Vol 7 Chapter 29: Old friend

Evora, Alexander stood on the side of a sloping street and looked at the overgrown wasteland in front.
Because it had just rained not long ago, the streets were muddy and dirty, and a shallow ditch that could barely be called a gutter was filled with smelly garbage and feces. The wasteland was also messy, and several crosses could be seen crooked Standing there, it looked desolate and slightly gloomy.
This is a cemetery, but it is obviously not the kind of cemetery in the church, but a place for the pure burial of the poor. This kind of place is mostly remote and away from the center of the town, but this slightly barren cemetery is not far from the center of the city. .
"Evora is a gift from God. The horrible Black Death once claimed the lives of nearly a hundred thousand people. At that time, the city of Evora was almost completely filled with dead people, but many people think that the city is ultimately It will become a dead city, but later Evora persisted. Even later, although many people fled here from Lisbon to escape the black death, it was finally found that this city was the one who died in all cities in Portugal. The least."
A priest wearing a coarse robe was beside Alexandria. He already knew from the officials who came with Alexandria that the duke was a great man from the Vatican, and that he came to Évora this time on the order of the king. Just let the priest's attitude compliment a lot.
This made Alexander once again feel the different atmosphere of Iberia and other places.
Even in the Balkans, where the kingship is more powerful, the power of the Orthodox Church can still check and balance with the secular power, and in Italy and elsewhere, the church has a full influence, even if it is now no longer such as Urban II The world is as powerful as Innocent III, but the church still has a powerful force that the worldly kings cannot ignore.
Is cautious and careful with the monarchs of the church, because they know that although the influence of the Vatican and the local church is not as good as before, they are still powerful opponents that cannot be underestimated.
Indeed, the relationship between secular monarchs and the church has been extremely delicate for thousands of years. They have cooperated with each other and guarded against each other, and there may even be fierce conflicts, but even so, no one can never leave anyone.
But this is not the case in Iberia. In Iberia, whether it is regarded as the new holy place of Castile or Aragon, or Portugal, although these places are filled with a strong religious atmosphere, but if you observe carefully You will find that the king of Iberia is the one who really has the right to rule. Even the church has to completely succumb to the will of the king.
"So the king is going to build that San Francisco church?" Alexander pointed to a construction site that could be seen vaguely behind the wasteland. There stood a church surrounded by scaffolding, and it can be seen that the main body of the church Almost completed, but many other auxiliary buildings have not yet been completed.
"That's King Joao's masterpiece," the priest said with compliment. "Duke, you must have no idea how difficult it was to build that church. All the stones in the church were transported from a quarry far away. Those The large and large granite stones are not only strong but also surprisingly heavy, but people have been transported from such a far place. This must be said to be a miracle given by God. "
"It is indeed a miracle," Alexander nodded perfunctoryly. He knew that this San Francisco church would take about 10 years to complete, and then the pope would be decorated because of its unusual decoration. Famous for style.
However, although the completion of the church was not visible for the time being, Alexander came to Évora this time, but it was indeed related to the church.
When Manuel ’s predecessor, Joao II, decided to build this church, it was intended to be used as a future royal cemetery, so although the scale of this church is actually not large, it is quite valued by the Portuguese royal family for this purpose. And, although the church has not yet been built, the use as a cemetery of the Wang family has already begun to play a role. The husband and wife of John II were buried in the main court of the main building of the church, and this time Alexander came to Evora, But Manuel I decided to bury his eldest son Prince Miguel here.
The church of San Francisco is actually not very big, and perhaps because of the late time, this church is not built in the Gothic style typical of ancient times, so the dome of the church is not the scary and empty style. It is a somewhat inevitable Moorish style in some places, but it is somewhat mixed with the extravagant look of the late Eastern Roman era.
The semi-circular downward curved roof is made up of several prominent curved ridges. Each oval inner ridge of each ridge is decorated with beautiful patterns, and the middle of the closed roof is It is composed of a zenith painting of the three worlds that can be viewed as positive in any direction.
Alexander stood on the stone floor of the main courtyard of the church and looked up at the top of the head, directly above it was the most central part of the zenith painting, centered on the God who overlooked the whole world in the aura of holy light, from heaven to earth The world scene composed of a circle of unfolded along the oval roof for the first time around. The person stood below and looked up at the entire scroll, just like looking at a concentrated world where he was.
"God created the world and people, and the destiny of everyone is doomed at birth."
A voice suddenly came from behind Alexander. Listening to this voice, he was looking up at Alexander above his head, paused. After a little thought, there was a slight surprise on his face, but he was not very surprised, and then he slowly Turned around.
Looking at Modillo, the Earl of Naples, who came out from the sarcophagus of the husband and wife of John II placed in the side room of the main court, Alexander smiled, and he slowly looked at him with a smiling face. Earl Low walked around. When he walked in front of the earl, he looked up and down at the uncle who had been missing for too long.
"What, are you upset to see me, Qiao Ling," Modillo asked, and then he opened his arms "Come on, let's hug, it's really not easy to meet, isn't it."
The motionless Alexander allowed the count to give him a strong hug, and then he looked at the count calmly and asked, "So, did you send someone to assassinate Prince Miguel?"
Modillo looked at Alexander seriously, and it seemed that he would react after hearing the answer, but then he waved his hands indifferently: "Forget it, Qiao Ling, you don't have to look at me with such eyes, it makes me I feel like a sinner. "
"That child is only two years old ..."
"Is this important?" Modillo interrupted Alexander. He stared at Alexander's eyes, raised his right hand, and squeezed his fists hard in front of him. "Since the child was born in the royal family, he should bear his fate, then since he Death means that God arranged for him this way. "
Alexander looked at Modillo silently, and he found that the count had changed so much after so long, that the demeanor that had always seemed so elegant before was gone, replaced by a kind of dangerous and fierce, originally always trimmed The very neat short beard turned into a bearded beard, but the combed hair was cut a lot shorter.
His clothing is also different from the past. The Earl, who was always in a gorgeous costume, now wears a very convenient and sturdy short leather jacket and a pair of thin-legged pants. A pair of workmanship is still a delicate high-top leather boots. Tightly wrapped around his thigh.
The most important thing is that although Count Modillo is a very dangerous master with a sword, before Alexander, he had never seen him wear a weapon with him, and now he has a handle on his belt that is obviously not used as a decoration. sword.
"Count, what are you doing during this time?"
Alexander did n’t continue to worry about Miguel anymore. I do n’t know why he did n’t feel strange when he saw Modillo. He was n’t even surprised to think that Miguel ’s death was related to Modillo. Or in fact, he had guessed all this, but after seeing the earl with his own eyes, he finally confirmed the guess in his heart.
Gave him one reason to continue to ask Count Modillo, that is, the words of the count really moved him.
Alexandria could not remember when the prince Miguel died in history, but it is indeed the son of Mary and not the prince Miguel who inherited the Portuguese throne in history, and in his impression, the prince seems to It is precisely at a very young age that it does not die.
God created the world and people, and the destiny of everyone was already doomed at birth.
Alexander did not know whether this was the fate of Prince Miguel, or that this was just a coincidence that could not be more coincidental, but the subtle but inconsistent result between history and reality made him really feel some kind of saying no Outlandish.
"Earl, you are missing in Sicily. You can probably imagine how worried Shawsa is, but you look pretty good now."
"It's really good, certainly not comparable to that in Naples, but it's all worth it."
Modillo made an invitation gesture to Alexander sideways. He was obviously satisfied that Alexander had ignored Prince Miguel, and led Alexander out of a small door behind the sarcophagus, following a small door After the promenade arrived at a construction site where workers were working everywhere, Alexander looked at the workers who were coming and going, and their attitude towards the two intruders as if they were blind to them, Alexander couldn't help moving.
"Count, how long have you planned all this," Alexander raised his finger slightly and pointed around. "I mean your disappearance, and then to Castile and Portugal, and this is the place where we are now, please do n’t tell None of me here knows you. I can see that you are not a working worker here. "
Modillo listened interestingly. At this time, the Earl seemed to have a different momentum that Alexander could clearly feel. He couldn't tell what it was. If it had to be explained, it could only be said that Modillo suddenly changed. Have to be a lot active.
"Qiao Ling, you should know how long I have planned this," Modillo led Alexandria to a raised platform tent on the edge and stopped. He looked at the busy site below and smiled slightly. "I want to do it in advance Be prepared for everything. I want to have a group of people in the place where I need them without being noticed by anyone without being suspected, and if these people do n’t do anything all day just eating, drinking and drinking will soon cause trouble. of."
"So you find a variety of people for your men who can gather together without attracting others' attention, or they can be summoned when they need a little hello," Alexander looked at the construction site below "such as building a church for the king, after all This kind of work may take a long time, or some of these people may not be used for a lifetime, but they can come in handy as soon as they are needed. "
"Qiao Ling, do you know why I think you are my nephew most in need," Modillo asked without answering, and then he said the answer himself "because you are much smarter than everyone else, and You also know what you are doing like me. "
Modillo said, turned and walked into the tent.
The tent was very warm, and a Moorish maid saw Modillo came in and immediately greeted him respectfully.
"Don't worry, she can't understand what we're talking about," Modillo gestured the maid to pour wine for the two of them, and then sat down to start looking at Alexander seriously. "You did a better job than I thought, see You Duke of Rome Tesia, I never thought that one day you would be like this. "
Modillo sighed, and then his expression slowly became serious: "So what do you think of your sister, how is she?"
Alexander pondered, he was not surprised that Modillo knew so about his whereabouts. After all, even Prince Miguel in the palace could assassinate ~ EbookFREE.me ~ This shows that Modillo has been in Iberia over the years What careful arrangements have been made in the courts of various Asian countries.
Then Alexander said indifferently: "Juanna, is an ambitious woman."
Modillo's cheek slightly twitched, and his gently twisted the beard on his chin, as if pondering Alexander's words.
Then he slowly stood up and looked down at the "nephew" and said, "You know, I have prepared for so many years. In order to achieve my purpose, I sent my sister to Enrique's bed, all for today, and You Qiaoling, I have to say that you really surprised me. I have imagined all kinds of you before, smart and stupid, cowardly or greedy, but I never thought you are now Like this ... "
Modillo said that he stretched out his hands and tried to lightly put it on Alexander ’s shoulder, and then a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes: "Your plan is good, although I am not by your side, I can almost guess what you want. What to do, the hostility of the Portuguese nobles to Maria helped us, and now we have enough confidence to make a real change in the court of Lisbon, but all this requires your sister to really cooperate with us . "
Alexander nodded slightly. He knew that Modillo was right. With the changes in Portugal, the real critical moment of this trip to Iberia is coming.
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