Warlock Royal Family

In order to avoid being noticed by his nominal boss, Cardinal Sforza, Baron Galliani came to visit Ladislaus wearing a night suit like a wanderer.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Baron Galliani went straight to the point without delay.

"Your Excellency, Archbishop Ladislaus, your care for your subordinates is really admirable. It is always the most difficult job to restore a broken limb. It is very good that ordinary prosthetics can help daily life. If you want to be able to Prosthetic limbs to aid in combat are no easy feat, even for a great spellcaster like you. So I take the liberty of offering a little assistance, hoping to help you."

Ladislaus was very proud of this meeting, and went to the Sforza family to buy art for his subordinates. One of the purposes was to show Baron Galliani the good "employee benefits" of the warlock royal family.

It seems that Baron Galliani is even more eccentric towards the troubled Sforza family.

But Ladislaus was skeptical when he saw Baron Galliani's attire. Could it be that he wanted to steal Donatello's "David Killed the Giant Goliath"? This is too shameful. .

And in the case of having already visited, it is tantamount to robbing. Although it is difficult for the Sforza family to retaliate now, this kind of behavior is absolutely unacceptable.

So Ladislaus still showed his attitude.

"Thank you very much, but I have decided to find another sculptor to serve me, and the David will be fine."

Fortunately, Baron Galliani's proposal is not the case.

"My lord, you have misunderstood. Of course I dare not damage your reputation. Besides, although Donatello is a great master, he is always inferior to Michelangelo who has accomplished a great deal."

"It's just that most of Michelangelo's masterpieces are in Florence, how can I get them?" Obviously, Baron Galliani has a way, but Ladislaus still cooperates to give him a chance to perform.

"Michelangelo will soon come to Rome with Cardinal Medici. I had an old relationship with him when I was in Milan, so I can introduce you."

Even if he had been prepared, the path provided by Baron Galliani far exceeded Ladislaus' expectations.

"Cardinal Medici is coming to Rome? Is this news true?" Ladislaus barely suppressed the urge to stand up. If this news is true, it means that the Republic of Florence is likely to maintain its relationship with the Church of Rome. Unanimous, this is definitely great news for the Habsburg family.

Next, Baron Galliani dropped another bombshell.

"The Medici Cardinal recently expressed his intention to solicit me through Michelangelo. The letter sent to me on behalf of the Medici Cardinal seems to imply that His Majesty the Emperor Charles V wanted the support of the Medici Cardinal. , promised to help the Medici Cardinal get the position of the next true pope."

This news made Ladislaus extremely unhappy, not because he almost died in the plan of the Medici family, but because the emperor did not entrust him with this task.

This bait can't be considered very big, because the current true pope is only a few years older than the Medici cardinal. It is not certain that the two parties are of the same generation and who can live for a long time. Loathing is also very strong, and an alliance with France is extremely dangerous for the Medici family, so this offer is not bad.

There is no need for Baron Galliani to lie, this is indeed his way of showing favor to himself.

After Ladislaus personally sent Baron Galliani out, he invited Machiavelli to think hard about the situation in the Apennine Peninsula after the Republic of Florence supported the Habsburg family.

After listening to Ladislaus' report, Machiavelli immediately praised: "No wonder the rumors and official statements circulating everywhere in Rome are sending the dirty water from the death of Cardinal Colonna to the Republic of Siena. Shangpo, the official said that he was robbed and killed by bandits, and then there was a so-called rumor to force the truth. It seems that the real murderer can not only be exonerated, but also get an excuse to go to war with the Republic of Siena."

"The Republic of Florence is going to attack the Republic of Siena? Now that French soldiers are overwhelming the border, do they still dare to provoke a war?" Ladislaus was overwhelmed by Machiavelli's judgment.

"Yes, this is the true purpose of the rumors. It seems that not only Cardinal Medici and Admiral Doria want to kill Cardinal Colonna, but His Majesty the Pope really wants Colonna to die."

"Could it be that the flesh-fighting corpse is actually under the control of the Medici cardinal?"

"No, it was an accident. I have been out of this circle for so long. They can't possibly know about my relationship with Hannibal. In fact, it is enough for Lurna to severely injure the Colonna Cardinal. Even if we take the Colonna Cardinal The bishop was brought back to Rome alive, and he too will die."

"But why is this? Didn't Cardinal Colonna support the true pope in the election?"

"Colonna and Orsini have been the shackles that have restrained the true pope's ambitions for hundreds of years. Every true pope who wants to expand his family's strength must first suppress the two big snakes in Rome. The contemporary pope Although he is not young and he is still an outsider, he has always been in good health. He definitely hopes to establish a great career during his term of office and benefit future generations. And after the election is successful, the Colonna Cardinal should also have the right to choose the Pope The prying heart of the throne has always been looking for an opportunity to contact His Majesty the Emperor. I think the coming to welcome you this time may not be sent by the Pope Zhenxuan, but an opportunity he snatched by himself. This is His Majesty the Pope Zhenxuan. Kill The opportunity of the heart."

"But in this way, wouldn't the true election of the Pope greatly offend His Majesty the Emperor? Rewards and punishments must be trusted. This is the emperor's consistent rule of governing the country. The Colonna family is treated like this, and the emperor will definitely not let it go." Ladislaus couldn't help wondering. The current emperor is just and strict and is a very capable monarch, and he will never ignore this offense.

"It's too late for the emperor to deal with the French. Even if the emperor beats back the French this time, with the true election of the pope and the Medici cardinal, this period of time is enough to severely damage the traditional forces in Rome."

"The north-south attack of the Republic of Florence and the Church of Rome is indeed difficult for the Republic of Siena to resist, but now the French army is also very close to Florence. If the French army goes directly south, wouldn't the Medici family be in danger?"

"This is an adventure. Although the city of Milan has been breached, the emperor has been operating in the territories directly under the jurisdiction of Parma and Pavia for many years. The main castle is well designed and difficult to attack. There is also Rovira who was born under the control of the previous Pope. Modena and Piacenza are also blocking the French army in the hands of the family. These territories are also meaningless to the contemporary Pope Elect, and attacking the Republic of Siena in the rear can be used as a reason not to send troops to rescue these castles."

"Besides, the people of Siena would never have imagined that in such a situation, the Church of Rome and the Republic of Florence would join forces to annex it. It's really admirable." Ladislaus added the last point. The analysis of killing the zombie seems to have really underestimated the most sinister and cunning Pope Elect in all of Europe.

Ladislaus immediately made an appointment with the emperor's ambassador. This problem was not something he could solve, and had to be decided by the emperor.