The Rise of the European Emperor

Edward agreed with Marin's suggestion, but asked with a frown:

"What reason should we use to attack Calais? Can't we just send troops without saying anything?"

Europe is not ancient China, where intrigues and intrigues are rampant. If there is no good excuse, the nobles under him can even refuse to fight.

Marin thought for a while and said:

"It's simple, you sent a nobleman who did not deal with you to the fortress of Calais to do business. Then, you sent someone to assassinate him. Then, you accused the French of killing the nobleman, using this as an excuse to send troops to occupy Calais. Got it?"

"Is this still possible?" Edward was dumbfounded. He was a little numb to Marin's shameless insidiousness.

"Of course you can. In this way, you can deal with a noble who opposes you, and you can get an excuse to attack Calais, how good?"

Edward frowned and said:

"Then why should I send this hostile nobleman to Calais? I can't tell him--you go to Calais, can you?"

Marin was stunned for a moment, thinking that this is true. Then, he thought about it and said:

"It's still the old way. England has occupied Calais for many years, and there should be a lot of British expats there, right? You sent someone to assassinate two English expats and deliberately created conflicts. Don't you have an excuse to send that nobleman to solve the matter?"

"Assassination of foreigners in England? This is not right... Why do you want to kill innocent foreigners for no reason?" Edward was a little unhappy. He has no problem with killing a hostile noble. After all, he is an enemy, but innocent people... Will God blame him for doing this... Obviously, Edward is still quite superstitious...

Marin said indifferently:

"Your Majesty, there are many English expatriates in Calais, but the problem is that after the French occupied Calais, many English expatriates went to the French. Many of the truly loyal expatriates returned to England. So, kill two Diaspora renegades in France, no big deal."

Marin was right. After the fortress of Calais was occupied by the French, many English expats returned to the country. And those English expatriates who stayed in the fortress of Calais, for their business and livelihood, many chose to take refuge with the French. In doing so, these people are actually betraying England. After all, England and France have always been enemies. Killing two people who went to the enemy country is nothing, just like killing two guys like Zhang Hezhihe in the future, no one will speak for such a person, only applaud.

Edward thought it right,

To a person who betrayed the country, why care about their life? Even if you kill them, God will not blame...

Edward soon went to arrange this matter, and Marin also came to the palace where Queen Anna and Princess Margaret were located, and saw that his son Caesar was trying his best to please the little Princess Margaret and amused the little princess. giggling. Queen Anna, on the other hand, sat quietly on the side.

Marin glanced at Queen Anna and sighed slightly. To be honest, Queen Anna did nothing wrong. She was not at the mercy of her father, Earl Duarte, nor did she target Marin and Caesar, and she did things quite well. However, Marin worried that she would take power after Edward's death.

There have been many such women in history. When the emperor was alive, they were very honest and responsible. But as soon as the emperor died, they changed, began to take power, and tried to become the empress dowager who speaks for themselves.

For example, the mother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Queen Dowager Wang Di, was so honest when Emperor Jing was alive that Wang Di did not dare to make any changes. Of course, at that time, there was still an incomparably powerful Empress Dowager pressing her down, and she didn't dare to mess around.

When Emperor Jing of Han and the Empress Dowager both burped, the Queen Mother Wang Shi, who usually looked harmless, suddenly became arrogant. The reason why her half-brother Tian Fan was able to become the early prime minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was inseparable from the support of Wang Shi.

It is precisely because the grandmother Dowager Dowager and mother Wang Di were fed up, so when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Emperor Zhao of Han Liu Fuling as the prince in his later years, he was worried that Liu Fuling's mother, Mrs. Gouyi, would gain power, so he directly ordered the hook. Mrs. Yi killed...

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For Queen Anna, Marin also worried that after Edward's death, she would gain power with the support of the English nobles and compete with herself. But what worries me the most is actually the fear that Queen Anna colludes with France to fight against herself.

If only the nobles of England supported her, Marin would not worry, just kill it. Anyway, after Edward's original slaughter, the power of the English aristocracy is not very strong now.

But if it colluded with France, it would be a big problem. Needless to say, France's strength, coupled with the cooperation of England's domestic nobles, will make it difficult for Marin to resist.

Therefore, even if Marin felt guilty, he could only choose to remove the "stumbling block" of Queen Anna before Edward died...

As for Edward's life? Marlin felt no guilt. why? Because if it wasn't for himself, Edward should have been killed by Henry VII as early as 1497. I have helped him live for so many years, and let him have a daughter, which is worthy of him...

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In the following days, when Marin faced the Edward family of three in private at the Royal Palace in the Tower of London, the two sides got along very well. But in public, Marin and Edward are deliberately not friendly.

Edward is also willing to cooperate with Marin's performance. Anyway, for him, the most important thing is to be able to retake the fortress of Calais.

At the same time, England's troops began to act in secret. Edward mobilized 15,000 people from his 20,000-strong army. And Marin also quietly asked Saqqara to draw 4,000 elites to join in. At the same time, on the mainland side, 1,000 musketeers will also be mobilized and 5,000 spring-fired carbines will be sent over to fight against the French plate infantry on rainy days.

At the same time, the killer sent by Edward also crossed the sea to Calais to choose a suitable target... Of course, he was also selecting the hostile nobles who were going to be sent to Calais to die...

In this day and age, the death of expatriates abroad is not enough to cause a war. After all, ordinary people are not on the stage these days, and their lives have nothing to do with the king. If the king can send someone to take care of it, it is already regarded as "loving the people like a son".

But the nobility is different. The nobility is the "partner" of the king and rules the country together with the king. The death of a noble is definitely a great event, enough to break out a war.

Therefore, Marin helped Edward devise a plan of "first kill one or two betraying expatriates, then send a noble to investigate, and then kill them". When the diaspora is dead, send an official to pretend to investigate, and then the business can be handed over. But the death of noble officials abroad is a top priority. Because, the noble officials who were sent to investigate, they represent the king, which is equivalent to the status of messengers.

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Of course, none of this has anything to do with Marin. In addition to his private relationship with the Edward family of three, Marin has repeatedly emphasized that Princess Margaret should marry his son Caesar in public. It was as if he came to London this time to grab a wife for his son.

The English aristocracy in London, on the other hand, held their own opinions. Some believe that the future husband of England's only princess should not be a foreigner. But there are also those who believe that, in accordance with the treaty signed by the king, England should perform the contract...

But soon after, Marin left London in a hurry and returned to the country. Before leaving, Marin took another 3,000 guards to spare a few laps in the city of London, showing his force...

Marin left London in a hurry because Edward's side was ready and was about to start. He didn't want to be involved and confronted France ahead of time, so he left London early to avoid suspicion...