A few months ago, Cromwell was the most glorious minister of the entire English Stuart Dynasty, and the most popular boss above ten thousand people.

But now, he had to accept the fate of being imprisoned, and accepted that he was the culprit of instigating the king to provoke the relationship between Ming and England, and was dismissed from all positions and titles by King Charles I, who trusted him the most.

Before Cromwell was imprisoned, Charlie I personally met him. Looking at Cromwell's face full of stubble before he could repair it and his forehead that was still gunshot wounded, he couldn't help but pat Cromwell on the shoulder and sighed:

"Don't worry, when the wind passes, you will be allowed to come out, and you will be able to control the most elite troops for me at that time!"

Cromwell nodded, knowing that Charles I was forced to dismiss his post and investigate him. Seeing that Charles I explained to him personally, he was very moved and bowed deeply to Charles I directly, and then dragged the chain to the prison.

Cromwell didn't want to say anything, nor did he mean to hate Charles I. He knew that in the current situation where the Ming Empire fleet had already pointed at the city of London, and could even hit the palace with one shot, and a Ming Empire army also arrived in London. As a king, if he wanted to continue his rule, he could only be punished, and he, the culprit who offended the Ming Dynasty, could only accept punishment.

Cromwell never expected that there would be such a day. He knew that the Ming Empire in the East was not a country that would be underestimated. He had heard all the legends about this ancient empire since he could remember, but he never expected that this empire would affect the situation in Europe one day.

A few days ago, he was ambushed by the Ming army on his way back to London from Birmingham, which also made him fully realize the huge gap between his British Empire and this ancient Eastern Empire, not only in terms of combat quality and equipment, but also in terms of command ability.

His subordinates were all under the British people, and they were also troops that could withstand the test. Otherwise, they would not be able to keep the troops undispersed when running throughout the UK. However, compared with the Ming army, they were still much worse. They could run back and forth and capture a city, and their shooting accuracy and fighting skills were also above their own soldiers.

Cromwell did not tell Charles I about his doubts and new understanding of the Ming Empire, because after experiencing this war, he found that the Stuart dynasty had seriously hindered the development of the British Empire, resulting in such a huge gap between the British Empire and the Ming Dynasty.

However, Charles I, the king of the stupid Stuart Dynasty, still limited his attention to the struggles of several countries in Europa, and even now he only thought about how to compromise and maintain his rule, but did not mention a single sentence to change the British Empire.

Cromwell's disappointment with Charles I made him want to take Charles I for the replacement, but now he can only be a prisoner and can only hide his ambitions in his heart.

Just when Cromwell sighed in prison that he was looking at the sky and thinking about how to innovate the British Empire.

Here, the negotiations between the Ming Empire and England also officially kicked off.

In later history, many scholars habitually called this war the first Opium War, because the core of the entire war event was about the opium trade.

Of course, the reason why it is called the First Opium War means that the dispute broke out due to the opium trade has not only this time, but its intensity is no less than this time.

Westminster Abbey.

That is, the current Big Ben is the location of Elizabeth Tower.

In this archway of Westminster Monastery, it officially became the place of negotiation between the Ming Empire and the English Stuart Dynasty.

A traditional European-style long table is placed horizontally in the center, with a large groove in the center, with various colors of flowers and plants, and candles and glasses on both sides.

Yang Sichang, Heiwa, Li Dingguo, Wang Guangting, Sheng Shiwen and others sat on the side by the window, while Prince Edward, Earl Nasley, and Baron Sija, who were represented by England, were sitting on the side by the mural.

"My Ming Dynasty had no intention to launch this war. His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty even emphasized many times that he wanted to maintain world peace. He had been intimate with His Majesty Charles I, the king of your country, and often praised His Majesty the king of your country, who was very happy to have such a wise monarch in the English people. But what he did not expect was that the king of your country was deceived by treacherous ministers, which destroyed the friendly relations between our Ming Dynasty and your country. Now that the treacherous ministers have been imprisoned, our Ming Empire will naturally not interfere in the affairs of that country, but that country must also compensate the losses suffered by our Ming Empire and some sincere expressions."

In order to fulfill His Majesty's instructions, Yang Sichang, as a hawk, had to endure his temperament and actually expressed some good intentions to the British representatives.

After the general translation was completed, Prince Edward also showed a harmless smile. He suddenly expressed his kindness to the high-ranking Ming Dynasty guard who had always been arrogant and domineering and directly killed the king in the palace, which made him very helpful and said politely:

"What you said is very, there is indeed a misunderstanding between you and me. My king is already invincible to that country, but he was bewitched by Cromwell, a hateful person. Now that the two sides are truceful, we naturally have to have a good talk. This compensation can also be discussed. However, my Stuart dynasty is just a small place and naturally cannot compare to your country. Therefore, you also ask your country not to go too far when life is still difficult for our people."

After hearing this, Yang Sichang just waved his hand: "Don't say these, the hardships of the people in your country are all caused by the treacherous ministers. Now that the treacherous ministers have been eliminated, it will naturally improve. However, the sudden ban on smoking in that country, and the lives of the people in our country have been affected a lot. There are even a few lives here to pay for it. It is impossible for you not to give an explanation."

As he said that, Yang Sichang asked his staff to take out the draft he had already drafted and threw it directly to Prince Edward: "This is the opinion drafted by the official based on the will of His Majesty of the Emperor, and after consideration as appropriate, according to the actual situation of your country. You can take a look first. This official has only one principle. The terms in this opinion cannot be reduced or increased, but cannot be changed!"

After hearing this, Prince Edward was quite angry and thought to himself that this was not for negotiation, but for the request.

However, the situation is stronger than others now, so he had to hold back, squeeze out a smile, and look at Yang Sichang's opinion letter seriously.

This Prince Edward is one of the few people who can know some Chinese. After all, the Ming Dynasty had traded in the West for more than ten years, and it was not uncommon for some Western nobles to begin to know Chinese.

But when Prince Edward saw the first one, he couldn't help but frown, and he had the urge to throw the opinion directly on Yang Sichang's face.
Chapter completed!