Alexander was not idle, returning to the Marino Palace, and after ordering the men to bring the full load of gold coins into the palace, he took Carlo and Busako, who had returned, out again.

Carlo had already heard about what was happening on the town hall square, so he ordered to bring the bohemians in addition to the huntsmen. I believe that with such cooperation, there will be no surprise even if there is another mob.

Jeffrey only met with Alexander after he escaped and left in a hurry, it was obvious that the kid was very clever and knew that it was too much to destroy Caesar's plan at this time, so he didn't try to continue to do something that would infuriate Caesar even more, but just one time was enough to make Caesar angry to the extreme, especially when he heard that Giovanni Sforza, who was already at the town hall, immediately turned around and led people away after hearing that the people had been dispersed, Caesar was even more angry and almost went crazy.

Using the blind populace to kill Alexander, and deliberately implicating the anger of the populace on Giovanni, who had just arrived, Caesar felt that this plan was not only perfect but also safe, and the key was that he did not want Lucrezia to know that he was involved in the plot against her husband.

As for whether the people would be so obedient and attack these two seemingly unrelated people according to his arrangement, Caesar was not worried, he had a way to make those citizens who were easily excited and easy to be used obediently.

But all this was ruined by Geoffrey, and Caesar's anger can be imagined.

It's just that there is no point in starting such a riot again, let alone a complete break with Alexander.

Caesar didn't really care about Alexander's hostility, or he didn't like Alexander from the beginning, somehow, he always felt that there was something wrong with this young man from Naples, maybe from the first time they met, this young man was a little eye-catching when he was protecting Joanna, the queen of Naples, and from then on Caesar had a very strange premonition that this young man would become his enemy in the future.

At that time, Alexander had just arrived in Rome and was unknown, but even then Caesar still had this feeling, until now, standing in the window on the second floor of the town hall and listening to the deafening volley of muskets outside, Caesar suddenly regretted why he did not find a way to kill the young man when he had such a premonition.

Who in Rome today would dare to threaten Caesar Borgia so openly?

Originally, there wasn't, but now there is one!

A young Neapolitan who had defeated the French alone, and now had defeated the coalition forces, and even forced the coalition forces to pay a high price for a large number of prisoners and entire camps.

Alexander could feel the change in the demeanor of the people in the street as they looked at his procession, the Romans had been arrogant before, many of them were amateur heraldic officers, and they could easily tell who was a native and who was an outsider by the banner that passed by the procession.

The Romans were very harsh to outsiders, they always used their critical eyes to find fault with strangers, and in the eyes of the Romans, whether you are Neapolitan, Bologna, Milan, Genoa, Venice or even Florentine, you are all hillbillies.

But now, when the people saw the strange triangular round flag, they could not help but look at them with a faint fear, and when the hunters and guards looked at them with wary eyes, the people in the street would immediately disperse, and at the same time their eyes drifted away, until the procession passed by and gathered together again to whisper and talk.

"My lord, they're afraid of us," Carlo whispered, "Did you really shoot at City Hall?" ”

"Then they should thank me for being restrained at the time, or they should thank Jeffrey, otherwise the bullets wouldn't have been pointed at the sky." Alexander looked at the passers-by who hurried by the side of the street, "Sometimes benevolent rule is not the best, and the right cruelty and tyranny can make your people feel awe and worship. ”

"Your Excellency, what you said is very good, this is what a true king should say." Carlo slapped his ass a little awkwardly, and then his gaze quickly drifted to the side, not looking at the surprised look cast by Paolo Bussacco.

Looking at Carlo's slightly embarrassed appearance, Alexander smiled: "This sentence is indeed what a king should say, but it is not what I said. ”

In fact, this quote comes from a book called "The Monarch" that has not yet come out.

Alexander went out this time to visit Rovier's house.

After getting an agreement from Barenti, he gave all the materials to Alexander of the Rovere family, in fact, the only thing he really brought back was the 2,000 ducats paid by Kotschach before, and the rest of the money was written down in the situation of the agreement, and Barundi could not go to the outskirts of the war with such a large sum of money, so he could only go to the door to collect debts in person.

It's just that his debt collection team is a bit loud, and when the heavy hooves of the cavalry trample on the open space outside the villa in the middle of the mountain, the people of the Luo Weire family were obviously a little frightened.

Konstantin led a few people outside first, and when he saw Alexander's strangely patterned "geometric flag", he was slightly relieved.

Today's Luo Weire family is a bit of a soldier, although according to Barendi, those "logistics suits" were directly sent to the coalition forces almost non-stop, but with today's complex and changeable situation, no one can say what will happen next.

The archbishop was not at home, and during this time, according to the orders of Alexander VI, all cardinals in Rome had to obey the orders of the Vatican, and even if they returned home, they had to ensure that they had to leave a servant in the Holy See, ready to pass on the Pope's orders.

It is clear that the coalition forces may enter the city in the next two days, and the escape of the French has made the city of Rome a power vacuum for a while, and the Council of Order has taken the opportunity to seize most of the control of the city, but this is obviously only a transition, and everything will only come to an end after the coalition forces enter the city.

The archbishop's brother, La Fael de la Roveré, received Alexander very cordially, and to Alexander's surprise, he noticed that La Faul was wearing a crimson robe instead of the usual aristocratic attire, which made him have some suspicions.

Sure enough, the news that Rafour told him confirmed Alexander's suspicions.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency," said Alexander, who had just heard that he had been elected Archbishop of Genoa, "believing that this must be a blessing to all the parishioners of the Diocese of Genoa." ”

"This is God's grace and inspiration to me," Lafour clasped his hands together in front of his chest slightly, and then reached out for Alexander to kiss gently, "but my child, I would prefer to see you and Barendi marry as soon as possible, and it would be perfect if your wedding could be the first ceremony I have performed since I took the priesthood." ”

The corners of Alexander's mouth twitched slightly, and he began to think that this debt collection trip might not have gone so well.

"This matter may be discussed when the archbishop returns," Alexander said vaguely, and then he immediately pulled out the IOU that Barendi had written, "but before that I think we can discuss the payment of the previous transaction." ”

"Ah, that business," Lafour said, taking the agreement and looking at it, then setting it aside, "Speaking of which, I've heard Barendi suggest it, oh, it seems better to let her tell you herself." ”

Raffle said and gestured to the doorway behind Alexander.

Alexander turned around and saw Barendi, who was already standing at the door at some point.

Unlike before, when she was dressed a little casually and the color of her clothes was gray, Barendi had obviously been dressed up very carefully.

A string of brightly colored jeweled headbands completely bowed the dark hair and coiled it around the top of the head to form a large hair ornament, so that the slender neck, which was unusually prominent, was completely exposed, and it was only then that Alexander realized that Barondi's skin was so white that it was as white as if it were transparent, and the green tendons floating under the smooth neck could be seen.

The clothes on her body are no longer the gray and black that always seem to be forever, but a light blue long dress, the vertical skirt with cumbersome floral decorations on both sides hangs down to the hem of the skirt, and a silk belt that is not really useful for decoration hangs loosely on the waist, and the pointed part of the middle is simply against the flat lower abdomen, once she walks, the huge sapphire hanging on the tip of the belt gently pats her where her legs seem to be hidden under the skirt. That makes people feel an inexplicable anger in their hearts when they see it,

The waist of the skirt was high, high enough to reach the chest, so that the pair of towering mountains that looked more prominent than usual were presented, but this made Alexander secretly curse that the person who designed this dress must be a lewd fellow, otherwise how could he have come up with such a dress that would make people think about it even if Barondi wore it.

"I think you can talk about the business yourself."

With a slight nod to Alexander, Ravaul led the man out of the room, leaving only the two men standing at a distance, staring at each other.

Alexander looked at it with admiration, and he had to admit that if he dressed up carefully, Barondi's appearance could still be called delicate, although it could not be compared with Sophia or Josha, but at least it did not give people the feeling of being so ordinary that it was almost difficult to remember.

"That's a lot of money," Barendi picked up the contract on the table, "what do you think we should pay you?" ”

"I think you'll have thought about it when we talk about it," Alexander stared at Barondi, he didn't want to give the other party an excuse to pay the bills, "and we've already agreed that I'll pay as soon as I get back to Rome." ”

"We also said okay to have your fiancée pick you up, but you didn't wait for me to go to the town hall," Barondy looked at Alexander, "and then heard that your man had almost had an accident in the square of the town hall. ”

"We're talking about business now, and as far as I know, you're not interested in anything other than business," Alexander frowned, he didn't want to make a fuss, "let's get back to how to settle the money." ”

"I have two suggestions," Speaking of business, Barondi's expression suddenly became calm, she moved her body back slightly to distance the two of them, and then said to Alexander very seriously, "One is that my family will pay you this amount in full, but because the whole 10,000 gold florin is not a small amount, we can only pay you in installments, but please don't worry that we will pay interest." ”

"And what about the other suggestion?" Alexander knew that the latter should be the key.

"Another," Barondi muttered slightly, as if searching for the right words, before he said, "you probably know that I have a territory in Mondi, which is relatively close to Pisa, and that my father is building me a castle there......"

Speaking of this, Barondi's eyes blinked, and she looked at Alexander, as if to say, "Don't you want to show it?" ”

Alexander looked at the young woman in front of him a little puzzled, and he really didn't feel comfortable with Barendi's appearance.

In his impression, Barendi and Jisha are a little similar, they should both be very rational women, but now it looks a little strange.

"Mundy's domain and the castle are my dowry," seeing that Alexander had no intention of speaking, Barentia continued, "I can ask my father to make the castle bigger, if you wish, but it will cost more money." It may affect the business of the Luo Wei Lei family's chamber of commerce, so I hope you can use this money as an investment and lend it to the Luo Wei Lei family, of course, you will get a dividend. ”

Alexander looked at Barondy with some bewilderment, and he understood what she meant.

She was inviting herself to join the Luo Weilei family's chamber of commerce in disguise, or it was more appropriate to join the shares, in short, this was somewhat different from what he had thought before.

"Is that what your father meant," Alexander asked after a little muttering, wondering what the Rovelles were thinking, or what they were going to gain from it, "You should know that I'm not in a good position right now. ”

"The situation of the Rovere family is not good," Barondi's always serious face rarely smiled, but it didn't look very natural, "Your battle on the outskirts of Rome has honored you, and my father even said that with your bravery on the battlefield, if you had been a hundred years earlier, you would have been a legendary." ”

"That actually means that I'm just ignorant of the times when I'm doing this." Alexander muttered to himself.

"Of course not," Barondi shook her head, "he said you were smart, much smarter than he thought, and that although you offended Gonzalo's nephew, you gained the friendship of another man." ”

Alexander smiled, he finally understood the reason why the people of the Roverley family had suddenly changed their attitude.

Like him, Giuliano della Rovere seems to have preferred to see Cotschach rather than Gonzalo as the liberator of Rome.

"I have to admit that you are very discerning," Barendi nodded approvingly, "I know that the caravans of Aragon and Castile are indeed starting to trouble us all, and I heard that the man named Columbus brought back a lot of spices and gold from India with their fleet, and this has had a great impact on us, and I think many people do not want to see them continue to be proud in Rome." ”

Barondi's words made Alexander smile softly, he knew that Barendi had always seen Spaniards through the eyes of a merchant, but it was clear that her father, the Archbishop of Genoa, had a much broader vision.

But as Barenti said, there were many people who did not want to see the Spaniards continue to be triumphant, both from the former French Lead-and-Way Party like Roverre, to the former allies like Kotschach, and that the list would grow as the Aragonese became more and more unscrupulous in Italy, and it would not be long before the name Borgia would be added to it.

Then, another, more difficult enemy than Charles VIII, will appear before them all.

Thinking of this, Alexander let out another chuckle.

"It's been a really exciting year."

Alexander muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear.

That evening, at the Palazzo Potico, Alexander VI gathered all his sons and daughters and gave a sumptuous feast.

At the banquet, Alexander VI showed rare affection to his son-in-law, Giovanni Sforza, and was not as cold and indifferent to his youngest son as usual.

This made Giovanni and Caesar look gloomy and a little confused.

They did not believe that Alexander VI had not heard about what was happening during the day,

After drinking several glasses of Château Nueuville, Alexander VI slowly put down his glass and looked at the secretary sitting across the long table, Alexander VI waved his hand slightly.

Nomelo saluted respectfully, then got up to leave.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Alexander VI.

Alexander VI raised his glass with some difficulty, and although the erosive life had given him enough pleasure, it had also destroyed his body, especially in the last two years, with the day spent messing with Julia Farne, the Pope felt that his physical condition was somewhat worse than before.

"I want to see each of you happy, and of course that includes myself, so I found a good woman for myself."

Alexander VI reached out and patted the back of Julia Farne's hand next to him, his eyes were doting, seeing the woman smiling, Alexander VI's originally slightly gloomy face became much brighter for a while.

"I know that a lot of people want to see our jokes, they hurt us with gossip, and they don't hesitate to use all kinds of schemes against us, so we have to deal with those enemies together," Alexander said, looking at his children, "Remember that you are surrounded by family, and there is no more trustworthy than your family, because they have the same blood on their bodies as you, and this is the family that God has arranged for you, so you must rely on each other and trust each other." ”

Alexander VI's words made the Borgia brothers and sisters seem to be immersed in a strong family atmosphere for a while, but when they heard a dull sound of footsteps and the friction of armor and weapons, their expressions changed for a moment.

At some point, Nomelo entered the room with a few guards, and they stared at Giovanni Sforza, who was sitting next to Lucrezia, so that before he could even look at his wife next to him, he was pressed into the chair from behind!

"Father!"

Lucrezia let out an exclamation, she looked at the soldiers in horror, and when she was about to speak again, she was softly interrupted by Nomelo standing nearby.

"Please leave Miss Lucrezia with me," Nomelo whispered in Lucrezia's ear, "please do as your father wants." ”

"No, don't leave my darling!"

Giovanni realized the danger, and he reached out and straightened up to stand up, but was held down again, and with Lucrezia's exclamation again, a long sword was already on Giovanni's neck.

"Listen to your father." Nomelo whispered again, and seeing Lucrezia hesitantly stand up, he waved casually to a young squire who was already waiting beside him.

Young Pelotto Cadherón walked over, and he let Lucrezia lean almost limply on his arm.

After being helped off the table by the young attendant, Lucrezia couldn't help but glance back at her husband.

Giovanni's face was pale and his lips trembled, and he knew he might be dead this time.

Although he had thought that there might be danger, he never imagined that this time it would be Alexander VI himself who laid a trap for him.

A glass of wine was handed to him, and when Alexander VI pulled out a beautiful bottle filled with a crimson liquid, Giovanni Sforza's face was no longer bloody.

The crimson liquid dripped into the glass, and Alexander VI shook it before holding it up in front of Giovanni.

"Remember, you are family," Alexander VI looked at his children again, then he looked at Giovanni "You are also family, so leave yourself some dignity." ”

Looking at the swaying glass of wine, Giovanni Sforza let out a desperate cry in his throat.

On February 19, 1497, Giovanni Sforza suddenly relapsed from an illness after attending a family dinner hosted by his father-in-law, Alexander VI.

His wife stayed with him all night at his bedside, but the next morning, Giovanni Sforza died in agony.

It is said that when he died, he tore his sheets and clothes from his body in agony and struggled, so that when his body was carried out of the room, his clothes looked ragged.

From this day on, Luke became a widow with Kia Borgia.

And the day after Giovanni's death, on February 21, Pope Alexander VI sent an invitation to the coalition forces outside the city.