Despite all the difficulties that the Kingdom of England is facing, Princess Jeanne is cautious.

"England has problems, but ours is in a much worse situation." "Now that the country is de facto divided," she said, "it is enough for England to have an advantage over the nobility of a certain region." ”

"It's just a matter of the past." Tuohuan said: "I heard last time that the crown prince who is now succeeding to the throne has a conflict with the old king? Now that the old king is gone, they will change in terms of diplomacy. ”

"Yes, in the old king's old age, when he was sick and couldn't manage the government, his ministers and sons all formed their own forces." Princess Jeanne said: "The new king, who is now on the throne, has a different view from my father. Specifically, his father was a supporter of the Armagnacs, and he was a supporter of the Burgundians. ”

"Meaning, the diplomatic situation in France will deteriorate?" Zhu Wenkui asked curiously.

"In fact, it is not the deterioration of France, but the deterioration of the situation of the Armagnacs." Theodora corrected: "Actually, these factions are all 'French' factions - we can even think that in addition to the Duke of Burgundy and the Earl of Armagnac, the King of England is also a 'French' faction. It's just that now Count Armagnac directly supports the royal family, so it will have some impact on the situation of the princess and your sister. ”

"Then, the situation of the royal family cannot be described as deteriorating or not." Tuhuan thought for a while and said, "Isn't this Wang Mang holding the emperor hostage, and then Er Zhurong plans to unite with Cao Cao to 'rescue' the emperor from him?" I don't think it makes a difference who wins. ”

“……”

It may be that he said it too bluntly, and the others couldn't answer for a while.

"It's useless for us to think about it." Seeing this, Tuhuan continued to express his opinion: "We should be considered a separate faction, and what we should consider is how to protect our own interests, not just who to bet on, right?" ”

This sentence is a big truth, so everyone also agreed.

"The English are in a hurry to find us again, and it is estimated that it is also related to the recent change in the situation." Prime Minister Wang Cheng also said: "The regime on their side is very unstable. The crown prince is not so much an inheritance as a replacement. ”

"Before the succession, there will be a large and stable group with the crown prince as the core. We all know the history of the Central Plains, and we should understand what this means. He shook his head: "Over there, the situation of 'once a prince and a courtier' is more serious, and it is almost certain that there will be a series of great changes in England's policy. ”

"The court on their side gives me the feeling that there is a lack of consensus and order." "And it's not just England's problem. I have met with envoys from other countries before, and I have felt this way. ”

"Not only the crown prince, but also some other members of the royal family, and even ministers and queens, can form this kind of group, and I feel that the threshold is very low. Of course, there are often conflicts between these groups. How many such rebellions have happened in England? The son rebelled against his father, the wife rebelled against her husband, and the vassal rebelled against the feudal king. Didn't the new king, Henry V, also fight with his father and be expelled in the end? ”

"It's really like this...... Zhu Wenkui also figured it out: "In this environment, the crown prince group can't do it if it's not strong." In order to ensure an orderly succession, the king must allow, and even help him build a strong team, otherwise, even other pretenders will not be able to fight. But when the crown prince becomes stronger, he will come into direct conflict with the king. ”

"With so many people under him, his own will may not matter. Even if I am filial enough, my subordinates will fight with the king's men for a better future. ”

"Shizi is right." Lu Shangshu also nodded: "We can't take the habits of the Central Plains here." European diplomacy can only start with their set of rules. ”

"So, can you also introduce some new ideas?" Zhu Wenkui had a whim, and suggested to Princess Jeanne: "Isn't Scotland on good terms with France, and we will use the usurped King Richard as a banner to say that he is in exile in France." It is enough to make the English uncomfortable, regardless of how much it can be done. ”

"I don't even think there's a need to deliberately promote just one person." He thought for a moment and said, "Actually, both sides know that this 'King Richard' is fake, but as long as someone believes, or pretends to believe, it has a practical effect." In terms of political influence, he is still alive. ”

"And what do you think should be done?" Princess Jeanne was also curious and took the initiative to ask him.

Zhu Wenkui usually does not have much to say about the "advanced" strategies and policies except for dealing with the daily trivial matters of the palace, but he also goes to play iron. But this time, he had an idea.

"Does this king have anything to do with you?" He asked.

"It does matter." Princess Jeanne replied, "My third sister, Isabel, was married to him. When the king was deposed, the other nobles sent her back. ”

"It's so close." Zhu Wenkui was quite surprised: "I watched the history of England before, and I felt that the black prince was already the kind of legendary character in the past. Unexpectedly, your sister is his daughter-in-law......"

"That way, it's much easier." He said, "We can also stop worrying about the real and false kings. ”

"What do you think you should do?" Lu Shangshu asked.

"We can declare that the third princess and King Richard actually had a child. Isn't this kind of thing better publicized than the adult king himself? Zhu Wenkui replied: "It is very easy to verify whether the king is himself, but it is much more difficult to verify whether a child is the son of the king." ”

"Even if the English royal family finds evidence, it is difficult to strongly deny him, after all, he was still a baby at that time, and there is no way to verify it. This kind of unfalsifiable situation is the most tricky. ”

"And I'm sure the people also prefer this kind of character. You should all know the story of the Zhao orphans, right? He said: "There are many examples of this kind of family misfortune, only the child survives, and the child grows up and comes back to take revenge, both in literature and history, from the Yuan Dynasty to the Greek drama, it can be said that there are endless examples." It can be seen that people all over the world like this kind of bridge. ”

"We directly claimed that the princess was pregnant when King Richard set out to fight the rebels, but the situation was critical and we did not have time to announce it. After the king was captured, she gave birth to the legitimate crown prince under the cover of royal supporters and hid the baby. ”

"Didn't the present king of England claim that King Richard had violated the agreement in the first place by trying to instigate his men to assassinate him, and therefore put him to death?" "We just have to admit it," he reminded. Let's just say that the king already knows that the traitor will definitely not take the agreement seriously, and sooner or later he will find an opportunity to kill himself, so he simply strikes first, and takes the initiative to contact the remaining supporters to create unrest and cover his wife. Sure enough, after his death, the thieves gradually let their guard down, allowing the princess and the little prince to escape. You see, in this way, don't they all correspond? ”

"That's okay......" Tuohuan's eyes widened in surprise.

"Don't say it, it's really feasible." Lu Shangshu nodded: "The prince is really talented. We really didn't expect it to be like this......"

"Gee, I just mentioned it in passing." Zhu Wenkui waved his hand modestly: "This principle is not difficult to understand. To put it simply, if you want to achieve the interference effect, the more people involved, the better, and the higher the enthusiasm of the people to participate, the better. ”

"The King of Scotland, Richard, everyone knows it's fake. But if 'King Richard' pops up everywhere, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, because he has become a banner against the current royal family of England. ”

"In the same way, I have heard that after King Richard was killed, the Plantagenet lineage has been severed. But we can definitely say that not only did he not cut off, but more than one orphan entered the folk - in addition to this little prince story, there can even be other people, such as his younger siblings and so on. ”

"The more characters in the story who don't interfere with each other, the more people can join. Maybe there will be various derivative stories among the people. He spread his hands: "I often deal with ordinary citizens in the city. When they encounter a topic of interest, they will take the initiative to think, help us close the holes in the story, and then write more details. ”

"The creativity of folk literati is endless. I think that soon there will be a sequel to the story of the Plantagenet family, with a bunch of characters such as Jin Erniang and Jin Sanzi appearing. In this way, we don't need to spend much effort to add endless problems to them. ”

"Judging from the previous peasant uprisings, the people did not welcome the current royal family at all. In this case, any legend against the royal family can spread quickly. They can be suppressed and banned, but King Richard can be killed, but the third prince of Jin can't be killed. Zhu Wenkui said firmly.

"Good, good!" Even the Khan of the Swing Sai exclaimed: "The prince really has a strategy, this is indeed a good idea." What do you think, princess? ”

"This ......" Princess Jeanne was a little embarrassed: "My sister actually passed away a few years ago......"

"Isn't that more ...... Isn't it more sad and sympathetic? Halfway through speaking, he was glared at by his mother and sister, and hurriedly changed his words.

"Since the parties are gone, they should have avoided the link that needs to be certified. It's a good thing for everyone. And in this way, we have one more reason to make this matter public. ”

"Not really." Princess Jeanne explained: "My sister was only six years old when she married Richard II. She was only ten years old when the king was killed. ”

"That's fine—no, it doesn't seem to work." Zhu Wenkui reacted immediately: "I'll just say, how do you feel like you're a junior......"

Hangsai Khan and others were also surprised.

"Huh? Really can't do it? It's a pity to take off the joy: "I think that idea is pretty good." ”

"We got married very early." Princess Jeanne had no choice but to say: "Later, my sister remarried to the Duke of Orleans, and finally died of childbirth. She was also less than 20 years old at the time. ”

"In that case, it's technically difficult to implement." Zhu Wenkui had a bitter face and thought about it: "It's okay......"

Everyone was entangled again for a while.

(End of chapter)