The Rise of the European Emperor

The enthronement ceremony ended in the morning. At noon, the Holy See used the "Holy Communion" bread made of unleavened flour as the "Holy Body", and the red wine served as the "Holy Blood" to entertain guests from all over the world.

Just at this reception banquet, the moment for Marin to appear more aggressive...

Julius II held up a glass of "Holy Blood" red wine, and after expressing his thanks to the Lord, he praised Marin, Count of East Frisian, who "borrowed" the soldier for his safe return to Rome, and solemnly introduced to everyone A noble Christian, a good friend of the Holy See and his hairy-footed son-in-law, the Earl of Marin.

Marin immediately dropped the sacrament and holy blood in his hand, and immediately jumped in front of the great Pope's father-in-law, and performed the highest etiquette - a foot kiss.

This action, in the eyes of later generations, is very similar to kneeling and licking. However, in this day and age, it is a kind of etiquette. Kissing the Pope's shoes is the privilege of the great nobles, even kings and emperors. Ordinary civilians are not qualified to kneel and lick...

The Pope is willing to let you kneel and lick, that's something you can look up to...

After kneeling and licking his father-in-law, Marin brewed for a while, held back a few tears, and then raised his head, letting people see the "excitement" on his face...

Then, Marin moved out of the rhetoric of those who fooled people back then, and started the "big fool" mode:

"I, Marin von Hoffmann, a little lord who has experienced God's blessing. Here, I would like to express my highest respect to His Majesty the Great Pope, God's spokesperson on earth!"

"Everyone present may be familiar with me. I, Marin von Hoffmann, before the age of 16, was only the second son of a poor knight family, a wandering knight who was kicked out of the family at the age of 16. …”

"Before the age of 16, I was useless. In terms of force, I couldn't beat my brother at all. In terms of wisdom, I'm not afraid of your jokes. When I went to Vienna with 10 gold coins to go to Vienna to join His Majesty, I was deceived on the way. I ran out of money, and it was so tragic that I had no money to eat, no money to live in a restaurant..."

The guests all laughed,

Many people looked towards Maximilian I, who was sitting in the guest seat. Maximilian I probably knew what Marin wanted to say. The content of Marin's speech at the enthronement ceremony that year, he also heard after the fact, it is very exciting, very demagogic...

"I couldn't afford a hotel, I couldn't eat, I slept in the haystacks behind the church, shivered, and nearly died of hunger. But even in such a simple situation, I did not forget the Lord's teachings , did not incarnate as a fallen knight to obtain money by robbing houses."

"I endured the cold and hunger, shrank in the haystack and shivered, and with the last bit of consciousness in my dying body, I prayed to God devoutly, and asked God to save me, this lost child..."

The surrounding nobles looked over in surprise. Most of them didn't know that a man like Marin who was qualified to kneel and lick the Pope actually had such a desolate past, and he had the courage to say it out loud... Ordinary Nobles, all like to talk about their glorious past, but never want to mention their abject past...

"I was dying, but God seemed to hear my prayer, and when I was dying, he sent an ascetic named Einstein, a great sage, when I was about to starve, when I was about to starve to death When he came to me..."

"When the great sage saw me, he told me that he had been inspired by the Lord to come here to save me and teach me. He gave me a piece of bread, told me that it was the Holy Communion, and let me eat it, Saved my life. Then, Daxian accepted me as a disciple and taught me knowledge for a month..."

"At the time, I was very strange. Before, I was not very smart and my learning ability was slow. However, Daxian only taught me for a month, but I felt like I had studied for 10 years, and I remembered a lot of things as soon as I learned them. I live, it's not like me at all. I used to learn things very slowly and stupid. Otherwise, I wouldn't be cheated out of 10 gold coins to travel expenses..."

"Just like that, after a month of study, I suddenly became smarter, as if I was enveloped by the light of wisdom..."

"In my opinion, there is only one possibility for such a miracle - that is, the gift of the Lord! Otherwise, there is nothing more reasonable than this..."

"Because I became smart, or I was blessed by God. Therefore, after I ran to Vienna, I easily won the appreciation of His Majesty the Emperor. From a mere wandering knight, I was suddenly appointed as the acting phalanx commander... "

"The next story, probably many people have heard. I took my troops and participated in the Italian war. That day, it seemed that God's guidance, I was ordered to take my troops to support the Italians."

"However, in the haze, I seemed to be guided by God, and it seemed to me that on the night of July 6, 1494, the French would retreat on a certain road. So, according to God's direction, I set up an ambush there. , severely damaged the French army, and almost captured the French king..."

"However, it is probably because God felt that in my capacity, the king of France should not be caught. After all, the king of France is also a monarch with divine authority. So, the king of France eventually ran away. However, many French knights fell into my hands. So, I became a baron..."

"Later, because of my blood, I became the count of East Frisian Country... All this, I feel that there is a pair of hands pushing me forward. I believe that this is by no means my own ability, but It is the blessing of the Lord... Praise you, great Lord!" Marin said with a cross on his chest and said reverently.

"The power of the Lord is great and omnipotent!"

"Just a few months ago, when I was patrolling the East Frisian countryside, I suddenly encountered His Majesty Julius II, who was on the run. Although His Majesty Julius II was wearing ordinary clothes at the time, I suddenly I feel that the person in front of me is a great person blessed by the Lord."

"So, despite being the master of the Counties of East Friesland, I was influenced by Julius II's aura, so I got off my horse and saluted him, who didn't identify himself at the time. I even went to kiss his boots. the urge to..."

"At the beginning, I didn't know what was going on. Now, I know. It turned out that I had a premonition that he was going to be the Pope..."

Honestly, the joke that Marin told wasn't a joke, wasn't funny at all. However, everyone gave the new Pope face and grinned.

"Afterwards, I don't know what happened. Involuntarily, I sent out 7,000 soldiers and horses, just to protect the safety of His Majesty Julius II. Now, I want to understand - that is great The Lord's suggestion made me make such a choice involuntarily!"

"Because, the person I sent to protect will soon rule the world and become the spokesperson of God in the world!"

"Pa-pa-pa--" It wasn't that kind of sound, it was the sound of everyone applauding. No matter if what Marin said is true or not, but people are beautifying the current pope, and they have to give face to applause...

After the applause stopped, Julius II stood up with a smile and said:

"No wonder Earl Marin didn't ask for a single copper coin commission, so he sent 7,000 troops to protect me. I thought he was stupid. It turned out to be the great will of the Lord! Praise the Lord!"

"Praise the Lord!" Everyone in the Lateran Hall also said.

Julius II said this, in fact, it also proved from the side that he was the legitimate pope chosen by the Lord...

On the side, most of the 100 cardinals despised in their hearts - Nimad, if it wasn't for the gang of bastards you brought back then, I wouldn't let Lao Tzu go to the toilet, he wouldn't give him food, and I wouldn't choose to kill me. you are the pope...

However, these cardinals will still be in the Holy See in the future, and they absolutely dare not say it publicly. Moreover, those opposition cardinals have actually been dealt with by Julius II. Of the 100 cardinals this time, more than a dozen were temporarily replaced...

Finally, in order to reward Marin's "selfless contribution" to the Holy See and the Pope, Julius II announced on the spot that Marin was named an honorary knight of Rome...

In this era, Rome was the symbol of the Holy See. The honorary knight of Rome is actually the honorary knight of the Holy See...

In fact, this show and foreshadowing were all negotiated by Marin and his father-in-law, to pave the way for Julius II to reward Marin with the Bishopric of Munster in the future. After all, nothing happens overnight, there must always be a foreshadowing.

Marin was first awarded the title of an honorary knight, and then let his troops go to conquer the Republic of Florence. At that time, Julius II will award the Bishopric of Munster to Marin, and it will not be so abrupt...

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