Chapter 422: The Young Duke of Norfolk
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With the order of His Majesty the King, the two major intelligence agencies instantly straightened their waists, wore brightly colored clothes, rode horses and swords, and walked the streets and alleys.
One moment it is the street, the other is the government hall, people block and kill, unrestrained, fresh clothes and angry horses, so not majestic.
Both the officials and the police were afraid of these people and did not dare to stop them in the slightest.
In a moment, the two silent organizations received a large number of admirers, and this kind of majesty, even the nobles did not necessarily achieve, and they did it.
Of course, the effect of such a quick and brutal action is also gratifying.
By the end of a month, Edward had known that more than 1,900 people had been arrested and were on their way to London.
And the number of people who are being arrested is also rising, more than two thousand, three thousand, just around the corner.
And the Dark Blade and the palace intelligence office seemed to be competing for merit, and all kinds of good news came one after another, not that I took a few hundred people here, but found a few hundred people there, making the entire kingdom of Britain seem to be Calvinists.
So, in Edward's eyes, it made him cry and laugh a little.
He really didn't know that he was glad to find so many Calvinists, or that he was discouraged because he couldn't govern the country well.
In short, our King is very annoying, super annoying, and even those beautiful women who sleep with him and do embarrassing things can only slightly eliminate a trace of annoyance, but cannot completely relieve his sorrow.
Edward thought about this, and finally took Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth, and a few little Marys to escape London and come to his own Windsor Castle to find his good mood.
Of course, all of the above is just Edward's reason to fool those nobles and ministers.
In fact, it was because of the unscrupulous behavior of the two major intelligence agencies, contempt for government authority, and trampling on the dignity of the aristocracy, which made the entire local and central government and the aristocracy angry.
You must know that the two major intelligence organizations not only arrested many middle-class people, but also arrested some nobles and officials who were full of food and had nothing to do and were idle and wanted to convert, which directly led to the chaos of some government departments and the collective dissatisfaction of the nobles.
Edward counted slightly, just a few barons, knights, and a dozen county-level officials, which was much less than in ancient China.
Edward even felt that this was basically a problem.
But the aristocracy and the government didn't think so.
In their opinion, His Majesty's behavior was so impulsive that they were not even given a notice.
Moreover, they didn't say anything about the arrest of people, which made the hearts of the people in the whole kingdom a little unstable.
What's more, the two major intelligence departments, in broad daylight, in front of a group of ordinary people, will directly escort away the nobles with noble blood flowing in the hall, and the shepherds who are high up and shepherd the flock, like pigs, as nobles and officials, they don't want to lose face? How to put on a score in front of the common people in the future.
Therefore, the voices of impeachment of the two departments are endless, as well as the officials and nobles who come to intercede.
The nobles broke their bones and connected tendons, and they have been married for hundreds of generations, and the relationship has been a loss and a glory, and it is understandable for Edward to come to intercede.
However, what is going on with those officials, they can't get close to each other, and it is impossible to do this even if they give gifts, that is, only officials and officials can protect each other and form gangs and factions to explain it.
This gave Edward a thorough experience, forming gangs, and having been thoroughly integrated into the genes of the bureaucratic class, both Chinese and foreign.
His Majesty had always wanted to spend some time with his women and children, but these nobles and bureaucrats kept asking the king to receive them, much to Edward's annoyance.
And you can't help but meet them, after all, they are also considered the ruling class, and you can't let them be separated from the royal family.
So, Edward sat quietly by the river, fishing, and a black bear crouched beside him like a dog, with a big red tongue sticking out, and his mouth wide open, and he was running all over the place.
The two big eyes stared intently at the surface of the river, as if they knew that they could not make a sound, and they just watched quietly, and they drooled quietly.
Edward didn't bother to pay attention to it, and took it upon himself to catch a fish.
On the other side, the Duke of Norfolk, who had finally been received by the king, hurriedly followed the guards to the river.
By the way, the Duke of Norfolk, who could not be older and loved to paint, died in 1554, and now his son Thomas took over his title. Howard, the same name as his father.
However, what makes him more peculiar is that he was born in 1538, about the same age as Edward.
Despite this, the young duke also served as the Earl of Arundel.
He is also the hereditary president of the British Heraldic Academy.
The fief of the Duke of Norfolk was Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the name refers to Norfolkshire.
The title of Duke of Norfolk has been hereditary since it arrived in the Howard family in 1483 and has been in the 21st century.
Therefore, although he was young, he could still represent the nobility of England and come to meet Edward.
When he came to the river, he saw at a glance that His Majesty the King was fishing, and his face was very calm, but when there was a bear next to the King, his expression was really terrifying.
Although he had long heard that His Majesty had raised a bear, it still made his heart beat when he saw it with his own eyes.
He reflexively turned around and wanted to run, but when he looked back, he was not even afraid of His Majesty, and what was I afraid of.
So, when Edward turned his head, he saw such a picture.
The young Duke of Norfolk held the arm of the guard tightly, and the expression on his face was as calm as possible, but his trembling legs, and the fact that he was only moving a small step, showed his fear and nervousness.
The young king smiled at such a funny sight, and the Duke of Norfolk, who had come slowly, forcibly maintained his noble dignity, saluted him, and then slowly began to move again.
"Your Excellency Duke, don't do this, this stupid bear won't hurt anyone!" Edward explained, and then demonstratively touched the big ears of the stupid bear, but the stupid bear didn't care in the slightest.
Seeing this, the young duke barely managed to squeeze out a smile on his face, and walked over at a faster pace.
As if smelling a stranger, the stupid bear suddenly turned his head and bared his teeth at the young duke.
His Excellency the Duke shuddered and stopped, looking at His Majesty as if for help.