George, the new Duke of Saxony, has been very nervous lately, not that he is afraid of the Frisian resistance. Although he also knew that it was the Duchy of Guedes who was behind the support www.biquge.info of the Friesian resistance, this was not the reason why Duke George was nervous.

In fact, George's greatest concern was that Marin's East Friesland and the Duchy of Gedes would join forces to attack West Friesland. In the previous war, George had been psychologically shadowed by Marin, and was a prisoner of the East Friesian Lamber for several months. When he returned to Dresden, his father fell ill and died soon after......

The death of the wise and wise father made George feel that he had lost his support. When the news of the "Frisian Resistance Army" invading western West Frisland came, George was immediately confused. Mainly, he felt that such a great opportunity to obscene Marin. Hoffman, most likely, will take the opportunity to send troops and take the eastern part of West Friesland.

He was not afraid of a Frisian resistance, even if he was facing the Duchy of God's, George was not worried. In fact, George didn't know that although the Duchy of Geddes was low-key, its strength was not weak. You must know that the Duchy of Gedes is located in the lower Rhine region, with fertile land and plains. In this agricultural era, the taxation of the Duchy of Gedes was still relatively objective. Therefore, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, had the confidence to expand.

George, who didn't know the true strength of the Duchy of Gedes, was not worried about facing the Duchy of Gedes, but was very worried about Marin, who had defeated Saxony, getting involved. So, he asked his ministers how to prevent Marin from sending troops to participate.

After a few days of discussion, one of the ministers made a suggestion -- since Marin. Hoffmann was a man of Emperor Maximilian I, so it would be better to use Emperor Maximilian I to restrain Marin from participating in the war in West Friesland......

George and the ministers thought about it, it was really true. Marin is an "outsider" in the great aristocratic world, and his foundation is still unstable, and he needs the de jure support of Emperor Maximilian I. Therefore, the current emperor's opinion, he still needs to pay attention.

So George personally went to Innsbruck in Austria (the permanent residence of Emperor Maximilian I, Maximilian I was not usually in Vienna, but in Innsbruck, and only returned to the legal capital Vienna when he was in charge of important affairs), in addition to discussing the matter with the emperor, but also to report to the empire about his succession as Duke of Saxony. In addition, a simple allegiance ceremony was held to swear allegiance to the emperor.

Maximilian I welcomed George's arrival, not to mention his status as Duke of Saxony, who was himself a cousin of Maximilian I, the equivalent of Maximilian I's cousin.

Moreover, although George lost the leadership of the Saxon aristocracy, he still had a great influence. Moreover, the Duchy of Saxony has always been friendly with the Habsburgs, otherwise, after the Wars of Religion, Charles V would not have given them the title of Elector of the Long Branch.

In order to keep West Frisland, George said that he was willing to follow in the footsteps of Maximilian I in the Imperial Diet in the future, voting and cheering for him.

It just so happened that the emperor remembered that he had promised to recommend Marin to the Imperial House of Lords at the Imperial Diet. As a result, Maximilian I proposed that at this year's Imperial Council of Worms (in the Archdiocese of Mainz, where the HRE Imperial Council was held), George would support Marin to enter the Imperial House of Lords and become a member of the Imperial Parliament.

Originally, George was very unhappy. After all, Marin was his enemy. However, the Emperor told him that if he supported Marin in the Imperial Diet, he would be able to persuade Marin not to unite with the Duchy of Gedes to covet West Friesland. After all, if you want to persuade Marin not to fish in troubled waters, you have to pay a price.

Eventually, George reluctantly agreed to the emperor's request. As a junior, he did not have the confidence to bargain with the emperor. If he was the Duke of Albrethette, he might have refused directly. But George is not yet on the throne of the Duke of Saxony, and he needs the support of external forces. So, I had to agree to the emperor's request.

And once George agreed to allow Marin to enter the inner circle of the Imperial Diet, then, the obstacles disappeared a lot. For example, the Saxon nobles, who had a previous enmity with Marin were the Duchy of Saxony. Now that the Duchy of Saxony itself is no longer blocking Marin from entering the Imperial Diet, then there is no reason for other nobles of the Saxon clan to stop him. As a result, the biggest obstacle to Marin's entry into the Imperial Parliament, the Saxon aristocracy, was cleared through the operation of the emperor......

Immediately after George agreed to the terms, Maximilian I wrote a letter to Marin in front of him, explaining that George had promised to support him in the Imperial Diet, and then hoped that he would not get involved in the conflict in West Friesland.

Through the constant change of horses, Maximilian I's letters soon reached Marin. In fact, Marin had no intention of getting involved in this conflict. It just so happened that the emperor wrote to him asking him not to interfere. In this way, when he was complained about by the Duchy of Guedes, he would have plenty of excuses - you see, my boss told me not to go, so I did not dare to go......

As for George's promise to support him in the Imperial Diet, it was a surprise. Marin hadn't expected this to happen before, and he had already given up on the idea that the Saxon nobles would support him.

Today, the peaks and loops have turned, and the obstacles of the Saxon system have disappeared. Then, at the Imperial Diet in Worms in the middle of this year, he is even more sure of his selection.

With the Emperor's letter as an endorsement, Marin replied to the messenger on the spot - I would not be involved in this dispute, and at the same time, the Saxon counterinsurgency army was allowed to cross the border......

After getting Marin's promise, George finally relented. So, he rushed back to Dresden, gathered an army of 10,000 men, and began to reinforce West Friesland.

Although, because of the ransom of 1 million in compensation to Marin, the Duchy of Saxony was in debt. However, the Duchy of Saxony was, after all, a wealthy power. The debt of hundreds of thousands of gold coins can be paid off in a few years.

So, when he heard that the Duchy of Saxony needed money, there were many big merchants who were willing to lend him money. Therefore, relying on loans, George gathered 10,000 elite soldiers and drove mightily to West Friesland......

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When he arrived at the border of the East Friesian Lamberland, George was suddenly a little frightened. Although Marin promised not to be involved in this matter, who knows if it is true or not. This, combined with the fact that he had been a prisoner here for several months, made George very worried.

However, Marin soon sent a small army to act as a guide for the Saxon army, and at the same time, to monitor the Saxon army and prevent them from burning and looting as they crossed the border.

When the Saxon army crossed the border, Marin was actually prepared to prevent the Saxons from making a "false move". Fortunately, George did not dare to mess around, and honestly rushed across the border with the army, heading straight for Groningen.

When he heard that Marin had allowed 10,000 Saxon troops to cross the border, Charles II, Duke of Geddes, was furious and sent an envoy to question Marin. Marin then took out the letter written to him by Emperor Maximilian I and showed it to the messenger, and at the same time, he spread out his hands and said helplessly:

"Look, it's not that I want to do this, it's His Majesty who wants me to do it! I was forced......"

The messenger was speechless......