At this informal meeting of Worms, a total of more than 100 princes came, and a considerable number of them were religious princes. In fact, as far as the "anti-imperialist coalition" as a whole is concerned, the most staunch anti-imperialist coalition is mainly those secular princes. Because, what the emperor really wants to deprive is mainly the rights of secular princes.

And the religious princes, because they belonged to the Holy See, were themselves beyond the world, and did not worry too much about what the emperor would do to them. After all, the emperor needs the Pope to crown him. At the same time, there is also a fear of being excommunicated by the Pope. Therefore, the emperor could not move the religious princes at will.

It's just that these religious princes are not born in the common class at all, and most of them come from the sons of those secular princes' families who have no right to inherit. Therefore, in order to protect the interests of their own families, the religious princes joined this anti-imperial alliance, but they were not as determined as the secular princes.

Just like this time, Frederick III tried to use all the princes to call on the princes of all Germany to send troops to defeat Marin, but he was vetoed by the religious princes. Just kidding, Marin is a celebrity in front of the Pope. If he had moved, he would have angered the Pope. The Pope is not the boss of the secular princes, but the boss of the religious princes...... Relatives and friends of the boss's family, you dare to hit him?

Moreover, as the first religious elector to oppose the use of troops against Marin, Archbishop Cologne also has his own little ninety-nine in his heart.

As one of the seven great electors of Germany, Hermann IV is also a veteran politician and will not be fooled casually. After all, every religious prince was elected after defeating many rivals. It's too stupid, and it's been eliminated a long time ago. Therefore, the average IQ of religious princes was higher than that of secular princes who succeeded to titles lying down.

Herman IV had already seen that after embracing the new thick thighs of His Majesty the Pope, Marin no longer needed to continue to be Emperor Maximilian I's thug.

And, very importantly, Marin's identity has changed......

Marin went from being a pure thug under Maximilian I to a prince.

What are the princes? It is the local emperor of the soil. Since he is the Earth Emperor, he naturally doesn't like to be controlled too hard by the True Emperor. Therefore, Herman IV knew very well that from the moment Marin became the Count of East Friesland, Marin's identity, as well as his position, had completely changed.

As a prince who dominates the territory, he must not be willing to hand over power to the emperor. Moreover, Marin is a smart person, it is impossible not to understand such a truth - the other princes are finished, and Marin, the princes, must also be finished together......|

To paraphrase a very popular Internet saying in later generations - "the ass determines the head......

This means that when one's position changes, the position and starting point for thinking about problems will change accordingly. For example, when a person is an ordinary person, and after he becomes a big man, his thinking position is definitely completely different.

For example, as a buyer, you must wish that the house price was very low, or even given away for nothing. And a real estate developer who sells a house is eager for housing prices to rise to the sky and break through the sky. The same person, when you buy a house, is a psychology, and if you become a real estate developer, the position will be completely opposite.

Although Herman IV had not heard of the famous saying "the butt decides the head", he knew very well that Marin had gone from being a thug under the command of the emperor to a prince with autonomy. The change in identity makes Ma Lin definitely no longer look at the emperor as before.

One of the obvious phenomena is that Marin is beginning to know how to expand his territory. And expanding the territory is the thinking of the princes, and as a pure thug, he would not have thought of this.

For example, after winning the Battle of Lübeck this time, Marin chose to go north instead of south, which is the best proof of this. For, it is clear to anyone with a discerning eye that if Marin's army marched south to Saxony and Brandenburg, it would certainly refrain from doing so, even if it could reap the benefits. Because, these two vassal states are both well-known electoral states in Germany, and their influence is huge. Even if Marin led troops into these two countries, he couldn't just mess around, and it was impossible to destroy these two countries.

Unlike Denmark in the north, Denmark does not belong to Germany, even if it is bullied by Marin, except for Saxony and Brandenburg, who are related to the Danish royal family by marriage, the other princes will not care about Denmark's life or death.

Even, Herman IV had a feeling that this time Denmark would definitely be cut off a large piece of meat. Even, it is possible to be robbed of a throne. After all, in the hands of the Danish royal family, there are two thrones - the Danish throne and the Norwegian throne.

The Danish throne is unlikely, and if Marin dares to grab it, it may touch the sensitive nerves of European countries. However, the Kingdom of Norway, a kingdom with a weak sense of existence, may not be taken seriously by other countries even if it is robbed of the throne by Marin. Because, after all, Norway is a wild land in the north, where it is impossible to farm, only grazing and fishing. Because potatoes suitable for growing in cold regions have not yet been introduced, there is no cultivation in Norway at all. Therefore, in the eyes of European countries, Norway is a wild place, in the name of a kingdom. Even, this kingdom was founded during the Viking period. At that time, Vikings were very arrogant. Other countries did not dare to have an opinion on the establishment of kingdoms by Vikings.

It's just that, over time, Vikings declined. If Norway never had the title of a kingdom and wanted to be upgraded to a kingdom, other countries might not recognize it. You must know that even a powerful country like Lithuania is still only a grand duchy, and it cannot be upgraded to a kingdom. Therefore, the throne of the Kingdom of Norway is really not worthy of the name.

Therefore, Herman IV judged that Marin was most likely trying to snatch the Norwegian crown. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone north first.

And snatching the Norwegian crown meant that Marin had a heart for self-reliance, and it was impossible to help Maximilian I unify Germany. At that time, Marin will become a foreign monarch, speaking of which is the same level as Maximilian I, only half a level lower, do you still need to be a horse boy for Maximilian I? Obviously impossible......

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It was on the basis of this judgment that Hermann IV did not believe in Frederick III's deception. Coupled with the Pope's relationship, he directly stood up and vetoed the proposal to form a group to beat Marin.

And, deep down, Hermann IV was also very jealous of Frederick III. Although he was also an elector, the Archbishop of Cologne did not have the same real power as the Archbishop of Mainz (the Archbishop of Mainz was the Speaker of the German Archbishop, and the Archbishop of Cologne was the Archbishop of Burgundy). But the problem was that the Duchy of Burgundy was taken by the French, and the power of the Archbishop of Cologne was greatly reduced), and it was not as prestigious as Frederick III among the secular electors.

Strictly speaking, Hermann IV, Archbishop of Cologne, was jealous of Frederick III's appeal among the princes. Moreover, Frederick III also wanted to fool the princes to help him work for free, and organized a group to beat Marin, apparently taking others for fools.

That's why Hermann IV was reluctant to pay attention to Frederick III.

After the meeting, Herman IV thought for half the night, and then summoned his henchmen:

"Colin, I have a secret mission for you!"

Colin was a close acolyte of Herman IV and a confidant brought by Herman IV from Hesse. In general, some shady things were entrusted to him by Herman IV.

"Master, please command!" Colin said respectfully.

"After daybreak, you arrange for two groups of men to go all the way south to Rome, and report to His Majesty the Pope that the German princes are going to embarrass Marin."

"Another way north, to inform Marin in Denmark!"

"This ...... Master, they would be unhappy if the other princes found out......" Colin said hesitantly.

"That's why I'm looking for you to do this! Remember, choose someone who is reliable, and don't leak secrets! ”

"Yes!" With that, Colin turned around and left to make arrangements.

Herman IV was so because he intended to curry favor with the pope. Because, Herman IV knew that he was old, and God knows how many years he would live. Therefore, he intends to cultivate a rising star in the family, develop in the religious world, and preferably, become a religious prince. In this way, not only can they become a hardcore ally of the Hessian country, but they can also benefit the Hessian family. Just like when he became the Archbishop of Cologne, he made a huge fortune for the Hesse family. Although most of the property is still in his own hands now. However, when he died, wasn't it all from the Hesse family?

He curry favor with the Pope this time in order to allow the Pope to take care of one of the monks chosen by the Hessian family, one of his cousins named Frederick. This time, he sold the Pope a face, and the Pope will definitely repay the favor and accelerate the promotion of his junior. It would be better if the current pope could be promoted to the position of bishop before his death. In this way, even if he died, the influence of the Hessian family in the religious world would continue, and the Hessian nation would have good allies and support...... [.]