Alexander knew that Michelangelo was referring to the Archbishop of Valencia by none other than Caesar Borgia, the second son of Alexander VI.

In the wonderful life of Alexander VI, there was more than one woman, and among these women, some were short-lived, and some were able to dominate Alexander VI's favor for a long time.

Among them, Vanose Katane was once the most favored of these ambitious women.

Although Alexander VI eventually married her to a cronie of his own for the sake of her own future, she received more than enough benefits from Alexander VI.

Proof of this is that she bore three or four children in a row for Alexander VI.

Among these children, Alexander VI's favorites were undoubtedly Caesar Borgia and his sister Lucrezia Borgia.

As the most famous illegitimate children known in Rome, the Borgia children did not care about their illegitimate status or the eyes of the world, but they were all proud to have a father like Alexander VI.

Whether it was out of ambition or affection, Alexander did his best to raise his children.

He always gave them the best, whether it was a secular fief or a diocese of the church, Alexander unabashedly reaped every benefit for his children, and even when Caesar was a clergyman, he began to think about the good marriage of his son Zhang Luo's family.

It was in this environment that Caesar Borgia grew up.

This made the young archbishop understand the importance of power long ago, and from a very young age he showed no less ambition than his father.

Alexander knew Caesar Borgia as a person.

Or rather, all kinds of legends about him have been heard a lot.

The terrible nobleman, who later became known as the Duke of Poison, was deeply impressed by the intrigues and tricks that his father had planned and carried out again and again, relying on his father's great power and his own masterful intrigues.

The Borgias had gained a foothold in Rome through various intrigues and tricks, and then extended their tentacles to every corner of the city.

This makes people feel like Borgias are like venomous snakes that never sleep, as if they could emerge from an unexpected place at any moment to bite their prey, and then at the same time inject venom into the enemy's skin, tightly wrap around the opponent's body until the enemy is suffocated, and then open its mouth and swallow the prey into the stomach that seems to be a bottomless abyss.

Alexander had the impression that this was the case with the Borgia family, and he was so wary of them that he had not seen any of them, but from the day he entered the city of Rome he had paid more attention to them than anyone else.

It was only when he heard that Michelangelo said that Caesar Borgia was his patron, and Alexander couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Alexander had heard of the Borgia's love of art, but he did not expect to see an artist under the patronage of the family so soon, and this person was Michelangelo.

And it was Alexander himself who provided Michelangelo with the money to travel to Rome.

"The Archbishop of Valencia was really a generous man," said Michelangelo at the mention of Caesar Borgia, whose expression was so agitated that he even forgot that Alexander was also his patron, "you might not imagine how obsessed that man was with art, and although he studied law, this did not affect his passion for painting, and he was full of love for all things that brought beauty, including beautiful girls, of course." ”

Michelangelo chuckled, not seeming to think there was anything wrong with talking about a senior clergyman behind his back, and then he winked at Alexander: "And this lord doesn't care at all about introducing those beautiful women to his friends, although I have never experienced such a thing, but I know that he does it a lot." ”

"Looks like you're one of his friends?" Alexander asked, pointedly.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to do that," Michelangelo shook his head vigorously, "but I'd like to introduce you to the Archbishop himself, for he is not only a generous man, but also loves to make friends, and your experiences are enough to make you a guest in his palace." ”

"I'd love to meet your legendary master, but unfortunately I still have some things to do."

Alexander said and looked in the direction of the Vatican Palace, because he saw Joanna from a distance, and he thought it strange that Joanna seemed to come out much earlier than scheduled.

And although it was far away, he could still vaguely see the look of disappointment on the queen's face.

Could it not have been smooth for the meeting with Alexander VI? Alexander greeted Michelangelo with torture, and then walked briskly towards Joanna, who was covering her head and face with the hood of her cloak and passing through the line of guards.

At that moment, Alexander suddenly saw a clerk-like man, walking briskly up from the other side of the stairs with a large pile of papers.

This man looked very ordinary, wrapped himself tightly in a thick cloak in such a cold weather, and refused to even stretch out his hands holding the papers, but hid them in the cloak and dragged the papers.

This was originally nothing.

But when Alexander didn't bother to look at him, he suddenly found that the man's eyes were fixed on Joanna.

It was a pair of eyes that were completely undisguised by the viciousness and malice in his gaze, and the man stared at Joanna with such eyes that could not be interpreted as admiration or curiosity.

Alexander's heart skipped a beat, his hand clenched the hilt of his sword, and at the same time, his steps involuntarily quickened, and he quickly met Joanna from the other side of the stairs who had just crossed the guards and was walking down.

The man was already very close to Joanna from the other side, and perhaps he noticed something unusual, Joanna couldn't help but stop and look at him with some doubts, and by this time the man had come to a place only two steps away from the steps where she was standing.

Alexander was already sure that the man was not coming with good intentions, and he could even see that the man's hand under the cloak was moving rapidly, and from where the cloak protruded, he could be sure that there was a short sword hidden underneath!

And he's still some way from the two of them!

"Your Majesty, beware!"

Alexander let out a roar, and he drew his sword and lunged at the clerk-like man!

Alexander's shout immediately alerted the guards on the steps, and when they saw a man suddenly drawing his sword and rushing up the steps, the guards immediately swung their spears and rushed towards Alexander.

There were still several steps to go, and several spears had been stabbed from top to bottom, and Alexander, knowing that something was wrong when he saw the guards rushing towards him, simply gave up on the suspicious paperwork and ran down the steps.

"Catch him!"

A captain of the soldiers shouted and rushed down the steps, and he even rushed past the clerk, and as he ran quickly, the wind blew up the corner of the man's cloak, revealing the shining dagger under the cloak!

It was at this moment that Joanna saw the short sword hidden under the man's clothes, and her face turned pale in an instant, and her body kept falling backwards, but she stumbled on the steps, and with a scream, she fell backwards with her back to the sky!

At that moment, the man lifted his cloak, and a cold light suddenly appeared from his arms.

With a roar of rage, the man raised his short sword in both hands and shouted, "Punish the bastard who blasphemed Christ!" He stabbed Joanna hard!

Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene, and the guards who were chasing Alexander down the steps couldn't help but stop and look back, and the guards who were very close to Joanna only paid attention to the "assassin" at the bottom of the steps, and did not pay attention to the "paperwork" holding a large pile of documents next to them.

Joanna wanted to scream, but she could only open her mouth but couldn't make a sound as if she was dumb, and she could only look at the dark shadow of the backlit figure of the man standing above her head, while the short sword he held high above the top emitted a terrible light of death!

Alexander had stopped at the foot of the steps, and he had no time to do anything but watch from afar as the assassin raised his dagger and stabbed Joanna as he fell to the ground.

"Bang!"

A vague sound suddenly swept over people's ears, it was the sound of arrows sweeping through the air and moving the air, and with the sound of the rapid shooting, a black shadow flew through the assassin's neck!

The Assassin's neck seemed to be pierced by an invisible rope, and his head slammed to the side, and then his whole body fell up the stairs as if he had been punched!

"Ah~!"

It was only then that Joanna let out a hysterical scream of horror.

"Assassin!"

The nearest guards reacted at this time, and the spears in their hands immediately poked mercilessly at the assassin who was rolling down the steps, so that before the man could roll down the steps, he was already covered in blood and flesh, and was covered in bloody holes.

At the same time, several guards who were close to Alexander raised their spears and prepared to stab at Alexander.

"Dangchang."

Alexander made a quick decision, quickly threw away the saber in his hand, and at the same time raised his hands in the air, making a gesture of surrender that is rarely done by people at this time.

"I am the bodyguard of Her Majesty Queen Joanna of Naples, and I am arresting the Assassins." Alexander quickly explained to the guards, while his eyes casually looked around, and then exclaimed, "It's just a misunderstanding, don't act rashly, don't do it casually!" ”

A captain walked over, he looked at Alexander, and then raised his sword around his neck: "You dare to draw your sword in front of the door of the Vatican Palace, this is enough to betray you to death, it is not up to you to decide whether you move or not." ”

With that, he reversed the hilt of his sword and slammed it into Alexander's shoulder, knocking him to his knees.

"You can go and ask Her Majesty Joanna to see if what I say is true."

Alexander endured the pain in his neck and raised his head, secretly saying in his heart that the rampant nature of Caesar's guards was well deserved, and he couldn't help but secretly worry that the person hiding in the shadows would not be able to bear it because he was beaten.

But fortunately, the captain in front of him was not killed by the crossbow arrows that suddenly flew in.

The sudden change in front of the Vatican Palace had obviously alarmed the people in the palace, and at this time, a large number of guards had already heard the news and ran out of the palace, and they drove the people nearby away from the palace rudely and unreasonably, including several high-ranking priests in white and black robes.

Then. A group of people came out of the palace, among them were priests in robes, nobles in ornate secular garments with swords at their waists, and at the front of them was a young man in a red robe.

Although there were knives and guns all around, and the corpse lay on the ground under the blood-stained steps, there was no unusual calm on the young man's face, and when he looked around at everything in front of him, his eyes showed no doubt or uneasiness except for a little inquiry.

And when he saw Joanna, who was being helped up, a smile appeared on the young man's face.

He walked up a few steps, bowed first, and then asked in a slightly concerned tone: "Your Majesty, I don't know if you are frightened, this kind of thing can happen in front of the Vatican Palace, and it can only make me ashamed that I have not done my duty." ”

Joanna was still shaking, she even needed someone to hold her feet, the danger she had encountered twice in Rome seemed to her to be a nightmare, and at this moment she only wanted to leave this terrible city as soon as possible and never return.

"Your Majesty seems to need a rest, if you don't mind, you can go to the palace to rest for a while, my sister will treat you well."

The young man bowed slightly, and as Joanna nodded in front of him and was helped away by two handmaidens who had hurried over, the captain of the guard came up to him and whispered something.

With the man's words, the young man's face showed a little surprise, and he looked at the Assassin who had fallen to the ground and was already dying, and then slowly walked down the steps to Alexander, who was already standing up.

Young, calm, yet in a high position in the priesthood.

Looking at the robes that represented cardinals and even cardinals, Alexander already knew who the man in front of him was.

Sure enough, the young man looked at Alexander and motioned for the guards to put away their weapons.

"I already know that you are Queen Joanna's guard, and I admire and even appreciate your bravery," the young man casually looked back at the corpse on the ground, "I don't know that this assassin mistook the queen for my sister." ”

Alexander was stunned, although the Assassin had shouted something during the assassination, but he had not heard it clearly at the time, and now that he looked closer, he vaguely remembered that the Assassin seemed to be shouting something like "blasphemous bastard".

And Joanna has nothing to do with these words.

If there must be a relationship, then only the person in front of him and the sister he just mentioned.

The young man looked at Alexander with interest.

"Actually, I know who you are."

"Oh?" Alexander was slightly surprised.

"Gombray, who defeated the Frenchman in the valley of Bruini," said the young man with a smile, "and I, Caesar Borgia." ”