Chapter 950: Things ferment
According to ordinary people's ideas, at this time, England should take the opportunity of James IV's death and the heads of dragons in Scotland to dispatch a large army to quickly win the whole of Scotland. However, Marin disagreed and asked the English Chamber of Secrets to tell Edward-to calm down, wait and see ...
Why did Marin give this suggestion? As a traversal who has seen more of the palace fighting drama routines, Marin has a conspiracy that was not available to indigenous Europeans in this era. He knew that despite the rapid dispatch of troops at this time, he could easily win the Kingdom of Scotland. However, if it is too timely to send troops, then it is obvious to tell others-"James IV was killed by me" ...
At that time, even if he won the Scottish throne, it would be difficult for him to be recognized by other countries, and even because he would kill the legal king, he would be opposed.
Therefore, Marin's suggestion is-do nothing at this time and wait and see the changes ...
Only by pretending to be unaware can Edward's suspicion of murdering James IV be eluted. If you are too hurried to **** the fruits of victory, then you are telling others that you are the murderer.
Moreover, most of the Scottish army has been folded in England. Even with the time Edward prepared for Scotland, the gap in strength between the two sides is difficult to smooth. Unless, the French are willing to send troops to support Scotland ...
But the French lost all warships in the English Channel last time, and it was not an easy task to raise ships that transported a large army to Scotland. What's more, the English navy is still monitoring the French day and night in the Straits of Calais and the English Channel. If the other party has a troop movement to Scotland, it will definitely sink it ...
Therefore, in the current England, there is no fear that Scotland will be able to recover and have the strength to compete with England. For Edward, avoiding suspicion is the highest priority.
Even in order to show that he had no knowledge, Edward did not even prepare to secretly mobilize the army. As long as no other country finds any signs of secretly mobilizing troops in England, it will prove Edward ’s innocence and ignorance.
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Not long after Kahn and his party withdrew, a passerby came to the Gobrich Valley and saw the tragedy in the valley ...
Then, someone returned to the Edinburgh newspaper officer, saying that there was a tragedy in the Gobrich Valley ...
"Gorbridge Valley? Isn't that your Majesty's only place to return home?" The Prime Minister of Scotland, Baron Ales, was surprised.
Then, he anxiously asked the reporter's man:
"What is the specific situation and what are the characteristics of the dead?"
The passerby of the newspaper officer thought for a while and said:
"It seems that forty or fifty people are lying on the ground, all wearing plate armor ..."
Aleston felt that the five thunders burst ... He understood that I was afraid that James IV and his party were killed ...
Ales, who had been awake for a long time, said:
"Quick, organize three thousand soldiers, and go with me to the Gobrich Valley to check!"
"But, Prime Minister, now it's dark ..."
"It's too late to go! Get ready torches, we must ... Alas, hope your majesty is still alive ..."
After Ales arrived in the Gobrich Valley with a large force, he first encountered a thorny horse trap-the northern end of the entire valley, the ground was covered with horse traps ...
Fortunately, there were many people brought by Alex. He directed his men to fill up the horse traps with mud and gravel. Then, Alex brought people to the carriage of James IV and saw James IV whose head had been twisted 180 degrees by an iron rod ...
"Your Majesty—" Aleston felt that the sky was falling ...
As the prime minister of James IV, Ales still has a deep feeling for James IV. Seeing the tragic death of the Lord, Ales burst into tears ...
After a while, the weeping Ales suddenly became furious:
"Who? Who did it?"
Then, not far from the carriage, an injured Scottish knight weakly said:
"It's a group of people in black, martial arts are strong ..."
Aleston immediately reacted:
"Go and see, a few people are alive. If you are alive, do your best to rescue!"
In the end, Alex rescued a dozen knights with broken arms and legs. At the level of Scottish orthopedics in this era, they do n’t think about recovering and going back to the battlefield. It ’s a miracle to survive.
Ales did not care whether they could survive in the end, all he wanted was to let these surviving Scots knights act as witnesses for a while. After they provided their confession, Ales did not care about their life or death. Anyway, these Scottish knights with broken arms or broken legs don't want to go on the battlefield again. In other words, they are useless ... but anyway, even if they die of infection, they will not die so quickly in a few days. And this time is enough for them to be witnesses ...
When James IV's body was brought back to Edinburgh, the whole Edinburgh was shocked ...
Queen Margaret threw herself on her husband ’s body and cried to death. He has lost his parents and siblings, and now he has lost his husband ... how to live in the future ...
Most officials are in a heavy mood, and John Stewart, the Duke of Albany, looks relaxed. Although he pretends to have a sad expression, it is easy for discerning people to see it relaxed and eager ...
Yes, eager ... because, John Stewart has longed for the scene of becoming king of Scotland ...
However, ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ the testimony of several surviving Scottish knights gave him a heavy blow:
"What? Before you left, the thief said he was going to return to Lord Duke?" Alex looked at the seriously wounded knight with a sullen face.
"Yes, humbly guarantee with life and glory, before the other party left, it was indeed saying this!"
Alex's face was even more ugly, and at the same time, he looked at John Stewart, the quasi-duke of Albany, who was pretending to be sad, with suspicion. His eyes were full of doubt ...
However, as Prime Minister, Ales did not make a decision easily, but sent a large army to search the mountain the next morning. Then, the army of Soshan found several authentic French plate armor ...
"According to my experience, this batch of plate armor is indeed the plate armor popularly worn by French knights. According to the craftsmanship, it is estimated to be from the Provence region. Lord Prime Minister, you see, this plate armor is engraved with the most popular lavender in Provence. Pattern. And the handicraft is more similar to Milan plate armor. After all, Provence is close to Italy and learns the craft of Milan city. Although these plate armors are French, they also have many Milan plate armor styles ... "
"Can it be of French origin?" Ales asked cautiously.
"Yes! This kind of iron is only produced in the mountains of southeastern France ..."
"Humph!" Ales snorted heavily and glanced at the innocent John Stewart again. Then he ordered:
"First control Lord Duke, and find out who he has been in contact with recently!"
"Follow the order! The Prime Minister!"
Then, he had longed for a big change in his face when King John Stewart suddenly became. He knew very well that if he could not get rid of the suspicion of killing the king, don't think of ascending the king's throne ...
