The boss of the "lookout post" Barr watched his sister walk in front of him with the child in his arms, he had a smile on his face, he liked the nephew born to his sister very much, although every time he saw this child, he couldn't help but think of a bastard who is now said to be in the Vatican, but seeing that his sister's family is living a good life now, he is not so careful.

Barr saw a few soldiers swaying down the street, because the "lookout" was at the end of the street on a rock jutting out of the edge of the cliff, so he didn't need to think about it to know that these people should be today's guests.

Barr didn't have any ill feelings towards these mercenaries, and although he worked for the Count of Montina, they didn't owe him money for drinks, so he was still willing to do business with them.

The mercenaries were regular visitors, and they whistled at Baal's sister, but when they saw Baal standing in front of the tavern, they were immediately more honest.

As a businessman, Barr still knows how to make money with kindness, but that doesn't mean he won't lose his temper, and every time Barr starts a fire, it's terrifying, and even the tax collectors who often jump around the streets are a little afraid of this strong man who runs a tavern.

A few mercenaries quickly poured each of them with large glasses of inferior wine, and the more they drank, the more they talked.

Barr listened quietly, his job was simple, and he didn't need to make any special inquiries other than to gather all sorts of information through the connections he had built up over the years in Naples, for often his tavern was a breeding ground for rumors, big and small, and sometimes he even had to discern from too many ridiculous topics to be true or what was worth paying attention to.

Today, the conversation between the soldiers caught Barr's attention, and these people were talking about when the royal family might leave Naples.

Although it was already known that this would be sooner or later, the Neapolitans still hoped that they would not be so hasty, not necessarily because of the high expectations for the royal family, but because many people thought that maybe the business year of the free trade alliance would also leave.

This is clearly what people really care about, and it is what Barr needs to pay attention to, and what he has to do, as Alexander instructs, is to pay attention to the reaction of the population to this matter.

Baal didn't understand why he was paying attention to these things, shouldn't he have asked more about who was planning to plot a rebellion, but looking at his sister's carefree expression, Baal felt that he should just do what the Earl told him.

Alexander's promise to Barr was not great, but in addition to the reward he deserved, he also promised that he would send his nephew to the Vatican in the future.

Barr thought it was a good thing, and that becoming a priest should be a good prospect for the boy, especially if he could one day meet his hateful father at the Vatican.

A few of the mercenaries kept complaining, which slowed down Barr's busy work, and he listened carefully to what they were saying.

"Where are we going?"

"Who knows, do you remember the sins you suffered when you fled with King Ferdinand," a veteran soldier asked his companions, and when he saw several people nodding their heads, he sighed, "I really hope this matter will pass soon, I hope the king knows what he is doing, but it may be a little difficult, I heard that the queen has the final say now, and the king will not see each other for a day." ”

"There's more news, I heard that the queen never went to the king's, but lived alone in a room in the palace, knowing that they were married."

"Oh, I've heard of this, it's strange, did the queen take any oath, like chastity for the Lord?" One of the soldiers asked, but was laughed at loudly by his companions.

Baal frowned slightly as he listened to the mercenaries' words, he thought it would be better to tell the Count about this matter as soon as possible, obviously there were bad rumors about the king's husband and wife in the city now, although he didn't think it was a big deal, but the Count seemed to be very concerned about this kind of thing.

Alexander really cared about what the Neapolitans were thinking, because according to his plan, the day when the royal family would withdraw from Naples was already in sight.

A lot of things have already started to be packed, but obviously it's impossible to wait until everything is ready.

Alfred's mood seemed to have gotten worse, especially after Alfonso's provocation again, and he became paranoid.

He always woke up from his sleep and began to shout loudly to himself, "Someone is going to usurp the throne." ”

As the servants tried to comfort him, he wondered if someone around him had been sent by Alfonso to try to murder him.

This made life more difficult for the people around him, because Alfred would always lose his temper for no reason, and the only one who could comfort him at this time was Josha.

However, she did not stay with Alfred on the pretext that the king was unwell and could not be too excited, and it is said that she did this to prevent the young king from indulging in the love of the husband and wife and causing physical harm, although this reason was somewhat suspicious, but no one dared to openly question the queen's words.

Alfred writhed around in bed in a rage, he didn't know why he couldn't calm down his overly impatient mood, especially during this time he felt annoyed by what he saw, such as the noise coming from outside the room.

"What's going on out there?!" Alfred angrily asked the servant standing nearby.

"Your Majesty, everyone is packing up your things, you forgot that we will be leaving Naples soon."

"What, to leave Naples?" Alfred asked, stunned as if he had heard it for the first time, and he jumped to the ground, then staggered to the door, ignoring his eyes.

The servant hurriedly tried to hold him, but was pushed away by Alfred, and when he came to the corridor almost naked, looking at the people who were busy passing by, and then they couldn't help but look at him curiously, Alfred couldn't help but ask the servant who chased him out with some confusion: "What happened?" ”

Josha came out of the room when she heard the noise, and was followed by a group of Neapolitan ministers, who looked at him when they saw the naked king standing in the corridor shouting at a Balkan soldier standing in front of him, and then they could not help but look at each other's eyes.

The Aragonese royal family in Naples has always been underwhelming, and to make matters worse, perhaps by nature, generations of kings have not lived long, including the change of monarchy caused by the short lives of Alfonso II and Ferdinand II, as well as Frederick's death, which seems to indicate this, and now Alfred's seemingly delirious behavior has given the ministers a sense that things may be going from the worse.

Josa looked at her "husband" without saying a word, until Alfred drew a halberd from the weapon rack in the corner and stabbed it at the Balkan.

She walked over and stood in front of Alfred, and held out her hand to him until he was unwilling at first and then seemed to be unable to stand the staring gaze of Josha, and slowly put the halberd up and handed it to Josha's hand.

"You're the king, but the way you look now is a shame to me." Josha whispered, seeing Alfred's face darken, she handed the halberd to the person next to her, and then beckoned the servant who was standing by with his robe in his hand and was at a loss to give it to her.

Shosha draped her robe over Alfred's body, and then she turned back to the ministers and nodded slightly, "Guys, please give us a moment. ”

"Your Majesty, what we lack now is time," Alexander, who had been standing silent, said suddenly, and then he nodded to Count Mordillo, "Since the king is here, I think maybe something can be resolved as soon as possible." ”

Modillo shook his head slightly, he knew very well that Alexander did this on purpose, and it was clear that he didn't want to leave Jossa and Alfred alone, even for a short while.

"I heard we're leaving Naples?" Alfred was excited, and he felt that it was time to fulfill the power of a king, "Where are we going, are we going to learn from Ferdinand, knowing that he has disappointed the whole of Naples." ”

"Your cousin decided to flee Naples because he feared defeat to the French, and you are now in much greater danger than he is." O'Fred, the seal officer, walked over and helped him into the room as a close friend of the king, and then looked at Alfred, who sat down and rubbed his legs against his robes, O'Fred continued: "You may have to deal with more than just the French. ”

"And who else?"

"It's Aragon, and it's been reported that Ferdinand of Aragon had made a secret agreement with the French," said Jossa in a low voice, and seeing Alfred's look of disbelief, Josa turned her back and whispered in his ear, "In fact your mother will flee to that Normezzi because Aragonese has sent men there to communicate with her." ”

"Are you saying that my mother and Ferdinand were in collusion?" Alfred asked, dumbfounded.

"We don't know why she did this, but Ferdinand's emissary did appear with Normezi, and your mother strangely went to Normezi."

Alfred looked at the others in the room in disbelief, and seeing their expressions of acquiescence though they did not speak, he lowered his voice a little anxiously and said to Jisha, "Then what should I do, knowing that if people know that my mother is in collusion with Aragorn, they will even doubt the legitimacy of my throne." ”

"So we need to get out of Naples, not only to avoid the French, but also to avoid the Aragonese," said Jossa, who had sat down Alfred, who was a little agitated, and then she looked at the ministers, "Now please tell the king of your decision." ”

Count Mordillo took a step forward and greeted Alfred slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, we have to leave Naples, which is indeed very bad, but it may be dangerous to stay here. ”

"But where are we going?" Alfred asked, a little dazed.

"Go to Billy Shelly." Alexander, who was standing in the corner, spoke, and he walked over to look at Alfred, "Your Majesty, there is a road to the south in Billy Shelly, and there is a castle of considerable size, which is perfectly suitable for the royal family to take refuge there for a while. ”

"Billy Shelly? Alfonso's territory? Alfred looked at Alexander in surprise, at this time he no longer cared about the little grudge with this 'brother-in-law' before, speaking of which he was even a little secretly grateful to Alexander for his help at this time, just went to Billy Shelly, which made him a little difficult to accept.

"It's the most appropriate place right now," said Josa in a low reassurance to Alfred, "knowing that we must prepare for the worst, and if the Aragonese really try to annex Naples, we must have a place where we can both resist invasion and retreat at any time." ”

"But Alfonsu ......," Alfred was still a little uneasy, "he should not be willing to see us, or will he take the opportunity to make some conditions that we simply cannot accept, if he wants me to give him the crown?" ”

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, we won't let this happen." The Count of Mordillo said decisively, "The royal family will arrive safely in Billy Shelly," and the Count looked at Alexander, "The Count of Montina will use his army to ensure the loyalty of the people to the king and queen." As for the Duke of Billy Shelly, we must admit that he is indeed a problem, but if he refuses to accept this, we will have to resort to the most direct solution. ”

"Are you going to war with Billy Shelly?" Alfred suddenly looked a little excited, "Or I can personally command the army and deal with my cousin." ”

"Your Majesty, I hope it doesn't come to that point, it all depends on the Duke's decision." Count Mordillo looked at Alexander, "But if that happens, the Montina army will be able to clear all obstacles for you." ”

Alfred also looked over with some excitement, and when he saw Alexander nodding slightly, he immediately waved his hand very hard: "Then do it, whether it's Billy Silly or something, we'd better leave Naples as soon as possible." ”

Listening to Alfred's words, the people in the room couldn't help but look at each other with different expressions, and it seemed somewhat untenable to say that they had decided to move the court to Billy Shelly without Alfred's consent, and now everything was decided so naturally.

"But can we really get Duke Alfonso to agree to the move of the court to Billy Shelly?" O'Fred asked, somewhat worriedly, "Billy Shelly's castle is strong, and if Alfonso insists on resisting, it will be a problem for us." ”

Seeing O'Fred's worried look, Alexander nodded slightly, he could understand the palm seal's concern, after all, with the current Naples forces, if they forcibly attacked Billy Silly, even if they succeeded, they would not only suffer heavy losses, but also might give Aragorn or the French an opportunity and an excuse to take advantage of the situation.

And because they had not seen the fighting power of Montina's army, it was inevitable that the Neapolitans would have some scruples about whether they would be able to successfully enter Billyselly.

So Alexander thought about it and thought that he should reassure the Neapolitans.

"My army is ready," Alexander said to the window and looked out, as a group of Balkan soldiers passed below, "and in fact I would like to tell you that we have received an invitation from Billy Sheli, and that the local merchants think that at such times it is necessary for their safety to ask for the protection of a sufficiently strong army. ”

Hearing Alexander's words, the Neapolitans couldn't help but have mixed feelings and very different expressions.

And the news that came later soon confirmed Alexander's promise.

Just after an agreement with the FTZ Alliance was signed, an application for protection from the Billy Sheli Chamber of Commerce was submitted to the FTZ after almost everyone signed it.

Then, the Balkan regiment, which had already been ordered to assemble between Naples and Billysli, crossed the border into Billyselli under the pretext of being hired by the free trade zone, and was welcomed by the Billy Selli merchants.

And this is only a few hours after the agreement was signed.