On the way back to Marino Palace, Alexander was still recalling Kotschach's meaningful smile.

Obviously, many people have ignored this palace minister before.

Under Gonzalo's aura, Kotschach's deliberate low profile quickly made people forget his identity for a while, and many people only regarded him as a mediocre favorite by Maximian's side, let alone compare him to Gonzalo.

But today, Alexander found that in fact, everyone was deceived by this old man, and he lived in a quiet life that he had sneaked out of, and he was hiding on the side and unhurriedly weaving a big net, and when he had made up this big net, many people had already become the prey of his net.

Alexander did not believe that Milan's violent reaction could be so accidental, or that the Sforza family really only wanted justice for Giovanni, in fact, in this day and age it was common for victims to appear in any conspiracy, and Alexander even remembered the upcoming murder of another Giovanni, Caesar, who was suspected of being the mastermind of his brother's murder, and even had the public support of the Holy See to defend it.

So the death of Giovanni Sforza was by no means the real reason why Milan did not hesitate to oppose Alexander VI, and now that he saw Kotschach, he finally knew that behind all this was the shadow of the Austrian Archduke and the German king Maximian.

And this also involves the lowlands of the Netherlands.

Alexander knew that Maximian's son, the beautiful Philip, had inherited his father's power in the Netherlands since he married the famous madwoman Juana, but in fact this was also a helpless move, Maximian's rule in the Low Countries was so bad that he couldn't get along with everyone, whether it was a nobleman or a rich merchant, a boatman or a peasant, all seemed to hate the rule of the German king, and he offended almost everyone in the entire Low Countries. Everyone was hoping that he would be taken away by God as soon as possible.

In the end, Maximian took the opportunity of Philip's marriage to transfer the rule of the Low Regions to his son, hoping to change the hatred of the people in the Low Countries.

But now it seems that Maximian's idea has not been realized, and Philippe's rule in the Low Countries is struggling, and the French support behind them complicates matters.

So in order to consolidate his rule in the Netherlands, did Maximian not hesitate to provoke a new Italian war?

Alexander sighed in his heart.

From the time Charles VIII declared his succession to the throne of Naples, the entire Apennine Peninsula was drawn into what would later be known as the Italian War, a protracted war that no one had yet realized that it would become another great war that would almost span the ages after the Hundred Years' War, let alone how many countries would be involved as the war developed.

A soft call came from his ears, and Alexander was awakened from the depths of his meaning, and he looked back to see the charming face of Olgala sitting next to him.

Orgala still had a smile on her face, but there seemed to be a hint of apprehension, and Alexander knew she was worried about what she had heard, and it was clear that Kotschach's inadvertent mention of the Netherlands reminded her of Groganin.

For the merchant of the Hanseatic League, Alexander did not have a good impression but no bad feelings, he knew that that person was actually like many people in history, relying on beautiful skills and good observation and enough wealth to maneuver among many powerful people, they may not hold any power themselves, let alone stand up and appear in front of the people casually, but they will often support some people who are favored by them behind their backs, and push those agents to the front to fight for power. Then use the combination of money and power to get the most out of them.

"Do you think Charlie would really start another war so soon?" Orgala suddenly asked, "After all, it is said that the French have just experienced a crushing defeat. ”

Seeing that Orgala's attractive face was slightly vulnerable with a hint of apprehension, Alexander wanted to tell her that even if the French returned, it would not be Charles VIII who would be killed, because the unlucky man would soon die because of a big hole in his head in the door frame.

But of course he wouldn't say that, and in Alexander's impression, the Milanese didn't start such a war against Rome, but considering that Giovanni Sforza shouldn't have been poisoned by the Borgia family Canterella, Alexander couldn't say what would happen next.

"I must tell the lord the news." Orgala said suddenly, her seductive eyes glancing at Alexander, "Perhaps the French are already preparing by this time, and I must let the lord know the news." It must have been important to him. ”

Speaking of this, Orgara looked at Alexander and smiled: "Maybe you can help me, you know that once a war breaks out, there will be many opportunities, and my lord can use this opportunity to make a lot of money, and I believe you will definitely not object to increasing your wealth a little bit." ”

Alexander looked interested, he knew that this woman should be very trusted by Groganin, and sometimes she could make certain decisions on behalf of Groganin, and now looking at her smiling expression, Alexander couldn't help but wonder what kind of trick she was going to set for herself.

"Of course I wish I could make more money, but you know that the number of my Agri soldiers has not been able to increase, mainly because there is not enough money."

Alexander replied with a smile, he knew that this woman had other plans, but it would be good if she could take the opportunity to make a fortune as she said, as he said, the huge demand for guns and gunpowder by the Agri musketeers made him a little breathless, and with his current financial resources, it was already a little difficult to maintain the existing army of several hundred men, and although the free trade zone would become a source of wealth for him to accumulate in the future, it was not yet possible to count on it.

At this time, Alexander suddenly thought very strongly about the Josha, or rather, the large sum of money that Josha might bring him.

"Perhaps we can stock up on some grain together," Orgara whispered deliberately, as if afraid of being heard by those outside the carriage, "and the Holy See will not allow such a thing to happen once the Milanese enter Romagna, and then there will certainly be war, and in this case we may be able to make a fortune if we can hoard a large amount of grain in advance." ”

Looking at the bewitching but serious face in front of him, Alexander couldn't help but wonder what this woman wanted to do.

Is it really just an opportunity to make money? Alexander was somewhat skeptical.

In any era, food is a very important material, and in the era of turbulent war, food is a huge code that can determine the direction of a war.

Alexander did not believe that Orgala had encouraged him to do so purely to make a fortune for Florin, and considering Grogenin's origins, he had vaguely guessed Orgala's purpose.

However, this woman's words did arouse his interest, and he knew that with this woman's background, it was indeed possible that she would indeed make a lot of money before the arrival of this new war that many people had not expected.

In that case, why not?

"What are you going to do, ma'am?" Alexander smiled and asked, "But I may not be able to take out much of the principal, you know that my poor money still needs to maintain my army." ”

"Are you so stingy?" Orgala deliberately asked in an angry tone, then smiled again, "But it doesn't matter, what you need to do is not invest a lot of money in the first place." ”

As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at the hunters who were following outside the car.

Looking at Olgala's beautiful face, Alexander's heart suddenly moved.

"Ma'am, perhaps I can introduce you to someone," said Alexander, slowly, as he pondered the idea that had popped into his mind.

"Oh, who is it?"

Orgala asked with a little curiosity, her days in the city of Rome had continued, and she had already met many powerful people, but she knew that in order to fulfill her master's orders, she had to meet more powerful people.

"A man who really has power." Alexander had already roughly figured out what to do by this time, and then he chuckled and said something that made Orgara show his anger: "Don't worry, ma'am, whatever you need, I will meet you." ”

The Milanese army has crossed the Magoraska Pass!

By the time the news reached Rome, the Milanese army was not far from the traditional Romagna region.

For many years, the Marcorasca Mountains have been regarded as an invisible boundary between the Apennine Peninsula and the European continent, and only after crossing this small mountain can you truly enter the vast interior of the European continent, and at the same time the rich Lombardy will show its infinite charm.

Similarly, for Alexander VI, the crossing of the Maggiolasca Pass by the Milanese army towards Romagna meant that the Sforza family had really violated his limits!

The Pope sent an emissary to Milan again, but this time his words were harsh and blunt, and the actions of the Milanese clearly irritated Alexander VI, for whom the Sforza family had gone from being allies to complete enemies.

What made Alexander VI even more angry was that both Kotschach and Gonzalo seemed to have turned a blind eye to the actions of the Milanese, which made him feel not only the anger of being betrayed, but also the sense that something was wrong.

Alexander VI remembered Maximian's recognition of the Duke of Milan, and when he thought of the shadow of such a person behind all this, he immediately felt that he was really alone.

This reminded Alexander VI of a suggestion Caesar had made to him earlier.

It's just that Alexander VI was still a little hesitant, he didn't know if this time he would be able to get his wish by exchanging his daughter's marriage for a reliable ally of Bisforza.

Since Giovanni's death, Lucrezia has disappeared from sight.

Although she was rumored to be in a monastery on the outskirts of Rome, no one had actually seen her.

Alexander VI knew that he would always have to find a new husband for his daughter, and if it weren't for this, he wouldn't have finally made up his mind to allow his two sons to attack Giovanni.

Alexander VI realized the danger with the advance of the Milanese, and although the Milanese were menacing, he knew that in addition to this immediate enemy, the greater threat should come from Maximian.

This finally led Alexander VI to accept Caesar's suggestion, but before he could start looking for a new husband for Lucrezia, a rather unexpected news caught Alexander VI's attention.

I don't know when the news of another war began to circulate among the nobles of the city of Rome.

While it's no secret that the Milanese are pressing on Romagna, this time the rumors have brought up a topic that many people have to pay attention to.

As the Milanese crossed the Maggiolasca Pass, the road from Rome to the Lombardy region was naturally cut off by the Milanese army, and it soon became clear that the only way to bring grain from Lombardy now seemed to be by sea, and that the only way to transport such a huge amount of grain seemed to be the port of Genoa and the local chambers of commerce.

And the largest chamber of commerce in Genoa belongs to the Rovere family.

For a time, the villa of the Roveret family became lively, and the indescribable Roman nobles and wealthy merchants began to flock to the Roveret family, the nobles wanted to see Giuliano and La Four, and the merchants wanted to have a good conversation with the eldest lady of the Roveret family.

Just as these people were scrambling to squeeze into the villa of the Rovere family, Alexander came to the house of Rovere.

When they saw the young woman who was following Alexander, many of them had a strange look in their eyes, many of them were no strangers to this happy woman who had entered the city of Rome with the coalition army, and some of them had even been her guests at the scene.

However, seeing that Alexander actually brought this woman to Luo Weilei's house so blatantly, many people still felt that his courage was a bit too big.

Sure enough, after seeing Olgala, Konstantin's expression completely changed.

He angrily pulled Alexander into a corner, then grabbed him by the collar and whispered angrily, "What do you want to do?" Do you want to humiliate Barendi or my family, you dare to bring that woman here! ”

"What if I say I'm here to make your father a cardinal?"

Although he could understand why Konstantin was so annoyed, Alexander didn't want to be justified in front of his brother-in-law.

He tapped Konstantin's hand first with his hand, and then simply with the hilt of his sword, and after his brother-in-law let go, Alexander beckoned to Olgara, who was standing by and watching the scene silently.

"Let's go to the archbishop," Alexander said, then turned back to Constantine and asked, "Where is Barente?" ”

"She's inside," Konstantin was a little annoyed, and then he suddenly caught up with two steps, lowered his voice and asked softly in a slightly eager tone, "You said you could help my father become a cardinal, is it true?" ”

"Well," Alexander said, glancing at Olgara who was following him, "I brought this lady here for this purpose." ”