Far south Europe, on the Italian peninsula, Stade and his 7,000 East Frisian troops, after completing the occupation of the city of Florence, waited for a long time until the retreating French army left the territory of the Florentine Republic, and then attacked everywhere and took the entire territory of the Florentine Republic. Pen & Fun & Cabinet www.biquge.info Then, wait for the Papal States to send Italian mercenaries to take over the defense.

Stade and his East Frisian army withdrew to Rome and became the city's continuation.

At the moment, the newly enthroned pope did not trust the Italian mercenaries, but only the regular army under his son-in-law. Without Staad's army by his side, Julius II was even somewhat insecure.

However, according to the East Frisian style, Stader selected 6,000 mountain people in the Papal States and carried out the formal military training of the East Frisian style. However, because the training time is still short, it is not yet possible to form combat effectiveness. For a long time, Julius II would also have to rely on Stader and his men to keep the city of Rome and the Papal States safe.

And, since the time of that rogue election, Julius II has developed a bad taste. Every time a matter was discussed, a number of East Frisian soldiers and their own men would be arranged outside the basilica of the Lateran Cathedral. They don't wear military uniforms, they just dress in the clothes of ordinary people. However, they watched in the name of "citizen representatives". If they disagreed, these "citizen representatives" would have prevented the cardinals who had opposed Julius II from going to the toilet and eating......

Looking at these "citizen representatives", the cardinals who had gone through the rogue election felt that their bladders were a little swollen, and they seemed to want to go to the toilet again......

In this way, under the pressure of the "citizens' representatives", it seems that cardinals who dare to openly argue with Julius II seem to be very rare......

Therefore, after the reign of Julius II, at every meeting of the cardinals, there was a rapprochement in the room. The arrogant cardinals formed a very effective leadership group around the Holy See, who cared about Julius II as the core......

However, when Julius II proposed that in order to thank Marin, Count of East Friesland, for his great contribution to the Papal States in helping the Papal States "maintain order" and seize Florence, he was ready to reward Marin with the secular governance of the Episcopal State of Münster, which was indirectly under the leadership of the Holy See, most of the cardinals present were dissatisfied.

After all, for so many years, the Holy See has only embezzled the interests of others, how can it send a large amount of benefits to others like sending it to the Episcopal State?

So, Julius II explained to everyone. and made a grand plan to use the territorial power that the German Holy See could not control in exchange for others to help him attack the territory of Italy.

Julius II told the cardinals that his greatest wish was for the Papal States to rule all of Italy......

The cardinals were shocked by the madness of Julius II......

They all know that the Papal States, although one of the great powers in Italy, did not rely on the military. More importantly, it was the great religious influence of the Holy See that made the Papal States one of the important powers in Italy.

If religious factors are put aside, the power of the Papal States cannot be compared to Venice, the Duchy of Milan, the Kingdom of Naples, or even the Republic of Florence......

If it weren't for the high religious status of the Holy See, no one would dare to attack the Holy See easily, and the Papal States might have been annexed by the neighboring Kingdom of Naples long ago.

Therefore, the cardinals of the Holy See never imagined that they could unify Italy with the power of the Papal States. Because, the Papal States are not strong enough......

Of course, this is not to say that the Papal States are poor. Rather, most of the "tithes" levied by the Papal States from the countries of Europe went into the private pockets of the popes and cardinals. Therefore, although the Papal States are not poor, the country's finances are really not very good. Because, most of the interests of the Holy See have been embezzled by the rotten cardinals......

This is like the Ming Empire at the end of the period, it looks like a big empire, but the imperial court's finances are so bad that it is dead. But the ministers who are in power are all rich.

Therefore, although the Holy See collects a lot of money from all over Europe every year, it cannot make the Papal States strong......

The bold plan proposed by Julius II did have a chance to give the Papal States more Italian lands. Just like not long ago, the new Pope Julius II used the army of the East Friesian Lam to capture the rich Republic of Florence.

However, the cardinals were not averse to hiring someone else to help in the war, but there was a great disagreement with the gift of a great Münster bishopric as a reward to Marin, Earl of East Friesland. Because, there is no precedent for this kind of thing, and it is not in accordance with convention.

In the eyes of these arrogant cardinals of Rome, it was an honor for a count of a small and remote country to work for the great men of the Holy See. At most, a little money is enough, where is the use of rewarding a country's territory to him? Moreover, this territory is not directly under the Papal States. Its immediate supervisor was Hermann IV, the very powerful Archbishop of Cologne in Germany.

What if the Holy See sent the Bishopric of Münster out without the consent of Herman IV, which provoked a backlash from Herman IV? You must know that as one of the seven electors of the HRE, the Archbishopric of Cologne controlled by Herman IV is not under the Papal States.

If Hermann IV firmly disagreed, it would embarrass the Holy See. When the time comes, how will it end? Was it possible to "excommunicate" Herman IV?

However, excommunication is not something that is used casually. If Herman IV had broken the dogma and excommunicated him, no one would have said anything. However, the refusal to send out the Bishopric of Münster does not seem to have violated the dogma, and it is not easy to punish it......

Listening to the bishops' discussions, Julius II also had a headache. Although, he could use the "representatives of the Roman citizens" on the sidelines to force the cardinals to pass a resolution. But as the cardinals say, it's hard to do.

It is not difficult for the cardinals to pass the resolution, but it is not a simple matter to obtain the consent of the Archbishop of Cologne. He is not a cat or a dog, but the helmsman of the Archbishopric of Cologne, whose control is not weaker than the Papal States, and a group of super-powerful forces of vassal bishops.

Therefore, the cautious Julius II did not immediately adopt this resolution, but sent a letter to Marin, asking him to find a way to bribe the cardinals of Rome first. In addition, the current Archbishop of Cologne, Hermann IV, was to be bribed to agree to let go of the Bishopric of Münster.

The Archbishop of Cologne is different from other secular princes, who are hereditary. For those secular princes, the territory was a family property and could not be given lightly.

But unlike the Archbishop of Cologne, who is elected under the supervision of the Holy See and is not hereditary. Therefore, if he hangs up, the Archbishopric of Cologne will not necessarily be passed on to his family descendants. Therefore, it is not the same as those secular princes.

Julius II believed that if he bribed Archbishop Hermann IV of Cologne and gave him enough money, he would relinquish control of the Bishopric of Münster. As long as the Archbishop of Cologne, the Elector, is relieved, as for the opinion of the Bishop of Münster, who cares?

The Holy See agreed, and the Elector of Cologne agreed, and it was reasonable and legal for Marin to occupy the Bishopric of Münster......

When Marin, who was in Worms, received the letter from Julius II, his face immediately collapsed:

"What, it costs money again...... Besides, it seems like it's going to cost a lot of money this time......"