Three years later, before his death, Henry VIII had asked to be buried next to the tomb of the third queen, Jane Seymour. Thus proving that Jane Seymour from the Seymour family was perhaps one of Henry VIII's favorite wives. This was most likely due to the fact that she gave birth to the only male heir for Henry VIII - Prince Edward, the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty, Edward VI.

Because of Henry VIII's love for Jane and for the people or things that connected her, Queen Jane's two brothers, Edward and Thomas, gradually rose to prominence at court and on the Tudor political scene. However, Queen Jane's younger brother Thomas had bad luck because of his relationship with Queen Catherine Parr, and was sent to Europe by Henry VIII to serve as the permanent ambassador of England to European countries.

Queen Jane's brother, Edward Seymour, rose to prominence, not only being granted the title of earl and land, but also serving as the commander of the English Army in the upcoming Anglo-Soviet War. There are all kinds of indications that Edward Seymour will not stop at the position of army commander, but will also shine on the Tudor stage and become a powerful man in the government and the opposition.

Isabel intuitively believed that the two male members of the Seymour family would eventually become the Duke of Richmond's heavyweight rivals at court. Perhaps, before his death, Henry VIII would have set up a regency council for Prince Edward, with the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Surrey, the Earl of Hertfordshire I, Edward Seymour, or his brother Sir Thomas Seymour, all of whom would be members.

If one of the nobles in the Regency Council had the ambition to gain power, he would have dissolved the Regency Council under various pretexts and became the de facto ruler of England during the reign of Prince Edward VI. Who could this nobleman be? Isabel stood on the path in front of the house's door with her arms folded, looking up at the stars in the sky, large and small, flickering and flickering.

Without saying a word, he pondered, "This nobleman could not be the Duke of Richmond, he was still legally only an illegitimate child. ”

"The Earl of Surrey? This guy values his bloodline too much, and he wants every nobleman, knight, or gentleman to know that he is a royal descendant with noble blood. ”

"Now, only Edward Seymour can use his position as the king's uncle to exclude dissent and take full control of the government."

"His brother Thomas Seymour? Now he is only a knight, and he will probably not be able to enter the Regency Council until he is granted a title of nobility. ”

Thinking of this, Isabel looked into the depths of the path again, thinking, "It is not clear which other high-ranking nobles can enter the Regency Council. Could it be the Duke of Norfolk III? ”

"It's even more unlikely. The Duke of Norfolk was the leader of the conservative aristocracy who had always tried to eradicate Protestantism, and Henry VIII would never have put a fanatical Catholic on his son's side. ”

"Even if the Duke of Richmond loses the regency struggle, let him firmly grasp the real power of the Admiralty."

At this time, I saw a few black shadows supporting each other, stumbling step by step, appearing on the path. With her hands behind her back, Isabel had seen the men in the faint light of the night, and she stood quietly in front of the door of the house without speaking. As several black shadows got closer to her, one of the black shadows on the left pulled the other black shadow on the right who was about to continue walking, and cursed in a low voice, "Damn, why is Your Excellency here?" ”

"Who...? Whoever he is, man, go back and keep drinking. The black shadow that was being pulled was obviously a little confused, and his consciousness was still relatively clear.

"Anyway, she has seen it, at most she will be reprimanded and some honorarium will be deducted." The dark shadow on the left is still sober and knows what the consequences of getting drunk are.

With a heart, he pulled his partner, who was already a little drunk, and greeted the seven or eight black shadows behind him, and walked in the direction of Isabel. Then, when the dark shadows came to Isabel, she didn't speak, but turned her head to look at the two maids standing in front of her on the left, "Rose, go over, shine an oil lamp on everyone's face." ”

When the maid shone the face of each of the dark shadows with an oil lamp, Isabel remained motionless and only sneered and pointed out one by one, "Fast, Miller, and the gunner James Short, do you know what you're going to do?" ”

The dark shadow who first saw her was Fast, who was half awake from fright after hearing her accountability, and quickly took James's arm, who had begun to drink and began to get dazed, off his shoulder. Grabbing his partner who could barely stand, he looked at her with a solemn expression, "Yes, Your Excellency. Well, because the goods are all sold, the guys are happy and plan to go out for a drink. ”

As the other drunken shadows gradually stood in a row beside Fast, Isabel discovered that they were either Duke's guards or gunners or sailors on the Nemesis. Without saying a word, he came to the crew, walked from the last one to Miller, who was standing first, and asked coldly, "Did you fight with anyone outside?" Or break the glass of someone else's home and go in and steal something? ”

"No, Your Excellency." The young guard didn't even dare to come out of the air, and replied with a somewhat dry mouth.

"Did you go to a prostitute?"

"Uh, yes, Your Excellency."

"You can find prostitutes. However, it is strictly forbidden for any one to bring back the plague from the prostitute. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Many people wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and they agreed.

It was impossible to see Isabel's face in the darkness, and a hint of irritation could be heard in her tone, "The sailors who worked for Captain Hawkins go back immediately." All the people who served in His Highness's palace went to wipe the arquebus, and don't let me find out that there are still gunpowder residues in the ignition holes and primer pots! ”

A spring breeze that still carried a hint of cold April blew through the woods beside the trail, taking away the cold of the night and the strength of everyone's wine, and many people frowned in distress when they heard the order to wipe their guns. Fast swallowed and asked carefully, "Your Excellency, do you want to clean all the arquebuses?" ”

Isabel turned around with her hands behind her back and walked two steps away, then looked back at the group of drunkards, "That's right, all arquebuses!" ”

Hall's mind spun quickly, and when he thought of the pain of wiping 240 arquebuses, he quickly blurted out, "Your Excellency, uh, can I tell me what I think?" ”

Isabel came to him and nodded expressionlessly, and Hall raised his head and said boldly, "Your Excellency, this is full of people from the Naval Infantry Regiment, and we should go and clean our guns together." ”