The Rise of the European Emperor

It has to be said that drawing a clear line with the emperor's surface is indeed a good solution to the current predicament. After Marin issued a manifesto "respecting the German political tradition" following Mikel's advice, public opinion soon changed.

In the declaration, Marin emphasized many times that he is also a member of the princes, and he will not get along with himself. This statement is clearly to convince the princes group. At the same time, it is also a reminder to the princes of Germany - now that I am also a powerful prince, I will definitely care about my own interests...

In order to spread the news quickly, Marin threw a large number of people and horses, and did not hesitate to use horsepower. In just a few days, after killing hundreds of horses, the news quickly spread throughout the main regions of Germany, especially Worms. ...

This declaration really worked well, although it caused dissatisfaction among many members of the Habsburg family. However, Marin had already quietly sent someone to send a letter to Emperor Maximilian I, indicating that it was a helpless move to avoid being beaten by the group. Therefore, except for those who did not know the emperor's faction, the knowledgeable emperor and other bigwigs did not care very much. After all, the credit that Marin created for the Habsburg family to recover the Allgäu in Switzerland is enough to offset Marin's "disrespect" to the emperor this time.

As for those princes, especially those secular princes, some centrists had no hatred against Marin in the first place. He was only bewitched by Frederick III, thinking that Marin was going to help Maximilian I unify Germany, so he was fooled onto the ship. Nowadays, Marin claims to respect tradition and reminds everyone that he is also a great prince. Obviously, they want to draw a clear line with Emperor Maximilian I, why are they still beating him? How much military spending?

As a result, the formation of the Anti-Marin Alliance, which was originally intended to be completed, was suspended at the last moment...

Some princes said that they need to wait and see for a while. Anyway, Marin's fief is there and can't fly. If Marin really showed signs of joining forces with the emperor to unify Germany, it would not be too late to join forces to fight.

But Frederick III was in a hurry, because, if he dragged it on, he would definitely march into the Electoral State of Saxony when Marin finished packing up Denmark. If the Electoral State of Saxony is ravaged by the army of tens of thousands of Marin, the economy of the Electoral State of Saxony will definitely go backwards. Moreover, if a coalition army is formed early, even if they cannot defeat Marin's army, they can force the opponent to return the Wan-Saxon prisoners of war at no cost...

Therefore, Frederick III personally went out to visit the princes who were affected by the Marin Declaration, and encouraged them to send troops quickly and follow him to fight Marin.

It's a pity that these secular nobles, although a little stupid, are not hopelessly stupid because of their higher education level. Therefore, most of them choose to look at it first. Of course, there were also a small number of princes who were not strong-willed, who also began to be persuaded by Frederick III and changed their positions again.

But at this time, Kohler personally brought more than ten or two hundred thousand gold coins, escorted by hundreds of guards, quietly arrived at Worms City, and began to contact and bribe those important secular nobles privately.

In addition, the ten thousand gold coins from Lübeck and Hamburg were also on their way to Worms. As long as there is enough money, this anti-Marin alliance can't be broken without belief.

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With a lot of money invested, the position of many nobles quickly changed. After spending nearly 20,000 gold coins, the Kingdom of Bohemia was the first to be conquered.

Originally, because of the relationship of Grand Duke Alexander, King Vladislas II of Bohemia was not so repulsive to Marin. Although, Vladislas II did not take the initiative to speak for Marin, but he did not fall into the trap. For example, when Frederick III encouraged the secular princes to join forces to send troops, Vladislas II chose to oppose it. Of course, the Kingdom of Bohemia was only opposed to sending troops, and it did not affect the intention of other princes to send troops.

But after Kohler smashed more than 20,000 gold coins, Vladislas II's attitude changed drastically. originally,

It's just the attitude of not sending troops to join the siege of Marin. But after Kohler's activities, Vladislas II's attitude towards the formation of the anti-Marin alliance army was no longer negative, but turned into opposition. Not only did he oppose it, but he would even persuade other princes not to participate.

In any case, the king of Bohemia is the first of the four secular electors. Now, the King of Bohemia has made such a statement, and it is definitely a heavy blow to Frederick III's deceitful plan...

After getting the King of Bohemia, Kohler made persistent efforts and went to the Elector of Palatine Philip, spending money, hoping that Elector of Palatine Philip would openly oppose the formation of the anti-Marin Alliance coalition.

The Elector of Palatine was originally younger than himself, but Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, whose prestige far surpassed himself, was a little jealous. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him, he planned to use soy sauce.

However, after Marin issued a declaration to draw a clear line with the emperor and declared that he was also a prince, Philip the great prince felt that it was really unnecessary to form a group to attack Marin. And, anyway, Elector Philip felt that Frederick III was using everyone to help Saxony fight...

It's just that Philip didn't bother to care about those bad things before. After all, Elector Philip and Marin are not familiar with each other, so there is no need to offend Saxony for a Marin who is not familiar with him.

But things are different now. After Kohler smashed out 10,000 gold coins, Philip, who received enough benefits, decided to say a few words to Marin. After all, after Marin issued the manifesto, some of Frederick III's claims were somewhat untenable. In addition to receiving Marin's favor fee, Elector Philip also intends to speak out and oppose the views of Frederick III. In this way, I can also attack the prestige of Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, who is more famous than me...

You know, the elector is not monolithic. Not to mention the three religious electors, the four secular electors are also fighting openly and secretly. Vladislas II, King of Bohemia from Poland and Lithuania, is currently obsessed with having children and giving birth to male heirs. At present, Vladislas II has changed two queens, but Lajos II, who died in battle later, will not be born until August of this year. In other words, Vladislas II is now at a critical moment in the creation of man. As the number one secular elector of Germany, Vladislas II actually has no interest in intervening in German affairs. Otherwise, as the number one secular elector of Shinra, Frederick III, the secular elector who ranks behind him, will not become the leader among the German princes.

As for Philip, the Elector of Palatine, although he usually supported Frederick III, he was still somewhat jealous of Frederick III's great reputation. After all, the Elector Philip was older than Frederick III, but his reputation was not as good as the other, so it was inevitable that he felt a little uncomfortable. Coincidentally, Kohler sent him money, plus Marin issued a declaration that was equivalent to drawing a line with the emperor, and also gave Elector Philip an excuse to oppose the formation of a coalition army. If Marin didn't issue this manifesto, he wouldn't necessarily have an excuse to oppose Frederick III's proposal...

As for the other elector, Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg, although he was a fanboy of Frederick III, he was already a prisoner of Marin and could not give Frederick III any support at all. ...

Therefore, Kohler's bribery was so successful that the King of Bohemia and the Elector of Palatine, among the four secular electors, became opponents of the formation of an anti-Marin coalition. Frederick III did not know that the coalition had not yet been successfully formed, and the big men among the two princes were ready to pull him back...