My British Empire

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Although he didn't know the true meaning of the speaker of the Privy Council, Edward didn't take it seriously. Anyway, he was the king who was afraid of wool.

What is a king, the king of a country, is there any problem with having a woman as a secretary? Although a little embarrassing.

1555, July 6th.

Early in the morning, the rain continued to invade the entire city of London, the guest houses were green, the streets were washed, and the sparse pedestrians dodged around, and they were drenched to the end.

The light rain became heavier and heavier. Gradually, layers of mist rose from the surface of the Thames, and the city of London was shrouded in gray-white mist. Pedestrians did not know each other.

The rich man's fireplace was activated at this moment, and the flames rose up, slowly drying the damp floor and walls in the room.

The family was reunited in the room, their faces were red, and the smiles on their faces were extraordinarily refreshing.

But those poor people can only stay on the bed shivering, praying for God's blessing in their hearts, pretending that the thin quilt on their bodies is a thick quilt to warm their cold limbs.

They were lucky. Those helpless beggars could only tremble around the church, begging to be taken in.

This is also the time when the church buys people's hearts. Generally speaking, the amiable priest will open a small door and let these poor beggars come and rest in the woodshed for a while.

If they meet a kind priest, they will be allowed to light some firewood to keep them warm.

Of course, all the churches in London have passed from the hands of the Catholic Church to the hands of the Anglicans.

Inheriting the previous tradition, the churches in London still carry out this tradition. When it rains, the churches open their small doors to accommodate the homeless people to rest for a while.

Grayface is such a homeless person, also called a refugee.

It got its name because of malnutrition and being disgraced all day long.

Simply because he has been used to calling it since he was a child, and he has completely accepted the title of gray face.

It is different from other refugees who went bankrupt due to land enclosure and inflation.

He grew up in London since he was a child, and he grew up eating a lot of food. It can be said that he grew up to be in his twenties, and it is not an exaggeration to say that God blesses him.

A few years ago, London and various cities carried out activities to clean up refugees, and sent these able-bodied people to Ireland to contribute to England.

Greyface naturally didn't want to go to the so-called Ireland and be with those savages.

London has been developing well in the past few years, and the money and bread to beg for has gradually increased, and the time spent hungry every month is getting less and less, which makes him attached to the comfortable environment of London.

Where is he willing to go to desolate Ireland and contribute to the so-called kingdom and His Majesty the King.

"Damn it, it's raining again!" Huilian wiped the rainwater from his forehead and neck with his hands, feeling that his clothes were already wet, and they were tightly fitted, revealing his thin body without a doubt.

"Boss, hold on for a while, the church is almost here!"

The younger brother on the side lowered his head and ran quickly, and when he heard his boss's complaint, he couldn't help saying aloud.

"Can I not know myself? I grew up here!"

Gray Face said angrily while running.

After a while, a group of six people came to a small church.

Unlike a cathedral like the Palace of Westminster, this is just one of the small churches in London, with a small footprint and not many people.

Only a handful of five priests stayed here, spreading the glory of the Lord.

The reason why they come here is because the priest here, no, the pastor should be kind-hearted, not only allowing them to rest, but also giving them some bread from time to time to satisfy their hunger, it is the only place where they feel warm.

The reason why Grayface came here instead of going to those cathedrals is because the bishop here is different.

When they arrived, the side door of the church had already been opened, and the six of them walked in without any scruples, not caring about their wet bodies at all.

"I said, gray face, why did you come here so late today, it looks like you are going to take a shower!"

"Tell me, did you go to the big bathhouse to take a bath? It really makes me envious!"

As soon as he entered the firewood room, Huilian heard a teasing voice, looked up, and saw a chubby young man with a teasing expression on his face, and the others also opened their mouths, laughing loudly.

It is said to be fat, but in fact it is only compared to other people, there is only some flesh on the face, and the rest of the body is still the same as him, shriveled, like ribs.

His face is big because of his good background, he has had a good meal for more than ten years, and he has been wandering for a total of three or four years.

From a young master to a beggar living on the street, not only his status has fallen to the bottom, but his body has also disappeared.

However, that face and the meat on it still maintained half of its original size. I don't know how many nights of hunger and cold it has helped him survive these years.

But it still maintains half the original size, compared with others, it is still very large.

"Big round face, do you want to be beaten? Grandpa has given you good looks these days, right?"

As soon as Huilian saw him, he immediately became angry and cursed at him.

"You, you rascal, if I didn't eat enough today, I would beat you to death!"

The big round face glanced at his side, there were only three or four people, there were no opponents of the six gray faces, so he could only growl loudly on the outside, and then started a fire on his own.

"Hmph! I thought it was great to have a few boats in my family, but now you are not what you used to be, you prodigal son!"

With a look of disdain on Gray Face's face, he said lightly, with a moderate voice, which just reached the ears of Round Face at the side.

"You—" Yuanlian's expression was ferocious when he heard this, and he couldn't bear it any longer. He immediately stood up and walked towards Huilian with his fists waving, ready to fight.

Seeing this, Huilian sneered, clenched his hands into fists, and raised his right hand to meet him.

"Stop—" Just as the two were about to hit each other, a hoarse voice came from the side.

When the two heard this, they immediately stopped and stayed where they were.

On the side, a boy of thirteen or fourteen was standing at the door, wearing a cassock, it was obvious that he was a young priest.

"There are no fights in the church, and you can't tarnish the glory of our Lord in the church. If you see it next time, don't come!"

The baskets containing black bread in the little priest's hands, his eyes widened, and he said harshly.

Seeing that they were guilty and shrank back, he distributed the bread one by one.

Black bread, the size of a palm, is different from the bakery in the shop, there are not so many stones and sawdust in this bread, which makes the stomach half full.

The remote location of the church, coupled with the fact that the two groups of gray face and round face subconsciously covered up the news, they were able to share this holy place.

More than a dozen people silently divided the bread, eating small bites, and the little priest also left.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of powerful footsteps outside the courtyard wall.