John. Stewart's foundation was not clean, after all, the French sent him back to Scotland in order to serve him as a spare tire for James IV.

However, as the true grandson of the Stuart dynasty, John . How could Stewart be willing to be a spare tire? In the absence of other rivals, as soon as James IV died, the throne would almost surely fall to him. Therefore, it is impossible to say that he has no idea.

John. Stewart had been expecting England to go crazy and kill James IV, so that he could directly inherit the Scottish throne.

And, in private, John. Stewart has also been courting the nobles who were sent to the cold by James IV. Kings are human beings and must have preferences. In this way, there must be some people who are proud and some people who are disappointed. And John. Stewart had privately co-opted the Scottish nobles who had been frustrated under James IV. Moreover, certain results have been achieved. Although he didn't send someone to intercept James IV, this really can't stand up to investigation......

Frankly, John. Stewart was hostile to James IV. His father, the Duke of Albany of the Stuarts, was originally a respected figure in Scotland. However, because of a quarrel, he was imprisoned by James IV's father, James III, and there was no family affection to talk about. Then, because of the defeat against James III, the Duke of Albany, Alexander. Stewart had to flee to France with his family and began a life under the fence. Moreover, the next year Alexander died. At the time, young John. Stewart was less than two years old.

Scotland and France have always been allies, so for the sake of the Scottish royal family, although France took in the Duke of Albany's family, it did not give enough treatment to avoid upsetting the Scottish side.

So, despite being the son of the Duke, John . Stewart's childhood and adolescence were not as good as they could have been. And the death of his father, he also counted the account on the head of James III. But James III was dead, and the hatred naturally turned to James IV......

This time, to be able to return to China as the king's spare tire with the support of the French official, it is obviously John . A chance for Stewart. While James IV was imprisoned in London, John . Stewart didn't miss a small gesture. He even privately promised a good future to some nobles who had not fared well under James IV.

As soon as Prime Minister Alex checked, these small actions naturally had nothing to hide. Then, John. Stewart's suspicion of the murder of James IV has risen several notches to the level of an orange alert.

But the problem is that Prime Minister Alex has no evidence that he sent someone to intercept James IV. According to the surviving Guardian Knights, 50 elite Plate Knights were sent against them using warhammers and battle axes. The one in the lead, on the other hand, uses an iron rod...... At the same time, at the end of the battle, the opposing side was victorious, but definitely a few people were broken in arms or legs. After all, although the two-handed swords used by those guard knights are of poor quality, they are very heavy, and they are easy to be smashed and injured in the limbs and necks when they are used to smash people, and even if they wear plate armor.

But after a rigorous investigation, the escort John . Of the 100 French knights Stuart returned home, not a single one was wounded. At the same time, none of them used iron rods......

In this way, the investigation is in a difficult situation. Then Prime Minister Alex began to investigate those who were with John. Stewart had contact with the private soldiers of the frustrated nobles, only to find a broken leg. But the knight broke his leg and fell from his horse, which was seen by many people at the time......

Therefore, the remaining officials such as Prime Minister Alex could not identify John . Stewart was the murderer of the king......

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However, if the English did it, it didn't seem to make sense. Because, the Gobridge Valley is very close to Edinburgh. To the south of the valley, there is a large area of mountainous terrain that is extremely difficult to walk.

Moreover, after the Scottish army searched the mountains, they did not find any valuable information. It seems that after the group of murderers entered the mountain, they fled in several directions? If it were the English, shouldn't they just flee south?

This is the specialty of the spies of the North Sea Country, in the real direction of escape, most of the traces of passing by have been covered up by the spy door of the North Sea Country. Moreover, at the same time, suspicions were being spread in other directions to confuse the Scots.

The Scots apparently did not have Sherlock Holmes, nor did they have the schoolboy Conan. Therefore, they couldn't distinguish the cover-up methods of the spies in the North Sea Country, so naturally they couldn't find anything.

In this way, the claim that the English came to the vicinity of Edinburgh to intercept James IV does not seem to make sense. Then, everyone went on to check on the unlucky John. Stewart...... John who was imprisoned. Stewart was depressed and tormented...... You must know that if he is convicted of killing the king, let alone inheriting the throne, his life is estimated to be unsafe......

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At this time, and John. Stewart is also tormented by Queen Margaret, the widow of James IV and the former princess of England.

The death of her husband made her feel endless sadness. But when I calmed down, fear followed......

In today's Scotland, because of the rashness of James IV, most of the soldiers and horses were captured by the English, and they are still imprisoned in England. That is, the Kingdom of Scotland now has only a few thousand infantry available. If the English army takes advantage of the situation......

Queen Margaret could not imagine the consequences of being captured by Edward. You know, Edward killed her parents and siblings, and it was a complete gesture of killing everything. She even heard that Edward had asked James IV to hand her over to England to offset part of the ransom...... Obviously, Edward wanted her to die......

Once England conquered Scotland, it was a luxury for her to even survive. Those Scottish nobles, maybe surrendered and could have survived. And she seems to have a hard time surviving......

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"Perhaps, I should flee to France?" Queen Margaret thought.

France is the sworn enemy of England, and if you flee to France, you will definitely be able to get the protection of the French royal family, and your life will be safe. However, the taste of being under the fence seems to be uncomfortable. If nothing else, John. Stewart, the quasi-Duke of Albany, seemed to have lived a very ordinary life in France back then. Although safe and worry-free, the quality of life is ...... As for wealth and noubility, don't even think about it......

In short, living in a foreign country is never a good choice. Generally speaking, people who are really desperate will make this choice. But if there is any other way, you will not want this kind of life.

"But what choice do I have if I don't go into exile in France?" Queen Margaret was distressed.

"If only the Kingdom of Scotland could stabilize and withstand the invasion of the English...... Queen Margaret thought.

"But if the Kingdom of Scotland is to stabilize as soon as possible, it needs a king. Only with a new king can Scotland settle down quickly. And only after settling down in Scotland can hope to resist the invasion of the English......"

Thinking of this, Queen Margaret shook her head. Because, the most promising John, who became the king of Scotland. Stewart, he's still in jail. It seems difficult to settle Scottish. And she seems to have the only way to go to exile in France.

"No, I have other options!" Queen Margaret suddenly thought of a solution......

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was funny, and then, after thinking for a while, she straightened her gown, put on the queen's tiara, and walked to the office of Prime Minister Alex in the front yard of the palace with a determined face......