The Rise of the European Emperor

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() Marin was directly confused by the contrasting performance of Frederick III, and stood there for a while, not knowing what to do.

To tell the truth, he really wanted to draw his sword and stabbed a few holes in Frederick III to vent his anger. However, that is not possible...

The unspoken rule of the European aristocratic circle is that unless there is a blood feud such as the murder of the father, otherwise, if the opponent is caught, it is not allowed to hurt the opponent's life. The captured nobles also have the right to redeem themselves with money.

You know, that was a prisoner of war, caught by himself. And Frederick III was not a prisoner of war in Marin, and the current occasion was also the scene of negotiations. Whether in the ancient East or the ancient West, there is no reason to draw a sword to kill a negotiating opponent. Unless, that person is a lunatic, or an assassin who sneaked in earlier...

Therefore, Frederick III decided that Marin did not dare to risk the world and kill himself at the negotiation scene, so he dared to make this decision and gesture.

And, this approach works surprisingly well. Marin was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to deal with it. And the other princes have more ideas...

Many princes, especially secular princes, are full of emotion. In their memory, Frederick III was a confident and charismatic nobleman.

They never thought that the once mighty Frederick III would be reduced to the point of humbly begging to an upstart in the aristocratic circle. Even, I want to give my life to keep the land left by the family...

So, they were deeply moved...

As a European aristocrat, maintaining the interests and glory of the family is what they have been taught since childhood. Although Frederick III suffered a disastrous defeat in the war, the family honor was disgraced. However, his courage to take responsibility and his willingness to use his own life to quell the anger of the enemy in order to preserve the family territory was well appreciated by the nobles present.

And, unsurprisingly, in this tragic scene, Marin properly became the villain who persecuted good people...

originally,

The princes were very dissatisfied and even angry with Marin's arrogance in the negotiations. Now, Frederick III has joined this tragic scene, and even added a wooden three-pointed portrayal of Marin as a super villain. As a result, the anger of the princes was even greater...

Many people stared at Marin with angry eyes. If eyes could kill people, Marin would have been killed a hundred times by the eyes of princes...

Marin, who was in the center of the vortex, did not see the angry eyes of the princes (including many religious princes) at this time, and he was still thinking about the intention of Frederick III's abnormal behavior...

But Pope Julius II, who had been watching, clearly saw the angry eyes of the princes - in addition to most secular princes, many religious princes also looked at Marin with angry eyes...

Julius II's heart suddenly "squeaked", and he secretly screamed...

You know, public anger is a terrible thing. In particular, Marin committed this public anger even more terrifying. Because, this "crowd" is not the "crowd" of the ordinary people, but the anger of the princes who have real power in Germany.

The anger of ordinary people can still cause riots, let alone these princes who have actual power and powerful armies?

This time, as the Pope himself, he may be able to suppress most of the princes. But what about next time? The anger has been suppressed, and the next time it erupts, it will be even more violent...

Maybe, after he left, next time, after finding a suitable reason, the princes will re-discuss the formation of a coalition to attack Marin and put it into practice. Even at that time, many religious princes chose to send troops to join the coalition because of their anger. At most, he did not show up himself, and secretly sent people to send troops to participate. Anyway, these years are all mercenaries. As long as the religious princes secretly paid for employment and did not show up on their own, even the Holy See would not be able to sanction them without evidence...

Thinking of this, Julius II burst into a cold sweat. In order to ease this tension, and at the same time fearing that Marin would add fuel to the fire, Julius II directly requested to suspend the negotiations on the grounds that he was unwell. Anyway, it's almost noon, we might as well continue talking in the afternoon...

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In the secret room in the backyard of Worms Cathedral, Julius II and Marin, the son-in-law, are conspiring...

"Are you okay? Do you need me to call a doctor?" Marin looked at Julius II with concern. Julius II was, after all, 62 years old, and Marin was worried that his body would not be able to handle it after the long journey from Rome to Worms.

In fact, Julius II was in pretty good shape. Ever since Marin selected two Mongolian court doctors dug from the Golden Horde, and with them serving him, Julius II has been in good health and rarely falls ill.

Therefore, Julius II swept away the tired face he pretended to be, and said to Marin in a bright mood:

"I'm fine, I just saw that the situation was not good for you, so I deliberately put the meeting on hold. Marin, didn't you find out? Just now, many princes in the meeting were glaring at you, looking like they wanted to kill you. Even many princes of the Holy See are among them..."

"So what? As long as you are in charge, most of them will give face. After all, there are not many people who dare to openly refuse to give face to the Holy See!" Marin said confidently.

"However, what if I leave? I can't stay in Germany all the time and stare at those nobles?"

Marin was dumbfounded, and then he heard something unusual. So he asked cautiously:

"what do you mean……"

"You are too high-profile, and even a little arrogant. This time, with me here, many princes will choose to forbear. But what happens after I leave? You must know that it is difficult to suppress such things as anger. It is difficult to suppress it for a long time. Now, the next time it erupts, it will erupt as violently as Mount Vesuvius... Maybe, the coalition army to attack you next time will really be formed!"

Marin is not arrogant and stubborn. After listening to the words of the Pope's father-in-law, Marin fell into deep thought...

Soon, he also realized that in this negotiation, after the Pope's presence, he did become a lot more arrogant, and even ignored many nobles...

Perhaps, this time, I can indeed use the power of the Holy See to reluctantly suppress those princes and get what I want. But as the Pope's father-in-law said - what if Julius II was gone?

It is conceivable that those secular princes were originally unhappy with Malin. The Pope was not here to watch them, and it was easier to raise troops. And those religious princes... do they also want to participate in the crusade against their own coalition forces? This doesn't work...

So, Marin told his father-in-law the question...

Julius II sneered:

"What's so difficult about this? Those religious princes secretly pay to hire those mercenaries. As long as I don't disclose my identity, I just want to punish them, and I can't find anyone!"

Malin was suddenly shocked. He only thought that the Holy See could suppress those religious princes, but he forgot that those princes could follow the yin and the yin...

As long as the secular princes form a coalition, those religious princes can make private contributions to help hire those German mercenaries, and then hand them over to the coalition to command. Then, they stay out of the way and watch the fun on the wall...

Faced with such a huge risk, Marin is also a little helpless. Right now, the most important thing is to eliminate the anger of the princes, further reduce the risk, and avoid the risk of Marin being jointly attacked in the future...