Chapter 423 should not be underestimated
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Seeing this, Edward patted the stupid bear on the head and raised the fishing rod, and the stupid bear turned his head and looked at the river again.
"Your Excellency, I don't know if you have anything important to do when you come to see me?" Edward was fishing for his own fish, not looking at him, and like a stupid bear, looking at the clear and calm river, he asked softly.
"Your Majesty, the minister came this time, not my will, but on behalf of the nobles, I plead with you, Your Majesty!"
The young duke looked at the huge body of the stupid bear, and then at the immobile body of His Majesty, and at the calm expression, and then he took a big step and stood five feet away from Edward, and bowed.
"Oh? Yes, what's wrong with those nobles, is there anything that needs your dignified Duke to intercede personally, say it! ”
His Majesty's voice was in his ears, and the young Duke's heart was suddenly startled, and his right foot unconsciously rubbed the lawn, and he could hear from his words that His Majesty was very dissatisfied with his arrival.
However, as the only duke in England and the representative of the entire English aristocracy, he does not have the prestige of his father, and he cannot convince the nobles just by virtue of his title.
Therefore, the nobles urged him to come and meet His Majesty, and in order to maintain the dignity of the nobles, and also to maintain the position of the leader of his family's English nobility, he had to come to the king with a cheeky face.
As mentioned above, the War of the Roses, the English nobles suffered countless casualties, heirs, deaths, and rebellions, almost giving the English nobles a sweep.
In addition, learning the lessons of the previous dynasty, the two monarchs Henry VII and Henry VIII have been suppressing the aristocratic group, forcing this class of nobles, who were originally enemies of the king and divided power, to beg for mercy and cling to the king.
So, by the time Edward ascended the throne, there was only one duke, the actual duke, not the court duke.
Therefore, the Duke of Norfolk, as the only duke, is naturally the natural leader of the nobles.
"Why intercede?" Edward asked, deliberately confused.
The young Duke was a little uncomfortable with His Majesty's shamelessness for a while, and his heart was full of surprise.
In this regard, he could only respectfully bend over and look at the big fat bear splashing on the dock from time to time, and said with a cautious smile:
"Your Majesty, a while ago, the Darkblade and the Palace Intelligence Service suddenly arrested several barons in broad daylight, do you know?"
"Yes! What's wrong? Edward then turned his head, looking as if he were right.
As soon as his words fell, the young Duke's face suddenly froze, as if he was constipated, and he was very embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, you know that nobles are the cornerstone of the kingdom, and it is out of place to arrest several barons without pronouncing a verdict on the charges of evidence!"
The Duke of Norfolk looked at His Majesty's plain face and felt the majesty of the king, swallowed his saliva, and said euphemistically.
"Oh! I know what you mean! Edward had a look of abrupt realization, and just as the Duke was looking delighted, he turned around and went on fishing.
At this moment, the Duke's face became even more ugly.
"Do you want to say that arresting nobles at will in this way will not damage the dignity of the nobles and make it easier to cause dissatisfaction among the nobles, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister has this intention!" His Excellency the Duke hurriedly agreed.
"Then you don't have to worry about it, in a few days, their charges will definitely come out, I am not targeting the nobles, but just targeting them!"
His Majesty hurriedly threw the rod upward, and then pulled it up, and the stupid bear also knew that the food was coming, so he quickly opened his mouth to bite the rod and pulled it back together.
The Duke on the side also immediately came to help, and soon, a big fish about a foot big was jumping around on the grass.
After working for so long, Edward was a little excited, and couldn't help but say to His Excellency the Duke on the side.
And when the round and fat stupid bear saw it, his eyes narrowed, and his saliva was like water in a river, gushing out, and before Edward could react, he rushed straight over at lightning speed, and a bear rolled, and a big fish came to his mouth, four cylindrical thighs, and took a quick step, and after a while, he left Edward for more than ten meters.
"Holy, stupid bear!" Edward reacted, and when he saw such a look, he couldn't help but be angry, and blurted out a curse.
When he saw the duke on the side, his face was full of surprise, and he quickly retracted it, and his face showed an indifferent appearance again.
"Your Majesty, since that's the case, I don't have anything more to say!" Lord Duke could only sigh in discouragement and said softly.
"But, Your Majesty, you must know that the Scottish nobility is unreliable, and only we, the nobles of England, are the most powerful pillars of the royal family!"
With these words, the young Duke took his own farewell to His Majesty and ended the meeting.
And our Majesty the King was thinking about the last words he had left.
The so-called English nobility and Scottish aristocracy are just two groups of nobles in the Kingdom of Britain.
Although the Scottish and English nobles sometimes married, in the final analysis, one was a Kate and the other was an Anglo-Saxon, and they were both culturally and linguistically different.
With the establishment of the United Kingdom, and under the impetus of His Majesty the King, intentionally or unintentionally, many Scottish nobles began to settle in London and came to the bustling city of London.
As the saying goes, there are many shallow kings.
In the past, just the English aristocracy, London and the court naturally seemed to be rich.
But the migration of the Scottish aristocracy made the city of London particularly noisy.
And, with the establishment of the United Kingdom, the power of the central government is also sought after by many nobles.
However, the number of positions in the central government is limited, and it is natural for the two factions to compete for each other.
Naturally, the two factions of nobles became filthy.
After all, when you are an idle parliamentarian, how can you have the power of an official of the central government.
The English aristocracy occupies an advantageous position, after all, His Majesty the King is surrounded by the English nobility all day long, and the advantage is great.
Moreover, the Scottish aristocracy had just migrated and was unfamiliar with the place.
However, the Scottish aristocracy occupies the people, and the number of nobles is at least a few hundred, while the English aristocracy is only a dozen, and the gap is too great.
On the whole, however, the power of the two factions of nobility is fairly balanced, and His Majesty is happy to fight between the two factions, thus profiting from them.
The duke's words hit Edward's point directly.