[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Sir Cecil felt that it was not suitable for him to stay here, because although the cold war between Queen Juana and King William III had not been announced on the surface, the close people of the two were clever people who knew a little bit.

Besides, Queen Juana is different from Anne of Cleves. The cold war between her and William III is enough to affect the normal exchanges between the two countries, so Sir Cecil also asked his sister-in-law Margaret Cheney to tactfully persuade Queen Juana, or let Anne of Cleves come forward to mediate the relationship between the king and his wife.

And now, Queen Juana is visiting William III at this sensitive time, making people wonder how they will solve the problem of the birth of their second son.

At the same time, Sir Cecil also suppressed his curiosity, and together with Richard Cromwell, left room for the king and his wife to talk.

"I thought you had already set off for Belgium." William III watched Queen Juana sit down slowly.

Because it was deep winter, the climate in England was not pleasant, so Queen Juana wore a lot of clothes, which made her movement a little inconvenient.

"Do you really want me to go back immediately?" Queen Juana tried not to let the clothes press her abdomen, although she had passed the dangerous period, she still did not let down her vigilance: "If I leave, who will sit in the rear of England for you? "

Queen Juana leaned back in her chair and looked no more relaxed than William III: "This war is not a temptation to fight. Whether it is you, Philip II of Spain, or Henry II of France, They're all going to be involved, maybe even on the front lines."

William III was not surprised that Queen Juana would think of this, he was just curious why the other party's attitude suddenly changed, and even made a bold guess: "Then you also want to participate?"

Queen Juana showed a rather surprised expression, then coughed in a panic, and asked cautiously: "How do you know?"

It stands to reason that she did not let anyone other than Johanna take over Enrique II's letter, so no third person should know this.

"Because I am also a father." William III said gently: "If I were from the perspective of Enrique II, I would also make the decision to abdicate to my daughter."

"It is more difficult for queens to rule a country than kings, because they seldom go to the battlefield and cannot inspire soldiers on the front line, so they need to adopt a series of measures to ensure their independent right to rule." William III gave Queen Juana Poured a cup of warm mint tea, then took the wine a little further away.

"The Italian War is not only a good opportunity for the king to prove his ability to rule, but also a time for you to shine." William III watched Queen Juana drink a cup of hot mint tea, perhaps because of psychological effects, he always I feel that the other party's face has eased a lot: "Enrique II can still escort you now, but he will never rest assured that you will suddenly take over the government affairs of Belgium and Flanders after his death."

"So if I were Enrique II, I would abdicate to you before the war started, and then take advantage of the Italian war to add one or two points to your rule."

After all, a queen who ascended the throne suddenly is completely different from a queen who has been in power for many years.

It is absolutely impossible for Enrique II to allow Queen Juana to take over a completely unfamiliar Belgium, so he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity, and his body could still drag on for a few years, so he wanted to step back as Queen Juana and work behind the scenes for Escorting his only daughter, and at the same time adding a few bargaining chips to Queen Juana's independent rule.

Moreover, the current environment is also very suitable for Queen Juana to ascend the throne, because the second heirs of Belgium and Flanders have already been born, and William III will soon go to the battlefield, so once Queen Juana ascends the throne, she will have the opportunity to rule She and William III's territory proved herself to those nobles who did not accept her.

"The Belgian nobles still look forward to a local-born prince, not an Englishman who grew up in England." Queen Juana, who was able to open her heart to William III, relaxed her tight heartstrings, and then held her belly and held Letter from Enrique II to William III: "This is the regression my father has won."

William III glanced at ten lines and said with ease: "I agree to send the Duke of Richmond to receive education in the Belgian court after he is six years old. In return, you can go to the Netherlands to wait for childbirth, and then let our second son Complete all education in England."

"As for you, my queen, you will accompany our eldest son at the Belgian court and handle all matters concerning the Netherlands on my behalf." William III said here, and added: "Not only your Belgium and Flanders, and Holland and Calais."

"If you can win the Low Countries, maybe one day they will be merged into the Netherlands." Queen Juana said tentatively: "So William, what do you want to win this time?"

"I want to win two lions." William III said half-jokingly, half-seriously: "There are two lions on the flag of England (the symbol of the Duchy of Normandy is two lions, after William the Conqueror was crowned, the Norman lion became part of the England flag), maybe I can make it live up to its name."

Queen Juana didn't understand what William III was talking about, but she was sure that her husband would gnaw off a piece of meat from the French in the Italian war.

Thinking of this, Queen Juana only felt her blood boil.After all, she is not an ordinary woman, but the queen prince of Belgium and Flanders.Had she not been pregnant and William III needed a regent, Queen Juana would have gone to the front with the army.

"You are my chosen husband, and you are not a mediocre king." Queen Juana said firmly: "So William, go ahead and do it boldly! I will guard all the important places in the rear for you, and you don't have to worry Those nobles of Belgium."

"Because I am the queen of Belgium, and they shouldn't treat me as a persimmon that can be kneaded at will."

…………… I am the dividing line………………

When the young Duke of Guise really talked to William III, a piece of news from Henry II forced him to abandon England's diplomatic affairs and rush back to France overnight.

Because Henry II vigorously introduced the Roman Inquisition, and Ferrara was close to Italy, many humanist scholars, under the religious rejection of Italy and France, went to Ferrara to seek Renee of France. Asylum, so Henry II was quite dissatisfied with his aunt.

Especially at the critical moment when France intends to divide Italy.

Renee of France's close personal relationship with foreign scholars aroused strong dissatisfaction between Henry II and Duke Ercole, so under the instructions of the King of France, Duke Ercole identified his wife as a heretic and hoped that Henry II II was able to put Renee of France in prison for investigation.

However, Renee of France was, after all, the daughter of Louis XII and the potential heir of Brittany.

Henry II knew that forcibly taking his aunt into custody would cause strong opposition from the Bourbon family and Brittany, so he wanted the Duke of Guise to deal with this difficult issue-after all, he married the eldest daughter of Princess Renee, so The real intention of Henry II can be slightly concealed by the relationship of in-laws.

Without the young Duke of Guise, the diplomatic team naturally lost their competitiveness in the negotiations with William III, and soon returned home in despair, giving way to the Spanish envoy.

"Your Excellency, I think that after these days of information exchange, you already understand what to convey to the King of Spain." William III felt that the Italian envoy was a smart person, so he didn't need to waste too much opening words with the Spanish envoy: "Considering We've had a bad time between our two countries, and this £20 loan and 40 gallons of food will be paid in installments, so you can take some of it with you when you go home."

"This is natural." For Spain, which is short of money and food, it would be nice to have someone to borrow money and food at this time. What else should I choose?

As for whether William III dug a hole for Spain.

Anyway, Queen Juana felt that if Spain could win the Principality of Burgundy, they would not be far from entering Paris, so no matter what virtue Philip II did, William III only had to pay a loan of 20 pounds and [-] gallons of grain.

It can be said that he is generous on the surface, but in fact he is stingy.

Hengpi: Make sure you don’t lose money.

Of course, even if the Spanish envoy could see this immediately, he could only accept it with a smile.

After all, it is the uncle who is rich, especially the loan promised by William III has not been in place, so it is not up to the debtor to show him face.

Moreover, even if the Spanish envoy asked this doubt in person, he would be directly reprimanded by William III.

"My cousin once captured the King of France and took Burgundy from François I. Could it be that Philip II is no better than his father and is willing to live in his father's shadow for the rest of his life?"

One can imagine Philip II's face when the Spanish envoy returned to his country with food and loans.

It is estimated that besides the joy, it is also mixed with lack of self-confidence in oneself and the persistence of surpassing her father.

From this point of view, William III should be grateful that Henry VIII's scandal is more famous than his achievements, because it is not a good thing to have a famous father.

And in the diplomatic pull of the major countries for nearly a year, recruiting troops and buying horses.

William III, Philip II, and Henry II, the three most important kings in Europe, ushered in 1550, which affected their lives.

But in January of this year, something unexpected happened.

Queen Juana gave birth to her second child on board a boat in an emergency labor en route to the Netherlands.

A little prince who didn't know what place name to write on his place of birth.