The Rise of the European Emperor

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() Wisdom It is true that Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, had a very high IQ. In Germany of this era, Frederick III's IQ and ability were among the top among the German princes, especially among the secular princes. Therefore, there are so many princes to obey him.

However, the fact is one thing, whether people are willing to admit it or not, it is another. Those secular princes who are not very smart, let them admit that Frederick III is "highly esteemed" is fine, but it is absolutely impossible for them to admit that they are stupid, and Frederick III is smarter than them. Anyone who dares to say that will probably draw their swords.

What Marin wanted to promote was to do the opposite, praising Frederick III's intelligence and ambition. Then, praise Frederick III for fooling other princes, other princes were sold by Frederick III, and they helped count the money...

Such praise, privately speaking, may be a tribute to Frederick III. However, what he said publicly was basically slapping other princes in the face to death. You Frederick III are smart enough to turn us around? So are we all idiots?

Of course, when Marin sent people to publicize, he would never point out that Frederick III played around with the princes. Otherwise, whoever dares to promote it will be doomed. However, it is enough to promote the cleverness of Frederick III, and then inadvertently put the sentence "to play with the applause of other princes"...

Who will be played with applause? Of course, it's the two fools with insufficient IQ. At first, those two foolish nobles might not react immediately. But as long as you think about it, you will understand that you have become a background board, a fool who has been fooled, and anyone will be angry.

Even if someone reacts, it's a rumor. However, there will definitely be grudges in my heart. In the future, Frederick III wants to encourage them to do something again. In order not to become that "second fool", they must carefully consider Frederick III's proposal, lest they really become second fools...

Marin didn't really want to rely on this method to make Frederick III betray everyone. Because that's too fake. Those secular princes are indeed not very smart, but they have read books after all, so they are not really stupid. As long as Marin made such a publicity, even if they temporarily alienated their relationship with Frederick III. However, in the future, when they encounter any opinions that Frederick III put forward at the conference, they will no longer support them unconditionally, but think about whether they will be fooled. Then, it would be difficult for Frederick III to imagine that he would agitate most of the nobles at once. And this is what Marin wants to achieve.

after all,

Through this war, Marin and the electorate of Saxony have settled a deadly feud. If there is a chance in the future, both parties will not mind falling into the pit to kill each other.

Marin was not afraid of the strength of the electorate of Saxony, but he was afraid that Frederick III tricked the whole of Germany into beating himself. As long as the reputation of the other party is damaged and the other princes are wary of Frederick III, then Marin's goal has been achieved. Even if Frederick III could fool a few allies in the future, he would not be able to pose a threat to Marin.

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As for how to promote it? This is too easy. Propaganda in the upper class is definitely not enough. In this era, there are no celebrity endorsements, and there are no newspapers and electronic media as propaganda media.

Therefore, Marin can only rely on the place where the most information in ancient Europe is transmitted - the tavern...

The ancients of Europe liked to drink, and the ancients of China liked to drink tea. Of course, when drinking or drinking tea, you can't just sit there and drink alone, right? Gotta brag about it...

While bragging about each other, it can be regarded as an exchange of various information. It doesn't matter if the other party is bragging or not, but as long as the other party speaks brilliantly and blows it attractively, that's enough. After listening to the wonderful Niubi jokes, the listeners can't help but tell them to others. Then these wonderful stories spread like this...

And in the tavern, who is the best at bragging? O bard...

Before, Marin had his subordinates cooperate with bards, boasted for himself, and fabricated the image of "Marin the God-Blessed".

This time, if you spend more money to hire a group of bards to help you play jokes about the Electors of Saxony, there must be some bards who are willing to take orders. Because, Marin gives money...

Specifically, Marin sent his subordinates to bribe the bards and let them brag about Frederick III, the elector of Saxony, and boast about his unparalleled wisdom. Then, Marin became the background board. Although he won the war, he was deceived by Frederick III through superb tricks to deceive the princes and helped himself to put pressure on Marin together. Diplomatic results... As for the princes who were fooled by Frederick III, they were naturally the "two fools" who were fooled by Frederick III...

Of course, this last point must be concealed and not spoken too outright. After all, this joke, which was widely spread by using bards, was to be widely spread in various vassal states. You made it clear that the princes are two fools, and you are still promoting it on other people's sites. Didn't you give people their heads to chop? So, this last point must be said in a vague, vague way...

But those princes are not all fools, and even if they are fools themselves, there will always be a few wise men under their command. As long as he reacts and knows that he has been promoted as a second fool, he will definitely become popular.

However, they could not directly touch the bards. If he moved, wouldn't he just admit that he was a second fool? So, their best way is to pretend not to know. Later, look for opportunities to clean up the bards who spread the news.

As for those bards, will they take orders? Then don't worry. What is a bard? In fact, it is a poor person who is running in the arena and performing arts. They are exactly the same as the storytellers and singers in ancient China, they are all low-income people. Marin's willingness to buy them is equivalent to giving them money to spend, who wouldn't?

Besides, when Marin sent intelligence agents to bribe the bards, he would tell them in advance - this story was passed down from Wittenberg, Saxony, and is said to come from Saxony Palace...

In this way, they are not original, and the hostility of the princes will be much less. After all, not the mastermind. Moreover, the statement passed from the Saxon Palace can also enhance the persuasiveness of this joke.

Moreover, similar to those who are performing arts, bards are also wandering around, rarely staying in one place for too long. Even if the local nobles wanted to take revenge afterwards, they might not be able to find someone...

In this way, after looting Wittenberg, the capital of the electorate of Saxony, Marin dug another big pit and pitted Frederick III...

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Although he knew that going to Worms this time would definitely suffer, Marin had to give face. why? Because if Marin doesn't go, or doesn't ignore the decision of the Imperial Council, then Frederick III has even more reason to form an alliance to beat himself up...

Moreover, even if Marin directly forced the Danes to surrender the throne, as long as no one recognized it, Marin would still not be recognized by the European mainstream like Maximilian I, who bought the Eastern Roman throne. This lesson was learned by Marin from Maximilian I. At the beginning, the sale of the throne was still led by Marin.

Unfortunately, due to the loss of the country and political considerations, although the last Byzantine emperor in exile announced that he would sell the throne to Maximilian I, because it was difficult to be widely recognized in Europe, Maximilian I was not able to become the real emperor. Now, most countries in Europe still call Maximilian I the "King of Germany".

So despite the desire to annex Denmark privately. But thinking of the need for diplomatic recognition, Marin had to bring King Hans of Denmark to Worms for negotiations. Although it may be at a loss, it is not possible to gain nothing. At least, Marin, who holds King Hans of Denmark and almost all the nobles in Denmark, has a lot of negotiating capital. Even if it suffers a little, it is worth it to be generally recognized by the Imperial Parliament. If it is widely recognized by the Shinra Empire Council, it will generally be recognized by most countries in Europe.

Only the widely recognized noble status is the real noble status. Otherwise, if no one admits it, it will become a "black household" in the aristocratic circle, and can only be proud of yourself...