Giulio thought that it might take a few days for Louis XII to know about it, after all, they couldn't go up to Louis XII alone and tell the king the secret directly, but what he didn't expect was that within five or six days, Ezio told Julio that Louis XII already knew the secret of the Fruit of Eden and the treasure it carried.

"Can I see how you did it?" Julio asked curiously.

"There's nothing I can't tell you." Ezio replied: "In fact, every French king has the illusion that they and Assasin are a credible ally – because in 1307, King Philip IV of France was in the Mentor of the Assassins, Guillaume. Morality. Under Nogaret's manipulation, the Knights Templar was classified as heretics and sent troops to capture the Templar Tower, the headquarters of the Knights Templar in Paris at the time.

Although this relationship could not be made public due to the presence of the Holy See, the king was pleased to see our emissary, especially the information we had brought him. But I think he'll send credible people to investigate and test you and those involved. ”

"It doesn't matter," said Giulio calmly, "he could not have looked for anything suspicious—no, it should be said that Louis XII and Charles VIII had something in common, they used Borgia and were wary of Borgia, and they were not afraid to bite Borgia when they needed to, and they knew very well that Borgia was the same." They will use their imagination to tamp out all the irrationalities, and the whole thing is logical.

For example, Ezio, who can now be found by the king of France, may have two things related to the Fruit of Eden: one is the recipe for the mirror, which is better than what the Venetians have struggled to defend with their lives and islands; One is the recipe for a cashmere and lanolin refining potion that I left behind in Florence. And these two things alone can earn millions of gold florins every year, and if I stand up and say that I developed such a secret, will the King of France believe it? ”

"Even I don't believe it." Ezio said with a smile.

"Yes, of course it can't be my father and my uncle, my father passed away when I was born, and my uncle ...... Although he cared for me generously when he was alive, he only left me two vineyards in the end, not to complain, but if they had such a sharp weapon, how could they not use it to solve the predicament of the Medici?

As a corollary, it could only be that my mentor, Cardinal Picromini, gave his beloved disciple a small gift – so let's turn back to Cardinal Picromini where did he get the recipe? While my mentor was indeed very knowledgeable and wise, these two things were clearly outside his field of study, and they came at such a coincidental time that they were in the middle of Rodrigo's study. After Borgia became Pope Alexander VI.

With a little deduction, some 'smart' people would have thought that these two formulas, or more, were the bribes offered by the Spaniard Rodrigo to buy Picomini and his family, after all, he was running out of ammunition at that time, and if he really had such a book of all the knowledge in the world, it would have made sense to tear off a page or two in exchange for the papal triple crown. ”

Ezio was a little dumbfounded: "...... Have you anticipated these things for a long time? ”

"No," said Giulio dryly, "it's just that I still believed in Caesar. Borgia. ”

"But that's not enough," said Giulio, "help me draw the eyes of the King of France to Nuoro." ”

"Nuoro?" Ezio asked, surprised, "It seems that there are only goats there, and it seems to belong to the ...... Belong....... ”

"Spanish General Gonzalo." "Besides, it's no longer just goats," said Giulio, "and I have set up a place where muskets and gunpowder are made." ”

Ezio's eyes widened for a long time before he said slowly, "...... Alexander VI apparently did not know what he had lost. ”

"He got a lot." Giulio said in that calm tone that would send chills down his spine.

Ezio shook his head in admiration, if King Louis XII of France would still be suspicious of the information given by the Assasin Assassins, then when he saw this weapon processing place, he would definitely believe that Borgia had really obtained the legacy of the Knights Templar, after all, Borgia's roots are in Spain, and the owner of Nuoro is the most important general of the Spanish king, if you want to say that Nuoro has nothing to do with Borgia, who will believe it?

"I remember that Leonardo di Piero da Vinci was also a good friend of yours." Giulio said again.

"If you want to ask him if he's an Assasin, I'd say, no. His skills are really irretrievable, and he is a little cowardly. But ask him if he can be trusted," said Ezio, "and I think he can still be trusted, especially you, who has always been deeply sorry for you—because he was very good friends with your father and uncle, but he failed to help them in the Patch plot." Ezio muttered, "If you let him do something, I think he will do his best, but if there is no danger, he will be more calm." ”

"I've got some drawings here—" Giulio pulled out a few pieces of parchment from the tin box that once contained Lucleia's letter, "if Caesar. Borgia came to him, don't let him refuse, give these things to Borgia. ”

Ezio took it and looked at it, then looked up in dismay: "These are ......"

"War machines," said Giulio, "Leonardo had been working on them before, and I had only improved them to make them stronger and more dangerous, at least as they seemed." ”

"You even gave him the recipe for gunpowder!"

"I used it in the castle of Paulina in Perugia to save Caesar's life, and he will not forget that it is better for Leonardo to take it in exchange for his gold and trust than to wait for him to threaten the temptation."

"Then Borgia's army may be invincible on the battlefield."

"That's what I want." Giulio said indifferently: "How can they be willing to give up the benefits that Borgia has given up if they don't let the nations be threatened like a sharp sword?" ”

Ezio stopped talking, and wrapped the parchment in the tin he carried with him.

"Also, if you go to Nuoro yourself, meet the three hundred good lads, some of the men I left behind from the Battle of Seminara, who have a great deal of knowledge and experience in the use of muskets."

"Do you want them to come back to you?"

"Let them go to Florence, and take with them all the stocks there, King Louis XII of France is in a hurry to marry Anne of Brittany, and when the rear of France is settled, he will send troops to Milan and Naples, and I don't think the parliament of the republic will want to repeat the mistake of Charles VIII's capture of Florence in 1494."

"What about you?" Ezio asked, "You can't go back to Rome." ”

"Please go back to Florence!"

An unfamiliar voice suddenly interjected between the two.

It was almost extremely rude, and a man whom Giulio had never met pushed open the door and walked in briskly without any permission, and as soon as he entered, he knelt at Giulio's feet, grabbed his hand, and tried to kiss the ring on his hand.

He grabbed an empty spot, and Giulio looked at Ezio, who spread his hands awkwardly: "Forget...... Let me introduce you, this is Niccolò. Macchiviali. Now it is

Prefect of the Second State Office of the Florentine Republic, Secretary of the Council of the Republic, responsible for foreign affairs and national defense, this time on behalf of Florence. "Both for Caesar's sake. Borgia's engagement to Charlotte, Princess of Navarre, was also for ...... The marriage of Anne, Duchess of Brittany, to King Louis XII of France was a celebration and an espionage.

"Also a fighter for freedom!" Machiviali eagerly added.

An Assasin? Giulio gave Ezio a reckless look and reclaimed his hand, on which Machiviali kissed and kissed reverently, a frenzied attitude that bewildered Giulio.

"Go back to Florence," said the official of the republic, "Florence needs a ruler like you!" ”