Marriage is a very happy thing, and having a successful career, marrying a wife and having children is a dream that all men in the world yearn for.

If you marry a woman who can bring you great wealth and prestige, then even if you are mediocre in appearance, it does not seem to be a problem.

For Alexander, it didn't matter whether Baron was beautiful or not, and Count Mordillo didn't think about his idea when he picked up this family business.

Therefore, his marriage to Barendi, like the marriages of most of the married nobles at present, is nothing but a combination of the interests of the two families.

Alexander had known this for a long time, and had acquiesced to it.

It's just a bit bad if getting married can be troublesome.

Unlike Sofia, who might fight with a rival with a knife if she made a mistake, Lucrezia would never do that kind of thing.

It's just that she apparently has weapons more terrifying and deadlier than knives and sharp swords, her daughter.

Ulliu's hurried arrival and then hurried away caught Lucrezia's attention.

She was familiar with the Moorish man, at least the house where she and Alexander had a tryst, and Uliu.

So when she heard that Uliu was hurrying to Montina, Lucrezia's first thought was that the Moors had been ordered by Alexander to meet Barentia.

Of course, Barentia couldn't hide Lucrezia's presence in Montina, but as long as Alexandre stayed in Pisa, Lucrezia wouldn't mind this little thing.

Now that she heard that Uriu had left Montina in a hurry, Lucrezia could not help but wonder what had caused the Moors to be in such a hurry, after all, she had the impression that Ulliu rarely left Alexander's side.

Once this kind of doubt arises, it is inevitable that we will think about more things.

It soon became clear to Lucrezia that Alexander seemed to be hiding something from her.

So when the Venetian envoy had been summoned, and before Alexander could return to the room, Lucrezia ordered the nurse to carry the Duchess down, and then she closed the door and looked at Alexander, who was contemplative.

"You're going back to Montina, aren't you?"

"What?"

Alexander asked unexpectedly, he didn't know why Lucrezia suddenly asked this, although he did have plans to return to Montina in the near future, after all, it was unreasonable to look at the fact that he was still with his lover when he was about to get married, and that this lover was still so ostentatious that he had a daughter who had just become a duchess.

It's just that he didn't even tell some of the people closest to him about this thought, so Lucrezia's sudden inquiry surprised Alexander.

"You're going to Montina to see Rovere?" Lucrezia asked again.

"No, I didn't, I'm ......" Alexander tried to plead, but then his shoulder collapsed helplessly, "yes, I need to go back to Montina, I know that there are some things that need to be resolved, but I won't be there for long." ”

Lucrezia nodded silently, she knew that this kind of thing would come sooner or later, and as a child born to a mistress, she had seen too many times when a mother waited for her father.

It's just that she never thought that one day she would have to wait like her mother.

"Are you going to be there for a long time?"

"No, you must know that it is a very critical moment for both Pisa and Estelles now, and I am not at ease after being away for a long time."

Lucrezia nodded, she knew that what Alexander said was the truth, this is indeed a critical moment, although Estelles's coronation is going well, but after all, the turmoil that has just passed has made everything seem too rushed, and even the people of Pisa are still vaguely uneasy.

Tomneo was buried in the cemetery behind the church of Pisa, although the cemetery was a family cemetery that Tomneo's family had bought a long time ago, but such a hasty burial still caused a lot of discussion.

But Alexander didn't care about that.

He had to settle the Pisa matter as soon as possible, because in addition to the fact that old Rovere seemed to suddenly ask him to marry Barondi on a whim, he also felt that time was becoming more and more pressing as early autumn gradually approached.

The coronation of King Louis XII of France should have ended, and when most of Europe thought that with the new king on the throne, France might need some time to solve various problems at home, and Louis XII was unlikely to set his sights outside France so quickly, no one would have thought that the French king would follow in the footsteps of Charles VIII without hesitation at the beginning of his succession.

Although Charlie failed miserably, he was still an outstanding commander.

Upon his return to France, he threw himself almost non-stop into preparations for a second invasion of Italy.

Had it not been for Charles' unexpected death, which forced France to suspend its invasion plans, perhaps the Italian War would have been revived in 1498.

However, Alexander knew that even so, the pace of the French invasion had only been delayed for more than half a year.

With the autumn breeze rising, the eerie year 1499 is getting closer and closer.

The year 1499 was the last year of the 15th century, and with the advent of this year, a new era had come to the world.

The 16th century will be a very different era from the one that preceded it.

If the last years of the 15th century marked the end of the dark millennium, the beginning of the 16th century was the time to finally emerge from the darkness and then to the dawn.

At this time, there will be many new things and people, people will taste the delicious and miraculous fruits that Columbus brought back from a strange continent, and they will also see Vasco da Gama sail back with the wealth brought back from India.

In Europe, a Reformation that had been in the making for too long, already doomed from the time of the Hussite Wars, was about to completely change the entire Western Christian landscape.

This wave after wave of history was too urgent for Alexander.

Even if he knew the history of the future, in the face of such a great change unseen in a thousand years, Alexander still had a kind of worry about whether he would not be drowned in this tide.

This is a time when anyone can become a hero, but even the most noble person can be eliminated.

From the unification of Spain to the rise of England, from the Ottoman Scimitar to Martin Luther's 95 theses on the loss of the majesty of the Vatican.

Gathering of wind and clouds, there are many talents!

Lucrezia saw Alexander close his eyes as if he was resting, but felt his chest rise and fall violently, which made her a little worried.

She reached out and pressed her hand against the back of Alexander's hand, immediately startled by the heat on his hand.

"God, are you sick?"

"No, I'm fine," Alexander suddenly opened his eyes, he saw not the epic of the era that flashed in his mind at that moment, but the woman he loved, Alexander reached out and gently stroked Lucrezia's cheek, "It's just a long dream." ”

Lucrezia looked at Alexander a little worriedly, she suspected that her previous attitude might have upset him, so she leaned slightly into Alexander's arms, snuggled him to his chest, and said softly: "I don't know what to do, you may not know how happy I was when I saw Nomelo, I mean it's different from the last time he came, this time it's because I know my father hasn't forgotten me." ”

Alexander nodded, he knew that Lucrezia was actually insecure, since the last time Caesar tried to kidnap her, and she finally chose to stay, although he didn't say it, Alexander could feel Lucrezia's hesitation and uneasiness in his heart.

Whether her father would forgive her, and what the previous letter would have given Alexander VI, made Lucrezia feel uncertain from time to time while enjoying the happiness brought to her by her lover and daughter.

"I know," Alexander gently wrapped his arms around Lucrezia's smooth shoulders, "I asked you to write that letter, it is indeed too difficult for you. ”

"No, that's as it should be," Lucrezia shook her head slightly, as if to correct Alexander's misunderstanding, "Of course I want to fight for the best interests of my daughter, I'm not for that uneasiness, I'm just worried that I might be abandoned." ”

Looking at Lucrezia's serious expression, Alexander could only nod silently, he really couldn't understand this kind of Borgia affection that separated family and interests so clearly.

"Caesar may come back with the French," Alexander decided to reveal something to Lucrezia, partly to prepare for the future, and secondly, to explain even when asked, "I know that the Pope is negotiating with the French, and your father wants to change relations with France, so if the French invade again, Caesar may become their ally." ”

"So would he have the idea of playing pizza?" Lucrezia immediately grasped the crux of the matter: "I know that my father has always taken Pisa seriously. ”

Hearing this euphemism, Alexander couldn't help but smile.

Alexander VI's ambitions for Pisa were as well known as his hatred of Florence.

So for Estelles to become the Duke of Pisa, he is actually very willing to see it.

At least then he can exert influence on Pisa in the name of his grandfather.

Of course, it would have been more perfect if his cheap son-in-law had unfortunately died on the battlefield, leaving behind Lucrezia's orphaned and widowed mother.

At that time, he could even bring Pisa directly under his rule in the name of protection.

Alexander didn't say that, it would be too bad to do that.

But that's what Alexander VI thought about it, and perhaps he was secretly glad that Lucrezia was anxious to win Montina's power for his daughter, because he might have taken advantage of him for nothing.

Alexander was not afraid to speculate with the greatest malice on his father-in-law, and this did not make him feel inappropriate.

On the contrary, it is often found later that the previous speculations and suspicions may not have fully grasped the most vicious aspects of the Pope's heart.

Alexander VI's reign did not coincide with the collapse of Christendom, but he was definitely one of the main culprits in the great schism.

"If Caesar returns, maybe he will have thoughts about Pisa," Alexander said, seeing Lucrezia's shallow brown brow, "we all know that Caesar has always wanted to be the master of Romagna, and for this he would rather give up the priesthood." ”

"But he can't play pizza." Lucrezia said with some anger, "Pisa belongs to my daughter, and maybe she will become the Count of Montina in the future, so I will not allow Caesar to make up her mind." ”

"I hope you can convince him, but I am not so optimistic, knowing that Louis has more ambitions than Caesar and the French, if the French try to occupy our daughter's territory......"

Lucrezia was a little uneasy, although she didn't know how to do politics, she was not stupid, she still knew how powerful the French were, at least she saw with her own eyes the days when the French occupied Rome.

"Then what shall we do, ask my father for help?"

Alexander's lips moved, he wanted to say that the old man had already pretended to be a grandson in front of the French, but he thought about it.

"We need allies, a lot of allies, at least allies that can make the French or your brother have some scruples."

Lucrezia's face slowly darkened, she stared at Alexander for a while, and then asked in a somewhat cold tone, "You can't be talking about the Rovire family." ”

"That's one of them," Alexander didn't deny, though he was thinking of the others, "We have to prepare for Pisa to protect itself in the coming war, so I'll have to leave for the time being." ”

"When are you going to go?"

Lucrezia's mood had calmed down considerably, and she stood up straight and looked at Alexander, her eyes did not mean anything to persecute anything, but the silent gaze already made Alexander feel uneasy.

"Don't worry, it won't be soon."

There are other things that have to be resolved, such as the Venetian.

The envoy sent by Alexander should not have arrived in Venice yet, but the envoy from Venice came first.

This led Alexander to speculate that this should be proof that the Venetians had planned a long time ago.

The idea that Grogenin and Kotschach wanted to borrow the intervention of the Venetians to relieve him of the siege, Alexander did not know.

If he knew, he would first wonder if these two people had eaten the Venetian's kickback, and then lament that he had met someone unladylike and ran into two guys who specialized in pit teammates.

The Venetians were also known for their greed for Romagna, but now Alexander was not worried.

Or in other words, after receiving the news that Ulius had been sent by Rome, even if he knew what those two men were thinking, he would not wonder if they were trying to trap him.

Because the Ottomans were about to invade.

For a long time, the Venetians were keen to carve out their own maritime territory, and they regarded the whole of the Mediterranean Sea as their own pool, and the road to their wealth was paved wherever the Venetian galleons went.

However, the Ottomans shattered their dreams, and the great setback of the maritime trade made the Venetians not hesitate to fight the Ottomans, and they relied on their many years of maritime prowess.

But now the Ottomans are coming from land.

With the expansion of his influence in the Balkans throughout 1497 and the first half of 1498, Bayezid II was no longer content to occupy all of Greece and set his sights on the interior of Europe, at least for now his goal was Bucharest.

The Venetians clearly sensed the threat, and they were even willing to pay a lot of money, just hoping that the Hungarian king would fend off the Ottomans.

As for when the Ottomans would attack Bucharest, Alexander believed that no one knew better than him.

In addition to the knowledge of history, this is mainly because someone leaked the news to him.

Ashulk was pleased with his present relationship with Alexander, and according to the method Alexander had consulted with him, several letters to the Sultan had resulted in a thriving business and a much less risky trade at sea than any chamber of commerce.

As a result, the business of the free trade alliance is getting better and better, and Ashulk's pockets are getting bigger and bigger.

So in return, after receiving the news that the Sultan was preparing to attack Bucharest, the first thing Ashulk did was to reveal the news to the Moors who happened to come to his mansion to greet him.

"The Venetians are now having a headache for the Ottomans," Alexander smiled at Lucrezia, "so we don't need to rush now, in the end the Venetians will come to us themselves to sue for peace." ”

"But you also saw the messenger, and his arrogant attitude did not look like he had come to seek peace."

Lucrezia was a little annoyed and said that she was not necessarily hostile to Venice, but that the envoy had woken up Estelles who was sleeping during the audience.

As a result, the honorable duchess woke up with a violent temper, and for a time there was only the angry cry of the Duchess in the whole hall, which made both the guests and the host feel extremely embarrassed.

"He actually woke up our daughter, should someone cut off his head?"

Alexander's slightly mischievous inquiry annoyed Lucrezia a little, but then became a little worried.

"Will the Venetians send troops to invade Pisa directly?"

"No," Alexander decisively rejected Lucrezia's idea, "the Venetians have money, and for them things that can be solved with money, they will not take the initiative to put themselves in it, and they are the same with Florence, although they can send someone to kidnap Tomneo, but as you have just seen, because there is no direct evidence, their envoys can deny this accusation, so they don't have to worry about anything, but it is very inappropriate for Venice to send troops directly." ”

Lucrezia nodded incomprehensibly, feeling a little bored, although she was happy that her daughter had become the Duke of Pisa, but she was annoyed by the hectic government affairs that followed.

"I felt like I hadn't changed my clothes in a long time." Lucrezia walked over to the mirror and looked at herself inside, squirming a few times, "It's the first time I've worn a dress for so long." ”

"Yes, it's been long enough, and I only changed 2 sets of clothes in the morning." Alexander smiled a little teasingly, he knew that this kind of government affairs was indeed a bit difficult for Lucrezia, but he couldn't help but insist that Lucrezia adapt to this life as soon as possible, because she would soon have to face this situation alone.

"I mean, I've been wearing these clothes long enough," Lucrezia glanced at Alexander a little annoyed, as if a little annoyed that he didn't understand her words, and then she simply pulled the ribbon clasp on her chest lightly, "Don't you miss the way I didn't wear clothes before?" ”

Alexander's lips were a little dry, and when he said that they hadn't been intimate for some days since he gave birth to a child from Lucrezia, and now looking at the young woman's seductive appearance, the heat in Alexander's heart rose a little.

"It doesn't seem to be convenient here, and your body hasn't recovered yet, which is not good for your health."

Alexander tried his best to convince Lucrezia, or at least to convince himself, but when Lucrezia's fiery body leaned against him, he felt that he could not convince anyone.

But at this moment, a knock on the door interrupted the beautiful atmosphere.

Lucrezia had to hide behind the screen at once, and then she heard one of the attendants who entered the door say to Alexander: "My lord, the Countess of Cosenza of Naples has sent a letter. ”

Lucrezia listened carefully as she straightened her clothes, and she heard the sound of opening the letter, and then she heard Alexander let out a soft "Ah! Whispering.