Giving birth to a boy or a girl has become a problem.

Alexander did not think about using his children's marriage as a political bargaining chip in the future. At least for him, this idea is still too far away.

Although political marriage was almost inevitable in this era, and even his own engagement with Barenti was the product of political marriage, in Alexander's mind, he still felt that such a thing would not happen.

Although he was not so naive that his children could completely ignore reality in the future, because he had listened and watched too much political marriage tragedy, he still hoped that his children could have their own future and life as much as possible in the future.

But suddenly the suggestion made Alexander finally realize how innocent and absurd his thoughts were in this era.

If a boy is married to Piero's daughter, if a girl is born, then he may become the wife of the future Duke of Florence, or even the grandfather of the future French queen. This idea is full of temptation just by thinking about it.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this transaction seemed to be really worthwhile, Alexander couldn't help but start to hold some hope for the child in Lucrezia's belly.

However, he also knew that this suggestion was purely the result of Julio's sudden whim, and if he thought about it carefully, he would find that this suggestion was not so easy to achieve.

Not to mention whether Piero would agree to such a marriage, just think about Giulio's current status in the Metic family, you can know how much it is not easy to pay attention to his advice.

Despite his weakness and incompetence, Piero is still the nominal ruler of Florence in this family. Giulio is far inferior to his elder brother Giovanni in terms of church influence. More importantly, Alexander is still well-known for himself.

With his current influence and status, his child is not only a prominent life experience because of a mother named Bogia, but also very far away from being in a good match with the Metic family in other aspects.

This reality is a bit frustrating, but Alexander won't be able to see his position clearly because of his vanity.

Everything was just beginning, especially after the news that Charlie passed away and the Duke of Orleans succeeded to Louis XII, Alexander knew that the long war that really affected the Italian Peninsula had just begun.

What he has to do now is not to spend his time becoming a family member with a certain Metic, but to consider how to gain a foothold in the coming war and then wait for an opportunity to strengthen himself.

According to Charlie's plan, the war to invade Italy would be launched again in 1498, but the plan was stranded because of his unexpected death. However, if everything develops according to the historical context, then the French invasion would only be postponed for one year.

Then next year, in 1499, Louis XII will lead the French army back again.

With only one year, he must give himself the strength to take it seriously even if the French come.

Alexander felt that there seemed to be an invisible whip behind him, and as long as he paused for a moment, he could feel the howling sound of the whip called crisis.

Uriu did not follow Julio to Pisa, but sent two other people to escort him back.

After sending Julio away, the Moors immediately reported to Alexander something he had "inadvertently" inquired about.

"Are you saying that Duke Bilishelly sent someone to send a batch of gifts to Lucrezia?" Alexander frowned slightly. He said that he would not be happy to hear that other men gave gifts to his women. As for the gifts that were given by Duke Bilishelly Alfonso, Alexander felt that as long as he heard this name, he would already want to do something.

"It's not just a gift, but also a personal portrait of the duke. I've seen that portrait. The duke was riding on the horse with his armed body. It can be said that his appearance is beautiful and his temperament is extraordinary."

The Moorish words made Alexander even more unhappy. He looked at Uriu next to him and began to wonder if he should teach Alfonso a lesson who had never given up.

As for what Lucrezia's attitude towards the gifts Alfonso was, Alexander decided not to ask. Now he just needs to consider how to keep Alfonso. Perhaps there are some other people away from Lucrezia in the future.

"It seems that the Duke's injury has been cured?" Alexander asked calmly.

"I was cured a few months ago. I heard that he was very injured before. I seemed to have lived with his sister for that time, but now he seems to be starting to show off in the city of Rome again."

Uriu curled his lips, showing a look of disdain for Duke Bilishelli.

"There's one more thing," Uriu continued, "Govanni's wife Maria de Luna gave birth to a son, who is said to look not that much like Giovanni."

"This kid doesn't happen to look similar to Peloto Caderon." Alexander glanced at Uriu, and saw the Moors curling their lips and shrugging, he couldn't help but feel that he really admired Caderon.

“How many people know about this?”

"I want to know some people, but Giovanni is dead, and Maria de Luna sent the child directly to Luna's house to raise him, so no one is talking about this."

Alexander was a little surprised. After all, Giovanni's death is still a mystery, and his wife had an affair with a follower when he was still alive and even had a child. This should be a big suspicion at any time. But the Bogia family seemed to have no concern at all and covered up the matter. Even Caderon did not have any "accident" happening, which was a bit beyond Alexander's expectations.

But after thinking about it for a while, he understood the reason.

Since it is always a mystery who Giovanni was murdered, it seems that finding a scapegoat is the best way. However, the Vatican had previously announced that Giovanni's death was blamed on those Jews. If Caderon is killed, it is easy for people to think of Giovanni's death from the illegitimate child. If that may regain attention to Giovanni's death, and thus lead to more trouble.

After all, there are many people who are suspected, such as Giovanni who inherited many secular powers, especially Caesar, who commanded the army of the Pope, and Jeffrey who was jealous of Giovanni because his wife was too intimate with Giovanni.

"My relatives are so messy," Alexander felt a little troubled, and because of this mess, he felt the need to keep Lucrezia away from her family, and then he asked "Where is the Duke of Billy Sheli living in Xiasang?"

"Yes, the Duke seems to be going to stay in Rome for a long time," the Moors nodded. "I heard that the Duke is planning to buy a house in Rome, and he is probably planning to stay for a long time."

Alexander's eyebrows furrowed.

When did Alfonso of Billy Sheli die?

This thought flashed through Alexander's mind, but soon he gave up the idea again.

In history, Alfonso married Lucrezia, but became an obstacle for Bogia and his son to surrender to the French in the later political situation, and was eventually killed by Caesar's number one killer, Correra, who sent him. But now he has no chance to marry Lucrezia again, so he will no longer threaten the Bogia family, so how could he die so easily?

Alexander was a little annoyed. Thinking about the fact that there was always a guy who was thinking about his woman staying by his side, it was not a good thing.

But now there seems to be no way out. After all, there are still some people around Alfonso, so he can't just kill a Duke of Billy Sheli.

"Inquire more, especially the Duke's movements."

Alexander ordered Uriu, thinking about the life that Alfonso had lost because he became the obstacle of his family's resignation to the French. He suddenly hoped that the French would invade Italy as soon as possible.

Sazzi's new government officially announced that it would become the administrator of Florence after signing an agreement with the Vatican.

As part of this agreement, Alexander promised to stop dumping goods at low prices in Florence, and he also announced that all transactions on the Florence Exchange can enjoy the same price as Pizza.

This promise made the Florentines, who were originally hostile because they were forced to accept Vatican currency, and after receiving good news that they could finally save their market, they actually ushered in such a happier promise, which made the Florentines feel that God seems to be really favoring the city again.

"It seems that our decision was correct," Sazi said to several Florentines. "Savonalora only brings us more and more poverty. He is not suitable to rule the city, but we were all crazy before, and we actually thought that such a person could lead us."

"Fortunately, we finally made the right decision," said an official with a little emotion. "I have to admit that I had suspected that I had done this before, but now it seems that I should be glad that I did not waver at the beginning."

This man's words resonated with Sazzie and several others. They kept nodding and gladly for their bravery and integrity at the time, until they saw Alexander coming towards them.

"Earl, you are a friend of Florence, and you will always be," Sazi and Alexander walked slowly in the yard. The sun above their heads looked hot. When they came to a shade of trees, the two stopped, and Sazi picked a few branches from the branches. "According to our custom, I should wear you a crown woven by an olive branch, but now I can only give you a few branches of our Florence to express gratitude. Without your help, we would not have overthrew the brutal rule of Savonalola."

"Consul, I don't think your view of brutal rule is completely correct," Alexander said to Sazzie, who was puzzled. "If I told you, I had met Julio de Metic before entering the city, and he had promised me the friendships you mentioned. I wonder if you would simply regard Savonalola's rule as brutal and unkind."

The expression on Sazzi's face changed drastically. He looked at Alexander blankly, and his face, which was originally red from joy and excitement, had turned pale at this time.

He knew what Alexander meant. Although Savonalora's rule was full of severity and repression, if the Metic family was restored in Florence, it would be a real disaster and hell for them!

The Metic family cannot even forgive any of them. All those who have participated in overthrowing them will inevitably be subjected to cruel and bloody revenge. This can make people shudder if you think about it a little.

"Earl, what do you need?" Sachi asked heavily, calmed down from his shock, his face looked ugly, and his hands, which were tightly clutching their belts because of excitement, veins bulge on them. "I know you must have rejected Metic. I want to know what you want us to exchange for. You keep this attitude all the time?"

"A one-year tax exemption period," Alexander said slowly, "allowing all transactions in Florence for one-year tax exemption, but I will not unreasonably require all transactions in the Florence market to pass the exchange, so this is not a difficult choice for you."

“Only one year?”

"It's only one year, and you can tax the exchange normally in a year." Seeing Sazzie revealing suspicion, Alexander nodded affirmatively.

Although Sachi felt that this condition seemed a bit simple, he would not take the initiative to make more promises.

For Alexander, a year is enough to do a lot of things, and a year later the French will invade again, and then it will be a different situation.

In front of the gate of St. Mark's Monastery, Alexander couldn't help but feel a little moved when he looked at Mahimo standing at the gate of the monastery.

When he met Mahimo in the outskirts of Naples, he saw a liar who was wandering around the road with his bare body.

Then he met Maximo who owed someone money to drink, Maximo who was blocked in the house by other people's husband and brothers, but he liked to cheat and drink everywhere.

Now in Florence, Machimo becomes the dean of the Monastery of St. Mark.

"Do you know what this place means?" Alexander asked Mahimo, seeing that he was about to speak, Alexander reached out to stop him. "Savonalola has been here for many years, and if he wants him he even has the chance to become the Bishop of Florence, then the Archbishop of Tuscany, then the Cardinal of Rome, and then maybe he can become the Pope."

Mahimo opened his mouth. He knew that what Alexander said was true, but even so he felt that these things seemed too far away from him.

"Of course you are not Savonalola, and I don't think you can be a person like him," Alexander glanced at Mahimo with a slightly sarcastic look. He remembered the rumor that Mahimo had heard from Uriugang about Mahimo's close relationship with some Florentine ladies. "But because of a Savonalola, this monastery has become different from other places. Even if that person is sentenced to stolen, anyone who can serve as the dean here will be destined to be extraordinary in the future."

Speaking of this, Alexander leaned forward and said softly in Mahimo's ear: "Mahimo, who can guarantee that you will not become the person I said in the future, and maybe one day you will have the chance to ascend to the throne that everyone dreams of."

A hint of redness appeared on Mahimo's face, his body trembled slightly, and his eyes looked at Alexander in disbelief.

"This is a dream, right? But since it is a dream, why not make it more brilliant? Maybe it will be realized one day."

After saying this, Alexander stepped back to the side and gave Mahimo the road leading to the monastery.

"Please go forward, dear Monastery, your glory is waiting for you to pick it up."

Alexander's words lingered in Mahimo's ears. He licked his dry lips, and took a step hesitantly, and immediately stood firm as his toes fell on the stone.

Then there was the second step, and the third step, Mahimo slowly walked towards the gate of the Monastery of St. Mark that had been opened for him.

On May 18, the Florence riot that shocked Tuscany finally came to an end.

With Savonalora's execution, Florence ushered in a new government and a post-Savonalola era.

In this new government, a Florentine named Machiafli began to emerge. He first stayed in the new government because he was appreciated by the consul Sazi, and then made great achievements in the purge of the financial officer Midino.

More importantly, through the proposal of Sazi to the Florentine government to form a civilian army, he received the joint support of the Florentine government and the parliament.

Machiafli successfully became the commander of the civilian army to be formed. While he was highly expected, he frequently accepted consultations from the Florentine government because he had participated in the exchange in Pisa.

For a time, Machiafli became famous and became the newest man in Florence.

Although the other person is not as lucky and prominent as Machiafli, he also started a new life in this city that had just experienced a catastrophe.

This person is Ronzo Sabatini.

Following Machiafli's advice, Sabatini returned to the exchange. With the experience he had learned from James Columbus, Sabatini quickly continued to do his previous work.

Everything seemed to have begun again, and the traces of Savonalola in the city were being quickly eliminated, and even the music that could be heard at any time and the colorful dresses that quickly appeared on the streets seemed to have begun to forget that person's existence.

Only whenever you walk to St. Mark's Monastery will people involuntarily slow down and look there in a complicated expression.

On May 20, the Tuscan Archbishop, who was the new envoy of the Pope, came to Florence. This time, the Archbishop brought Florence the Pope's edict that allowed the blessing ceremony to be held.

It was also the same day that a messenger rushed from Pisa.

After seeing the letter, Alexander had no time to congratulate the Florentines, so he hurriedly said goodbye.
Chapter completed!