The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

The return of Chechen once made King Jan Kazimierz extremely happy, because he finally had an excuse to regain some power from the parliament.

With the successive victories of the Republic of Poland and the successive defeats of Karl X, the expulsion of the invaders by the Republic of Poland and the restoration of the country are just around the corner. But with the gradual disappearance of external threats, those forces that were originally assisted by the king began to slowly become resistance to the reforms that King Jan Kazimierz was about to implement. Among these people, Marshal Lubaumacki was particularly important. At the head, he openly opposed King Jan Kazimierz’s oath in Lviv to protect the peasants of the kingdom from any imposed unfair treatment (actually a tax cut to reduce the power of the great nobility), and threatened it. The power of the nobility to tax the peasants in their territory is sacred and inviolable.

Although the contradiction between the two has not been made public due to the unclear foreign enemy, the underground is already surging.

King Jan Kazimierz finally experienced once again the difficulty of parliamentary reforms in Poland, a country where nobles account for one-fifth of the total population, and parliamentarians have a veto power.

Several reforms made by his older brother Władysław IV also failed in this way.

Władysław IV tried to establish a province or territory in the country that could only be managed by the king hereditary. If there is a piece of land belonging to the king himself, then at least the king can get more direct income and royal army, and after the next king is elected to the throne, it will not be further compressed by the great nobles. However, the parliament rejected the proposal.

Władysław IV tried to form an organization similar to a knighthood. Members of this organization were selected from the middle and lower nobles. They must be absolutely loyal to the king and are all elites of the country. If it succeeds, the knights will undoubtedly support the royal power like the charter knights of France. However, the parliament and the great nobles rejected this proposal.

His elder brother also worked hard to increase trade tariffs and increase royal income, in order to change the dilemma of royal savings and the treasury's perennial lack of money. However, the parliament, the nobles and even the citizens of Gdansk blocked the implementation of this decree.

At the end of the day, the parliament and the great nobles had already opposed it for the sake of opposition. They rejected all laws that might strengthen the king's power, even if it was a good policy for the benefit of the country and the people.

When he became the king, the parliament and the great nobles continued to oppose any reforms they made, and hindered them everywhere. Although behind him are also supported by the queen and reformers such as Potocki and Kishka, the opposition is even stronger, even after the fall of half of the Republic.

And the curious thing is that in the war, death and strength are the most weakened, but the nobles who support their reforms, such as the old Kishka who died in the battle; but those opposition groups are living more and more. Moisturized.

Therefore, if King Jan Kazimierz wants to implement reforms after the war and rebirth the Republic from the ashes, he must use the opportunity of war to expand his own strength and bring up those who have done meritorious services.

In the eyes of King Jan Kazimierz, Cheerchen is undoubtedly his own (Cheerchen himself did not think so). He made such a great contribution in Crimea. He not only won allies like the Crimean Khan for the Republic, but also got help from the Tatar cavalry. He also attracted the attention of Tsarist Russia to southern Xinjiang through the war. The pressure on the eastern front of the republic. This kind of feat, with his previous promise to award him the Brest Fortress, even if it is the Dagongong of the parliament, I am afraid that he will not and dare to oppose it, otherwise the patriots of the country will spit. It can be submerged.

And Chechen's acquisition of Brest is equivalent to the exercise of his royal power to Brest. If I let him carry out reforms and establish a new army in Brest, the royal family will have a reliable force.

But at this moment, that Alwal Chechen was going to marry a pagan.

Yes, I have a child and I want to get married!

Didn't he know that although Christians can only marry one wife, they can have countless mistresses? Why must we marry her?

Didn't he know that although the Republic pursues freedom of belief, it is a country where most people believe in Catholicism sincerely. It is unthinkable for a nobleman to marry an Isiranian as his wife. The parliament and the great nobles will certainly use this as an excuse for offense.

After knowing the news, his servant Ugowski didn't even read the edict that he canonized Chechen as a nobleman, and Natalie, who went to see him specially, went away on the same day.

When his servant Ugowski brought the news back to him, King Jan Kazimierz, who was deeply embarrassed, had no idea for a while.

When Jan Kazimierz encountered a problem that was difficult to solve, he always consulted with his wife Ludwig at the first time.

Jan Kazimierz walked into his wife's room, and Queen Ludvika was returning from Father Koldecki.

Before her husband could speak, Queen Ludvika said to King Jan Kazimierz: "Father Koldecki told me that Princess Galisadai, who was far away in Vienna, wanted me to be a matchmaker again. , To propose to Natalie for her son."

Upon hearing this news, King Jan Kazimierz unconsciously and instinctively curled his lips: "The princess will choose the opportunity."

King Jan Kazimierz didn't know if it was Princess Galisadai who got the news that Cheerchen was going to marry Fatima and had this idea again.

Queen Ludwig sighed. She stood up and walked to her husband's side and put her hand on the shoulder of King Jan Kazimierz~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and then led the king to sit down on the sofa.

Although with the gradual growth of Prince Mihavu and his military exploits after the Battle of Warsaw, the only descendant of the Vichynevitsky family is more and more favored by the conservative nobles and elders. It has the tendency to cultivate into its own spokesperson. But Queen Ludovica and Princess Galisadai still maintained a close relationship, or in other words, maintained a close relationship in front of outsiders.

"Although I know that Natalie doesn't like Prince Mihavu, and Princess Galisadai is not the same as us, but since the Battle of Warsaw, Prince Mihavu really seems to be a different person. He leads the way. Colonel Zhi Khaletsky and others have also won many battles, and their reputation in the Republic is no less than that of famous generals like Jan Sobieski."

King Jan Kazimierz snorted, but he did not deny it.

Queen Ludvika said again: "Of course, Natalie will not marry Prince Mihavu. She is determined now and must marry."

Hearing what the queen said, King Jan Kazimierz almost jumped up: "Who said it, is this true?!"

Queen Ludvik said: "It's a message from Mickiewicz."

King Jan Kazimierz sat down paralyzed. After a long while, he said, "It should be possible to save it. I have no other meaning. I think Cheerchen and Natalie still have feelings. Although serving the goddess of the country is an honorable thing, what the Republic needs is not Prayer is a sword in the hands of a warrior. It is a shame that a young, civilized and armed talent like Natalie becomes a nun."

Queen Ludvika thought the same way. She said to her husband: "I think so too, so I want to see Natalie in person."