When the news of the Milanese marching into Rome came, people were shocked.

The Milanese once again became the target of the entire Apennine Peninsula.

When King Charles of France had an excuse to enter Italy, it was precisely because the Duke of Milan, Ludevico Sforza, had a grudge with Venice. In order to deal with this old enemy, Ludevico did not hesitate to bring wolves into the house and ask for help from the French. However, he did not expect that Charles had such a big appetite. When he arrived in Milan, he immediately coveted the prosperous city and the wealthy territories nearby, and even announced that he would put Milan under his own rule.

It was precisely because of this action that angered Ludvico that the Sforza family turned angrily to the anti-French alliance. In order to retaliate against Charlie's rebellion, Ludvico not only organized a huge army, but also took the initiative to attack and became the most active member of the anti-French alliance. It was also because the Milanese could unexpectedly cut off the French supply line from behind and cut off their retreat that the coalition forces could defeat the French army as they wished in the battle outside Piedmont.

In this war, the Milanese were like a key bargaining chip, leaning towards either side to tilt the balance of victory.

Now, the Milanese suddenly began to have abnormal movements again, but this time they seemed to have turned their direction again.

There have been many rumors about Giovanni Sforza's death in the city of Rome. No one believes that he died of sudden illness. Especially the painful appearance of his dying in the legend, many people think of Canterrera, the famous family poison of the Bogia family.

As for Lucrezia, who suddenly became a widow, there was no news for the time being after Giovanni's death came. Some said she was still in the Palace of Potico, while others said that the Pope had sent her out of the city of Rome and placed her in a secret convent.

But now the Milanese suddenly began to march towards Rome, which reminds people of the young widow. As Giovanni Sforza's widow, Lucrezia's whereabouts at this time attracted people's attention.

What makes people wonder is why Charles VIII sent a messenger at this time? Is there any connection between this and the Milanese actions?

Alexander VI was also very upset. At this time, he was planning a very important thing. If everything went well, the Bogia family might usher in a huge change, which would be the key to determining whether their family could become the monarch who ruled the Vatican and even the Romani region in the future.

But now the Milanese's sudden rebellion caught him off guard. Although he had thought of this possibility when he decided to eliminate Giovanni Sforza, he did not expect the Milanese to behave so fiercely.

Gonzalo was also surprised by the Milanese actions. As the front commander of the coalition forces, Gonzalo certainly understood the Milanese's tough style. Even if he was as arrogant as him, he could not help but admit that the Milanese were a difficult army to deal with. What's more, the French have just retreated, and even when the two sides had not signed a decent armistice agreement, the Milanese suddenly turned against each other, which made Gonzalo feel a little worried about the possible situation.

Gonzalo decided to have a good talk with the pope, but perhaps because of the reckless behavior in public last time, Alexander VI happily rejected his request for an audience.

In disappointment, Gonzalo had to find others to discuss what to do, but the fact that he was shirked from the responsibility made him discover that although he had become a well-deserved topic at countless banquets and dances, when he wanted to find someone to talk about the matter, it seemed that no one in the whole city of Rome was willing to deal with him.

Gonzalo was very annoyed, even angry, and he cursed loudly that the Romans were ungrateful guys, and so quickly forgot who saved them from shame. He vowed that if Rome was occupied again, he would never save them unless the Pope "kneeled down and begged me."

The result of these words being heard was that no one was willing to deal with Gonzalo.

Although Alexander VI's desperation and cunning made the Romans angry, he was always the Pope in the Vatican and a symbol of Roman dignity, Gonzalo humiliated him, which made the Romans feel a sense of humiliation that was equally indescribable while being happy.

The Romans may have liked Gonzalo's maverick character, and the Roman ladies did not hate his rude plunder of women like a storm, but the Romans would never want to see someone above them domineeringly towards them.

Gonzalo finally felt the seemingly politeness of the Romans, but in fact they were indifferent to xenophobia.

No one can integrate into Rome so easily. Even families like the Bogia family that have lived in Rome for many years, people sometimes call them "the family from Valencia" when they mention them.

Gonzalo was angry but didn't know who to vent. Everyone he saw was so polite and enthusiastic, which made his anger impossible to vent. But even though these people knew that the Milanese were already marching towards Rome, they still refused to ask Gonzalo for support.

"Silly Romans."

Gonzalo decided to punish these arrogant Romans well. He sent someone to order his army not to stop the Milanese movement. Gonzalo believed that as long as the Milanese entered the Romani region, Alexander VI would have to surrender to him for help.

However, Alexander VI did not do as Gonzalo wished this time, and he never made a request for help. On the contrary, he frequently summoned the Roman powerful people and sent envoys to many places.

This finally began to make Gonzalo realize that the situation did not seem to change as he had guessed.

Just when Gonzalo was surprised by Alexander VI's actions, he received an invitation from Kotschach, the prime minister of the Imperial Palace.

After entering Rome, Kotschach did not become a target like Gonzalo. Although he had a noble status, the palace minister suddenly became deeply in a deep place. Apart from the necessary invitations, he did not attend too many banquets. A beautiful woman who was very concerned became a regular visitor to his residence.

Orgala's charm is undoubtedly something that men who have seen her will never forget. The seemingly enthusiastic but slightly cold temperament makes this Naples beauty quickly become a target for many nobles.

The powerful and powerful presented their tribute to this beautiful woman who was like the incarnation of the goddess Venus. The precious gems and gorgeous silk became his magic weapon for them to knock on the beauty's door, but Orgala was not very attentive to those people.

She prefers to come and go with those who really master the city, the banquets of Gonzalo, Giovanni's palace, and the unobtrusive residence of Cotschach became her frequent visits.

The residence of Kotschach is located at the corner of a street in Helmechu. The house is a three-story building. Except for the large doors wrapped in bronze leather, the many patterns on it look very imposing, the rest of the place is far inferior to the Mantic Palace where Gonzalo lives.

When Orgala walked into the house under the guidance of her servant, she noticed the few cavalry waiting outside. Seeing the soldiers dressed in a strange manner, Orgala smiled slightly.

If not many people know where Agri is, then there are not many people in Rome who don’t know about Agri now.

The battle at the foothills of the Apio made the Romans begin to know these small but unusual Neapolitan mountain people.

Their determination and courage when facing heavy cavalry not only shocked their enemies, but also allowed more people to see a trace of inexplicable things.

Orgala walked slowly along the corridor, and she knew that Alexander should be here in Kotschach, so she intended to walk slowly.

She had a great curiosity about Alexander and Orgala. She had an inexplicable premonition that she might play a very important role in her master.

When she saw Kotschach and Alexander, Orgala had already smiled sweetly. Her stride was not big. She walked on the road and gently swayed with the twisting of her hips, drawing ripples on the smooth ground.

"Although the priests told me that God is fair to all creations, I would rather believe that God is biased," Kotschach walked over and gently grabbed Orgala's hand and placed it on his lips to kiss. "Now there is such a proof before me."

Gong Xiang's compliment made Orgala's smile even sweeter. She bowed to Gong Xiang gracefully, then turned her head slightly to look at Alexander standing next to her.

"It seems that not everyone thinks so, probably you don't know that in the eyes of the young man next to you, I can't compare with a beauty in his mind," Orgala said, asking in a curious tone. "I really want to know where the young girl is now, and is she still there?"

Hearing Orgala's inquiry, a trace of gloom flashed through Alexander's heart.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want Sophia to have any involvement with the woman in front of him anymore, even though Sophia was not by his side now.

"Your beauty is enough to attract me. I don't know who can distract me." Alexander seemed to be complimenting, but seemed to accidentally skip Sophia's matter, and his eyes also looked a little cold.

Orgala seemed to see Alexander's unhappiness, but he didn't care.

She smiled a little unrestrainedly and walked inside with Kotschach.

There is a relatively generous main hall in Kotschach's house, but at this time there are not many places to stay in the main hall.

Many paintings are placed in the hall in a mess, and are almost full of paintings, whether on the table, on the windowsill, or on the walls or on the ground.

Several marble sculptures have been wrapped in cloth and stand firmly on one side of the house, while several small bronze reliefs with metallic luster are nailed to the door.

From the irregular edge, it can be seen that it should have been picked down from a bronze door.

"I like to collect art," Kotschach did not seem to hide the origin of these things. "The rich spoils can make people more passionate about war."

"So do you hope this war will continue?" Orgala keenly noticed something from Kotschach's words.

"No, whether a war continues does not depend on us, but what this war can bring to you." Kotschach showed a serious expression. At this moment, he seemed to forget that he was facing a famous woman who was dealing with many men. "To be honest, this war did not bring any benefits to us before. Although I don't know what victory brought us, I don't know what we would lose if we failed."

Kotschach said, shrugging.

"Don't these let you understand what victory brings to you?" Orgala deliberately looked at the stuff that was full of things around. "I think the most picky person will feel jealous when he sees these collections in your room."

Kotschakh smiled proudly. It was obvious that Orgala's words made him happy, but he shook his head indifferently.

"These spoils are indeed precious, but they are insignificant compared to the price we pay for. If the recruited troops, weapons, and wasteful supplies are simply replaced by Florin, you will find that this is the amount that any monarch can fear, so we must now think about what benefits this war can bring to us all. If not, then we must consider whether the farce should be ended immediately or whether it is necessary to let the game continue."

Although he listened with a smile on his face, there was a stir in Orgala's heart at this time!

The influence of her hostility towards Maximian I, who had been from Groggenin for many years, made it difficult for her to feel awe of the emperor. After seeing the embarrassment of the palace prince being captured by Alexander outside the city of Rome, she not only despised Cotschach, but also felt contempt for the emperor he served.

But now, Orgala suddenly realized that her previous thoughts were actually so naive. The imperial palace in front of her, who was forced to become a prisoner of others, was definitely not as stupid and incompetent as she thought before.

Alexander had been listening to the conversation between the two people silently. When Kotschach talked about the purpose of the war, his eyes flashed slightly when he looked at Gong Xiang.

At the same time, a familiar sentence flashed through his mind:

"If a monarch chooses between a war of justice and injustice, his criterion can only be measured by the good and bad results that these two wars bring to him respectively, rather than whether it is moral and righteous."

Alexander couldn't help but recite the passage gently, and then he saw the surprised gazes of Kotschach and Orgala looking at him.

Looking at their strange eyes, Alexander smiled bitterly and said first, "This is not what I said," but then he thought that the person who said this should be still having fun in Florence with a paranoid religious madman. He nodded helplessly, "Okay, just think it was what I said."

Orgala watched Alexander just as he was about to speak, and a servant hurried in and reported:

"Master, the Count of Gonzalo de Cordoba has arrived."

As soon as the servant finished speaking, with rapid pace, Gonzalo's figure had appeared at the door of the main hall.

Gonzalo's eyes swept across Kotschach and Orgala's faces quickly. As his eyes patrolled, a proud and stunning look appeared on his faces.

The expression on his face was so rich and obvious, as if everything he was thinking was supposed to be on his face.

Finally, when his eyes stopped on Alexander's face, Gonzalo showed an interesting look.

"Ah, it turns out that 'my enemy' is here," Gonzalo said deliberately loudly, and he walked over with a giggle smile. "I have already inquired about the team that fought with you. To be honest, I was indeed a little surprised. I originally thought they were just well-equipped heavy cavalry mercenaries, but what surprised me was that they were actually the territory cavalry of Hausenbach. You must know that they were subordinates of the commander of the Teutonic Knights."

As he said that, Gonzalo stretched out his hands and pressed hard on Alexander's shoulder. His eyes were filled with a strong sense of curiosity and enthusiasm, as if he had discovered something strange.
Chapter completed!