Chapter 669: Unfortunately, I dare not believe you
Marin's countermeasure is very simple-that is, Edward promised to Richard Bohr, his brother-in-law, that he would enshrine him as a true Duke of Yorkshire as long as he would lead the army to himself.
It can be said that this condition of Edward Kai is very generous. Because Yorkshire is the largest county in England. Previously, during the York dynasty, the Duke of York was only granted to the king ’s son. Actually the Duke of York is equivalent to giving Yorkshire to hereditary territory. It is sincere ...
Know that although Henry VII married Margaret Lord to Richard Ball, the title of Margaret Lord was only the Countess of Salisbury. Later, when the Margaret Lord died, the descendants of Richard Ball and Margaret Lord could also inherit this Earl's seat.
But the question is-Salisbury is just a small town in Wiltshire. Compared with the Earl of a county, the old nose is far away, not to mention the largest Yorkshire in England? The descendants of Yorkshire were fully divided into five counties-West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Hengboside County and Cleveland County ... Adding up, it has an area of about 15,000 square kilometers. Electors of Saxony are much larger. The general principality is not so big ...
Compared with a small town of 15,000 square kilometers, a fool knows which one to choose. What's more, the lord of Yorkshire is a duke, far from comparable to the earl of a small town in Salisbury.
Of course, Richard Ball is the loyal loyalty of Henry VII. He really sent the letter to himself, and he may not be willing to accept it. Therefore, Marin did not intend to send the letter to himself, but intended to send it to Henry VII through the hands of others.
So, Marin ’s specific plan was to send someone to the military camp where Richard Ball was, but before sending the letter, he deliberately asked Margaret Lord to find a reason to call him home ... …
After all, Henry VII has not officially started the Northern Expedition yet, is still at the stage of loot statistics, and is bluffing with the French. Regarding Edward, according to the intelligence personnel of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce in London, Henry VII, after sending a ship to control the Irish Sea, was not in a hurry to suppress Edward. Anyway, cutting off Edward's retreat, Henry VII felt quite sure ...
In other words, although the 20,000 British troops in London were not disbanded, they are still in the loot statistics stage, they have not completed the closure of the navy, and they have not placed any French captives. At this time, the Margaret Lord could find a reason to deceive Richard Ball from the barracks home.
When Richard Ball came home, Edward sent someone to the barracks to send a letter to Richard Ball. Moreover, the "secret letter" was deliberately not sealed up, so that the officer receiving the letter could see it. In order to enhance the curiosity of the officer who received the letter, the person who sent the letter can show a sneaky look, triggering the curiosity of the officer who received the letter ... When the brother sees the contents of the letter, it may be frightening. Desperate ... After all, Edward in the letter asked Richard Ball to control all the rebels and killed Henry VII ...
This is too big. The officer who saw the letter would not dare to claim it, and would hand it over ... Then, just wait for Henry VII to respond ...
A fox like Henry VII, who can count people, is most suspicious. If he were allowed to see the letter, even if he still believed Richard Ball, he would not dare to hand over the entire army to Richard Ball. After all, Edward is willing to pay the cost-even the titles and titles of the princes such as the Duke of York have been granted, and the average person must be tempted ... Henry VII must not dare to gamble on the loyalty of his players. Changed coach ...
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A few days later, at a large camp outside London, a sneaky guy came outside the camp gate, confirmed that Richard Ball had been tricked home, and found the gate guard and asked to see Richard Ball. The guards don't bird him, and as a result the sneaky guy is a gold coin as soon as he makes a shot ...
The guards of the British guards suddenly became unstable, so they called an officer to deal with it. This officer was just a middle-level officer passing by. He was curious and came to deal with the matter. When the officer inquired about the relationship between the sneaky messenger and Richard Ball, the messenger was only a supporter who said that he was a relative of Richard Ball, and there was an urgent matter to find Richard Ball. Sir ... I'm in a hurry. The messenger grabbed a large handful of gold coins and stuffed it with the officer, and asked him to pass this "home letter" ... Then, the messenger left in a panic ...
This officer is only a middle-lower-ranking officer, whose income is not high, and he was immediately stunned by this gold coin, which is not much different from the previous guard ... But after a while, the officer finally reacted-if it was a letter from a relative , Why is it sneaky and panic? This is suspicious ...
Seeing that the letter was not sealed, the officer didn't hold back for a while, took out the letter and read it ...
After reading this letter, the officer was so scared that he almost stood unsteady-Nima ... It was a shocking case, and I could n’t help it!
So the officer immediately turned in the letter ...
Then, his boss almost got scared ...
Then, the letter was sent directly to the Tower of London Palace in the city of London ...
"What? Edward wants to buy Richard?" Henry VII just didn't care when he heard the report. Because, he trusted his cronies.
However, when Henry VII saw the letter with his own eyes, his face also changed ...
Without him, it's really Edward Kai's conditions that are too generous, people can't help but see it ...
Hereditary Duke of Yorkshire! In the Kingdom of England, this territory is second only to Wales, the Prince of Wales. But the Prince of Wales is the future king, which is simply incomparable. Therefore, the Duke of York is arguably Britain's largest prince.
Although Richard Ball served for Henry VII for many years, Henry VII finally gave him only a low-level knighthood. Although he was given an earl's wife, this benefit will only be available to the next generation. As for Richard Ball himself, it is a blessing to enjoy. Moreover, Salisbury is just a small city, Yorkshire is the largest county in England ... this is simply incomparable ...
Edward was so generous that it turned out to bring out Henry VII's extremely stingy ... you know, Richard Polk is Henry VII's diehard and general ...
Henry VII was unsure of his idea for a moment, so he invited the wise Thomas D. Stanley of Derbyshire into the palace to discuss the matter ...
After reading the letter, Thomas Stanley hesitated for a long time and finally said:
"Your Majesty, in fact, the veteran did not believe that Richard Ball would betray you. But, I have to guard against it ..."
"So what do you mean?"
"The veteran believes that Richard Ball is a man. The condition of the lovely Dehua guy is too rich and pleasing to be eye-catching. Therefore, we also need to prevent Richard Ball from being tempted. Although, this chance is relatively small … But, no matter how small the chance, we have to ban him from happening ... "
After a pause, Thomas Stanley continued:
"Your Majesty, you have too much power for Richard Ball. Giving all of the country's army to the other party is tantamount to giving him his life. If he is really moved, we will all die. After all, Richard Ball is indeed Edward ’s true brother-in-law! "
Henry VII nodded, and he was worried about it. If Richard Ball has nothing to do with Edward, this letter can be a joke. But, as Thomas Stanley said, Richard Ball ’s wife is indeed Edward ’s sister. Richard Ball himself ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ is Edward's undisputed brother-in-law ... Edward's promise to others may not be fulfilled, but to his own brother-in-law, it can certainly be fulfilled ... Moreover, Henry VII did not dare to ensure that Richard Ball had been influenced by his wife Margaret County Masters over the years. If it is greatly affected, this letter is likely to impress Richard Ball ...
"So ... change to another commander?"
"Well, change one! Anyway, Edward's strength is not as strong as ours, as long as the commander does not fall to each other, the problem should not be big." Thomas Stanley nodded.
Then, the next day Richard Ball finished his housework, and had not returned to the barracks, he was told-he was transferred from his post ...
"Your Majesty, why?" Richard Ball couldn't figure it out and went to Henry VII.
Henry VII was a little embarrassed, so as not to let his lover feel cold, so he looked at Thomas Stanley and asked for help ...
Thomas Stanley had to say:
"Richard, this is the result of discussions among several of our ministers ... they think that it is too cruel for you to take your soldiers to kill your uncle ... so, let others do it ..."
"Please rest assured that your Majesty and Stanley, I will not be favoritism, let go of Edward's guy!" Richard Ball patted his chest and promised.
But Henry VII and Thomas Stanley glanced at each other, and at the same time a thought came up:
"Unfortunately I dare not believe you ..."
