The sudden death of Louis XII, and the death of the queen, caused a violent reaction in France. After all, Louis XII's death was a wretched and strange one.

But more important than that is – Europe has changed!

France is the largest power in Europe (Turkey is not recognized as a European country), and the death of the King of France has had a huge impact on the political landscape of Europe.

Moreover, the succession to the throne in France was problematic. Because, at present, France does not have the desired heir. At the same time, no one thought that Louis XII, who was only 52 years old, would suddenly die.

That is, the change of throne in France was hasty and unprepared. After all, all French people knew that Louis XII was always trying to give birth to a prince, as the heir to the kingdom. And the son-in-law, François I, was actually just a spare tire.

Louis XII died, and François I, the spare tire, ascended to the throne, then, there would be no foundation. Because, Louis XII never raised him as a crown prince, nor did he allow him to call himself a crown prince.

So, even if he inherited the throne, François I had no roots. At least, in 1515, François I would have had to spend his energy sorting out the mess in France. Most importantly, to integrate French politics and gain the support of most of the great nobility......

Originally, François I was lucky. Because, in the year he ascended the throne, France basically had no strong enemies. Only France beats others, and no enemy dares to provoke France. Therefore, the historical François I had enough time to consolidate the domestic political scene and smoothly control the overall situation.

However, in this time and space, because of the intervention of Marin, a time-traveler, although Louis XII died more than a month late, France encountered a great crisis - at this time, France was facing off with Spain in the Kingdom of Naples......

Originally, in history, because of France's concessions, after Spain monopolized the Kingdom of Naples, in return, it did not fight with France for the time being. It was not until after the death of Ferdinand II in 1516 that Charles V of the House of Habsburg took power in Spain, and Spain continued to struggle with France. After all, the Habsburgs and France had a great grudge. Moreover, the Duchy of Burgundy has never been able to reclaim it. During the lifetime of Ferdinand II, it was not far too irritating to France because he had taken advantage of the question of Naples. But Charles V would not compromise with the French because of the Burgundian question. Therefore, after that, the two empires launched a desperate contest. Then, Charles V, who was the power of Spain and Austria, prevailed, forcing France to form an alliance with the infidels of Turkey to protect themselves.

But in this time and space, because Marin threw out the bait of "volcanic ash fertilizer", the two major European powers fought desperately for Naples. So, after the death of Louis XII, his son-in-law, François I, succeeded to the throne in a state of war. Moreover, there was a lack of support from the courtiers......

When the news reached Aurich, Marin burst into laughter......

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"Ahaha, that old guy is finally dead!" Marin was overjoyed. Although his death was delayed by a month than he expected, he was finally dead.

Louis XII died, and the hapless boy of François I lacked prestige and foundation. It is foreseeable that in a short period of time, there will inevitably be a period of chaos in France. At this time, it is a good time for Marin to fish in troubled waters.

Marin intends to take the opportunity to do a big vote!

What is Marlin going to do? To take advantage of the opportunity to weaken France, of course! It is not in his interests to completely destroy the French Marin does not dare to think about it, and it is not in his interests. Because, he still needs France to contain Spain. If France were to fall completely, Spain would easily step on the corpse of France and grow rapidly.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Marin only intends to pit France once, and does not intend to drive France to a dead end.

How to pit France? Marin wasn't going to end up in person. However, France has many enemies. If Marin doesn't make a move, he can completely encourage England and Austria to make a move......

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As a first step, Marin planned to instigate Gudendorff, a German mercenary general who had previously been employed by France, to openly turn against the water......

Of course, it is not a public backlash, but an announcement of the termination of the employment contract. And, there's a basis for that!

When Goodendorff signed the employment agreement with France, the hired person signed the name of King Louis XII of France, not the Kingdom of France. This point has been confirmed by Marin repeatedly.

Now, Louis XII has died, that is, in the employment contract, the initiator of the contract, that is, Party A, has died. In this case, the employment contract is considered invalid. After all, one cannot be employed by a dead man.

Of course, this is not impossible. For example, Goodendorff could ask the next King of France to renew his contract. However, the premise of this situation is that Goodendorff's heart is towards France, so he will choose to do so.

In fact, Goodendorff had long been secretly bought by Emperor Maximilian I. If it weren't for the fear of damaging his reputation and credibility, Goodendorff would have thought the opposite.

After all, he is a mercenary who lives on fame and credit. If he loses his credibility, no one will be willing to hire his army in the future. Therefore, Goodendorff would rather maintain the status quo and continue to live the life of "Infernal Affairs" than openly oppose the water.

Louis XII, before he died, was actually aware of this. But he was also afraid of being persecuted too much, and pushed Gudendorff directly to the Habsburgs. Therefore, Louis XII had to drag it out like this before. He planned to wait until the business at hand was over, and then settle the matter of Goodendorff. But unexpectedly, before the matter was resolved, Louis XII hung up first......

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If the employer and Party A are dead, the employment contract can naturally be terminated. Moreover, it does not affect the reputation of Party B.

However, Goodendorff himself did not notice that the signature of Party A on the contract was Louis XII himself, not the Kingdom of France. So, Marin needs to send someone to remind him.

In addition, Marin had to make a special reminder to Emperor Maximilian I. Because, once Goodendorff ends his employment contract with France, His Majesty the Emperor can completely bring this mercenary army over and help him deal with Switzerland and France......

It just so happened that now that the French throne has changed, the newly enthroned François I has an unstable foundation. These 16,000 mercenaries can take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble. Moreover, it is possible to do a big thing......

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Maximilian I jumped for joy when he received the news from Marin in Innsbruck:

"Great, that's great news!" Subsequently, His Majesty the Emperor sent a letter to Gudendorff asking him to evacuate Milan and come to Switzerland...... Well, accept the public knighthood......

After all, Maximilian I had already prepared the baronial title and fiefdom estate for the Gudendorff father and son. Although the estate is not large, and there are many mountains (after all, it is a fiefdom of Switzerland). But that's also a baron! A baron who can be handed down!

When Goodendorff received the Emperor's letter, he realized that he now had the right to end the contract. Because, the mercenary is dead......

So, he didn't hesitate - because the employer himself died, the employment contract was automatically terminated. Then, he will return to Germany with a large army......

After the announcement, Goodendorff gathered his army, ransacked the city, and evacuated Milan with plenty of money and food......