Chapter 149 The Great Controversy
Don Juliomando frowned and stared at the food in front of him. The meat on the plate was already cold, and a thin film floated in the soup bowl, but he never touched the spoon that was placed aside.
Grisaro's death surprised Don Juliomando, but this was nothing compared to the trouble he was involved in.
Don Juliomando could not forget the expressions of those people when they saw the contents of the outline, and he believed that people might have even linked him to something terrible at this time.
Many people know what kind of terrible character Is Tango Mada, the private priest of Isabella, is that many people know. The terrifying shadow of the religious trial has now enveloped Don Juliomando.
Although religious trials often only make the lower class nobles and ordinary civilians frightened, this does not mean that the great nobles can really ignore their existence.
In fact, it is no longer a secret that the Isabella couple used the means of eliminating dissidents in the religious trial. Whether in Castilla or Aragon, all the nobles were caught and put into the trial, and most of their endings were extremely miserable.
Although this is Toledo, Don Juliomando did not dare to be careless at all. The comments on the outline made him creepy. He believed that once these things were spread to Valyarido, they would likely become a handle for attacking him, and that the terrible couple of kings would not have missed such a good opportunity.
"You have to do something." Don Juliomando said to himself, stood up and pushed the chair away and hurried out of the door. He hurried into Gantt Palace and requested to meet the Pope.
At this time, Alexander VI was looking at a detailed list of villas built in Valencia provided by his financial officer.
The list lists in detail the cost of the Pope's coastal villa located in the remote suburbs of Valencia. In addition to the various precious building materials, more famous paintings, sculptures, precious tapestries, exquisite handicrafts and tableware are needed after the villa is built.
After listing these things, you will find that this villa has become an extremely luxurious palace, and all of this is said to be gifted by King Ferdinand of Aragon.
In addition to such a villa, what satisfied Alexander VI was quite satisfied with was a real estate certificate for farms and vineyards, which was enough to allow him to live a revived and comfortable life in the future.
Such an arrangement is enough to make up for the anger of Alexander VI's expulsion from the Vatican before, and according to Alexander, these are only part of it.
"I will make up for your losses soon, whether it's Ladia or Florin, you can get a gold that supports your spending."
Alexander's promise made the Pope smile on his face. He knew that this was the reward for the so-called outline of the previous writing. Although many of the terms were Alexander's suggestion, with the Pope's understanding of biblical doctrines, only a few clear hints are needed to write a shocking "discourse".
Then they just wait quietly for the chief veteran to come to the door.
Hearing Don Juliomando's request for a visit, the Pope looked at Alexander who was standing aside. Although he had guessed the result, he was still somewhat strange because of Alexander's judgment.
When Caesar insisted on being an enemy of Alexander, Alexander VI did not seriously stop him. He even instigated and supported him secretly. Now it seems that he was indeed wrong at the beginning.
If Caesar was stopped at that time, perhaps the tragedy would not have happened later. Even if they could be allowed to cooperate, perhaps Rome is now a different person.
However, all this has passed and it is impossible to change. Alexander VI cleaned up the regret that suddenly surged in his heart, and then asked the servant to invite the chief veteran in.
When Don Juliomando saw the pope, he also saw the pile of drawings placed on the table. In addition to the sketches of the entire villa, there were also drawings of masterpieces created by some masterpieces with exquisite craftsmanship.
As for the two very eye-catching farm certificates, they were also casually placed on the table. These things filled the tables, making the chief veteran who had just entered the door secretly shocked Ferdinand's generosity.
In Don Juliomando's impression, Ferdinand was not a generous person. He was stingy in rewarding others. Perhaps because he was not rich, his life seemed tight.
But now it seems that he spared no expense to Alexander VI, which gave Don Juliomando a new understanding of the importance of the pope before.
As for now, the Chief Elder feels that we must flatter the Pope.
"I bring you a little gift," Don Juliormando took out a rolled document from his robe. He seemed to have intentionally or unintentionally pushed the two farm contracts aside, and then placed the documents in front of Alexander VI. "I hope you don't feel shabby."
Alexander VI calmly unhurriedly untied the ribbon wrapped in the document. Seeing the content on it, the muscles on the Pope's face trembled undetectedly, and then he calmly handed the document to Alexander standing next to him.
Even though he had guessed the other party's purpose, Alexander was still slightly shocked by Don Juliormando's generosity.
As a famous river on the Iberian Peninsula, the Tagus River is an important river that crosses the central part of the peninsula.
The extremely busy river transportation has made the Tagus River, together with the Ebro River in the north and the Guadal River in the south, one of the richest waterways in Iberia. Every day, ships passing through this river have to pay a large and small pass fee for the checkpoints on the river.
Among them, the level in Toledo is the industry of the Don Juliormando family, and this income has become one of the main sources of economic resources for the Don Juliormando family.
Looking at the transfer of tariff rights in his hand, Alexander couldn't help but secretly admire the decisiveness of the chief veteran. It was obvious that he had realized that Grisaro's death might be an excuse for others to take the opportunity to overthrow him. Even at this time in the city of Toledo, someone was thinking about how to take advantage of this opportunity.
The Isabella couple would not miss such an opportunity, so the chief veteran immediately made a wise decision. Perhaps in the eyes of others, his small gift was a bit too generous, but Don Juliormando should have clearly seen the crisis.
Alexander carefully put away the transfer book. These were the rewards the pope deserved. He would not stop his father-in-law from making such a foreign fortune. After all, if the pope could spend his old age in peace, it might not be a good thing for him.
Perhaps, Alexander VI may have lived longer than in history, and may even be much longer than Old Rover, after all, he is younger.
If that were the case, Mahimo, who is now the bishop of two major dioceses, may not have no chance to plan to become a new pope earlier.
"Your Majesty, Archbishop Toledo and I think it is necessary to report it to the Vatican, but before that we hope to receive your instruction."
Seeing that Alexander VI accepted the transfer book greedily as the legendary legend, Don Juliormando finally let go of his heart, and then he began to put forward his own conditions.
Alexander VI did not respond immediately to something unexpected to Don Juliomando. After a little thought, the Pope said in a casual tone: "I take the personal friendship between you and me very seriously, but I still hope that you can support my views on Juana, the daughter of King Enrique, and it is best to clearly express my support for me at the parliamentary meeting where I will attend tomorrow."
Don Juliomando sat there with a gloomy face. He did not expect that Alexander VI was so despicable and shameless. After receiving the bribe, he still refused to give up the right to recognize Juana's blood relatives. However, when he thought that he had publicly hinted that Philip was in his own control, Don Juliomando could not express his anger.
Philip, the emperor's son, is indeed in Toledo now, and the young man who died inexplicably also happened to be from the Saxony Election State. These two things that may have been completely irrelevant will cause all kinds of associations that God knows. Just think about this and know that the originally bad things have become extremely complicated now.
If the Isabella couple thought he had any collusion with Maximian, perhaps before he could explain, the couple had taken action.
Although Toledo's noble parliament had conflicts with Isabella, Don Juliormando was not so arrogant that he believed that those nobles would conflict with Isabella for his sake, and some might even want to take this opportunity to cause trouble for him, and the result was that he would inevitably become a victim of abandonment.
It is just that he wants to publicly support Alexander VI's right to recognize Juana's blood relatives in parliament, which is also a difficult problem that he cannot accept.
Don Juliomando wanted to say that mastering two Juanas was the decision of the entire parliament, but looking at the pope's expressionless expression, he knew that whatever he said was futile.
Alexander VI obviously admitted to Juana's blood relatives that he was determined to win. For this, he might even threaten to refuse to deny the impact of the sermon.
But maybe this can be used as an excuse to get parliament's consent?
Don Juliormando suddenly thought that this might be a good idea. After all, Alexander VI's attitude was very firm and clear, so even if he chose to support the Pope, he could use it in exchange for Alexander VI to take back the sermon declaration as an excuse.
Thinking of this, Don Juliomando sighed slightly in his heart. He was still a little unwilling to accept it. He also knew that doing so might attract a lot of opposition. Moreover, such an excuse was not clever. People would easily think that he was just to get himself out of trouble.
But these are no longer important, Don Juliormando knew he had to make a decision as soon as possible.
"My Majesty, I will seriously consider your suggestions," Don Juliomando finally spoke, and saw the pope smile with a gratitude, and continued, "In addition, regarding the discovery of heresy in the city of Toledo, although the bishop of this diocese should have obtained your permission to report to the Vatican, I still hope to pay attention to such a terrible thing in the name of a devout believe that it is a blasphemy. Some people think that the divine clergy has no right to forgive the sins of mortals. Do they think they can speak directly to Jesus Christ? The pastor is the shepherd, and the world is the ignorant lamb. Without the spur and guidance of the shepherd, people will commit greater sins, and only through the priests can they get God's forgiveness."
Don Juliomando said excitedly, and later he was somewhat hoarse, until he saw Alexander VI looking at him calmly, and the Chief Elder ended his performance.
"I will repay you," Don Juliormando glanced at Alexander standing behind the pope, knowing that the Duke of Romanthesia had a great influence on the pope. "And I believe this is also something that is good for all of us."
Seeing the pope's expression of confusion, the chief veteran leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice slightly: "Of course you know that Juana and her husband are in Toledo, but what you may not know is that a few days ago an envoy from Vienna asked to meet Prince Philip. Although he met Princess Juana alone, you know that this cannot stump us."
Alexander VI showed an expression of interest on his face, and he also looked at Alexander who was standing aside.
"The emperor seemed to care about his son's life in Castilla," the chief senator looked at Alexander again, and confirmed that it had indeed attracted his attention before continuing. "The other messenger seemed to suggest that Juanna could fulfill her obligations to the emperor as soon as possible after the regent, including reminding her to send troops to Naples again."
Don Juliomando stopped here and saw the serious expression in his eyes when the father-in-law and son-in-law looked at each other with satisfaction, which made him feel relieved for finally getting some initiative in front of the two of them.
"Sir, your actions prove your friendship. Although the Queen of Naples will definitely thank you for your help, please accept my gratitude before that," Alexander first bowed slightly to the chief elder, and then said, "Since that's the case, I think we can seriously discuss the status of the two princesses Juana."
"I'm glad to have a strong friendship with you," the Chief Elder nodded to Alexander VI.
But what he got was the Pope's sneering sneer.
"We all know that this is just a business, and believe my dear Don Juliomando, no one is more capable of talking about business than him."
Seeing the pope pointing at Alexander beside him with his thumb, Don Juliormando couldn't help but look embarrassed.
In September, Pope Alexander arrived in Toledo, the old capital of Castilla, and then held a public sermon at the Palace of Gantt a few days later.
During the preaching ceremony, Pope Alexander VI used the "Ninety-Five Propositions" that appeared in the city of Toledo as a goal. From the devil's temptation to the world, the fall of the world, to the redemption of redemption, this sermon, immediately called "Toredo's Redemption", spread quickly to Castilia, Aragon and Portugal. At the same time, with the pope's new sermon, a compelling debate began to prevail on the Iberian Peninsula.
“Can the fallen ones be redeemed again?”
"Who can redeem those tempted by the devil?"
“Does the pope have the right to identify that the fallen soul has been saved?”
Accompanied by the shocking "Ninety-Five Outlines", a debate that seemed to be a doctrinal debate, which actually involved the issue of inheritance qualifications, one of the most powerful countries on the European continent, came in Iberia like a storm that swept the earth.
Chapter completed!