After giving a laxative to Alexander VI, Paul quickly passed through the tunnels of a secret stronghold that had been prepared long ago, and disguised himself as a stinky beggar, and while the city gate was not closed, on the afternoon before Pope Alexander VI was poisoned, he mixed out of the city gate, and then found the horses in an inconspicuous house in the north of the city, and went to the small hidden fishing village 20 kilometers northwest of Rome, where he awaited the arrival of Archbishop Rovere. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Paul was a dead soldier and brilliant spy raised by the Rovere family, and was housed in St. John's Cathedral in Lateran at an early age. In that year, after the death of Pope Sixtus IV, the uncle of Archbishop Rovere, Rovere took control of the Roman College of Cardinals and elected Innocent VIII, the puppet of Archbishop Rovere, as Pope. At that time, Paul, who was still a teenager, was placed in the heart of the Holy See, St. John's Basilica in Lateran, after completing his spy training in the Rovere family.

However, when Paul first entered St. John's Cathedral in Lateran, he entered as a low-level handyman. At that time, Archbishop Rovere, who controlled the power of the Holy See, did not reveal the slightest hint of a relationship with Paul. In this way, Paul's identity is well hidden.

Alexander VI became pope by throwing money at it, and Archbishop Rovere had to flee Rome as his sworn enemy, but Paul, as a shadow, was left in the Basilica of St. John in Lateran, where he continued to work as a handyman, and gradually rose to the head of the handyman in the Basilica of St. John in Lateran.

When Marin told Archbishop Rovere that he had been given a small bag of "Cantrella", Archbishop Rovere immediately realized that this was a golden opportunity. He immediately informed Paul through other hidden lines in the city of Rome and told him to move closer to Alexander VI and his son, so that they could have access to their food and drink and get the opportunity to poison them.

After two years of hard work, through bribery and other means, Paul finally got in front of Alexander VI and got the opportunity to poison him. Then, not only poisoned Alexander VI with "Cantarella", but also gave a laxative the day before the poison, which made Alexander VI's body very weak. That's not all, before escaping, he also used his status as a close confidant of Alexander VI as a steward to send out the three mules that were used as an "antidote" in the stables behind St. John Cathedral in Lateran at any time.

In addition, before Marin, Kohler arranged a strange chamber of commerce to buy all the mules around St. John's Cathedral in Lateran. In this way, as long as the poison is issued, Alexander VI is weak and cannot be sent into the body of a living mule with a dissected stomach in a short time, and he will die......

After completing his mission, Paul made his way out of the city of Rome and went to the small fishing village......

This small fishing village called Doromia has a very special topography. Because, except for the direction towards the sea, the other three directions are all mountains. The only way to the outside of the fishing village is a small valley mouth to the north. At night, the villagers of Doromia would close the wooden gate at the mouth of the valley. In this way, outsiders will not be able to enter.

At the beginning, Marin's subordinates took a fancy to the advantages of this small fishing village being closed around it. Even what's going on here is hard for the outside world to know.

Marin arranged for an Italian to buy most of the land in the small fishing village, posing as a rich man, and built several long bridge piers at the fishing village wharf, saying that he would build it into a trading port to fool the fishermen. In fact, it was intended for the landing of troops interfering with Rome......

On August 24, the fourth day after Pope Alexander VI was poisoned, the fleet from Lampedusa finally landed at night on the pier of the Long Bridge in the fishing village of Doromia......

During the voyage, these galleys bought from Italy flew the flag of the Republic of Genoa, Italy's most commercially developed country on the western edge of the Apennine Peninsula. That way, no one pays attention. Because, the size of dozens of ships, in the western waters of the Apennine Peninsula, is indeed only available to Genoea.

However, the steady Archbishop of Rovere still divided the fleet into three groups. On the evening of the 24th, it quietly docked at the Long Bridge Pier in the village of Doromia......

An army of 7,000 landed in strict discipline and in a strict formation. After the landing, dozens of fishermen in the village were temporarily contained. At the same time, the only large wooden gate leading to the valley outside the village was also closed during the day......

The choice here is to make it closed enough, as long as the only exit, the valley gate, is closed, and the outside world does not know what is happening here.

Paul had been waiting here for a long time to meet his master, Archbishop Rovere......

"What? Caesar. Borgia not in the city of Rome? Hearing this, Archbishop Rovere immediately frowned.

You know, Caesar. Although he was young, Borgia was the supreme military commander of the Papal States. If he can't be captured, if the army of the Papal States is called upon to resist, then the Papal Congress will be in chaos......

"Yes, master, I didn't expect it either, Caesar. Borgia would leave Rome abruptly the day before the poison. I guess I went to a tryst with a secret lover......"

"With this kid's arrogance, a tryst lover needs to be sneaky?" Archbishop Rovere was a little surprised.

Can you not be sneaky? Caesar. The object of Borgia's tryst, but his own sister Lucrezia. O Borgia! Whether this thing is placed in China or Europe, it is spurned by everyone...... Therefore, he could only run to the country house and come quietly......

"This ...... The subordinates didn't understand it very well...... This guy is the wife of a sleeping man, and he has always been blatant...... "Paul has always followed Alexander VI, so naturally he doesn't know Caesar. Borgia and sister Lucrezia. Borgia ** thing. If only Caesar. Borgia's retinue was clear about this.

"If this kid isn't here, then it's troublesome...... But if he waits for him to return to the city, I'm afraid that the Cardinal will already have chosen the Pope......" said Archbishop Rovere depressedly.

"Master, my subordinates don't think so......," Paul said confidently.

"Oh, why?" Archbishop Rovere was a little curious. You know, after the death of Innocent VIII that year, Alexander VI was elected pope within 17 days (Innocent VIII died on July 25, and Alexander VI was elected on August 11). Archbishop Rovere is afraid to wait for Caesar. By the time Borgia returned to the city, the Cardinals had already elected a new pope.

"Master, the reason why Alexander VI was elected pope in ten days was because Alexander VI threw out all the money of the Borgia family. Just used to bribe the main campaign opponent Ascalio. Sforza, let him give up the competition, and Alexander VI marched to the mansion of the Bishop of Sforza with a team of mules loaded with gold bars......"

"What do you mean......" Archbishop Rovere was a wise man and quickly understood.

"Yes, master, in the past two years, several cardinal archbishops with deep pockets in the Holy See have basically been poisoned by Alexander VI. At the moment, there is no cardinal in the Holy See who has the financial resources to buy the cardinals......" Paul said confidently.

Archbishop Rovere also nodded, indeed, after the sudden death of Alexander VI, the Holy See was ill-prepared. Unlike Innocent VIII, who died of a normal illness, when he was terminally ill, Alexander VI had already begun to bribe and canvass for votes. Alexander VI died suddenly, and the bishops of the Roman College of Cardinals were somewhat caught off guard, and naturally no one was prepared in advance.

In addition, at this time, there was no candidate in the cardinal corpus of the Holy See who had enough financial resources to buy the entire cardinal, and the cardinal could not elect a new pope in a short period of time.

So, Archbishop Rovere felt that it would be better to wait a few more days. If you catch Caesar once and for all. Borgia, then there will be no problems.

You know, the entire army of the Papal States is in Caesar. under the control of Borgias. If you don't catch Caesar. Borgia, even if Rome was taken, the other cities of the Papal States were still in Caesar. Under the control of the Papal States under the control of Borgia. In this way, even if Archbishop Rovere was elected pope, he would face the risk of civil war if he wanted to take full control of the Papal States......

So, after thinking about it, Archbishop Rovere said:

"Then let's wait and see!"

After saying that, Archbishop Rovere hurriedly arranged a few retinues, put on makeup, and went to the outside of several gates in Rome to take a closer look. Borgia returned to Rome and immediately reported to the village of Doromia to Archbishop Rovere......