Vol 6 Chapter 162: Cardinal Mahimo

A thin snowflake fluttered in the sky, and a coldness blew in through the gap in the window, causing Caterina Sforza's body sitting on the thick blanket to tremble slightly, she wrapped her clothes tightly, and looked Looking out of the curtains floating from time to time, she finally couldn't help lifting the curtains and leaning her head out of the car door, looking back at the city farther and farther away.
The illegitimate daughter of Galazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, the Duchess of Forli, and Catalina Sforza, known as the Forli tigress, left Rome.
When the carriage left the city that had left her countless humiliations, she did not know whether she would have a chance to come back in the future, or whether she could go back to spend her short but beautiful childhood and girlhood. Milan, as well as Forli who once spent her countless efforts to keep her husband ’s territory, which had long since passed away.
So Katrina Sforza should try to see what the city looks like before leaving the city, and she also wants to remember the young duke who puzzled her.
When she saw Alexander, Catalina Sforza thought a lot. She already knew the reason why Constantine suddenly changed her attitude. Although not pursuing the aunt instead of pursuing the niece is common in this era, but Katerina Sforza is not concerned about Constantine's "thinking", but what kind of adverse effects it may have on her children as his attitude changes.
So when I heard that I was treated as an exchange condition by the Duke of Romatesia (Romagna-Tuscany for short), Caterina also seriously considered whether to accept certain conditions of the Duke.
But she didn't expect to greet her in addition to Alexander, there was actually the famous Roman princess.
When she saw Lucrezia, Catalina knew that things should be a bit different from what she had previously thought. At least the prince did n’t seem to be trying to achieve his goal through bedroom politics. Politically, she has never seen it.
The facts also proved that her speculation was good. Under the slightly hostile attention of Lucrezia, Alexander invited Caterina Sforza into his Marino palace. He showed very much to the fallen Duchess. High respect, and promised her that she would try to reunite her with her children.
As for Caterina ’s doubts about the purpose of his concern, Alexander ’s answer moved the Duchess very much:
I admire you very much because you are a rare and admirable brave woman in this era. , Your courage and decisiveness even make many men ashamed, and it is very gratifying for me to be able to do something for you at this time. "
Such truthfulness at least moved Katerina Sforza, especially when she heard that she would be sent to Florence soon, Katerina even felt a little ashamed of her previous guesses about the Duke.
Catalina Sforza spent a few days at the Palace of Marino, and in these few days she repaid what Alexander had done for her, that is, she wrote a letter to Ludvik, in which she Expressed gratitude to the Duke for helping himself, and also expressed support for the Duke's support for Constantine.
The role of this letter certainly cannot be said to be very important, but Alexander still expressed his gratitude to the Duchess. The most direct expression of this gratitude is that he bought a small palace in Florence, which is not large but quite quiet and comfortable. It was given to Katerina Sforza.
After hearing the description of the servant who had rushed to see it before and came back, Katerina felt very satisfied.
It ’s a small-sized house that fits her status quo today. This will save her from having to spend too much money on her hands. Although she knows that the Duke should have some gifts, but thinking about the long days to come, Katerina feels Necessary to consider long.
Katerina didn't know that the house was actually bought after Lucrezia was photographed. After sending out the servants around him to pick it for a while, Lucrezia chose the house she thought was very suitable.
According to Lucrezia's decision when the decision was made at the time: "This house is enough for the woman to live comfortably in a long life without having to think about it again."
To Lucrezia's apparently suggestive statement, Alexander only smiled softly.
He was really willing to see Catalina Sforza have such an unsatisfactory ending, as he himself said, he still admired this famous woman.
Whether in the East or the West, women ’s status in history has not been high. Even in some countries, many outstanding women have emerged, but whether it is from the amazement of historians to their extraordinary performance or from folklore. The deified praise actually shows the fact that women always occupy a secondary position in the long civilization.
And Caterina Sforza is the leader among women in this era. Her determination and decisiveness surprised many people. Compared with her husbands, she is far more than them. Excellent, and among her many children, it is pitiful to inherit her bold and courageous style.
In history, Catalina Sforza finally chose Florence to spend the rest of her life after being defeated and captured. In this regard, Alexander thinks it is not bad to arrange her like this.
The most important thing is that he needs to make Constantine think that he is willing to help him to win the title of Duke of Milan because it is profitable, so even if Old Rovere has some doubts about him, because the temptation of the Duke of Milan is too great, even if he is Doubts, he finally agreed to Luo Weilei and his son when he wanted to come.
Facts have proved that Alexander ’s guess was accurate. After some trade-offs, Old Rovere chose Constantine to abandon the legal annexation of Forli, but instead released Catalina Sforza in exchange for Alexander after deciding to direct armed occupation. support.
"Go live a quiet life in Florence, that's what you deserve." Looking at the back of the carriage leaving, Alexander whispered to himself with emotion.
But then he remembered that there was another woman who was also going to Florence. I did n’t know that Gina Brigitte and Caterina Sforza were two women who were so different and so outstanding in today ’s era. After the meeting, what kind of stories will happen.
Uliu quietly wrote a letter to Alexander. In the letter, the Moors reported Barenti to the Gina Brigitte and reported the matter to the master. But just behind the letter, the Moors carefully said: "It seems that the lady ’s plan was unsuccessful, and the young woman in Bologna was obviously not very good at dealing with it, but the lady seemed to have suffered a loss from her, and suddenly the lady suddenly ordered each of the territories severely after seeing the woman. The villages must pay an additional amount in proportion to the two quarters of property tax to see it ... "
Looking at the whistle-blow letter from the Moors, Alexander suddenly realized that it might be necessary to appease the women around him before going to Iberia. As Lukrezija became pregnant again, Alexander could feel that Valenti's letter was intentional or unintentional His strong desire to have a child revealed that he also felt that Balenti was always uneasy in his heart.
A wife who has been abandoned because she has no heirs has existed since ancient times. In this era of great importance to the descendants of heirs, having an heir is the best way to ensure that the wife can stabilize her position.
Although he had been prepared for the provoking tricks of Old Rowire, Alexander also knew that if she could have a child of her own, it was Barendi who really assured her.
And according to time, Sophia is almost ready to produce, which is a big deal for Alexander.
Sophia's child will be the future Grand Duke of Wallachia.
If historically, this does not seem to be a good background, because in a few years, with Selim ’s ascension, Wallachia will usher in a more turbulent external situation, and then for a long time in the future Wallachia was stormy, and finally, as Suleyman the Great showed his talent in the Balkans, Wallachia finally fell.
But now, with Bayesett II ’s frustration and severe injuries during his expedition to Bucharest, everything has become confusing, and whether Selim, who is known as the conqueror, can successfully ascend to the throne has become an unknown, then that What about Suleyman the Great?
At the end of March 1500, the late spring seemed to finally drive away the final rule of the long winter, leaving a little warmth sporadic on Italian land.
Delayed spring cultivation can be started because it came too late than before, and busy farmers began to appear on the land outside the city of Rome. They must grab the lost time as much as possible at the last time, otherwise if they miss The season of sowing will not only affect the autumn harvest, but also affect the various taxes paid throughout the year.
The tithe, which has lasted for almost 11 centuries, is a debt that will never be rid of. No matter how many new owners there are in the land, the tax payable to the church will never change.
This even made many people think that paying tithe is a statute that has been established in this world since its birth, so when a priest asked the farmers he met along the way, "Why do you want to be so obedient instead of angry, ironic, or direct In the way of cursing against the most robber-like plunder of tithes
, many farmers were stunned by accidents, and some bold and rude farmers even pulled out the guys while chasing this blatant priest, while loudly Shouted "Catch him, he is a liar, just cheated my girl, don't let him run away!"
Cardinals Masimo, Cardinals of Romagna and Tuscany, cardinals and quasi-cardinals who have been nominated and have not yet passed the cardinal meeting, are chased and chased by their fathers on the street After traveling around the Italian land, I slowly returned to Rome after a long absence.
When they appeared on the streets of Rome, many people who recognized the Bishop were taken aback. In their eyes, the Bishop Master must have experienced something terrible. From his tattered vest, his fur boots and At first glance, the sour smell of hay-like hair that has not been washed for a few weeks can be guessed.
The return of Mahimo caused a small shock in the Vatican, because everyone knows who his backer is. Although he was very active in Rome before, many people did not think that this person would rise. It is of great use, but now it is different.
Romagna and Tuscany, the two originally independent places were unified for one person's reason, and now the return of Mahimo is to make the parishes of these two regions tightly integrated. At this time, people gradually Realize that a principality is being formed between central Italy.
Back to Rome, Mahimo did not rush to the Vatican, but went directly to the Palace of Marino. When he and Alexander hugged, he noticed that Alexander wrinkled his nose and turned away, but this not only did not embarrass him, but on the contrary Full of excitement, he talked about what he saw and heard while visiting many parishes during this time.
"People spurn the church, and even the pope who made everyone's reputation worse, that is, your elders," Mahimo said after deliberately explaining. "Many people who have seen the Vatican's amazing depravity call the church the largest brothel in the world , Because there are some who are not shameless ... "
"Pay attention to your words and deeds," Alexander had to interrupt Mahimo to remind him a little. "I'm about to tell you that Lucrezia is pregnant again. I don't want her to get angry at hearing these words from you."
"Oh, okay, I'll change it a little bit, some of them are not ..." Seeing Alexander's speechless glance, Mahimo swallowed the following words helplessly, but then he said "but you know I ’m talking about it, is n’t it? Compared to Savonarola, these people should go to hell. "
Alexander glanced silently at Mahimo, who knew that the last sentence was what the monk wanted to say.
Alexander has discovered that during the time in Florence, Mahimo has changed a bit. He has become cynical from his previous cynicism. Perhaps it is really those articles that Savonarola left to impress and influence him, Mahi Mo became fond of thinking, and this tour undoubtedly made him see more phenomena that he would never pay attention to even if he saw them in the past.
"Adult, do you know that the people hate the church, don't you?" Mahimo's face gradually became serious. "I have seen many things along the way. I have known these things before, but I have never been in the current identity and way. See, the people still pin their hopes on God, but people hate that person, or all the people who claim to represent God, this is not just Alexander VI, anyone sitting on the throne of the pope will only Cursed because of church corruption and bad reputation. "
"So what if you sit on it?" Alexander glanced at Mahimo and asked if he was dumbfounded.
"Don't look at me like this, and don't forget that you yourself are anyone sitting on that throne, which naturally includes yourself." Alexander narrowed his eyes and stared at the priest, which made Mahimo suddenly This kind of discomfort that seems to be targeted by the beast "You will be selected as the cardinal at the next cardinal meeting, which is no accident, because it is me who proposed you as the cardinal," after saying this, Mahimo felt a little strange. To conclude, Alexander went on to say, "Any cardinal is eligible to be a pope. Even if your age and experience are not suitable now, but this is just a matter of a later time. The key is that I will support you to compete for the pope. Throne, but if you want to stand out from the many cardinals, you need to do better than any of them. "
Mahimo's eyes straightened, and it seemed that he finally changed his breath after a while. He moved his eyes and looked at Alexander. After seeing Alexander, he nodded as if he was sure he didn't hear it wrong, and he finally blocked his chest. Then he exhaled: "Aren't you kidding, or let's allow our ideas too early ~ EbookFREE.me ~ I mean your old man looks very tough."
Mahimo's words made Alexander give him a stern look.
What are you thinking, do you think you will also use Cantrera, and still use it on your own elders?
Alexander looked at Mahimo angrily, then suddenly there was an urge to ask the monk if he had heard any rumors like "Duke Gombray of the Poison" outside.
"I mean with your current capital, even if the current pope is called, you wo n’t have a chance to sit on that throne for a while, so now all you have to do is make yourself a person of great esteem, a complete and The current decadence is completely different, and it can let everyone see the shadow of new hope and new weather. I believe that the Vatican has indeed fallen for too long. People have been tired of this phenomenon without any morals and limits, so the Holy See Will consider electing a person who is at least not so degraded as a hope to reshape the image of the church, but this kind of thing is not done overnight, so what you have to do now is to establish your extraordinary charm as the new upstart of the Holy See. "
"What should I do?" Mahimo asked excitedly. "I know a priest should be willing to be poor, because God tells us that wealth will cause the devil in people's hearts, and ..."
"Enough is enough, you don't need these," Alexandre Mahmo, who was about to talk about it, interrupted, "I have prepared something for you here, you can see, believe me, maybe you will become the most in the history of the Vatican church in the future A special pope. "
Mahimo took the thick manuscript that Alexander handed him a little ignorantly, and looked at the title of "On the Outline" on the cover.
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