After the Holy See made a decision, it did not immediately announce it to the world, but first pressed down the news and prepared to announce it in a month. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

And this month is the time that Julius II left for Marin to prepare. After all, if you don't get rid of the Archbishop of Cologne, it might lead to a big scuffle.

If the Archbishop of Cologne had not been able to think about it for a while, and with the instigation of Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, and Jorkim I, Elector of Brandenburg, Marin might face a group fight with a group of three Electors and a group of younger brothers.

Of course, this is only a situation that the Archbishop of Cologne cannot think of. Anyone who has cut off more than 10,000 square kilometers of huge land area will be mad if they are replaced. However, the arms can't twist the thighs after all. If the Archbishop of Cologne and the Holy See are too violent, once he is excommunicated by the Pope, then the Archbishop of Cologne will be finished. Even a HRE emperor like Henry IV had to kneel down to the Pope and beg for mercy, let alone an archbishop under the Pope? Therefore, the sensible Archbishop of Cologne will definitely not choose to confront the Holy See.

In addition, in order to ensure that Marin could successfully convince the Archbishop of Cologne, Hermann IV, Julius II also gave a large package - as long as Hermann IV was willing to recognize Marin's secular authority over the Münster Episcopal State and support it, then Julius II could use the pope's position to directly appoint a junior of the Hessian family as an assistant bishop.

Not only that, but if this descendant of the Hessian family wants to run for bishop of a certain episcopal state in the future, he will receive support from the Holy See......

This condition can be said to be very generous. You know, the bishop of the episcopal state is not hereditary. In general, bishops and archbishops of episcopal states are elected in the presence of representatives of the Holy See.

For the bishops have no legitimate heirs, and they have no hereditary powers. Therefore, if you want your nephew to become a bishop of a country in your later life, not only must you have a certain level to be eligible to run for election, but you also need a lot of money to bribe voters.

Julius II gave a rank of coadjutor bishop second only to the status of bishop of the episcopal state, which facilitated the candidacy of the sons and nephews of Herman IV for bishopric of the episcopal state. When the time comes, with the support of the Holy See, it is almost certain that it will spend some money to buy voters and take the bishop of an episcopal state.

Of course, this had to be useful while Julius II was alive. Because this promise was given by Julius II, the next pope will not recognize it. Therefore, whenever there was a vacancy in the bishopric of any of the episcopal states, the nephews of Herman IV had to be quickly replaced. Otherwise, if Julius II had died, it would not have been so easy to obtain the position of bishop of the Episcopal State. After all, the bishopric of the state, who is in charge of the taxes of a country, is a piece of fat in everyone's eyes......

Moreover, Marin would also offer bribes to Archbishop Hermann IV of Cologne. With the rank and support given by Julius II, and the large amount of money bribed by Marin, this was tantamount to giving the Hessian family another bishopric of the Episcopal State.

Although the loss of the Episcopal Congress of Münster was heart-wrenching, it was for the Archbishopric of Cologne. For Hermann IV, it was much more important for his nephew to gain the position of bishopric of an episcopal state than for the Archbishopate of Cologne to lose a bishop. After all, the Archbishopric of Cologne is not his family. Moreover, it was the Holy See, the superior of the Archdiocese of Cologne, who made the decision. With such a good compensation, a fool would go against it......

What's more, what Marin got was only the secular governance of the Münster Episcopal State, and the religious right of the Münster Episcopal State was still under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Cologne. Of course, this is not the main thing, but the main thing is that the tithes of the Bishopric of Münster will not be stopped, and will continue to pass with the Archbishop of Cologne......

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After getting the clear news, in order to let Marin know as soon as possible, Kohler directly arranged several subordinates, one person and three horses, to go north overnight at any cost. If you run and kill two horses, you can buy two more on the way......

Although Rome to Aurich is a thousand and hundreds of kilometers, but, at any cost, Marin received the news in 5 days. Then, he personally led people to the south urgently, with a large amount of gold coins, to Cologne to "talk" with the Archbishop of Cologne......

"What? Are you kidding me? Count Marin, you actually want to divide up my largest vassal state, the Bishopric of Münster (the Bishopric of Münster is indeed the largest episcopal state under the administration of the Archbishop of Cologne, which is larger than the Archbishopric of Cologne itself)? And Osnabrück? Are you crazy? In the living room of the Archbishop of Cologne in Bonn, Hermann IV was furious when he heard Marin's coming.

"Lord Herman, this is not my decision, it is the decision of the Holy See. I sent troops to help the Holy See expel Caesar. Borgia and captured the prosperous Republic of Florence. Therefore, His Holiness the Pope and the cardinals of the College of Cardinals have unanimously decided to give me temporal, religious, temporal and religious powers of the Bishoprics of Münster and Osnabrück, in your hands......"

"How could the Holy See make such a decision? Also, why don't I know the situation yet? How could it be that you knew first? Herman IV suppressed his anger and asked suspiciously. He wondered if Marin was a liar pretending.

"That's right, Lord Herman. His Majesty the Pope, after making this decision, is afraid that you will not be able to think about it for a while, and openly oppose the order of the Holy See. So, send someone to inform me first. Then, let me consult with you first. In about 20 days, the specific order will be announced. His Holiness the Pope wishes you to cooperate with his first important secular edict......"

"However, the content of this edict is too, isn't it?" Herman IV bet he had never heard of such a ridiculous order.

"It is so, our great new Pope, His Majesty Julius II, who has the ambition to unify Italy. However, with the army of the Papal States, it is difficult to do this. Therefore, before taking over as pope, he thought of using the help of other countries' armies to fulfill his wish to unify Italy. ”

"My 7,000 main forces not only helped the Holy See to secure the Papal States, but also helped to secure the Republic of Florence. Now, my 7,000 troops are left in Rome or will not return. ”

"In return, however, the adults of the Holy See unanimously decided to award me the secular authority of the Bishopric of Münster. In fact, this is an example to other countries to show that it is good to work for the Holy See...... "Marin explained in detail to Archbishop Hermann IV of Cologne, the original intention of the Holy See.

After thinking about it, Herman IV had to admit that this method was indeed useful. Exchanging German territory for Italian territory is a sure win for the Holy See.

It's just that this trick of the Holy See is the anger of the German Bishops' State in exchange for its own interests. In particular, this first generosity was generous to him...... It was the Episcopal State of Münster, the largest episcopal state under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Cologne...... So, he said indignantly:

"Why Münster? And take Osnabrück with you? Can't it be somewhere else? ”

"Because, the Bishopric of Münster is the closest to East Friesland...... Moreover, the adults of the Holy See were rewarded according to the size of the Florentine Republic. After all, the total area of the Florentine Republic is much larger than the Bishoprics of Münster and Osnabrück combined......"

"! If you want to talk about the proximity to East Friesland, I remember, the Utrecht Episcopal State also borders East Friesland, why not be reasonable with Utrecht? ”

Marin said that although Utrecht is not small, it is not as good as the Bishop of Münster. Of course, the most important thing is that the Bishopric of Münster is on the Ruhr to the south!

If you want to develop a steam engine in the future, how can you do without coal? If you want to engage in industry, you must first take the Ruhr area......

If you take the Episcopal State of Utrecht, what is the use of agriculture, although it is developed? Industry is the future trend......

"That's right, Master Herman. His Holiness the Pope has asked me to convey to you that if you agree to this matter, and support it, he is willing to give your family a direct the title of Auxiliary Bishop. Then, if a place becomes vacant in an episcopal state in Germany, the Holy See will support your nephew and run directly for the bishop of that episcopal state......"

"Uh...... It's true? Herman IV was stunned, but soon understood that it was the Holy See who was going to make amends. After all, it would be unkind to take away the largest Bishopric of Münster from the Archbishop of Cologne and the Episcopal State of Osnabrück.

Hermann IV made quick calculations in his head, and finally realized that for the Archbishopric of Cologne, this time it was a big loss. However, for him Hermann IV himself and the Hessian family, it was a big profit......

Just when Hermann IV hesitated, Marin spoke again:

"My lord, it takes a lot of money to come to your nephew to run for bishop of the episcopal state. I have 200,000 gold coins here, please accept it with a smile......"

"200,000 ......" Herman IV's eyelids jumped. That year, he ran for the Archbishop of Cologne, and the poor Hesse family sold the pot and iron, but only managed to scrape together 120,000 gold coins, and finally helped Hermann IV win the election of the Archbishop of Cologne. 200,000 gold coins, it's about to quadruple. Running for the Elector Archbishop only costs a hundred thousand gold coins, and running for the general bishopric of the state is definitely enough for 70,000 or 80,000. Marin sent 200,000, there is definitely a lot of surplus......

Tempted by gold coins and a prospective bishopric, Hermann IV finally calmed his anger and decided to support Marin in taking secular power in the Episcopal States of Münster and Osnabrück. Anyway, this is the decision of the Holy See, not his, and there is a high top when the sky falls......

Marin then went on to visit the six metropolitans who were very powerful in the country of the Archbishop of Cologne. These people did not have the same appetite as the Archbishop of Cologne, and when they threw down 50,000 gold coins by themselves, they all knelt down and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the actions of the Holy See......

In this way, Marin relied on gold coins to open the way and took out the 7 most powerful big men in the Archbishopric of Cologne. Once the decree is issued, the Archdiocese of Cologne will not oppose Marin's acquisition of secular governance in the Episcopal States of Münster and Osnabrück.

Of course, Hermann IV repeatedly stressed that the bishopric of the Episcopal States of Münster and the Episcopal States of Osnabrück was returned to the Archbishop of Cologne. For this kind of detail, Marin naturally doesn't care. Anyway, it's not a big deal. It's a big deal, when the time comes, bribe the Archbishop of Cologne to make him choose a new bishop who agrees with him......