Chapter 1,366 The source of trouble in Rome, Pope Borgia!
In the Sintra Palace, the portrait of the Virgin Mary smiles on the oil painting, revealing the "human nature" and "human body beauty" of the Renaissance. However, in an understatement, King Joao decided the life and death of a nobleman, along with some insignificant
The fate of the lower-class civilians has been determined in advance.
In this era, the cruelty and ruthlessness of medieval Europe cannot be imagined with the impression of the Enlightenment era more than two hundred years later. At this moment, Europe has an order of aristocratic rule that has lasted for thousands of years. The proportion of "human beings" is very small, and it is cruel.
The religious inquisition has no mercy or tolerance in faith!
"Your Majesty, King Fernando and Pope Alexander VI sent a letter together half a month ago, but you have not yet replied..."
Steward Nuno lowered his head and drew King Joao's attention from an unexpected letter from afar to two other expected letters.
No, it should be said that the letter from King Fernando of Aragon was expected by King Joao. The letter from the new Pope Alexander VI, like the pope's ascension, surprised King João.
, and full of disdain and disgust!
"Ha! What a venerable Pope Borgia! What a cardinal from Aragon! What a witness to the marriage of Fernando and Isabella, and godfather of Prince Juan!"
Mentioning the new Pope Alexander VI, a disgusted sneer appeared on King Joao's face. Such strong hostility rarely appeared in this perfect monarch.
But Pope Alexander VI, the nephew of the former Aragonese Cardinal Alfonso Borgia, has been deeply imprinted on the background of the Kingdom of Aragon since he entered the path of power in the church, and actually became the founder of Portugal.
Kingdom, causing countless troubles!
Twenty years ago, it was this Cardinal Borgia who, on behalf of the church, approved and witnessed the marriage of Fernando and his eloped cousin Isabella. This marriage recognized by the church became the foundation for Fernando and Isabella.
La's private marriage provided religious legitimacy and laid the foundation for the unification of Castile and Aragon! The most direct impact of this wedding was to trigger the battle for the throne of Castile and make Portugal
The plan to unite Castile was finally shattered...
Not only that, during the battle for the throne of Castile, Cardinal Borgia of Aragon also ran for King Fernando many times to win over the neutral Castilian nobles. The legitimacy of his support was not outstanding.
Queen Isabella. He may even have used his position as cardinal to widely spread rumors that "slandered" Juana's life experience. In return, King Fernando not only chartered the Borgia family, but also in the Kingdom of Aragon
The many privileges and benefits he enjoyed even allowed Bishop Borgia to become the godfather of his eldest son Juan!
Later, the interests of the Aragonese royal family and Bishop Borgia became even more closely tied. Although many exchanges of interests were buried in the dark, they could not be hidden from the eyes of King Joao!
Therefore, in last year's papal election, the Portuguese royal family paid close attention and chose to support another famous cardinal, Giuliano della Rovere (Julius II). Unfortunately, in the end, Aragon was chosen
Bishop Borgia, who was supported by the kingdom and supported by "unabashed and massive bribery", won the election and succeeded to the throne as Pope Alexander VI...
In this historical background, after Alexander VI succeeds to the papal throne, between the United Kingdom of Aragon and Castile, which has an alliance of interests, and the Kingdom of Portugal, which has old grievances, whose interests will it lean towards? Then
Of course you can tell without asking! This letter of accountability clearly reveals the Pope’s position and puts real pressure on the Kingdom of Portugal...
"The merciful Lord testifies! Borgia, the new pope, is full of selfish desires for power, without any honor of pious faith! He is a Byzantine-style conspirator, good at maneuvering and politics, but he has not given up at all.
It is even less possible for the religious morality that people believe in to shoulder the responsibility of the Pope to lead the world of God!…”
"Haha! This Borgia Pope, who has no foresight, replaced 12 Roman cardinals in one breath a few months ago, and even stuffed his eighteen-year-old son and his mistress's brother into the list.
Among the Lord’s Cardinals... This is a humiliation to all cardinals from all countries, and it is crushing the prestige of the Holy See to the ground!..."
"This greedy Borgia also wrote a letter to King Charles VIII of France to arouse the young boy's desire for the Kingdom of Naples... Then he used the threat of the French to put pressure on him with different faces, hoping to get the throne of Naples and finally
Falling into his own hands... This kind of approach without any commitment or foresight is playing with fire and is the source of trouble for the Holy See!..."
"Look! The cardinals in France are already very dissatisfied with the Pope! The truly pious Bishop Della Rovere also publicly criticized the Pope's 'crime of buying and selling the priesthood'. And in the form before him,
The French’s march into the Italian peninsula, or even into Rome, will not be opposed by any French church forces, but will be supported by bishops everywhere!…”
"The Lord witnesses! This Italian war is destined to break out! The true flame of the Lord will surely come to the Italian peninsula with the help of the young King Charles, and bring down the greedy and despicable Borgia Pope.
His body was completely burned, and his papal crown was completely burned off!…”
King Joao's loud voice and his passionate and confident words bring with them a persuasive power!
In the past eight or nine months, he has maintained correspondence with King Charles VIII of France. And from the other party's reply, he has very clearly judged that for the succession of the throne of the Kingdom of Naples and for the rich wealth of Northern Italy
…The French Kingdom’s invasion of the Italian Peninsula is already approaching!
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! This unprecedented Italian war is not just the Kingdom of France versus the Italian states. It is not just the French who offend the majesty of the Pope, but also the Holy See.
The great internal schism and civil war! And this was all caused by Pope Borgia, or at least he lit the fuse of the gunpowder. After the French army arrived, the cardinal forces on the Italian peninsula who opposed the current pope would definitely
Will stand again and try to use the power of the French army to change the current situation of the Holy See!
King Joao has an extremely clear judgment: This imminent war will start because of the greed of the French King and the Pope, but it will never end because of the satisfaction of the two!
Both sides have allies who can be drawn into the battlefield, and for the majesty of the King of France and the Pope, they also have political reasons why they cannot retreat. Therefore, this war is bound to be protracted, has a close relationship with the Pope, and is a neighboring country of France.
The Kingdom of Aragon and Castile will inevitably be involved!
"God bless! As long as the Italian war begins, as long as the Pope's majesty is wiped out, the Kingdom of Castile will also be involved in the war... At that time, the union between the Pope of Rome and the Kingdom of Castile will bring about the consequences for the Kingdom of Portugal
The threats and pressure will suddenly be relieved!"
"It's just that at this moment when the war has not broken out, the majestic Pope of Rome is still the Pope of Rome, and the extremely vicious Kingdom of Castile is still extremely vicious... The Kingdom of Portugal must endure it for the time being. No matter how offensive these letters are, I still
Dexu and surrender, reply and deal with the previous one or two! And Columbus's imprisonment may only end here..."
Numerous thoughts flashed through King Joao's mind. The foggy situation in Europe was not too foggy in the vision of this rational king. At this moment, his ambition and wisdom were all there.
His chest is burning. He wants to lead the Kingdom of Portugal, avoid possible risks, and truly seize the opportunities and future of the Age of Discovery! And the only thing that hinders him is never powerful opponents and enemies, but...
"Ahem! Ahem!..."
King Joao's face suddenly turned red, and he suddenly started coughing. His cough was heartbreaking, and his breathing was heavy and hoarse. He was so frightened that his confidant Nuno was at a loss and hurriedly held the king's back.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty!..."
"Cough! Cough! Cough..."
After coughing for a while, King Joao finally regained his breath and swallowed a mouthful of blood-smelling saliva with difficulty. He sat in silence for a moment, pressing his palms on his aching lungs, feeling his increasingly weak body...
After a long time, he let out a faint sigh.
"Hey! The merciful Lord has already arranged everything, whether you are willing or not... Nuno, give me those two letters!"
