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2 January 1492, Granada, Alhambra, afternoon. King Ferdinand II of Aragon was pacing the paths of the Alambra Palace in a somewhat distracted manner, beside his wife, Isabella I of Castile. The fourteen-year-old Prince Juan followed the two monarchs, and further away were several retinues and guards, there was no danger here, it was not an occasion like a great enemy, the two monarchs were victors, conquerors, and they were enjoying the joy of victory and the spoils of war == the beauty of this palace.

Ferdinand frowned, his mood was a little complicated, and his mind was a little messy. Three minutes ago, he was thinking about how to act quickly, and tonight he had written a letter to the ruler of Venice, trumpeting his great achievements in capturing the last pacifist stronghold in the Iberian Peninsula, and ensuring that the credit for this great victory was his, in order to show his superiority and ability over that illustrious wife, despite the fact that to the contrary. Two minutes earlier, he had been crossed over by a man who had come to Spain from the Celestial Empire in an attempt to soak up "Ferdinand" (the Spanish name he gave himself) to a Spanish classmate he had met at university. Within a minute, a large number of memories and habits of the original owner quickly flooded into his mind. When Isabella saw her husband standing there looking at a garden in front of her, she stopped to accompany him.

Ferdinand took another minute to adjust his mood, and he could only walk forward silently so that his perceptive wife would not notice his abnormality. Fortunately, Ferdinand's affection for Isabella grew estranged after a few years of marriage (although Isabella was always ...... him) This damn negative man! As for the flower heart, it started long before marriage. The specific performance is that there are two or three mistresses, there are not many illegitimate children, the deceased wife is not sent off for burial, and the widow will continue in October...... Besides, the original owner's bad intentions just now, the intelligent and perceptive Isabella should have noticed a lot and was accustomed to it, because the original owner's thoughts can be said to perfectly explain his life's pursuit. However, Isabella has always accommodated Ferdinand's indulgence, infidelity (it was a flower before marriage, infidelity after marriage) and, more excessively, some perverse thoughts about her own throne, because love (if not the main reason, is a very important reason), Kirsten Downey, who wrote of Isabella's biography of Ferdinand's life, wrote: "Love is indeed inexplicable." )。 So now Ferdinand didn't speak to her, and there was a brief moment of daze, which did not arouse her suspicions, but only sighed in his heart.

"I don't know if I'm still ...... with those mistresses If there is still a connection, resolutely cut it off! "As a professional in science and engineering, a hobby of modern European history and military affairs, a little dabbling in firearms and ships, and learning the four working languages of the United Nations in English, Spanish, French and Arabic for the sake of the fantasy of a Spanish girl, Ferdinand first had to deal with the bad private life of the original owner, and he extracted a lot of dangerous information in the original owner's mind that was harmful to social harmony and stability, as well as a lot of ridiculous, stupid and despicable intrigues against his wife. What's next...... 1492, what a wonderful era...... "Conquest of America!" Ferdinand whispered, and then kept his ambition to himself.

The two monarchs wandered through the paths and gardens of the Alhambra Palace, with a panoramic view of the scenery. The walls of the palace are inscribed with the Arabic Laws of poetry. Isabella noticed that one of the inscriptions kept repeating: Only a small safety can be achieved.

"Xiao An can indeed do a lot of things!" Ferdinand spoke suddenly, and continued under Isabella's surprised gaze, "Let's come here, for example! In an era when bad jokes weren't in vogue, this joke wasn't too low that made Isabella hook the corners of her mouth, "That's the power of God." She said.

It's pretty, Ferdinand thought to himself as he looked at her. Isabella and Ferdinand, a successful example of sibling love, the so-called success is mainly for the latter, although Isabella herself also feels that this is quite happy, but it is more of a self-consolation when she is sad, but as a successful queen, her career does not need the support of men, on the contrary, Ferdinand is a classic of soft rice, Isabella was regarded as an influential and outstanding figure in Europe when she was alive, as soon as Isabella died, he did nothing wrong, not the hearts of the people of Castile, The battle with Philip nearly plunged the country into civil war, and he was not enthusiastic about the exploration of the New World of America, which slowed down significantly as soon as Isabella died, a trend that began when Isabella became seriously ill. In European politics, his relationship with Britain and France was a mess, often making insignificant treachery, designing some unsophisticated international conspiracies, and even trying to deny Isabella her inheritance to the throne of Castile after her death, so that he could control Castile, but fortunately Philip died early, otherwise it would be difficult to say what would have happened to Ferdinand.

Fortunately, there is Isabella, and her help is indispensable for her next thing, hey, the soft rice is still very delicious.

The Alambra Palace was huge, but Ferdinand, who had seen the Forbidden City, was unimpressed. In the center of the palace there are seventeen Castilian flags (which were captured, not a glorious thing), each of which represents a victory for the Peace Church. Despite the triumph of the Christians on the Iberian Peninsula, the Ottomans in the East were at their peak, and the Mediterranean and Central Europe trembled. "I can't calm you in my life, but the future of Spain will make you want to cry without tears!" Ferdinand insisted that it was 1492, that the original owner was 40 years old, and that he was going to try to live another 60 years, although it would not be easy. Ferdinand had a fantasy that he wanted to see the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 and see the day when Spain would rise to prominence around the world! Hearing his prayers, the author granted his heart's desire.

Needless to say what the author's state of mind was, Ferdinand was now thinking about exploring the Americas, and he happened to travel to the day of the victory in the war of Granada, without worrying about the safety of his homeland, and at the same time, the two monarchs used it to establish a strong prestige at home and in Europe, and to make things easier. The emptiness of the treasury was a problem, but the cost of Columbus's voyage was not much, 3 ships, 90 crew members, 2 million Malawidi, roughly equivalent to the annual income of a middle-class provincial nobleman. Historically, Columbus's voyage had little to do with Ferdinand, and now he considered whether to intervene.

"How's Columbus doing now?" Ferdinand asked Isabella suddenly.

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