My British Empire

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Although the Scottish nobles are also loyal to the royal family, they are far inferior to the English nobles.

More importantly, the Scottish nobles can only help Edward stabilize Scotland, while the English nobles can help him stabilize England.

Logically speaking, the functions of the two factions of nobles are the same, and they should be equal.

But in fact, it is different. The importance of the English nobility is much higher than that of the Scottish nobility.

That's because England is the foundation of Edward. With England, there are Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.

In terms of population, England has more than three million people, while Scotland has only one million people, and many of them are controlled by nobles.

In terms of taxation, England pays hundreds of thousands of taxes and is the largest taxpayer in the United Kingdom, not to mention that it provides a lot of wealth to the royal family.

More importantly, Edward is the king of England first, but the crown of Scotland is shared with Mary, and the importance is immediately clear.

England is his foundation, and only with England can he have everything.

Therefore, the words of the Duke of Norfolk immediately made His Majesty the king feel uneasy.

"How to choose between the English nobles and the Scottish nobles, of course, there is no need to question it. We should indeed be cautious in weakening the English nobles!"

After thinking about it for a while, Edward came to a conclusion.

Huh--

What I just said was about the arrest of the nobles, what does it have to do with the English nobles?

"Damn, sure enough, everyone is simple, don't look at him young, but be careful and think a lot!"

In the blink of an eye, the capture of the nobles was immediately involved in the struggle between the English nobles and the Scottish nobles, forcing the king to make a choice.

Catch them, and the power of the English aristocracy will be weakened, the power of the Scottish aristocracy will rise sharply, and the balance will be broken.

His own rule is also not stable.

Don't catch it! But they are all Calvinists, and if they are released, the harm will be even greater in the future.

In this way, it made it difficult for Edward to make a choice for a while.

A smile appeared on the corner of the Duke of Norfolk's mouth, sitting in the carriage and returning to the mansion.

In the end, when he saw the astonishment in His Majesty's eyes, he knew that his purpose was almost inseparable.

His Majesty the King is the center of power. Even though the cabinet is still in London, most of the nobles have come to the vicinity of Windsor Castle, selling land to buy land, and building houses. For a while, the arrival of the Scottish nobles made the entire Windsor Castle The land is hot and the price is skyrocketing.

Sitting in the carriage, the sound of jingling came from the ears. His Excellency the Duke opened the curtains of the bed and looked at the scenes of the ground breaking and the dust rising, which immediately dissipated His Excellency the Duke's happy mood.

"A bunch of Scottish savages who think they're civilized by moving to London. They're so shameless!"

No need to guess, His Excellency the Duke knows that this is the group of Scottish nobles who are building houses.

After all, there are very few unowned villas near Windsor Castle, and if they want to follow His Majesty the King, they can only buy land and build houses.

For this, the young Duke naturally looked down on him, his eyes were full of contempt.

As everyone knows, outside the car, a group of Scottish nobles are gathering together, riding horses and carrying bows, huddled in front of and behind them, very majestic.

A group of people are discussing their prey, happily.

Although they stayed in the bustling city of London, they were dazzled by all kinds of things, curious and enjoying.

But, in the final analysis, they came from Scotland after all. Although the city is good, it is not as refreshing as hunting on horseback.

So, taking the King's Majesty to Windsor Castle, they also got together and started hunting.

For commoners, hunting is not allowed without the permission of the lord, but they are nobles, so there is a natural exception.

What's more, there are hundreds of people in their group, and any nobleman who dares to come to obstruct them is afraid that they will be beaten.

"Your Excellency, today is really a good harvest!" The green-eyed, red-haired Earl Lannox had two deer and a wild boar piled up beside him.

"What's the matter? Today's harvest is less than half of my usual. England is not as good as Scotland. If I just casually, there will be more than one wolf!"

Even though he was almost thirty years old, Earl Lannox was still reckless and rude. He stroked his beard, raised his chin, and said arrogantly.

"Only wolves can reflect the courage of our men. Those English girls naturally can't understand."

Following the earl's words, many Scottish nobles immediately burst into laughter.

Just as England called the Scots barbarians, the Scottish nobles were naturally not to be outdone, and quickly nicknamed the gentlemanly English nobles, laughing at their awkwardness, hesitation, and lack of decisiveness of men.

"Hey, Your Excellency, isn't that the family crest of the Duke of Norfolk? It's the Duke of Norfolk's carriage as usual!"

Aside, the sharp-eyed nobleman saw the Duke of Norfolk's carriage and said hastily.

Although he looks down on the English nobles, as the only Duke in England, the leader of the nobles, and the family crest of the Duke of Norfolk, many nobles naturally know it.

After all, knowing the family emblems of nobles is the knowledge they must have.

"It's really the crest of the Duke of Norfolk's family. I'm afraid the Duke of Norfolk is sitting inside!" Earl Lannox immediately looked up, thought for a while, and said.

"This carriage came out of Windsor Castle as usual. It seems that the Duke went to see His Majesty the King, but he didn't know if he met him!" Another nobleman immediately said, his tone was full of sarcasm.

"What's going on? Why did the Duke of Norfolk ask to see the king! What happened?" Earl Lannox was a little confused for a while. He didn't care much about political matters. When he got the news, he immediately asked.

Seeing that His Excellency the Earl was interested, the little noble immediately puffed up his chest and said:

"I heard that two spies under His Majesty the King were mobilized a while ago and arrested several English nobles!"

"The Duke of Norfolk, as the leader of the nobles, naturally cannot just sit idly by. He can only ask His Majesty the King to see him, but His Majesty the King has refused to accept his request for an audience several times!" The earl naturally expressed his interest in the little nobleman.

"What? His Majesty the King was able to arrest nobles, but his spies arrested them. How could it be possible?" Earl Lannox couldn't believe it when he heard the news.

It was hard for him to imagine that in Scotland, even if the nobles committed treason, but only if the parliament found it, that is, the nobles found it innocent, His Majesty the King would not fart.

But in England, the king's lackeys dared to arrest the nobles at will, and asked the Duke to intercede.

Such a picture is really unimaginable.

When did the king have so much power?