Chapter Fifty-Six: A Private Conversation
"Gentlemen! Let's talk about it tomorrow! The Earl of Warwick also stood up and bowed and apologized to the chattering ministers. Swaggered open the door to the conference room and walked out.
Then Bishop Thomas also stood up trembling slightly, bowed to the ministers, and slowly walked out of the conference room without waiting for everyone's salute in return.
"That's it! Gentlemen, Let's disperse! Duke Houghton also stood up, said in his hoarse voice, and thumped the floor with his cane, reminding the ministers in a daze.
Then the Earl of Southampton and Baron Seymour also left the room, and the rest of the people looked left and right, and all got up and left their seats.
Coincidentally, the last to go were the Earl of Wellington and the Earl of Boswell, and the two who quarreled at the meeting talked and laughed like friends after the meeting.
"Dear Earl of Wellington! Have a great day today. The Earl of Boswell smiled merrily, as if to prove that there was no contradiction between the two, and shook his hand.
"You too! Earl Boswell! Have fun! The Earl of Wellington said with a friendly greeting, and his voice was very sincere.
Then the two of them boarded their own carriages, and as the horses galloped, they walked farther and farther until they could no longer see the person on the other side.
During the carriage, Earl Boswell finally did not hold back, curled the corners of his mouth, gasped for air, and kept pounding the doors and windows of the carriage with both hands, making a thumping sound.
The groom held the mentality that it was not his own business, and there was no look of surprise on his face, and he still steered the carriage in his hand seriously.
"Damn Edward. Wellington, isn't his nephew a general in the army? There is no immortal in the world who fights wars! What are you afraid of! The Earl of Boswell cursed hatefully, and the eyebrows on his face shrank into a ball, which showed how bad his mood was!
Can he not be in a bad mood! If he could start the war against Scotland this time, his arsenal would have an order for at least 5,000 arquebuses, which would bring him tens of thousands of pounds.
This is higher than the average five-year income of the factory, and the fact that he was nine out of ten things was cut off by the Earl of Wellington, and his business was almost yellow, how could this make him relieved.
"Yve! Turn the corner and go to the Duke of Somerset first! The earl suddenly remembered the Duke's Palace not far from here, and hurriedly instructed the middle-aged groom who was driving.
"Yes! My lord! Mafuif, who had always been silent, answered bluntly, and there was no follow-up, and slowly steered the carriage to the Duke's Palace.
"Phew! Sigh! Lord Earl! The Duke's Palace has arrived! "As a groom, Yves is qualified, and in a few moments, the Earl of Boswell was smoothly delivered to the door of the Duke's Palace.
"Got it! Help me down first! The Earl's voice was calm. Obviously, the road had transformed the count's mood into a normal state of mind.
Yves consciously took a footstool, placed it beside the carriage, and helped the blessed Earl to come down.
After that, he trotted to the gate of the Duke's palace and saluted the attendants who stood guard at the gate, after all, the power of the Duke was still in high demand in England, and there was an endless stream of nobles and merchants who came to meet him.
"Hello! I am a servant of the Earl of Boswell, and the Lord Earl of my family has come to visit His Excellency the Duke! ”
Yves addressed the young servant politely, and behaved politely.
"Okay! I'm going to report it! Please wait a moment with the Earl! ”
When he was young, the waiter glanced at the middle-aged man in front of him, and then glanced at the distance, where a rich man in aristocratic costume was waiting by the gorgeous carriage, looking at it unhurriedly.
Soon, Duke Edward received news of the arrival of the Earl of Boswell, and hurried to the gate to personally greet this important supporter of his own.
The figure of Duke Edward appeared at the door of the Duke's Palace, and the Earl of Boswell, who was not far away, saw it and hurriedly greeted him.
"Earl Boswell! My friend! Welcome! Duke Edward's tone was very enthusiastic, the corners of his mouth were cracked, and he shook the earl's hand with a smile.
"I'm glad to meet you too! Dear Lord Duke! The Lord Earl also said enthusiastically, and the eyebrows under his forehead were also raised, obviously very fond of the Duke Lord's polite approach.
Then the two of them went to the study together, and there were several servants at the door who were strictly guarded, and it was obvious that the Duke also knew that there must be something wrong with the arrival of the Earl of Boswell.
The two chatted for a while about other things to warm up the atmosphere, and when the time came, the Earl decided to test his attitude, so he said slowly:
"My Lord Duke! I am shocked that the Earl of Wellington opposes your proposal today! ”
"I know what the Earl of Wellington thinks, he has no heirs at present, and he only has his nephew as an heir, and his nephew can't miss anything!"
Duke Edward glanced at Earl Boswell, who was full of concern for him, blinked, and then said unhurriedly.
"But! He can't give up the expedition to Scotland for the sake of his nephew! This is the most important military operation we have ever made to reform the Holy Religion! ”
Currently, after Edward. Seymour's reforms in the first half of 1547, the reforms of England as a whole had reached a bottleneck, that is to say, to the deep waters. And with the current prestige of Edward, it is no longer possible to deepen the reform, and there must be external forces to help him.
Edward, along with his aides, agreed that only a quick victory would boost Edward's prestige and advance the Reformation in England.
There are too many such examples in history, such as Wang Anshi's reform that we are familiar with.
After several years of reforms, Wang Anshi decided to let the war test the benefits of the reforms, so as to convince the opposition forces in the country.
Therefore, in the sixth year of Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty (1073), under the command of Wang Anshi, Wang Shao led the army to attack Tubo, recover He, Tao, Min and other five states, expand more than 2,000 miles, and accept 300,000 accounts of the Qiang people, which was an unprecedented military victory in the Northern Song Dynasty, and also established a favorable front for attacking the Western Xia region.
It's a pity, but a few years, after the death of Song Shenzong, in the eighth year of Yuanfeng (1085), at the beginning of Song Zhezong's accession, the Empress Dowager Gao listened to the government and appointed Sima Guang as the prime minister, and the new law was almost all abolished.
Even the achievements of expanding the land for thousands of miles during Wang Anshi's period were all returned to the Western Xia by the glorious image of Sima Guang in history, and the results of the law change were almost destroyed.
Hearing this, Duke Edward's heart couldn't help but ripple, he must fulfill his political ideal of reforming the Holy Religion.
"Don't worry! My Earl! I'll let the bill pass! Your factory is ready to start! ”
Edward's words ignited the heart of the Earl of Boswell, and he almost thought of his prosperous and relaxed life next year.
As for the careful thinking that was broken by Duke Edward, Earl Boswell had already hidden it deep in his heart, after all, he couldn't stand the aristocrat's arrogant self-esteem by piercing the nobleman's face in person.