Vol 3 Chapter 183: Lion and Fox

When Machiavelli was awakened, she was leaning against the wall and taking a nap.
Heard that someone outside wanted to see him, the Florentine slowly rearranged his clothes and walked down the tower.
Because the door of the tower was already blocked, Machiavelli had to try to jump down from the steps on the second floor, looking at the dark grass below, the Florentine only hesitated a little and jumped out.
The grass is very soft, although it is not comfortable to fall on it, but obviously the people outside are already prepared, so he directly fell on a lot of quilts.
Alexander looked at Machiavelli from afar, with a little interest in his eyes.
Of course, Alexander was "understanding" to this person, but when he was really seen, Alexander felt that this person who had been slightly limped because of his legs and feet was a little stranger.
This person will undoubtedly leave a reputation in history in the future, but this is certainly not because of his extraordinary achievements in this era, but he has written a book that let people understand the thoughts and wishes of people in this era.
Although Machiavelli ’s writings are not lacking in his life, what is truly remembered and praised by many people is naturally the famous "Monarchy", but now his book not only does not exist, he is here with him. Caesar Borgia, regarded as the perfect example of a monarch in this book, has not met, nor do they know if they still have a chance to meet.
"Are you going to expel me?"
Machiavelli spoke very succinctly. According to his own words, he always felt that those who relied on clever words and so-called elegant conspiracies to achieve their purpose were very disgusting.
Alexander did not know whether he was already brewing his equally famous Florentine at this time, but when he thought of it in the book, he said with irony: "Our compatriots often like to defeat their opponents in a so-called elegant way, and When he is stingy to confront the enemy directly, how much can he imagine the character of this person from his words.
But it is also here that people feel contradictory. A person who hates conspiracy from the bottom of his heart has written a book known as a guide for the monarch's strategy.
"I hope that when you return to Florence, you will be able to explain all the facts here to your compatriots," Alexander did not deny Machiavelli's guess. In fact, he did intend to send this person away. "I think you are very It is clear that the Pope does not like your leader, so if Florence tries to intervene in the affairs of Pisa at this time, it will inevitably cause greater dissatisfaction with His Majesty the Pope. "
Machiavelli looked at Alexander and nodded, then suddenly said, "You are the Gombre. I have heard of you before, but I did not expect you to be such a person."
Machiavelli's words made Alexander a little surprised, but after a little thought, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Avante Bruni?" Alexander asked with a smile.
Seeing Machiavelli nod, Alexander secretly exhaled, obviously he had forgotten this man.
When he first met Russa at the Earl of Modillo ’s house, Alexander met the Florence messenger, Ovante Bruni, at the banquet, and then he found excuses and ruins to help the man escape from Florence. Sha went to Cosenza together.
It ’s just that there were too many things happening later. The person of Overt Bruni gradually faded from his memory. Now think about it, Alexander could n’t help feeling that he was really lucky. When he said his name at the gate, If Machiavelli suddenly broke his identity, although it may not be life-threatening at that time, once Lukrezija escaped from his grasp, it would only be a matter of time before the small life was sent away.
Lucrezia may not want to kill him, but the father and son of the Pogia family are hard to tell.
"Allow me to explain that Florence does not want Venice to be the owner of Pisa." Machiavelli seems to be doing a diplomatic duty before leaving. He knows that he has little time and speaks quickly, and there is no nonsense "We hope To maintain the status quo, the Venetians did not benefit us from entering Romagna, and Florence did not want to get involved in a dispute that made no sense to himself. "
Alexander nodded secretly, he knew that Machiavelli was indeed saying that no one in this era knew more about the ideas of the Florentines today, or perhaps Savonarola.
Obviously, the current ascetic and St. Benedict hoped that Florence would be alone in this chaotic era, that is to say, he wanted to close his door to live his small life, but Alexander knew Savonarola's plan Doomed to fail.
Before Charlie invaded, Savonarola became Charlie's fanatical supporter. Not only did he actively accept Charlie into Florence, but he did not hesitate to tighten the Florentines' own rations but also to provide a large amount of supply for the French army. Giuliano de la Rovere is the first leading party, so no one will dispute that Savonarola is second.
It can be said that Savonarola has blended in too deeply in this game, and now it is too late to try to get rid of it and not play.
And Alexander also knew that this idea of ​​staying out of business even a few years later was still the mainstream view of the Florentine diplomatic strategy, but it was precisely because of this delusion of disregard for the situation that the fate of the Republic of Florence was doomed.
"You can bring my words to your leader," Alexander looked at Machiavelli. "If he wants to be forgiven by the Vatican, then there should be no favoritism in this dispute about the territory of Montina, of course. It would be better if he could stand on the side of the pope, but if he tried to ally with the Venetian or Milanese, it would be doomed to his failure. "
Machiavelli listened carefully to every word of Alexandria, and his pair of eyes that seemed to be able to see people always looked at Alexandria, as if he wanted to see from his face how many of these words were true and how many Just threatening and intimidating.
Then, as he was about to leave, Machiavelli suddenly whispered, "I will not doubt your identity, because from the beginning I saw that you are not a simple person, but I want to know that the pope sent you Is it pizza? "
Listening to Machiavelli's question, Alexander suddenly had the urge to pierce the man's chest with a sword!
But in the end did not do so.
This is a person with a pair of eyes that can see through the truth behind the affairs, but this person's character is destined not to be Caesar or Lorenzo Medici or even Alexander himself, because Alexander knows that if he is replaced by him, Such a time will never pierce the other party's old man.
But think about how this person can survive the liquidation after the restoration of the Medici family in the future, which probably has something to do with his personality.
Because of this person, there is no threat to others.
The meeting with Machiavelli ended in this way. From the beginning, Alexander did not expect any guidance and inspiration from this character who is known as the teacher of the future monarch, because he knew that Machiavelli at this time was just a company. Savonarola could not easily see the little ones.
If there is no wrong guess, it should not be until the second year that Machiavelli will be appreciated by Savonarola to take up an important position in the Florence government, but by that time, Savonarola ’s own life will not be saved for long.
However, Alexander did not know that Machiavelli, who was expelled from Pisa overnight, was eager to return to Florence to report, still taking the time to write such a paragraph on the horseback as a footnote to his trip to Pizza: "This It is a person who can seize the opportunity. Such people often have a keen sense of smell to make accurate judgments about whether they are dangerous. They always stare at all opportunities, and then they do n’t hesitate to rush to the prey when they think the time is ripe. , And will try to avoid as soon as the danger is discovered, this brave like a lion and cunning like a fox, so that this person always knows what to do. "
The few people whom Gompati found looked really smart. When Alexander told them how to find the Holy See army who did n’t know who was in command, some people even suggested that as long as he gave him his tokens, he did n’t need any letters. You can avoid being found on the road.
Lucrezia gave the ring in his hand without hesitation to this clever-looking guy, and then told him a few things that obviously only the Borgia family or their close people would know as proof. When Alexander let these people leave, and only two of them were left, Lucrezia suddenly hesitated.
"If my people come, will you be caught? Do you know?" Lucrezia whispered. She looked very serious and seemed to be reminding Alexander. "So you have two options now, one is taking advantage of me. 'S people haven't come and left immediately, the other is ... "
"What's the other one?" Alexander asked softly. "Let me guess, if I become your husband, you can prevent this from happening, and even I can be rewarded for helping the pope get pizza?" "
Lucrezia's eyes became a little warmer. She stared at Alexander and asked anxiously, "So would you?"
"What would you like to be your husband?" Alexander asked with a smile. He couldn't help but admit that he was really seriously considering the suggestion at this time, and then he smiled and took Lucrezia into her arms and whispered in her ear. Say "I think I might have a third choice."
The mercenaries in Pisa are still a bit professional. Although they ca n’t compare with the Swiss mountain mercenaries who claim to be professional ethics models, when they received the arrears of salary and the promised 6 cents of national tax, the mercenaries suddenly broke out. Great enthusiasm.
Because it was too close to the huge monster in Florence, the Pisa was destined to have no major achievements on land. The Pisa who set his sights on the Tyrrhenian Sea due to the sea once once dominated the sea, even for a while, even Genoa People also have to avoid their edge.
Although Pisa is no longer in sight today, it is still one of the few ports on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. And because of the precautions against Florence over the years, the city of Pisa, although limited in size, is very strong.
When Alexander came outside the city gate, he was a little surprised to find that the mercenaries actually dug trenches a little further away from the city wall.
Although these trenches are not very deep and have limited widths, it can be guessed a little if you think about it, the Venetians must overcome these obstacles if they want to attack. This is the role of such obstacles in this era of formation-oriented queues. It is often more useful than it seems.
"Who made this dig?" Alexander couldn't help but he asked a mercenary casually.
"It's Kampatti," the mercenary wiped the sweat from his head. "Master, don't be fooled by that guy. He is actually a coward. He always wants to hide behind. These trenches are what he asked to dig, but now He is the head, and he has to work hard if he wants to get more salary. "
"That's right, you have to work hard." Alexander looked at the busy mercenaries and frowned, then looked back at the city.
Several pizzas who seemed to have drunk in the middle of the night appeared to be shaking not far from the city gate. These people were covered in alcohol and their faces were chaotic. When some mercenaries stopped them, some of them even shouted at themselves. It was a good friend with a certain officer. Obviously these people did n’t even know what happened during the day because they drank too much.
Seeing these people, Alexander couldn't help but gently shake his head. The idea of ​​trying to organize citizens to participate in the resistance that had just risen in his heart was immediately dispelled.
To organize a civilian army in this day and age is not only troublesome, but even difficult.
Especially for those urban citizens, it is almost a fool's dream to let them willingly take up arms to defend their city-states. They would rather spend large sums of money to hire unreliable mercenaries to protect the city rather than Taking up your own weapons is of course related to the lack of national identity in this era, and it has a lot to do with the relatively good life in the city.
Unless it is a last resort, people will not use their lives to make money, especially in places like Pisa, which has a natural port, and people do not lack food and clothing, if they want to let them give up their decent lives and take up arms, Becomes more miserable.
Maybe they can be rioted because of their dissatisfaction with the government, but this kind of riot is often a blind impulse or even a ridiculous one, either it will succeed immediately, or if it fails, they will go home separately, and often no longer care about the other after the impulse. thing.
As now, Alexander knew that even people like Gumpati who personally launched the riot were actually motivated by passion. Once this passion passed, the pizzas would soon become lazy and slack.
"That does not work."
Alexander thought about it secretly. Although he didn't know the exact number of Venetians, if this continued, it might be waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. Pizza had been broken.
Can't organize the people, so where should we find the source of soldiers to protect the city?
Reflecting in his heart, Alexander walked along the street and at the same time asked the two mercenaries behind him from time to time.
But to his disappointment, although these mercenaries are familiar with Pisa, what they know best is which side the door of the brothel is opening. .
A silhouette appeared in front of him, and Gompati approached in a hurry. The new captain was clearly still excited. When he saw Alexandria from afar, he said loudly and joyously, "You know, we just found a good batch. "
"What is it?" Alexander asked casually. At this time, he was really not interested in finding any art treasures. If he could not keep the city, all this was just a gift for the Venetians.
"It's an artillery, a big artillery!" Compatti gestured with his hand. "There are ten doors in the warehouse near the port. Thank you. You remind us to use the former government officials to check the property. So we found these artillery pieces from the side of the port. Let ’s take a look at the boats parked in the port. We do n’t know how many good things we can find. "
"Wait, are you talking about ships?" Alexander suddenly felt his heart move. He thought that maybe the problem in front of him could be solved. "Are there many ships in the port of Pisa?"
"Of course, although it can't compare with Genoa, there are still a lot of people who come to pizza to do business," Gumpati said with a slight light in his eyes. "Daddy, they really earned it, 6 points of tax, even some pizza. Everyone is a little bit tempted. "
"If they can move that best," Alexander nodded. "So you can become a real pizza aristocrat, not just a mercenary."
Looking at Gompatti's blushing and nodding head, Alexander waved to him: "But if you want to be a noble, you must first block the Venetian, so we don't have much time. Call a few people and we will go now. port."
"Why ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Do you need to move those artillery pieces, then we do n’t need the two of us," Gumpati waved his hand proudly. "I ’ve got people to transport them to the city gate, and I let them People dug a lot of trenches outside the city overnight. "
"I know."
Alexander smiled, of course, he wouldn't think that the compatriot thought that Gompati would move because of cowardice. He dug those seemingly useless trenches, and it was impossible for a coward to riot.
On the other hand, it was close to the trenches. I did not expect someone to be doing this kind of thing in this era. Although it is still rough and primitive, Alexander knows how profound and profound it is.
But now he doesn't want to discuss this with Gompati. He is concerned about the ships in the port.
"We are going to the port," Alexander continued. "But we are not looking for things, we are looking for people."
"Looking for someone? Whom are you looking for?" Gompati asked strangely.
"Find those sailors," Alexander looked in the direction of the port far away. "There are many sailors on the ships. They are all natural soldiers."