Although Edward was imprisoned by Henry VII for more than ten years, he was not cunning enough because of his experience. However, he was not a fool either.
Years of prisoner career have made Edward give up his innocence and luck and learn to think. He understood that the reason why the French and Scots supported him was mainly to make England messy, not for his good fortune with England.
Moreover, the French had long had the ambition to annex England. Of course, the monarchs of England had also had the ambition to annex France. The two countries, Britain and France, were too deep to resolve the ties between the wars of hundreds of wars.
Therefore, Edward was actually very scared and worried about this cooperation, worried that France would extend his hands to England. Therefore, Edward himself actually wanted to discuss with Marin how to deal with France.
As for why Edward believed in Marin? It was because Marin wanted only one or two fiefs. Give him a county to basically "feed". A behemoth like France may need to be equipped with the entire England to satisfy his appetite.
Therefore, Edward made up his mind - he decided to win over Marin and jointly boycott French forces ascend to the British Isle. If he really succeeded in regaining the throne of England, he would have to pay the French more land on the Ireland Islands. In short, the territory of England would not be given to the French. Otherwise, the whole of England would be in danger...
As for why not invite Scotland in this negotiation? It's very simple. All three families want to share more benefits. Moreover, with the addition of Marin and the existence of France, it is enough to solve Henry VII. Why bother to find someone to share benefits? The benefits this time are not ordinary benefits, but territory and power. Therefore, the fewer people participating in the sharing of spoils, the better.
Moreover, although Scotland is a traditional enemy of England, both the army and the navy are very bad, and neither is England's opponent. For such a person, not to mention that Edward is unwilling to bring them to share the spoils together, even the French, a traditional Scotland ally, would not be willing to take Scotland to share the benefits together.
As for the excuse of not bringing Scots to play together? It's so easy to find - Queen Margaret Tudor of Scotland, the eldest daughter of Henry VII. If you take James IV to plot together, it's easy to leak the secret... With such a good excuse, excluding James IV will be just enough to make it easier for each of the three parties involved in the plot to share more interests...
After entering the secret room on the ship, Marin did not speak first. Because he knew that Edward was more anxious than him. After all, Edward was the protagonist this time attacking England.
Sure enough, Edward couldn't help but speak first:
"Master Marin, I don't know what you think of the Kingdom of France?" Obviously, Edward tried Marin's attitude towards France again.
"France?" Marin pretended to think:
"It's very strong, it's the most powerful country in Europe. Just talking about the army, it can be called Europe's number one!"
In fact, Marin's current army is not weak. If he faces the French alone, Marin dares not say that he will defeat France, but he will not lose. However, to be on the ground of being low-key and to prevent Edward from discovering his ambitions, Marin naturally touts the French as the number one in Europe. As for the Ottoman Empire? That was an Asian country, and no European treats them as European countries...
Of course, Marin's attitude was very neutral and had no tendency at all, which made Edward a little confused. So he was too lazy to circle around, but asked bluntly:
"So, Grand Duke Marin, what do you think of the French entering England?"
"The French enter England? Why do we need the French enter England?" Marin continued to pretend to be stupid and asked.
Edward gave Marin N middle fingers in his heart before saying:
"For this tripartite talks, the French will definitely propose entering England. For example, like you, make land requirements for one or two counties..."
Marin felt that the heat was almost done, so he pretended to be shocked and said:
"Your Majesty, you must not! The French are the most powerful country in the army. If they give them a foothold in England, I am worried that they will annex the entire England!" Although it was not stated clearly, Marin had already expressed his tendency.
Edward was satisfied, but asked tentatively:
"Is there any difference between Northumberland and the Isle of Wight to you, and one or two counties to the French? Anyway, I will depose those Counts who follow Henry VII."
Marin rolled her eyes and said:
"Your Majesty, that's different! What is my origin? I can't compete for the throne of England without royal blood. But France is different. They have always claimed to have the royal power of England, and England has always claimed to have the royal power of France. Britain and France are mortal enemies, and giving the French a foothold in England is completely the act of attracting wolves into the house. As for me, it is impossible for me to become the king of England in terms of blood or legal principles. Even if Henry VII usurped the throne, he still has the royal blood of England..."
Edward nodded, and he knew that Marin was right. Marin had no royal blood, and even if he conquered England, no one would support him as a king. Even if he forced himself to become a king, he would encounter one after another. However, France, Britain and France had an in-law relationship. At the beginning, the Hundred Years of War between Britain and France also revolved around the inheritance rights of the French Kingdom.
In fact, Britain is indeed qualified to inherit the French throne. Because King Edward III of England was the eldest son of the eldest daughter of King Philip IV. Philip IV of France's three sons left no descendants after their death. Therefore, according to the law of inheritance, Edward III, the great grandson of Philip IV, should have inherited the French throne.
However, the French nobles were not willing to let an English king serve as the French king at the same time. Therefore, they forcibly deposed Edward III's inheritance rights and chose Philip VI's nephew to succeed the French king.
This is not in line with the law of inheritance, so Edward III was very angry and raised his troops to attack France, hoping to regain his throne that should have belonged to him. Although England had won many victories in the early stage, it was unable to occupy the entire territory of France. At the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French finally turned the tables, while the British lost all their territory in France.
If the lawsuit is formally filed, the British side will definitely win the lawsuit. But this is a battle for power, there is no right or wrong, only victory or defeat. Later, the French actually bit back and claimed that they had the right to inherit the British throne. However, the French had no foothold in England and the navy was too bad. Even if they claimed the right to inherit, they did not have the ability to attack the English mainland.
However, if the French gained a foothold in England by following this opportunity to jointly attack Henry VII, then it would not seem difficult for France to dispatch a large army to destroy England.
You say that the Five Port Alliance can withstand the French fleet? Yes, the English Navy is indeed stronger than France. However, if the French rely on the territory they acquired in England and occupy the ports of the Five Port Alliance and other English ports on land, then the English Navy that lost its home port would not be more popular. Perhaps, those English merchant ships would fall to France in large numbers. After all, without the home port, those merchant ships would not be able to sustain.
Edward knew this, but he also knew that the support of the French was still needed and he didn't know how to reject France.
So he asked Marin with distress:
"I know the danger of the French, but I cannot refuse the French's request to send troops now! If the French landed on England and wanted them to leave, it would be difficult..." To describe this sentence in Eastern words, it would be "It is easy to invite God but difficult to send God"...
Marin pretended to be thinking for a long time, but in fact, he had an idea. However, in order not to scare Edward, he still pretended to think for a long time. Finally, Marin raised his head and said to Edward:
Chapter completed!