Nottingham is far north of London.Naturally, William III would not stay in London to die like Chongzhen, but would immediately flee to other places before the arrival of the Ming army.William III seemed to have planned to escape, and on the day he sent his northern tour of Nottingham, he took a horse-drawn carriage on the tracks to Nottingham.Under the influence of the Ming Kingdom, England also laid railways, but steam locomotives had not yet been built, so they could only run on the tracks with horse-drawn cars.However, it is still much faster than running a horse-drawn carriage on the road.So, William III fled directly to St.
Albans on the same day.The English aristocracy also fled London.They had already seen the strength of the Ming army, and naturally knew that they were not the opponent of the Ming army, although they loved the British very much in their hearts and hated the Ming very much, but this did not prevent them from fleeing London for their own safety.Monmouth and Xu Qianxue couldn't escape.The former was pushed out by William III to negotiate with the Ming army because he was the illegitimate son of Charles II, undoubtedly to make him turn his back on the cauldron of peace, and if he fled, he would naturally disobey the king's orders.Xu Qianxue, because he was Han and had no roots in England, was also pushed out by William III and was responsible for contacting the Ming army together with Monmouth.After defeating the English Navy, the Ming army drove the battleship directly into the Thames, and then the naval guns pointed directly at the city of London, and launched a fierce bombardment of the city.In the end, the Marines of the Great Ming Naval Division, which was responsible for attacking England, also landed directly and surrounded the city of London.At this time, Monmouth and Xu Qianxue could only choose to surrender and kneel at the Palace of Westminster to welcome the appearance of the Ming army.Chen Guozuo, the guerrilla general of the Daming Marine Corps, came to the Palace of Westminster because of this, and after seeing Monmouth and Xu Qianxue kneeling outside the Palace of Westminster, he took a special look at Xu Qianxue and said, "The guy who didn't plant!"
He actually gave Yingyi as a dog!
Take it down!
”Xu Qianxue was shocked when he heard this.He didn't expect that Chen Guozhuo would take him away.Monmouth was busy helping Xu Qianxue and said, "Wait!
He is now the earl of my British Empire, the son-in-law of our previous king, Charles II, and I beg your country to spare him!
”Chen Guozuo ignored Monmouth, and only insisted that Xu Qianxue be dragged down.He also did what he was told, so naturally he didn't need to explain anything to Monmouth and Xiyi.Xu Qianxue was also a little trembling.He had basically guessed why the Ming army wanted to take him directly.Therefore, Xu Qianxue shouted directly: "Spare your life, spare your life, I was wrong, I was really wrong, my uncle is Gu Tinglin, my uncle is Gu Tinglin!"
”Chen Guozuo ignored Xu Qianxue's shouts, only led the soldiers directly into the Palace of Westminster, and looked at the splendid hall, as well as the dazzling Western paintings and exquisite sculptures, and said: "Copy everything that can be taken away, and burn everything that can't be taken away!"
Let the organized local people bring the oil prepared on the ship, and in addition, the sapper demolition team will prepare for blasting!
”"You're going to burn down the Palace of Westminster?"
Monmouth reacted immediately.He didn't care about Xu Qianxue's arrest for a while, and immediately stopped in front of Chen Guozuo, fiddled with his hands, and said, "This general, no, you can't do this!"
This Palace of Westminster is the Parliament building of my British Empire!
It is a symbol of the highest power!
It is the most striking palace in my British Empire!
How can you burn him?!
Do you know how much money my British Empire spent to build this Palace of Westminster?!
”Bang!
A thick butt had just flown over.Monmouth sat down on the ground, kicked in the chest as if he had been kicked heavily.Then, Monmouth saw a large group of Ming officers and soldiers with guns and break in in an orderly manner, and began to frantically confiscate all the treasures inside, and the key thing was to confiscate them in an orderly manner.The large wooden boxes that had been prepared long ago were carried in by the invited Yingyi migrant workers.And these Yingyi migrant workers are also very active in carrying the boxes full of treasures out.The burning of the Palace of Westminster seemed to be no big deal for them, serf-turned-commoners, and there was even a hint of excitement and excitement hidden.For some of them, it is also a pleasure to participate in the destruction of such a magnificent palace, which they cannot enjoy themselves.At the same time, under the command of the Ming army, Yingyi migrant workers began to carry bundles of firewood that had been prepared for a long time, and placed them around the Palace of Westminster, and after they were placed, they were poured with fire oil by special sergeants.Monmouth looked at these Ming soldiers and migrant workers coming in and out, his heart ached like a knife, and he couldn't help but shed tears.After all, this is a very decent palace of his British Empire!"
They're going to burn our Palace of Westminster!""
These hateful Orientals, I will fight them to the death!""
They're a bunch of robbers!"
The English bourgeoisie, who did not flee in time, were also extremely indignant after seeing this scene, and some even clenched their fists and vowed to come over and fight the Ming army.But a large number of Ming troops stood around with loaded guns, so that some radical Yingyi were stopped by their relatives and friends.After the Palace of Westminster was emptied and smashed, it didn't take long for a raging fire to ignite the firewood that had been doused with fire oil after Chen Guozuo lit the first torch lit by a Mingzao lighter.Bright red flames frantically engulfed the English royal palace that stood on the banks of the River Thames.The painter brought by Chen Guozuo carefully depicted the scene at this moment for future dedication to the Emperor of the Apocalypse.However, the heroes of Monmouth wept.This is indeed a great insult to them.The fire burned for three days and three nights, and in the end, the entire Palace of Westminster was completely blackened, like a rapidly aging woman, full of dark wrinkles.Rumble!
Rumble!
Rumble!
The Ming army also arranged explosives inside its palace next.A series of explosives rang out, and the blackened Palace of Westminster was completely blown into ruins.Chen Guozuo then ordered to take Monmouth in charge, and rushed to Oxford with the entire army, and captured Oxford City, where the scholars and academic materials and experimental equipment and instruments of Oxford University were naturally confiscated by the Ming army.And Chen Guozuo will also temporarily use the university town of Oxford as his headquarters, and ask Monmouth to negotiate with him here, of course, it is a negotiation, but in fact, it is to let Monmouth sign the treaty that has been drawn up."
First, fully open up the commercial restrictions on the Ming Dynasty, there shall not be any bills restricting the circulation of commodities in the Ming Dynasty, and all bills suspected of commodity circulation in the past shall be abolished;" "Second, cede the area south of Winchester to the Ming diaspora;" "Third, the compensation is 10 million taels of silver, all of which are converted into gold transactions;" "Fourth, allow me to rent and buy land and build schools in England, and shall not hinder their enrollment;" "Fifth, allow the merchants of the Ming Dynasty to hire Yingyi to go to sea to work anywhere;" "Sixth, the construction of railways can only cooperate with my Ming Dynasty;" "Seventh, hand over your king and accept the judgment of my Daming Law Division;" "That's all we want, you need to sign it as soon as possible!
It's limited to one month, and if we exceed that, we'll continue to attack other places," Mr.
Chan said."
Understood!
I will convey your thoughts to all the MPs as soon as possible. ”Monmouth replied.…… Nottingham.After the arrival of William III, the members of the House of Representatives also arrived, and after Monmouth conveyed the terms of withdrawal proposed by the Ming Kingdom, the parliament was reconvened."
And the land is cut and the reparations are paid!
This Ming Kingdom is really insatiable!
”At the parliament, after knowing the conditions proposed by Da Ming, Cavendish couldn't help but slap the table and said, "How can I, the British Empire, let it be slaughtered!"
”"And hand over this king!
What am I guilty of, all bills are actually introduced by the parliament, why should I suffer this!
Why do these abominable Orientals always hold on to us, the kings!
”William III also looked at the councillors present with exasperation and fear."
Although it is said that we want to arrest the king, it is actually showing that our parliament does not have the power to decide the king, and only he can decide who the king of the British Empire is, this is the original words of the Ming people."
Monmouth, who had come to deliver the news, said."
Damn!
There is not a good thing in the East!
Shameless robbers!
”Cavendish continued to curse in exasperation."
In fact, the most serious thing in this is that allowing Ming merchants to hire people from the British Empire to work at sea is digging our roots!"
Duke John interjected at this time, and then explained: "The greatest value of our British Empire to the Ming Kingdom is a large number of peasants who have lost their land, these peasants are very cheap labor, and they are also the foundation of our ability to continue to maintain our land interests, but now they want to take these cheap laborers away, which will undoubtedly put us in a desperate situation!"
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”"What I'm saying is, we can't say yes!"
Cavendish replied.King William III also followed: "That's right, this matter can't be agreed, we have to talk about it again, tell the people of the Ming Kingdom, we can cede more land, but please raise your noble hand and don't punish the king." ”"How can we continue to cede more land?"
John objected at this point, and said, "It seems to me that it would be better to allow them to take the king, and then to win them to stop pressuring us to let our own civilians go to sea to work." ”"You guys!
Are you going to give up on me as a king?!
”William III stood up abruptly and shouted at the parliamentarians.The members of the House of Representatives were silent.However, Monmouth, who had been silent and did not answer, opened his mouth first at this time, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, we have no bargaining power, only the opportunity to sign or not to sign!"
Hurry up and sign it, otherwise, according to his Ming Kingdom's requirements, we have to make a decision within a month, otherwise, they will continue to attack our other towns. ”"It's really bad news, the Ming army seems to be going to stop until it reaches its goal!
Is this God's will for us to agree?
”John said at this time that his woolen yarn mill was mainly in Birmingham, not London, so he was quite worried that the Ming army would directly fight elsewhere.Other British nobles had their own industries elsewhere, and since the Ming Dynasty broke through the gates of England and dumped a large number of goods into England, the English nobles had to move their factories and workshops to inland areas where Ming goods could not reach, and continue to maintain their interests.Therefore, these British nobles began to have to admit that it was not a question of whether to sign or not, but a question of whether a treaty had to be signed.William III looked at these British nobles who had reached an agreement very depressedly, and couldn't help but secretly sigh with emotion: "I knew that these English nobles were so cowardly in front of the Ming Kingdom, and I said that I would not be this king, but let Monmouth be this king." ”Next, William III's wife, Mary II, was elected the new King of England by the English nobility.Mary II commissioned the Duke of Monmouth to bring William III to Oxford, where he signed the Treaty of Oxford.At this point, the Ming army began to withdraw from England and retreated to Winchester, which already belonged to the Ming Dynasty, for rest.Mary II was naturally sad to see her husband William III taken away, but she was also completely disappointed in these English nobles."
Although it is the Ming Kingdom from the East that has caused the current situation of our British Empire without any sovereignty and dignity of a strong country, this is a great change unseen in a thousand years, and we cannot stop it, because God cannot stop it, and it is useless to hate the Ming Kingdom, and what is really worthy of hatred is that none of these men in my British Empire have become angry!
Servile and cowardly!
”Mary II even expressed her dissatisfaction with the British nobles after returning from the treaty at Monmouth.Monmouth hung his head in shame, because Queen Mary had also affected him, and said in his heart: "I knew that the British Empire would be what it is now, and I shouldn't have let James II fall into the water." ”"Of course, I don't mean you brother when I say this, but I want you to know that if my British Empire wants to get out of its current predicament, it can't count on the people in the House, they only have their own interests in their eyes!"
Mary II said.Monmouth nodded: "In fact, it is better to rely on these people than to rely on the people of the Ming Kingdom, after all, the strength of the Ming Kingdom is the strongest, I think we should change our strategy, for the sake of our dominance in the British Empire, try to satisfy the Ming Kingdom, so that it does not have to send troops to deal with us in the short term, and at the same time, we should strive for self-improvement!"
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the industry will be greatly developed, and strive to have a stronger industry like the Ming State, which may be able to avoid being annexed by the Ming State in the future. ”"You're right!
That's it, I'll give you all the royal property, and you go and organize people to do it. ”Mary II said, and then couldn't help wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Poor my husband, from now on he will be thousands of miles away from me, and I don't know if I will ever meet him again in this life." ”