Alexander thought that in such a heavily guarded city, Krion would not act rashly.

That's what even everyone thinks.

Because of Joanna's assassination, Caesar Borgia took revenge on the opponents in the city of Rome, which made people cautious and vigilant, except for Caesar's people, other nobles also mobilized their own family manpower, and the French sent troops to guard against movements in the city in order to prevent someone from taking advantage of the opportunity to riot.

In times of nervous vigilance, people think it's safer, because no one is stupid enough to risk doing something stupid at this time.

So when Clarion chose this moment to assassinate the Archbishop of Frankfurt, no one could have imagined that someone would actually attack at such a well-guarded time and place.

Clarion had apparently chosen his route, and the place where he had carried out the assassination happened to be a very narrow street, and on either side of the street there were several alleys leading to other places, and on the other side of the alley was a very lively bazaar, so when he jumped into an alley at the first blow, the carriage parked in the middle of the road blocked the way of the guards who were following the car and trying to pursue.

By the time the guards finally drove the carriage to catch up, Clarion's figure had already disappeared into the bustling crowd on the other side of the alley.

The sudden change left everyone scrambling.

The terrible blow killed the archbishop almost immediately, he was stabbed in the neck with a large hole, and the blood gushed from front to back on the neck that was pierced directly, and when the attendant came to his senses and screamed in panic and pounced on him trying to hold down the wound that could not be covered at all, the archbishop was left lying in the carriage and his body instinctively trembled.

The news of the assassination of the Archbishop of Frankfurt spread like wings, and the already tense atmosphere of the city of Rome became even more vigorous, and some of the nobles and believers who were already hostile to the French became agitated.

Because of his close relationship with the Holy Roman Empire, it is well known that the Archbishop of Frankfurt has a strong hostility towards France, and the archbishop's audience with the Pope at this time, even if no one knows his intentions, can guess that it is likely that he hopes to get the Pope's support in the matter of opposing France.

The assassination of the archbishop at this time, and the capture of the city of Rome by the French, is hardly considered to have nothing to do with the French.

Even the French themselves thought so, so when they had to interrupt the Pope's subordinate to report what had happened to Scharlain for fear of a riot in the city, the subordinate looked at Scharlain with nervous and inquiring expressions in his eyes.

To his surprise, after hearing the news, Sharon was at a loss.

"Can anyone tell me what is going on," said Scharlon, stunned for a moment, and then suddenly furious, he knew very well how big it was for a grand diocesan bishop with great influence, not to mention the fact that the archbishop was openly opposed to the French, who must have been the French to do this stupid thing! ”

The skeptical gaze of his subordinates also made Scharron uncomfortable, and he couldn't tolerate the speculation that he might be involved in a dastardly assassination, which made him feel insulted.

But it is now imperative to prevent the tense from expanding, and even more so to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity to attack the French army.

Sharron was well aware of his current situation.

The main force of the French army is now struggling with the coalition forces in the Lombardy region and Gonzalo, and there is no spare strength to help the besieged Rome, and the hostile forces in the city are eager to wait for the opportunity to attack the French, if it were not for the lack of troops of the coalition forces surrounding Rome outside the city, they can only block the road to prevent the French troops in the city from escaping and cannot take the initiative to attack, maybe the city of Rome would have been recaptured by the coalition forces long ago.

But at this very moment, an archbishop was assassinated!

Sharron could imagine the consequences of the assassination, which made him even more confused, wondering who had done it.

After ordering the French army to be on higher alert, Charlon had to face an annoyed but helpless decision.

Finally, after much deliberation, the French asked the priest who had previously introduced him to the Pope for a meeting with Caesar Borgia.

Caesar Borgia was in the Vatican Palace at this time.

When the clergyman reported to him that the French general had asked to see him, Caesar had just drunk a glass of mead mixed with opium foam.

Although he was strong, Caesar's head hurt slightly because he hadn't slept for more than ten hours.

However, his spirit was very good, or in addition to his physical exhaustion, his whole person seemed to be excited.

The attack on his political enemies on the occasion of Joanna's assassination had a surprise to Caesar, and although it was the first time that he had actually used the army, his people still allowed him to complete his mission to his satisfaction, and some of the people who had previously been enemies of his family were eliminated in the attack the night before, and even in the early hours of the morning, he was reported to have killed another guy who had been an eyesore before.

As for the troubles caused by all this, let the French have a headache.

This is also a reason for Caesar's pleasure.

Caesar had little affection for the French, or rather for Charles VIII.

Previously, Charles marched into Rome, not only forced Alexander VI to crown him king of Naples, but also put forward the condition of letting Caesar accompany the army as a hostage in order to prevent Alexander VI from secretly opposing him.

That experience was the last thing Caesar wanted to remember, and although it was short, it made him deeply feel the humiliation he had never experienced before, so he was able to destroy his opponents and cause some trouble for the French, which made Caesar feel very happy.

When the news of the assassination of the Archbishop of Frankfurt came, Caesar was about to drink mead, and the unexpected news made him lose his mind for a while.

At this time, Caesar Borgia was not the fearsome Duke of Poison later, although he was already very interested in poison, but if he wanted to assassinate an archbishop, he still had to think about it.

So when he heard the news, Caesar was somewhat shaken.

Thankfully for Caesar, although the archbishop was not likable to him, there was no conflict between his family and that man, which at least did not put the Borgia family on the back of suspicion of assassinating an archbishop.

But come to think of it, this will be a headache for the French.

Thinking of this, Caesar thought that the death of the archbishop was a good thing, so when he heard that Charron asked to see him, Caesar, who guessed his intentions, did not immediately agree, but waited for the mead's strength to pass a little before asking him to come in.

Sharron, who had been waiting a little impatiently, twitched slightly when he saw Caesar's flushed face, he had already heard that Caesar was a little obsessed with something that could make people hallucinate, smelling the strange smell in the room, Sharron guessed that this should be the young bishop had already enjoyed himself before taking time to see him.

"I hope for your help, Bishop," said Scharron, who had tried to soften his voice but had not succeeded, "and now that a storm is brewing in the city of Rome, I hope you will help me to calm it down, and His Majesty will not want to see his Rome fall into shambles." ”

"'His Rome,'" Caesar smiled mockingly as he looked at the tall French knight in front of him as he stared at the tall French knight in front of him, "General, have you forgotten that the Carolingians had dedicated the city of Rome to the Church forever as early as the 8th century when Pepin gave up his land, and now you say that Rome is the territory of some secular monarch, are you questioning God's possession of Rome?" ”

Sharron's swarthy face glowed red, but his face was completely different from the flush on Caesar's face, and the armor of the Frenchman rose and fell slightly with the sound of heavy breathing, but he did not burst into anger in the end.

"I need your help," Sharron spoke again, "the city of Rome must be pacified, and those armies of yours have caused great confusion, and if they cannot be restrained, I will have to order the king's army to take the necessary measures." ”

"Is this a threat, General?" Caesar's pleasant face slowly darkened, for he had just smoked opium, and his spirit was now full of restless excitement, which made him even want to fight the Frenchman in front of him at once, "Or do you think I have to obey you?" ”

Scharron frowned, he was already a little tired of dealing with these clergy who were clad in Dharma robes but had a more worldly heart than anyone else, looking at Caesar, he finally spoke with a slight groan: "I can admit that your army has the power to defend the Vatican, and I hope that you can get your army to assist the French army in maintaining the security of the city of Rome." ”

Caesar's eyes, which had always been a little excited, immediately flashed a stronger excitement, and he knew what the French promised meant, which made him secretly happy, and even revealed some joy with some difficulty.

Having his own army was something Caesar had always dreamed of, and he was more eager to be the first secular monarch of the Borgia than to be a high-ranking archbishop, cardinal, or even pope.

Even though his father had already arranged their own paths for their brothers, and it was not he who chose to lead to the throne but Giovanni, Caesar was still persistent in trying to change all this.

And building an army that is completely obedient to him is the first thing to accomplish this dream.

Now that the French were forced by circumstances to recognize the legitimacy of his army, Caesar saw hope that if he allowed his army to protect the Vatican, he would be able to take advantage of the opportunity to further reap the military power that belonged to the Holy See, and he believed that with his father's help he would soon be able to master a larger army.

"There is another thing, I hope to get help from you," said Charlon, frowning, in fact, this matter was the real purpose of his visit to Alexander VI, but before he could say anything, the matter of the Archbishop of Frankfurt was revealed, which made it even more difficult to facilitate this matter" According to the king's wishes, His Majesty hopes that His Majesty the Pope will grant the Archbishop of Genoa the status of cardinal. ”

Caesar was a little stunned for a moment, and he looked at Sharon with interest, as if surprised and amused by the Frenchman's request, and then he asked softly in a slightly inquiring tone: "General, you are speaking of Giuliano della Roverre?" ”

Sharron frowned, although he knew that Caesar's outspoken secular name of fellow archbishop Rovie made him feel unreasonable and even rude, but he still nodded.

"Yes, His Majesty Charles hopes to have the support of the Pope, and in return, the King is willing to give the Church a gift of 50,000 gold florins." Sharon said in a slightly lowered voice.

The flesh on Caesar's cheeks trembled slightly, and his slightly sparse sideburns moved with the trembling of his cheeks.

50,000 gold florin is a huge amount of money, and the so-called donation to the church is just a pretext, the thought of getting such a large sum of money, even if he thinks that it is ridiculous to ask Alexander to support the old enemy Giuliano de la Rovere to be promoted to cardinal, but Caesar is still shocked by the amount of money.

Caesar had not forgotten that in order to help his father ascend to the papal throne, the Borgia family had done everything they could to almost go bankrupt, and although it was true that he had made a lot of money over the years, such a large sum of money still made him feel a little irresistible.

Just make that Rovere a cardinal?

It's ridiculous to think about it.

You know, if that Rovere had run later, he might have already had his head cut off by Giovanni.

Now Rovelle dared to return to Rome, and he only relied on the power of the French, but now the French could not see it, but he still dared to stare at the cardinal's position, which made Caesar first think that that person was really stupid, and then he couldn't help but be suspicious.

Rowere couldn't have been a fool, or he wouldn't have survived that long.

So what did he want to do when he returned to Rome at such a time of obvious disadvantage, and still appeared to be a cardinal?

Caesar felt the need to discuss the matter with his father, and the assassination of the Archbishop of Frankfurt made him wonder, and although it would be good to have his army in control of the Vatican, he decided to be cautious.

"General, I will report this to the Pope," Caesar was a little impatient to hurry up to see his father, after all, it was a big deal of 50,000 florins, "In addition, I would like to remind you that Joanna, Queen of Naples, is with my sister Lucrezia, and if you don't want me and my family to worry that it may threaten my sister's safety, then don't send anyone to assassinate the queen." Maybe the Cambrai thought that the assassin was targeting my sister, but I could tell the difference. ”

Sharron was surprised, he didn't expect Caesar to think that he had instructed Joanna's assassination.

But he knew it wasn't.

So do you want Joanna to die?