Chapter 1232 - Murder of a three-year-old child
In fact, not only did the princes and the French not want to see the Habsburgs in full control of Switzerland, but even Marin did not want to see the Habsburgs in control of Switzerland.
The reason why Marin allowed the Habsburgs to occupy Switzerland was actually to borrow the Habsburgs' knife to strangle the Swiss Union. This is because the Swiss Union is a hotbed of anti-emperor or anti-monarch ideas.
Historically, Calvin's ability to put forward radical Reformation ideas in Switzerland is inseparable from the local cultural atmosphere. From the 13th century onwards, some Swiss cantons began to unite against the expansion of the Habsburgs in Switzerland. At that time, the Habsburgs occupied most of Switzerland, but some cantons refused to accept Habsburg rule.
Then, during the Luxembourg dynasty, in order to preserve the succession to the throne, the three emperors of the Luxembourg dynasty desperately suppressed the rival Habsburgs, forcing the Habsburgs to give up their Swiss possessions, including the ancestral land of Fort Eagle, leaving only Austrian territory. Had it not been for the Habsburg Emperor Frederick III, who later returned to the throne, to marry Maximilian I to Mary, the only daughter of Charles the Bold of the large Duchy of Burgundy, the Habsburgs would not have been able to confront the princes.
But it was precisely because of the annexation of the mighty Duchy of Burgundy through marriage, and the ambition of Maximilian I to unify Germany revealed in his youth, that the German princes were wary and united to embarrass the Habsburgs. If the Habsburgs only had Austria, it is estimated that the princes would not be interested in dealing with the Habsburgs. Because, there is no need. Therefore, the ancients were right when they said that "fortune and misfortune depend", and the Habsburgs became powerful, which aroused the jealousy of the princes, and then they were targeted.
Switzerland, on the other hand, was an important pawn used by the German princes and France to contain the Habsburgs. Because, the Habsburgs never gave up their efforts to recover their ancestral land, and continued to use troops against this place. And Switzerland is also a hard nut to crack, very hard to bite. If the Habsburgs had not been obsessed with Switzerland, but had chosen a weaker "persimmon" to pinch, it is estimated that the result would have been much better. Because Switzerland is a mountainous region, not only the mountain people are fierce, but also the Habsburgs' heavy cavalry advantage cannot be brought into play. After all, the mountains are conducive to infantry play. Then the Habsburgs sank deeper and deeper into the quagmire of Switzerland.
At the same time, because of the century-old rivalry with the Habsburgs, the Swiss also suffered numerous casualties, which made the Swiss people's hatred of the emperor and lord reach its peak. Therefore, it was only later in Switzerland that the Calvinists were born who hated the monarch.
After the advent of Calvinism, it deserved to be the most radical Protestantism. In France, Calvinists were called Huguenots, who were the instigators of the French Wars of Religion and seriously threatened the stability of France. Moreover, the radical ideas of the Huguenots, which later influenced the French Revolution, led to the murder of Louis XVI, the good old king. In fact, Louis XVI only wanted to raise taxes because he was so supportive of American independence that he drained the treasury of funds. After all, it takes money to maintain a country as large as France. Then he was stabbed by the angry French. Speaking of which, Louis XVI died completely for the United States, and the United States should have erected a martyr's monument to Louis XVI. However, Lao Mei was very weak when he first founded the country, and in order to befriend the French revolutionary government in order to seek protection, Lao Mei pretended not to see Louis XVI's unjust death...... Therefore, Louis XVI was obviously the greatest contributor to the independence of the United States, but he was deliberately ignored......
After Calvinism was introduced to the Netherlands, it developed into a beggars' sect (beggars?). ), which became the most important incentive for the independence of the Dutch Republic from the Habsburgs.
And after it was introduced to England, it was also very famous - that is, the famous Puritans. If nothing else, Charles I died under the butcher's knife of the Puritans. And the independence of the thirteen states in North America also had a great deal to do with the Puritans.
If Marin had been a citizen of the republic in later generations, he would have praised Calvinism for its revolutionary nature. But the ass decides the head, and Marin and his descendants are going to be monarchs. Therefore, the Calvinists, who like to kill the king, are definitely what Marin does not want to see.
Therefore, Marin would rather support the annexation of Switzerland by the Habsburgs than see the appearance of Calvinists, who killed the king's professional household.
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But from a rational point of view, the Habsburgs took control of Switzerland, which was not a good thing for Marin. Because, Marin was also a prince, and he was also afraid of the Habsburgs to unify Germany.
Once the Habsburgs truly unified Germany, Marin's descendants would be reduced from a de facto monarch to an empty title. Think about the dignity of the Ming Dynasty, that is, a group of pigs raised in the capital, which is only a little better than the prince of the Ming Dynasty. But if you talk about real power, there is no such thing, the emperor will do you if he wants to, and he has no ability to resist at all.
The most tragic thing is that the prince of the Ming Dynasty, when facing Liu Jin, the eunuch in power, has to kneel and salute, completely faceless.
Therefore, Marin did not want the Habsburgs to be too powerful. But because he rose up with the support of Emperor Maximilian I of the Habsburgs, he had long been labeled as an emperor and hated by the princes. In desperation, Marin now has no choice but to maintain his current embarrassing identity - he is the emperor's faction but not the same heart, and at the same time is hostile to the princes......
Anyway, Marin's current status in the Holy Roman Empire is very embarrassing, and he belongs to "Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror" - he is not a human being inside and out......
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This covert support for Frenzberg, Marin is actually also to balance - the alliance of princes and the Habsburg army are both defeated, Marin must be happy.
But he did not expect that it would have been better if Maximilian I had been informed and the Habsburgs had been fully prepared. Because, this time, the French will also be involved. If the Habsburgs had prepared in advance, it would have been a good time for the three parties to fight and lose. When the time comes, Marin will be the real fisherman.
However, he did not expect that the French would send a large number of troops to the war this time. In this way, the balance has long been broken. In short, the Habsburgs were in trouble......
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But Marin didn't know, the days of waiting were boring, and Marin was going to find something to do. Like, change history or something.
So Marin called Kohler and commanded:
"You send a few Assassins to Noyon, France, to find a man named John. Calvin's men, then, take him out......"
Although Calvin founded the radical Calvinism in anti-Habsburg Switzerland, he still did not feel at ease with Calvin as a person. After all, great men have the power to change history. Marin was unsure whether Calvin would have founded Calvinism after Switzerland had been controlled by the Habsburgs. But as long as there is a bad possibility, Marin intends to strangle the danger. So, Marin decided to have Kohler send someone to kill Calvin. In this way, there is no need to worry about the future.
Kohler nodded and asked:
"John. How old is Calvin? What are the characteristics? ”
Marin thought about the information he had read in his previous life and said:
"Well, it's a three-year-old kid born in Noyon...... That's all ......"
"Three...... Three-year-old ...... The kid ...... "Kohler was a little dumbfounded. He had carried out many missions, but it was the first time he had someone to assassinate a three-year-old child...... Wouldn't your conscience hurt if you murdered a three-year-old child? Kohler glanced at Marlin meaningfully......
"See what? Go on a mission! Haven't you ever seen a child die? Marin's face flushed, and he said angrily.
"Understood...... I'm going to send someone to let this kid 'die'......" Kohler looked inexplicably backing out......
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