What happened on that disturbing and chaotic night the day before, no one really knew exactly.

Someone may be able to tell what happened, but with Tomio's death, it doesn't matter if the truth is known or not.

No one can fully say whether Tomneo was confirmed to have been killed at that time or later.

Lucrezia knew, however, that the people who had come to tell her the news had already been discussed.

Or it was determined that the news of Tomneo's death had come earlier, and that the people had come to report it to her only after they had all the rhetoric ready.

After all, Tomneo is the Duke of Pisa, and even though he has almost abdicated, he is the nominal owner of Pisa as long as he lives.

Now he's dead, and trouble is coming.

How did the duke die, this question is the cause of headaches for many people.

From the secretive, but eventual, description of the captain of the city defense, Lucrezia knew that Tomneo had been found in a small alley.

According to the captain, it was dark at the time, and the city guards who were chasing the Venetians were enraged by the fierce killing of the other side, and because they feared that these people would escape, they used crossbow arrows.

As a result of this, when the dead bodies were counted in the alley, Tomneo was accidentally found with several arrows in his body.

I don't know if Tomneo attracted the attention of the city guards at that time, but in short, he seemed to have more arrows in his body than everyone else, so when he was found, the Duke of Pisa's body was already completely cold.

This obviously frightened many people, even if they knew that the duke was actually just a puppet, but no one wanted to bear the charge of killing the duke, so the city guards immediately reported the news to their captain overnight.

By the time the captain of the city defense received the report, many people had already received the news of Tomneo's accidental death at about the same time.

The Pisians were a little flustered, they hurriedly sent people to inquire, and then some people gathered, and after some discussion, the Pisan people finally came to a conclusion: Estelles must be made the new Duke of Pisa as soon as possible, so that this sudden accident can have a reassuring result for everyone.

The councillors approached the big businessmen of the Chamber of Commerce, and they knew that their decision would only succeed if they had the support of these people.

While many thought that these businessmen would have preferred to support Estelles' immediate coronation, Tomneo's death was so significant that officials wondered if the Chamber would support Estelles' coronation in such a situation.

In fact, the scruples of the Pisa officials were justified, and there was already a heated quarrel in the Pisa Chamber of Commerce before they could make a proposal, and the officials sent envoys to make the quarrel even more intense.

It was strongly suggested that Estelles' succession should be declared immediately, on the grounds that as the rightful heir to Pisa, Estelles must officially declare her rights as soon as possible, so as to prevent the adventurers who might come out of the picture and try to get their hands on the ducal crown.

Others were adamantly opposed, and these people were equally well-founded, and as the rightful heirs, if the succession was hastily announced at this time, it might cause a lot of bad speculation, which would be quite unfavorable for Estelles.

The result of the two sides of the dispute was a whole night of endless bickering, and by the time the succession finally gained the upper hand, the day was already dawning.

Lucrezia didn't know that while she and her daughter were still asleep, there were many people in Pisa who stayed up all night breaking their hearts for her daughter.

So when she came to the Duke's Palace in a carriage with her daughter in her arms, under the protection of a small group of hunting guards, a team of city defenders, and a team of more chamber guards, she found that not only had the entire Duke's Palace been tightly guarded, but even the road from Lucrezia's Palace was also full of guards who had already been heavily guarded.

Estelles, who was held in Lucrezia's arms, was wearing a purple and gold-embroidered cloak with pure white fluff trim on the edges, and it was naturally not very comfortable to wear such a thick cloak this season, so Estelles began to writhe restlessly in Lucrezia's arms.

Lucrezia whispered comfort to her daughter as she walked, gently lifted the corner of her cloak to ventilate her slightly, and when she came to a separate room, she quickly removed the cloak and the knight's belt that symbolically draped over her daughter.

Several important dignitaries of Pisa were waiting for her in this room, and seeing the red robe of the Bishop of Pisa, Lucrezia couldn't help but think of her father in Rome.

Lucrezia had a strong urge to see what was happening in front of her father, she wanted him to know that all this was the result of Alexander's arrangement, and she also hoped that it was the Vatican Pope who would crown her daughter, so that the crown could be worthy of her daughter.

However, Estelles's coronation was destined to be so hasty, everyone hoped that this matter would pass peacefully, and everyone did not want to cause any unnecessary turmoil because of the accidental death of a puppet.

Especially at such a time when there is some surprise, but it is about to reap the fruits of the reward after a lot of hard work, people hope that Estelles can be crowned as soon as possible, so that this disturbing wave can pass as soon as possible.

The coronation took place in the church of Pisa, and just as the sun cast the shadow of the slightly sloping bell tower along the high window on the church wall, the bishop of Pisa symbolically placed the huge ducal crown on Estles' head.

In fact, the crown was too large for Estelles to be used as a collar, so the bishop had to place it gently in the arms of the Duchess, who was being held by Lucrezia.

There was a small detail that caught the eye throughout the coronation process.

After the coronation, when all the nobles swore allegiance to the new duke, Estelles finally became a little impatient because of the frequent people who came up to kneel on one knee and swore loudly.

She let out a loud shout, which echoed through the empty church, and Estelles danced as the Bishop wondered if to remind Lucrezia to find a way to quiet the Duchess.

Then the people saw the little duchess holding the crown in her arms tightly with both hands, and let out a high-pitched shout to the people in front of her!

That look made many people feel as if she was loudly announcing her ownership of this crown to everyone.

"By the grace of the Lord, the Duke of Pisa, Estelles Juliante Cambrai, was crowned with the church of Pisa on August 19, 1498," the Bishop of Pisa wrote in his canon after the ceremony...... The duke's loud voice shook and the people who were fortunate enough to participate in the ceremony were astonished, as if it were a sign that Pisa was about to usher in an extraordinary monarch. ”

Looking at the words he had written, the bishop first pondered, and then wrote: "The Duke's own mother, Lucrezia, was greatly encouraged by her actions, and declared in public: 'My daughter is the rightful heir of the Duchy of Pisa, and anyone who covets the Duke's crown will be punished by God.'" ”

The bishop paused to look at the thick list of academic affairs on the table, and rubbed his aching eyes.

Then he took out another parchment book tied with a rope from a secret compartment and opened it, dipped in ink, and wrote: "On August 18, the former Duke of Pisa, Tomneo, died unexpectedly, and we all think that the only way to calm this accident is to let the new Duke ascend the throne as soon as possible, but many people are skeptical of this decision, and I personally think that Tomno's death will not pass so easily, and I believe that Pisa will soon face a storm." ”

Alexander didn't know that his daughter had now become the Duke of Pisa, and although he had arranged all this, he never imagined that it would happen so early, or so suddenly.

Alexander thought that Estelles would not really inherit Pisa until he was a little older, after all, Tomneo's body was not strong, but at least healthy.

Barring any accidents, he will probably be able to sit on the throne of the Duke of Pisa for another ten years.

And Alexander did not want Estelles to succeed to the throne so early.

He wants his daughter to have more time for herself, or more time to get an education from him.

Alexander had already planned to personally tutor his daughter in her future studies.

In addition to the purpose of doing this, Estelles can have a correct understanding of the future direction of history, and more importantly, he hopes that his daughter can have a mind and spirit that transcends this era.

What will Italy look like in the future, and what about Europe in the future?

Will the daughter remain in the annals of history as a female monarch in the future, or will she be just a small footnote to the many separatist forces of the Italian city-states recorded in the thick of history?

Or will she become the wife of a nobleman in the future, and then, after ceding the duke position to her husband, she will become an ordinary virtuous wife and motherly noblewoman who will gradually be annihilated under the dust of history?

Alexander didn't know what his daughter's future would look like, but he wanted to create more conditions for her, especially if she could have a more mature and independent mind than she had ever been.

This is an exciting time, an era in which the old and the new, the success and the failure, the civilization and the ignorance, the light and the darkness are divided, and then completely subverted and replaced.

Alexander wanted his daughter to be on the right path, to be part of this great change in the future, and not to become a stubborn conservative.

Because of this, he decided to educate his daughter himself, believing that he could raise a ruler who was completely different from other monarchs of this era, and he even thought that perhaps there would be an Italian Elizabeth I!

But all this should have been long before Alexander imagined it.

He never imagined that he would see his daughter crowned in his arms, let alone that her might have been made out of impatience and impatience, and that when it came to Rome, it would inspire a young painter whom he was very optimistic about.

Then a painting called "The Coronation of the Kings" came out.

In this painting, the nobles of Pisa are depicted as alien princes from afar, and the bishop becomes an angel holding a wreath.

The people in the painting are either excited, raising their hands in cheers, or simply kneeling on the ground, and all eyes are on the half-seated child in the middle of the painting, who is almost indistinguishable from a man or a woman, dressed in a purple robe, with a smooth arm reaching out of the robe, and holding a crown in his or her hand high above those who make pilgrimages to him/her!

The child's eyes were innocent, but majestic, as if at this moment to announce the ownership of this crown to the world, and as if to announce to everyone the arrival of a time that belongs to her.

Little did Alexander, of course, know that the painting "The Coronation of the Kings" would soon appear, and that with the publication of the painting, a young man from Urbino, named Sandy Raphael, became famous.

What Alexander knows now is that he seems to be in trouble.

After a night of calm, a group of Bohemians was sent again at dawn to harass them, but they were unexpectedly hit hard.

Cardino didn't give Alexander any more chance this time, or rather, the man was a keen observer and was more able to adapt quickly to the changes on the battlefield.

Although he was still not accustomed to this method of pure guerrilla harassment, Calgino unexpectedly made a new arrangement at night.

In addition to ordering the construction of a simple fortification around the camp overnight, which was not strong but could be relied upon, he also arranged all the heavy crossbowmen in this fortification, which was considered to be the most likely to be attacked.

He then personally led the infantry to garrison the gaps between the fortifications in columns, rather than in horizontal formations.

Waiting is boring, and sometimes it can be frustrating because of the long wait.

The Genoese waited a little longer, which made this impetuousness even worse, and even Calgino himself began to wonder if it would be useful to wait so long.

Then he waited for his goal.

The moment when the familiar whistle accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves appeared, Cargino even thought that the sound sounded a little cute.

Then they saw the Bohemians who had come on horseback.

This time the Bohemians were no longer so lucky, or rather, although there were some casualties from the previous continuous harassment, but they were not too deep to cause trouble to the Genoese, so they launched a new attack on the enemy early after resting for the night.

Such carelessness was exchanged for a sudden blow from the Genoese!

The sudden oncoming crossbow arrows caused some of the Bohemians to fall to the ground before they could even react.

And the inertia of the war horse still carried them forward.

Another bowstring and the terrible sound of wind rang out, and the bohemians had only time to change the direction in which they were going.

Sensing that the enemy was prepared, the Bohemians were ready to suffer some losses, as they had done before, quickly rushing along the flanks of the enemy's formation, and then leaving the unsafe place as soon as possible.

But not only were they attacked by crossbows from the fortifications, but they soon found themselves in an ambush that the enemy had already prepared.

Bands of Genoese quickly rushed from the Bohemians' flanks, and because they were nimble columns rather than horizontal columns, the Genoese had plenty of time to surround them while holding out the Bohemians.

There was a hurried whistle among the Bohèmes, a signal to their companions to retreat at once, or even to break through, but it was apparently a little late, and as the bands of Genoese arrived, the Bohemians found that they seemed to be surrounded.

There were far fewer bohemians who broke through in the end than when they came, and all of them were scarred.

Seeing this scene, Alexander knew that he was really in trouble this time, or that he had encountered a difficult opponent to deal with, and compared to the Calgino in front of him, the enemies he had encountered before could only be said to be too stupid.

Busako was also a little anxious, fearing that Alexander would lose his mind because of the sudden setback.

But when he was ready to dissuade, Alexander was not furious by this sudden fiasco.

However, his expression was still ugly, especially after listening to some of the Bohemian cavalry's narrations, and he knew that he really underestimated Callgino this time.

"He built the fortifications in the night?"

Although he knew that such a fortification would certainly not be a strong structure, it was obviously enough for him to deal with only a group of cavalry.

And what drew Alexander's attention was that, according to the description of the cavalry, the Genoese infantry was able to quickly surround them, which made Alexander secretly speculate that Cardino should have guessed that there were only cavalry around him now.

This is the only way to explain why Cardino dared to let the infantry abandon the stratagons and deal with the Bohemians in a way that, although nimble and maneuverable, was not conducive to unfolding on the battlefield.

"It's a bit difficult to deal with," Alexander rubbed his forehead slightly, he took the jerky handed over by the guard next to him and took a hard bite, because the stiffness made his cheeks ache, and suddenly reminded him, "How much food do we have?" ”

"We don't have much," replied Busako in a whisper, "and we will catch up with the Genoese in two days at most." ”

"It's only 2 days, really." Alexander laughed self-deprecatingly, the unexpected loss of the Bohemians taught him a heavy lesson, and looking at the depressed Bohemian captains, Alexander beckoned to them.

"Listen, I know it's not good luck this time," Alexander said, looking at the captains of the Bohemians and the hunters who gathered around, "but the Genoese can't stop here, don't forget that you found that they have lost a lot of baggage, which means they don't have much food to carry." ”

"But sir, we don't have much with us," said one of the Bohemian captains, a little annoyed, "I didn't expect those Genoese to be so difficult to deal with." ”

"It's a little difficult to deal with," Alexander also frowned with a little headache, "As for food, they don't know about our situation, so the only thing they can do at this time is to either get out of here quickly, or find a way to collect food on the spot." ”

At this point Alexander stopped, he silently circled in place, and after a while he raised his head and looked at his men with shining eyes: "Pass my orders, get out of here, we will make way for the Genoese." ”