Juliano. Della. When the news of Lovere's death was delivered to Cadiz by the carrier pigeons, it was only twelve hours after the sad and hateful Cardinal the Great Lovere, who had swallowed his last breath in agony, and on the thin silk rolled into a roll there were seven great decrees issued by Julius II at his first Council of Cardinals, which were almost, if not the world's shocks.

Konstena. The Medici was concerned about the fourth of the seven edicts, that the high clergy must adhere to a parish decree, which, along with many others, believed was directed against Giulio. Medici, after all, now possessed two dioceses, Lucca and Florence, and two dioceses, one for his miracle apparition and the other for his birthplace and family seat, and under his reconciliation, he gradually abandoned his old suspicions and became horns of each other—the loss of either of them would make Giulio . The Medici were torn apart, and his new city, Cadiz, was between two cities, and if the two cities became enemies again, Cadiz would undoubtedly be the first cannon fodder to bear the brunt.

"Perhaps." "But don't think that the Seven Decrees of Julius II came out of such a shallow foundation—I am still his enemy, to be precise, but not the most important one," he rolled up the silk and lit it with his own hands, and the soft, dry fabric immediately burst into flames, and the mineral ink burst into the last brilliant light in the flames, like Joshua. Lovere: "Teacher, Pius III has shown him more, farther and higher, and his ambitions have been raised to the point where even the Holy See and Rome cannot accommodate him, nay, or rather, even the whole of Italy may not be able to satisfy him. ”

"What does he want to do?"

"Become the second Innocent III (note 1), or the second St. Francis, and rebuild God's abode on earth."

"What kind of monster did your teacher raise?" Tana. Neri muttered that he was the one who had passed through three successive extremely greedy and vicious popes of Sixtus IV, Innocent VIII, and Alexander VI, and that the rich and uncohesive Florentine was regarded by almost every Pope as a pig to be slaughtered at will—or rather, even Pius III, who narrowly escaped a catastrophe only because Pius III's favorite disciple was the Medici of Florence. So, when he learned of the so-called Seven Great Decrees, he did not rejoice in the changes of the Holy See, nor did he agonize as some people about the malice hidden in them, and he did not have the same keen sense of smell as Carbony, who had been an envoy, nor as well as Giulio, who knew the inside affairs of Rome, but he was still able to glimpse the turmoil that followed these decrees as a mature merchant.

Giulio sighed softly, and said that the reason why Picromini had this idea was not only because of his sudden deterioration of his condition, but also because he had watched with great interest how his disciple Giulio dealt with Alexander VI and Caesar. Borgia's ...... When Giulio was about to be exiled to Lucca, the cardinal, Picromini, was ready to take action against Alexander VI, and it was he who managed to convince his teacher, the Borgias, who had failed to get the fruit they wanted, had already loosened the roots of the entrenched families. Even if the Borgias were to fall overnight and these families seemed to be making a comeback again, no one could deny that their rule was not as strong as it used to be—they were not originally unknown, had little formal education, were not familiar with their people, and were not familiar with the side branches of the people, or they were cowards who had abandoned their territories and fled, allowing their people to be ravaged by the French and Borgia armies, and thus losing the trust and love of the people.

Whoever was able to unify Italy would probably not be able to deny the Bolgias' great merit in this regard.

So, when Pius III realized that the remnants of his life might not be enough to sustain his most beloved disciple Giulio to the top, he immediately turned his attention to the Lovere, or rather, Lovere himself chose to be the blade in the hands of Picomini.

Yes, Piccromini said that he was a man who was willing to keep his promises, and he promised Cardinal Grande Lovere to make Joshua . Lovere became his heir, and after his death, became the ruler of the Holy Court, but he did not promise that the Lovere family would flourish.

With the last bit of his time, with little Lovere's jealousy and ambition, he pruned the poison ivy, which had twisted and grown from the tomb of the saint in Assisi, to his satisfaction, and then used the expectations and affirmations that little Lovere craved as a framework to force it to stretch only where he needed it – and at the same time, he ruthlessly provoked little Lovere to his biological father, Cardinal Grand Lovere, and the entire Lovere family, breaking its stalks and roots.

But for a short time, Joshua. It was impossible for Lovere to perceive anything unusual, and the generosity of Pius III was not only the considerable Kindukat, but also his vassals, his connections, and all the power of the Piccolomini family in Rome for nearly a hundred years—of course, all the power he thought—that would have made him as independent, powerful, and glorious as St. Michael's incarnation on earth for a given short time...... And what would become of a child who had been unvalued and unfavored for a long time, and who was almost hanged alone in an underground mausoleum by an assassin sent by his biological father, would become in such an environment?

And he will definitely carry out the thoughts that Picromini has forcibly injected into his heart, those thoughts that are extremely dangerous to the Holy See and the cardinals now.

After all, he had been so neglected, scorned and ridiculed, that such a man, having mastered power and authority, would do anything to prove himself - he would not detour, he would not compromise, he would not endure, he would not wait, and anything that dared to stand in his way would either be crushed by him or crushed him.

Julio lowered his eyes for Joshua. Lovere's future, Picomini can see it, and he can see it.

He was for Joshua. Lovere felt sorrow, and he felt sorrow for himself.

But these words, he would not say to anyone, perhaps the former Pius III, his teacher could, but since Pius III left, no one was able or qualified to listen to his confession.

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As if to prove Giulio's words, Julius II acted quickly, and in contrast to the prevarication and procrastination of the other cardinals, in one day, he reappointed their respective bishops, cathedral priests and abbots for the six French bishoprics once led by Cardinal Grande Lovere, three Italian bishoprics, several churches and monasteries, and these people, almost all of whom had been following him, Cardinal Grand Lovere, swore that once Cardinal Lovere the Younger became pope, It will be thrown out for the poor people of the cardinals to vent their anger.

The impoverished priests, who could not even take out their own investition and annuity, were paid on their behalf by Julius II, who took a part of his money and paid it on their behalf, and one can imagine how grateful they were, to which the cardinals had nothing to say, for Cardinal Lauvere, with whom they had negotiated a deal, was still dangling on the piers of the Pont Sant'Angelo.

Soon after, the appointment of Florence and Lucca also came down, Giulio remained the archbishop of Florence, but the diocese of Lucca was led by another young bishop.

Thankfully, they didn't get any other bad news.

In addition to Baglioni and other people belonging to the line of Pius III, there are also Templar Knights and Assasins, Medici, Picromini and Borgia, all kinds of information are aggregated, and almost half of the desk can be piled up every day - Giulio casually opened a volume, which contained the complaints of Paula, the Assasin Assassin, because the current Pope Julius II was a pope who advocated celibacy and chastity, so the prostitutes inside and outside Rome were expelled, Her full-time and part-time intelligence agents have nowhere to go, and their lives are very difficult.

Giulio picked up his pen and replied to her that if there were healthy girls who were not willing to be prostitutes anymore, Cadiz could accept a part, Cadiz was a city built by homeless people, and as most of the time, most places, the last outcasts, women, children and old people were the least, so Cadiz had a clear imbalance between men and women, and he built an army there, and calmed down some of the young men with strict discipline and frequent training, but more men, A certain element of uneasiness has been formed, especially after life is no longer so difficult, their bellies are full, they have money in their hands, and of course they want women.

But prostitutes...... Giulio didn't want to contain too much for the time being, Cadiz was a new city he had high hopes for, and he didn't want it to rot before it matured.

After giving the reply, Giulio picked up the next secret letter, and after reading it, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, because this was information about Bologna - Julius II issued an edict, declaring that the current owner of Bologna, a side of Bentivolio, had not yet formally signed a marriage contract when his parents had not officially signed a marriage contract, in this case, he was an illegitimate child who had no right to inherit Bologna, and therefore, the Holy See had the right to recover his territory.

Intelligence also has priorities, it stands to reason that secret letters like Paula should not be put together with such intelligence, Giulio looked at a few more secret letters, and found that they have not been sorted out, this is originally the work of little Cosimo, whether it is him, or Caterina, they all think that little Cosimo, who is 8 years old, should begin to understand the world, so Giulio handed over the sorting of information to him, so that it is not too burdensome, or dangerous, and it can give him a glimpse of enough truth, Cosimo Jr. was very clever and industrious, and although he sometimes made mistakes, he became more and more skilled and perfect in the job under Giulio's guidance.

Giulio was not angry, in this era when he could enter into a formal marriage at the age of fourteen, 8-year-old boys, especially the eldest son, were almost half an adult, but for him, little Cosimo was still a child, and it was normal to be naughty and slack off occasionally.

He had to open the secret letter one by one and take a rough look at it, sort it out, and then read it again and give a reply.

Thus, the work that could have been done a little more than Vespers (six o'clock in the afternoon) was finally completed before bedtime (nine o'clock in the evening), and when Giulio returned to his room, little Cosimo was trying to make his bed.

Giuliano. The Medici is only the nominal head of the Medici family, as we all know, Giulio, the Medici is the real master of the family, his room is also the most spacious and spacious, originally, the bed in the room used to belong to Cosimo the Elder, Lorenzo and Pierrot, but Giulio did not accept it, but recreated a style that fits the style of the room, Gothic-style four-poster bed, with a drapery embroidered with gold thread hanging from the side of the bed, with a gorgeous roof and tasseled sheets. Although the feast of St. John the Baptist on June 24 is approaching, there is no need to cover heavy fur, but the large, high bed frame still makes little Cosimo, who is only 8 years old, tired and out of breath.

After he had finished making the bed, he had to prepare hot milk and biscuits for Julio, and he was very busy running around, but Giulio smiled and watched him go back and forth, and obediently ate the biscuits, drank the milk, and lay down to sleep.

Little Cosimo lay beside his father, the bed was large, and he tried to hold his father's arm, and waited for a long time before he closed his eyes in an irresistible sleep.

But only a moment later, he was awakened.

Everybody knows, Giulio. The Medici and Pius III were as close and trusting as father and son, or rather, more intimate and trusting than father and son. The Medici had not been seen by anyone for a whole week, and people thought it was normal - a week later, he had presided over three Masses in a row, mourning and blessing his teacher and father, and had not shown any special emotions since.

Only Cosimo Jr. knew, Giulio. The Medici, his father, was haunted by terrible nightmares every night, and he could not wake up, crying, pleading, and screaming in the dark, and waking up unaware—or he was deliberately unaware, and the childish acuity told little Cosimo that he must not shake or alarm him at this moment.

Cosimo Jr. had to soothe his father in his own way, kissing Giulio on the forehead, caressing his face, and whispering his name in his ear, as Bianca did when he was not feeling well.

When Giulio was finally able to fall asleep, little Cosimo had to get up and wipe away his tears with a cotton cloth soaked in warm water.

Little Cosimo could only silently rejoice that he had listened to the old man, and insisted on being with his father, or else he would have been alone in the dark, crying lonely, how desolate it would have been—he had not thought of making Giulio better, and he asked some people, who did not understand how a child could have insomnia, so he smiled and told him that he could sleep late, be more active, drink some milk, and eat some desserts, and he would fall asleep easily.

So little Cosimo deliberately didn't finish his work today, and prepared hot milk and small biscuits, but unfortunately they didn't work at all.

After a long while, little Cosimo returned to Giulio, and by the glimmer of light peeking through the gap in the drapery, he carefully examined his father's face, "Get well." He whispered, sighed with relief, collapsed, and fell asleep.

Note 1: Pope Innocent III (r. 1198-1216) ascended to the throne in 1198 and set forth the highest secular goal of successive popes, the "Pope is the Father of the World", which was accompanied by the Crusades that brought papal power to its zenith.