The Rise of the European Emperor

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() Archbishop of Inz is indeed worthy of being an old-fashioned politician. He can become one of the seven German emperors without any background, and is the most important religious elector. Archbishop of Inz, this guy's political methods are very clever . Of course, the thickness of his face is also far beyond the thick city walls. Otherwise, it will not be able to stand out from the many bishops.

Archbishop Inz did not place an early bet in the circumstances that were unclear. So he pretended not to talk to Marin. Then, Archbishop Jacob announced that Marin and his army would be stationed in the village of Olga, not far northeast of Inz.

But if Marin wanted to enter the city to participate in his formal negotiations, he would need to abandon his large force and bring only a small number of guards into the city.

Those princes were quite satisfied with the actions of the Archbishop of Inz. Not only those princes who were anti-Marin and wanted to suppress Marin, but also those princes who were neutral. Because if Marin really brought 10,000 troops into the city, then the negotiations would not be able to negotiate properly. With the army on the side, those princes could not ignore after all. At that time, the advantages of many princes will be meaningless. Because, there are more than people, there are 10,000 troops... At that time, who will put pressure on whom, it is impossible to say...

However, Archbishop Jacob of Inz did not pursue the issue that Marin did not enter the city, but explained that Marin was waiting for the arrival of the emperor and other princes. After all, the nearly 200 princes at the scene all had some anti-Marin tendencies. Marin waited for the arrival of the princes who supported him and the neutral faction, and then he was willing to enter the city to negotiate, and it was understandable. And if you enter the city to negotiate at this time, it basically means that the two sides of the conflict are confronting each other head-on.

Therefore, the choice of Archbishop Jacob can be said to be a compromise choice, neither offense, but very reasonable.

But Frederick III was not satisfied. He believed that Marin's lack of political allies was a good opportunity to put pressure on him. Therefore, we should find a way to urge him to only bring guards into the city. Then you can put pressure on it to accept the anti-Marinist motion as soon as possible. Even if there is a chance, it is best to snatch King Hans and Joachim I from Marin, and secretly conspire with his own people to suppress Marin's various demands as much as possible.

Therefore, in the days of waiting, Frederick III jumped up and down to put pressure on the Archbishop of Inz, hoping that he could unite with the anti-Marin faction, urging Marin to bring his guards and King Hans and Joachim I into the city as soon as possible, so that the The anti-Marin faction has a chance to act.

But Frederick III did not know,

The Archbishop of Inz, Jacob, was already a wallist at this time. How could he help the anti-Marin faction to do such a thing? If it really is as Marin said, if he has a close relationship with His Majesty the current Pope, he does things for Frederick III, but it is easy to anger his immediate superior, the Pope, and it is not good for his career. Therefore, the Archbishop of Inz, Jacob, not only did not help put pressure on Marin, but also quietly told Marin about Frederick III's plan.

When Marin heard this, he couldn't hold back his anger. So, he decided to make Frederick III look good. The best thing is to cut his face in the middle and let him be ashamed in front of everyone...

How to embarrass Frederick III in public? Public humiliation works well, but you will also be embarrassed yourself. Public beatings are not bad, but they will irritate all nobles. After all, Frederick III was a great noble with a higher status than himself. Even if he had a lower status than himself, beating a prince and noble in public was opposed by other nobles.

After thinking about it, Marin finally came up with a trick - duel...

In Europe, duel is a very sacred thing, it represents the honor of men. If you refuse to duel, you will be ridiculed.

Of course, for the nobles, if they deal with a duel, they don't necessarily need to end the battle in person, and they can send their subordinates to fight in their place.

Marin thought about this too, but he wasn't worried. Why? Because he has a pervert like Kahn under his own...

Kahn is invincible in foot combat, and even in cavalry, after 10 years of training, he is almost invincible. I remember the strong Saxon knight Mavis I met when I accompanied Adler to find his daughter-in-law. At that time, Kahn could defeat the opponent in foot battles, but horse battles were not opponents. But after a few years, now even in the horse battle, Kahn will not lose to that knight.

In addition, the powerful knight named Mavis, although also from Saxony, is a knight of the Duchy of Saxony, and is under George, not under Frederick III.

Frederick III, how should I put it, he likes to read and is known for being educated and respecting scholars. This also led to that Frederick III himself did not like to practice martial arts very much, and he was a standard scholar who fought against the five scumbags.

Moreover, because of its respect for scholars, there were many scholars who went to join Frederick III, which led to the prosperity of the culture of the electorate of Saxony. However, because of his emphasis on civil and military, there were not too many knights who went to join him.

Because, Frederick III attached great importance to culture, despised martial arts, was not too keen on fighting, and did not like to hold knightly contests. And these two points are the most important ways for the wandering knights to get ahead, and Frederick III is not keen. Therefore, there were not many wandering knights who went to seek refuge.

Therefore, under the command of Frederick III, there are a lot of scholars, but there are not many knights who can fight very well. This, Marin got relevant information when he interrogated the prisoners of war in the Wittenberg court.

Marin now asks for a duel, that is, he is sure that the opponent does not have a corresponding master to fight. Anyway, I won...

Although he is average in martial arts, he has been trained since childhood. Although because of physical factors, Marin knew that he would not become a master among the knights. However, it was no problem to deal with Frederick III, a 42-year-old middle-aged man who did not like to practice martial arts.

And if the opponent chooses to send his subordinates to fight on his behalf, then Marin can also send Kahn to sweep the opponent...

If the other party chooses to avoid fighting, they will be laughed at. Even Marin himself can laugh at his cowardice and cowardice in public, and no one will accuse Marin of saying something wrong. Because this is the rule of ancient Europe.

You know, the famous Russian poet Pushkin, because of honor, had to participate in a duel of life and death. As a result, a literati who writes poetry will fight, naturally, he will die in the hands of the opponent...

It was not until the end of the 19th century, when the civilization of the European countries improved, that the barbaric act of "duel to the death" was explicitly banned.

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After preparing everything, Marin brought five thousand men to the outside of Worms with great fanfare, and cleared the field at the gate of the city, setting up a competition arena.

Then, Marin came to the city gate with a few loud men, and made a public appointment to fight Frederick III:

"That who, the nobleman of Saxony named Frederick! As a righteous and brave knight, I am extremely angry with you for slandering me in front of everyone. Therefore, I am now, in front of many nobles. , I want you to send an invitation to a duel! It's better for you to end up in person, and I will fight you in person!"

After a few seconds, Marin shouted again:

"Of course, esteemed Lord Frederick, if you think you are a coward, as timid as a woman, you may not fight. However, I ask you to put the woman's inner treasure on your head in public. In this way, you can You don't have to fight with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the subordinates around Marin laughed in cooperation, as if they really saw the ridiculous scene of Frederick III putting the woman's inner treasure on his head.

At the top of the city, many neutral nobles couldn't help laughing when they heard Malin's vicious sneer. Only the allies and younger brother of Frederick III did not laugh. However, many of them also resisted laughing. Otherwise, it would be no respect for Frederick III.

Just as he was talking, suddenly, one of Marin's subordinates came over from a distance on a horse, holding a red glowing woman's inner library in his hand...

It turned out that before Marin, he specially sent a bodyguard to the surrounding villages to spend money to buy a woman's inner library. It's better to humiliate people when you have the real thing. Just like Zhuge Liang gave Sima Yi a set of women's clothes, that was Hong Guoguo's humiliation!

In the Three Kingdoms era, Sima Yi could accept it shamelessly, but not in the Middle Ages of Europe. Because the face of the nobles is very important. Often, there are knights who shout something like "Glory is my life".

Marin hung the red-bright woman's inner storehouse that he bought on the top of the lance, and then rode it on his horse to the gate of the city, and said loudly:

"Lord Frederick, have you seen it? This is an inner treasure that has just been taken off from a young girl, and it still has the body fragrance and body temperature of a girl on it! If you are timid and afraid of death and dare not fight, you can Put this on your head. The girly scent on it will make you intoxicated!"

Standing on the top of the city, Frederick III looked at Marin's frivolous movements and behavior, and the bright red woman on the tip of the gun, trembling with anger, he pointed at Marin angrily and said:

"You...you...you bastard...poof—" A mouthful of old blood spit out, and then he himself collapsed on the ground and fainted...

Immediately, there was a panic in the city. The guards of Frederick III cried out in panic:

"Lord Frederick! What's the matter with you?"

"Sir, wake up!"

"Go to the doctor, hurry! The adult has fainted and needs to be treated in time!"

Marin was also stunned from the bottom of the city - is this dizzy? It's too outrageous, is it pretending to be dizzy?

In fact, Frederick III was indeed pretending to be dizzy. Because he knew very well that he couldn't beat Marin. And his own subordinates seem to be unable to beat Kahn, the savage bear under Malin's command...

As an opponent, how could Frederick III not understand the situation of Marin, and naturally know the existence of this perverted Kahn. Therefore, no matter who he sends to the duel, he will inevitably be beaten or even killed by Marin or Kahn.

Of course, he was so angry that he vomited blood, but it was true. After vomiting blood, the quick-witted Frederick III simply pretended to faint. In this way, he avoids further dealing with Marin - everyone is dizzy, who are you going to duel with?

In this way, by pretending to be dizzy, Frederick III successfully escaped the duel. And Marin, after wandering around the city gate for a while, felt bored and withdrew with his men...

Anyway, the purpose of humiliating and attacking Frederick III's reputation today has basically been achieved. And, in the days ahead...