under the pretext that her niece was going to study in Bucharest, which also proved that Herva had realized that it was obviously unwise to come into conflict with Caniola and Wallachia at the same time, and the king finally decided to put away his already inflated ambitions for the time being and face reality. Just without waiting for him to take advantage of the détente with Wallachia to withdraw his troops from the eastern border, and then prepare to move to the west to put pressure on Archduke Karl of Caniola, Rois?? The next invasion is coming.

And to Helva's upset, this time Rova?? Not only have we learned the lessons of the last defeat on the battlefield, but we have also clearly realized the importance of diplomacy.

While taking advantage of the Ottomans' control of the southern Adriatic Sea to attack the coast of Croatia, he sent a large number of emissaries to Caniola, Wallachia and South Bosnia. Brought with them the promises and requests of the sovereigns of these countries, in order to regain the title of King of Bosnia, Rhova?? Huge concessions and heavy promises were made to everyone.

As a result, a civil war for the crown of Northern Bosnia was fought near the southwestern coast of the Balkan Peninsula, with the direct support of the Ottomans and South Bosnia. For a while, the momentum was like a bamboo, and there was a momentum to move north to approach Zagreb.

All this led Alexander to lament that the Balkans were one of the most turbulent places in Europe, and to speculate about how Herva would respond to such a crisis, and now it seemed that he had only one way to go.

Sure enough, Hellva, realizing that he was in a bad situation, also sent envoys to various countries to mediate, and at the same time wrote a letter asking for help to Ladislas II in Prague.

Some of the merchants of Zagreb were eager to tell what they had heard, and now almost in Prato, the Balkans, Helva was sending a plea for help from Ladislas II, asking him to help him in his capacity as the leader of the Balkan states.

Knowing this, Alexander could not help but shake his head slightly at the thought that Herva could not give up his ambitions, and it was clear that he would rather recognize Ladislas II's suzerainty over Croatia afterwards than give up his dream of establishing his future position in the Balkans, at least presumably, it was much easier for him to submit to the kings of Bohemia and Hungary as Electors of the Empire than to have to promise to give up territorial expansion in the Balkans.

The situation in the Balkans was changing, and at sea, the Ottoman fleet, having once again defeated the Venetian fleet, which had already been demoralized by successive defeats, tried to march north along the Adriatic Sea, which frightened not only the Venetians, but also many cities on the Italian peninsula on the Adriatic coast. With some difficulty, she sent part of the Neapolitan army and her company of Cosenza grenadiers to the castle of Aragon in Taranto, ready to fight against a possible threat from the sea with the Taranto.

In response to the letter from Josha, which had also been forwarded by Uliu, Alexander was very careful not to reply immediately to make a suggestion, but after reading the letter repeatedly for a long time, he took up the pen and began to write after careful consideration.

Moreover, in the letter, he was unusually cautious, and did not tell him in the usual way with great confidence that he must trust his own judgment.

He would be so careful because, over time, Alexander found that history was slowly turning on a different path that he was not familiar with.

Perhaps this turn is not so obvious now, but even so many things have changed dramatically, and Alexander knows that he can no longer use the historical trajectory as he used to when making judgments about some important things, at least according to historical developments, although it is true that the Ottoman navy was the master of the Mediterranean for a long time by seizing the last colony of the Venetians in the Mediterranean. But because Bayezid II was still healthy and aggressively pursuing his encroachment on the Balkans, the Ottomans paid more attention to land than to sea.

Now that the Sultan was mortally wounded under the city of Bucharest, the Ottoman Empire's ambitions to invade the continent on land had been thwarted, but it had turned their navy into a desire to recoup their losses on land through victory at sea.

Therefore, although he knows that the Ottomans once penetrated deep into the Adriatic Sea, they never launched a landing operation on the Italian peninsula for various reasons, but now he cannot say so surely.

There were so many things that had changed, even before Alexander's eyes, that when he heard that Manuel had summoned da Gama three times in a week, he couldn't help but be amazed at Manuel's enthusiasm for the New World.

In Alexander's impression, the Portuguese did not officially explore and occupy the New World until more than ten years later, although some expeditions were sent before, but because of the constraints of the Papal Meridian and other reasons, the Portuguese, including Manuel I, paid more attention to the African route to India, and it was only after the speculation that the new colony was actually an undiscovered New World spread, the Portuguese increased their exploration of the New World.

And now Manuel has apparently shown interest in the new colony in advance, which can be guessed from the rumors of the royal couple in some palaces because of the fierce quarrel in the new colony.

Maria, of course, did not want Manuel's rush to get involved in the new colonies and lead to conflict between her husband and parents, and she tried to dissuade Manuel, but her unflattering personality quickly angered Manuel, and after an argument, the king angrily accused Maria of thinking about her parents rather than her husband and the future king of Portugal, which made Maria, who was already very angry, even more angry.

She threw off her sleeves in front of her attendants, even if Manuel shouted from behind.

But it's no wonder that Maria was so angry, because Manuel's words inadvertently stabbed a sensitive sore spot in Maria's heart.

Maria's sister, Isabella of Aragon, died in childbirth 2 years ago, leaving behind a son, Miguel.

According to the law of succession, although he has not yet been made crown prince, there is no doubt that Miguel, as the eldest son, will become king of Portugal in the future.

And Maria has now given birth to a daughter, and although she is young, healthy and beautiful, and is not worried about having more children with Manuel in the future, it seems that the crown of the King of Portugal will not fall on her child.

Although Mary never showed anything out of the ordinary, that didn't stop people from all sorts of speculations about such things, especially when it came to the throne, which became too much to be taken for granted.

Some people even speculate that Maria would be so obsessed with building Lisbon Cathedral that she did not hesitate to spend one-fifth of the annual treasury to build this large-scale, and destined to spend a huge amount of manpower and material resources and a long time, perhaps because the future king could not be her child, so she had no need to save for others.

Such a rumor had already reached Maria's ears, and now Manuel's words immediately irritated Maria, who withdrew from the table in complete disregard of etiquette, and even did not think about the king's face.

Manuel was completely furious, he felt that his wife had disgraced him, and that he had lost his dignity as a king, and that the quarrel had proved what many had guessed.

The king and his wife seem to have been divided and conflicted over the choice of a future heir to the throne.

For a while, there was a lot of talk in the city of Lisbon, and everyone from the nobles to the commoners realized that something big might happen.

Since the death of Isabella of Aragon, she and Manuel's son Miguel have been carefully cared for, Manuel cares for this son, and her sister is much gentler than Maria, which is why Manuel is obsessed with his first wife.

Now, with the conflict with Maria, Manuel suddenly realizes that he has made a big mistake before, that is, he has not established the crown prince, which seems to have given Maria a wrong signal.

Maria may have loved the children left behind by her sister, but the family relationship was too fragile in front of the throne, and Manuel began to worry, and when she thought about how Maria's mother, Queen Isabella, had treated her half-brother and his daughter, Manuel suddenly felt that perhaps she had really made a serious mistake.

On the fourth day after the quarrel with the queen, Manuel suddenly sent someone to invite the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lisbon to the castle of São Jorge, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.

There was much speculation about the reason why the king suddenly invited the archbishop on such an ordinary day, and as Archbishop Bruzoon, who had been talking to the king for a long time, left the castle, the news swept through Lisbon like a tornado at sea - the king was going to be crowned!

The news almost made the whole of Lisbon boil instantly, but for Maria, the news was like a slap in the face to her.

For her sister's child, Maria's mood is indeed complicated, this is her nephew and her own son, if she lives longer than Manuel in the future, she may become her king, because of this, whenever she faces Prince Milge, Alia's heart is indescribably complicated, so she simply rarely sees that child.

But she had never treated the child badly, but now whether it was Manuel's actions or the attitude of Reese himself, she felt like a vicious stepmother, ready to murder the poor orphan left by her ex-wife anytime and anywhere, and now the poor child finally came out.

Maria's anger and irrepressible anger made her want to find someone to vent immediately, but she knew that if she did, there might soon be worse rumors, so not only did she have to try to restrain the anger that she felt was about to bear, but she also had to feign her composure to attend the Nativity ceremony for several days in a row.

It's just that when she appeared in front of everyone, Maria clearly felt the subtle changes in the face of her, and everyone seemed to keep a little distance from her, consciously or unconsciously, even those who usually complimented her seemed to show a little restraint and alienation.

Mary's jewel-encrusted mask obscured most of her expression, but even then her tight lips betrayed her.

When she finally persevered to the end, stood up stiffly and walked out of the throne with Manuel into the corridor not far away, Maria immediately quickened her pace, completely ignoring the surprised and bewildered expressions of the servants and attendants next to her, and directly left Manuel behind her, and walked forward quickly away from her husband.

Mary walked blindly through the palace until a figure appeared in front of her not far ahead.

Maria looked at Alexander, who seemed to be waiting for her, with some surprise, and then a layer of coldness appeared on her face.

She had no good feelings for the papal envoy at the moment, and as far as she knew, it was a navigator close to him who had encouraged Manuel to explore the new colonies, and that the duke had a relationship with Juana, which alone was enough to make her hostile to him.

"Your Majesty, I have just received a letter from Sicily," Alexander handed a letter to Maria, "and though it is inappropriate for me to do so, I cannot fail to consider the possible consequences of this matter, and even the relations of Castile and Aragon with the Holy See. ”

"What is it?" Maria took the letter with some suspicion, and when she opened it and only looked at it a few times, her expression changed instantly, "This is written by Gonzalo?" ”

"Yes, it's clear that General Gonzalo is thinking about making peace with the Ottomans."