Chapter 57 Work hard, adults!
Pisa consul Tomño left Marino Palace in a state of dizziness.
Or rather, he almost caused high blood pressure because he was too excited.
"I hope your consul will take another step forward."
When Ruosha said this intentionally or unintentionally, Tomnio felt his forehead flushed and his breathing was rapid. He had to take the liberty to ask for a glass of wine to drink from the Earl Miss in front of him.
When the count asked him with a little concern if he was feeling uncomfortable, the consul's answer was almost: "No, I feel so comfortable."
Becoming the Duke of Pisa again is the long-cherished wish of the Tomniho family.
Since 1419, the Thomnio family was ousted from the throne of the prominent duke by the Zaloni family, they have experienced a life that they have to rely on for decades. When the Republic overthrew the Zaloni family and established a new government, what awaited the Thomnio family did not take the opportunity to rise again, but distrust them like the old rulers.
The Tomniho family members were eager to return to the prominent circle of Pisa and to gain a at least reasonable position in the new government, but what they waited for was disappointment again and again.
The Governor who overthrew them did not trust the Tomniho family, but the Republic seemed to be always in the same way. Tomniho only received the position of a member of parliament, which was even less than the people who overthrew the Zaloni family.
This almost completely disappointed Tomniho, who felt that the hope of revitalizing his family had become so slim that he only used vent to express his dissatisfaction even when speaking in parliament.
But he never expected that the New Republic would be overthrown suddenly, just like the Zaloni family was driven away for no reason, an outsider became the new owner of Pisa.
What Tomño unexpectedly was that this person finally chose him as his agent.
Yes, Tomño knew his identity very well.
He was an agent, reigning or guarding Pisa in place of the Naples named Alexander Juliant Gombre.
He knew that he was not capable of becoming a powerful consul. When the MPs quarreled and argued in front of him, he sat in the main seat like an invisible man most of the time. When those people forced him to make a choice, he would first find a way to shirk his responsibilities. When he was forced to do so, he would ask him for some time to consider. Then, as soon as those people left, Tomnio immediately sent someone to write a letter to the Earl of Montina, asking for his opinion.
It was not that Tomniho had thought of becoming a real consul, but his attempt lasted only one day and failed. When he decided to obey the requests of some members of the parliament and temporarily stopped paying Montina's dividend from remuneration to trade shares that month, the mercenaries who had previously claimed to protect him suddenly resigned, and even the old guy who had been the captain of the Pisa mercenary refused his request for help with silence.
At this point, Tomniho remembered that Alexander had promised that those mercenaries could get a dividend from Pisa's annual trade profits. If Pisa tore up the agreement with Alexander, it would mean that those people would not be able to get the benefits they belonged to from that trade alliance.
It was then that Tomniho finally understood why Alexander would have so generously offered to allocate nearly 7 points of tax revenue to the mercenaries, because that meant that from the moment the mercenaries agreed to this condition, they were actually working for Pisa, but for the free trade zone of Alexander.
Tomniho's dream of freedom, prosperity and strength was only started and was woken up by someone. When he finally realized that he was a puppet with no say in the government or the army, Tomniho finally completely realized the reality in front of him.
But even so, as a descendant of the Tomniho family, he still hoped to win something for himself and for his descendants. So when he discovered that there was such a wave of uneasiness in the parliament, he first sent someone to write a letter to Montina immediately, and then after learning that Alexander had gone to Rome, he immediately rushed to Rome.
His efforts were obviously rewarded as due. After hearing what he said about the possible news that someone in the parliament might object to the trade agreement signed with Alexander, and even some people were secretly dating with the Florentines, Ruosha immediately assured him as the sister of Count Montina and Miss Cosenca that all this would never happen.
Miss Kosencha not only gave a very high evaluation, but also showed a rare enthusiasm for the righteous acts of the consul who tried to destroy the good situation and had a strong friendship with both sides of the Monbe.
It was precisely after the frank exchange between the guests and the host and the high consensus that Miss Cosenca took the opportunity to reveal a hint of thought that Tomnio was almost excited to faint.
"My brother believes that in order to better strengthen our alliance, it is necessary to do his best for the consul at the right time," Ruosha leaned forward slightly as she said this. This made Tomnio not only see her slender and beautiful neck, but also see a touch of fascinating whiteness. However, Ruosha's next words completely made the consul who was fascinated by beauty almost fainted because of excitement. "If necessary, my brother and I can help you realize your long-cherished wish. At the right time, we hope that your consul will take another step forward."
Tomnio hardly remembers how he walked out of Marino Palace. At least when a man who was in a hurry to face him almost collided with him, he was not angry because the other party was so rude.
The servant bent down and stood on the side of the road in panic, but looking at the noble master's back as if he was swaying like a wave under his feet, the servant could only be stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran quickly until he ran up the steps of the Marino Palace and was stopped by the Agri soldiers guarding the door.
Very different from other noble palaces. In the Marino Palace, in addition to Joanna's servants and maids, there were more soldiers like the Agris.
When the servant reported that the Palace of Empire sent someone to send an invitation, Alexander, who had just sent Tomnio, was preparing to reward his outstanding sister.
His hand was held on Ruosha's back waist, forcing her body to be closely attached to him, while his other hand held Ruosha's jaw, causing her head to slightly raise so that he could easily capture her lips.
But the annoying knock on the door sounded again, but fortunately there seemed to be something wrong with the Moors' legs and feet, so even when they were far away from the room, the sudden heavy and loud footsteps were enough to give the brother and sister time to clean themselves up a little while maintaining a safe distance.
"The invitation from the Palace Prime Minister of the Cotschach," Alexander was not surprised. When Nomero brought news about the war between Poland and Moldova, he knew he was going to be busy for a while. "Tell the Palace Prime Minister that I will visit him at dinner, and of course it would be better if I could meet Lord Gonzalo at his house."
Seeing the servant leaving under the guidance of Uriu, whose legs suddenly became flexible, Alexander tilted his head and looked at Ruosha whose face gradually became gloomy.
"He is my servant, who has shared hardships with me."
Alexander said helplessly that he knew that for Ruosha, the life of a Moorish person could obviously not be compared with her reputation, or that she did not regard this Moor as a human being.
"Can you guarantee he won't say it out?" Ruosha stared at Alexander. "Or do you think trusting him is more important than me?"
While secretly sighing that the tantrum sister and the tantrum lover were indeed different, Alexander whispered to enlighten him until he whispered in Ruosha's ear: "Believe me, Uriu himself knows what is the most important thing to him. You must know that compared to spreading a baseless rumor, he must think that becoming a palace chief in the future is more cost-effective."
Ruosha's lips opened slightly, and she looked at Alexander in shock. This was the first time she had officially heard Alexander say such ambitious words.
Ruosha knew very well that the court Alexander mentioned was definitely not the small court in the castle of Montina. So what kind of court did he want?
Ruosha looked at Alexander with a little excitement, but what she waited for was a slightly doting kiss on her forehead.
"I may come back very late, and there must be many people waiting for me now," Alexander knew that his new identity as a prophet should have shocked those who had just received the news of the war. Although this may require him to waste a lot of talk to explain why such a war could be predicted so accurately, but with this accident, he believed that there should be some promotion for his plan.
However, as he and Ruosha analyzed before, because the situation was developing too fast, maybe they didn't have time to make too full preparations for their subsequent plans.
Money, money, is something that makes people love and hate.
Alexander scratched his head slightly.
The Cotschach family is still very lively. Even if there is a terrible murder of Giovanni, as one of the actual rulers of the Eastern District of Rome, the Imperial Palace House is obviously not only safe, but also highlights its importance in this slightly turbulent situation.
When Alexander came to his home, which had been named Helen Palace by Kotschach, the sky was slightly dark.
The rose-red sunset embellishes the entire Helen Palace brilliantly and magnificently. The golden red light reflected by the large glass windows makes the whole house look like it is wrapped in auspicious light. This makes many people unable to help but look at the statue of the birth of the Holy Son carved on the marble lintel in the middle of the house, as if they were to see the occurrence of some holy traces from it.
The Helen Palace in Cotschach is not very big, but there are many good things inside. Alexander has reason to believe that some of them may not be very innocent. However, this is related to him, not to mention that compared with Gonzalo's behavior that was simply like a robbery, the palace star is already very honest.
After entering Rome as a victorious person, Gonzalo was a very glorious person except for being slightly frustrated by Alexander under the Arc de Triomphe of Constantine.
The open reprimand for Alexander VI not only made him famous, but also made the entire coalition army extremely arrogant.
Under his command, the coalition forces were as if they were saviors, and even the entire eastern city of Rome became the territory of the coalition forces.
This made many Romans hate and fear this foreigner, but at the same time they had to admit that this man was indeed the savior who rescued them from the French rule.
Gonzalo had vaguely become the supreme emperor of Rome.
However, only Alexander knew that Gonzalo, who seemed to have achieved success now, has not yet reached the peak of his own life. In a few years, this talented military strategist who was born into a gangster and nobleman in Castile will create even more brilliant achievements until people call him "the great Gonzalo" in the future.
There were crowds of people in Helen's Palace, but when Alexander appeared, people seemed to fall silent in an instant.
Alexander had seen the palace star surrounded by a group of people. From the clothes and expressions of those people, he could see that these people were not the nobles who usually flattered and wanted to hold thick legs, and it seemed that the topic they discussed was not easy.
The strangeness around seemed to attract the attention of Kotschach. He looked at the door. When he saw Alexander, Gong Xiang immediately got rid of the people surrounding him and quickly came to Alexander.
"Earl, I must say it is difficult to invite you," Cotschach said deliberately in a slightly dissatisfied tone. "You seem to be busier than anyone in the city of Rome. You must know how that sentence comes from, Rome..."
"Rome was not built in one day," Alexander laughed, and then he continued to look at Gong Xiang's face that had just been smiling, "but a murder must be found as soon as possible, and your army prevents my men from chasing the prisoners."
Cotschach's face slightly sunk, and he knew that Alexander was talking about the incident where a masked man who was said to have been found in the east of Rome, but the Roman officials in charge of the investigation were stopped by the coalition forces.
Speaking of which, that incident did have a very bad impact on the relationship between the coalition and Rome. In addition to making the Romans even more angry about the arrogant and domineering of the coalition, there was also a rumor that the murder case might have been planned by the coalition, which was also very popular in the city of Rome for a time.
"I am indeed very sorry for that matter," Gong Xiang responded unknowingly, and then he looked at Alexander with interest. "But what makes me even more strange is your relationship with the Roman princess. Tell me if you are now her lover?"
Alexander frowned slightly. He knew that Gong Xiang was not interested in his romantic affairs when he asked this, but was hinting that he should not offend a powerful opponent for the sake of the Bogia family.
Is the conflict between the Empire and the Vatican so deep?
Alexander thought about it secretly, but he couldn't remember when the conflict between Emperor Maximian and Alexander VI really broke out. However, just think about the momentum of Caesar working hard for the French for two years, he probably won't be too far away when both sides tear apart.
"We won't talk about unpleasant things anymore, there are more important things waiting for us."
Gong Xiang was obviously a little impatient. He raised his hand to signal the people who had been around him before, and first introduced Alexander to them, and then introduced these people to Alexander one by one.
Messenger from Denmark, Messenger from the Netherlands, Ambassador from Brandenburg and a priest sent by Archbishop of Mainz.
These people surrounded Kotschach and formed a small microcosm of a national alliance.
And the enemies that this alliance is facing can actually be guessed by just a little thought.
Alexander seemed to have seen the prototype of the Italian war, known as the Small World War. These countries and princes will form new sacred alliances in many years to come, and then engage in a protracted and long war with generations of French kings.
However, what these countries are worried about now is obviously not Charles VIII, who is still licking his wounds at home, but the Eastern beast with sharp teeth suddenly exposed.
The sudden war between Poland and Moldova disrupted too many things. At least the imperial emperor, who was not very nervous about the crisis from the East, should be uneasy.
"Tell us, how did you guess that a war would break out," Kotschach stared at Alexander with a bright look. At this time, the noble palace from the Gulai family in Austria did not look like a foolish old man, but was like an energetic fox. "Don't tell me that you knew all this from the prophecy of a bohemian woman, I want to know how you knew it."
Looking at the scrutiny of the people around him, Alexander apologized to Nashan in his heart.
From the moment he decided to say the "prophecy", he had long thought about how to deal with the subsequent doubts.
Although this may seem a bit unkind, Alexander knew that there must be some basis for these people to believe his words.
But he never expected that the "prophecy" would become reality so soon, which made Alexander sigh at his good luck while being upset about being unable to arrange it calmly.
"In fact, these news came from the court in Prague," Alexander looked at Cotschach helplessly, then carefully considered the words before slowly saying "You know that the current Queen of Bohemia is the cousin of Frederick, the king of Naples."
"Or it's better for his aunt," said the man standing next to him, correcting that "Frederick's uncle married his mother, Sefona's aunt, you know that it should have been from his second marriage..."
"Okay, he is his aunt and cousin," Alexander said with a headache, following the man's words. "And as Gong Xiang said, the father of the Bohemian woman I knew was the captain of the court guard beside the queen, and the queen not only trusted him, but also..." At this point, Alexander paused slightly, then looked at the slowness of the people around him and said, "very close."
As Alexander finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of the people around him became strange.
But then, Kotschach seemed to think of something.
"You mean, Bohemia is involved in this war, too?"
Gong Xiang's face changed!
Kotschach's words made the people around him look strange.
Chapter completed!