The Rise of the European Emperor

George, the new Duke of Saxony, has been very nervous recently, not that he is afraid of the Frisian resistance. Although he also knew that the Principality of Gedes was behind the Frisian Resistance Army, this was not the reason for Duke George's nervousness.

In fact, what George was most worried about was that Marin's East Friesland and Ged's Principality joined forces to attack West Friesland. In the previous war, George had been psychologically shadowed by Marin, and he was also a prisoner of East Friesland for several months. After he returned to Dresden, his father fell ill and died...

The wise and wise father died, and George felt that he had lost his support. When the news of the "Friesian Resistance" invading western Frisian land came, George was immediately confused. Mainly, he felt that, with such a great opportunity, the wretched Marin Hoffman was likely to take the opportunity to send troops and capture the eastern region of West Frisland.

He is not afraid of facing a Frisian resistance army, even if he is facing the Principality of Gedes, George is not worried. In fact, George did not know that although the Principality of Gede Company was low-key, its strength was not weak. You know, the company of Gede is located in the lower Rhine region, with fertile land and plains. In this agricultural age, the taxation of the Ged Corporation is still quite impressive. Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, had the confidence to expand.

George, who doesn't know the true strength of the Principality of Geddes, is not worried about facing the Principality of Geddes, but he is worried that Marin, who has defeated Saxony, will join in. So he asked his ministers how to prevent Marin from sending troops to participate.

After discussing for a few days, a minister made a suggestion-since Marin Hoffman was a member of Emperor Maximilian I, he might as well use Emperor Maximilian I to restrain Marin so that he would not Take part in the war in West Frisian...

When George and the ministers thought about it, it really was. Marin is a "foreign household" in the big aristocracy, and his foundation is not stable at the moment, and he needs the legal support of Emperor Maximilian I. Therefore, he still needs to pay attention to the opinions of the emperor at present.

So, George personally went to Innsbruck, Austria (the permanent residence of Emperor Maximilian I, Maximilian I is generally not in Vienna, but in Innsbruck, only when he is in charge of major events, will he Returning to the legal capital Vienna), in addition to discussing the matter with the emperor, he also reported to the empire that he took over as Duke of Saxony. In addition, a simple allegiance ceremony is required to swear allegiance to the emperor.

Maximilian I welcomed the arrival of George very much, not to mention his identity as Duke of Saxony, Duke Albrecht himself was Maximilian I's cousin, and George was equivalent to Maximilian I's cousin.

Moreover, although George lost the leadership of the Saxon noble circle, he still had a great influence. Moreover, the Duchy of Saxony has always been friendly with the Habsburg family, otherwise, after the religious war, Charles V would not have given them the long-standing electoral title to this branch.

In order to keep West Frisland, George expressed his willingness to follow the footsteps of Maximilian I in the imperial parliament to vote and cheer for him in the future.

Coincidentally, the emperor remembered that he had promised to recommend Marin to the Imperial House of Lords at the Imperial Parliament. As a result, Maximilian I proposed that at this year's Imperial Conference in Worms (in the Archbishopric of Mainz, where the Shinra Imperial Parliament was held), George would support Marin to enter the Imperial House of Peers and become a member of the Imperial Parliament.

Originally, George was very unhappy. After all, Marin was his enemy. However, the emperor told him that if he supported Marin to enter the imperial parliament, he would be able to persuade Marin not to unite with the Ged Company to covet West Frisian. After all, trying to persuade Marin not to fish in troubled waters has to pay a price.

In the end, George reluctantly agreed to the emperor's request. As a junior, he did not have the confidence to bargain with the emperor.

If it was the Duke of Albrecht, he might simply refuse. But George has not yet secured the throne of the Duke of Saxony, and needs the support of external forces. Therefore, he had to agree to the emperor's request.

And once George agreed to allow Marin to enter the core stratum of the Imperial Parliament, then the obstacles disappeared a lot. For example, the Saxon nobles, who had enmity with Marin before were the Duchy of Saxony. Now, the Duchy of Saxony itself no longer prevents Marin from entering the Imperial Parliament, so there is no reason for other nobles of Saxony to stop him. As a result, the biggest obstacle for Marin to enter the imperial parliament - the Saxon nobles, was cleared through the emperor's operation...

After George agreed to the conditions, Maximilian I immediately wrote a letter to Marin in front of him, and told about George's promise to support him in entering the Imperial Parliament, and then hoped that he would not get involved in the West. Frisian conflict.

Through the station system that kept changing horses, Maximilian I's letter quickly reached Marin's hands. In fact, Marin did not intend to get involved in this conflict. Coincidentally, the emperor sent a letter asking him not to interfere. In this way, when he is complained by the Principality of Gedes in the future, he will have ample excuses - you see, my boss told me not to go, so I didn't dare to go...

And it was a pleasant surprise for George to agree to support him in the Imperial Council. Marin didn't expect this to happen before. Before, he gave up the idea that the Saxon nobles would support him.

Today, the road has turned, and the obstacles of the Saxonian system have disappeared. Then, at the Imperial Parliament held in Worms in the middle of this year, his chances of being selected are even greater.

With the emperor's letter as an endorsement, Marin replied to the messenger on the spot - I will not be involved in this dispute, and at the same time, the Saxon counter-rebel army is allowed to cross the border...

After getting Marin's promise, George finally felt relieved. So he rushed back to Dresden, gathered 10,000 troops, and began to reinforce West Frisian.

Although it is said that the Principality of Saxony is heavily in debt because of the ransom of 1 million in compensation for Marin. However, the Duchy of Saxony is, after all, a wealthy country. The debt of hundreds of thousands of gold coins will be repaid within a few years.

Therefore, when I heard that the Duchy of Saxony needed money, there were many big businessmen who were willing to lend money to him. Therefore, relying on the loan, George gathered 10,000 elite soldiers and drove to West Frisian in a mighty way...

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When he reached the border of East Friesland, George was a little frightened. Although Marin promised not to participate in this matter, who knows if it is true or not. Coupled with being a prisoner here for several months before, George was very worried.

But Marin soon sent a small army to guide the Saxon army, and at the same time, to monitor the Saxon army, to prevent them from burning and looting as they crossed the border.

When the Saxon army crossed the border, Marin was actually prepared to prevent the Saxons from "fake road cutting Guo". Fortunately, George didn't dare to mess around, and he honestly hurried across the border with the army and headed straight for Groningen.

When he heard that Marin had allowed 10,000 Saxon troops to cross the border, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was furious and sent an envoy to question Marin. Marin then took out the letter written to him by Emperor Maximilian I to the messenger. At the same time, he spread his hands and said helplessly:

"Look, I didn't want to do it, it was His Majesty who asked me to do it! I was forced..."

The messenger was speechless...