Giuliano della Roverre, Archbishop of Genoa, was a prodigal in his early years.

Relying on the power of his uncle, who was already a cardinal at the time, Giuliano was high-spirited, and in his hometown of Albiso, he was even more rampant.

But perhaps it was really inspired by God, and just when everyone thought that he would be in this mess for the rest of his life, Giuliano suddenly turned back at the age of 22.

Not only did he follow his uncle's instructions and begin to carry out the priesthood he had been ordained at birth, but he quickly rose through the ranks of his uncle and his family, and in just a few years he rose from the ranks of ordinary priests, so much so that at the age of 25 he became the bishop of the parish, and in less than two years he became the archbishop of the diocese of Genoa.

Such a brilliant achievement is of course inseparable from the family power, but it can also be seen that the original prodigal son of the Luo Weilei family is indeed very unusual.

After becoming archbishop, the young bishop, whom the Rovere family regarded as the family's hope for the future, began to achieve his seemingly distant goal.

Unlike other clergy, Giuliano della Rovere was fond of military affairs, or rather war.

On more than one occasion, in the name of bishop, he exercised the power of commander-in-chief, personally leading the army on expeditions against the enemy, especially in the early years of a counterattack against the Ottoman invasion, which established him and allowed his uncle Sixtus IV to introduce the rising star of the family into the Holy See.

The uncle is the pope, and the nephew is also a high-ranking cardinal of the archdiocese, and the Rovere family was in the same glory for a while.

However, this scenery also quickly attracted jealousy and even hatred.

Among them, the one who is close to the Rovere family is the famous Borgia family.

In the eyes of the Borgias, who had been the archbishop of Valencia and a pope, the Rovere family was undoubtedly a formidable obstacle in Rome.

From the day the Borgia family arrived in Rome from Valencia, there was a fierce struggle between the two families, and whoever sat on the papal throne on either side spent their days trying to figure out how to pull each other down from above.

As the rivalry over the papal throne and other conflicts intensified, the Roveres and Borgias became bitter enemies.

From the beginning of the mutual demolition of the two sides to the later open hostility, and then to the real mutual assassination to eradicate the important personnel of the other family, for a time the city of Rome was full of all kinds of intrigues and daggers and poisons.

This battle culminated in the coronation of Alexander VI, which declared the victory of the Borgia and the crushing defeat of the Roveres.

However, although they hate each other, the two families have very similar things in common.

That is the life of poverty and luxury.

Alexander VI was known for having many mistresses, and as pope he not only openly recognized his illegitimate children, but also supported them in their grasp and seizure of power.

And as an old rival of Alexander VI, Giuliano della Rovere was no less impressive.

He also possessed great wealth and more than one lover, and although he did not openly support his illegitimate children as Alexander VI did, his affection for them was well known.

Among them, one of his favorite sons, named Constantine della Rovere.

Alexander thought to himself about the rumors he had heard earlier and later, and wondered how the people of the Rovere family had suddenly appeared in Rome.

After the coronation of Alexander VI, the first thing he did was to send someone to get rid of his old rival Giuliano della Rovere, and if he hadn't escaped quickly at the opportune moment, the future Julius II might have been reduced to a pile of dry bones.

In order to take revenge, Rovelle simply gritted his teeth and relied on the good relationship he had established with the French people in his early years as a French diocese bishop, and went to France to become a leading party.

In the eyes of many, Charles VIII's invasion of Italy was not unrelated to the agitation of Giuliano della Roverre.

It's just that if the French win a big victory, the Rovere family can naturally return to Rome as a victor, but now the main force of the French army that is fighting against the coalition forces is not only losing and retreating, but even the city of Rome is surrounded by the coalition forces at this time, the Rovere family suddenly returned to Rome, which is really a bit strange.

Konstantin was undoubtedly a beautiful young man, which made Alexander seem to be different from his father.

Alexander once saw a portrait of Juliano, who later became pope.

The pope on the canvas was very old at the time, but even so, the eyes of Julius II in the painter's pen were still resolute and firm, and his half-clenched fists seemed to silently show people the majesty of the resounding name of "God of War Pope".

But now this Konstantin inevitably looked a little ostentatious, especially when Joanna first motioned for him to stand up, and then handed him his hand for him to kiss, and the young Rovelle even immediately knelt down again, holding the hem of the queen's skirt and kissing it.

This immediately caused a commotion among the maids around Joanna, some screaming in excitement, others pretending to reprimand the young man for his recklessness and unreasonableness, but deliberately smiling.

Joanna seemed a little surprised by this move, and then she stopped the noise of the maids before "generously" forgiving the young man.

"You are unreasonable, but for the sake of the archbishop, I can forgive you for this behavior, but not again," Joanna shook her head, and then gave a slightly gloomy look, "because this kind of compliment of yours should not be given to a new widow, it will only make my sins deeper." ”

"Your Majesty, it is not right for you to say that," Konstantin retorted loudly, who seemed not to care at all about refuting a queen, "My admiration for you is entirely out of my own feelings, and of course you have the right not to accept or even rebuke me, but you have no right to stop me from admiring you." And if you take this admiration as your own fault, I will never tolerate it. ”

"Hear me, sir, this playboy is flirting with the queen," Carlo said dumbfounded, he looked at Alexander in disbelief, and the hunter shook his head helplessly when he saw the funny smile on the corner of Alexander's mouth, "This man is simply crazy." ”

"Don't you know, Rome is a place where only madmen can stay," Alexander smiled and patted Carlo on the shoulder, and walked through the line to the two men, "Your Majesty, we better enter the city as soon as possible, I am afraid that the French may still be looking for trouble." ”

Konstantin seemed slightly unhappy, the young knight was clearly confident in himself, so Alexander's words made him feel that he was questioning his authority.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, as long as I follow you, the French will no longer harass your ranks," said Constantine earnestly, "I vouch for the Rovire family's reputation that you will have a smooth journey in Rome." ”

Joanna carefully looked at the young man in front of her, and a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes.

Although Konstantin's promise reassured her slightly, Joanna was also somewhat uncomfortable.

The dignity of being the queen of Naples did not allow her to accept such a protecting, which made her feel really unjustified, but the beautiful young man in front of her was not disgusted, and what he said was true, and Joanna could feel his weight in the French, which she could not do.

Although the French may not dare to hurt her, Joanna really doesn't want to encounter the embarrassment of being blocked from time to time.

"So be it." The queen deliberately made her voice sound majestic to hide the faint loss in her heart, and then she turned and boarded the carriage.

Konstantin bowed and saluted until Joanna's figure disappeared before straightening up, and then he looked at Alexander.

"I've seen you," said Constantine with a sudden smile, "I've seen you talking to Teacher Ficher outside of Rome. ”

Alexander nodded, he didn't expect the young man to be honest, and then guessed that he should have been in the carriage behind Ficher.

"I've heard a little about you," Constantine continued, "especially since you had just won a battle in the Bruiny Valley some time ago, and had taught the arrogant French a lesson. ”

Hearing this, Alexander looked at Konstantin with a little surprise.

Several days had passed since the battle of the Bruigni Valley, and if the French had not been too bad in communication, they would have known the news.

But Konstantin's appearance when he said this made Alexander a little strange.

As a stubborn traitor and a member of the determined Belt and Road Party, this young man not only did not show unhappiness and hostility when he talked about it, but even gloated a little, which was a bit abnormal.

"The French always think that our men are vulnerable," Constantine made a contemptuous gesture with a wave of his hand, "I have shown them how good I am in duels in the Loire, whether on horseback or on foot, I have defeated all the challengers, and now you are doing well, at least those French buns have seen our strength." ”

Constantine beckoned his brother to bring his horse, and then he turned on his horse and turned to Alexander, saying, "If you have time, tell me about the battle in the valley of Bruini, and let me hear how the arrogant Frenchmen were beaten." ”

After saying that, he slammed the stirrup with both feet, and as the horse neighed, the mount rushed forward.

Clermont hurried after him, but as he passed by, Clermont looked back at Alexander.

"Master, what shall we do?" Carlo asked, looking at the queen's team behind her.

"I don't think we'll be in any more trouble in the future," Alexander smiled, unlike Carlo, he didn't care about Constantine stealing the limelight, or rather he didn't think it was a bad thing, "to tell the queen's entourage to come along, and we must get to Bishop Monteiro as soon as possible." ”

Via Pigeno is a spacious street located in the southeast of the city of Rome, which connects the largest main roads of the city at the east and west ends, and is famous for being the oldest huge market in Europe.

However, although the market on Pigeno Street is now quite large, what really makes this street famous is that at each end of this street stands a Franciscan and Dominican church, so this street is also called Twin Church Street.

The bishop of Monteiro was a member of the Franciscans.

However, unlike the early years, when the admiration of poverty and tranquility was resigned to plainness, more and more Franciscans have long forgotten the original intention of their first ancestors when they founded the Little Brotherhood, luxury is the most important rule they follow at the moment, at least for the bishop of Monteiro, it is unthinkable to have enough food and wine every day, and as for the absurd thing that in the early years it was considered that owning a cane was a luxury, has long been hidden in the dust of time by all kinds of magnificent vestments and precious stones.

When Joanna and her party entered Pichno Street, there was a small commotion, and although there were many nobles who often visited the church, the queen's pomp and circumstance could not help but attract attention.

This somewhat allowed Joanna to regain some face, especially after sending someone to inform the church of the arrival of the Queen of Naples, looking at the guards who hurried to report the news after hearing the news, Joanna felt a little more comfortable.

What made Joanna even happier was that it didn't take long for a priest to hurry out of the church, and when she learned that this person was a priest of the diocese of Monteiro, Joanna finally smiled with satisfaction.

"At least there will be no more unpleasant things here," Joanna whispered to the lady-in-waiting as she prepared to enter the church with the priest, "I've had enough. ”

"Your Majesty, God will bless you." The waitress kissed the back of Joanna's hand.

Joanna's mood immediately improved, she looked up at the towering church in front of her, and before she stepped forward, she said to Alexander, who had been standing aside:

"You have done your job, Agri's Gombray, and as for your remuneration you can go to my stewardship," said Joanna, who continued with a slight mutter, "I am very grateful for your bravery along the way, and perhaps I will need you again in the future." ”

"It is my honor, Your Majesty."

Looking at the queen's back, Alexander smiled.

Joanna's "key" opened the door to Rome for him.

Unbeknownst to Alexander, as he looked at Joanna's back, there was a man in the chaotic bazaar who was also watching his back from afar.