Unlike the process of Yuan Datou's hooligans besieging the Congress, Julius II put the hooligans directly into the Basilica of St. John in Lateran. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 As a result, the matter of Yuan Datou is known to the whole world, but the matter of Julius II's persecution of the cardinals is not clear to the people outside.

After all, Yuan Datou made trouble, it was outside the Congress, and there were many passers-by A and passer-by B who witnessed the incident. And what Julius II did happened indoors, and outsiders didn't know about it.

After Schwartz sent troops in time to rein in the hooligans who participated yesterday, it will be difficult for outsiders to get the details of yesterday's papal election.

As for the cardinals, except for the 12 who were controlled, the other bishops all showed goodwill after receiving the "apology" of 5,000 gold coins from Julius II.

Because, they all feel that there is an army watching outside their homes. If you don't react properly, you can end up miserable. Since Ken compromised in yesterday's election, it proves that they are all smart people, and they are all not very bold people. Therefore, these cardinals responded in a timely and well-mannered manner. After all, it is already a fact that Julius II became pope. In the future, they will have to mingle in the Holy See, and there is no difference between fighting against the Pope and dying.

After receiving a friendly response from most of the cardinals, Julius II was relieved. Regardless of whether they are sincere or not, at least, everyone is harmonious on the surface.

Moreover, this time, Julius II clearly realized the importance of controlling the army. If it had not been for the fact that he had brought a large army into the city and besieged the Basilica of St. John in Lateran, the Cardinals would have identified Bishop Picololini as the new pope.

However, in the face of the power of force, even though the College of Cardinals had already made a choice, it was forced to overturn the previous results and hold new elections.

Therefore, the future "God of War Pope" finally understood the truth summed up by the great man of later generations that "power comes out of the barrel of a gun".

Under these circumstances, Julius II decided to hack his son-in-law's seven thousand soldiers......

In the previous battle, Julius II found that his son-in-law's 7,000 soldiers and horses were well-disciplined and powerful. After breaking through the northern gate of Rome, the Italian defenders in the city were powerless in the face of the 7,000 German mercenaries.

So, Julius II was tempted. With great ambitions, where would he let go of such a powerful soldier?

When Julius II was about to woo Schwarz, Schwartz told him that Marin had been preparing to give him the army for a long time. It's just that Schwarz and Steindorff, two generals, will not give it. Because, Marin itself does not lack soldiers, but there is a shortage of generals. Therefore, although this army can be given to Julius II, the generals need to be found by Julius II himself. After all, in the future, this will be Ulius II's own soldiers and horses, and it is better for Ulius II to choose the generals himself, so that they can be reliable.

After the conversation, Schwartz, as if remembering something, said to Julius II:

"By the way, His Majesty the Pope, the young master instructed me before he came, saying that after the matter is successful, don't forget to spread rumors......"

"Rumors?" Julius II was a little confused, not quite understanding what Marin meant.

"That's right, the young master said, you can't hide the matter of leading the army into Rome. When the time comes, no matter how much you control your speech, there will be rumors that are not good for you......"

"Well, that makes sense......" Julius II nodded.

"So, the young master said, instead of waiting for others to make rumors about you, it's better to spread rumors yourself......" Actually, Marin's original words were - leading troops into the city of Rome, there are too many slots, and it is impossible not to complain. Therefore, it is better to blacken yourself first, and it is better to control the point......

"Uh...... What do you mean? How does it work? "Julius II didn't quite understand.

Schwartz pulled out a piece of paper - it was the "trick" that Marlin had given him:

"In general, while controlling official rhetoric and firmly denying that Alexander VI was poisoned, he sent his men to spread rumors everywhere. But remember one thing - rumours can be varied, but they must be in your favor......"

"Marin means...... Rumors in my favor? "Julius II seems to have understood something.

"It's not just that, the young master said this, if you say good things completely, outsiders won't believe it. So, we're going to create a lot of rumors. Rumors that are favorable to you should be made so that people will feel true when they hear it. And rumors that are unfavorable to you should be made so absurd that people will think that they are false and think that they are slanderous against you......" Schwartz read from the script.

Rumor-mongering is also an art and a means of controlling public opinion. Before the advent of news media such as newspapers and publications, rumors were a very important means of public opinion.

Even in the 21st century, there have been rumors such as "drinking mung bean porridge to prevent SARS" and "people are crazy about buying salt after the Fukushima nuclear disaster", and many people still believe it to be true.

Therefore, if you control the rumors, you will be able to do things that are very beneficial to you......

Julius II thought about it for a long time, and finally figured it out:

"What does Marin mean by creating all kinds of rumors to confuse the public, but in the end to make the rumors work in my favor?"

"Yes, Your Excellency, the young master means to use rumors that are favorable to you to squeeze the space of those rumors that are not favorable to you. While there will be some rumors mixed in against you, it is a must. Because, if there are no negative rumors about you, the people will not believe it......"

"So, we have to take the initiative to create some rumors that are not good for me, but we are clumsy and make it so that the discerning person will see that it is false?"

"That's right, according to this method, we first take the initiative to create hundreds of rumors, 80 are good for you, and 20 are bad for you. But those rumors that are not good for you, you have to make them fake, so that people will think they are fake when they hear it......"

"Good idea, I'll arrange for my subordinates to do it!"

In this way, before the rumors of the opposition in Rome came out, about a hundred rumors were voluntarily released by Julius II's men.

Most of these rumors were in favor of Julius II. But there were also a few that were not good for Julius II.

However, the rumors that were unfavorable to Julius II made people feel very fake when they heard it......

For example, "Julius II was a witch"; "Archbishop Rovere himself was actually killed by Alexander VI a long time ago, and now the Pope of this Archbishop of Rovere is actually a 'walking dead' undead"; "Julius II killed all the cardinals of the Roman College of Cardinals before he became pope"; "Julius II knew the dark magic, and a black magic blasted open the north gate of the city of Rome and broke in"; "Julius II liked men and did not like women" and so on......

These rumors that are unfavorable to Julius II sound unfavorable to Julius II, but because they are so absurd, even ordinary people can hear that this is a slander against Julius II......

When these hundreds of rumors occupy the market, the rumors released by the hostile forces behind will be drowned out by these rumors. Because, in the later stage, people who have been bombarded with rumors are already somewhat immune to rumors......