The Rise of the European Emperor

John Stewart's foundation is not clean. After all, the French sent him back to Scotland to make him a spare tire for James IV.

However, as the authentic grandson of the Stuart dynasty, how could John Stuart be willing to be a spare tire? In the absence of other competitors, as long as James IV is dead, the throne is almost certain to fall on his head. Therefore, it is impossible to say that he has no ideas.

John Stewart has been looking forward to the fact that England can go crazy and kill James IV, so that he can directly inherit the Scottish throne.

Moreover, in private, John Stewart has been wooing those nobles who were put into the cold palace by James IV. Kings are people and must have preferences. In this way, there are bound to be some who are proud and some who are disappointed. And John. Stewart had privately wooed those Scottish nobles who were frustrated under the rule of James IV. Moreover, certain results have been achieved. Although he didn't send someone to kill James IV, it really couldn't stand the investigation...

Frankly, John Stewart was hostile to James IV. His father, the Duke of Albany, a generation of the Stuart dynasty, was originally revered in Scotland. However, just because of a spat, he was imprisoned by the father of James IV, James III, with no family affection to speak of. Then, because of the failure to oppose James III, Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, had to flee to France with his family and began a life under the fence. Moreover, Alexander died the following year. At the time, young John Stewart was less than two years old.

Scotland and France have always been allies. Therefore, due to the face of the Scottish royal family, although France took in the Duke of Albany's family, it did not give enough treatment to avoid making Scotland unhappy.

Therefore, despite being the son of the Duke, John Stewart had an unhappy childhood and youth. And the death of his father, he also put the account on the head of James III. But James III is dead, and the hatred naturally turns to James IV...

This time, with the official support of France, being able to return to China to be the king's spare tire is obviously an opportunity for John Stewart. While James IV was locked up in London, John Stewart made little moves. Even, he privately promised a bright future to some nobles who had been unhappy under the rule of James IV.

As soon as Prime Minister Alex checked, these little actions were naturally invisible. Then, the suspicion of John Stewart's murder of James IV rose several notches, reaching the level of orange alert.

But the problem is that Prime Minister Alex couldn't find any evidence that he sent someone to kill James IV. According to the description of the surviving escort knights, the other party sent 50 elite plate knights to deal with them with war hammers and battle axes. The one who took the lead used an iron rod... At the same time, at the end of the battle, although the opponent had won, there were definitely a few people who had their arms or legs broken. After all, although the two-handed swords used by the guard knights are of poor quality, they are very heavy. If they are used to smash people, even if they wear plate armor, they can easily hurt their limbs and necks.

But after a rigorous investigation, none of the 100 French knights who escorted John Stewart back home were injured. At the same time, no one used an iron rod...

Thus, the investigation is in trouble. Then, Prime Minister Alex began to investigate the private soldiers of the frustrated nobles who had contact with John Stewart, only to find one with a broken leg. But the knight's broken leg fell off the horse, and many people saw it at that time...

Therefore, Prime Minister Alex and other officials who stayed behind could not be sure that John Stewart was the murderer of the king...

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But if the English did it, it didn't seem to make sense either. Because, Gorbridge Valley is very close to Edinburgh. In the south of the valley, there is a large area of ​​mountains, which is extremely difficult to walk.

Moreover, after the Scottish army searched the mountains, they did not find any valuable information.

It seems that after the group of murderers entered the mountain, they escaped in several directions? If it's English, shouldn't it just run south?

This is the specialty of Beihai spy. In the direction of the real escape, most of the traces of passing are covered up by the Beihai spy gate. Moreover, at the same time, it was also casting doubts in other directions to confuse the Scots.

The Scots apparently don't have Sherlock Holmes, nor the schoolboy Conan. Therefore, they could not distinguish the cover-up methods of Beihai State's spies, and naturally they could not find out anything.

In this way, it seems that the English people came to the vicinity of Edinburgh to intercept James IV, it seems to be unreasonable. Then, everyone continued to investigate the unfortunate John Stewart... The imprisoned John Stewart was full of depression and suffering... You know, if he is judged to kill the king, let alone inherit the throne, his life is estimated to be lost. not guaranteed...

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At this time, the widow of James IV, Queen Margaret, the former Princess of England, was suffering as much as John Stewart.

The death of her husband made her feel endless sadness. But after calming down, fear followed...

In Scotland now, because of the recklessness of James IV, most of the soldiers and horses were captured by the English, and they are still imprisoned in England. That said, the Kingdom of Scotland now has only a few thousand infantry available. If the English army takes advantage of the situation to kill...

Queen Margaret could not imagine the consequences of being caught by Edward. You know, Edward killed her parents and siblings in a completely slaughtered manner. She even heard that Edward had asked James IV to hand her over to England to offset part of the ransom... Obviously, Edward wanted her to die...

Once England had conquered Scotland, she could not even hope to live. Those Scottish nobles, perhaps surrendered and survived. And she seems to have a hard time living...

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"Perhaps I should flee to France?" thought Queen Margaret.

France is the mortal enemy of England. If you flee to France, you will definitely be blessed by the French royal family and your life will be safe. However, that kind of feeling of being under the fence seems to be unpleasant. If nothing else, John Stewart, the quasi-duke of Albany, seemed to be living a very ordinary life in France back then. Although it is safe and worry-free, the quality of life... As for wealth and so on, don't even think about it...

In short, living in a foreign country is not a good choice. Generally speaking, people who are really desperate will make this choice. But if there is any other way, you will not want such a life.

"However, if I don't go into exile in France, what other choice do I have?" Queen Margaret was very distressed.

"If only the kingdom of Scotland could stabilize and resist the invasion of the English..." Queen Margaret thought.

"But if you want the kingdom of Scotland to stabilize as soon as possible, you need a king. Only by re-establishing a new king can Scotland be quickly stabilized. And a stabilized Scotland has the hope of resisting the invasion of the English..."

Thinking of this, Queen Margaret shook her head. Because John Stewart, the most promising king of Scotland, is still in prison. It seems difficult to want Scotland to settle down. And she seems to have the only way to go to exile in France.

"No, I have other options!" Queen Margaret suddenly thought of a solution...

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was in trouble. Then, after thinking for a while, she tidied up her dress, put on the queen's crown, and walked to the office of Prime Minister Alex in the forecourt of the palace...