[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"Let the doctor back down." William III stared at the sporadic blood in the metal basin, really looking down on the sixteenth-century treatment method: "I'm just feeling uncomfortable for a while, and it's not a big problem."

"But Your Majesty, you have passed the age of self-willedness, so you should pay attention." Servette, whose alias was Michelle, was wearing a bird's beak mask, and looked out of place with the people in the room: "Fortunately, You didn't suffer from a series of illnesses or injuries during Henry VIII's age. Apart from fainting from overwork, it was just a nightmare."

Servetus ordered the maid to bandage William III's wound with a linen bandage coated with herbs, and then checked the condition of the king's eyes and tongue: "Okay, I'll show you in a few days."

"That's enough?" Richard Cromwell said incredulously, "Don't you need to bleed tomorrow?"

If he wasn't wearing a bird's beak mask, Richard Cromwell probably could see Servetus' big white eyes: "The bloodletting is to cool the king, and a few drops are enough. If you give the king bloodletting treatment tomorrow, You have to worry about His Majesty the King fainting directly in the imperial meeting."

After all, Servetus took out a bottle of herbal juice from his carry-on box and reminded Richard Cromwell to dilute it in a water glass tomorrow morning and give it to William III in divided doses.

"What is this?" William III smelled the herbal juice, and it was unexpectedly refreshing.

"It is a heat-clearing agent that I improved based on the medicinal formula of the Ottoman Empire." Servetus, who is very good at learning, explained: "It is estimated that the Ottoman Empire obtained herbal formulas from farther east. In terms of absorbing foreign knowledge, they did Deco is better than us.”

William III handed the herbal water back to Richard Cromwell, and at the same time glanced at Servetus: "Be careful with your words and deeds."

The latter did not respond, but neatly cleaned up the mess, and quickly left the king's bedroom.

"Perhaps it's a pity for you to take a break." Richard Cromwell straightened the pillow for William III, feeling that he had really been worrying about William III since he was a baby.

"You spend more energy on me than you do on your family." William III glanced at Richard Cromwell and easily guessed what he was thinking: "I regret being the head of the royal family." ?"

Richard Cromwell said without hesitation: "Countless people are envious of my job, and even my wife is very worried that I won't be able to stay in this position until my son is an adult or my daughter is married."

"She is very realistic." William III knew that Richard Cromwell followed the advice of his adoptive father, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's chancellor of the exchequer, and chose to marry a wealthy family whose father lived in the Daughter of a London merchant squire, by whom she bore two sons and a daughter.

Richard knew that lying was a useless struggle in front of William III, so he said very honestly: "In order for me to say a good word in front of you, many people will not be stingy with gold and land."

"Then did you do that?"

"I think you know this question better than anyone else." Richard Cromwell still had a quite calm posture: "If you don't agree, it's useless no matter how much I fish."

One thing Thomas Cromwell saw through before he died was that they were all lackeys working for the king, so how much bone broth they could drink was not something they could decide.

Take Thomas Wolsey, for example.

He served Henry VIII for so many years, hadn't his property been liquidated by Henry VIII after his death?

It was also through the fate of the former owner that Thomas Cromwell calmly handed over most of his property to ensure that his connections, status, and a small portion of funds could be inherited by his two children.

And with the channel to appeal to the king, do you still worry about having no money?I'm afraid that at that time many people begged you to accept their filial piety.

"Your father has always been a smart man." William III did not know whether it was due to his age or for other reasons. He suddenly recalled the old man: "It's a pity that he worked too hard in his religious career and didn't live long enough for me to ascend the throne."

Richard Cromwell did not comment on his adoptive father, but stayed silently aside, until the next morning, when Nicola Bacon hurried into the palace, he went down to rest.

"Your Majesty." Nicholas Bacon took off his hat at King William III's table, noticing that there was still an untouched breakfast in front of him.

"Sit down." William III knocked on the table, indicating that Nicola Bacon could have a meal together.

The chefs at Whitehall were more skilled than the maids at Nicola Bacon's house.

Moreover, William III will not treat his stomach badly, so the materials used are carefully selected by several royal estates.

"Your Majesty, it is a great honor to have breakfast with you." Nicholas Bacon sat down in William III's lower seat very cautiously, because he was too nervous to have much appetite for the delicious food in front of him.

William III didn't play guessing games with him either. After the other party sat down, he wrote lightly: "Spain will call soon."

"..." Nicholas Bacon was caught off guard by William III's words, and his already nervous stomach couldn't eat anything.

"Then... do you have any countermeasures?"

Nicholas Bacon looked at William III's face, and he couldn't see that the king had the slightest fear of the coming Spain. Instead, he had a big appetite and asked people to add an extra breakfast.

"If the Armada is coming, then England is their first target." William III continued: "There must be Italian or Austrian troops in France to 'help' the Duke of Montmorency to clean up the Huguenots in the country. , so Spain can concentrate on dealing with us."

Thinking of the size of England's navy and the time when Elizabeth I defeated the invincible warship in history, William III felt unspeakable pressure.But on the surface, he still said calmly: "England is the largest Protestant country. Once we fall, it will be much easier for Philip II to liquidate other countries."

"Whether it's the Netherlands, Denmark, or even Geneva... will be the targets that Spain will ask for removal after defeating England."

Speaking of this, William III laughed at himself: "Maybe I will be the first king to be burned to death in history. If Philip II is willing to let me go because I have half Spanish blood, then I will Die in battle, or be imprisoned for life by Philip II."

"Your Majesty, we haven't opened it yet." Nicola Bacon mustered up his courage and said, "You can ask the Protestant League for help and let them resist Spain together."

"But the question is why did they want to intervene?" William III asked back: "People are animals driven by interests. The icing on the cake is easy to get, but the charcoal in the snow is hard to find. The reason why the Schmalkar League was willing to help England before was because they wanted to learn from Charles. The promise of religious freedom from Pope V. But now they have what they want, and they don’t want to face the Spanish Armada, so it is difficult for us to get support from the Schmalkar League.”

"As for Denmark..."

William III showed a wry smile: "Their king is a character who seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages, so he won't talk to England who is imminent."

Nicholas Bacon was confused by the king's words and didn't know what to say.

After all, Spain's Invincible Fleet... is really not ordinary.

Even if Spain is not as good as the peak period when Charles V was in power, with the help of Italy and Austria, Philip II can deal with England wholeheartedly.

However, Henry VIII was able to win the Netherlands that year because he was dragged halfway by Suleiman's navy in Spain, and with the help of the alliance with France and Schmalkar, he narrowly won.

Now William III has to face the Spanish Armada alone, and there is still no Invincible Armada that fought the Lepando naval battle with the Ottoman Empire...

Just thinking about it can give William III an unspeakable stomachache.

Perhaps he was too impatient, which caused England under the butterfly effect to face the biggest disaster after its rapid expansion-an unexpected war.

"But we still have something to be thankful for." The psychological quality of William III made it easy for him to calm down in difficult situations: "Portugal rejected the Spanish alliance because they didn't want the young king to die in the war, and they didn't want to vote Money spent on things that don’t make sense.”

"Also..." William III suddenly thought of something, but he didn't say it. After a moment of silence, he said calmly: "Send Joan, Guillaume, and Princess Margot to the Netherlands, and Tell the Norman Governor-General to go to Holland, too."

"If anything should happen to me, Alexander will succeed me on the throne, with Juana, the Countess of Nottingham, Sir Cecil and Francis Walsingham as assistants, with the Countess of Surrey as his advisors."

"His Majesty……"

"Listen to what I have to say." William III interrupted Nicholas Peihua as if he was giving his last words, and said very forcefully: "You let Francis Walsingham find a way to take Juana to the Netherlands... Even if she is tied up, she must be tied up and sent to the Netherlands. In short, I can't let her stay on the front line of the conflict. If she dies, then everything I insist on will be over."

"By the way, give Sir Cecil a word." William III remembered that during Mary I's reign, he resigned with a wink and hid in the countryside for refuge.It was not until Elizabeth I succeeded to the throne that she came out of the arena again and became a blockbuster.

"If Philip II really wins, let him take Alexander to change his faith without hesitation." William III made up his mind: "The dead have no future. Whether it is Alexander or you, you must fight for your life and the future of England." Make the right choice."