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Chapter 1445 Arresting the Earl
"The Scottish Covenant Army has withdrawn from the Northumberland they occupied, and the local militia has retaken cities such as Newcastle."

The Earl of Stratford has not yet realized that he has become the target of the opposition.After reporting to King Charles I as usual, he returned to his London residence.

On the street, he could hear many people discussing the king and the parliament, and some people were discussing the arrival of Chinese goods.The city of London, which has been calm for ten years, can be said to be changing this time.

The Scots, the English, the king, the parliament, and the Chinese merchants were all involved, and no one knew what Britain would look like in the future.

"Pym's guys have been frequenting the city of London recently. Could it be that the councilors, businessmen and militiamen who maintain law and order in the city of London have been successfully lobbied to their side? If that's the case, it's not good, we have to think Find a way to arrange for spies to keep a close eye on their movements..." Earl Stratford changed into plain clothes with the help of his servant, who even poured tea for him.

This kind of black tea produced in a province called Fujian in the Eastern Empire is the least affected by the humidity of the sea, and the taste is also the best, so it is highly respected by the British aristocracy, and ordinary people simply cannot afford it.

As the most trusted vassal of King Charles, he naturally obtained a lot of valuable tea from Chinese merchants.If he sold the tea he got, it might be a lot of money.

Boom, boom, suddenly there was a knock on the door.

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

"who are you?"

"My lord, now is not the time to ask such an insignificant question. Some members of the council are organizing people to arrest you. You'd better leave this house as soon as possible and hide in the palace."

"wait wait wait……"

The mysterious man who knocked on the door left behind a piece of news that was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Earl Stratford, and left here without waiting for Earl Stratford to question his identity in detail.

"Could it be that Pym and the others are going to use force to force the king to reconvene the parliament?"

The Earl of Stratford got worse as he thought about it, he grabbed the saber and musket on the wooden table and walked outside.

When the Earl of Stratford went out, there were indeed several men watching the room he was in.

The Earl of Stratford would not have been aware of these people had he not been reminded.But after being reminded, it was hard for the Earl of Stratford, who was in a hurry, not to notice this group of sneaky guys.

If the other party is really the person sent by Pym's opposition MPs to arrest him, then his fate as a traitor will be very dangerous.And he also helped Charles I do a lot of things to maintain the king's rule.

The Earl of Stratford felt that he was sweating profusely now, and he had to escape safely to the palace before he could be rescued.

Even if the parliament is going to make a fuss, it doesn't dare to attack the sacred palace.

The Earl of Stratford pretended not to notice these people watching him, and walked towards the area where the prince was in a hurry.

"catch him!"

Cromwell, who was in charge of directing the arrest, had already noticed the strangeness of the Earl of Stratford, who was still wearing civilian clothes at this time.

Several big men quickly approached Earl Stratford.

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

At this time, both sides tore their faces and started a chase on the streets of London City!
Some small stalls on both sides of the street were knocked down by these chasing people, and potatoes and vegetable leaves were scattered all over the ground.

Boom!One of the big men chasing the Earl of Stratford actually pulled the trigger, causing almost everyone on the street to look at the chasing group in panic.

"Don't use muskets in the city! He is the earl appointed by the king himself!" Cromwell shouted when he saw one of his men shoot.

The hurried Earl of Stratford was gradually blocked by several big men, and was pushed to the ground by one of them.

"I'm the earl, how can you treat me like this?!" Earl Stratford was subdued by two people, and he still couldn't believe that he was arrested by several civilians.

"Earl Stratford, the parliament suspects that you have implemented harsh management measures in Ireland to collect taxes, persecuting many Irish people and our immigrants from England. Now the city of London will temporarily detain you pending trial." Cromwell panted He spoke from behind.

"I want to protest! Everything I do is for His Majesty the King, for England. I cleared up pirates in Ireland, rectified taxes, and established a firm foothold for us English people in Ireland. You choose to ignore my contribution. And I don't Admit the behavior you said! You need to know that the earl you are going to arrest is an earl!" Earl Stratford blushed and roared thickly.

"Our parliament has temporarily detained you. If you have anything to say, you can say it to the judge in court." Cromwell said.

The Earl of Stratford was at a loss: "Parliament? The king didn't reconvene the parliament. Where did the parliament come from?"

"In view of the king's arrogance in the past ten years, it is necessary for us to restore the parliament even without the king's personal 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 court ministers. Power," said Cromwell.

"Your behavior is not in line with English tradition!" cried the Earl of Stratford.

"The king violated England's tradition first, and at this time we don't care about the violation later, and put the tyrant of Ireland in prison." Cullenwell said to the few men he brought.

"Let go of me, I'll go by myself!"

The Earl of Stratford, the number one favorite of Charles I, was arrested. At this time, Charles I was also in a state of desperation, because Pym led a group of opposition MPs and citizens of the city of London in front of the palace, and submitted the "Great Protest" to Charles I. Book".

The Great Protest listed 204 inappropriate and urgently needed improvements of Charles I, and asked Charles I to correct his behavior, and the most important thing is to restore the parliament!
Under the pressure of the opposition and the citizens of London, Charles I had to accept the "Great Protest" to appease everyone.

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

These fellows in the parliament even criticized almost all of his measures and practices.

"Impossible, I will never sign such a treaty. Let the Earl of Stratford come to see me!"

(End of this chapter)