No one knows what happened after that, maybe they had a long conversation, maybe not, Julio who arrived in a hurry only saw the exhausted, blood-drenched Caesar, the former is now Caesar's most trusted friend and doctor, he doesn't want too many people to know, there is a conflict between him and the Holy Father, then the best choice is only Julio. It was only when Julio applied him the latest potion, that even Caesar could not help but convulse, "The devil testifies," he said, "what have you poured on me?" I feel like there's a fire burning me! ”

"Alcohol." Julio mercilessly pressed the moist cotton cloth against Caesar's wound, "Don't move, these are all things that I have refined with great difficulty, but one aroa (Spanish weight unit, about 11.5 kilograms)." He added to Caesar's hiss, "It keeps your wounds from rotting and doesn't heat you up." ”

"But it hurts," said Caesar, "as if there were countless little teeth gnashing at me." ”

"What a cute little tooth." Julio exclaimed, "Sometimes pain is a good sign, and I thought you should know that." ”

Caesar didn't mention the source of Giulio's injury, but he didn't think that Giulio really didn't know anything about it, he had a mentor who was more like a father than a father, and when it came to Cardinal Picromini's favor for Giulio, not to mention Joshua, even Caesar sometimes felt jealous, and he dared to vouch for it, and Cardinal Picromini had mentioned him before Giulio left the Picromini Palace.

"But it's human nature to run away from pain." Caesar muttered.

Just as Alexander VI didn't ask that question in the end, what didn't make one think was that even the Supreme Master of the Knights Templar had such cowardice moments. But if Caesar were put in his place, Caesar might also be in a dilemma.

When he learned of the death of his youngest son Juan, Pope Alexander VI's pain, anger and sorrow can be imagined, Juan was a mediocre man, lustful, greedy, stupid, even the usual beauty of the Borgia family could not be inherited, his sudden departure left Alexander VI like a generation to fry on the fire of hell, he stayed awake all night, guarded his son's cold body, recited scriptures for him, anointed holy oil, he did not know if the murderer allowed Juan to repent at the last moment, if not, His beloved second son may not even have a chance to go to heaven. He also had to take his eyes off his eldest son Caesar, he knew that Caesar was not keen on the clergy, Caesar longed for Juan's place, if there was no Juan, even if he didn't want to, he would have to hand over the army to a Borgia, Lucrecia was a daughter, and the youngest son Geoffrey was almost still a child, who else could he choose but Caesar?

It can be said that the biggest beneficiary of Juan's death is Caesar.

If Caesar had not been his other son, he would have ordered the Inquisition to torture him, but Caesar was also in his blood, and Alexander VI hardly dared to think about whether his son had died at the hands of his brother. This made him not even dare to order his subordinates to inquire strictly about the matter, and if this was the case, what should he do with Caesar?

As for Caesar, Caesar was also afraid of the wrath of Alexander VI, although he knew very well that he did not kill Juan, but he did not dare to touch the tightest string in Alexander VI's heart, he knew that many people suspected that he had killed Juan - and the biggest secret in his heart was that he had indeed killed blood relatives, he had killed Luigi. Borgia, the true eldest son of his father.

Although Alexander VI and Caesar showed a reluctance to delve into it, Giulio still adhered to his usual temperament and studied it carefully, of course, the "benefit is equal to the perpetrator" point can be recognized even in the fifteenth century, Juan's death, the biggest beneficiary is Caesar, after all, everyone in the city of Rome knows that Caesar is a man who is more suitable to be a butcher than a singer from soul to body, he is ambitious, fierce and cunning, It is also known that he has a long-term discord with his father's favored brother Juan, and it is also known that he has an ulterior relationship with Juan's wife, Maria, and some even swear that Juan has been heard to swear to kill his humiliated wife and brother, as well as the two mongrels who do not know who his father is.

But is Caesar the only one who can benefit and comfort from Juan's death? Caesar is certainly a bastard, Juan will only be worse than him, Juan also committed adultery with his brother and daughter-in-law, he once robbed others of military merit, and slandered his colleagues to the point that they are worthless, this era is not the rule of law society hundreds of years later, a quarrel can lead to a murder, not to mention, Juan has recruited many enemies for himself by virtue of his status as the Pope's illegitimate son. And he's cowardly, clumsy, and gullible, and it hardly takes much effort to set up a killing game for him. But after some thought, Giulio turned his suspicious gaze on Juan's wife, Maria, about whom he did not know much from outsiders, but Lucrecia had more than once taken pity on his sister-in-law, who was an unfortunate woman, who had been their eldest brother, Luigi. Borgia's fiancée, after Luigi was assassinated in a dark alley, Juan, who inherited his title, domain and position, also accepted his fiancée, but just like the rough and brutal Luigi, the incompetent and debauched Juan did not bring happiness to Maria, her married life was a mixture of violence and humiliation, their two children and their mother were subjected to their father's crazy abuse and beating, so Maria pinned her hopes on Caesar, but unfortunately Caesar's heart was made of black iron, Except for Alexander VI, Lucretia and his mother, there was no one who could move him at all, and he was with Maria only to taunt his brother Juan, not really in love with her.

To make matters worse, as the sister of the King of Naples, the symbol of the covenant between the Borgia family and the Neapolitan royal family, she should at least be recognized and respected by the man's family, even if she is not favored by her husband, but after Sanxia, the daughter of the King of Naples and her niece, and the youngest son of Alexander VI, Geoffrey, signed a marriage contract, her existence became dispensable, even a little embarrassing - but if Juan died, Her identity changed from the wife of the Duke of Gandhia to the mother of the Duke of Gandhia, and the husband who hated and was able to turn this hatred into a threat died, and was replaced by her beloved and beloved son, and all the crises were solved, and even if she escaped to the monastery, she could live her life in safety and prosperity.

She also took revenge on all those who ignored or deemed to ignore her suffering, Alexander VI lost his favorite son, Caesar was charged with murder, Lucrecia lost her brother, and her niece Sansha lost her lover.

But when Giulio and Luracia analyzed the matter, Lucres showed a rare reluctance to continue listening, and she pressed Giulio's lips with her little hand like a lily petal, "Don't say it," she stopped sadly, "My love," she sighed a few times, "You may have Solomon's wisdom," she said, "But Giulio, this is an internal matter of the Borgia family, don't meddle, even if it's just thinking, please, you don't really know my father and brother, For them, this matter is over. ”

"But it was the wrong choice." Julio reproached, "If you cover the carbuncle, it will only decay the skin and muscles, invade the bones, and only by scratching it can it be healed." And is this a good thing for the Father and Caesar? Caesar was saddled with a reputation for murder, and the Holy Father would have thought that one of his sons had killed another, and that the Borgia had a reputation ......"

Lucrecia sat up from Julio's arms, the moonlight shining through the tall rose bushes onto her small, pearl-like face, but her expression was unexpectedly cold and alien to Giulio, "You're not Borgia," she repeated, "Giulio, my love, you'll never understand what Borgia means...... It doesn't matter if it's true or not, it's important that it's been acknowledged by my father and brother. If you do have evidence and witnesses, I will not thank you, not only will I not thank you, but I will hate you for hindering their plans - although you and I do not know what they are planning, Borgia has always done things for a purpose. So don't ......," she begged, "don't interfere with them, you can't fight them, they, especially the Holy Father, can put you in a place of doom with a single hand, and then what should I do?" Giulio. She slowly leaned back into Giulio's arm, "Those are two daggers, piercing through my chest and back, and crushing my heart." ”

"As for Bolgia's ......reputation," murmured Lucrecia, "is it not precisely because of the notoriety of a well-fed lion that a man dares to disturb a well-fed lion, but not a fed pack of hyenas?" What the Borgia family needs now is not a good reputation for kindness and holiness, meanness, cruelty, danger is our best shield! Oh Virgin Mary, my dear Julio, please, don't speak of it again, don't look at these filths with your eyes, look at me, look at me, can't I get your love again? ”

It is precisely because of his love for you that Giulio said in his heart, I don't want the innocent you to bear a heavy infamy because of a surname, but since Lucrecia has said so, and now he really has nothing to do with the Borgia family, he is still a priest, and his relationship with Luclecia is unspeakable, but this is only temporary, he has already planned it, and it will be visible in a year. He knew that although Lucrecia was deeply favored by Alexander VI, he was also a hole card in his hand that must be played, and since Lucrecia and Giovanni of Sforza were no longer husband and wife, then Lucrecia's second official marriage was imminent, just to see who could bring the greatest benefit to Alexander VI and Caesar - their ambition was to have the whole of Italy, a unified Italy, an earthly kingdom where the clergy and the royal power were one, but it was no exaggeration to say that if they wanted a country, Julio. The Medici could also be offered—perhaps not before the Medici in Florence had a great deal of change, as Giulio thought so—the sudden death of his guardian Lorenzo, and his heir, Piero, was full of hatred for Giulio, who was fledgling at the time, and even had to rely on his teacher, Cardinal Picromini, to avoid further persecution, so he could be said to have rejected Lucrecia's courtship without hesitation, which was a responsibility to Lucrecia and to himself.

Del piero. The stupidity of the Medici almost led to the complete expulsion of the Medici family from Florence, but it can also be said that it gave Giulio an incomparably wonderful opportunity, he not only saved the whole of Florence, but also injected new life into the heart of the city, and then, after Savonarola was executed for being a devil believer, the power of Florence suddenly fell into a vacuum, no, It's not that the councils controlled by the guild leaders and the rich (whether it is the Council of Seventy or the Council of 3,000 in the back) no longer exist, of course they will not easily let go of their power, but no one, a family, can afford to rule Florence, as the so-called "hyena is eyeing the tiger, it is better to roar a lion." Especially when the cashmere and sheep fat of Florence attracted many covetous eyes, they were even more desperate for a strong man who could deter internal and external enemies, and so, at the instigation of those who had a good heart, the citizens of Florence began to miss the Medici family again.

And the only male heir of the Medici family who is still in the world, little Giuliano, is only eighteen years old now, perhaps still in second age, cowardly by nature, frightened by the previous changes, and only wants to stay in the inner family, and the incompetent person who stays under the skirt of his sister is obviously not a good candidate. As for Joe, who is also in the clergy, he is no more courageous than Giuliano Jr., and he is already a cardinal, and there is no cardinal who is willing to give up his sacred clergy and return to the world, which is also a waste.

The only option they could choose was Julio. The Medici, although he was already an archbishop and had a bright future in the sanctuary, it was not uncommon for the second or third son to return to the world because of the tragic death of the heir, not to mention the fact that in addition to the sisters' husbands, as well as the families and warriors who remained loyal to the Medici, Giulio also had the secret support of Assasin.