Edward was very happy today, because he finally got Thomas today. Bishop Cranmer made a good start to the coup d'état two years later.

In less than ten minutes of joy, Edward began to sum up his gains and losses today.

First, they despise the ancients too much. If it weren't for the kindness left by Henry VIII, it wouldn't have changed Bishop Cranmer's mind.

Second, too anxious. Running to the bishop's mansion overnight, the original conditions that could have been fought for were only half completed, and only the right to neutrality was obtained, and the original plan to fully surrender to himself failed.

Alas! Or his own conditions are not enough, and he can only rely on the favor of Henry VIII to impress him.

But Henry VIII's Yu Ze is really good, if it weren't for the fact that the events of the coronation day were so widely circulated, the old fox of Cranmer might not have remembered Henry VIII's kindness?

Edward thought so, when suddenly a guard came to report that Baron Smith had come to pay his respects.

That's right! As everyone guessed, it was Baron Smith who took the lead in calling the vicar at the coronation that day, and his gruff voice was just right to take the lead.

"Uncle Smith, you came just in time, and I haven't thanked you for your help that day?" Edward thanked.

"Little things! Edward, you scared the hell out of you that day! "But you spoke so vigorously that day that the Catholics almost fainted!" Ha ha! ”

Baron Smith's laughter almost shook the floor, and you could see how happy he was.

Indeed, Edward's actions almost declared that as the new king, he clearly supported English Protestantism and opposed Catholicism.

And Baron Smith is a Protestant, and if he were not a Protestant, he would not have been trusted by Henry VIII to serve as the chief of the royal guard.

"Uncle Smith, is your eldest son, Vega, an adult?" "Yes, Your Majesty!" Baron Smith seemed to anticipate something, and was pleasantly surprised.

"Then let him come to the crown as my squire!" Edward's voice at this time was so beautiful to Baron Smith's ears.

As the king's attendants, he will often see His Majesty, and if he makes meritorious service in the future, he may become a nobleman with a fief, so that he will be a real noble, not a court nobleman.

Baron Smith came in a hurry, and rushed back again.

Edward then began to meet with the Shadows, a secret organization that had helped Henry VIII find out the property of the Catholic Church, numbering only about twenty or thirty people.

In fact, a monarch of any era will have a secret agent organization working for him, and a monarch who does not will become deaf and blind.

The Ming Dynasty in history was only strengthened and made public. Even in the prosperous Kangqian era advocated by later generations, there will be drops of blood, sticky rods to serve it.

The most obvious example is the poor Emperor Chongzhen. He was a prince who had not received the education of the monarch suddenly sat on the throne, and was bewitched by the Donglin Party, and carelessly disbanded Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

And poor Emperor Chongzhen still didn't know anything, and the whole person was in a blind circle and perished.

To put it simply, the army is the monarch's sword, and the like Jinyiwei is the dark sword in the sleeve, all of which are indispensable.

The Shadow Order was born by Henry VIII in order to discover Catholic property. In fact, Henry VIII was too poor to be prepared to let go of a little loophole and catch them all.

However, since the death of Henry VIII, Edward has effectively taken control of the organization.

Everyone is about to ask at this time, isn't there any thorn in the head? Then Shunli took complete control of the organization.

In fact, it is not so difficult for Edward to control this organization, there are two main points.

One is that the number of people in this organization is small, only about 30 people in total, and the scale is not large!

Second, like all spy organizations, they have no independent financial resources and rely entirely on royal grants to operate.

For example, in the promotion of Edward's coronation last time, Edward allocated five hundred pounds, which is almost the income of the previous shadow year.

Edward looked carefully at the man on one knee in front of him.

With greasy black hair, casually draped and a long, messy beard hanging from his chin, he is an unconventional figure in the 21st century.

At about 1.7 meters tall, he looks extraordinarily burly, but his narrow shoulders and slender arms reveal his strength and thinness. Alas! At first glance, it was caused by not developing well since childhood.

Judging from the information, his name is Guy. Ham, leader of the shadows, all right! His Majesty the former King was rarely in the habit of keeping records, and his name was introduced by him, the son of a declining squire, who could read and write.

"Guy! How have you done in the past month? Guy bowed his head and replied, "Your Majesty, the Lord's blessing, the whole 39 counties of England are preaching that you are blessed by the Lord at your coronation!" ”

"And your deeds have been brought to Wales and Scotland by small merchants!" Guy didn't mean to underestimate Edward in the slightest, and replied very seriously, and unconsciously slapped a sycophant.

"Your deeds are being talked about by all over England!" Guy's tone was filled with uncontrollable envy, "People are now proud to have a God-blessed king!" ”

"Your current prestige has overshadowed the previous king!"

Guy finally made a loud summary, unabashedly expressing his admiration for Edward.

After all, Edward's shameless self-promotion was rare in the late Middle Ages. The aristocrats didn't care what the untouchables thought of them, and they didn't have the cheekiness of Edward to advertise themselves, after all, it would be humiliating to be known.

They did not know that the situation in England was different from that of continental Europe.

The current aristocracy of England is not strong, and the power of the king cannot penetrate into the region, so the entire English countryside is controlled by the gentry with prestige, who not only govern the place on behalf of the king, but also have the qualification to be elected to the House of Commons.

To use metaphors, they are equivalent to the landlords in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the nobles are families. They did not have the strength and status of the aristocracy, and could only rely on the support of the local people to manage the place and share the interests left by the nobles.

So fame was very important to them, and it was also a weapon they used against the king. Because they are representatives of the will of the people! So they could rightly oppose the king, and the lower parliament was their concentration camp.

In order for Edward to exercise royal power, he had to have a good reputation among the people, so that the local squires could support him. In the centralization of power, so that those peasants would not blindly follow the squires against themselves.

Through this incident, Edward discovered the great use of shadows, and it should be of greater use.

So, Edward decided to reshuffle the shadows.