Cardinal Picromini originally wanted to continue teaching Giulio for a few more years, and then let him go to Perugia or Pisa to study jurisprudence and theology, but the plan was always not as good as the change, and some people had already become interested in the pox, as we all know, if a person who has been infected with smallpox is cured, he will no longer be harmed by smallpox, so is it smallpox in the pope? Could he still be infected with smallpox? Yes, this dark age is not very kind to science, but that is only for the lower middle class, for the people at the top of the pyramid, whether it is religion or science, as long as it can bring them benefits, which is why Bishop Picomini was nicknamed "wizard" when he was in college, but he has been safe and sound, and even made it all the way to the bishop. And what happened in Assisi, if Caesar's father was not Borgia, and Borgia was not the head of the Templar Order, Bishop Perugia and Picromini would not have to worry about it.

In short, under the close attention of Cardinal Picomini, one or two of the nuns and priests around the Pope who were suffering from "smallpox" and were fortunate not to be buried alive, expelled and burned to death, soon disappeared, I don't know whether they were recalled by their family or kidnapped, but fortunately Picomini could ask Giulio directly, after learning that it was the blisters that grew on cattle that could be used to resist smallpox, Cardinal Picromini's hands could not help but tremble, what did it mean? It meant that one of the three plague demons feared by the people at this time: smallpox, plague, and the Black Death, would be permanently strangled in infancy. It was approximating, no, this was a miracle that landed on earth, visible and touchable, and Cardinal Picromini realized that it would be a feat too great for even the Pope to shake - he quickly collected all the cowherds, found those who had blisters, and raised them with smallpox patients—something Giulio could not do.

Cardinal Picromini was busy with his "work", and Giulio and the others were slowing down, but Julio was depressed compared to Joe, who was overjoyed by the unexpected break.

"Why don't you let Lorenzo know about it?" Ezio sat on the windowsill of Giulio's room, bending his slender legs, this information had also been delivered by him, it was not difficult to prove the truth of this matter, it only took a few cows, a few healthy people and a few smallpox patients, the plague was not something that humans could manipulate, even Assasin had to succumb to its obscenity, to Ezio's regret, as an assassin organization against the Templar Order, Assasin could only guarantee that this miraculous secret would not become a weapon for the enemy against them, To spread it convincingly, even Ezio had to admit that Assasin did not have the ability to do so.

Little Medici gave him a "no joke" look, "The Medici family can't afford such a heavy responsibility. "Not to mention, if someone unfortunately dies because of the cowpox planted (whether it is for its own reasons or external reasons), the Medici family will be attacked by a group of people, and the noose that hanged Pache is still shaking in front of the palace window, is it afraid that the family will not be destroyed fast enough to test human nature at this time? But if the clergy were to do it, they would only have to say lightly that they were "not religious."

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Blindfolded by silk and held tightly in Caesar's arms, Lucles let out a cry of horror as she felt the cold blade touch her arm.

Cardinal Picromini was unmoved, as a man who could already be considered a posthumous canon, there were only a handful of people in the entire Vatican, or in the whole of Europe, who could do it, and it was always as simple as possible to do so. With a sharp knife with a triangular head, he quickly made a cut about half an inch in the girl's soft, fair left arm, and then another longitudinally, the wound looked like a small cross, which was also required by the church. In fact, there are many things to be done for mortals to be inoculated against cowpox, and they have to do a lot of things, such as having to do Mass before "receiving the favor of God and the saints", praying all night, abstaining from eating and drinking, purifying themselves with strong wine, and so on.

Rodrigo. Borgia was indeed a very courageous man, he was the first bishop after Picomini to receive cowpox planting, and his children were only two or three months late, even the youngest Avery was also in the ranks of vaccinations, although Cardinal Picomini had warned Avery that he was only four years old and that vaccination with cowpox was likely to cause him to have a high fever, Rodrigo insisted on his decision after thinking about it for a few days, smallpox was more dangerous to the child than a possible high fever.

Lucresia's arm was wrapped when the blindfold was untied, and she would have a period of fever and blistering, and in order to avoid scarring, if the vaccinator was wealthy and generous, the priests would instruct them to keep their children who could not control themselves in a "religious" sleeping position, effectively for the parents to immobilize their hands and feet, and to isolate them from other people who had not grown cowpox.

Cowpox brings great prestige and income to the church, ordinary civilians may not use the atonement, and there will be no strong need to celebrate Mass, but even if they do not care about the lives of their children, they must cherish themselves, and cowpox can be said to be monopolized by the church, and now less than a pair of people know that the liquid in the wound is extracted from the ulcers on the cow's body, they only know that this "holy thing" can prevent smallpox, fifty gold coins per ounce, can inoculate twenty to thirty people, and this is still for the common people, the cost of a single "holy relic". The church was rarely generous enough to allow them to raise money for Mass, and the isolated rooms could be divided into two, six, and twelve rooms, and the price was relatively cheap for liquor and clean white cloth.

The nobles were much more elaborate and elaborate - the silver knives used to cut open the wounds were specially cast and prayed by the bishop or the pope himself, the spirits used to cleanse the body were brewed by the most devout ascetics, the noble priests instead of butchers and barbers performed the operation, they were allowed to hold the cross during the operation, the subsequent cultivation and care were to be done in the monastery, and the glass vials containing the so-called "holy relics" were also fixed in silver boxes inlaid with gold instead of copper or wood.

Rodrigo examined Lucrecia's wound and promised another jeweled ring, but Luclecia didn't want the ring, and she asked, "Can I go to Perugia with Caesar?" ”

Before Cardinal Borgia could reply, he heard a loud metal clash as Cardinal Picomini was throwing a cleaned silver knife into the silver box containing the spirits, so he grimaced helplessly: "I would love to grant your wishes, Lucrecia, but ......"

Now it was Lucrecia's turn to turn her head angrily, and she deliberately sighed loudly so that her father could hear: "How many things are bad on this but." ”

Rodrigo laughed suddenly: "This is a very philosophical statement," he asked, "where did you hear and read it?" ”

From Giulio. The Medici were there, but Lucrecia could vaguely sense that her father was in fact not so enthusiastic about the Medici family, "Then can I go to Perugia?" ”

"I'm sorry, no." Rodrigo said, "Caesar is going to college, what are you going to do?" ”

"I can go to college too." Lucrecia said hopefully.

"But you're a girl." Rodrigo wore her long, soft hair like gold: "Too much knowledge will only bring misfortune to the girl." ”

But Giulio didn't think so, Lucrecia endured it for a long time before she said it, she had seen how Giulio got along with Madeleine, in addition to hiring guards and recruiting servants for her, he also encouraged Madeleine to read, not only the Bible, but also books about saints or virgins, some books that many considered deviant, as long as Giulio could find them, he would bring them to Madeleine—Lucles had secretly read several books in Madeleine's room, and in these books, Women are no longer weak or vassals of men, they are intelligent, strong, brave, and know how to get what they want skillfully and thoughtfully, even if it is not a jewel or a lace, but an army, a court or even a nation. Caesar didn't want her to have too much, intimate contact with Giulio, and Lucrecia once thought she could do it, but she found that as time went on, her doubts had accumulated to the point where she couldn't contain them—but just like her father, Rodrigo. Borgia and Caesar's attitude, she also knew they wouldn't want one...... How so...... A daughter and sister with a sense of independence. Although they loved her very much, like all the people around them, they did not see a woman as a separate individual, she always had to cling to something, relying on her father and family when she was a daughter, and her husband and son when she became a wife.

The more she learned, the more panicked and empty Lucrecia's heart became, and she sometimes even complained to herself, why did she go through those strange books? They may not have benefited her, but she is more often glad that she has access to this precious knowledge, she does not want to be a treasure of the Borgia family, she is not a rare gem, she is not a gorgeous rose.

She's human.

Lucracia's request will certainly not be granted, and even if Rodrigo goes crazy, the University of Perugia will not accept a single female student,

To Giulio's surprise, not only Caesar, but also him and Joshua were sent to Perugia together. Cardinal Picromini was fortunate enough to have three extremely brilliant students, as well as two less intelligent, but equally illustrious giveaways (Joe. Medici ==, Terra. Baglioni ==), the first three of the "Seven Arts" course has basically ended, and according to the requirements of the university at that time, after completing grammar, rhetoric, and ethics, you can get a bachelor's degree, and after completing arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music, you can get a master's degree, and obtain the qualification to continue studying three advanced specialized departments, theology, medicine, and canon law (and Roman law), and only after completing these three courses can you obtain a doctorate. The age limit is 12 years old, after all, the university teachers don't want to deal with a bunch of naughty children who are still bare-bottomed and dragging their noses.

It takes about 12~13 years to complete the elementary and advanced courses, except for the fools, except for geniuses, the Medici, Lovere and Borgia all go directly to the advanced courses of the university, Caesar chose law, Joe and Tyra are the same, only Giulio and Joshua chose medicine, but it doesn't matter, they will all be involved in the three courses, but the focus and order are different.

Giulio interestingly found that the university in the 15th century was not very different from hundreds of years later.

The classroom is well-lit, neatly arranged with sloping desks and benches, and the gray-bearded instructor foams and talks endlessly on the high podium, and the students below are listening attentively, some are wandering in the world, and there are not a few who are napping; First of all, you have to pay the registration fee, and then you will be charged the tuition fee according to the name of the course and the instructor (there are also students who do not pay the tuition fee to skip the class), and when you get the degree, you will have to pay the degree fee, as well as the money to attend various ceremonies and obtain the certificate, and it is also a large fee to copy your own file.

However, at this time, the university did not have dormitories, and the students lived in rented houses near the university, and the local residents hated these guys because they were rude and irritable, and often did things like stealing chickens and dogs - among the students were relatives of nobles and priests, but there were also merchants, townspeople and even the children of farmers, and the latter two were able to go to college only because they were lucky enough to meet someone who was willing to sponsor them, and they were smart and clever enough. But this often means that without a family allowance, they can't afford to pay for two or three meals a day, they are much more expensive than rent, and even with the cheap light meals offered at university, they still feel stressed.

If they were lucky, they might have been able to become clerks or monks, but there were also those who, led by the temptation of gentlemen who did not have to worry about money, who were immersed in wine, casinos, and prostitutes, either died of hunger, cold, and sickness somewhere in the winter streets, or were reduced to thieves and robbers, and were thrown into prison or hanged.

Julio really doesn't know what to say about this, Caesar, Joe and Tyra have such people around them, they think they can be looked at differently by the children of Borgia and the Medici by virtue of their flattery, but they don't know that Caesar because of ambition, Joe because of laziness, Terra because of arrogance, it is impossible to put useless people in the eyes, their loyalty is worthless in the eyes of these three people, and when they leave in a year or two, these empty their money bags and time in order to follow Borgia and others, What should a guy who has achieved nothing on his own?

"It's useless." Joshua walked up to Julio with a thick stack of manuscripts, "They only saw that someone was indeed favored by the nobles because of it." ”

"Didn't they realize that the people who were favored themselves had something to value in Borgia?" Julio said with a smile as he helped Joshua pick up more than half of the books, which were really thick and heavy, with wooden or metal covers in addition to the inner pages of the sheepskin, and some important books with chains—Joshua's face was completely healed, but perhaps because of the cold at that time, he would get sick in the winter, and his body was usually very weak.

"They are lucky," Joshua said, holding the book and stretching his shoulders, "it's a bargain to buy a priesthood or a banker's position for a few gold ducats." Provided, of course, that they can do it. ”