Chapter 1903: Achieve the goal
Originally, according to the plan discussed by Marin and Maximilian I, the emperor also publicly expressed his support for Prince Ferdinand and Princess Margaret's marriage. But afterwards, the emperor and Prince Philip discussed it and thought that this was too fake. After all, the consequences of offending Marin were obvious, and the emperor was not that stupid, which was unreasonable.
So, in the end, the emperor decided to let Prince Philip be the evil man. Anyway, Prince Philip had already been the evil man before. Then, he had another unhealthy objection. He showed his IQ online, and then deliberately showed that he could not control his son. In this way, everything was reasonable.
Next, Prince Philip continued to perform hard on Marin's statement - Prince Philip said to the public that the legendary Treaty of Nantes did not witness the witness, and Edward was not the monarch of England at that time, so it did not have a legal effect. Moreover, Britain and France had never officially announced the existence of this treaty. Therefore, he was not considered a robbery...
After his statement came out, England expressed silence and did not refute. However, France could no longer marry England anyway. It seemed to be in order to break up the ally between the mortal enemy Habsburg family and the Grand Duchy of the North Sea, the French deliberately made several ministers say in private that they had never heard of the Treaty of Nantes...
Obviously, the French also wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble and provoke the relationship between the Habsburg family and the North Sea Kingdom. After all, the Habsburg family is an old enemy of France, and the French do not want their old rivals to have such strong help.
As soon as the French attitude came out, it seemed that the North Sea Kingdom was passive. What's more serious is that England did not express any opinion on this matter.
In this way, if both parties fail to recognize the secret agreement concluded by the three parties, it will almost be abolished...
At this time, Marin finally became "extremely angry"...
In an occasion with foreign guests present, after mentioning this issue, Marin was so angry that he broke several exquisite pieces of porcelain (Porcelain: Why do you always fall into me if you have nothing to do?)…
Later, Marin said that in view of the lack of stability in the western border, he specifically decided to form the Seventh Army to station the western border between West Friesland and Munster - which is the junction with the Netherlands...
When things develop here, it almost means breaking apart and starting a war...
At this time, the Habsburg family finally "a little panicked" and sent someone to negotiate. But what was jaw-dropping was that the iron-headed Prince Philip still believed that the marriage between Prince Ferdinand and Princess Margaret in England was appropriate...
"Oh my God, why did His Majesty the Emperor give birth to such a stupid son?"
"But I like...hehe..."
When the German princes gathered in private, they expressed their views on the matter. Except for a few princes with good relations with the Habsburg family or the North Sea Kingdom, most of the other princes gloated about the matter and watched strongly.
"I heard that the Beihai Kingdom is currently recruiting troops to prepare for war. Is it necessary to send troops to the Netherlands to teach Prince Philip a lesson?" said a prince from the southern mountainous area at the gathering of princes.
"Or what if we can open a hole for that guy Malin this time and let them recruit people?" said another prince.
"Let me listen to Lord Frederick's opinion..." said a lord with a stable personality. Lord Frederick III, the leader of the princes, Saxony's electoral.
"Yes, listen to Lord Frederick's opinion!" the other princes also echoed.
When Frederick III saw the princes asking about this, he did not immediately express his opinion. Instead, he sent his subordinates to the western border of Beihai Kingdom in the name of doing business.
As a result, Saxony's spies unexpectedly discovered that the North Sea Kingdom seemed to have really built forts and fortifications on the western border, looking like they were preparing for war...
This spy is actually not professional enough. If he is careful enough, he will find that these fortresses are in the southwest, not in the west.
Coincidentally, this spy only went to the southwest border of Beihai Kingdom and saw the scene of preparing for war...
"So, the Beihai Kingdom is really preparing for the war? That guy Marin was really angry?" Frederick III said incredible.
And the Brandenburg Elector Jockim I, who happened to be a guest at the Palace of Wittenberg, said casually while drinking:
"Can you not be angry? Marrying Princess Margaret in England is equivalent to taking the throne of England! To be honest, I want my son to marry England. But I am not familiar with His Majesty Edward..."
"Yes, the throne..." Frederick III understood. For the sake of the throne, it was indeed easy to turn against the two allies. But for the German princes, this was indeed great news.
As the most resourceful person among the princes, Frederick III took a sip of wine and said leisurely:
"I guess, this new army is afraid that it is prepared for the Habsburg family..."
"How do you say this?" The princes next to them were very curious.
"Everyone forgot that Marin still has two legions of ten thousand people in England, right?"
"You mean... Marin plans to lead troops to force the palace in England?" The smart prince guessed the meaning of Frederick III.
Frederick III's success:
"Yes, the contest with the Habsburg family is not very meaningful. So, I guess, Marin will eventually transport this new 10,000 army to England and fight a civil war in England. King Edward of England currently has two 10,000 army. If Marin sends one more, it will be basically stable... As long as England is done, it will not matter what the Habsburg family thinks..."
"No, Marin has four legions in China. Isn't it enough to just draw one or two? Why do we need to form a new legion?" Jockim I was a little puzzled.
Frederick III said confidently:
"It's very simple. When sending troops to England to fight for the throne, Marin's cunning guy also had to guard against the fact that his lair was raided. This guy was in a position to do things without any leakage and could not give others the chance to raid his hometown. Therefore, it is very safe to leave 4 10,000 troops in his hometown..."
Poor a resourceful generation of great masters, he has made up for a seemingly reasonable and weird conclusion.
However, this cannot be blamed for Frederick III. He would never have thought that the marriage dispute between Marin and the Habsburg family was actually a drama performed by the two families. The basic arguments of speculation were wrong, and it would be normal to get a wrong conclusion...
"Will we still recruit soldiers in the south?" asked a prince.
Frederick III smiled confidently:
"Give it, why not? No matter how he does in England, the North Sea and the Habsburg family will definitely part ways this time."
After a pause, Frederick III said again:
"And even if Marin succeeds in the marriage for England, he will offend France greatly. After all, France has been trying to make England's decision."
"So, the final result is that the Habsburg family broke up with the North Sea, but while the North Sea was getting England, it also provoked the powerful enemy of the powerful French Kingdom. From then on, the man Marin not only lost the powerful support of the Habsburg family, but also faced the powerful France. Do you think he still has the intention to participate in the German battle for hegemony in the future? I am afraid that as long as he dares to do whatever he wants France to find an opportunity, he will send troops to beat him! Then, we will respond to France...haha..."
After a while, some princes who had figured it out laughed. Jokiem thought for a long time and suddenly realized:
"I understand! What you mean is that even if Marin wins the battle for the throne in England, he will provoke a powerful enemy like France. In the future, he will not have the energy to cause trouble in the German region?"
Frederick III nodded and said:
"That's right, regardless of whether Marin's victory or defeat in this battle, he will break with the Habsburg family. Moreover, if he wins, it will be more beneficial to us. Because he will provoke a strong enemy like France and also needs to face the struggle of opposition forces in England. From then on, there will be no time to take care of others and even be in danger. So, let's cooperate for the time being and let them recruit soldiers!"
"Okay, we understand!" The princes who came to attend the party nodded and agreed.
Chapter completed!