Chapter 392: Political Undercurrents (Page 1/1)

While Corleone and Rambo are preparing to return to the Italian Peninsula in full swing, many changes are taking place on the Italian Peninsula on the other side.

The Black Death and the Reformation, which can be said to be entirely centered on the Italian peninsula, caused by the simultaneous occurrence of these two events, could not be eliminated in a short period of time.

In fact, the entire political landscape of the Italian peninsula has ushered in a complete reshuffle.

Before the outbreak of the Black Death, the Duke of Gian, although he was the ruler of the Italian peninsula, was in fact limited in many ways.

The most important aspect is that the Holy See occupies a huge weight here, and it can even be said that it occupies half of the country, and some cities will not care about the orders of the Duke of Ji'an at all, and all the taxes there will be paid back to the Holy See in the end.

But with the fall of the Pope and the return of the Duke of Gian to the Italian peninsula, things will naturally be different here.

As soon as possible, the Duke of Ji'an began to order his soldiers to control all the cities, and each city represented huge interests, although there were no people in it for the time being, but as time went by, these were extremely huge potential stocks.

However, the Duke of Ji'an also understands that it is impossible for him to monopolize such a big interest alone, although the Medici family is strong, the intelligence system and the assassination department are not things that can be put on the table, and there is only one female Margaret among the heirs, under the constraints of these conditions, they are destined to be unable to keep the existing interests, and the final result will inevitably go to the side that the Duke of Ji'an least wants to see.

In this case, the Duke of Ji'an, in desperation, finally came up with a plan that was not the best, but it was the most beneficial to the current situation.

The Pope stepped down, and the successor Pope Maudsal was scheduled to take over on July 15, and the succession ceremony was traditionally held in the ancient city of Rome on the Italian peninsula.

The papal succession is a major event, in a sense, even more important than the succession to the throne, so nobles from all over the world will rush to participate.

Eugen is naturally no exception, speaking of which, he can also be regarded as the promoter behind the pape's succession, and there are many things here that will involve his city of Leber, so of course, Eugen will rush over to participate.

The Duke of Ji'an seized this opportunity and deliberately approached Eugen for a secret investigation.

According to the Duke of Giangyan's intentions, he wanted Eugen to help him secure his interests in the Italian peninsula, and Eugen proposed to support Margaret's succession.

To put it mildly, with Eugen's current status, his words definitely have an extremely heavy weight, and these weights may not be enough to change the heir to a duke's position, but if you want to provide protection, it is definitely a breeze to let the person who should have been given the position become a duke.

And he now has an extraordinary status in the Holy See, the new Pope Modesal, has said in public many times that the Marquis of Eugen is his closest friend, and the two are also the best allies, and the meaning of Count Eugen can represent his meaning.

With this assurance, there is no doubt that the Holy See will be able to make great concessions as long as Eugen says a word, and without the Holy See interfering with it, it will not be difficult for the Duke of Guian to occupy the interests of the entire Italian peninsula.

It's just that in the face of Duke Ji'an's request, Eugen showed embarrassment on his face, and after thinking about it, he still said: "It is my duty to support Margaret to become a duke, Margaret is still my good friend, as long as she wants to sit in that position, she will definitely be able to sit on it!" ”

Eugen first gave his own guarantee, and then said: "However, in terms of the interests of the Italian peninsula, I have no way to guarantee, these depend on the meaning of the new pope, Rome and the Vatican are holy places of the Holy See, such a place, if you want to interfere, I don't know how to speak." ”

Eugen told his difficulties, the Duke of Giann did have a good relationship with him and helped him in many ways, but Modesal was also his friend, and the palms and backs of his hands were full of meat, and Eugen really didn't know how to choose.

What's more, Rome is also the territory of the Holy See, and if the Duke of Ji'an is not even ready to let go of Rome, his appetite is a little too big.

Of course, Duke Gian understands this, in fact, all he wanted at the beginning was to let Margaret succeed to the throne smoothly, which was his main purpose, and as for the benefits or something, it was just some additional conditions.

Now that the Medici family has maintained a friendly and intimate relationship with Eugen, the power possessed by Eugen is already terrifying.

As time goes by, Eugen will inevitably go further, and at that time, even if all the interests of the Italian peninsula are now counted, it may not be as much as Eugen's dime.

Immediately, the Duke of Ji'an laughed and said: "Hahaha, of course, in terms of the interests of the peninsula, Marquis Eugen, you can decide, I won't have any opinions, I just hope to arrange a good environment for Margaret, so that she can be the Duchess of the Medici family with peace of mind!" ”

Eugen didn't expect Duke Ji'an to be so easy to talk to, in Eugen's impression, Duke Ji'an has always been an old fox, if there is such an opportunity to make profits, he will never let it go easily.

But after thinking about it carefully, he also understood what Duke Ji'an meant, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face, and Eugen agreed to this matter.

He also said that regarding the interests of the peninsula, it is still necessary to call Modesal, and the three of them have a good chat and are making plans.

The vast Italian peninsula, with just three words from three people, can determine the final pattern, and this is the energy they have.

And in fact, when Eugen speaks, he can make the other two people have nothing to say, which can also be seen how far Eugen's strength has swelled at the moment.

These things were ultimately to be determined in private, and as time went on, in the blink of an eye, it was July 15th, the day of the Pope's succession.

The pomp and circumstance of this day was not much worse than the banquet in Vienna that day, after all, in terms of wealth, perhaps the Holy See was richer than the royal family of the Holy Roman Empire.

A large number of nobles rushed to Rome, as well as priests and bishops from all over the country, who were also involved.

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