Vol 6 Chapter 29: The two Medici brothers

The Tiber River has a small branch south of the Roman city. This branch diverges from the main channel to the east. After flowing into a small valley formed by two hills, the river suddenly narrows and forms a A small river bay interspersed in the streets of Rome.
This place is called Little Venice by the Romans, because there are several such streams that divide the streets and alleys into sections, making this urban area look very similar to the water city Venice.
This is where the wealthy people of Rome gather, because the elegant environment and the terrain surrounded by the river bay separate it from the other hustle and bustle of Rome, so it looks very quiet.
The Medici house has a residence in Little Venice. This place, known by the Romans as the Petit Medici Palace, has a small area, but it has been built quite magnificently, whether it is a beautiful sculpture in the yard or a rich house. The majestic decoration and furnishings all announce to outsiders how the owner of the house is rich and has an elegant taste in art, especially some works, but also for various reasons, even when some famous masters are still alive. It has become a rushing boutique.
For example, some of Botticelli ’s masterpieces on the wall, which were obviously at their peak, have been put into most of his important works by the master when the false fire was burned by Savonarola. The torch has become extremely precious, and there are several sculptures of figures in ancient Greek mythology, which are regarded as a tribute and a rare masterpiece of retroism that is quite prosperous in contemporary times.
Giovanni de Medici and his brother Julio now live in this house.
In the past few years after the escape from Florence, the Medici brothers looked for opportunities and help everywhere. They spent almost all their available money on revenge, but their gains were very small. Although many people on the surface Being very enthusiastic about them actually doesn't want to help, and some people simply refuse to respond with indifference.
People will treat the Medicis in this way, not because their family's rule in Florence is unpopular, but simply because they are not optimistic about their brothers.
Giovanni is now Cardinal, and Giulio is already Archbishop. This seems to prove that they have a high weight in the Vatican, but in fact, because Alexander VI has always wanted to suppress Savonarola in Florence, so Regardless of reason or threat, the Pope has focused on Savonarola himself, and because of that person ’s great reputation, neither the Pope nor others believe that the Medici Brothers have the opportunity to become and Savon Narola's contenders.
No one is willing to invest casually for a business that is not optimistic. The Medici brothers are forgotten in the house of the wealthy area of ​​Rome. Giulio can often run around, and Giovanni has not been there for a long time. Leaving this home, his size also expanded a lot more than before because he ate too much.
When Julio returned to the Little Medici Palace, he saw the light from the candle-lit restaurant. He walked to the door and saw through the door slit. He was sitting at the table and holding half a roasted goose in his hands. Giovanni, his mouth was filled with shiny goose oil at this time, and every time he used his teeth to pull off a large piece of meat, the piece of meat quickly disappeared into the unsteady mouth, and at the same time in the restaurant Reminiscent of the chewing sound of "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" "
When Julio pushed through the door and walked in, Giovanni was holding a cup in his throat because of a piece of meat. He grabbed the cup and poured it into his mouth, but the cup was empty, so he saw Giulio Giovanni on the side. "Woo" screamed in his mouth, and he made him pass the bottle quickly as he gestured.
Giulio handed him the bottle, Giovanni grabbed his head and poured it into his mouth. As the red wine flowed down his neck and soaked the clothes on his chest, Giovanni was flushed with food. His face slowly turned around.
"You're going to see that Gumbre, how's the situation?" Giovanni patted his full chest, which was not inferior to the woman's, and then burped, and saw Julio's strange expression on his face, Joe Wani frowned slightly and looked at his brother, "Why, isn't it going well?"
"I'm not good," Julio seemed a little sure. He poured himself a glass of wine and looked at Giovanni with a puzzled look. "He promised to return Florence to us."
Giovanni, who was about to reach out and grab the roast goose on the table, stopped, and then slowly picked up the roast goose from the plate and tore off the meat, and then twisted the minced meat with his fingers and dipped the black plate next to it. A little bit of bean paste was sent to the mouth.
Julio didn't speak, just waiting for his brother's reaction, and the restaurant fell silent for a while.
"What does he want?" It seemed that after a while it was determined that he had not misunderstood his brother's words. Giovanni asked in a low voice. No one would help others for no reason. The various warmths encountered in these years have made their brothers understand. For this reason, sometimes Giovanni even thought that their family's generosity in helping others seemed like a big joke.
Of course, the Medici family is not a philanthropist. They are willing to contribute money to others and naturally hope to be rewarded, but they never expected that many of the people they helped would treat them like they were when they were down. The reason why Giovanni was disheartened.
"He promised to return Florence to us, but we must support his daughter to become the Duke of Romagna." Giulio whispered.
Giovanni was a little stunned, probably because he didn't expect that Gombre had such ambitions. For a while, he didn't know how to answer.
"This matter is too important. I can't make the decision. I want to know what you think."
Julio looked at his brother, unlike others who believed that Giovanni had fallen because of repeated setbacks. He knew that his brother had never given up his dream of restoring the status of the Medici family in Florence, but now because of Rome. The situation is complicated. Giovanni has become much calmer than before when he started to touch a series of nails. He has not only learned to temporarily put up the tentacles, but also learned to observe the Roman dignitaries who deal with him in order to help when needed. When the time comes to quickly get the benefits.
Giovanni was still eating goose bite, but he was almost unable to taste the meat at this time, after a while he stopped to look at Julio.
"Do you remember, you once suggested that Piero's son Lorenzo Jr. and Gumbre's daughter should marry," Giovanni smiled slightly when he saw the doubt on Julio's face. "Maybe you just casually said , But I never forgot about it. "
"Do you really think this is feasible?" Julio asked excitedly.
"It seemed to be more of a joke at the time, after all, although our Medici family was down, it wasn't just a random upstart that could be attached, but now it seems that things are somewhat different," Giovanni used Ruo Looking at Julio deeply, "Do you remember what you heard about Venice the other day?"
"Are you talking about the agreement reached between Gumbre and the Venetians?"
"Not only that, but there are rumors that the Fugger family borrowed a lot of money from the Venetians. Although this matter is not so sure, it should be true," Giovanni stood up with some effort. Go to the sink and wash my hands while thinking. "Although some things don't seem to matter, if you think about it, you will find that there are many strange connections. Although I don't know what Gombrie is thinking, I am sure this person is planning. A big plan, and with his current strength it is likely to succeed. "
"Are you saying that he was really plotting the whole Romagna?" Julio was still a little bit not convinced.
"Romagna? Haha," Giovanni seemed to smile slightly disdainfully. "If I guessed right, his appetite would be much bigger than getting a Romagna, Romagna, Tuscany, or even bigger. Where, Julio, do you believe this person may be the biggest ambition we have encountered. "
Julio de Medici gasped slightly, he knew what Giovanni was talking about, and because of this, he also began to feel heart-throbing about his half-joking proposal.
"If Lorenzo Jr. can really marry Gombré's daughter, then we not only have a strong ally, maybe in the future, we may also get greater benefits than the recapture of Florence," Julio looked a little excited. Brother, when all he saw from Giovanni's face was silence, Julio also calmed down. "It's just not when we are betting."
"No, it should be said that we are not qualified to bet yet," Giovanni sighed softly. "Since we can't provide money or an army to Gumbre, there won't be a good position with him, even he may We will also regard the marriage we proposed as an opportunity to take advantage of him, which will be of no benefit to future cooperation. If we can really cooperate, we must let Gombrrey see our sincerity and role. We must let He understands that we are a strong ally, at least worth looking forward to. "
Julio nodded, knowing that his brother has always been sensible and strong, which can be seen since he escaped from Florence and has never been discouraged and always thinking about how to return to Florence, so he judged Giovanni There is also extraordinary confidence.
"We have to let the Gombré know the role and influence of the Medici family. Even if our family is in trouble now, even the family can't go back, but the surname of Medici itself is enough to make people trust us."
Giovanni said with some excitement that at this time, he did not appear to be decadent because of frustration and failure. On the contrary, his wide body seemed to contain great power. When he opened two thick arms, I just wanted to take everything in front of my arms and crush it.
"Maybe we now have a chance to prove our influence," Julio said suddenly.
"What is it?" Giovanni, who had just appeared excited, calmed down again as soon as he spoke of the details. He watched Julio wait for him to say his plan.
"Before returning, Gumbre had revealed to me that he tried to support today's St. Mark's Abbey President Mahimo to find a job in the Vatican." Julio looked at his brother and flashed in Giovanni's eyes crammed together because of obesity Lean, he went on to say, "That Mahimo was sent by the Pope to replace Savonarola as the dean of St. Mark. Now that person should have come to Rome, but it seems that the Sazi government sent to hope to get it in the Vatican. He was sent to help. "
Before Alexander VI's request for help from the Medici family was very indifferent. Of course, this does not mean that he supported the Sazi government, but at least it shows that the Pope is not optimistic that the Medici family can regain control of Florence.
But the Medici family has deep roots after all, especially despite being driven out of Florence, but Giovanni still has the lofty identity of a cardinal, and Giulio ’s long-time activities in the Vatican also made him a quite a Roman city. Famous people.
Perhaps these statuses and fame will not help them return to Florence, but this does not mean that they have no effect in other aspects.
"We want to let Gumbre see the role of the Medici family," Giovanni said to Giulio, who couldn't help but reveal a bit of excitement because he had grasped the key to the matter "and helped that Mahimo fulfill his wish. This has more than one benefit to us. "
Julio nodded. He knew what the benefits Giovanni said. A reliable ally in the Vatican and Florence can provide them with great help, not to mention the tribute standing behind the person. Bray.
"Do n’t delay this matter. Since Gombray has decided to help that Mahimo, I believe he should have sought more than us. To know that there are many people who can help him, we must let Gomblay look before others. To our actions. "
Julio nodded and grabbed the monk's soft hat on the table. Although it was getting late and the weather was hot outside, Julio couldn't wait.
Rome is a vanity fair, everyone is desperately climbing upwards, and a little slackness along the way will be overtaken or even kicked away by others.
Giovanni called the housekeeper and asked him to list his family's property carefully.
Seeing that the housekeeper's face became difficult to look, Giovanni smiled and patted his shoulder: "Come on, this time you won't be able to make any money, you may make a fortune."
Massimo set off from Florence almost before and after Alexander, but when he arrived in Rome, the "Montina Guard Mutiny" that shook Rome had just come to a close.
The pontiff came to greet his messenger with curiosity about the monastery. The abbey of Saint Mark in Florence has become the base camp of opponents in the eyes of many people. It is enough to be admired to be the dean of that monastery Too.
The arrival of Mahimo did not attract much attention in Rome. After all, for the Romans, there was too much happening in these days, but the pope summoned him quickly.
This is also the first time Mahimo has officially seen Alexander VI at the Sistine Cathedral.
Although I had received the summons in private before, this summoning not only left a deep impression on Mahimo, but also deeply stimulated him.
So that when he came out of the cathedral and saw Aufrei, who was already waiting by the roadside car, Mahimo could not help shaking his head without even knowing himself.
Until he got into the carriage, Mahimo kept saying, "This is really the most exciting scene I have ever experienced."
Pope Mahimo seems to have seen a completely different world. Compared with Alexander VI, Sazi seems too shabby.
As the messenger of Florence, Mahimo publicly entered the Palace of Marino after leaving the Vatican, which surprised some people who even knew the purpose of Mahimo's trip to Rome.
Especially Caesar, by this time he had to start to listen to his father's advice seriously, and consider Pogia more than his personal likes and dislikes in his attitude towards Alexander.
Regarding the news of Mahimo, Giulio soon learned, of course, he is more concerned about the Medici family from Florence, especially at this time, maybe an insignificant little person may be hiding something that can hide Everyone was surprised by the secret, not to mention people like the dean of St. Mark ’s Abbey.
And Alexander's public expression of support for Mahimo's attitude made the Medicis pay special attention to him.
So when I heard that Mahimo went directly to the Palace of Marino, Giulio did n’t even have time to tell Giovanni this news in person, and while sending the servant home to report, he immediately sent his entourage to rush in front of him to inform the Palace of Marino. Said: "The archbishop came to visit."
When Julio entered the Marino Palace for the second time, he met the famous architect Bramont, and after a quick conversation with the military architect he had long admired, Julio immediately came under the guidance of his servant. He had arrived in that room not long ago.
This time he saw not only Alexander, but also the sigh of the Sistine Chapel and the majesty of the Pope.
And just before he entered the door, Alexander said to Mahimo: "Relax friends, if you do what I said, maybe one day you will have the opportunity to enjoy that glory."
When he heard Alexander say this, Mahimo first felt a little funny and ripped off the corner of his mouth, but slowly his face showed tension, excitement, and a look of panic, so when Julio entered the room , Seeing the dean of the St. Mark's Abbey with a weird look.
This surprised Julio de Medici!
Although the monastery was supported by Alexander, if he was a determined anti-Medic, it would surely mean a great future for the Medici family, especially if this person could have a great influence on Alexandria, then Perhaps the road to the restoration of the Medici family may not be completed until the beginning.
Julio quickly pondered the situation in front of him, and then he immediately decided to take the lead.
"My brother fully agrees that an ally should be supported to have a brighter future in the Vatican ~ EbookFREE.me ~ So my brother has decided to make a proposal at the cardinal meeting to nominate the respected Brother Mahimo as Romagna And the bishop of the Tuscan parish. "Julio looked at Alexandria seriously, and then looked at the seemingly unexpected Mahimo.
Mahimo looked at Alexandria a little stunnedly. He didn't expect Alexandria's promise to just fall. Someone took the initiative to recommend him for a senior job, which made him feel like he was in a dream.
After all, just a few years ago, he was just a deceiver eating and drinking, and sometimes he was often chased by the raped husband who was naked and chasing the street.
But now, he is the esteemed dean of St. Mark's Abbey, an important figure in Florence, and he was summoned by the Pope just a short time ago.
And then, he actually had the opportunity to become a bishop again, and he was recommended by a cardinal, the famous Medici family.
"Maybe, in a few years, I can really become a pope."
Looking at Julio who was talking eagerly with Alexander, Mahimo began to think seriously about this attractive future for the first time.