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Chapter 1447 The Standing of the Citizens of the City of London
500 Royal Guards menacingly surrounded the houses of Pym, Hampton and other opposition members. King Charles personally led this force, refused to sign the big protest, and declared that Pym, Hampton and others were "Treason" and demanded that they hand over the Earl of Stratford who had been arrested!
Pym, Hampton and other councilors were blocked by their own king, and they were all out of control for a while.

The king personally led the soldiers to come to ask for someone, which shows that Charlie was really angry.

"What should I do?" Some councilors looked sad when they saw guards soldiers equipped with matchlock guns under the window.

They caught Charlie by surprise this time, but Charles I's foresight made him less embarrassed, and he still had the Royal Guards in his hands to turn the tables.

"Don't worry, the king has always liked to accuse others of treason, just to stand on the moral high ground. If we fail, we will be exiled to another country," Pym said.

"Surrendering to the king like this will make everything we have done before go to waste!" Seeing such a situation, some MPs were in a dilemma.On the one hand, they were afraid of the king's autumn harvest, but on the other hand, they didn't want to give in so easily.

"See, this is what we were worried about...but we still have a chance to turn the situation around..." Pim calmed down after the initial panic.

"What chance to turn things around? You mean..."

"Yes, we still have foreign aid! If His Majesty the King is determined to dissolve the parliament we formed on our own again, we will have to use force to make the King submit."

Charles personally led troops to surround the opposition MPs, demanding that they disband and hand over the captive MPs.

However, Pym, Hampton and others did not intend to surrender for a long time, and they delayed and delayed Charles I, which made Charlie a little impatient.

"What the hell are they doing? Why won't they dissolve the parliament? Is there any chance of turning defeat into victory?" Charlie paced uneasily.

"Your Majesty, maybe you can conduct more in-depth negotiations with them and take this opportunity to completely resolve the issue of the parliament..."

"It is impossible for me to allow the parliament to reappear. There is nothing to talk about. They can only obey my order and hand over the Earl of Stratford." Charles I stationed at the sword.

Sun Chuanting has been observing the situation in the surrounding streets. He is also disturbed by the abnormal behavior of Pym, Hampton and others in the parliamentary opposition.

Soon he knew the source of the uneasiness - more and more citizens gathered in the surrounding streets.

The king personally led the soldiers to surround the parliamentarians. This kind of movement alarmed the citizens of the entire city of London. The citizens who heard the news gathered, and there were at least a few thousand people in the surrounding streets.

This matter seems to be a big deal!
"Pay attention to protecting the king!" Sun Chuanting saw that many citizens were carrying weapons such as sticks, spears, and matchlock guns. It seemed that it was not as simple as just watching the excitement.

"What's wrong?" Astley asked.

"You can see that these citizens are obviously persuaded by some councilors. They probably want to side with Pym and Hampton..." Sun Chuanting replied.

Astley was also aware of it, and couldn't help showing a wry smile: "Things are really bad..."

Sure enough, when Charles I issued an ultimatum to Pym, Hampton and others, more than 2000 armed citizens blocked the soldiers of the Royal Guards.

The angry citizens obviously sympathized with what happened to Pym, Hampton and others, but they surrounded the Royal Guard in large numbers instead.

More and more citizens rebelled against the Royal Guards, and the number increased from 2000 to 2500, 3000, 3500...

The Royal Guards were drowned in the sea of ​​people!
"Look, as long as the councilors and businessmen of the city of London support us, we don't have to worry about being murdered by the king." Seeing the dense crowd of Londoners blocking the streets, Pym felt as if a stone fell from his heart.

As the royal city and the largest city in Europe with a large population, the City of London has the support of the councilors here, which is equivalent to being able to mobilize these people to help in times of crisis!
"The Earl of Essex and other aristocrats who support us will raise troops to march to London. The king is still majestic and noble, but at the same time our parliament must be re-established to limit the king's abuse of power. If It's not that the king wants to go his own way, and I don't want to use this method to restore Parliament." Hampton said.

He took the lead in resisting the tax for the ship tax of tens of shillings, and was sued by the king in court.

In any case, the parliament led by the opposition has already begun to confront the king, and they don't know whether the king will let it go or will take further action.

"I, I am your king, the only king of England and Scotland!" Charles I couldn't help feeling sad and indignant in the face of the angry London citizens.

"Your Majesty, the current situation is not good. We can't do anything to the citizens of London... Now the citizens are obviously on the side of Pym and Hampton. We can't cause public anger to harm you, Your Majesty the King." It is better to return to the palace temporarily, first to appease the citizens, and temporarily appease their emotions..." Astley saw more and more citizens around him, so he had to persuade Charles I.

"No, I can't make Pim and the others so proud. If I show weakness here, they will definitely make progress!" Charles I shook his head.

"But in the current situation, if we forcefully go in and arrest Pym and Hampton, the citizens of London City will definitely clash with us. It's okay to arrest Pym, Hampton and the others, but the soldiers of the Royal Guards will definitely not If you are willing to fight with the citizens, please think twice, Your Majesty the King."

"hateful……"

Charles I was a little reconciled.

"Your Majesty the King! The citizens have surrounded the palace, and the queen, the little prince, and the court ministers are all in danger!"

When Charles hesitated, the palace guards who escaped from the palace brought a bad news to Charles I.

Now Charlie had no room for hesitation: "Follow me back to the palace!"

King Charles was forced to lift the siege of the opposition MPs, which drew cheers from the MPs and the citizens of London, making Charles I even more ashamed.

Sun Chuanting followed Charles I all the time. He didn't think there was any shame, but he thought that Chu Yun's prediction of the situation in Britain before departure was so accurate.

According to Chu Yun's estimation, a civil war between the king and the parliament is very likely to break out in Britain within three to five years, and the war may last for several years, involving England, Scotland, and Ireland.

It seems that Chu Yun's estimation is still correct. On the premise that the Chinese people almost keep not intervening, the general direction of history has not changed much.The British Civil War is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)