In Barcelona, Spain, the dusty Ferdinand II landed here with his cronies and hurried to Toledo, the capital of the Kingdom of Choice, to attend his wife's funeral.

Ferdinand II received the news no later than Julius II. After all, Spain is his country. Ferdinand II was also taken aback by learning of his wife's death. Of course, he was also mentally prepared. After all, his wife's health is not good, and he has expected it a long time ago.

It's just that the intelligence from China surprised him. Because, someone actually painted an oil painting of his romance in Italy and sent it to the royal palace in Toledo. Moreover, according to the intelligence of his subordinates, those rumors seem to have spread from those nobles who were close to France......

As for the news that Princess Catherine was imprisoned in the Tower of London in London, Ferdinand II instantly thought of the first source of information - Marin.

So, before returning home, Ferdinand II came to Rome by the way, and with a gloomy face, questioned Marin, asking him if this information had been disseminated from here.

However, Marin was prepared and innocently told Ferdinand II that this information was obtained by his men from Paris......

In this way, the French carried the pot completely. Moreover, as an enemy, Ferdinand II would not have sent someone to France to question the matter. Because, even if he sent someone to ask, the French would not give him a real answer. After all, the two sides are mortal enemies.

Now, the whole of Spain is going wild, it is the absurd deeds of Ferdinand II in Italy that angered Queen Isabella I. Even, the parliament of the Kingdom of Castile was considering whether to cancel Ferdinand II's co-rule in the Kingdom of Castile.

Because, seeing that Prince Juan is about to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Castile, and Isabella I seems to have been angry with Ferdinand II, the parliament of the Kingdom of Castile is planning to abolish Ferdinand II's influence on the Kingdom of Castile.

The intention of the Council of Castile, like the original Council of the Netherlands, was to reject the direct control of the Netherlands by the scheming Maximilian I by holding the young monarch (Philip, the handsome king of the Netherlands) hostage. In Castile, it is the parliament of the Kingdom of Castile, hoping to get rid of Ferdinand II's control and influence on the kingdom by controlling the unassertive Prince Juan......

This is one of the reasons why Ferdinand II was a little angry, if there is evidence that Marin did it, maybe he has the heart to kill Marin.

However, before leaving Rome, Marin "kindly" gave a suggestion - to divert the domestic contradictions by doing things......

How? Quite simply, wasn't Princess Catherine imprisoned in the Tower of London by King Henry VII of England and mistreated?

At this time, Ferdinand II only had to fight a lawsuit with England in the name of his daughter's appearance. In this way, it is possible to quickly divert the attention of the people in the country. After all, the tragic experience of a princess of a country is always easy to be universally sympathized with by the people.

As for his own paintings in Italy, Ferdinand II only had to insist that the French had made it up, and then arrest the two nobles who had taken the lead in spreading the news and force them to confess.

Moreover, the two nobles arrested must be not strong and not strong-willed. Under torture to extract confessions, as long as they are tortured, they will be considered to have an account for the people.

With the Substitute for the Dead, and the distraction from the English over Princess Catherine's diplomatic dispute, the Council of the Kingdom of Castile will lose its excuse to blame Ferdinand II. In this way, Ferdinand II could retain the co-rule of the Kingdom of Castile. Moreover, his son will definitely support him.

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Marin suggested this, but he didn't have a good heart. At its core, it was an attempt to undermine the alliance between England and Spain. In this way, in the future, when it comes to England, there will be no stumbling blocks as strong as Spain.

If it were a long-term monarch, such as the recently deceased Isabella I, he might choose to endure this breath and continue this marriage alliance.

However, Ferdinand II, for all his talents, was a short-sighted politician. For Ferdinand II, nothing was more important than authority. The reason why he pursued Isabella I in the first place was to be able to rule the kingdom of Castile, not because of love. He valued Prince Juan because he was the heir to the Trastámara dynasty, where Ferdinand II was located. The other daughters, once they succeed to the throne, their descendants will become members of other families. That's why he values his son Prince Juan very much.

For Ferdinand II, nothing was more important than authority. In the original history, after Prince Juan fell ill and died, the madwoman Juana became the queen of the Kingdom of Castile. In order to control the power of the Kingdom of Castile, Ferdinand II coldly imprisoned Juana and declared that Juana was insane and incapable of exercising royal power, and that he would do it on his behalf. In fact, Juana, although a little insane, is not completely insane. But in order to gain the authority of the Kingdom of Castile, Ferdinand II still ruthlessly imprisoned Juana, making Juana completely insane...... After all, if a good person is locked up for a long time, he may go crazy, let alone a woman who is not in a good mental state?

Therefore, as a ruthless politician, in order to maintain his authority, Ferdinand II did not hesitate to accept Marin's suggestion, thinking that by making trouble with England, he would divert everyone's attention. At the same time, wash away the notoriety of his angry wife......

For this reason, before leaving the Kingdom of Naples to meet Spain, Ferdinand II coldly ordered the secret execution of several Italian beauties who had previously been in love with Ferdinand II. In this way, without witnesses, the parliament of the Kingdom of Castile could not testify against his bad deeds......

Upon his return to Toledo, Ferdinand II first enlisted the support of his obedient son, Prince Juan. Then, in the name of the co-ruler of the Kingdom of Colora, he ordered the arrest of two pro-French but powerless minor nobles, accused them of doing things for the French, and slandered the king with oil paintings. The two little nobles had no power or power, and they were beaten into tricks and carried all the sins. The two were then hurriedly guillotined......

Then, in order to divert the attention of the people, Ferdinand II made a public statement with great fanfare, strongly condemning the imprisonment and mistreatment of Princess Catherine by King Henry VII of England, and publicly demanding an explanation from England......

Ferdinand II's statement really attracted the attention of the whole of Spain. As for Ferdinand II's affair in Italy, it was all overshadowed by this incident.

Because of Ferdinand II's public condemnation, it became clear to everyone that the alliance between Spain and England had come to an end......

However, not many people in Spain feel sorry for it. Because, during this period, Spain was a strong country and Britain was a weak country. Even with the loss of England as an ally, the Spaniards did not feel much to lose. But on the British side, after receiving the news, they were in a hurry......