Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

A piece of ink-colored seawater smashed thousands of snowy white cracked waves on the bow. As the tilted bow sank to the surface, the hull cut open the seawater, and then quickly raised his head upward again, making the curl eye-catching The bow of the ship was exposed on the water, and it looked like a clumsy seal looking around.

James was standing on the high mast hanging basket, he should not have stood here, but because of anxiety in his heart, he wanted to be the first to see the destination so he climbed up.

A clear coastline has appeared in the distance. As you approach, you can see the golden sand, green vegetation and the execution frame erected on a large arch-like reef in front of the coast. It is specifically used to execute crimes at sea. Prisoner's.

The ship had entered the Gulf of Malaga, but James' heart didn't relax at all.

He came to see his brother.

Christopher Columbus himself was enjoying his most enjoyable time when many people were delighted to discover the new route.

When he was looking for patrons everywhere to hope to fund his adventures, even if the riches said to those rich men, but even he himself never thought that what he could find would be so rich and rich that people thought it had arrived The magical land of dreams.

Even now he still thinks he is in India, but Columbus still thinks that this India is really too rich, whether it is gold, silver or precious spices, when he returns to full load, he has to wake up more than once along the way. Immediately ran to the cabin to see if he was dreaming, and the grand welcome he received after returning to Castile made Columbus completely immersed in this extraordinary success.

Perhaps because of this, Columbus became arrogant. When James heard that his brother who came back after going out to sea was taken back in shackles, Columbus was paying the price for his arrogance.

James could not wait to get news about his brother as soon as he got ashore in the port of Malaga. When he heard that Columbus and his other brother Giovanni were detained in Seville not far from Malaga After he was in a prison, he immediately hired a carriage and hurried to this city, which is said to be very popular in the hairdressing industry.

James was indeed anxious. The news he heard was not very good. It is said that Columbus had conflicts with Aragon officials who were also queen colonial officials overseas, and his arrogant attitude caused him trouble this time. .

According to the Santa Fe agreement with Queen Isabella, Columbus possessed great power in the land he discovered, which made him really think of him as the governor, vice king, general or Anyone he thinks he is.

The result of this thinking is that he firmly does not allow anyone to violate his interests, even if these people are cronies sent by the two kings.

Obviously Columbus's approach may have been favored or neglected at first because of his great success, but with the expansion of the new territory, some people began to be dissatisfied with the excuse of the Santa Fe agreement for so much wealth .

Perhaps this includes the pair of kings.

So when someone accused him of something that Columbus did in the colony, Isabella no longer shielded him, but immediately sent someone to **** him back from the island he named San Salvador at the time.

The road from Malaga to Sevilla was not close. When James finally arrived in Sevilla after a lot of hardships, rumors about the king's messengers were here.

James believes that this messenger must have come to his two brothers, which makes James more worried.

"I have to go to prison," he said to the two companions who came with him in a tavern, and when they heard the word, they were agitated, and James murmured "Look at you Timid look, do n’t forget that it ’s on the shore now, and it ’s so far from the beach, no one can recognize us. ”

"But we can't run, if we look at the limelight at sea, we can slip away immediately, but if we are recognized here, we will be dead."

A companion looked at the others in the tavern with a wary face. This place was originally a very messy place. Almost everyone would be wary of others, so as soon as they felt the look cast from their table, someone was immediately alert. Glared over.

"Relax, we are decent people now, not pirates," James reminded his companion with dissatisfaction. "So I will use those pseudonyms at sea. Rest assured, no one knows our secrets. When Christopher is found, from him, With the nautical diaries that follow, we can go it alone. "

"Don't you say that you got all of your brother's diaries?" Another companion asked annoyedly. "It was because of this that we followed you to take risks, but now you say you haven't got all of them yet?"

"Christopher is very cautious. Many of his diaries have been hidden by my side. I can't get them. It has been very difficult, and in the past two years, have we gone to places where he discovered and made a fortune? This time, as long as we get all the remaining sailing diaries, everything will be better. "

James casually persuaded his two companions. These people are his partners in the sealess business, but most of these people do not really understand his identity, and these two people are not only his cronies, but also because He really needed helpers to work on land, so he had to reveal his true origins.

"But how do we get in, that's the prison. It's easy to say that if you're committing an offence, you want to get in. But if you want to go in secret, it's not so easy."

A companion complained helplessly, and then saw James suddenly look at him with strange eyes.

Then James suddenly poured half a glass of wine on his body, making him smell soaring, and then stood up staggering toward a table not far away.

"Hey, my companion, he's a doctor, you know, it's the very kind of guy who can see what kind of illness you have just by looking at you," James said to one of the table's big, thick shoulders. He said with a thumbs up, he gestured on the table behind him. "He said that from your tone and manner, you are sick."

"What are you talking about?" The big man stood up fiercely, first glaring at James, and then looked at his companion behind him. "He said I'm sick?"

"He said that your thing must be very small," James said, glancing down under the big crotch. "I don't know if he is right."

The companion's mouth opened, and with a muffled noise from the table over there, he saw James fly with a big punch.

When he fell on his side table, James whispered quickly: "We can go to prison now."

Then he grabbed the overturned bottle and rushed towards the table over there.

There was a chaos in the tavern until there was a harsh horn in the street.

The Seville prison is located on the open ground in the middle of the Guadalquivir river valley. It was originally a fortification built by the early Moors. With the demise of the Granada Royal Palace, the last Moorish territory in 1492, these fortifications also completed their mission.

However, the Aragonese soon found new uses for these fortifications. As the largest prison in Andalusia, there were many Iberians who were believed to be working for the Moors before the recovery. These people were regarded as betrayals. Many of them were executed after being tortured, while others became slaves in the actual sense, serving hard labor that will never be pardoned.

Christopher Columbus was imprisoned in Seville, but he did not need to perform hard labor, and his life was much better than other prisoners.

As a famous explorer who claimed to have discovered the Indian Islands, Columbus is a well-known celebrity among the nobles and businessmen in Iberia, but it is different from what many people think. Columbus is not a character as some people think. The firmness is full of adventurous spirit, and the body is also a strong man with strong energy.

Columbus is slightly fatter. Although he has long curly hair, the Xie Ding, which can be seen once the cap is removed, is also very obvious, and perhaps because of his long-term drifting at sea, his spirit always seems to be Not so good, those obviously sagging bags of eyes always seem to tell others that he didn't sleep well the night before.

There was a lot of noise outside. It was a group of inmates who had just been sent in. Most of the prisoners who were locked in because of fighting were mostly regular customers in the city ’s taverns. These guys were often annoying because of a little thing. In addition to being fined, it will be distributed to the dock for hard work.

Seville has a large dock on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, which is also the only city in the Kingdom of Castile with a river dock.

Therefore, the Seville Pier is usually busy. This is to find a good place for the light prisoners in the prison to perform hard labor. As for those recidivism, they will be arranged to the quarry above the river valley, all day long. Rocking endlessly.

Until someone is willing to pay a huge ransom for them, or die.

Columbus would not do the hard work. He even had his own separate room. The warden obviously knew that he could not be regarded as an ordinary prisoner, so even his two meals a day were sent by someone.

Most importantly, Columbus was almost completely free in prison. His cell was not locked and he could walk out to the courtyard at any time.

It was just that Columbus did n’t want to do this. He was lying on the bed with his arms closed and his eyes closed, as if he was sleeping or meditating, and then he would suddenly open his eyes and jump from the bed to jump up and down on the ground. By lying down again.

Columbus was not as calm as the outsiders looked when he was escorted back to shore. He believed that he should not be punished too severely, but his arrest by the king was already a strong signal.

Obviously he had caused the two kings to be extremely dissatisfied.

Columbus knew that Ferdinand didn't like him very much from the beginning, or simply said that it was more disgusting and more appropriate.

This is entirely because of his greedy conditions. Although he did bring back wealth and open up new colonies for them, he also knew that he was not treated by the kings.

Columbus doubted the couple's intention to repeal the Santa Fe Agreement, but he couldn't make up his mind to show off the couple completely because he was not sure about it.

Just when he thought that his enemies were taking advantage of his territory and plundering his wealth while he was in prison, Columbus couldn't help being restless.

The door opened, and a prisoner walked in with a tray, and it was time for dinner.

Columbus climbed lazily from the bed, and when he waved his hand to signal the man to put the plate on the side table, his hand suddenly stopped in the air.

"Are you displeased to see your brother," James smiled at Columbus with a dark eye. He was not worried about being heard, and I believe no one would care about an ordinary prisoner in particular. A lot of sins. "

"It can be seen," Columbus didn't show much enthusiasm, although he hadn't seen James for some years, but he was more annoyed at this time. "I have been thinking about where my diaries are. , Later I think it should be taken by you. "

"I just borrowed," James shrugged disapprovingly. "I originally planned to sell your diaries for a good price, but later I found it more useful to keep them, and I can return them to you."

Looking at his brother's distrustful eyes, James took it out of his pocket but pulled it out empty-handed: "Or if you exchange with your other diaries, I think it's not bad."

"I knew you hadn't made a good idea," Columbus expressed his anger. "Tell me who you used my diaries to deal with. I don't think you know the true value of those things at all."

"No, I know," James suddenly looked serious. "Trust me, I know the value of your diaries even better than you, so I came to you. Your present situation is not good. I think I can help you."

"You can help me. When Giovanni and I were desperately at sea, you stole my nautical diary to deal with people. Now you have to come back to help me. I don't think I need your help. My Trouble will go back soon, and they can't keep me closed for a long time. "Columb said confidently. He did not worry about any severe punishment. After all, he was not without friends.

Watching Columbus disagree with him completely, James picked up the glass on the plate and poured a glass of wine.

"In that case, I would like to congratulate you on your early freedom, but do n’t forget Christopher, do you think the king ’s couple will let you go to sea again, or do you really believe that once you leave those colonies, they promised you Will those agreements continue to be followed? Think about it, brother, maybe you will soon find that you still need me. "

With that said, James took a note from his pocket and put it in a tray, then raised his glass to agree with Columbus, sipped it, and turned and walked out of the cell.

Looking at the open prison door, Columbus was silent, and after a while, he went to the table and picked up the note.

Looking at the address above, Columbus frowned slightly, but instead of throwing away the note, he put it in his pocket.

Although the result of the meeting was a bit frustrating, as a prisoner who was put in for fighting, James and his two companions had to stay in prison.

Because no one paid them a ransom, they had to go to the dock to do the hard work.

Seville ’s marina is very lively. This is the busiest inland pier in southern Castilla. From here, you can go up to the capital Valladolid by following the river, or you can go all the way down to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Del Port, so people are always here and there during the year, which is very prosperous.

James and his two companions stood on the pier and looked at the boat in the river channel. He never thought of running away because it was not worth it. Although he had to serve 10 days of hard labor, as long as he was honest, there would be no trouble.

And he also wanted to use this time to persuade Columbus.

A row of oars sailing slowly from the downstream, this kind of boat is still very common in the Mediterranean, but has been gradually phased out in the Atlantic.

Under the busy work of a group of workers on the shore ~ ​​www.ltnovel.com ~ The boat was gradually pulled to the shore of the dock, and as the springboard fell, a man slowly walked down from the boat.

The man was wearing a thick robe, and a silver mask on his face shone in the sun.

"Seville."

The man murmured to himself in a hoarse tone, and then he looked at the dock.

James is busy working, so he doesn't know that someone is looking at them.

And that person didn't know that among the busy dock work, there was a famous pirate captain at sea who was wandering.

So Normezi, Earl of Julipe, only looked at the pier, passed by James, and walked forward.

"Ferdinand, here I come."

As he walked, Normezi said secretly.