News of the arrival of the Aragonese army in Sicily also quickly reached Naples, and when he heard that Gonzalo had brought an army of 9,000 men, Charlon decided to send someone to talk to him.

The French army in Naples was about 8,000 men, while the Neapolitan side had nearly 4,000 troops, and although the two sides should have been hostile to each other at this time, Charlain did not see this as a problem.

And through the people who remained in Billy Shelly through Normezie, he already knew that the Pope's envoy had arrived in Billy Shelly.

Charlo was not dissatisfied that Nomelo had not come to see him, the Neapolitan occupier, but had gone directly to the queen of the court in exile, but instead felt that it should be more normal.

Napoli's declaration of war on Sicily was a profound one for many, and the Vatican would certainly be very concerned about it, not to mention Pope Alexander VI, who had an unusual relationship with it.

Alexander VI was born into a Valencian aristocracy, which gave him an extraordinary continuity with Aragon, and it was impossible for him not to know what his cheap son-in-law was doing in Naples, which made the Pope's situation delicate, and as for the French, the Pope must have been troubled by the changes that had happened in Naples.

Charlain was well aware of the weight of Nomero at Alexander VI's side, so when he heard of his arrival, Charlain knew that maybe a good show was about to take place.

Sure enough, on the third day after visiting Billy Shelly, Nomelo appeared in the royal palace of Naples, which is now occupied by the French.

And what Nomelo brought to Charlon was a quote from the Queen Regent of Naples: "Please prepare those ships on time." ”

"So they're going to attack Sicily?" Charlon was not very surprised, although it seemed to anyone that it was not unwise but crazy to attack Sicily at this time, but Charlon did not want to make a quick and easy decision, "I don't know if you can tell me what made the Neapolitans make such a decision, I know that the queen has the final say in Billy Shelly now, but we all know how much opposition it will be to make such a decision, is there no one trying to stop the queen from doing this, or," Charlen looked at Nomelo and asked meaningfully, "Are they sure of their decision?" ”

Looking at Sharron's inquiring expression, Nomelo thought for a moment as to how to answer and then seemed to give up on choosing the wording: "The queen said that her grasp came from the Ottomans. ”

Hearing this, Sharron's expression first showed a hint of surprise, and then he opened his mouth as if he had realized something.

"Is the Ottoman fleet coming?"

Sharon let out a muffled whisper.

When he visited Camury again, Osborne noticed that the old Sicilian nobleman seemed to be even older than before.

His face, which was already wrinkled like a barren and waterless ravine, was made more clear by the gray age spots on his face because he had no makeup on his face, and when he looked at others with those gray eyes that could no longer see much, the appearance of being hollow and lacking in brilliance would make the other party feel indescribably awkward.

Osborne was very awkward now, he felt very uncomfortable in front of such a person, because he couldn't see the clue from the look and demeanor at all, which made him feel very bottomless in his heart.

Camusi has indeed experienced so much, he experienced the Sicilian union and then the division and merger of Sicily in his youth, and also participated in the long war between England and France for several generations, because of this, Camusi knows better than most people how to survive in this war-torn and chaotic world, and knows how to protect himself.

"You're coming to see me again," Camus said, "Tell me what news you brought with you this time, as he pushed himself through the garden, and he was too old to obey his legs and feet, and sometimes even he wondered how he could have survived so long, after all, almost all of his contemporaries had left this world." ”

Osborne looked at the servant in the wheelchair, and saw that Camury seemed to be completely at ease with him, and Osborne said, "It's Madame Palace, I mean Madame Gomez, and she wants to meet you." ”

Camus, who seemed to think for a moment before remembering who this Mrs. Gomez was, patted the armrest of his wheelchair with some effort, and the servant stopped and looked at his gesture, bowed and left.

"Has the lady returned to Sicily, to see her husband's grave?" Camus asked, but before the tailor could reply, he continued, "Of course it is not, it doesn't make sense to her, so what is she here for?" ”

"That lady wants your help, Fromenza is in trouble with her family."

"He's in trouble with all of them, but that's not why I have to help," Camus said, unmoved, looking up at Osborne with great difficulty, "but I'd like to hear what you want me to do." ”

"Yes, she is in trouble with her family in Castile, and you know that the king is hunting down heretics and conspirators all over the country, and it seems that Madame's maiden family is involved in this."

Osborne tried to be as concise as he could tell his intentions, and seeing that Camus's face had been slightly sluggish and seemed to be about to fall asleep at any moment, he lowered his head and said in a low voice: "You know that some people also want your help, and I am here to hope that you will reconsider your previous decision. ”

Camusi gave an indistinct "oh" in response, then moved as if awakened from his sleep, and then looked up at Osborne, who was very close, with great difficulty: "Let the lady come to me, alone." ”

Osborne nodded, of course he would come to Camus not only because of the request of the palace minister, but also to test the old man's reaction again, because according to the information in the secret letter, he knew that Alexander was about to start an operation to rescue the Count of Mordillo.

Now it seems clear that Camus did not simply want to be a bystander, which is understandable, after all, for the old man, to have another chance to exert his influence again is to prove that he is still important in Sicily, otherwise perhaps some of the people who had followed him would have left him because of his old age.

Osborne left Camus's house contentedly, and although it seemed to be just a remark for the courtier's wife, he already knew that the old man was obviously not entirely willing to let Flomenza continue to mess around Sicily.

"When is the Count going to do it, but now is not a good time." Osborne looked at the Aragonese soldiers passing by on the street from time to time, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, he heard that Alexander's army was very powerful, but now Palermo was full of Aragonese troops that looked very strong, not to mention those Catalan mercenaries, completely like a group of uncivilized barbarians, which made Osborne wonder how Alexander could rescue the Count in this situation.

Cleion patiently stared at everyone who came and went, but no one would notice that he was watching them.

Having lost Alexander's men, Krian quickly refocused his surveillance on Oss himself, knowing that the tailor had a very unusual relationship with Alexander, and if he remembered correctly, the tailor had been involved in Alexander's attack on the bloody night of Santa Rosaria's anniversary

Therefore, he would not think that Osborne was just a simple messenger, and he had heard of Osborne, a famous person in Palermo, before, so he would not think that Alexander would let go of this person who had a wide range of connections up and down Palermo.

Sure enough, Osborne, who had not seemed to have moved since his last visit to Camus, finally had a new move, but to Clian's surprise, he didn't expect that the person who met the tailor this time was actually the wife of the former palace minister, and Osborn's behavior of visiting Camus again after the palace minister's wife left, made Crean a little confused for a while.

Could it be that the palace minister's wife was also involved in that Gombray plan?

Clarion thought this was a bit ridiculous, but for a moment he didn't know how to explain the relationship between the men, and when he thought that the lady was now Flomenza's mother-in-law, Clarion even had to write down the names of all these people on a piece of paper, and then looked at this strange "list" and pondered it repeatedly, but for a moment he couldn't see what kind of connection there was between them.

Indeed, the relationship between these people is so complex that even though each of them seems to have various connections to others, it is unlikely that they should be put together.

The viceroy of the king of Aragon, the head of the local nobility of Sicily, the widow of the former Sicilian courtier, the brother of the queen of Naples who was obviously trying to disadvantage Sicily, if you count the Gonzalo in one Palermo, there are so many people of all kinds of backgrounds, and the connection between these people is that of a tailor?

Cleion felt that he really couldn't think of what kind of relationship there was behind this, although he actually had a more important mission in Sicily this time, but because it involved Mordillo, he really couldn't give up everything he saw for a while.

Wait, Modillo!

Clarion suddenly realized something, and he put Modillo's name on the "list", and then his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.

Alexandre must have come to Sicily for Modiglo, and although Clarion thought he must have other purposes, at least for now, it should be a matter of urgency for him, and for Clarion, his goal was also Modillo.

So as long as you keep an eye on this Osborne, you should be able to find Cambrai, or keep an eye on the direction of the palace, once someone wants to rescue Modillo, it means that Cambrai has already started.

Kryan gave the task of keeping an eye on the palace to Old Man Bushidat and his men, who he was sure would not dare to deceive him, and that his local men could get information everywhere that was not easy for him to get now.

Crion himself chose to stare at Osborne.

Perhaps instinctively, he had always felt that Osborne was the key to it all, not because of how important this person was, but because he was a hub for everyone.

Clarion has a good patience, a habit he has developed over the years, and he has always felt that his brother Kunto is not a patient person, so he is not destined to do anything great.

Krion is different, he has a sense of observation and patience that ordinary people do not have, and because of this, when he only saw Osborne in the market before, he was keenly aware of what secrets this tailor might have.

And the result was indeed unexpected, and Cleion did not expect to meet Alexander again in Sicily.

Crean's patience finally paid off.

A man who looked no different from other customers walked into the tailor's shop, and when he saw this man, he was handing a wooden comb to a woman in front of him, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

There was nothing special about the man, a very ordinary-looking local, and even Clarion couldn't see any flaws in his appearance alone.

But Clarion knew that something was wrong with this man, for he had passed by the door of the tailor's shop half a day before, but he had not even glanced into the shop at that time.

A man who had passed by as if nothing had happened before walked into a tailor's shop again shortly after, and Crean didn't think it was a coincidence.

Knowing that the tailor shop had no back door, and that the man would have to walk out of the shop again unless he was not afraid to attract attention and jumped out of the back window to another street that was not secluded, Cryan was not worried that the man would be lost again.

Waiting can be anxious, but there is always something to be gained.

When he saw the man reappear, Clarion immediately pushed up the packed grocery cart and followed far behind.

The streets were bustling at this time, and the arrival of the Aragonese army made the streets of Palermo chaotic, which provided a good shelter for Crean.

However, he soon discovered that the man seemed to be out of town, which made Crion realize that he could no longer push the conspicuous grocery truck.

He immediately found a place to drop off the car on the side of the street, and then continued to follow the man, and a smile hung on the corner of Clarion's lips when he saw his figure disappearing outside the city gates.

He knew he was really following this time.

Since the Bishop of Sicily was dragged out of bed with his **, wrapped in a sheet and carried out of the bedroom, and then inexplicably gave his life on that chaotic bloodstained night, the position of Archbishop of Sicily has been vacant for a while.

Alfonso, who succeeded him as bishop, was devastated in Rome, which made the position of Archbishop of Sicily somewhat unlucky, so much so that the new archbishop simply decided to move the episcopal palace to a new church not too far from the royal palace once the renovation was completed.

And the archbishop himself simply never lived in this not-so-pleasing looking episcopal palace since he took office.

Because of this, some villages under the mountain that had been thriving because of the bishop's palace have become somewhat deserted, which is not a good thing for the locals, and even the arrival of the Aragonese army does not seem to have brought them much benefit.

Compared to the anecdote in Palermo, the most recent event in these villages is the arrival of a group of refugees who are said to have taken refuge in Sicily from the eastern Mediterranean to escape the war.

Ever since the Ottomans destroyed the Eastern Romans, there have been people fleeing from the East for many years, mostly descendants of the remnants of the Eastern Romans, or Christians who did not want to be forcibly converted and had to go into exile on the continent, and it was not uncommon for armies or mercenaries to flee during war.

Most of these people would pass through Sicily and then flee to the interior of Europe, for whom the Ottomans were so terrible that they would only feel safe if they fled far away to a place where the pagans could not find them.

Because of this, no one paid too much attention to these mercenaries who stayed in the village for the time being, and even some people in the village suggested to them that they should join the Sicilian City Defense Army, although the city defense army is not as popular as it was when the noble council was in the beginning, but after all, it is a good job.

Moreover, the commander of the city defense of Palermo, Lord Bochum, is famous for his morality, "follow Captain Bochum to have meat to eat", which is also known to everyone.

This suggestion apparently aroused the interest of the mercenaries, who decided to try their luck, so soon a few people entered the city to prepare to sign up for the city defense of Palermo.

As for the fact that there is a group of mercenaries who seem to have some background and are ready to join the city defense army, the captain of Palermo, Bochum, still attaches great importance to it.

The biggest change in the bloody night was that a group of nobles who had no power before suddenly became the hottest big names in Sicily, and Bochum, who was neither a nobleman nor a Sicilian, was the luckiest, he became the captain of the city defense of Palermo because he successfully quelled the rebellion, and even later because of Flomenza's arrival, he was not too implicated, because he was not originally Sicilian, he escaped Flomenza's purge of the local nobles, and because he was a newcomer at that time, he needed someone to help maintain order in Palermo, Flomenza even allowed Bochum to continue in the captaincy.

Today, Bochum still commands the city defense army of Palermo above the people, but his power has obviously been greatly weakened, and the power originally held by his old men has been almost collected, so when he heard that a group of mercenaries could join the city defense army, Bochum immediately showed great interest.

He met the soldiers in person, and after seeing them show their proficiency in the use of weapons, Bochum saw that this was a good opportunity for him to rebuild his power in the Palermo City Defence.

What made him even happier was that these very sturdy but somewhat clumsy mercenaries didn't seem to know how to bargain, which was good news for Bochum, who was a veteran mercenary, but he was not a stingy person who didn't know how to buy people's hearts, especially when he heard that these people said that they still had a group of companions waiting for news in the village outside the city, Bochum felt that this was a chance for God to give him again.

He decided to agree to the men's suggestion to go and see the mercenaries himself, and if they were all as satisfactory to him as they were, Bochum figured that he wouldn't mind taking the initiative to give each of these soldiers two more Ladia's salaries.

In this way, Bochum, the captain of Palermo, followed the men to the village under the Bishop's Palace outside the city, but when he entered a house and saw a young man sitting inside, Bochum realized that he had fallen into a trap.

And on a corner not far from this house, Crion not only saw Bochum walking in, but also happened to vaguely see a familiar figure.