The kingdom's finances are a little difficult, but it is not impossible to support, tax increases are indispensable, and the huge wealth stored in William's private treasury can also be temporarily helped in times of difficulty, which is not a big deal for William.

Moreover, the Normans were eager to fight, and William also tried in his heart to lead an army to force Henry III I, so he then raised an army of 50,000 men, the Guards Regiment and four standing regiments, and the fourth army of the Duke of Richard was responsible for garrisoning the Duchy of Upper and Lower Lorraine.

Wilhelm and his entourage marched down the Maas River to the banks of the Rhine, and then joined part of the fleet and carried soldiers and food and hay up the Rhine River to the Archbishopric of Mainz, less than 100 kilometers from Nassau.

William led the army to approach quickly, putting great pressure on Henry III, who was trapped in Nassau.

Yes, His Majesty Emperor Henry III, the great King of Germany, the King of the Roman People, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the mighty monarch of the Salian dynasty, could only confined to the family domains of the Duchy of Franconia and the Count of Nassau.

In the north of Franconia, Bernhard II was driven by other powerful vassal Saxony, the Duke of Brandenburg in the east of Nassau was exhausted by the pagans of Mecklenburg and Pomerania north east of the Elbe, and the Duke of Meissen, the only one who had the heart to support Henry III, was bedridden.

In the southern part of the Duchy of Franconia, the German princes such as the Dukes of Bohemia, Swabian, Bavaria, and Burgundy, as well as the Italian princes and city-states, began to move.

These princes actively fought hard to deal with whom, I think it was Emperor Henry III.

This was when he was at his weakest, and he had little ability to resist in the face of the menacing William and Normans.

"Promise him, I can give Lorraine to him, it's the entire Lorraine Kingdom!" Henry III said anxiously to the Archbishop of Mainz.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Haute Lorraine and the Savannatang family are your relatives and should not be discarded." The Archbishop of Mainz spoke out to admonish.

Henry III shook his head and said helplessly: "William's persecution is too urgent, and we don't have much room for bargaining.

Moreover, all he wants is the Duchy of Upper and Lower Lorraine, the Duchy of Luxembourg and the Alsace region, and he has no intention of taking away the Holy Roman Crown from my head, and those princes who are ready to move are all targeting my throne, and they are my greatest threat.

Go, my Lord Archbishop of Mainz, if Wilhelm is willing to withdraw from his army, and agree to his terms. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Archbishop Christian of Mainz bowed in response.

When the Archbishop of Mainz left, he looked at Henry III in the main hall, as if his hair was a little gray, and his back was a little rickety, and there was a sense of vicissitudes and helplessness.

In this regard, the Archbishop of Mainz was also very helpless, the war against the Normans organized by Pope Leo IX was completely defeated after the defeat of the decisive battle on the Maas River, and to continue the war was nothing more than a death throes, except for more dead and wounded soldiers, and more land to lose, there was no point.

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William marched all the way, and when he was about to reach the rich Archbishop of Mainz, he caught up with William and handed over Henry III to him.

"The documents for the demarcation of land ownership, as well as the terms of the contract, are suitable for implementation?" William regretted that he could not plunder the wealthy Archbishop of Mainz, so he became troubled.

"Your Majesty, please wait, and I will return to Nassau to convey your request to His Majesty the Emperor on your behalf." The Archbishop of Mainz said sincerely: "Please also lead the army back to Brussels, your conditions, His Majesty the Emperor has already met you." ”

"My conditions are met, but my Normans are not fed, you see they are red-eyed and want to get the riches of Mainz, if we are all returned by you with a word, can we agree?" William asked in a loud voice.

"No!" The Normans shouted in unison with William's words.

"Your Majesty, William, I am willing to contribute eight thousand pounds of gold and silver as compensation for your hard work." Archbishop Christian of Mainz said with a flattering face.

It's just that behind this flattering smile, what can't be hidden is the twitch of pain at the corner of his mouth, this wealth of 8,000 pounds of silver can really make the Archbishop of Mainz feel a lot of pain, regardless of the looting of Mainz in order to make the Normans retreat, these are also worth it.

"Since His Excellency the Archbishop of Mainz knows the general situation so well, I, William, naturally have to be respectful and obedient." William was very satisfied with the obedience of the Archbishop of Mainz, and 8,000 pounds of silver was not without a small supplement for William.

As if thinking of something, William turned to Archbishop Christian of Mainz and said, "Your Excellency, please come with me again." ”

"No, no, no!" Archbishop Christian of Mainz thought that William had some bad intentions, so he waved his hand again and again and refused: "Your Majesty William, I am about to convey your request on your behalf, how can you leave, please invite someone else." ”

Looking at the panicked and timid appearance of the Archbishop of Mainz, the corners of William's mouth hooked, and said: "Your Excellency, you may have misunderstood, I have no intention of harming you, I just want to ask you to help preside over the coronation ceremony for me and crown me as the king of Lorraine."

One of the three archbishops of the Empire – Archbishop of Mainz, Archbishop of Cologne, and Archbishop of Trier, you and Archbishop Trier are the best candidates to preside over my coronation.

Therefore, Your Excellency, you must return to Brussels with me. ”

William's tone revealed an undeniable one, and his terrifying smile made the Archbishop of Mainz smile stiffen, and the other party could only nod his head like a chicken pecking rice.

The Kingdom of Lorraine, a new kingdom that William planned to establish, included the Duchy of Upper Lorraine, Lower Lorraine, Alsace, and Luxembourg, all of which were under William's control, and were also recognized by Henry III as officially owned by William.

In his rush to declare Norman ownership of the Kingdom of Lorraine to the European powers, William decided to immediately crown him King of Lorraine in Nancy, Count of Lorraine, in the Upper Duchy of Lorraine.

As one of the main titles of the Carolingian dynasty, the crown of the King of Lorraine was of great political significance.

With the crown of Lorraine and the crowning of France, William might be able to revive the Carolingian monarchy of Charlemagne and resurrect the Frankish Empire.