The Rise of the European Emperor

"Ah? It turned out to be like this? What's the reason?" Prince Philip's expression was exaggerated.

Seeing the little fresh meat-level acting skills on the young master's face, Marin was also speechless. But he still pretended to be patient and explained:

"It's like this. When His Majesty the Emperor was young, he once expressed his desire to learn from France and unify Germany... This idea frightened the princes of Germany. Therefore, after His Majesty the Emperor came to the throne, he was met by the princes. Make things difficult. Whenever Austria wants to become stronger under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor, it will be jointly suppressed by the princes. Because they are afraid that His Majesty will really unify Germany and cause them to lose their rights..."

Having said that, Marin paused, while the young master Philip continued his acting skills, with his eyes wide open, showing an inconceivable expression...

But who is Marin? At the beginning, I had mixed with Douban and scored too much. Although he is not a serious film critic, his basic acting skills can still be seen. With young master Philip's acting skills, it's hard to escape his eyes...

The scene where the young master stared and expressed shock just now made Ma Lin unconsciously think of Yang Tianbao, the wife of the master in his previous life...

Of course, although the acting of the young lead actor is exaggerated, Marin has to continue to explain, pretending not to notice the other party's poor acting skills...

"I started my career by helping His Majesty fight in battles. Normally, a powerful mercenary leader like me should be very popular with those princes. However, the princes thought that if I wholeheartedly help His Majesty fight a war of unified will , They are about to usher in the doomsday. So, they were afraid, and began to suppress me in every possible way to prevent me from becoming stronger. The stronger I am, the more worried they are..."

"Don't you have tens of thousands of troops? Much more than our Habsburg family, what are you afraid of?" Prince Philip asked curiously. This time he looked normal, not like acting. Obviously, he was really curious about it.

Marin explained:

"Your Highness, although I have six legions, according to the agreement reached with His Majesty Edward, the Fourth and Fifth Legions need to be permanently stationed in the British Isle and cannot be transferred back to China. Therefore, the ones I can really mobilize Soldiers and horses, there are only 4 legions...or in other words, only three legions..."

"Three legions? No, isn't it the first, second, third and sixth legions?" Prince Philip continued to act as a curious baby.

"Does Your Highness know the composition of the Sixth Army? It is the new army I sent to help attack Ireland this time."

"I know, mainly Scottish captives...you mean..." Prince Philip is obviously not a fool,

Seems to think of something. Of course, what he thought was wrong, Marin deliberately led him to think so...

Regarding the expected reaction of the young master, Marin nodded again and again:

"That's right, the Sixth Army, which is mainly composed of Scottish soldiers, was actually raised by me for His Majesty Edward. Think about it, when His Majesty Edward destroyed the Kingdom of Scotland, if these Scottish soldiers continued to stay in Scotland , is an unstable factor, and it is easy to rebel. Therefore, His Majesty Edward asked me to bring the 7,000 Scottish soldiers back to the North Sea to form a new army. In fact, I am really monitoring those Scottish soldiers for fear that they will cause trouble... ..."

Prince Philip suddenly looked enlightened, and then asked:

"Then why did you send it to the Irish battlefield this time? Your Majesty Edward is not afraid of those Scots rebelling before the battle?"

Marin shook his head:

"Don't be afraid, His Majesty Edward brought another 15,000 troops this time. Moreover, there are 3,000 Germans in the Sixth Army! And the meaning of dispatching the Scots to attack the Irish natives this time is to make the Scots and the Irish enemies... ..."

"Let the Scots and the Irish become enemies? Why?" Prince Philip was really curious.

Marin then explained:

"England has just conquered Scotland, and Ireland has just conquered. It is certain that the Scots and Irish will definitely resist the rule of England in these years. His Majesty Edward is afraid that the Scots and Irish will join forces to resist the rule of England. Therefore, this time he I plan to use the 7,000 Scots to clean up the Irish resisters and create some blood debts. In this way, with the existence of these blood feuds, it will be difficult for the Scots to join forces with the Irish against England in the future..."

"So that's how it is... really clever..." Prince Philip exclaimed.

What Marin said was true, but it was not Edward who came up with this solution, but Marin himself. After all, England, Scotland, and Ireland will all be ruled by Marin and his son in the future. At this time, helping Edward to separate the Scots and Irish is actually helping himself.

Before sending out troops this time, Marin secretly told Heynckes, the head of the Sixth Army, that this time he conquered Ireland, he could have lower requirements on the discipline of the army, so that the Irish natives must be hostile to the Scottish soldiers...

In order to make the Irish more impressed by the Scottish soldiers, Malinte let the Scottish mercenaries wear Scottish-style kilts this time, just like the one Xiao Shenyang wore in "Not Bad Money". This kind of men's kilt is a symbol of the Scots. The Scottish Highland infantry wore Scottish-style kilts to burn, kill and loot on the island of Ireland. The Irish would definitely hate these Scotsmen in skirts. In the future, the relationship between the two races will be tense. And England, as the ruler, can take advantage of the discord between the two to mediate and prevent the two families from opposing England together...

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After talking for a while, the problem returned to the original point...

Marin went on to explain:

"That is to say, the soldiers and horses I can use now are actually only three local legions. If the German princes join forces to attack me, I can't stop it..."

"The princes of Germany joined forces to attack you? It's not possible..." Prince Philip was a little uncertain.

Marin sneered and said:

"Hehe, why not? They didn't unite to attack me now because I am honest now. If I dare to send troops to help His Majesty the Emperor, they may join forces to attack me immediately. Because once I send troops to help His Majesty the Emperor, it will be very difficult for them to attack me." Maybe it will help His Majesty complete the great cause of unifying Germany. And these princes certainly don’t want to see this. Therefore, as long as I dare to send troops to help His Majesty the Emperor, these people will dare to unite and beat me, making me dare not act rashly..." Marin said "seven points true and three points false".

After a pause, Marin continued:

"And, Your Highness, you may not know. If it is the threat of the German princes alone, I may still have the confidence to fight back. But if France is added..."

"France?" Prince Philip stood up in surprise.

"Yes, France! Your Highness should not forget how I came to power in the first place. I only became famous after defeating the last French king, Charles VIII. Therefore, the French have always looked at me unhappy. If those German princes unite, Organize a large army to attack me, and the French are likely to organize a large army to help me. Moreover, France and the Habsburg family are sworn enemies. If I send troops to help His Majesty the Emperor, the French will send out a large army to join forces with the German princes to destroy me. The possibility is very high..."

Prince Philip fell silent for a moment, and he also understood that what Marin said was the truth...

"Also, Your Highness, do you know why I sent troops to help His Majesty Edward and become an Earl in England?" Marin asked suddenly.

"This... is to expand the territory of the Hoffman family?" Prince Philip replied.

Marin shook his head and said:

"No, I'm leaving a way for the Hoffman family..."

After finishing speaking, Marin pointed to the map of Europe on the wall of the living room and said:

"Your Highness, please see that the North Sea Kingdom is located on the European continent, and it will definitely be unstoppable in the face of the joint attack of the German princes and France. Therefore, in order to prevent the Hoffman family from being wiped out, I specially set up an earldom in England. If One day, the North Sea Kingdom is really destroyed by the joint efforts of the German princes and France, and we will flee to England and continue to be the great lords. If there is no such backup, once the North Sea Kingdom is destroyed, the Hoffman family will go from Dismissed from the nobility..."

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Speaking of this, Prince Philip could no longer accuse Marin of not sending troops to aid the emperor. Especially after Marin pointed out that "the Hoffman family is ready to flee to England at any time", he could no longer ask Marin to send troops.

Moreover, this time he came to Aurich, not really asking Marin to send troops to help, but just to put pressure on Marin to help the Habsburg family more or less.

Moreover, Marin sent tens of thousands of troops to help the second loyal monarch (King Edward), but did not send troops to help the first loyal monarch (His Majesty the Emperor).

It was precisely because of this that Prince Philip pretended to be very angry and ran to Aurich to accuse Marin, but in fact put pressure on Marin so as to squeeze some money out of Marin's hands. Benefits come to aid the Habsburgs in their campaign in Switzerland.

But Prince Philip's acting skills are average. Although he is already outstanding among young people of the same generation, in Marin's eyes, it is just the acting skills of the younger generation.

And after Marin moved out the rhetoric that "the Hoffman family is ready to give up the North Sea country and flee to England at any time", Prince Philip could no longer find an excuse to put pressure on Marin.

Therefore, Prince Philip had no choice but to change his tone, and said in a pleading tone:

"Grand Duke Marin, please help my father! The North Sea Kingdom and the Habsburg family are allies. The stronger the allies, the greater the help they can get. So, please, Grand Duke Marin, look at my father. For the sake of face, help our Habsburg family..."

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