Chapter 156: Negotiation (I)

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"Your Majesty, you must understand that although the Lowlands are occupied by the Earl of Wellington, he has no right to freeze our property!"

Earl Aaron, who had been immersed in the king's praise, couldn't sit still when he heard Edward's addition at this time, and stood up with his arms propped up, bent down slightly, and said word by word.

Although the Earl was old, the power in his words was not small, and the expression on his face became solemn.

In fact, Edward underestimated the importance of the Lowlands to Scotland.

The Scottish Lowlands encompass the whole of central and southern Scotland to the southeast of the line between the Clyde estuary, Dunbaton and Stonehaven on the North Sea coast.

Although it is called a lowland, this does not mean that the altitude of the Scottish lowlands is necessarily low, it is only relative to the Scottish highlands.

The Scottish Lowlands make up a quarter of Scotland, but it is home to three-quarters of the population, which is largely a mix of Kate and English.

It can be said that it is the essence of Scotland, and if according to Edward's meaning, these belong to England, then Scotland is no different from a dead country, and these nobles can only live with the barbarians of the highlands.

These are definitely not what these nobles want, and they can't agree to it.

"Huh! My Excellency, I can't help you! ”

Edward turned his head when he heard this, looked at the trembling Earl of Allen, smiled contemptuously, and said in a mocking tone.

After that, seeing everyone in the room standing behind Count Aaron, taking a clear stand in favor of Count Aaron, a great pressure rushed to Edward.

Moreover, among them, there were many nobles close to England who also stood on the side of Earl Aaron, silent.

Even if they had a great deal of interest entanglement with England, once someone touched their fundamental interests, even the king, they were not afraid to resist.

Luna, on the other hand, was a little panicked, and she looked at her master to see how he could settle the Scots, who relied on the outnumbered people.

The guards beside Edward picked up the long sword at his waist and surrounded Edward, looking vigilant, and Edward did not stop him.

In the face of the pressure of more than 200 people, and the unifying force he created, Edward was not afraid, as if he didn't see it, and drank tea by himself.

He felt very calm, but in the eyes of the Scottish nobles, this was a naked hug ignoring them and not taking them seriously, which was a direct slap in the face for the nobles.

Hundreds of silent nobles began to speak, forgetting for a moment that they were still captives, but Edward felt the need to warn them.

"Gentlemen, it seems that you still don't know who you are!"

"Remember, now you are all my captives, a captive without any freedom, and your lives are in my hands!"

"I only need one thought to ask you to go to God!"

As if joking, Edward spoke slowly, but the nobles broke out in a cold sweat, and some of them finally understood their situation.

However, at this time, there are still people who are unwilling to be in such a passive position.

"My Majesty, although we can't resist you now, don't forget that France is our ally, and it won't let you succeed!"

"When the French army comes, we will work together with the French army, and you should go back to England!"

"Hypocritical Englishmen, you are not welcome in Scotland!"

When Edward heard the voice, he turned his head to see that it was a middle-aged nobleman with light red hair and a big belly, standing in the crowd, spitting and shouting loudly, with a look of disdain on his face.

"Oh! Is it? I'm scared to death! ”

Edward said timidly with a frightened look on his face.

"Hahaha! I don't know what happened to me, sir, after the French came, but I can tell you now with certainty that you will soon die an ugly death! ”

Edward ignored the idiot aristocrat and sat back with a smile on his lips.

"Come, take this gentleman down, and let him go to God happily!"

As soon as Edward said this, the people near the light red nobles immediately dispersed, far away from him, for fear of causing harm to the pond fish.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Soon, some guards took the frightened-looking nobleman down, and dragged him by the arm like a dead pig, and dragged him away from the ground.

"Oh! By the way, find a good place to bury it directly, don't let him expose his corpse to the wilderness, nobles can't be humiliated! As the guards dragged the limp nobleman out of the room, Edward added.

And the eyes of the meat ball nobles who thought that Edward would change his words, and the hope of the meat ball nobles who could survive suddenly disappeared, and their faces were like ashes.

The aristocrats and councillors suddenly stopped, looked at Edward worriedly, and their eyes began to have a fear color.

"Of course, I won't be innocent, and a judge will sentence him to the crime!"

Edward said with a thoughtful expression.

"Oh! By the way, Mr. Earl, what do you say about the crime of assaulting the king and the crime of contempt and insulting the king? ”

Edward then asked Count Aaron with an innocent expression.

"Of course, it's up to you to decide!" The corners of Earl Aaron's mouth twitched, and he looked constipated.

"Your Excellency, you agree to do so, and it seems that you hate this kind of thing! It's a disgrace to the Scottish aristocracy! ”

With a look of resentment on his face, Edward began to upset the Scottish aristocracy.

Hearing this, although the nobles were expressionless, they scolded shamelessly and resented in their hearts.

But now they didn't dare, and the accumulated momentum disappeared with the nobleman's drag.

They didn't expect that Edward would be so disrespectful of the rules agreed upon among nobles, and so shameless.

In the face of such a king, they no longer have the heart to fight, and none of them want to be casually accused of going to God.

Seeing that many nobles were intimidated by him, one by one, he was silent, and Edward was satisfied.

You see what he looked like when he first came in, and when the nobles saw his arrival, at most they had surprised expressions on their faces, and they didn't have any fear at all, how could this be.

Under such equal conditions, what good did the negotiation have for Edward.

And now it's different, the situation has reversed, Edward has the upper hand, so the negotiation is beneficial!

Edward thought silently.