In fact, although Edward ascended the throne and claimed to be Edward VI, Europe admitted that he had few countries, only France and Scotland publicly recognized them. Other countries were still waiting and watching, and the most important Holy See did not recognize Edward's identity as king.
As for Marin, he did not admit Edward on the surface. Of course, when he was talking to Edward, it was nothing to praise him. Sure enough, when Marin called Edward his Majesty, Edward felt that his bones were a little bit weaker...
In addition, although Marin and Edward agreed that Marin would be assigned to Northumberland and become the Earl of Newcastle afterwards. However, it has not been successful yet. Therefore, Marin still calls himself me, not a minister. Only after seizing England can Marin officially become the Earl of Newcastle, with a fiefdom of the entire Northumberland and the Isle of Wight in the English Channel.
"What's the idea? Tell me..." Edward reacted and asked casually after a few seconds of excitement.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean is to take back the throne, but are afraid that the French will enter England?"
"Yes!" Edward nodded.
"That's easy to deal with. The French naval strength is weak. We just let the British fleet and the French fight. With the French naval level, it will definitely fail. We can indicate when signing the treaty that if the French successfully landed in England and helped defeat Henry VII, we can only cash in England's fiefdom. If the French fail to land in England, they will not cash out..."
After thinking about it, Edward said:
"No, last time you said you could solve the English fleet and cover me and my army across the Irish Sea. In addition, you have to solve the fleet in the English Channel, right? Otherwise, the fleet in the English Channel will definitely prevent me from crossing the Irish Sea."
"Yes, I promised to solve the English fleet and not let them hinder you and your army from crossing the Irish Sea. However, I never said that I would destroy the English fleet..." Marin said leisurely.
"But if you don't solve the English fleet, how could the French agree to stop crossing the sea?" Edward asked in confusion.
Marin took a sip of Earl's milk tea and said slowly:
"I said I promised to solve the English fleet and not let them disturb your ferry, but I never said to eliminate those English ships. If they reacted and heard that the French were crossing the English Channel, do you say, are they prioritizing you or the French army?"
Edward seemed to understand a little:
"You mean, if Henry heard that the French were organizing crossing the sea, would he definitely have priority to intercept the French?"
"Yes, that's what it means. As long as my army quietly lands in Newcastle and is not discovered, Henry VII will definitely not regard your army as the biggest threat. As long as you hear that the French are going to cross the sea, they will definitely give priority to the French..." Marin explained.
Although it sounds uncomfortable, Edward knew that Marin was right. If Marin's army was not exposed, for Henry VII, the miscellaneous army under Edward would definitely not be as good as the regular French army. Therefore, intercepting the French would definitely be given priority over intercepting Edward.
"But if you don't get rid of the main force of the English fleet, the French wouldn't cross the sea foolishly!"
"That's right, so I had promised to 'solve' the main force of the England fleet, rather than 'eliminate'..."
"What does it mean?" Edward was puzzled.
"I mean, before attacking and eliminating the English ships on the Irish sea, I can send the main force of the English fleet..."
"Spending? How to do it?"
"Your Majesty, you know. The main force of the English fleet is actually recruiting merchant ships from private merchant ships. Merchant ships naturally have to transport goods and make money. Now it is not in wartime. I just need to find people to hire big merchant ships that can serve as warships, and hire them to travel farther places such as Italy, Spain, or the Baltic Sea. Then, after they left, my fleet attacked dozens of English merchant ships on the Irish sea, even if Henry VII wanted to mobilize the fleet to reinforce, there would be no ship available for the time being..."
Edward was stunned:
"This...this is OK?"
"Why can't it work?"
"But... if those English merchant ships go out to sea and the French take the opportunity to cross the English Channel, there will be no ship to intercept..."
Marin smiled and said:
"So, we have to fight a time difference! Think about it, did those English merchant ships come back in one or two months?"
Edward nodded...
"We calculate the time. When I send a fleet to attack the English ships on the Irish sea, we will ensure that those British merchant ships that were sent to the sea will not come back. But after your army successfully crossing the sea, we will send a message to France. As long as they don't know that the 'solve' I mean to be a British merchant ship, they will inevitably be fooled. After all, if they send a ship to the coast of England to reconnaissance, they will find that there is indeed no ship..."
"But the French organized fleets and large troops to land, it would take a month to go? Then all the English merchant ships will come back. When the French cross the sea, they will just meet the returned English merchant ships..."
Edward was immediately excited:
"Then the French fleet was completely wiped out..."
Marin nodded and added:
"More than that, the French army on the ship are also over. After this battle, it will probably take years for the French to recover. Especially the navy, it is estimated that they will not be able to get up in less than ten years. At that time, you will not be worried about the French invading England..."
"It's so wonderful! It's such a good plan!" Edward jumped up excitedly.
However, he quickly calmed down and said distressedly:
"But, this will offend the French to death..."
Marin said lightly:
"English and France are originally enemies. As the king of England, when did you fear offend France? Besides, no matter how strong France is, it can still cross the sea to bite you?"
Edward thought for a while and said:
“That’s right…”
If the French Navy's margins are going to be beaten to pieces, why are you afraid of the French?
Marin thought about it and reminded him:
"At that time, if you turn against the French, you have to pay attention to the people around Queen Anna. Those people are all French..."
Edward nodded and said:
"I know, but I have to wait until I return to London. At that time, I will replace all the attendants from France around Anna. However, I can't turn against France now..." He knew that this was not the time to turn against the French.
Marin smiled, he didn't tell Edward--the French have studied how to kick your egg...
Marin estimated that after the tripartite talks ended, Edward returned to Dublin, and the French would almost send someone to kick his eggs. Otherwise, it would be difficult to arrange when he landed in England. Who knows what changes would happen at that time?
But Marin did not intend to tell Edward, because the French would do this well. If Edward was fine, he would be able to continue giving birth to a child by changing the chef who gave Anna the birth control pill. If he gave birth to a prince, it would be useless even if Caesar married Edward's eldest daughter. Therefore, Marin would not care about the French kicking Edward's eggs.
Chapter completed!