The Rise of the European Emperor

The power of the "Ask for Henry (Lei)" is huge. After the release of this letter, England was shaken. Many people have almost forgotten something under the repressive rule of Henry VII.

For example, at the beginning of the affidavit, it is pointed out that when Henry IV recognized his half-brother John Beaufort as legitimate, he declared at the same time that John Beaufort and his descendants were not eligible to inherit the throne. .

(John Beaufort was originally the illegitimate child of John of Gaunt and his mistress Catherine Swinford, but later John of Gaunt officially married Catherine Swinford. But John Beaufort was not born after marriage, but It was the illegitimate child at the beginning. Therefore, after John Gaunt's eldest son Henry IV became the King of England, through the relationship, both the Holy See and the Congress recognized John Beaufort's legitimate child status, but this was actually unreasonable. Therefore, Henry IV also announced that John Beaufort and his descendants were not included in the line of succession, and he had no objection. After all, John Beaufort was originally an illegitimate child.)

In other words, the lineage of the Duke of Lancaster, starting from John Beaufort, is not eligible to inherit the throne. Henry VII took the throne in the name of the head of the Lancaster family. However, his line has never had the right to inherit the throne. Therefore, regardless of whether Cha III killed the monarch, Henry VII should not have the qualifications to inherit the throne.

But this point, after Henry VII ascended the throne, deliberately ignored and prohibited anyone from discussing this issue. Henry VII was not a good person, and Edward, a competitor, was imprisoned by him for more than ten years, and he almost killed him. If it wasn't for Marin's random intervention after crossing over, Edward would have become a dead ghost.

So, under the repressive rule of Henry VII, no one questioned the legitimacy of Henry VII's throne for many years. Also, Henry VII was smart, he married Edward IV's eldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth. In this way, even if his lineage has no inheritance rights, it doesn't matter.

However, the basic condition of all this is that Richard III has indeed killed the king, and Edward of the York family is under control...

In fact, most English people know that Richard III killed his own nephew. But the problem is that Richard III was so secretive that no one could find Edward V's body. In this way, the problem is very troublesome. You say Richard III murdered the monarch - where's the evidence? Trial criminals also need evidence or make criminals confess their guilt...

However, Henry VII neither found evidence of Richard III's murder of the king, nor did Richard III himself admit to the king's murder - nonsense, Richard III was killed, how to plead guilty?

Therefore, Henry VII could not prove that Richard III was a kingslayer. In this way, he himself became a suspect of monarchy...

If there is no external intervention, even if others question it, it will be fine. But now, with foreign intervention, the issue becomes important...

The "Ask for Henry (Lee)" not only pointed out that Henry VII himself had no qualifications to inherit the throne, but also emphasized from the law that Henry VII himself was the suspect of monarchy if he could not find any evidence. He has absolutely no right of inheritance, and is suspected of murdering the king. And if you seek legal support from the York family, the former crown prince Edward is still there... How do you see it, Henry VII is not qualified to be a king...

Therefore, as soon as the letter came out, Henry VII was extremely passive. Moreover, he was completely unable to refute it. Because what Edward said in the letter was all iron and iron facts that could not be refuted. To refute, there is only one way—that is, to find the bones of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, to prove the fact that Richard III murdered the king... But, he can't find it...

Henry VII was emotionally unstable and broke many precious objects in the palace. The most afflicted is the precious porcelain handed down from the East - who let the porcelain not be dropped, or the next world will not touch the porcelain...

Angry Henry VII, almost lost his mind, ready to use his army to go north to solve Edward, the little watch that was blocking him...

But finally,

His stepfather, Thomas Stanley, Earl of Derbyshire, stopped him:

"Your Majesty, don't be impulsive! Edward's move is obviously to anger you! In the opinion of the old minister, Edward probably deliberately wants to lead your army to the north, so as to facilitate the French attack!"

Several other important ministers echoed. In their opinion, Edward's army of 10,000 people looked a lot, but they were not the opponents of the British army. Only the French team is England's real confidant. As long as the French army is dealt with first, then Edward's 10,000 people are all food delivery.

After the ministers' dissuasion, Henry VII finally calmed down. Yes, Edward's words are indeed very demagogic. However, this world still relies on strength to speak. If Henry VII defeated the French invasion and wiped out the only rival, who could stand against Henry VII?

So, the most important thing for Henry VII was to win the war and kill Edward and Edward's daughter. Then, from a legal point of view, there is no competition for the throne with Henry VII. After all, Henry VII's wife, Queen Elizabeth, was the eldest daughter of Edward IV. After the death of Edward and his descendants, the last male of the York family, there was no more orthodox heir than the descendants of Queen Elizabeth...

In the end, Henry VII endured this sigh of relief and deliberately ignored Edward's "Ask for Henry (Lee)". But at the same time, Henry VII sent cavalry to intercept Edward's men who sent out to post the letter. At the same time, the oaths posted are collected everywhere to prevent the influence of the oaths from expanding.

Henry VII has already decided - this time, he must completely destroy the French fleet, and kill as many French troops as possible, so that France will not recover. The best is to take the opportunity to retake the fortress of Calais and maintain the deterrence of France.

In order to confuse the French and win this battle, Henry VII deliberately expressed angrily in front of the Holy See investigation team that he would do his best to go north and annihilate Edward.

There are French representatives in the Holy See investigation team. They will naturally find a way to send the information back to China when they hear it. In this way, the French are more at ease...

At the same time, Marin sent people around the North Sea and sent people on land to deliver a letter to the French, telling the French that their army was ready and completely attracted the attention of Henry VII, please France is ready to send troops across the sea...

King Louis XII of France hurriedly sent a ship to reconnaissance near the other side of the English Channel, and sure enough, there were no big ships, only a few scattered small fishing boats. Coupled with the news from London that Henry VII was furious with Edward's "A Letter to Henry (Lee)", and he was going to dispatch all the troops to the northern expedition...

In the end, the French entered the pit and began to gather the army and ships, ready to cross the English Channel and attack the English mainland...