The Rise of the European Emperor

After being extremely shocked, Edward realized a problem - no wonder Marin was angry when he came, because, according to the Treaty of Nantes, if Louis XII had no children, Marguerite should have married Caesar. At this moment, Edward was no longer angry, but felt a little embarrassed. After all, he wanted to break his promise, but was discovered...

But then, Edward was a little puzzled:

"This is a nonsense that I and Queen Anna were talking about when they were resting in the bedroom at night. How could it be passed on to the French?" When Edward expressed his doubts, he also pushed four or five or six times, and no longer admitted that he really wanted to change his son-in-law. .

Marin sneered in his heart, but did not express it on his face, but said:

"It's hard to tell. You know, Queen Anna is French. In order to take care of Queen Anna, there are French cooks and French maids in the palace..."

After a pause, Marin said meaningfully:

"Also, Queen Anna's father is a die-hard Louis XII..." Marin's words actually implied that Queen Anna was also suspicious.

Edward's face changed, and he said:

"No way? Although there are some French people in Anna's subordinates, there are no more people who were arranged by Earl Durte. There shouldn't be French spies... These people were still with me at the beginning. The Queen's selections are all French people with a clean foundation..."

Marin shook his head and pretended to be puzzled:

"I don't know either, but the private words of Your Majesty and the Queen, how did Paris know about it..."

Edward was at a loss for what to say, because this matter really can't be explained...

Then, just as Marin thought, Edward planted a seed of doubt in his heart for Queen Anna...

Why did Marin alienate Edward and Queen Anna? Because if Edward died, Queen Anna would definitely be the regent. So, it would be best if Edward distanced himself from Queen Anna before he died. It would be even better if Anna could be deposed as queen. At that time, even if Princess Margaret takes the throne, Queen Anna will not need to control the government.

If Queen Anna was in power, Marin was 70% sure that Anna would be on good terms with France. After all, Queen Anne is truly French.

In the presence of Queen Anna, Marin could not get the regency of the Kingdom of England. Therefore, in Marin's eyes, Queen Anna is a stumbling block.

need to move out early...

Although it is not impossible to murder Queen Anna in the future, if Edward and Queen Anna both die, as long as they are normal people, they will see something wrong. Therefore, it is best for Edward to remove Anna's stumbling block by himself before he dies. In this way, there will be no doubt that Marin will let Caesar marry Margaret and let himself get the regency of England.

Of course, this has to be done gradually. For now, Marin could only arouse Edward's suspicions first. Then, using the spies of the North Sea Kingdom in England's court and opposition, to quietly influence Edward, and finally make Edward and Queen Anna turn against each other...

...

After being silent for a while, Marin pretended to think again and again and said:

"Your Majesty, I want to tell you something very important, I hope it will attract His Majesty's attention..."

"What's the matter?" Edward asked.

"Consanguineous marriages are easy to become extinct..."

"What?" Edward stood up in shock. You know, he did plan to marry his daughter to his nephew before. If it's really like what Marin said, wouldn't he take the initiative to let his daughter die?

After stabilizing his mind, Edward stared at Malin and said:

"Is what you said true?" In fact, Edward suspected that Marin had said it on purpose. The purpose is that I don't want my daughter to marry Henry, but to marry Caesar...

Marin is confident, after all, this is scientifically proven:

"Of course it's true, I have heard from the court doctor from the Eastern Daming Empire (Daming Imperial Physician said - we don't know) that if a man and a woman within three generations of blood relatives marry, it will easily lead to difficulties in having children. Even if a child is born, it will be easy. Frail and sickly, it is difficult to live to adulthood. In severe cases, it may even give birth to mentally handicapped children..."

This isn't Marlin's bluffing, it's the truth. While not every child of consanguineous marriages has problems, the chances of problems are indeed higher than in normal families. For example, Lu You and his cousin Tang Wan, despite their love after their marriage, failed to leave offspring.

But this is actually not so absolute. For example, the eldest grandson Chong married his cousin, Princess Li Lizhi of Changle, and gave birth to the eldest son, the eldest son Yan. Even, it is rumored that the parents of the mustache are inbreeding, but the mustache is so powerful...

And the negative representative of this is the unfortunate Habsburg family. Historically, the Spanish Habsburg family (the line of Charles V) intermarryed with the line of Charles V's younger brother, Ferdinand I, resulting in the death of the first few sons of Philip IV, the only one alive. The son Carlos II was still a fool... This fool didn't know how to sleep with his queen, so he died without leaving offspring, and then led to the Spanish Throne War...

However, it is true that consanguineous marriages are more likely to have problems. Moreover, for the sake of his son's more secure marriage to Margaret, Marin will only speak in a terrible direction...

"Is it that scary?" Edward was also somewhat frightened by Marin's words. Of course, he remained skeptical.

Marin pondered for a while, and finally said:

"Your Majesty, this minister is not talking nonsense. You can go and learn about those great nobles who are extinct. Many of them are married because of their cousins ​​or even cousins... If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate..."

Marin is full of confidence, and he doesn't need to talk about this kind of thing. As long as Edward is willing to send someone to investigate, he will know that what he said is true.

But in fact, the extinction of many nobles was caused by the low level of medical care in Europe. Some nobles who marry close relatives actually have no problem with their children, but because of the backwardness of medicine, the children do not live to adulthood, not the problem of inbreeding.

Marin put all these pots on the marriage of close relatives, also to scare Edward...

Seeing that Marin was so determined, and even asked himself to send someone to investigate, Edward also believed a little. After all, lying doesn't survive investigation.

Just when Edward was thinking about how to send someone to investigate this issue, Marin suddenly said:

"Your Majesty, please keep this secret and don't spread it everywhere..."

Edward was stunned for a moment and asked suspiciously:

"Why? Letting everyone know the disadvantages of consanguineous marriages can prevent more tragedies?"

Marin explained:

"That's right, if you publicize it, will your nemesis also know about it? If it's kept secret, your nemesis may continue this kind of marriage, and then it will become extinct..."

After a pause, Marin lowered his voice and said:

"Also, for those great lords under your command, if you continue this kind of marriage, wouldn't it be easy to become extinct? Then, the land will be returned to the royal family..."

When Edward heard this, a chill went straight to his forehead. But, if you think about it, it really is...

If the descendants of the dukes and counts under his command are prosperous, then there will be more and more nobles in the country, and the land will not be enough. Although Marin's statement is sinister, it is indeed in the interests of the royal family.

After nodding solemnly, Edward said:

"I understand, I will quietly send reliable people to investigate this matter secretly..."