In keeping with the idea of first strike, Cardinal Perigrina, Archbishop of Seville, began his activities immediately after the consecration ceremony.

The people who can be cardinals are basically nobles, it's just a matter of big or small, and Perigrina is no exception.

But he did not intend to bring in family power this time, and a family with the highest title of earl would be of no use in such a dispute.

Perigrina first wrote to his Spanish colleagues, including Antonio, and to another cardinal, Archbishop Ruiz of Barcelona.

Soon after, he began to contact the opponents of Rome and Spain, and although the Papal States and Spain seemed to be stable now, any change would have people whose interests would be harmed, and they would not dare to oppose it openly, and it was still possible to stumble in such matters.

Unsurprisingly, Perrigriner's invitation was met with a positive response, and everyone openly and implicitly expressed their support. But a new question lay ahead of him: by what means should he express his dissatisfaction with the government and the royal family?

In the past, when there was such a struggle between royal power and clerical power, the main weapon of the Church was the excommunication of the Pope.

But now the deterrent effect of excommunication is much less than before, not to mention, Pius IX is unlikely to stand with them.

It is tantamount to the congenital loss of an important means of attack.

Fortunately, their main purpose is not to force the king to kneel in the snow, as long as the other party realizes that he is not easy to provoke, there is still a way.

……

Less than a week after the consecration ceremony, rumors about the royal family immediately increased.

Since Alfonso had only shown a recognized miracle some time ago, they did not start from the aspect of faith, but stuck to Alfonso's origins.

In the streets of Madrid and the port of Seville, rumors spread that the King of Spain was an illegitimate child.

The government didn't take it seriously at first, but only punished a few caught rumormongers, but the scale gradually got out of control, and they knew that someone was making trouble.

This news was reported layer by layer, all the way to Isabella's ears.

The Queen, who was on vacation in Toledo, immediately canceled her vacation and rushed to the palace to discuss with Alfonso what to do with the matter.

According to the Spanish law of succession, illegitimate children were not entitled to inherit the throne.

This matter can be big or small, and if it is confirmed, this is the reason for foreign forces to interfere in Spain's internal affairs in the future.

Walking through the corridors of the palace, Isabella's brow furrowed, she hadn't been so worried in a long time since her son had returned to the throne.

"This should be the ghost of the priests below, I said that the church should not be moved, if it really doesn't work, just follow what Bishop Antonio said, let Andrew back again.

It was too early for him to become archbishop in his thirties. ”

Isabella thought to herself as she walked.

Based on her decades of experience in government, anything that comes across can be resolved through compromise.

Rumors that Alfonso was an illegitimate child are not a day or two old, and there have been many such rumors when she was still in power.

Her own way of dealing with it was to leave it alone, and it turned out to be okay, so her first instinct was to solve the problem through gentle means.

Around a corner came to the familiar garden, where Alfonso was sitting for a long time sipping tea, apparently knowing that she would come.

"Whew." Isabella's heart was slightly relieved, and her son's performance showed that the situation was still under control.

She walked quickly to the chair across from her and sat down, and was deliberating how to speak, when Alfonso spoke first.

"Mom, are you here for rumors about my identity?"

Isabella hesitated for a moment, and then nodded after retiring the servant: "Alfonso, I won't hide it from you, I really didn't have you with Francesco in the first place, in fact, he has had sex with me no more than twice in total since we got married.

When we found out we were pregnant, we spent the same night in the same room, but by that time I was almost two months pregnant, and there was a lot of time wrong.

If people outside want to find fault with this, there are many clues to be found, and I am afraid it will be difficult to hide it. ”

Alfonso understood, but he didn't directly give a solution, but asked with a little curiosity: "Then who is my biological father?" ”

"I don't know." Isabella said honestly, "I suspect it's Commander Morto, but you two don't look like each other at all, so I'm not sure." ”

Alfonso smiled, no longer dwelling on the problem, and instead comforted: "Don't worry, those priests can't afford to make any waves, I'll take care of it." ”

"No, you have to talk about how you want to deal with it, it's really not good, I can let you and Antonio meet again, just clarify any misunderstandings."

Isabella insisted.

She also knew that her governing career was ridiculous, and it was not easy for Alfonso to achieve such an achievement.

If she is ruined because of her own reasons, she will live in apologies for the rest of her life, and I am afraid there is nothing good to say in the history books.

"Ugh." Alfonso sighed: "Actually, there is nothing to say, the treatment method is very simple, I plan to treat it as cold as you did at the beginning."

Carlos has been sent to the United States, even if I am not orthodox enough, can they start a fourth Carlos War?

This is just their first step, and they are not in a hurry to take it. Rest assured, I know what to expect. ”

Isabella would be skeptical, but Alfonso was willing to say so much, and she couldn't help it.

Alfonso sat across from him and smiled wryly, the queen had never supported him in attacking the church system, and this was especially true after the church rebelled.

There is no doubt that Isabella is definitely trying to reconcile in the middle all the time.

In this case, did he dare to say something secret to her, I was afraid that he would not have turned his head and shook it out during prayer.

……

In the days that followed, Alfonso sat idly by, as he claimed, and did not say anything.

During this time, the queen worshipped in several churches, wanting to atone for her son's crimes.

She also insisted on coming every day to persuade Alfonso to value peace, but she was blocked back.

Under the king's indifference, the rumors spread more vigorously than each day.

Fortunately, the people have been living a good life recently, even if they talk about it for fun, they will not criticize the king for this.

This is not the case with the upper echelons, and the cold treatment cannot be wrong, after all, the more this kind of thing is explained, the worse it gets, not to mention that they have detailed evidence in their hands.

But this incident is still regarded as the first victory of their counterattack, which gives them great confidence, and more people have come forward and expressed their willingness to do their part.

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