When he heard Thomas Tongomada say about the Count of Mordiglo, for a moment Alexander felt the urge to draw his sword, and his eyes quickly glanced at the few guards standing not far away, which were brought by Tangomada.

It is clear that the priest also knew how hated he was, and he was known as the Bloody Tongomada because he had killed so many people, a nickname that was more famous and feared than that of the Archbishop of Castile.

In the minds of many people, Thomas Tangomada is the real ruler of this country, because he is directly in charge of the life and death of everyone.

However, Alexander soon discovered that Tongomada's guards were not hostile, they paid more attention to those who were looking at them with curiosity despite fear, and that if Tongomada really had any adverse intentions against him, he would have too few people with him, which led Alexander to believe that he could teach the priest how to be a man at any time if he wanted to.

This was clearly not in the style of Tongomada, although this man could not openly enjoy a life of luxury because of his self-proclaimed asceticism, but he was a man who liked to put on a show, so he brought with him today in addition to a small group of guards a few retinues of the Inquisition, but these people did not pose a threat to Alexander.

And it can be seen that those people are indeed just foils for Tongomada to show his high status, and if it is up to them to arrest himself as a heretic, then Tongomada is too optimistic.

Sure enough, after saying that it seemed that Alexander and Count Mordillo should be closer to each other, Thomas Tongomada looked like he was waiting for him to invite him in.

Scheer's hand faintly grasped the handle of the knife tied to the gap between his trouser legs, but he remembered the master's previous advice, so he didn't plan to let this person say a word and kill him immediately, but the duke still didn't give the order in the end, which made Scheer start to worry that the master would miss the opportunity to kill him because he mistakenly let this person open his mouth.

"It's my pleasure to have you come to my house," Alexander finally spoke, much to Schell's disappointment, the Duke had given him a chance to speak, "but I'm curious to see what you have to do with me, and I think you must know very well that no one in this country wants to be visited by you." ”

Hearing Alexander say the truth so directly that many people were afraid, Tongomada let out a smug or self-deprecating laugh, and he walked into the house with Alexander, and after the servant brought a glass of cool wine, the priest took a soft sip and sighed in praise: "This is really a miracle of God's creation, and I think it is a gift to be able to drink such wine." ”

"You are strict and disciplined, and I am a vulgar person who likes to enjoy," Alexander leaned back in his chair and looked at Tongomada, who seemed to be moved by a glass of wine, "I love good wine, beautiful paintings, and beautiful girls, these are essential to me, but I want to know what you hope to get." ”

Thomas Tongomada took the glass with his hand lightly, he did not expect Alexander to ask him so directly about his purpose, which seemed to make him a little uncomfortable, but then the monk tasted the wine lightly again, and his slightly gloomy gaze wandered back and forth on Alexander's face.

After a while he spoke, "Your uncle, the Count of Mordiglo, had been in Barriadot for a long time, when I was only an ascetic in the church, and of course your uncle was a great man in my eyes, and your mother, George Anne, was an unattainable lady of nobility. ”

Alexander noticed a flash of heat in Tomgomada's eyes at the mention of George Anne, which caused several different thoughts to flash through his mind for a moment, but one of them was the most important to him.

The monk in front of him, who always looks like he is shrouded in a dark cloud, won't he cuckold his cheap Lao Tzu?

Alexander immediately felt that this might not happen, and that it was not new for a small ascetic to wear a hat full of raw life for the king, as long as he considered that Lucrezia and Caderon had had a bad relationship in history.

Glaring into the eyes of Tongomada, Alexander wondered if the monk would suddenly say, "Actually, I'm your father," and if he did, he would probably have no choice but to kill without hesitation.

But fortunately, the terrible monk did not do such a thing that would make everyone feel embarrassed, and he obviously did not intend for Alexander to kick out Schell, who had been guarding the door.

"Duke, your uncle is a very wise man, and when I first knew him, he told me that I can only rise to prominence if I serve God devoutly, and now it seems that Count Mordillo is a truly remarkable man, for he has indeed prophesied all that I have now."

Tomomada sat down as he spoke, which made him look less terrible, and because of the proximity, Alexander noticed the loose skin on his face and a few age spots that were inconspicuous but indicative of his age.

"I have served God devoutly, tempered my soul with penance, and at the same time received a recommendation to the Barriridud through your uncle from the monastery where I was formerly located, and although everything after that was my own effort, I must admit that your uncle has given me help that I cannot ignore."

Although it was a little strange what the monk meant, Alexander gradually understood the relationship between this man and the Count of Mordillo.

Alexander didn't know if the Count had that whimsical idea during his tenure in Liberia, but it was clear that he had already begun to prepare for the future.

The Thomas Tangomada in front of him may be just a small pawn in his many preparations, and even there may be many such people, and there may be few who can really play a role, and these people should not really know Modiglo's purpose, but as long as one person plays a role, Modiglo's purpose has been achieved.

And it was only now that Alexander understood why this man had come to visit him when he had been in Vallaridos, and although that had been a few months ago, and he had already made a name for himself, it was not as terrible as the things he had done in the past few months.

And these are the things that inspired him in the first place.

"Duke, you are as wise as your uncle, and I want to thank you for the idea you have given me, a true Inquisitor, which is a very good idea, and for all this time I feel that I am doing something great that no one has ever experienced before."

Tomás Tongomada said with a little agitation that his emotions were much higher than when he entered the door, and Alexander noticed that the man liked to accentuate his tone with gestures that he kept making with both hands when he spoke, which gave others the feeling that he had put everything aside and devoted himself to his subject.

"Duke, I need your help," said Tom Mada at last, after an impassioned speech, and looked at Alexander with a look that was not enthusiastic but was already rare for him, "Actually, I will come to you because I have found that you and Don Bawi seem to be much more familiar than I thought. ”

Alexander's seemingly casually placed hand was clenched secretly, his sword was next to him, and he could draw it at any time if needed, and Sher was also standing in the doorway, which gave him more opportunities to calmly grab Tangomada as a hostage.

However, these thoughts were fleeting, and his fingers even moved slightly before they relaxed, and at the same time, his face showed due surprise and surprise.

Tongo Mada seemed pleased with Alexander's reaction, and he looked back at Schell, who had been standing by the door, and then asked Alexander, "Can I speak with you alone now, Duke?" ”

Alexander did not hesitate to wave his hand to Schell for him to go out, if a man was willing to risk showing up on another person's territory and telling him that he had discovered his secret, then that person's only purpose was to blackmail him.

And if you want to blackmail, at least you have to ensure that the other party can afford to pay the price, and in Alexander's opinion, Tangomada will find his door, not just to arrest him and extort a ransom.

"I am indeed familiar with the Duke of Don Bavi, for when I went to Andalusia, I examined the qualifications of a miracle proposed by the Duke, but these were done by order of the Vatican and the Pope, do you think you are qualified to judge the right and wrong actions of the papal emissary?"

"No, I'm just the Queen's personal priest, and I'll be trusted by the Queen only because of my piety and nothing else, and Duke I'm really interested in you not in my relationship with Don Bavi, but in your experience there," Tom Mamada was not annoyed by Alexander's words, but rather chattered as if he were explaining, "I want to know what he thinks of the Queen, and more so what he wants, if it's Andalusia's dominion, I believe that this is difficult and not necessarily a condition for negotiation, but you know that it requires that person to be willing to negotiate, otherwise it is all meaningless. ”

Alexander was a little surprised, he didn't know if the monk had been commissioned by Isabella, but he was surprised that it was clear that it would not be cost-effective to negotiate with Donbawi at a time when Gonzalo was about to win a great victory.

"You can be a bridge to negotiate with Don Bawi, and we know that you will be greatly respected even in Seville, so if you can help in this matter, I am sure Her Majesty will treat you."

When he had finished speaking, he looked at Alexander with a pair of eyes that looked a little blank, and seeing that he seemed to be pondering, the priest did not disturb him, but once again took up the glass and carefully tasted the wine inside.

Alexander's mind raced through his mind, and instead of considering whether he should accede to Tongomada's request, he was thinking about another, more important question.

Why did this priest find him?

This man's previous memories of his relationship with Mordillo actually didn't mean anything to Alexander, even if Modillo had funded him because he was optimistic about the priest, but now this person's status and identity in Castile was obviously beyond Mordillo's control.

Thomas Tongomada is Isabella's personal priest, which makes him one of Isabella's staunchest supporters, and even if Modillo once had high hopes for him, it is impossible to trust this person now, and even avoid him more carefully, because once they meet, he is likely to think about the purpose of Modiglo's help to him in the first place, and then guess that Modillo may have arranged more than one person like him, so it is likely to arouse the vigilance of the couple.

So why did he come to himself now?

Alexander pondered for a long time, and he had a feeling that if he guessed the reason, he might be able to discover some incredible secrets around Isabella.

"Duke, the negotiations with Don Bavi were made to avoid a civil war in Castile, and although that man had betrayed the Queen's trust, Her Majesty was willing to forgive him for his crimes, and if he feared for his safety, he could even write a personal letter of allegiance to the Queen in Seville."

Alexander was so surprised by Thomas Tangomada's magnanimity that he would have thought that he would have been a diplomat like Alexander VI if he had not known how much influence the infamous Inquisition he left behind in history would have had on later Spain.

But this man is actually a cruel and terrible guy who relies on all kinds of torture to please Isabella, and all the means of this man are used only on those terrible torture instruments that can make people more painful, so becoming a qualified diplomat is obviously not his goal, let alone his specialty.

So Alexander quickly found a loophole in Thomas Tangomada's words that didn't seem to be a loophole.

Throughout, he did not mention Gonzalo Córdoba.

In Iberia, if you are an aristocrat, it is impossible not to have heard of Gonzalo Córdoba, whose heroic story is as civilized as his elevation throughout Castile and even in neighboring countries.

What's more, Gonzalo is now quelling the rebellion in Andalusia, which makes him a key figure in Andalusian affairs that cannot be bypassed.

But it is strange that such a person is completely ignored by Thomas Tangomada.

Alexander felt that he had vaguely discovered the key to the whole thing, only that he still needed Thomas Tangomada himself to lift the veil that covered the answer.

It seemed that the matter had reached a critical moment, and Tongomada watched Alexander remain silent for a while, and when Alexander thought that he might be bothered by not knowing how to phrase it, Tangomada finally spoke: "Don Bavi's purpose is simple, he just wants to be the master of Andalusia, although he has offended the queen by thinking so, but it is still worth it if he can avoid a civil war through negotiations." It is only as if there are people who do not want to see such an outcome, for whatever purpose, and those who seem to want the war with the Andalusian nobility to continue forever, because it is in their interest that only then will it be in their interest. ”

Alexander listened quietly, although Tongomada's hint was no different from naming names, but because of this, Alexander felt indescribably strange.

There was no doubt that the priest was alluding to Gonzalo, but it didn't make sense.

As Isabelle's personal priest, Thomas Tongomada is in fact completely attached to Isabella, he wins Isabella's favor by inflicting harsh punishments on so-called heretics, and at the same time he faithfully acts as Isabella's thug to eradicate dissidents in the name of faith, and everything he has comes from Isabella.

So Alexander didn't understand why this man was going against Gonzalo, after all, Isabella was the source of all the glory and wealth that would bring them all the glory and wealth.

Unless Sabella is gone.

Thinking of this, Alexander's heart suddenly jumped, he thought of Isabella's illness, although he had not yet seen the queen, but as long as Uliu's investigation of the whereabouts of the treasurer during this time, it could be found that Isabella's cronies were obviously in a hurry because of her illness, even if it seems that the queen's body has recovered now, but those people should also be frightened.

And Thomas Tongomada, as Isabel's personal priest, can know better than anyone the actual situation of the queen's body.

Even he can learn the truth from Isabella's prayers that maybe even the doctors don't know.

So, does this mean that Isabella's body has really reached its worst time?

Otherwise, how could Thomas Tangomada decide to give up Isabella and choose to rely on Ferdinand?!

Alexander believed that Tangomada was now in the service of Ferdinand.

It is not difficult to guess that once Isabella is gone, Ferdinand will face all kinds of problems, and the most disturbing of them are the Castilian military aristocracy, led by Gonzalo Córdoba.

Most of these people were heroes who had fought in the Reconquista, and their status, honor and prestige made them role models for others.

Gonzalo was undoubtedly one of the most influential of them, he was the Knight of Santiago and defeated King Charles VIII of France in Italy, and these honors allowed him to gather a large number of people around him.

Ferdinand could not have tolerated such a threat, and Gonzalo was now armed to counteract the rebellion in Andalusia.

Alexander did not know when Tangomada had taken refuge with Ferdinand, perhaps not so long, perhaps after he learned the truth about the Queen's illness.

Tongomada was undoubtedly a clever man, and it was no accident that he was able to win Isabella's affection, and he himself knew very well that everything about him came from the Queen.

If Isabella was gone, with all the things he had done, perhaps being expelled from the court would have been the best he could think of.

Tongomada was clearly not willing to lose everything he had now, so his only option was to join Ferdinand.

Thinking of this, Alexander couldn't help but smile.

He had been trying his best to find an opportunity to solve Gonzalo's problem once and for all, but now he suddenly realized that this opportunity had actually been delivered to the door by himself.

"My honorable inquisitor, I agree with you on these points, so if you have any suggestions, I will do my best to help you," Alexander added, "I believe that my uncle, the Count of Mordillo, must wish me to do the same." ”