Vol 3 Chapter 148: Gonzalo

Giovanni Sforza is dead.
When he heard the news, Alexander was somewhat surprised.
In his memory, Giovanni finally escaped from the plot of the Borgia family. He was lucky to escape from his relatives who tried to murder him and quickly returned to his territory, although then because of being forced The divorce has been greatly humiliated, but Giovanni Sforza has survived, and he has always been indignant about his experience, and even became a lifelong enemy of the Borgia family, until a few years later. During the battle, the wounded infection caused complications and screamed.
But he didn't expect him to die like this, and according to the description of his death, he seemed to be very painful before his death, which made Alexander couldn't help being secretly alarmed. He didn't feel the death of Giovanni Sforza. Uneasy, but vaguely confused about the history that seems to be gradually changing.
At least in his impression, there was no such thing as Alexander's invitation to the besieged coalition to enter the city.
In fact, the Allied forces surrounding Rome did not officially enter Rome until mid-March 1497. Although the French had already escaped the city before that time, the undefended city of Rome was like a strip of light in front of the Allied forces. She was aired for nearly a month as a beauty before being formally accepted.
This is because Gonzalo, as the frontline commander of the coalition forces, insisted on making himself the first knight to enter Rome, and his things on the northern frontline had never stopped. Although the French had begun to retreat, but There are still troops because of the need to protect the main force in the eastern foothills of the Alps. The coastal city of Nice, which is a natural border between France and Italy, has become the focus of the confrontation between the two sides, especially the Piedmontese, because they are afraid of being attacked by the coalition forces. Army, all this made Gonzalo unable to do so for a while and came back in time to enjoy the fruits of his liberator.
So that when he was finally able to get rid of those complicated affairs and entered Rome as an almost conqueror, it had already passed the cold winter and entered the spring season.
But all this did not seem to happen. Alexander VI suddenly issued an invitation to the coalition forces outside the city, and he gave the generals outside the city a high honor as the highest authority in the Christ world, especially the protection of a "holy place. The reputation of "communicants" instantly made those generals who were still hesitating whether to wait for Gonzalo dry and drooling. According to the description of the envoy sent by the pope, many people were hearing After the content of the open letter inviting the coalition forces to enter the city, because of the excitement and desire to enter the city, even those who ca n’t wait to enter the city immediately.
If it was not the Imperial Palace Prime Minister Kotzach who took the town and immediately issued an order strictly prohibiting the coalition forces from entering Rome at will, it is estimated that at this time the streets of the city of Rome were already full of coalition forces running wildly.
In addition to Alexander, the Pope's invitation also surprised many others, and the Luo Weilei family immediately felt passive because of this.
Rowley ’s family was willing to spend a lot of money to buy the logistics materials from Alexandria, which is to see the embarrassment that the coalition may lack in these things. The archbishop hopes that these materials can establish a good enough relationship with the coalition, at least such a In the cardinal elections that are about to begin, those nobles will not trouble him.
But now that Alexander VI suddenly invited the coalition forces to enter the city, the role of the supplies provided by the Rowley family became instantly dispensable. This certainly made the Rowley family lose a lot of money, and more importantly, The desire to establish a good relationship with the coalition forces suddenly fell through.
Another anger is Caesar.
During this time, Caesar has tasted the sweetness of being the 'Roman King'. He is the son of the Pope and the Cardinal of Valencia, but all this makes him feel less prominent and honorable than the identity of the chief councillor of the Order Conference.
In the matter of the Order Conference, he even felt that he should be grateful to Alexander, because the proposal he made allowed Caesar to reach out to the worldly power of Rome, and he quickly indulged in the power of this power. Among all the pleasures, more importantly, Caesar felt that this order meeting was just the beginning. With the control of Rome, his eyes began to turn to larger goals.
But his father suddenly decided to invite the coalition forces into the city, which made Caesar feel like a child who had just snatched his beloved toy.
If that Alexander was there, maybe he could come up with a good idea. Caesar couldn't help thinking that way, but then the thought was thrown away.
He could not forget the humiliation of Alexander ’s open fire in front of the city hall, which made him feel that even if he killed Alexander, he could not wash this humiliation.
Another person who responded equally strongly to the Pope ’s invitation to the coalition was the former Queen of Naples, Joanna.
When she heard the news, Joanna was stunned, and then she immediately ordered her servant to find Alexander.
"I'm going to participate in the coalition ceremony of the Allied Forces," this was Joanna's first words after seeing Alexander, and then she went on to say, "As Queen of Naples, I need to prove ownership of the Kingdom of Sicily in this way. "
Looking at Joanna's excitement, Alexander could understand the reason why Joanna said this. The rough actions of the Aragonese army after the liberation of Naples actually made the royal family of Naples already uneasy, although I don't know Ferdinand II of Aragon What they want to do, but the Aragonese army has been lingering but it is a reason that keeps the royal family of Naples upset.
So even if they are descendants of Aragon, Joanna, like many people, does not want to see Gonzalo ’s arrogant face once again more proud of conquering Rome, and if he can participate in a grand The ceremony of entering the city and allowing people to re-recognize her status will be more perfect.
It seems that Gonzalo's popularity is really not good. Alexander was surprised to find that the coalition commander who had not met had actually reached the point of being bored. It seemed that no one liked the Spaniard.
This made him feel that a person can get to the point where Gonzalo is mixed, but it can still stand in a high position and stand upright, which is really a miracle.
"Your request will be communicated to the Pope," Alexander said respectfully. "However, Your Majesty, please allow me to make bold remarks. What you need now is not only to let others recognize your family's ownership of Naples, but more importantly, it needs to be Can help your allies, only then can you have a greater say whether you are abroad or Naples. "
Joanna looked at Alexander silently, and she understood what he meant. Obviously, in her present situation, people might not take her as a former queen seriously, not to mention that Frederick had already tried to get her out of Naples. Going, it is unlikely that it will be easy for her to have a chance to go back.
"Do you think anyone can help me?" Joanna asked in a low mood. She knew how pitiful she is now, without money or power, or even the appearance of being a woman's last capital. She had seen the Rovere family. The Barenti, if she can claim to be a bit better than Barendi, but in other respects she has to admit that she can't even compare to the son of the Archbishop.
"Your Majesty, there are always people who need friends," Alexander smiled. "Maybe I can help you fulfill this wish."
Joanna stunned and took a deep breath. From the time Alexander offered to give her gold, she knew that the young man seemed ambitious, but he had n’t made any request to her for so long, although when she was attacked After all the money he carried was ransacked, Alexander was very generous and still supported her, but Joanna knew that this kind of generosity was definitely not without time limit. Once he found that he was worthless, he might abandon her categorically.
But now it seems that Joanna feels that she still has some use. At least one of the former queens of Naples should be able to earn his attention to himself.
"What kind of friend are you looking for?" Joanna felt it necessary to let Alexander know that her opinion was still important. "I want to remind you that the dignity of the royal family of Naples cannot be taken lightly, so I must know each other. Who is it. "
Alexander shook his head secretly in his heart, and he felt that the woman in front of him was really stupid. At this time, she still refused to give up her blind pride.
But compared with her, the current King of Naples, Frederick, was actually not much better. He never thought that his throne had been unstable for several years.
And what pulled him from the throne is King Ferdinand II of Aragon, who is now regarded by many as the great savior of Naples.
"Please rest assured that your friend is enough to match the royal family of Naples," said this, and suddenly Alexander's heart moved slightly, he continued a little deeper, "maybe you can judge whether this person is eligible for yours. friendship."
Alexander's words aroused Joanna's little curiosity, but she just kept nodding.
Leaving Joanna's room, Alexander walked slowly in Marino Palace.
The corridor is very quiet, in fact, people will avoid it when they see Alexander.
There was no joyful running sound, no exaggerated "ahh" cheers that seemed to be made because of some fresh snacks, and no sound of banging armor hitting the wall, horsepower Nuo Gong suddenly became uncomfortable for Alexander.
Sophia, Alexander whispered in her heart.
Sophia has been away for a long time, but he is always unable to adapt. Sometimes he used to lift his ears to listen to the sound outside when he opened his eyes, hoping to hear the familiar noises made by Sophia, but every time he was disappointed Too.
When Nashan took Sophia away, he didn't even give them a chance to meet and say goodbye, maybe Nashan knew that Sophia would probably not be able to leave.
Or, if that happens, Sofia may be more painful.
Sometimes things may be better if there is no answer.
Alexander thought of walking into his room.
There are several letters on the table that have been opened, all from Naples, Agri, and some of them are sent to the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce in Taranto, but Alexander believes that what the merchants say ca n’t be compared to what Russa told him More.
To his surprise, a merchant ship brought a Sicilian letter.
The letter was sent in the name of the Palermo noble parliamentary group, and the person who wrote the letter was the head of the parliamentary group, Camille.
Since the death of the Sicilian Palace Gomez, I do n’t know why. Aragon and Sicily King Ferdinand have not appointed a new Palace, which makes the noble parliamentary group that was only temporarily regent secretly rejoice.
In the letter, the old man gave a great deal of praise to Alexander, especially about his brave actions when the Naples were facing famine and the Romans were facing the ravages of severe winter. At the same time, the old man was full of praise. It is also very proud to have such a hero in Sicily.
It was only after all these beautiful words were used once, that Camille revealed the purpose of the letter.
In the letter, Camille mentioned that Palermo ’s merchants found some signs that made them feel uneasy. It seems that more and more commodities are coming to Sicily. At first, those chambers of commerce did not take this seriously. Yes, but after a winter, they gradually discovered some worrying things.
Some small business associations that are not usually valued do not know who they are getting help from, and they start to get goods that are much more affordable than usual at a very low price, and then these small business associations in Palermo at the same low price. In fact, it was sold in inland towns in Sicily.
From inadvertently making small incidents in the first place, to having to compete for markets in some big towns in the spring, Palermo's big businessmen finally had to face all this.
Obviously, they had an enemy who didn't look very good.
By the time he saw this, Alexander's mouth had a smile, and he had to admit that Ruo Sha had done better than he thought.
Unlike Barendi, perhaps it was the influence of Count Modillo. From the beginning, Ruo Sha did not actually act like a business genius, but had the vision of a politician.
This allows Ruo Sha to always consider the greater benefits before making any decision, not just how much money she can get in return.
For example, according to Camuelli's description, it is not only the heads of the Chamber of Commerce in Palermo who are uneasy.
Sure enough, in the following letter, Camusli expressed his expectations for Alexander very gently.
"If you can become a friend of Earl Modillo, it will be regarded as an honor for the Sicilian Legislature. Given your extraordinary relationship with the Earl, and your responsibility and honor as a lighthouse guardian, we think you are a good fit to be The messenger between the two sides, the brotherhood of the two Sicilies is precious at this time. "
Looking at the letter, Alexander's mouth twitched slightly.
He had to admit that politicians of any age are the most shameless group of people.
If you just read the content of this letter, probably no one can imagine these people. After winning the victory, they turned their face shamelessly and did not recognize the person, and drove him out of Sicily.
It seems that he still needs to exercise, and Alexander thought with self-deprecation in his heart, and put the letter aside.
Then he picked up another letter, which was sent by Rosa.
"Dear brother, if you still insist on keeping that Bohemian woman by your side, I can only be disappointed with you."
Seeing this sentence without any reservations, Alexander scratched his head a little. He really couldn't understand why the two people just couldn't get around, but now he thought that they were not by his side, and he couldn't help feeling sad.
"I went to Taranto and I went to Sicily. I was busy all day. This was never imagined before. There are a few good assistants by my side who can help me with many things, especially you. The monk of I think he has the potential to be a diplomat or a liar.
Ruo Sha wrote in the letter seemingly casually. This kind of chat-like communication has formed some kind of tacit understanding between the brothers and sisters. Somehow, whenever Zuo Sha uses the term "my brother", Alexander will tremble slightly in his heart. "It's just that I want to be proud to say to you that I did a lot of things, but actually I found myself actually just In the small fight, the Palermo people are very stubborn. They rely on having a route to the East and disdain to establish a business alliance with us. This makes me have to turn to some small businesses to discuss business. I think Palermo People are stone heads, and it may take an Ottoman hammer to wake them up. "
Looking at the angry voice between the lines in Ruo Sha's words, Alexander couldn't help but chuckle. He could imagine Ruo Sha's angry look after hitting the wall, and she could have caused a lot of trouble in Palermo.
However, it is not so simple for Camuli and the noble parliamentary group. They must have regarded Russa's move as the means and tricks of Count Modillo. It is estimated that Palermo must have had various rumors at this time. Speculation is mixed.
Thinking of Camille ’s letter again, Alexander could not help being secretly proud.
Sicilians always pay for what they have done.
But Alexander didn't plan to let those Sicilians go like this. After all, in his plan, Sicily had a very important role.
So after writing a totally meaningless reply to Camille, he responded to Ruosha like this: "My sister, I am very satisfied. Everything you do will definitely be of great use in the future. As for You said Palermo ’s stubbornness, believe me, and soon they will understand what opportunities they have lost. "
Writing here, Alexander's gaze fell on the map next to ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The coastline, which is quite elaborate in detail, has outlined the Mediterranean.
In the East, a large area of ​​land was enveloped by a crescent moon, while Alexander's eyes turned to the other side of the Mediterranean.
There is the Iberian Peninsula.
It seemed that he still had to solve the nasty Gonzalo in front of him, and Alexander thought about it.
Gonzalo is a very powerful guy, and even because it is too powerful, Alexander has a deep sense of caution for this person.
A military genius, a distinguished nobleman, and a heavy minister who was almost infinitely trusted by Queen Isabela of Castile, any of which was enough to make Alexander have a deep scruples about him.
Qiao Modi Luo, the name and identity have been deeply hidden until now, and even Count Modillo had to carefully cover up his true intentions.
Gonzalo, like a mountain that makes people unable to go around, lay in front of many people.
So Alexander would love to see someone give Gonzalo some trouble.
Picking up the pen, Alexander pondered a little, and then wrote such a paragraph.
"Dear Master, before congratulating you on being the liberator of Rome, allow me to remind you that you still have a ransom to pay."
After writing, Alexander sealed the short credit wax and gave it to the waiting messenger.
On February 23, 1497, Rome, "siegeed" for more than half a year, announced its abandonment of resistance as the French evacuated.
The next day, the anti-French coalition accepted the invitation of Pope Alexander VI and announced the liberation of Rome.
Also on this day, Alexander received a reply from the courier.
Looking at a Florin gold coin that fell from the open letter paper, Alexander smiled.