Seeing Marlin enter London with a large army and still pestle in the square in front of the palace, Edward was very annoyed. Because the meaning of this demonstration is too obvious.

However, he didn't dare to turn his face directly, so he had to endure his dissatisfaction, and asked with a pretended pleasant face:

"Marin, why did you bring so many guards to London this time? It scared me. ”

At this time, Marin stood up very embarrassed and said:

"Please atone for your sins, in the past 20 years, you have fought countless battles, defeated too many enemies, and killed many mortal enemies. When it comes to fighting, the minister really hasn't been afraid of anyone. However, someone in Chenpa took the opportunity to assassinate him halfway! Moreover, the Beihai country lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of invincible elite soldiers. These guys have nothing to do, and they are bored in the country, so I just brought them to protect me. With 3,000 guards for personal protection, I don't believe anyone can assassinate me! ”

Marin's words were profound, ostensibly self-deprecating and cowardly for fear of assassination. In fact, it is a show of force. For example, he said, "When it comes to fighting, I really haven't been afraid of anyone", and "Beihai Country lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of invincible elite soldiers", which clearly told all the English monarchs and ministers present - just frontal, Lao Tzu is invincible!

This sounds very domineering, but the English monarchs present here cannot refute it. Because, Marin really hasn't lost any battles, and people have the qualifications to brag about it......

In fact, it's not that Marin is really a god of war, but that Marin is able to go. When it comes to an uncertain battle, this guy doesn't fight at all. When it's time to coax, he doesn't lose face at all. So, it seems, he is "invincible".

Of course, shamelessness also has the benefit of being shameless. If you don't let your reputation drag you down, you won't do things that you don't know you are sure of. For example, Napoleon, the real god of war, was burdened by fame and really wanted to conquer all of Europe. In the end, defeat in Russia, and then the global collapse......

The reality is that in the later period, the entire French Empire was somewhat superstitious about Napoleon's ability to war, and felt that the empire could be invincible. Then, the whole country expects France to flatten the whole of Europe. At that time, even Napoleon was a little difficult to ride a tiger. Because, the entire French Empire expected their emperor to lead them to conquer all of Europe. In the words of later generations, it is that "the emperor was kidnapped by the public opinion of the French people".

Marin didn't want to be the fool who was kidnapped by public opinion, he was not completely sure, he would rather be a turtle with a shrunken head than take risks. Because he knows that this is not a game and cannot be repeated. If you fail, you will die.

Therefore, in the face of the League of German Princes and the Kingdom of France, he showed his "invincible" side, implying that he was not easy to mess with; On the other hand, he was humble and did not provoke the alliance of the German princes and the Kingdom of France. For he was not sure of a simultaneous attack by the French and German princes.

But if one of the French or German princes was weakened or dragged down, Marin was more sure. That's why Marin desperately instigated France to compete with Spain for the Kingdom of Naples in order to consume France's strength.

However, France's foundation was too thick, and as the largest land and populous country in Western Europe, France's war potential surpassed that of Spain. Therefore, Marin judged that if France was willing to overdraw its national strength, they could even fight two wars at the same time......

That's right, France is poor. Compared to Spain, which had a spice trade, France's financial situation was not good. However, the problem of poverty is not unsolvable. For example, borrowing ......

Venice was willing to lend money to the French as long as the French were willing to pay a high price. Because, France lacks nothing but money......

Therefore, Marin specially invited the emperor to send troops to unite England and sack Paris and the Paris basin where Paris is located. You don't have to conquer Paris, you just need to destroy the crops near Paris, and the French will be demoralized.

Why? Because the volcanic ash that France got from the Kingdom of Naples to fertilize tens of thousands of acres of land was transported back to Paris by the French and fertilized in the royal estates near Paris......

In other words, because of these volcanic ash fertilizers, by the autumn, the royal estates near Paris can bring tens of millions of pounds of grain production to the French royal family.

Tens of millions of pounds of grain were definitely enough for the French to form a large army and start a large-scale war. You know, each horse has no more than 4.8 kilograms (more than 10 pounds) of feed per day. 100,000 war horses consume no more than a million pounds of grain every day.

What Marin wanted to do most was to let tens of thousands of British and Austrian soldiers and horses trample all the grain fields in the Paris Basin, so that the French would not only not increase their income in grain, but also be short of food......

However, His Majesty the Emperor has his own careful thoughts and refuses to send troops. Therefore, Marin had to come to the British side to find a way......

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Demonstrations or something, just incidentally. Marin is not a mallet or a grumpy second generation, how can he run this trip specifically for the demonstration? He actually came this time to persuade Edward to attack France.

Of course, because of the existence of ministers, Marin is not easy to say directly. There are some things that are best discussed with Edward in private. Because, Marin suspected that there were French spies in Edward's court......

Marin's suspicions are quite normal, and in this era, the traditional aristocracy of Europe is mostly double-faced. It is normal for someone in England to fornicate with France. Therefore, he could not discuss this issue with Edward in public, but only in private......

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At the public welcome banquet, Marin was domineering, showing an attitude of "Lao Tzu is invincible", and he didn't take the English nobles present very seriously, so angry that many English nobles present wanted to duel with Marin. It was only when talking to Edward that Marin showed enough respect. After all, Edward was above him and even his titular monarch. After all, Marin was also the Earl of England.

And after the banquet, when Edward privately entertained Marin's family of three, Marin immediately bowed and apologized to Edward:

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for the rudeness. The reason why I did that was because I had a hard time......"

"Suffering? What's the pain? Edward was curious.

Marin motioned for Edward to pull back from the left and right, and after the two came to the study, Marin said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, I suspect that there are French spies in the English court......"

"What? Spies in France? Unlikely...... I've cleaned up the government and the opposition a few times......" Edward was a little unconvinced.

Marin was adamant:

"There must be French spies, because my people in Paris can find out about His Majesty's palace......" In fact, it was Marin fooling Edward. Even if the French planted spies in London, the news they got would not be leaked in Paris.

Edward didn't believe it either, but Marin's words left him speechless......

"Your Majesty, some time ago, did you privately discuss with the queen that you would marry Lord Margaret to Henry. Pol's thing? ”

Edward was shocked—this was something he had discussed with Queen Anna in private, how did Marin know?

Marin snickered inwardly, in fact, it was a message sent back by the spy he had planted in the royal palace in London. But what he said was—

"The minister's spies found out the news in Paris. Obviously, there is a French eyeliner in His Majesty's palace......" After speaking, Marin also looked around meaningfully, as if there were French spies eavesdropping around......