Marin's advice is numerous and detailed. For example, send someone to Spain to spread rumors that Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was old, lost his enterprising spirit, and evaluated Gonzalo with the phrase "the older he lives, the less courageous he becomes". Morality. Cordoba.

In fact, this assessment is really not a slander, but a fact. For Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba, a 60-year-old veteran, is really getting older and more timid and cautious.

That's not a bad thing, though, it's safer. But the problem was that the European aristocracy of this era was not cunning enough to believe in and appreciate the spirit of bravery. Like Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba's old-fashioned approach was not welcomed by the aristocracy. And this is also where Marin has the confidence to come up with a "counter-plot". If it were in China where the old foxes were everywhere in the same period, this kind of anti-intrigue might be laughable and generous.

Of course, it is not enough to send people to spread rumors among the Spanish people. Because, the common people in this era have no say in the government and politics, and at most they give some mental pressure. But this bit of mental pressure, for the scheming Gonzalo. Morality. In the case of Córdoba, it is useless.

So, want to deal with Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba still has to rely on the Spanish aristocracy. Ma Lin remembered that in history, there was an allusion to "Lian Po is old, but he can still eat". It is said that King Zhao regretted it and wanted to reactivate Lian Po, so he sent someone to see if Lian Po could go out of the mountain to serve him again. Ke Lianpo has a mortal enemy in the court of Zhao State, that person is called Guo Kai, and he is a famous traitor of Zhao State. This person not only framed Lian Po, but also framed Li Mu, which eventually led to the demise of the Zhao State. When King Zhao sent people to Wei to visit Lian Po, Guo Kai bribed the envoy with a lot of money and gave the envoy 400 taels of gold to help him speak ill of his enemy Lian Po. The envoy took the advantage, so he said bad things about Lian Po in seven parts of truth and three points of falsehood - "Although General Lian is old, he still eats a lot of food...... which is a fact...... But the next sentence is very fatal - "Danchen and the old general sat for a while, and General Lian went to the toilet and pooped three times......"

As soon as King Zhao heard this, he had to do it - he pulled it three times in a while, and it was obviously incontinence...... Then, Lian Po was deprecated......

Marin's plan also had this trick - bribing the Spanish nobles with a lot of money to make them slander the two kings of Spain......

Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was favored for many years and became the number one player in Spain. But it was also because of this that he blocked the way of many nobles to rise. After all, in these days, the children of nobles can only seek titles and fiefs from the military. Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba became the leader of the Spanish army, and it is no wonder that the children of the nobility, especially the children of the big nobles, are not blushing.

He has been a general for so many years, monopolizing the holy grace, and he must not offend anyone. Thus, Marin's "Buying Gonzalo. Morality. The hostile aristocracy of Córdoba attacked the two kings of Spain" was very feasible.

Moreover, Marin's strategy is not just to disparage Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba is timid and old. This kind of slander may have been tricked by the young Juan III, but the cunning Ferdinand II certainly would not have been tricked.

But Marin, as a master of history, knows very well - those smart and old monarchs are most afraid of the power of their generals......

If he is a monarch in the prime of life, he will naturally not worry about his generals. Because, he is still young, and he has time to solve all kinds of people and things. But the old monarch is different, and when people get old, they are more cautious and worried.

For example, those old monarchs are easily worried that their generals will be self-respecting and disobedient to the management of their children and grandchildren. This point is most prominent in Zhu Yuanzhang. Because he was afraid that his grandson Zhu Yunwen would not be able to suppress those generals who commanded the army, Zhu Yuanzhang eradicated all the famous generals including Lan Yu in one go after he got old, so that Zhu Yunwen did not have the unstable factors of the army after he ascended the throne. But he didn't attack his sons, so in the end, Zhu Yunwen was knocked down by his own uncle. Of course, for Zhu Yuanzhang, this is a trivial matter. Because, the meat is still rotten in the pot, and the cheaper ones are their own family.

Although the situation in Europe is different from that in China, there are very few generals who support troops to rebel and stand on their own, but there are also many generals who support their own troops and override the monarch.

Of course, Europe is not without usurpers. For example, the court minister of the Merovingian dynasty of the Frankish kingdom, "Pepin the Short", usurped the throne of the Merovingian dynasty and created the Carolingian dynasty.

And how did Pepin the Short usurp the throne? Very simply, Pepin the Short sent troops to aid the Holy See at that time, and laid down a large area of land, which was given to the Holy See to create the "Papal States". And this event is the famous "Piping dedication of soil". The Pope reciprocated by publicly supporting Pepin's usurpation of the throne and crowning him. As for the orthodox king of the Merovingian dynasty, where is it cool......

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When the time comes, as long as the great nobles of Aragon who have received the benefits frequently mention Pepin the Short in front of Ferdinand II, and then allude to Gonzalo. Morality. Cordoba will do it.

Moreover, the current Pope Julius II can be seen by many people in his ambition to unify Italy. For example, for the Kingdom of Naples, Julius II had a lot of ideas. If it weren't for the lack of strength to defeat Spain and France, the Pope would have wanted to send troops to annex the Kingdom of Naples that was close at hand.

In this case, those Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba's rival aristocrats need only mention one thing - Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba only had to dedicate the Kingdom of Naples to the Papal States, and the Pope would support him in usurping the Spanish throne......

This rumor is very strong, because, if Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba dared to do this, Pope Julius II would really support him in usurping the Spanish throne. For European monarchs could see Julius II's desire to unify Italy.

Therefore, this kind of rumor, which is very likely to happen, is the most deadly. For the elderly Ferdinand II, even if he still believed in Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba, however, had to prevent this from happening. After all, the current Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was too prestigious in the Spanish army. Moreover, he now has most of the Spanish army at his disposal. As long as he wants to, plus the death of Ferdinand II, usurping the throne or something, it is not very difficult......

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So, the blueprint of the rumors given by Marin is - Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba wanted to follow the example of Pepin the Short and offer the Kingdom of Naples to the Holy See in exchange for the opportunity to usurp the Spanish throne......

As for now Gonzalo. Morality. The reason why Córdoba insisted on confronting the French army was also rumored to be "Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba is now consolidating its military spirit and laying the groundwork for a future usurpation of Spain. When Ferdinand II died, he would depose Juan III and seize the throne of the two kingdoms of Spain"......

The reason is that once the war in Naples ended prematurely, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba may lose the opportunity to command tens of thousands of troops. So, he was waiting, waiting for Ferdinand II to die. Then, defeat the French army, seize the Kingdom of Naples, and present it to the Pope in exchange for the Holy See's support for his usurpation......