The Rise of the European Emperor

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() However, Archduke Alexander was not entirely betting on Marin. Therefore, the foreign minister, Beresky, who was instructed by the Grand Duke of Alexander, although he brought people to give Marin a boost, he was still friendly to the German princes in Worms, and he did not see that he was here to help these people. The appearance of the opponent Marin assisting the punch.

If he supports it 100%, the most correct thing for Beleschi to do at this time should be to refuse the hospitality of the German princes in Worms City, and then take the army directly to the village outside the city to join Marin.

However, Beleschi did not do this, but first accepted the hospitality of the princes in the city, and the next day he took people to join Marin.

Marin is naturally a little dissatisfied with this move by Beleschi. However, he was also well aware of the indecisive and fearful character of Archduke Alexander. For the other party to be able to do this, it is not bad.

Beresky came here with more than 9,000 horses. Although he did not stand on his side with a clear stand at the beginning, he was here to propose marriage after all. What does kissing mean? Of course it is a political marriage! A marriage is like an alliance. Since then, the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania have become the allies of East Friesland.

With Poland and Lithuania on their side, those princes will weigh each other when confronting them. After all, Poland and Lithuania can also pull out tens of thousands of elite troops, and they are very powerful.

The only thing the princes could threaten Marin was to form a coalition to attack. But if the religious princes did not participate, the German secular princes would only be able to organize hundreds of thousands of troops if they died. Among them, there are many conscripts with little combat effectiveness.

If they fight against Marin's army of 30,000 to 40,000 people, there may be a chance of winning. But if Poland and Lithuania were allied with Marin, it would be different...

After all, Marin's army is very strong in combat. If the coalition forces want to win, they must concentrate all the troops to deal with Marin's army. However, if Poland and Lithuania organized tens of thousands of elites to attack the coalition from the rear at this time, the coalition could easily be defeated...

However, to reassure the princes a little, Beleski's actions seem to show that Poland and Lithuania are not the most staunch supporters of Marin,

He did not stand firmly on Marin's side as soon as he came up.

Moreover, what made Marin vomit blood was that Beleschi and the army he led did not stay in Worms for a long time. After making a public and high-profile engagement with Marin, Beresky left Worms with more than 9,000 troops and returned to China...

Marin was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood, while the princes in Worms City were celebrating, as if they had won some incredible victory.

Marin's strength alone is strong, but he can't completely scare the German princes. After all, everyone united, not afraid of Marin.

However, if you add Poland and Lithuania, two major European countries, everyone will have no confidence. Moreover, if the nearly 10,000 troops led by Beleski and the 10,000-strong army of Marin were united, the strength was extremely powerful, and it also brought great psychological pressure to the princes in the city.

But now, Beresky left with more than 9,000 soldiers and horses, and the pressure on the princes has been reduced by half, and they are naturally very happy. In contrast, Marin was depressed.

But this is no wonder, because the plan of the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Alexander, was originally different from Marin...

Marin planned to use force to deter the princes and force them to agree to his plan, so that he could successfully become king of Norway and cut large tracts of land from the electorate of Saxony and the electorate of Brandenburg.

Archduke Alexander's plan was to show his mighty force and openly marry Marin, so that the German princes would not dare to easily form a coalition against Marin.

That is to say, Marin's intention was to deter and subdue the princes, while Alexander's intention was to keep Marin...the purpose of the two was different, and naturally, the approach was inconsistent.

Moreover, Archduke Alexander also had his own little abacus. He was reluctant to intervene in the German Civil War, so his men came to show off and left Worms.

It would be best if the German princes could be frightened. If the German princes could not be frightened, and the German princes still formed a coalition to attack Marin, the Grand Duke Alexander might not be willing to actually send troops to help Marin. He would observe for a while, if Marin successfully withstood the coalition attack or even gained the upper hand, then he would send troops to help Marin defeat the coalition; , even the marriage contract will be voided...

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In fact, the marriage-seeking team led by Beresky did frighten many princes. Before, many princes still clamored to form a coalition to attack Marin. But since nearly 10,000 troops from Poland and Lithuania appeared, the princes did not mention much about forming a coalition.

Of course, the princes did not give up the use of diplomatic means. Although they can't use force, the princes are still very good at quarreling. If they can't do it on the battlefield, they can win it through joint quarrel...

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As time passed, the princes invited by Marin came to Worms one after another. The two great speakers of Lübeck and Hamburg, as well as representatives of many imperial cities, also arrived. The Austrian and Netherlandish nobles headed by Emperor Maximilian I, as well as the Swabian princes, also arrived. It was the emperor himself who led the team.

Maximilian I still attached great importance to this negotiation, because it was a good opportunity to fight against the anti-emperor alliance. The princes were clearly against Marin, but in fact against him Maximilian I.

If Marin suffered a loss in this negotiation, then the princes of the anti-emperor alliance would be soaring. In the future, their momentum will come up and suppress the emperor's faction even more.

On the other hand, if Marin benefits from this negotiation, then the princes of the anti-emperor alliance will be suppressed and it will be difficult for them to continue to grow.

Therefore, in this negotiation, supporting Marin is actually supporting himself. The emperor who wanted to understand this, naturally went out in full force and brought all the princes of this faction to cheer for Marin.

But the strange thing is that after His Majesty the Emperor, the princes of his faction, and the representatives of the imperial city arrived, Marin still did not enter the city to participate in the negotiation, but pretended to be sick in the village...

Only Marin and Archbishop Jacob of Inz knew that Marin was waiting for a representative of the Holy See...

A few days later, a team from Rome came from outside Worms. However, the leader is not the cardinal that Marin expected, but...

"What? His Majesty the Pope is here?" All the princes in Worms City, including Emperor Maximilian I, were shocked. Then, they got up one after another and ran to the city gate to welcome His Majesty the Pope. Even Maximilian I had to meet him in person...

Although it is said that, in theory, the Pope is in charge of academic affairs and the emperor is in charge of secular affairs. However, the emperor needs the pope to be crowned. As it happens, Maximilian I has not been officially crowned by the Pope. So, now Maximilian I must please the Pope...

In the village outside the city, Marin was also taken aback when he learned that the Pope's father-in-law had arrived. So, he stopped pretending to be sick, jumped up from the bed, quickly dressed, took his entourage, and went to the gate of Worms to meet his father-in-law...8)

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