Chapter 16 first act

First London.royal palace foyer Enter the Archbishop of Canterbury and Ely. Bishop of Canterbury, listen to me: Now this proposal, which was brought up in the eleventh year of the king's reign, might have passed, and did pass, to make trouble with us; fortunately it was a turbulent one. At the beginning of the year, the proposal was put on hold without further consideration. Archbishop Yili, what shall we do this time? Canterbury still has to study it.If it is allowed to pass, a large part of our property will be given away; because in that case, all the folk lands donated to the church after death by those who are dedicated to God will be confiscated to them; according to their estimates, This property can allow the king to support fifteen earls, fifteen hundred lords, and six thousand two hundred gentlemen.Also, for the relief of beggars and the poor old men who have lost their labor force in their dying years and extreme poverty, they can maintain a hundred relief centers.In addition, a thousand pounds may be consigned to the treasury every year-this is the content of the proposal.

Didn't Yili make people eat a piece of meat? Canterbury eats a piece of meat! ——Even the bones are gnawed. So what's the countermeasure? The King of Canterbury is wise, and his favor is great. Iri and sincerely loves the Holy Church. Canterbury with the absurdity of his youth, who would have thought.His father had just died, and his wildness seemed to have suffered and died; yes, at this moment, "wisdom" really came down like an angel, raised a whip, and drove out the sinful Adam. His heart; from then on, that "paradise" is purely filled with pure spirits.I've never seen anyone become so full-bodied all of a sudden --- such a thorough cleansing, as if washed by rolling waves, without leaving a trace of stain.I have never heard of anyone eradicating the stubborn vice of Hydra, ②so quickly, and all at once-like the current emperor.

Eli is getting better!We are blessed. Canterbury Hear him preach holy doctrines, and you'll fall down, and secretly wish the emperor could be made a priest; Listen to him discuss the affairs of state, You'll say, So this is the study of his life; hear him Talk about the art of war, and you'll hear the horrors of war turned to soft music.Whenever any state affairs came into his hands, the inextricable knot was untied--as if he were untying his garter.As soon as he opened his mouth, the air, the unruly urchin, fell silent; and the ears were pricked up to hear his beautiful discourse with wordless wonder.In other words, it must be practice and practical life experience that taught him such advanced theories.This is really strange, how can he learn so much; he is walking on a path that is obviously superficial, and the people he is close to are those who are shallow and ignorant, and his time is spent on sensuality Marie lingered; he was never caught with a book in his hand, or withdrawing from a noisy place, from a crowd of all kinds, to quiet his mind.

Erie strawberries grow best under nettles; that species, next to poorer trees, bears more and sweeter fruit.The Prince's sharp understanding, too, is only concealed under the surface of absurdity; needless to say, it is like summer grass that grows fastest at night, unnoticed, but only grows up there. It must have been so at Canterbury; now that there are no more miracles, we can only admit that there is a reason for a thing to be perfected. Ely is a good bishop. How is the rebuttal to the motion proposed by the House of Commons now?Does the emperor approve or disapprove? Canterbury seemed neutral to him.Or rather, he leaned on our side, rather than supporting the proposer against us--for I have discussed the situation with your majesty at length, and mentioned the question of France; Assure Your Majesty in the name of: In view of the current situation, we have decided to donate a huge sum of money to the imperial court, which will exceed any contribution made by the religious circles to the previous kings.

Yili has heard your assurance, what will the emperor say, Archbishop? His Majesty Canterbury hears it well; but he has no business to hear from me; or else, as I observe, he would be glad to hear me detail the well-documented genealogy, Tell how he was justly entitled to certain duchies; and how, by virtue of being Edward's great-grandson, he had a claim to the crown and throne of France. What was it about Iri that bothered him, and kept him from listening? Canterbury was at that time, and the French ambassador asked for an audience--I think the time has come for him to be summoned.It's four o'clock?

Erie yes. Canterbury Let us go in, then.Listen to what mission they have here--in fact, I can guess it without the Frenchman asking. Ely, I'm willing to accompany--I'd like to hear it too. (same below.) The second game is the same as before.Palace Chamber Enter KING HENRY, Gloucester, Bedford, Exeter, Warwick, Westmoreland, and Attendants. KING HENRY Where is my dear Archbishop of Canterbury? Exeter is not here. King Henry sent for him, good uncle. WESTMOLAND Shall we go and summon the ambassador to the palace, my lord? KING HENRY Slow down, uncle.Great problems between Britain and France are on our minds, let us put our doubts to rest before calling them.

Enter the Archbishop of Canterbury and Ely. Canterbury May God and angels guard the throne of the emperor, may your majesty live forever! King Henry Thank you for your kindness.Learned Archbishop, I beg you to say--justly and piously--whether or not we should be disinherited by the "Law of Seira" as practiced in France.God knows, my faithful love, when you explain this matter, you must not distort, explain, or force it; let alone rely on your own shrewdness to knowingly commit crimes and charge your soul with crimes. , To even falsely raise an illegal name, I can't bear to put it in broad daylight, let everyone comment.Because, God knows, how many men who are alive and well today, just because of your archbishop's words, will be bloody and bloody - because we will do what you say.So you have to seriously consider it.You are betting our lives, you are trying to start a sleeping war.In the name of God, I command you to consider it seriously.Once two kingdoms like this go to war, the casualties will definitely not be dozens or hundreds of people.Every drop of innocent blood shed in the war is a wail, a kind of indignant accusation—accusation of the person who started the sword and caused the living beings to suffer.Just remember this solemn petition, and say it, Archbishop; we will listen and take note of what you say, and trust that everything you say comes from a heart as white as a wounded heart. Baptize and cleanse the conscience of sin.

Canterbury Then listen to me, Your Majesty Sheng Ming, and you—the lives and positions belong to the ministers of the present Emperor.They have no reason to object to His Majesty's claim to the throne of France, except this--a law enacted in the time of Pharamond: In terram Salicam mulieres ne succedant (Women have no inheritance rights in Shera lands) The French, on the other hand, misinterpreted this "land of the Sheras" as the land of France, and regarded Pharamond as the creator of this law and the depriver of women's rights.Yet their historians faithfully declare that the district of Scheira was in Germanic lands, between the Schela and the Elbe.When Charlemagne conquered the Saxons, some French stayed there, but they couldn't understand the unruly behavior of Germanic women, so they established this law, which is: "In In the land of the Shera, women are not heirs" - this district of Shera, I said, between the Elbe and the Shera - is now called by the Germans "Meissen".Then it is clear that the establishment of the "Sherah Succession Law" was not intended to be implemented on the land of France; besides, it was not until four hundred and twenty-one years after the death of King Pharamond that France annexed the land of the Shera tribe. ; and for no reason at all they mistook King Pharamond for the author of this law.King Pharamond died in the year 426 of my lord; but Charlemagne did not conquer the Saxons until 805, and push the frontiers of France across the Shira.Besides, their historians say, King Pepin, who abolished the throne of Hildley, was the heir of Brittier, daughter of King Crotel, who, as a common heir, took— the throne.The same is true of Hugh Gabe, who claimed to be the heir of the princess of Linjar—the grandson of Charlemagne, the great-grandson of King Louis, and the great-great-great-grandson of King Charlemagne—and usurped the throne of Charles, Duke of Lorraine— —And he is really the only heir of the direct line of Emperor Charlemagne—and it is reasonable to use this to promote his ascension to the throne—but to be honest, it is a mess.And Louis X, the only son of the usurper Gaibert, with the crown of France on his head, was always restless; until at last, when he found out that his grandmother, the Queen Isabelle, was The direct descendants of Princess Emmanjal, who is also the daughter of Charles, Duke of Lorraine mentioned just now--in this way, Charlemagne's lineage will be combined with the French crown.In this way, as bright as the summer sun, Pepin's proclaiming emperor, Hugh Gabbe's ascension to the throne, and Louis's peace of mind as his king were all based on matriarchal rights and titles.In this way, the throne of France has been handed down to the present; however, they have brought up the "Sherah Succession Law" to deprive His Majesty of the right to claim the throne as a grandson.What they like is to tell a set of mysteries, but they just don't want to stand up and defend themselves why they should take this undeserved title from you and your ancestors.

King Henry I propose this right of succession, but is it justified and worthy of my conscience? Canterbury Or, let guilt befall me, O King revered by all!It is clearly written in "Numbers" ③: If a man dies and has no sons, his inheritance shall be given to his daughters.Wise emperor, defend your rights, unfurl your bright red military flag; look back at your mighty ancestors.Majesty, go to the tomb of your great-grandfather, from whom you took your inheritance, and pray for another show of his power; then to the grave of your uncle Edward the Black Prince Well, he once staged a tragedy on the land of France-beating the French army to the ground; at that time, his majestic father was sitting on the top of the hill, watching with a smile on his cubs rampaging in the pool of blood of the French nobles.O noble Englishmen!Half of your strength is enough to deal with all the elite soldiers in France; let the other half stand aside, talking and laughing, but you don't want them to catch a cold because of lack of activity in their muscles!

Iri, let these warriors who have been buried in the ground reappear in memory, and you lead the army, and repeat their heroic deeds.You are their heir, and you sit high on their throne, and the blood and courage that made them famous all over the world are rushing through your veins.My valiant lord is in the prime of life, like a May morning, when it is time to start a career with vigor and vigor. Kings of Exeter, the fraternal states of the world, they all expect you to rise up-like the lions who rise up and are of the same blood as you. Westmoreland and the others all know that His Majesty has reasons, troops, and material resources; and His Majesty is indeed ready for everything.In what other dynasty of England did the king have richer nobles and more loyal subjects? --Their fiery hearts left their bodies guarded in England, and flew to the barracks on the French front.

Canterbury, my good lord, let their bodies go with them!Let them fight for your rights with blood, sword, and fire!We, who are in charge of human souls, are also prepared to do our part and donate a huge sum of money to His Majesty, which will surely exceed any gold and silver that monks have ever donated to your ancestors. King Henry We can't just raise our troops to invade France, we must reserve some troops to guard against Scotland. They may take this opportunity to invade our borders. The loving Lord of Canterbury, the warrior who guards the frontier, is a wall strong enough to keep the clowns of the north, and keep the peace of the country. King Henry I don't mean only the errant brigands, I've got Scotch's bad ideas in mind - they've always been our scheming neighbours; you can read history, when my great-grandfather marched into France, Scotch Not once did all the troops not come in mighty force, taking advantage of the gap like a tide rushing towards the gap; rampantly attacking the weak land: besieging the fortress and storming the gate.Undefended, England trembles before this treacherous neighbour. Canterbury False startle, but no harm; hear, my lord, what example she set herself: Her knights were all in the fields of France then , leave her like a widow in a vacant house; but she not only defends herself well, but captures the King of Scots, locks him up like a stray beast, and sends him to France--as kings do Captive, to honor Edward, that her annals may be filled with praises, As the depths of the sea are piled with sunken treasure and priceless jewels. Westmoreland But the old saying is true: If you wish to conquer France, Then you have to subdue the Scots first. For as soon as the English hawk flies away to feed, the Scotch weasel steals away to eat his noble eggs in his unguarded nest.As the saying goes, if the cat is not around, the world of mice is the world; even if it can't swallow it, it's good to try to destroy and harass you as much as possible. Exeter said so, and the cat was bound to stay at home.However, this is actually an untenable "necessity"; we have already locked our goods with locks, and we have already set up clever traps to catch those thieves.The armored man is charging overseas, and at home, he has his own counselors to guard carefully; it turns out that the government is like music, although there are high-pitched parts, low-pitched parts, and low-pitched parts. A piece of harmony played a string of full and vivid melodies. Canterbury Therefore, God regards the human body as a polity, endowing it with functions of different nature; different functions make each desire constantly manifest in action; and each action seems to be attached to the same goal or the same object. , will inevitably bring about the obedience of the whole.Thus the bees exercise their efficiency; the insect, by the laws of its own nature, teaches the laws of order to the nation of nations.They have a king and officials who perform their duties; some are like magistrates, punishing mistakes at home; Looting among the velvet pistils of summer, then rejoicing, carrying the spoils back--to the treasury of the enthroned king; the queen bee, who is busy all day, is watching the humming mason make the golden The roof is covered.Ordinary peaceful people are brewing honey again; the poor porters, carrying heavy burdens on their shoulders, insisted on pushing through the small door; only a cold "Huh!" The idle, yawning drone delivered to the livid-faced executioner.My conclusion is: as long as many things revolve around a common purpose, they may as well be carried out separately; like arrows sent from different angles, shooting at a target; roads from east to west, north, south, all lead to a town; Several freshwater rivers converge in a salt sea; many lines are combined at the center of the sundial—just like this, once the various undertakings are started and a mission is completed together, everything will go smoothly without any mistakes .So, go to France, my lord!Divide thy "happy England" into quarters, and take the quarter to thee in France, and make all the Gauls tremble.And we, defending the country with three times the strength, if we can no longer tighten the fence to prevent the wild dogs from getting in, then we will be unlucky, let the vicious dogs pounce on us, and lose the reputation of our nation's bravery and political adroitness . King Henry went to summon in the ambassadors of the Dauphin of France. (Exit number of attendants) Doubts are all gone now; By God, and with your great help--France is ours, We shall make her submit to our might; Or, let her Both jade and stone are burned.If we hadn't sat there, governing the vast lands of France and the duchies of rich enemy kingdoms, our bones would have been buried in mounds of yellow earth, without a grave or a commemorative tombstone.If our history is not full of pages boasting of our martial arts; then let my burial place not even have a paper inscription-like the mute of Turkey, who has a mouth but no tongue. ④ Enter the two French ambassadors. King Henry Now, we are ready to listen to our emperor brother: what advice does the French crown prince have to teach? I heard that you two came to our country by the order of the prince, not by the emperor. Ambassador A I wonder if His Majesty grants us permission to just act according to our mission; or can we just briefly mention the original intention of the Crown Prince and our mission here? KING HENRY I am not a tyrant, but a Christian king, and all capricious emotions are controlled by reason--like the lawless villain is imprisoned in our prison.So you don't have to have any scruples, just tell us the prince's opinion. First Ambassador Well, not much to say: Your Majesty has recently sent to France to request the cession of certain duchies in the interests of your great ancestor Edward III; in answer to this request, our lord, the Dauphin, said: Why are you still immature, you should know more about things.In France, you can't get anything by dancing a jig--the Duchy of France is not something you can get by drinking and drinking.Therefore, in order to better suit your taste, he sent you this box of treasures. I only hope that after you accept it, you will stop talking about the principality from now on. ——These are what the crown prince said. King Henry what a treasure, Uncle Wang? Exeter Tennis, my lord. KING HENRY How glad we are, the Dauphin is so witty; How grateful is his bounty and your labors!If we take a racket and hit these balls, for God's sake, we'll go to France and play a round, and shake his lord's crown to and fro!Go and tell him that he has found such an opponent that he will make the whole of France a tennis court and make you restless by attacking him.We knew his intentions very well, he was making fun of my youthful dissoluteness, but we didn't pay attention to what we had gained during this period.The poor throne of England I never cared about, and have been estranged from the court, and indulged in mischief--that's the way men are, when they are out of home, they are happy.But go and tell the dauphin, I'll be on the throne, and look like a king, if I'll pull myself together--on the throne of France.With this ambition, I will humble myself, like a laborer, and suffer; but from there I will rise, so bright that all the people of France can't open their eyes, hey, the emperor If the prince looks at us, he will be blinded immediately.Go and tell that funny Prince to laugh at, and the tennis ball will be a stone in the eye of a cannon; his soul will be severely blamed for the disaster that followed the cannonball, for the disaster he started today. This joke, thousands of women will become widows, so they will no longer see their husbands; he makes fun of me today, but tomorrow he will "laugh" to collapse the castle, "laugh" and lose his mother's children-some are not yet conceived, some are not. They all had reason to curse the prince for being too frivolous.But it all depends on the will of God; let me pray to God.In his name, please tell the crown prince: I have come to settle accounts with him——I have come here confidently to do my honest career.Now go home safe and sound, and tell the Dauphin how foolish his joke is, that he made thousands of people cry for one or two laughs.Escort them well.Goodbye. (Exit the two ambassadors.) Exeter Isn't that an interesting note? KING HENRY I'd rather make the man who delivers the ball blush for it.So, my lords, don't lose the opportunity that is in our favour; now we have no thought but France--unless it comes to think of God first.Let us at once gather up the forces we need to send out, and consider everything carefully, as if we have more feathers on our wings, quick and step-by-step; we have God to guide us, and in the presence of the King of Pharaoh, we will send His son taught him a lesson.Now, let us all pledge our allegiance, and let this just war be seen in action.