The Rise of the European Emperor

The death of Princess Catherine has a huge impact. Henry VII panicked. Right now, England was in turmoil. If you offend and kill Spain, a powerful maritime country, it is equivalent to establishing a strong enemy.

Spain, unlike France, was capable of crippling the British fleet. As long as Spain is ruthless and dispatches the main fleet to attack the English fleet, the winning rate is very high. Because, the Spanish Karak sailboat is a type of ship that is very suitable for naval battles. Moreover, the Spaniards also began to generally equip their ships with artillery.

The British have not yet come up with an English-style Galen ship, and they are still using the Kirk sailboats of the same style as the Hanseatic League.

Using the Kirk sailboat and the backward jetty gang to cut each other, if it is used to deal with France, which has a more trashy navy, it may still have an advantage. But against the Spanish warships that have widely used artillery, there is really no chance of winning.

Taking a step back, even if the English fleet was able to repel the Spanish fleet, it would certainly suffer heavy losses. At that time, if the French make another move, they may be able to destroy the English fleet.

Without the protection of the fleet, England would be no match for the land hegemony of France. Perhaps, England is about to stage another "Norman Conquest"...

Thinking of this, Henry VII was in a cold sweat. For this reason, he did not care about his face, and directly summoned the Spanish envoy in London, swearing and swearing that the death of Princess Catherine had nothing to do with England, and was entirely a French conspiracy.

Then, Henry VII also gave the bronze button engraved in French found in Jason's house to the Spanish envoy as evidence and brought it back to Spain.

At the same time, Henry VII also wrote a very humble letter in Latin expressing his apology to Ferdinand II. However, Henry VII pointed out that as long as he is not crazy, he will definitely not choose to kill Princess Catherine. After all, he was counting on an alliance with the Spaniards.

Immediately after the letter was sent, Henry VII issued a statement with another face, strongly condemning the despicable and shameless French, condemning them for poisoning the Spanish princess Catherine...

Now, Henry VII doesn't care whether it's French or not. Now, the first thing he has to do is to force the dung pot on the Frenchman's head, so that he can avoid the wrath of the Spaniard...

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At the same time, Henry VII also searched the residences of foreigners in London. Whenever anything related to the assassination, such as daggers and poisons, was found, the parties were arrested and then tortured.

Fortunately, the Beihai Chamber of Commerce did not place the killer in the Chamber of Commerce. Although the Chamber of Commerce was thoroughly searched, no items related to the assassination were found.

The French are even worse, they are the key search objects of the English court. Moreover, in this day and age, isn't it normal to carry daggers and knives for self-defense?

But now the English court is eager to clear its suspicion, so it is very cruel to foreigners. Anyone who carried daggers and knives suitable for assassination, or possessed poison, were brought to prison.

For a time, the city of London was shaking. Fortunately, the killers of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce did not live in the London branch of the Beihai Chamber of Commerce, but hid in a small courtyard outside the city. Moreover, tools such as daggers and poison were well hidden, and no handles were found by English soldiers throughout Dasso.

But those French people suffered. They were doing business in the enemy country to make a living. Naturally, they must always prevent the malicious people of the enemy country from being malicious. Therefore, they are also used to carrying daggers or short knives for self-defense.

did not expect,

At this critical moment, these daggers and short knives became their reminders...

At this time, Henry VII is like crazy, he will bite anyone he catches, and he doesn't care whether your French businessman is wronged or not. Anyway, as long as it is French, it is very unlucky. Besides, Britain and France are mortal enemies...

Originally, the confrontation between tens of thousands of troops between the Bursa coalition and the Massa coalition (short for the alliance between the Marin and the Hanseatic League) was the most important news in the European aristocracy.

But after Princess Catherine's death, the news that Catherine of Spain, abused and eventually killed in England, immediately replaced that battle and made headlines in European aristocratic circles.

In fact, this was deliberately spread by the Beihai Chamber of Commerce. Under Marin's instructions, in addition to England, other European countries have long been arranged by Marin's men. As soon as Princess Catherine died, they began to publicize that the British not only imprisoned the Spanish Princess Catherine, but after being accused by the Spaniards, they poisoned Catherine madly, and framed it to France...

At this time, King Louis XII of France also jumped out and swore that France had never thought about or did anything to poison Princess Catherine. He swore by the king's honor that he never sent anyone to poison Princess Catherine. As for what happened in London, Henry VII deliberately framed the innocent French...

Seeing that the king of France has stood up to swear and swear, people in the European aristocratic circle are even more convinced that it was the British who made it themselves. Because, if the king of France is not sure, he will certainly not swear casually. In this way, the image of the British "thief shouting to catch a thief" is more obvious...

At this time, in Spain, there was a lot of noise...

The Spanish aristocracy was split into two factions. One faction believed that the British were to blame for the death of Princess Catherine and should sever diplomatic relations with Britain and turn hostile. As for whether to take action, let's see.

The other faction thinks that this is too strange, and the French do have great suspicions. Moreover, it is not in Spain's national interest to fall out with Britain. Therefore, this matter, whether it was done by the French or not, is in the national interest of Spain if it was done by the French...

The two factions are the impulsive faction, dominated by the young and strong aristocrats. The other faction is the rational faction, which is dominated by old aristocrats. However, although the Young Zhuang faction aristocrats were not rational enough, in the name of honor, they made a lot of noise, which made the rational faction a little overwhelmed. After all, his own princess was poisoned, and Spain's face was indeed dull.

As for Ferdinand II, it is more inclined to rationalism. After all, he is also a veteran politician. Moreover, Ferdinand II is a man who prefers sons to daughters, and does not pay attention to those daughters, but only pays attention to Prince Juan. Therefore, for Catherine's death, it is more about being unable to hang on to her face, rather than how angry she is. Therefore, in this matter, he is more inclined to rationalism. However, in the name of honor, the young Zhuang faction forced Ferdinand II, who was Catherine's father, to be unable to step down, and it was not easy to make a decision. Therefore, this matter can only be dragged on first, and a lawsuit will be filed first...