Chapter 1901: Marin's True Purpose
Since she was a child, she let her granddaughter eat ice cream, and equipped her with a professional chef who makes ice cream, and when Princess Mary grows up, it is estimated that her body is cold and similar to the little dragon girl who sleeps in a cold jade bed every day, and it is strange to be able to give birth to a child.
Marin admired the emperor's cruel decision, but thought of himself...... It seems that he is not qualified to despise the emperor...... Even, the emperor is fifty steps, and he is the one hundred steps......
However, unlike Marin, who was influenced by the strange idea of "the lowest man is invincible" in later generations, Maximilian I received an orthodox knightly education in Europe, and actually attached great importance to morality. Therefore, he actually blames himself for framing his granddaughter for such a design. Therefore, later emperors often confessed alone to the idols.
The emperor was a politician, but he was not a fool who confessed to the priest in later generations. Even when he repented, he only confessed to the idols, not those greasy priests. God knows if those pastors are tight-lipped and will leak secrets. Only two fools who don't know anything will really tell those greasy priests and uncles about their privacy......
Instead of Marlin running to repent in front of those greasy priest uncles, it must be something like this:
"Father, why am I so good? I am guilty, and my sin is that I don't care for my body too much, alas, for the country and the people......"
After 5 minutes of self-confession, the emperor suddenly raised his head and said:
"Hey, you've got a great idea! Well, I decided to find a way to open a few ice cream parlors around the palaces of rebellious princes like Saxony and Lorraine to make it difficult for the children of these rebellious princes! Hmph...... "Thinking of the consequences of the disobedience of the descendants of the princes who disobeyed him, the emperor laughed darkly.
The Emperor was indeed a personable knight-king, but he was also persecuted by powerful princes such as Saxony and Lorraine over the years. Therefore, thinking of these two or five boys, the emperor was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Now, there is a way to deal with them, can the emperor not be happy?
"By the way, I'm going to open an ice cream parlor in Paris, so that the French royal family can also ...... "They are all conspirators, and the emperor didn't hide it in front ......of Marin." After all, this conspiracy was invented by Marin.
Marin was a little speechless, and said in his heart - wait until you do it? Lao Tzu had already sterilized François I......
However, he didn't dare to tell this secret, so he could only shoot the emperor's horses:
"Your Majesty is wise, that's how you should deal with the damned French! Well, I immediately sent the best ice cream masters to impart the technique! ”
But Marin went on to say:
"I helped Your Majesty plan the annexation of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Bohemia, can Your Majesty do me a favor too?"
"What's the busy?" Maximilian I asked casually.
"I hope that in these two years Your Majesty will pretend to be interested in the marriage of Ferdinand and Princess Margaret, and help me to attract the attention of the French...... said Marin earnestly.
It turned out that this was the real purpose of Marin's personal visit to Austria......
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If you just stop the marriage between Prince Ferdinand and Princess Margaret, you only need a letter explaining the stakes, and you don't need Marin to come to Austria in person to interview the emperor, let alone tell the secret that ice cream can cause infertility in the palace.
The reason why Marin came in person this time was that he hoped that the emperor could help him put on a play, temporarily fool the English monarchs, and at the same time attract the attention of the French and German princes. It can even minimize the vigilance of the princes against the Beihai Kingdom......
This method was to deliberately make the Emperor appear to be extremely interested in the marriage between Ferdinand and Princess Margaret. Then the French will certainly be irritated and turn their attention to the Habsburgs.
Moreover, Marin can also take the opportunity to pretend to break with the Habsburgs because of this. At this time, the princes saw that Marin and the emperor had fallen out, and they would definitely relax their vigilance against Marin. Then, Marin had the opportunity to emigrate.
At the same time, Marin planned to expand his army under the pretext of falling out with the Habsburgs, and he wanted to compete with the Habsburgs, and put on a posture of invading the Netherlands. At this time, the princes not only did not stop it, but it is estimated that they would support Marin......
But Marin's real intention was to take the opportunity to recruit more mountain people from southern Germany as soldiers. Its ultimate goal was to expand its armaments in response to the French invasion......
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The emperor listened to Marin's request and frowned:
"Why? If I do this, I will greatly offend the French. In this way, the pressure on the Netherlands and Franche-Comté is great......"
It is clear that the emperor was somewhat unhappy. Because, this will annoy France, which will lead to a lot of confrontational measures against the Habsburgs, which will put a lot of pressure on the Habsburgs.
Marin also knew this, so he released a bombshell:
"Your Majesty, although this may cause temporary trouble to the Habsburgs, in the end, it will all be worth it......"
"How?" The emperor came interested.
"I'm going to fight the French in two or three years, and if I defeat the French army, you say, is the opportunity for the Habsburgs to come? Perhaps, you have the opportunity to reclaim the former Duchy of Burgundy......"
"A fight with France in two or three years? Why? Are you sure? The Emperor stood up in astonishment, feeling incredulous.
He knew Marin's military strength, but compared with France, the Beihai Kingdom was still a little worse. After all, if the French go crazy, it will not be a problem to burst out with an army of 100,000. What's more, France also has the cooperation of the Duchy of Lorraine and other leading parties in the German region.
Marin shook his head and said:
"I'm not completely sure, but this one has to be fought!"
"Why?" The Yellow Emperor was puzzled
"Because England ......"
Marin didn't say much, but the emperor understood in seconds:
"What you mean is that France will not allow the North Sea States to have England...... Oh no, it should be that France will not allow England, a maritime power, to have a land power like the North Sea State......"
The reason is simple, England can now cause great trouble to France. If it were to merge with a land power like the North Sea State, which could "fight ten by one", it would pose a greater threat to France.
In order to stifle the threat in advance, the French would certainly intervene as long as there was any sign of a merger between England and the North Sea countries. They could not cross the sea to attack England, so they had to attack the North Sea Kingdom from land......
Marlin nodded:
"That's right, therefore, if you want to annex England, you must drink the outbreak of war in France. It's not that I want to fight, it's that the French will definitely beat me. Therefore, in the past two or three years, I have to prepare with all my strength to resist the attacks of the French. When the time comes. If your Majesty does not tear a hole in the direction of the Netherlands, the French will have to break through from the Francophilic side of the Duchy of Lorraine. ”
"Therefore, I intend to overhaul the fortifications in the southwest at the present time, and prepare to rely on a strong defensive line to deal a blow at the invading French army. As long as the invading French army can be defeated, the marriage with England can be determined. At the same time, it can also hit the prestige of France and even weaken the strength of the French army. ”
"At that time, maybe Your Majesty can also take the opportunity to fall into the ground, and you can take advantage of the defeat of the French to regain the Duchy of Burgundy from them!"
Maximilian I listened and nodded repeatedly:
"No wonder the Beihai Kingdom has recently built a lot of forts and walls in the southwest, originally to prepare for the attack of the French......"
The Emperor was very excited to think of what would happen to his sworn enemy, the French, after his defeat. So, he didn't hesitate to say:
"Okay, I'll cooperate with you in this scene. When the time comes, we will pretend to turn the other cheek so that you have more opportunities to prepare. However, if the pressure on the French side is too great......"
"Don't worry, I will secretly support Your Majesty's weapons and food! If France can be defeated, then the arrogance of those princes in the country who have two hearts will also be low. At that time, if there are conditions, maybe I can take out my hand to help you destroy the resistance in western Switzerland......" In order to let the emperor help him cover, Marin also casually promised...... But there is a hole in his promise—if there is a condition...... Is there a condition, it's not up to him to have the final say?
When the emperor heard this, he was very excited, and felt that the Habsburgs were prospering. So, he happily reached a series of cooperation intentions with Marin, and discussed the details of acting in detail......