Vol 3 Chapter 14: "Xiaomi" 's gratitude

Although he has n’t seen him for a few months, Michelangelo, apparently, is still a somewhat quirky young man with his messy, dusty hair and clothes that always look dirty. There is no demeanor of the future master, but pure brutality of thinking about a quarry.
Especially his feeling of being too powerful, when he grabbed Alexander, seemed to drag him directly to the ground.
"Oh, you know, I got on the boat and went straight to Rome before you left Sicily," Michelangelo shouted excitedly, as if he didn't care about the guard soldiers who were staring at him on the steps. "I really want to thank You, my friend, the money you gave me helped me a lot. I paid for the boat restlessly and it also gave me a place to stay in Rome. "
Michelangelo said aloud that he didn't seem to care about others hearing, even when someone was passing by, he pointed at Alexander specifically and said, "Look at this is my friend, it was he who gave me generously to come to Rome, Come to meet this real friend, and I tell you that there are not many people who are willing to help others now. "
Alexander always smiled and looked at Michelangelo, until he finally calmed down a bit, and then gently patted his arm and said: "If you really appreciate me, let go first, I think my arm will be cut off by you Now. "
"Oh, sorry friends," Michelangelo quickly let go, but then he seemed to be afraid that Alexander would disappear suddenly, but he reached out and grabbed it, but this time he relaxed a lot. "You probably don't know, I have a hunch, you will definitely Coming to Rome. "
With that said, Michelangelo led Alexandria to the scaffolding. He raised his finger to a building across the distance and said excitedly: "You probably don't know how grateful you are. I have a reputation in Rome now. But you gave me all this. If it were n’t for your generosity, I should still carve those bad statues for the church in Sicily. "
"Don't say that," Alexander had the opportunity to continue to speak at this time. "You can still come to Rome without me, and I once said that you will be appreciated. You have talent in this respect."
"Maybe I am really talented," Michelangelo laughed. He was clearly satisfied with his life now, especially when he pointed to the building in the distance, his eyes could not help showing excitement. "You probably I do n’t know what the Pope is planning. Let me tell you. Your Majesty is going to rebuild St. Peter ’s Basilica. Note that it is not a repair, but a rebuilding. This will be a huge project. Maybe we may not see it in our lifetime. The day the great palace was completed, the project was totally worthwhile, and it would become an immortal in the future, and the pope had decided to let me participate in the construction of the project. "
"That's really a good thing to celebrate."
Alexander was somewhat surprised to say that he certainly knew that Michelangelo was right. The future St. Peter's Basilica has indeed become the most important and sacred church in the entire Christian world.
Even in a sense, even Jerusalem, which is a holy place, is only given a huge sense of history, while the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica have become the true holy places of the Catholic Church.
It is only strange to Alexander that in his memory, St. Peter ’s Basilica was built after the reign of Julius II, now the Archbishop of Genoa, Giuliano de la Rovere, and This project is so expensive that even the Holy See is almost bankrupt. If it is not the generosity of countless devout believers, or that the Holy See took the opportunity to strike a large number of bamboo sticks, perhaps this grand project must be forced to stay for several years at night To complete.
This is also one of the main capitals that Julius II used to show off. After all, the feat of rebuilding St. Peter ’s Basilica, whether it was during the Roman period or several large-scale repairs in other periods later, is all in Completed by the power of the pope or the secular monarch.
It is for this reason that Julius II used the method of rebuilding St. Peter ’s Basilica to show everyone his name and supreme religious status.
But now, Michelangelo said that Alexander VI was preparing to rebuild St. Peter ’s Basilica, which surprised Alexander and even more strange is that Michelangelo is now allowed to participate in St. Peter ’s Basilica. It is also incredible to build a design.
Although the historical St. Peter ’s Basilica, after many changes, eventually decided to be built by Michelangelo, Michelangelo was already a well-known master master at that time, but the current "Xiaomi" is only An unknown young man who arrived in Rome early.
Although he should have made a lot of appearances at this time, Michelangelo is now a promising rising star at most compared to more than a decade later.
And most importantly, how should St. Peter ’s Basilica begin to be rebuilt today.
After Alexander ’s accident, he was a bit at a loss. He did n’t know whether something had changed, or that the cathedral was to be rebuilt at this time from the beginning, but it was only postponed to ten years later for various reasons. .
But now he has no time to think about these things that have nothing to do with him. Michelangelo is pulling him excitedly and walking along the edge of the Vatican Palace, saying that it is obvious that he can be too excited to meet the old man, but From his words, Alexander also felt some kind of excitement that seemed to be releasing catharsis.
"Here, this is here," Michelangelo jumped on a piece of marble as the base of the sculpture and raised his finger to the low building between the Vatican Palace and the old hall of St. Peter's Basilica in the distance. The small prayer halls connect the palaces on both sides to the new cathedral. This is a place for pilgrims to pray from all over the place, and I designed these prayer halls. "
"Designing a prayer church?" Alexander looked at Michelangelo a little unexpectedly. "I remember you said you were responsible for designing the cathedral."
Michelangelo's rough face immediately turned red. He immediately lowered his head like a child who was debunked, and kicked the corner of the base of the kick with his toes.
"Actually, I just gave others a shot," Michelangelo said a little embarrassedly, and then he immediately replied, "But I am already very satisfied, know that when I dedicate my" St. Peter "to my sponsorship When I was a person, I received high praise, and because of this work, my patron thinks that I am qualified to be one of the architects of St. Peter ’s Basilica. Although I only do some relatively small work, I am very happy. Well, after all, I am still young, and I dare not compare with those great masters. "
You don't need to compare, you yourself are the greatest master. Alexander looked at the slightly shy Michelangelo, and he couldn't help raising a strange feeling, and he didn't understand how he would spend money to sponsor this seemingly unreliable young man who came to Rome. Perhaps, I just want to see if this young man really blooms his most brilliant color for this particular era, as it has appeared in history.
It now appears that Michelangelo is indeed an extraordinary genius. In less than half a year, he has become one of the design masters who can participate in the grand project of rebuilding St. Peter's Basilica.
"However, although I am only responsible for designing those prayer halls, I believe I will surely have a lot of proud works, especially when I think of the works I sculpted one day in these prayer halls leading to the cathedral, I I believe this is enough for me to be proud of myself.
Michelangelo said excitedly, and he also made a big circle in front of his eyes. Then he looked at Alexander with a grateful look in his eyes.
But I must I admit that you brought it to me. Without your original gift, I would n’t be able to come to Rome so quickly, maybe I wo n’t get those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, so my friend I will definitely repay you.

"You don't have to repay me," Alexander shook his head slightly. "With your talent, you will stand out without me."
Speaking of which, Alexander thought for a while, and finally couldn't help but continue curiously: "But I'm a little curious about what is going on in the prayer hall? Are you going to build a house in front of the cathedral?"
"Yes, is there anything strange?" Michelangelo asked.
"But shouldn't it be a square completely surrounded by the cathedral and the palaces on both sides?"
"Plaza?" Michelangelo looked at Alexander in amazement, seeming to be puzzled by his idea. "Why do you think that, a square, what does it look like?"
Alexander opened his mouth slightly, and he realized that he had missed his mouth, but he was not worried about what Michelangelo would think. Instead, he found that St. Peter's Basilica that Michelangelo described to him seemed to be familiar to him. The cathedral is not the same.
"A square is just ..." Alexander pondered and started to pick up a dry branch from the ground and began to draw. Of course, what he painted was completely shapeless, but the general appearance is still there, in the outline of his branch The next square pattern centered on St. Peter's Basilica is faintly discernible.
"Don't you want to build such a church? Don't you want to connect the cathedral to the entire Vatican Palace?" Alexander asked with some curiosity. He was a bit strange at the moment what the designers thought, although The St. Peter ’s Basilica in memory is completely different from what it is today, but if it is really as Michelangelo said, it may be built afterwards, maybe it will be built continuously for hundreds of years in the future, and finally become familiar to people. The cathedral is completely different.
"How did you come up with this, how could there be a square," Michelangelo looked at Alexander strangely. "I know the Greeks are a little strange, or you are a Bohemian, but I really didn't expect you There is actually a talent for being an architect, and I admit that your idea is very interesting, but the current design is from the great Bramante. Although he is not currently in Rome, the master is indeed No one can match it, and he is highly appreciated by the Pope, and is the architect I admire the most. "
Alexander was slightly surprised when he heard Michelangelo ’s mention of Bramante, looking at the kind of respectful expression that the young man seemed to have for idols, especially when he looked back The look of the old cathedral in the distance, Alexander Qingqi's lips wanted to tell this young guy who was looking forward to getting idol guidance. One day in the future, he would not only become a competitor with his idol idol, but also a long time later In time, Bramante will be an enemy that causes him a lot of trouble.
After just thinking about it, Alexander finally didn't speak.
Maybe something happened to make it happen naturally, Alexander thought about it.
"Oh, see what's wrong with me," Michelangelo seemed to suddenly think of something and patted his head, and then Alexander seemed to see a cloud of smoke rising from above his head. Things, and you argue with the cathedral, this is not what you should do to entertain old friends. "
As the stonemason said, he patted Alexander ’s shoulders effectively ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Immediately left a few gray handprints on his clean coat: "Tell me when Rome will come, and what are you doing now, I still remember your little wife, did you come with her this time? "
"We came together, and there are some friends, but she is now outside the city." Alexander said with a smile.
"I want to repay your friend," Michelangelo suddenly looked at Alexander with a very serious expression. "I will never forget your help to me, and I did not forget that we still wanted to leave by boat." Sicily, it was only later that I could not get on the same boat because of some things. Now I want to repay you, I can introduce you to my patron, a generous person, whose power is enough to allow you to do something in Rome, Just like you are in Sicily. "
Alexander looked at Michelangelo slightly interestingly. Speaking of Palermo, his help was more of a feeling for history, or simply something that seemed to affect Michelangelo. The sense of accomplishment produced by a person's life can be said to really want what he wants from him, but there is no special idea for another time.
So now looking at this stubborn young stonemason who is very serious about repaying him, Alexander has no special feelings other than that which is interesting.
It was just the next sentence of Mile Langiro that made Alexander feel slightly moved.
"My patron is the distinguished Bishop of Valencia." 0898)