Vol 6 Chapter 12: 2 Florentines

Barendi apparently didn't quite believe that Alexander's letter could convince Old Rovere, and even she was a little worried that this might anger her father, and if so, their marriage contract might be unexpected.
How the old Rovere had escaped from Rome and how to return to Rome with the support of the French regained power. As a daughter, Barenti knew better than anyone, so she could not believe that her father would give up with France. The good relationship between people does not think that Alexander may be able to persuade old Rovere.
It was under such worries that Barenti watched the messenger leave the Montina with the letter in a hurry. Before the messenger's figure disappeared on the road in the distance, Barenti tried to persuade Alexander to give up this is obviously not very Possible ideas.
"My father is the most loyal friend of the French, and many Genoese are pro-French." Barenti wanted to make Alexander understand the facts. Although she didn't know what Alexander was going to do, she was worried about him. May really anger her father.
"Trust me, sometimes things may not be what you see, or even what you have experienced in person." Looking at the worried look on Barrondi's face, Alexander comforted her gently, of course he couldn't at this time. Directly tell Barendi that as the largest leading party in the Italian city-state, Old Rovere will become an anti-French fighter who no one would have thought of in the next ten years, and then become Pope Julius II After the death of the world, he became famous for his tough attitude towards the French. Even his title of "Victory over the Pope" was obtained because of his fighting spirit against the French.
Alexandria has always been curious about why Old Rovere turned into a French enemy from a pro-French leading party, but with contact with Old Rovere he gradually discovered some clues.
Unlike Alexander VI, Alexander believed that Old Rovere was a man with ambitions. This is not to say that Alexander VI has no ambitions, but that the ambitions of these two people are very different.
From Alexander's point of view, if Lucrezia's father values ​​family more, Barrendi's father is definitely a person who values ​​his personal goals more than anything else.
This can be seen from the fact that once he learned that Genoa ’s nobles decided to take hostility towards Alexandria, he immediately stood by and stood by on the sidelines of Montina ’s affairs, even when Balendi decided to use it to reach Alexander ’s side. With his support, Old Rovere did not show any shaking.
And looks a bit complicated, after all, Alexander VI has pitted two sons-in-law, but although this does not mean that Alexander VI does not care about Lukrezija, but Alexander did not see any of his actions against Barron Di's concern, or in his mind, the daughter's more important is the responsibility to the family.
Even Alexander believes that even Constantine as a son may not necessarily receive the attention of Old Rovere. This is a man with iron will who can sacrifice everything for his purpose.
Such a person can make him change his mind, not family or honor, but only benefits, and conditions that can allow him to achieve his goals.
So what is the purpose of Old Rovere?
Alexander felt that there was no one who knew the future God of War Pope's thoughts better than himself. It was because of this that he was able to persuade him, or let the old Rovere understand that he was his fellow traveler.
"Relax, your father will definitely accept my suggestion, and even he may be proud of having such an excellent son-in-law." Alexander whispered to comfort Barenti, who knew Barenti's uneasiness was actually due to Her father's understanding "but I have some other things to do while waiting for your father to reply."
"Oh, what is it?" Barenti asked quietly. She was actually waiting for Alexander to say something to leave temporarily, but did not expect him to think the next day when he returned to Montina Doing this made Barendi inexplicably annoyed, which also surprised her, because she remembered that she almost never got angry about this kind of thing before, but now she began to feel jealous.
Balenti thought it was Alexander's fault, and he upset her mood.
Seeing that Barenti didn't seem to care, and was still pretending to be generous, Alexander's funny outstretched hand first stroked over her head, and then finally could not help laughing out loud.
Balenti blushed, and she felt that her mind was completely exposed. She was annoyed and moved her head to get rid of and pressed her palms on her head, but her rare gaffe made her want to tease her more.
Until Barendi showed an annoyed look, Alexander let go of the hand that was pressed on her head, and then supported her from the armpit to take her into her arms and said to her, "I'm going to Florence."
Balenti was surprised, but she did not expect that Alexander was not going to Pisa, but then thinking about the pitiful journey from Pisa to Florence, she was in a bad mood again.
However, she finally endured it. She knew that for Alexander, she actually took care of her self-esteem, otherwise she would rush to Pisa to meet another woman the next day after returning home. This is for her hostess. It seems too embarrassing to say.
"Don't think about it," looking at Barrondi's still unhappy face, Alexander could only continue to comfort her softly. "I assure you that I am going to Florence this time, and only to Florence."
Seeing Alexander's serious look, Barenti was a little surprised. She knew that although Alexander always deceived her with sweet words, he would not regret it as long as he really promised.
"Is there something I must go to Florence, or is it enough to write a letter like my father?"
Balenti asked slightly dissatisfied, and had to go out again just after returning, even if it was not to see another woman, she still found it somewhat unacceptable.
"Not this time, I have to do some things in person." Alexander said helplessly, of course he knew how much to do would cause Balendi to be uncomfortable, but as he said, some things must be done by himself.
Looking at Alexander's serious look, Barrondi hesitated, and said a bit sullenly: "From Florence to Pisa, there are only less than 20 miles."
Seeing Barrondi finally uttering this sentence that stuck in his heart, Alexander couldn't help but laugh out "poof".
"Relax, I won't go to Pizza this time because the time is tight, and the things I want to do this time are very important." Alexander promised Barendi seriously.
It is unclear how much of Alexander ’s promise is trustworthy, but this does not affect Alexander ’s trip to Florence.
It was only when Alexandria ordered Ofrei to start with him that Balenti was in a slightly better mood.
As an important left and right hand around Alexander, this time can be said to be a rare exercise opportunity for O'Lei, because he needs to be responsible for the entire Montina's defense, O'Lei has almost everything he can master. As a result, it can be said that the current Aufrei began to move towards the identity of a real chief of staff, but in this way, there are more things that need him to do.
So, seeing Alexander take Aufrei by his side, but left Gompati behind, Balenti felt more relieved.
"He can't always dismiss my suspicions, he would rather let his left and right hands lay down important work." Balendi was happy that he figured it out.
Of course, Alfred was also worried about not having time to report to the count on something in the territory. This trip made him feel a good opportunity.
Just why Alexander went to Florence as soon as he came back, Aufrei didn't understand.
The commander-in-chief of course would not think that the count wanted to take the opportunity to meet Lucrezia, because, like Barendi, Aufrei knew that the current situation was almost a day-to-day change.
However, after knowing the purpose of Alexander's trip, O'Leary was somewhat surprised.
"We went to see Mahimo, it has been a long time since we saw Mahimo, and he missed him a bit."
Florence, the Monastery of Saint Mark.
Mahimo now lives in a bungalow in the monastery, and this house was the residence of Savonarola.
Unlike Savonarola, Mahimo did not like the dark environment, so he let people remove the blinds on the window, which made the room look much brighter.
But he did n’t move anything else in the house. The desk used by Savonarola and the sturdy but shabby wooden bed were still in their original places, and the collection of books collected by the original owner during his life was also intact. Placed on a wooden bookshelf by the wall.
Mahimo refused the request of the monastery to serve him, but lived in alone, which caused people in the monastery to talk.
People do n’t know why the new dean should do this, but looking at the lights that are lit every night from the windows of that house, people ’s moods are very complicated.
Although he became the prominent Abbey of Saint Mark, Mahimo rarely appeared before the people, which of course made the officials of Florence very happy, and they began to worry that the dean appointed by the Holy See might frequently interfere in Florence. Affairs, and may even compete with them for worldly powers, but now seeing this dean is a rare knowledge of human relations, at least for nearly half a year, the Florentines hardly noticed that the monastery had any desire to be with them. Unacceptable behavior.
Even in the monastery, Mahimo did not appear very often. Most of the time he was reading or writing in that house, which made many people secretly guess that the dean seemed to be in accordance with Savonarola before his death. Walking forward step by step.
The only person who often communicates with Mahimo is a Florence official named Machiavelli. This person is the red man next to the current Florence's ruling Sazi. As the person in charge of the establishment and the Florence Civil Army, Machiavelli now has no Count small power.
It ’s just that this person is obviously not ambitious. In addition to always trying hard to perform better before the ruling, he seems to be quite interested in the history of Florence, so he frequently visits the library of all universities except for frequent visits. St. Mark's Monastery, because the monastery has a rich collection of books and various important documents comparable to those of universities.
Machiavelli was obviously also interested in the books left by Savonarola. In fact, people knew that he had served as a diplomat during Savonalola ’s reign, but no one thought of it. After all the Venarola members were liquidated, this Machiavelli became a celebrity in the new government.
Machiavelli often visits the Abbey, which makes him a spokesperson for Mahimo in the eyes of many people.
Sometimes even the Archbishop Sazi will ask him or reveal some attitudes he wants to inquire from Mahimo while chatting with him, but there are not many things that he can really hear.
Machiavelli enjoys this feeling of being an intermediary, which makes him feel as if he has invisible power, but he also knows that he has this feeling just because he has assumed the role of a bridge between Florence and Mahimo This makes Machiavelli feel that everything that he has today is so false, but this obviously also stimulated his desire to stand out.
But Machiavelli was not very anxious, because he knew that there were still such opportunities.
His bravery of "protecting pizza" at the beginning gave him enough goodwill in front of the Count of Montina. In fact, if he made a request at that time, he could get an enviable position in Montina or Pizza.
At that time, he was really moved. He believed that the Earl would definitely agree if he asked for it, because he saved not only the city of Pisa, but the Earl's favorite woman and his daughter.
Even sometimes Machiavelli was thinking that even with his credit for asking for the Pope ’s reward, it was not excessive, because as long as you think about the amazing appearance of the Duke of Estelles when she was baptized, you can think of the Pope treating him. The only granddaughter is still very dear.
However, after a long period of consideration, Machiavelli unexpectedly made no requests.
He returned to Florence again to do his office officer training and reorganize the civilian army. Except when it was okay to visit the dean of St. Mark's Abbey, few people knew that he had missed such a good opportunity.
After entering mid-June, rain gradually increased, but unlike other cities, as long as it rained, the whole city would become a big mud pond. Florence's fairly complete drainage facilities played an important role at this time, even if you were interested. You can also take the opportunity to admire the seemingly illusory beauty of the city in the rain.
Machiavelli rarely has a free time on this rainy day. Most of the time he is busy. In addition to reorganizing the civilian army, he also serves as the second secretary beside Sazi. This identity allows him to work with more Florence and other foreign dignitaries met and exchanged, which makes him now regarded as the hottest person in Florence.
Machiavelli crossed the alley and came to the door of the monastery. The gatekeeper who followed the news and entered the monastery because he often came in and out without delay.
The rain was a bit heavy at this time, and Machiavelli took off the soaked soft cap and ran across the patio to the corridor, and then walked down the corridor to the solitary house on the side courtyard of the monastery.
Before entering, Machiavelli saw Mahimo who had to sit in front of the window and read in the light because of a cloudy day.
"I think you are more and more like a real monastery now," Machiavelli said with a slightly ridiculous tone when he entered, seeing Mahimo looking silently, he shrugged off his wet clothes. Shrugging "I mean you look like him now."
Machiavelli said, wagging his fingers into the empty space of the house, and then sat down and rubbed his hands a little cold: "What do you think of Savonarola, or do you think he did nothing wrong?"
"I only saw what he looked like when he was sent to the torture rack," Mahimo put a book in his hand on the table, and Machiavelli noticed that it was Savonarola's "On the Florentine." I do n’t even want to be the monastery because I feel like it ’s trapping me in a well. "
"Then you look for the answer from what was left by the last person trapped in the well?" Machiavelli asked, dismissively, and after seeing Mahimo didn't seem to want to answer, he continued. "You probably already Got it, the count has returned to Venice. "
Mahimo nodded, his face showing a sudden but slightly emotional look.
Unlike Machiavelli, when he heard the nearly legendary stories about Sophia, Mahimo was really quite emotional.
Many people are different from the past, and even himself has changed a lot.
Although it took less than a year, Mahimo felt as if he was so strange in the past. He even doubted how he had come in those years. Now he is more trying to find him from the book. The confused answer, and all these changes were brought to him by Alexander.
"Do you think the count would think ..." Machiavelli suddenly said and stopped, although the following words were not said, but he believed that Mahimo could understand what he was going to say.
Sure enough, Mahimo seemed to think about it, but then shook his head thoughtfully: "I don't know ~ EbookFREE.me ~ I actually never understood what he wanted."
"But that doesn't prevent us from being right," Machiavelli whispered in an instigated tone. "Maybe the count will be happier when we make things happen."
"I don't know," Mahimo said quietly. "You know, I sometimes feel that all this is meaningless. Even if the count gets the city, I think Florence is really degenerate, at least. This city is even worse than what Pisa Vonarola said. "
"But Savonarola has failed, and it turns out that a true ruler should have sufficient will and sufficient means to match it, otherwise Savonarola is an example."
Machiavelli said that he photographed it on the table, and then he saw what seemed to be just written on a piece of paper on the table.
"When my Lord Christ said" you should repent ", his intention was to hope that believers devoted their lives to repentance, so the word" repent "should not be understood as a simple confession ritual, that is, it cannot be a confession under the presidency And redemption ... God, what is this ?! "
Looking at the text on the paper, Machiavelli was stunned for a moment.