Chapter 522: Keep going

Marin also found that the princes and nobles standing at the gate of Worms were divided into two parts-one part stood next to Frederick III, and about a hundred secular princes surrounded him. Obviously-those people were with Frederick III. The other part is mainly dominated by religious princes, but it also contains a small number of secular nobles. Obviously, this other group of people did not intend to fight against Marin.

There are 210 secular princes in the German region, but 75 of them are imperial cities. Therefore, there are about 135 secular aristocrats.

Of course, these 135 secular noble princes, apart from East Frisian, Schleswig and Oldenburg, which Marin himself holds, still belong to the power of the emperor. In addition, there are powerful aristocrats belonging to the self-contained system such as King Vladislas II of Bohemia and John II, Duke of Cliff. These powerful nobles themselves are so powerful that they do not need to hold groups with others, but some little princes will depend on them.

Marin was a little depressed. Apart from the great aristocrats such as Vladislas II, most of the secular aristocrats stood by Frederick III.

In fact, Marin did not know that the secular nobles standing next to Frederick III might not have any hatred for Marin. However, they also don't like rising stars like Marin holding them down. Therefore, despite standing on the side of Frederick III, many of them are mostly to suppress Marin's upward momentum, not to completely turn Malin's face. Therefore, many of them accepted Marin's gift and promised not to send troops together, but they still stood beside Frederick III to suppress Marin together. Because, they knew that now Frederick III had a new defeat, and his strength and reputation had plummeted. If he did not give Frederick III a strong momentum, Marin could not suppress it.

Marin was too lazy to say hello to the secular aristocrats who had made clear their stand against himself, but it was too rude to not greet people. So he simply ran to the circle where Archbishops Mainz, Archbishop Cologne, Vladislas II, etc. passed.

According to his current status, Marin is only a duke, and his status is under the electors. Therefore, he took the initiative to greet Archbishop Mainz, who was the Speaker of the Imperial Parliament. At the same time, the Archbishops of Cologne, Hermann IV and Archbishop Trier, who stood beside Archbishop Mainz, also ... Hello world:

"Greetings to you, Dear Archbishop Jacob ... Well, two Archbishops Jacob ... and the Archbishop Herman, I also sincerely greet you, Your Majesty Vladislas "" Marin humbly bowed down to the neutral three Archbishops of the Elector and the Archbishop of the King, in stark contrast to Frederick III, who was also the former Elector. Of course, this is also intentional by Marin.

Marin didn't forget to stand close to Frederick III's gang of Paladin Elector Philip, but also saluted him, but did not go forward. After all, there are hostile forces there. Although Marin did not believe that those princes would have madmen who would stab themselves with swords, they could not guarantee that someone there would beat them. So, simply don't rely on it. Apart from a few electors, Marin did not need to greet other princes first. Because he is a duke himself, and his rank is no lower than others. Before His Majesty the Emperor arrived, Marin really did not need to greet others.

But Frederick III was unhappy in his heart, he was also a great elector. Marin paid tribute to other electors, but did not salute himself, clearly looked down upon him! The more unlucky people are, the more they care about others' attitudes towards themselves. As it happens, Frederick III is now quite unlucky and naturally very sensitive. So he dissatisfiedly shouted:

"Some people lack basic aristocratic rest. They don't even know how to salute the more senior aristocrats. Hey, yes, they are just upstarts in the aristocratic circle. Eleven years ago, you were a noble Not a wandering little knight. No wonder they do n’t understand the aristocratic etiquette.

Listening to the freakish tone of Frederick III, Marin also burst into an inexplicable evil fire. So he replied in a very polite way:

"Aristocratic etiquette is only for the moral nobles. For some shameless aristocrats, greetings are unnecessary. It is a shame to say more to this kind of person!"

Frederick III was the most sensitive moment at this moment. When he heard Marin's face-fighting counterattack, Frederick III suddenly became very hot. So he blushed and scolded loudly:

"How to say? Boy! Do you not even understand the most respectful elders? Is this your tutor?"

Marin also bluntly went back:

"Is there an elder like you? It's okay if you fight against others yourself, and even lie to everyone, saying that I am a pioneer of the unified will of His Majesty the Emperor? Don't you feel blushed if you lie like this?"

Frederick III exclaimed angrily:

"Isn't it? I heard that when you were in Vienna, you slammed the fart of His Majesty Maximilian I, and also made a swearing oath. So, you are just a wanderer The knight became a real knight, barely among the ranks of nobility. I said that you are the pioneer of your majesty the emperor, and even the running dog, is it wrong? "

For the sake of the Black Marin, Frederick III turned out Marin's old man who was in public in Vienna to greet the emperor. The nobles around listened, and many people cast a disdainful glance at Marin ...

Marlin suddenly blushed, and he couldn't really refute this. After all, that was what happened under the large crowd. He just wanted to refute, there is no way ...

Of course, when it comes to sophistry, Marin is really not afraid of anyone. After a little thought, Marin thought about his words:

"At the time, I was just a mercenary under His Majesty Maximilian I. Is it wrong to loyalty to Your Majesty? Dear Elder Frederick, don't you think that it is a good phenomenon that knights love rebellion? "

Frederick III quickly refuted:

"I didn't say that the knight rebellion is a good thing, but you once loyal to your emperor, that is an undeniable fact! So, I said you are the emperor's striker and running dog, is it wrong?"

Marin immediately seized the loophole in the other party's words and countered:

"Do you still know that it was" Once "? Once, the Wetting family was not the ruler of Saxony! Once I was just an ordinary knight. Of course, I can only earn salary and status by fighting for His Majesty the Emperor. Otherwise, I have not Fa life. However, after recovering the crown of the East Frisian Lambert that my grandfather lost, I am now a noble prince, the same identity as you! "

"It is said that" very smart and wise ", Frederick, do you think that I, a prince with his own territory, will support the German centralization of power like France? Isn't this a problem for myself? Is there such a fool in the world?" Marin said aloud ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ In fact, this is not just for Frederick III, but also for the princes present. Although the truth is simple, the princes of this era may not have the same level of education as the pupils of later generations, and may not be able to understand it. In particular, some nobles who pay attention to force and do not pay attention to cultural education have difficulty in understanding things.

Therefore, Marin wanted to take the opportunity to openly interact with Frederick III to clearly tell you the princes-I am also a prince who has broken the territory and will not do things that make the princes unlucky ...

"Maybe you have negotiated with your majesty, and retained your autonomy as a reward for your help in unifying Germany ..." Frederick III retorted dissatisfiedly.

Marin immediately politely said:

"Why are you so stupid? If the imperial power of the entire empire was really concentrated, how long would my territory be able to maintain self-government? Even if I kept the right to self-government in my life, my next generation? The next emperor might not be in contact with my descendants. Good. And after the unified empire is completed, it is so powerful, and my descendants ca n’t stop the extremely powerful next emperor who has the complete rule of the entire empire!

On the edge, the princes listened to Marin's words and nodded one after another. Because, Marin really makes sense. If Marin really helped His Majesty the Emperor complete the true unification of Shinra, and the royal family became stronger, it might not be a good thing for Marin. One day after all, the emperor's successor will take control of Marin's territory. In that way, the unification of Shinra can be completely completed ...

This mutual struggle gave Marin an opportunity to explain to the princes in public. Moreover, there are indeed many princes who have come to terms with each other, believing that Marin will not help the emperor complete the true unification of Germany. Because that wouldn't be good for Marin himself ...