The Rise of the European Emperor

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The method of "not an inch of grass growing" is too extreme. After the news spread, even Frederick III, the wisest Saxon elector in the alliance of princes, could not think of a way to restrain it.

After all, the emperor held high the banner of righteousness and fame, and he was so shameless, who could bear it? The only way is to not care about the crops being destroyed and let the Austrian poor destroy the wheat fields.

However, the small princes are unwilling to bear such a loss. After all, most of the princes' financial situation is not good, and another crop failure will be fatal.

On the contrary, some people suggested that the princes who blocked them would be subsidized in exchange for their strong blocking of the immigration team. However, when it comes to paying money, most of the princes are silent. No way, most princes have negative equity. If there is a fateful battle, they may be willing to pay. However, the emperor only gave the poor people of Austria to Marin, which did not harm the interests of the princes. So, most people hesitate...

Frederick III sighed, there is no way, not all nobles are as far-sighted as he is. Most of the princes are short-sighted and only see the immediate interests, not the future. Frederick III can already predict that Marin may grow into a strong dragon that is difficult to control in the future. At that time, if Marin is determined to support Maximilian I, the princes will be finished...

However, Marin had hinted to him in private, indicating that he was also a prince... Therefore, Frederick III was not sure whether Marin would support Maximilian I to unify Germany after he became stronger...

But looking at Marin's style of keeping his hand in everything before, it seems that he really won't fully support the emperor... So, Frederick III hesitated in the end...

In the end, a professor of theology named Calvin said, "Prince Philip is very selfish and can provoke his relationship with Marin", which finally made Frederick III make up his mind-temporarily slowing down.

Only then did Frederick III remember that he was already 54 years old. And His Majesty the Emperor, his cousin, who is 4 years older than himself, is 58. At this age, in this era, there are basically few years to live.

Therefore, the key to the future actually lies in the relationship between Marin and Prince Philip. But as far as Frederick III knew, although Prince Philip was not stupid, he was not as wise and wise as his father Maximilian I. Mainly, the person is selfish and doesn't care too much about other people's feelings.

A super thug like Marin, who is on the side of the Netherlands, is replaced by Frederick III himself. It is estimated that he will live in Aurich permanently in order to win over Marin. Even, he would not hesitate to marry Marin in order to win over and appease.

However, Prince Philip didn't pay much attention to Marin at all. Obviously the Netherlands is on the edge of Friesland, but Prince Philip is fine, so he doesn't go to Aurich at all.

And his father, Maximilian I, was far away in Austria, and he ran to find Marin in person. And this young master, who is obviously next door, did not visit Marin...

However, it is no wonder that this has something to do with Prince Philip's growth environment. Philip lost his mother when he was young, and his father, Maximilian I, had no time to stay in the Netherlands to take care of him because he had to sit in Austria for a long time. Therefore, Philip had no one to control him since he was a child, and he mainly dealt with a group of Dutch dignitaries who were fighting for power and profit. These dignitaries in the Netherlands didn't care about teaching Philip to be a wise king, they just fought for their own rights.

Therefore, Prince Philip's ability is not bad, but it is definitely not strong. Coupled with its selfish character, it is indeed easy to use.

"Calvin, you are really my good helper!" Frederick III glanced admiringly at the bearded theology professor Calvin. And next to Professor Calvin, he was scribbling on a notebook, as if he was writing something...

Well, here is a mention, this Calvin, and Bond was actually called Jim before. .

I have to say that Bond is a very talented spy. He never went to a theological university, but only participated in the "crash course" for him by the big fool Taylor.

One-to-one tutoring. Fortunately, Bond has a superb memory and a strong learning ability. Not only did he complete the crash course, but he also taught himself a large amount of formal religious texts. In addition, Taylor taught him some deceptive core techniques. Therefore, despite his poor background in theology, Calvin poses well and uses lighting effects to make his sermons look compelling.

Even if he has half the theological background, under the effect of the scene bonus, his ability to fool is no worse than that of the theological master. , I also admire Bond's ability to create an atmosphere. Because, in an atmosphere of fantasy, it is easier for people to accept theological knowledge.

This is one of Taylor's stunts - background lighting and music...

As the base of the big fool, he usually preaches at night. Because, it is easier to arrange lighting effects at night. In particular, using a brass mirror to reflect light reflects golden light, which looks even more divine. If it is replaced with a glass mirror or a bronze mirror, because it is not golden light, the effect will be reduced by more than half...

In addition, Bond has his own children's choir. Whenever he lectures, a group of ten-year-old children will sing poems in a low voice with clear children's voices in the background, creating a sacred religious atmosphere. And what Bond paid was to give these children some bread.

These children are all children from poor families nearby, and as long as they have a piece of black bread, they can happily help sing all night. Moreover, what Marin "created" is the repertoire that children often sing.

Although the princes were not interested in Marin, no one rejected such a purely religious song. While Bond preached, a group of children sang softly in the background. The clear child's voice can easily resonate strongly with believers. Therefore, every time Bond lectures, it will have a huge impact.

You can imagine a handsome bearded professor standing on the podium with an upright face. The golden light shone on him, and the clear children's voice of hymns could be faintly heard in the air, or the singing was very nice and imposing. As a believer, it is easy to be infected...

But in fact, the level of Bond theory is average. However, he has a strong backer!

Because of deliberately making friends,. , Moreover, he is a doctor of divinity, a master of academics.

Bond's own level of theology is average, after all, it is a crash course. but,. Anyway, priests in this era were not allowed to marry, and Martin Luther did not have mistresses. so,. By the way,...

But Bond is very smart. He didn't copy Martin Luther's handouts, but slightly modified them and changed the order. Then, add some material and intersperse some cases. By the way, mobilize the students' emotions...

Therefore, in the end, the popularity of Bond's lectures was higher than that of Martin Luther, a true scholar. In fact, they talk about the same knowledge points, but Bond is more humorous, plus some case explanations. As a result, students were more likely to…

Fortunately, Martin Luther was not a stingy person, otherwise, the two of them would have been filthy. Of course, Bond didn't just copy Martin Luther's teaching plans. He usually chatted, and Bond also remembered his mission, constantly influencing Martin Luther and letting him breed the idea of ​​religious reform.

However, Bond did not expect that his fake "Professor Calvin" would be more popular than Martin Luther in the field of theology. Generally speaking, in universities in this era, there is only one full professor of a major, and the others are associate professors and teaching assistants.

But because Calvin played by Bond was so popular, after obtaining the consent of Martin Luther, Elector Frederick III of Saxony made an exception and awarded Bond the title of professor of theology. But Frederick III didn't know that this so-called "Professor Calvin" was actually a plagiarist of teaching plans. Moreover, this guy didn't even go to college. I didn't even go to middle school...

In Tang Bohu's words - the younger brother has studied for two years, a lost little spy in the world... Calvin...