Chapter 1280: betray

The always resourceful Saxon Elector sees this situation and instinctively feels wrong--

"Could it be that the Second and Third Legions of the North Sea State were drawn back by Little Caesar of the North Sea State?

It is not unreasonable for him to think so, because the current situation in Beihai should not be decided against the opponent. Therefore, Frederick III believed that there was fraud. It's just that he didn't want to understand where the problem was.

However, it didn't take Frederick III to understand that something unexpected had happened on the venue—

I saw the new Archbishop Trier Richard smiled and stood up and said to Johnny:

"Sign it, believe in the combat effectiveness of the army of Beihai!"

Johnny looked dumbfounded and nodded:

"Ok!"

Then, on behalf of Beihai, signed the duel. & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>

Brunswick-Duke Henry of Wolfenbeiter looked at the duel bookmark with pleasure, and then looked around:

"So, who wants to be a witness?"

A duel requires witnesses to show fairness. After all, duelists are also afraid of opponents cheating. Therefore, witnesses are needed.

Of course, the "duel" between countries actually does not require witnesses. The winner takes all, the loser loses everything. But out of the habit of personal duel, Duke Henry asked who would like to be a witness.

"Let me do it!"

It was also Archbishop Richard Trier, who took the lead in signing a notary on behalf of the Archbishop of Trier. After signing, Archbishop Trier also gently whispered in the ears of Duke Henry of Brunswick-Wolfenbiter:

"Congratulations to Duke Henry."

"Haha!" Duke Henry laughed proudly. & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>

It seems that Archbishop Trier is helping the 8-nation coalition to seize the land of the North Sea.

The actions of Archbishop Trier interrupted the thinking of Frederick III. Seeing that there was not much problem, other princes who disliked Marin also signed and notarized.

It was Maximilian I, who had been in good relations with the North Sea State, hesitating, and he refused to sign. Of course, this is also in line with his personal design. If he behaves cheerfully, don't doubt it.

After recalling the "script" provided by Marin, Maximilian I took a deep breath and said:

"Everyone, everyone is a distinguished nobleman. I think everyone is a law-abiding person?"

Duke Henry turned his head to stare at Maximilian I and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, what do you mean? Do you want to declare this duel invalid? Duel is a sacred thing, even if you are an emperor, you can't intervene casually!" Apparently, Duke Henry misunderstood, thinking that Maximilian I wanted to force the announcement The duel is invalid. & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>

Maximilian I quickly waved his hand and said:

"I'm not interfering in a duel. I just think that Europe has no tradition of killing nobles and no tradition of dethroning noble titles. So, I don't interfere with your duel, but hope that after one victory, you can guarantee the safety of the other. Also, the title is reserved. The land can be taken away, but the identity should be retained. "

It seems that Maximilian I was completely worried that Little Caesar would be killed or abolished after the defeat of the North Sea Kingdom. Therefore, his suggestion seemed to leave a way for little Caesar. And this is also in line with the emperor's design. After all, Caesar is also regarded as his "son of the old man".

"Okay, no problem! If we win, we will never harm Little Caesar!" Duke Henry smiled happily.

The emperor's statement made him more convinced that he would definitely win this duel war. Didn't you see that the emperor was looking for his "son of the old man" to retreat after failure? & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>

Then Maximilian I turned his head and patted Johnny on the shoulder, comforting:

"You can rest assured that although I can't divide the troops to help. However, I can still help you contact the Italian mercenaries. So, you may not lose."

Speaking of which, many princes laughed-Italian mercenaries? Don't be funny? Can Italian mercenaries be compared with German mercenaries?

Moreover, the princes did not think the Emperor could help find many Italian mercenaries. After all, the "poor" of the Habsburg family is also famous. Looking for Italian mercenaries, the combat effectiveness is not as good as the German mercenaries. The commission price is about the same, which is not cost-effective ...

Duke Henry laughed, as if he had settled his opponent.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong, Frederick III also temporarily laid down his guard, and went up to sign a notary, and made people add a clause of "do not kill the other monarch" in the duel. & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>

Seeing that the leading brothers have all signed, the princes of various countries have come forward to sign and notarize. Everyone's face is full of joy, as if the emperor's running dog country of Beihai has already been determined ...

Only the new Archbishop Trier Richard shook his head with a bitter smile, not optimistic about the "eight-nation coalition." Of course, he shook his head bitterly for a short time, but he only withdrew his expression in an instant, so nobody paid attention.

In fact, Archbishop Richard has guessed a bit-the North Sea State seems to be digging pits for eight hostile princes, and the pits are definitely not small ...

He just said that he was actually helping Beihai. His actions interrupted Frederick III's thinking and doubts and played a leading role.

However, he is not voluntary, but forced ...

That's right, the new Archbishop Trier Richard was bullied! & 1t; i> & 1t; / i>

The man who intimidated him was none other than the most prestigious pope in Europe ...

How could Julius II threaten Archbishop Trier? Because Richard was chosen as Archbishop Trier, he still had to go through a process-the Pope approved ...

It was at this level that Julius II stuck the other side and forced the other side to cooperate. As usual ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ The pope will also make it difficult for the new archbishop. However, it can be done with a bribe.

But this time, Julius II did not want the bribe of Archbishop Richard, as long as he did something for himself. Once it is done, it will be approved to register and officially recognize his position. If you do n’t do well ... I wo n’t give you approval, and you wo n’t be an official archbishop ...

(This has indeed happened in history. Richard was selected as Archbishop Trier in May 1511, but Julius II somehow signed it in April 1512 as the official Archbishop. This book The plot is needed, and it has been delayed for a few months.)

Even through the investigation of the spies in the North Sea, the Holy See also mastered some of the dark materials of Archbishop Richard. If the Holy See is really difficult to get these black materials, it may be possible to get rid of the seat of Archbishop Richard ...

In desperation, the new Archbishop Trier, who had not yet been "reformed", had to succumb to help find out the news, and secretly promoted the signing of this duel ...

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So, although I do n’t know what cards the North Sea has, the new Archbishop Trier Richard can be sure that the North Sea will not lose. Therefore, he knew that the princes were too happy.

However, Archbishop Richard does not intend to remind the princes. Because if he fails to do so, he may be dismissed as the archbishop by the Holy See. In order to be elected as Archbishop Trier, he has made a lot of blood, and does not want to lose his blood. Therefore, he chose silence ...

Besides, what was the matter with those princes who were fooled? Becoming the official Archbishop Trier, and then earning a lot of money while in power, is the right thing ...

In this way, for his own benefit, Trier ’s new Archbishop Richard, betrayed the interests of the princes ...

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