Aztec Eternals

【The Aztec Immortal】【】

April 17, 1492, Abraham's Palace, Granada.

The spring breeze in April blew through the towering city in the mountains and the exquisitely carved Red Palace. The bright spring light shines on the magnificent palace wall paintings and reflects the beautiful stone pillar carvings, telling the ancient legends of the Moorish ancestors and the Xingyue Sect. This is a stone palace made up of sculptures, a veritable medieval wonder.

However, at this time, on the top of the thirty-meter-high red palace wall, flags of double kings and crosses were erected everywhere, indicating who is the current owner of the ancient wonder. The reason why these pagan murals and carvings can still be temporarily preserved is because the royal treasury of Castile is empty and cannot afford to hire craftsmen and painters from the Italian peninsula to re-paint and carve them. But there is no doubt that the new paintings of the Madonna and Child will completely erase these traces of paganism that are not acceptable to God. Just like the people of God in Castile, they will completely wipe out the Moors in this land!

"Your Excellency Don Christopher Columbus, do you have any other clauses that you would like to modify regarding this voyage and exploration agreement between the royal family of Castile and Aragon?..."

"Praise the Lord! Praise the generous Queen and King, and sincerely praise you, pious Sir Louis! I have thought about these terms for a long time, and there is no need to make any changes..."

In the gorgeous Abraham Palace, the Mesiyar Hall is small in size and relatively simple in style. This is the oldest open functional area among the wonders of the entire palace. It was the hall where officials of the former Moorish sultans received and handled the administrative affairs of the nobles. In fact, after taking complete control of the city of Granada, Abraham Palace has officially transformed from a conquered pagan palace into a deputy palace for the Spanish kings. The only areas open to the outside world are these traditional functional halls.

At this moment, in the Mesial Hall where government affairs were handled, there were only three "honorables" besides the Castilian guards guarding the room. Talavera, Archbishop of Granada, the confessor representing the Queen, Sir Louis, Financial Advisor to the King, and Don Christopher Columbus, the newly minted "Admiral" and newly minted "Noble Knight".

"Blessed Mother! I, Admiral of Castile, Don Christopher Columbus, will discover new routes to Cathay and India with the courage of God, fearlessness, piety, and courage of exploration, which also proves that I Worthy of this special treatment from the Queen and King!…”

In front of the two representatives of the royal family, Columbus held his head high, and his stubborn and confident face showed undisguised excitement and excitement. He wore a sloping hat that symbolized nobility, a new tight aristocratic dress, and long boots polished with lard. He couldn't wait to reach out and pinch the parchment agreement document in Sir Louis' hand, his eyes almost shining.

"Praise be to the merciful Lord! Dear Sir Louis! May I sign?..."

"Ahem! Lord Columbus, please don't be anxious... I have to ask the Queen's representative, Archbishop Talavera, to read it again for confirmation..."

Sir Louis smiled and gently took the agreement document out of Columbus's hand and handed it to Father Talavera, who had a straight face from beginning to end.

This chapter is not finished, click [next page] to continue reading -->>

【The Aztec Immortal】【】

Talavera was wearing a gray priest's robe. On the ring finger of his right hand, he wore a ring symbolizing the identity of the archbishop. In his left hand, he held a bishop's pastoral staff. He glanced lightly at Columbus, who held his head high, then unfolded the document and recited calmly.

“We, Ferdinand and Isabella, by the grace of God are Castile, Leon, Aragon, Thira, Granada, Toledo, Valencia, Galicia, Malta King of Llorca, Seville, Corsica, Murcia, Jaén, Algarve, Gibraltar, the Canary Islands, Count of Barcelona, ​​Lord of Bilbao and Molina, Athens and New Bart The Duke of Ria, the Count of Roussillon and Cerdania, the Marquis of Oristan and Gociano…”

“We do by the law, and on behalf of our lawful heirs and heirs, grant to you, Christopher Columbus, ruler of the sea, our admiral, forever and ever, the stewardship of your fleets and all their crews in your expeditions, stewardship All the islands and continents of the New Ocean that you discovered, explored, and conquered, from the eastern part of Cape Boglia, and the eastern islands known as the Azores, and any other islands and lands lying in the east..."

“We authorize you, Christopher Columbus, and your lawful heirs and heirs, to be rulers, governors, and governors of these territories forever and ever, either by yourself or by your agents, as you so choose. These offices, and the rights enjoyed by them, include fishermen, officials, secretaries, apothecaries, surgeons, tax collectors, and any other persons in these districts..."

“We authorize you, Christopher Columbus, and your lawful heirs and heirs, to receive one-tenth of everything that the said land produces, such as gold, gems, spices, and one-tenth of all the proceeds of barter and trade. And by contributing one-eighth of the cost of the expedition, you will receive one-eighth of the profit, in addition to the tenth already stipulated..."

Father Talavera, with a livid face, read these lengthy terms of discovery that showed Columbus's greed. The more he read, the more anger boiled in his heart, but it didn't show on his face at all.

According to these complicated terms, Columbus and his heirs would receive amazing rights and interests in the sailing fleet and the newly discovered lands signed and recognized by the three double-king agreements.

The first point is that he will be appointed and hereditary to the position of admiral of Castile and gain the highest personnel authority of the exploration fleet.

The second point is that he will claim and hereditary governorship of all "newly discovered lands" and obtain permanent "personnel rights, management rights, and taxation rights" in those lands.

Thirdly, in addition to these positions and powers, he also demanded nearly "a quarter" of all proceeds from all sailing fleets and newly discovered lands!

"O Lord! This city-state citizen who is greedier than Judah and stupider than Judah! Has he ever thought about what such a greedy and stupid agreement really means? If he discovers a new island, then this island will be Does it all belong to him? Then if he discovers a new continent, will the entire continent be given to him? ... Where does he put the interests of our Castilian royal family?!"

This chapter is not finished, click [next page] to continue reading -->>

【The Aztec Immortal】【】

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous! The son of a city-state sheepskinner who has nothing, wants to be the king who controls everything in the exploration fleet and all the newly discovered lands with just a piece of paper?! He wants to take away the king The same income, but he wants the Kingdom of Castile to guarantee it and support him at any cost? Who does he think he is? The illegitimate son of King Enrique?! Ha! Not even Princess Juana dares Making such a request…”

"Ignorance! Greed! Stupidity! Does the king's power come from this thin, meaningless piece of paper?...Ha! This kind of ignorance, greed and stupidity is simply beyond my imagination!...This is simply It is a humiliation to the royal family of Castile, and it is also a humiliation to me! I am really confused. How could I introduce such an arrogant fool to the queen in the first place?..."

Father Talavera had no expression on his face, suppressing the anger in his heart as he read through several pages of a voyage exploration agreement full of requirements. Then, before handing the agreement document to the ecstatic Columbus for signature, Father Talavera couldn't help but asked one last question.

"The Lord witnesses! Columbus, I personally introduced you to the Queen from the very beginning... Do you really think twice about revising this agreement? For example, according to Captain Juan de la Cosa's version. , formally pledge allegiance to the queen, and become a noble of Castile. Then, you accept the royal family's dispatch to serve the holy kingdom and discover new routes and new lands for the kingdom..."

"Huh? Father Talavera, what are you talking about? Am I not a noble of Castile now? The queen just gave me the title of 'Don' and appointed me the admiral of the kingdom. What!...Besides, how can Juan's mediocre agreement be compared with my rich-reward agreement? He is just an ordinary captain who follows me..."

Upon hearing such a question, Columbus was stunned, widened his eyes, and looked at this "incomprehensible" and "erratic" Father Talavera, as if he was looking at a fool.

Juan the Navigator's agreement had been signed a long time ago, and he had read it carefully. It was just an ordinary noble agreement. If the agreement is signed, no matter what is discovered, even if it is a golden mountain, it will belong to the Kingdom of Castile.

"Ha! The Lord witnesses! What on earth is this stupid old fool thinking?...Huan just sent out a Clark sailboat and got a tenth of the return, that is, That's almost it. And I, I, Don Christopher Columbus, contributed to the entire daring voyage plan! I get a quarter in return and take away the governorship of all the new lands, so what? This is all my running around Twenty years of hard work is what you deserve!"

"That's right! This old guy, just like last time, wants to go back on his word! He just doesn't want to see the Queen's wisdom and generosity, and he doesn't want to see me get these rich rewards that I deserve!..."

Thinking of this, Columbus curled his lips and glanced at Father Talavera, who looked unhappy. He remembered the other party's previous renegade. He had traveled all the way to be invited by Talavera from Portugal, only to be publicly rejected by the committee in front of so many nobles and scholars, and publicly ridiculed by royal scholars!

This chapter is not finished, click [next page] to continue reading -->>

【The Aztec Immortal】【】

Thinking of the previous humiliating scene, Columbus secretly gritted his teeth and felt unconcealable hatred in his heart. But soon, he remembered the other party's identity as the newly promoted Archbishop of Granada, and then he tried hard to suppress his hatred, and just spoke confidently and fearlessly with his head held high.

"The Lord testifies! I, Don Christopher Columbus, was the first great navigator to propose exploring the Atlantic Ocean! My wisdom, my bravery, my fearlessness, and my outstanding abilities are completely worthy, Queen Generous deal granted to me!”

"Dear Father Talavera, I have no idea of ​​modifying the agreement. Now please hand me the Queen's agreement for signature!..."