Mahimo looked at the gate of the Sistine Chapel with a nervous expression. Only then did he suddenly understand why Alexander once said that he could not become another Savonalora.

Savonalola was probably a person who could really abandon worldly interests for his beliefs. When Alexander VI promised him a high-ranking official and generous salary in order to win over him, Savonalola responded with bitter ridicule rather than waiting for the result with a nervous mood like him.

This can be said that Savonalora is different from many people. He is really giving everything for what he believes in.

Thinking of this, Mahimo stroked the rosary in his hand with some shame. This was found in Savonalola's room. The rosary was very expensive, but not as valuable as it was. This should have been given by someone who was very important to Savonalola, because the rosary was formally packed in a box, and there was a letter with very short content and no signature underneath.

The side door of the church slowly opened with the muffled sound. The main door of the Sistine Chapel is not open normally except for various festivals and major ceremonies. Even the side door is often fully opened when the cardinal meeting is about to be held, and only half of it will be opened normally.

Seeing the door open, Maximo took a slight step forward, and then he immediately reminded himself that he must calm down. No matter what the result is, he will definitely become the target of others' attention from now on, so he must be much more careful in his future actions.

A large piece of red appeared on the steps of the Sistine Chapel like a woman's menstruation, and it kept flowing.

Unlike other places, cardinals who come out of the Sistine Chapel are often the lower the status of people, the more they are ahead, because they will be asked to leave the venue first when holding cardinal meetings.

A cardinal with white hair saw Mahimo a long distance away. This man was the archbishop who was elected as a cardinal from Catalonia not long ago. Although he was somewhat of a half-member with the Pope, Alexander VI seemed to be not very concerned about the new cardinal.

Seeing Mahimo barely concealed his expression, Cardinal Catalonia smiled quite understandingly. Thinking about the excitement when he heard that he might become a Cardinal, he almost fell off the bed and broke his neck at night when he went to bed. Cardinal felt that Mahimo was acting calm enough.

The head of the Romani and Tuscan provinces is a major position that can definitely make a person who regards fame and fortune as dirt bow his head and become a flatterer. It can be said that this position is a stepping stone to pave the way for the future cardinal. When I think about this, the Cardinal looked at Machimo and looked even more kind.

It would be better if someone behind it. Cardinal Catalonia was moved in her heart and took the initiative to walk up and say hello to Maximo. Although it can be seen from the other party's expression that Maximo is not familiar with him, Cardinal decided to ignore such trivial matters.

When the cardinal spoke with a little enthusiasm, the people nearby were a little surprised by this scene. They were almost surprised that the cardinal was so condescending and drew close to a monastery. However, the cardinal himself turned a blind eye to those strange eyes and even sneered at the contempt that others vaguely showed.

Regarding the scene of Mahimo being appointed as the zodiac province's metropolitan bishop proposed by Giovanni de Metic at the Cardinal Conference, and then immediately supported by Rovery Old, Cardinal Catalan can be said to be still in front of him even when he walked out of the Sistine Chapel, so he knew very clearly that this person should be the kind of person with a big backer. Although this person had just passed the appointment of the zodiac, it may only be a few years before becoming a cardinal, and it may even be earlier. This person is still so young, as long as he or his backer doesn't have any surprises in the future, it is not difficult to imagine that this person will become a hot figure in the Vatican for a while.

Make strong friends and try to make these people their own allies, which everyone in and out of the Vatican is doing, and Cardinal Catalan doesn't feel that there is anything worth criticizing about doing this.

"If I congratulate you now on this offensive and rude, after all, it is a very important moment to be promoted to the Bishop, and it should be announced by someone who is more important to you." The Cardinal took the opportunity to express his favor, and then cleverly led the topic to the big figures he really wanted to meet.

He is not very brave to count on Rovery Old, but Giovanni de Metic can still make friends. If he can become friends with Rovery Old through Mahimo or Metic, it will be very helpful to his situation in the Vatican.

Maximo did not immediately take on this conversation. He was still a little confused because of excitement. Or, what he really wanted to see at this time was not Metic or Old Rover, but Alexander.

After suddenly reaching a high position, Maximo was a little confused and frightened. He didn't know how to act so that people would not feel disobedient. This made him used to thinking of Alexander, but Alexander was not in Rome at this time.

Maximo looked forward with some fear. When he saw the old Luo Weirei who looked extremely eye-catching because of his tall figure in the red hat, he quickly nodded to the cardinal beside him, and then immediately met him.

The cardinals looked at the freshly released bishop in silence. They knew that this person should have been introduced by the Earl of Montina, just as every cardinal has different forces of all sizes. Although Mahimo was only just promoted to the Bishop, the person behind him cannot be ignored.

Mahimo saluted Old Rovere respectfully, and then greeted Giovanni de Metici, who was standing not far away. He said that in his mind, he was more grateful to Giovanni, because in his opinion, the people from the Metici family first reached out to seek this position for him.

"Everything is arranged by God, don't forget your duties." Lao Luowei said with a calm expression. He had seen too many such things. This monk was just an insignificant episode in his long life. At least now, this person is just a small person. As for when he is full of power, Lao Luowei may have realized his dream.

Compared to the dullness of Rovery, Giovanni de Meticchi seemed more intimate. He whispered to Mahimo for his promotion to the capital, and then casually asked him to invite Alexander to visit his Little Meticchi Palace on his behalf.

Old Rovery did not express anything about Giovanni's obvious win-win. For him, the relationship between the Rovery family and Alexander has now undergone new changes. Just think about the suggestions made by Alexander before, Old Rovery felt that if all of that was really realized, then the relationship between the Rovery and the Gombree family had a completely different meaning.

By then, the two families will become inseparable due to entanglement of interests, so in Lao Luoweire's imagination, this relationship may continue for many generations, and in the end, the two families may even be combined into one.

Of course, these are too far away, but because of this confidence, Lao Luoweire did not care about the open enlistment of the Metic family.

But when I heard that Alexander was not in Rome now, Old Rover's expression was a little unfair.

Where can he go, does that playboy have a mistress elsewhere?

This was the first thought in Old Luowei's mind, but when he heard Maximo say that the Count returned to Naples, Old Luowei was stunned at first, and then a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the Potico Palace, although Lucrezia looked annoyed, Alexander VI was also smiling, and his smile was brighter and more proud than Old Lovelle.

"Don't care about these things. You will be together for a long time. Maybe one day in the future will make you bored. At that time, you may still envy this rare and good time now."

The pope absent-mindedly enlightened his daughter while judging his own affairs.

"But he's back to Naples," Lucrezia said angrily. "If I could, I would even like him to go back to Montina."

"Oh, why is this?" Alexander VI asked casually. "Alexander should have been visiting his family. You know, he has been out for many years, and it is normal to go back to visit his family. Does he have a mistress in Naples? If that is not the case, it's okay. It's been so long that he should have forgotten that woman."

"Father, don't you think he might have gone back to discuss the marriage with his uncle Earl Modillo?"

After hearing what Lucrezia said, the smile on Alexander VI's face slowly disappeared.

He didn't care whether Alexander was going home to discuss the wedding date with his parents. What the Pope cared about was the inspiring plan that Alexander had just proposed.

The right to mint coins, and the right to mint coins from the Fugers family.

Although Ladia, which relies on the credit of the pope, has been gradually promoted in the Roman region, even as arrogant as Alexander VI, it has to admit that the right to mint the imperial coin is still a bit insignificant after all.

This is not only a matter of regional size, but also a matter of power struggle between the secular world and the Holy See.

In addition, the Pope himself had to admit that his credit was obviously not so optimistic. Although Ladia was of great quality and exquisite workmanship, perhaps because the pope was too unreliable. Whether in Romagna, Tuscany, southern Italy or even further lowlands, local merchants were more willing to tell others when using Ladia gold coins, "This is minted by the free trade zone" rather than "Pope certification, full of quality".

So if they can get the right to mint coins from Maximian, it means that they have even firmly curbed the emperor's vitals, and the series of blows encountered by the Fugers family have obviously not only hurt them, but are even dying.

Take his life while he is sick!

The Pope agreed with Alexander's proposal to take the opportunity to seize the imperial coin from the Fugers's family, but later it involved the Lovere family, which made Alexander VI a little dissatisfied.

Now when my daughter heard that Alexander might be going to discuss the wedding date when she returned to Naples, the Pope couldn't help but start to think about it.

"Dear, tell me, is Alexander okay to you?" the Pope asked in a casual tone.

"Of course, he loves me and our daughter very much. Dad, do you know that Julio from the Metic family had asked Estelece to engage his nephew Lorenzo, Little, but he actually said he wanted to ask Estelece what he meant. If his daughter didn't want him, he wouldn't accept it. Isn't that funny?"

"Entered? Pierro's son?"

Alexander VI's face gradually disappeared and became a little gloomy.

He was not disgusted with the Metic family, but the family was holding Lao Luowei's thighs now, which made Alexander VI uncomfortable.

"Does that failed Piero still want to find a backer through a marriage?" The pope murmured first, then shook his head. "This should be just the meaning of the two brothers Metic. If Piero had such a mind, he would not have been driven out of the house by a group of Florence citizens."

"Are you saying this marriage unreliable?" Lucrechia couldn't help but be a little worried about her daughter's marriage. "If this is the case, I wouldn't agree to such a marriage."

"I mean the Metic brothers' abacus is very good," the pope sat down and looked at Lucrechia suddenly asked in a curious tone. "Then what do you think that Barenti, how did she charm your Alexander?"

Lucrechia looked at her father in surprise, as if she didn't understand what he meant.

"I mean the daughter of Rovere, she is not as beautiful as you, and she is said to have no interest, but it can be seen that Alexander seems to be obsessed with her. Don't you think this is a bit strange? Or is she smart enough to know how to please men?"

Lucrechia looked at Alexander VI in shock, as if she was furious by her father's somewhat explicit hint. She admitted that she liked to be with Alexander very much, especially when the two felt intimate, but she wanted her to tempt her specifically, and she felt that it was simply unimaginable.

"Maybe she can really meet the needs of men," Alexander VI was still thinking about this call. "I think I can also consider finding two beautiful maids, or I can arrange it for you."

"Father," Lucrechia looked at the pope in shock. She couldn't believe that her father encouraged her to give away a woman to Alexander. "Do you really think I should do this?"

Alexander VI shrugged indifferently: "Or there is no need, you decide for yourself, but I suggest you give birth to a son for him as soon as possible. You probably haven't realized Kombre's ambitions yet, otherwise you will be anxious about not being a heir to have a son, but maybe everyone will know it soon after."

Listening to his father's low voice, Lucrechia couldn't help feeling confused for a moment.

The blue waves were rising and falling, and the night breeze was blowing. Alexander stood on the deck and looked at the crescent moon hanging in the night sky in the distance, feeling a little excited.

Naples, he had been away from there for too long, and had a little strangeness.

When he returned this time, Alexander had a lot to do, and time was urgent. It can be said that he had never felt that time was so urgent as he is now. Although this was caused by the imperative war, it was more of another event that many people have not yet realized, which is more profound than the French invasion.

Da Gama's fleet is about to return to Lisbon, and he will bring back expensive gold, ivory, spices, ceramics and exquisite dyes and beautiful interracial slaves.

But these are not the most important things. What really shocked the whole of Europe was that he explored a new waterway to the East!

The trade routes to the East have always been known as the path of wealth paving with gold. In order to seek endless opportunities from the far east, countless people have continued on this path. However, whether it is the rise of the Ottoman Empire today or the prosperity of the ancient Arab Empire, they have repeatedly threatened the connection between Europe and the East, and have become stumbling blocks to prevent them from obtaining wealth.

But now Dagama is about to tell people that there is a new route to the wealth place that Europeans dream of, which will not only bring endless wealth to Portugal, but will also completely overturn the balance of power in the entire Europe.

The stubborn small countries in a corner of the Iberian Peninsula are about to usher in their glory for more than two centuries, while the cities that have always monopolized trade between the Mediterranean and the East will face a catastrophe.

Alexander was waiting for this time. During this period, he was even calculating the arrival of that moment day by day. Compared with this, he didn't even pay much attention to Louis XII's invasion.

Almost half a year ago, Alexander sent Matthews Tiego to Sinish, where Da Gama's hometown, most of his family have lived in the small port town near the Atlantic Ocean.

Alexander had a plan, and his plan might even take many years to gradually take shape. This made him sometimes wonder if he could see even the prototype of this plan in his lifetime. Even so, he still decided to move on, because he knew that too many things would happen in the era he was in, and there would be too many great people who were admired, admired, or fascinated by later generations. He came to this era of starry sky. He could not allow or tolerate himself being so unknown and covered up by the light of these beautiful men of the times.

Naples is the key to the upcoming wave caused by the new route era, and the more distant new world will also be closely related to it.

Alexander recalled the plan again in his heart. The time he had not been enough to go back to Naples this time, so he needed to consider various possibilities to achieve his goal, and the key to the entire plan was Ruosha.

According to news from France, Louis XII's fleet is about to be ready. With the arrival of hot July, the figure of the French will soon appear on the Apennines.

Like the last invasion of Charles VIII, this time Louis XII also regarded the occupation of Naples as an important step in conquering Italy.

However, unlike last time, Naples will face not only a powerful enemy, the French, but the King of Naples will not know that besides facing Louis XII, Ferdinand of Aragon has finally been unable to bear it. In the name of being the successors of the two Sicily kingdoms, Ferdinand is spying on his crown and ready to annex Naples at any time.

"Poor Frederick," Alexander said softly in a more mocking tone, "It's a pity that your enemies are not two, and you will soon know how sad your fate is."

After Alexander said that, he looked towards the undulating sea in the distance, which was the direction of Naples.

"My lovely sister, you must not have thought of what kind of gift I prepared for your 20th birthday."
Chapter completed!