The emperor led the army all the way south, stopped and stopped, held banquets everywhere, and the expenses were like running water, which surprised everyone. You know, Maximilian I was the famous poor emperor, when did he become so generous
And on the way, every time the emperor entertained the nobles along the way, he would warmly invite them to follow him south with his private soldiers. At this time, everyone "suddenly realized" - it turned out that Maximilian I was trying to win over more thugs, so it was reasonable...
In any case, the Swiss region still belongs to the territory of the Holy Roman Empire in name, and has not become independent in fact, let alone in name. Therefore, the emperor treated guests, and many nobles along the way were still willing to eat and drink to save face. Anyway, since he didn't eat the emperor, he must lead troops to support him. Only some minor nobles couldn't help the emperor's empty promises, such as promotion of titles and so on, and brought people to join the emperor's army.
When they reached the vicinity of Chur, the capital of Graubünden, dozens of minor nobles along the way, with thousands of private soldiers, joined the emperor's team.
In fact, the real purpose of the emperor was not to take this group of people to fight Rome, but to ask this group of people to help manage Graubünden in the future. After all, this group of people are local snakes, and when it comes to familiarity with Graubünden, the emperor can't keep up with them even if he flatters him. With their cooperation, after the emperor occupied Graubünden, he could have stronger control over the local area.
And this time, those who are willing to lead troops to follow the emperor are probably the little nobles who are not doing well in the local area. In Graubünden, these people were squeezed out by those powerful forces, and there was almost no room for advancement. Therefore, they decided to take a gamble and go to Italy with the emperor to gain fame, which would be more prestigious.
The situation in the Graubünden area is very complicated. It is the closest to the Austrian Tyrol region controlled by the Habsburg family. Many places in the east have been infiltrated by the Habsburg family. These small nobles who were willing to follow the emperor believed that the Habsburg family must have a great reputation as the emperor went to Rome to be crowned successfully. In the future, the Graubünden region will definitely be annexed. Therefore, if you turn to the emperor early, you can also get a lot of credit. In the future, when the emperor takes control of Graubünden, he can also get a good position.
Of course, there are also those who are not optimistic about the emperor, so naturally they don't follow the emperor's team. Moreover, there are more people who are not optimistic about the emperor than those who are optimistic about the emperor. In addition, there are many waiting and watching.
Near Chur, the emperor invited the representatives of the three most representative alliances in the Graubünden region of Chur - the House of God League, the Gray Coat League and the Ten Jurisdiction League, to go to the Habsburg family outside the city. Go to a banquet in the barracks, and discuss the matter of "borrowing soldiers" by the way.
However, the emperor's army was stationed outside the city, causing panic among all forces in the city of Chur. So, the emperor's first invitation, no one dared to come...
In desperation, the emperor launched a backup plan, personally brought dozens of knights into the city, and visited the bishop of Graubünden in the city of Chur, as well as many high-level officials of the three major alliances.
Seeing the emperor condescendingly come to invite them in person, everyone was relieved at last. In their view, the emperor personally begged to come to the door, which proved that the emperor really valued the march into Rome. And this can also prove that the emperor has no threat to the Graubünden area for the time being.
Moreover, the emperor came to invite him personally, if you don't go, you will lose face. If you don't give face, the emperor's army is outside the city, and maybe it will give him an excuse to attack the city.
Therefore, the top leaders of the three major alliances left the city one after another, and rushed to the town where the emperor's military camp was located to have a banquet...
The beginning of the banquet was peaceful. Maximilian I personally poured wine for some leaders of the three major alliances, and enthusiastically persuaded them to eat and drink.
Even if they do not deal with each other in private, on the surface, this group of nobles still have to pretend to be harmonious. It's just that they didn't realize that the emperor secretly sent several professional assassins from the Habsburg family, dressed in aristocratic costumes, to mix with the local guests in Graubünden...
When everyone was almost drunk, the emperor felt that it was time to do it. So, the emperor nodded towards the leader of the assassins...
The Assassin leader was a Tyrolean, but also spoke the dialect of the Graubünden region. The local "noble" in Graubünden, played by the leader of the assassins, suddenly dropped the glass in his hand to the ground, attracting everyone's attention:
"What the hell, what kind of rotten wine? Return the emperor, and entertain us with this kind of rotten wine? Do you still expect to borrow troops from us?" With disheveled hair, it is difficult for everyone to recognize who he is.
Moreover, at this moment, everyone is almost drunk, and many people are so drunk that they can't recognize... Everyone was a little stunned by the assassin leader's sudden outburst...
Suddenly, the assassin leader raised his arms and shouted:
"Hit the Habsburg family, long live Graubünden's independence!" Then, the leader of the assassins pulled out a dagger and rushed towards Maximilian I...
The people present were immediately blown up—Nimma, they witnessed an assassination against the emperor... As a result, the scene became a little chaotic in an instant...
And the two guards guarding the emperor seemed to be "scared", they "didn't have time" to react, and watched the assassin rushing to the emperor, watching the assassin's dagger stabbing at the emperor's left chest...
In fact, the emperor had already prepared for it. He wore a two-thirds plate armor under his clothes. On the left chest of the plate armor, a pig urine bubble was tied, which was filled with pig blood...
The assassin's dagger accurately pierced the pig's urine bubble, making a "pop" sound. It sounded like the dagger had pierced the emperor's body...
Then, the emperor's robe was covered with blood...
Originally, the play was considered a success. However, among the guests present, there was a drunk young man who was fooled by the assassin, and his blood rushed straight to his head, and he wanted to assassinate him...
The assassin arranged by the emperor had just pulled out the dagger from the pig urine bubble, and the emperor was still pretending to howl. A young drunken nobleman from the God's House Alliance, even raised a knife and chopped it down...
Logically speaking, this guest should not have entered the arena with a weapon. However, this guy is a knife lover, so he hid the dagger in his boot, but the emperor's guards didn't find it. At this moment, this guy who drank too much actually pulled out a dagger from his boots to "assist"...
The two emperor's guards really didn't react this time, Gangcai was too busy watching the assassin's performance, and forgot to pay attention to others...
Therefore, when the assassin arranged by the emperor retreated, the knife of the drunken young nobleman also fell, right on the left arm of the emperor...
The emperor howled miserably again, but the howling just now was fake and not harsh enough, this time it was real, howling in pain, howling miserably enough...
The emperor's two guards finally came to their senses, drew out their one-handed swords, quickly repelled the drunk young man, and subdued him. The assassin arranged by the emperor himself escaped "taking advantage of the chaos". However, his escape route had been planned long ago, and the emperor's guards on the road had been ordered to let go of the assassin arranged by the emperor. Then, the local young nobleman who "followed the crowd" and chopped down the emperor was left at the scene...
At this moment, the emperor was clutching his left arm, throbbing with pain, and yelled a few times from time to time. However, seeing that teasing young nobleman who jumped out, he was very happy in his heart. Because, the assassin he arranged before had to run away, otherwise the confrontation would be exposed. But if this is the case, without witnesses, the emperor cannot determine that it was the local nobles who wanted to assassinate him.
But the teaser who jumped out gave the emperor the best excuse. Because, he is a member of the Alliance of the House of God, it is simply the best excuse for the emperor!
Therefore, while enduring the pain in his left arm, the emperor secretly laughed. It's just that the emperor's situation looks weird—
In the eyes of outsiders, the emperor was stabbed in the left chest and left arm, and the injury on the left chest was obviously more serious, bleeding so much "blood". However, why did Maximilian I only scream with his left arm? Is the "fatal wound" on the left chest not as painful as the pain in the left arm
Fortunately, this scene did not last long, and Maximilian I was carried away on a stretcher that had been prepared long ago. Next, it is time to enter the emperor's "playing dead" stage...