Vol 3 Chapter 28: Rovere's ambition

The news that the French failed on the outskirts of Piedmont was not blocked because of the bad weather. It was not long before De Charlen received the letter that made him angry, and everyone in the city of Rome knew About the fiasco of the French army. (Pinyin of biqiwu)
Even if he did n’t have to walk down the street, De Charlen could perceive the changes in the surrounding atmosphere. He even felt that the usually cautious maids seemed to have raised their heads in front of him, and could no longer see the conqueror. Cautious.
What made De Charlen feel the worst was that the news clearly made the Romans who were still observing the wind aware of the extremely unfavorable situation of the French. Among them were several businessmen who were very important to him. .
Because Caesar's condition was not to allow the French to collect food in Rome, this made De Charlene attach importance to those businessmen who were not very concerned about it.
According to Charlene, these merchants could not only be a channel for him to provide military food, but more importantly, they might be allowed to owe part of the debt because he obviously did not have enough money to support thousands of people to spend the entire time. winter.
But now with the news of the French main defeat in Lombardy, those businessmen who could have helped him have gradually changed their attitude. When he sent someone to tentatively ask them, the reply he received was all kinds of excuses. Even some people vaguely revealed that they did not want to be involved with the French anymore.
De Charlen realized that this was a very dangerous sign.
Obviously, the Romans became restless because of the French army's fiasco. Perhaps some of the previously hidden enemies had begun to instigate the Romans in the city against the French occupation.
Or even if things are not so bad, as long as the Romans refuse to cooperate, it will be very bad for the French, the weather has become colder and colder, and the city of Rome is facing the coldest winter in years. .
De Charlene feels that the only thing he can count on so far is the Rovere family.
As a powerful pope who had once been a pope, and he was also the archbishop of Genoa, the influence of the Rovere family is undoubtedly in Rome, even if Alexander VI did not dare to directly return to the Rovere family in Rome It can be seen by people hurriedly.
And there is another reason for De Charlene to have confidence in the family ’s support. He and Constantine, Giuliano de la Rovere ’s son, are good friends.
Although many times the relationship of friends does not really play a role, at least it will not make things worse, and Charlene also believes that if anyone in Rome does not want the French to suffer a fiasco in Italy, the Rovere family must be One of them.
De Charlene certainly didn't know that he had missed a person in this guess.
When the news about the Lombard war came, the whole Roman city was almost boiling. Many Romans were excited and excited even in front of the French. This kind of emotion especially affected the Naples who are in the Palace of Marino. .
Speaking of hatred for the French, the Naples are more serious than the French, so when they heard the news, the Naples became even more excited.
So among these excited and inexplicable people, Alexander's indifference appeared a little more conspicuous.
It's just that no one thought that Alexander, who heard the news, not only didn't feel the slightest joy, but was rather upset.
The fiasco in Lombardy will undoubtedly prompt the French who occupied Rome to surrender because of despair. Considering the situation facing the French today and the increasingly cold weather, Alexander even wondered if the French could survive this winter. .
Alexander did not want the French to fail prematurely, not just because of the task Modillo gave him. From his own perspective, the French failed prematurely.
But how can he help those French people? Alexander feels a bit big.
Although the details of the French defeat in Lombardy were not as detailed as those in Charlemagne ’s letter, he vaguely remembered that the French generals had fallen into that field after walking a few steps. of.
Alexander doubted that in this situation, even if he could find a way to deliver the food outside the city to the French, it was doubtful whether they could hold the city of Rome.
After all, once the main force of the French army is truly annihilated, the French waiting for Rome will have to surrender.
Wouldn't it be possible to send food to the hands of the besieged French in Lombardy?
While secretly cursing the incompetent wastes of the French generals, Alexander was at a loss.
Just then, he received an invitation from Constantine.
Since Joanna stayed in the Portico Palace, she had called some of the relatives around her, and in order not to make people wonder why the Queen of Naples had not appeared all the time, Alexander in the Palace of Marino looked like Became the queen's diplomat in Rome.
After seeing Caesar, Cardinal Monteiro sent someone to the Palace of Marino. Although it is clear that Joanna is actually secretly controlled by Caesar, but in order to show it to outsiders, Cardinal Monteiro still expressed through Alexander. Concerned about the queen, it also conveyed the news that the pope decided to summon Joanna again.
During this period, Giovanni also sent someone to send a message to Alexander, but the news was just that Giovanni hoped to meet Alexander, but why did not explain.
Alexander knew that this was actually Giovanni suggesting to him that, considering the grievances and complaints between the brothers of the Borgia family, Alexander had some doubts that Giovanni ’s death might have a greater relationship with Caesar in the near future than The Jeffrey who was mad because of his wife and Giovanni being jealous.
Constantine's invitation came in a timely manner. In fact, during this time, the young and romantic knight never gave up on the offensive against Joanna, but the assassination of the Archbishop of Frankfurt left many people confused for a time.
The Rovere family apparently fell into trouble for a while because of this incident. The relationship between the Rovere family and the French made them destined to receive much attention in this matter. Some people even rumored that the Rovere family was related to the assassination.
This made the Rovere family very embarrassed, and even recommended Giuliano de la Rovere to become the cardinal such a big thing had to be forced to temporarily stop.
But Constantine obviously always remembered Joanna, so when the matter had just passed a few days, he could not bear to send someone to invite Alexander to his villa in the north of Rome.
Obviously, in order to eagerly understand Joanna's current situation, this knight who was deeply in love could not care how others thought about him.
Constantine's villa is located on the highest town of Quina Hill in the north. From here, you can look down almost half of the Roman city.
The exterior of the villa is embellished with a large number of irregular mica pieces, which looks quite ingenious, and the main body of the villa is a typical building with Oriental Saracen style, which makes the house look Very different.
Constantine was obviously anxious to know the news about Joanna, so when Alexander had just appeared, he had heard the news from the servant, so he hurried out of the villa.
Constantine is undoubtedly a hearty person who is enthusiastic, unrestrained, and daring to pursue what he longs for. This is completely a perfect knight who is full of romantic colors. Even in Alexander ’s opinion, if he is not pursuing Joanna Perhaps his love story may become a classic by a drama master in the future.
But now it seems that whether the drama ended in comedy or tragedy is a little bit unknown.
The two brothers of the Borgia family undoubtedly stared at Joanna, so it is unclear whether they are going to fight in person or find their own substitutes. But Constantine clearly has some gaps with the strength of this pair of brothers. Now he can only tell from the news from Alexander.
"I really can't bear it, maybe I should rush into the Portico Palace to rescue the poor queen," Constantine said to Alexander in an angry tone. "I know that the people of the Pogia family did not treat her According to what kindness, even the so-called misunderstanding of assassination may be the act of the Borgia family, so that there is only an excuse to take advantage of the house arrest of the queen. "
Alexander was unconvinced by Constantine's words. Because he was the one who had experienced the assassination, he was very clear that it was never an act. Whether it was a manslaughter or not, the assassin was no doubt trying to kill him.
As for rushing into Portico Palace, Alexander doubted whether his purpose was to rescue Joanna or to meet Lucrezia Pogia.
However, he was invited to meet Constantine this time, although it is indeed related to Joanna, but the bigger reason is still related to the French.
It was only for a moment that he could not figure out how to convince Constantine to believe him. After all, the Rovere family was also in deep trouble at this time, and obviously became more cautious.
"It must be cold this winter. I'm a little worried about the queen's body. After all, Rome is different from Naples," Constantine said in a slightly anxious tone. "I will send someone to send you some good fur. These are all from me. I bought it from the North, I hope you can pass it on to Her Majesty the Queen. "
"Of course, this is my duty." Alexander nodded his answer.
Then he heard Constantine seemingly inadvertently say: "This winter must be more uncomfortable in the north."
"Have you heard about the failure of the French in Lombardy?" Alexander decided to try it out.
Sure enough, when it comes to the French, Constantine becomes cautious, although there is no alert look, but Alexander's eyes become deeper.
"Of course I heard that this matter was indeed a disaster for the French," Constantine said nothing perfunctory and good news, because the whole Rome and even Italy knew that the Rovere family was the biggest leading party If that is true, it will not only appear hypocritical but will also be ridiculed by people who are regarded as spineless. "Their generals are too stupid. It seems that without the command of Charlie, the French team has become a group of people."
Alexander nodded slightly, and Constantine was right. Although Charlie was blinded by his initial victory, so that he did make a lot of mistakes in the later command, but he was indeed a rare military genius. The coalition forces composed of many countries have played very vividly, and even in the face of the powerful figures like Gonzalo, they have not completely lost their initiative on the battlefield.
But he returned to France, and his generals apparently did not have the abilities of the king. After exhausting the benefits that Charlie had laid for them before, he was left to retreat all the way.
Even at a critical moment, they also lost the possibility of safely withdrawing from the coalition because of looking ahead.
This may have caused Loveley's family, who are pinning their hopes on them, to have a headache.
Alexander thought so, and couldn't help thinking of the purpose of Constantine's invitation to him.
Is it really just for Joanna?
"Do you think the French will fail completely?" Alexander continued to ask.
"If you don't get help, their failure is almost inevitable, and everyone can see it," Constantine shook his head, seeing Alexander seemed surprised, and he smiled slightly. "You may be wondering why I don't do this. Be optimistic about the French, after all, if they fail, it will not benefit my family. "
Alexander did not deny that it was normal for him to think this way, and the relationship between the Rovere family and the French is well known.
"Archbishop," Constantine paused, seeing that Alexander nodded who he was talking about, and then went on to say, "The archbishop did not think that the French could really conquer all the city-states. It is not only because of these city-states. It has great strength in itself, and more importantly, the Empire and the Aragonese will not want to see this situation. "
"So what does the archbishop think should be done to solve the immediate trouble?" Alexander felt as if he had touched a certain doorway. Obviously Constantine came to him not only to show how he fell in love, but also mentioned the north Winter is by no means careless.
"Negotiations with the French asked Charlie to give up his crown, which should not belong to him, and he could get his army back."
Constantine bluntly stated his purpose, which made Alexander feel that the young man in front of him was somewhat similar to Caesar in some places.
Obviously they are all the kind of people who think that if they need to speak frankly, they will immediately cut into the theme and will not drag on the mud. This kind of person is either really straightforward and cute, or has a firm determination that no one else can match. Once decided, it is not easy to be shaken. .
Obviously, both of them belong to the latter.
"The King of France does not seem to agree to such conditions so easily, and now that the coalition forces have gained an advantage, who do you think will agree to such a proposal." Alexander looked at Constantine, and he was not worried that such a direct question would make the other party unhappy. Because he had already guessed that Constantine could say these things to him, definitely for a purpose.
"It is true, this suggestion seems to be of no benefit to both sides," Constantine really did not take Alexandria's questioning seriously. However, if I become Joanna's husband, and as a French bishop, Zhu The Archbishop of Leonor de la Rovere can swear allegiance to the King of France again. Do you think Charlie will oppose such a proposal? "
Constantine ’s words made Alexander a little silent ~ EbookFREE.me ~ He could not help but admit that this suggestion is indeed ingenious.
If Constantine could become Joanna ’s husband and Frederick had no heir, then Constantine would be fully qualified to claim Naples for his wife in the future.
And if he swears allegiance to the King of France, then Charlie has every reason to intervene in the future battle for the throne in Naples.
As for Frederick and Alfred's son, will he really be without Wang Si, but no one will really care about this issue.
It's just that Alexander is a little strange that he doesn't understand why Constantine would tell him this idea, although this is not a secret.
Seemingly seeing Alexander's doubts, Constantine took out an unsealed letter from a drawer and looked at the familiar badge on the wax seal. Alexander finally knew why he had to do this.
"I am very pleased to know Count Modillo's nephew. Speaking of which, our two are still cousins." Constantine said to Alexander with a smile.