The Rise of the European Emperor

A total of one hundred and dozens of princes came to this informal meeting in Worms, and quite a few of them were religious princes. In fact, as far as the entire "anti-emperor alliance" is concerned, the most staunch anti-emperor alliances are mainly those secular princes. Because what the emperor really wants to deprive is mainly the rights of the secular princes.

And the religious princes, because they belonged to the Holy See, were themselves detached from the world, and they were not too worried about what the emperor would do to them. After all, the emperor needs the pope to crown him. At the same time, he was also afraid of being excommunicated by the Pope. Therefore, the emperor could not arbitrarily move the religious princes.

It's just that none of these religious princes were born in the commoner class at all, and most of them came from the sons of the secular princes' families who had no right of inheritance. Therefore, the religious princes joined this anti-imperial alliance in order to safeguard their own interests, but they were not as firm as the secular princes.

Just like this time, Frederick III tried to use all the princes and called on the princes of all Germany to collectively send troops to defeat Marin, but was rejected by the religious princes. Just kidding, Marin is the red man in front of the Pope. If he moved, he would surely anger the Pope. The Pope is not the boss of the secular princes, but the boss of the religious princes... Relatives and friends of the boss's family, you dare to beat him?

Moreover, as the religious elector Archbishop of Cologne who first opposed the use of troops against Marin, he also has his own little Jiujiu in his heart.

As one of the seven emperors of Germany, Hermann IV is also a veteran politician and will not be fooled casually. After all, every religious prince was elected after defeating many competitors. Too stupid to be eliminated long ago. Therefore, the average IQ of religious princes is higher than that of secular princes who lie down and inherit titles.

Herman IV had already seen that, after embracing the new thick thigh of His Majesty the Pope, Marin no longer needed to continue to be Emperor Maximilian I's thug.

And, very importantly - Marin's identity has changed...

From a pure thug under the command of Maximilian I, Marin turned into a prince.

What are princes? It is the local emperor. Since he is a local emperor, he naturally doesn't like being controlled by the real emperor too much. Therefore, Hermann IV was very clear that from the moment Marin became the count of East Frisland, Marin's identity and position changed completely.

As a prince who reigns in the territory, he is definitely not willing to hand over power to the emperor. Moreover, Marin is considered a smart person, and it is impossible not to understand such a truth - when the other princes are finished, the princes of Marin will also be finished together...|

To paraphrase a popular online saying in later generations - "Ass decides the head"...

It means that when one's position changes, the position and starting point of thinking about the problem will change accordingly. For example, when a person is still an ordinary person and when he becomes a big man, the position of thinking about problems must be completely different.

For example, as a buyer of a house, I would definitely like to have a very low price, or even give it away for nothing. And a real estate developer who sells a house can't wait for the house price to rise to the sky and break through the sky. The same person, when you buy a house, is a psychology, but if you become a real estate agent, your position will be completely opposite.

Although Herman IV had never heard of the famous saying "butt decides head", he also knew very well that Marin had changed from a thug under the emperor's command to a prince with autonomy. The change in his identity made Marin definitely no longer follow the emperor's lead as before.

One obvious phenomenon is that Marin has begun to understand the expansion of the site. And the expansion of the territory is the only thinking of the princes. As a pure thug, he will not think of this.

For example, after winning the battle of Lübeck this time, Marin chose to go north instead of south, which is the best proof. Because it is clear to anyone with a discerning eye that if Marin's army goes south to Saxony and Brandenburg, even if it can benefit, it will definitely be restrained. Because these two vassal states are both well-known electoral states in Germany, with huge influence.

Even if Marin brought troops into these two countries, he couldn't just mess around, let alone destroy these two countries.

And going north to Denmark is different. Denmark does not belong to Germany. Even if he is bullied by Marin, other princes will not care about Denmark's life or death, except for Saxony and Brandenburg, who are related to the Danish royal family.

Even Hermann IV has a feeling that Denmark will definitely be cut off a large piece of meat this time. Even, may be robbed of a throne. After all, in the hands of the Danish royal family, there are two thrones in charge - the Danish throne and the Norwegian throne.

The Danish throne is unlikely, if Marin dares to grab it, it may touch the sensitive nerves of European countries. However, the Kingdom of Norway, a kingdom with a weak sense of existence, even if the throne was robbed by Marin, other countries may not take it seriously. Because, after all, Norway is a wild land in the north, which cannot be cultivated, but can only be grazing and fishing. Because potatoes suitable for growing in cold regions have not yet been introduced, there is no planting industry in Norway at present. Therefore, in the eyes of European countries, Norway is a wild land, only in the name of a kingdom. Even, this kingdom was founded during the Viking period. At that time, Viking pirates were arrogant and arrogant. For the Viking pirates to establish a kingdom, other countries dare not have an opinion.

Only, over time, the Vikings declined. Now Norway, if it has never had the title of a kingdom, and wants to be upgraded to a kingdom, other countries may not recognize it. You must know that even a powerful country like Lithuania is still only a grand duchy and cannot be upgraded to a kingdom. Therefore, the throne of the Kingdom of Norway is really not worthy of the name.

Therefore, Hermann IV judged that Marin probably wanted to snatch the Norwegian crown. Otherwise, it will not go north first.

And snatching the crown of Norway means that Marin has the will to stand on his own, and it is impossible to help Maximilian I to unify Germany. At that time, Marin has become a foreign monarch. Speaking of it, he is on the same level as Maximilian I, only half a rank lower. Do you still need to be a horse boy for Maximilian I? Apparently it's not possible...

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It is based on this judgment that Hermann IV did not believe a single word of Frederick III's deceit. Coupled with the Pope's relationship, he directly stood up and vetoed the proposal to form a group to beat Marin.

And, deep down, Hermann IV was also very jealous of Frederick III. Although he is also an elector, the Archbishop of Cologne does not have the real power of the Archbishop of Mainz, and he is not as prestigious as Frederick III among the secular electors.

Strictly speaking, Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne, was very jealous of Frederick III's appeal among the princes. Moreover, Frederick III also wanted to trick the princes into helping him work for free, and organized a group to beat Marin, obviously treating others as fools.

Therefore, Hermann IV was unwilling to pay attention to Frederick III.

After the meeting, Herman IV thought about it in the middle of the night, and then summoned his confidants:

"Colin, I have a secret mission for you!"

Colin was Hermann IV's confidant and a confidant brought by Hermann IV from Hesse. In general, some shameful things were handed over to him by Herman IV.

"Master, please order!" Colin said respectfully.

"After dawn, you arrange for two groups of troops to go all the way south to Rome, and report to His Majesty the Pope that the German princes want to embarrass Marin."

"The other way up north, to inform Marin in Denmark!"

"This... Master, if other princes find out, they will be unhappy..." Colin said hesitantly.

"That's why I asked you to do this! Remember, choose a reliable person, and don't leak!"

"Yes!" After speaking, Colin turned and left to make arrangements.

Hermann IV did this because he intended to please the Pope. Because, Herman IV knows that he is old, and God knows how many years he will live. Therefore, he intends to train a rising star in the family to develop in the religious world, preferably, become a religious prince. In this way, it can not only become a hard-core ally of the Hessian country, but also benefit the Hessian family. Just like when he served as the Archbishop of Cologne, he made a huge fortune for the Hessian family. Although most of the property is still in his own hands. However, when he died, wouldn't it all belong to the Hessian family?

This time he courted the Pope in order to allow the Pope to take care of a junior monk selected by the Hessian family - his cousin named Frederick. This time he sold the Pope a face, and the Pope will definitely reciprocate and accelerate the promotion of his junior. It is best to promote his cousin to the position of bishop before the current pope dies. In this way, even if he dies, the influence of the Hessian family in the religious world will continue, and the country of Hessian will have good allies and support...