The Rise of the European Emperor

Julius II's enthronement ceremony was scheduled for September 28th. Although he was chosen as the pope on the evening of August 26th, the Pope's enthronement ceremony always invited monarchs or messengers from surrounding countries to come to observe the ceremony. ?

Moreover, there were no airplanes and cars in this era, and the monarchs or envoys of neighboring countries of Italy rushed to Rome, at least a dozen or twenty days. Therefore, even though people are dispatched to inform at any cost, those monarchs or envoys can only arrive after one month.

Julius II's enthronement ceremony, mainly invited the monarchs of Italy, Emperor Maximilian I, the king of Louis XII, the kings of Spain, the king of Portugal, and the three Archbishops of Germany.

Of course, as the great monarch, the French King Louis XII and the Spanish Kings may not come in person, maybe sending a foreign minister to perfunctory, Portugal also reluctantly has the qualification to sway.

But Marin's boss, Maximilian I, didn't have that confidence. Because, his emperor Shinra had not been crowned yet, he also requested to go to the pope.

Therefore, Maximilian I was very likely to come to Rome in person to participate in the ceremony of the throne of Julius II. After all, Maximilian I also expected Julius II to officially crown him.

As for the three electors of the Archbishops of Cologne, Archbishops of Mainz and Archbishop Trier in Germany, because they are direct subordinates of the Pope, as long as they are not seriously ill and cannot go, they must also go to Rome to take over. As for the bishops of the other small bishoprics in Germany, they may not be eligible to participate in the Pope's enthronement ceremony ...

And other secular princes in Germany, then maybe. A good relationship with the Holy See may be invited. Those with bad relations with the Holy See will naturally not be invited.

Marin sent away his bald ababen, and also called his men to gather 300 cavalry as escorts. He escorted him to the south and went to participate in the throne ceremony of Julius II.

Julius II was his father-in-law, and the army that Julius II attacked Rome was also his own. Therefore, it was normal for Marin to receive the invitation letter. Even before Julius II went south, the invitation letter was already written, but the date was not filled out.

However, from Aurich to Rome, the distance is already very far away. The Pope's enthronement ceremony is generally not invited by countries that are too far away. Norther countries such as the United Kingdom and Denmark are rarely invited.

The distance between Aurich and Rome, Marin estimated that it was about 1,600 kilometers. If you ride a single horse, you will run an average of seven or eighty kilometers per day, which may take about 20 days. But if one person has three horses, it will only take about ten days.

So, Marin and the soldiers under his command, one person and three horses, rushed to the south without stopping. In addition, in order to save physical strength, everyone did not wear a full set of plate armor, just wear three-quarter chest plate armor.

In just 13 days, Marin and 300 men ran a long distance of 1600 kilometers, and drove from Aurich to Rome. However, riding a horse is really hard. After the long distance of 1600 kilometers, when he arrived in Rome, Marin was already exhausted.

Fortunately, when he arrived in Rome, it was September 24, 4 days before the enthronement ceremony. He had time to rest.

In fact, Marin came to Rome this time, there are very important things to do. First, Marin brought Stade over to replace Schwartz.

Stad is also an important general under Marin's command, and is fully capable of commanding the 7,000 East Frisian army. Moreover, Stade himself is very willing. Because, as long as he succeeds Schwartz, Stade can temporarily become the temporary supreme commander of the Papal army. Before Julius II selected the new supreme military commander, Stade was the supreme military commander of the Papal State. This is a very glorious resume, so when Marin talked to him and asked him to replace Schwartz, Stad agreed without hesitation.

After all, in this era, the authority of the Holy See is still very high. Being able to serve as the supreme military chief of the Holy See for a period of time is very attractive to devouts like Stade.

In addition to replacing Schwartz, another important task of Marin is to accept the public gratitude of Julius II on behalf of the Holy See. What are you grateful for? Thank you Schwartz for leading the East Frisian army to **** him safely into Rome ...

Actually, this thanks is just a foreshadowing. Marin's ultimate goal was to give Julius II an excuse to give the Bishop of Münster to himself after the army helped Florence to the Pope.

So, when he came to Rome this time, Marin actually showed his face. And let everyone know that the army of the new pope is self-supporting. In this way, it won't look so obtrusive until later when your own army helps the Papal State to lay Florence and is "given" to the Bishop of Münster.

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Furthermore, Julius II was also very interested in Marin ’s idea of ​​“exchanging German territory with the German bishopric”.

The so-called "exchange of Italian territory for the German bishop" means that after a country helps the Holy See to lay down an Italian state, the Holy See is willing to take out the territory of a German bishop as a reward and give it to a country.

Julius II is an aspiring pope, and his wish is to unify Italy. Originally, Julius II's plan was to strengthen the army of the Papal State and use the invincible army to conquer the Italian states.

However, Marin ’s proposal to "requite the Florentine Republic in exchange for the Patriarchate of Münster as a reward" gave Julius II great inspiration.

Julius II discovered that there was a way to unify Italy without having to do it yourself ...

The bishopric in the German region belongs to the Holy See nominally, but in fact, it is in the hands of the three major electors. Although these bishopric countries also pay a lot of "Tithe taxes" to the Holy See every year, for the Holy See, those bishops far away from Germany are not as good as the Italian state.

Because, for those bishops far away in Germany, the Holy See ’s hand could not reach there. If you have the Italian state next to the Papal State, the Holy See can easily control it.

Therefore, it is a pleasure to exchange a bishopric in the German region that cannot be controlled anyway, an Italian state that is easy to control, whether it is Julius II or the cardinals in Rome.

For example, the Republic of Florence, which is the Grand Duchy of Tuscany controlled by the Medici family, and the later Tuscany region, is a very prosperous state in Italy.

The prosperity of this state made the greedy cardinals of the Holy See salivate. At present, the development of commercial and handicraft industry in the Republic of Florence is second only to Venice, Genoa and Milan, and it is even more developed than the city of Rome ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ If it is an army under Marin, under the name of Marin, lay down The Republic of Florence, in exchange for the Bishop of Münster. For the Papal State, this is definitely a good deal to make a profit. After all, the business of the Florentine Republic is prosperous and taxable. For Julius II and the cardinals of the Holy See, it is definitely a big piece of fat!

And for Marin, while destroying the Republic of Florence, one thing is also very important. That is, the army can catch a person in the city of Florence. That person's name is Machiavelli ...

Yes, this product is the one written by Machiavelli, one of the greatest thinkers and politicians in Europe in the early 16th century.

Now, this product is probably the chief of the Second State Department of the Republic of Florence and the secretary of the ruling committee, which can be regarded as a senior official of the Republic of Florence.

Before, Marin hadn't thought of pulling this person together. However, they are already senior officials of the powerful Republic of Florence, and still rarely go to East Friesland?

However, if Marin's army wiped out the Republic of Florence, then Machiavelli, a senior official of the Republic of Florence, lost his survival.

Just let his army catch this person and bring it back to East Friesland. Marin has time to wait for his allegiance ...

Moreover, Machiavelli is not a "brainier who doesn't care about two masters". After the demise of the Republic of Florence, in order to survive, Machiavelli had served for the former mortal enemy Medici family, and also offered charms to the Holy See.

Therefore, this Machiavelli is a realist. It is not particularly difficult to draw this person ...