Holy Roman Empire, Aachen.

As the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, Aachen has always been the safest place, but now Aachen is in complete chaos, and the cause of chaos is in the north.

In fact, before Sigismund, Aachen was only the nominal capital of the Holy Roman Empire, and the real capital was elsewhere.

In fact, the name Holy Roman Empire has been used for a long time, but in fact, the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire are not from the same family, but have experienced many, many families.

For example, the Carolingian dynasty at the beginning, and later Spoleto, Provence, Saxony, and so on.

And, of course, the current Luxembourg dynasty.

However, the changes also happened in the Luxembourg dynasty.

The current Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is Sigismund, who belongs to the Luxembourg lineage, and his father is Charles IV, the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Luxembourg lineage.

That's right, although Sigismund is an unknown number of Holy Roman Emperors, as far as the Luxembourg lineage is concerned, he is only the second.

During the reign of his father, Charles IV, in order to ensure that the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor would remain stable under the ass of their Luxembourg dynasty, he established a system called the Elector.

The so-called elector, as the name suggests, is the one who elects the emperor, and Sigismund was one of the electors before he became the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

However, Charles IV probably never dreamed that their Luxembourg dynasty would be defeated by this electoral system.

This system, which he had established to ensure that the Luxembourg dynasty would always rule the Holy Roman Empire, had personally pushed them down from the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor.

Historically, after Sigismund, the Habsburgs, the rival of the Luxembourg Dynasty, succeeded in obtaining the throne of Holy Roman Emperor by bribing the electors.

And now, the Habsburgs are already on the move.

Previously, because of the Habsburg dynasty, Aachen's presence was greatly weakened, and the status of Vienna, which was closer to the Kingdom of Hungary, was greatly improved.

In addition to this, almost all classes of the Holy Roman Empire, from top to bottom, either had Habsburg people or were bribed by the Habsburgs.

Defeat after defeat in battles against the Ming army made Sigismund's position as emperor more and more precarious.

It seems hard to imagine that the empire is on the verge of collapse, and there are still people vying for power, but the human heart is like this.

Just like the Central Plains Dynasty, many dynasties are the same, even on the verge of ruin, there are still countless people who are disregarding the overall situation for personal gain, which has become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

A corner of Aachen.

In a secret stone room, five people were sitting together.

"The time is ripe, I have secured the support of Pope Eugene IV, and when the time comes, we can re-elect the Holy Roman Emperor."

When he said this, the man who spoke suddenly lowered his voice, giving people a feeling of pressure.

"When the time comes, it's up to you......"

There was silence in the stone room, no one spoke, and no one seemed to want to be a bird.

The man who opened his mouth didn't mind, because he was already confident.

The growing power of the Habsburgs overwhelmed the older nobility of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Holy Roman Empire was not a complete state, but was made up of many countries, and the so-called emperor was only the nominal supreme ruler, who would play the greatest role when encountering an invasion like the previous Mongol Yuan invasion, or the current invasion of the Ming army.

The rise of the Habsburgs, combined with the current situation facing the Holy Roman Empire, would eventually lead to a situation in which the Habsburgs were dominant, which these old-school aristocrats did not want.

Sigismund's successive defeats, coupled with the Habsburgs' eyesights, if there were a few more comes, or a major battle defeat, the Habsburgs would definitely exert their efforts to oust Sigismund from the throne.

You know, Sigismund had no sons but daughters, and if he didn't prepare in advance, the Habsburgs would take control of the Holy Roman Empire, and eventually lead to a situation of dominance within the Holy Roman Empire.

And the man in front of them was their only hope: the husband of Elizabeth, the daughter of Sigismund.

As the husband of Sigismund's only daughter, Albrecht was nominally able to inherit the throne left by Sigismund, who had no sons, and this was the only way to put an end to the Habsburgs.

Even they knew that this Albrecht had a bad idea.

Even they knew that the situation would not be very good after Albrecht took the throne.

Even they knew that this Albrecht might not be able to organize the Ming army.

However, for them, in any case, it was a better ending than the Habsburgs taking over the throne of Holy Roman Emperor.

Albrecht was elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and if Albrecht failed, they would end up with death, at best, a ruined family.

The result of the Habsburgs' control of the Holy Roman Empire was the same.

In contrast, the election of Albrecht as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was a promising event for these old-school aristocrats.

If the Habsburgs were allowed to take over the Holy Roman Empire, they would have no hope of fighting their hands and would have perished.

It's just that there is a good saying.

It is up to people to make things happen...... In the day!

Vienna.

As one of Europe's premier cities, Vienna can be said to be as peaceful as the capitals of other kingdoms.

Famines, wars, and disasters are not visible here, but only bustling streets, busy people, and a peaceful life.

As an important core of the Habsburg Empire, Vienna was not yet the capital, but in every aspect it was not inferior to other capitals, even Aachen.

The only thing inferior to Aachen is that there are no hot springs.

In the midst of this bustling street, a fast horse carrying a man in full clothes rushed into the city, causing chaos on the central street.

However, this is only short-lived, human life is only once, not all, but the vast majority of people cherish their lives very much.

After the healthy horse galloped past, the people scolded and returned to the middle of the street, looking at the direction in which the healthy horse disappeared and discussing.

But soon, they couldn't stand either.

Rumble!

A sound that resounded through the sky made people feel overwhelmed, but it was only when they saw the white smoke flying towards them in the air that they panicked.

(End of chapter)