Chapter 524: The Decision to Ride the Wall (Part I)
When Frederick III heard Marin's words, his face changed. But after all, he was the top IQ among the German princes, and Marin would not have been able to compare with him if he hadn't had the knowledge to be hundreds of years ahead. He thought for a moment and quickly said:
"Are you righteous? In which war, you suffered? Every time you win, you make a lot of money. Not to mention the Count of East Friesland, how many years have you been after you became the Earl of East Friesland? You have taken the Count of Oldenburg, the Duchy of Schleswig, the Bishopric of Münster, and the Bishopric of Osnabrück. That's a lot bigger than my Electorate of Saxony. If you are just, you should not want compensation from the other party! ”
In his previous life, Marin was a second and third debater in the college debate competition, although he never served as the chief debater, but he was also sharp-tongued. So, he quickly replied:
"I need to correct the fallacy of your words - the Bishoprics of Münster and the Bishoprics of Osnabrück are rewarded by the Holy See after I sent troops to help the Holy See unify Florence. This is not something I sent out to rob, it is above board, and it is very glorious! ”
"What about the Duchy of Schleswig? What about the Count of Oldenburg? I remember that the country of Oldenburg is now under your control in vain! Frederick III pointed out a very fatal problem - Marin was now inexplicably occupying the Count of Oldenburg. Moreover, because of the important location of Oldenburg, Marin did not want to let go.
Marin was reluctant to answer Oldenburg's question, so he avoided the Oldenburg question and answered directly to the question of the Duchy of Schleswig:
"To be clear, I am a peace-loving person and do not like to use force against people. But at the same time, I am also very disgusted by the enemy's use of force against me! I asked Denmark to cede the Duchy of Schleswig to me in order to teach Denmark a lesson, and to make it clear that I am not to be trifled with. If, in alliance with Oldenburg, Denmark and Oldenburg force me to cede Jävre and not fight back, and teach the other side a very memorable lesson, all the princes will think that I am a bully. In this way, today there are princes who will cede my Orishi, and tomorrow there will be princes who will cede my Emden, and in a few days I will have no land......"
"Anyway, I'm Marlin. Hoffman does not actively attack others. But when others attack me, I have to pay a heavy price. Otherwise, if you don't have to pay any price to attack me, then the people who want to attack me will probably be able to line up from Worms to Aurich! ”
"Haha......" some of the neutral religious princes laughed. Obviously, Marin's words also make sense.
"That Orr...... "Frederick III also wanted to talk about the Count of Oldenburg.
Seeing this, Marin hurriedly interrupted:
"I'm so much better than some people, some people have evil intentions. If I am defeated, let alone places like the Duchy of Schleswig, East Friesland will not be protected. Perhaps, I, a prince, may be reduced to the miserable situation of begging on the streets. Because, some people's hearts are dark! ”
Frederick III was immediately annoyed, and he shouted:
"Don't call me black, what about yourself? It is true that the Earl of Oldenburg once robbed you of Yèvre, but now? Didn't you also occupy the whole country of Oldenburg? Aren't you black? ”
Seeing that he couldn't avoid this topic, Marin had no choice but to take this stubble:
"The reason why I still send troops to Oldenburg is because Oldenburg and I are enemies. And if the Earl of Oldenburg and the East Friesian Lambeth are next to each other, if you send troops to attack Aurich from the border, the soldiers and horses will arrive in less than half a day, it is too dangerous! Therefore, I will now send troops to stay in Oldenburg and supervise the military movements in Oldenburg. Until the Oldenburg family completely renounces hostility with me......"
This explanation is a bit far-fetched, but Marin must give an explanation. It is unlikely that the Oldenburgs would abandon their hostility to Marin. Therefore, Marin had an excuse to control the Earl of Oldenburg for a long time.
"Moreover, I did not treat the Earl of Oldenburg and his family slowly, they were treated no differently than usual, and even better!" This is true, in addition to the restriction of freedom, Marin is not stingy with the members of the Oldenburg family in terms of food and drink, and treats them well.
"But their freedom is restricted, and even the Imperial Diet can't send anyone to attend!"
"Freedom restricted? No, I don't. Once upon a time, the members of their family also stayed in Oldenburg and did not go out much. Today, they are still free to roam the city of Oldenburg. And I'm going to invite them to Las Vegas, a bustling new town at the Elbe Estuary, in the near future! Las Vegas is a lot of fun, with beautiful women from the Ross area offering considerate and gentle service, as well as all kinds of exciting board and card games (the church is against gambling, so Marin can only speak vaguely)...... In short, the Earl's family will live happily ever after......" While explaining, Marin did not forget to put a soft advertisement for his casino Las Vegas......
Frederick III was also speechless, and Marin's skin was no less thick than his. He accused him of annexing Oldenburg, but Marin looked at him without changing his face, and even promoted his casino and silver nest, which was simply ......
Marin then added the knife:
"Alright, honorable Lord Frederick, I'm a good man. If I think you're so black-hearted, the last time I beat Denmark, I snatched everything from Denmark. According to your example, I am already the king of Denmark and Norway...... Do you say yes, Your Majesty Hans? ”
King Hans, who was sitting in the carriage, snorted and turned his face away, and Frederick III was speechless with anger......
Marin didn't bother to continue to fight with him, so he waved his hand and said:
"Well, I'm too lazy to argue with you. That's it, let's go to the city! ”
Frederick III calmed down and said:
"Into the city? Yes, your army will be parked outside the city, and you can only bring a small number of guards into the city! ”
Marin turned his head and said:
"Who prescribes it? Is there a law that prohibits troops from being brought into the city? ”
Frederick III was stunned, and said in his heart that there was really no such decree. But everyone agrees that they can't bring a large army into the city. Otherwise, what if someone brings a large army into the city and coerces others to agree with him? So, Frederick III calmed the anger in his heart and said:
"There is no specific decree for this, but, to convene an imperial council, no one has ever brought a large army into the city! It's a convention......"
"Oh......" Marlin replied, and then said:
"That is to say, I am not violating any imperial law by bringing troops into the city? That's right, we're all going into town......"
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