Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

The sky of late autumn has covered the wilderness of Montina with a layer of colorful beauty, and there are intoxicating and colorful scenery everywhere, which makes Alexander slightly obsessed.

The castle in the distance is painted with a deep layer of gold. In this autumn season, it looks like a huge wheat pile standing on the mountainside.

Montina looked really beautiful at this time. When the slightly yellow leaves swaying in the sky flew past his eyes, the moment looked like the same scroll in his eyes.

"It's so beautiful here." Barendi said slightly distracted. She was not as obsessed with art as her other sisters. Even if they were willing to buy some artworks at a high price or sponsored the literati, more It's just to show the taste of Luo Weilei's family and establish the image of the family.

But at this time, Barendi was attracted by the scene in front of him.

All of this is really beautiful, even so beautiful that she suffocated. She doesn't know if she will live here all year round because she will forget everything because of the beauty of this place. Maybe she may be unwilling to leave after a long time.

"It's really beautiful here, this is Montina."

Alexander whispered that he could immediately Barendi's emotions at this moment, but he also knew that this was probably only a moment.

Barendi will not give up her unusual sense of responsibility for the Luo Weilei family for this beautiful view, and maybe only then can she find herself.

"But there will always be war here." Alexander whispered.

"Where wouldn't there be war?" Balendi glanced at Alexander. "The thing I heard most from the beginning was war. Although my family cares more about the power in the Holy See, it doesn't mean we don't care about the battlefield."

Alexander nodded silently, knowing that Barenti was right.

In fact, who knows Luo Weilei's family better than him. Old Luo Weilei will be called the Pope of God of War in the future. This is because he can be said to be the last pope in the Vatican that has a great influence on the entire European Christian world. It is his passion for war.

It was also Old Rovere, who established the Swiss Guard of the Holy See, which has been circulating for centuries.

All these emphasis on force is enough to prove what kind of person Old Rovere is.

"Barendi, your father wants us to get married as soon as possible. Do you know about it?"

Suddenly, Alexander wanted to know what Barendi thought. He had never thought of her thoughts before. Now, looking at how she seemed to be immersed in the beauty, Alexander seemed to realize that she was only a young woman.

"Of course I followed my father's orders," Barenti said naturally, and she looked at Alexander with a somewhat puzzled look. "Don't you think so, our marriage contract is between my father and your uncle?" The decision made by Count Dillo. "

"Yes, it's their decision."

Alexander nodded slightly with emotion. This is the case of marriage in this era. Regardless of the rich and the poor, everyone is not free. Presumably because of this, it will only happen when the tragedy Romeo and Juliet come out nearly a hundred years later. The sensation and caused tears to countless people.

"So we just have to go according to the destiny arranged for us." Barenti seemed to know what Alexander was going to say, so she just talked about herself. "Since we are part of the family, we are enjoying the family belt. In addition to our honor and wealth, we should also fulfill our family-given obligations. "

Alexander looked at Barenti slightly unexpectedly, but he did not expect Barenti to see things so thoroughly.

In fact, this is indeed the case. As nobles, while enjoying the noble status that ordinary people cannot enjoy, they must also assume corresponding responsibilities and obligations.

At least for the family, this is what they should do.

This is what Alexander knows, what Barondi may not understand and imagine.

Uliu had received the news, so when Alexander came to the castle, he saw the Moors standing by the road far from the gate of the castle and waiting for him.

Seeing Alexandria, Uliu jumped a few times at once, and waved his hand far away, and then until the team approached, Moore talent quickly hugged his shoulder to the master in front of the team.

"Uliu, you may be busy next."

Alexander said to his servant that he really wanted Uliu to do a lot of things. One of them was that Moore was needed to extinguish himself everywhere.

It ’s sure that it will not be long before the marriage is about to come. By that time, Uliu will need to be used. Whether it ’s Pisa or Cosenza, it ’s hard to deal with the hostess on either side. Compare The Moors seem to be very clever in this kind of thing, at least it won't make it worse.

In the vault, Alexander saw Bramonte and Pompeii. Compared with the promised rebuilding of the Marino Palace, Bramente seemed to be much bigger for the Fort Montina.

Alexander was not surprised by this. Although the new castle in Montina was not built by Brahmont in actual history, the style and structure of the entire fortress are indeed from the master ’s conception of a new castle. .

Brament is also very satisfied, or compared with building a small prayer church in Rome before, he is more willing to show his talents in this timeless creation that truly reflects the grandeur and structure of the building.

So when I saw that the original was not big, and because there were already a lot of artworks and books in the vault, there was actually a small castle model, Alexander could n’t help but stand next to it and seemed to be waiting to appreciate Glanced at the master architect.

This is a completely new castle. If it is completed, no one will recognize the shape of Montina Castle now. Looking at the solid structure that was placed on the hillside of the original castle, even if it is just a pile of wood The model made, but Alexander can still feel some kind of hidden power and courage from it.

"This is indeed an impressive masterpiece," Barrondi whispered to Alexander, she could see the interest in Alexander's eyes, but she whispered to remind "but you think we have so much money to build Such a thing? "

"There will always be," Alexander smiled. "And I didn't expect to live in it for the rest of my life, but our descendants are OK."

How long has the historical Montina Castle been built?

Alexander thought about it for a long time.

That time was long enough for a long-lived person to despair.

Then, the new castle of Montina opened a precedent for the new castle era.

The rugged bastion has replaced the round fort wall that has been going on for too long, forming a whole with the whole castle. The star barriers supporting each other and the decentralized corner fort that completely live outside ensure the integrity and strength of the entire castle system Defense capability.

"I think our future generations will see the castle completed."

Balenti looked at Alexander slightly, and this was the first time they mentioned their descendants.

It's just that Barendi has a weird feeling. It seems that the expression on Alexander Dali's face is a bit strange when referring to their descendants.

In fact, Alexander was thinking more about it. After many years, when he appeared in this castle at that time, when he was curious to visit this castle, he probably could n’t think of the bricks and tiles here. Built under his own supervision.

This magical feeling even made him feel that even if his future generations could not keep the castle, it seems that there is nothing regrettable. After all, he himself witnessed this magical ancient and modern alternation.

Brament is very happy.

If the small prayer hall in Rome was the pinnacle of his artistic career, then this new castle in Montina is a new challenge.

The completely different architectural structure makes this fortress completely abandon the appearance of the ancient fortress that has lasted for almost a thousand years. The fortress composed of geometric corners filled with power and aggression looks like a whole body covered with sharpness. Spiked porcupine.

This made Bramente even expect that the fort could be seen against the strong enemy as soon as the fortress was built as soon as possible, although he knew that the chance of seeing the day was slim.

Pompeni was a little relieved.

The nasty soldier didn't come back with the count. Although his daughter should be unhappy after hearing about it, Pompeii hoped that the return of the Orpheus would be as good as possible.

There was a stranger who greeted Alexander with everyone.

This man is called Gallo de Tikon, and is the messenger from Ferrara's Tikon family.

This man is very cautious, and even unlike other diplomats who often like to talk, he is a reticent person. Such a person was not suitable for being a diplomat, but now he is sent to Montina by the Duke of Ferrara.

Alexander met this man after having dinner.

Although having dinner with a foreign messenger should also be one of the etiquettes, Alexander still insisted on eating back to Montina with his ‘family’.

The dinner was not long, but Alexander was very interested in listening to Bramente to explain the structure of the entire castle.

Speaking of high interest, the architect stood up and walked up and down excitedly, and he kept assuring to Alexander that he would definitely let him see the original scale of the castle as soon as possible.

Alexander believes that the so-called initial scale is probably to dig out a large and deep foundation.

Summoning the guests of Ferrara, Alexander chose to be in the vault. The reason for this is that there is no special reason, just because he does not like the feeling of emptyness in the main hall.

However, this is very exciting news for Ferraras, because the small space often means that more private things can be discussed.

It was already the late autumn season, so it was dark early. When Gallo de Tikon came outside the dome, he saw Uliu sitting on a long stool, wiping his clothes and armor hard.

Seeing the Ferrara, Uliu immediately stood up and respectfully saluted, but because he was holding a breastplate in his hand, Gallo de Tikon noticed that the breastplate looked a little obvious. trace.

"Is this left by the crossbow arrow?" The Ferrara asked smoothly, and he noticed from the style of the armor that this should be a very identity person, or maybe the earl himself used it, so he paid more attention to the trace .

"It's a crossbow," Uliu said to Gallo de Tikon with a smile. "The old man had a fight with the Genoese before, and I heard that it was a bit dangerous."

De Tikon nodded, of course he knew the battle, and it was because of this that he came to Montillo.

"Sir, your lord is waiting for you." Uliu led the messenger towards the door of the vault.

"Well." The Ferrara nodded at random, then seemed to think of something and looked at Uliu. "You are the Earl's servant, so are you the Uliu, right?"

The Moor looked at Gallo de Tikon in surprise. He did not expect that the Ferrara noble actually knew himself. He bowed humbly again and then tapped the door until he heard the response inside. Before opening the door for the guests.

De Ticon looked at the Moors a bit strangely, but he did not expect that the rules here at Count Montina seemed cumbersome.

It ’s just that he certainly did n’t know that this was purely a habit that the Moors gradually developed after so long, because he really did n’t know if the old man was alone with the young lady, or even with the younger sister Obediently.

But when the Ferrara entered the door, as the door closed, Uliu stood outside the door stroking his chin and began to think about the matter.

Gallo de Ticon is a person who is not very curious. As a diplomat of the Ticon family, he has visited many places and met many people, including the oligarchs of Venice and the hereditary nobles of Bologna.

But for Alexander, he was still somewhat curious.

It is said that the young man from Sicily took the current status in a short period of time. This can't help but make many people jealous while acknowledging the boy's good luck.

At least his well-known love affair with the pope's daughter was enough to make many people jealous.

However, Gallo de Ticon would not focus on that kind of thing like some people. In fact, he cares more about the relationship between Alexander and Venice.

Ferrara is a small city, compared to Venice as a giant and a child.

Prior to this, the Tikon family of Ferrara did not take Montina's Gumbre to heart.

Although it cannot be compared with a powerful city-state like Venice, the Ferrara people also look down upon them as a small village in the countryside.

Although Ferrara is small, it has a long history, and even some of the remains of the Roman era can be seen in the center of the city.

The Tikon family is one of the oldest families. If we only discuss history, as one of the earliest nobles in Lombardy, the Tikon family has the glory of no less than any European royal family.

And what about Montina? The castle that has been repaired and demolished for hundreds of years has become the laughing stock of Romagna, and some people even bet that the castle will eventually be built or demolished.

So Montina changed a new owner, this did not attract the slightest attention from them at the beginning.

For the Ferrara, it is enough to maintain a good relationship with Venice.

But things suddenly changed.

First, in 1497, the Venetians were frustrated by the unexpected encounters in the Romagna War, then the surprising alliance established by Montina and Pisa, and then later, the Genoese used different attitudes to prove that the Earl of Montina was in The special status of Romagna.

The Ferraras are very clever. They know that they have a very important position as the gateway to the Venetians in Romagna. It is precisely because of this that the Venetians have an ambiguous attitude towards them.

Ferrara does not want to be a victim of the power struggle in Romagna. Unlike Pisa, Pisa faces the threat of Florence after all, and because of its peculiar geographical location, Ferrara has put them under pressure from all sides all year round .

Gallo de Tikon stood in the vault and looked at the room. Years of diplomatic experience made him often discover the personality and weaknesses of the negotiation opponent in many details.

But looking at this room with a high arch and a small place, De Tikon was a little uncertain about the character of the owner of this room.

Alexander sat at the table, and when he saw De Tikon, he stood and pulled up.

For the first foreign envoy to visit, he still paid much attention to etiquette, not to mention that this man was Ferrara's envoy.

A few years later, Old Rovere did not hesitate to wage war in order to let his son inherit the title of Ferrara, and the reason why he did this, in addition to the nobility of the Duke of Ferrara, more importantly, he could continue to capture Ferrara and completely contain it. Venice's ambitions for central Italy.

"Count, please accept my congratulations on your victory in the recent war." De Tikon said enthusiastically as soon as he came up.

Before seeing Uliu wiping his armor in the hallway, he had made up his mind to say what he wanted. After all, a person who would directly face the enemy's crossbow arrows should value his bravery and honor.

Alexander looked at the diplomat in surprise. De Tikon ’s attitude was not quite in line with the behavior of a diplomat, because such words and deeds that openly congratulate one of the two warring parties on their victory may be regarded as In order to be hostile to the other party, it may even be regarded as the attitude of the countries behind it towards the two parties to the war.

But Alexander could n’t help but admit that this diplomat would choose places very much. At least in the vault, any of his words and deeds happened only between two people, and these words he just spoke casually were It is easy to get the favor of others.

"Thank you very much, but I have to say that I didn't win in this war." Alexander said with a light smile. "We just kept a tacit truce when both parties thought it was unnecessary to continue."

"But you are facing Genoa, and you can force Genoese to have to maintain the status quo of Montina by default, which already means that you have achieved a substantial victory."

De Ticon ’s generous praise gave Alexander a good impression on him ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Although the person he knew came to Montina at this time, he should be carrying some kind of mission, but Alexander did not Don't mind chatting with him.

"Count, you should go to Ferrara to see that the fall there is not worse than Montina, and there may even be another charm," Gallo de Ticon warmly invited "especially Po River, The Po River is the most beautiful this season. Although the river is a bit too busy for shipping, this time you can still see the beauty of the Po River. "

Listening to De Tikon's seemingly enthusiastic introduction to Ferrara, Alexander had noticed the vague meaning in his words.

"Is the shipping on the Po River busy?" Alexander asked, intentionally or unintentionally, when he saw a slight change in the look on the Ferrara's face, he nodded. "I think you can talk about your intention."

Gallo de Tikon's smiling face slowly became serious, he knew that the count had probably guessed his intention.

"Yes, Lord Earl," Tikon nodded solemnly. "My Duke sent me to give you a suggestion that is beneficial to both of us. The Duke thinks you might be interested in the Po River."