The Rise of the European Emperor

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() The German region is a big piece of cake, and its number is limited. Some people are full, and some people are not full. The rise of new princes will naturally rob the interests of the old princes.

Most of the princes who participated in the Imperial Council belonged to the old princes who had passed on for a long time, and they were most disliked by those newly emerging princes. Because those new princes came to snatch food with them. Therefore, it is not surprising that Frederick III was able to persuade most of the princes this time. Because everyone is really upset when they see the emerging rookie prince Marin.

This time, not only most of the secular princes, but also most of the religious princes were involved in restricting the expansion of Marin's influence. Because, in Marin's victory this time, there is an extremely sensitive thing - royal power...

Because Marin had defeated Denmark, once again captured the Danish royal family and most of the Danish nobles. So, if everyone doesn't put restrictions on it, Marin could grab a crown from the Danish royal family. At that time, the Duke of Marin will become King of Marin.

What is this concept? This means that Marin's status will suddenly be elevated to the point where he is on a par with the seven great emperors. Even, it is half a level higher than the six electors. Among the seven electors, only the king of Bohemia can hold the same position as Marin, who has obtained the throne of Denmark or Norway.

And once Marin became the king, the princes present would be embarrassed. Once upon a time, they were on an equal footing with Marin, or even higher. And after Marin became king, they had to take the initiative to salute Marin...

Moreover, he is also a king after all. How should Marin be positioned in the Imperial Council? Do you want to add an eighth elector? This is what the old electors never want to see. At the same time, the other princes are also envious and jealous, and they are not happy that Marin really gets a throne, not even the throne of the poorest kingdom of Norway.

You must know that although the Kingdom of Norway has a population of only about 240,000 people, it controls a very large territory. In addition to the area south of the Arctic Circle in the later Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Norway also controlled the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Although the population is sparse, the Kingdom of Norway is currently the largest country in Europe in terms of control area (if the area of ​​more than 2 million square kilometers of Greenland is counted)...

As for the throne of the Kingdom of Denmark, not to mention that the Danes are unwilling, other European countries are also not happy that Marin gets the Danish throne.

After all, Denmark itself, especially Zealandia, controls the choke point from the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, which is very important.

The princes present were mainly secular princes. Except for Wang Vladislas II of the Bohemian Kingdom, none of the other princes did not want to be kings. After all, the king is the pinnacle of feudal lords.

However, the king is not so easy to be, not that you can be self-reliant if you want. In Europe, if you want to be a king, you must be recognized by the Holy See and recognized by other nobles. In this way, you can be considered a king. As powerful as the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, its population and national strength are among the top in Europe. However, it didn't mix with the title of a kingdom. The reason why Norway can be called a kingdom is that the Norwegians were too fierce during the Viking period, and people on the European continent were forced to admit it due to coercion.

At this time, there were not many kingdoms in the whole of Europe. Except for the Kingdom of Bohemia in the territory of Shinra, there were only the United Kingdom, France, Scotland, Aragon, Castile, Portugal, Navarre, Naples, The dozen or so kingdoms of Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Superpowers such as the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania are nothing but grand duchesses.

A crown can almost drive the princes of Germany crazy. They don't get it, and they never want it to Marlin—that's human nature...  

Therefore, the result of the negotiation of the many princes in Worms was that they intervened strongly in the negotiations between Marin and Denmark, and would rather let Marin gain more benefits in reparations and land ceding, and never let a crown fall to the horse. On Lin's head...

Therefore, more than 180 powerful princes in Worms jointly signed and issued an official letter, asking Marin to come to Worms to attend the imperial meeting and conduct negotiations.

Moreover, the official letter specifically requested that the captured Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg and King Hans be brought to participate in the final negotiations. In this way, all problems can be completely solved in one joint negotiation...

Another Archbishop of Cologne, he knows the Pope and Marin's close relationship. The point is, he also hopes that through Marin's relationship, the Pope will promote his cousin to bishop sooner. Therefore, although Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne, participated in the signing, he sent someone to inform Marin in private that the decision of this meeting made Marin ready. In addition, Hermann IV told Marin to bring as many soldiers as possible, lest the prisoners of war Joachim I and King Hans, two valuable prisoners of war, be rescued.

Because now Worms, the guards of the princes add up to five or six thousand people. If Marin's troops are short and he is forced, he may lose the biggest bargaining chip of these two negotiations...

The secret letter from Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne, arrived early, because Hermann IV's men arrived quickly after a few horses died along the way. However, the messengers sent by the Imperial Council did not hurry so hard.

Therefore, the messenger of Herman IV arrived in less than two days, while the messenger of the Imperial Council arrived four days later.

After receiving a secret letter from Herman IV, Marin was furious at the decision of the Imperial Council. However, there was nothing he could do. Because he also understands that he is indeed too high-profile.

Moreover, if he were another prince, he would also feel scared. A prince with 40,000 powerful soldiers that is no less than Swiss mercenaries is indeed frightening.

So, after this war, Marin decided to show weakness. For example, public disarmament (but actually hiding the army first, like in Ireland or something) or something, so that others can breathe a sigh of relief. Indeed, if he still retains a huge military scale of 40,000 soldiers after the war, it will be difficult for others to sleep peacefully. Why don't you take the army to the British Isles and take part in the battle for the throne? In this way, not only the army is hidden, but also the combat effectiveness of the army can be exercised through war.

Of course, it is estimated that Marin will have to make a public promise like "no first use of weapons", saying that he will never take the initiative to violate other princes, or to make other princes feel at ease. Of course, if it's really going to be a time of war, this sentence is no different from putting p. Want to go to war? Learn from the little devil, deliberately stir up trouble first. Although the devil is cheap, the cheap tricks of others are easy to use. For example, deliberately saying that the soldier is missing and going to search in someone else's territory... What? Do you want to save face and not allow the search? Well, it's you who picks things first, not me who violates you first. You have killed all my soldiers, which means you have declared war on me first, so let's fight...

Marin was also very unhappy about the Imperial Council asking him to bring King Joachim I and King Hans to Worms to negotiate. Because, at the Imperial Conference, these two may be out of their control. Those princes might put pressure on themselves to let them go.

However, Marin is unlikely to agree. Don't you have five or six thousand guards in Worms? Well, I will bring 10,000 elite troops over there. Want to steal someone from me? Let's see if I can beat my men...

So, Marin began to point and let Kahn and his 250-strong son accompany him. At critical moments, these muscle dicks are very suitable for group fights. When these 250 dicks are released, the knights brought by the princes are useless. One muscle boy may be able to use martial arts to defeat the knight. With 250 muscle boy and the invincible warrior Kahn taking the lead, no one can stop them.

Moreover, there were two or three hundred bodyguards wearing half-body plate armor beside Marin. With the 10,000 troops accompanying him, Marin could completely overwhelm those princes in momentum.

If it weren't for the fear that the princes were too afraid, and even really joined forces to fight against him, Marin would have planned to bring the entire army there.

Bringing 10,000 people over is enough to suppress the guards of those princes. However, it will not cause panic among the princes. If there are fewer people, maybe they will be bullied by those snobbish princes...