Chapter 152: The Coming Storm (I)
The fact that Arezzo and Albizi were intent on rebelling was like a blood tumor bursting in Florence's body, which was both surprising and infuriating.
The Florentine councillors, since the defeat of the invincible Caesar. Borgia began to be ambitious, and while they were not the first to show hostility towards the surrounding cities, they were equally intolerant of provocations from others - before that, there were those who questioned Giulio. Why did the Medici design and build the walls for Lucca? Of course, there are not many fools like this, maybe Lucca, Pisa, and Florence have been on a crusade for the past one or two hundred years, but in the face of Borgia - although people at this time did not have the concept of death, Caesar. How Borgia conquered Romagna step by step, they all saw it very clearly.
And Arezzo, without exaggeration, has been a dependency of Florence since two hundred years ago, except for Pierrot when Charles VIII invaded Italy. The Medici had gone mad with fear, and no Florentine thought it could be divided, especially now that the members of Borgia's conspiracy committee were outraged, especially those who had relatives and friends in the city government of Arezzo - without knowing the details, just look at the similar, territorial riots to guess that these people must be more than lucky, and if Borgia was going to let his mercenary captain take over Arezzo in his place, They will not leave anyone who can still hold power.
Giulio and the Medici were worried about Leonardo. Da Vinci's safety, if he has not been killed for the time being, then, once the Arezzo incident, Caesar. Borgia's conspiracy is shattered, and he must once again face the Florentine, or rather, Giulio. The failure that the Medici gave him, he must have gone mad with anger - Leonardo. Leonardo da Vinci was afraid that he would not be able to get rid of the suspicion on his body, let alone Caesar. Borgia has never been the kind of guy who needs evidence to convict someone.
While in Rome, the famous Duke Valentino and the Duke of Romagna often executed those who dared to speak irresponsible to the Borgia family, and even worse, he would happily extract criminals from prison during feasts and kill them one by one in front of his guests in the way he pleased. Caesar, it's better to say he's like Nero. Claudius. Caesar – The Roman emperor who was also famous for his brutality and madness.
Ezio could hardly have imagined that if Leonardo. Leonardo da Vinci fell into the hands of Caesar, how he would be tortured, although this friend was a little cowardly and afraid, the Assassin of Assasin did not want to be tortured in those who described Caesar. His face or name can be seen in the booklet of the Borgia atrocities.
It was difficult for Giulio to get out, and unlike the leisurely time before he left Rome, when he was only secretary to Cardinal Picromini, the Congregation of the Sacraments – in fact, it was a name conventionally adopted for the sake of convenience, and its work was very mixed, because almost everything related to the seven sacraments – baptism, confirmation, confession, communion, final conviction, ordination and marriage – had to be reconciled, examined and recorded by them It is left to the Pope's Chancellery.
Compared with the Chancellery, which controls the lifeblood of the entire Church's knowledge dissemination and drafts and publishes the most authoritative official documents of the Holy See; The Apostolic Administration of Property, which controls the economic resources of the Holy Treasury and the Holy See as a whole, including but not limited to taxes, indulgences, foreign loans, and the handling of financial affairs such as taxes; It has universal jurisdiction over all judicial matters of the Holy See, the right to hear civil appeals, grants of pardon and grant grants to applicants, deals with matters of final judicial adjudication and mediation of administrative disputes, and defends its own administrative power: the Court of the Holy Wheel, the House of Pardon and the Supreme Court (the Chancellor is the Pope); and the Salaries Administration, which helped the Pope in drafting and issuing the edicts (Cardinal Ferrari reluctantly conceded it, while Pope Alexander VI promised Joshua. The position of the Inspector of Lovere's Sacred Warriors is here). This so-called sacramental liturgical ministry is, to put it mildly, more like a clerk and a small worker who helps with the chores of the above departments, and it is no wonder that Pope Alexander VI so readily agreed to Cardinal Picomini's request.
But in Giulio's view, although the Sacramental Liturgy has little power to speak of, its status is low, and it needs to be busy all day long, it can be said to be the center of information in the whole of Italy and even Europe, and even as long as there are Catholics, after all, the seven sacraments (except ordination) run through almost every Catholic's life, especially those dignitaries with a certain status and wealth, if a child is born, a relative dies, or a marriage is married, it must come to Rome to dedicate a Mass- Not to mention that in addition to the Prime Minister's Office and the three major courts, there are some small things that others don't want to take care of will also be handed over to them, but no one usually pays attention to the contents - and Giulio is now sorting these things, even misappropriating a little sleep time.
Ezio was also not going to involve Giulio in the operation, Giulio was more useful in Rome than elsewhere, he had hoped that the kid would become an Assasin Assassin, but now, it was clear that he would become a much more powerful man - Giulio. The Medici was like a young oak tree, and although it had been struck by lightning and struck by an axe, it did not stop it from stretching its branches vigorously into the rain and sun, and of course, most importantly, Ezio did not want to be whipped by Cardinal Picromini and run all over the courtyard.
"Miguel. Coriero won't kill Leonardo. Da vinci. Giulio said after a moment's thought.
"That's exactly what I wanted." Ezio said that if Miguel had killed Leonardo and threw him into the sea or river as he pleased, then no matter what they did, they would not be able to save his friend's life or even his body.
"Miguel has always been with the Borgia family, not only because of his loyalty, but also because he is not a brute force fool, he knows how to deal with Borgias, especially Pope Alexander VI and Caesar. Borgia ......" Giulio was silent for a while: "If it was only Caesar when he was a teenager, he might still be willing to listen to the persuasion of others, but now Caesar, if Miguel killed Leonardo, maybe Caesar will not punish him immediately, but Caesar will not believe him anymore...... Caesar would not allow anyone to do things beyond him, even if the original intention was for him - not to mention, Leonardo was the chief engineer he had just appointed, and everyone knew that Caesar was extremely fond of him, and if Miguel killed Leonardo, he would simply shake his authority and deprive him of his dignity. ”
"So Miguel won't kill Leonardo, he may be injured and tortured, but he will still live." Giulio continued, "But he'll be sent to a place to be imprisoned, no," he changed his mind, "Wait, Ezio, have you asked the innkeeper?" ”
"They don't know much," said Ezio, "they said that they had been threatened by a group of strangers that day, and they had heard the guest who had left the mark in the room arguing with them, and they had heard the miserable cries, but they did not dare to leave their room at all." ”
"Did they see Leonardo leave?"
"No," said Ezio, "but they said they took a chest...... You mean," he looked up, "they packed Leonardo in a box?" ”
"Well, if I were Miguel, I would just put Leonardo. Leonardo da Vinci sent to Caesar. Borgia in front of him, let him handle it himself. "But he doesn't go to a caravan casually—wait," said Giulio, who stood up, jumped nimbly into his chair, and took out from the top of the bookshelf a map of the Tuscany region of power that he had redrawn from his time in Lucca, including several strongholds of the Albizi family and their usual trade routes, "the shortest distance," he pointed to a winding path: "to Camerino, where two days ago, the head of the Carmelinos, Davanola, and his two sons died, Strangled in their castle, his relatives begged us to make a grand mass of atonement for them, for they could not be sure if they had done penance and the sacrament of death—Caesar had done it, Caesar would not have left Camerino so quickly, and as it was his custom to watch Davanola have all his money and possessions carried before leaving, as he had done before. He looked at Ezio, "They're most likely to go down this path, but I can't guarantee it." ”
"That's enough." Ezio stood up and hugged Giulio, "I'll be the first to tell you the result." ”
With that, Ezio jumped out of the window, and Giulio stood in front of the window, watching the familiar white figure fade into the darkness, those golden eyes, like lakes in the winter sun, seemingly warm, but long frozen solid.
He called the monk who had been waiting at the door, told him something, and went to Joe all the night. Cardinal Medici's mansion, although it is not yet the time for the final launch, can also be sent to Caesar. Borgia, as well as Alexander VI, claimed some interest back.