The Rise of the European Emperor

In addition to asking Margaret to prove that she and John Stewart were not involved in the murder of James IV, Edward also proposed by analogy that when the child grows up, it will be compared with the oil painting. It must look similar to John Stewart and Margaret to prove that this is indeed the child of the two. Otherwise, it would be regarded as a bastard born of Margaret's indiscriminate intercourse with others, and does not belong to the blood of the Scottish royal family.

Then, Edward also distributed invitations widely, inviting envoys from various countries to attend his coronation ceremony as the "Acting King of Scotland"...

People all over Europe were stunned. These days, many people's glasses were broken—Nimma, can the king still act as an agent?

When the news spread to France, Louis XII almost vomited blood from Edward's shamelessness - he had seen shameless ones, but he had never seen such shameless ones! Do you still want the face of the king?

And Margaret was also stunned - this is the postdoctoral fellow of Gongdoujie, I'm only a master's degree, and I still need to study...

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Afterwards, Margaret, who reacted, was surrounded by a group of Scottish nobles in exile in France, and made a public statement - she had never heard of an acting king, and, as the blood of the Scottish royal family, he/her mother, she and her The child does not admit that there is an acting king. Even the title of regent was not authorized to Edward...

And Louis XII hastened to support Margaret, and said that France would never recognize Edward's shameless act of stealing the Scottish throne, and called on all countries to unanimously oppose it.

But soon, the Habsburg family jumped out to slap their face-Maximilian I stated that, as the officially crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, he was willing to recognize Edward as acting king of Scotland. Moreover, he will send his son Philip, who is resident in Ghent, Netherlands, as a representative to Edinburgh to attend Edward's coronation ceremony...

Suddenly, Louis XII's face was swollen and hot...

This is not over yet, Spain, which has always been at odds with France, also said that it would send envoys to Edinburgh to observe the ceremony. Fortunately, Spain was afraid that France would become angry and stabbed in the back at the critical moment when Spain sent troops to Morocco, and did not make more drastic remarks. Otherwise, Ferdinand II may go to Edinburgh to observe the ceremony in person.

So, Louis XII had just been hit on the left side of the face, and his right side was also hit hard...

Seeing that the Habsburg family and Spain's two top Buddhas both jumped out, the younger brothers behind the two also jumped out to stand in line to support their respective bosses.

And the younger brothers of France, princes such as Savoy and Lorraine, also jumped out to support France and oppose Edward. even,

The Resistance Army of Western Switzerland, in the name of the "Swiss Republic", jumped out to support Louis XII.

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Seeing the two camps facing each other, people turned their attention to the most important Holy See. As a result, the Holy See made a seemingly neutral judgment that actually favored Edward...

Julius II announces that Edward will not be recognized as king of Scotland for the time being. However, he also urged Margaret to find conclusive evidence that she and John Stewart were not involved in the assassination of James IV as soon as possible. Otherwise, after 5 years, the Holy See will support Edward's legitimacy...

This attitude seemed neutral, and Margaret was given 5 years to defend herself. However, in this era without surveillance video, how difficult is it to prove your innocence? Not to mention 5 years, even if it is given 10 or 20 years, it will be difficult for Margaret to prove her innocence... So, after 5 years, it is safe for Edward to become King of Scotland...

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After the Holy See declared neutrality, more European monarchs and princes declared neutrality. But when it comes to standpoints, no one is more wonderful than Marin...

Why is Marin so weird? In the name of the Grand Duke of Beihai, he first made it clear that the Beihai Congress was neutral and would not get involved in this matter.

Let's take a look-hey, what's going on? How did Marin Hoffman become neutral? Didn't he just send troops to help Edward? At the same time, he is also a member of Emperor Maximilian I's family. What happened?

But the next day, in the name of the Earl of Newcastle, England, Marin announced his unconditional support for Lord Edward, and would personally attend the coronation ceremony in Edinburgh in the name of the Earl of Newcastle.

Then everyone was stunned - can they still play like this? How shameless it is to do it...

But if you think about it carefully, there is really nothing wrong with Marin doing this-you see, he is both the Duke of the North Sea and the Earl of Newcastle, England. As the Grand Duke of the North Sea State in the German region, it is not a problem to declare neutrality without getting involved in British affairs...

But as the Earl of Newcastle in England, there is no problem in supporting his lord Edward - that's what he should have done...

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In fact, Marin didn't want this either. But before helping the Papal State to destroy the Republic of Siena, it has already offended France, which has a good relationship with Siena. If France is stimulated again, maybe France will find fault. Although Marin is not very afraid of France, he plans to go to the Eastern Ming Empire. Before leaving, it would be best not to offend France. No matter how bad it is, it cannot leave France with a handle. After all, without him, it's hard to say what the French would do.

Therefore, Marin simply announced that the North Sea State is neutral, but the Earl of Newcastle (Northumberland and the Isle of Wight) belongs to England, and it is a last resort to support the lord... In this way, even if the French want to find fault, It is also difficult to find out the fault... In this way, Marin can go to Daming with peace of mind, lest the French take their own lair...

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Marin's remarks and attitude spread to Paris, and Louis XII laughed angrily-Nimma, I thought Edward was the most shameless before. Unexpectedly, this Marin is even more shameless...

So, the angry Louis XII sent an envoy to Aurich to reprimand Marin for his shameless words and deeds. In fact, Marin really wanted to beat up the French envoy, but thinking that he was going to Daming, in order to avoid a fire in the backyard, he had to explain to the French envoy with a smile—that, actually, I didn’t want to...Look, my Beihai The country is neutral... But the Earl of Newcastle is the territory of England, Edward forced it...

Then, Marin also sent a bunch of artworks looted in Siena, and let the French envoys bring them to Louis XII...

Marin's attitude was so low that Louis XII's anger could not be expressed all at once. After all, what Marin said was right. When you become a prince of England, you have to listen to the king of England...

In fact, if Marin hadn't been worried that the French would copy his nest when he went to Daming, he wouldn't be so humble, and would have gone back a long time ago. There are too many secrets in Beihai country. If you are not at home and someone knocks on your door, even if you can keep the capital, you will not be able to keep it in the countryside. At that time, the disclosure of agricultural secrets was almost inevitable. In order to keep the stability and confidentiality of his hometown from being discovered, Marin had to temporarily lower his head and pretend to be his grandson.

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Seeing that Marin's attitude was too good to continue spraying, Louis XII turned his gun to spray his old opponent Maximilian I. But Maximilian I immediately responded - please maintain enough respect for the only emperor in Europe...

Louis XII's mouthful of old blood suddenly surged up, almost gushing out...

Although Maximilian I's words were flirtatious and might not be lethal to others, they were too lethal to the French. The position of emperor is a pain in the heart of France...

The Kingdom of France is the largest and most populous top power in Western Europe, and its financial strength is second only to the Republic of Venice. But, by the way, the French monarch is just a king. The neighbors, the Habsburg family, have scattered and small territories, and their finances are even poorer. However, the Habsburg family owns the throne, which is half a rank higher than the king of France... Moreover, Maximilian I just went to Rome to be crowned successfully, and the French have no choice but to recognize him as emperor, so they were held back by his words There was an internal injury...

This is why later Napoleon insisted on destroying the Holy Roman Empire - because the French also wanted the crown of the Roman emperor...

However, at that time, European countries were not so disciplined. Even if they can no longer be called Roman emperors, the Habsburg family still created an Austrian empire and continued to be called emperors...

And the instigator Marin, after pretending to be a grandson once, shrank behind the scenes, watching with a smile as the whole of Europe became a mess...