"The Scottish pledge troops had withdrawn from the Northumberland County they occupied, and local militias retake Newcastle and other cities."

Count Strafford had not realized that he had become the target of the opposition. He reported to King Charles I as usual and returned to his residence in the city of London.

On the street, he could hear many people discussing the issues of the king and the parliament, and some people discussed the arrival of Chinese goods. The city of London, which had been calm for ten years, can be said to be a change in the storm.

The Scots, English, Kings, Parliament, and Chinese businessmen were involved, and no one knew what Britain would be like in the future.

"Pim's guys have been frequently in London recently. Has the members of the London City, merchants and militia who maintain public order been successfully lobbying by him to stand on their side? If that is the case, it will be a bad idea. We must find a way to arrange for spies to pay close attention to their movements..." Earl of Straffor changed into plainclothes with the help of his servant, and his servant also poured tea for him.

This black tea produced in the Eastern Empire, a province called Fujian, is the least affected by the moisture from the sea and the taste is best maintained, so it is highly praised by the British aristocratic circle and ordinary people cannot afford it.

As King Charles' most trusted favorite, he naturally obtained a lot of precious tea from Chinese merchants. If the tea he obtained was sold out, it might be a considerable income.

Dong, Dong, suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Who would it be? Earl Stratant opened the wooden door in confusion, and a strange face appeared in front of him.

"Who are you?"

"Sir Earl, it's not the time to ask this irrelevant question. Some members of the parliament are organizing personnel to arrest you. You should leave this house as soon as possible and hide in the palace."

"Wait, wait..."

The mysterious man knocking on the door left a news that it was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Count Stratford and left here, without waiting for Count Stratford to interrogate his identity in detail.

"Is it Pim and the others who want to use force to force the king to reconvene the parliament?"

The more he thought about it, the worse it became. He grabbed the sword and musket placed on the wooden table and walked outside.

When Earl Straffor went out, there were indeed several men outside watching the house where he was.

If it were not reminded, Count Stratford would not have noticed the existence of these people. However, after the reminder, it would be difficult for Count Stratford, who was full of plants and trees, to avoid noticing these guys who looked a little sneaky.

If the other party is really the person sent by Pim's opposition members to arrest him, then his fate as a betrayer will be very dangerous. He also helped Charles I do a lot to maintain the king's rule.

Earl Straffor felt that he was sweating profusely and he had to escape safely into the palace before he could be rescued.

Even if the parliament is about to make trouble, it will not dare to attack the sacred palace.

Count Straffor pretended not to find these people who were watching him and walked towards the area where the prince was.

"Catch him!"

Cromwell, who was in charge of the arrest, had already noticed the strangeness of Count Strafford, who was still wearing casual clothes at this time.

Several great men quickly approached Count Stratford.

Earl of Stratford also discovered several big men who were approaching him quickly, and his pace accelerated at the same time.

At this time, both sides tore their faces and began a chase on the streets of London City!

Some small stalls on both sides of the street were knocked down by these chasers, and potatoes and vegetable leaves fell all over the ground, causing chaos.

Bang! One of the big men who chased Count Stratford actually pulled the trigger, causing almost everyone on the street to look at the chase group in panic.

"Don't use muskets in the city! He is the Count appointed by the king himself!" Cromwell saw a subordinate he brought to shoot and shouted quickly.

The hasty Earl of Stratford was gradually blocked by several big men and was pressed to the ground by one of them.

"I am the Count, how can you deal with me like this?!" Earl Straffor was subdued by two people, and he still couldn't believe that he was arrested by several civilians.

"Earl Stratford, the Council suspects that you have implemented harsh management measures in Ireland for tax collection, persecuted many Irish people and our immigrants in England. Now the city of London will temporarily detain you awaiting trial." Cromwell said breathlessly from behind.

"I want to protest! My actions are for His Majesty the King, for England. I have eliminated pirates in Ireland, rectified taxes, and established a foothold for us Englishmen in Ireland. You have chosen to ignore my contribution. And I do not admit what you said! You must know that you are going to arrest an earl now!" Earl Straffor shouted with a thick neck and a red face.

"Our parliament will temporarily detain you. If you have any words to defend, you can say to the judge in court." Cromwell said.

Count Straffor was confused: "Parliament? The king did not reconvene Parliament, where did the Parliament come from?"

"In view of the king's arrogance over the past decade, it is necessary for us to restore the parliament even without the king's order. A group of our members have now submitted the "Great Protest" to the king, demanding that the king restore the parliament and limit the abuse of power by the king and the court ministers." Cromwell said.

"Your behavior is not in line with the tradition of England!" cried Count Straffor.

"The king violated the tradition of England first, and at this time we do not care about violating the latter and took the Irish tyrant to prison." Coolwell said to the men he brought.

"Let me go, I will leave myself!"

Charles I's number one favorite, Earl Straffor, was arrested, and Charles I was also in a state of great anxiety, because Pim brought a group of opposition members and citizens of London to block the palace and submitted a "Great Protest" to Charles I.

The letter of protest listed 204 improper articles of Charles I and urgently needed improvement, and asked Charles I to correct his behavior, the most important thing was to restore the parliament!

Under pressure from the opposition and London citizens, Charles I had to accept the "Great Protest" to appease everyone.

But when the "Big Protest" was placed in front of him, his face turned blue.

These guys in the parliament criticized almost all his measures and practices.
Chapter completed!