The German region is a big cake, and its quantity is limited. Some people eat enough, but some people are not full. When new princes rise, they will naturally rob the interests of the old princes.
The princes who participated in the Imperial Parliament were mostly old princes who had been passed down for a long time, and they were most disgusted with the newly rising princes. Because those new princes were here to compete with them for food. Therefore, it is not surprising that Frederick III could persuade most of the princes this time. Because, it is really unhappy to see the newly emerging new princes Marin.
This time, not only most secular princes, but also most religious princes were involved in restricting the expansion of Marin's power. Because there is an extremely sensitive thing in the victory of Marin this time - the royal power...
Because Marin had defeated Denmark, he once again captured the Danish royal family and most of the Danish nobles. Therefore, if no one restricted it, Marin might rob a crown from the Danish royal family. At that time, Duke Marin will become King Marin.
What is this? This means that Marin's status will be elevated to the point where he is at the same level as the seven electoral emperors. Even half a level higher than the six electoral emperors. Among the seven electoral emperors, only the status of the Bohemia king can be equal to Marin who has obtained the throne of Denmark or Norway.
Once Marin becomes king, the princes present will be embarrassed. In the past, they were on par with Marin and even had a higher status. However, when Marin becomes king, they had to take the initiative to salute Marin...
Moreover, they are still a king after all. How should Marin be positioned in the Imperial Parliament? Should we add an eighth electorate? This is something that the old electorate would never want to see. At the same time, other princes were also envious and jealous, and were unwilling to Marin to really get a throne, even the poorest Norwegian kingdom would not do.
You should know that although the Norwegian Kingdom has a population of only about 240,000, its territory is very large. In addition to the area south of the Arctic Circle of the Kingdom of Norway in later generations, the Norwegian Kingdom also controlled the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Although the population is sparse, in terms of control area, the Norwegian Kingdom is really the largest country in Europe at present (if the area of ​​more than 2 million square kilometers in Greenland is included).
As for the throne of the Kingdom of Denmark, not to mention that the Danes refused, other European countries were not happy that Marin would get the throne of Denmark. After all, Denmark, especially the Island of Zeland, controls the throat from the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, which is very important.
The princes present were mainly secular princes. Except for the Bohemian kingdom Wangvladislas II, no other princes did not want to be kings. After all, the king was the pinnacle of feudal lords.
However, the king is not so easy to be a king, it is not something you can stand on your own if you want to be a king. In Europe, if you want to be a king, you must be recognized by the Holy See and other nobles. In this way, you can be considered a king. Such a powerful Duchy of Lithuania, its population and national strength are among the top in Europe. However, it has not been named a king. The reason why Norway can be called a king is that the Norwegians were too fierce during the Viking Pirates back then, and people on the European continent had to admit it due to pressure.
At this time, there were not many kingdoms in Europe. In addition to the Bohemia Kingdom in Shenluo, there were only about ten kingdoms, including Britain, France, Scotland, Aragon, Castilla, Portugal, Navarra, Naples, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Superpowers such as the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, were just grand duchess.
A crown can almost make the German princes crazy. They can't get it, and they never hope that Marin can get it - this is human nature...
Therefore, the result of the discussions of many princes in Wolms was that they strongly intervened in the negotiations between Marin and Denmark. They would rather let Marin take more benefits in compensation and land cede than let a crown fall on Marin's head...
Therefore, more than 180 powerful princes in Wolms jointly signed and issued a letter asking Marin to come to Wolms to attend the Imperial Conference and conduct negotiations.
Moreover, the official letter specifically requested that the captured Brandenburg Elector Jokiem I and King Hans be brought together to participate in the final negotiation. In this way, a joint negotiation can be used to completely resolve all problems...
It was Archbishop of Cologne again, and he knew the close relationship between the Pope and Marin. The key point was that he also hoped that through Marin's relationship, the Pope would promote his cousin as bishop as soon as possible. Therefore, although Archbishop of Cologne, Herman IV, participated in the signature, privately sent someone to notify Marin to prepare for the decision of this meeting. In addition, Herman IV told Marin to bring as many troops as possible to avoid the great value of prisoners of war, Jokiem I and King Hans, were rescued.
Because, now Walms and the princes' guards have a total of five or six thousand. If Marin had fewer troops and was forced to do so, he might lose the biggest bargaining chips for these two negotiations...
The secret letter from Archbishop of Cologne, Herman IV, arrived in advance because Herman IV's subordinates arrived quickly after running a few horses along the way. However, the envoys sent by the Imperial Parliament did not work so hard.
Therefore, the messengers of Herman IV arrived in less than two days, while the messengers of the Imperial Parliament arrived four days later.
After receiving the secret letter from Herman IV, Marin was furious about the decision of the Imperial Parliament. However, he had no choice. Because he also understood that he was indeed too high-profile.
Moreover, if you were other princes, you would feel scared. A prince with a strong warrior with 40,000 combat power is no less than that of Swiss mercenaries.
Therefore, after the war, Marin decided to show weakness. For example, openly disarmament (but actually hide the army first, such as hiding somewhere in Ireland) and so on to make others feel relieved. Indeed, if he still retained the huge military scale of 40,000 war soldiers after the war, it would be difficult for others to sleep peacefully. It would be better to pull the army to the British Isles to participate in the battle for the throne. In this way, the army can not only hide, but also train the combat effectiveness of the army through war.
Of course, it is estimated that Malin would have to publicly promise a promise like "not using or weapons first", saying that he would never take the initiative to invade other princes, so that other princes can rest assured. Of course, when the war is really coming, this sentence is no different from letting go. Want to start a war? Learn from the Japanese and deliberately provoke trouble first. Although the Japanese are cheap, their tricks are easy to use. For example, deliberately saying that the soldiers are missing and they have to search within others' territory...what? Do you want to save face and not allow searches? Okay, this is what you are asking for trouble first, not I am invading you first. You have killed my soldiers, which is equivalent to declaring war on me first, so let's fight...
Marin was also very unhappy about the Imperial Council's request to take Jokiem I and King Hans to Walms for negotiations. Because, at the Imperial Council, these two people might be out of their control. Those princes might put pressure on themselves to let go of these two people.
However, Marin could not agree. Don’t you have five or six thousand guards in Walms? Well, I will bring 10,000 elite troops over. Want to steal people from me? Let’s see if I can beat my subordinates first...
Therefore, Marin started to point the order and let Kahn and his 250 muscle sticks accompany him. At the critical moment, these muscle sticks are very suitable for group fights. If these 250 muscle sticks are released, the knights brought by the princes will be useless to use one muscle stick. A muscle stick may be able to defeat him with martial arts. Together with 250 muscle sticks, Kahn, a powerful general who is invincible in the field, he will take the lead. No one can stop them.
Moreover, there were two or three hundred guards wearing half-body armor around Malin. With the 10,000 troops accompanying him, Malin could completely overwhelm the princes in terms of momentum.
If it weren't for the fear of the princes being too scared or even really united to fight with them, Marin would have planned to bring all the troops there.
Chapter completed!