Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

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Upon hearing this, Chongzhen stood up from the chair suddenly, came to the back of the door, and pulled the door open.

Chongzhen looked anxiously at Wang Chengen who was standing outside, "What's the matter? How's the inquiry going? How did Zhao Wen deal with Cao Daban?"

Wang Chengen patted his chest and said out of breath: "Godfather was exiled to some America. I heard that it is far away from here. It will take a long time by boat. He will never come back in this lifetime!"

Cao Huachun is Wang Chengen's godfather, so it doesn't matter if Wang Chengen calls Cao Huachun his godfather.

"It's okay, it's okay, at least I saved my life, at least my life was saved."

Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a look of joy: "I never thought that Cao Huachun could save a life. As long as he can save a life, no matter where he goes, he is still alive."

"Master, I heard that America is very far away from us. I'm afraid godfather will have to travel for a long time on the road. After arriving in America, godfather may never come back again." Wang Cheng'an said.

"If you can't come back, you can't come back, as long as you are still alive." Chongzhen said calmly.

Now Chongzhen has seen it through, as long as a person is still alive, no matter where he is, no matter what he is doing, it is not bad, it is not bad.

At least people are still alive. As long as people are still alive, hope exists. If people are gone, nothing will be gone.

"I didn't expect Zhao Wen to be able to spare Cao Huachun. I thought Zhao Wen would kill Cao Huachun, but I underestimated Zhao Wen."

After speaking, Chongzhen left the study and came to the front yard.

Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cihong who was playing in the yard, and said, "Come on, go out with me for a walk, and go to relax with me too!"

"I'm coming!"

Zhu Cihong followed Chongzhen with an excited face, and walked outside.

When Chongzhen went out, seven or eight personal guards followed Chongzhen. Since that incident, every time Chongzhen went out, at least seven or eight personal guards followed.

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In an office in the Palace of Westminster, Cromwell looked at a young man standing in front of him, and asked with a gloomy face: "Is what you said true? Those Orientals brought His Royal Highness You bought a powerful weapon, aren't you lying to me? Is that weapon really that powerful?"

This young man is exactly one of Cromwell's eyeliners in Windsor Castle. When Thomas brought those Vulcan rifles into the castle, he was seen by this young man. Even Thomas was testing the power of firearms at that time. He was also seen by this young man when he was in the castle. At that time, he could not go out because of the fortification of the castle. When the wind eased a little in the past few days, he ran out and hurriedly reported the matter to Cromwell.

The young man swore to Cromwell: "I can assure you that what I have said is true.

That kind of firearm is very powerful, it can penetrate plate armor within a hundred feet, and the reloading speed is very fast, about ten rounds can be reloaded within a minute.

As for the exact quantity, I'm not sure, but the quantity is definitely quite a lot. Just looking at their box, there are at least two hundred boxes. "

Cromwell frowned tightly, and he looked at the young man standing in front of him suspiciously, "Pierce plate armor? Is it that powerful? And it still penetrates at a distance of a hundred feet." Plate armor, why don’t I believe it?”

Cromwell very much doubted the authenticity of what the young man said. It is simply impossible for the arquebus of this era to penetrate plate armor at a distance of a hundred feet, and it is beyond common sense.

Plate armor is currently the most defensive armor, and it is very time-consuming and labor-intensive to build.

So Cromwell didn't believe that that kind of rifle could penetrate plate armor at a distance of a hundred feet.

If this is true, then there is no armor in this world that can block this kind of weapon. If Charles I really has that kind of weapon, it will be a disaster for the parliament.

"What I said is true, I never lied to you!"

Looking at Cromwell's scrutinizing expression, the young man hastily explained.

Cromwell's right hand tapped lightly on the desk in front of him, and the sound of knocking on the table kept ringing in the room.

Apart from the sound of knocking on the table, there was no other sound in the room, and both the young man and Cromwell fell into silence.

After a long time, Cromwell broke the silence, and Cromwell said to the young man: "Okay, you go back first, it takes a long time to come out, in case His Royal Highness finds out, then You might be exposed."

Cromwell urged the young man to leave, and the young man didn't talk nonsense, turned around and left Cromwell's office, and ran outside.

Cromwell stood up, and he walked around the office with his hands behind his back, "How can there be such a powerful gun? It can penetrate plate armor at a distance of a hundred feet. Why does it feel unreal?"

Crowell was very unwilling to believe this, after all, it was beyond common sense, but this young man was personally selected by him to be sent to Windsor Castle, and it was impossible to lie to him about this kind of thing.

"Could it be that this kind of weapon is real? His Royal Highness really has so many weapons? And it was given to His Highness by the Orientals? These Orientals came all the way to give these weapons to His Royal Highness. Logic!"

Cromwell stopped. He looked in the direction of Windsor Castle, and walked together with his brows tightly together, forming a "Chuan" character.

"It seems that if I want to really understand this matter, I still need to meet His Royal Highness the King!"

Cromwell made up his mind and planned to meet Charles I.

At this time, Charles I and the parliament were already in dire straits, almost to the point of tearing their faces apart.Therefore, now Cromwell has made a great determination to meet Charles I.

After speaking, Cromwell picked up the top hat that was on the table, put it on his head and walked outside.

It didn't take long for Cromwell to arrive outside Windsor Castle.

The drawbridge outside Windsor Castle was lowered, and Cromwell walked across the drawbridge and came outside the gate of the castle.

Because there was no fighting now, the gates of the castle were open, and Cromwell walked through the gates.

Guards stood on both sides of the city gate. These guards all knew Cromwell, so they didn't stop him.

But when Cromwell entered the city gate, one of the guards ran into the castle and reported the news.

At this time, Charles I was sitting in his office, and on the desk in front of him was a Dreiser rifle that had been wiped clean by him.

Charles I held a white rag in his right hand, pressed his left hand on the Dreiser rifle on the table, and kept wiping it with his right hand.

Charles I's face was full of smiles, he was more affectionate looking at the Dreiser rifle in his hand than seeing his wife.

"Hahaha, after Thomas completes the formation of the army, I will have a decisive battle with you at that time. I want to see how the people in your parliament compare with me. You people are waiting to die, I will not spare you Yes, I want to be like Zhao Wen, the only king, the supreme king."

Charles I's eyes were full of fanaticism and passion, as if he had seen himself sitting on the throne with a crown on his head.

At this time, the guard who came to report the news appeared at the door of the office, and he knocked on the door of the office.

Without raising his head, Charles I shouted at the door, "Come in, the door is unlocked."

For these guards in the castle, Charles I basically had no doubts. He didn't know that Cromwell's eyeliner was already in the castle, so he didn't act too cautiously.

"My lord, here comes Mr Cromwell."

The guard said to Charles I.

Charles I put down the rag in his hand, looked at the guard, and his face collapsed instantly, "What is he doing here? He came to me, and he definitely didn't have any good intentions."

Charles I didn't believe that Cromwell would come to himself when he had nothing to do. If Cromwell really had nothing to do and came to himself, then Cromwell would not be called Cromwell .

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Chapter 859 Fairfax

Charles I hated Cromwell from the bottom of his heart, because Cromwell was the main representative of the parliament. Without Cromwell, the conflict between Charles I and the parliament would not have been as great as it is now.

"At this time, he ran over and said he wanted to see me. He must have no good intentions, but if he doesn't see me, I don't know what his real purpose is. I'd better meet him, better see him, see him What exactly do you want to do?"

Charles I said to the guard and said, "I see, let him come to see me."

The guard withdrew as he spoke, and after a short while, Cromwell appeared in the office. At this time, Charles I had already taken down the rifle on the desk and hid it in the office.

Cromwell bowed respectfully to Charles I. Charles I looked at Cromwell expressionlessly and said, "What are you doing here?"

Cromwell was not angry because of Charles I's words, he looked at Charles I quietly, and asked calmly: "Your Highness, after I heard that those mysterious orientals have arrived, send I got some gifts from His Royal Highness, what are these gifts?"

As soon as Charlie heard this, he immediately became vigilant, "Could this guy know something? Did he come to me to test something?"

Charles I half-closed his eyes and looked at Cromwell carefully.

"Who did you hear that these orientals came here just to do business with me, where did they give me any gifts, they didn't give me any gifts.

Besides, where did you hear that?Inexplicable. "

After listening to Charles I's quick explanation, Cromwell gradually believed in what the young man told him.

"It seems that nine times out of ten this is true." Cromwell said inwardly.

Cromwell looked at Charles I and asked, "His Royal Highness, can I ask you what business the Orientals want to do with you? I don't know what this business is about."

Charles I became angry in an instant, "Cromwell, I said that you are a little too lenient, do you care what business those Orientals do with me?

What kind of business do I do with those Easterners?Still want to tell you?Are you the king or I am the king, what do you want to do? "

"I don't dare, I'm just curious, what kind of business do these Easterners come here to do business with His Highness the King? After all, if they can travel so far to do business, the business they do must be extraordinary."

Cromwell said he didn't dare, but his mouth was still firm, and there was no expression of dare on his face.

These words of Cromwell made Charles I very angry. These words of Cromwell are obviously trying to harden Charles I.

Seeing Cromwell's rude look, Charles I secretly made up his mind, "It seems that Cromwell can't stay, and Parliament can't stay. After Thomas trains my soldiers, the first one will be Kill this Cromwell and dissolve Parliament."

In fact, this Cromwell is not a good thing. He claims to be the master of the people, but in fact he still thinks about the things of dictators.

In history, after he defeated Charles I, he claimed to represent the people, and then sent Charles I and his followers to the gallows. After Charles I was executed, Klingwell began his long dictatorship time.

After the victory of the civil war, under the pressure of the people, he executed King Charles I in the name of the parliament and the army.

Then Britain was declared a republic. Speaking of becoming a republic, in fact, it has not changed fundamentally from before, but it has just put on a layer of republic skin.

Cromwell also became the actual military dictator at this time.

In order to maintain his rule, he frantically suppressed the common people internally and sent troops to expedition to Ireland.

He also dispersed the parliament, disbanded the parliament in a disguised form, appointed himself the "lord of the country", and established the system of the protector of the country.

This so-called protector of the country is nothing more than the second king.

In the West, it is not so easy to become a king. The Western world regards blood as extremely important. If an ordinary person wants to become a king, it is almost impossible. Therefore, the Lord Protector is just a compromise of Cromwell. That's all.

After becoming the protector of the country, Cromwell showed his political ability, but Cromwell's political ability was not outstanding, the domestic class contradictions became increasingly acute, and the economic situation deteriorated day by day. Cromwell's rule It also gradually came to an end.Until Cromwell's death, Cromwell did not stabilize the domestic situation, and the country has been in turmoil.

When Cromwell died, it was Cromwell's son who took over Cromwell's position, but compared with Cromwell's son, Cromwell's son had even less political talent. His son was overthrown by Charles II, and Cromwell was also revenged by Charles II. Cromwell's coffin was dug out by Charles II, and he was beheaded and flogged in public.

In fact, Cromwell and Charles I are the same breed. If Cromwell is placed in the position of Charles I, Cromwell may have done more than Charles I.

"His Royal Highness, these orientals are not good people, please don't forget the Yellow Peril chaos back then.

These orientals are nothing but yellow-skinned monkeys. What can they bring to His Royal Highness?They can bring nothing to His Royal Highness, and ask His Highness to respect himself and not to mix with these people with low physical and mental abilities. "Cromwell said to Charles I.

Although it was persuasive, the tone was full of sarcasm, as if to say that you, Charles I, were nothing but a fool, to hang out with this kind of person with low physical and mental abilities, and to hang out with this kind of person would be a shame. That means you, Charles I, are the same people.

Hearing Cromwell's voice, Charles I's eyes almost burst into flames.

"Hehe, I advise you to worry about your own affairs, I don't need to discuss with you what I want to do?

I don't need to tell you what I want to do, what are you?Come up to me and say these words. "

Charles I yelled at Cromwell with a gloomy face. Now Charles I has the heart to kill Cromwell on the spot.

"I'm just here to advise His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness has noble blood, don't mix with these imbecile people. Now that His Royal Highness refuses to admit it, I have nothing to do, I will go first."

After speaking, Cromwell turned around and walked outside.

Seeing the back of Cromwell leaving, Charles I took out the hidden rifle and aimed it at Cromwell's back, "I really want to shoot you to death."

Charles I gestured for a long time and cursed viciously, but finally gave up. At this time, the two sides have not completely torn their faces. It would be a stupid choice to beat Cromwell to death at this time.

As Charles I spoke, he put down the rifle in his hand. He looked at the rifle on the table and muttered in a low voice, "I'll teach you how to dismantle it into pieces, and I'll cut you into pieces, damn it."

After Cromwell returned to his office, he found Fairfax who was on the same side as him.

Fairfax was born in a noble family, and his father was a baron. In the parliament, he was in the same position as Cromwell, and he was a proper reformer.

He was tit-for-tat with Thomas, who was on the royalist side, but Fairfax had a more peaceful personality and was not as aggressive as Cromwell.

In history, Fairfax hated Cromwell's dictatorship of Britain very much, but the power and conspiracy in Fairfax's hands were not as strong as Cromwell's, so his opposition seemed pale.

But this person is a natural commander. During the civil war, he defeated Charles I's army several times, laying an important foundation for the victory of the reformists and the victory of the parliament.

If there is no Fairfax, it may not be so easy for the parliament to win Kechari I.

Fairfax is young, and now he is only in his early 30s.

Regardless of Fairfax's young age, he is now a seasoned general.

He raised a troop of cavalry called the Yorkshire Red Dragons in the First Bishop's War against the Scots, and was knighted after the Bishop's War.

Later, he opposed conscription to the royal army, and at Heston Moor he managed to present a petition to King Charles I, a move that made him a local hero but thoroughly offended the royal family.

His actions aroused the retaliation of the royal cavalry. When he was wandering in the street, he was directly knocked to the ground by the rampaging royal cavalry and almost lost his life.

After these two incidents, Fairfax saw clearly the true face of the royal family. He felt that the most important thing for the royal family was the rule of the royal family. They don't care about the life and death of the people at all, so after these two incidents, Fairfax has firmly stood among the parliamentarians.

Fairfax came to Cromwell's office. He looked at Cromwell sitting in the office and asked, "Is there anything you need to bring me here?"

Cromwell pointed to the chair next to him, and said to Fairfax, "Sit down first, and I'll talk to you after I sit down."

Fairfax was not polite either, moved the chair opposite Cromwell's desk, and sat down.