From Bishop Conrad's letter, Marin saw a deep resentment and unwillingness. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info However, Marin didn't care what he thought. What he wants is territory.

However, Marin did not want to attack the city directly. For, there were about 4,000 regular troops and an unknown number of people in the city of Münster, which may have added up to five or six thousand men. If it is a strong attack, even if it is captured, it will cause huge casualties. Moreover, it will also cause great damage to the city of Münster.

If we want to solve it peacefully, the only way is through peaceful negotiations. So Marin asked the messenger who delivered the letter and invited Bishop Conrad to come out of the city to negotiate.

Unexpectedly, Conrad soon sent a messenger over, saying that he did not believe in Marin's character and asked to enter the city to negotiate......

"Damn, a fool only went into the city to negotiate. I'm the enemy of your family, what if you can't think of it, hack me to death? "After the experience of being caught last time by mistake, Marin said that he would not be in danger easily.

In the end, in desperation, Marin thought of a way - to use this hapless messenger who broke his leg to deliver letters and negotiate through letters......

"I have come to take over the Bishopric of Münster by order of the Pope. As a clergyman, shouldn't you obey the orders of the Holy See? Marin wrote in the letter.

Bishop Conrad, however, did not accept this at all, and in his reply he stated:

"Even though this is a pope's order, I have the right to appeal. I have already sent someone to complain to the Archbishop of Cologne, and we will wait for the result......"

Marin wrote again depressed:

"I have been in contact with Archbishop Hermann IV of Cologne before, and he is very much in favor of the Holy See's decision. Appealing to the Archbishop of Cologne is unlikely to yield results. ”

"Then I will send someone to Rome to appeal, and I must get justice!" Bishop Conrad stubbornly stated.

"Don't dream, it's impossible for the Holy See to overturn the previous resolution, isn't that a slap in the face? Moreover, this resolution, I say, was unanimously adopted by the Roman College of Cardinals. Even if you send someone to Rome, the appeal will not be successful. Marin patiently persuaded in the letter.

"The old man doesn't believe it!" Bishop Conrad's reply was domineering, making Marin so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

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Soon, the messenger sent by Bishop Conrad to Bonn, the episcopal residence of Cologne, returned unsuccessfully. Marin let the messenger into the city so that Bishop Conrad would know the reality.

Unexpectedly, this stubborn old man thought that Marin had bought the Archbishop of Cologne, Hermann IV, and he couldn't do anything. After all, as a subordinate of the Archbishop of Cologne for many years, Conrad still knew about his boss's greed.

Bishop Conrad did guess correctly, and the Archbishop of Cologne was indeed bought by Marin. However, what he did not expect was that not only the Archbishop of Cologne was bought, but even the Holy See. Moreover, all the cardinals of the Roman College of Cardinals were bought. No matter how much he complains, it is useless.

However, despite the failure of the appeal, Bishop Conrad refused to open the gates and let Marin in. Marin is helpless, coercion doesn't work, so let's lure:

"As long as you open the city gate, 10,000 gold coins!"

"Hmph, is the old man like that?"

"Twenty thousand!"

"Don't do it!"

"30,000!"

"Not uncommon!"

"40,000!"

"No...... Not ...... enough."

"50,000!"

"Add another 0......"

"Nima, how dare you ask for 500,000 gold coins? It's also dark. That's all it costs to run for the emperor......"

Then, the inducement negotiations broke down. Mainly, this old thing has too much appetite. 50,000 gold coins are enough to buy a territory the size of Ritbergberg. This old product actually offered 500,000 yuan, which is almost against the sky......

You know, even the metropolitans of Cologne, who are one level higher than this old one, are only 50,000 gold coins to send away. The appetite for this product is too big, and it actually costs 500,000. With 500,000 gold coins, you can run for the Pope.

After the lure failed, Marin decided to intimidate instead......

"Bishop Conrad, please pay attention. Are you blatantly disobeying the Pope's decree and trying to rebel? If the Pope is not pleased, excommunicates you, and gives you an excommunication, will you be able to afford it? You must know that His Majesty the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, after being excommunicated, could only stand in the snow for three days and ask for the Pope's forgiveness. You, a little bishop-state bishop, want to taste excommunication too? ”

Bishop Conrad was indeed a little frightened when he received this letter from Marin. He was a high-ranking priest and a man of religion. If he had been excommunicated, the situation would have been much worse than that of Henry IV. It's just that because of his hatred of Marin, Bishop Conrad is unwilling to give in. Moreover, this is only Marin's assumption, which has not yet come true. So, Bishop Conrad replied to Marin:

"Excommunication or not, it's the Pope's business, what does it have to do with you, a secular earl? Moreover, the old man is also old, and there are not many years to live. Even if you don't go unpunished, you won't live for a few years......"

In the face of Bishop Conrad's attitude of "dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water", Marin is also a little wrong. However, it suddenly occurred to him that this kingdom of Ritbergberg was just southeast of Münster......

The children of European aristocrats in this period had a strong family concept. Even after becoming a priest, he attached great importance to the interests of his family. In fact, these children of the nobility who became bishops of the episcopal state, after becoming bishops, often tried desperately to help their families reap the benefits.

For example, when appointing local officials, they will choose the sons of the side branches of the family or loyal subordinates. They will also often go far and far to purchase grain, cloth and other materials produced in the vassal countries where their families are located. In short, it's all for the family......

This old man himself is "a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water", but there is still a family......

So, Marin wrote a threatening letter:

"It seems that the country of Ritbergberg is not too far from the city of Münster. Why don't I send an army over and invite your brothers and nephews to come and visit? The meaning of the words is to send troops to attack the kingdom of Rietberg.

The country of Rietberg is a small country, the size of a few towns. As for the army, it seems that there are only a few hundred people. Marin sent thousands of troops to besiege the city, and he had to scare the other side.

Bishop Conrad also seemed to be calm, and replied;

"The Holy See's edict is for you to take over the Bishopric of Münster, right? Did you invade the kingdom of Rietbergberg? Do you want to invade Rietberg for no reason? ”

Apparently, Bishop Conrad was a little weak-hearted.

Marin also replied roguously:

"I didn't invade Rietberg, I just wanted to 'invite' your brother and nephews to come and sit in Münster. I think it's been a long time since you've seen each other, right? ”

"Don't break the rules!" Bishop Conrad replied with a grimace.

"Don't worry, I won't kill your brother and nephew, I know the rules of the aristocratic circle. I just invited them to the city of Münster, and then I had them strip naked and run around a few laps outside the city. In the evening, I will also find a few beautiful sows and watch for your brother and a few nephews, so that they may have a good time......" Marin wrote wickedly in the letter.

Let the counts and princes of an earl country run naked, and be forced to have sex with sows...... Marin's move is really perverted......

If this is the case, Bishop Conrad can be sure that his brothers and nephews will no longer have the face to mix in the aristocratic circle, and it is absolutely better to live than to die......

Then, Bishop Conrad, who had always been very hard-mouthed, was so angry that he was directly stunned and vomited blood......