The check in Ladislaus's hand was made of silk silver wire, with Angelo's executive seal and the flying phoenix monogram on it, and behind it were written in Italian and Arabic characters "Four Thousand" and "4000" scudi gold coins.

As far as the current gold and silver price ratio is concerned, it is basically four thousand thalers.

In addition to the gold coins worth one thousand thalers just given by Cardinal Colonna, in just a short while, Ladislaus gained five thousand thalers of wealth. You must know that the harvest at Pastor Steve's house is far greater.

If it is less than this number, it is the result of hard work and much blood shed.

However, Ladislaus was only slightly absent-minded for a moment, and immediately replied to Executive Officer Angelo: "I understand your sincerity. I believe your appeal is understood by your uncle. Let him

Explain it to me in detail and I will do my best."

After seeing old Machiavelli's slight nod, Angelo received the promise, regardless of his fat body, and bowed with all his strength to the end, "I wish you a bright future and wish your family prosperity forever."

Ladislaus, who had already mounted his horse, also responded: "I hope that next time we meet, your investment will be repaid a hundredfold."

Ladislaus, Anna, Sirica the Elder, John the Elder and Cardinal Colonna with two of his attendants, as well as Machiavelli, who persisted in refusing the carriage.

A group of eight people rode horses and left the Florence Embassy regardless of the night.

Because it was already late at night and the streets were deserted, the group of people moved very quickly. When they marched along the main road of Florence to the city gate, Ladislaus and his group found that an unexpectedly huge group was completely blocking them.

Broken the city gate.

A team of more than fifty people surrounded the carriage in the center. Boss Sirica relied on his newly acquired dim vision to understand the coat of arms on the carriage and quickly reported it to his master.

Ladislaus and Cardinal Colonna both frowned because of this unexpectedly large formation.

The carriage blocking the road bore the coat of arms of the Medici family. Cardinal Colonna was wearing coarse linen and came in a low profile. Ladislaus and his entourage left eagerly at night, all in order not to attract the attention of the Medici family.

, to avoid potential dangers.

Among the many city-states on the entire Apennine Peninsula, two are very special and unique.

One is the integration of politics and religion, and the Roman Church State is very influential throughout Europe.

One is the Republic of Florence under the Medici family, which started in the banking industry and had branches throughout Europe.

Their common feature is that the ruling family is not only the owner of a country with a small territory, but also has many inextricable connections and influences outside the territory. The difference is that one is the church and the other is a bank.

Therefore, in the face of the French invasion, the attitudes of the two are particularly important and uncertain.

Because there are a large number of Dark Sun believers and the largest branch church in France, plus France has the largest population in Europe, the number of cardinals born in France has always been second only to the number of cardinals in the Apennines.

Because of the fragmentation of Italy, the French, who are basically united in the face of major problems, have long been the most powerful force in the Dark Sun Cardinals.

Therefore, in the past few hundred years, France's strategy of conquering the Apennine Peninsula has always been able to obtain the tacit approval of the Roman Church State.

It's just that this situation has changed recently with the rise of the Habsburg family. Under the Commonwealth, the cardinals of Spain and Austria can now cooperate closely, greatly reducing France's influence.

More importantly, since the contemporary French King Francois came to power, he has made great efforts to govern and strengthen the royal power, not only restricting the power of the nobility, but also restricting the power of the Dark Sun Church. Basically, the archbishops in France are chosen by François himself.

Although on the surface, the church still has the power to appoint and remove bishops.

The church's tithes and other revenues were also greatly reduced, and more wealth flowed into the French treasury. While this strengthened France's national power, it also caused the Roman church state to change its attitude towards France, and gradually became more influenced by the Habsburgs.

The influence of the emperor.

This time, Adrian VI, a foreigner born in the Netherlands of the Holy Roman Empire, unexpectedly won the cardinal election meeting. This is also the best evidence that France has lost its ability to balance the cardinals.

Therefore, the Papal State has been the main force against the French invasion in recent times. The Pope will offer the Archbishop of Liguria. Such a huge price to Ladislaus, who may be wavering, is also the result of this balance of power.

The Republic of Florence is different. Although the Medici family also has influence that other city-state owners do not have due to its many branches across Europe, this strength is much inferior to that of the Papal State of Cyric.

Moreover, the large amount of business in France also makes the Medici family very much need the tolerance and support of the French king. Therefore, when the Medici family faces the overwhelming power of France, it is possible for the Medici family to quickly surrender. Thirty years ago,

That's it.

In particular, France's political excuse for entering the Apennine Peninsula has always been to request the Naples region south of the Roman Church. Due to complex historical reasons, both the Capetian and Habsburg families claimed inheritance rights to the former Kingdom of Naples.

Based on last experience, after the French army received a large sum of money and took control of several fortresses, it was indeed possible for the French army to go straight to the Papal State of Cyric and Naples, without stationing a large number of troops in Florence.

And if the Medici family decided to surrender to the French again, Ladislaus would hide in the embassy forever until the situation changed.

If you wander around casually, it is very likely that you will be the one who improves the mood of the French King.

In view of the bad record of the Medici family, in order to prevent Ladislaus from making the petition, Bishop Colonna came quietly and Ladislaus and his gang left quietly.

However, in the three-thirds of an acre of Florence, it was still not possible to escape the eyes and ears of the Medici family.

Cardinal Colonna, who was wearing burlap clothes in a carriage entering the emperor's embassy, ​​was still recognized by the Medici family's secret sentry.

Now that disaster cannot be avoided, Ladislaus and Cardinal Colonna had no choice but to step forward on horseback to see what the attitude of the Medici family was. However, both of them were also well prepared for battle. Even the red-coated Cardinal

Lord Bishop Colonna took out his hammer.

Although he was born into the nobility of the Papal State, Colonna is still a 13th-level priest at the ordinary level of the Cardinals, and is still the strongest in the team.

Seeing the master's fighting stance, the other followers also took weapons in their hands.

Anna immediately dismounted, hid behind the horse and transformed into a razor boar. This is where Ladislaus and his party relied. Now Anna has a great chance to rely on charge to fight a bloody path, but the steel city gate is still a

Big problem.
Chapter completed!