Although Edward was imprisoned by Henry VII for more than ten years, he was not cunning enough because he had too little experience. However, he is not a fool either.

Years as a prisoner made Edward give up naivety and luck and learn to think. He understood that the French and Scots supported him primarily to make England in turmoil, and in no way for his and England's good.

Moreover, the French wolf ambitions have long had plans to annex England. Of course, successive monarchs of England also had ambitions to annex France. Britain and France, because of the Hundred Wars of the Hundred Wars, are too deep to dissolve.

Therefore, for this cooperation, Edward was actually very scared and worried, worried that France would reach out to England soil. Therefore, Edward himself actually wanted to discuss with Marin how to deal with France.

As for why did Edward believe Marin? It's because what Marin wants, it's just one or two fiefs, give him a county, and basically be able to "feed". And a behemoth like France may need to be paired with the whole of England to satisfy its appetite.

Therefore, Edward made up his mind - he decided to win over Marin and join forces to resist the French power on the British Isles. If you really succeed in regaining the throne of England, it is a big deal to reward the French with more land on the island of Ireland. In short, the territory of England itself is still not given to the French. Otherwise, the whole of England is in danger......

As for why Scotland was not invited to this negotiation? It's very simple, all three want to share more benefits. Moreover, with the addition of Marin and the presence of France, it is enough to solve Henry VII, so why bother to find someone to share the benefits with? This time, the benefits are not ordinary benefits, but territory and power. Therefore, the fewer people who participate in the distribution of spoils, the better.

Moreover, although Scotland is a traditional enemy of England, both the army and the navy are scumbags, and neither of them is England's opponent. For such goods, not to mention that Edward is unwilling to pull them to share the spoils together, even the French, Scotland's traditional allies, are reluctant to take Scotland to share the benefits together.

As for the excuse not to bring the Scots along? It's so easy to find – Margaret, Queen of Scotland. Tudor, the eldest daughter of Henry VII. If you pull James IV to conspire together, it's easy to leak secrets...... With such a good excuse, the exclusion of James IV is also convenient for each of the three parties who conspire to have a little more interests......

After entering the ship's secret room, Marin didn't speak first. Because he knew that Edward was in a more anxious situation than he was. After all, in this attack on England, Edward was the protagonist.

Sure enough, Edward couldn't hold his breath and spoke first:

"Grand Duke Marin, I wonder what you think of the Kingdom of France?" Apparently, Edward tested Marin's attitude towards France again.

"France?" Marin pretended to think about it and said:

"Very strong, the number one power in Europe. In terms of the army alone, it can be called the first in Europe! ”

In fact, Marin's current army is not weak. If he was alone with the French, Marin would not dare to say that he would defeat France, but he would not lose either. However, for the sake of keeping a low profile, and to prevent Edward from discovering his ambitions, Marin naturally touted the French as the first in Europe. As for the Ottoman Empire? Those are Asian countries, and no Europeans regard them as European countries......

Of course, Marin said this with a very neutral attitude and no tendencies at all, which made Edward a little uncertain. So, he didn't bother to go around in circles, but asked bluntly:

"So, Archduke Marlin, what do you think of the entry of the French into England?"

"The French into England? Why let the French into England? Marin continued to ask rhetorically, playing dumb.

Edward gave Marin N middle fingers in his heart before he said:

"In this tripartite meeting, the French will definitely propose to enter England. For example, like you, make a land claim for one or two counties......"

Marin felt that the heat was almost over, so he pretended to be shocked and said:

"Your Majesty, by all means! The French are the number one land power. If they had been given a foothold in England, I fear they would have swallowed up all of England! Although he didn't say it explicitly, Marin had already expressed his inclination.

Edward was satisfied, but asked tentatively:

"Is there any difference between Northumberland and the Isle of Wight and one or two counties for the French? Anyway, I want to depose the earls who followed Henry VII. ”

Marin rolled his eyes and said:

"Your Majesty, that's different! What am I from? Without royal blood, there is simply no way to compete for the throne of England. But France is different, they have always claimed the crown of England, and England has always claimed the crown of France. Britain and France were mortal enemies, and giving the French a foothold in England was nothing more than luring the wolf into the house. As for me, neither by blood nor de jure can be the king of England. Even if Henry VII usurped the throne, he would still have the blood of the English royal family......"

Edward nodded, he knew Marlin was right. Marin had no royal blood, and even if England were conquered, no one would support him as king. Even if he forcibly became a king, he would encounter opposition one after another. On the other hand, the royal families of France, Britain and France are already related by marriage. At the beginning, the Hundred Years' War between England and France also revolved around the succession of the Kingdom of France.

In fact, Britain did have the right to succeed to the French throne. King Edward III was the eldest son of the eldest daughter of King Philip IV of France. Philip IV's three sons died without leaving any heirs. Therefore, according to the law of succession, it should be Edward III, the great-grandson of Philip IV, who inherited the French throne.

However, the French aristocracy was not happy to have an English king to serve as king of France at the same time. Therefore, they forcibly deposed Edward III's succession and chose Philip IV's nephew, Philip VI, to succeed him as king of France.

This was not in accordance with the law of succession, so Edward III was very angry and attacked France in order to reclaim the throne that should have been his own. Although England won many battles in the early stage, it was not able to occupy all of France. At the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French finally turned around, while the British lost all their territory in France.

If the lawsuit is formally filed, it will definitely be won by the British side. But this is a struggle for power, there is no right or wrong, only victory and defeat. Later, the French, based on their kinship with the British royal family, actually bit back and claimed that they had the right to inherit the British throne. It's just that the French have no foothold in England, and the navy is too bad. Even if they claimed the inheritance, they would not be able to attack England proper.

However, if the French gain a foothold in England with the opportunity of this joint attack on Henry VII, then it would not seem difficult for France to send a large army to destroy England.

You say the Five Ports Alliance can withstand the French fleet? True, the English Navy was indeed stronger than the French. However, if the French relied on the territory they had gained in England to occupy the ports of the Five Ports League and other English ports on land, then the English navy, which had lost its home port, would not be able to do so. Perhaps, those English merchant ships would have fallen to France in large numbers. After all, without a home port, those merchant ships would not be able to sustain themselves.

Edward also knew this, but he also knew that he still needed the support of the French, and he did not know how to refuse the French.

So, he asked Marin in great distress:

"I know the danger of the French, but I can't refuse the French's request to send troops now! If the French landed on the land of England and tried to get them to leave, it would be difficult......" To describe this phrase in the Oriental language, it is "it is easy to ask God and it is difficult to send God"......

Marin pretended to be thinking for a long time, but in fact, he already had an idea. However, in order not to frighten Edward, he still pretended to think about it for a long time. Finally, Marlin looked up and said to Edward:

"Your Majesty, I have a great idea......"