Giovanni. Sforza's eyes widened, and while literally "jumping" from his chair, he shouted: "I thought Caesar was Lucresia's concubine!" ”

Giulio looked helplessly at the ceiling, Sforza had hired a good painter in his mansion in Rome, and the cherubs surrounding the saint were round and white and fat—"Well," if he had been able to deny it with all his might have been before he had made a love affair with Lucresia, but now he could only face the victim with a helpless face, Lucrea's husband, whether he was nominal or not.

Let's set the clock back a bit.

The First Italian War ended in the disgraceful defeat and death of King Charles VIII of France, and after that, Pope Alexander began to brazenly prepare an army for his son Juan. Borgia, this army is not a mercenary, nor is it an army from other countries that has asked for help, it is the Vatican and belongs only to the Vatican, it is the army of the Lord, or rather, the army of the Borgia family, which has made many people criticize, but Alexander VI does not care, he does it with more energy than the young people, the older people think more carefully, and even almost missed the Mass of the Nativity of Mary, but he did not forget to punish the traitors and reward the faithful, Dela. Rodrigo was behind the affair of Lovere, and those families who welcomed, took refuge and retreated after Charles VIII's invasion of Italy were ruthlessly attacked, such as the Orsini family, who had sworn allegiance to the Pope, and the Pope expelled their entire family from the Roman Catholic Church, one of the harshest punishments of our time, not only for the body but also for the soul, they could no longer receive charism, cleanse themselves from sin, their marriages were not recognized, their children could not be baptized, and the dead could not do the sacraments, repent, and their sins will follow them to purgatory, eternal life and eternity, until the end comes.

Their family's town, the fortress, was completely occupied by the church army, and the owners of the plebeians and nobles were changed, and Juan held a glorious triumphal ceremony for this purpose, and rode triumphantly through the streets in fine clothes, and entered the palace of Orsini, where he feasted on the beautiful ladies and prostitutes, and the wine he drank could wash almost an entire city of dirt, and the meat and bread he swallowed could pile up a huge hill, and the people did not dare to say anything to their faces, and they could not help whispering behind their backs, in fact, It was always the Borgia hired generals who commanded the battle, like the Venetian Niccolò, but it didn't take long for Juan to offend them all.

Caesar had no doubt that one day Juan would be stabbed to death by an angry mercenary commander or some unfortunate husband, but before that he had exhausted all the fears of the Borgias, a coward, a despicable man accustomed to hiding under the papal vestment, who had stolen Caesar's future and hope.

But Alexander VI's favoritism for Juan kept Caesar offset, and he succumbed to his father's majesty, full of pain, and despite the comfort of Lucrecia and Giulio, he remained depressed all day long—so much so that when rumors about Lucles spread throughout Rome, he finally reacted and went to Julio to study a solution.

Giulio didn't know what to say about it, he couldn't say he was unharmed on the battlefield, and out of guilt for Cardinal Picromini, and out of commitment to General Gonzalo, he was immersed in research, he and Lucrecia met several times, but Luracia didn't say anything, he wasn't a gossip enthusiast, and Cardinal Picromini didn't allow anyone else to disturb his studies with inconsequential "trifles" - yes, Giulio was still a student, Perhaps he has some knowledge that will put him ahead of many, but for a cardinal who has been immersed in theology for forty years, his knowledge is shallow like a stream that can be seen at a glance.

After listening to Caesar's narration, Giulio almost rolled his eyes, he really couldn't understand the thinking of these Borgia men, the conclusion and dissolution of the marriage contract were mentioned by Borgia, even if the Duke of Milan was in awe of Pope Alexander VI, you can't come up and claim that Lucrea's husband is incompetent, Lucrea can't have children, and it violates the doctrine so the marriage contract between them is dissolved...... That man can stand the humiliation of this! Even if it can't be in a few hundred years, it's no wonder that Giovanni. Sforza retaliated with the word that Lucretia had an affair with her father, Pope Alexander VI, and her brother Caesar...... Anyway, Giulio thinks it's quite understandable.

Not to mention that Giovanni was a frequent customer of prostitutes, even if he was really incompetent, he could not tolerate others to tell the world, such revenge was completely reasonable.

"You ...... I didn't think about ......it," said Giulio with difficulty, "to settle the matter by more conciliatory means?" ”

Caesar looked at Giulio with incredulous eyes: "You mean to declare Lucretia a stone girl?" "How can you do that to Lucrea?!

Julio couldn't take it anymore! "I mean, trade, trade, deal!" He shouted: "Your father is Pope Alexander VI, you are a cardinal with three parishes, and your brother is the commander-in-chief of the ecclesiastical army!" You won't find a Giovanni. What Sforza wants? ”

Caesar was confused: "So...... What does he want? ”

"Go and ask!"

Caesar went to try it once, and Giovanni told him to fuck off.

So Giulio had to go and see Giovanni in person, after all, in Fornovo, he saved Giovanni's life, and Giovanni probably thought the same thing, although he knew that he was a lobbyist for the Pope, but let him in.

Now the situation is very awkward.

Giovanni's beard twitched and twitched again and again for a moment before he said with difficulty, "Of course......" he said, "I confess that Lucrecia is indeed a beauty...... But you know, she's a Borgia ......."

Without waiting for Giulio to answer, he shook his head again, "Forget it, I've been young too," he winked at Giulio: "I know you can't listen to anything now, you're a pyre, Lucrea is a fire, and no one can stop you until it's burned off, or you'll be hurt and miserable—but I also want to say, I'm grateful to you, Giulio, but you're also a man, you know that as long as you're a man, you can't stand this kind of thing, and I won't withdraw my words, they're not satisfied, Let's just let this marriage continue. ”

“…… Can we sit down and talk? Giulio said.

Giovanni made a gesture, but as soon as he sat down, he took his glass and put it to his lips, making it clear that he didn't want to continue the conversation.

Julio was silent for a moment and then said a name.

If, at the time of seeing Giulio, Giovanni. Sforza jumped up like a cat with its tail stepped on, and this time he was like he had been splashed with hot oil, not only frightened, angry but also aggressive, and he put his hand on his waist, as if he would draw his short sword in the next moment.

It was the name of his deceased wife.

Giulio looked at Giovanni, a little surprised that Giovanni's feelings for his ex-wife were real, but this did not hinder his next actions, he calmly stretched out a hand, pressed it on Giovanni's hand, and asked him to sit down.

"You want her to be ...... Is it included in the Blessed Holy Offers? ”

Giovanni didn't understand him at first, and then, breathlessly, he sat down, tore open the collar with all his might, and didn't even care that the precious gem pin landed on the hard marble floor, his hand grasped the arm of the chair, clenched, loosened, loosened, clenched, he looked at the ceiling, muttered a prayer, and then lowered his head again, and the ground suddenly had a few more damp circular marks.

"It can't be!"

"It's hard, but it's not impossible." Giulio said, "You just have to answer, yes or no......"

Of course, Giovanni, who loved his deceased wife deeply, could even be indifferent to Lucrecia's beauty, even full of hatred, because she had taken his wife's place, if the deceased wife could be consecrated after death, receive public salutation by all, have her own chapel and holy days, and in the mortal world, not only her mother and father, but also her husband and children could receive eternal protection and glory, and in heaven she could not only enter heaven, but also sit beside the saints and angels, at the feet of God, bathed in holy light and listened to holy sounds...... How could he not want to" Even if he had to sign a document declaring his incompetence, he was willing.

"It's not that bad." Giulio comforted him and said, "When the miracle is manifested, you will say, I saw your wife in the company of angels, and therefore you were inspired by my Lord to decide to do ten years of penance, and in that case your marriage to Luracia must also be dissolved—well...... Although in this decade, you ...... Maybe it could be shortened to three years? ”

"It doesn't matter, I have my priest and I have the church," the matter was settled, and Giovanni became excited, "and I already have an heir, and I don't want another woman to take her place, so let's just say it - it's a perfect ending that I didn't even expect, yes, I ...... You are my friend again, Giulio, my archbishop, you are truly a saint, a pure and unbeatable angel, you have brought me the Gospel, if you say something ...... If it happens, I'll do what you say. I'll pay you a lot of money, and that's okay, that's okay, I know it's not something that can be done with gold in the first place...... You should take it, you are my friend, you are my brother. I love you so much, have you noticed? Except for my wife! ”

"Well," said Giulio dryly, "I can see it." ”

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In fact, as Giovanni said, it is not easy to put someone in the ranks of saints, not to mention the indispensable bribes from top to bottom, but also to create holy miracles, to fool the people, to find witnesses, generally speaking, only the daughters of kings and archdukes may have this possibility, of course, the cost of a lot of money cannot be omitted, but Giovanni. Sforza finally got a fortune from the spoils of war and the ransom of Charles VIII, he not only returned Lucrecia's dowry, but also emptied most of the treasury and inner bag, which was still on the premise that Caesar tried to persuade his father Alexander VI - Alexander VI was reluctant, after all, although Giovanni's deceased wife was prominent, but the bloodline was not noble enough after all, and Sforza was only a few generations old, and the ancestor was only a mercenary, for this old priest, A woman's reputation doesn't seem to matter that much, as he says to Lucres: "As long as you are my daughter, people must recognize you as a virgin, even if you are pregnant." ”

But the pope was pleased to see Lucretia smile again after the rumors had disappeared, "Now people have more pity for Lucres," Caesar said, "and although she is beautiful, she is not loved by her husband, and now her husband is even going to abandon her for penance." ”

"I told you you didn't do it well." Alexander VI said: "The Borgia do not need the favor and pity of the people, they just need to fear and respect us." ”

With that, he turned and left.