The Rise of the European Emperor

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Under normal circumstances, the Pope will not issue such an appointment that is likely to be rejected. Because, if the appointment cannot be carried out, the Pope will lose face and even lose his prestige.

But Julius II was not afraid, because he had already found a "thug" and was just waiting for the other party to lose face. If the other party confessed, he would feel troubled instead.

However, it is unlikely that the Republic of Siena will admit defeat. why? Or the "tithe" tax issue. Because of disobedience to the jurisdiction of the Holy See, the Republic of Siena had actually withdrawn the investiture rights of the local bishops long ago. Of course, this is not the most important. The most important thing is - after the Republic of Siena controls the investiture of bishops, it will have the opportunity to share the generous "tithe".

Every year, the "tithe" of the wealthy Republic of Siena can reach about 250,000 gold coins. Because the protagonist's investiture rights are already in the hands of the Republic, the Bishop of Siena is actually a puppet of the Governor. The "tithe tax" of 250,000 gold coins collected will be divided into the official 120,000 gold coins of the Republic. For the rest, the Siena Church will keep most of them. Then, take out a fraction of a few thousand gold coins, up to tens of thousands of gold coins, and give it to the Holy See. Even, some years simply don't bother to send this kind of meaning...

It's not that the Holy See is not angry, but the Pope's affairs have always been weak. After all, there are many bishops who are good at intrigue in Rome, but there is an extreme shortage of military talents. A villain like Caesar Borgia can be regarded as a rare military genius in the Papal Kingdom.

Therefore, knowing that the little money sent by the Republic of Siena is really a beggar, the Holy See can't get angry. Because it's useless to get angry. After all, the Republic of Siena only entered and exited through the Avenue of Francisco, and it was a valley road, which was very conducive to the defense of the Republic of Siena. The example of the disastrous defeat of the 33,000 army of the Republic of Florence is there, and the Holy See can't do anything about it.

On the surface, Julius II’s removal of the bishop of Siena was only an internal matter of the church. However, when it comes to a huge amount of "tithes", the Republic of Siena refuses to back down no matter what. Once the Holy See takes control of the Church of Siena, the annual "tithe" of 120,000 gold coins will not be part of the Republic of Siena. Therefore, the behavior of Julius II to replace the bishop of Siena was regarded as hitting the opponent's "seven inches", and the opponent had to jump into this pit. Unless, the other party doesn't want the annual tax of 120,000 gold coins, but is that possible? Impossible, so it's hard not to make trouble...

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The incident also made headlines in Europe as the incident escalated. Basically all countries in Europe have joined the ranks of onlookers, this is not counted, some countries have even started to stand in line...

Maximilian I, who wanted to ask the Pope to help him crown himself the official emperor, asked Julius II,

Naturally, he was the first to stand up and support the Holy See.

Maximilian I publicly stated that secular governance belongs to the king, but church affairs belong to the pope...

After talking a lot, Maximilian I also said that the fate of offending the Pope is not good, and the fate of Emperor Henry IV lies there. The meaning of this sentence is - dare to confront the Pope, be careful of "excommunication"...

In fact, what Maximilian I said was arranged by Julius II for him to say so. why? This is to mislead the Sienese, and possibly the French behind the Sienese...

Why mislead them? It was because both Marin and Julius II were worried that if the purpose of the war was exposed early, Siena would be desperate and seek French asylum.

The 20,000 Italian mercenaries in Siena are not terrible. As long as Maximilian I's army attracts the main force of Siena in the southeast, Marin can easily attack the city of Siena.

But if the people of Siena had felt the danger of war early, they would probably turn to France for help. If the French did not deal with Julius II, they might send French troops to land in the Grosseto area on the west coast of the Republic of Siena to help defend the Republic of Siena.

If the French send an army of 10,000 to 20,000 to assist in the defense, Marin's raid will encounter serious difficulties and even fail. What's more serious is that if you directly confront the French army, you may tear your face with France. Although it is said that Marin may not be finished if he breaks his face with France, but it is best to avoid falling out with a top power like France...

Therefore, the way Marin and Julius II negotiated was to try to disguise this conflict as a diplomatic conflict in the early stage, not involving military affairs...

As long as the Republic of Siena does not feel military pressure, it will not ask for help from France. As long as France doesn't send troops to help fight the war, Siena's army is nothing to worry about...

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Following Maximilian I's statement, the German princes of the Swabian League of the Habsburg family also jumped out to support Pope Julius II, and accused the Republic of Siena of being too disrespectful to the Holy See .

But at the same time, France also made some statements. King Louis XII of France believes that Siena is an independent sovereign country and has the right to decide on the candidates for its own bishop. Even if the Holy See has the right to intervene, the bishop of Siena should be decided by both parties through consultation, rather than the Holy See unilaterally removing the candidate.

Although Louis XII's speech pointed out that Julius II was unreasonable, his tone was relatively mild. After all, tearing faces off with the Pope isn't fun either. If Julius II announced the expulsion of Louis XII's membership in a fit of anger, Louis XII would be embarrassed. Maybe it will also lead to domestic rebellion. Even if Louis XII can support it, it will definitely take a lot of effort. Moreover, if you are excommunicated, you will definitely lose face and become a laughing stock. Therefore, even as the king of France, Louis XII did not dare to tear his face with the Pope easily. Moreover, France is not alone now. Spain in the southwest and Austria in the east are still eyeing France.

Then, many great nobles of the French faction also spoke one after another, publicly supporting the views of Louis XII. But at the same time, King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Spain, stood up and supported the Holy See.

Speaking of it, the relationship between Ferdinand II and Julius II may not be very good, but the Spaniards and France are sworn enemies. Whatever France supports, Spain must oppose. Conversely, if France opposes, Spain will support...

Then, many countries and various forces began to quarrel around this incident, and they were divided into two factions, attacking each other...

At this time, Marin suddenly issued a statement on behalf of Beihai State. In the statement, Marin believes that the Republic of Siena is a wealthy country, and the "tithe tax" is very impressive, estimated to be more than 200,000 gold coins per year. But every year Siena handed over to the Holy See, only a few thousand gold coins, or even not handed over, it is no different from sending beggars. Therefore, the core of the matter is not the appointment and removal of bishops, but whether the Republic of Siena respects the Holy See. To put it more bluntly - Siena is too disrespectful to the Pope...

Then, Marin also gave his own suggestion-is the "tithe tax" that Siena pays to the Holy See every year raised to 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins?

As soon as Marin's statement came out, all parties suddenly realized—oh...so it was about the gold coins...

Then, Maximilian I jumped out again, putting on the face of a "peacemaker", trying to mediate the differences between the Holy See and the Republic of Siena on "tithing", and suggested that the Republic of Siena pay Tens of thousands of gold coins every year, can't make the Holy See lose face...

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In the end, everyone was led astray...

Except for the insiders, all European countries thought that the Holy See wanted Siena to pay more "tithes", but no one thought that Julius II really wanted to do something to Siena... …

Moreover, Julius II never admitted that he wanted to rob Siena, which paved the way for sending troops later...

Now, Julius II is waiting for Maximilian I to gather a large army to go south after the autumn harvest to help attract the attention of the Siena army...

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