The reason why Machiavelli was unwilling to turn the fire of the domestic struggle on Poland was that the delivery of interests he presided over with the Elector of Saxony was currently looking very bad.

"The Elector of Saxony not only refused to withdraw from the Würzburg area but also cut off imperial tax revenue?!" Ladislaus's voice revealed great anger. He refused to give benefits and intercepted my money. This is Ladislaus

The last thing Rouse could tolerate.

It is unbearable!

"I have decided to admit that I gave him several knight territories around Saxony that supported the rebellion, and also deprived him of the privileges of an imperial free city that supported the fire-haired lady. He has already made a lot of money."

"But compared to those small territories, the Archbishopric of Würzburg is a truly substantial harvest. In addition, the Elector of Brandenburg successfully swallowed up the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Of course, the Elector of Saxony also produced

The same persistence." Machiavelli's voice was full of helplessness. He and Martin Luther corresponded back and forth for more than ten rounds, but they were still unable to reach a consensus.

Martin Luther made personal conditions that Machiavelli could not refuse. He sincerely hoped to gain recognition from Austria without having to annex territory through war.

For this reason, he promised that as long as Machiavelli could accept such conditions, he would ask Benn to forgive Machiavelli's previous failures, which meant that Machiavelli would be able to "atone" and restore his priesthood.

But Machiavelli knew that he could not act in this way, and the two sides could not reach an agreement on the Würzburg issue.

The current situation is a very complicated situation involving religion and geography. The Elector of Saxony and the Elector of Brandenburg have formed an alliance, and each has swallowed up many territories that participated in or were involved in the peasant uprising.

The sovereignty of most knightly territories and free cities depends on the Imperial Parliament, which is actually recognized by the Habsburg family. At the time when France and Spain are at war, His Majesty Ferdinand is powerless to deal with the small lords who are oppressed by the big princes.

, after the two electors paid more than 200,000 talers in compensation, they pinched their noses and accepted their annexation.

Ladislaus was also allocated tens of thousands of talers, and these territories were not disputed.

However, the sovereignty of several bishops and archbishopric territories occupied by them is not only related to the empire but also to the Cyric Church in Rome. Although the two electors who believe in Ben do not care about Rome's thoughts at all, Haha

The Busburg family was not ready to fall out with the church. The most important reason was that the Spanish Cyric Church, the core of the Habsburg Empire, was too powerful.

Unlike most Cyric churches whose status is determined entirely by internal fighting, the Iberian Peninsula faces a much greater threat from the Star and Moon pagans, so the culture within the Cyric Church is much more radical and vital. Any

Anyone who wants to be in a high position must have certain personal talents rather than pure nepotism that determines everything.

Therefore, the level of the priests here is much higher than other Sirik priests who are addicted to the corrupt culture. It is an extremely strong fortress of purple faith.

In the Holy Roman Empire, the support of several religious electors was also crucial to the Habsburg family. This time the true elector concentrated his efforts on the three major religious electors, Mainz, Trier and Cologne.

The emperor sent a large amount of support, successfully repelled the siege of the rebel army and frightened the temptations of the surrounding feudal princes, maintaining the stability of the three princely territories with the right to elect the throne.

Relying on these three votes, the Habsburg family was restrained. Although these religious electors have always been able to be bribed in past elections, their bottom line is that candidates cannot openly deny Sirui

Christian faith. Once the Habsburg family shows complete disrespect for religious princes, the attitude of these religious electors will inevitably become very unfriendly.

Therefore, His Majesty Ferdinand asked Ladislaus to cede at most a few small bishops and abbots' territories, while the archbishop's territory must be kept.

For the distant Magdeburg, Ladislaus was powerless, and the Archbishop of Magdeburg was originally a member of the Hohenzollern family, which made things much simpler for the Elector of Brandenburg.

The archbishop made no appeal at all, and cooperated internally and externally to help the Elector of Brandenburg control the Magdeburg area.

After deliberation, Medici's true choice of pope reluctantly agreed with Ladislaus' explanation of dividing the enemy, and promised not to pursue the issue of Magdeburg for the time being. He would not recognize Brandenburg's sovereignty but would not publicly condemn the other party.

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Of course, Ladislaus also received a reward of 100,000 thalers from Brandenburg for his help.

So the conflict focused on the issue of Würzburg. This territory is relatively close to Austria. It is only separated from the Imperial Free City of Regensburg and the Imperial Free City of Nuremberg and the small Duchy of Bavaria. These territories are very small.

Unlike the Magdeburg area, it is possible for Austria to control this area.

Ladislaus was fully confident in driving the Elector of Saxony out. As long as no other major power openly supported the Elector of Saxony.

"Is there any change in the Kingdom of Hungary this time?" Ladislaus still pinned his hopes on the Habsburg princess. The last time the Hungarian queen leaked information, it seemed that the Hungarian king had not discovered it, and the relationship between the couple was not damaged.

, according to many ambassadors, there was a good marital relationship between the two princes that was rare among royal intermarriages. Of course, Ladislaus doubted this.

"There is no news from Her Majesty the Queen." Machiavelli knew what Ladislaus was thinking, but this time the Queen did not respond. "The ambassador in Buda reported that after capturing Rhodes, the Ottoman Empire focused all its attention

In Hungary, now that all the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary from Croatia to Transylvania is being harassed by Ottoman cavalry, the ambassador believes that it is unlikely that the Kingdom of Hungary will interfere in the affairs of the empire."

"What about Poland?" Although Poland did not support the great princes in the north of the empire last time, such a powerful neighbor must pay attention to it regardless of its attitude.

"The belief in His Majesty the Black Hand is spreading among the high-ranking Polish nobility. There are rumors that even the King and Queen have secretly summoned His Highness Martin Luther. His Highness Martin Luther personally confirmed to me that he has been able to access the magic network.

It's the ninth floor, now he

He is also able to rule the country with dignity." Machiavelli's voice was inevitably full of regrets. Once upon a time, the two of them were neck and neck under Benn. Now, although he is equally accomplished as a politician, in terms of personal strength, he is equally successful.

Chiavelli is far inferior.

"He was able to receive such a generous gift from His Majesty the Black Hand. It seems that the Kingdom of Poland has indeed been deeply penetrated by the Black Hand Church." Ladislaus looked at Machiavelli's old and thin face and felt very worried.

He completed Machiavelli's personal mission and now received his complete loyalty. This loyalty made him choose the latter between the choice of "faith" and "prince", but Machiavelli without the priest level was already

The candle was blown away in the wind.

Ladislaus leads troops in battles abroad all year round. As his most important confidant, Machiavelli has extremely important powers and responsibilities. He was not born in the local area. All policies require his painstaking efforts to implement. These dozen

Yue's work has left him with no trace of black hair on his head.

"You have to take care of yourself, my friend." Ladislaus looked at the new task on Machiavelli's head: "Help Machiavelli atone for his sins from Ben." The reward for the task is that this will restore Machiavelli's priest level and

He was very helpless to reconcile with the Black Hand Church.

This task is too difficult. Ladislaus's wings are not yet full. If he turns to the black hands at this time and loses his special relationship with Spain and his status as a cardinal archbishop in the Roman Church, it will be almost impossible for Austria to stop it.

The next thunderous blow from the Ottoman Empire was more worrying because of Barbarossa's attitude. Although this ancestor god made Vienna his headquarters, he first served the interests of the Holy Roman Empire. For reconciliation with the great princes, he had no intention of reconciling with the great princes.

He will not support it.

"I'm sorry for your trouble." Machiavelli knew that Ladislaus really cared about him, and he also knew that his time was running out. He just made up his mind to use his last days to repay Ladislaus for his kindness.

In order to solidify the foundation of my family and truly establish a foothold in Vienna. "I have reached an agreement with the general representative of His Majesty's forces in the Kingdom of Poland, His Royal Highness Cardinal Piast of Krakow. Due to issues of faith, he will never let

The Kingdom of Poland openly supports the northern princes of the empire."

"Should the cardinal just use the surname Piastre in private?" Ladislaus was a little hesitant about the meaning of Machiavelli's words.

"His official surname is, of course, Kraków. Now the Jaglonny family in Poland and Hungary are keeping a close eye on the Piast family." Machiavelli said carefully.

The Piast family was the previous generation of the Polish royal family. Due to natural heirlessness, the Polish throne was transferred to the Jaglonni family through marriage.

This cardinal archbishop is obviously a commoner without inheritance rights.

"The archbishop didn't ask us to support his demand for the Polish throne." Ladislaus was worried that the other party's asking price was too high. "The Hungarian throne now also belongs to the Jaglonni family. Although there must be conflicts between the two monarchs,

But if they face the challenge from the Piast family, they will definitely remain united."

"No, no, the request of the Red Archbishop of Krakow is just that you use the strength of the Warlock Royal Family to make His Majesty the True Pope agree that his son will succeed him."
Chapter completed!