The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

Since Natalie had agreed to Mihavr Vorodjavsky, she did not delay for a moment.

When the ball was over and Natalie and Cheerchen returned to the guest room arranged by the marshal for them, before Cheerchen had finished washing, Natalie asked Cheerchen to severely punish Boguslav.

"You asked me not to accept the ransom from the kitchen officer, but to ask the king and the marshal to severely punish Boguslav?" Cheerchen asked his wife with a strange look.

At this time, he was taking off his dress and hanging it on the hanger.

This is a very strange request. Of course this weirdness is not for Cheerchen, but for Natalie. As a veteran and a descendant of nobles, Natalie should know better than herself that if she proposes to severely punish Boguslav, what blood feud will be forged between herself and the Laziviu family. And this blood feud will be endless. This is also the most important reason why he didn't kill Boguslav after capturing him, but wanted to take him back to Warsaw.

Besides, Marshal Lubaumacki and Princess Louise Henriette both pleaded with themselves, so how could they not give face to them.

Thinking of this, Cheerchen asked back: "Why?"

Natalie was sitting on the bed, and when she heard Cheer Chen's question, she knew he was hesitating. So Natalie sat up from the bed and said softly, "Chechen, my husband. You have also seen the situation today. The marshal and the culinary master must protect Boguslav. They will definitely protect Boguslav when they arrive in Warsaw. There will be a group of people who will intercede for Boguslav in front of the king. Then the king will be in a dilemma. Because the baker is so patriotic and once selflessly supported the king. But if Boguslav is not punished, he will not be able to deter traitors. , To rectify the law."

Speaking of this, Natalie remembered the wailing of an old soldier when the nobles were scrambling to surrender to the Swedes at the beginning of the Swedish invasion: "...Which country did you see in this world? Is there so much chaos, so many atrocities like this country? What kind of government is the government here? The king cannot rule the country because people don’t let others rule it! Parliament cannot rule the country because its members smashed it and fell apart! There is no army here, because the Polish nobles do not want to pay taxes; they never obey, because they are said to violate the right of freedom; there is no court here, because no one enforces the rule of law, every strong man can step on the law; here There is no loyal to the king, because everyone has abandoned their king; there is no love here, because people give love to Sweden, because the Swedes promised them to live according to the old rules and styles! May I ask which country is like this? In the whole world, which people are like them, helping the enemy country to conquer their own country?"

Natalie thought so, but Cheerchen didn't.

What he thought of was that he became the second Duke of Konitzki. Yes, he proposed to severely punish Boguslav. His Majesty’s responsibility is cleared away. He can say: "Look, this is not my intention, it is what the captive owner Chechen requested; although I can't bear it, I can Respect his rights and wishes." Then he left himself clean. And he will bear all the hatred from Marshal Lubao Mackish, the Laziwiwu family, and the nobles who are kind to them.

"Like Big Brother Bao Hong once said, why should I do this, and what good is it for me?" Chechen made a voice in his heart.

Natalie continued, "But if you offer to severely punish Boguslav, the situation will be different. He is your captive, and you have the right to do anything with him. No one can take away this right."

"Wait a minute." Cheerchen's words stopped his wife from continuing. He looked at Natalie with piercing eyes, and asked each word: "Natalie, did someone tell you these words, or how did you think of them?"

Natalie stopped. She did not answer directly, but instead asked: "Does this make a difference?"

Cheer Chen already knew the answer. He was waiting to refuse, when suddenly the door was pushed open.

"Never!" his Uncle Piedro shouted.

After the ball, Pidro had a few more drinks with some of the drunk officers in the marshal's mansion. On the way back to the house, he stumbled past Natalie and Cheerchen’s room, and happened to hear Natalie say that Cheerchen had to give up the redemption terms proposed by the meal officer and that Boguslav must be severely punished.

Pedro, who was frightened by these words, not only woke up half of his wine, but almost stopped his heart beating.

Because Boguslav alone involves four hundred thousand talers!

Yes, not one hundred thousand, but four hundred thousand.

More than a year ago, Cheechen and Pedro's uncle and nephew gave the 400,000 talers earned by the mercenary group over the years to Kiayan, who gave Kiayan to the Jewish bankers behind him for loan.

The money has been stable for many years, and Kiayan has always claimed that the money has been invested in Africa and Asia to support the just cause of the people there. So Pidro is also very relieved.

But on the day he returned to Werner, a Jew found himself. At first, Pidro thought he had come to sell himself. But the Jew claimed to be Chiayan's friend, and he wanted to see himself.

When Pidro met him, Pidro found him. The Jew was here to find out how Marshal Lupaomatzki would deal with Prince Boguslav.

At first, Pidro refused to disclose it on the grounds that it was confidential, even though the Jew had poured him a few bottles of fine wine. The Jew was in a hurry, so he told Pidro that in the loan of the Jewish consortium to Boguslav, there was also money from the mercenary group in it.

Only then did Pidro know that the four hundred thousand talers did not invest in Africa and Asia as Keayan said, but had always been in Europe, and it was in Eastern Europe. The greedy and untrustworthy Jewish bankers were wiping the ball. They lent money to Boguslav’s relatives and friends in various countries, and then lent the money to Prince Boguslav through their hands, in order to circumvent the provisions of the treaty.

Today, the Jewish consortium that Kiayan belongs to has invested a million talers in Boguslav’s body, and it has long since become his military expenses. Of course, these loans are secured by the land, real estate, and castle of the Laziviu family.

The Jewish bankers have not the slightest negligence on this point.

The Jewish bankers dared to lend so much money to Boguslav, because they knew well the national conditions of the Republic of Poland and knew that if a nobleman of the rank of Boguslav surrendered or was captured, he would inevitably be pardoned.

Unexpectedly, King Jan Kazimierz was surprisingly determined this time-Boguslav Raziviu was one of the few people not on the pardon list; this time, because the money had already been invested, they It can only be expected that Boguslav will win the battle or surrender on the condition of survival after losing the battle. But the only thing that reassures the Jewish bankers is that a nobleman and commander like Boguslav, even if he is defeated, as long as he is not unlucky and killed by a stray bullet, then his chances of surviving are extremely high; As long as he is alive, even if he escapes to a foreign country as an apartment, he is not afraid that no one will pay back the money.

This time, Boguslav was captured by Chechen, making the head of the Jewish consortium in Werner panicked. Because if Boguslav was executed, because Boguslav had no heir, then after his death, those IOUs would become worthless and the Jewish bankers would suffer huge losses.

That's why they rushed to find all the relationships that could be inquired, to inquire about the life and death of Boguslav.

After knowing the truth, Pidro immediately beat up the Jew with a wine bottle. Tired and enough, Pidro told him out of breath that there would be nothing wrong with Boguslav, because his relatives Mihav Laziviu and Marshal Lubaumacki would intercede in front of the king for him. .

The Jew with a blue nose and swollen face got up excitedly after hearing it. He thanked Pedro a lot, and then went back to announce the good news.

Pidro thought it would be the case, but he didn't expect Natalie to ask Cheerchen to punish Boguslav.

And when he explained to Cheerchen and Natalie why they couldn't punish Boguslav severely, Natalie's complexion was already extremely ugly.

He did not expect that his husband and his uncle would lend money to Boguslav, a traitor of the Republic, to fight.

The thought that each of the four hundred thousand talers turned into bullets and swords in the hands of the enemy, shooting and stabling patriotic soldiers, Natalie's heart felt as uncomfortable as a needle pierced.

Pidro didn't notice the changes in Natalie. He just stared at his nephew at this time, hoping that he would give himself a guarantee.

Cheerchen didn't lose his mind when he came across money like his uncle did. He noticed the change in Natalie's expression and knew that she was very angry.

"Uncle, I know about this. You go out first." Cheechen pushed his uncle and walked out.

Pidro stood there on his legs, reluctant to go outside. He insisted on Cheerchen to give him a clear answer.

Cheerchen reluctantly, in order to get rid of Uncle Pidro as soon as possible, he had to vaguely agree.

There is no need for Chechen to push, Pidro walked away with joy.

The door was closed.

When the footsteps outside the door drifted away, Cheor Chen turned around, walked up to Natalie, and said, "Natalie, listen to me."

His response was a huge slap in the face.

Cheerchen was beaten up. He never expected Natalie to beat herself.

Just listen to Natalie crying and saying: "God, look at what you have done. You actually loaned money to Boguslav! Do you know what he did with the money? He used it to buy weapons and hire The army, buying allies, he used the money to kill my compatriots. God! When I think about it, when I think about it, I can’t wait to cut off my hands."

Seeing Natalie crying, Cheerchen heartfelt heartfelt distress.

In fact, Cheerchen cannot be blamed for the whole thing, because when Cheerchen reached an agreement with Kiayan, he clearly stated that the money given to the Jewish consortium must not be loaned to a country that is at war with the Republic of Poland.

So the real fault was in the Jewish consortium, in Kiayan.

But with such an explanation, Natalie obviously couldn't listen to it at this time.

The two stood there, and Natalie kept crying. When Cheer Chen lowered his head inadvertently, he saw Natalie turned out to be barefoot.

Although there is a warm fireplace burning in the room, it is winter after all, and the weather is cold.

Cheerchen picked up his wife's shoes from the bed and put them at Natalie's feet.

But Natalie kicked it away.

Cheerchen had no choice but to pick it up again and put it at her feet again.

Natalie still kicked it away.

If this is the case, Chechen finally got angry. He yelled to Natalie: "What do you want me to do? I can swear in the name of God, I made it clear to him when I lent the money to Kiayan, and I must not lend this money to Zhenghe Poland. The country where the Republic is at war is the Jews who breached the contract, not me. You can believe it if you want me to say that! What can you do to calm down!"

Natalie raised her head. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Take all the money back, and let Boguslav receive the punishment he deserved. "Natalie said.

After crying, Natalie also calmed down a bit. Deep down in her heart, she knew that it was indeed not Cheerchen's fault. She made these two requests, but also wanted to ease the relationship between the two.

But her last request was counterproductive and Cheerchen laughed violently.

Cheerchen's anger suddenly exploded. He hammered his chest and asked, "Okay, let Boguslav receive the punishment he deserves? Is this what you asked for? You only think about your king and queen until now. Have you ever thought about it for me? It was a catastrophe to succumb to the family of a great nobleman. Just as Boguslav himself said: He is the Duke of the Holy Roman Empire, the Elector Frederick William and the Duke of Orania They are all his in-laws, and the King and Queen of France are his best friends. I propose to punish Boguslav? Ha ha, the king will be satisfied by that time, but I will suffer."

Natalie whirled with tears, she looked at Cheerchen in disbelief.

"You have changed," Natalie said.

"Yes, I have changed." Chechen admitted: "I have become more concerned about ourselves. I care about my family, my companions, and Vedawa. Isn't this what a nobleman should do? Brother Bao Hong Education For me, he let me know that if you don't want to die like Duke Konitzki, you have to think about yourself."

When he said this, Cheorchen looked at his wife confidently.

Natalie burst into tears.

Cheerchen regrets it a little--why does he need to say this?

"Good boy," Cheer Chen tried to hold Natalie's hand and said something softly.

But Natalie slapped Cheerchen's hand away.