Vol 6 Chapter 34: Before subversion

1499, the last year of the 15th century.
In this century, a lot of events have happened that are completely different from the past. Whether it is art or technology, this 1499 will be used as a boundary to separate from the previous one. The future 16th century will allow the entire world to enter a completely different New era.
The dark age of more than a thousand years will be declared over at the end of this century, and a dawning age different from the past is coming.
It ’s just that Alexander is the only one who knows these things. He knows what the 16th century means. This is an era in which there were no major breakthroughs in the previous millennium, but in the following 100 years, countless outstanding people emerged like a blowout It was the first era that began no longer exclusively as an emperor, but as an annal of history for great scientists and thinkers.
The waves are magnificent, but the tide is turbulent, and Alexander feels the tremendous impetus of the future era, as well as the crisis.
At this time, Alexander suddenly wanted to know the mood when Caesar said the famous "I come, I see, I conquer", but his mood is somewhat emotional.
Caesar, who came to the Duyran Palace at night, saw the Duyran Palace brightly lit from afar. Alexander knew the lifestyle of Count Modillo. It can be said that his uncle was a pure hedonist, even in this Whether the materials and skills are poor, the life of Count Modillo can be regarded as colorful.
In those days in Naples, Alexander had seen the count and the celebrities of different ladies and ladies more than once, and what made him feel interesting was that many noble husbands actually entered Modi with their wives. Count Luo is proud of his law.
The Duylan Palace is always full of people and people, and the so-called generous Earl opened the door to welcome all those who would come in for dinner and talk with him, even ordinary businessmen and civilians, as long as they are not excessive. Care about the identity of the other party.
It's just that in the past two years, the count has obviously become shallow. It seems to be to eliminate Frederick's suspicion of him. Count Modillo has not actively invited anyone to be a guest at home, and the Duylan Palace has not been held for a long time. Banquet.
But now, on the first day of Alexandria's return, the Duyran Palace was lively.
It seemed a little too direct and blatant to do so. It seemed to be telling Frederick "I'm going to do something". But Alexander was in need of such an effect, because only by making Frederick anxious would he do something extraordinary.
Alexander's arrival caused a burst of cheers from the guests of the Duran Palace, but unlike the people in the lookout pub, what he saw from these guests was very different excitement, metaphor, and greed.
A few years was enough to allow Count Modillo to use the family ’s years of prestige and rich financial resources to recruit a group of people, some of whom were old aristocrats from the time of the Kingdom of Naples, who had not dealt with the Aragonese royal family, and some It was purely bought by Earl and Zuosha with money, while some seemed to see an opportunity to take the initiative to turn up.
These people are usually not very close to each other, even if they are together, there is no major topic, which makes people unable to grasp their handles, and as time goes by, some kind of self-explanatory tacit understanding slows down between them. Slowly formed.
These people were waiting like Earl Modillo. As for what they might not even know, but when the time came, they all gathered in the Earl's Duran Palace.
Not all the guests are nobles, so they were arranged in different rooms in the main hall. All the rooms are like a huge rose petal arched in the middle of the main hall. People can enter the other rooms through the main hall. However, according to Alexander's observations, these people are actually very clear. For example, the nobles will frequently contact with the soldiers and will not easily deal with the merchants, and some locals who are prestigious in Naples although they have no title are Can chat with nobles and businessmen.
Alexander walked through the main hall and greeted those people frequently, and every time he appeared in a place, it caused a little commotion.
Alexander could perceive how tight this large net woven by Earl Modillo's patience has not been slow over the years. It can be said that he could become the regent of Naples if he did not even need the help of Alexander.
But Alexander wanted more than that.
"We should go." Earl watched Alexandre entertain him with those guests and whispered. Then he led the way to the stream behind the Duran Palace.
There is a wooden house built on the creek, which is completely framed by thick wooden posts on the river. There is no shelter around the wooden house. Even the wooden boards under the feet cannot hide because of the gap between the wooden boards.
It is not very comfortable here in winter, but in summer it is a good summer resort. The key is that this is where the key figures called by the earl discuss things.
There were five people waiting in the wooden house. When he saw that one of them was the nobleman who questioned his irrationality to the king in public during the day, Alexander couldn't help but glance at the count.
If the count is not ambitious, maybe even God will laugh.
"The court official, Leoford," the count said to Alexander with a smile. "You have seen his tongue before."
"Palm Seal Officer." Alexander nodded slightly.
"Count." The palm seal officer also responded with a slight bow.
There is no red tape etiquette and rhetoric, but both parties seem to understand the meaning of the other.
"Okay, here are the real people," the earl took a silver pot from the table next to him and poured wine on his own. At the same time, he also introduced the other four people to the team of Alexander, the City Defense Army. Officer, the chief of the Port Taxation Department, the captain of the palace guard ’s mercenary, and a representative of the local Chamber of Commerce in Naples, plus this deep-seated court official, these people can be said that they all have different lifelines in the Kingdom of Naples The key figure of "Now let my nephew Joe talk about what he wants to do."
For the surprise of several people about Qiao Hui's famous name, the two uncles both chose to ignore them. This is also a tacit understanding between the two, and everything is for the more thrilling plan in the future.
"I'm going to capture Naples." Without any cover up, Alexander directly expressed his thoughts, and then his eyes slowly crossed on the faces of several people.
There was a faint gasp. Alexander's eyes fell on the head of the tax collector. After seeing the head breathing out, he nodded a little excitedly. He smiled and looked at the others.
"Are you sure?" The city defense army officer looked at Alexander. "I am not against the count, but I know you only brought three ships, and your soldiers are less than 700 at most. If you want to occupy the palace, it is possible. But next ... "
The team officer shook his head.
Obviously, the team officials considered the possible consequences of a massive counterattack by the City Defense Army.
Looking at the expressions of several people with different expressions, Alexander was very satisfied.
Not opposed, but simply expressed dissent from whether the coup could succeed, which shows that it should not be a problem for them whether it should be a coup or not, but just worried that it might fail.
This explains everything. As Count Modillo said, these people are indeed "own people" at least for now.
As for what happens next, no one can guarantee.
"I didn't bring three ships, I still have 10 ships on the island off the coast," Alexander didn't mind doubling the army he brought. Now what he needs is to give these people enough confidence. "I bring There are a total of 3,000 troops. You should have seen the Balkans I brought. Do you think the Naples army can block such a 3,000-team opponent? "
The eyes of several people began to change, they looked at each other, and finally fell on the face of the earl and the palm seal officer Leoford.
"Master, if we do this, what should we do next, who will become the king?" The palm seal officer stared at the count with a slightly hot eye. "We all know that you have the blood of the Anru royal family ..."
"No," Modillo shook his head. He slowly sat down and took a sip of wine. His eyes looked at several people to see their ardent look. The count shook his head and said, "You should know that this is not my time." It ’s not the era of the Anru family, so it ’s a bad idea for me to inherit.

Several people listened solemnly. They knew that it was a critical moment now, because everything decided here is likely to be related to the future destiny of the Kingdom of Naples.
It's ridiculous that now they are only planning a coup in this wooden house, but they have begun to think about who will inherit the kingdom in the future.
"Heirs must be legal, or at least nominally able to claim power in Naples and even Sicily, then this person should now look at only one," Modillo's eyes turned to Alexander, somewhat in his eyes. Strange "This person is Prince Alfred."
There were surprises in the expressions of several people. They unexpectedly looked at Alexander, wanting to know his view of the count.
After all, if there is a disagreement between the pair of uncles, then things will be a bit worse.
Alexander's eyes met the count. He did not expect that the count would suddenly object to his plan. Although he wanted an explanation, he knew that this was not the time to dispute.
In addition, he could feel vaguely that the count seemed to have something to say.
"Another way is that if I want to legally get the rule of Naples, my nephew Russa has the same opportunity," Count Modillo said when it stopped, his eyes always looked at Alexander All the words just said to him "but only if she must marry Prince Alfred."
There was a slight pumping sound in the wooden room, and the eyes of several people became really excited.
At any time, such a coup is the last resort and the most prone to all kinds of accidents. In history, there has never been a lack of bloodshed after a brutal massacre. But it is the precedent of the third party that ultimately wins the fruits of victory, or The hidden dangers laid by the success of the coup will also cause all kinds of trouble in the future.
So if you can achieve your goal through a legal method that covers your eyes and ears, no one will choose such a fierce way.
Now the Earl's words seem to let these people see the hope of realizing a "legal coup."
Alexander looked at the count silently. He thought that the count might have thought of this method from the beginning, but he never told him.
As for the reason, everyone knows.
Alexander also sat down slowly. The uncle and the two stared at each other silently across the distance. Several people nearby also noticed this abnormal atmosphere, and for a time they fell into a silence in the wooden house.
"We prepared some food outside," the earl made the worst excuse. After several people left, the earl looked to Alexander. "I know you did a lot of things, including sending the man named Matthews Thier. The Baribar businessman from Gorda went to Portugal. Although I do n’t know why you chose there, I know you should have a reason. "
"Straight, what are you going to say?" Alexander said coldly.
"You want a crown," the count said, "If I'm not mistaken, your ambition is so big that you don't just want to get Castile, but also want to wear the crown of Aragon, so why can't you because of that? Make some sacrifices for this? "
"Just as you sacrificed your sister?" Alexander still looked cold.
"You should know that it's worth it, otherwise there won't be this party here today," the count was a little impatient, and he stood up and walked back and forth, the planks under his feet made a creaking noise "We prepared for this day It ’s been a long time, and now you can grasp everything just by reaching out and catching it. Should we give up this opportunity? "
Alexander's face was cold, and his eyes were already flashing with anger: "But I never thought about sacrificing Ruosha, I am not you, and I will not sacrifice my sister for my purpose."
"But she is not your sister at all!"
The earl finally broke out completely.
He stared at Alexandria with red eyes, and walked in front of him a few steps in his ear with a low voice that only two people could hear: "We all know something, but do these really have to be explained? You? Want to get the crown of Castile, and I want to achieve the unification of the Kingdom of Sicily, our goal is the same. What ’s more, if my plan goes well, maybe your dream can really be realized, you can get Castilla, And your children can inherit these two kingdoms. "Speaking of which, the earl broke the last block directly after a pause." I am talking about you and Laosha's children. Have you heard, your descendants can become King of a huge empire, tell me what else do you want! "
Alexander narrowed his eyes slightly to look at the count, and he was now more certain that the count had already been planned.
Using the marriage between Zuosha and Alfred allowed the Modillo family to legally capture Naples, and at the same time as a branch of the Anjo family descendants, which means that Zuosha and Alfred ’s children also have the right to declare power to the Kingdom of Sicily chance.
But what's more crucial is that if Ruo Sha had married with Alfred, but had children with him, or even that might be the only child with inheritance rights, what would it mean?
Two Sicily, Castile and even Aragon!
Alexander looked at the rare countenance no longer so lightly, but the Count with an excited look, and suddenly felt that although he knew that Modillo was not a fuel-efficient lamp, he only realized that he was still underestimated.
Obviously, in Count Modillo's plan, whether it was his sister, niece, or his cheap nephew, or Frederick and his son Alfred, all of them were pawns in the process of realizing his huge ambitions.
No one is exceptional, and no one can jump out of his grasp.
"What do you think, tell me what you think." The count asked in a rare aggressive tone. "Think about it, all this is really only available by reaching out, how do you choose?"
Under the pressure of the count, Alexander thought for a moment, then smiled: "Dear Uncle, I don't know if you have heard a sentence," Only children will choose "and I am no longer a child."
In the gazebo outside the wooden house, several Neapolitans waited anxiously.
They did n’t know exactly what caused the disagreement between Earl and Nephew. Speaking of Count Modillo ’s plan, it could be said to be perfect, especially when the French were coming, if it could be quickly and without causing How many disturbances complete the power change is undoubtedly the most ideal plan.
But now it seems that Count Montina is very dissatisfied with this plan, which makes these Naples embarrassed.
They knew that they would have to rely on Alexander ’s army to successfully capture Naples ’domination, but now there are differences between the two vital leaders, which is too bad.
A little bit of time passed, and the anxiety atmosphere became more and more intense among several people. When several people discussed to ask the seal officer Leo Ford to find out what happened, the door of the wooden house called. Alexander from inside Came out.
Behind him, Count Modillo came out with a dull look and saw a few Neapolitans who hurriedly walked nervously. The Count exhaled gently.
"Everyone, please rest assured that our feast will continue," the count said to some of them in secret, "but everything will be decided by my nephew Qiao Nu."
The eyes of the Naples stayed on Alexander's face, and several people held their breaths and waited for Alexander's decision.
Alexandria's eyes flickered, and he knew that these people were tightly bound to him, and now they waited not only for his next decision but also the direction of their future destiny.
"I will follow my esteemed uncle, Count Modillo's advice, and if everything goes well after confirming that Prince Alfred becomes king, I will admit the marriage of my sister Laura and Prince Alfred."
As soon as Alexander's words were spoken, the Neapolitans could not help but sigh of relief. They looked at each other, their eyes shining with excitement and excitement.
"I have written to my sister Countess Cosenza before, and I believe she will soon arrive in Naples," said Alexander's eyes with a harsh light flashing in his eyes, and he lowered his voice to the Naples. "Adults, I want to remind you that what we are going to do is a coup, any mismatch may lead to failure or even death, so from now on I want all of you to obey my orders completely."
The Neapolitans looked at each other, then bowed to Alexandria, led by the palm seal officer Leoford.
"Okay, let's go to the banquet now. It will be noticed if we leave too long," Count Modillo said slowly, his eyes sweeping over everyone, the tone of the usual heavy in his tone. "Tell us People are ready, the glory of success and the destruction of failure are in the hands of all of us. "
On the first day of July 1499, accompanied by a faint cicada, under the bright moonlight of the midsummer night, a fast horse ran into the castle in the valley of Cosenza.
When Mrs. George Anne in her sleep hurriedly heard the news, Zosha, accompanied by Burleigh, was giving orders in the hall where a large group of knights gathered ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Seeing her mother, Zosha stopped to She went.
"Is Qiao Hui back, where is he now?" Mrs. George Anne asked anxiously.
"Brother is in Naples, but you'd better go to see him in two days," Ruosha pacified her mother quietly, and then she gave orders to the knights and officers who showed some excitement. "Communicate my order, Kosenza Grenadier Company, ready to go. "
"Soldiers, prepare to move forward ~
Look, the Ottoman armor is bright,
Their feathers are so beautiful that I ca n’t help but want to pick them up,
Oh ~ Grenadier, the countess is there, let us pay tribute to her ... "
The singing was soaring and the queue was long.
In the early morning of July 2, 1499, the Kosenza army, with the main company of Cosenza's first grenadier company, entered Naples.