Chapter 953： Queen's thoughts

The Imperial Guard of Edinburgh is the core force of the Scottish royal family. They are responsible for guarding Edinburgh City and Edinburgh Royal Palace.

There were 3,000 troops in this unit, but when James IV went to England, he took a thousand cavalry troops, leaving only 2,000 infantry to continue to guard the palace and the city of Edinburgh. In addition, James IV also mobilized 3,000 second-line troops from all over the city to help defend the city. The command of the second-line troops is in the hands of the Prime Minister. As for the 2000 Guards, originally under the direct control of James IV, but after James IV was captured the year before, the Guards are now controlled by Queen Margaret.

It should be pointed out that the two thousand imperial guards are guarding the most important royal palace and important places in Edinburgh. The three thousand infantrymen transferred from all over the world served as auxiliary soldiers, guarding the periphery of Edinburgh. Speaking of the impact on the Scottish court, it is obvious that the old guards are bigger and more powerful.

If Queen Margaret is willing to support John Stewart and marry him, then John Stewart will immediately receive considerable support. After all, the total number of the entire Scottish army is now only about seven or eight thousand. Moreover, most of them are second-line troops. Only the two thousand imperial guards controlled by the queen are the real core of Scotland.

In addition, when Queen Margaret came to discuss with Prime Minister Ales, it was equal to fighting for the management power of Ales and the three thousand city defense forces in his hands. With the double support of Queen Margaret and Prime Minister Alex, John Stewart will surely be able to secure his throne.

Prime Minister Alexis also agrees with this plan by Queen Margaret. Indeed, now James IV has just passed away. If the English know, they will definitely take the opportunity to capture Scotland. At that time, the question of whether the Kingdom of Scotland can exist or not. Therefore, what matters most now is indeed to elect a new king as soon as possible, rather than to trace the cause of James IV ’s death.

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Of course, Queen Margaret's suggestion was not made out of worries about the Kingdom of Scotland, but purely for herself.

why? Queen Margaret, as a former Princess of England, had no support from her family after her family was killed by Edward. Moreover, he did not give birth to a son and a daughter for James IV. With the death of James IV, Queen Margaret's situation became extremely embarrassing.

It stands to reason that she can remarry a young queen. The problem is that her family is now dead, and now England no longer recognizes her status as Princess of England. As a result, Queen Margaret was not supported by her family. If you want to remarry, someone may not take over. Of course, it's not that you can't get married at all, but you can't find someone with the right identity to take over.

After all, she is no longer a legal princess of England. Not only is there no benefit to marrying her, but she will offend the current King Edward, which is very cost-effective. Even if she ran to France and could be a guest of France hostile to England, she would never help her find a suitable pick-up player. At most, give her as a mascot. Also, the French will use her as an excuse to attack England. However, with the rotten level of the French Navy, it is basically impossible to capture England. Therefore, her practical value is not great. Anyway, she will become dispensable by then.

In order to avoid becoming a marginal person, Queen Margaret decided to take the initiative to break the game. She pondered over and over and thought that John Stewart was at a dangerous time on all sides. If he had not become a suspect in the murder of James IV, John Stewart might have successfully become king of Scotland, and then marry a princess of equivalent status, instead of a former princess like her.

But after John Stewart was locked up as a suicide suspect, everything was different. Today John Stewart is in a desperate period of helplessness. If he is willing to support him, then the other party will not refuse to marry himself. And once John Stewart married himself, he was still the queen of the noble kingdom of Scotland, instead of becoming an optional marginal person ...

Therefore, Queen Margaret made up her mind that regardless of whether John Stewart was actually the murderer of James IV, she would marry each other and help him stabilize the situation and control the overall situation. In this way, she can also be her queen safely.

Because, James IV is dead, and she has no children left. Therefore, at this time, revenge for James IV is meaningless. And if you can use this opportunity to continue to become the queen of Scotland, it is the most beneficial result for her. You know, the position of a queen, not everyone has the opportunity to sit on it. Just like Marin ’s sister Anne, the old Hoffmans were almost crazy when they had the chance to become Queen of Poland, and almost leaked Marin ’s agricultural secrets.

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As the daughter of Henry VII, who was highly resourceful, Queen Margaret's political wisdom was not low. She knows that in this situation, it is no longer meaningful to investigate who is the murderer. What if he finds a real murderer and avenges James IV? Her queen, who had no children left, still had to stand by, and her future was uncertain.

However, if he takes this opportunity to put John Stuart in prison and help him stabilize the situation, the other party must be willing to take the plate and marry himself. Because, now John Stewart has no other choice ...

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With the support of Prime Minister Alex, Queen Margaret went to prison alone to meet John Stewart.

John Stewart is not a murderer, and naturally refuses to admit his guilt. For Queen Margaret, John Stewart is not much appreciated. After all, the other party is a widow, who knows if it has a Kuff attribute. The most important thing is that Queen Margaret no longer has the support of the Kingdom of England at this time ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is just a dog of mourning, which can not help him ...

Of course, that is a long-term consideration. Queen Margaret told him in a very calm tone that you haven't elicited the suspicion of killing Jun, you may die at any time, don't think about those distant things ...

Then, John Stewart finally realized that yeah, he was still a prisoner, he didn't dare to guarantee his life and death, how could he be qualified to abandon Queen Margaret?

When Queen Margaret told him that he was in control of Scotland's elite two thousand imperial guards, which could help him stabilize the situation, and after weighing the pros and cons, John Stewart finally agreed to marry Queen Margaret.

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After consultation, Prime Minister Alex came over and asked Queen Margaret how to help John Stewart clear the charges? After all, being a suicide suspect is not suitable for succession to the throne.

"This is simple, you declare to the outside world that the Englishman killed your majesty."

"However, the minister did not find conclusive evidence that the English assassinated His Majesty ..."

"Is the evidence important?" Queen Margaret asked back.

"Not important?"

"Is it important?"

Having said that, waiting for Prime Minister Alex to answer, Queen Margaret drifted away, leaving the dumbfounded Prime Minister Alex.

Although Prime Minister Alex is a bit pedantic, he is not stupid. Soon, he understood the meaning of Queen Margaret. Regardless of the truth of the matter, anyway, it was right that the English people did it. In this way, it can also help John Stewart get rid of the crime. At the same time, it can also arouse the feelings of the national enemy and the enemy, which helps to resist the invasion of the English ...

"The king has a great plan ..." After that, Prime Minister Alex was busy making up the "proof" of the English assassination of James IV ...