Compared with the optimistic attitude of businessmen and nobles such as Robertson, Leo seemed worried: "But Bishop Beaufort is a difficult person to get along with. I wonder if the Earl will see him when he goes to London this time?"

"It will definitely be seen." Scott said firmly: "As long as I tell Bishop Beaufort, I am also the mortal enemy of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. After all, for Bishop Beaufort, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, so I believe he will meet me."

The political situation in the Kingdom of England has always been very complicated. In the early days of King Henry VI's reign, the political power of the country was never really in the hands of Henry VI. Instead, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, controlled the power of England as the Regent.

Humphrey was the fifth son of Henry IV and his first wife, Mary Deborheng, and his name came from his grandfather, Humphrey Deborheng, Earl of Hereford. He was awarded the title of Duke of Gloucester in 1414. After Henry V's death in 1422, he became the regent of his young nephew, King Henry VI.

Judging from the blood relationship, Humphrey was Henry V's younger brother, Maria Henry's elder brother, and Henry VI's uncle.

Judging from his origin and political status, Humphrey was an absolute core nobleman of the Lancaster family. Logically speaking, Scott should respect Humphrey, a uncle with some blood relationship. However, this Duke of Humphrey was very unpopular in his work, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Lancaster family.

It can be said that the contradictory identity is the root of Humphrey's unpopularity.

His role is actually quite embarrassing. He is both the minister who entrusts the orphanage, the Duke of the Kingdom and the King's Regent, and the member of the House of Representatives. The first three roles require him to strengthen the royal power and strive to protect the young master, which is of course in his personal interests.

The latter role needs to limit the royal power and expand the rights and interests of the nobles and parliament. He generally prefers the first three roles, which naturally arouses the hatred of the nobles, saying that he is ambitious.

Humphrey was a gentle prince and an excellent soldier on the battlefield, but he was not yet experienced in politics and had a slightly impatient personality. It is said that women were unable to discipline themselves in their own way, which led to poor health. He also had the habit of a literati, ignored the overall situation on a whim, and was not decisive in political struggles. Although he seemed to love to "fight for power", the nobles set limits on him everywhere, so that his power was not fully expanded.

Under a series of reasons, Humphrey's conflict with a number of nobles became increasingly greater, so many nobles united to oppose him.

Among these nobles, Bishop Beaufort was the most powerful.

In terms of blood ties, he was Henry V's half-blood uncle, and in terms of politics, he was a very powerful character. He was a member of the imperial congress as early as the reign of Henry IV, and his deep qualifications made him have a wide influence among the great nobles.

Bishop Beaufort was well-rounded and was one of the richest nobles. He provided a loan of more than 200,000 pounds to the king and became the largest creditor of the royal family. In order to obtain the operating rights and lifelong tax exemption in the port of Southampton, controlling the huge wool export trade.

Bishop Beaufort used his financial resources to win people's hearts among the great nobles and used this to directly challenge Humphrey's leadership.

And now English politics is a period when Humphrey, Bishop Beaufort, and the two Lancaster nobles competed with each other.

However, this also indirectly reflects that the decline of the Lancaster family is inevitable. After all, the insiders are making such a big fuss, so do external forces need another push?

Regarding the conflict between Bishop Beaufort and Humphrey, Scott was too lazy to evaluate who was right and who was wrong. For him, as long as anyone can help him, whoever is right, so Scott plans to move closer to Bishop Beaufort as soon as possible.

Waving his hand to signal everyone to retreat, Scott turned around and returned to the inner house to meet his mother, Mrs. Maria.

Mrs. Maria was cutting flowers and trees in the garden at this moment. When she saw Scott coming, she quickly put down the work in her hand and said, "Kelly, your brother is here, hurry up and prepare the tea and fruits."

Then the mother and son entered the house together.

After each other sat down, Scott took the lead and started talking: "Mother, do you know Bishop Beaufort's character?"

"Yes, my son, but why are you asking this?" Mrs. Maria was slightly stunned, not understanding why Scott mentioned this person.

Scott gave a small glass of wine and replied: "Oh, that's right, Norfolk is in short supply now, and our merchants have no way to obtain it from overseas, so I plan to visit Bishop Beaufort and use his power to achieve his goal for Norfolk."

After listening to Scott's explanation, Mrs. Maria suddenly realized: "Bike Beaufort is difficult to get along with, he is very stubborn, and never does business at a loss! But you just want to visit him with my letters! By the way, since you are going to London this time, you should not waste your chances, and find ways to contact other nobles, and try to gain more development opportunities and political alliances for us in Norfolk."

"Yes, mother, I remember." Scott nodded repeatedly.

After nearly two hours of work, Mrs. Maria wrote nearly ten letters directly: "These letters are all nobles who are familiar with me. You can visit them one by one with the letters this time."

He reached out to take the letter and looked at the names on it casually. Most of the names were core members of the Lancaster family and their status was not low in English politics.

Putting the letter in his arms, Scott reminded: "Mother, during my departure, Norfolk will have to work hard. If you have any doubts, just ask Leo. He will be fully responsible for Norfolk's political affairs."

Mrs. Maria smiled and said, "I believe that when you left, you must have arranged everything in Norfolk, so what else do you need to care about? I'm afraid you are telling me indirectly not to interfere in Norfolk's affairs at will?"

Scott scratched his head awkwardly, should he be so direct? Don’t you know whether to see through or tell this truth?

Although Mrs. Maria is her biological mother, to be honest, Scott was not at ease with her mother to manage Norfolk affairs. After all, some of her decisions were still traditional thinking of the old aristocratic. Scott was afraid that after she left, Mrs. Maria would stir up trouble in Norfolk for a while, so she had to greet her mother in advance.

Mrs. Maria said with a serious expression: "Indeed, I don't agree with some of your practices, but you are the earl of Norfolk. I believe you will not destroy Norfolk at will, so I will not interfere in your decisions, I will only support you!"
Chapter completed!