[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

After sending away the trembling Italian envoys, William III did not immediately invite the Spanish envoys to discuss in detail, but gave the Italian envoys time to exchange information with the Spanish envoys.

"Your Majesty, please see Sir Cecil." Richard Cromwell knew how many people were paying attention to William III's drawing room, so he subconsciously glanced at the statue of the Virgin Mary on the throne, hoping that England would not fall into multinational diplomatic dilemma.

"Let him in." After several days of intense work, William III was a little bit powerless, but he kept himself awake with snuff bottles and mint tea to avoid someone taking over his diplomatic work.

"If only I had a Thomas Cromwell." Before Sir Cecil came in, William III sighed a little, then put away his tired look, and watched Sir Cecil walk towards him Hats off.

"Your Majesty." In fact, as early as the moment the Italian envoy was summoned by William III, Sir Cecil had been waiting in the public meeting hall of Whitehall Palace.

Because of the Italian war, many foreign envoys flooded into the Whitehall Palace. They spoke with accents from all over the world, making the already noisy Whitehall Palace comparable to a London vegetable market.

It was difficult for Sir Cecil to calm down and guess what the king meant in such a noisy environment, so during the journey that was summoned by King William III to the private drawing room, Sir Cecil tried his best to analyze what he had so far. information, trying to show their professionalism in front of the king.

"How is the Southampton and Poole navies resting?" William III rubbed the Normandy mark on the map with his right hand, wondering if there were any traces of William the Conqueror left in this place.

When it comes to Normandy, apart from William the Conqueror, the most famous is the Normandy landing in World War II.

William III thought about the layout of the English navy in World War II, and decided to turn the Isle of Wight into a temporary supply point for the navy after the Italian war, so as to prevent him from taking Normandy and keeping it in his hands: "Let Canada Lai is ready to respond, and Belgium..."

Thinking of Queen Juana's recent actions, William III was not sure whether Enrique II would help him, so he had nothing to say for a while.

Sir Cecil is such a smart person. The moment he got close to William III, he noticed William III's directional movements on the map. Together with the two admirals John Dudley and William Parr, At such a critical moment, he temporarily left the Whitehall Palace to reorganize the navy in southeast England.

If Sir Cecil still can't figure out what his king is going to do after all these hints, then he shouldn't expect the position of Lord Seal, and just go back to his hometown to farm.

"I thought you could let Queen Juana return to Belgium temporarily, so as to ask Enrique II to help England." Sir Cecil suddenly said: "My father-in-law, Anthony Cheney is willing to be your Messenger, escort Her Majesty the Queen back to Belgium."

"But if England and France really fight, Belgium is not safe." William III knew that Anthony Cheney was very prestigious among Protestants, so he was willing to give Sir Cecil a chance: "At that time, what should you do?"

"At that time, we will escort Her Majesty the Queen to Denmark." Sir Cecil had already prepared: "Christian III is the in-law of the Elector of Saxony. For the sake of the Schmalkar Alliance, Her Majesty the Queen will not be rejected. outside the door."

"Or, you intend to rush to the front, so you need Her Majesty the Queen to sit in the rear." Sir Cecil knew that Henry VIII had a fanatical hobby for war, so he was not sure whether William III would also inherit this money-burning tradition: "You know, not all kings need to go to the front."

"But if a young and strong king does not rush to the front line, he will definitely leave behind a title that is greedy for life and fear of death, and is not worth following." William III: "My grandmother, Isabella I of Castile, even Having been in the war, should I, too, be huddled on the side of the island at such an important moment for England, waiting for someone else to bring victory to my eyes?"

Sir Cecil clenched the document bag in his hand, and after a long silence, he bowed deeply to King William III: "I will write to the Bourbon family in France, hoping that someone can cooperate with Anthony Cheney, so that Enrique II is willing to help the soldiers who landed in Normandy and Calais to take the territory that once belonged to England."

"If I were to write to the Protestants in the Rochelle area, I think one person must have far more appeal than the others."

"Who?"

"The Duchess of Ferrara, Princess Renée de Valois of France." William III recalled the face of the young Duke of Guise, and felt the need to meet the staunchest Protestant aristocrat praised by John Calvin: " If it was the Duchess of Ferrara, then John Calvin, or any other Protestant leader, would have helped Anthony Cheney convince Henry II to help the English soldiers at Calais and Normandy."

"Considering that Ferrara has introduced the Inquisition, and the Duke of Ercole is also expelling the Protestants in Ferrara. I think that Princess Renee, like the Protestants of the Bourbons, hopes to have a full Find a shelter before hunting Protestants."

William III remembered that the Inquisition in Ferrara had been established in 1545, and that the Duchess of Ferrara had been accused of heresy by her husband in 1550 and thrown into prison by her nephew Henry II.

Presumably at this point in time, this legendary woman is considering how to get out of the Principality of Ferrara.

However, Sir Cecil felt that William III thought too well, because the Duchess of Ferrara might ask William III for help for the Protestants, but it was absolutely impossible to pay the interests of France for this.

Not to mention that the young Duke of Guise still holds the daughter of the Duchess of Ferrara in his hand.

Seeing Sir Cecil's silence, William III seemed to realize that he had just said something stupid, so he waved his hand and tried to pretend not to care: "You will be solely responsible for Enrique II. If it doesn't work, transfer supplies from the Netherlands to Southampton, and then use the Isle of Wight as a temporary supply point..."

"Yes." Sir Cecil knew that if Enrique II didn't want to lend a helping hand, many things would have to be planned differently.

At this moment, Richard Cromwell suddenly knocked on the door of the waiting room, and after obtaining permission from William III, he entered and replied, "Your Majesty, the Queen has come."