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Chapter 1504 Queen Sophia

"Let Princess Sophia take the throne?!"

The nobles and squires of the king's army were in a commotion. They remembered that there was a troublesome princess in the past, but she had been quiet since she went to the East for a study tour a few years ago, so everyone naturally ignored her.

Logically speaking, Princess Sophia is also eligible to participate in the succession to the throne.

only……

"We don't know what happened to the princess in the east these years, and we don't know if she has the ability to manage a country. She used to be a little expert who liked to cause trouble when she was in London." Look at the nobles of the king's army. I, I, I look at you, when they recalled the little daughter of the previous king, they were all bad memories.

Of course it's not bad, but Princess Sofia has always been playful, so it's hard to say that she can be equated with the Queen.

"If Princess Sophia is the Queen, our garrison in Portsmouth can justifiably join the British Civil War and easily defeat the parliamentary army. You don't need to worry about being defeated by the parliament and then being brutally auctioned off by the parliament property."

At this time, Sun Chuanting certainly supported Princess Sophia who had received the baptism of Chinese culture!

Charles I, whom they spent a lot of money in bribes, was assassinated. Seeing that a large amount of investment was going to waste, the Chinese interest group represented by Sun Chuanting had to carefully consider cooperating with the next British ruler.

Who else is more suitable for the position of queen than Princess Sophia, who has been in China for several years, can speak Chinese, understands Chinese culture, and has seen new things, and is more in line with the interests of Sun Chuanting and other groups?
Among other things, the fact that you can communicate directly in Chinese when dealing with people is attractive enough.

Sun Chuanting stood up to support Princess Sophia, causing an uproar in the King's Army.

They had to weigh the pros and cons.

Bringing Eastern armies into the fray really seemed to hasten the end of the civil war, avoiding a parliamentary victory, and avoiding French interference in England's affairs.But this would mean letting the Orientals intervene in England's civil war.Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
The nobles and country gentry of the king's army had a heated discussion all day. They had to take care of Sun Chuanting's face and dared not speak out their scruples in front of him, but Sun Chuanting naturally knew their concerns.

After the meeting the great men of the king's army still could not figure out which candidate should be king of England and Scotland.

The reason is simple, the current situation in Britain is very complicated.

First of all, the selection of this candidate must make the four forces of the Parliamentary Army, the King's Army, Scotland, and Ireland willing to be regarded as the king. This is the king of the United Kingdom, not just a simple matter of selecting the king of England.

"Princess Sofia is okay in the east? When we sorted out the king's relics, we found a picture of Princess Sofia, which was handed over to Queen Henrietta. It's better to be glad that the princess is in the eastern capital at the moment, otherwise Princess Sofia might be killed in the attack ..." Prince Rupert asked Sun Chuanting after the meeting.

"The princess should be doing well now, but I don't know how she will react when she learns that the king's family has been attacked." Sun Chuanting was a little afraid that Princess Sophia would not be able to accept this fact.

"If Princess Sophia is appointed as the co-queen of England and Scotland, will you interfere in the affairs here, or change the beliefs here? I am afraid that this is what many nobles and squires are worried about. They are afraid of you, and they are afraid that the French will influence us. Same with England. Do you know why King Charles got a lot of dissatisfaction, and the previous king was not so fierce? The previous king married a Danish princess, and there is no difference of faith with England, but King Charles married a French princess. That side is more inclined to the Holy See, which is not the same as our belief. Many people doubt that King Charles will submit to the Holy See. You should know the reason... If the current queen is not the French princess, maybe let Princess Anne be the queen, Then there is no problem for the queen to be in power." Astley, the chief military and political officer, expressed their concerns to Sun Chuanting.

"Princess Sophia is the daughter of your former king and has the blood of the Stuart dynasty. We have no right to interfere with her behavior. We just want New England to retain the series of treaties we signed with King Charles. This is our This is also why we are willing to stand on your side to deal with the Parliament together. If we send troops, we will still retreat to Portsmouth and station after defeating the Parliament, and will not control the city of London.” Sun Chuanting tried to dispel the other party’s concerns.

Behind Astley are the nobles and squires of the King's Army. If Astley can be persuaded, it will be easy to persuade the nobles and squires of the King's Army to support Princess Sophia.

"Sure enough, if this is the case, then the problem is simple. Maybe Princess Sophia is a good candidate. It's just that she is far away in the east now, and we can't contact her. I don't know if she is willing to be the queen of the United Kingdom. Even if she is willing to come back, I'm afraid It will take two years, and no one can preside over the affairs during this time, I am afraid that the whole kingdom will fall into chaos, is it possible that we have to spend two years waiting for Princess Sophia to come back?" Astley raised another question .

"Maybe you can restore your parliamentary tradition, but the parliament must obey the leadership of Princess Sophia, recognize our previous treaty of King Charles, and it is best to have royalists serve as members of the new parliament, which means that our king's army can also be established A parliament that temporarily replaces Princess Sofia to make decisions." Sun Chuanting proposed another idea that surprised everyone.

According to Sun Chuanting's understanding of British traditions during this period, the Parliament is definitely a hurdle that England cannot overcome. If we want to completely stabilize this place, we need to have peace talks between the king and the Parliament to reconfirm their respective rights and obligations.Otherwise, even if he supports Princess Sophia as queen, it is easy to break out the civil war again.

As an outsider, Sun Chuanting did not hate parliament as much as Charles I did, and he did not object to the existence of parliament.If the power of the parliament is not great, the parliament is just an institution to help the king do things.The most important thing is that they can recognize a series of treaties signed by the Kyushu Army and Charles I, and continue to provide convenience for Chinese merchants.

"Our royal army also formed a parliament?" Astley and other royalists were surprised.

"Why not? The king has never recognized the legitimacy of London's parliament, so what if you set up a parliament in Oxford?"

(End of this chapter)