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Chapter 993 Parliament's Protest (Third Watch)

"Protest! The Orientals should not be allowed to enter the city of London until the purpose of the Orientals is clarified! This will threaten the interests of our people!"

Before Charles I woke up in his dormitory near Whitehall, he heard the noisy protests outside, which made him, who had been in a good mood in recent days, suddenly fall to a trough.

Charles I frowned and led people out, and found a large group of people gathered outside the palace, some faces he was still familiar with—it was the parliament and some new nobles who were making trouble outside.

"Your Majesty the King has come out... Please stop the act of signing a treaty with the East. This matter is so important that the parliament needs to be reconvened for discussion!" Seeing Charles I coming out, a group of councilors immediately gathered around and expressed themselves to Charles I. dissatisfaction.

"Be quiet before His Majesty the King!" Several court ministers shouted with a straight face.

It has to be said that Charles I still has a bit of majesty as a king. After he came out, many shouting MPs quieted down.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to go through detailed consideration and seek the consent of all the people before making major decisions, and you must not be fooled by the Orientals on a whim!" said a squire representative.

"How do you know that I have concluded a treaty with the East?" Charles I turned his head to look at the court ministers, knowing that someone must have tipped off the outside and disclosed the alliance with Chu Yun in advance.

"No matter how we know this, I think it is inappropriate to form an alliance with the East. We need to have more contact with the East and learn more about them before we can form an alliance. The alliance with the East is not as good as the Scots It is in the interests of Britain to carry out peace talks, and our British Isles become one country." The representative of the squire said.

"Peace talks? I am the co-king of Britain and Scotland, and my teacher is a member of the Scottish Presbyterian Church, but now the Presbyterian Church opposes my policy of unifying the churches and institutions of the two countries, and does not want to become a common Great Britain Union. Only rely on Unification can only be achieved by force, just like the previous Roman Empire!" Charles I sternly accused the people parading in front of the palace, "You should support me and provide military pay for our British royal army, instead of embarrassing me everywhere!"

"The Roman Empire used force to conquer various places, but it could not escape the end of disintegration. Caesar advocated force, but he could not escape the fate of being assassinated. Force cannot bring peace and unity, but continuous disasters!"

"Our dispute with the Scots was also caused by you, Your Majesty! The churches of the two countries have their own beliefs, and there is really no need to merge them. I think your Majesty is really unnecessary!"

"Your Majesty, you spent too much money on wars! The Spaniards organized expeditions against us four times in the past. It is true that we wanted to take revenge, but when Britain was still unable to compete with the Spanish Empire, you repeatedly organized troops to attack Spain. The empire went on an expedition to no avail, which cost a lot of manpower and financial resources. Eight years ago, you forced a loan of 23.6 pounds, and the parliament approved a subsidy of 35 pounds, allowing you to invest in the war with Spain, but these two huge Money is like throwing a stone into the sea, which cannot make waves. War is a bottomless pit, please give up the practice of waging war with the Scots!"

"The royal family also spends a lot of money every year, setting up many tax items such as ton tax, pound tax, knight status seizure, forest law and so on. In order to raise military expenses, the royal family should take the lead in cutting their own expenses!"

Representatives of squires, handicraft owners, emerging aristocrats, big businessmen and others talked about each other, from opposing Charles I's alliance with Chu Yun to talking about Charles I's extravagance.

The more Charles I frowned, the more he felt that everyone was accusing him of something wrong.

The more this is the case, the more determined Charles I is.

"I am the king, the power of the monarch is granted by God, and I speak the law! The Congress has been dissolved, and I no longer have the power to make legislation, let alone influence diplomacy! Legislation and diplomacy are the monarch's purview, and there is no need for Congress to intervene!" Charles I was outraged by these numbers.

Many of the people protesting outside were originally members of Congress. Seeing that Charles I despised the disbanded Congress, there was an uproar!
"This is not in line with our British tradition of 'the king in parliament' and 'the king under the law'. According to the Magna Carta and the Petition of Rights, your actions violate the tradition and are irresponsible to the people." Some squires took offense.

"Your Majesty, you must reconvene the parliament, and the alliance with the East can only be passed with the consent of the majority of members of the parliament!" A gorgeously dressed parliamentary nobleman stood up and said.

Sir Elliot?When Charles I saw this man, he was out of breath.

Six years ago, Charles I planned to deny the "Petition of Rights" and tried to circumvent Parliament to impose new taxes. As a result, Sir Elliott, who was sent by Parliament, led the House of Commons to attack, criticizing him for not recognizing the "Petition of Rights".In the end, Charles I dissolved the parliament and restrained Sir Elliot and other members of the opposition.

Now after Elliott and other opposition MPs were released, they appeared in front of him again to criticize him.

"Shoot them away!" Charles I growled almost hysterically, and asked the guards to drive away the squires and councilors who gathered outside the palace to protest.

"These guys are against me everywhere, just want to restore the parliament, and then control me, the 'king'! They are only looking out for their own interests, how could they think of my good intentions to establish the 'Union of Great Britain'. Whether it is Completely conquering Scotland and Ireland, or revitalizing the Royal Navy, will require a lot of money!" Charles I returned to the palace, angrily pounding the table.

Originally, he thought that he could easily unite with Chu Yun, but he didn't expect the disbanded council to appear again lingeringly.

"No wonder the rulers of the East told me to be careful about the parliament. It seems that the tradition of the parliament really makes me feel like a thorn in my back!" Charles I remembered the reminder in the letter Chu Yun sent him, and became more curious about Chu Yun.

"The parliament faction represents the ideas of many people in the country. We still need to make certain concessions to them, otherwise they will become more troublesome and even cause rebellion." Lord Greenville said to Charles I cautiously.

"Are we going to cancel our cooperation with the East because of their obstruction?" Charles I was not reconciled.

"We can pretend to agree to their request, but in private we are still forming an alliance with the East. When the Eastern fleet arrives, the two sides have become a fait accompli. What can they say?" Earl Stratford said coldly.

(End of this chapter)