Chapter 5： I was forced

The newly appointed Duke of Saxony, George, was very nervous recently, not to say that he was afraid of the Frisian Resistance. Although he also knew that the Principality of Geddes was behind the Frisian Resistance, this was not the reason for Duke George ’s nervousness.

In fact, what George worried most about was Marlin's East Friesland and the Principality of Geddes together to attack West Friesland. In the previous war, George had been cast in a psychological shadow by Marin, and he was still a prisoner for several months in East Friesland. After he returned to Dresden, the father soon fell ill and died ...

The wise and wise father died, and suddenly made George feel that he had lost his dependence. When news came that the "Frisian Resistance Army" had broken into the west of West Friesland, George immediately turned into chaos. Mainly, he felt that such a great opportunity, the frivolous Marin Hoffman, was likely to take the opportunity to send troops and win the eastern region of West Friesland.

He was not afraid of facing a Frisian Resistance Army, even if he was face-to-face with the Duchy of Geddes, George was not worried. In fact, George did not know that although the Duchy of Geddes was low-key, his strength was not weak. It should be known that the Principality of Geddes is located in the lower Rhine region, with fertile land and horizontal plains. In this age of agriculture, the tax revenue of the Principality of Geddes is still considerable. Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, had the confidence to expand.

George, who is not sure of the true strength of the Principality of Geddes, does not worry about playing against the Principality of Geddes, but is very worried that Marin, who had defeated Saxony, came in. So he asked his minister how to avoid Marin's troop participation.

After a few days of discussion, a minister made a suggestion-since Marin Hoffman was the person of Emperor Maximilian I, then it may be possible to restrain Marin through Emperor Maximilian I. Participate in the war in West Friesland ...

George and the ministers thought, really. Marin is the "foreign household" of the great aristocracy, whose foundation is still unstable, and he needs the legal support of Emperor Maximilian I. Therefore, he still needs to pay attention to the emperor's opinion.

So, George personally went to Innsbruck, Austria (the resident of Emperor Maximilian I. Maximilian I was generally not in Vienna, but in Innsbruck, only when he was hosting a major event. Return to the legal capital of Vienna), in addition to discussing the matter with the emperor, but also to report to the empire about his succession to the Duke of Saxony. In addition, a simple loyalty ceremony is required to swear allegiance to the emperor.

Maximilian I welcomed George's arrival, not to mention the identity of the Duke of Saxony. Duke Albrecht was himself the cousin of Maximilian I. George was equivalent to Maximilian I's cousin.

Moreover, although George lost the leadership of the Saxony aristocracy, it still has a great influence. Moreover, the Principality of Saxony has always had good relations with the Habsburg family, otherwise, after the religious war, Charles V will not give them the title of emperor of the long branch.

In order to save West Friesland, George expressed his willingness to follow the pace of Maximilian I in the Imperial Parliament and vote for and cheer for him.

It happened that the emperor remembered that he had promised to recommend Marin to the Imperial Court of Nobility at the Imperial Parliament. Therefore, Maximilian I proposed that at this year's Worms (main Archdiocese of Mainz, the venue of the Shinra Empire Parliament) George wanted to support Marin into the Imperial Court of Nobility and become a member of the Imperial Parliament.

Originally, George was very unhappy. After all, Marin is his enemy. However, the emperor told him that if he supported Marin's entry into the Imperial Parliament, he would be able to persuade Marin not to unite with the Principality of Geddes to covet the West Friesland. After all, there is a price to be paid to persuade Marin not to touch the fish in muddy water.

In the end, George reluctantly agreed to the emperor's request. As a junior, he did not have the confidence to bargain with the emperor. If you change to Duke Albrecht, you might just refuse it. But George has not yet settled on the throne of the Duke of Saxony, and he needs the support of external forces. So, had to agree to the emperor's request.

Once George agreed to Marlin's entry into the core class of the Imperial Parliament, the obstacles disappeared a lot. For example, the nobles of the Saxony family, the former principality of Saxony was enemies with Marin. Now, the Principality of Saxony is no longer blocking Marin from entering the Imperial Parliament, so the other nobles of the Saxony family have no reason to block it. As a result, Marin's biggest obstacle to entering the Imperial Parliament-the Saxon nobility, was cleared through the operation of the emperor ...

After George agreed to the conditions, Maximilian I immediately wrote a letter to Marin in front of him, and said that George had promised to support him to enter the Imperial Parliament, and then hoped that he would not blend into the West. Frisian conflict.

Through the non-stop horse station system, the letter of Maximilian I quickly reached Marin. In fact, Marin originally did not intend to blend into this conflict. It happened that the emperor wrote and asked him not to interfere. In this way, when he was complained by the Principality of Geddes in the future, he had enough excuses-you see, my boss told me not to go, so I dare not go ...

It was an unexpected joy for George to promise to support him in the Imperial Parliament. Marin did not expect this to happen before. Before that, he had given up the idea that Saxony nobles would support him.

Nowadays, the peaks turn around and the obstacles of the Saxony system disappear. Then, at the Imperial Parliament held in Worms in the middle of this year, he is more sure of his selection.

With the emperor's letter as an endorsement ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Marin responded to the messenger on the spot-I will not participate in this dispute, and at the same time, allow Saxony to rebel in transit ...

After receiving Marin's promise, George was finally relieved. So he rushed back to Dresden, gathered 10,000 troops, and began to reinforce West Friesland.

Although it is said that the compensation for Marin's 1 million ransom has caused the Principality of Saxony to be in debt. However, the Principality of Saxony is a rich country after all. The debts of hundreds of thousands of gold coins can be paid off within a few years.

Therefore, I heard that the Principality of Saxony needed money, but there were many big merchants who were willing to lend him money. Therefore, George relied on the loan, gathered 10,000 soldiers, and drove towards West Friesland ....

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When he reached the border of East Frisian Lambert, George was a little frightened. Although Marin promised not to participate in this matter, who knows whether it is true or not. In addition to being a prisoner here for several months, George was very worried.

But Marin quickly dispatched a small army to guide the Saxon army. At the same time, he also monitored the Saxon army to prevent them from burning and looting while crossing the border.

When the Saxon army crossed the border, Marin was actually prepared to prevent the Saxons from having a "false track". Fortunately, George did not dare to mess up. He hurried across the border with the army and went straight to Groningen.

After hearing that Marin had allowed 10,000 Saxon troops to cross, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, sent an emissary to question Marin. Marin took out the letter that Emperor Maximilian I wrote to him, and at the same time, he spread his hands and said helplessly:

"Look, it's not that I want to do this, it's His Majesty asked me to do it! I was forced ..."

The messenger was speechless ...