Julius II's enthronement was scheduled for September 28, and although he was elected as pope on the evening of August 26, the pope's enthronement ceremony always had to invite the monarchs or envoys of the surrounding countries to come and watch the ceremony.

Moreover, there were no airplanes and automobiles in this era, and it took at least ten or twenty days for the monarchs or envoys of the surrounding countries of Italy to arrive in Rome. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoTherefore, even if someone sends a messenger to inform them at all costs, it will take one month for those monarchs or envoys to arrive.

Julius II's enthronement ceremony mainly invited the monarchs of the Italian states, the HRE Emperor Maximilian I, the French King Louis XII, the two kings of Spain, the King of Portugal, and the three electoral archbishops in Germany.

Of course, as the monarch of a great power, King Louis XII of France and the King of Spain may not come in person, perhaps sending a foreign minister is perfunctory, and Portugal is barely qualified to do so.

But Marin's boss, Maximilian I, did not have that confidence. Because, his HRE Emperor has not yet been crowned, and he still asks for the Pope.

Therefore, it is highly likely that Maximilian I personally came to Rome to attend the enthronement of Julius II. After all, Maximilian I was counting on Julius II to help him be officially crowned.

As for the three electoral bishops in Germany, the Archbishop of Cologne, the Archbishop of Mainz, and the Archbishop of Trier, because they are direct subordinates of the Pope, as long as they are not seriously ill and cannot leave, they must also go to Rome to support them. As for the bishops of the other minor episcopal states in Germany, they may not be eligible to attend the enthronement of the Pope......

And the other secular princes in Germany, perhaps. Those who have good relations with the Holy See may be invited. Those who have a bad relationship with the Holy See will naturally not be invited.

After sending off the bald Aben, Marin also gathered his men and put together 300 cavalry as escorts to escort him south to participate in the enthronement of Julius II.

Julius II was his father-in-law, and he was also a subordinate of the army that attacked Rome. Therefore, Marin got the invitation, which is quite normal. Even, before Julius II went south, he had already written the invitation, but the date was not filled.

However, the distance from Aurich to Rome is already very far. Generally, the enthronement ceremony of the pope, countries that are too far away are not invited. Countries that are relatively northern, such as the United Kingdom and Denmark, are rarely invited.

The distance from Aurich to Rome, Marin estimated, is about 1,600 kilometers. If you ride a single horse, you can run an average of 70 or 80 kilometers a day, which can take about 20 days. But if there are three horses for one person, it will only take about ten days.

So, Ma Lin and his soldiers, one person and three horses, rushed south non-stop. Moreover, in order to save physical strength, everyone did not wear a full set of plate armor, but only three-quarter chest plate armor.

In just 13 days, Marin and 300 of his men had covered a 1,600-kilometre journey from Aurich to Rome. However, it was hard to ride a horse. After this 1,600-kilometer long journey, by the time he arrived in Rome, Marin was already exhausted and dazed.

Fortunately, when he arrived in Rome, it was only September 24, four days before the enthronement ceremony, and he had time to rest more.

In fact, Marin came to Rome this time because he had something very important to do. First, Marin brought Stader over to replace Schwartz.

Stader was also an important general under Marin, and was fully qualified to command the 7,000 East Frisian troops. Moreover, Stade himself was willing. Because, as long as he succeeds Schwarz, Stader can temporarily become the temporary supreme commander of the army of the Papal States. Until Julius II elected a new Supreme Military Commander, Stader was the Supreme Military Commander of the Papal States. It was a very glorious resume, so when Marin approached him to talk to him and ask him to replace Schwartz, Stader did not hesitate to agree.

After all, in this era, the authority of the Holy See is still very high. Being able to serve for a period of time as the highest military governor of the Holy See was very attractive to a devout believer like Staad.

In addition to replacing Schwartz, Marin's other important task was to receive public thanks from Julius II on behalf of the Holy See. Thanks to what? Thanks to Schwartz for leading the East Frisian army to escort him safely into Rome......

In fact, this thank you is just a foreshadowing. Marin's ultimate goal was to give Julius II an excuse to give him the Bishopric of Münster after the army helped the Papal States conquer Florence.

So, this time in Rome, Marin actually showed his face. And, let everyone know that the new pope's army is supported by itself. In this way, when his army later helped the Papal States conquer Florence and was "gifted" to the Bishopric of Münster, it would not seem so abrupt.

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Moreover, Julius II was also very interested in Marin's idea of "exchanging Italian territory for the German Bishopric."

The idea of "exchanging Italian territory for a German bishopric" means that after a certain country helps the Holy See to conquer an Italian state, the Holy See is willing to give the territory of a certain German bishopric as a reward to a certain country.

Julius II was an aspiring pope whose desire was to unify all of Italy. Originally, Julius II's plan was to strengthen the army of the Papal States and use an invincible army to conquer the Italian states.

However, Marin's proposal to "help the Papal States conquer the Republic of Florence in exchange for the Munsster Bishopric as a reward" gave Julius II a major inspiration.

Julius II discovered that there was a way to unify Italy without having to do it himself......

The episcopal states of the German region, nominally belonging to the Holy See, were in fact in the hands of the three electoral archbishops. Although these episcopal states also pay a lot of "tithes" to the Holy See every year, for the Holy See, those episcopal states that are far away in Germany are not as affordable as the Italian states.

Because, in the episcopal states that are far away in Germany, the hand of the Holy See cannot reach out at all. However, if it has the Italian state on the edge of the Papal States, the Holy See can easily control it.

Therefore, it is glad to exchange an episcopal state of Germany, which is not controllable anyway, for an easily controllable Italian state, whether it is Julius II or the cardinals of Rome.

For example, the Republic of Florence, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, controlled by the Medici family, and later Tuscany, was a very prosperous secular state in Italy.

The prosperity of this state made the greedy cardinals of the Holy See salivate. At present, the degree of development of commerce and handicrafts in the Florentine Republic is second only to Venice, Genoa and Milan, and more developed than the city of Rome.

If it was an army under Marin, in the name of Marin, the Republic of Florence would be conquered and exchanged for the Bishopric of Münster. This is definitely a good deal for the Papal States. After all, the Florentine Republic had a thriving business and a lot of taxes. For Julius II and the cardinals of the Holy See, it is definitely a big piece of fat!

And for Marin, while eliminating the Florentine Republic, one thing was also important. That is, the army can capture a person in the city of Florence. The man's name was Machiavelli......

Yes, this is Machiavelli, who wrote The Monarch, one of the greatest thinkers and statesmen of early 16th century Europe.

Now, this is probably the prefect of the Second State Office of the Florentine Republic and the secretary of the ruling council, which can be regarded as a high-ranking official of the Florentine Republic.

Before, Marin didn't think about wooing this person. However, people are already high-ranking officials in the powerful Republic of Florence, and it is rare to go to the East Friesian Lamber?

However, if Marin's army destroyed the Florentine Republic, then Machiavelli, as a high-ranking official of the Florentine Republic, would lose his dependence on survival.

As long as his army captures this man and brings him back to East Friesland, Marin will have time to wait for him to be loyal to him......

Moreover, Machiavelli is not a dead brain of "one minister and two masters". After the fall of the Florentine Republic, in order to survive, Machiavelli served his former sworn enemies, the Medici family, and also flattered the Holy See.

So, this Machiavelli, is a realist. It is not particularly difficult to win over this person......