Chapter 690: Eliminate the Scottish army first
The French knight Francois, who was named the Earl of Calais, was hit by a pie falling from the sky when he was hungry. That feeling is almost ecstatic.
Although knowing strategic locations like Calais Fortress, King Louis XII cannot be left to his own management. But Francois knew that in exchange, Louis XII would certainly give a generous return to himself. At the very least, this treatment is much better than the treatment of his former knighthood ...
More importantly, with the title of Earl of Calais, his eldest son will not need to be like himself in the future, and will have to change his life to a knight who can only enjoy the lowest level of nobleness that cannot be inherited for one lifetime. Even if there is no such benefit as the general count, as long as Britain and France both recognize themselves as the count, and their children, without paying any price, they can continue to inherit the title and become a generation of nobles ... that feeling, the Francois Knight is already excited You have to be speechless ...
"When I officially ascended the throne in London, don't forget to come to London. At that time, I will give you a formal ceremony to seal the Earl, don't forget it." Before leaving the ship, Edward asked.
"Uh um-the princes must arrive on time!" Dizzy François walked on board the returning ship ...
Looking at the sailing boat away, Marin suddenly sucked his lips:
"It's a pity that I had planned to glue a boat to drown this group of French officers ... Now, there is no chance ... pity ..."
Then he said to Edward:
"Your Majesty, it seems that you can't use that glue boat ..."
After being silent for a while, Edward suddenly said:
"No, it works ..."
"Does it work? To whom?" Marin was curious. It's not for myself anyway. After all, this boat is built by myself, and I can't take it myself.
"Did you forget my cousin's children?"
"You mean ... the children of the daughters of His Majesty Edward IV?" Malin suddenly felt.
There are still many children of Edward IV. In addition to Edward V who was killed by Richard III and Richard the Duke of York, five daughters survive.
In addition to Princess Elizabeth who is the queen of Henry VII and the little princess Bridget who became a nun, there are three other princesses-Cecile of York, Anne of York and Catherine of York ...
All three princesses are married and have children. From a legal point of view, all three of their children have the right of succession to the throne, and they are ranked very high.
Edward, the child of Queen Elizabeth, can be executed in the name of the evil seed of Henry VII, the King Killer. However, the children of the other three princesses are not very good at starting. At least, there is no excuse to kill ...
Even if the three husbands Edward can find an excuse for "contrary" to kill, but the children of the three cousins, the royal blood, it is not easy to move the knife ...
However, Edward was reluctant to leave them ...
Where did the "Red and White Rose War" come from? Isn't it true that the children of the royal branches, with the support of some people, got up to fight for the throne? The children of Edward ’s three cousins are counted as the blood of the York royal family. If they are supported by any ambition, they will immediately become competitors of the throne.
Therefore, Edward Zuo Siyou thought, in order to avoid the "red and white rose war" from appearing again, and borrowing from the practice of the dead enemy Henry VII, he decided to hack the grass and eradicate the roots, to eliminate the future royalties ...
However, it is easy to be blamed for killing these royal bloodlines directly, and even find excuses for overthrow. What's more, the children of the cousins are still children ...
Therefore, Edward needed a way to get rid of them without being infamous. As it happens, the glue-bonded boat made by Marin meets this requirement.
Edward can pretend to allow the children of his cousin to go into exile by boat. Under the witness of everyone, these royal bloodlines will be sent to luxurious ships to go out of London. Then, under the wind and waves of the English Channel, the ship fell apart, and the children drowned in the middle of the English Channel ... In this way, Edward can avoid the notoriety of slaughtering his loved ones ...
Marin thought about it and thought that Edward's plan was very good-under the witness of everyone, he sent the children to the boat and got rid of the suspicion. Then the ship is at sea, do n’t blame me ...
However, after thinking about it, Marin reminded:
"Your Majesty, don't forget a person ..."
"Who?"
"Margaret Tudor, the eldest daughter of Hypocrisy Henry, she is Queen of Scotland ..."
"This ... is really difficult ..." Edward suddenly remembered that Margaret Tudor had married King James IV of Scotland as his wife in 1503. Although because Henry VII gave too little dowry, James IV was not satisfied. But it is undeniable that Margaret Tudor is the eldest daughter of Henry VII.
Once Edward captured London and killed Henry VII and his son Henry VIII, as well as the younger daughter Mary (the future French King, Louis XII died on her belly), Queen of Scotland Margaret Tudor immediately Will become the sole legal heir of Henry VII's Tudor dynasty.
Moreover, both Marin and Edward can be sure-with the urine of James IV and the good psychology of the French not seeing England, they will certainly support Margaret Tudor as the heir to the throne of England. Even if she does not support Margaret Tudor as the Queen of England, she will support her son as the King of England ... This is the national policy of the French and the Scots-to make England restless for a day ...
"This ... we will attack Scotland later and get rid of Margaret ..." Edward frowned.
Scotland is not a good mess ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Their army is still there, tens of thousands of troops. Moreover, the terrain in Scotland is dangerous and it is difficult to attack ...
"Yes! The Scottish army has entered England! Let's kill it!" Edward patted his thigh.
"Who killed?" Marin didn't respond for a moment.
"Tenthousand army of Scotland! As long as this 10,000 people are wiped out, only a few hundred thousand people in Scotland will certainly not be able to slow down. When we have finished cleaning up Henry, what will the situation be like in Scotland without the army? Can't we fight? We rushed into Edinburgh and killed Margaret Tudor ... "
Marin said helplessly:
"Your Majesty, our agreement does not include the elimination of Scotland. If so, I will increase the price!"
"No problem, I'll give you a Scottish county, close to the area of Northumberland, and double your territory!"
"OK, the deal!"
Then, Marin's army suddenly turned around and went north to destroy the Scottish army ...
