The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

Hearing what Queen Ludvika said that this was the best way for the three of them, Fatima almost laughed back-no matter how much the queen loved Natalie, she was a lie. Can you speak it out, but also seriously want to believe it?

Fatima's expression was in the eyes of the queen, and Queen Ludvika knew that she couldn't convince Fatima by saying that. So she explained: "Do you know what will be waiting for Cheer Jin if you marry you?"

For this question, Fatima did not answer. In fact, she didn't want to listen to the Queen of the Republic of Poland. Only because of her distinguished status, Fatima didn't want to make it difficult for Pidro, so she reluctantly let her sit next to her.

Fatima turned her head aside, and she showed her attitude with this gesture.

When Queen Ludvika saw Fatima acting like this, she also knew that Fatima did not want to stay here again. But there are some things she has to say.

Because Queen Ludvika came here to persuade Fatima to make concessions. In the eyes of Queen Ludvika, it is a matter of course for a woman to make sacrifices for her man.

The original name of Queen Ludvika was Marie Louise de Gonzaga. She is a member of the famous French Gonzaga family, whose father is Charles I, Duke of Mantua, was born in Neuville, France, and received a good noble education from an early age.

In 1640, the 29-year-old Mary met Jan Kazimierz, who had just been released from prison, in Paris. Imprisoned for two years), the relationship between the two quickly warmed up and pledged each other. But soon after, Jan Kazimierz returned to Poland at his brother's order. After that, the two never met again. In 1644, King Władysław IV of Poland lost his wife, and the two became politically married the following year. After marrying into Poland, Mary changed her name to Ludvika Mary, because the Poles did not accept her with the same name as the Virgin.

The union of Ludvika and Władysław IV was a purely political marriage. Just like her female officer who married Jan Zamois, the interests outweigh the feelings, and both of them are separate Have love.

In fact, Ludvika still loved Władysław IV’s younger brother Jan Kazimierz; as for Władysław IV, his first wife was the Holy Roman Emperor Fei The daughter of Dinan II, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Cecilia Renata is a young, beautiful, polite and energetic woman, whom Władysław IV loved She, but their fate did not favor them. On January 8, 1642, their second daughter was born, but only one month later, the child died; on March 23, 1644, the third daughter was stillborn. Two days later, Cecilia Renata died of an infection during childbirth.

Ludvik doesn’t love Władysław IV, but marrying the king of Poland, the power of Eastern Europe, is undoubtedly the fastest way to climb the power ladder, and you can see Jan Kazimierz again; and Władysław For the husband IV, marrying a wealthy and powerful female nobleman can bring a lot of dowry to his treasury of starving rats.

On May 20, 1648, Władysław IV died of illness and his brother, Jan Kazimierz, whom Queen Ludvik really liked, came to the throne. In May of the following year, the two got married. After remarrying, Ludvika even proved what a good domestic helper and a high-quality politician are. She encouraged her husband to reform politics, weaken the power of the nobility, and strengthen the royal power. During the invasion of Poland by Tsarist Russia and the Kingdom of Sweden, Mary actively shared the pressure for her husband and actively encouraged her by his side, which gave Jan Kazimierz the confidence to stand up and continue to struggle. Ludwig took the initiative to attack the political situation, marrying many aristocratic ladies she brought from France to powerful people in Poland. These female aristocrats also actively participated in politics and greatly influenced their husbands’ political orientation. The king’s reform faction increased a lot of support (such as the great nobleman Jan Zamois of Lublin).

Combining Cheerchen with Natalie and giving him more power is also an important part of Queen Ludvika's post-war plan. She is well aware of the stubbornness and obsession of the "Golden Freedom" of the nobles in the Republic of Poland. To strengthen the king's power and take back power from the great nobles, it is impossible to do without territory, soldiers, and money. However, since her last husband, any attempt to strengthen the royal power has gone bankrupt under the obstruction of the aristocratic council. Queen Ludvik and King Jan Kazimierz, who know the road is difficult, can only take the "curve to save the country." path of. They promoted those reformers who had repeatedly made meritorious service in the war, and gave them power and land to the extraordinary and loyal, thereby strengthening the king's power in disguise.

Pavel Sapega, Stefan Çarzecki, Jan Sobieski, Alvar Chechen, these are the two people who strive to promote.

Among them, Cheerchen is young and capable, but he is a foreigner after all. Only when he married Natalie Kishka, a loyal fan of the king, can the king and himself be truly at ease. But if Cheerchen married Fatima, a pagan, then he would be ruined in the Republic. After that, no one would trust him. In a country where Catholicism is the majority, the people would only cast aside him and abandon him, even if How good he is.

Queen Ludvika told Fatima about the terrible consequences after Cheerchen married Fatima one by one:

Because of marrying Fatima, Cheerchen will lose the opportunity to continue to rise in the military and political circles of the Republic. It is true that the Republic of Poland is not without the precedent of Tatars or Turks serving as officials in the court, and now there are nearly 10,000 Crimean Khanate troops fighting for the king in Poland, and some generals have established no less than the soldiers of the Republic. Of military exploits. But the prerequisite for the Republic to promote and reuse them is that they must be converted. And like the Tatars who served for the current Republic, they didn't get more rewards except money, let alone Xiang Chechen was awarded the title and fief of nobility by Muhammad Glyy in Crimea. Because *** is a pagan after all, because the Republic of Poland is now under unprecedented invasion, Poland as a Christian country has to ally with a pagan country, but such an alliance can only be temporary or one place, when the crisis passes. , These Tatar troops are to be sent out of the territory of the Republic.

Because of marrying Fatima, Cheerchen will lose his friends in the Republic. Mihavu, Anjey and others are bound to alienate him, because they are all devout Christians. They fought for the king and Christ, and regarded it as their bounden duty to defend the faith of Christ.

Because they went to Fatima, Cheerchen and his uncle Pidro would not even be able to keep the fief of Vidava. It is true that King Jan Kazimierz, who is generous and generous, will not take back the fief. The nobles and peasants in Vidava are all Christians. How can they be under the command and control of the pagans?

At first, Fatima just turned her head and ignored Ludvika. But slowly, Fatima began to become nervous. When Queen Ludvika said that Chechen would lose everything he had struggled for in the Republic of Poland, Fatima turned her head.

"You can't treat him like that!" Fatima exclaimed excitedly.

Queen Ludvika shook her head and said, "This is not what we want. At least I and His Majesty the King don't want to. But this is the national condition. No one can fight against the people of the whole country. And you can't blame those ordinary people, Poland itself It is the shield of Christ. All Poles are proud of themselves as defending the faith of Christ and resisting the invasion of infidels. They may not even accept a nobleman marrying a Protestant, marrying a Jew, not to mention being a ** *."

"God!" Fatima cried. Her emotions began to agitate, and her face was flushed.

Queen Ludvika worried that Fatima's excitement would be harmful to her body, so she hurriedly eased Fatima's emotions and stroked his back and hands.

Queen Ludwig knew that Fatima could not be stimulated now. She stopped talking about the disadvantages, but talked about the advantages of her proposal for the three of them: "I did not want you to leave Chechen. I can think of Chechen. Since Chen wants to marry you, then he definitely loves you. I just hope that you can stay with Cheerchen as a mistress and let Cheorchen marry Natalie. Fatima, you have to understand, be a mistress It’s not shameful. My first husband, Władysław IV, had several mistresses. My current husband, Jan Kazimierz, I know he loves me very much, but I also know him. There are also mistresses outside, and even Jewish mistresses. But I tolerated all this because I love him. As you know, Natalie is a Christian and came from a prominent family in the Republic. She married Cheorchen, yes. Cheerchen’s future is good. And although your child, as an illegitimate child, does not have the right to inherit Cheorchen’s future title, according to Cheorchen’s character, he must also arrange a perfect future for you and his children. ."

Pedro, who was lying outside the door, nodded silently after listening to Queen Ludwiga's words. The terrible consequences that Queen Ludvika said just now really shocked Pidro. It turned out that Cheer Chen and Fatima would lose so much when their uncles and nephews were married, he had never expected before. At this time, Pidro's heart had already agreed with Queen Ludwiga's statement. Yes, Cheerchen married Natalie, and Fatima was Cheerchen's mistress. This was the perfect solution.

In Fatima's heart, although she was resisting, she gradually found that she was about to be persuaded by Queen Ludvika. Speaking of knives and swords, five Ludwigs together are not Fatima's opponents, but when it comes to debate, it is ten Fatimas together, and it is not as good as the queen's mouth. Queen Ludvika is a born politician and orator, and even her husband, King Jan Kazimierz, sometimes admires: The queen is more suitable to be a king than herself. Moreover, what Queen Ludvika said was not an absurd lie, but a real truth.

"Your Majesty Queen," Fatima made her last struggle at this time. She eagerly, even weakly, said to Queen Ludvika: "You know what I believe in is the religious religion, in our doctrine..."

Before Fatima's words were finished, Queen Ludvika interrupted her. Queen Ludvika looked at Fatima’s eager eyes, she couldn’t bear it, but she could only say cruelly: "Fatima, I know what you are going to say. What you want to say is the fourth chapter of the Quran, the third chapter of “Women”. The verse says:'God says: If you are afraid that you cannot treat the orphans fairly, then you can choose the women you love and marry two, three, and four wives; if you are afraid that you cannot treat them fairly, then, You can only marry one wife each, or be satisfied with your female slaves. This is closer to fairness.' Let’s say.”

Fatima nodded, this was her last straw.

But Queen Ludvika shattered her fantasy.

"Fatima, do you know? For the things of the three of you, I spent more effort than the three of you combined. I almost searched through the "Bible" and "Quran". Cheerchen’s favorable chapter—but no. UU reading www.uukanshu.com Although your God agrees that a *** can marry four wives, as a Christian, Cheerchen is not allowed to do so. He only Able to marry a wife, and she should also be a Christian."

Fatima sobbed quietly. Queen Ludvika’s words broke her last illusion-she was willing to share with Fatima before, which was based on the basis that both of them were Cheer Chen’s wives.

Outside the door, Pidro, who was still eavesdropping at this time, heard Fatima's cry, and his heart began to faintly aches. After all, Fatima gave birth to offspring for their family, and Pidro takes this very seriously. This old mercenary who has always been profiteering is worried about his nephew and daughter-in-law.

Several times, Pidro tried to push the door in, but he hesitated and relaxed his hand on the doorknob.

The door was opened, and Queen Ludwig appeared in front of Pidro.

"Your Majesty Queen!" Pidro quickly stepped back and saluted Queen Ludvika.

Queen Ludwig did not expect that Pidro would have been eavesdropping outside the door. For a while, the queen looked at Pidro's eyes with a sullen expression.

Pedro was frustrated.

Finally, Queen Ludvika decided not to pursue Pidro. After all, it was natural to care about her niece and daughter-in-law.

"Pidro," Queen Ludvika closed the door, and she said to Pidro: "I told Fatima what I should say, and it's up to her to decide."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen." Piedro replied anxiously.

The queen walked to Pidro, and she motioned to Pidro to raise her head.

"I will stay here for one night, and I would also like to meet his companions who went to Crimea with Cheerchen to build the Republic for the Republic." The queen said.