Chapter 53 The Barber of Seville
Many years later, Sevilla will become famous because of a drama, and many people will even equate the profession of Savilla with the barber, and some people think that the barber industry was invented by the Sevilla.
Now, this is not the case, and for Andalusian consul Carolai, if Don Bavi, a major concern that he cannot ignore, can be completely solved, then it is not impossible to make him a barber.
It is precisely because he is very clear about the Queen's thoughts that Carolina is so eager to solve Don Bavi as soon as possible.
Caroli had thought of many ways, whether it was to simply eliminate this person completely or to attack his reputation through crackdowns, and then destroy his reputation on which he had influence. Caroli had envisioned various means.
And he also assumed various actions that Don Bavi could take, among which the most intense speculation of direct rebellion that could occur.
But Carolina never expected that this situation would happen, and Don Bavi was missing.
This was obviously beyond the consul's expectations. He didn't know how to deal with this situation for a moment. What's bad is that to outsiders, Don Bavi is still the Duke of Buhalanth, and the noble that the queen trusts and depends on the most. Even rumors about him standing by her side at Isabella's most dangerous moment are still circulating for a long time. This makes Carolina have no excuse to take public action against this most respected person in Castile.
Everything can only be done in secret. Even Isabella has been reminding Caroli to be cautious in this matter. After all, the queen does not want to gain a bad reputation of revenge.
This undoubtedly restricted Carolai's hands and feet, which was also what annoyed the consul. He even secretly vowed that if he could find the whereabouts of Don Bavi, he would immediately order the most intense means to completely solve the noble, who was the greatest trouble for the Queen and himself.
What made Carolina even more worried was about hearing about the Duke of Romanesia from the Vatican. When he first heard the news, Carolina's mind even flashed through his mind, "The Vatican is still far from Castilla."
A nobleman from the Holy See died unexpectedly in the remote countryside of Iberia. This is actually not a new thing, and Carolina also believes that as long as he gives orders, someone will definitely have the courage to do so.
Iberia is still too far away from the Vatican, so far that although the prestige of the Holy See is daunting, it still cannot prevent the locals from attacking such great figures from the Holy See.
When writing a letter to Isabella, Carolis did not write about the Duke's arrival in Andalusia. In Carolis's opinion, whether the Queen knows it or not, it is the best choice for everyone to remain silent in this matter.
So when the entourage reported to him that the Romanesian duke suddenly came to visit him at the consul's residence, Carolai was very surprised. He even thought about making excuses to refuse to meet, but after thinking about it carefully, he knew that this would not work. It was obvious that the identity of the duke had been made public with his visit, so that even if he refused to meet, he could not hide the fact that the duke had arrived in Seville.
Moreover, the duke's sudden visit also puzzled Caroli. Although he didn't know what kind of relationship between Don Bavi and the Roman duke, Don Bavi was indeed missing after seeing this duke. But this was enough to think of Caroli.
Although he thought of all kinds of possibilities, the consul was still surprised by Alexander's words after meeting.
"Duke, do you mean you know where the Duke Don Bavi is?" Carollai had to ask carefully. He could not guess what the relationship between the Duke and Don Bavi, and then he could not guess what happened to them in Buhalanth. As for the role that Sister Alphot, who was supposedly "dead", played in this, he could not even guess in his dream.
Now that the duke actually brought news about Don Bavi, Caroli was both happy and a little nervous, because he knew that that person should not be so easy to let his whereabouts fall into the hands of others.
Sure enough, Alexander smiled at the consul and said, "The Duke believes that he can put forward some conditions, at least on the premise that he can ensure his safety."
"Where does this start? Duke Don Bavi is the noble that Her Majesty trusts and relies on the most. The Duke is like the Queen's family. Even besides her husband and daughters, Duke Buhalanth is arguably the person Her Majesty trusts the most."
Caroli seemed to have talked endlessly because of Alexander's words and accidents, and then the smile on his fat face suddenly disappeared. Then he walked towards Alexander step by step: "But forgive me, I want to ask, how could you know the whereabouts of Duke Don Bavi? You must know that I sent someone to deliver a letter to him because of some things, but the sender came back and told me that the Duke had left Buhalanth. Sometimes, we all know that the Duke's leg could no longer walk due to the injury that year, but he actually left Buhalanth. This was obviously something very important to him. Such a respected Duke, do you know what happened to Duke Don Bavi?"
Looking at Carolina who showed a threatening look without any concealment, Alexander was not surprised.
He has long heard of the Iberians' toughness. The fierceness of Catalan soldiers and Iberian mountain people is no less than that of Balkan farmers. In fact, just think about the locals in this place who were occupied by the Moors for centuries and could continue to fight against foreign invaders until one day, not only did they completely recover the lost land, but they even once clamored to counterattack the East, fight the Mediterranean, and liberate the entire holy land, and you can know how brave and fierce the people in this place are.
But Alexander was not worried about what Carollai would do to him, because he knew very well the difficulties the consul faced now.
"Duke Don Bavi believes that his personal safety is threatened, to be precise, by the consul of Andalusia, that is, you." Alexander made a gesture to Carolina. "The Duke believes that you are trying to slander and frame him in front of the Queen, so he asks me to do two things for him."
"Can I ask what it is?" Carolai's face turned gloomy. He didn't know whether Alexander was saying true or not, but now Don Bavi seems to be turning the tables, which made the consul a little angry. "Duke, I must declare in advance that any conjecture that I think I try to be unfavorable to the Duke is unbearable, even if it is the Duke himself thinking it's random."
"The Duke believes that he has evidence, which is why he asked me to do this for him," Alexander was unmoved by Carolina's protest. Seeing Carolina's words, he continued to say, "These two things should be said to be one more appropriate thing, that is, the Duke of Don Bavi requested that he be allowed to take a tour of atonement, with the purpose of the tomb of St. Peter in the Vatican. The Duke has vowed that once he arrives in Rome, he will walk through the seven hills until he enters St. Peter's tomb and pray in the place where St. Peter's martyrdom will be fulfilled. At the same time, he requests to meet you after obtaining the Queen's official permission, because he may have to leave for a long time, so the Duke has decided to dedicate Buhalanth's land to the Vatican."
Political refuge!
Although he didn't know that there was such a word, when he heard Alexander's words, Carolai's thoughts quickly flashed through his mind. He felt that he had already known Don Bavi's thoughts and intentions.
Obviously, Don Bawei realized how bad the situation he was facing was, so he used his fief as a bribe to buy the Duke of the Vatican so that he could escape to the Vatican.
Caroli's face suddenly became gloomy. He looked at Alexander coldly, his tone was indescribable: "My lord, you probably don't know that Duke Don Bavi's fiefdom was awarded to him because his grandfather participated in the war to expel the Moors. His Majesty Juan II thanked him for his loyal service to the kingdom."
"I think I know that it is precisely because of this that the duke's piety is more reflected, right?" Alexander said to Carolai with a laugh. "A duke dedicated his territory inherited from his grandfather to the church in his later years, but he himself dragged his disabled body alone on the road to the holy land for redemption. This may even be a one-way trip. He may even be unable to reach the Vatican because of his age, but he still set out on the journey without hesitation, and did not even leave a little nostalgia for himself in his hometown. The consul I must admit that this incident touched me. It is no less than the miracles reported to the Holy Church. I even thought that maybe this was the revelation he received from the nun Alphate, which made him finally decide to give up everything that is extremely precious in the eyes of the world, and then put him on the right path of praying for the forgiveness of the Lord."
Carolai looked at Alexander with a gloomy face. He actually wanted to refute loudly, and even ordered the guards outside the door to arrest the cheap son-in-law of the Pope from the Vatican and hang it upside down on the stake all day, so that he could know where this place was and who he was dealing with.
But the last bit of reason told him that he could not do this. This man was not just an envoy from Rome, nor was he just a very annoying identity like the Pope's son-in-law. It is said that this man was also a hero who saved the Balkans. He even fought with the Ottoman Sultan alone. What was incredible was that he actually won.
This forced Caroli to be cautious because he didn't know what the Queen would be in this matter, and because the Duke of Romanesia was sitting in front of him now, the way to secretly solve the annoying guy in front of him was obviously not useful. Caroli suddenly realized that he didn't know how to deal with this person.
This made Carolai indescribable, especially when he thought of this man even knowing where Don Bavi was, he felt like he was going crazy.
"Duke, maybe you can tell me the whereabouts of Duke Don Bavi, and I assure you that all the things you are concerned about the Duke do not exist, and that any conspiracy attempting to target Duke Don Bavi does not exist."
Carollai still tried to convince Alexander, but his efforts were obviously useless. Alexander refused his request without hesitation. Before leaving, he even said something to Carollai that he could not be calm: "Please forgive the consul. I am not because I don't believe you, but because this is the instructed by Duke Don Bavi. He told me that this was the revelation he got from the nun Alphate, and it was obvious that the nun said more than that to him. I think that since Duke Don Bavi can give up his status and wealth because of her words, he will definitely listen to her advice in other matters."
Carolai looked at Alexander who turned and left. At this time, he suddenly wanted to meet the nun Alphonte who was said to have died. Although he suspected that all this might be just Don Bavi's trick, the nun obviously also attracted his interest.
As for the Duke of Romanesia, Caroli felt that although this man did not agree to his request, this did not mean that Don Bavi's whereabouts could not be found in him.
Caroli decided to send someone to stare at the duke. Although it was very rude to do so, the consul had no choice but to do so.
The news that Alexander brought him was amazing. When Carolina thought that if a land belonging to the Vatican appeared in Castilla, Caroli could not even have any guesses to know how angry Isabella would make.
The church in this country does have a very powerful force, but this force can only be controlled by the queen in the end.
Now if the Vatican forces take advantage of the situation because of Don Bavi’s actions, Carolina feels that this is even more serious than the Moorish invasion.
As the consul, Carolis was spread throughout the city of Seville. Although this did not allow him to discover that Don Bavi had actually arrived in Seville and had even quietly occupied Philip Castle on the other side of the river, it was not difficult to send someone to monitor a foreigner.
Two locals stood under the corner of the wall not far outside a house. Because the sun was shining here, it was still warm at noon.
However, even following things like this is a chore in this season, so they still secretly cursed the people who were nestling in the house warmly until they suddenly staggered out of the street corner.
"Is this guy drunk?" One of the two said strangely. He saw the man staggeringly moving in their direction. When the man approached, they saw that the man was bleeding from his covered belly.
"What's going on?" The two men were shocked, but just as they jumped backwards, the person who suddenly appeared had already tilted his body in front of them.
The two of them immediately turned around in panic and tried to leave, but at some point, there were already several sailor-like people standing behind them.
Before they could speak, one of these people looked like the leader and pulled out the sword from his waist, and immediately several swords with cold light were placed on the necks of the two of them.
"This man stole my money, but I didn't find it from him, but now they are looking for you," looked at the broker who had already died on the ground, and then looked at the two men who were about to argue and were stuffed with sackcloths by the person next to him. James shook his head at the two men. "I said guys, you guys are in trouble."
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