Unlike Barria, who was terrified by Isabella's illness, Lisbon had a hot summer and a very lively atmosphere throughout the city.

Once he had made up his mind, Manuel was quick to act, and in the name of the king, he ordered the nautical office to recruit a large number of crews, and also ordered an all-out effort to build new ships.

On the outskirts of Lisbon, vast expanses of redwood forests have been cut down, leaving bare hills looking ugly in exchange for hills of fir trees.

It is impossible to make new timber immediately into planks, and the drying process is very long, and some important hull parts need to be built with 1~2 years of drying and then the whole timber, which is even more lengthy.

However, Portugal has long had maritime ambitions, and in addition to schools for nautical talents, such as the Nautical Office, the Portuguese have created a series of long-term policies related to the development of the sea.

This included the requirement to stock up on a certain amount of timber for shipbuilding each year, so Manuel ordered the felling of trees more for future ships, and now, in the warehouses of the Lisbon shipyard, there was enough timber in the early years for Manuel to quickly put his plan into action.

To Manuel's delight, the new ships promised by Alexander had not only been launched at the beginning of the year, but had also been active in the conflict between the Azores and the Castile navy, but as far as he knew, they had other missions, including attacking French coastal posts under the guise of British ships.

Of course, this matter was very secret, except for Manuel and the people on the ship, and even his ministers did not know the details, they only knew that the French, who had been watching the show at the border, suddenly became nervous, and at the end of August, the French suddenly sent an envoy to meet with Manuel.

Although the king's talks with the Frenchman were secret, the contents of the talks were quickly leaked.

The content of the negotiations between the two sides was very exciting, and to the surprise of the Portuguese, the trade alliance that was said to have fought to the death with the French army in Italy suddenly made peace with Louis XII.

If this is not too unusual, then the trade alliance represented by the Queen of Naples and the series of alliance agreements signed by the French completely stunned the whole of Europe.

It was a completely unexpected agreement, as the two sides had been almost bloodied, but suddenly put aside all their hatred and shook hands, and the French generously agreed to open up Marseille, Brest, Caen, and important cities such as Metz and Amiens in the interior as trade cities for the trade union, and what the French received from the trade union was a low-cost exchange program for Ladia gold coins.

The trade alliance promised to complete the smooth exchange of Ladia coins in France within a year, a promise that undoubtedly relieved the French, who had been plagued by the troubles of Ladia coins for too long.

Louis XII had already decided to withdraw his troops, in fact, because of domestic troubles, France had not sent him enough military funds for two consecutive months, and after losing a large number of troops and equipment, the French army was not much better off than after the defeat of Charles VIII's Lombardy, and even worse because of all kinds of troubles at home.

The rebellion of Montpellier had caused turmoil in the south of France, which had to make Louis XII anxious to return home as soon as possible to quell the rebellion, and at the same time, Maximian's threat also made him have to seriously consider the olive branch offered by the trade union, especially when he heard from the people sent by the trade union that some German city-states had close relations with the trade union, Louis suddenly felt that it might be good to deal with these countries united by business.

So the two rivals, who had seemed to be enemies, suddenly became allies, and just when everyone heard this, they couldn't help but shout "This world is changing fast", and Josha had already signed the alliance treaty with Louis XII as the agent of the trade alliance in Italy.

According to this agreement, the trade union was obliged to help the French get out of their current economic difficulties, and France was to assume the order and security of the trade union in Western Europe.

It was also because of this alliance that the French army was able to slowly withdraw from the Tirennian Sea, and even some of the French army's logistical baggage and wounded were able to withdraw from Pisa to Genoa, which made Maximian and the Venetians extremely angry, and they sent envoys to Quessa and Barentia respectively, and the emperor even warned in a very stern tone: "No one can tolerate such a betrayal, although I consider myself a rather magnanimous man, but this result has completely destroyed my patience. So if you can't stop continuing to break our alliance as soon as possible, then I will consider personally helping you to correct this wrong decision. ”

The Emperor's threat was evident, not only in his letters, but also in the swift movement of his army.

Only this time the trade union sided with the French, and the Jossa simply announced the declaration of the so-called "La Spezia-Palma-Po Armistice Line".

This was what many thought was an operation against the French, and the boundaries of the Northern Army of Gompati, which had been the focus of defense along the line from La Spezia to Parma, were now the borders declared "neutral" by the Trade Union.

In his reply to the Emperor, the border was slightly modified, and the northeast side of the border was extended to the south bank of the Po River, according to which the Trade Alliance would not intervene in the ensuing war as long as the French and the Emperor's armies did not cross the border.

But if either side crosses the line, then the trade alliance will have to intervene in this war that can cause damage to its own interests.

However, it was noted that the Visa seemed to have neglected the ports along the Tirenian Sea, consciously or unconsciously, so that the French could quickly evacuate the French troops stranded in south-central Italy, a veritable sad place for them, while at the same time receiving enough supplies from south-central Italy.

If possible, they did not even need to rely on logistics from the mainland in the war in northern Italy, which not only greatly shortened the logistical supply lines of the French army, but if necessary they could even advance directly from Genoa to their enemy rear along the so-called "La Spezia-Palma-Po Armistice Line" without fear of the possible threat to the entire right flank.

This, of course, made Maximilian furious, and he called his chief minister to reprimand him severely, and according to the description secretly revealed by some people present at the time, the emperor even unceremoniously accused the chief minister of being a "traitor and traitor".

Such harsh accusations caused Kotschach to resign because he felt insulted, and then the former palace minister rolled up his bed and patted his ass and left Vienna.

Unbeknownst to the Emperor, however, Kotschach's carriage had left Vienna and turned to the north, where the Fugger family in Augsburg had opened its doors to welcome the former courtier.

In short, the French did not get any advantage in Italy, but if you think about it, it was not a big loss, and Louis XII even met with Skop, who had already arrived in Parma, and for the newly appointed Count of Parma, Louis XII was quite courteous, because he knew that he might have to deal with this spokesman of Alexander in northern Italy for a long time to come.

However, there was also something that annoyed Louis XII, and the appearance of a large number of Catalan mercenaries during the battle in Pisa made the French king extremely angry, and he felt that it was a direct proof of Ferdinand's treachery.

Although the defeat of the French in Italy was not entirely due to the Catalans' participation in the war, Louis XII hated Ferdinand to the extreme.

What's more, when Louis XII learns of the threat made by the English to the French coast, he suddenly realizes that perhaps this is what the two royal couples are doing with their English in-laws.

So when the queen sent someone to suggest that perhaps intervention in Iberia should be considered again, Louis XII took almost no time to make a decision.

By the time Manuel met the French emissary, it was already fruitful September, and the scent of osmanthus trees wafted through the streets of Lisbon, masking the unpleasant stench of the streets and making the city, which had been dusty with the construction of the cathedral, seem less hurried and full of anticipation.

There were two pieces of news brought by the French envoys, the most of which was the most interesting for Lisbon, which was a marriage contract proposed by the French king, although it had not yet been established, but was quite expected.

Although he did not have a son yet, Louis XII hoped that his future heir to the throne would win a Portuguese princess, and in return, he would be willing to match the son of the current king of Navarre, and also marry a Portuguese princess.

Manuel was still very interested in this suggestion, and he thought it was a good idea to imagine that one of his daughters could become the future queen of France, and the other could be the queen of Navarre, not to mention the fact that the French army was now giving him direct help.

Manuel also had a short time to think about this suggestion, and he was now more concerned with getting rid of Maria as quickly as possible.

It was no longer possible for Maria to become Queen of Castile, and the marriage that had been used to maintain relations between Portugal and Spain came to a dead end with the death of his son Miguel.

However, it was the maritime conflict in the Azores that made Manuel determined, which made him realize that it was inevitable to have a fierce conflict with Spain over the new colony, so it was too inappropriate to have a queen with the daughter of the double couple by his side at this time.

This might even shake the support of the domestic aristocracy for him, in which case Manuel openly took Enrique's daughter Juana into the castle of San John.

This obvious move quickly brought his popularity at home to almost its peak, and the Portuguese knew that their king was coming for real this time.

In September, Manuel was surprised and delighted by the fact that the Council of Nobles in Toledo, the old capital of Castile, suddenly announced that Juana was recognized as a blood descendant of Enrique IV.

Also in September, a large number of French troops began to appear on the north bank of the Ebro River, which separates the Kingdom of Navarre and Castile.

This army was originally stationed on the north side of the Pyrenees, and this army had to throw away a large number of bulky equipment when they crossed the Pyrenees, so when they reached the north bank of the Ebro River, the French army had to rely on the help of the Navarre army to barely get a foothold.

But even so, the appearance of this French army had a huge impact.

Hearing the news, Isabella had to hold a royal council despite her illness, and after repeated inquiries with the generals led by Gonzalo, the Queen of Castile finally made a decision that was extremely difficult for her, but she had to choose.

"I will send someone to negotiate with Don Bavi, and as long as he remains loyal to the king and the royal family, I will forgive him for his crimes," Isabella said with difficulty to the clerk who recorded the meeting, "and I cannot forgive him personally, but as queen I am willing to give him a chance to defend himself, and this is my formal promise to him." ”

When Isabella announced this decision with a serious expression, Ferdinand, who was sitting on the side, had a gloomy face and did not say a word.

"That's all I can do for you, and I've even given up my dignity to buy you precious time, so tell me now that I can trust you?" Isabella looked at Gonzalo, she certainly believed in the loyalty of her generals, but she was somewhat worried about whether she would be able to defeat the two formidable enemies of France and Spain on the battlefield.

"I'll bring you the beautiful peacock feathers on the French general's helmet, as long as you don't dislike them when the time comes."

Gonzalo's well-behaved answer made Isabella laugh, she liked the soldier who seemed arrogant and even a little rough in the eyes of others, because she knew that this man was loyal to her, and this loyalty came from Gonzalo's romantic chivalry, but more to repay her for the kindness of her acquaintance.

Isabella even sometimes worries that Gonzalo's loyalty might have bad results if it was too strong, such as whether he would be as loyal to her heir in the future as he had been to her.

Only now she did need this unreserved allegiance, especially after hearing about the events in Toledo, Isabella felt that perhaps this kind of allegiance to her alone would be the safest.

At the beginning of September, the combined forces of Castile and Aragonese under the command of Gonzalo rushed to the north, and his task was to first hold the French army back on the north bank of the Ebro River, and then wait for an opportunity to advance west to repel the Portuguese army.

Such a decision was made because both Isabella and Ferdinand believed that the key to whether the French would intervene deeply was the situation of the Portuguese in this war, and if they could successfully defeat the Portuguese army first, then the French army would naturally withdraw from this war that did not belong to them, so whether they could quickly defeat the Portuguese became the key to preventing France from continuing to intervene in Liberia in time.

Gonzalo was not very worried about the defeat of the Portuguese and the French, both in Italy and in Crete, which gave him confidence in the army he had trained, especially in Crete, which gave him the opportunity to apply the new tactics he had studied for a long time on the battlefield, and the series of battles made him seem quite confident in his tactics.

Had it not been for the defeat of the Venetians at sea, he believed that the situation in the eastern Mediterranean would well have been completely different today.

It's just that when leaving Barriariddod, Gonzalo was a little inexplicably worried.

Although the Queen had decided to negotiate with the Andalusian rebels, and as far as he knew, it seemed that this was exactly what the rebels had been expecting, Gonzalo somehow felt that things were not so simple.

Alexander's figure passed by him from time to time, and he had always believed that this young man might become his great enemy in the future, which was a clever idea, because Alexander was only an inconspicuous man when they first met, and he was already a famous commander of the coalition forces.

But it was at that time that Gonzalo had a strong premonition that they would meet on the battlefield one day, and that this young man would be a rare opponent in his life.

This was not only because it was the young man who inspired him to create new tactics, but more importantly, he always felt that Alexander seemed to know what this would bring from the beginning.

It's a strange thought, but it has always haunted Gonzalo and he can't get rid of this ridiculous thought.

It was as if the young man had deliberately contributed to his new tactics, which were now being perfected, and it all seemed to be expected by him.

But what is he doing it for?

With this bewildered thought, Gonzalo embarks on a journey to the north.

It was also at the same time that the papal tour of the diocese of Castile finally arrived in the old capital of Toledo after a long journey.

For the arrival of the Pope, the Archbishop of Toledo led all the high-ranking clergy out of the city to greet the Pope in person, and the Council of Nobles sent the noble senators.

This made the Pope feel the enthusiasm of the Toledos, but looking at the respectful and humble greeting procession, Pope Alexander VI, who was sitting in the car, whispered to Alexander, who was accompanying him on horseback: "I think there must be someone who does not like to see us." ”

"You're right," Alexander said with a smile as he looked at the people who were standing far away under the roadside banner to greet the team, "but rest assured, I'm sure they'll soon have to like us." ”