This time when Julius II ascended the throne, Marin was a big hit. It attracted the envy of many people and the dissatisfaction of many people.
Among these dissatisfied people, Marin's current boss - Maximilian I...
As for why Maximilian I was dissatisfied with Marin? It was very simple. Marin provided 7,000 troops to Julius II, which was treated more than the boss.
You know, Marin did support the emperor before and sent Frenzberg and the two phalanxes to Switzerland to help resist the attack of the Swiss.
Originally, the emperor was very grateful to Marin. However, without comparison, there was no harm. Now, Marin directly provided the Pope with 7,000 troops, more than twice the number given to the emperor... This made the emperor jealous...
So, that night, Maximilian I called Marin to his mansion, intending to scold Marin to express his dissatisfaction. After all, he is Marin's boss. His younger brother gave more "gifts" to others than to himself. Can the boss be satisfied?
When he came to the mansion where Maximilian I lived, Marin saw Maximilian I's gloomy face and quickly realized that Boss Ma was jealous...
So Marin quickly thought of a countermeasure. After all, Marin's name as Duke Schleswig has not been recognized by the Imperial Parliament, and needs the recognition of Maximilian I.
Speaking of which, the Principality of Schleswig was not a vassal state of the Holy Roman Empire, nor was it a vassal state of Denmark.
However, later, because of the increasing close relations with the adjacent German vassal state, the Principality of Holstein, and the increasing exchanges, it was greatly influenced by German culture. In fact, in the southern half of the Principality, a large number of Germans had poured in over the past few hundred years, occupying half of the country.
In other words, the Principality of Schleswig has never been in the Imperial Parliament. Because it itself does not belong to the Empire. The Principality of Holstein, after the Danish King Christian I announced the merger of the Principality of Schleswig and the Principality of Holstein in 1460, was not sent to the Imperial Parliament. Because the Kalmar Alliance under Denmark's control is also a super force, there is no need to give face to Shinra.
If Shinra was a powerful unity, Denmark would naturally be afraid. But now Shinra is divided, and Denmark does not take Emperor Shinra and the Imperial Parliament seriously at all. Therefore, in the Imperial Parliament, the representatives of the Principal of Holstein were vacant, while the Principal of Schleswig had never joined.
Now, Marin needs to join the Imperial Parliament with the help of the emperor, causing the Principality of Schleswig to be separated from Denmark and incorporated into Germany. Therefore, he has to coax his boss...
"See Your Majesty!" In order to coax his boss, Marin offered his knees without hesitation. In the highest interest, he visited Maximilian I.
Marin did not have any idea of ​​"there is gold under the knees of men". You should know, which of the stars in their previous lives did not "kneel when they say they want to kneel down, and take off when they say they want to take off" at the request of the director?
In order to solve this psychological barrier, Marin often hinted that I am a big star, I am acting in costume dramas, and the director forced me...
Therefore, Marin is not so resentful of kneeling down...
Moreover, Marin's acting skills have always been great in her previous life. Unfortunately, Marin's appearance in her previous life is not the type of slutty that fujokovic likes, and she can't make a name for herself... After pretending to be a dead body in a TV series that was not released, Marin never had any contact with the entertainment industry again... However, when she played a dead body, Marin also played a corpse to the extreme, almost making the staff mistakenly think that he was really a corpse...
"Hmph, Earl Marin, it's such a big deal! The 7,000 army is not charged yet!"
"I'm unjust, Your Majesty, I originally received a commission. However, the Pope asked me to cooperate with him and asked me to declare to the public that I did not receive commissions from the Holy See to motivate future generations..."
"Inspire future generations? What does it mean?" Maximilian I was a little confused.
"It's just to set an example for latecomers and work for the Holy See for free..." In order to satisfy the boss, Malin casually gave his father-in-law a pot. Fortunately, there was no one else around, otherwise it would have been heard in his father-in-law's ears, and he would definitely have to lose his life.
"Oh... So that's it..." Maximilian I suddenly realized, but didn't know that he had been fooled by Ma Da...
Marin's explanation is very perfect and reasonable. Julius II had already paid, but in order to encourage others to learn from Marin, it was entirely possible that Marin publicly announced that Marin didn't have money to work for the Holy See.
Moreover, in the eyes of Maximilian I, Marin was a little slippery and he would never do anything that was beneficial. So, Marin said that he had received a commission, and Maximilian I had no doubts.
"By the way, Your Majesty, this is the highest secret. You can't spread it everywhere. If you offend His Majesty the Pope, your crown will also have problems..." Marin pretended to be very nervous, looked around, and then said to Maximilian I.
Maximilian I thought, it was true. His throne of the Holy Roman Empire had not been crowned by the Pope. Damn, he had to kneel down and lick the Pope, so how could he dare to act rashly? So he nodded quickly to show his understanding.
"But... Marin, His Majesty Julius II, was a staunch ally of Charles VIII, and he followed Charles VIII's army to expedition to Italy. I am worried that His Majesty the Pope will still get along with the French..." Maximilian I said worriedly.
After all, centralized France is already too powerful. If there is another pope who supports France legally, then France will not be able to go to heaven?
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Your Majesty is too worried. Your Majesty Julius II is not with the French!" Marin said affirmatively.
"How do you make sure?"
"You think, if His Majesty Julius II was with the French, then he would still need to hire my army to escort him back to Rome? Wouldn't it be enough to just find the French army? You know, the French army is in the north of the Kingdom of Naples, with a large number and close to Rome."
"That's right!" Maximilian I nodded in agreement.
"I heard that in recent years, in order to gain the support of the Holy See, King Louis XII of France chose to abandon the down-and-out Archbishop Rovere, the current Pope Julius II, and chose to form an alliance with the still alive Pope Alexander VI, and also conferred the illegitimate son of Alexander VI as the duke. For this reason, His Majesty Julius II and Louis XII had already had a quarrel and escaped from France. They just fled to East Friesland of the minister and met him... Then, he received news from Rome that Alexander VI was in poor health, so he hired his minister's mercenaries to escort him back to Rome, waiting for the opportunity..."
"So that's it..." Marin made it too perfectly and reasonably, forcing Maximilian I to believe...
"By the way, your majesty, now the Spaniards and the French fought in the Kingdom of Naples. The Spaniards won one more match and are preparing to launch a new attack. Duke Ludovico (Duke of Milan) is there, right? You can inform him that he can recover the Principality of Milan..."
Unlike in history, after receiving Marin's reminder, Ludovico Sforza became more cautious than in history, and saved thousands of people and a lot of money, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback without making a rash move. In fact, this behemoth of France is not something he can fight against...
However, this time is a good opportunity. Because the French army will definitely be defeated. If Ludovico Sforza takes the opportunity to take over the Principality of Milan, then after the French army is defeated by the Spanish army, they may have no place in Italy and can only retreat to the country. Otherwise, even if the French army is defeated by the Spanish army and throw away the entire Kingdom of Naples, they can still escape to the Principality of Milan to recuperate.
At this time, Marin suggested that Maximilian I release Ludovico Sforza, to ask the former Duke of Milan to stab the French in the back and make the French's layout in Italy collapse completely.
The reason why Marin did this was because the French were supporting the Republic of Florence, which Marin's army was about to attack. Only when the French withdrew from Italy, Marin's 7,000 troops would have the confidence to attack the Republic of Florence and then exchange for the Bishop of Münster. Otherwise, if the French were not over yet, if they sent people to rescue the Republic of Florence, Marin's 7,000 people would be insufficient...
Maximilian I highly praised Marin's plan and expressed that he immediately supported Ludovico Sforza after returning to the Principality of Milan and severely attacked the French army from behind.
Chapter completed!