"The people of the Borgia family are born to be so romantic."

Nomelo sighed as he stroked his beard, standing under a colonnade not far from the Plaza de l'Miracle.

The weather is already a little hot, especially at noon, when the unique Mediterranean climate shows its power, although it is only noon, it will not take long to feel hot when standing on the lawn.

However, there are not many really hot times of the year, but looking at the young man and woman standing on the grass from a distance, Nomelo felt that the appearance of the two was really unbearable.

Alexander and Lucrezia were sitting on the grass not far from the Palace of Wisdom at this time, poking behind them a large parasol, and it was evident that it was pleasant to sit in the shade under the umbrella at noon in the fast forward May.

In the distance, there was a monotonous ringing of the bell in the courtyard of the Wisdom Palace, which was the bell for the end of class at noon.

Looking at the famous "faith, liberty and piety" engraved on the marble porch of the Palace of Wisdom in the distance, the motto given by Pope John IV to the University of Pisa, Alexander was somewhat emotional.

If there is one university in the entire history of Italy that can rival the world-famous University of Bologna, it is the University of Pisa.

It can be said that it is completely surprising to everyone, Pisa, a city that does not really have any special places, has an enviable and famous university.

Founded in the 12th century, this university not only has a high level of education, but together with the University of Bologna, it has become a model for establishing a truly modern university.

"Caesar studied here," said Lucrezia, leaning into Alexander's ear, "he studied theology, philosophy, art, and rhetoric here, and he received many awards. ”

Seeing Lucrezia speak proudly about her brother, Alexander felt uncomfortable for no reason.

Caesar Borgia is a despicable and shameless sister psychopath.

Alexander made up his mind for his brother-in-law, and he felt that his comment was not too much at all, and only by considering how cruel Caesar was to the men associated with Lucrezia, Alexander felt that the title did not wish him at all.

Only now it seems that he has become one of the men that Caesar hates the most.

However, Alexander did not want to be just a part of Lucrezia's colorful memories of her future love life, so he wrote a letter to Count Mordilo as soon as Nomelo left his room.

In the letter he begged the Count to sabotage Caesar's request to marry Lucrezia to Alfonso, Duke of Billyselly, for which he gave the Count a detailed analysis of the situation now taking place in central Italy.

"Dear Count, I think you have taken note of the many disputes that have recently erupted over the control of Romagna, and I am sure that your wisdom will be able to see the truth behind all this fog very clearly, but I will explain to you that Alexander VI is in a much more difficult predicament today than others see," Alexander wrote in detail in his letter, "The Vatican today has nothing but a sacred reputation, and Gonzalo's arrogance has deprived the Pope of the last bit of dignity, It was precisely when Milan and the Venetians saw this that they rashly decided to invade Romagna......"

"Although they did not expect the Genoese to react so violently to their entry into Romagna, I believe everyone knows that if they have a chance to reassure Genoa, they will be the first to abandon Alexander VI, so the alliance with Naples becomes very important for Borgia at this time......"

"At this time, if Lucrezia's marriage to Billy Shelly's Alphonsu can be ruined, then the Pope will inevitably fall into despair and predicament, and I believe that if you can stand up at this time, then you will definitely get much more in return from him than you imagined."

"As for me, I can also get more leverage when negotiating with the Vatican, and the weight of these chips is related to whether I can become the protector of the new Duchy of Pisa as the Count of Montina."

While Alexander was writing the letter, Lucrezia sat in the chair across from his desk and looked at him.

From time to time, she would walk around the table and walk up to Alexander's side, either brushing Alexander's hair with her hand or leaning down and kissing his neck.

Lucrezia apparently did not know that at this time her lover was trying to destroy her second marriage.

Nomelo had already sent back to Rome with a report on the numerous events that had taken place in Pisa, believing that the Pope would know what to do.

In these reports, Nomelo strongly objected to Alexander's claim to be the protector of the Duchy of Pisa, and he even went to great lengths to give a number of objections, the most important of which was the importance of Pisa to Florence.

The current ruler of Florence is Savonarola.

The man, who is said to have been dismissive of the Pope's deliberate courtship, and even after Alexander VI sent someone to tell him that he could get the cardinal's honorable status as long as he was willing to praise the Pope in public and apologize for many previous disrespects, Savonarola still embarrassed Alexander VI with his sharp language and merciless rebuttals.

Such a Florentine was clearly a thorn in the side of the Vatican, and at a time when a family that was not supported by the Pope was going to inherit Pisa, which was by no means good news for Alexander VI.

However, what puzzled Nomelo was that the newly baked Count of Montina seemed to be really fascinated by Lucrezia, and he did not rush to immediately lead his troops north to rescue Montina, but continued to stay in Pisa City to accompany Lucrezia to live a sweet love life.

Of course, while enjoying the warmth of the Pope's daughter, Alexander did not forget his frequent encounters with the Pisan aristocracy, merchants, and all sorts of people who had a great influence on Pisa.

Nomelo also wanted to meet the pizza people, but he soon discovered that it wasn't easy.

Agri and the Bohemians wandered around Pisa, which seemed like nothing, but after smelling the blood on their weapons, the Pisamen quickly understood who to choose.

Gompati was still the captain of his city defense, and from the orders Alexander gave him, Gompati vaguely sensed something strange.

It was clear that Alexander did not want to give up the dominance of Pisa at all.

However, Alexandre still attached great importance to the Milanese who occupied the city of Royal, and when he heard that the Milanese had twice crossed the small plain between Royalo and Montina and tried to press and threaten Montina, Alexandre sent Ofleuil, who had just heard the news and rushed to Pisa to join him.

"Gather enough news about Milan and the Venetians, and at the same time let them know that their citizens are under my control."

Alexander told Ofleigh this, in fact, he felt that this second order was more important, and believed that once the Venetians knew that almost a company of Venetian citizens had been taken prisoner, even the cunning old fox Barbarig could not be careless and cautious about how to face this problem.

Sure enough, within two days of the news of the Battle of Pisa, news broke that the Milanese had received a letter from the Venetians.

No one knows the exact contents of the letter, but from that day on, the Milanese harassed Montina quietly, and even if they sent scouts to reconnoiter close to Montina, they became cautious and did not dare to penetrate into the Montina area easily.

It is clear that the Venetians dissuaded the Milanese who tried to attack Montina.

And all this came from the news that Alexander later sent a prisoner to bring back.

The Venetians did not believe Alexander's threat to execute all the captives, but they did not dare to disbelieve it either.

It was during this break that Alexander decided to have his army stay in Pisa for two more days.

The Agri set out as soon as they received a letter from Alexander asking for help.

The move to the battlefield immediately after nearly two days of trekking did save Alexander and the city of Pisa, but the entire army was actually on the verge of collapse.

And when Nomelo later discovers that Agri's army is actually at the end of its power, it has lost its best chance to attack.

Nomelo was not a soldier, so he simply did not understand what a trivial mistake on the battlefield could bring.

However, even if he was aware of it, there was nothing he could do, because Lucrezia had always been by Alexander's side, and he really couldn't guarantee that Lucrezia would not be harmed after launching an attack on Alexander's army, or simply take the initiative to go over and take the enemy hostage, and threaten Nomelo in turn.

Another reason why Alexander will stay in Pisa for the time being is that he has his eye on sailors who have shown unusual luck in defending Pisa.

Alexander was very concerned about the casualties of the Agri, especially after seeing the actions of the Pisa, although he was eager to change the way of recruiting mercenaries to form an army as soon as possible, but for a time he was not able to implement the conscription system.

At least even if, as he had envisioned, he would put the Tomnio family on the throne of the Duke of Pisa, but he would not have the right to recruit directly in Pisa for the time being.

In addition, he did not dare to use an army like the Pisa.

The only people he could really trust and train into good soldiers were the hill people of southern Italy, or the Sicilians, who were known for their xenophobia and clique.

So in desperation, Alexander's eyes were fixed on the crew members who had already proven themselves in actual battles, and the other was Gompati, who surprised him.

"Are you going to take that Gompati with you?" Sitting on the grass, Lucrezia looked at Alexander as she ate her sweet and sour berries, "I noticed that you looked at him more passionately than at me, and you know that I was a little jealous of the butcher?" ”

"Butcher?"

"Yes, butcher," Lucrezia nodded, "everyone calls him that behind his back, and the ladies describe him as a terrible executioner, saying that he killed many people at once with a terrible cannon," Lucrezia nodded with an oath, and then lowered her voice, "Some say that he jumped and jumped with excitement when he saw the dead people, and they all said behind his back that this man was tempted by the devil." ”

"Ahem......"

Alexander coughed a little stiffly, because he knew that the so-called knotted devil should be talking about him.

However, Gompati did surprise him, and apart from the fact that Alexander was surprised by his skillful defensive skills beyond the present era, what he did not expect was that Gompati seemed to have relocated to become a good artillery officer.

In particular, as Lucrezia said, Alexander believed that he was not mistaken, when he saw the excitement of the great power of the artillery firing scattered bullets at the densely formed enemy.

The decision to requisition Pisa's artillery did not cause much controversy in the provisional parliament of Pisa, and even the proposal was passed as soon as it was introduced.

It was only in the case of a small disagreement about the payment of the Agri to the Genoese coalition by Pisa.

When they heard that Alexander had demanded 50,000 ducats, many people in the provisional council of Pisa were immediately agitated, some of them saying that they could not afford such a large sum of money, while others were simply angry that even if the Venetians occupied Pisa, they would not have demanded more than that!

The demand for a reward of 50,000 ducats instantly reduced the Pisa's favorability towards Alexander, which made some even start to think about getting help from Nomerlo.

But the Pisan people soon heard another piece of news that intrigued many of them.

When he heard that the 50,000 ducats had been denied, Alexander did not get angry, but quickly made a new proposal to the Pisa parliament through Tomneo.

"Joining my free trade alliance will not only reduce the military spending you should pay, but also give Pisa a chance to become a great power in the Mediterranean."

The Council of Pisa was surprised by such a sudden suggestion, they did not know why Alexander would suddenly concede such a big step, which made them instinctively cautious.

And then Alexander's many suggestions made the Pisan people feel very new.

It's only two days, and most of the time it seems to others to always be enjoying the good time of spring with Lucrezia.

Even Lucrezia herself didn't notice anything.

But Nomelo found a lot of unusual things.

He began to observe Alexander more closely, and by this time Nomelo believed that everyone had underestimated the young man before.

Compared to a general who commanded an army on the battlefield and won against his opponents, Nomelo considered the young man to be more of a cunning diplomat.

After three days of repairs, Alexander ordered to continue the march to northern Italy.

Roughly 1000 Genoese.

Nearly 650 Bohemians and Agri.

There are also about 200 temporary mercenaries recruited in Pisa.

On 28 April, Alexander left Pisa with an army of almost 2,000 men.

Nomelo did not stay in Pisa either, but he did not follow Alexandria further north, but returned to Rome with Lucrezia.

On the eve of the separation, Lucrezia desperately kissed Alexander on the lips, and then asked again: "Will you propose to my father?" ”

Alexander's answer to Lucrezia's question was to block her with a more passionate kiss and continue to ask.

A few days later, on the rough sea, when the beautiful port of Santa Lucia appeared in the distance, a beautiful girl with blond hair and a slightly healthy light brown skin with snow-white skin came out of the cabin, followed by a monk, who smiled as she put her arms on the boat and looked at the rolling shore.

"We've been out long enough, haven't we?" The girl turned back to the monk and asked the monk.

"It's been long enough, miss." The monk replied a little absent-mindedly.

"Monk, you seem to have something on your mind," the girl asked, a little curiously, and then she suddenly said, "I heard that my brother is engaged?" ”

"Huh?"

The monk was startled.

"It's from the Rovere family."

"Oh!"

The monk was dumbfounded.

"We're not going back to Naples," the girl smiled suddenly, "and we're going to Rome, to meet my brother's wife." ”

"Huh?!"

Mordillo's legs went limp, and he almost collapsed on the board.