Vol 7 Chapter 206: bad boy

There were potholes and mud on the road that had just rained, and sewage splashed from passing horses and vehicles from time to time was splashed on passers-by, causing waves of scolding.
The wheel of a carriage jolted in a puddle and rolled forward with large patches of mud. A peddler standing by the carriage wiped his dirty clothes and spit at the back of the carriage. .
Of course the people in the car didn't know that a civilian was so unreasonable to him. Sitting in the car covered by thick curtains, Jeffrey was playing with a ruby ​​ring on his finger.
This ring looks ordinary, but it is of great significance to Jeffrey.
This is a token sent to him by Ferdinand, and this ruby ​​ring proves Ferdinand’s promise to him.
Jeffrey had just left from a prestigious cardinal who was an important supporter of the old Rovere, and his purpose of visiting the bishop was to expose the relationship between his father and his sister Lucrezia A malformed relationship that is unacceptable.
He proved to the cardinal that Lucrezia’s son, Joanne Jr., was not the child of the Duke of Rome Thesia, but the sin of his father, and his sister had that kind of behavior long before he knew the Duke of Rome. Non-ethical relationship.
According to Geoffrey, it was precisely because of this Alexander VI that he tried his best to facilitate the fate between Lucrezia and Gombray, so that he could cover up the terrible crime he committed.
The cardinal was obviously shocked by Jeffrey’s words. He asked Jeffrey in a skeptical tone if he knew what he was talking about. To get a clear understanding of him, this was accusing a pope and him. His biological father and sister.
And Jeffrey's answer is "Everything I say is because of the conscience of a true Christian and the dignity of a nobleman".
Jeffrey couldn't forget the incredible look the cardinal looked at him, but there was still ecstasy that could not be concealed.
Jeffrey had never met Lucrezia's son, but just thinking about that child was Giovanni was enough to arouse his anger.
Even if it has been a long time, he can't forget the ambiguous relationship between his wife Xia San and Giovanni. For this reason, when Giovanni was killed, he even risked being misunderstood as a murderer and used a harsh tone to speak to Xia. Sang said, "Once I am not sorry for his death, the only regret is that it was too late."
His words were later known to Alexander VI. After being severely criticized, Alexander VI said to him in an ironic tone: "If you really killed Giovanni, even though I am angry, at least It can prove that you have some guts to be a conspirator, but in fact you don’t even have the courage to be a murderer."
Jeffrey will never forget the way Alexander VI looked at him at the time. It was not just a dislike for his suspicion about his origin, but a complete contempt.
From that time on, Jeffrey swore in his heart that one day everyone in the Borgia family would be completely destroyed, even if he himself had such a status because of this surname.
So when he learned that the old Rovere was trying to dethrone Alexander VI, Jeffrey immediately took the initiative to find Alexander VI's enemy without hesitation.
And when Ferdinand's people just showed her the meaning of temptation, he unreservedly showed his willingness to cooperate with Ferdinand.
And his only condition is to drive Giovanni's wife and children away and become Duke of Gandino himself.
Jeffrey rubbed the ruby ​​on the ring with a piece of velvet, and he believed that the news he had just revealed to the cardinal would soon reach the old Rovere.
Jeffrey played a trick here. He didn't tell the old Rovere about the incident, but only told the cardinal. This was actually an idea he wanted to buy.
After all, the retelling by others may not be so reliable. I believe that Old Rovere must want to hear the ins and outs of things from him, so he must prepare in advance the bargaining chips for exchange.
Jeffrey thought that maybe he could try to get the old Rovere to support his wife Chasson's claim to the throne of Naples.
The unification of Naples and Sicily made Sicily a powerful country, but now the Queen of Sicily has no heir.
With the successive deaths of the members of the Naples royal family, Chassan suddenly became the closest to the throne in the Naples royal family.
This was something that no one had thought of before, and Jeffrey couldn't help being tempted.
If the Queen of Sicily ends up without success, it may not be impossible for Chassant as a line of Naples to inherit Naples or even the entire Sicilian throne.
Although this idea may sound like a daydream, what if it comes true?
And even if it doesn’t succeed, it’s harmless, and maybe even use this to bargain with Ferdinand.
Thinking of these Jeffreys, I felt that I still had some abilities to be a conspirator.
At this time, he was eager to see what Alexander VI would be like when he heard about Anxi's rumors about him, and finally Lucrezia, he didn't care what she would think.
The carriage swayed along the street, thanks to the complete set of complex urban drainage systems established in Rome centuries ago. Although the Tiber River had several major floods after the fall, the city was large. Most places have not yet encountered the threat of flooding.
As for the famous Qiqiu, those places don't have to worry about being flooded.
The horse-drawn carriage drove along the Tiber River in the direction of Xilian Mountain, and the turbulent water from time to time came ashore to splash large waves.
Jeffrey didn't think of Giovanni when he looked at the turbid rolling river.
Giovanni’s death has become a mystery, and it has been so long that he has never found a murderer.
Jeffrey sometimes wondered what Giovanni experienced in the last part of his life, and what he was thinking at the time.
But he obviously couldn't imagine the situation at the time, he only remembered that he almost laughed out of excitement when he saw Giovanni's body.
Maybe he will laugh again next time, but when he thinks that Xia Sang seems to have been close to that Maximo recently, his original good mood suddenly changes again.
One day I will kill that Maximo. Jeffrey has set a small goal for himself. He thinks this is not a difficult task. After all, he can let a church crown fall, and it should be easier to deal with a cardinal. too much.
The carriage shook twice and turned on the road to Xilian Mountain.
The sound of the river surging behind him became smaller and smaller. Jeffrey waved his fist from time to time in the carriage. He guessed that Xia Sang must be fooling around with that Massimo at this time. This made him treat that person. Hatred even more.
The carriage shook violently again twice, and Jeffrey sitting in the carriage was suddenly swayed, his head hit the wooden board hard, and he couldn't help letting out a cry of pain.
"What idiot are you doing!"
Jeffrey slammed his fist on the car twice and cursed the coachman, and when he drove the clumsy guy away after thinking about going back, he suddenly heard a short scream.
Just when Jeffrey hadn't figured out what happened, suddenly accompanied by a harsh sound, the carriage swayed and slid down the slope!
Jeffrey screamed in panic. He grabbed a protruding wooden board and tried to get his body out of the window, but the carriage slid faster and faster along the slope.
With the creaking and painful sound of the car body, Jeffrey felt that the car body seemed likely to collapse at any time.
Finally, with a dull sound, the wheels that could not bear the violent bumps were broken into pieces, and the overturned carriage immediately rolled down the slippery road like a huge wooden barrel.
Jeffrey screamed in horror. In the constant tumbling, he saw the Tiber River getting closer and closer. With a cry of horror and despair, the almost completely broken carriage slammed into a stone on the bank of the river. , First bounced upwards, and then crashed into the river.
The carriage could not help rolling in the river water, and a hand could still be seen faintly poking out from the crack in the broken car door, but soon the carriage overturned, and the turbid and turbulent river water wrapped the carriage wreckage like a large pile of debris, downstream Billowing away.
Someone saw this terrible tragedy and they gathered on the river bank to give pointers, but no one wanted to help the poor victim in the car.
"A hapless nobleman," someone said, and he took a few stones and threw them into the river, as if that would make the carriage sink faster. "It seems that God has really appeared."
"Should we report this to the city defense army, so maybe we can get a bounty."
Another person suggested this, which immediately attracted the attention of others, so several people quickly turned and ran towards the nearest city defense station.
Among these crowds, an inconspicuous middle-aged man stood among the crowd watching the carriage gradually disappearing into the river, until no sign of it was visible, the man tidied away. Slightly tattered travel robes, with a back basket that looked like going out for business, squeezed out the crowd behind them, and walked away.
In the half-hill villa, the old Rovere stood alone by the garden wall near the of the back mountain, looking at the city of Rome under the mountain.
He vaguely remembered that Alexander seemed to like the scenery here, so he liked to spend more time in this garden every time he visited here.
Old Rovere actually didn't like this place very much. Although he could overlook the whole city from a condescending position, he felt that it was too remote and farther away from the Vatican.
Now he is the only one in the Villa in the Mid-Levels, Constantine is still in Ferrara, and he is now enthusiastically waiting for the implementation of the Lombardy Agreement, and then he can go and become his Duke of Milan.
But Barendi has not come back for a long time, or before she officially married Alexandria, she had regarded Montina as her home, not here, let alone Genoa.
Old Rovere felt lonely. He felt that his children were just as unconscionable as the young people in the other families he knew. Once they grew up, they would go their separate ways, completely disregarding their parents.
Old Rovere shook his head thinking this way. He found that he suddenly felt a little sentimental, which made him feel that he was really old.
A servant walked quickly and first reported to him the visit of Lord Cardinal, and then reported that an officer of the city defense army had asked him to be summoned. although
The old Rovere was somewhat surprised. He knew that since Alexander VI's secretary Nomello became a Roman civic guard, this man firmly held the city defense forces in his own hands, so an officer of the city defense forces would come to see him This is somewhat abrupt.
This made Old Rovere couldn't help being careful, he didn't know if there was any conspiracy in it, but the cardinal's visit made him somewhat relieved.
At least Nomello was not stupid enough to have trouble with the two cardinals at the same time, and seriously speaking, the Roman was also from Alexandria, then he shouldn't do anything too violent.
Old Rovere decided to see the city defense officer first, but he didn't expect that the other party brought him a news that made him startled.
"Jeffrey Borgia?"
"Yes, my lord, this is a pity," the officer replied respectfully. "After the civic officer knows this, he ordered me to report the news to you immediately. My lord, would you like me to take it back? ?"
"Please tell Master Noomero...oh no, that's it."
The old Rovere stopped when he spoke. He waved his hand to signal that the officer could leave, and then he stroked the thick gray beard under his jaw and fell into contemplation.
It wasn't until the servant reported to him that the cardinal had come, and the old Rovere woke up from the dust. He looked at the excited cardinal who seemed to have discovered some treasure with questioning eyes.
"My lord, there is good news to report to you. Jeffrey Borgia visited me not long ago and he said something that must be of interest to you."
A momentary trance flashed across the old Rovere's face, and he calmly motioned to the bishop to say his intentions at random.
The bishop immediately reported Jeffrey's allegations to him excitedly, and from time to time he would also say his views on this matter.
"This will completely discredit him. No, he will go straight to hell." The bishop made no secret of his ill feeling towards Alexander VI. "We have been held in the hands of a villain these years. The Vatican's reputation is because he has It was extremely bad, and now we finally have a chance to get rid of this dishonest person."
The old Rovere listened quietly, and at the same time quickly wondered what the relationship between the news that was just heard about Jeffrey's experience and the bishop said is there?
As for whether Jeffrey was killed because of his stupid act, the old Rovere had no doubts.
His only surprise was that "those people" would start so quickly.
Think about the officer under Nomello who reported this to myself, and then recall the relationship between Nomello and Alexander. Old Rovere felt that he already understood something.
This is undoubtedly an unabashed warning!
Although the old Rovere chose to cooperate with Alexander VI in the case of Jeffrey in exchange for the support of the two Alexanders for Constantine becoming the Duke of Milan, this does not mean that if Alexander VI can be given a fatal blow, He will be willing to give up this good opportunity.
Because of this, "those people" revealed this to him immediately after deciding to kill Jeffrey. This was obviously to warn him not to make any ideas about Alexander VI and his daughter.
As for who the "those" are, old Rovere knows how many people are.
Cardinal Massimo, Patron Nomello, and perhaps Giovanni de Medici, who is also a Cardinal.
The elder Rovere has always wondered why the people of the Medici family seem to disapprove of Alexander's annexation of Florence, and in many cases they will show support for the pressure, which makes him suspect that there may be something wrong between Alexander and the Medici family Known transactions.
The bishop was still making various suggestions with excitement, until he finally found out that Old Rovere didn't seem to be very interested.
"My friend, I am very grateful for everything you have done for me, but this time we may be powerless," the old Rovere let out a "hum" a little sarcastically. "Some people are too anxious, but this is good at least. One less trouble."
"What adults are you talking about?" the bishop asked puzzled.
"That's it. Not long after leaving your residence, Jeffrey Borgia's carriage fell into the Tiber by accident."
Seeing the bishop was unbelievable at first, and then instantly understood something, his face became pale, the old Rovere said in a deep voice: "So I said some people are too anxious, this matter..."
He shook his head and glanced at the cardinal who seemed to have not yet awake because of fear, and his eyes flashed with imperceptible disappointment.
After the cardinal left, the old Rovere slowly walked into the garden and looked at the city of Rome under the hill through the low wall like Alexander did. He fell into thought again.
After not knowing how long, the old Rovere, who finally seemed to have figured out something, walked back to the house and began to write a letter.
"My dear Barendi, as a father, I have to care about your current situation. If Alexander still has not sent you an official invitation to Castile, UU reading www.uukanshu.com I think you should Seriously consider how to deal with this situation. Okay, now there is a good opportunity before us. I think this can help you realize your wish as soon as possible..."
Looking at the back of the messenger leaving, Old Rovere felt slightly relieved.
As soon as he heard the news that Jeffrey was chasing the river, he was also a little gagged because of accidents and anxiety, but now the old Rovere felt that this might not be a good thing.
If Jeffrey in the past was a bear kid, now he has become a catastrophe that may cause trouble for everyone.
So after the initial accident, after calming down, the old Rovere saw threats and warnings from Jeffrey's death, but he also saw a good opportunity for his son to realize the Duke of Milan dream as soon as possible.
"Rodrigo, let me help you again, and then it's time for you to give me back."
Old Rovere looked at the looming Vatican in the distance and whispered to himself, he suddenly realized that he somewhat understood why Alexander liked this place.