Archbishop Mainz is really a spicy politician, and he can become one of the seven electors of Germany without any background, and the Archbishop of Mainz, who is the most important religious elector, this guy is very clever in politics. Of course, the thickness of his skin is far greater than the thick city walls. Otherwise, it would not have been able to stand out from the crowd of bishops.

In the absence of an unknown circumstance, the Archbishop of Mainz did not place a bet in advance. So, he pretended not to talk to Marin. Archbishop Jacob then announced that Marin and his army would be stationed in the village of Olga, not far northeast of Mainz.

However, if Marin wanted to enter the city to participate in the formal negotiations with him, he would need to abandon his large army and bring only a small number of escorts into the city.

The princes were quite satisfied with what the Archbishop of Mainz had done. Not only the princes who were anti-Marin and wanted to suppress Marin, but also those who were neutral were also satisfied. Because, if Marin really brought 10,000 troops into the city, then the negotiations could not be properly negotiated. The army was on the side, and those princes couldn't ignore it after all. When the time comes, the advantage of the large number of princes will be meaningless. Because, there are more than people, and there are 10,000 people...... When the time comes, it will be impossible to say who will put pressure on whom......

However, the Archbishop of Mainz, Jacob, did not pursue the issue of Marin not entering the city, but explained that Marin was waiting for the arrival of the emperor and other princes. After all, the nearly two hundred princes at the scene all had some anti-Marin tendencies. Marin waited for the arrival of the princes who supported him and the neutrals before he was willing to enter the city to negotiate. And if you go to the city to negotiate at this time, it is basically equivalent to the two sides of the conflict facing each other head-on.

Therefore, Archbishop Jacob's choice can be said to be a compromise choice, which is not offended, but it is very reasonable.

But Frederick III was not satisfied, and he believed that Marin's lack of political allies was a good opportunity to put pressure on him. Therefore, a way should be found to urge them to bring only escorts into the city. You can then put pressure on it to accept the anti-Marin motion as soon as possible. Even, if there is a chance, it is better to snatch King Hans and Jokim I from Marin, and secretly conspire with his own people to suppress Marin's various demands as much as possible.

Therefore, in the days that followed, Frederick III jumped up and down to put pressure on the Archbishop of Mainz to unite with the anti-Marlin faction, urging Marlin to enter the city as soon as possible with his bodyguard, King Hans and Joakim I, so that the anti-Marlin faction would have a chance to act.

But Frederick III didn't know that Jacob, Archbishop of Mainz, was already a wall-riding faction at this time, so where would he help the anti-Marin faction to do such a thing? If it is really as Marin said, if he has a close relationship with His Majesty the Pope today, he can help Frederick III do things, but it is easy to anger his immediate boss, His Holiness the Pope, and it is not good for his professional career. Therefore, Jacob, Archbishop of Mainz, not only did not help put pressure on Marin, but also quietly told Marin about Frederick III's plan.

When Marin heard this, he couldn't suppress his anger. So, he decided to make Frederick III look good. The best thing is to cut his face and make him embarrassed in front of everyone......

How to make Frederick III embarrassed in public? Public insults are good, but they will also be embarrassed. A public beating is not bad, but it will cause disgust among all the nobles. After all, Frederick III was a great nobleman with a higher status than himself. Even if he was inferior to himself, beating a prince and nobleman in public was opposed by other nobles.

After thinking about it, Marin finally came up with a trick - a duel......

In Europe, dueling is a sacred affair that represents the honor of men. If you refuse to fight a duel, you will be ridiculed.

Of course, for the nobles, if they deal with a duel, they may not need to end the duel themselves, and they can send their own subordinates to duel instead of themselves.

Marin had thought about it too, but he wasn't worried. Why? Because he has Karn himself as a pervert......

Karn was invincible in the world in foot combat, and even in cavalry warfare, after 10 years of training, he was almost invincible. I remember that when I accompanied Adler to find his daughter-in-law, I met the strong Saxon knight Mavis. At that time, Karn could defeat his opponent in foot combat, but horse combat was not an opponent. But after a few years, Karn would not lose to that knight even in a horse battle.

In addition, the powerful knight named Mavis, although also from Saxony, was a knight of the Duchy of Saxony, under George, not under Frederick III.

Frederick III, who loved to read, was known for his scholarship and respect for scholars. This also led to the fact that Frederick III himself did not like to practice martial arts very much, and he was a standard scholar of war scum.

Moreover, because of his respect for scholars, many scholars went to Frederick III, which led to the cultural prosperity of the Electorate of Saxony. However, because of his emphasis on literature and light on martial arts, there were not too many knights who went to take refuge with him.

Because, Frederick III valued culture, despised martial arts, was not very keen on war, and did not like to hold knightly tournaments. And these two points are the most important way for wandering knights to get ahead, and Frederick III is not keen on them. Therefore, there are naturally not many wandering knights who go to take refuge.

Therefore, now under Frederick III, there are a bunch of scholars, but there are not many knights who can fight. Marin obtained information about this when he interrogated the prisoners of war in the Wittenberg court.

Marin is now seeking a duel, that is, he has calculated that the other party does not have a corresponding master. Anyway, I won it......

Although his martial arts are average, he has also practiced since he was a child. Although because of his physical fitness, Marin knew that he would not become a master among knights. However, there is no problem in dealing with Frederick III, a 42-year-old middle-aged man who does not like to practice martial arts.

And if the opponent chooses to send his subordinates to fight on his behalf, then Marin can also send Karn to sweep the opponent......

And if the other party chooses to avoid the fight, it will be ridiculed. Even Marin himself can laugh at his cowardice in public, and no one will accuse Marin of being wrong. Because, this is the rule of ancient Europe.

You know, the famous Russian poet Pushkin, because of honor, had to participate in a duel to the death. As a result, where a literati who writes poetry can fight, he will naturally die at the hands of the other party......

It was not until the end of the 19th century, when the level of civilization in Europe and the United States increased, that the barbaric act of "life and death duel" was explicitly banned.

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After preparing everything, Marin took 5,000 men and came to the outside of Worms with great fanfare, cleared the field at the city gate, and set up a jousting ring.

Then, with a few of his loud men, Marin came to the city gate and openly asked Frederick III:

"Who's that Saxon nobleman named Frederick! I, as an upright and courageous knight, am extremely angry at your repeated slander of me in front of everyone. Therefore, now, in front of many nobles, I want you to issue an invitation to a duel! It's better for you to end up in person, and I'll duel you personally! ”

After a few seconds, Marin shouted again:

"Of course, my lord, Frederick, if you think you are a coward, a coward like a woman, you can refrain from fighting. However, I ask you to put a woman's inner vault on your head in public. That way, you don't have to duel with me! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Marin's men laughed cooperatively, as if they had really seen the ridiculous scene of Frederick III putting a woman's inner library on his head.

And at the head of the city, many neutral nobles couldn't help but laugh when they heard Marin's vicious ridicule. Only Frederick III's allies and younger brothers did not laugh. However, many of them are also forced not to laugh. Otherwise, it would be a loss of face for Frederick III.

As he was talking, suddenly, one of Marin's subordinates came from a distance on horseback, holding a red woman Neku in his hand......

It turned out that before Marin, he specially sent a guard to the surrounding villages to spend money to buy a woman Neiku. It's better to humiliate people with physical objects. Just like Zhuge Liang sent a set of women's clothes to Sima Yi, it was a humiliation for Hongguoguo!

In the Three Kingdoms era, Sima Yi could accept it calmly and shamelessly, and his face did not change, but not in the European Middle Ages. Because, the face of the nobility is very important. Often, knights shouted the words "Glory is my life".

Marin hung the newly purchased red woman's inner library on the top of the riding spear, and then rode his horse to the city gate, and said loudly:

"Lord Frederick, do you see? This is a neku that has just been taken off from a young girl's body, and it still has a girl's body fragrance and body temperature on it! If you are too cowardly to die, and you dare not fight, put this on your head. The fragrance of the girl on it will make you intoxicated! ”

Standing at the head of the city, Frederick III looked at Marin's frivolous movements and behaviors, and the bright red woman Neku who was on the tip of the spear, and trembled with anger, and he pointed at Marin angrily:

"You...... You're ...... You bastard...... Poof—" A mouthful of old blood spat out, and then, he himself collapsed to the ground and fainted......

Suddenly, there was a panic in the city. Frederick III's bodyguards shouted in panic:

"Lord Frederick! What's wrong with you? ”

"Wake up, sir!"

"Go to the doctor, quick! The adult fainted and needed to be healed in time! ”

Marin was dumbfounded from under the city—was he dizzy? It's outrageous, isn't it, could it be pretending to be dizzy?

In fact, Frederick III was indeed pretending to be dizzy. Because, he knew very well that he couldn't beat Marin. And his own subordinates don't seem to be able to defeat the brute bear Karn under Marin's command......

As an opponent, how could Frederick III not know about Marin's situation, and naturally knew about the existence of Karn, a pervert. Therefore, no matter who he sends to the duel, he will inevitably be beaten or even killed by Marin or Karn.

Of course, he was so angry with Marin that he vomited blood, but it was true. After vomiting blood, the quick-witted Frederick III simply fainted. In this way, he avoided continuing to deal with Marin - everyone is dizzy, who do you go to duel?

In this way, by pretending to be dizzy, Frederick III managed to escape the duel. And Marin, after wandering around the city gate for a while, felt bored and withdrew with his men......

Anyway, the purpose of humiliating and striking at Frederick III's fame today has basically been achieved. And the days to come will be long......