Although Joakim I was the Elector of Brandenburg, he was still too tender. www.biquge.info After all, he was born in 1484 and was only 19 years old, 6 years younger than Marin, so he was inexperienced, and he was suddenly pushed to a dead end by Marin's words, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

However, Joakim I's ally, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, was a 40-year-old fox known as the "German Little Zhuge (this was given to him by Chinese history buffs). Seeing that his allies were at a loss, at this time, of course, he had to stand up and help break the siege.

"Ahem-" Frederick III coughed heavily, drawing everyone's attention to prevent everyone from continuing to look at Joakim I, who could not come to the stage, and then cleared his throat and said:

"Count Marin, there's something wrong with your statement. First of all, His Majesty Hans is not an outsider. In addition to being the King of Denmark, he was also the Duke of Holstein, who belonged to the Imperial Court of Princes. Moreover, he was not Dane, but a pure German from the Oldenburg family. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Joakim and his goodwill. Because, His Majesty Hans was also one of the princes of Germany, his own people. ”

Choakim I was finally relieved from his embarrassment and hurriedly chimed in:

"Yes, yes, His Majesty Hans is one of his own!"

Marin had a bit of a headache, a young and vigorous Joakim I, he could easily handle it. But with the addition of the old fox Frederick III, it's not very easy to tidy. Still, he won't be afraid. After all, in his previous life, he also participated in a college debate tournament, and although he was eliminated in the first round, it was not his fault. To paraphrase Jiang Jun's words, it is not that he is incompetent, but that his opponents are too powerful in debate. You know, the guy who eliminated Marin in the first round made it to the final. Although he only won the runner-up, it was still no problem to beat Marin.

Although he is not a master of debate, Marin knows that one of the main points of the debate is to pretend not to see the loopholes in his own opinion, but to hold on to the loopholes of the other side, chase and fight fiercely, and overwhelm the opponent in momentum......

In short, the winner of the debate is not necessarily the one who has the truth, but the one who is sharp-tongued......

So, Marin said with a straight face:

"Lord Frederick, since you say that King Hans is a prince of Germany. So, how many times did His Majesty Hans attend the Worms Imperial Council? Do you send a representative to attend? ”

Frederick III choked on a loophole for King Hans, and a big one, of disrespect for the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire.

In Hans's eyes, Denmark's Kalmar Union is what he deserves. As for the Duchy of Holstein, Hans did not attach much importance to it. So, the Worms Imperial Conference, he didn't attend once. As for sending representatives, he sent them several times in the years after he first succeeded to the throne. Later, even the delegates were not sent at all. Because, King Hans was bent on developing the Kalmar alliance and did not participate in the German struggle for hegemony. Therefore, he didn't even bother to send delegates to the Worms Imperial Conference.

In the eyes of King Hans, the Danish Kalmar League, and the fragmented Holy Roman Empire, were on an equal footing. As a king, there was no need for him to attend the Worms Imperial Council. After all, at the Worms Imperial Conference, he, as the Duke of Holstein, couldn't even mix up the rostrum. This humiliated Hans, who after all, thought he could be an equal to Maximilian I. Sitting under the rostrum made Hans feel inferior. Therefore, he simply did not go to the Worms Imperial Conference, and later did not even bother to send representatives.

Although this is convenient, it also hurts the face of the empire somewhat.

Even Frederick III, who was as cunning as a fox, had no way to hide such an obvious loophole as King Hans. So, he had no choice but to say:

"Perhaps...... Your Majesty Hans, because you're busy...... Moreover, Denmark to Worms, it is indeed quite far, and the transportation is inconvenient......"

"Inaccessible? I remember that Denmark is no further away from Worms than the Duchy of Pomerania, right? Didn't the Duke of Pomerania, Bogislaw X, come all the way to the meeting? Even if His Majesty Hans is a disabled person with no legs and cannot come by himself, is it difficult to send a representative over? It is clear that King Hans is looking down on the Holy Roman Empire, on His Majesty, on the Speaker of the Grand Council, on the Archbishop of Mainz, Lord Berthold! Marin said with excitement on his face, as if Hans were his father's killer.

The emotions of many people at the scene were also mobilized, and many people spoke to condemn King Hans's rudeness, believing that there was no need to shield such an arrogant and impudent guy.

Seeing that the situation was good, Marin decided to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, so as not to give Frederick III a chance to react. So, he continued to grasp the loophole in Frederick III's words and said:

"Lord Frederick said that His Majesty Hans was busy, and I admit that......"

Frederick III looked at Marin in amazement—how did this thing exonerate Hans. However, in the next second, he didn't think so......

"Because, King Hans was busy setting up a card in the Øresund to extort passing German merchant ships. In particular, our brothers in the Hanseatic League are extorted a lot of taxes every year by the vampire-like Danes. He's so busy with his old man, busy sucking the blood of the legitimate merchants of Germany......"

Grand Speaker Tagfacht and Grand Speaker Heisenberg, who have also become fine old foxes, immediately stood up and echoed when they saw Marin say this:

"Yes, King Hans is a vampire! Specializing in sucking the blood of the Germans! ”

The representatives of the 75 Imperial Cities sitting with the two Speakers of the Empire looked at it - our business leaders have spoken, and it is time for them to cheer......

As a result, in addition to the representatives of the 20 cities that had been threatened, the representatives of other cities all stood up and echoed the two speakers:

"Yes, yes, the Danes are so bad that they specialize in blackmailing German merchants. The description of vampire is simply too appropriate! ”

"Yes, Hans is a vampire!"

"Vampires!"

“…… Ghost! ”

……

Captain Hold, Archbishop of Mainz, saw that the scene was out of control, and immediately knocked on the table with a wooden hammer:

"Quiet, the debate continues!"

In fact, before the Archbishop of Mainz struck the hammer, Frederick III, Duke of Saxony, already had some flinching in his eyes. Because, he also saw that his brother-in-law Hans was indeed not a thing. Although he wanted to help, he also knew that if King Hans was too unpopular, he would damage his reputation in the German region if he forced him to help. And as a great elector, reputation is very important. If your reputation is bad, you won't be able to respond to it.

Another important point is that this time Lübeck and Hamburg were firmly on Marin's side, which worried Frederick III.

It would be terrible if the two leaders of the Hanseatic League, Lübeck and Hamburg, were offended to death, and if the two leaders of the alliance were ruthless and expelled all the Hanseatic cities of the Saxon business district from the Hanseatic League.

The handicraft industry in Saxony is well developed, and Hanseatic merchants are needed to sell Saxony's handicrafts to all parts of Europe, and there is a great need for commercial channels.

If the head and deputy leaders of the Hanseatic League had ordered the entire Hanseatic League to block the commercial channels of Saxony, Saxony would have immediately changed from a rich region to a poor place, and there would no longer be a rich financial revenue that was proud of Germany.

So, in the end, Frederick III decided to fight for it as much as he could. However, the attitude must be gentle, and Lübeck and Hamburg must not be offended to death......

Frederick III was smart, but how clever was that when he began to fear Lübeck and Hamburg, he was cocooned and his combat effectiveness was reduced by half......