My British Empire

  Chapter 560 Brussels

  The signing of the Ghent Agreement greatly stimulated the morale of the Dutch people, especially the political capital of the Kingdom of the Netherlands—Brussels, which has become a boiling hot pot.

   "Other places have declared independence, the Spaniards are in danger!"

   "Yes! I have long been looking forward to being independent, **** Spaniards!"

   "Damn Duke of Avar!"

The city of Brussels is not big, so the streets and alleys are full of discussions about signing the Ghent Agreement. The Dutch people are absolutely endlessly discussing this kind of political event, especially the events related to the future of the entire Netherlands. Not high enough.

  The Spanish soldiers patrolling the streets seemed to have changed their personalities after the signing of the Ghent Agreement, and they were no longer irritating.

  It seemed extraordinarily docile and gentle, not as fierce as before, like a devil from hell.

  After seeing the changed attitude of the Spanish soldiers, the courage of the citizens of Brussels, who were still a little timid before, became more and more courageous.

   "Look, those Spaniards, when they heard that the Ghent Agreement was signed, they were immediately scared!"

   "Yes, it seems that they are indeed scared. If they were before, they would rush over regardless, and they would be beaten without stopping!"

  Pedestrians on the road saw the Spanish soldier, now like a tiger that has lost its sharp claws, its previous majestic appearance has turned into a sick cat.

  Rows of Spanish soldiers walked on the street after they were no longer intimidated, and were pointed at. The air around them seemed to become a blast of gunpowder, which could be ignited at any time.

   Gradually, pointing from the side turned into yelling, and finally, it turned into insulting and beating.

  The crowd in Brussels seemed to be tilting the resentment they had endured for a long time, beating the Spanish patrol soldiers, and it was inevitable that it would expand.

   Gradually, one person, ten people, hundreds and thousands of people, and finally, the unbearable Spanish soldiers fired the first shot.

   At the moment when the sound and fireworks came out, the entire city of Brussels fell silent, and then suddenly boiled up. The citizens of Brussels exhausted all their weapons and began to resist the Spanish soldiers who were about to suppress.

   Regarding that day, ten years later, the young Lang De, who was only nineteen years old, said to his curious son, not without fear:

   "At that time, the whole city seemed to be drunk. People were mad, roaring, and their faces were hideous!"

  "The Spanish soldiers who seemed to come from the devil of hell, faced the crazy and ferocious citizens, but they were like weak lambs, powerlessly resisting the beatings of the citizens!"

   "Guns, weapons, surrounded by a crowded crowd, have become a burden and lost their original power. After all, no matter how sharp a lamb's weapon is, it is nothing more than a lamb!"

   He said a famous saying that came from His Majesty Edward. After he finished speaking, he felt that his compulsion suddenly increased a lot.

   "Father, what's going on?" the eight-year-old son asked nervously with a hint of longing in his eyes.

   "Why do children know so much? In the end, the Spanish rule over Brussels was overthrown, and Brussels became independent!"

  Land waved his hands impatiently, said indifferently, and then walked out.

   Lifting his head, looking at the neat and immaculate floor on the ground, the horrible scene has unconsciously appeared in his mind:

  The Spanish team of dozens of people was surrounded and beaten by hundreds of thousands of people. Fists, sticks, and stones all became tools of the Brussels people.

  The Spaniards could only bear this irresistible attack helplessly, until finally they turned into a puddle of meat, scattered on the street, and no one cared about it.

  The same is true in other corners of the city. The patrolling Spanish soldiers, even mercenaries, still suffered unspeakable beatings and killings, and the whole of Brussels wailed for a while.

  Even some Spanish residents who settled in Brussels were innocently involved and suffered unspeakable pain.

   and so on captured the Governor's Palace. When Brussels became independent on the second day, corpses abounded in the streets and alleys.

  The last rough estimate is that the number of people killed has reached as many as 1,370, while the number of Spanish soldiers defending Brussels was only 5,000. A full one-fifth of the soldiers were massacred and beaten, which is extremely exaggerated.

  Of course, the Brussels people used this exaggerated and frightening behavior to directly destroy the fighting spirit of the Spaniards, and finally had to flee.

  The independence of Brussels has great political significance because of its location as a political center.

   Complemented with the previous Ghent Agreement, it dealt a subversive blow to Spain's rule in the Netherlands.

  Since then, the road to independence of the Netherlands has officially reached a new level.

  London.

  After hearing that the Ghent Agreement was signed, especially for the uncertain ownership of the governorship, Edward showed great enthusiasm.

   "I have long supported the development of the independent cause of the Netherlands and invested a lot of money and energy. What reason does a Prince of Orange have to compete with me?"

   Facing the members of the cabinet, His Majesty the King said directly, with a serious and arrogant expression on his face.

   "It should be so. Without the support of our United Kingdom and His Majesty, how could the Netherlands be in such a situation? I'm afraid it would have been suppressed long ago! Besides, our United Kingdom is a Protestant country, which is just right for the Netherlands!"

  The ministers of the cabinet have always had no bottom line. When His Majesty the King made a speech, he immediately echoed it.

   Prime Minister Sir Anthony frowned and said cautiously:

   "The opinions of the Spaniards have to be taken care of!"

  Hearing this, Edward had to frown.

  Spain, unknowingly, has become an obstacle to the progress of the United Kingdom, making people extremely eye-catching and uncomfortable.

"Having said that, your situation is different, Your Majesty. You have only become the governor in name, and the real power is still in the hands of the Dutch nobles. It is unlikely that the Spaniards will turn against you for the sake of the false name. !"

   "Besides, the southern part of the Netherlands is still in the hands of the Spaniards. For the Spaniards, this is not the end. The empty governorship does not mean anything, because it can be destroyed at any time!"

  Minister of the Exchequer Thomas Mane did not echo the Prime Minister's opinion as usual, but instead relied on his second-in-command status to express his own opinion.

   "So, the decision-making power of the Netherlands has not yet been truly vested. If you use His Majesty's status as the governor-general to cut in, it will do more good than harm to us in the United Kingdom!"

  (end of this chapter)