When Caesar saw the Bohemian cavalry, who was said to be very strong to look at, the group of vagabonds, who were no different from barbarians in the eyes of the Romans, were sitting honestly in the open space in front of the church with a large bell tower not far from Marino Palace.

Their mounts were all gathered together in a proper manner, their sabers were hung from the side of the saddle, and apart from a few piles of horse manure on the ground, the bohemians did not give the frightened church priest the slightest trouble.

Even so, Caesar still sensed something strange in the bohemians who sat on the ground munching on jerky and drinking choking liquor.

It was a feeling of suffocation and unhappiness as soon as they approached, and even if these guys with messy beards, squinting their eyes that hid their fierce light from time to time, and smiling at their gaze no matter how cleverly disguised, the smell of cruelty and coldness in them still made the hearts of those who approached them tremble and fear.

It was a real beast, Caesar had a thought in his mind, and then he felt very uncomfortable.

This is because Alexander brought these people into Rome, and he always believed that the city belonged to their Borgia family.

After Alexander VI became Pope, the Borgia became masters of Rome, and this did not change until the arrival of the French.

Now a Neapolitan suddenly broke into his territory with such a pack of wolf-like bohemian beasts, which made Caesar feel violated.

He came to the Marino Palace with a gloomy face, but happened to see his brother and sister from a distance, Geoffrey's wife, Chassan, getting out of the carriage with the help of the servants.

Caesar's gaze deepened, and he first told him through gossip, and then his wife came to visit that Alexander.

If it weren't for the fact that the couple had already been separated, and that Xia San and Giovanni had already had a hot fight, Caesar even suspected that they were playing some famous tricks.

Xia San also saw Caesar, and she stopped to look up at her husband's brother with a sweet smile on her face.

"I don't think it's been a long time since I've seen you," said Xia San in a slightly reproachful tone, "and sometimes I even wonder if you've already taken us all. ”

Who are we all referring to? Caesar was tempted to ask this quirrelly, but he didn't.

He walked up to Xia San, leaned forward slightly and kissed Xia San's smooth cheek, although the cardinal's robe on his body made his behavior seem abrupt, but Caesar didn't care.

"How could I forget, family will always be family," Caesar smiled at Chassan, he raised his hand and put Chasan on his arm, and lowered his voice as he walked towards Alexander, who was already standing on the top step, "whether it's Giovanni or Geoffrey, I love them selflessly, this is Borgia." ”

Xia San turned her head to look at Caesar's face, this face used to fascinate her, sometimes she even felt that Caesar was like an angel to fascinate her, but Xia San also knew that in the body with this face, it was a Borgia heart that always beats.

"If that's great, maybe you can talk, that might be better." Xia Sang also whispered, but this "you" didn't know who it was.

Alexander had been standing on the steps and watching the two Borgia men, he had not expected them to come to see him so soon.

"Archbishop," Alexander bowed slightly to Caesar, and then looked at Chassan, "Duchess, I didn't expect you to come to the Humble House." ”

Xia San looked at Alexander with interest, thinking about the gloomy look on Giovanni's face before, which made her a little curious, because Giovanni had never been so angry in her memory.

"These ......" Caesar looked back in the direction of the church, "what's the matter with these people, are you going to start a war in Rome?" ”

"It's just self-defense," Alexander stretched out his hand and made an inviting gesture, "I think you already know what is happening at the town hall, the French are obviously not doing their duty, I must be prepared." ”

"That's what you're prepared for?" Caesar pointed to the church, "Do you know what the consequences of this will be, you have set a bad example, the nobles of Rome will be armed, and the French will not allow this to happen." ”

"So you are needed," Alexander smiled suddenly, "Your Excellency, as you said, if Rome were full of such unbridled arming, something very bad might happen, so as the first to arm himself, I have advised the Duke," Speaking of this, Alexander nodded to Chassan, who he was sure to understand who he was talking about, "Forming a council in the city of Rome that is enough to control the situation, the French are obviously unable to protect the safety of the people in the city, I think the Romans should step up and not let the situation get worse, and I propose that you be the head of this meeting. ”

Surprise flashed in Caesar's eyes, but there was no smile on Xia San's face next to her, her eyes were fixed on Alexander's face, as if trying to discern from her demeanor how much of these words were true, but to her disappointment, Alexander was obviously more interested in Caesar.

Caesar was also surprised, but he was more relaxed in his heart, in fact, as Alexander said, when he heard about the change in the town hall, his first thought was to use this reason to provoke the Roman nobles to rearm themselves, and he could take this opportunity to gather more people around him.

But Alexander's actions ruined his calculations, and after meeting the Bohemians, he became even more wary of Alexander.

He was ready to take on the Neapolitan, and he was confident of a victory, given that Rome was still his turf.

But at this time, Alexander not only chose to back down, but also proposed to establish a security council, which was even more important than Caesar had thought.

For as soon as he heard this suggestion, he thought of the potential for this council, and even if it was possible, he could still rely on it to become the de facto ruler of Rome even after the coalition forces had driven out the French.

"Perhaps we can talk about it," Caesar nodded, for he had not refused, nor had a reason to refuse, for Alexander's goodwill, and that he had already thought of a better way to make this council work.

Xia San stared gloomily at the two men walking into the Marino Palace, she really didn't expect to come and see such a result, but she had to come, because like Giovanni, those bohemians also caused her unease.

She didn't know if the presence of these Bohemian cavalry meant that her aunt was ready to re-enter the vortex of future Neapolitan royal succession, and the thought that Joanna might have the support of the Bohemian kingdom made Xia San's heart uncomfortable.

With the death of his brother Ferdinand. Xia San's heart, which had no desire for the throne of Naples, couldn't help but move again, but both her uncle Frederick and Joanna made her feel that there were too many obstacles in front of her, and now when she saw Alexander, who had the support of the Bohemian queen's guard, openly supported Caesar, Xia San felt that it was simply unbearable.

"Maybe you could consider having other people take up some positions in this meeting," Xia San followed reluctantly, she looked at Caesar with a solemn expression, "I think once this suggestion is made, there will be a lot of people interested in those positions, shouldn't you be better prepared?" ”

"Of course I'll be better prepared, I'll have both Giovanni and Jeffrey have a seat at the table," Caesar said, turning around and patting Alexander's arm, "And you, my friend, I'll also let you hold a position of responsibility at this meeting, this is the reward you deserve, trust me that as long as you support me, it will not be in vain." ”

By this time they had reached the antechamber of the Marino Palace, but Caesar stopped and turned suddenly, his face undisguised with excitement, and it was evident that Alexander's suggestion had made him a little impatient.

"It seems that I have all the information I want to know, but there is still a lot to be done to get this council to be set up as soon as possible," Caesar said and smiled at Chassan, "greet Giovanni for me, and tell him that I want him to come and prepare for this meeting, and as for you," Caesar looked at Alexander, "do me a favor and restrain the bohemians, I need them to be honest in the last few days." ”

Alexander nodded, he had already vaguely guessed what Caesar was going to do.

When he came, he was imposing, but when he left, his feet were noticeably lighter, and he turned on his horse, and Caesar smiled at his impulse with a little self-deprecation, but the smile on his face slowly faded when he took the reins and turned away.

Chassan left almost at the same time as Caesar left, her expression so cold that Alexander reached out to help her into the car, but she unreasonably refused.

It's just that when the carriage was about to start, Xia San finally couldn't help leaning out of the car, looked at Alexander and asked in a puzzled tone: "Can you tell me why you didn't choose Giovanni, you must know that Caesar is an archbishop, maybe he will soon be a cardinal or even a pope in the future, but that is all for later, and Giovanni is the Duke of Gandia, don't you think you made the wrong choice?" ”

Looking at Xia San's eyes full of puzzlement and even some unwillingness, Alexander just replied with a silent bow.

Looking at the back of the carriage, which seemed to be full of resentment even when he left, Alexander suddenly smiled.

Why would I choose Caesar over Giovanni? Alexander laughed inwardly, "Shall I tell you that it will not be long before Caesar will automatically renounce the priesthood and begin his feat of trying to conquer all of Italy?" Or should you tell you that Giovanni will lose his life in the Tiber River soon, and that the person who killed him is likely to be your spoiled-looking husband?

Thinking so, Alexander couldn't help but shake his head.

Then he turned and beckoned to Carlo, who was standing not far away, and whispered to him, "Go and tell Nathan, that he may restrain those Bohemians these days." ”

"Is there anything going to happen, my lord?" Carlo asked, confused.

"If nothing else, something will happen soon." Alexander whispered as he looked in the direction Caesar had disappeared.

The events of the town hall spread throughout the city of Rome almost in a short time.

Although the French tried to stop it, all kinds of rumors spread quickly throughout the city as if they had grown wings, whether it was monks or nobles, or ordinary people, when they heard the news, they were not only surprised, but more worried.

Rumors began to spread in the streets that the French were out of control, and as people speculated about who had taken the execution grounds, they were also speculating about who would be the first to fall in the city of Rome, which was becoming increasingly in turmoil.

Soon, the answer came out.

A group of Jews became the first victims of this unrest that seemed to be getting closer.

Near the mausoleum of Augustus, across the river from Castel Sant'Angelo, there is a Jewish quarter.

Over the years, many Jews had made a fortune by their budgets, and when they had amassed enough wealth, they went into the business of freeing up usury, and although this trade brought more infamy to their already not-so-good reputation, as large sums of gold fell into their purses, Jews lived more comfortably.

But this luck was shattered in the early morning of the third day of the city hall accident.

Almost at the same time, the ghetto was sacked by a group of robbers.

These robbers were very bold, they neither hid nor feared, but brandished their weapons and rushed directly into the Jewish shops, and when they met resistance, they did not hesitate to hack the shopkeepers in front of them, and then began to loot the whole street with impunity.

By the time the French arrived, the robbers had already run away, and just when the French thought it was over, looting and rioting began in other parts of the city.

The Romans became nervous, some went to the French for help, and many more chose to take up arms to protect themselves.

On the first day, it was the Jewish Ghetto.

The next day, a number of civilians were attacked.

And on the third day, some unprepared little nobles and wealthy merchants from well-to-do families began to be harassed.

No one knew where the gangsters came from, but everyone was nervous because of the chaos.

Finally, on the fourth day of the chaos, Alexander VI declared in the name of the Pope that the Romans were allowed to rearm in order to protect themselves, given the current situation in Rome and the fact that the French occupation forces were no longer able to control the situation.

This order was accompanied by the proclamation by the Holy See of the establishment of the Council of the Roman Order, headed by Caesar Borgia.

In the Roman city hall, another tall wooden platform was erected, but this time as a ceremony for the signing of the Council of Order.

Watching Henri de Charlon, still dressed in black armor, finally sign the document that recognized the legitimacy of the Council of Order, Caesar, who was standing in front of the stage, turned his head and smiled at Alexander, who was standing behind.

"This is our victory." Caesar's tone was firm.

"No, Your Excellency, this is your victory." Alexander replied.

It was also on this day that the Rovere family, who had been silent for several days, finally extended an invitation to Alexander again.