Marin was confused by Frederick III's performance of a huge contrast, and was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do.
To be honest, he really wanted to draw his sword and stab Frederick III several holes to vent his anger. However, that was impossible...
The unspoken rule of the European aristocratic circle is that unless there is a bloody hatred like the hatred of killing the father, if you capture the other party, you will not be allowed to harm the other party's life. The captured aristocrats also have the right to use money to redeem themselves.
You know, that was the prisoner of war, who was captured by himself. Frederick III was not Marin's prisoner of war, and the current occasion was also the negotiation site. Whether in the ancient East or the ancient West, there was no reason to draw a sword to kill the negotiating opponent. Unless that person was a lunatic, or an assassin who lurked in earlier...
Therefore, Frederick III decided that Marin did not dare to take the blame and kill himself at the negotiation site before he made this decision and attitude.
Moreover, this method has a very good effect. Marin was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to deal with it. While other princes had more ideas...
Many princes, especially secular princes, were filled with emotion. In their memory, Frederick III was a great nobleman full of confidence and personal charm.
They never thought that Frederick III, who was once arrogant, would fall to the point of begging for a noble nouveau riche, and even wanted to sacrifice their lives to preserve the land left by the family...
So, they were deeply moved...
As a European noble, safeguarding the interests and glory of the family was a truth they were inculcated since childhood. Although Frederick III was ashamed of the family's honor because of the crushing defeat in the war, his courageous responsibility and willingness to use his life to calm the enemy's anger to protect the family territory was still highly praised by the nobles present.
Moreover, if nothing unexpected happens, in this tragic scene, Marin has definitely become the villain who persecuts good people...
Originally, the princes were very dissatisfied with the arrogance shown by Marin during the negotiations, and even felt angry. Now, Frederick III has joined this tragic drama and even portrayed Marin as a super villain. Therefore, the princes have become even more angry...
Many people stared at Malin with angry eyes. If the eyes could kill people, Malin would have been killed by the eyes of the princes a hundred times...
Marin, who was in the center of the vortex, did not see the angry eyes of the princes (including many religious princes). He was still thinking about the intention of Frederick III's abnormal behavior...
But Pope Julius II, who had been watching, clearly saw the angry eyes of the princes - in addition to most secular princes, many religious princes also looked at Marin with angry eyes...
Julius II's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he secretly screamed that it was not good...
You should know that it is a very terrible thing to commit public anger. In particular, Marin is even more terrifying for public anger. Because this "crowd" is not the "crowd" of ordinary people, but the public anger of the princes with real power in Germany.
The public anger of ordinary people can even trigger riots, let alone these princes with actual power and powerful army?
This time, as the pope, I came to take charge, and most of the princes could be suppressed. But what about next time? The anger was suppressed, but the next time it exploded, it would be even more intense...
Perhaps, after leaving, the next time, after finding a suitable reason, the princes will re-discuss the formation of a coalition forces to attack Marin and put it into practice. Even then, many religious princes will choose to send troops to join the coalition forces because of their anger. At most, they will not come forward, but will secretly send people to join. Anyway, they are all mercenaries these days. As long as the religious princes secretly pay for employment, they will not come forward, even the Holy See will not punish them without evidence...
Thinking of this, Julius II was sweating coldly. In order to ease this tension and fear that Marin would add fuel to the fire, Julius II directly requested a suspension of negotiations on the grounds of his physical discomfort. Anyway, it was almost noon, so I might as well continue to talk in the afternoon...
...
In the secret room in the backyard of Wolms Cathedral, Julius II and Marin, the son-in-law, are plotting...
"Are you okay? Do you need me to call a doctor?" Marin looked at Julius II with concern. After all, Julius II is a 62-year-old man, and after a long journey from Rome to Walms, Marin was worried that his body would not be able to bear it.
In fact, Julius II was in good health. Since Marin selected two Mongolian court doctors who had been poached from the Golden Horde, they were serving him, Julius II has been in good health and rarely got sick.
So, Julius II swept away the tired look he had just pretended to be, and said to Marin with a thrill of spirit:
"I'm fine. I just saw that the situation was not good for you just now, so I deliberately paused the meeting first. Marin, didn't you notice it? Just now, many princes in the venue were glaring at you, with an expression of wanting to kill you. Even many princes of the Holy See were among them..."
"So what? As long as you are in charge, most of them will give face. After all, there are not many people who dare to publicly not give face to the Holy See!" Marin said confidently.
"But what if I leave? I can't stay in Germany and stare at the nobles, right?"
Marin was stunned, and then he heard the unusual meaning. So he asked carefully:
“You mean…”
"You are too high-profile and even a little arrogant. This time, with me here, many princes will choose to endure. But what about after I leave? You must know that it is difficult to suppress such things as anger. After suppressing for a long time, the next time it erupts, it will erupt violently like Mount Vesuvius... Maybe, the coalition forces that attack you will be really formed next time!"
Marin was not an arrogant and stubborn person. After listening to the Pope's father-in-law, Marin fell into deep thought...
Soon, he realized that after the Pope's personal visit, he did become much arrogant and even ignored many nobles...
Perhaps, this time, I was able to use the power of the Holy See to barely suppress the princes and get what I wanted. But it was indeed as the Pope's father-in-law said - what if Julius II left?
It can be imagined that those secular princes were originally unhappy about Marin. It was easier for the pope to not look at them here, and those religious princes... would they also want to join the coalition forces to attack their own? This is impossible to operate...
So Malin told his father-in-law the question...
Julius II sneered:
"What's the difficulty? Those religious princes secretly paid for hiring those mercenaries. As long as they don't disclose their identities, I want to punish them and I can't find anyone!"
Marin was shocked. He had only thought that the Holy See could suppress those religious princes, but he forgot that those princes could be slandered...
As long as the secular princes form a coalition, those religious princes can invest privately to help hire German mercenaries, and then hand them over to the coalition command. Then, they stay out of the matter and watch the fun on the wall...
Chapter completed!