[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

William III firmly grasped the handrail, took a deep breath and said, "Did I treat you badly? Why did you pose like this?"

"What gesture?" Guillaume asked puzzled.

"...I treat your attitude badly." William III knew that Guillaume definitely had more money than the Duke of Richmond, because before the Duke of Richmond really became king, the difference in annual salary between him and Guillaume was only one thousand Five hundred pounds, equivalent to the annual income of a middle-class nobleman.

However, behind the £[-] is the maintenance of the Duke of Richmond's castles in London and Wales, as well as the favor fees used to connect up and down after entering politics.

But anyone who has been in Vanity Fair knows that there is no upper limit to the benefit fee.

And the Duke of Richmond is not as informal as Guillaume, who can save personal expenses, so his annual salary of 1 pounds more than Guillaume can't do much at all. Most of the estates of Margaret and Enrique II of Mumbai were handed over to Guillaume, which even included their investments in Belgium, Flanders, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, so Guillaume’s annual income It can even reach [-] pounds.

Compared with the income from real estate, although Guillaume's annual salary can't be called a sprinkle, it definitely doesn't account for the bulk of the total income.

William III couldn't figure out why Guillaume was stingy so far.

It is true that parents should be thankful that their children are not idiots who only know how to spend money, but William III always felt that Guillaume's actions were too much, and it would definitely make people wonder if he was ignored by his parents, so he put I made it so miserable.

"Why... did I say the wrong thing?" Guillaume, even an idiot, could see that his parents' emotions were wrong, and he said anxiously, "I think my logic is fine!"

William III didn't know how to answer his words. After a long silence, he said helplessly, "Just be happy."

Queen Juana finally retracted the palm behind William III, and said to Guillaume tiredly: "Since you have an idea, go for it!"

Guillaume, who thought he had handed in a perfect answer, happily left the place with the Duke of Richmond, leaving William III slowly loosening his bruised hands, and puzzled with Queen Juana: "Our education method Is something wrong?"

"Maybe!" Queen Juana looked at William III's indescribable look, and suddenly said a few good words for Guillaume: "It's okay for him to do this, but it has a bit of your style of handling things."

"Is this a compliment?" William III would not pick on his own family even if he was stingy.

And Guillaume...

William III, who was beginning to feel frustrated again, couldn't help recalling Guillaume's original words. He was really worried that Shakespeare would use Guillaume as a reference when he wrote "The Merchant of Venice" decades later.

Of course, in Guillaume's capacity, if the Tudor dynasty can survive until Shakespeare's death, then even if Shakespeare has a hundred courage, he would not dare to copy Guillaume as a prototype.Of course, all those who engage in art are clay sculptors and linguists, and with Shakespeare's exquisite writing style, it is estimated that no one will be able to figure out who his subjects are for hundreds of years.

"Why are you starting to be depressed again?" Queen Juana looked at William III's speechless expression, thinking that she had said something wrong: "Isn't frugality a virtue?"

"Frugality is of course a virtue, but what Guillaume has done is definitely not a word of thrift." William III was very worried that his youngest son would use his brains to save money in the future, so he frowned: "Some things , Once it is done, it is not a good thing. Besides, Guillaume’s behavior is not considered frugal, but a disguised form of stealing from the public. What is it that he rubs against Princess Margot and Michelangelo? It can be explained by the relationship between husband and wife, and the latter..."

William III's brows became tighter and tighter, and his tone became serious: "I know Michelangelo pampered him, but not everyone in this world will be used to Guillaume. Once he gets used to this convenience, then Who is the one he rubbed against? We parents may not care about Guillaume, but Alexander is different from others."

They were all born by the same parents, so why should the Duke of Richmond be the one to be plucked?He was an older brother, not Guillaume's real father.This is as annoying as people in later generations who always say "the eldest son should help the family more", or "you must let the younger brother out if you are an older brother".

Besides, with the character of the Duke of Richmond, it is understandable to help him once or twice under non-special circumstances, but if Guillaume keeps rubbing it without knowing how to measure it, the Duke of Richmond will get angry sooner or later.

After all, whose family is plucked by younger siblings?

Even if it is a close relationship like brothers and sisters, after reaching a certain age, they will start a family and start a business, keeping a distance.

Otherwise, why would there be a branch of the European royal family?

Even the Ming Dynasty, thousands of miles away, had a complete set of family separation laws.

If many things do not set a rule first, then it will not be able to stop the hand of greed that follows.

William III didn't know what stage Guillaume was at now, but he wanted to nip all the bad signs in his infancy.

Queen Juana was a little puzzled and said, "Are you overreacting? Guillaume won't think too much about it."

"But the problem is that others will think too much about this." William III retorted: "He may not realize the harm of this behavior now, but it will be too late to correct or clean up the mess after he develops a habit .”

"Besides, we talk about economic issues and independent living with our children so early in order to prevent them from taking detours in the future." King William III stared into Queen Juana's eyes, and his words were full of persistence: "I hope Ji Yaom has a sense of proportion."

"He can be intimate with Princess Margot, that's because Princess Margot will be with him for the rest of his life, but other people can't have such an intimate relationship with Guillaume, so..."

William III did not go on, but Queen Juana had already understood what he meant.

"I see." Queen Juana acquiesced to William III to find time to chat with Guillaume about this issue.

Near Lower Normandy, thousands of miles away, the Duke of Vendôme, in military uniform, camped next to a village, waiting for news from Lower Normandy's spies.

"Damn weather."

Because it was windy and rainy in France for several days in a row, the Duke of Vendôme had to tell the soldiers to quickly strengthen the corners of the tent, then wiped his face wet by the leaking rain, and cursed his own bad luck.

The Duke of Vendôme was originally a supporter of Diane de Poitiers.

Since the father of Diane de Poitiers had assisted the grandfather of the Duke of Vendome, Charles III de Bourbon, in the rebellion, the Poitiers and Bourbon families were once excluded from the center of power in France. This gave the Guise family and the Duke of Montmorency a chance to soar.

It is precisely because of the continuous weakening of the family power that Diane de Poitiers became the mistress of François I with the support of his father and Bourbon Gard, thus making unremitting efforts for the reuse of family members. effort.

It's a pity that Francois I's interest in Diane de Poitiers didn't last long, especially after a countess from the Foix family entered the palace, the passionate Francois I quickly left Diane de Poitiers in the cold. De Poitiers even made her the tutor of Henry II.

Seeing that Diane de Poitiers was gradually becoming useless, the Bourbon family and the Poitiers family began to arrange for Diane de Poitiers' sister to enter the palace.

However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.

Because of Francois I's defeat in the Pavia War, and his subsequent move to exchange his two sons for his personal freedom.Diane de Poitiers, who was 19 years older than Henry II, easily charmed Henry II, and was pleasantly surprised to find that this little lover was about to become King of France.

The two families, whose investments finally paid off, decisively abandoned other candidates and wholeheartedly supported Diane de Poitiers as the king's chief mistress.

And human desires are infinite.

Especially the age of Diane de Poitiers is no longer suitable for giving birth to an illegitimate child for the king, so the Bourbon family, seeing that Catherine de Medici gave birth to seven children, is no longer satisfied with letting Diane de' Medici give birth to an illegitimate child. De Poitiers emulated Charles VII's mistress Agnès Sorey, but hoped that she would replace the "low-born" Catherine de' Medici as the real queen of France.

From Henry II's point of view, of course he is willing to give his beloved woman a title, and Diane de Poitiers cannot refuse the queen's crown.After all, no matter how beautiful the chief mistress is, she has to face the great difference after the death of the king and the contempt of the world.

Moreover, Diane de Poitiers also hoped that her status improvement would bring a higher social status to her two daughters.

It’s just that before the Duke of Vendôme had time to discuss with Henry II how to pull Catherine de’ Medici from the throne of queen, the latter took the initiative to overthrow Henry II first, and then covered his ears with lightning speed Take control of the Louvre.

This speed was so fast that the Duke of Vendome was kicked out of the power center of the Louvre before he could react.Fortunately, he reacted in a timely manner to draw a line with Diane de Poitiers, and surrendered to the Duke of Guise, who was even on guard against Catherine de' Medici, so that he retained what little power he had left.

Although the Duke of Vendôme knew that he was not out of the danger of being politically marginalized, the Duke of Guise still had to use the Bourbon family to resist the attacks on them as foreigners, so the Duke of Vendôme was still confident of returning to France. Political center - as long as he can eat the meat of England in Normandy, he will wash away the humiliation of the Italian war.

"The spies from Normandy haven't arrived yet?" The Duke of Vendôme waited impatiently, "How long will they (the spies) have to travel for such a large piece of land?"

"Soon, soon." The attendant at the side rolled his eyes guiltyly, praying that his people would not be exposed.