Marin, who was carrying the "treasure map", after obtaining permission from Ferdinand II, entered the living room of Ferdinand II's temporary residence and saw Ferdinand II sitting in a chair. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

So, Marin hurriedly ran two steps forward, bent down and saluted:

"I've seen Your Majesty!"

"Excuse me, Count Marin!" Ferdinand II still gave Marin a lot of face.

The reason why Marin is called an earl, not a duke. It's because Marin still has the title of "Count of the Savages" in Spain. Although Marin was not required to pay any tribute to Spain, Marin was required to observe the title of monarch and vassal.

Ferdinand II had a very good impression of Marin, why? Because Marin saved the life of his only son!

For Ferdinand II, the other daughters were dispensable, and his son, Prince Juan, was the most important. Originally, when Prince Juan died, he was suspected of contracting lung disease, which was a terrible disease that caused death. But Ferdinand II stepped forward in grief and hugged his son's body and wept bitterly, as if the sky had fallen. But Queen Isabella I was not so excited, but watched from afar, not daring to step forward, for fear of being infected by her son. It can be seen that Ferdinand II was a father who loved his son as much as his life.

It's just that for his daughter, Ferdinand II completely ignored it. After the death of the madwoman Juana's husband, the handsome King Philip, in order to control the power of the Kingdom of Castile, Ferdinand II coldly imprisoned his daughter Juana in the name of "the madman cannot exercise power", so that he could control the power of the Kingdom of Castile. Therefore, Ferdinand II is a typical patriarchal person. Now, Prince Juan is still alive, which makes Ferdinand II very pleasing to Marin.

"By the way, Count Marin, what are you doing here for this negotiation between Spain and Portugal?" Ferdinand II was curious to see Marin in Rome at this time.

"I have been summoned by His Majesty the Pope, and my mission is to brief His Majesty on the details of Africa. To put it simply, I'm the one in charge of explaining. Marin said calmly.

"Commentary? It's really interesting. Let a powerful prince with the title of duke be the narrator? His Holiness the Pope is really a big hand......" Ferdinand II laughed.

"Ahem-that's because the minister has a very good relationship with the Pope......" Marin deliberately revealed some of his relationship with the Pope. Anyway, many people have speculation. From Marin's loan of troops to Julius II, escorting him back to Rome, and helping to attack Florence, it can be seen that Marin and Julius II did have a good relationship.

"Oh? Is it? Can you tell me more about why? Ferdinand II was obviously also very interested in this kind of gossip.

"It is true that at the beginning, His Majesty Julius II did not have a good relationship with the previous Pope (in fact, enemies, but Marin said this on purpose, considering the close relationship between Alexander VI and Spain). ）。 Then His Majesty Julius II went into hiding in France. However, upon his accession to the throne, Louis XII made an alliance with His Majesty Alexander VI. His Majesty Julius II, fearing that the French would give it to His Majesty Alexander VI, left France. It so happened that he came to East Friesland, and met the minister by chance......"

"Why didn't you tell His Majesty Alexander VI the news at that time? In that case, it's a big achievement. Ferdinand II asked curiously.

"At first, he didn't know he was Archbishop of Rovere. It's just that I made friends with him by chance. How could I betray him after becoming a friend? Marin said without changing his face.

"Well, that's right. But I have a question. That is, why did His Majesty Julius II return to Rome with your army after the death of His Majesty Alexander VI? Ferdinand II was skeptical of this question. He suspected that it was Julius II who had laid the hand on Alexander VI. It's just that he has no evidence and doesn't dare to talk nonsense.

"That's right, wasn't the minister canonized as the Duke of Egypt by His Majesty Maximilian I before? Then, the minister planned to send troops to conquer Egypt. ”

"At the same time, His Majesty Julius II had planned to go with the ship to Egypt to have a look. Unexpectedly, I met a merchant ship departing from Rome at sea, and heard the news of the death of His Majesty Alexander VI. Therefore, His Majesty Julius II immediately made a decision to hire Schwarz and his army of 7,000 to escort him back to Rome for the papal election...... This kind of argument Marin and Julius II had already discussed, and it was naturally without pressure, and it was very reasonable.

"Well, you're such a lucky guy!" Ferdinand II didn't dwell on the matter anymore. Because, it's useless to dwell on it. Alexander VI was close to Spain again, but he was already dead. Complaining about a dead man is not a foolish thing for a king to do.

"Since you have a good relationship with His Majesty the Pope, then, Count Marin, can you reveal some inside information to me?" Ferdinand II looked at Marin with eager eyes.

"Your Majesty, I am here for this very purpose!"

"Tell me about it!" Ferdinand II said impatiently.

"That's right, His Majesty the Pope was originally very embarrassed. However, I took out a map that my teacher, Albert Einstein, had drawn when he traveled to Africa......"

"Your teacher has traveled to Africa?" Ferdinand II was somewhat surprised.

"Of course, my teacher has traveled not only to Africa, but also to the whole of Asia. Previously, the reason why Columbus was able to discover India before Vasco da Gama was actually because I gave Columbus a rough map, so that he successfully found India first. Marin boasted proudly.

"Huh? So powerful? Ferdinand II was a little surprised. You know, before that, only a very small number of Venetian merchants had been to India. But the spices of the Venetians were also brought in by ships of the Arabs and Egyptians, and even the Venetians knew very little about India, let alone the African coast. Marin's teacher can know that route, and it does seem amazing. You must know that before setting out, the Portuguese only knew the situation on the coast of West Africa north of the Cape of Good Hope, and did not know the situation on the East African side.

"Of course, my teacher, but a great traveler, who has traveled all over Eurasia and Africa!" Marin continued to put on a proud expression.

"So, does your teacher know about the situation of that great empire in the East?" Ferdinand II asked eagerly.

"Yes!" Marin nodded without hesitation.

"Tell me about it!" Ferdinand II couldn't wait to say......