Gonzalo's arrival brought a lot of changes to Sicily, the most obvious of which was that the large fortress south of Palermo was taken over by the Aragonese army, but although the large fortress was not small, it still could not provide enough accommodation for the entire army, so many houses near the fortress were also requisitioned by Flomenza to provide for the nearly 10,000 soldiers who had been added at once.

The city of Palermo seemed to be crowded all at once, and everywhere you could see Aragonese in red and yellow striped coats and fish-like helmets wandering the streets, these were the quartermasters who had been sent out to buy all kinds of necessities, and with their strange accents of bargaining, the streets of Palermo became lively and troublesome at the same time.

The Aragonese soldiers had a strange attitude towards the locals, mocking the Sicilians as vassals of Aragon, and not wanting to admit that they were two different countries ruled by a single king, but they could not hide their envy for the life of the locals, which they considered to be simply rich.

Iberia was barren, at least in the eyes of many of the Aragonese plebeians, unlike the Apennine Peninsula, which was also a peninsula, and the northern Pyrenees created a barrier from the European continent, lacking granary plains like Lombardy, and many ports that could connect the east-west routes of the Mediterranean, and as for the New World Route, which would create miracles in the future, it was only just beginning at this time, and it was a novelty in the eyes of kings and nobles

In other words, even in the later period of great exploration of the New World, the future Spain was not able to fully utilize the huge wealth obtained from the New World, so when other countries rose up with the advent of the new era, Spain, which once ruled the seas, went into decline after infinite glory.

Of course, this is still known, but the prosperity of Sicily beyond the imagination of the Aragonese has dazzled the Iberian buns, especially when they saw that the locals had the leisure to build those unruly marble fountains in some squares, and they were even more stunned by the pagan thing.

The Iberians were devout Catholics, and the years of war with the Moors made them even extreme, so that even in the Holy See there were fears that the Iberians might be too fanatical and could cause trouble, and the Iberian Church generally resented some of the degenerate and pagan behaviors in the Holy See, for example, when they heard that the Romans had actually honored the envoys sent by the Ottoman Sultan, many Aragonese nobles openly accused the "Holy See has been bought". And some radical Castilian people even shouted the word "blasphemy".

So immediately there were soldiers who wanted to smash those infidel evils to pieces, and if it hadn't been for the local officials who arrived to stop them in time, maybe the Aragonese soldiers would have done something even more excessive.

The troubles soon reached Flomenza, and the Governor smiled and did not care about them.

He didn't care if the Sicilians had been wronged or if the area had become chaotic because they had been harassed by the soldiers, and like the Aragonese soldiers, Sicily was more of a vassal of the Kingdom of Aragonese in his eyes, as long as he could make sure that he could provide enough supplies for Gonzalo's army while they were in Sicily, and as for the trouble caused by those soldiers, he didn't care at all.

To Flomenza's surprise, he didn't expect that his mother-in-law, the wife of the palace minister of Gomez, would come to Sicily with Gonzalo, and he did not have much affection for the palace minister's wife, who was about his age, especially after hearing about her intentions, Flomenza behaved even more coldly.

Mrs. Gomez did not come to visit her daughter, but to ask Flomenza for help.

As a Castilian nobleman, the marriage of the Gomez couple was the result of a typical marriage of interests, and Madame Gomez's family had made a lot of efforts for her husband to find the fat vacancy of the Sicilian court, and the couple had a good plan, and when the term of office expired, they would ask to return to the Aragon court, and then Gomez could rely on this qualification to find a sufficiently satisfactory position in front of the king.

However, Gómez died suddenly, and Sicily fell into chaos at that time, and Fromenza's purge of the noble council in Sicily caused the family of the court minister to be involved in the big trouble of supporting the Sicilian council.

Especially in recent times, with Flomenza's actions, both Aragorn and Castile have set off a bloody storm, and the maiden family of the palace minister is even more new and old accounts together, and the situation of the family is stormy for a while, and it seems that it may fall into a desperate situation at any time.

After much to no avail, Madame Palazzo had to come to Sicily with Gonzalo's fleet for the sake of her family, hoping to get help from Flomenza, who was now arguably one of Ferdinand's most trusted favorites, and who was the source of all these troubles, and it would be nice if he could clear his name for his family.

Madame Miyashi's idea was good, but she didn't expect Flomensa to be very cold and even a little hostile to her arrival.

In fact, it is not difficult to explain that the marriage between Flomenza and Miss Gomez was entirely a decision made by Queen Isabella to unite the two countries more closely, which was of course supported by Ferdinand, and at that time Flomenza did not expect that his wife's illustrious background could have brought him enough benefits to be in jeopardy because of his involvement in the Sicilian aristocracy.

Ironically, it was he who pushed his wife's family to hell.

Flomensa was originally a little annoyed by this matter, and was even more unhappy about the arrival of the palace minister's wife.

He took the opportunity of inviting Gonzalo to the banquet and threw his wife's mother aside, and at the same time implicitly asked Gonzalo about the relationship between Gonzalo and his mother-in-law.

Flomenza didn't want to offend Gonzalo, and now that the general was a popular man who was doubly favored by the two kings, he couldn't help but wonder if Gonzalo really became his cheap old man, he could consider reaching out to help his wife's family.

To Flomensa's surprise, this playboy, who has always been cold and unscrupulous, actually went vegetarian this time, and after repeatedly hinting and finally confirming that the two had nothing to do with each other, Flomenza felt even more disgust for his wife's mother's family.

"Do you still have to keep a festival for your dead ghost husband, don't you know that this person is now a popular person in front of the king, and he doesn't know how to grasp such a good opportunity, it is really doomed that the whole family is going to decline."

While Flomenza complained that her mother-in-law did not know how to use her own resources, Mrs. Gong was on the second floor of the Osborne tailor's shop enjoying the tailor's professional services, during which time the shopkeeper had knocked on the door twice, which somewhat affected the interest of the two patrons, but the lady still thought that the dress was well done.

"I have to say that this time I have not been well-off, the Governor's attitude is very cold, and I have some worries that my daughter is not doing well." "You have probably heard of the terrible things that happened in Castile and Aragon," said the lady with a little concern, "and I can assure you that what you have heard is neither the whole nor the most terrible, and you must know that even the mere hearing of some things can be terrifying." ”

Osborne nodded understandingly, he had known Mrs. Gong Xiang for a long time, but the arrogant woman in his memory had never shown such a cramped and uneasy expression as now.

"Maybe I can help you," Osborne said cautiously tentatively, "you know some people. ”

"You've helped me, at least this is the most alive I've lived in the past few years," Mrs. Gong Xiang rarely didn't look domineering as usual, "But you can't help me, and the person who can help me is unwilling to help." ”

"Governor he ......"

"No, I'm not talking about the Governor, I'm talking about Gonzalo." Madame Gong Xiang said a little helplessly, "He doesn't seem to want to be involved in this, in fact, many nobles have also asked him for help, but he has not responded, this time I followed his fleet to Sicily, along the way I have hinted more than once, but he has no reaction." ”

Osborne nodded silently, he knew what Madame meant by the hint, although it made him a little unhappy, but he could understand her helplessness at such a time.

It's just that Gonzalo was indifferent to the palace minister's wife, which made the tailor feel a little inexplicably annoyed for her.

"Perhaps I can go to Camus, the old man who is now a well-known figure even in the court of Aragon."

Madame's words made Osborne shake his head: "I advise you to be cautious, that Camus is famously tactful, and he will not make any promises." ”

"But I have to think of a way for the family!"

Mrs. Gong Xiang suddenly shouted emotionally, and then she sat down helplessly and rubbed her forehead: "You don't know what's going on, now everyone is panicking, because they don't know who will be involved, some people say that this is the king taking the opportunity to take power, but in fact, their power is stronger than any monarch in history." ”

Osborne sat aside and listened silently, he knew that Madame was actually just venting the emotions that had been accumulated in his heart for a long time, so he didn't open his mouth and just listened quietly.

The palace minister was still babbling endlessly, but Osborne's mind had already turned to a note sent by his companion earlier.

It was a very ordinary note, no different from the ones that used to be sent by guests asking for custom-made clothes, but Osborne knew who wrote the letter after reading the two inconspicuous secret notes on the note.

"Perhaps, you can try," said Osborne, and when Madame paused to look at him, the tailor explained, "I mean go to Camus, and I can bring you a message if you wish." ”

Lady Miyaxiang smiled, and she shook Osborne's hand vigorously to show gratitude, and at the same time, there was a faint relief in her expression.

She fell into Osborne's eyes like this, but suddenly felt that maybe her previous indignation and dissatisfaction were just a play, and her purpose was to match her with Camus.

But the tailor didn't bother with it, and Alexander's side note made it clear that he wanted to get Modillo out of the palace as soon as possible.

In September 1499, when the Franco-Austrian armies fought fiercely in northern Italy, another major event in the Mediterranean caught the eye.

It was after the defeat of Bucharest that the Ottoman navy began a maritime invasion of the last Venetian colonies in the Mediterranean.

By August, the Venetian fleet had already arrived on their island of Kythera in the eastern Mediterranean, one of the few colonies they had so far retained, and the closest to Crete, a maritime transit point.

Reluctantly, Taranto, who had always had close ties to Venice, was also wary, and the Taranto knew that they would be an obstacle to the Ottomans' invasion of the Adriatic, which made them unable to sit idly by if they did not want to.

Taranto's ships also joined the Venetian fleet, and after receiving a generous reward from Venice, the Count of Taranto sent nearly 1,000 troops led by his son to accompany the ships.

This naval battle was destined to attract the attention of Europeans, because if many Venetian colonies, including Crete, were captured, it would mean that the Ottomans would completely occupy the eastern Mediterranean, and then the entire southern coast of Europe would face a direct threat from the Ottoman Empire.

Because of this, when the Ottoman fleet quickly assembled in the waters between Crete and Rhodes, letters of help were quickly sent to the Vatican.

The letters were written by the Venetians, the Tarantos, and several kings of the Balkan Peninsula who had just freed themselves from the threat of the Ottoman army.

In a letter of request for help from the Archduchess of Wallachia and the King of Bosnia, it was clear that they "hoped that Rome, in the honour of Christendom and devotion to God, would be able to resist the invasion of the pagans and bring the glory of Bucharest back to the Mediterranean".

Such an ardent anticipation naturally aroused great resonance, and even the grand duchess's eloquent writing was used as the talk of the Roman aristocracy, so much so that when the copy of the letter was sent to Montina and Pisa, respectively, they each caused quite a reaction.

Lucrezia showed rare sympathy, perhaps because of a similar experience that made her understand Sofia, who was now alone in Bucharest, and she immediately expressed her support for the letter in her capacity as guardian of the Duchess of Pisa.

Barondi's performance was very different.

After seeing the letter, she first sneered disdainfully and ridiculed who didn't know who wrote such a sensational letter for the illiterate wild girl, and then she ordered the chamber of commerce that transported goods to the Balkans to appropriately increase the price of all military equipment.

"They can trade their coal, copper, and whatever they have to offer for my goods, but it is impossible to get more with such a letter, and it is even more impossible for me to send an army, for Montina has just been through a war."

Without hesitation, Barentia sent the messenger back to Rome, believing that the letter had been sent to her as a conspiracy by the clergy of the Vatican and the Holy See, who were dissatisfied with her disguised seizure of the papal territories of Ferrara and Bologna.

Barentia's speculation proved to be not unfounded, and it was soon proposed in the Vatican to organize another crusade against the infidel invasion, and in view of the feat of Count Montina in Bucharest, the Count himself should lead this army.

It's just a pity that as soon as this proposal was proposed, the callous reply of the Countess of Montina came, and for a time the statement that "the Countess was going to take the opportunity to take revenge on her rival" was noisy in the city of Rome.

News from the sea inevitably reached Naples, and even earlier because of the easier access by sea.

And during this time, the Neapolitan army had also been assembled, and after secretly signing a non-aggression pact with the French, the Neapolitan army was at first cautious, and then began to withdraw from the area of confrontation with the French at a faster pace, except for retaining the next part of the necessary defensive forces, the Neapolitan army was ready to set off at any time.

It was at this time that Nomerlo, the Pope's private secretary, came to Billy Shelly.

When he saw Josa, Nomelo couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He had seen him before, and though he hadn't seen her many times, he remembered the beautiful young aristocratic lady very well.

In Nomerlo's mind, Jossa was beautiful but no different from Lucrezia, at least he did not think that the young queen could compare with her sister-in-law.

But after seeing Jisha again, Nomelo was surprised to find that the legends about the queen were not chasing after the wind, at least looking at the novel image of her wearing a strangely shaped light armor, Nomelo couldn't help but secretly compare her with the image of the goddess on the Ladia gold coins that are also in circulation in Rome today.

And the conclusion is that the young queen in front of her is more impressive than the image on the gold coin.

Although she was surprised by Nomelo's arrival, she quickly accepted it, but when she heard about Nomelo's intention, her originally majestic but kind expression couldn't help but change subtly.

"Your Majesty wants you and the Count to understand that it would be unwise to go to war with Sicily," Nomelo explained his intentions as he looked at Jossa with a look of increasing indifference, "but if you could explain in detail the intentions of Naples, I mean that if you can prove with some certainty that you would do so, perhaps Your Majesty will consider the question you have raised about the claims you have raised in the Vatican regarding the possible future unification of the two Sicilies." ”

Listening to Nomerlo's roundabout hints, Zhosa was silent for a while, and then she suddenly smiled softly, and gave Nomelo a surprise answer: "If there must be a certainty, I think it should be the Ottomans." ”