Nashan, the name has not been mentioned for a long time, and what excites Alexander more than this gypsy is naturally the figure that has always been engraved in his mind and never forgotten.

In less than 2 years, it's not that long, but so much has happened.

From the moment of the unexpected encounter in Sicily, that small figure came into his eyes, to the sudden silent disappearance in the city of Rome, nearly 2 years of time rushed away.

Alexander felt his hands tremble slightly, and he knew it was because he couldn't control his mood.

What has Sophia experienced in the past 2 years?

Where is she now? How is she doing these days?

Alexander resented Josha a little, and it was clear that Josa seemed to be deliberately trying to whet his appetite, so he immediately wrote something else after mentioning Nashan in the letter.

About the workers, about the plantations, about the Counts of Mordillo and their mothers.

Alexander hurriedly looked at the contents of the letter, and he didn't even pay much attention to the rest of the matter.

Perhaps it was because she felt that she was almost tormented, so she continued to write about Nashan in the letter.

To Alexander's slight surprise, it seemed that only Nathan himself had arrived in Naples this time, and that was on the orders of the Queen of Bohemia.

The Queen of Bohemia was the princess of the royal family of Naples, and the ambiguous relationship between Nathan and the queen was known to Alexander, and strangely enough, the gypsy seemed to like to have a relationship with some noblewomen, especially those of the royal family of Aragon, such as Joanna, the former queen of Naples who now lives in Rome.

It is not clear what is depicted in the letter, she only vaguely says that Nashan was ordered to come to Naples for help, as if the Bohemian royal family hopes to get help from Naples, but the details are not detailed.

Alexander can understand Jisha's mood, he was originally a rival in love, not to mention that the relationship between the two is really bad.

Sophia splashed cold water on the Hosa in the middle of winter, once chased down Barendi with a sword all over the house, and Nashan assassinated Lucrezia at the instigation of Alexander.

Thinking of this, Alexander was slightly surprised to find that Sophia seemed to be incompatible with any woman around him.

At least the other three people can still treat each other politely against their will, but Sophia has offended everyone.

"Brother, I hope you can restrain your excessive feelings and desires, and if Lucrezia or Barondi can't satisfy your desire for a woman, you can even consider your lovely sister. I'll say this, just hope you don't get too entangled with that bohemian wild girl anymore, because I don't see anything positive in her other than the endless trouble she's going to cause you. ”

Looking at this end, which seemed to be like a gamble, Alexander couldn't help but smile bitterly, he knew that Sophia's popularity was indeed a little too bad, at least there were not many people who could make the always calm Jisha so unceremoniously accused.

But even so, Alexander's mind couldn't help but pass over Sophia's energetic figure.

That's right, it's full of energy, it seems that Sophia always has a lot of energy, she is in a hurry to do everything, and she is always so enthusiastic about whatever she is interested in, this kind of energetic attitude is impressive.

Alexander speculated about Sophia's current situation, but then he had to think about his own situation.

Old Rovie suddenly proposed marriage at this time, of course, not because it was simply because it was time for his daughter to get married.

Although the conflict with Genoa inexplicably turned into a truce, and even the two sides seemed to have tacitly avoided fighting again, and the Rovere family seemed to have been silent throughout the conflict, Alexander knew that the old Rovere suddenly proposed marriage, which was actually a statement to the governor of Genoa and the parliament about the attitude of the Rovere family.

The next thing is Genoa's own problem, and what he can do is to find a way to mobilize the forces within the free trade alliance and provide enough help to Genoa, which may have changes in the future.

This is also the reason why the elder Rovie proposed to get married, he needs the full help of Alexander, or rather, the Free Trade Union.

After all, although the Rovere family is the most prominent nobleman in Genoa, this time they are going to be the enemy of almost all of Genoa.

A cool wind blew, and Alexander looked up to see the still green leaves floating overhead.

Although it is still vibrant, it is difficult to hide the arrival of autumn after all, Alexander looked at the mountains in the distance, the mountains are still full of wildflowers, but autumn has really come.

There are quite a few things that happened in Tuscany in September, and two of them are the main ones that stand out.

One was Montina's brief war with Genoa, and the other was the change of ownership of the Duke of Pisa's crown.

And both of these things are related to the same person, which has attracted countless eyes to Tuscany.

So some of the things that happened in Rome didn't get much attention.

For example, Constantine, the son of Cardinal Rovere, was suddenly awarded the title of three knights.

The knighthood was not a big deal, but Konstantin was given the title of "Knight of the Lombard Crown", which did not attract much attention at first, but with the arrival of October, things suddenly changed.

Constantine left Rome on the second day after being knighted, and no one knew where he went, and in this crowded city, the coming and going of a nobleman was not remarkable, so almost no one cared where the cardinal's son went, except for a few well-wishers.

So no one knows that Konstantin's destination is north.

On October 2, the weather was getting cooler, and when he stood on the dock in the early morning, looking at the shadow of the ship emerging from the thick fog, Alexander tightened his cloak.

He was accompanied by Ofleiyi and Gompati, not the captain of the hunting guards, Busako, and when the boat slowly approached the shore, Alexander stepped up with two men before the gangplank was solidified, and then quickly disappeared into the fog-covered ship.

Konstantin was in a corner of the half-open cabin, wrapped in a blanket and drinking hot soup with a steaming soup plate in his hand.

Seeing Alexander's few people, Konstantin put down his plate and stood up, and he and Alexander hugged silently, even though he had all kinds of grievances against this brother-in-law, but now he was in need of his help.

"I don't have much time," Konstantin pouted helplessly, "and Barentine would probably be upset if she knew that I was passing through Pisa and didn't go to see her." ”

"You may have to take a risk this time," because he knew Konstantin's itinerary, so Alexander was somewhat concerned about his brother-in-law, "After all, there are many people who know you." ”

"As long as I don't go to Genoa," Konstantin shrugged disapprovingly, "but I don't know if it's going well this time, after all, you fought Milan not long ago." ”

Hearing this, Alexander just smiled.

There were too many grievances and grievances in the city-state before, and sometimes even after a long time, I don't remember who has anything to do with me.

The destination of Konstantin's secret trip was Milan, where he went to ask for help from the Sforza family.

If it weren't for the engagement with Barendi, it would have been hard for Alexander to remember that the Rovere family and the Sforza family were also relatives, because the previous war between Genoa and Milan was not at all polite, and Cargino even hit the Milanese with Alexander in Orar.

"I'm going to Milan this time to make sure that Sforza can help in the event of an accident in Genoa," he paused and shook his head a little helplessly, "at least he won't take the opportunity to trouble us." ”

"I guess it shouldn't be that hard."

Seeing that his brother-in-law seemed to be lacking in confidence, Alexander spoke of encouragement, not pure comfort, for he knew that with the news of another French invasion came, the Milanese were anxious to find allies to rely on.

As the culprit in luring the French into the house, the Ludwig Sforza family of Milan not only did not benefit from their own stupidity, but on the contrary, his rich Milan attracted the covetousness of Charlie.

And this covetousness will soon spread to Charles' successor, which will make Milan a staunch part of the anti-French alliance for a long time to come.

Constantine secretly sent an envoy to Milan, of course, because he hoped to get help from Milan itself, but also because he had a very important mission, that is, he hoped to get the support of the emperor through the Milanese.

Emperor Maximian's entanglement with the French, like the Italian city-states, was fraught with all sorts of grievances and intrigues.

Maximian was so stubborn that the French would be his enemies, mainly because the emperor felt threatened by the French royal family's intervention in Italy.

Maximian feared that the French, once gaining a foothold in Italy, would claim all of Italy, which the Emperor would never tolerate, because that would mean that he would lose influence on the land.

Today, the Mediterranean is still seen as the center of the world, and Europeans have maintained this self-righteousness for thousands of years, and it is not so easy to change.

That is why an Italy, with its splendid culture and wealth, and its holy land of Christendom, is better than being confined to an adversary.

Not to mention that many people would like to see this kind of chaos, at least in the eyes of many people, only chaos can give them more opportunities.

So if Konstantin asks the emperor for help through Milan, the chances of getting a positive response are great.

Just as Ludvico Sfulza asked the French for help, these monarchs have been silently watching the events taking place in the Italian peninsula, and will not hesitate to pounce on them and bite them when they have the opportunity.

"What kind of support do you think the Emperor will give us?" Konstantin was a little nervous, this task was a little too difficult for him, and he used to just pick up his weapon and rush to fight the enemy, or use dazzling combat skills in the arena to attract the eyes of the noblewomen, but now he had to be distracted by the troubles he might encounter.

"I think it's possible that the emperor will intervene directly."

Konstantin's expression changed, he looked at Alexander with some hesitation, and asked with a little hesitation: "Do you think so, the emperor will directly intervene in the war?" ”

"There will be direct intervention."

"Will he send troops to Genoa?"

"That's not a good thing to say," Alexander thought for a moment, he really couldn't remember if Maximian had ever sent an army to Genoa, but he knew that the emperor would definitely not be lonely, "he is more likely to send troops to deter Genoa, I don't know if your father is in favor of the emperor doing this, but I don't think that's a good thing." ”

"It's not a good thing," Konstantin muttered, his eyes fixed on the already cold soup in the bowl, "We just want the Emperor's support, but we don't want to see his hand stretched too long." ”

A mocking smile hung on Alexander's lips, and he knew that old Rovere was worried that more things might happen in too much time, so he asked the emperor for help, hoping to solve Genoa's internal problems as soon as possible.

But if Maximian took advantage of the situation to infiltrate Genoa, it would be more than worth the loss for old Rovere.

Konstantin looked at Alexander, thought for a moment, and finally said, "Barondi has written a letter to my father," and seeing that Alexander didn't seem to have the intention of asking, he continued on his own, "She thinks that you have enough power to help us, at least you can find some relationship that can move the emperor." ”

Alexander looked at Constantine, and he knew that Elode's cleverness would sooner or later be aware of his relationship with Kotschach and even with the Fugger family, and these people happened to be the people whom Constantine spoke of as being able to move the emperor.

It was obviously as difficult as it was to persuade the emperor to accept only the remuneration and not meddle in the affairs of Italy, no less so than to persuade the French king to abandon his ambitions for Italy.

But Alexander was really tempted by the idea.

Of course, it was unrealistic to try to get the emperor to abandon his meddling in Italy, and no one could do so.

However, through the influence of various connections, it is entirely possible for the emperor to make some compromises regarding Genoa.

Alexander thought of this because he remembered the great business that the Fugger family was now in full swing in Hungary.

The Fuggers were working on the idea of a Hungarian copper mine, and if successful, the Fuggers could monopolize the entire European copper market.

The magnitude of this wealth was something Alexander felt that even the most authoritative accountant in the world could not estimate, because no one had ever tried to do such a thing before.

Only now the Fuggers seem to be in trouble, and a massive invasion by the Ottomans at any moment threatens to kill their ambitious plan.

This may be too big, so what Fugger hopes most is that the emperor will fully support the Hungarian king against the infidels, and not throw his energy and money into the bottomless pit of Italy for his personal ambitions.

If you go through the Fugger family, you may really be able to move Maximian.

However, Alexander knew very well that even if the Fuggers themselves had hoped for this, if they had asked for it, they would have made very harsh conditions.

Unless there is a reason why they have to agree.

The reason why Alexander wants to help the Rovere family is, of course, not just to please his fiancée, on the contrary, when he sees the Rovere family in trouble, although he is not secretly happy, he will not worry about them.

The key reason why Alexander wanted to help them was also related to the imminent invasion of the French.

Whether the elder Rovere will change from the largest Belt and Road Party to the vanguard of the anti-French camp in the future, at least for now, but if nothing changes, Genoa will inevitably be involved in that war in the next invasion of Louis XII.

Unfortunately, Genoa made several wrong choices, causing them to miss various opportunities again and again, causing them to repeatedly fail in the competition with Venice, and finally gradually slipped into the abyss of decline.

Alexander didn't want to see Genoa suffer like this, at least not to see Genoa, which had joined the Free Trade Association, decay.

What's more, it only takes a few more years, when the old Rovere becomes the pope as he wishes, he will do his best to support his family's power in Italy, and then Genoa can become a bridgehead for the free trade alliance to penetrate Lombardy, and the rich northern Italy of the Po River valley and the more far-reaching interior of Europe have a deep attraction to Alexander.

For all these reasons, Alexander had to admit that he still had to help Rovere.

However, Alexander did not want to let go of this good opportunity.

"You know it's difficult," Alexander said to himself, looking at his brother-in-law's sunken face, "I might be able to help, but you know there is a price to pay." ”

Konstantin glanced at Alexander, he felt that Alexander at this time was very similar to Barendi, at least in his impression, Barendi also had to pay attention to whether he could get something in return.

"You and Barondy are a good couple," Konstantin muttered in a low voice, "I have to write to my father and ask about it, I can't do it." ”

Alexander nodded, he knew that Konstantin really couldn't make a decision on such a matter, which made him think that if it was Barondy in front of him, maybe the situation would be different.

Konstantin's ship did not stay long in Pisa, and during this short pause he wrote a letter to old Rovere.

The letter mentions that, as Barentine says, it is indeed possible for Alexander to help him exert influence on the emperor during his mission, but that Constantine asked his father to make a decision on what to do.

Because of this letter, Alexander found another reason to stay in Pisa for a few more days, and it was during these last days that the Venetian envoy came to Pisa again.

Lucrezia unceremoniously refused the Venetian's request for an audience, on the grounds that the last Venetian rude words and actions had frightened the Duchess.

The envoy tried his best, but the end result was that the regent of Pisa summoned him on his behalf, and the Duchess would never see the rude Venetian again.

When the messenger came to Alexander's office, he was a little apprehensive, and he guessed that he might be humiliated, but as an envoy he had to face such a difficult time.

However, Alexander did not show any contempt or insult to him, and in fact he had no energy to pay attention to the Venetian.

He was concerned with the diplomatic credentials signed by the Doge of Venice brought by this man.

When he opened the credentials, Alexander's gaze quickly swept over the verbose red tape in front of him, and then fixed on the most important part.

As his gaze scanned, a smile slowly appeared on Alexander's face.

His guesses were validated, Venetian, compromised!