Chapter 262: Settlement Plan
From the port of Southampton, she sailed west across the North Atlantic via the English Channel, arriving at the U.S. Navy's 4th Fleet's Bermuda Naval Base for resupply before heading west to her nostalgic country. Take a boat ride around the Caribbean Sea before heading home, and stop by the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba for a nice beach to sunbathe......
Isabel couldn't help but burst into tears when she thought of this, and she whispered in her mouth: "Caribbean, Haiti, Cuba, Florida, Miami,"
Mrs. Surrey, who was sitting on one side, listened to some of her strange words and whispered, "What are you talking about, Isabel?" You... Is it praying to God? ”
Isabel hurriedly raised her head and said with a smile: "Yes, I am praying to God that we can reach Europe by ship, then to Eastern Europe, and finally to the largest ancient civilization empire in Asia." ”
"Isabel, how did you know about these places? Ancient Empires? I had never heard of such a country. ”
"These are places and countries that the Portuguese and Spaniards have been there for a long time."
The Earl of Surrey noticed the whispers of the two noble women, and said elegantly: "Madam, miss, can you also let me and Henry join in the topic of interest?" ”
Isabel turned her gaze to him and said with a smile, "Your Excellency, Lady Surrey and I are discussing where to go in Europe. ”
The Duke of Richmond was also attracted by the topic and looked at the Privy Counsellor: "Isabel, you have decided to live in Sussex?" ”
Isabel glanced at her dear friend Frances's affirmative gaze and turned her gaze back to Henry: "Yes, because Lady Surrey regards me as her closest companion, I agree to some of Madame's requests. ”
Henry turned his head to look at the Earl of Surrey again: "Henry, what do you think?" ”
The Earl of Surrey nodded thoughtfully: "I think we can use the Sussex manor as a place to escape the summer, and we go there every summer to escape the heat, and by the way, we can also go to sea to Europe." However, this was done with the consent of the godfather. ”
"Your Majesty, don't worry there, I'll take care of it."
Thinking of the cost of purchasing the land and the estate, Isabel said to the two nobles: "Your Highness, your Excellency, how much do you plan to pay for the purchase of the land and the estate?" ”
The Duke of Richmond wanted to make Isabel happy, frowned and said, "Isabel, you are the privy counsellor of the Duke's Palace, don't you have any good advice?" ”
"You are indeed the Chief Minister of State, and you need your opinion on anything in the Duke's Court." Frances muttered under her side beside Isabel.
"Quiet." After Isabel had spoken, she said aloud to the two nobles, "I think you can get the land and the estate you want without spending this money." ”
"It doesn't cost money? Miss Isabel, come and hear it. Even the Earl of Surrey asked curiously.
Isabel unhurriedly picked up her glass and took a sip of wine, looking at the Duke of Richmond: "Henry, do you remember the London lawyer who traveled to the northern counties?" ”
Henry suddenly realized, and the Earl of Surrey looked at the expressions of the two and asked, "Henry, what Mr. London lawyer?" How do I not understand what you and Miss Isabel are talking about? ”
Next, the Duke of Richmond said something to the Earl of Surrey about Robert? Althop traveled to the northern counties to preach his views to the nobles, knights, squires, and clergy of the counties, trying to get help from these particular groups of people in the North.
At first, the Earl of Surrey simply listened to Henry's story as an interesting tale of a Londoner traveling north, but then he became more serious. When Henry had finished speaking, the Earl of Surrey stood up and paced back and forth in the drawing room with his hands behind his back.
None of the people in the room spoke freely, and Frances, who did not know the inside story, felt that her husband was a little too concerned about this person's affairs, and then felt that the purpose of the London lawyer's visit to the northern counties was strange. Turning his face to Isabel, he asked in a very small voice, "What does this gentleman lawyer hope for when he goes to the nobles of the north?" ”
Isabel whispered a word in her ear: "Rebellion." ”
Frances's eyes widened and she stared at her with an expression of disbelief: "Rebellion??" How is this possible? Could it be that the nobles, knights, squires, and clergy of the North would listen to a strange southerner? ”
The Earl of Surrey heard his wife's words and looked at her with a solemn face: "Madam, do you think that the nobles and knights of the north will change their beliefs very obediently?" ”
"But, however, how could it turn into a rebellion, even if they intended to petition His Majesty?"
"Miss Isabel, Henry told me that you have been to Lancashire with this gentleman lawyer, do you think it was a rebellion or a petition to His Majesty?" The Earl of Surrey paused and turned to look at Isabel.
Isabel said indifferently: "Everyone thinks differently, and naturally they will behave differently. Mr. Lawyer believed that through the power of the northern nobles, knights, squires, and clergy, His Majesty could be forced to change some of the facts that had existed for a long time. However, in the eyes of His Majesty the King, this act became a rebellion, a kind of armed provocation against the royal power. ”
"Since this gentleman lawyer went to the north to seek support, the army in the hands of the northern nobles would certainly listen to the nobles' opinions. God, do they really want the army to enter the city of London? ”
"Your Excellency, at present, the people of the north do not intend to do this."
The Earl of Surrey walked to his seat and sat down, took a sip of wine, pondered for a moment, and then said to Isabelle: "Mademoiselle, do you think this gentleman lawyer will succeed?" ”
Isabel looked at the Duke of Smith and said to him, "Your Excellency, do you mean that he and the nobles, knights, and people of the north will succeed in convincing His Majesty, or will he succeed in leading the northern army all the way outside London?" ”
"Uh, is there any difference between the two?"
"I don't think His Majesty will change his mind, nor will he let the people of the north go outside London."
"Why are you so sure?"
"If I were His Majesty, I would do so."
The Earl of Surrey nodded and said calmly: "Well, tomorrow I will go to the palace to report this matter to His Majesty the King." ”
Isabel shook her head: "Your Excellency, Your Majesty will be blinded by your words, so that Your Majesty will not be able to see and hear who is supporting the rebellion in the north. Those who support the rebellion will then keep the flame of rebellion alive until His Majesty returns to heaven. ”
Frances listened silently, but never heard her husband talk to Isabel about buying land and estate. Soon after the two had finished talking, they gently asked, "Henry, are you talking about buying land and estates?" ”