The Rise of the European Emperor

This cleaning is very powerful. Before that, only more than 3,000 men in black escaped. But in the end, among the 6,000 middle-aged men caught, more than 4,000 were sentenced to death.

In other words, apart from the more than 3,000 fleeing swordsmen in black, there were hundreds of people who were born out of thin air and were also sentenced to death. Among them, a small half of them are indeed people of unknown origin. For example, there were dozens of French spies.

However, it is impossible for the French to admit that they have arranged spies in London. Because Britain and France are enemies. Even if they interceded, Edward would not forgive the French spies. So, they simply pretended not to know.

In addition, some Spanish spies, Danish spies, and Austrian Dutch spies were also pulled out. These countries also did not say a word, because they can afford to lose these spies. After all, these countries have big businesses and don't care about the loss of dozens of people. It was the spies of the Holy See who were taken away by several bishops in London, and Edward had to give face.

As for how Marin's people can be taken away, apart from Marin being Edward's most important partner, Marin is now the Earl of England, and he can be regarded as his own. And it makes sense for an Earl of England to arrange his own scouts in London. Of course, if Edward knew that Marin had more than 30 spies in London, but more than 100, he would probably turn his face.

Of course, even if he turned his face, Edward would not choose now. Because, the 5,000 regular soldiers of the Fifth Army currently stationed in London are all Marin's troops. If he turned his face at this time, he might be unlucky first.

But through this incident, Edward finally made up his mind to build a powerful army that was truly under his own control. For this reason, he did not hesitate to promote a group of experts like Janus from the civilian population to join the new army. Then, the Fifth Army was transferred from London... that's all for later...

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In order to completely eradicate the remnants of the Tudor dynasty, Edward ordered the hunting of those underworld members throughout England. Anyone who acts surreptitiously and wanders in the dark world will be included in the hunt. For a while, the level of social security in England has improved several steps, almost reaching the point of "not picking up lost things on the road". Because no one dared to jump out of the limelight and commit crimes. As long as you are caught, you can easily be killed as a "Tudor remnant"...

Edward's move indirectly benefited the common people in England and won a certain reputation. However, due to the expansion of the scope of the attack, many people were killed unjustly. For example, during the Great Cleansing in London, more than 200 innocent men were unjustly killed. And the reason they were killed was simply because they were beaten into tricks, and then they were killed in a daze...

But at this time, what Edward was really worried about was not the issue of the remnants of the Tudor dynasty, but the issue of how to take over the Scottish throne...

The news from Scotland was sent back after the suppression of the rebellion in London. Edward was very annoyed when he heard that Margaret Tudor had escaped. But no matter what, after John Stewart died, and Alexander Stewart was also under control, the biggest problem now is how to reasonably obtain the Scottish throne.

There are two options before Edward - one is to take out the agreement on mutual succession to the throne signed with James IV, and become the king of Scotland according to the agreement.

But because James IV was assassinated, England could not clear the suspicion of murder. Therefore, using this to obtain the Scottish throne may not be convincing. In the future, Scotland may continue to resist.

As for the second option, it is to use James Hamilton, Earl of Alan, Scotland, who is still imprisoned in London. He is the closest nobleman to the Scottish royal family except for Alexander Stewart who has become a priest.

It seems better if James Hamilton, Earl of Alan, can take over the Scottish throne and give it to himself, at least,

Can clear the suspicion of murdering James IV. However, James Hamilton is still his own prisoner of war. Doing this is like a robbery...

Undecided, Edward wrote a letter to Marin and sent someone to the North Sea State by speedboat, intending to let the "scheming" Marin help him make a choice...

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When Marin received Edward's letter, he was stunned:

"What are you doing, didn't you plan ahead?"

But after reading the letter, Marin had to admit that Edward's concerns were very reasonable. After all, you just signed an agreement to inherit the throne with each other, and you were killed when you turned around. If others don't doubt you or question you, there will be ghosts.

However, there are also big problems in letting James Hamilton, the Earl of Alan, be the king of Scotland first, and then give way to Edward...

If James Hamilton, Earl of Alan, became the king of Scotland first and then abdicated, then the existence of James Hamilton would become a thorn in Edward's heart. As a man who had been King of Scotland, even for a day, he was a threat to Edward. If someone has a heart to make a fuss about James Hamilton being the king of Scotland, some Edwards will suffer.

How to solve this problem? Killing James Hamilton afterwards would still be suspicious. This is no different from being suspected of killing James IV. It is better to use the first method.

However, if James Hamilton wasn't killed, his existence would be a threat to Edward. I thought that after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, many people used the name of "Third Prince Zhu" to revolt and made Kang Mazi very miserable...

"James Hamilton must not be made King of Scotland, not even for a day!"

But how could Edward legitimately be King of Scotland without James Hamilton?

"Perhaps, James Hamilton, the favorite to inherit the Scottish throne, can take the lead in supporting Edward to become the king of Scotland?"

Suddenly, a word appeared in Marin's mind - "persuade"...

As a traveler from later generations of China, Marin is no stranger to the term "persuade".

The so-called "persuasion" is actually a trick deliberately played by those power traitors who seek to usurp the throne in order to become emperor.

For example, when Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he threatened Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to issue an edict himself, announcing "abdicate and let the virtuous". Then, the edict was issued, but Cao Pi, who was the party involved, pretended to be modest at this time, showing that he had no intention of seizing the throne.

Then, it was the turn of those flattering courtiers to go into battle. At this time, the ministers will present the "Persuasion Form", strongly suggesting that some shameless bastard who seeks to usurp the throne must be the emperor. Otherwise, God will not be able to stand it...

Then, the usurper who pretends to be the king will pretend to be a full set, and he will repeatedly decline and humbly show that he is really not a bad person who seeks to usurp the throne...

Then the ministers continued to publish the "Persuasion Form" - if you don't do it, no one can do it...

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This repeated, at least three times, let the usurper pretend enough to take over the throne with a face of "reluctantly"...

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This kind of shameless thing is not uncommon in China. But in Europe, no one has done that. Coincidentally, a group of Scottish nobles imprisoned in London, including Earl James Hamilton, also agreed to support Edward as King of Scotland.

Therefore, Marin decided to recommend Edward to use the trick of Cao Pi and Cao Bitch, and let James Hamilton, the Earl of Alan, take the lead to unite all the living Scottish nobles (those who objected must have been killed), and "persuade" "wise and powerful" together "Edward the Great" must take over the Scottish throne...

Moreover, according to the script, Edward would also refuse three times "righteously". In the end, he "reluctantly" took over the Scottish throne...

Earl of Alan James Hamilton, the most popular candidate to inherit the Scottish throne, took the lead, and all the living Scottish nobles participated... This seems to be a perfect fit...

And Edward's repeated rejection of pretending can also fool the ancient Europeans who always like to go straight - doesn't this guy really want to be the king of Scotland? Otherwise, why would you refuse three times in a row?

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As for how to arrange for James Hamilton, the Earl of Alan, Marin suggested that the fief should be replaced, and the fief should be replaced from the Isle of Alan in Scotland to near London.

This guy has the blood of the Scottish royal family, so he can naturally make waves in Scotland. But by bringing him to England, he lost the basis for making waves. After all, the English will certainly not make trouble with a foreign descendant of the Scottish royal family. As long as he gets his fief near London, not only will he not make trouble, but it will also be convenient for Edward to monitor nearby.

Moreover, changing his fiefdom from the cold and barren Scotland to the warm and fertile land near London in southern England, logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with it-change your land from the dry land with loess high slopes to Are you embarrassed to be dissatisfied with the paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River?

Marin wrote these two ideas in a letter and asked Edward's emissary to take a speedboat back to London...

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