Chapter 837： Achievement and Freedom

However, despite the failure of the debate, Otto III, Earl of Schaumburg, planned to work hard. Taking advantage of the noon break, he and a group of secular aristocrats who supported him vigorously preached the "Marin threat theory" and carried out activities around the world, hoping to arouse the enemies of the princes.

And Marin was not idle. While Otto III was seeking supporters there, Marin was not idle. With a small gift, he went to visit the big men among the religious princes.

However, after presenting gifts and greetings, Marin would inadvertently add a sentence-"His Majesty the Pope also asked me to greet the bishop" ...

The meaning of this sentence is very profound. Marin is sending a message to the religious princes that the pope is on my side. Therefore, as princes of the church, you better not fight against me for the sake of Recklinghausen ...

Sure enough, after the meeting resumed in the afternoon, although Otto III's supporters increased some, but no religious princes supported him. Religious princes basically chose to silence Marin's purchase of Recklinghausen.

These bishops knew very well that what they were worried about was only Marin helping the Habsburg family unite Germany. As for the affiliation of the Recklinghausen area, is it their business? If there is no such thing as a pope, they may support Otto III by the way and suppress Marin. But with the Pope's endorsement, they stopped talking. The last time the Pope visited Worms to endorse Marin, the scene came to their minds again ...

In order not to be targeted by the "Chairman" of the "Church Group", these religious princes ignored Otto III's all-out agitation, they just ignored it ...

Gradually, the secular princes also found out wrong-it seems that all the religious princes chose to be silent ...

Frederick III and other secular electors also felt wrong, so he asked Archbishop of Mainz to temporarily adjourn the meeting. Then, 7 Electors entered the room of Worms Cathedral and discussed urgently together ... Maximilian I watched the 7 Electors hold a small meeting together, but did not call him the emperor, full of black line. But he couldn't help it, so he had to chat with several acquaintances who knew him, to resolve his embarrassment ...

"The three bishops, why are you all silent? Didn't you watch Marin win the Recklinghausen? In that way, his strength has increased greatly!" Frederick III, the elector of Saxony Inexplicably asked the three religious electors. He had eaten Malin's losses in the previous war, so he had hatred against Malin. He is very happy to see the things that can make Marin lose money.

But Archbishop Jacob of Mainz shook his head and said:

"Sir Frederick, it's not that we don't want to target him. It's ... it's not worth the effort to target him for this matter ... Don't you forget that the last meeting, the Pope, was there in person?"

Frederick III's mouth twitched--paralyzed, can he forget? Last time he saw that he could confuse everyone to form a coalition against Marin. However, the presence of the Pope's Lord directly suppressed all religious princes. Just make a P with the secular princes alone? You know, the four secular electors, Bohemia King Vladislas II seems to be a bit biased towards Marin, Paladin electorate general strength. And he and the Brandenburg elector Joachim I were both strong in strength ... so, it was only cheaper to Marin ...

This time, it seems to be the case again. Marin obviously reminded religious princes not to forget the Pope's opinion ...

"Everyone, His Majesty the Pope is far away in Rome, and he did not visit this time ..." Frederick III did not give up and wanted to continue to persuade.

But the three religious electors did not wait for him to finish talking, so they shook their heads together:

"Sir Frederick, you may be right. We now lead the country alone, and indeed we can not obey the views of His Majesty the Pope. But don't forget, we all have sons and nephews in the church. The Pope wants It may be difficult to deal with the three of us, but it ’s easy to kill our family ’s juniors. After all, they have n’t grown up yet. ”Archbishop Jacob of Trier said with frustration.

"Perhaps, after the return of His Majesty the Pope to heaven, your juniors will not be embarrassed ..." Frederick III said.

"No, you are wrong. Master Frederick, even if the pope returns to heaven, the next pope will not let our juniors pass." Archbishop Hermann IV of Cologne said depressively.

"why?"

"This is an implicit rule-if the current pope does not help the previous pope to suppress those who do not obey the papacy, then the next pope will not help him suppress the enemies of the papacy in his reign. Of course, like the current pope and Except for the situation where the last pope was a mortal enemy. This implicit rule is to maintain the majesty of the pope not to be trampled by the following. "Herman IV explained patiently.

These bishops cannot confirm whether the next pope is the enemy of this pope, but this possibility is very small. Therefore, offending this pope, the family may continue to be suppressed in the future, do not want to be a bishop anymore. If you do n’t become a bishop, you wo n’t have any money to make. You should know that in this era, serving as the bishop of the German bishopric was very rich in oil and water, and it was a "money path without money". If this fortune is broken, then the person who offended the pope will definitely become the sinner of the whole family ...

After speaking, Herman IV said dissatisfiedly:

"Master Frederick, about the purchase of secular governance in the Recklinghausen area by Marin, we all agreed to the Archbishop of Cologne. Now, Otto III is openly opposed and clearly does not give the Archbishop of Cologne the face. The face of the old man Worthless? Besides, the matter in the Recklinghausen area is a trivial matter. It is the major event of this meeting to let Marin swear not to send troops to help the Habsburg family to invade other princes. This is the major event of this meeting. This is a trivial matter, and the real major thing is wrong! "

Archbishops Mainz and Archbishop Trier also nodded their heads in agreement with Archbishop Hermann IV of Cologne. In their view, the Recklinghausen area is not a rich place, even for Marin. Only the question of whether the North Sea State and the Habsburg family sent troops together is really a big deal.

Not only that, King Vladislas II of Bohemia and Paladin Elector also agreed with this view. Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg did not speak, and he does not care about these things now. As long as the interests of the electorate of Brandenburg are not jeopardized, he does not want to ignore it.

Seeing this, Frederick III sighed helplessly and decided not to get entangled in this issue ...

When the meeting restarted, the situation suddenly changed. Several election princes have expressed their support for Marin ’s acquisition of secular governance in the Recklinghausen area. However, Marin was required to swear in writing that he would not send troops to help a family invade the territory of the imperial princes. At the same time, it is forbidden to use mercenaries to help a family fight ...

As soon as Marin achieved his goal, he would naturally accept it when he saw it.

However, in order to show his "loyalty", he deliberately squeezed out a few tears, and seemed to accept this condition with grief and indignation.

After all, Marin relied on the promotion of Maximilian I to get on the stage of history. It would be too shameless to accept the conditions of the prince happily at this time. Moreover, he was sworn before the emperor. If you give up your vows so readily, you will be despised.

Therefore, Marin must work hard to pretend to be aggrieved by the words "baby refuses, they force me". In this way, it can be considered as an account of the "promotion of grace" of His Majesty the Emperor.

Maximilian I was also helpless, seeing tears in Marin's eyes, he couldn't help but shed tears ...

Of course, he was not touched by Marin, but because he thought that the Habsburg family's ambitions would be strangled, and he wanted to cry in pain. After all, in addition to a ace warrior who was loyal to the Habsburg family, he was also forced by the princes of Germany. He was also very painful ...

But to be honest, Marin was really good to him. Not only gave him the generals of Frensberg and the strength of the two phalanxes, but also sold those powerful 18,000 Swiss mercenary prisoners of war to the Habsburg family to Hab. The conquest of Switzerland by the Bundes family played a key role.

The Habsburg family can recapture the family's land of long prosperity-Allgäu's Eagle Fortress, the first must be Marin. Not to mention that the Habsburg family occupied half of Switzerland. If the French were not forced to intervene, maybe the Habsburg family could eat the whole Switzerland ...

So, for the help of the soon-to-be-lost Marlin brother, Maximilian I was so sad that he wanted to shed tears ...

So, at the Imperial Conference, the scene of Maximilian I and Marin's pair of princes "looked at each other without words". If it is accompanied by sad music and narration, it is definitely a classic tragedy ...

For a time, the princes present suddenly had an illusion-as if they had suddenly become a villain, forcing the pair of lovers ... Ab, the princes had to separate ...

Probably I felt that I had acted well, and Marin finally closed his tears and felt like a little daughter-in-law, half-pushing and half agreeing on the "advice" that the princes were obviously forced ...

However, in order to maintain his image as a good person, Marin put forward a condition that he could promise not to help the Habsburgs attack the German princes, and would not use mercenaries to help the Habsburgs expand. However, if the Habsburg family's homeland, Austria, the Netherlands, and Franche Comté, were seriously invaded, he would still send troops to help. In short, he means-not assisting, but assisting (local) ...

As for the reason, Marin stated that he had sworn allegiance to the emperor in the name of God in the knighthood ceremony in Vienna. Therefore, he could not be completely disconnected from the emperor. Because that way is tantamount to abandoning the oath. It is very serious to abandon the oath in the name of God ...

Therefore, Marin has vowed to "don't assist but defend" not to betray the original oath ...

After the fierce discussion, the princes felt that Marin's statement was very reasonable. After all, they all knew that Marin was listed as an official knight by Maximilian I in Vienna. Therefore, they are not good at forcing Marin to completely abandon their oath in the name of God. After all, everyone here is a believer in God. So in the end the princes agreed with Marin's request. Anyway, for the princes, as long as Marin did not send troops to help the Habsburg family attack the German princes, even if the goal was achieved. As for the elimination of the Habsburg family, they actually did not think about it ...

In the end, Marin swears in the name of God that he will not send troops or mercenaries to help the Habsburg family attack other German princes in the presence of all the imperial councillors present. But if an enemy army invades the Habsburg family, he will send troops to help, but after helping to guard the Habsburg family, he must not continue to send troops to help counterattack ...

After taking the oath, Marin wrote it down in writing, signed and sealed it, and this document was sealed in the Worms Church ...

Afterwards, the Imperial Parliament also reviewed and approved the decision to agree to Marin ’s acquisition of the secular rule of the Recklinghausen area. In the last moment before the end of the meeting, Marin also announced that-because he had not been serving in the North Sea for a long time, he was expelled from all positions and titles in Fritzberg and his subordinates ...

This decision is called punishment, which is actually equivalent to giving Frenzberg completely to the emperor ... Moreover, Marin had to do the same. Because, until now, Frensberg and his two phalanxes from the North Sea Kingdom are still serving the emperor. But Marin had just vowed not to send troops to help the emperor fight, and he couldn't keep his word. Therefore, it is the best choice to expel Frensberg and others, and to clarify their relationship ...

Many princes expressed dissatisfaction with this, but they also knew that Frensberg is now one of Maximilian I's most trusted generals. Even if Marin wants to take it back, Frensberg may not be happy. Therefore, Marin's disposal method is the most appropriate.

Moreover, although Frenzberg is also a good general, but with the Habsburg family of Frenzberg, can not kill the Quartet. The current battle situation shows this. As long as Marin ’s main force is not dispatched, the Habsburg family will have difficulty in winning Switzerland, let alone attack other princely states. Therefore, a Franzberg does not affect the overall situation.

Maximilian I was also very fond of Marin. After all, with the oath of Marin "not assisting, but assisting", other princes want to jointly invade the Habsburg family ~ www.novelhall.com ~ It's time to weigh. And the two Phalanx in front of Frensberg and his group were sent to the Habsburg family in disguise, so it was very "sentimental and meaningful" ... Therefore, Maximilian I could not ask Marin to do more. ...

At the farewell, the pair of princes stared at each other on horseback in the distance, and staged a bitter drama of "silent congestion" and "reluctance" ...

It wasn't until Marin's horse team walked to no one outside the city that Marin couldn't help laughing.

"Haha, I'm finally relieved! The goal is also achieved! Later, I don't have to pretend to be a loyal minister to help the Habsburg family for free!" Of course, this sentence is said in Chinese. Even Kahn and the bodyguards who accompanied him didn't understand what Marin said ...

For Marin, is this a swearing-in event? Before, in order to become a nobleman, Marin had to rely on pleasing Maximilian I to become the official knight and empire baron. As a result, he had sworn allegiance to Maximilian I. Because of this, it became a heavy moral burden for Marin. If he betrayed the emperor, it would be tantamount to violating the oath, and he would have to be pointed out by thousands of people. Even, to help the Habsburg family, he can't charge ... it makes him a little stubborn ...

Fortunately, these stupid princes helped. With this swear base. In the future, Marin will no longer have to work hard to pretend to be a loyal minister and go to work for the Habsburg family for free. Therefore, for Marin, this is really a relief.

Moreover, it was also a pleasant surprise to acquiesce to annex most of the Ruhr and Liper rivers this time. After all, as long as these areas are mastered, it is equal to controlling most of the coal in Germany. In the future, when the industrial revolution takes place, energy will no longer have to worry. Even if other countries are greedy, they must have coal first ...