My British Empire

  Chapter 186 New Era

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   Soon, the news that the proposal was passed quickly reached the Whitehall Palace, and then it reached Edward's ears.

  After hearing the news, the corners of Edward's mouth could not help but curl up slightly, and the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly relaxed.

  The little maid Lucy who was standing beside her could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

  Since waking up in the morning till now, His Majesty the King has been keeping a straight face, as if he should not be approached by strangers. Not only the other servants, but even her personal maid, is frightened, for fear that the King will lose his temper.

  Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger is not just talking, in front of the most powerful king in England, even if he is just a joke, he can let you go to see God, you have no reason to go.

   Seeing His Majesty's complexion, all the servants in the palace were extremely cautious, for fear of offending His Majesty.

  So, the entire palace was very quiet, unusually quiet, and the only sound that could be heard was the chirping of birds outside the window.

However, the Queen Mother Mary and Queen Mary have been staying in Windsor Castle and refused to come to London for various reasons. The same is true for Princess Elizabeth and Princess Mary. They are both in Windsor Castle at this time, leaving His Majesty alone Whitehall Palace.

  His Majesty's smile made Lucy feel a lot lighter on her shoulders, and the whole room was also much brighter, and she immediately relaxed her mood.

  Lucy bent over, showed a sweet smile, added hot water to His Majesty's teacup, and made a seductive tease in front of Edward.

  Edward took a look and narrowed his eyes slightly. After Lucy finished, he returned to reading.

  Lucy did not realize that His Majesty the King was taking advantage of her, but doubts arose in her heart at this moment.

  Lucy has studied the question of why His Majesty the King likes to drink tea for a long time, and she even tasted it herself, but the result is only a bitterness penetrates the tip of the tongue, and the whole mouth is filled with this green bitter taste.

   This made Lucy regret it in her heart, the smell was too painful, it was simply poisonous water from hell.

  This made Lucy even more curious. She couldn't figure out why His Majesty the King liked to drink this.

   As the saying goes, what is good at the top will be followed by the bottom!

  His Majesty the King likes to drink tea. In order to establish a good relationship with His Majesty the King, you must do what you like and learn how to drink tea.

  So, the nobles went to drink tea one after another and never returned. All kinds of bitterness and sadness are simply indescribable.

  Historically, the English still liked drinking tea until the establishment of the East India Company. In order to obtain better benefits, the East India Company spent a lot of time and money to cultivate the habit of drinking tea among the British.

   After hundreds of years, the British finally fell in love with tea, and afternoon tea has become a British culture.

  However, when they drink tea, they also add milk and spices. They never drink clear tea directly, which directly kills these nobles.

  As a result, the price of honey in England has been jumping up, making the merchants a lot of money.

  Of course, Edward didn’t know these things. He just wanted to shout in his heart at this moment: England, I’m finally going to conquer you

  England's largest tax category is permanently in his hands, so the lower parliament's taxation power has lost the largest piece of territory.

  The most essential part has been taken down, so the rest is not enough to rely on, so it can be fried and stewed slowly. He is not in a hurry, this matter can be done slowly.

  It is not only Edward who is waiting for this result. At this time, the master of the essence of Anglicanism in England-Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, is also quietly waiting for this result.

  Since the Earl of Warwick lost power, Bishop Thomas has never attended a meeting of the Privy Council, nor has he responded to Edward's call to participate in the House of Lords.

Yes, at this time the number of the House of Lords is not regulated. As long as His Majesty the King looks at you and calls you, you can join the House of Lords. It can be said that the House of Lords is basically the seal of the king. Whenever the king needs anything, The House of Lords hastily passed the proposal, much more efficiently than the House of Commons.

  Not attending the House of Lords does not mean that Bishop Thomas does not care about this parliamentary meeting.

  Another Anglican in England, the Archbishop of York, who was second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury, was also on the sidelines, waiting quietly with Bishop Thomas.

  He didn't go to the king's call this time either. The excuse was that he was in poor health and could not serve the king.

   As the two supreme powers of the Anglican sect, they are the biggest bishops in the church when the king is not in charge.

  The two of them are also the promoters of religious reform, and have been assisting the king in the church to carry out reforms.

  They don't know what kind of proposals will be held in the House of Commons this time, but their instincts tell themselves that today is different.

   Sure enough, the servant sent a message, the most important one is—the subsidy is permanent.

  Hearing the news, the two bishops couldn't help being shocked, and sat on the chair with bitter faces, looking at each other.

   "It seems that what you said is correct, His Majesty the king is really a different character from the previous king! It is really an eye-opener!"

  The Bishop of York looked even older, with thinning hair, thick bags under the eyes, and age spots on his face that seemed to tell his age.

   Regarding this news, he couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, and said to Bishop Thomas.

   "Yes! When he used the Earl of Warwick to drive away the Duke of Somerset, and then took the opportunity to drive the Earl of Warwick out of court, I thought he was another Henry VIII!"

   "And when I saw that he abolished the London Self-Government Committee and established the London Municipal Government, I realized that he was still different from the previous king!"

  Bishop Thomas answered the words, smiled helplessly, and exclaimed with an unexpected expression.

   "Compared with the previous king, he is less domineering and more gentle and compromised!"

  The Archbishop of York breathed a sigh of relief, looked in the direction of Whitehall Palace, and continued.

   "If it was His Majesty Henry VIII, he would not give conditions in exchange, but would only use rights and death to make the MPs nod in agreement!"

   Bishop Thomas recalled for a moment, comparing Henry VIII with the current situation.

   "It is precisely seeing this young majesty who knows how to exchange and compromise, which makes the congressmen have expectations in their hearts. They understand that if there is one, there will be two!"

   "Today we can get these through this peaceful way, and tomorrow we may get more. After all, not everyone is not afraid of death!"

  After Bishop Thomas heard Bishop York's words, he stood up, opened the half-covered curtain, and bathed in the sunlight.

  "England's new era has come, I don't know whether it is going to die or go to new life!"

  (end of this chapter)