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Chapter 1431 Restoring the Voice of Parliament

The news of Newcastle's defeat in the Battle of Newcastle came back to the city of London, and there was another commotion. Many citizens who expressed sympathy for Scotland became dissatisfied with King Charles because of this.

Many opposition MPs who did not participate in the battle even took this opportunity to ask King Charles to restore the parliament.

Whether it was to raise reparations to the Scots or to negotiate with the Scottish Council, it was Charles I's rationale for restoring Parliament.

Calls for the imminent resumption of the ten-year-defunct Conference are emerging among the citizens of the City of London and growing louder.Not only the city of London, but people in all counties submitted petitions under the call of the squires, calling for the convening of parliament.

The teahouse in the City of London became more lively because of this incident, and more and more nobles gathered here, especially the members of the opposition even blatantly attacked King Charles here.

"I heard that Charles was defeated by the Covenant Army in the battle of Newcastle, and even the northernmost county was occupied by the Scots. What happened? Why did the king's army fail so quickly?" Sun Chuanting of the city makes tea.

"The English don't want to fight at all. They have completely cheated their king. No matter how clever the commander is, if they don't first solve the problem of why they fight, they will not be able to make the soldiers go forward bravely." Sun Chuanting said helplessly.

Not only Charles I, but even he was tricked a little bit.

"Will Charlie's defeat this time affect our interests? It's good that the war happened in the north, but if it happened in the city of London, it might affect our business." The shopkeeper said.

"The conflict between Charles and the Scots should not directly affect our interests. All the Scots need is to abolish the bishop and demand reparations. What should really be alert is the English Parliament. They may take this opportunity to restore the legislative power. We Many trade treaties and garrison treaties were signed with Charlie, and a lot of gold and silver were invested in him. If he finished the game and refused to recognize our treaty, then our investment would be in vain. And we and Charlie Dealing with one person is easier than dealing with a group of people in the parliament, and it is easier to control one person than a group of people." Sun Chuanting said.

"It's really not good to hear what you said. The situation in London is more turbulent. Recently, you can hear rumors about the restoration of parliament in teahouses every day, and you can even hear it when you are buying vegetables in the market. If it is It’s impossible for nothing to happen out of nowhere, and I’m thinking that there might be chaos in the city of London.” The shopkeeper sensed a change in public opinion from the conversations of the British nobles.

"You mean the conflict between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians?"

"Yes, some people support the king, some support the parliament, and some are watching. But now, more people are leaning towards the parliament. Now there are rumors in the market that Charles I intends to get close to the Holy See because of the Queen of France, so he attacked Scotland. The Presbyterian Church. I don’t know if it’s true or not, or someone is spreading it on purpose.”

"This kind of thing has nothing to do with us, and we don't want to intervene in their disputes of belief. If possible, our army will not easily intervene in their civil strife." Sun Chuanting shook his head.

For the Kyushu Army who did not want to occupy the British Isles, the situation in Britain ruled by King Charles was very good.

King Charles needs money, and the Kyushu Army can give it.The Kyushu Army needs a naval base and a factory in Europe, and Charles I is willing to give it.

If the parliament replaces King Charles, then the Kyushu Army will have to relearn how to deal with the complex parliament.It is difficult to imagine that the parliamentary opposition would not abolish a series of treaties previously signed by King Charles, especially the garrison treaty.

Although Sun Chuanting and others believed that it was more in their interests for King Charles to rule Britain, they were powerless to interfere with the internal affairs of the British.If the forcible intervention would arouse the resentment of the British, the Huaxia factory established on the royal land might be attacked by the British.

If Charles I was really unpopular, he could be sacrificed according to Chu Yun's order before they set off.As long as the parliament can recognize a series of trade treaties and garrison treaties signed by the king.So there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

In the palace of King Charles, Charles summoned several important officials including the Earl of Stratford.They were about to decide on an important matter - to reconvene Parliament.

"If it is not a last resort, I absolutely do not want to reconvene the parliament. But... now is an extraordinary period, maybe I have to agree to the request of the people and reconvene the dissolved parliament. This also means that I will see Pym, Han People in Putton that disgust me."

King Charles leaned back in his chair, looking tired.The failure of the Battle of Newcastle, and the news that he and Queen Louis XIII's sister were close to the Holy See in the market, had a great blow to his majesty.

With talk of a new parliament and petitions mounting, Charlie had to face something he had been reluctant to face.

"Pym, Hampton and others may not necessarily be able to be elected to the council." Earl Stratford said.

"They will definitely be elected to the council, although I hate them, but they have a lot of supporters in the local area." Charlie frowns, "I can already imagine their aggressiveness after the reorganization of the parliament, they must use taxation And the power of appropriation to make me accept many harsh conditions. Your proposal to the Scots this time is completely stupid."

"Your Majesty, I also didn't expect many people in the country to stand on the side of the Scottish Presbyterian Church. They have no fighting spirit at all. They are not qualified professional soldiers. If we rely more on mercenaries, maybe we can win." Steer Earl Raffo said.

"Okay, it's useless to say anything now. Northumberland is still under the control of the Covenant Army. Let the Covenant Army leave Northumberland as soon as possible, otherwise they will have to pay 850 pounds more if they stay one more day. Oath The army also demanded compensation, and the royal family has no money..." Charles I bluntly confessed to several important ministers of his own.

"Your Majesty, I think there are other ways to temporarily obtain compensation to the Scots besides reconvening Parliament," said the Earl of Stratford.

"What else can I do?" Charles I asked impatiently, like a drowning man seeing a life-saving straw.

The Earl of Stratford replied: "Our Royal Navy's booty from the Mediterranean is only a small part of it. The Chinese people got the big head. They are very rich and can borrow from them."

(End of this chapter)