Chapter 164 What Happened
Finally Prince Edward was willing to admit his identity, which made Nottingham County Mayor Philip Mark somewhat satisfied.*/www.//*1. As John guessed, Count Simon de Mondford was contacting other earls, who planned to march into London and took advantage of the embarrassment of London when King Henry III of John led his army to fight and the London garrison became empty. This allowed the Magna Carta to pass.
In fact, although the Magna Carta has the significance of restricting the royal power and improving the civil rights in the historical sense, in fact, in this era, the rights obtained were not civilians, and it would not appear for centuries before it would appear. The Magna Carta has absolute progressive significance in restricting the royal power in history, and it was also the subsequent great improvement of England's strength when Prince Edward ruled England, and it allowed him to conquer almost the entire Scotland. These were the developments brought to England by the Magna Carta.
This matter did not have that much significance to Nottingham County Mayor Philip Mark. The only benefit to him was that he had mastered the important bargaining chip of Prince Edward, so he would gain very important gains, whether in King Henry III of John or in Earl of Simon de Mondford. For him, this was an important question. As for who Prince Edward belonged to and what he could bring to England, he would not ask.
From this point of view, this is very similar to the officials of the Song Dynasty at that time. It only proves that the officials, nobles and the court under feudal totalitarianism are so centrifugal. For personal interests, what country and nation can be described in their hearts in one word - fart!
"Well, Prince Edward, I will tell you what the Earl of Simon de Mondford did!"
While being proud, Philip Mark, the mayor of Nottingham County, explained to Prince Edward how he knew his identity and what the Earl of Simon de Mondford had done to avoid more problems.
In a vague way, Prince Edward could also guess some bad news. Although he was still young and could not completely guess, John's concerns and Nottingham County Mayor Philip Mark's pride made him feel that things seemed to be extremely unfavorable.
"No matter what Earl Simon de Mondford did, Mr. Philip Mark, I hope you can make the right choice. And during this period, I have seen all your actions here, besides being too greedy, to be honest, you are a good official. Also, be aware that the problems at Dame Juliana's house are not negotiable!"
Prince Edward put on a princely posture and taught Nottingham's governor Philip Mark, of course, that was his right. Because in fact, even if he was "used by Simon De Mondford in the future, it would be absolutely not difficult to punish him as a small governor. Another important bargaining chip is that Geriel is the French princess and the future queen of the Song Dynasty. This is Prince Edward's last conscience. Even if the Song Dynasty cannot do anything, His Majesty Louis IX of France will definitely do something.
This is of course a child-like idea. After all, international politics is not as simple as he thought. Because of geopolitical issues, the French emperor Louis IX may not support him. But it is too early to say anything now. The only question is, what did the Earl of Simon de Mondford do that would make Philip Mark, the mayor of Nottingham County, so proud and surely win?
"Haha, your highness, you really scared me! Count Simon de Mondford is much more polite to me than you. He told me that His Majesty the King is worried about you, so he has been sending people to look for you everywhere. In addition, I heard that Count Simon de Mondford is organizing an army. If I guess correctly, he may want to use your and the City of London as a condition for negotiation with His Majesty!"
There is no need to think about these things in detail. Prince Edward's intelligence has already figured out his own situation and England's situation! This is definitely a bad situation. Although after getting along with Kiriel, he did not oppose the signing of the Magna Carta. But at this moment, he could not encourage the majesty of Count Simon De Mondford. After all, his father, Henry III, was leading his army to fight on the mainland, and the instability in the rear may lead to the failure of the war. If that were the case, England would probably suffer great losses.
"Are you going to hand me over to Earl Simon de Mondford? His Excellency Philip Mark, if that's the case, I have to say that you have chosen something that will make Princess Qilil of France unhappy, and will also let his husband Zhao Fubo teach you a lesson!"
Prince Edward's words made Philip Mark, the mayor of Nottingham County, wonder. How could Princess Qili have something to do with Prince Edward in front of her? And what is Zhao Fubo? This name is not familiar at all. In his impression, no one in England and Europe has such a strange name!
"That Zhao is an oriental man. He is the emperor of the distant Song Empire. His country is very large. England is probably the size of one of his provinces. So, Mr. Philip Mark, I advise you not to choose the wrong camp!"
Philip Mark, the mayor of Nottingham County, had never heard of Zhao Fubo's name. After all, information was extremely underdeveloped at this time. Perhaps when Zhao Fubo occupied the entire Europe, Philip Mark, a small county magistrate in Britain, might have heard Zhao Fubo's name, and it was accompanied by praise such as "great".
Although he knew the name of Princess Kiriel, Philip Mark, the mayor of Nottingham County, could never associate that name with the little John who was his enemy in Sherwoodson. Unless there is only one possibility, that is, when Kiriel appears before him, he will understand why Prince Edward, a 10-year-old boy, remained so calm in front of him.
Yes, this is very simple. If someone stands behind the wife of the head of the world's most powerful force group, then everyone will be as calm as Prince Edward. Not only will they be calm, but older people will take advantage of this opportunity to slap the person opposite him. From this perspective, Prince Edward is really too young. If he grows up, he will definitely make better use of this opportunity.
Chapter completed!