It's not that Prince Rupert's identity was immediately obvious to others, but Prince Rupert and his entourage are too eye-catching.

Prince Rupert is well maintained. Although he is wearing clothes worn by ordinary businessmen, he still cannot hide Prince Rupert's temperament. In addition, with the entourage behind Prince Rupert, it is impossible not to attract attention.

"Who are you?" An officer stood up and walked towards Prince Rupert.

Prince Rupert's expression remained unchanged and he sat quietly on the chair, not looking worried at all.

Even though Prince Rupert's expression didn't change at all, he was actually extremely panicked.

"We are just ordinary businessmen!"

Prince Rupert looked at the officer walking towards him and said calmly.

"Ordinary businessman? Why don't I believe it?"

This officer stood in front of Prince Rupert, staring at Prince Rupert like an eagle.

"I don't believe that an ordinary businessman can have such a temperament, and also take care of himself in order?" The officer stood in front of Prince Rupert.

The officers who were with this officer also came to Prince Rupert, and vaguely surrounded Prince Rupert.

The entourage around Prince Rupert suddenly became alert. They stared at the officers surrounding them, fearing that these officers would do something.

"How can an ordinary businessman have such a good servant? I can't imagine it!"

The officer who spoke turned his attention to the sturdy entourage beside Prince Rupert.

"hehe!"

Prince Rupert laughed contemptuously, "What? Businessmen can't have temperament? Why do you think businessmen can't have temperament?

Although I am just a small businessman, I have done business with the earl before, so it is not surprising that I have such temperament.

As for these servants of mine, I spent a lot of money to recruit them, is there any problem?"

Prince Rupert sat there quietly, although his heart almost jumped out of his chest, his expression remained calm.

"If I remember correctly, the parliamentary troops have put Northampton under martial law in the past few days. How did you, a small businessman, get in?"

The officer who spoke put his right hand on the sword at his waist and stared at Prince Rupert.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely cold. The owner of the restaurant hid in the back kitchen and did not dare to come out.

The current situation is not something that a small restaurant owner can interfere with.

"What you said is good, there is a reason why I can come in.

Do you know who I am? Let me tell you, I am an old acquaintance with the Earl of Essex. I have done business with him before. Why do you think I can enter Northampton?

I tell you, you'd better be polite to me, otherwise, this layer of skin on your body will be gone!"

Prince Rupert pulled the tiger skin and kept boasting.

The officers surrounding Prince Rupert hesitated when they heard what Prince Rupert said.

"You said you and the Earl of Essex are old acquaintances. Do you have any evidence? Why should we believe your words?" the leading officer asked solemnly.

"hehe!"

Prince Rupert sneered twice and said: "It's really funny. The Earl of Essex and I are old acquaintances. Do I need to lie to you?"

Prince Rupert said, telling some of the characteristics and habits of the Earl of Essex.

The Earl of Essex had worked under Charles I before, and Prince Rupert was Charles I's nephew. Therefore, Prince Rupert knew many of the Earl of Essex's characteristics and habits.

Prince Rupert spoke plausibly, without any hesitation on his face.

These officers looked at the chattering Prince Rupert, and the shock on their faces became more and more intense.

Where did these officers come into contact with the Earl of Essex?

Even some things about the Earl of Essex were heard from others.

Prince Rupert took in the expressions of these officers, and the anxiety in his heart gradually disappeared.

"Where can these officers get in touch with the Earl of Essex? I guess my words have frightened them into silence. Maybe I can still get something out of these officers today!"

Prince Rupert felt much more at ease.

After Prince Rupert finished speaking, he knocked on the table in front of him with his right hand and said calmly: "How is it? Is what I said correct? I guess you don't even know what I said. Also, officers like you,

What do you know?"

Prince Rupert said this and looked at them with disgust.

The officers surrounding Prince Rupert looked at me and I looked at you, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.

It is really unbelievable what Prince Rupert said, and each one of them is so reasonable and well-founded that it is impossible to find fault.

"Are you really an old acquaintance of the Earl of Essex?" The leading officer still didn't believe it. There was no conclusive evidence, and just relying on words was really not completely convincing.

"Look at what you're saying. I've already said it, but you still don't believe it. Since you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do about it!"

Prince Rupert said, spreading his hands and shrugging.

"I think what this person said is probably true, and this person doesn't look like he's panicking anymore.

What's more, the Parliament has more than 50,000 troops in Northampton, what are you afraid of?"

An officer came close to the leading officer's ear and whispered.

"Yes, this kind of thing is very likely true.

We have not yet started a war with His Royal Highness and have no chance to make meritorious deeds. If what this man said is true, if we offend him, it will be equivalent to offending the Earl of Essex.

By then, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive!" Another officer persuaded us.

The leading officer looked at the officers surrounding him, and the doubts in his heart gradually disappeared.

Immediately, the leading officer smiled and looked at Prince Rupert, "There is nothing wrong with what you said. It seems that you are really an old acquaintance of the Earl of Essex. This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Prince Rupert finally felt relieved when he saw the leading officer saying this.

"Haha, I won't say anything if there is no misunderstanding. You are also very responsible officers.

Let's do this. Leave your names. I will talk to the Earl of Essex about this matter after I meet with him in a few days. People like you with a strong sense of responsibility should command more troops.

The troops of Parliament are extremely powerful, and they will definitely be able to completely overthrow the rule of Charles I and sweep Charles I into the dust!"

In order not to make these officers suspicious again, Prince Rupert could only curse Charles I a few times.

Although he just yelled and cursed Charles I a few times, it was very effective.

When these officers saw Prince Rupert scolding Charles I, many of their doubts disappeared in an instant.

In the eyes of these officers, those who could yell and scold Charles I in public were basically their own people.

Coupled with the content of Prince Rupert's deception just now, the vigilance in these officers' hearts disappeared in an instant.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you something.

I came here mainly to deliver supplies to the soldiers of the Congress.

You also know that there are so many soldiers in the parliament now. If the supplies cannot keep up, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the parliament cannot be guaranteed.

Do you have an officer named Smith here? I mainly transport him. This Smith seems to be a confidant of the Earl of Essex, and I don’t know where he is!"

Prince Rupert kept talking nonsense with a calm face. The Smith in his mouth was made up by him, and there was no such person at all.

He did this just to get words out of these officers.

"Smith? I've never heard of this man!" The leading officer looked at Prince Rupert with a puzzled look.

In this officer's memory, he had never heard of this name.

"Could it be that you are causing trouble? Although I am only a junior officer, I know most of the generals in the parliamentary army. Even if I am not familiar with them, I have heard their names. But what you said

I really have never heard of this Smith!"

The leading officer looked at Prince Rupert with a troubled expression.

Prince Rupert saw the officer's reaction in his eyes, "Isn't there such a person? But I remember that his name is Smith!"

And I remember that he led almost more than a thousand soldiers and were stationed outside Northampton!"

"Then this is even more impossible. There are almost 30,000 soldiers stationed outside Northampton!

These 30,000 soldiers are mainly stationed south of Northampton. Because the city of London is south of Northampton, most of the soldiers are stationed south of Northampton.

Although there are some soldiers stationed in the north of Northampton, the number of soldiers is not large, and there is no such person as you mentioned in either the south or the north!" the leading officer said seriously.

Listening to this officer's voice, Prince Rupert began to make calculations in his mind.

When Prince Rupert came, he didn't find any military camps along the way. Even when he entered the city from outside the city, he didn't find any military camps.

"Could this person be lying to me? When I came here, there were no soldiers in the south of Northampton. If there were soldiers, how could I sneak into the city so smoothly?

If there are soldiers stationed south of Northampton City as this person said, then there is no way I could not have discovered anything along the way!"

Prince Rupert was shocked in his heart, and he looked at the officer standing in front of him with suspicion.

"Something's wrong, I came in from the south of the city, why didn't I find any soldiers?" Prince Rupert asked with a suspicious look on his face.

"You don't know, right? In order to prevent the soldiers sent by the king from investigating, all the soldiers stationed in the south of the city were hidden. As for the specific where these soldiers are, I don't know very well. I only know a rough idea.
To be continued...