King Louis XII of France, when he was Duke of Orleans, would venture to Sicily alone, which is inconceivable to all who know about it.

Although Charles VIII was still young at the time, he had no children because of his marriage to the queen for many years, which had attracted the attention of many people at the time.

Fears of the possibility of the Valois dynasty dying had long been a matter of concern among the nobility, and if the king really could not have children of his own, the question of who would be the heir to the throne was a major concern.

The Duke of Orleans at that time quickly came into the limelight, as a representative of the Orleans side of the Valois dynasty, even in 1496, many people began to quietly burn this cold stove.

At that time, Louis naturally knew that he might have a good chance of inheriting the throne, but even then, he still sneaked into Sicily alone and anonymously.

Louis XII was a man who was in some places crazier and more extreme than Charles VIII.

Compared with the noble France and the king of the French people, Alexander's identity was obviously not enough, so although he was surprised when he first met Alexander, Osborne was not too surprised by his sudden and sudden venture into the enemy's territory.

Alexander had been in Osborne's tailor's shop for two days, which forced Osborne to temporarily suspend his in-depth communication with the nobles, and he also had to be careful of the overzealous cloth merchants who wanted to have a relationship with him.

Although Osborne was worried about Alexander's arrival, he was not afraid, and he personally prepared a room for Alexander, and coincidentally, this room was the same room that Alexander had stayed in at his time.

Only this time he shared a house with Alexander, and changed from Ulius and Sofia to Scher.

On Alexander's orders, Ofleiil commanded the troops in his place at Biliselli, and a secret agreement with the French allowed the Neapolitan army to obtain enough ships across the sea, which Alexander guessed should have been something the Sicilians had not thought of.

In fact, even without Scharlon's help, Alexander believed that with the power of the Free Trade Alliance, he could raise enough ships in a short time, but Sharlon's olive branch allowed him not only to see the "sincerity" of the French, but also to expose the power of the Free Trade Alliance so early, which made Alexander very satisfied.

By now, many people may have noticed the power of the free trade alliance to be reckoned with, but most of them have only focused on making money, and they have not yet found that the alliance has gone much further politically and militarily than they thought.

And the beginning of all this was marked by the beginning of Taranto's aid to Cosenza.

Osborne walked up to Alexander with a somewhat gray glass bottle in one hand and two cups in the other.

He poured wine into their glasses, then stood and looked carefully at Alexander, who was sitting there smiling and looking up at him.

"Oh, I can't imagine you're going back to Sicily." Osborne finally sighed with emotion, he raised his glass to say something, and then remembered that it seemed that it was not up to him to propose it now, "Then Count, what shall we wish for?" ”

"Good luck to all of us," Alexander gestured as he picked up his glass, "and I must say that without you, I probably wouldn't be where I am today." ”

"I am only present at the right time where God has arranged for me to appear," said Osborne disapprovingly, "but you, and things about you can be heard about you often even in Sicily, Rome, Pisa, and Bucharest, and God, see what you have done, is it not God's arrangement?" ”

Alexander shook his head slightly, he didn't mind showing his disregard for God in front of Osborne, this man knew a lot of secrets about him, some of which were even the most important by far.

"We are at the right time, but it is up to each of you to decide what to choose, and you and my friend, you have made the most important and correct decision of your life," said Alexander earnestly, "and I can assure you that this decision will be of great use to your children in the future." ”

Alexander's promise made Osborne feel a little uncomfortable, he felt that the young man in front of him was indeed completely different from a few years ago, and if he said such a thing when he needed help the most, it would only make Osborne feel funny, but now he had a vague scruple that he did not dare to accept this promise easily.

"I'm just a tailor, you know there's not much I can do for you," Osborne seemed to want to divert the topic casually, but when he met Alexander's eyes that looked at him intently, his originally rather casual smile gradually became reluctant, and then he finally nodded helplessly and said, "Okay Earl, I admit that I have two illegitimate children, and I can't tell you who their mother is, but please believe that I love them, so as you said, if you can keep them safe, And they can have a good future no matter what happens, and I don't mind helping you a little more. ”

Alexander nodded, he knew that he had found Osborne's weakness, it was obvious that this tailor who was very good in Palermo, whether it was a nobleman's parlor or a noblewoman's boudoir, was not satisfied with his current status, and if he could have a chance to make his children get ahead, he would definitely not let it go.

"Your children will be sent to Naples, and if they wish they can go to Rome, perhaps it would be more appropriate for one of them to become a priest, while the other I suggest he could go to school."

"School?" Osborne asked with interest, although he relied on his tactfulness to mix well, but he knew that in fact, many people did not look down on him, so finding a good future for his children became his main concern now, "Is it Sunday school, if so, it may not be suitable for Bhutto, Earl, you probably can't imagine that I spent a lot of money to train them, and Bhutto's current ability allows him to learn higher knowledge." ”

"Then go to the University of Bologna," Alexander smiled at Osborne's incredulous expression, "Of course, this will require him to prove that he is indeed suitable for the university, and if perhaps you may want them to add honor to your family in the future, if so, I have another suggestion, you may consider enrolling your son in the military school that I am preparing to open." ”

Osborne looked at Alexander deeply, when he rescued this young man from the dungeon of the palace of Gomez, he never thought about what kind of changes this person would bring to his life in the future, but then he couldn't help but admit that the appearance of this young man really changed the fate of too many people, including him.

In the first days after Alexander left Sicily, Osborne thought that he might never see the young man again in his life.

Later, however, as news of him reached Sicily, one day a merchant brought him a letter from Alexander, and the two of them were in contact again.

Osborne became Alexander's eyes in Palermo, and thanks to his special status, Alexander was able to know much of what was happening in Sicily as early as possible.

It was also because of this that Alexander dared to sneak into Palermo alone at this time, and even simply lived directly in the tailor's house.

Now, they're talking about a meeting.

"Camus is a very slippery old man," Osborne shook his head slightly, not very approving with Alexander's idea, "I have no objection if you want to see him, but I advise you to be cautious, knowing that he has betrayed someone once." ”

"Not once," Alexander corrected, "he betrayed quite a few people, and I even suspect that he was lucky enough to survive the Hundred Years' War by betraying others, but I still need to see him, of course, in a reliable place." ”

"But there was no reliable place in Palermo these days, and Flomenza's spies were everywhere, and they received money from the Doge for informants, which made them keep an eye on almost everyone they could suspect, and the more powerful they were, the more zealous they became. Camus is clearly the one that gets the most attention. ”

Alexander could not but admit that Osborne was right, that Palermo was indeed a bit dangerous these days, and that the spies were far less capable than the professionals who actually did the work, but their enthusiasm for bounty could not be ignored.

"It is necessary to find a safe place, not easy to be suspected and discovered by the spies, and where Camus can have some scruples," said Osborne, a little embarrassed, "and he must understand that it would not do him any good if he was found there." ”

"I remember a place, but I don't know if he wants to go there." Alexander's expression moved slightly, "But these are not the most important things, the point is that he is willing to meet with me because he did not think that betraying the Count did not bring him enough benefits, and I want him to understand that in addition to atoning for his actions, he is destined to be a severe punishment." ”

Hearing Alexander's words, Osborne couldn't help but glance at him.

If it had been three years ago, he would have been amused, but now no one would think that the Comte de Montina was just a vague threat.

The arrest of the Count of Mordillo had clearly angered Naples, and even at a time like this, the declaration of war from the Kingdom of Naples still made the Sicilians a little uneasy, especially since the looming turmoil caused by the blockade of trade had caused a lot of turmoil, and some of the big businessmen of the Sicilian Chamber of Commerce were privately discussing whether they should petition the Viceroy or at least send someone to talk to Naples about the Count of Modillo.

Camus, who caused all this trouble, was clearly the target of criticism, and many people attributed the Count's arrest to a personal feud between Camus and Mordillo because they didn't know why, which made the Sicilians even more believe that Camus was the culprit of all this.

"Make a good dress for the consul, and bring my words to him." Alexander said to Osborne.

"But if that you can't live with me," Osborne reminded, "and if he's really going to betray everyone, I'm not safe here." ”

Alexander just smiled at Osborne's reminder: "Don't worry too much about this, don't forget that I have lived in Palermo for a long time after all, and I am no stranger to this place than you." ”

There's something Alexander didn't say to Osborne, and that was that he knew more about the city than most of the people in the city.

Cyan walked casually along the alleys near the palace, his clothes and appearance looking as inconspicuous as the wagon he was pushing, so that although he had already encountered two groups of guards, no one deliberately looked at a small vendor except for curious glances at the contents of his wagon.

The route he took was very common, the same alleys that the grocers usually liked to take in order to attract more customers, although one of the alleys was so close to his former home that he only had to walk through a few houses that he could see, but Crian only tugged his hat down slightly and slipped past some of his acquaintances who had been neighbors.

However, after a round of observation, Cyan had to admit that the current palace was indeed very different from the time when he was familiar with the palace of Gomez, at least more guards made things more troublesome, and it was obvious that Flomenza was not a rough man, he should know very well how much the Sicilians hated him, so in addition to the fact that he did not go out to patrol the capital to protect him with heavy troops, he was also very concerned about the safety of the palace, which can be proved from the fact that some outward windows on the walls of the palace can actually see the muzzles of the cannons.

It was clear that the lessons of the Bloody Night had made Flomensa not think that it was safe to simply live in the palace surrounded by guards, and in order to prevent the danger of the Mob storming the palace like the Bloody Night, he simply placed artillery in the palace.

Clarion didn't think that kind of covert action would lead to the end of the artillery, but it shows how secure the palace is now.

"Looks like it's still going to take risks." Klean secretly wondered, he didn't know who was the one who spent a lot of money to hire the old man Bushidat to save Modillo, so he was not sure whether the old man Bushidat would be able to rescue the earl, and although he also came for Modillo, he and the old man Bushidat did have different purposes.

Crean walked down the street, he knew everything about Palermo, he knew how many branches of an obscure alley there were, and he knew where most people didn't know where to hide people, and it was through these methods that he had been so lucky to survive all these years.

A familiar figure passed by the crowd in front of him, and Clarion habitually lowered his head to avoid the other's gaze, and at the same time his gaze quickly looked at the man, who he had to see before the other party noticed him.

Clarion soon recognized the man as Osborne, a famous tailor in Palermo, who was not familiar to him, but knew him very well.

Knowing that Alexander had stayed at Osborne's house, Clarion made him pay attention to the tailor, and when he saw Osborne walking in the direction of the consul Camury's house, Clarion was a little curious, and then after a little thought, he quietly followed.

Camus is not only a powerful nobleman, the key is that he is still the one who betrayed Modillo, for Crean even if he did not see Osborn, he would eventually "visit" the consul, at least he should know from Camus why Modillo came to Sicily.

Krion cautiously followed Oss himself, and as he walked into the Archon's house, Krion immediately walked cautiously around the back wall where no one was there.

Osborne was nervous, he didn't know what would happen if he revealed his presence to Camus, but he mustered up courage to think that before he arrived, Alexander said, "All adventures will be rewarded accordingly."

Camusi was in good spirits, and when he saw the tailor, he raised his hand to say hello from afar.

It's just that when he wanted to change into a new robe, he had to ask the servant next to him to call someone to help him.

It was at this moment that Cryan, who was hiding behind a tree, saw the tailor suddenly lean over and whisper something in Camus's ear.

Although it was a little far away, Clarion noticed the unconcealable surprise on Camusri's wrinkled face, and he looked at Osborne with his already blurred eyes, and even raised his hand to touch it in the air, and then grabbed Osborne by the collar and dragged him to him in front of him and whispered something.

Cleion was a little anxious, he didn't know what the two men were talking about, but instinctively told him that it must have been a very secret conversation, otherwise the tailor would not have waited until the servant had left to say so mysteriously, and Camus's performance showed that he was not only surprised, but also seemed to have some kind of uneasiness.

It's just that Camus doesn't seem to want others to hear their conversation, which makes Clarion wonder what makes these two people, who should have no other intersection except for making clothes, have such a tense and mysterious conversation.

Crion crept closer to the two men, and the large bouquets of flowers that bloomed here and there in the flower beds provided him with good cover, and when he came to a place not far from them, he heard Camus's voice, which was so excited that even though he had no strength left, he could not help but raise his voice: "You are so bold that you dare to do these things to me, knowing that I will give an order to have the servant send you to the governor." ”

"But if you didn't do that, my lord, it means that things are not very bad," Osborne tried to convince Camus, although he was nervous at this time, "This is also an opportunity for you, you should know what the people of Palermo think of you now, is this what you want?" ”

"Of course I know what those people think of me, but that's not the reason you brought me this news, you're trying to kill the two of us!"

"It was only a meeting, and it is up to you to decide what to do with that lord when the time comes, don't you think that this is an opportunity, or do you think that Sicily should be subjected to this crime under Flomenza, or that you yourself should always be insulted by him, and do not think that you do not know that the governor does not respect you."

Osborne's last words seemed to move Camus, and he was silent and said a little weakly: "That's all, a meeting, right?" Then where he wants to see me, don't tell me he will believe that I will not betray him. ”

"So the lord found a place to meet."

Osborne whispered a place to Camus.

Hearing that place, Camus's wrinkled face showed a hint of confusion.

And Kryan, who was hiding behind the flowers, was shocked!

At this time, he suddenly felt that although he didn't know who that person was, the name of the person on the location was about to be called.