Giuliano della Rovere sat at the table, with a large pot of nuts in front of him, and the elderly archbishop was biting open a strong-looking pine cone with his teeth, and then peeling off the hard shell and pulling out the fruit.

Seeing Alexander coming, old Rovere's eyes narrowed slightly, and while he casually put the fruit in his mouth and chewed it, he picked up the glass next to him and took a sip of the wine inside.

"I heard there's a lot of people out there?" Old Rovere looked at his son, "What is La Fortor talking to those people?" ”

"They want you to see them, father," said Konstantin, as he walked over, "and these men have brought some news, but Uncle Lafour thinks you should not meet with them at this time. ”

"I know, they're here to make money," old Rovere nodded, and picked up another nut, only to see him clamp it with two fingers, and with a creak, the nut's shell had been pinched, and then he crushed the husk and poured the fruit inside on the table, "So what about you, what are you bringing this woman for?" ”

Old Rovere looked at Alexander, who was following Konstantin, and then glanced at Orgala in the distance.

Looking at the nuts scattered on the table, Alexander was surprised by the unusually huge strength of the future God of War Pope, although he knew that he had personally led troops to fight many times, but he never expected that this archbishop really had a warrior-like strong physique, even at this age, it still seemed to be strong.

"Lately there has been news circulating all over Rome that the road to Lombardy might be cut off by the Milanese," said Alexander, who saw that old Rovere seemed to be drawn to the topic, and he looked at Orgala next to him, "in fact, the news must have come from her." ”

Constantine looked at Orgala with some disbelief, and then looked at his father suspiciously, as if he couldn't understand for a moment what the news that was circulating in Rome had anything to do with the coquettish and charming prostitute in front of him.

Old Rovere's eyes swept over Alexander's face, and then he stared at Olgala: "Who told you to spread this rumor, what do you want to do?" ”

Old Rovere's aggressive gaze did not hold Olgala back, she smiled and walked towards the archbishop, then stopped not far from him to half-crouch and salute.

"Forgive me, Lord Bishop, for my audacity, I just want to make some money for myself, but I think this matter should do you and your family more good, so I took the liberty to visit you."

"To me?" Old Rovere's gaze flashed over Olgala's glamorous face, and then fell on Alexander, "Tell me, when did you do business with a woman, and as far as I know, this woman is still famous. ”

"She's famous," Alexander smiled, knowing that old Rovere must have known about Olgala's recent reputation in Rome, "I think she might be able to help you become a cardinal." ”

Alexander's words made old Rovere's indifferent face finally change a little, and he looked at Orgara with a slight suspicion, and then stretched out his hand to signal them to sit down at the table.

"Those people outside, did they all come after hearing that rumor? What do they value? Our Chamber of Commerce or the influence of the Rovere family in Genoa? Juliano's eyes glanced at Orgara, "They may think so, but what about you, what are you spreading rumors for, don't tell me it's to make money, no woman would do that just to make money, especially a woman like you." ”

Old Rovere's voice was not high and slow, but his words were full of austerity, and when he looked at Olgala, his face was gloomy and wooden, and there was no emotion on his face at all.

"My lord, I just want to get help from you, and I don't think you said that women wouldn't do it for money," Orgala replied carefully, "You probably think that a woman like me won't do anything, but in fact I did make the Romans shake up by this rumor, didn't I?" ”

Orgala raised her chin proudly, she was obviously not intimidated by the archbishop's stern intimidation, but on the contrary, she showed a slightly defiant look.

"My lord, I can assure you that the rumours are true, though they have indeed come from me," Orgara whispered, "and if the Milanese do cut off the road with the Lombardy region, as soon as this war begins, not only many parts of Rome may be in danger of running out of food, which is of course a very bad thing for the Romans, but it may not be the case for you. ”

Old Rovere listened silently to Orgala's words, his face was expressionless, and then he suddenly looked at Alexander and said, "Tell me what you are here for." ”

"The Milanese have entered the Romagna region." Alexander said, "I think the Pope must be angry at this time, for war with Milan is inevitable, and I think that perhaps we can gain more than enough in this war." ”

"Is it profitable to sell food?" Old Rovere looked at Alexander, "This is very much in line with your thoughts, you Agri are indeed a good grain producer, which is enough to make you a lot of money, especially if it is really as she said, the Milanese cut off the road to Lombardy, just selling grain is enough to make you rich, but what does this have to do with me?" ”

Looking at old Rovere's impassive appearance, Alexander knew that something had to be said to impress him.

"My lord, maybe I can make you a cardinal."

For the first time, Giuliano della Rovere looked at Alexander, looking at Alexander, as if he had misheard.

"I mean, I can help you become a cardinal," Alexander repeated, and seeing Rovelle's skeptical look, he continued, "Now that the Pope is helpless against the invasion of the Milanese, if you can help him resist the invasion of Milan at this time, you have every reason to ask him for the position of cardinal." ”

"Wait a minute," said Constantine on the side, with some resentment, "why should we help that Borgia, I am glad to know that they are now, maybe the Borgia family is going to be unlucky in this war with the Milanese, in that case why should we do such a stupid thing." ”

Konstantin wanted to say something, but was stopped by old Rovere raising his hand, and there was a hint of doubt on his angular face, as if he was feeling strange about Alexander's words, but he did not refute it immediately, but looked at Alexander with an inquiring look.

"Tell me what you think."

"My lord, the Milanese army did cut off the road between Romagna and Lombardy, and that is why the Pope was so angry, because in addition to the Milanese trespassing on the traditional territory of Rome for many years, and because they did cut off the trade routes from Lombardy," Alexander said slowly, "This is unbearable for the Pope, because he knows very well that he has been able to sit on the papal throne so safely, and not to be openly questioned or even assassinated, It was only because he could provide the Romans with a city for their pleasure, but if the Milanese did cut off the road, then the blockade with the Lombardy, despite the sea transport, would still affect his prestige, especially if he decided to go to war with Milan, he would find that the army of the Papal Territory could not fight against the Milanese army, which was richly supplied by the Lombardy region behind him. ”

"Wouldn't that be better?" Constantine asked a little strangely, "Maybe the Borgia family will fall because of this, at least that Caesar will be driven back to Valencia." ”

Constantine said with some indignation that it was clear that the years of conflict with the Borgia had made him have a deep grudge with Caesar, so much so that at this time his first thought was how to drive the pope's illegitimate son out of Rome.

"But that won't shake the Pope," Alexander smiled slightly, "he's still the supreme of Christendom, and he's still going to use his power to win over others, and he's not necessarily going to lose, and don't forget the Sicilian Alfonso, who might support the Pope in order to be a cardinal, and behind that bishop is Ferdinand of Aragon." ”

"Haha, Ferdinand of Aragon?" Konstantin suddenly laughed, "Alexander, I want to say that your information is too ill-informed, don't you know that Gonzalo has publicly stated that he will not be biased in any way about the war between Milan and the Holy See, and behind the Sforza family is the German king, and the ...... between Maximian and Ferdinand"

Constantine's words were stopped by old Rovere raising his hand, and his eyes were fixed on Alexander, as if to discern from his face what the young man was going to say, and after a while he could not see any call-up, he had to signal Alexander to continue.

"If the pope is supported, you must know that Sicily has not had a cardinal for a long time, and a cardinal is very important to both Sicily and Ferdinand as king, after all, a cardinal can become the future pope."

Hearing this, Giuliano de la Roverere's face finally changed.

A cardinal, a future that may become a patron of the pope.

Everyone knows that the pope is elected from among the cardinals, and because of this, countless people have gone to great lengths to try to obtain the cardinal, because that would mean that they would be eligible to run for the papal crown.

Gonzalo did express his acquiescence and favoritism to the Milanese in the coming war, but that didn't mean Ferdinand thought so.

If Alexander VI really decided to support Alfonso in order to defeat the Milanese, it is very likely that Ferdinand, who was also king of Sicily, would have chosen to support Alexander VI in order to one day have a Sicilian pope.

It's not that old Luo Weilei hasn't thought about this possibility, but although he thinks about it, he doesn't know what to do.

"So what do you think to do?" Old Rovere asked in a deep voice, his gaze fixed on Alexander's face as he asked, and at the same time he had a strange feeling in his heart that Alexander seemed to be sure that this possibility would happen.

Old Rovere didn't know how he could be so sure, which made him wonder if Alexander had heard something from somewhere.

"What if you can help the Pope at this time, or rather help the Vatican?" Alexander asked softly, and he saw that Rovere's thick eyebrows twitched slightly, and a hint of fierceness flashed in his gloomy eyes, "Isn't it better to show strength to the Vatican and then get the reward you deserve than to have the Pope give the cardinal's position to that Alfonso?" ”

Konstantin looked at Alexander in amazement, astonished by his whimsical idea.

"Ferdinand, will you really support Borgia?" Rovire asked with some confusion, "Have you forgotten how Gonzalo humiliated him before, do you think it's just because of his arrogance?" ”

"But don't forget that the Pope was once the Archbishop of Valencia." Alexander smiled slightly, "A Castilian pope is always better for Ferdinand, so it would not be surprising if he finally chose to support the Vatican against the Milanese." ”

Old Rovere listened silently, and then he slowly stood up and began to walk slowly around the table, and all eyes were on him, so that no one noticed Barondi, who had just entered the room.

Barendi's gaze paused on Orgala for a moment, then slowly walked over.

She had a thick book in her hand, and when she walked up to Alexander, she shoved it into Alexander's hand.

Alexander glanced at it with a slight surprise, and quickly saw that it was supposed to be a ledger.

"Father, the price of grain and wool in Rome is rising, although our chamber of commerce is trying to stock up on goods, but if war really breaks out, we will not have enough supplies now, and maybe the warehouses in Genoa will soon become empty, and then our fleet may have to lose money on empty loads."

Barondi's words made the eyebrows of the thoughtful old Rovere writ deeper, and he glanced at the ledger in Alexander's hand, then picked up two walnuts on the table, and continued to pace slowly, while carelessly holding the two walnuts in the palm of his hand and squeezing them hard.

With a "click", the shells of the two walnuts immediately cracked, revealing the fruits inside.

Just as old Rovere took out a piece of fruit and was about to put it in his mouth, with a rush of footsteps, Rafort de la Rovere suddenly walked in.

"I just got the news," said Lafort, with a slightly agitated expression, "that Borgia has sent Caesar to Naples. Speaking of this, he paused and looked at everyone in the room, "It is said that he intends to conclude a new alliance with Naples." ”

"A new alliance?" Konstantin asked with some puzzlement: "Isn't his son already married to Chasan of Naples?" ”

"But he also has a daughter," Alexander smiled, "and a dead husband's daughter." ”

Alexander's words shook old Rowley's heart for a moment.