Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

The village of Alfrag is located on the high ground north of Lisbon. Because of the erosion of the sea breeze from the south all the year round, the southward side is eroded by the weather and the tidal rain. The terrain is steep and upright, many houses are built directly in quite On the steep cliff, a mountain road stretches towards the top of the mountain beside the cliff. From the bottom of the mountain, it looks like a road leading to the sky.

Just a few years ago, the village of Alfrag was not very prosperous. Because of the terrain here, a small castle was built on the top of the mountain as a watchtower and barracks. There are dozens of soldiers stationed all year round, and because of them In fact, it is located on the edge of the capital city. No enemies will appear easily, whether at sea or on land. Over time, this small castle has fewer and fewer soldiers stationed, and it will soon be deserted.

But just two years ago, Isabella, who replaced the dead sister Aragon, became the queen of Portugal ’s Maria of Aragon, but she suddenly took a fancy to this place.

The only reason Queen Mary met this unassuming hilltop village on the northern outskirts of Lisbon was only because of the seemingly long and slightly steep mountain road.

This mountain road, known locally as the "Tongtian Road", became a test site for Maria to promote her "Castilla-style pious faith". She asked King Manuel to rebuild the small castle on the top of the mountain, and at the same time transform The building in the castle built a prayer hall there.

According to Mary's explanation, this mountain road is so steep and difficult to walk and dangerous. It is like the crucifixion that **** Christ wore a crown of thorns, wearing a burlap robe, and walking barefoot. , And as a devout believer, this feat should be reappeared, so in addition to transforming the hilltop castle into a prayer hall, Manuel also asked the king to give an order to personally lead all the Lisbon courts on **** ’martyrdom every year. The ministers and nobles here "take the path of martyrdom and reminisce about Christ's heart." At the same time, everyone must deeply reflect on selfishness from the depths of their hearts, and then aspire to carry out the great cause of saving the Christian brothers oppressed by pagans all over the world.

Maria is obviously devout, and Manuel I certainly ca n’t suggest such a devout yet passionate proposal against his wife in this matter, so the village of Alfrag became lively with an order, The small castle was demolished, and the small castle was built again. Crosses were erected on the side of the mountain road that was regarded as a symbol of the bitter road, in order to foretell the heavy burden that **** Christ was carrying.

The Lisbon court had different opinions on this decision, but the Queen ’s piety was still highly appreciated, and Maria was also very happy. She felt that she had brought a new wind to Portugal. In her opinion, the Portuguese Being indifferent to faith is absolutely not comparable to the atmosphere in the Castilian court, and Manuel I ’s perfunctory attitude towards religious affairs is even more unbearable for her, just think about her mother Isabel As Queen La was keen to spread the glory of the Lord, Mary felt it necessary to replace the king by herself as the religious spokesperson in the secular society of this country.

So she began to appear in churches, monasteries, and various religious celebrations, and the movement to regain the lost ground had just ended, and many even witnessed the last victory of this movement that lasted for centuries. People at that moment can be witnesses, so Maria's move quickly gained popular support.

This made Maria even more proud. She simply publicly showed on some occasions that she was a man who was more suitable for dealing with the church than Manuel I. She was keen to build a church and spread the gospel. It did get the favor of the church.

Mary is indeed very pious. This is undoubtedly derived from her mother ’s influence, perhaps because of the title of protector of the Holy Land and the title of Jerusalem ’s crown. Queen Isabella ’s obsession with the Holy Land has made her more than once Wanted to reorganize the Crusaders to liberate the Holy Land.

The village of Alfrag has no intention to become a good place for Maria to show her "religious queen" to the Portuguese. She will come here on the last day of each month and then hike up the mountain road that implies a bitter road , Spent the night in the prayer hall inside, then returned to Lisbon the next morning.

This kind of move made her very popular among the people. Although her Castilian identity always made Portuguese uncomfortable, at least she was a queen than her sister. It was much more popular.

At the end of August, Lisbon has been a lot cooler. The wind from the sea has driven away the heat. People who had become lazy because of the hot weather have also become active, but the most important thing is that with the arrival of the monsoon season, those who are on the top The fleet that has gone to Africa in half a year is likely to return.

At this time last year, the return of Da Gama caused the madness of countless people. The strange treasures he brought from the East and the stories about the unimaginable wealth in that land made many people even one year later. Still talking about it, Da Gama not only made a fortune, but also got the full support of Manuel I.

So Da Gama decided to make persistent efforts, while providing all the information about the new route to another expedition fleet that Manuel decided to send, he also began to actively prepare for his second expedition, and this time because of the previous acquisition Great success, so as soon as the news came out, countless people were eager to provide convenience and funds for his voyage, but Da Gama did not seem to be so eager to accept the goodwill of those people, or that he already had a mind Very satisfied investors.

Of course, Maria is also very happy about the success of Da Gama, because the precious gems, ivory and gold that Da Gama dedicated to Manuel were soon proposed by her to be sold into large sums of money and invested in Lisbon In the construction of the cathedral, this cathedral, which will be completed in the future after 200 years of construction, has become a symbol of wealth and power in Portugal's heyday.

It's just that no one would think that it was this church, which later became a bottomless cave that almost blew out Portugal.

The larger expedition fleet commanded by another nautical explorer and soldier Cabral had already departed more than 2 months ago. This time, waiting for the voyage, Manuel generously gave the expedition fleet more Right, not as full of enthusiasm as Dagama did not wait until full return.

Cabral was not only given the position of deputy commander of the Indian Navy, but also received the huge power of "sufficient self-defense at sea" allowed by Manuel, which means that if he feels threatened, Cabral is entitled Order to fight any enemies that may appear.

This made Maria a little uneasy. She worried that Manuel I, who wanted to open up overseas colonies, might eventually clash with her home country, although Alexander VI had assigned them the colony to divide the pope meridian. , But often the final decision is still the warships and artillery.

Mary wanted Manuel to put her mind on the piety of faith. As for wealth, she felt that those things could be obtained through prayer to God.

The village of Alfrag became lively again at the end of August, and several court servants who made routine inspections in advance turned around on the "Bitter Road", checked the safety on the road according to the usual practice, and went down the mountain. The queen will arrive here at noon, and these servants only need to make sure that the queen will not be harassed by the villagers after the arrival of the queen.

In fact, the villagers of Alfrag village were curious about dying from the beginning to now they are accustomed to the appearance of the queen, and because the village lives in the locals, so the servants just looked casually and were at ease I went to a cool place under the mountain and ate their lunch. Although Wang couldn't drink alcohol afterwards, the fruit that the foreign merchants met on the road sold to them seemed to taste good.

Maria arrived a little later in the hills of Alfrag village than before, and it was almost afternoon.

She was late because she heard that Juana went to the Castle of São Jorge again to participate in the morning blessing ceremony, which attracted Maria ’s attention. When the maid she sent out asking for information came back to her After talking about the eye-catching jewelry that Juana wore, Maria couldn't help but feel annoyed and angry.

She believes that she is not jealous of Juana. After all, she is now the queen of Portugal, but Juana is her prisoner, but because of this, she ca n’t bear to see her prisoners live such a pleasant life, so this makes Marma Leah's mood became a lot worse at once, so that when she embarked on a "bitter road", she was not as calm as usual.

The small castle that has been converted into a prayer hall now takes care of everything except a few soldiers stationed here. This priest came from Castilla with Maria, and now he becomes this prayer The pastor of the church, the only service is the queen.

Maria walked slowly on the mountain road, her mood gradually calmed down, and at the same time she was funny that she would be angry with Juana.

In Maria's view, this cousin is undoubtedly a tragic character. Now that she has nothing, she actually has to rely on some jewelry to accompany herself. This makes Maria think that maybe it won't take long. Juana may be unable to stand loneliness anymore. Go crazy.

"Is it good for all of us, isn't it," Maria always felt that her sister Isabella of Aragon was too kind to Juana. "If not, I became the queen of Portugal and eventually drove her out." The court, maybe the court in Lisbon became the woman ’s home. "

Maria thought about going up the mountain all the way until she walked into the little castle.

Then Maria saw a scene that surprised her.

The private priest she brought from Cadillah was actually sitting and talking with a man on the stone steps in front of the prayer hall.

And she also knew that person, Thiego, a businessman who often came to and from the Lisbon court and was said to have come a little.

But this person has not appeared in the court for some time, and I heard that he went to Castile or Aragon before.

It's just that Mary is a little wonder why this merchant suddenly appeared here, and her private pastor actually talked to him very much.

Seeing Maria, the priest stood up, and Thiegeau was in a very surprised look. He followed the priest to meet the queen. After bowing to Maria, he was very conscious and did not speak. Speak but stand aside quietly.

"Your Majesty, it's really time you came, and you should also listen to this good news," the pastor obviously knew how to resolve embarrassment at this time. He said in a joyful tone, as if there was no such thing as this time. An irrelevant person appeared here. The incident "is news from the capital."

Maria looked at Teague slightly with surprise. She knew the priest said that the capital was not Lisbon but Barilladado of Castile, although there were various indications to solve the problem of the ruling of the United Kingdom in the future. , The capital may eventually move to Madrid, but now the capital of Castile is still Valladolid.

"What is it?" Although she was a little unhappy, but because of her hometown, Maria listened a little patiently.

"Your Majesty, in a place called Fontan, a pure girl gave birth to a baby boy because she felt some kind of sacred mark," Thiego said to Mary in a similar tone of joy. Leah's face changed instantly, and he immediately explained, "I mean, she is a pure and sacred virgin, but she gave birth to a baby boy in this innocent way."

Maria's look changed again, but this time there were hard-to-cover surprises and fanatical excitement in addition to accidents.

"Is this true? A virgin girl gave birth to a child?" Maria asked in surprise, and she immediately urged Tiegos to continue. "Tell me not to disclose everything, God, this is a real miracle." "

"Who said no," the pastor nearby also interjected, "The Virgin Mary gave birth to the Virgin as a virgin by God ’s call, but Jerusalem has fallen into the hands of pagans, and many people do n’t know what It ’s time to regain the Holy Land and feel confused. Their eyes are stubbornly fixed in the east. They are under our own eyes without even noticing, and in the country ruled by Her Majesty, a new miracle has actually happened. "

Mary nodded happily. At this time, she had completely forgotten the unhappiness when she first saw this businessman, but was completely attracted by the good news he brought.

She was so excited because she knew a little bit about her mother Queen Isabella's ambitions.

Queen Isabela of Castile aspires to be a great monarch, and this monarch ruled more than a secular country ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ Isabella widely supported the discovery of sacred sites in Castilla Movement, whenever someone claimed to dream that the angel would see any unusual signs, he was encouraged to report to the parish immediately, and then all kinds of legends about the sacred rumors went away, and began to spread around the place, many people were The number of sacred sites that began to "discover" after the Queen's heart was conjectured suddenly increased.

The virgin girl seems to be one of the most exciting of these sacred sites because it implies that when the hometown of **** fell and the holy city of Jerusalem was enveloped by the crescent moon, a country ruled by a devout Christian queen happened. A miracle like the birth of Christ.

This casts a sacred light on Castile, and there are signs that Isabella not only wants to become the secular queen, she also attempts to become the ruler of the heavenly world.

"Has this miracle been reported to the Holy See?" Maria asked, overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, of course, and this matter is too important and too special, so I heard ..." Speaking of this, Thieg lowered his voice. "The pope has sent a very special person to examine the truth of this matter. Pseudo. "

"A very special character, who is it?" Maria immediately asked.

"It's the Duke of Tethys, the son-in-law of His Majesty the Pope."

Tiego said so.

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