Dragon Knights, Alexander hasn't heard about them for a few days.

Those things can't be mentioned in the letters exchanged with Sophia publicly, in fact, even in private messages, they can't speak freely, because Sophia needs her maid to read the letters for her, so many things obviously can't be said directly.

So regarding the Dragon Knights of Transylvania, Alexander recently got the news that they seem to have disappeared for the time being.

It is understandable that these historical minorities of Christendom have been able to survive in Europe for so long because of their prudence, and even if they believe that what Alexander said is true, they do not dare to fully believe him for the sake of prudence, so they will obviously be hiding now.

And thinking that this person can hide his identity for so long without being surrounded and uprooted by the Vatican again and again, Alexander can't help but admire their extraordinary tenacious ability to survive.

If it weren't for the fact that the Templar sign suddenly appeared at the scene of the murder of a parish priest far away in Iberia, Alexander would have forgotten about the group on the other peninsula.

Did this sign appear by accident or did it have something to do with that dragon knight?

Alexander pondered this question, after all, the things he had invented to escape from the siege of the Dragon Knights were not entirely nonsense, because there was some credible evidence that the Knights Templar had various ties to some of the hidden secrets of the history of the European Church.

But now that this sign has appeared in the county town where Pastor Gado was killed, Alexander couldn't help but feel that things might not be so simple.

According to what Alexander had heard in the city of Bukharanse, the priest Gado was undoubtedly one of the representatives of the various feudal territories that Valladot had used to infiltrate the various feudal territories through the Church, and that these people acted in various places in the name of obeying the orders of the Church, and some of them even appeared in the guise of being agents of the Church, at least that was the impression given by the Pastor Gado.

This is still in Bukharanse, in the territory of the Don Bavi family, if it is the territory of other nobles, what will these agents who charge for Isabella in the name of the church do?

Alexander suddenly felt that he might have been too pessimistic about how to fight Isabella.

Alexander's visit to Pamonid Don Bavi again in Fort Torre was already the second day of the murder of the Reverend Gado.

The Duke still looked sickly, his legs covered with a deerskin blanket, and an equally thick woollen cloak wrapped him tightly.

"It seems that our first meeting did not bring us much luck, Duke," Don Bavi said smirkedly, holding out a hand from under his cloak to invite Alexander to sit down, and then waved everyone around him away, "I only hope it won't cause much trouble, but I don't think that's for us to decide." ”

Alexander nodded slightly, the death of a priest in the diocese was already very noticeable, not to mention that it was still so weird and bloody, thinking about the head of the priest Gado who moved aside, as if looking at the human head of his corpse, and although it should be accidental, but it was a strange statue of Jesus because it was stained red by blood, Alexander also had to admit that this incident would definitely become a major event that would cause a sensation in the entire Andalusian diocese and even the whole of Castile.

"Duke, there will be people who can't get along with me for this," said Don Bavi suddenly, wrapping his woollen cloak around his body, and staring at Alexander with somewhat cloudy eyes, "I know that many people have been staring at me, and I know that they are jealous of the trust I have gained from the Queen, and now that they have finally found an opportunity, they will pounce on me like a hungry wolf smelling blood, and they will not rest without biting a piece of meat on me, according to the habits of those men." ”

Alexander listened silently, he knew that Duke Don Bavi was right, even if he was the most trusted nobleman in front of Isabella, it did not mean that there were no enemies, and even some of these people were likely to be secretly supported by Isabella, so as Don Bavi said, it was impossible for them not to take advantage of such an opportunity.

"There is such a remarkable thing in my territory, Córdoba will soon send someone, and then the Archdiocese of Andalusia in Seville will have someone to investigate, and then the investigators from the Archdiocese of Valladod, and I believe that the Duke of Me will turn the whole of Buhalanse upside down, and then come back to his life after a great deal of plausible results," Don Bavi said as he seemed more and more agitated, and he shuddered a little as he stretched out an arm from his woollen cloak, Picking up the wine bottle from the table next to him and pouring it for himself, his mood stabilized a little after taking a sip, looking at the wine in the glass in his hand, Don Bavi whispered to himself with some depression, "Those people will not let me go, they are jealous of the queen's trust in me, unless she is no longer so close to me, I will always be a nail in the eyes of those people." ”

Alexander listened in silence, and although the duke seemed to be pitiful, he didn't really believe that his situation was so bad.

As the most powerful aristocrat of the Isabella era, Don Bavi's position is not so easy to shake, whether it is his contribution to the establishment of the Isabella dynasty or his huge influence among the Castilian nobility, it proves that his position is extremely stable, even if the matter of the priest Gado really has anything to do with him, I believe Isabella will not do anything to him easily.

And Alexander did not believe that Don Bavi could be so stupid as to do this, he would rather believe that Don Bavi would have Pastor Gado pretend to be a robber and smash his head with a stick on his way out one day than that he would be so eager to kill this obnoxious priest in the city of Bukharanse.

Of course, the most important piece of evidence was the Knights Templar emblem in the glass, which caught Alexander's attention and dispelled suspicions about Don Bavi, unless he himself was the kind of person some conspiracy theorists were keen to discuss.

But if this is the case, then we really can't help but admit that the game of chess played by those "minorities" is really not small.

Alexander pondered these thoughts, which seemed plausible to the first thought, until he noticed that Don Bavi was looking at him with an inquiring and inquiring look.

"Duke, I don't think this matter has anything to do with you," Alexander didn't want to dwell on this matter, the accidental killing of the priest Gado was indeed very unexpected, but it had little to do with his coming to Bukharanse, "but we all know that it probably won't come of anything." ”

"That's right! That's what I'm most worried about, duke, can you think of how the people sent by the church will interrogate my men, they will stick a very thin red-hot strip down a person's wrist, so that the strip will burn the blood directly under the skin, and they will tie people to a ginch and stretch until all the bones of the body are dislocated, and that's how they treat those whom they consider heretical, and these means are enough to make sure that they want to hear all the confessions they need, Then they can take these things back to Valladod, and I'm sure many people would like to see that confession. ”

"And duke, what do you want me to do?" Alexander looked at Don Bavi, "I am only a foreigner, and I have not even seen the queen officially, and I have come to Castile only by order of the Pope, without the official authorization of the College of Cardinals. ”

"It's a bit of a problem," Don Bavi put his chin on his hand as if he was thinking, and then he let out a dry laugh, "but isn't it very common, I still remember that when the Pope was the Archbishop of Valencia, he insisted that his son Luigi become the Duke of Gandino without hesitating anyone's objections, and at that time he was so willful that everyone was surprised, but in the end no one insisted on opposing it to the end, which shows that he not only knew what he was doing, I know better how other people will react, and I think that's probably why he became pope later, because he saw everyone through. ”

"But I don't think the Pope will support you in this matter of the priest of Gado, after all, this is the Diocese of Andalusia's own business."

"What are you thinking, Duke, I don't need anyone's help in this matter," Don Bavi looked at Alexander with some amusement, "Although those people are indeed difficult to deal with, but I am Pamonid Don Bavi, the woman trusts me more than anyone else, she can't be punished for such a trivial matter, I can even think of what will happen when those people put their confessions in the hands of the queen, they will be severely reprimanded, and some will even be punished for framing a noble nobleman of high moral character." ”

Don Bavi let out a dry laugh as he spoke, and his voice sounded a hint of vicious pride.

"And what do you need me to do, Duke?" Alexander asked, he could vaguely guess Don Bavi's intentions, but he had to say it himself.

Don Bavi's gaze swept over Alexander's face, as if he wanted to find out if he was pretending to be confused, but after a while, he probably knew that if he didn't take the initiative to say it, the shrewd duke would never take the bait, so he finally opened his mouth: "That's the duke, I hope you can report the revelation of Sister Alft directly to the Vatican, I know that this may not be very proper, but duke, you may think more about this matter, Because then you'll not just get a good enough payout, but my friendship as well. ”

Listening to Don Bavi's words, Alexander's face paused slightly, he knew that the most important thing was coming.

"The miracle shown by Sister Alfurt is amazing, she has demonstrated this ability to listen to God's revelation many years ago," looking at Alexander's doubts, Don Bavi said carefully, "Maybe this God-given power is heavy for a person, Sister Alfurt's body seems to get very bad after every revelation, and the latest hearing of God's voice has almost ruined her, and this may be the price to pay, After all, being able to hear God's voice directly is inconceivable for an ordinary person, and even a nun can't bear such a burden. ”

Alexander listened carefully, he didn't really care about what was going on with Sister Alfret, he knew much more about the truth about the so-called miracle than anyone else at this time.

These miracles are either deliberately created by some people to cheat money, or they are hallucinations caused by some people for various reasons, or even nonsense after going crazy.

Whether these visions are used as proof of God's miracles or as evidence of heresy and witchcraft depends only on whose hands they fall and what they are used for.

Alexander believed that this Isabella was as well as he did, and knew the trick well, but now that he was facing the Duke of Don Bavi, things seemed very strange.

"Do you want me to think that the vision of Sister Alfurt is a miracle from God?" Alexander asked in a low voice, noticing the duke's thin cheeks twitching slightly.

"It's not an affirmation, it's a voice that is actually made by God, and Mother Alfurt is just bringing that voice to us, and you are the key to getting this voice to the Vatican."

Don Bavi's cloudy eyes flickered slightly, his voice was low and indistinct, and his eyes were slightly dazed when they glanced at Alexander's face.

"I said you could get my friendship, and you have no doubt about it, for I believe that your trust in Her Majesty cannot be easily shaken, so it is a good business for you."

Speaking of this, Don Bavi looked at Alexander again: "As far as I know, Duke you have some business in some places, and I happen to have some connections in Ceuta and Malaga. ”

Listening to Don Bavi's words, Alexander narrowed his eyes slightly.

Clearly, Don Bavi was trying to bribe him.

It's just that it's a little strange, Alexander, to understand how this duke could be so bold, knowing that this kind of private involvement involving holy miracles, once exposed, could become his fatal weakness.

Alexander didn't know how Don Bavi could be sure that he wouldn't betray him, in fact, when he first heard Don Bavi say this, Alexander's first thought was that it might be a trap, and then "What if Isabella found out about this?!" ”

This thought quickly swirled in Alexander's mind, and in addition to being surprised and puzzled by Don Bavi's sudden remarks to himself, Alexander was also deeply wary, and he did not answer immediately, but thought carefully before slowly saying, "Duke, I think you should understand what your proposal means, so I think it is necessary for me to ask you for an explanation. ”

Don Bavi leaned back into the wheelchair a little weakly, his eyes stared at the corner of the hall with empty eyes, and after a while he said slowly: "The Rastamara family has ruled Castile for almost a century and a half, and among all the kings, the current Queen Isabella is the most powerful, maybe many people can't imagine how a woman can do so many things that even a man can't do, but as long as those who really know her know that all this happened to Isabella Nala. Rastamara's body is not strange. ”

Don Bavi squeezed a smile out of his wrinkled face as he said this, but his eyes didn't move, as if he was looking not at the present, but at some distant past.

"Duke, why do you think I supported Isabella?" Don Bavi glanced at Alexander, who was listening carefully, "I was actually fascinated by her when I first met her," Seeing the incredulous look on Alexander's face, Don Bavi shook his head amusedly, "No, no, it's not what you think, Isabella is indeed beautiful, and I was in the prime of life at that time, but it wasn't like that, I said I was fascinated because I found that this young princess had more lofty ideals and ambitions than any of her relatives, That includes her grandfather and father, not to mention her stupid half-brother. ”

Don Bavi's words made Alexander's cheeks tremble, saying that Enrique's reputation was indeed not very good, but Alexander couldn't help but feel strange when he heard others say this about his cheap old man in front of him.

After all, Enrique's bad reputation has really caused a lot of trouble for his successor.

"Isabella is a real queen, I mean she knows what she's doing, and even when she was coerced by Enrique, she never lost faith in herself." Don Bavi's face was a little sluggish, as if he was completely caught up in the memories of the old days: "I saw in her all the qualities of a monarch, brave, confident, determined and ambitious, and from the beginning she seemed to know what to do, and did not hesitate to do it, which I had not seen in her father and brother, and I knew from that time that this princess would do something shocking if she was not forced to enter the convent, Unfortunately, Enrique didn't believe me, he even laughed at me for being so cranky because I was scared by a little girl, he didn't know what kind of opponent he was facing, and he thought that everything would be fine if he married her to Portugal, and that's exactly what he did, he sent me to send Isabella to Valladode, and then he planned to send her to Portugal to get married. ”

"But duke, you released Isabella halfway?"

"Yes, I did know exactly what I was doing then, just as I know now that you are in front of me, I will do it because I know that Enrique cannot be the match of the princess, and if she does become the queen of Portugal, then the result can only be that Portugal will be her instrument of revenge and annexation of Castile, in that case it may be better for her to become queen herself, don't think I'm joking, I did know at the time that Isabella could defeat Enrique, just like now," Speaking of this, Don Bavi's gaze slowly fell on Alexander's face, and he said in a slow but unquestioning tone, "I know that she will ruin us for her ambitions, and she will also use the Vatican for her ambitions, so Duke, I ask for your cooperation, because Isabella is the enemy of us all." ”