[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

For the disowned King François, nothing was more important than the interests of France.

If William Tudor can really interrupt France's monopoly on Central Asian spices and jewelry, then King Francois will definitely not wait to negotiate with England, lest his old neighbor suddenly start a trade war and then reach something with the Ottoman Empire Shameful agreement - after all, England took Amsterdam in the Netherlands World War I, and the Ottoman Empire completely controlled Algiers with the efforts of Barbarossa Hayreddin.

So when it comes to commercial ability, King Francois is not just guilty.

Not to mention that England also has a business agreement with the Schmalkar Union, so it can build a business route across Europe.

Matthew Stuart never thought that England would cooperate with real heretics. This kind of information that subverted his three views blasted his mind blank, so he subconsciously licked his lips and asked extremely dryly : "Then, how does His Highness plan to persuade the Turkish envoy?"

At this moment, Matthew Stuart seemed like a martyred St. John, and even his eyes became compassionate: "Is England also signing an agreement with the Ottoman Empire?"

"Just like the lily and the crescent moon in France, do we have to sign a peace treaty between the rose and the crescent moon?" At the end of the sentence, Matthew Stuart's voice suddenly rose, and his whole body was like a bird being trapped. The face of the rooster that had strangled its neck was so red that it made people shy away from it.

William Tudor leaned back strategically, trying not to show distaste for the Lord Seal: "Your Excellency, you should have put England's interests before your own reason, rather than being so glum in the Council."

After all, William Tudor glanced at the ministers present, and then said in an unquestionable tone: "Or, are you more willing to put yourself in the arms of the Pope than England's interests?" Sophistry.

"Your Highness, this is not the Pope's problem, but..." Matthew Stuart's excited voice was interrupted by the cold eyes of the Prince of Wales, so that he saw the shadow of Henry VIII in the latter.

"I think today's meeting has been long enough, why don't we come here first and leave everything to His Majesty the King to decide." John Dudley, who saw that something was going wrong, tried his best to smooth things over.

In this regard, Matthew Stuart could only sigh helplessly, lamenting that the sky in England has really changed.

…………… I am the dividing line………………

Because William Tudor wanted to find a bargaining chip with King Francois before he punished the Protestants of La Rochelle, he let Sir Cavendish (formerly William Cavendish, new Steward and Treasurer of the Prince of Wales, here referred to simply as Sir Cavendish) immediately arranged for him a meeting with the Turkish envoy.

Seeing this, Matthew Stuart, who was about to report government affairs to Henry VIII, planned to find someone to follow up with William Tudor, who was about to leave Hampton Court Palace.

However, the Prince of Wales is used to being cautious, so unless it is a special case, he will never deal with his own affairs in Hampton Palace, so the people sent by Matthew Stuart can only follow to St. James's Palace.

Because of the assassination of the king and his son by the Duke of Norfolk, St. James's Palace is heavily guarded and it is impossible to start.If Matthew Stuart really dared to force his way in, he would either be left alone on the spot or be thrown into the Tower of London.

"It's a pity..." Although Matthew Stuart knew that he could not shake the position of the Prince of Wales, whoever sat in the position of the Keeper of the Great Seal would know that he was just a transitional official just a second before he was happy. Tool people will not feel particularly happy.

"Lord Lennox."

Just when Matthew Stuart was deep in thought, a beautiful female voice interrupted his train of thought.

The Keeper of the Seals knew very well that the women who could walk freely in the palace were either Henry VIII's relatives or the eyeliners of various forces, so he cleared up his expression in an instant, and politely said to the visitor: "Good afternoon, Mrs. Douglas."

The visitor was Henry VIII's eldest niece, Mrs. Margaret Douglas. Although she was a Scottish nobleman in name, she grew up in the English court since she was a child, so her behavior was the standard of the English nobleman's style.

Because the Earl of Angus never took care of this daughter, Margaret Douglas had no affection for her "mother country", at most, she occasionally visited the land inherited from her mother.

After Henry VIII "conquered" Scotland, Margaret Stuart looked down on poor Scotland even more, but this does not mean that she would look down on the Scottish nobles.

In contrast, Margaret Douglas, after two failed marriages, knew her third husband had to be a Scot (she had had enough of her English husband being executed frequently by Henry VIII) and a Scots with possible regency.Otherwise she would be worthless at Hampton Court, because no one would have the slightest interest in a Scot who was not valued by his father and excluded from the laws of succession by the King of England.

"My dear lady, why are you still lingering in the aisle so late?" Because Margaret Douglas was married, and she was the niece of Henry VIII, her late husband was not used in the court. to call her by her surname.

In Matthew Stuart's view, Margaret Douglas is undoubtedly a very attractive woman. After all, Princess Margaret and the Earl of Angus are both good-looking, otherwise the former would not be in a political marriage. Among them, he was really loved by James IV; and the latter would not be so fascinated by Princess Margaret, who was still the Queen Regent at the time, to marry him desperately.

Margaret Douglas looks extremely elegant compared to the naive young girl who doesn't know much about the world.Just like a shy cornflower, it is always inferior to the richness of the cut flowers.

Matthew Stuart doesn't have the sweet sadness (royalty) of Henry VIII, so he doesn't need the naivety of a girl to soothe his nerves.

On the contrary, his highly tense nerves are in need of someone to share the pressure.

In the court of the Tudor era, only stupid men would be angry and become red-faced, while ambitious men either went in and out of the mansions of the great dignitaries, or clinked glasses of cooperation under the eyes of the king.

Margaret Douglas is very confident that her appearance is not the only advantage, so in the face of Matthew Stuart's doubts, she smiled as calmly as the moat of the Tower of London, which frankly surprised the Lord Seal : "My lord, I am waiting for you here specially."

"Wait for me?" Matthew Stuart knew that his current status would allow countless women to succeed him, but for Margaret Douglas, she obviously had a better choice than herself—such as the Prince of Wales after he ascended the throne. Definitely would reuse Richard Cromwell or William Parr.

No matter how bad it is, she can also marry into the Dudley family. Anyway, they have many male heirs, and they can always find a suitable marriage partner.

However, Matthew Stuart was only confused for a while, and then he guessed the reason why Margaret Douglas would choose him, and he was both proud and funny.

Even though Matthew Stuart was helpless in front of William Tudor or William Cecil, he still had some comparability compared with Margaret Douglas, who had extremely limited scheming. The advantages of dealing with old foxes.After all, Margaret Douglas is not Princess Juana, who was educated by the monarch since she was a child, or Miss Elizabeth, who lived in fear. Although Earl Angus passed on his ambition to this daughter, Margaret was spoiled and spoiled by her mother since she was a child. Greet Douglas has not been so smooth in recent years.

Moreover, although Henry VIII had beheaded her two husbands, he treated this niece as always with kindness and courtesy.

After all, Margaret Douglas' pedigree and huge dowry are enough to make many gentlemen pursue her frantically.

Naturally, Matthew Stuart would not miss this opportunity.

As for Margaret Douglas' various misunderstandings about his identity...

The minister of the seal who had other thoughts showed a sneer in his heart.

Anyway, he could guarantee that when Margaret Douglas married, he would still be Lord Seal.

…………… I am the dividing line……………

William Tudor rescheduled the meeting tomorrow afternoon because of a formality error when the Turkish ambassador entered the country.I thought that this way, I would be able to rest early today.

But when William Tudor was about to have dinner, Sir Cavendish walked up to his master with a solemn face, and whispered in his ear: "Your Highness, Sir Cecil would like you to receive a visitor."

"Who?" William Tudor knew that William Cecil was definitely not a reckless person, so it was impossible for him to be recommended by the other party at night.

Cavendish did not directly answer William Tudor's words, but turned away all the servants in the room, and then took out an ancient gold coin from his sleeve and handed it to the Prince of Wales.

Under the dim light, the Gorgon opened her petrifying eyes wide at William Tudor.

On the back of the gold coin, there is a sentence written in Latin and Greek respectively, "Better steal God's than steal ours."

This is a gold coin of the Medici family in Italy.

William Tudor lost his appetite for dinner, sat up straight, looked at the gold coins carefully, and said in a low voice, "Please come in."

He wants to see what the real master of Florence wants to do.