[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Henry VIII selected two followers for William Tudor.

The first one is Richard Cromwell, the adopted son and nephew of Thomas Cromwell. Rather than saying that he is the entourage of the Prince of Wales, it is better to say that he is Henry VIII's advisor and eye placed beside the Prince of Wales.

The second is William Parr, the eldest son of Sir Thomas Parr. His late mother, Maud Green, was Catherine of Aragon's lady-in-waiting, and was ordered by Queen Catherine to look after William when she was young.So in terms of emotion alone, William Parr appeared beside the Prince of Wales with his mother very early, and there was not much restraint between William Parr and his siblings.

This made Richard Cromwell feel an unprecedented crisis, and poured out his uneasiness to his adoptive father.

"You shouldn't focus on petty fights that don't make it to the table." Thomas Cromwell answered questions for his adopted son as a comer: "If a ruler is emotional, then he will be like Like Edward IV or Henry VI, who lost without even their underpants."

"The Duke of Suffolk is also His Majesty's closest friend, and his relationship with His Majesty is far better than that of the Prince of Wales and Mr. Parr Jr., but who is His Majesty's most important minister?" Thomas Cromwell smiled. He said: "It's not the Duke of Suffolk who was a childhood sweetheart of His Majesty, nor the Duke of Norfolk who is related to the Queen by blood. It's Bishop Wolsey who was born as a butcher, and I, a former waif."

"It's normal for kings to have favorites, because they are only representatives of God in the world, not God himself. So your task is not to be a favorite in name only, but to make the Prince of Wales really rely on you and cannot do without you ’” Thomas Cromwell tapped Richard Cromwell on the head with a book, as if to wake him up: “Practice is more important than anything else. Even though Bishop Wolsey was alive Shout out to beat him, but as long as the king continues to use him for a day, his position will be irreplaceable."

"Then what should I do?" Although Richard Cromwell was several years older than William Tudor, when he was born, Thomas Cromwell was already the inseparable secretary of the Bishop of Wolsey , plus his mother Catherine Cromwell's husband's family can get in touch with the Tudor family, so Richard Cromwell has never suffered from his parents since he was a child, and his cousin Similarly, the one raised by the Cromwells was a little naive: "The Prince of Wales seems to be kind to everyone. I feel that his attitude towards me is no different from that of the servants in the palace."

"This is the brilliance of the Prince of Wales." Thomas Cromwell recalled the soft and prickly attitude of the Prince of Wales when he issued the certificate, and the inaccurate speech art, and lamented that the environment is really the best to hone people Way.

A prince who can grow up safely in the court of Henry VIII is definitely the best of the best.

"Although the Prince of Wales is just a child, don't treat him like a child." Thomas Cromwell sneered, "Do you know why all the habitual thieves in the streets are children?"

Richard Cromwell shook his head in bewilderment.

"Because the child's appearance makes people undefended, and the child's size makes them have a higher chance of escaping from any trap they encounter." Thomas Cromwell said with a burst of blood: "Maybe when those idiots think they can fool Wales When he was the prince, he had already secretly divided who is a friend and who is an enemy, and then settled it at the right time, so as to avoid future troubles."

Richard Cromwell felt a chill in his neck when Thomas Cromwell bit down on the word "never again".

"My dear son, patience will be your greatest asset until you can truly stand alone." Thomas Cromwell patted Richard Cromwell on the shoulder and pushed him back into the Prince of Wales' Side: "Don't be domineering just because you are the follower of the crown prince."

Before the overlapping shadows of Richard Cromwell and Thomas Cromwell were completely separated, the future Lord Lord Seal warned his adopted son: "The king's favor is like the fragile dew on the leaf, and The Duke of Suffolk has not escaped the shadow of his secret marriage to the princess, otherwise he would not have desperately tried to keep Catherine's position as queen."

Richard Cromwell turned his head in the shadows, and found that his adoptive father was standing in the sun, casting a shadow on the ground connected with the castle.

It is like a black carpet leading to power.

………………… I am the dividing line……………

"The Supreme Act?" William Tudor, who did not return to Wales at the same time as Princess Mary, listened to Richard Cromwell's report in the study of St. James's Palace. Adapted to the status of the crown prince's entourage, some people even jokingly call him the crown prince's little secretary, because his adoptive father Thomas Cromwell has been promoted to the Privy Council by Henry VIII, so the power contenders in the Whitehall Palace know Richard · Cromwell's goal is not just the entourage of the Prince of Wales.

Because he was walking the path his adoptive father had walked.

"Mr. Cromwell, if I remember correctly, had the Anti-Diocesan Petition and the Appeal Bill passed by Parliament." William Tudor knew very well why Henry VIII wanted him to stay in London.

Princess Mary is a loyal supporter of Catholicism, so she will never agree with Henry VIII's passage of the "Supreme Act", and will even affect William Tudor's judgment to some extent.

Henry VIII hoped that William Tudor would draw a line with Princess Mary earlier, so that he would be allowed to stay in London, so that everyone would know that the Prince of Wales was on the king's side.

For William Tudor, the "Supreme Act" was the greatest guarantee of the centralization of royal power, and it could even be said to be the greatest achievement of Thomas Cromwell's administration.

"Yes, His Majesty the King hopes to get rid of the control of the Roman Church as soon as possible, and declares that he is the leader of the faith in England." Richard Cromwell said euphemistically: "The House of Representatives is also due to the king's request, so quickly Pass three Reformation Acts."

"Is it at the king's request, or Mr. Cromwell's own will?" William Tudor tapped on the table with his fingers, and looked directly into Richard Cromwell's eyes, making the latter swallow. He took a sip of his saliva: "In other words, England's treasury has been almost squandered, so we must slaughter those moths in the church."

"Your Highness, I can't answer your request." Richard Cromwell didn't have his adoptive father's rank yet, so he could only honestly say: "But the king wants to tear down the monastery and divert the wealth that has flowed into the Holy See to the treasury."

"This is natural." William Tudor agreed: "England's money should be decided by England itself, but in this way, the interests of those conservative nobles will be hit never before. Cromwell should know Those Atonement Scrolls are not only a tool for the Holy See to collect money, but also a way for conservative nobles to collect protection fees."

Richard Cromwell's expression was slightly taken aback, because before that, he thought that nobles would also buy sin rolls, so those sinful gold coins were all taken by the church family.

"If Mr. Cromwell does not want the collapse of the abbey to be used by those who want to cause large-scale public outrage and mutiny, then he should think carefully about what to do next." William Tudor reminded: "Treason is a good crime. Excuse."

"Especially when those hungry commoners learn that the conservative nobles secretly help the Romans to collect money, and then get the gold coins exploited by the nobles from the generous and just king, then these people will be the best of us Weapons. Even before the king gives the order, some people will be sent to the stake."

William Tudor said coldly: "If the Reformation must have a target to vent its grievances, then there are only three types of people in the country who are qualified."

"king."

"Thomas Cromwell."

"And nobles who defend the interests of the church."

"I don't know which one Mr. Cromwell chooses?"