Chapter 216： Emperor's ambiguous attitude

The ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. Marin is still trying to figure out how to overshadow the Saxons. The Saxons overshadowed him ...

Marin had sent envoys to the four surrounding countries. Prince George of Saxony, who guarded Groningen, also inquired that Marin sent Jeffrey to go to Vienna to request the seizure.

As a result, Prince George directly sent Pegasus back to Albrecht, Duke of Saxony. At the same time, George also sent someone to rush to Vienna, asking the emperor not to agree to Marin's request for the time being.

Jeffrey is a civilian, naturally a carriage, not hurrying. And George's men were directly quickened. So, despite a few days of departure, they arrived in Vienna on the same day.

Maximilian I was very surprised to hear Jeffrey talking about Marin. The little guy named Marin was just a little wandering knight who ran to his own 4 years ago. Now, has he grown to the level of being able to beat the next country?

"Jeffrey Aiqing, you said that Marin laid East Frisian? As far as I know, East Frisian is not weak. I remember, more than ten years ago, East Frisian and Münster ’s army, They also jointly defeated the Oldenburg State and forced Gerhard VI to step down ... "

A word from the emperor, tells the inside story of the Oldenburg's support for the Jévre rebellion-it turned out to be a grudge ...

That happened in 1483. At that time, after the death of former Danish King Christian I in 1481, Prince Hans did not immediately succeed, but instead had to wait for the three parliaments of the Kalmar Union-the Danish Parliament, Norway The parliament and the Swedish parliament will be crowned only after their recognition.

However, Sweden was splitting up at the time, so in fact, only the Danish and Norwegian parliaments approved Prince Hans' succession to the throne. However, this drag is two years. Christian I died in 1481, and Prince Hans had only just been allowed to ascend the throne in 1483.

It was precisely because Denmark was in a period of chaos between old and new.At that time, the East Frisian Lambert and the Bishop of Münster joined forces to teach the then violent Gerhard VI, which prevented Austria Gordon's expansion attempt also forced Gerhard VI to abdicate, allowing his son Adolf to take the position of Count Oldenburg.

The timing of the two countries ’troop dispatch is quite good. The new Danish king has not yet been decided. Hans, a member of the Oldenburg family, has not yet become the official Danish king. Where can I support my uncle? Therefore, Oldenburg was miserable at the time. Later, Hans had just taken office, was busy sorting out the domestic situation, and did not help Oldenburg to take revenge. However, when King Hans gained a foothold in Denmark, neither East Frisian nor Bishop Münster would use force against Oldenburg.

Maximilian I remembered that in 1483, East Frisian sent a total of 3,000 troops, combined with the 4,000 people of the Bishop of Münster, and took the Oldenburg State into a life that could not take care of itself, and the capital was surrounded strictly. of. Had it not been for the unspoken rules of the aristocracy and could not be casually murdered, plus the nephew of Gerhard VI would become King of Denmark, Gerhard VI would probably be sliced ​​...

Anyway, there are thousands of people in East Frisian. But according to Jeffrey, Marin completely calmed the entire East Frisian in less than a month, how could he not shock Maximilian I?

"Ahem ... this is it, Your Majesty, Earl Marin is the heir to the Brock family who has ruled East Frisian for centuries ... so in East Frisian, there are still many people who support Lord Marin Yes. "That was the conversation that Marin and Jeffrey had negotiated. Marin also felt that it was too mythical to win East Frisian quickly. In order to make the emperor believe more, he decided to be humble. At the same time, let the emperor know that I am also very popular in East Frisian, so that it seems more orthodox ...

"What is that?"

"Mrs. Marin's mother, Mrs. Mary, was the last granddaughter of Earl Brock. She was rescued by Lord Huffman when she fled, so she married the Huffman Knights."

"That's right ... no ... I remember that Marin was a wandering knight, that is, he should have an elder brother. According to the law, even if his mother was the granddaughter of Earl Brock, the heir should It's his brother ... "

"That's it, Your Majesty, His Majesty's older brother, His Excellency Adler, signed the document and declared that he had renounced his right to inheritance before His Majesty attacked East Friesland. Now His Excellency is Baron Lyle ... ... "

"Hehe ... It's a good means ..." The emperor smiled undeniably. In his opinion, Marin must have used some means to coerce his brother to sign documents. After all, Marin was a baron, and Adler was a knight before.

Your Majesty, "My Majesty, Lord Marin is your loyal courtier and follower. Therefore, he hopes to join the Imperial Parliament and add one vote to Your Majesty in the Council ..."

The Imperial Parliament is a high-level assembly of all dukes and counts in the German region. Even the emperor is only one of the most important members in the Imperial Parliament. In the face of major events, everyone still needs to vote. For example, increasing the war tax requires the Imperial Parliament to vote. Last time Maximilian I quarreled with parliamentarians in Worms and missed the big scene of intercepting the French army in the Italian war.

Moreover, the earliest entry into the Imperial Parliament is the Earl. Moreover, most of the imperialists are dukes and counts who have autonomous territories. There are only a few members, dukes and counts who have no independent territory and serve the emperor's court. For example, the Habsburgs have several counts who have no independent territory and help the emperor fight and vote in the Imperial Parliament.

If Marin officially becomes the earl and joins the Imperial Parliament, he can indeed add a vote to the emperor and help strengthen his power during a quarrel.

Although the former East Frisian country was recognized as a vassal, the German states did not look down on a small "barbaric" country like East Frisian. Therefore, the Imperial Parliament, other Bosnia and Herzegovina has seats, but East Frisian Bosnia does not have a seat. From the perspective of other vassal states, the original Count of East Frisian was just a barbarian chieftain, and was not worthy of joining a real aristocracy such as the Imperial Parliament ...

Marin this time, not only wanted to get the emperor's book, but also wanted to join the Imperial Parliament, was formally recognized by the whole of Germany, and formally integrated into the circle of European aristocracy.

The Emperor Puppet was very emotional, and he and Jeffrey also had a good meeting in the morning. But at noon, George's messenger arrived, and the emperor received George's request. Then, in the afternoon, when Jeffrey requested the emperor to be seized, the emperor began to "left him and talk about him" and began to pull away. He refused to answer Jeffrey's request directly ...

In fact, the emperor is waiting for the letter from the Duke of Saxony. Because it was difficult for Prince George to ask the emperor to change his position. Because Prince George was not qualified to call the emperor.

However, Albrecht, Duke of Saxony, is qualified to ask the emperor to do business. Because the Saxony aristocracy is too powerful. In 1516, the Saxons were able to gather 24 princes to send troops to East Friesland, which proves that the Saxons are noble people.

The Emperor Puppet needed help in the Imperial Parliament, so the Saxony was obviously a good ally. Because the Saxony department has more than 20 votes, it can give the emperor a strong momentum. UU reads Moreover, the emperor now has very few allies, so he cannot afford to offend the Saxons.

Sure enough, a few days later, the Duke of Saxony also wrote. The Duke of Saxony not only asked the emperor not to recognize Marin, but also to make the Marin illegal.

The emperor is unhappy now. Anyway, Marin is also his own gold medalist. If you don't let me admit him, let me declare that he is illegal, too much to take the emperor as a cadre?

Thinking of the last meeting with Marin in Cliff City, Marin once said that the Saxons are too powerful, which may affect the monopoly of the Habsburg family on the throne. ...

In the end, the emperor decided not to recognize Marin's legal status, but did not declare Marin illegal, but to temporarily maintain an ambiguous attitude and make people inaccurate ...

However, the emperor sent away the messenger of Saxony and promised that he would not recognize Marin's count, but did not mention declaring Marin illegal. However, the emperor hinted that if the Saxons wanted to do something, though, the emperor would not object anyway ...

Then, the emperor sent away Jeffrey with joy, but did not say what was officially sealed off. However, the emperor hinted that Jeffrey, the Saxon, was looking after East Frisian, and was ready to fight ...

In this way, His Majesty the Emperor, because he was afraid of the Saxon forces, and was afraid of the chills of his subordinates, he simply mixed a handful of mud, and he was not guilty on both sides.

Even, the emperor hoped that the two sides would play fiercely, and it was better that Marin repelled the Saxon attack. Because, he was also afraid that the Wetting family would challenge the Habsburgs' throne. You know, the Vetin family is also one of the seven electors and is eligible to be elected emperor. Therefore, the emperor's heart is actually a bit biased towards Marin ...