Nomelo waited quietly in the corridor for Mahimo to arrive, and although he already knew what Alexander VI was going to do with the metro, there was nothing unusual in his expression.

He had been in the Borgia for so long that not only had he become a full member of the family, but in many cases he was closer to the Pope than the sons and daughters of Alexander VI.

So he was not at all surprised when he saw that Alexander VI had murderous intentions towards Massimo, although the relationship between the Pope and the Count of Gombray was probably in a honeymoon period, but this did not affect him in the slightest to let Caesar take the opportunity to meddle in Romagna, did it? What's more, this metropolitan, although he was recommended by the earl, obviously could not shake the Pope's mind in the face of huge benefits.

The cantarella concocted by the Pope should have been ready, looking at the metropolitan who was walking far away under the guidance of his entourage, Nomelo took two steps forward and bowed slightly and said, "Your Excellency, Your Majesty invites you to come to his private room to talk." As he spoke, the secretary whispered forward, "You know, there are some things that don't seem appropriate for too many people to know. ”

Massimo immediately nodded in agreement, he knew that this person was a red man next to the Pope, and now seeing him receive him in person, Massimo couldn't help but be slightly flattered.

However, Nomelo's words were right on his mind, this matter really should not be known to too many people, and more importantly, Massimo knew very well that if Alexander VI saw the letter from Lucrezia brought by Ulliu, it was indeed not appropriate for the Pope to be angry in front of everyone.

Alexander VI's personal apartment is still the same large room with several steps that Alexander had visited before, and even the striking marble globe in it has not changed in its original position, and in this respect, the Pope and his cheap son-in-law are somewhat similar, and they all have some nostalgia for the past.

Seeing Massimo, Alexander VI did not show too much enthusiasm, nor did he deliberately appear indifferent, he stretched out his hand for the halfway monk to kiss the metropolis, and then motioned for him to sit with him in a slightly more spacious place, but he did not show that he wanted to take the initiative to speak at first, which made Massimo a little embarrassed.

"Do you need something to drink?" Nomelo walked over to the table and picked up the glass, filled three glasses, first brought one to the Pope, and then handed another to Massimo.

"Thank you." Massimo took the glass and took a sip absent-mindedly as he stared at the silent Alexander VI.

"So you brought a letter from my daughter?" The Pope finally spoke, but then he raised his hand to stop Massimo from speaking, "Before I do that, I want to know what you mean." ”

"That's your majesty, we think Caesar has done a wrong thing this time that has put everyone in a dilemma."

"You're talking about my son, Caesar Borgia?" The Pope asked calmly, seeing that Massimo nodded immediately, Alexander glanced at Nomelo next to him, "It seems that we need to talk alone." ”

Nomelo immediately bowed to the Pope and walked briskly out of the room.

"Now tell me what my son has done wrong," said Alexander VI, who suddenly raised his hand slightly to stop Massimo from speaking, "but before you do that, you must think clearly about what you want to say to me. ”

Massimo secretly licked his lips to stabilize the emotions surging in his heart, he knew that he was taking a risk, but as Ulliu said, if they succeeded, they would get enough rewards, and Ulliu told him that he had a son, which made Massimo feel that he really couldn't continue to be so ridiculous, and then he spoke cautiously: "Your Majesty, Caesar's invasion of Ferrara has indeed caused trouble to many people, but these are still secondary, what I want to say to you this time is, Cardinal Rowere's mind seems to have his own in this matter, and it may have brought you or Caesar a very bad result......"

The Pope listened in silence to Massimo's words, and he did not ask until Massimo told him that old Rovere had twice sent his son and Tony della Rovere to Montina.

"What is he going to do?" Alexander VI asked softly in a barely audible voice before he waved for Massimo to continue.

"The Comtess of Montina thinks that Uncle and Treasure may take advantage of the events in Bologna, apparently with the promise of the Cardinal, and at this time the Countess thinks that she has no other recourse, so she asks Madame Lucrezia to get help from you."

Massimo said as he carefully placed a letter on the table, then leaned back and sat back in his chair.

Alexander VI saw that the letter was not immediately picked up, and he pondered what Massimo had said to him.

The events of Bologna had indeed reached the Vatican, which is why Alexander VI had murdered him as soon as he heard that Massimo had asked for a meeting.

The dignity of the Vatican has indeed been provoked, and the provocateurs will actually be Montina, which the Pope could not have imagined.

Although it is certain that the capture of Bologna was not an order of Alexander, the contempt of the Montina for the Holy See is irrefutable.

For this alone, Alexander VI had every reason to ruin all those associated with Montina.

As for the metropolitan in front of him, the Pope thought it could be used as a punching bag for him to vent his anger.

However, the news that Massimo brought to him made the Pope hesitate slightly.

Old Rovere was his lifelong enemy, and Alexander VI even felt that it might not be the conspiracy at their disposal that would ultimately determine the outcome of the two of them, but who would survive longer.

And the old Rovere's desperate ways to seek power for his son are actually the same as Alexander VI, because of this, when he heard that Rovere's uncle and nephew had gone to Montina, the Pope had to start thinking about whether old Rovere was a little too concerned about this matter.

If old Rovere just wanted to take advantage of Montina, what if his ambition was Romagna?

The Pope picked up the letter and opened it carefully, and looked at the familiar handwriting on it, and a smile appeared on his face, but gradually his smile disappeared, for he found that Lucrezia's letter was certainly clear to her lover, as he had already guessed, but there were some things in it that made Alexander VI feel impressed.

“…… Dear father, you may think that I am for the sake of my love, regardless of Caesar or even the interests of the Borgia family, but this is obviously not true, I am writing this letter after taking into account all of us before making a decision, Constantin della Rovere has the ambition to spy on Montina and even Romagna, but I think he is instigated by his father, please imagine that if the Rovere family is allowed to infiltrate Romagna or even Tuscany, then the power of Genoa will inevitably take advantage of the situation, Venice must not allow this to happen, and Montina will inevitably be involved in a greater war, and Caesar is trapped in Ferrara at this time, do you think that Caesar's 4,000 troops will be able to confront Montina's army at that time? ”

Seeing this, the pope's eyes looked at Massimo on the opposite side from the top of the letter: "Metropolitan, do you think the Montina will attack Ferrara?" ”

Assemo seemed to be stopped by the question, he was silent for a moment as if trying to figure out how to answer, and then he spoke carefully: "Your Majesty, I don't know if Montina's army dared to openly attack Ferrara, but they were at war with the Ottomans. ”

The loose flesh on the Pope's face moved slightly, and for the first time he showed an angry look on his face, and after glaring at Massimo fiercely, he continued to look down at the contents of the letter.

"There is no doubt that Montina's occupation of Bologna must be punished, for which the Countess of Montina has promised to pay a 50,000 Ladia to the Vatican while ordering the immediate withdrawal of the occupying forces from Bologna," seeing that the Pope's mouth opened slightly, he wanted to say that Montina was really a local tyrant, thinking that the entire property that Lucrezia got when she married Giovanni Sforza was only 30,000 florins, the Pope couldn't help but sigh secretly for Montina's wealth, but what really moved him was the following: "But in order to prevent Romagna from being infiltrated, the Countess also refused to withdraw his troops from Ferrara, and she had ordered General Gompati, who commanded the battle, to attack Ferrara at all costs if necessary, my father, for Caesar's sake, I do not want to see my brother hurt again, and I can assure you that General Gompati is a terrible soldier, and Caesar's army is absolutely no match for Montina's army." ”

Alexander VI's hand on the letter squeezed slightly, and he sensed Lucrezia's concern and a rare determination between the lines of the letter, which convinced the Pope that his daughter should have known what she was doing when she wrote the letter.

"The occupation of Bologna will give our family's enemies an opportunity, and they may offer you an exchange offer from Bologna, if then in the end you will get nothing for yourself, except a city that originally belonged to the name of the Pope, and my brother may be in danger, in that case why can't you accept the conditions of the Countess of Montina, 50,000 ransoms and an offer: the complete withdrawal of Montina's army from Bologna, and Caesar's withdrawal from Ferrara, At the same time, it was announced that the Metropolitan of Massimo would settle in Bologna and become the Bishop of Ferrara. ”

Seeing this, Alexander VI slowly put down the letter, he looked at Massimo for a moment, then picked up a bottle of wine from the table full of bottles beside him, opened the stopper, and motioned for Massimo to come over.

"Taste this metropolitan, this is the real papal wine."

As he spoke, the Pope poured the bright red wine into the cup in Massimo's hand.

Konstantin followed behind the servant who led the way with a little trepidation, and when he heard that Barentine was going to see him, Konstantin couldn't help but feel a little nervous, although he knew that their plan would not be detected so easily, but it was inevitable that there was a ghost in his heart that made him a little more mentally allergic than usual.

Seeing Konstantin, Barondi's originally slightly indifferent face struggled to squeeze out a smile, and the desire to improve her relationship with her brother made her attitude slightly softer than before.

"We're going to have a mass, it's not big but it's important," Barondi explained to Constantine why he had been invited, "I'd like to invite you along, okay?" ”

"Oh, this...... Very good, really good," Konstantin nodded vigorously, then asked tentatively with a little hesitation, "But are you really not going to reconsider our previous proposal, you must know that it is still too late to withdraw from Bologna immediately, as for Caesar, you can rest assured that my father will find a way to reach an agreement with the Pope, although this may have some impact on Montina, but at least it is much better than going to war with the Vatican." ”

Barondi frowned slightly when she looked at Constantine, who was trying to persuade her, but then she tried her best to be patient and said: "Constantine, you know that I will not agree to your conditions, and I will not allow anyone to interfere with Romagna, which belongs to the Gombray family. ”

"But Romagna does not belong to the House of Gombray." Konstantin's voice suddenly raised, and he ignored the surprised eyes of the people around him, and said angrily, "Have you forgotten whose territory Montina was in the first place, if it wasn't for your engagement, how could that Gombray own this territory?" ”

"But now Montina belongs to Alexandria," said Barentie, refusing to say, "and the whole of Romagna belongs to the House of Gombray, to me and Alexander's future children, and no one wants to take it from me." ”

Konstantin looked at Barondi with a little disappointment, his eyes flashed with helplessness and sadness, and then he suddenly said in a very low tone, "I will come to Mass." ”

Looking at Constantine's back, Barendi's expression was gloomy, she knew that she and her family had really come to an end, and even Konstantin might have an irreparable rift.

Barondi admits that for a moment she wanted to stop Constantine, and she didn't want them to end up getting out of hand, but the actions of the Rovelle family made it unbearable for her.

"Father, if you hadn't asked me to do things for the family, maybe I would have been happier."

Barendi let out a soft sigh.

The Mass of Montina takes place in the church of Montina.

Since Bishop Tony de la Rovere was expelled from his domain by Madame Barentia, ceremonies that could only be presided over by auxiliary bishops have had to be much simpler.

There is no way to do this, since ceremonies such as communion and baptism can be performed by the auxiliary bishop, but the celebratory rites can only be supported by the bishop himself.

However, the bishop was coaxed away by the countess for nearly half a year, so when he heard that Mass was going to be held in the church of Montina, although he already knew that this ceremony would not be held in public, it still made many locals feel happy.

"The people need a bishop," said Bishop Tony Laura Rovere, dressed in a full robe, a cleanly washed white robe, a purple mantle studded with patterns, and a jeweled pendant on the front and back, Bishop Tony walked down the street, surrounded by four priests holding a canopy with four corners over his head, "They need me to show the way." ”

The procession was followed by several peasants, representatives selected from the various villages of Montina, who would pray for the harvest of the territory.

Konstantin walked through the procession, and when he saw Bishop Tony, who had stopped for a moment, signaling to him, he walked a few quick steps to his cousin.

"I tried, I tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen to me." Konstantin said through gritted teeth.

"My child, your kindness has made you ruthless, but you should know by now that it's all in vain, have you decided?"

"Yes, I decided." Konstantin lowered his voice, "But I just hope I don't go too far, she's my sister after all." ”

"You don't have to worry about this, but you should also pray, I hope she doesn't live up to your concern." With that, Bishop Tony walked forward with the canopy that had already started.

Montina Church was small, and when she came outside the church, Barendi suddenly remembered that Alexander didn't seem to have visited this place once.

It's somewhat strange that even the most sloppy nobles don't snub the church in their own realm.

However, this thought was only fleeting, and Barendi, accompanied by a few retinues, walked towards the church.

The auxiliary bishop was already waiting at the door, and when he saw the countess, the auxiliary bishop smiled slightly respectfully.

In Montina, the church was really not very popular, especially after the bishop was expelled by the countess, and the situation was even worse.

With a dull sound, the two heavy doors of the church collided and closed tightly.

Barondi walked slowly in the slightly gloomy church, and the light from the skylight above her head seemed to divide the church into light and dark pieces, and she walked slowly in the middle of these alternating light and dark lattices.

Ahead, Bishop Tony and Konstantin can already be seen standing side by side at the door of the main hall of the church.

Why are the two of them standing there?

Barondi's feet slowed down, and finally stopped.

"Barendi della Rovere, do you know what crime you have committed?" "You have expelled the bishop, you have despised the Church, and you have served men with a body that has not performed the holy rite of marriage, and your actions are sufficient to make the Church suspect that you have been plagued by evil, and hereby I declare with the right given to me by the Lord Jesus Christ that you are a witch possessed by evil, believers of the Lord, fulfill your duty and seize this heresy that has defiled the Holy Church!" ”

The shouts were still echoing in the church, and countless figures had rushed out of the darkness of the church and rushed straight in!