Charles I returned to the palace with 500 soldiers from the Royal Guards, and soon expelled the citizens surrounding the palace and lifted the siege of the palace.

However, the problem is far from being resolved. Pym, Hampton and other members of parliament resumed the parliament themselves and informed the counties of electing MPs; Earl of Stratford was arrested by Pym, Hampton and others for their whereabouts; most of the city of London stood behind Pym, Hampton and others as support because of the turn of the London City MPs.

For the first time, Charles I felt that he had become so weak in London.

"Everyone stood behind Pim, Hampton, the annoying group of people, and where is my most loyal and reliable people?" Charles I felt lonely because of the betrayal of the people of London.

He had obviously formed a siege against Pim, Hampton and others, but he didn't expect that London City would stand on Pim and the others' side.

"His Majesty the King, the counties in the north, the western and Wales' people are still trustworthy, and the counties in the southeast are not so reliable, including the city of London." Astley said to Charles I.

Charlie was silent. It was ironic to him that the most reliable person was not the people in the royal city, but the people in the more marginal places.

"The City of London is a place of right and wrong, and I cannot stay. I need to find my most loyal supporters to fight against these people. How about you saying that I leave the City of London and go to other places to gather troops and then counterattack the City of London?" Charles I asked the ministers of the Princes.

The ministers and nobles of the royalists looked at each other, and they also knew that the royalists were alone in the city of London, while the squire and noble merchants who supported the king were concentrated in the north and west, while the more economically developed city of London and other places were more opposition members.

However, leaving the economically developed City of London is equivalent to giving away important financial resources, properties and population to the Parliament led by Pim. The economy in the west and north is relatively backward. Will the king really be able to counterattack the City of London?

The king planned to escape from his royal city, and no one could help Charles I make such a major decision.

"Mr. Sun Chuanting, what do you think?" Charles I asked, and then threw this question to Sun Chuanting as if he was asking for help.

"Well..." Sun Chuanting was considering China's interests in the conflict between the king and the parliament, and Charlie's sudden question caught him off guard.

How should he answer this difficult question?

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"Urgent report! The Earl of Essex led a recruited army to the city of London and entered the city of *** City. Several unknown troops appeared near the city of *** City. It is suspected that it was also reinforcements found by Pim and others!"

The scouts deployed by the Royal Guards outside brought important information, which made Charles I and the ministers of the royalists fluctuate!

The citizens in the city support the council, and outside the city there were troops led by nobles to support. The city of London has fallen into the hands of this council that has just announced its reorganization!

"It seems that there is no other way. We must leave here before the city of London completely falls and go to the north to find people who support me. When the city of London is counterattacked, I will execute all these people!" Charles I had no choice but to throw it away.

He had no choice but to take a different approach in London City!

"Your Majesty, are you really not considering negotiating with the Parliament but fighting with the Parliament?" Astley and other ministers supporting Charles I could not help but hesitate.

"I will never sign the "Great Protest" to the death, I can only fight! If I lose, my blood will dye my crown red." Charlie also gave up this time!

After deciding to temporarily escape from London, the royal family and the court ministers hurriedly packed their parcels and marched north under the escort of the Royal Guards.

Whether it was Pim's opposition members or citizens of London, they did not stop Charles I from rushing to escape.

In their opinion, kings are kings, and even if they catch the king, they can't do anything. England cannot be without kings, otherwise those who were granted the status of aristocratic by the king became civilians? As for ordinary civilians, kings and other nobles are upper-class people, and they do not want to offend the upper-class people.

Sun Chuanting did not follow King Charlie to flee from the city of London controlled by parliament. He also had to always pay attention to the upheaval that occurred within Britain and the possible impact on them, the group of people from the East.

Although opposition members such as Pim and Hampton occupied the city of London and knew about the ambiguous relationship between Sun Chuanting and others and King Charlie, Sun Chuanting even served as King Charlie's military adviser, they could not do anything to Sun Chuanting and the Chinese merchants.

The Fourth Fleet and the Far West Expeditionary Force are still in Portsmouth. If they dare to target the Chinese merchants and their industries in London, then this army in Portsmouth will join the king's camp without hesitation! As long as the Easterners do not intervene in this civil war, Pim, Hampton and others can be said to be thankful!

"It's not been many days before this, something like this happened in London. Our teahouse's recent business has been seriously affected..."

"We are still preparing to establish a Chinese school and newspaper, and also go to coal and iron-producing counties to buy mines. Now the drastic changes inside the city of London have forced us to put these plans on hold for the time being!"

"We must evaluate the impact of this upheaval in Britain on us. This is a dangerous signal. We cannot determine whether the Parliament will recognize the previous treaty signed by the King and us after it comes to power, and their attitude towards us in the future."

In the Chinese Businessmen's Hall, the directors were having a heated discussion.

There is no doubt that this drastic change in the city of London has greatly affected these businessmen who come from afar, both now and in the future!

"What do the Fourth Fleet and the Far West Expeditionary Force mean? Will they personally go to the battlefield to help the king fight? If we really declare war on the parliament, we must consider transporting all the core personnel and assets of our Western company to Portsmouth to avoid the seizure of us by the parliament. If our core personnel and steam engines are in the hands of the parliament, it may lead to leakage of production technology." Huang Xiushan was a little worried, "There is another thing that is very difficult. Our smelter has just received a large order of 3,200 tons of pig iron. It has just started construction. If the delivery is not delivered in time, we need to pay a huge liquidated damages to the French merchants and the Netherlands merchants..."

"You don't have to worry about this for the time being. Our army will not intervene in this war. And according to the estimates of the military leader, if a civil war really breaks out in Britain, the war will last for at least two or three years. We wait for an opportunity to fight, and the snipe and clam fight, and the fisherman will eventually benefit..." Sun Chuanting said.
Chapter completed!