When Marin was busy plotting against Frederick III, Pope Julius II, who was far away in Rome, was not idle either. He had already received a secret letter from Archbishop of Cologne, and naturally knew what was happening in Germany.

At first, Julius II was furious and thought Frederick III was too trash. Therefore, Julius II wanted to punish Frederick III with the severe measure of "exclusion".

However, after calming down, Julius II gave up this idea. After all, he had just become the pope. Moreover, Frederick III was also a leader among the German Electors. He used extortion on others when he came up. Although he could do anything to kill Frederick III, it would not have a good impact on himself.

In any case, the dispute between Marin and Frederick III was a battle for hegemony within Germany. He was not good for him, because Frederick III targeted his son-in-law Marin.

Moreover, there are also oppositions within the Holy See. If he has no reason to punish Frederick III, the opposition within the Holy See will be very strong.

Of course, that was aimed at secular princes, but Julius II was easier to deal with for those religious princes. Because no matter which bishop or monastery in the German region was nominally subordinate to the Holy See.

Although Julius II could not "excite punishment" at any time, it was easy to issue an order to rebuke. A bishop of a bishop is also very demanding. If he is scolded by the Pope a few times, his face will be lost.

Moreover, if you have been bullied with the Pope, who is the superior, the Pope can use this as an excuse to punish him. And the Archbishop who was issued a church by the Pope will end up miserable. The secular princes are expelled and will be boycotted at most. No one is willing to serve him, and it is almost like they are betrayal of relatives. As long as no one takes the opportunity to send troops to destroy the country, the secular princes who are expelled will still be his nobles. Because secular nobles are prescribed by blood and have nothing to do with religion.

The archbishops in those bishop states are different. The prerequisite for them to become the head of the bishop state is a priest. Because it is a religious country and it is impossible to allow non-religious officials to be ruled out by the pope, the only fate is to abdicate and get out. Therefore, secular princes may be more arrogant than the Holy See, but religious princes will definitely not dare.

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After thinking about it for a while, Julius II decided to issue an edict to the German princes, proclaiming that Marin was a loyal supporter of the Holy See and outstanding aristocratic believers. The bishops and monasteries were not allowed to send troops without permission from the Holy See. Otherwise, they would be punished within the Holy See. In severe cases, they could be expelled... In addition, all religious princes should not be deceived and instigated by irrelevant people and make irrational actions...

When this decree was delivered to Walmus, it caused an uproar. This decree almost for sure indicates that the Pope was openly standing on Marin's side. In this way, all religious princes had no possibility of joining the anti-Marin alliance, and Frederick III was immediately embarrassed.

What embarrassed Frederick III is the last sentence - don't be deceived and instigated by irrelevant people and make irrational actions...

Who is this "unrelated person"? It clearly refers to Frederick III...

Protestantism had not yet appeared at this time. The Pope was the supreme leader in the spiritual field of Europe. He was alluded to as an "unrelated person" by the Pope, which greatly damaged Frederick III's prestige.

Among the secular princes, except for those who had been bribed and had long chosen to oppose the joint troops, many nobles who were hesitant chose to accept Kohler's bribes after learning the content of the Pope's decree and no longer joined the anti-Marin alliance. They were just nobles of the princes and nobles, and they did not dare to oppose the Holy See. Henry IV, as Emperor Shenluo, wanted to kneel down to beg the Pope for forgiveness. As ordinary princes, how dare they oppose the Pope? So, when they saw that the situation was wrong, they decisively flicked... Moreover, before the flash, they took the opportunity to collect Kohler's money...

In the end, there were more than a dozen nobles, namely the hardcore Frederick III's, who chose to continue to be strong and follow Frederick III to the dark.

Marin sent three hundred cavalrymen from Wolms. After arriving at Wolms, he handed over the content of the notice and leaflet written by Marin to Kohler. However, before Kohler could take action, the direction of Wolms's winds changed drastically because of Julius II's Pope's order. Frederick III suddenly became isolated and helpless, and there seemed to be no need to post notice and send leaflets to argue against Frederick III. Because, doing this would achieve certain results, it would easily arouse the disgust of many nobles. After all, attacking a top German nobleman with such a big fanfare would definitely cause many nobles to be dissatisfied. They may not be on Frederick III's side, but they must be very dissatisfied with the act of attacking a great noble by issuing leaflets. Because this greatly challenged the authority of the nobles...

After careful consideration, Kohler believed that since the Pope had taken action and the victory was decided, this more intense method would not be used, so as not to cause a rebound from the nobles.

In fact, after sending people, Marin felt regretful. After all, this was a feudal era. This behavior of posting big-character posters to slander a great noble was definitely a violation of the rules in the early 16th century, and it was easy to arouse the disgust of those orderly aristocrats. So, after understanding these, Marin sent people to Walms, hoping that Kohler would stop posting notices and sending leaflets. Unfortunately, Marin sent people a little late. Fortunately, Kohler was cautious and did not implement Marin's plan in time. When Marin's messenger arrived, he learned that Kohler did not implement the extreme plan, and he was relieved.

In fact, although Marin canceled the blatant behavior of posting notices and sending leaflets, he still planned to send people to spread "internal news" in the tavern to spread rumors and truth and attack Frederick III.

But after learning that the Pope's decree had settled most of Walms' nobles, the practice of spreading rumors was directly abandoned. Since the problem has been solved, why do you still take the risk of using those methods that cannot be put on the table?

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The decree of Pope Julius II helped Marin solve a huge problem. At the same time, it also brought great humiliation to Marin's opponent Frederick III, making Frederick III almost a joke.

In the Pope's decree, the "irrelevant person" almost defined Frederick III as a "villain who jumps up and down and makes trouble desperately"... This caused Frederick III's prestige to be hit by a huge blow...

From that moment on, Frederick III had the idea of ​​going against the Catholic Church in his heart...
Chapter completed!