Warlock Royal Family

Chapter 170 Five Brother-in-laws Are Unreliable

Of course, no matter how exaggerated the asking price is, it's nothing more than paying back the money when the asking price reaches the sky.

The Prime Minister of Sarzastan wanted to bargain as usual: "The subsidy is negotiable, but the timing of the issue of freedom of faith is not appropriate. Of course, we have no objection, but I think it is better to communicate with the true pope elected in Rome. Set up a joint committee, and we will talk about it after we have fully discussed it. The question of the jurisdiction of North Germany will wait until the emperor is elected...  …”

Prime Minister Sarzastan hadn't finished his procrastination tactic when Martin Luther interrupted him regardless of diplomatic etiquette.

"Please allow me to reiterate that the three conditions of the Elector of Saxony are final conditions and cannot be negotiated. His Royal Highness Ladislaus is not only a cardinal but also the acting monarch of Austria. The Elector does not need to be the next true pope. I don’t want to wait for the decree of the elected emperor, as long as His Excellency Ladislaus signs and agrees to these two conditions.”

Ladislaus knew very well that if he signed this kind of document, Ferdinand would not be grateful to him even if he was elected, but if he didn't sign it, his previous efforts would be wasted.

More important than his personal gains and losses, the latter two conditions will completely wipe out the little authority left by the Holy Roman Emperor.

Although Cyric is currently very angry with the warlock royal family, this partial religious freedom is also unacceptable to Ladislaus and Ferdinand.

Judicial power of final adjudication and religious jurisdiction are symbols of national sovereignty and authority, so they cannot be given up.

Although since the Hohenstaufen royal family was destroyed by the true elect Pope of Rome, the great princes of Germany are in fact the highest legal authority in their territories, basically free from any constraints.

But if there is a nobleman or commoner who can overcome all difficulties and find the emperor's place, he is not stopped by the princes' work office in Vienna and successfully sues the imperial court.

Then the emperor did have an excuse to intervene, and as long as the emperor's request was reasonable or limited, his opinion would be more or less respected.

Abandoning this power would greatly damage the prestige of the Holy Roman Empire and the House of Habsburg.

Ladislaus stared at the Elector of Saxony, who had been silent since the beginning of the negotiations, and said, "Is this your last condition?"

"The words of His Excellency Martin Luther are my words."

The voice of the Elector of Saxony lacked air, but the content of the words was very firm and clear.

Martin Luther spoke again at this time: "Your Highness Ladislaus, although you have contributed the most to the battle against Cyric, I have also been working hard to combat Cyric's arrogance and arrogance in the past few years, and I have indeed It has also made a small achievement. His Majesty Christian, King of the United Kingdom of Denmark-Norway-Sweden, master of the Baltic Sea, has officially converted to His Majesty Blackhand last year, and formed an alliance with the Elector of Saxony. Great contribution to the peace and stability of the Empire."

This heavy magic made both Ladislaus and Prime Minister Sazastan fall into silence.

If this danger is not dealt with carefully enough, it is very likely that the northern border of the Holy Roman Empire will be blown into ruins.

Ladislaus and Prime Minister Sarzastan ultimately neither accepted nor rejected these three conditions.

They said they needed to communicate with Ferdinand in order to proceed with the next step of the negotiations.

Back at their residence, the two were relatively silent for a long time, and Ladislaus could only use the memories he brought from that world to encourage himself, "If I remember correctly, the Habsburg family should have been in power for many years in a row." For many years, the emperor was challenged once and lost his throne until all the men died. '

As a soul from Ming Dynasty, of course he doesn't understand the details of history. His knowledge of the Habsburg family is limited to this ancient European royal family that later perished due to inbreeding, and the history of the two planes with such a large gap in magic power is It's not the same, and he's not sure.

This situation worried Ladislaus and Prime Minister Sarzastan to the extreme, and the two studied it all night and still could not do anything.

At dawn the next day, Sherlock returned from Augsburg with good news.

The patriarch of the Fugger family, Jacob Fugger, generously supported 25 talers. Of course, the money was a loan, but it was in the name of Ferdinand.

Ladislaus was not recorded as a debt, but instead received a gift of [-] talers for his appointment.

The ceremony in Austria was too hasty, and Ferdinand, eager to get to Spain, could not wait for the important people to gather.

Therefore, the Fugger family did not get an opportunity to show filial piety at that time, and they can only make up for it now.

This family gift even exceeds the gifts of all important imperial municipalities.

Sherlock's tact was undoubtedly to be commended.

The reason why he worked so hard was that he chose Ladislaus instead of Ferdinand as his lord. He found that the dark forces in Spain were still too large, and the hope of restoring the Knights Templar still fell on the more enlightened Lady. on Sluss.

And his knowledge of the Republic of Venice also makes him more suitable to serve Austria.

Ladislaus is full of desire to conquer the most prosperous city-state in the world.

But Sherlock's joy of making great achievements disappeared after hearing Martin Luther's conditions.

"Didn't King Christian also marry the princess of Habsburg, the sister of Charles V and His Majesty Ferdinand? How could he openly support the Elector of Saxony?"

Although Shylock secretly knew the intelligence of the great country of Europe by the Templars, after making up his mind to serve the Habsburg family, he made up for the family relationship of the lord, and he knew the relationship of the royal family well.

The King of Denmark was also the son-in-law of the Habsburgs, as was the King of Hungary.

Both sons-in-law are now enemies of the Habsburgs, but for different reasons.

No matter how hard Sherlock worked, it was absolutely impossible for him to know that Christian II had killed his mistress in Copenhagen a few years ago.

Several high-ranking ministers, who had been mostly allied with the Habsburg Empire, were executed on suspicion of mere involvement in the murder.

King Christian's killing without evidence fully demonstrated his anger at the Habsburgs.

Ladislaus glanced at Sherlock, who was able to tell the relationship with the royal family immediately, and was quite satisfied with his efforts: "Her Majesty Ferdinand will never agree to such a condition, I think we still have to fight, although Christian II controls the trade in the Baltic Sea He is indeed rich and powerful, but he suffered a big defeat in Sweden last year, and the Swedish Vasa family has won the support of most of the Swedish nobles and commoners to become king."

The quest system also clearly reminded him of this problem. Hui Se, who expressed his failure, reminded him at the soul level: "Accepting the conditions of the Elector of Saxony does not count as completing the quest for the election of the throne, and there is no reward."

"Uncle has always wanted to use the power of the black hand to establish his own kingdom, and the force is quite well prepared. Even with the support of Denmark and Norway, it is not easy to deal with."

Kessell Witting was also allowed to attend, and his message was equally unfavorable.

Although he didn't play much role during the kidnapping of Ladislaus by Anna, Kessell-Witting proved his loyalty, and after the surge in Ladislaus' status, he also attracted him as a confidant and promised him higher status.

Because he is the highest-ranking German among Ladislaus's cronies, Kessell-Witting is very popular among the nobles in Vienna. He doesn't even need Ladislaus to arrange a house for him. A countess who sold weapons warmly invited him to live in her home.

Although Kessell-Viting's position has not been formalized, the lady is investing.

But she won't suffer too much, after all, she didn't pay any real money.

Of course, Kessell-Weiting will definitely be satisfied with her other efforts.

The Elector of Saxony is also a Viting, although Kessell-Weiting belongs to the Saxe-Maison system, that is, the young branch, and the Elector is the eldest son of the Saxony-Thuringian system.

However, in order to control his private soldiers, Kessell Witting once murdered the illegitimate son planted by the Elector. Although there was no evidence, he repeatedly rejected the Elector's request to return to Saxony to explain.

Obviously he is not fit to participate in the negotiations.

The voice of Prime Minister Sazastan revealed a taste of exhaustion: "Now this issue is beyond our decision. We can only send mid-level warriors to lead the team and report the current situation and the conditions of all parties to His Majesty Ferdinand as soon as possible. Let him make the decision. If Your Majesty chooses to go to war, then I will risk my life to drag Martin Luther back. If Your Majesty decides to accept this kind of blackmail, I will return to my hometown Prague to spend the last few days of my life moon."

Ladislaus was shocked: "Your Highness Sazastan, what are you talking about, no matter what, I must bring you the highest secret of necromancy, so that you can live."

"I have served the Lord of Fire and the Warlock Royal Family for too many years. I am too tired. I just want to go back and see the apple orchard in my hometown." Speaking of this, Prime Minister Sazastan smiled wryly, "But I I think the fruit trees should be dead too, I really have lived too many years. I have no regrets about being able to regain the legal status of the Goblet of Fire."

The symbol of the Church of Kossuth is a cup that spews out flames.

"You can also marry a wife and help me seize the land that our descendants can inherit." Although it is difficult for Ladislaus to inherit Austria because his father is an illegitimate son, if he can expand the territory, there is always a way to arrange it for him of future generations.

"Haha, I'm already a hundred years old. It's too cruel for a lady of childbearing age to marry me. Besides, the last time I saw a woman's **, let me recall, was 14?? How many years ago?" People did not curse King Christian, but started a joke with bitterness. "I'm not likely to have Mr. Wetting's drive for ladies anymore."

They have tried their best, and the next step is for Ferdinand to decide whether to work hard or admit defeat.

But to their surprise, Ferdinand's emissary arrived in Frankfurt on the third day. (To be continued.