The Rise of the European Emperor

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() When Marin was busy calculating Frederick III, Pope Julius II, who was far away in Rome, was not idle either. He had already received a secret letter from Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne, and naturally knew what happened in Germany.

At first, Julius II was furious, thinking that Frederick III was a jerk. Therefore, Julius II initially wanted to punish Frederick III with the severe measure of "excommunication".

However, after calming down, Julius II abandoned the idea. After all, he only became Pope not long ago. Moreover, Frederick III was also a leader among the German electors, and he used excommunication on others when he came up. Of course, he could finish Frederick III. However, it doesn't affect me well either.

In any case, the dispute between Marin and Frederick III was a struggle for hegemony among princes within Germany. He, the Pope, should not excommunicate because Frederick III targeted his son-in-law, Marin.

Moreover, the Holy See is not without opposition. If he excommunicates Frederick III for no reason, the opposition within the Holy See will be very strong.

Of course, that was for secular princes, but for those religious princes, Julius II was easier to deal with. Because, no matter which bishop or abbot in the German region, is nominally a subordinate of the Holy See.

For his subordinates, although Julius II could not easily "excommunicate", it was very easy to order a reprimand. The bishop of a bishopric is also very respectful. If you are reprimanded by the Pope several times, you will lose face.

Moreover, if he repeatedly bullied the Pope, who is a superior, the Pope could use this as an excuse to execute an excommunication. And the archbishop, who was expelled by the Pope, must end miserably. The secular princes were excommunicated, and at the most they were united with them. No one was willing to work for them. As long as no one takes the opportunity to send troops to destroy the country, the excommunicated secular princes will still be his nobles. Because the secular aristocracy is determined by blood, and has nothing to do with religion.

The archbishop of the bishopric is different. The prerequisite for them to become the head of the bishopric is a priest. Because that is a religious country, it is impossible for non-religious people to preside. If you are expelled by the Pope, your only fate is to abdicate and get out. Therefore, secular princes may compete with the Holy See, but religious princes absolutely dare not.

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After thinking again and again,

Julius II decided to issue an decree to inform the German princes, announcing that Marin was a loyal supporter of the Holy See and an outstanding noble believer, and the bishops and abbots were not allowed to send troops to them without the permission of the Holy See. Otherwise, it will be punished by the Holy See. Serious cases can be excommunicated... In addition, all religious princes, don't be deceived and instigated by irrelevant people and make irrational actions...

When the order reached Worms, it caused an uproar. This decree is almost a certainty that the Pope is openly on Marin's side. In this way, all the religious princes had no possibility to join the anti-Marin alliance, and Frederick III was immediately embarrassed.

What embarrassed Frederick III even more was the last sentence - don't be deceived and instigated by irrelevant people and make irrational actions...

Who is this "irrelevant person"? It is clear that it refers to Frederick III...

At this time, Protestantism had not yet appeared, and the Pope was the highest leader in the spiritual field of Europe. He was alluded to by the Pope as an "irrelevant person", which greatly damaged the prestige of Frederick III.

And among the secular princes, in addition to those nobles who had been bribed and chose to oppose the joint military dispatch, many nobles who were still hesitating, after learning the content of the Pope's decree, chose to accept Kohler's bribe, and then no longer Join the Anti-Marin League. They are just princes and nobles, but they dare not fight against the Holy See. When Henry IV was the emperor of Shinra, he had to kneel and beg the Pope for forgiveness after being excommunicated. As ordinary princes, how could they dare to oppose the Pope? So, when they saw that the situation was wrong, they decided to dodge... Moreover, before doing so, they took the opportunity to collect Kohler's money...

In the end, the remaining dozen nobles, that is, the hardcore of Frederick III, chose to continue to die hard and follow Frederick III all the way to the dark.

Marlin sent three hundred cavalry to Worms, and when they arrived at Worms, they gave Kohler the contents of the notices and leaflets written by Marlin. However, before Kohler could take action, the direction of the wind in Worms changed drastically because of the Pope's decree from Julius II. Frederick III suddenly became isolated and helpless, and it seemed that there was no need to post signs and hand out leaflets to fight Frederick III. Because, doing this, although it will achieve certain results, it is also easy to arouse the disgust of many nobles. After all, attacking one of Germany's top nobles with such a big fanfare will definitely make many nobles dissatisfied. They may not be on the side of Frederick III, but they must be very dissatisfied with this behavior of attacking a big noble by sending out leaflets. Because this greatly challenges the authority of the nobles...

After careful consideration, Kohler believes that since the Pope has already made his move and the victory has been decided, it is better not to use this more drastic method, so as not to cause a rebound from the nobles.

In fact, after dispatching the troops, Marin also regretted it. After all, this is the feudal era. This kind of behavior of putting up big-character posters to slander a big noble was definitely a violation of the rules in the early 16th century, and it was easy to arouse the resentment of those lawful aristocrats. So, after figuring this out, Marin sent people to Worms to get Kohler to stop posting signs and handing out flyers. It's a pity that Marin sent someone a little late. Fortunately, Kohler was careful not to execute Marin's plan in time. When Marin's messenger arrived, he was relieved to learn that Kohler had not carried out that radical plan.

In fact, although Marin canceled the blatant behavior of posting notices and distributing leaflets, he still planned to use the method of sending people to spread "inside information" in the tavern to spread rumors and truth and attack Frederick III.

But after learning that the Pope's decree had settled most of the nobles in Worms, this practice of spreading rumors was abandoned. Now that the problem has been solved, why risk using those methods that are not on the table?

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The decree of Pope Julius II helped Marin to solve a big problem. At the same time, it also brought great humiliation to Marin's opponent Frederick III, making Frederick III almost a joke.

In the Pope's decree, the "irrelevant person" almost defined Frederick III as a "little man who jumped up and down, desperately doing things"... This made Frederick III's prestige, suffered a huge blow...

From that moment on, Frederick III had the idea of ​​fighting against the Catholic Church in his heart...

Although history had changed, Frederick III had the idea of ​​opposing the Catholic Church. Moreover, earlier than the original history. When Marin later sent Martin Luther to Wittenberg, he quickly hit it off with Frederick III. Then, Martin Luther remained the leader of the Reformation. And Frederick III is still the mastermind behind Martin Luther and the most important supporter... But this time is much earlier than the original history...