A few days ago, William received the shocking news that Emperor Ferdinand I of Spain, the leader of the Iberian Reconquest, had died half a month earlier.

"My father-in-law, Ferdinand I of Castile, died of illness on June 24, 1065, the Day of St. John the Baptist? So why didn't Castille announce the news? ”

William's eyes were full of disbelief, and he fixed his eyes on Earl Russell, and asked again and again.

About half a year earlier, William had visited his father-in-law, Ferdinand I, in León of Castile, and had just won a furious victory, using his forces to sweep through Toledo, Cuenca, Madrid, Eravu, and Lisbon, forcing the surrounding Saracens and Emirs to submit and obtain extremely large tributes.

It can be said that this was an extremely brilliant victory, and how could it be that Ferdinand I's posture at the time of his triumphal victory is still vivid, how could he have died of illness in just six months?

This was unusual, especially since he was kept secret by the royal family and the nobility of Castile after his death, which led William to speculate whether Ferdinand I's death was related to the intrigue between the royal family and nobles.

"Count Russell, if you go to Leon to investigate carefully, you must investigate the situation of the day and the changes in the Kingdom of Castile!" William solemnly opened his mouth and ordered: "This is the highest priority, no matter what, I must get the information I want in the shortest possible time." ”

"The minister will live up to the trust!" The Earl of Russell solemnly promised, and then bowed and retired.

William had been a little depressed after receiving the news of the death of his father-in-law, Ferdinand I, half a month earlier, and as the person who knew him best, Empress Urakar was keenly aware of the strangeness.

"William, what the hell is going on? It makes you so worried. ”

“.......”

William was silent, hesitating whether he should tell her the sad news in advance.

"Is there something going on? You tell me, William! Husbands and wives cannot hide from each other. ”

Uraka obviously felt something, chuckled mentally, frowned, and asked eagerly.

"Uraka, my queen, don't get excited, I'm here to tell you."

William pressed Uraka's shoulder and said with a heavy expression: "Your father Ferdinand unfortunately passed away half a month ago!" ”

"What? How so? ”

After listening to William's account, Uraka cried out in astonishment, and said with a look of disbelief:

"My father was very healthy and energetic half a year ago. This must be fake, right? Tell me, William! ”

"Uraka, calm down first." William pressed Uraka's shoulder and said slowly: "I also learned this news from Count Russell, whether it is the nobles of Castile, or your brothers, they have not told us this news, maybe this news is wrong. ”

“......”

Urakar closed his eyes in silence, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes.

William was also a little overwhelmed by this, so he had to gently stroke her back to try to comfort her.

"It's true, William." Uraka suddenly opened his eyes and said with an angry face: "They dare to keep their mourning secret, they dare to do this, there must be some ulterior conspiracy in this, and this must have something to do with my father's death!" ”

"I have told Earl Russell to investigate it again, and I will inform you as soon as there is any new news." William comforted Urakar as he stroked his back.

"No, the murderer must be one of my three younger brothers, and they will divide up my father's kingdom!

We can't let these killers succeed, we need to prepare early to take back everything we deserve. Uraka said with a strong shake of his head.

Ferdinand I's unexpected death was full of surprises, and as a result, Uraka's three younger brothers, Sancho, Alfonso and Garcia, became the direct beneficiaries of the incident, and she had reason to believe that the murderers were among the three after all, especially Alfonso, the shadowy prince, who was most likely the mastermind, and Garcia and Sancho could also be accomplices.

"I promise you that we will thoroughly investigate this time and begin to prepare secretly, but for the time being, we should not act rashly!" William looked at Uraka and said solemnly.

A few days later, the night before Richard's departure, William again received the latest news from Count Russell that Ferdinand I had died and that his kingdom had been divided among his three sons, Sancho, Alfonso, and Garcia, with Sancho gaining the kingdom of Castile, Alfonso León, and Garcia gaining the kingdom of Galicia.

On June 24, 1065, the day of the baptism of St. John, Ferdinand I, Prince Alfonso, together with Prince García and Archbishop León, blocked the news of their father's death, while Sancho stood by and watched from the sidelines.

After a series of prayers and devotional ceremonies, Ferdinand I was secretly buried in the church of San Isidoro, where his body was dressed in a monk's robe and placed in an ashes-covered coffin, flanked by his crown and royal mantle.

After Sancho, Alfonso, and Garcia divided the three kingdoms, they even tried to extend their claws into their sisters' territories, and the city of Toro, inherited by Avella, who had nothing to rely on, was taken over by Alfonso.

If it weren't for the fact that Uraka was William's empress, I'm afraid that the Zamora she owned would also be divided among the brothers.

Hearing this, William and Uraka were undoubtedly outraged, how shameless it was for these greedy fellows to forcibly deprive Avella of her territory in disregard of their brotherhood and sisterhood, and in defiance of the arrangements of their father Ferdinar I.

What worries William even more is Avella's safety, how can she survive the persecution of her brothers without anything to rely on? This is really worrying.

"William, hurry up and send troops, I can't watch my father's hard-earned foundation squandered by a few of them!" Urakala said with William's arm in his arms.

"Calm down, Uraka, these are just our guesses, we don't have any evidence in our hands to prove that your father's death was related to Alfonso.

All we can do now is gather strength and wait for the right time.

If they really have bad intentions, there will definitely be a war to seize their respective territories and thrones, and only then will we have the best time to intervene! William looked at Uraka and calmly persuaded.