The Rise of the European Emperor

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() Those German princes who were provoked by Marin's "truth" stood up and accused Marin:

"What nonsense are you talking about? We are the great nobles of the Holy Roman Empire, the only empire in Europe. Of course, we have the most say in European affairs!"

"Yes, yes, we are important figures in the Holy Roman Empire and have the right to express our own opinions on European affairs!"

"You little guy, you haven't even grown your hair yet, how dare you question our authority!"

"Yes, we are the most honorable!"

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Malin looked down at these princes who were jumping up and down. After they finished making trouble, Malin suddenly said:

"I admit that you are all great nobles of the Holy Roman Empire. However, the great emperor of the Holy Roman Empire has not expressed his opinion. What are you talking about? Do you want to rebel and replace His Majesty the Emperor?" Marin's eyes turned to Emperor Maximilian I sitting on the rostrum...

In fact, Maximilian I was very happy to see Marin and these nobles fighting each other. why? If these nobles don't hate Marin, they will hate him. They fought each other with Marin, and naturally they had no time to fight themselves. So he was happy to watch Marin help him share the fire.

Seeing Marin shifting his target to him, Maximilian I didn't want to get involved. However, he still wanted to see Marin and the princes fighting each other. So he coughed and said:

"I am the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and I only care about Germany. Things in Denmark...I can't control..."

These words, Hong Guoguo, slapped the faces of those German princes who thought that "everything in the world can be managed" - the emperors of others said they couldn't control it, but you, a prince in one place, squeaked...

Frederick III saw that the princes were speechless by the union of Marin and Maximilian I,

So quickly came out to the rescue:

"They are not in charge of Denmark's affairs in their own name, but in the name of members of the Imperial Council of the Holy Roman Empire..."

The Holy Roman Empire Council, that is the first authority of the Holy Roman Empire. Speaking of which, he has more power than the emperor. Because Shinra is a loose alliance of princes, and the emperor is nothing but a powerful leader of the princes. In such a federated state, the imperial parliament has more power than the emperor himself.

As a result, those princes who were originally dumbfounded jumped up again:

"Yes, yes, we are members of the Imperial Council and naturally have the right to express our views. This is Worms!"

Marin glared at Frederick III, and Frederick III didn't take the lead, but looked at others. His current character is a poor victim, it's okay to insert a sentence or two, but it's not appropriate to jump out and fight with Marin...

Marin thought for a while and said:

"It seems that I am also a member of the Imperial Parliament... Well, I have two seats in the Counties of East Friesland and the Duchy of Schleswig..."

"That's only two, there are so many of us..." said Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

"You said there are more people... I have it too..." After speaking, Marin smiled slightly and waved to the imperial city representative seat...

Imperial cities have a lower status, and the seats are all at the back. But when they saw Marin waving, they all made a noise and made a lot of noise. After all, except for the imperial cities in Saxony, most other imperial cities are on the side of Lübeck and Hamburg. While Lübeck and Hamburg were allies of Marin, they naturally supported Marin.

Seeing the cheers from the imperial city representatives in the back row, Duke Henry snorted coldly and said:

"Those untouchable representatives can also get involved in this kind of thing? What we are discussing is a big matter of a crown, and it is not a dispute of interests. Those civilian representatives are also qualified to interfere?"

As soon as Duke Henry finished speaking, many nobles and princes nodded. After all, many of the representatives sent by the imperial cities were not nobles. Even nobles are generally just honorary nobles like jazz, not hereditary nobles like them. Therefore, these great nobles and princes have always looked down on the representatives of those imperial cities.

"That's what you said, Lord Henry. Tomorrow, I will talk to those Hanseatic friends and say you look down on them. When you want to borrow money from them, see if they will Lend it to you..." Marin smiled, and then said full of ridicule.

In this era, the economy of the great nobles was generally poor, and it was common to borrow money from Hanseatic merchants. If people don't want to borrow it...how can everyone maintain a luxurious life?

So, many of the nobles who just nodded their heads retracted their heads. But Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, didn't care, because his Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg has a large reserve of Lüneburg salt mines. Now that the price of salt is so expensive, salt mines are like gold and silver mines. He is not short of money, so he basically doesn't need to borrow money. But the other princes don't have the confidence he has...

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On the Danish issue, the two sides argued for a long time without any result. Moreover, those princes could not suppress Marin. Because Denmark is indeed not under the control of the imperial parliament... They just want to take advantage of the large number of people to vote, and that must be an internal matter of the empire...

Seeing that the two sides were still arguing, Emperor Maximilian I made a round of agreement and suggested to discuss the issue of ceding land from the Electoral State of Saxony and the Electoral State of Brandenburg first...

Unexpectedly, after entering this topic, the dispute became more serious...

There is little disagreement on the issue of reparations. Anyway, there is a list of ransom prices commonly used in Europe. But on the ceded land, everyone's differences are so different...

Marin insisted that both the electorate of Brandenburg and the electorate of Saxony cede land equivalent to the size of two counties, that is, an area of ​​more than 4,000 square kilometers.

The princes, on the other hand, strongly opposed it, believing that Marin had too much appetite. Even some radical nobles thought it would be better not to cede land.

In this regard, Marin directly slammed back:

"You two prongs! If you lose a war, you don't cede land. Is there such a practice in European history? You have to pay a price for defeat. , if the land is not ceded, will anyone be able to invade others at will? Then the empire is not messed up?"

Marin's words are plausible, and they sound very righteous. However, everyone always feels that something is wrong...

After a while, Frederick III stood up and said:

"You may have some truth in what you said, but you want too much! Do you know that the land area you want is almost half the electorate of Saxony, which is equivalent to the area of ​​a duchy. And Brandenburg The electorate and the electorate of Saxony have both ceded so much land to you, and you have earned two duchies. In history, even asking the other party to cede land is not so exaggerated, right?"

"You want the land of our two principalities, and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, which is equivalent to two electorates of Saxony. Plus the Norwegian kingdom equivalent to half the size of Germany, and even the crown of Norway... ...Marin, do you want to be the hegemon of Europe? Even His Majesty Maximilian I doesn't have as much land as you... In the future, should we choose you as emperor?"

Hearing the calm voice of Frederick III, Marin also shed some cold sweats - this is not pretending...

After all, the words of Frederick III go to the core. Moreover, through a simple comparison-compared with Emperor Maximilian I, the eyes of Marin are suddenly different...

The current Habsburg family also has only Austria, the Counties of Burgundy (later Franche-Comté) and the Netherlands (excluding most of West Frisland and the Duchy of Geddes). Such a territorial area is already one of the best in Shinra. But if Marin obtained the Jutland Peninsula and the Kingdom of Norway, in terms of territorial area, it would have surpassed all of a sudden...

At that time, Malin, who owns the Kingdom of Norway with an area of ​​more than 200,000 square kilometers, will become the largest prince in the Shinra Empire by land area, surpassing the Habsburg family and the Kingdom of Bohemia and Silesia. Vladislas II of the Principality and the Kingdom of Hungary became the Earth King of Shinra... It seems that he is also capable of running for the Emperor of Shinra...

The remarks of Frederick III not only shocked many princes who were originally anti-Marin, but even Maximilian I himself was greatly touched... He hoped that Marin and the princes would fight each other, But I don't want a monster that is comparable to the Habsburg family...

For a while, the air froze...

At this time, Pope Julius II, who had been watching, felt that the time was almost up, so he stood up and said:

"Okay, let me be fair..."

Then, the eyes of the audience instantly converged on the past...

You know, Julius II is the Pope, the highest spiritual leader in Europe. What he said was more effective than Maximilian I, who had no real power.

But the problem is——It seems that Julius II is on Marin's side...

If the Pope defends Marin, what should everyone do? After ideological struggles, many secular princes plan to argue with His Majesty the Pope in person. And those religious princes are more conflicted, of course, they have no courage to oppose the Pope face to face. However, they really don't want to see Marin become king and gain so much land...

For a time, the faces of most of the princes on the field were full of complexities. Even Maximilian I, who had planned to support Marin before, had a complicated expression. He not only hopes that Marin can help him attract firepower and fight with the princes, but also does not want Marin's strength to grow too fast...

Therefore, most of the princes on the field looked at Pope Julius II with complicated eyes, waiting for his "justice"...

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