The Rise of the European Emperor

The reason why Marin was so anxious was because the North Sea State's spies in London reported that not only some nobles in England had this idea, but even Edward himself had this convenient idea.

Edward had privately negotiated with Queen Anna to consider marrying Princess Margaret to Edward's dead sister, the son of Princess Margaret, the son of Princess Margaret and Richard Pohl. The eldest son, Henry Ball, Edward's nephew.

Although he resented his brother-in-law Richard Pohl for killing his sister, Edward treated the children left by his sister Margaret County well. Marrying her daughter, Margaret, to her nephew, Henry Pol, was a kiss.

And Edward's only concern is probably the Treaty of Nantes that he signed. Louis XII is dead, but Queen Anne has the possibility of giving birth to a posthumous child. Moreover, Marin is also staring at the side.

If Marin was an ordinary foreign prince, Edward would probably regret it if he said he would go back. But the problem is, Marin has two tens of thousands of troops in England, which is very powerful. If he repents, it is estimated that Marin will be forced to rebel.

You know, there are only 40,000 regular troops in England now, but 20,000 people are Marin's men. Those English nobles may not be clear, thinking that the two legions were conquered by themselves. But in fact, Edward knew very well - those two legions were still Marlin's legions. As long as Marin is willing, these two legions dare to turn their faces. The two legions directly under Edward were not as effective as Marin's two legions.

Therefore, Edward clearly wanted to marry his daughter to his nephew, but he did not dare to propose it in public, for fear that the two legions would rebel.

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In order to show off his force, Marin rebelled against London this time, dispatched 20 500-ton warships, and brought 3,000 extremely elite infantry. These elite infantrymen wear interesting clothes, similar to those worn by sister Anne at the wedding ceremony—mostly bright ceremonial armor cut from tin. However, it is very easy to use.

The asking price for this tin cut looks very much like plate armor. Only, the thickness is not the same. But other people only look at the appearance, and they can't come up and touch the thickness, so naturally they don't know what it looks like. Therefore, the three thousand elite soldiers put on the "plate armor" cut from tin and walked in a neat pace, which looked very bluffing. Moreover, the tinplate has a strong reflective ability, which makes the armor look very "dazzling".

Marin took Angela and Caesar, a family of three, on the battleship, and began their second visit to London, leaving only the second son William, who was taken by the old Hoffmans and sat in the palace.

The North Sea Kingdom now has 30 500-ton warships, which can be said to be a very powerful fleet in the entire Western Europe. Most importantly, this fleet fought mainly with artillery and had advanced tactical thinking. Moreover, the hull is much thicker than the Karak and Caravel, which are now popular in Europe.

However, 10 500-ton warships were escorted by Marin to Japan, and there are currently only 20 warships in the family. And this time, in order to show off his force, Marin also gathered all the warships (armed merchant ships are not counted as warships) and brought them to London to show off...

When the huge fleet sailed into the Thames Estuary, the sails covered the sky, and the dark gun muzzles on the ship were also shocking.

Of course, most of the warships just blocked the Thames Estuary and did not dock at the London Docks. Only Marin's ship, and several warships carrying 3,000 escorts were docked at the London Docks.

This time Marin was here to show off his strength, so naturally he wasn't as kind as last time. Therefore, the pier where Marin's ships dock is not the royal pier on the side of the Tower of London, but the largest civil pier in the City of London.

The civilian pier is wide enough to dock several warships. And the long bridge pier in that row also facilitates the landing of 3,000 guards under Marin's command.

In order to show enough pomp, the three Marin family did not disembark first, but let 3,000 guards in ceremonial armor (white iron cut armor) land first, and sent a neat formation on the dock...

Then, with Angela and Caesar, Marin slowly got off the boat amid the neat cheers of the guards...

Howard, the foreign secretary under Edward's command, had a bitter look on his face. He didn't know why he was friendly with the pleasant and approachable Marin last time, but this time he suddenly became so pompous. How did he know that Marin came to demonstrate on purpose this time, so he naturally paid attention to these things.

So, after Marin disembarked, he just nodded to Howard before boarding the golden carriage that Edward prepared for Marin.

After Marin got into the carriage, 3,000 North Sea Guards surrounded the golden carriage at great speed, pushed away all the coachmen sent by the English, and took over control of the carriage.

Then, the 3,000 guards, armed with bright knives and guns, lined up in an extremely neat line, surrounded by the golden carriage that the three Malin family rode in, and slowly moved towards the Royal Palace of the Tower of London. And Edward's foreign secretary, Howard, was squeezed out depressed...

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That's not all. When he was in front of the Tower of London Palace, the commander of the Fourth Legion, Saqqara, who was supposed to be stationed in Newcastle, came with a group of horse-riding officers of the Fourth Legion to join Marin's team...

Obviously, Saqqara is also here to give Marin a boost. Since it was a demonstration, Marin didn't mind telling the English court and opposition that the Fourth Army was on our side. Anyone who has other ideas, please consider first...

Only the Fifth Legion was stationed in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Siwager did not come to join in the fun...

Then, Edward stood on the top floor of the palace with black lines all over his head, watching Saqqara lead a group of officers from the Fourth Army, surrounded by Marin's golden carriage, and entered the palace of the Tower of London.

On the side of Edward, the expressions of a group of ministers also became very unnatural. Because, they realized that Saqqara was still the same Saqqara, not drawn over by His Majesty Edward, but still loyal to Marin...

This is definitely very bad news for ministers who are not happy for foreign monarchs to marry Princess Margaret...

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Of course, Marin saved Edward's face. In front of the gate of the Royal Palace of the Tower of London, the 3,000 North Sea Guards stopped and did not follow into the palace. After all, they were guest soldiers, and it was nice to have access to London. To enter the palace again would be to slap Edward in the face. If it were in the East, this would be considered a treason. You know, in the Ming Dynasty, guest soldiers were not allowed to enter the city...

Marin's 3,000 troops entered the City of London without Edward's approval.

Howard, the foreign secretary, wanted to stop it, but only put a hundred people to protect Marin from entering the city. Unfortunately, Howard was excluded from the crowd by Marin's guards, and he was unable to talk to Marin.

The English soldiers guarding the city gate were also frightened by the momentum of the 3,000 guards Marin, and even forgot to stop them from entering the city...

When Marin arrived at the Tower of London with 3,000 people, Edward was even afraid that Marin would lead people directly into the palace...

Fortunately, Edward knew that Marin was a more disciplined person, so he did not order to attack Marin's guards. Otherwise, things will escalate.

But at this moment, things have actually become very big. Because, Marlin's 3000 guards in shining ceremonial armor are all standing in the square in front of the palace gate of the Tower of London. That posture, as if the North Sea Kingdom army surrounded the Royal Palace of the Tower of London, brought enormous psychological pressure to the English monarchs and ministers in the palace...