The Rise of the European Emperor

Although the Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza joined the Imperial Council and accepted the canonization of Maximilian I. Moreover, the niece was also married to Maximilian I as a fill in the house. However, the Principality of Milan is still an Italian Principality after all, and its cooperation with Maximilian I is more to fight against France.

Therefore, although Marin entered the Principality of Milan, he was not worried that the Milanese would blow out the same nostril as Maximilian I. After all, Ludovico Sforza is a very arrogant person. He saw himself more as a partner of Maximilian I than as a subordinate. Therefore, he would not do anything to please the emperor in particular.

Marin took his men and horses and entered the Florence area after passing through the Duchy of Milan and Modena. Here, it is already the garrison of Stade's army. Although Stade's main force returned to Rome, the officers of the local army who changed defenses were left behind by Stade. Mainly, Stade did not trust Italian officers. After all, those Italian officers were from Italian nobles, and Stade somewhat despised them, worried that they would not be up to the important task of guarding the Florence area, so he proposed to send a few East Frisian officers to manage the Florence garrison. Julius II also understood what Stade was worried about, so he agreed. In any case, the Italian officers under him were all young men who were recruited from close families, so they really had little experience. It is also a good choice to have them learn from East Frisian officers with combat experience. Moreover, the few left-behind officers selected by Stade are all from the knight family, understand Latin, and have no obstacle to communicate with the Italian officers who are also from the noble family.

After entering the city of Florence, Marin received a warm welcome. Those officers from East Friesland were very happy with Marin's arrival. Although he is currently serving the Pope, the ownership of the army is still in the hands of Marin. Seeing the biggest boss, whether they are really happy or fake, they must show a very happy gesture.

After a few days of comfortably grooming in Florence, Marin headed south again, and three days later arrived in Rome, where he met Julius II.

"Welcome, child. It's a pleasure to see you again!" Julius II happily took Marin's hand and entered the interior of the Lateran Temple.

"I'm also very happy to see you, Giuliano!" Marin followed Julius II and went straight to the interior of the temple to find a place to talk to avoid being overheard by outsiders.

The people in the Holy See who saw this scene, except for Julius II's cronies who understood what was going on, felt incredible.

You know, Julius II was a very majestic pope. I usually see those big Italian nobles, and they also put on a full papal posture to show the majesty of the Holy See.

However, after Marin's arrival, Julius II actually took the initiative to hold Marin's hand, which seemed very close... There is no such thing as a gay man in this era, and the priests will not think about it. Therefore, everyone is thinking about the importance of Marin by the Pope.

Moreover, what surprised them the most was that the priest who approached heard Marin directly address the Pope by his real name, and His Excellency the Pope was not angry...

How did they know that Marin was the son-in-law of the Pope, but packed the two living daughters of the Pope. It can be said that he is the closest descendant of His Majesty the Pope...

Before entering the secret room, Julius II withdrew the nearby people and sent his cronies to guard. After entering the secret room, Julius II immediately asked:

"Are Angela and Caesar okay?"

"Of course, they are very good. Little Caesar has been able to practice riding on a dog." Thinking of Little Caesar riding the predecessor of the German Shepherd, the Alsatian wolf dog, galloping in the palace garden, Marin couldn't help laughing. up. Moreover, Marin specially asked Da Vinci to spend an oil painting - "Caesar Riding a Dog", cover it with glass, and hang it on the palace wall.

"Riding a dog?" Julius II thought about the scene, and couldn't help but be amused. However, he quickly asked worriedly:

"You won't be bitten by a dog, will you?"

"No, it's a docile dog that was specially selected, and it even pulled its fangs out of fear of hurting Caesar."

"That's good, by the way, what about Ferris? And that little guy..." Julius II didn't remember the name of Ferris's child for a while. After all, he had only seen it once in the letter. However, he is old and his memory is not very good.

"Robert, it's Robert!" Marin reminded.

"Oh yes, it's called Robert. By the way, what do you plan to do with Robert? You know, Robert is an illegitimate child, and it is impossible for him to inherit the title."

"I've thought about this for a long time. I'm going to wait for Robert to be older and send it to Rome. You always try to bless him to become a cardinal, just like Caesar Borgia." Marin took a sip and didn't care. said.

"Cardinal? Do you plan to let Robert exhibit in the church in the future and become a bishop of the bishopric?" Julius II asked uncertainly after hearing this.

"No, Giuliano, I plan to make Robert the same as you in the future!" Marin said frantically in his eyes.

"What? You mean to make Robert the Pope?" Julius II choked on the water.

"Of course, why not? With your blessing, he can directly become a cardinal. When he grows up, when he is in his thirties or forties, I plan to spend a lot of money to help him bribe elections, so I can become the pope?"

"Oh, how dare you think about it!" Julius II shook his head.

"What's so strange? With your blessing, he can be a cardinal from an early age. At a certain age, is there a problem with running for the Pope?"

"Marin, you don't know. If you want me to protect him, you must prove that Robert is a member of my family. How can I introduce Robert? Is it the illegitimate child of my illegitimate daughter?" Julius II asked speechlessly.

"There's no problem with this. Robert's surname doesn't need to be Hoffman. Change it to Rovere. Will it be easy to explain soon?"

"Uh... What do you mean, let Robert use Rovere's surname, make him a member of the Rovere family, and then successfully obtain my blessing?"

"That's right, that's it. Anyway, after the pursuit of the Borgia family, the Rovere family has a blank period of ten years. Who knows what happened in these ten years? You can say that Robert is a side member of your family. ?"

Julius II thought about it and it was true, because when Alexander VI left the public eye during the reign of Alexander VI, the outside world did not know the composition and survivors of the Rovere family. Therefore, it is also a way to find any victim of the Rovere family and link Robert's life experience to the past.

"Marin, you know, I don't know how many years I can live. When I'm gone, there will be no one to protect Robert. At that time, he may have a hard time in the Holy See. I don't know, the next Pope will be Wouldn't like Robert..."

"Put it with money—" Marin said eloquently after being silent for a while.

Julius II was suddenly choked, and he couldn't find a reason to refute. Indeed, the recent popes have all liked money, and as long as they are willing to spend money, they can indeed make Robert favored...

"In addition to the Pope's love, Robert needs the support of other cardinals if he wants to run for the Pope..."

"Use money to smash—" Isn't it just a vote bribery, the god Marin dismissed it.

Julius II choked again...

"In addition to the support of the cardinal, he also needs enough fame, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public..."

"Put it with money—" Marin said the same thing...

"Fame can also be used for money?" Julius II didn't know what to say.

"Of course, donate money, do good deeds. Spend some money, won't you be done?" Marin said lightly. In later generations, he saw a lot of those celebrities and rich people. Although he was terribly dark, he accumulated fame for himself by donating money to do good deeds. Therefore, "smashing with money" is simple and rude, but very effective...

Julius II didn't know what to say anymore. The problem in his mouth was rudely solved by Marin with a sentence of "smashing it with money", and it left him speechless...

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