Less than a week after Isabel Walton, the privy counsellor of the Duke's Court of Richmond, returned to Richmondshire with four quasi-lancers, the counterinsurgency forces stationed near Lincoln Castle, led by two dukes and an earl's standard-bearer, immediately headed for the rebels' base, Ponteflake Castle of Baron Darcy I.

After meeting up with the counterinsurgency forces of the Earl of Lancashire and Baron Montigall II, who had already arrived at the rebel base, the five nobles immediately convened an emergency meeting in the counterinsurgency garrison, located south of the rebel base. The Earl of Lancashire and Baron Montigall II, who originally wanted to make a contribution to the suppression of the rebels, saw that the rebels numbered in the tens of thousands, so they had to obey the strategic unity of the two dukes' commanders.

When the two dukes began to negotiate peace with the leaders of the rebels in accordance with the strategic plan they had drawn up, the Lord's house of the Asker Manor, which was only a little more than five hours away from the rebel base, was in a state of sorrow. Sir Augustine and his wife Antonia Walton were proud and proud of their eldest son's promotion to the standard-bearer of Viscount Carlyle, but on the other hand, they were overwhelmed by the fact that their eldest son had joined the rebel army.

After dinner that day, Madame Sir and Isabel went to the garden behind the manor. Their respective valets followed from a distance, and the two paced slowly in front. At this time, Antonia raised her head and looked at the clear blue sky, and shook her head: "Child, the daily sunshine hours are really getting shorter and shorter after entering November. ”

Isabel walked leisurely with her hands behind her back and continued her wife's words: "Yes, there are only more than eight hours a day to get sun. In winter, sunlight has become the most important thing to get every day. ”

"Probably, the sun in Lord Darcy's realm is just as short-lived."

"Mother, if you agree, I may write a letter to Lord Darlington's eldest son at once, asking him to go to his uncle and order Ernest to return to Asker Manor."

"No need, kid. As the eldest son in the family, Ernest should bravely face all the difficulties he encounters. ”

"Mother, Lord Surrey, His Highness's playmate, has granted my request to spare Ernest's life when the rebellion is over. So, you don't have to worry too much about what kind of punishment he will receive. ”

Antonia looked at her stepdaughter with a forced smile and said gently, "Although Ernest followed his lord to join the rebels, his actions were not wrong in the eyes of the northerners. To put it simply, he fought for what he believed in. ”

Isabel nodded: "Faith can accomplish many things, but it can also destroy many things. Unfortunately, Ernest was fighting for his faith at the wrong time. ”

"Actually, many times, I don't understand why His Majesty is doing this. The dissolution of monasteries, the destruction of the Church and the denial of the Pope's place in the minds of the people of the north were perhaps the real causes of the rebellion. ”

Mother's words are not wrong, but what can Isabel say? At the national level, this was a radical revolt by Henry VIII to get rid of the Roman Church. In order to free England and Wales from the shadow and control of the Roman Church, great sacrifices were necessary. What is this act called, it is called revolution.

If only Mrs. Latimer were here. At least she could have told the famous Greek thinker Aristotle about the causes of the revolution in his Politics, and the other party would be able to agree with and support her ideas. However, the mother, who was similar to other noblewomen in life and thought, seemed to know little or no interest in the ideas of ancient Greek philosophy.

Antonia saw that Isabel looked distracted, and said puzzledly, "Child, what are you thinking?" ”

Isabel shook her head with a smile and whispered, "Mother, you can tell Ernest these words to your face, what do you think?" ”

"Tell him to his face? Isn't he in Lord Darcy's castle now, kid? ”

"Mother, I mean you'll be able to see him in early December."

"Early December? That is, next month, kid, how do you know that Ernest will be back at Asker Manor in early December? ”

"Well, I know some of the peace talks between His Highness and the Duke of Norfolk and the rebels." Isabel used the two dukes as an excuse to prevaricate her mother's doubts.

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After nearly a month of peace talks, the two dukes of the counterinsurgency accepted the twenty-four terms of the rebel leader, Robert Asker, and reached an agreement. The agreement included His Majesty's agreement to pardon all rebels; convene a parliament in Yorkshire; The dissolved monasteries were restored; re-establish the authority of the Pope throughout England and Wales; Miss Mary Tudor will be declared legitimate, reinstated as a royal princess; Anglican officials headed by Thomas Cromwell will be dismissed.

At the same time, Henry VIII, at the behest of the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Norfolk, and the Earl of Surrey, wrote an almost entirely false letter to the rebel leader, Robert Asker. Henry VIII's "sincerity" and promise to accept these conditions made the rebels cheer and send the nobles who had suppressed the rebellion out of Baron Darcy I's castle with great respect.

As Isabel had predicted, the nine armies of more than 90,000 men who had participated in the rebellion were immediately disbanded in early December, and each of them was led by their respective leaders and returned to their respective homes. From Pontefrekett Castle in West Yorkshire, returning to Carlisle Castle on the northern border, Viscount Carlisle and his army had to pass through Richmondshire to continue north.

And the village of Reese in County Richmond happened to be on the march route of Viscount Carlisle and his army. One day after sunrise in early December, when Viscount Carlisle's army was about to arrive in the village of Reese, the Viscount, who was on horseback, smiled at the flagbearer beside him: "Ernest, we are now standing on the land of Richmond County, which your father was responsible for guarding. ”

The long-lost homeland land is at the foot, how can Ernest Walton, a would-be knight who is the standard-bearer of the viscount, not be excited. At this time, Ernest, who was dressed in quasi-lancer armor and held a banner painted with the coat of arms of Viscount Carlisle in both hands, only said calmly to the viscount: "My lord, I am now a soldier of the kingdom's army, and devotion to duty is the first important thing I care about. ”

Viscount Carlisle smiled softly and said, "Ernest, you are my standard-bearer, tell me if you miss your family." ”

Ernest hesitated and was silent, but finally spat out a sentence: "Yes, my lord." Any man who stands on the land of his hometown will miss his family very much. ”

"Well, I'll grant you a week off, and then return to the castle in a week to continue my duties as standard-bearer."