The signing of the Ghent Agreement greatly boosted the morale of the Dutch people, especially Brussels, the political capital of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which became a boiling hot pot.

"Everywhere else has declared independence, and the Spaniards are in danger!"

"Yes! I've been looking forward to independence for a long time, damn the Spaniards! ”

"Damn Duke Avar!"

Brussels is a small city, so the streets and alleys are full of talk about the signing of the Ghent Agreement, and the Dutch people are absolutely discussing such political events, especially those related to the future of the Netherlands as a whole, and the heat is still high.

And the Spanish soldiers patrolling the streets seemed to have changed their personalities after the signing of the Ghent Agreement, and they were no longer exciting.

It seems extraordinarily supple and gentle, not as fierce as before, as if it is a devil from hell.

After seeing the attitude of the Spanish soldiers, the citizens of Brussels, who were still a little timid, became more and more courageous.

"You see, those Spaniards, as soon as they heard that the Ghent Agreement had been signed, immediately became afraid!"

"Yes, it seems that they are indeed afraid, if before, they can pounce on them regardless of it, and it is indispensable to be beaten without being beaten!"

Pedestrians on the road saw the Spanish soldier, who at this time looked like a tiger that had lost its sharp claws, and his former majestic appearance had become a sick cat.

Rows of Spanish soldiers, after no threat, walked down the streets, pointed at them, and the air around them seemed to have become a puff of gunpowder, ready to ignite at any moment.

Gradually, from pointing from the side, it turned into loud scolding, and finally, it turned into verbal abuse and beating.

The masses in Brussels, as if leaning into their long-standing resentment, beat the Spanish patrol soldiers, which was already inevitably expanding.

Gradually, one person, ten people, hundreds of thousands of people, and finally, the Spanish soldiers, who could not bear it anymore, fired the first shot.

At the moment when the sound and smoke came out, the whole city of Brussels was silent, and then, suddenly boiling, the citizens of Brussels used all their weapons to start revolting against the Spanish soldiers who were preparing to suppress them.

For that day, ten years later, the young Ronde, who was only nineteen years old, said to his curious son, not without fear:

"At that time, the whole city was drunk, and the people were crazy, roaring, and hideous!"

"The Spanish soldiers, who originally seemed to come from the devil of hell, faced the crazy and hideous citizens, but they were like weak lambs, powerlessly resisting the siege of the citizens!"

"Guns, weapons, surrounded by a crowd, have become a burden, lost their original power, after all, no matter how sharp the weapons of a lamb are, they are just lambs!"

After saying a famous sentence from the mouth of His Majesty Edward, he felt that his compulsion was suddenly much higher.

"Father, what's going on next?" The son, who had reached the age of eight, asked nervously with a hint of longing in his eyes.

"Why do children know so much? In the end, it was not the overthrow of the Spanish rule over Brussels, and Brussels became independent! ”

Round waved his hand impatiently, said indifferently, and walked out.

Raising his head and looking at the immaculate floor on the ground, he unconsciously conjured up that terrifying scene in his mind:

The Spanish contingent of dozens of people was beaten by hundreds or thousands of people, and fists, sticks, and stones became the tools of the Brussels.

The Spaniards, on the other hand, could only endure this irresistible attack helplessly, until at last they became a mess of flesh, scattered on the streets, and no one cared about it.

The same was true in other corners of the city, where patrolling Spanish soldiers, even mercenaries, were beaten and killed in unspeakable ways, and wails rang out throughout Brussels.

Even some of the Spanish residents who settled in Brussels were innocently involved and suffered unspeakable suffering.

When the Doge's Palace was captured and Brussels became independent the next day, corpses abound on the streets and alleys, and the blood has soaked the green bricks into black and red, and the smell of blood is extremely strong.

In the end, a rough estimate of the number of people killed had reached 1,370, while the Spanish soldiers defending Brussels were only 5,000, and a full fifth of the soldiers were slaughtered and beaten, which is extremely exaggerated.

Of course, with this exaggerated and frightening behavior, the Brussels directly destroyed the fighting spirit of the Spaniards, and finally had to flee.

The independence of Brussels, because of its location as a political centre, was of great political significance.

Complementing the previous Ghent Agreement, it was a subversive blow to Spanish rule in the Netherlands.

Since then, the road to independence of the Netherlands has officially reached a new level.

London.

Hearing that the Ghent Treaty had been signed, Edward showed great enthusiasm, especially regarding the uncertain attribution of the governorship's position.

"I have long supported the development of the cause of independence in the Netherlands, and invested a lot of money and energy, so what reason does a Prince of Orange have to fight with me?"

Facing the members of the cabinet, His Majesty the King said directly, with a serious and arrogant expression.

"As it should be, without the support of our United Kingdom and Your Majesty, how could there be such a situation in the Netherlands, I am afraid it would have been suppressed long ago! Besides, our United Kingdom is a Protestant country, which is just right for the Dutch! ”

The ministers of the cabinet have always had no bottom line, and His Majesty the King spoke and immediately echoed the voice.

The Prime Minister, Sir Antony, frowned, and said with some caution:

"The opinion of the Spaniards also has to be taken care of!"

Hearing this, Edward had to frown.

Spain, having unwittingly become an obstacle to the progress of the United Kingdom, is particularly eye-catching and uncomfortable.

"That being said, your situation is different, Your Majesty. You have only become the nominal governor, the real power is still in the hands of the Dutch nobles, and it is unlikely that the Spaniards will turn their faces for the sake of false names! ”

"Besides, the southern part of the Netherlands is still in the hands of the Spaniards, for the Spaniards, this is not the end, the fictitious governorship does not mean anything, because it can be destroyed at any time!"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Thomas. Marne did not echo the Prime Minister's opinion as always, but relied on his second-in-command status to begin to express his opinion.

"Therefore, the decision-making power of the Netherlands has not yet been truly vested, and if we use His Majesty's position as Governor to cut in, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for us in the United Kingdom!"