The news that Pope Alexander VI's birthday celebration was to be held at the Vatican was so sudden that it did not alarm anyone but the Diocese of Rome.

And the situation is clearly not suitable for any overly grand ceremony.

France and Austria were negotiating for the ownership of Milan, as an intermediary in the peace talks, and the representative sent by Alexander, Normezi, played the role of muddying the waters rather than mediating, so when they received the invitation of the Vatican envoys, both the French king and the emperor only sent envoys to the Holy See to congratulate them, while the two monarchs themselves still stared at Milan tightly and refused to relax a little.

The papal envoy also arrived in Montina, and Alexander's trip to Rome was necessary, both in public and private.

As the de facto ruler of Romagna today, Alexander had to go to Rome to celebrate the Pope's birthday, and as the father of Alexander VI's granddaughter, he had an unshirkable responsibility.

It's just that this invitation is a little strange, and after seeing that even Barendi is among the invitations, Alexander feels that if it is not Caesar deliberately disgusting him, there is no other explanation.

What Caesar wanted to do, Alexander actually didn't care very much, all his thoughts now are on the future construction of Romagna and Tuscany, if Alexander VI is just ignorant that there is no point in saving too much money and not spending it, then Alexander's view of wealth is a typical "currency that cannot be circulated is worthless".

The "money" here does not refer only to the glittering gold, but to the delicate relationship between commodities and their equivalent circulation, and the reason why the 16th century was able to become more active than ever before in Alexander's view, was only because the great development of commerce had moved from the simple pursuit of profit to the direction of modern economy and finance in the true sense.

The invitation from the Vatican was a little hasty, which made Alexander realize that Caesar seemed to be in a real hurry, and thinking about the recent jumping up and down of the brother-in-law that Ulliu had reported to him, Alexander couldn't help but think that it was time to teach Caesar a lesson.

Caesar had a small army in Rome, formed in the name of the Pope and the Vatican Guard, which Caesar had left to himself after the fiasco of Ferrara.

Alexander VI's refusal to provide more funding for Caesar's army was also the reason why he had to reduce the size of his army, and after the Second Romagna War, Caesar really realized the clear difference between his army and Montina's.

So he began to train his army as hard as he could, and after months of careful preparation, Caesar felt that it was completely different from the one he had had done in Ferrara.

This is probably the reason why Caesar thought he was sure that he wanted to make trouble? Alexander was so elusive.

Although Alexander didn't care much about Caesar's army, he wanted to go to Rome with Barondi, which he didn't want to see.

Barencia may not object to the relationship between him and Lucrezia out of consideration for the interests of the family, but this does not mean that she can turn a blind eye, and that is also an extreme disrespect to Barendi, and Lucrezia obviously will not look at the relationship between the three people in the same rational way as Barendi, so what she will do makes Alexander somewhat unguessable.

Fortunately, Barentia did not seem interested in attending the celebration of the Pope's birthday, she only thought about it for a while and decided to stay, and she did have a reason why she had to sit in Montina, that is, during Alexander's absence, only Barentia could intimidate Lombardy as regent.

Alexander found that he could not do without Barendi more and more, and whether as a wife or an assistant, Barendi fulfilled her duties perfectly.

"What can I do without you," Alexander turned on his horse after hugging him hard, and after exhaling his white breath vigorously, he looked down at Barendi and said, "I'll be back soon, you know what to do before that." ”

"Of course," Barondi smiled at Alexander, her not-so-remarkable smile floating on her "I'll have to arrange the people and things you brought from Pavia, and ......"

"And take care of yourself," Alexander bent down and reached out to gently grab Barendi's chin to make her look up, and then kissed her the slightly cold lips, "It's so cold this winter, I don't want to see you fall ill from exertion." ”

Barondi's smile deepened slightly, and she leaned forward as if trying to chase Alexander's lips, but she pounced, Alexander had straightened up, and after a few more words, the hunters surrounded Alexander and walked forward with the order of the captain of the guard.

The smile on Barendi's face slowly faded as she watched the procession fade away, and she turned and walked towards the palace accompanied by the maid, stopping to glance at a figure who was passing in the corridor not far away.

"The Count is in Pavia," said Barondi, who paused as if to ponder what to say, before continuing to ask, "is that what he is always doing with this woman?" ”

"Yes, ma'am, this woman is a student at the University of Pavia, but it is said that her father was a well-known scholar at the University of Bologna," replied Uliu, who was following Barendi, cautiously, and then after a moment of thought, the man continued, "and it seems that General Busako once pursued this woman. ”

"What?" Barendi turned around and looked at Uliu, a little surprised, "Paul Busaco?" ”

"Yes, ma'am, that's him."

Barendi frowned, then remembered something and asked, "I remember that Busako has a wife, right?" ”

"Some of the ladies, and I heard that there are several children." After saying this, Ulius seemed to want to shrug his shoulders to express his opinion on the matter, but when he saw the cold eyes cast by Barondi, he immediately coughed lightly and waited honestly for Madame's orders.

"I'm going to meet this woman alone sometime," Barondy added, "not in the vault, in my living room, tell her that she doesn't need to dress formally, I just want to have a simple chat with her." ”

Uliu bowed silently, and when Barundi walked forward, he glanced back at the hallway that was gone, and then shook his head a little helplessly.

Ulius would stay in Montina purely because of the relocation of the University of Pavia.

The relocation of a university with a long history is obviously not an easy task, and it took almost 2 years for the University of Pavia to move to Bologna.

However, of course, this has a lot to do with money, and there have been many accidents during the whole relocation process due to lack of funds, which of course will not happen to Alexander, so at least this makes the relocation process much smoother.

However, even so, the relocation of the University of Pavia is actually only in the early stage, and it can even be said that it is only to familiarize the school with the future environment in Pisa, and the real start of the relocation has not yet begun.

However, I am afraid that some of the people from the Pavia Medical School have already been picked up by Alexander from the University of Pavia and sent to Montina, including Gina Brigitte.

It was for this reason that Barentia met for the first time the young woman who was said to be "very close" to Alexandria in Pavia.

Barondi scoffed at the fact that the maids were relieved to say that they were "an ordinary-looking ordinary woman" after spying.

Although Alexander's obsession with beautiful women is almost universally known, Barondi does not simply think that as long as the woman is ordinary, there is nothing in the way.

She herself was ordinary-looking, and could only say that she was not ugly, but Barendi could proudly say that Alexander was also fascinated by her.

So when she heard that the woman had followed the scholars of the University of Pavia to Montina, Barentia did not think it was accidental.

"If a seemingly mediocre woman can attract Alexander's attention, then she must have characteristics that no one else has," Barondi looked at the pretty handmaidens beside her, or do you think the Count should be more interested in you? ”

The maid had an embarrassed look on her face, Barundi had never been bothered by her ordinary appearance, and when the girls in the family got married one after another, she rejected the marriage proposals of the nobles again and again with the tacit consent of old Rowwere.

The reason for her refusal is simple, not that she is not interested in marriage, but simply because no one can satisfy her.

And when the elder Rovere became a cardinal in order to get the support of the Archbishop of Naples and asked her to marry Alexander, Barondi agreed without hesitation.

The reason is also very simple, in her eyes, marriage is just a bargaining chip for the interests of the family, and now she has reached the time when she needs to pay this bargaining chip.

Because of this, Barondi can calmly face the relationship between Alexander and Sophia, and even make a promise calmly that she will not disturb each other's lives.

But what happened later gradually went beyond Barondi's control, and now, Barendi has begun to take the initiative to pay attention to women who may be related to Alexander.

Ulliu walked around the castle a little listlessly, and there was a mess everywhere, and this time the expansion of the Château de Montina was the largest in history, and naturally the construction was bound to take the longest.

Uliu also felt that he probably wouldn't have a chance to see the castle fully completed in his lifetime, but that wasn't the reason for his frustration, it was Barondi's orders that really gave him a headache.

The Countess seemed to want to give the woman named Gina Brigitte a little color, which made Ulliu feel too bad.

In Uliu's impression, the last time Barentia and the old man's woman had a fierce quarrel was in Rome and Sophia, that time Sophia held the big sword that a man would be afraid to see and chased Barenti around in the Marino Palace, if it wasn't for the old man's quick stopping, maybe there would be no Countess Montina now.

Other than that, even to Lucrezia, Madame Barendi didn't show much concern, and even sometimes between words, there would be a trace of contempt for Lucrezia from time to time.

Ulliu knew that in Barentia's mind Lucrezia was a fool who was good for nothing but pretty, and that she was perhaps less of a threat than the rude bohemian girl who had a huge advantage in having a daughter.

But now that she's suddenly interested in Gina Brigitte, Ulius begins to think things are a little bit wrong.

Maybe the woman should be sent away quickly, or in order to be less conspicuous, everyone from the Pavia Medical School should be sent to Florence as soon as possible?

Uliuu thought to himself, but soon he realized that it was unlikely.

Ulius knew very well that Alexander had sent someone to send the people from the Pavia Medical College to Montina in advance, but it was not because of Gina Brigitte.

Alexander's suggestion that the Milan peace talks could take place was largely due to the accidental wounding of the French field commander, Count Lanceger.

As the supreme commander of the French army on the battlefield, the Comte de Lanceger showed great talent, and the French army was regarded as a representative of the great military power of the Kingdom of France, but while receiving such an honor, it also caused a great blow to the French due to his accidental wounding.

The changes on the battlefield also proved that the Count of Langserge was indeed the key to the victory of the French, and the Austrians once again established a new defensive line after retreating to Turin, and at the same time they used the supplies they received in Turin to quickly regroup their army, and for a time the seemingly decisive situation of the French disappeared as the two sides entered a stalemate again.

In addition to the change of situation on the battlefield, the French army also became delicate because of the wounded Count of Langserge, which made Louis XII have a great headache, he knew that the public trial of those gunners was actually useless, if the injury of Count Lanserge could not be cured, perhaps there would be a crisis within the French army.

When he heard the news of Count Langserge's wound, Alexander immediately ordered a few excellent doctors from the Pavia Medical College to be sent to Normezi, his requirements were not high, as long as he could ensure that Count Langserge lived a few more days in the present circumstances.

Then Alexander ordered the entire Pavia Medical College to be sent to Montina in advance.

Alexander's purpose was simple, he did not want the Milan peace talks to be peaceful, and Normezi's only role in Milan was to make the two countries sink deeper in Lombardy.

The reason he was anxious to move the Faculty of Medicine out of Pavia was that he feared that whether or not the Count of Lancer's treatment was successful, it might attract the attention of Louis XII.

As for the other faculties of the university, Alexandre was not worried about attracting the covetousness of the greatest patron of the University of Paris, for no one could move a university in a moment.

And as long as he insisted on waiting for a few months until the British entered the war, it was estimated that Louis would not have the heart to care about anything else at that time.

So Ulius was sure that the Count was not interested in that Gina Brigitte, at least not for now.

But Barendi's actions made Uliuu a little worried that it might make things worse.

"What a worrying family." Uliu muttered under his breath, touching the short beard on his chin, then scratching his hair and letting out a helpless sigh.

On January 25, 1500, to celebrate the birthday of Pope Alexander VI, Alexander led a chasseur guard of about 100 men into Rome and then moved into the Marino Palace.

A few days earlier, Lucrezia had taken Estelles to the Vatican, and had once again moved into her former home, Palazzo Potico.

When she heard that Alexander had arrived in Rome, Lucrezia rushed with her daughter to meet him at the Marino Palace, just as Caesar and Constantine met again in the brothel where they frequented.

"Here comes Cambrai," Caesar, who was so excited that he even ignored the pain on his face from drinking, that he kept wiping his handkerchief with his handkerchief as he stared at Constantine, "and how are you talking to your father?" ”

Konstantin looked at Caesar with a little disgust, for whom Caesar's rotten life was unbearable, only now he needed to cooperate with this man.

"My father will not object to it as long as there is enough in return," Konstantin replied, "and what about the Pope, does he still disagree?" ”

"Don't worry about this," Caesar was a little unhappy with Constantine's rhetorical question, "We don't already have the support of many people, and even the king of France has agreed that as long as we succeed, the French army can meet us in Lombardy, who do you think will really oppose it at that time?" ”

Constantine nodded silently, but then he looked at Caesar a little strangely, and he didn't quite understand why Caesar was so stubborn about being an enemy of Alexander, even though he was said to have been reprimanded by his father.

"Cambrai must pay for what he has done," Caesar walked back and forth, then paused and said, "I am ready, my army has trained more during this time than in the previous year, and now the only thing we have to do is wait." ”

"Cambrai has brought his huntsmen." Konstantin reminded.

"But there are only 100 people!" Caesar said forcefully, "And my army is ten times his number, what do you think he can do, and do not forget that he knows nothing about our plans." ”

"So, you're all set?"

"Yes, I have prepared everything, and even thought about how to divide his territory after connecting it," Caesar said as he walked up to Constantine and looked him in the eyes, "You can get Montina that you have always wanted, and I will get Romagna." ”

Looking at Caesar's almost fanatical gaze behind his mask, the thought of "this man has gone crazy" flashed through Konstantin's heart.

This thought lingered in Konstantin's heart until he returned to the villa in the middle of the mountain and saw old Rovelle waiting at home.

"Caesar said he was ready," Konstantin reported, and after a pause he continued, "I'm ready too, father." ”