Vol 7 Chapter 113: The return of the pope

A large ship with a flag consisting of a red bull and a golden cross slowly drove slowly towards the port on the offshore sea with undulating waves in Valencia.
Several artillery were exposed under the open portholes on both sides of this Caravel Brig.
Even though it is advancing along the west coast of the Mediterranean, the fierce Ottoman pirates still pose a huge threat to the ships, especially the most fierce Barbarossa Hayredin in recent years, which is simply a nightmare for sea ships.
This Caravel Brig is even more cautious, because the passengers above are terrific giants.
Alexander VI stood on the deck and looked at the familiar and strange coast in the distance. The castle on Prison Island not far from the land still looked so towering and steep. As it got closer and closer, Valencia ’s The city is becoming clearer in front of us.
Rippling blue waters, gentle beaches, and the Iberian Peninsula facing the Atlantic side are mostly steep cliffs. Compared with the rugged harbour coast, the coast on the side of the Mediterranean Sea is smooth and gentle, and there are not many harbors for ships. Provide safe terrain for docking, but the gentleness of the Mediterranean like an amorous lady does not necessarily require that kind of shelter.
After thinking about it for a long time, Alexander VI remembered how many years he had left here. As a nobleman with a long history in Valencia, the Borgia family has been famous locally for centuries.
But what made the Borgia family famous was Pope Gary III, who brought the Borgia family to Rome, where they soon became the enviable powerhouse, and Alexander Sixth, this is the key person who made this family to the top.
Only now, all this has come to an end. At the time, his son Luigi, who had high hopes for him, died, and Giovanni, whom he regarded as a heir to the world, died, and the last hope is also the most impressive for Alexander VI. Caesar, who had mixed feelings, eventually died.
As for Jeffrey, Alexander VI never thought he was his own son, not only because the appearance of his birth time made Alexander VI doubt, but also because his personality was completely different from him.
His sons were all killed by death, and none of them was even over 25 years old, which made Alexander VI think that all this may be God's punishment for him, so when on the ship, the pope was rarely serious for the first time in years. Take out the Bible and read it carefully, hoping to get some inspiration or forgiveness from it.
An exiled pope is sad. Although there have indeed been more than one such pope in history, it was after all a few centuries. Since the capital was truly established in the Vatican, except for those who were arrogantly supported by the French Apart from the pope of the prisoner of Avignon, no pope has left the Vatican in such an awkward state.
Alexander VI knew that his glory in the Vatican was over, but he was not happy. The struggle over the years was eventually defeated by the old Rovere. This was unacceptable to him, so before leaving Rome, he put himself Seeing that the last thing I heard told someone who thought he might be able to bring him some surprises. As for what happened next, it was not for him to manage.
The journey from Rome to Valencia was quite smooth. The people who had been in the boat before and reported to Valencia had clearly passed the news of the visit of the Pope, so the Pope ’s ship had not crossed the prisoners on the lonely sea. On the island, several boats have already greeted us.
"Valencia." Alexander VI murmured to himself. When he left here he was still a strong man, but now he is hungry, and when he left, he was full of ambition, but now he has become a reality. The pope has almost been ousted.
Looking at the flag of the Borgia family rising from the opposite ship, Alexander VI finally had a smile on his gloomy face. When he was still called Rodrigo Borgia, he served as Valencia. The archbishop of Reliance relied on the power accumulated by the family over the years. Alexander VI was once the real king of the city, and even Ferdinand had to be respectful and give him a few points at those times.
But Alexander VI guessed that this is probably why Ferdinand would show such enthusiastic support when he heard that he was going to run for Cardinal in the Vatican. After all, the complete settlement of Pogir ’s house in Rome was a day for Ferdinand Big good thing.
Pelotto Cardron stood next to Emperor Alexander VI, looking at the pope's face from time to time, a look of recollection and emotion, but he was thinking about his own thoughts.
Since Giovanni's wife Maria de Luna left Rome with his son, Peloto Cardron has somewhat let go of his heart.
Spoofing with a hostess is indeed a fun to eat, but if the hostess ’husband is a terrific character, it is also very dangerous. Cardron knew that Giovanni was a terrible person. If he knew that he and his wife would have forgiven him for personal purposes, when he discovered that Giovanni seemed to be aware, Cardron assassinated his master on that early summer night.
I don't know if Maria de Luna is really aware of this matter, or if she is aware of it, she is not sure, or she is completely clear in her heart, and Cadron has not known it until now.
Several times he had hinted at Maria de Luna, but the woman slyly avoided the topic, which made Cardron very unhappy.
He was an ambitious person, although he was only a servant, but perhaps because the Borgia family had always taken care of him for a long time, this gave Cadron ambitiousness that did not match his identity, but assassinated Joe. After Vani, he did not get much benefit from Maria de Luna, who had become a widow. On the contrary, he was uneasy all day long because he was afraid that the woman might be used as a victim at any time.
So the departure of Maria de Luna made him very relieved.
Now that he has returned to Valencia following Alexander VI, when he thought of seeing the woman again, Cardron could not help but wonder how to deal with it.
But maybe this is also an opportunity. Cardron secretly thought about it. He felt that it might not be a good thing if he could continue the frontier with Maria de Luna. Although it is not comparable to Rome here, the Borgia family is in After all, it is deeply ingrained here. If that woman can support herself to enter the court of Aragon, it may not be a good opportunity to stand out.
Thinking so in his heart, Cardron, who stood a little behind, looked like a pope looking at the ship across from the opposite side with a smile on his face.
Can clearly see the people on the opposite ship, and they fare toward the pope's respectful salute, and some even simply kneel on the ship's board.
Alexander VI crossed them far away, he knew that these people still welcomed him, after all, the influence of the Borgia family in Valencia has not faded for many years, and now I want to come to Maria de Lu Na ’s early return was a good thing. As the heir to the Duke of Gandino ’s domain, Maria de Luna is now helping his grandson to rule the land, which obviously deepens the locals of the Borgia family Impact.
As for what Zaragoza would react to, Alexander VI had no extra effort to consider at this time.
Or, but vaguely hope that Ferdinand will not overly ignore his return.
Even now, Alexander VI has not extinguished his ambitions, so although returning to Valencia may not be the best option, he still made this decision.
He hopes to use the influence of the Borgia family in Valencia for many years to look for opportunities to come back again, which he cannot do in Italy.
"We're home Pelotto, do you remember what Valencia looked like?" Under the of two sea boats, the ship of Alexander VI slowly entered the port, watching the sea of ​​people waiting for a long time at the pier The welcoming crowd, the pope looked back at the attendant next to him.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. At that time, maybe I was too young. Some things can't be remembered." Cadron answered while looking carefully at the dock. He searched among the nobles who came to meet him, and soon At the figure of Maria de Luna, it made him tremble slightly.
"Oh, of course, how can you remember it," the pope shook his head, his eyes slightly strange when he looked at Cardron, which made the entourage chill out from his heart, he did not know how the pope suddenly used this look Looking at him, and while Cardron was full of thoughts and thoughts, Alexander VI turned his head and waved slightly to the shore. At the same time, he also whispered to the entourage behind him "Put up spirit and come to Pelotto, everyone is watching now It. "
The Pope ’s ship slowly docked, and a group of priests in robe first boarded the ship, they saluted respectfully to Alexander VI who was waiting, kissed the back of his hand, and a cardinal in red robe He knelt down and kissed the tip of his shoe.
"My dear Aranjowa, you are much older than I thought." The Pope patted the Cardinal's shoulder gently, and his eyes passed everyone in front of him.
The clerics bowed their heads, and they were all quite old, so almost every one of them had dealt with Rodrigo Borgia, who was then Archbishop of Valencia. They are more aware of this person's means, so that even now he has been exiled from the Vatican, but when facing him, these people still feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.
Alexander VI smiled again. This time he was in a better mood. Although he had been away for many years, his influence in Valencia was still so profound, which made Alexander VI even more able to make a comeback. Great confidence.
Maria de Luna has been standing on the pier. She knows that getting the pope out of the boat does not require her to participate, so she has the opportunity to take a closer look at her father-in-law from a distance.
Then she saw Cadron looking at her.
The pope came down from the boat and people bowed to salute. Maria de Luna went with her son in the morning and saw Alexander VI gently touching the head of his now 12-year-old son, Juan Borgia, Ma The look on Leah de Luna's face changed slightly.
"I still think I am strong, but in fact my grandson can now wear armor," Alexander VI showed a mocking smile when he heard the expressions on his faces that were different from those people. He knew that many of these people who welcomed him did not want to see him. For example, the cardinal next to him who had just respected him had actually cursed his depravity and absurdity more than once in the back, but Now, these people have to respect him even, even if he is in front of so many people, publicly admitting the fact that he has offspring, but these people still have to stand aside and listen embarrassingly "I want tonight Dinner with my grandson and daughter-in-law, so the welcome dinner can be arranged tomorrow. "
The protagonists showed a surprised look. They did not expect that even if they were expelled by the overlord, the pope was still so independent and even unscrupulous, and they could not be stopped in front of so many people. They hurriedly bowed to Alexander VI, while secretly praying in their hearts that the embarrassing scene passed quickly.
Cardron silently followed the Pope, and he secretly glanced at Maria de Luna from time to time, hoping to find a clue from her look, but he was disappointed, Maria de Luna Except for a while before facing him far away, he never looked like he had seen, which made Cardron feel awkward after a little reassurance, but he did not dare to be a little bit in this large public The poor pool can only figure out how to find a chance to meet Maria de Luna alone.
Valencia is located on the southeastern plains of Liberia. This is the largest grain production area in the Kingdom of Aragon. The fertile land has brought huge benefits to the grain storage of Aragon, and to the south is the territory of the Duke of Gandino.
Duke Gandino has a villa in the city of Valencia. This villa is located in the center of the city, not far from the famous silk trading market.
Like Seville ’s famous exchange, the silk trading market has an extraordinary position in the history of Valencia. The precious silk from the far east, which was transported through untold hardships, was sent to every corner of the Iberian Peninsula. The precious fabrics made many merchants rich, but also brought bad luck to many people.
The silk trading market now seems to be somewhat worse than before. The rampage of the Ottoman pirates has greatly affected the business exchanges with the East. Many people have spent a lot of money on the silk transported from the East. Not only have they suffered heavy losses, but some have been ruined.
However, in this way, silk has become more demanding in Iberia and throughout Europe. Many noble courts show off their status and wealth because they can own a large number of silk objects. At the same time, more people see this although The risky but extremely lucrative business does not hesitate to take part in it. There is one person who is quite noticeable here is a model in the minds of Valencian businessmen.
"I didn't think there was more silk than I saw in Portico Palace," Alexander VI walked in the villa and looked at the gorgeous clothes made of silk, precious window decoration, and even the window curtains. Aloud sighed, "It seems that my previous worries about you are a bit superfluous, and you have a good life here."
"It's just not a good start," Maria de Luna walked slowly with the pope. "We haven't come back. The fields in the territory are deserted. The manor is not repaired. The servants are lazy and the farmers. It has also become a lot of cunning, at that time I really did not know how to deal with all this. "
"But now it seems that you are doing well," Alexander VI stopped and turned around, turned his hands and patted Maria Druna's arm. "You also educated my grandson well, and you can see that he will be in the future. It will be very rewarding, and I believe Giovanni will be pleased. "
"Please forgive my offense, but you come back this time ..." Maria de Luna paused and said nothing, she looked at the pope with inquiring eyes.
"You don't have to worry about my children," Alexander VI said unconsciously. "My situation is indeed very bad, but don't forget that I am still the 245th pope in church history. I think this may become me. Auspicious numbers, so believe me everything will be fine soon. "
Maria de Luna stopped talking, and the person who had previously reported to her had already reported to her about Caesar's death. For this unexpected news, Maria de Luna was just shocked but not at all. Sad, the contradiction between Caesar and Giovanni has a long history, which makes them not like brothers or enemies at all times, so she doesn't care much about Caesar's death.
But the appearance of the pope now made her feel abnormal. Maria de Luna knew very well what Alexander VI expected of his sons. Caesar is now dead, but the pope does not seem to be desperate.
"Are you wondering why I didn't seem particularly sad?" Seemed through Maria de Luna's thoughts, Alexander VI asked a question, and then waited for his daughter-in-law to answer himself. "Caesar did a lot. Parody ~ EbookFREE.me ~ But these are actually because of me, I keep him with his unrealistic ambitions, so I live and he dies. This is God's punishment for me. "
Looking at the pope who suddenly seemed to grow old suddenly, Maria de Luna could only walk with him silently in the corridor until he suddenly heard Alexander VI ask: "You know tribute Where is Bree now? "
Maria de Luna's sudden jump in her heart, she hurriedly twisted her face and took the glass from the side table to pour the wine for the Pope, so as not to let Alexander VI see her somewhat panicked look.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I don't know," Maria de Luna said first, and then put on the unexpected "Is he in Aragon now?"
"I don't know, but before he said he would come here," the pope's eyes flashed somberly. In fact, he chose to return to Valencia because Alexander "send someone to inquire, if there is news, tell me as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty."
Maria de Luna lowered her head slightly, at this moment her eyes swept a figure not far away, her heart jumped again, she knew it was Cardron.
Just as Maria de Luna was about to say something again, a servant suddenly hurriedly came to the Duchess and reported, "The lady, the merchant, is here again, and the one named Tiego asked you to summon, Say there is something important. "
Hearing the words of the servant, Maria de Luna's heart tightened instantly.