Alexander stands on the hill of Romulus, one of the famous Seven Hills of Rome, from where you can see the Vatican Hill on the other side of the Tiber River in the distance.

Despite being the seat of the Holy See for the whole of Christendom, the Vatican Hill was not considered by the Romans to be one of the seven hills of extraordinary stature because it was located on the west bank of the Tiber River.

It is clear that in the eyes of the proud Romans, even the papal see, which is located, cannot be compared with the tradition with a long history.

The Mass in front of St. Peter's Basilica had long since ended, and it was already late in the day, and the stars twinkling in the sky seemed unusually bright, compared with the lights of thousands of houses in the city below the mountain in the distance and the ripples reflected on the Tiber River.

It's been a long time since Alexander has seen the sky so reassuringly, and the constant rush has given him no time to stop and look up at the night scene in the sky, and whenever night comes, he thinks more about whether there may be an enemy who will take advantage of the night to sneak attack.

But today Alexander felt that he could look at the sky quietly.

The coalition army has completely entered Rome, and the ascetic life of being blocked out of the city for nearly a year has made the coalition army hold back their strength from top to bottom, looking at the world of flowers in front of them but not enjoying the taste, it is enough to make an extremely self-disciplined person collapse, not to mention that this army is not a moral ascetic order, so when they can finally enter the city, the arrival of night makes these soldiers who have already held back their strength completely tear off the last bit of camouflage they maintain, and they began to wander the streets, While drinking the wine he got from the Pope, he rampaged through the streets.

For a time, the whole city of Rome was full of drunken and hideous-looking scruffy soldiers and prostitutes who took advantage of the opportunity to solicit business everywhere, and the city of Rome, which had been a paradise of depravity, "was completely transformed into the largest brothel in the world, and the square in front of the cathedral was the largest open-air bed of the brothel."

Thinking of Skop's words, Alexander couldn't help laughing, he thought that the herald's description was really apt, and when he heard that Gonzalo had just finished after the Mass, he ordered the Roman authorities to find enough prostitutes for his army in front of many bishops, and he even had those prostitutes line up in front of the cathedral waiting for himself and his men to choose, Alexander felt that Alexander VI was not so angry that he had a stroke. It's really admirable, this pope is really able to endure and be open.

However, Alexander knew that this patience would not last long, and as Gonzalo's arrogance became more and more unbearable, Alexander VI eventually lost patience with this man, and he went from seeing the coalition as a savior in driving out the French, to disgusting and even hostile, which was not very long.

"Rome is such a fascinating city." Kotschach, who was standing with Alexander looking at the enchanting scenery in the distance, couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, he gently touched his gray sideburns, and then stretched out his hand to the bottom of the mountain: "I was very young when I first came to Rome, and I was attracted by the luxury and prosperity of Rome, and I felt that there was no other city in the world where you could feel so comfortable, where you could get everything you desired, whether it was good wine and women, or any kind of food you could think of or could not think of at all, Rome can satisfy you, but when I got older, I realized that in the final analysis, all this is just power, and everything I just talked about is just a small embellishment attached to power, and the city of Rome is a symbol of power. “

Alexander listened quietly to Kotschach's emotion, and at this time the palace minister looked calm and leisurely, without the slightest anger and gaffe that he had during the day because of the humiliation of Gonzalo, and if you looked closely, you could see that there was a hint of sarcasm on his face, so that it was difficult to guess whether he was sneering at himself or someone else.

"Gonzalo had just offered the Romans to bear a third of his military expenses," Kotschach said looking back at Alexander, "and he had offered to all the nations of the Holy Alliance, at their own expense, an army capable of fighting no less than 40,000 enemies. ”

Alexander was a little stunned, although he knew that Gonzalo was indeed very arrogant, but the fact that he would be arrogant to this point made him feel that he really had to get to know this person again.

According to Gonzalo's idea, it seemed that he wanted to establish a standing army of the alliance with him as the commander, and all the countries should not only send troops, but also bring their own dry rations to provide military expenses for these armies, which made Alexander feel that this playboy seemed to think of himself not as a temporary commander of the coalition, but as the leader of the alliance in the outright.

"Will your Emperor accept Gonzalo's request?" Alexander looked at the palace minister with interest, he was curious to know how Emperor Maximian would react when he heard the news.

"I can assure you that Your Majesty will not be of much interest in this proposal, not just for reasons of money, but because Your Majesty will not let Gonzalo's personal good fortune disturb his relationship with the French." The palace minister said casually, but his eyes glanced at Alexander on the side: "Your Majesty is very satisfied with the relationship with the French, and he hopes that this relationship will be maintained." ”

Listening to the words of the palace minister, Alexander couldn't help but smile on the corner of his mouth, he knew that what Kotschach said was not the truth, in fact, the relationship between the Holy Roman Emperor Maximian and the French was not only not harmonious, but it could even be said that the French were his natural enemies and nemesis.

Speaking of which, although the emperor seems to be in a prominent position, it seems that many times the luck is not good, except for the part-time armor design master who made him famous for posterity, carefully speaking, his bad luck and good luck are always intertwined, often every good thing comes, and then another bad thing will appear to cancel out the previous good luck, so that many people think that this emperor is simply a living example of ill-fated life.

However, this emperor also has a specialty that others can't match, that is, he is very good at giving birth.

Maximian had many children, perhaps inheriting the emperor's own good looks, and his children were all handsome and beautiful, which eventually allowed him to achieve a goal that many people have never been able to achieve through another way outside the battlefield.

Among his children, the most famous was the famous beautiful man Philip.

Relying on a surprisingly handsome face and elegant demeanor, this son of Maximian won the hearts of Queen Isabella of Castile and Princess Juana, daughter of King Ferdinand of Aragon, without much effort, and in this era of purely political marriage, the princess Juana was really madly in love with Philip!

Her love was so persistent and fanatical that Juana, including Philip himself, thought that Juana was mentally problematic, because they could not understand how a political marriage that was clearly only about interests could make a person so engaged!

And I don't know if it's really lucky, not long after Juana and Philip married a year ago, Juana's only brother and the future heir to the co-kingdom of Castile and Aragon, Prince Juan, suddenly fell ill and died, and this year her sister another Juana's health seems to have begun to deteriorate, so Juana has become a very likely heir to these two kingdoms.

Thinking of this, Alexander suddenly remembered that Juana, who later became famous, should be regarded as his "cousin".

At the thought of this, Alexander was a little looking forward to meeting the famous infatuated princess.

"By the way, I should thank you for your generosity and generosity." Kotschach said suddenly, taking out a gold coin from his pocket and shaking it in front of his eyes, "A Florin, I should have been angry that I was only worth such a small ransom, but I think it might be more appropriate to think of this as your friendship." ”

Alexander looked at the gold coin in the palace minister's hand and smiled lightly.

He was glad that he had made a decision on the spur of the moment, if it had only been done in the hope of establishing an ordinary friendship with the important minister of the Holy Roman Empire, or at least not becoming an enemy, with Gonzalo's appearance, Alexander found that the unintentional act seemed to have become a kind of tacit bridge between the court minister and him.

The appearance of a larger enemy made the court minister see the crisis, especially Gonzalo's overly domineering attitude, which made him worry that it was not just the man's own fault, but that he was behind the command of King Ferdinand of Aragon, and Gonzalo's popularity in the coalition made it impossible for the generals to fight against him.

In this way, a person who dares to stand up to Gonzalo in public becomes extremely conspicuous, not to mention that this person has used several successive victories to show people that he has more than just courage.

Alexander was well aware of Kotschach's thoughts, because although he was a family, Maximian I had his own plans, and he obviously did not want to be too bad with the French, so Gonzalo naturally caused his dissatisfaction, especially since the emperor also valued his position in the coalition army, which can be seen from the fact that he sent the favored Kotschach to the front.

"Your friendship is more valuable than 20,000 gold coins," Alexander smiled, "and I must admit that I really don't know how much to ransom you pay, after all, neither Florin nor Ducatt can measure your worth compared to your status." ”

The smile on Kotschach's face deepened, and although he knew very well that it was just a flattery, the palace minister still felt that the young man in front of him looked much more pleasing to the eye than when he first saw him.

"Maybe we should go to Gonzalo's party, I know he's having dinner in Giovanni's Gilpitz Palace, and this must be the time when they're most drunk," Kotschach seemed to be in a state of flux, "and though I hate that rude Castilian, I'm eager to see what he's doing right now." ”

After Kotschach finished speaking, he looked at Alexander, as if waiting for his answer.

Alexander smiled and shook his head, knowing that although he didn't seem to mind, Kotschach was clearly still haunted by Gonzalo's previous humiliation, which reminded him of Alexander VI, who had been insulted even more.

Looking at Kotschach in front of him, and thinking about the Pope who was humiliated in public, Alexander suddenly felt that the reason why Caesar would later become a more dedicated French leader than Rovere may have a lot to do with the current humiliation of Gonzalo against them.

Thinking of this, Alexander nodded, he was a little curious about what Gonzalo was doing now, but he wanted to see how the conflict between Kotzchach and Gonzalo would change.

"Then let's hurry up, and maybe see a lot of new things," Kotschach said to the pressure mountain, and ordered the waiting attendants to drive the carriage over, "Forgive an old man, who is as old as a tortoise that cannot move than I am, but I believe that it is very difficult for a lion to bite through the tortoise's armor." ”

Listening to this obvious hint, Alexander seemed to see a stubborn old knight struggling to rush his horse towards a towering windmill, but Alexander quickly erased this imagination in his mind, for he knew that the old man in front of him was not some unrealistic knight fan.

On the contrary, he is a dangerous character, a powerful character who can deliver a fatal blow to his opponent at any moment!

Despite the shame and anger of many Roman nobles at the Blessing Mass, they had to flatter the liberator of Rome, and even Giovanni, Duke of Gandino, threw a grand dinner in his Gilpitz palace to welcome the culprit who had just fainted from his father's breath in order to curry favor with the queen's favorite from his homeland.

Gonzalo was evidently very fond of such banquets, or rather he had a soft spot for the supposedly enthusiastic Roman beauties, so that at the banquet the general was seen casually throwing down the male nobles who tried to talk to him, and then plunged headlong into the sea of ornate skirts and lace.

Moreover, this general, who was very good at swimming in the ocean, soon made the noblewomen let out a burst of exclamation of shame from time to time, but they could not help themselves.

So when Alexander and the others came to the Girpitz Palace, they saw a group of Roman nobles standing in the hall with embarrassed expressions and even some angry faces.

And Gonzalo, who was the culprit, was playing tricks on a group of noblewomen at this time.

Alexander saw that he was reaching through the low bodice of a noblewoman, and after the woman let out a burst of exclamation, he took out a gold coin from between her majestic valleys, and then disappeared with a flick of his hand, and then his hand swam to the bottom of the skirt of another noblewoman, and found the miraculous gold coin again when the noblewoman was about to faint with her legs weak because of his incessant exploration.

Looking at this scene, Alexander tilted his head slightly as if to see more clearly, and then he was surprised to find that the woman who was explored by Gonzalo under his skirt for a while was actually Geoffrey's wife, Xia San.

What made him even more incredible was that not far away, Jeffrey was staring at the hand under his wife's skirt.