Chapter 157: Madness (Part II)

The ceremonial surrender of Senegania took place in their town hall, a small but not stately building that stands on the left side of the square. Orsini of Rome, Bentivolio of Bologna, Yverezzi of Fermo, Decaesar. Bolgia manages Vitrazzo in Piombino. Vichelli and the other two mercenary captains arrived, and apart from the three mercenary captains, the lords were all gorgeously dressed and arrogant - Miguel looked at them from a corner of the square and found that only the mercenary captains were still somewhat vigilant, which was also because before this, Caesar insisted on executing their comrades, although the apparent reason was that they were too greedy and harsh when they managed the city on Caesar's behalf, but which mercenary was not like this, and those cities were not theirs.

As soon as they entered the hall, they saw Caesar. Borgia was standing on a curved staircase waiting for them, and at the sight of them, a smile appeared on the face that was half-hidden under the mask, "Here," he waved to them as if he were his friend, "come on," he said enthusiastically, "they insist on a formal surrender ceremony, on the second floor, so come up, you can bear witness for me." ”

Because the town hall was not so wide that the guards of the lord and the mercenary captain had to stay in the square, the lord and the captain ended their conversation, exchanged glances, and climbed the stairs one by one, the staircase of the town hall was oak and very beautiful, but it was also the same as the town hall, unusually narrow, almost allowing two people to go side by side, and it was high and curly - perhaps some were uneasy, but Caesar. Borgia was just in front of them, just a few paces away, seemingly unsuspectingly with his back to them.

But just after everyone had stepped up the stairs, Miguel. Grimo emerged from the hidden corner with a blank face, and several spear-wielding soldiers followed him closely.

And just as the Borgia traitors could already see the wall at the end of the spiral staircase, Caesar suddenly took two quick steps forward, and in these two steps, the line between hunter and prey was demarcated—from the staircase came a number of soldiers, armed with crossbows, and took Caesar. While Borgia stood in the way, he trapped them on the spiral ladder - Caesar. Borgia laughed and showed his face from between the soldiers, who didn't know that this was a trap for them, and they cursed and cursed in a panic, only the last three mercenary captains showed the cleverness of a low-class person, especially Wheatley, who turned over, jumped over the railing, and jumped from a place more than one person high, and the two captains in front of him also retreated and drew their weapons at the same time.

But Miguel. Corero stayed in the hall to prevent such an accident, and he went straight to Vitelli, although the mercenary captain was also a strong and experienced warrior, but after all, he could not compare with the royal assassin of the Borgia family, after a few exchanges, he was shot down with a weapon, stabbed in the thigh and fell to the ground, he screamed in pain, the assassin was unmoved, and stabbed him in the arm, so that he would not resist.

The two captains of the mercenaries on the spiral ladder, though they also wanted to emulate Vitley, were forced back by the spear-wielding soldiers, who were armed but could not fight against the spears that were more than three feet, and finally had to drop their swords and surrender, and the lords, seeing this, lost their spirit of resistance, and the soldiers rudely searched for their weapons and tied them up.

In the last moments, they all showed their pitiful and funny true colors, and some of them swore by their surnames and ancestors that they would never rebel against Borgia and Caesar again; Others are willing to give up their lands and possessions; Some, in addition to the above two, clamored to write to their beautiful wives, sisters, and daughters, that they should serve Caesar, and that Caesar could treat them as if they were prostitutes, if they were interested...... It can be said that they think they know Caesar very well, but Miguel, who is habitually hidden in the shadows, is laughing, they don't understand at all, and they can impress Caesar. Borgia things may not exist in this world at all.

Caesar sat in the corner of the room, topped by a fine canopy. It was a large room compared to the town hall, which was originally used by officials for discussion and voting, and the room was full of chairs, and these people were tied to high-backed chairs one by one, their hands fixed behind their backs, and their feet fixed to the legs of the chairs.

"Miguel." Caesar shouted, the name that made Orsini and the others look desperate, and who else didn't know Miguel. Corero was the most trusted and feared assassin of the Borgias?

Miguel walked out slowly, with a palpitating cowhide rope hanging from his hand, which was intertwined with three strands, and he found from Caesar's sight the first person to be executed, the mercenary captain Vitley, who was once trusted by Caesar, but now he was just a traitor - Vitley watched Miguel walk towards him, terrified, but tried to keep his composure, but unfortunately, his tense muscles and pale face betrayed him, when Miguel wrapped the rope around his neck, He struggled frantically, the legs of his chair clanging against the floor, his toes kicking the ground with all his might, his fingers scratching at the back of the chair.

The Assassin of the Borgia family almost did the job that he felt tired of, and as the deceased's body relaxed, a foul smell came out from between his legs, no, maybe he was not the only one, not one or two who were frightened and incontinent.

Then came the other two mercenary captains, who were beaten back to back by Miguel with a wicked taste, and he made a "figure eight" knot, and then twisted and tightened little by little, with the result that the two men fought desperately to fight for the last shred of life, their mouths drooling, and the sound of hehe's voice resounded throughout the hall, and their faces were as ugly reddish-brown as boiled blood clots, but, of course, there was no doubt that they died in the end.

Seeing that the three mercenary captains were the first to be executed, the lords relaxed a little, and their eyes were filled with hope, perhaps in their hearts, they were still different - they were of noble birth and good character, but Caesar only nodded to Miguel, and Miguel walked towards Yverezzi of Fermo, and in his incredulous eyes, he slowly hanged him.

Then came Bentivolio of Bologna, who, during the execution of these men, was babbling about promises of treasures, possessions, and women, and Miguel felt that he had gone insane, because he had promised a cardinal's hat to a pope's son, and in the end, even Caesar, annoyed, plunged a dagger into his mouth and pulled out his tongue.

He was the quickest of Miguel's executions, for before Miguel had put the noose around his neck, his eyes wide open and his mouth bleeding, and he was scared to death.

The last one left was Paul. The Orsini family, led by Orsini, but this is nothing to be thankful for, they are alive because Caesar decided to wait until the attack on their territory is to dismember them in public with horses, and then stick their heads on spears as banners.

By the time they had finished their work and walked out of the town hall, it was getting late, and the Borgia soldiers had raised their torches, and they had to be careful as they walked, for the blood in the square had become thick with ice—the guards brought by the lord and the mercenary captain had been killed, and none of them had escaped.

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Cardinal Orsini, who was still in Rome, knew nothing about this, and when he was summoned by the Pope, thinking that he would be given an important position, he rejoiced and prepared a note of ten thousand gold ducats, which he intended to congratulate the Pope on another glorious victory for his son, referring to Seniganya, of course.

As soon as he entered the royal hall, he was immediately seized by the papal soldiers, imprisoned, and died a few days later of shock and torture, and every possession he had in Rome was taken by Pope Alexander VI, who is said to have "been transported by a steady stream of sturdy mules and horses for the night".

And Caesar. Borgia's army appeared almost in the territories of the Bentivoglio, Ifrezzi and Orsini families almost along with the Pope's excommunication, and he swept through every land with a resolute and cruel gesture, openly declaring that it was a war of revenge against the rebels, so that the people here could not be tolerated by him.

He was so generous to the soldiers that he did not even inquire whether anyone was involved in the conspiracy, but promised more money and freedom, and thus received the fervent support of the mercenaries—only on the misfortune of the people, who, in order to loot as much as possible, would hang their catches on the fire and roast their feet until they were willing to tell where the money was hidden.

Such atrocities shocked everyone in the city of Rome, and although in this day and age, mercenaries were synonymous with beasts, but there had never been a general who would have indulged them so much, as if he did not care about his own reputation and subsequent rule.

But before they came to their senses, something more terrible happened, Pope Alexander VI arrested every pagan in the city of Rome - almost all of them were merchants, although they were infidels, but because of large taxes and bribes, and practical needs, so the previous pope still allowed them to live and trade in the city, but Alexander VI seems to have ignored these unspeakable rules, like killing chickens and eggs, demanding that these pagans give all their wealth in exchange for their lives and their families.