King of German Mercenaries

London, England, these days, Margaret, Countess of Salisbury, has stayed here for the reason of running the family's grain business. In fact, she and her husband usually lived in the fief of Salisbury, and neither Henry VII nor her husband allowed her to come to London casually.

This time, her husband was ordered to visit Scotland, and the family affairs were not in charge, so she went to London temporarily to take charge of the grain import.

But she did not expect that a mysterious businessman from the Netherlands gave her a secret letter telling him that at the end of November, his younger brother, Edward Earl of Warwick, who had been imprisoned for many years, might be executed by Henry VII. Moreover, in the secret letter, there is also a wonderful plan to rescue Edward. Not only that, the other party also agreed that Margaret would not pay part of the food payment in order to buy a certain bishop.

Margaret, Countess of Salisbury, was immediately tempted, and she was also very worried about her brother who had been locked up in the Tower of London over the years. Not long ago, she used the opportunity to visit the prison only once a year to visit her poor brother.

Because of being locked in the tower for a long time, her brother Edward is now morbidly pale and unhealthy, which makes her very worried. However, she couldn't do anything. Because the Tower of London is one of the most heavily guarded places in the UK. It is very, very difficult to rescue her brother. What's more, her husband Richard Pohl, who was Henry VII's man at all, often monitored his actions. Being watched by the person next to her bed left her with little chance to plan to rescue her brother.

However, this secret letter from a mysterious person pointed him in the direction. No matter how well-defended the Tower of London is, they would never have thought that someone would use such a clever method to replace the prisoners.

The most critical part of the matter is actually how to find a boy who is very similar to his brother...

Perhaps it was God's will. When she was out with a group of ladies on the outskirts of London this spring, Countess Margaret really found a teenager who looked like her younger brother. This made her look at the boy a few more times, and happened to remember the village. The boy's health doesn't seem to be very good, and his face is morbidly pale...

Thinking of this, Countess Margaret immediately quietly dressed up as a city maid, left London with her cronies through the back door, and came to the village she discovered in the spring...

After not seeing each other for half a year, Countess Margaret was surprised to find that the poor boy's home had become even more impoverished.

It turned out that the teenager had a strange disease, and it seemed that there was a problem with his lungs, which could not be cured. Because of this disease, the family is burdened with a huge burden just from the cost of medicines. Originally, this was a decent peasant family. However, due to the illness of the teenager, all the savings in the family were basically spent...

Of course, there was only such a son in the family before, so naturally they tried their best to save him. However, in the autumn, the mistress gave birth to a young son. This changed the attitude of the farm couple, and even began to despise the burdensome eldest son...

When Margaret saw this young man named Bert again, because he was rejected by his family, Bert's eyes were no longer bright, and he was obviously unlovable. And Countess Margaret's younger brother, because he has been imprisoned for many years, his expression is basically the same as Bert. The only difference is that Earl Edward is still in good health, but his skin looks sickly white because he does not see the sun all the year round, which is very similar to Bert's skin.

In the end, Margaret put out a "scary" price of 1,000 gold coins, which stunned the farmer's family. Under the heavy money, plus the eldest son, it is really hard to cure. After a fierce ideological struggle, Bert's parents chose to agree.

And Burt himself, after his parents made a choice, completely gave up and agreed to leave the Countess Margaret. Of course, he didn't know what he was going to do, but, judging from the tone of Countess Margaret, it was probably not a good thing. But it didn't matter to him, the doctor concluded that he would not survive this winter.

So, it's better to make one last contribution to the family...

After arriving in London, Countess Margaret told Burt that all he needed to do was to pretend to be Earl Edward. To this end, Bert also needs to go through simple etiquette training. Otherwise, if it doesn't act like it, it will be dismantled...

Countess Margaret did not tell Bert that this might lead to a calamity. So, Burt just thought he was going to jail instead of that Earl Edward...

Because he was often lying in bed at home to recuperate, Bert didn't feel much about living in one room for many years. In addition, Countess Margaret deliberately downplayed the pain of being imprisoned, and Bert, a teenager who had never been in prison, readily agreed and received serious training in noble etiquette.

After that, Margaret set out to find an auxiliary bishop named Frith at Westminster Abbey in London. Frith is a very greedy priest who intervenes desperately in the face of gold coins. Margaret also inquired about this man, and knew that he was a guy who would do all kinds of evil for money. In private, this auxiliary bishop in holy clothes is actually an important loan shark in the London slums, and his subordinates even support a group of thugs...

After passing the intermediary and sending the group of "strange people" that Kohler found to kidnap the only illegitimate child of the Auxiliary Bishop of Frith, Frith had to meet with Countess Margaret to discuss "substitution".

Even though his son was kidnapped, the Auxiliary Bishop of Frith would not budge on his remuneration. In the end, Countess Margaret bid a huge amount of 30,000 gold coins, and Frith nodded in agreement.

Margaret was not unhappy about Frith's greed. On the contrary, she was more at ease when the lion opened his mouth in Frith. Because Frisken wants a high price to prove that he really values ​​this matter. If she doesn't want anything, Margaret is still worried about him going to inform...

On November 23, the French Warbeck, who pretended to be Charles, Duke of York, was hanged by Henry VII. Afterwards, Henry VII seemed addicted to killing, and decided to execute Edward Earl of Warwick in a few days to clear the last obstacle.

At this critical moment, on the evening of November 27, the evening before Edward, Earl of Warwick was executed, Frith, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster Abbey, suddenly asked Henry VII to let him see Warwick. Earl Edward's last face, "redeeming" his soul...

For Frith's request, Henry VII agreed without thinking about it. Because Western prisoners do have the habit of asking priests to save them before they are executed. However, Henry VII felt a little strange that the auxiliary bishop of Frith took the initiative to ask Ying. Because, generally, this matter is officially arranged, and no priest has actively requested it.

So, later, when the sky was darker, while the guards were having dinner, Bishop Frith, dressed in robes, entered London with a small attendant in black robes who liked to bow his head. The room where the tower held Edward...

After a prayer, Frith's tirade-like speech made the guards in charge of monitoring fall asleep...

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the guards watching on the side to go to the toilet, Bert, who was in charge of replacing Edward, quickly took off his black robe and changed places with Edward, Earl of Warwick, who looked shocked. The assistant bishop of Frith also quickly put the black robe on Earl Edward, and told him to lower his head for a while and go out with himself...

Before coming, Countess Margaret had already dressed Bert in the same silk clothes as Earl Edward. So, Burt just needs to sit in Edward's seat and bow his head and say nothing. As for Earl Edward, he only needs to put on a black robe over his clothes, then put on a hood, bow his head and follow Auxiliary Bishop Frith to leave the Tower of London...

In this way, Auxiliary Bishop Frith completed this substitution action while the dinner was being served. Then, Margaret quickly took Prince Edward to a secret stronghold, and then obtained some York family tokens to prove his identity to Earl Edward. After that, Princess Margaret let Edward go through the gondola overnight, dive down the London city wall, reach the Thames River, and board a boat bound for France...

That night, Bert, who had already been fed poison by Countess Margaret, died of poison and died in the Tower of London. Henry VII considered him a "suicide in fear of sin"...

On the same night, Auxiliary Bishop Frith, after redeeming his son, also died in his mistress's house that night. He also died of poisoning...

In this way, Henry VII's only legitimate rival to the throne, Edward, Earl of Warwick, was quietly replaced and sent to France. And, since Bert and Frith were dead, Countess Margaret was also picked out. Because the only Auxiliary Bishop of Frith who had contact with him also died. Moreover, the Burt family was also sent to live in Ireland by Marin's subordinates...

As for the future of Edward, Earl of Warwick, Marin was not worried at all. He knew very well that neither France nor Scotland wanted the English to be better off. Therefore, as long as Edward arrived in France, he was safe, and he was even treated as a guest of honor by the French. Then, the French and Scots will both contribute money to help him fight Henry VII... The more chaotic England is, the happier France and Scotland will be... A fake Richard they still support, let alone an authentic Warry What about Edward, Earl of Ke?

The reason people were sent to France instead of Scotland was because France was strong enough to protect Edward. If it is sent to Scotland, although the Scots do not want the UK to be better off, Scotland is weak and easy to find an excuse for Henry VII to invade. So, sending to France is the best option.

As for Marin himself, he was completely picked out. Even the group of "strange people" from West Frisland were poisoned to death by the most loyal men of the Kohler faction under Marin's instructions. In this way, the British can't find Malin's head at all...