The Rise of the European Emperor

This time Julius II ascended the throne, Marin can be said to have made a splash. It attracted the envy of many people, and also attracted many people's dissatisfaction.

Among these dissatisfied people, there is Marin's current boss, Maximilian I...

As for why Maximilian I was dissatisfied with Marin? It's very simple, Marin provided 7,000 troops to Julius II, which is higher than the treatment of his boss.

You must know that Marin did support the emperor before, and sent Frenzberg and the two phalanxes to Switzerland to help resist the Swiss attack.

Originally, the emperor was very grateful to Marin. But without contrast, there is no harm. Now, Marin directly provided 7,000 troops to the Pope, more than twice as many as the emperor... This made the emperor jealous...

So, that night, Maximilian I called Marin to his mansion and planned to train Marin to express his dissatisfaction. After all, he was Marin's boss. The younger brother under his command gives more "offerings" to others than he gives to himself. Can he be satisfied as the boss?

When he came to the mansion where Maximilian I lived, Marin saw the gloomy face of Maximilian I and quickly reacted - Boss Ma was jealous...

So, Marin quickly thought about countermeasures. After all, the title of Duke of Schleswig of Marin has not been recognized by the Imperial Parliament, and it needs to be recognized by Maximilian I.

Speaking of which, the Principality of Schleswig is not a feudal state of the Holy Roman Empire, nor was it conferred by the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, but has always been a vassal state of Denmark.

It was only later that it was greatly influenced by German culture because of the closer relationship and more exchanges with the neighboring German princely state, the Principality of Holstein. Even in the southern half of the Principality, for hundreds of years, a large number of Germans have poured in, occupying half of the country.

In other words, the Principality of Schleswig has never been in the Imperial Parliament. Because, it does not belong to the empire itself. The Duchy of Holstein, after King Christian I of Denmark announced the merger of the Duchy of Schleswig and the Duchy of Holstein in 1460,

No one will be stationed in the Imperial Council. Because the Kalmar Alliance under the control of Denmark is also a superpower, there is no need to give Shinra face.

If Shinra were a powerful unity, Denmark would naturally be afraid. But now that Shinra is torn apart, Denmark doesn't care about the Emperor Shinra and the Imperial Council at all. Therefore, in the Imperial Council, the Duchy of Holstein was vacant, and the Duchy of Schleswig never joined.

Now, with the help of the emperor, Marin needs to add the Duchy of Schleswig to the Imperial Parliament, resulting in the fact that the Duchy of Schleswig secedes from Denmark and merges into Germany. Therefore, he still has to coax his boss...

"See Your Majesty!" In order to coax his boss, Marin offered his knee without hesitation. In the highest interest, paid homage to Maximilian I.

Marin doesn't have the idea of ​​"gold under his knees", you must know, which of those stars in the past life did not "kneel when he says kneel, and get off when he says he takes off" at the director's request?

In order to solve this psychological obstacle, Marin often hints to himself - I am a big star, I am acting in a costume drama, and the director forced me...

Therefore, Marin is not so repulsive about kneeling...

Moreover, Marin's acting skills have always been great in his previous life. It's a pity that Marin in his previous life was ordinary in appearance. He wasn't the type of scumbag that rotten girls liked. I haven't had any contact with the entertainment industry... But, when he played a dead corpse, Marin also played a corpse to the extreme, almost making the staff mistakenly think that he was really a corpse...

"Hmph, Earl Marin, what a great work! There are 7,000 troops, and no commission is charged!"

"I'm wronged, Your Majesty, I originally received a commission. However, the Pope asked me to cooperate with him, and asked me to declare to the public that I did not receive a commission from the Holy See to motivate future generations..."

"Inspire future generations? What do you mean?" Maximilian I was a little puzzled.

"It's just to set an example for the latecomers, to work for the Holy See..." In order to satisfy the boss, Marin casually deducted a pot for his father-in-law. Fortunately, there is no one else around, otherwise it will be passed on to my father-in-law, and I will definitely have to eat and hang.

"Oh... so that's the case..." Maximilian I suddenly realized, but he didn't know that he was fooled by Martha...

This explanation of Marin is very perfect and reasonable. Julius II had already paid for it, but in order to encourage others to learn from Marin, he "don't want money to work for the Holy See" and publicly announced that Marin did not want money to work for the Holy See. possible.

Moreover, in the eyes of Maximilian I, Marin is a little slick, and he will never do anything that is not good. So, Marin said he received a commission, and Maximilian I had no doubts.

"By the way, Your Majesty, this is a top secret. You can't spread it everywhere. If you offend His Majesty the Pope, your coronation will also go wrong..." Marin pretended to be very nervous, looked around, and then to Maximilian I.

When Maximilian I thought about it, it was true. His own Holy Roman Emperor has not been crowned by the Pope yet. What's the matter, you have to kneel and lick the Pope yourself, how dare you make a fool of yourself? Therefore, he also nodded quickly to express his understanding.

"It's just... Marin, His Majesty Julius II was a staunch ally of Charles VIII back then, and he followed Charles VIII's army to expedition to Italy. I am worried that His Majesty the Pope will still be with the French. Get it together..." Maximilian I said worriedly.

After all, the centralized France is already too powerful. If there is another pope who supports France in de jure, then France will not be able to go to heaven?

"Your Majesty is worrying too much, His Majesty Julius II is not with the French!" Marin said with certainty.

"How can you be sure?"

"You think, if His Majesty Julius II is with the French, then he still needs to hire my army to escort him back to Rome? Why don't you just go to the French army? You know, the French army is in the northern part of the kingdom of Naples. Ah, there are a lot of people, and it's close to Rome."

"That's right!" Maximilian I nodded in agreement.

"I heard that in the past few years, in order to gain the support of the Holy See, King Louis XII of France chose to abandon the desolate Archbishop of Rovere, the current Pope Julius II, and chose to be with Pope Alexander, who was still alive at the time. King VI formed an alliance and named the illegitimate son of King Alexander VI as duke. For this reason, His Majesty Julius II and Louis XII had a falling out, and they escaped from France, just to the East Frisian of the minister. , met the minister... Then, he got the news from Rome, saying that Alexander VI was in poor health, he hired the mercenary of the minister, escorted him back to Rome, and waited for the opportunity..."

"So it is..." Marin made it so perfect and reasonable that Maximilian I had to believe...

"By the way, Your Majesty, now the Spaniards and the French are fighting in the Kingdom of Naples, the Spaniards have won a game, and they are preparing to launch a new attack. Is the Duke of Ludovico the Duke of Milan with you? You can inform He can regain the Duchy of Milan..."

Different from history, after being reminded by Marin, Ludovico Sforza became more cautious than in history. He also saved thousands of troops and a lot of money, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback, and did not act rashly. In fact, the behemoth France is not something he can fight against...

However, this time is a good opportunity. Because the French army will be defeated. If Ludovico Sforza took the opportunity to take the Principality of Milan, then the French army might have no place in Italy after being defeated by the Spanish army, and could only return to the country. Otherwise, even if the French army was defeated by the Spanish army and lost the entire kingdom of Naples, they could escape to the Principality of Milan to recuperate.

At this time, Marin suggested that Maximilian I release Ludovico Sforza, just to ask the former Duke of Milan to stab the French in the back, causing the French to completely collapse in Italy.

The reason why Marin did this was because the Florentine Republic, which Marin's army was about to attack, was backed by the French. Only when the French withdrew from Italy would the 7,000 troops under Marin have the confidence to attack the Republic of Florence and then exchange for the Bishopric of Munster. Otherwise, the French are not finished yet. If they send someone to rescue the Republic of Florence, the 7,000 Marin people will be insufficient...

Maximilian I greatly appreciated Marin's plan, and expressed his support for Ludovico Sforza to fight back to the Principality of Milan immediately after returning, and hit the French army hard from behind.

As for the unhappiness before, it has long been forgotten by Maximilian I. Moreover, Maximilian I also fully agreed to Marin's request to incorporate the Duchy of Schleswig into the Holy Roman Empire, expressing his full support. Although, even if the Duchy of Schleswig was incorporated into the Shinra Empire, it was not under the jurisdiction of Maximilian I. However, at least nominally belonging to the emperor, which was not a bad thing for Maximilian I...

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