The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

However, after Queen Ludvika informed King Chechenyan Kazimierz that he hoped to achieve the goal of defeating Karl X by helping Queen Christina reset, Chechen immediately expressed his support for 120,000 points.

Christina is her sister, of course she must help her.

But in his heart, Cheer Chen also secretly slandered. Did the king and queen regard themselves as a villain who sees gain and forgets righteousness? Because it was one after another with Brest's award, it seemed to be buying oneself.

Throwing this thought out of his mind, Cheorchen said: "The queen, and the earl. As long as I need it, I leave my wealth to Queen Christina."

Arvid Widenberg was overjoyed to hear Cheerchen say this. He didn't expect that after so many years, Cheerchen's friendship with Christina has not changed at all.

"Your Majesty has really made a good friend." Alvid Widenberg thought to himself.

"Chechen, I thank you on behalf of Her Majesty Christina." Alvid Widenberg said while holding Chechen's hand.

Chechen even said that he didn't dare, he said that this is what he should do.

But suddenly, Cheer Chen remembered something, and he frowned in embarrassment.

"Queen, earl." He said to the two of them: "I don't need money, but most of my people are in Ukraine. Only Bashit's militia stayed in Vidava."

The fighting power of those so-called militia groups in Poland is known to Arvid Widenberg. During his invasion of Poland, more than one large militia was defeated or annihilated by far fewer Swedish soldiers. Even once, the Swedish cavalry also created an epic record of seventeen cavalry defeating thousands of Polish militias.

"I also thought of this." Queen Ludwig said: "The king's idea is to recruit mercenaries to form an army by Arvid Wiedenberg."

Hiring mercenaries is indeed the fastest way to form an army. Cheerchen relied on mercenaries hired from Hesse to form the backbone of the mercenary group.

In Germany, as long as you have money, in any town, as long as you raise your arms, there will be more than ten or twenty mercenaries who are willing to help you.

The premise is to have money.

"Earl, I will now order Ingrid to collect one hundred thousand talers for you from the treasury."

Cheerchen opened his mouth with one hundred thousand talers, which made Queen Ludwiga both happy and jealous-Cheerchen's wealth has reached such a high level, even richer than the king-will he become the next party of separatism? , Princes who do their own things?

Of course, this worry Queen Ludvika is now deeply hidden in her heart.

In the past, in order to make Cheorchen willing to accept this task, Queen Ludvika even went against her original intention and gave Chechen all the rights and interests of Brest instead of just the post of a mayor. Now it is done. It's too late to regret it.

The only thing that comforted the queen was that at least so far, Cheerchen is still a member of her own side.

And immediately, he will be involved in a big cause that will determine the fate of Poland.

Then the three discussed further on the issue of recruiting soldiers. The queen told the two that, due to the continued raging winter snow, Karl X's army was finally blocked by Lupaomatzky, who was supported by the commander of Pavel Saperga. According to the latest letter from the Marshal, he expressed his confidence to persist until March next year. This also gave Chechen and Alvid Wedenberg 3-4 months to recruit mercenaries. The Habsburg family will also give them the greatest convenience.

Upon hearing the two news that was beneficial to him, Arvid Widenberg smiled openly.

"Queen, please let me meet His Majesty King Jan Kazimierz, and I want to thank him for his generosity and generosity."

There was a look of embarrassment on Queen Ludvika's face. But immediately, she hid the embarrassment in her smile.

"Marshal, Your Majesty still has important things today, I think I might as well arrange for you to see your Majesty another day." Queen Ludvika said.

Arvid Widenberg immediately bowed to express his gratitude.

In a secret room of the Kazimierz Palace, King Jan Kazimierz, who was said to be dealing with important matters by Queen Ludwig, was receiving the emissary of the new Shenlu Emperor Leopold I.

The emissary was a Swedish. He was sent by Karl X and introduced to Leopold I through the hands of the Elector of Saxony, and he was sent by Leopold I to Warsaw to see King Jan Kazimierz.

Although the relationship is dazzling, there is no alternative.

The relationship between the Swedes and the Poles is bad, and the enmity between the officers and soldiers of the two sides is as deep as the sea. If Karl X sent an envoy directly, he might be killed by a Polish musketeer before he even got close to the Poles’ guardhouse—even if he was flying a white flag. To no avail.

Moreover, as the victorious side, if Karl X sent an envoy openly, it would also be a blow to his own morale.

But war is a continuation of politics. Since Karl X has gained an advantage on the battlefield, after he has gained the advantage, if he wants to transform his military advantage into political and economic advantage, diplomatic mediation is also indispensable.

Therefore, the emissary went around so many times, and it took a lot of twists and turns.

The conditions for Karl X brought by the emissary were still those two: First, Jan Kazimierz completely abandoned his claim to the Swedish throne; second, ceded Pomerania and Livonia.

After only listening to Karl X, the first article to end the war, Jan Kazimierz's heart became unfamiliar.

This first rule is extremely unacceptable for Jan Kazimierz. The claim to the Swedish throne is an immortal dream of three generations, from Jan Kazimierz’s father Sigismund III to his brother Władysław IV to himself. My brother and father didn't give up their claim to the Swedish throne even in the most difficult time. How could I give up?

How can Karl X Hode be the king of Sweden, does he have his own roots? Does he have the pure blood of the Vassar family that he shed?

Thinking of this, Jan Kazimierz looked at the emissary as if he was looking at Karl X.

He is going to chop him with a knife, and chop him with a sword!

The emissary felt the ferocious look of Jan Kazimierz, and he hurriedly lowered his head not to look at the King of Poland.

Finally, Jan Kazimierz suppressed the impulse and didn't really do anything to the messenger.

"I won't agree. I will never give up my claim to the Swedish throne." King Jan Kazimierz said righteously.

In today's eyes, the ceding of Pomerania and Livonia is the most unacceptable. But it is precisely this second one that King Jan Kazimierz thinks can be considered.

This is not because Jan Kazimierz was not patriotic, but because he emphasized the throne and underestimated the land was the mainstream thought of that era. Although Europe experienced the Enlightenment in the 17th century, the national consciousness of each nation-state has only just awakened, and most people have not yet fully understood the importance of a country’s territory. Kings and nobles often value pedigree and fame. It is even normal for kings of various countries to give each other land as a dowry when they dowry and marriage.

And we have to wait for the real awakening of national consciousness, and we have to wait for Napoleon to sweep Europe.

That is one hundred and fifty years later.

Therefore, King Jan Kazimierz believed that it was acceptable to cede Pomerania and Livonia in exchange for the end of the war. After all, in order to end the war as soon as possible, even Prussia allowed independence. Now, can Pomerania and Livonia be more important to the Republic than the Prussian region?

But even if the second point is considered worthy of consideration, Jan Kazimierz is not prepared to accept it. Because he finally invited Christina from Italy and was preparing to give Karl X a fatal blow from behind, how could he consider peace talks at this time?

When the emissary saw King Jan Kazimierz's refusal, he began to persuade him painstakingly, trying to use his three-inch tongue to shake the attitude of Jan Kazimierz and complete the task assigned to him by the king.

On the other side, after all that should be said, Queen Ludvika reiterated that Cheerjin must keep it secret before Christina arrives, Cheerchen said goodbye to the queen and the marshal.

After Chechen left, Queen Ludvika also sent Alvid Wedenberg back to his room.

When they walked to the corridor on the second floor, they unexpectedly met Prince Boguslav.

After King Jan Kazimierz pardoned Boguslav, the prince moved to Kazimierz Palace from the house of the culinary officer. In other words, he was put under house arrest.

Carl X led an army to raid Lithuania, and Prince Boguslav asked King Jan Kazimierz several times for war and declared that he would atone for his merits. Although King Kazimierz forgave Boguslav because of his relationship with the culinary officer and other political considerations, he was impressed by his betrayal. The king is totally uncertain whether Prince Boguslav, the "little renegade expert", will rebel once again when Karl X has gained the advantage again. So the king rejected Boguslav’s invitation to fight and allowed him to live well in Kazimierz Palace.

Prince Boguslav and Arvid Widenberg are also old acquaintances. Although he was surprised that Arvid Wedenberg, who was a prisoner of war, would be in the Kazimierz Palace and be with Queen Ludwig, the Prince immediately greeted him.

The two inevitably exchanged greetings.

Queen Ludvika left first.

She is not worried that Arvid Widenberg will tell Boguslav the news that the Republic is about to help Queen Christina reset, because this is in the Kazimierz Palace, surrounded by her own people, unless Boguslav puts on his wings. Otherwise, it is impossible for him to go out.

After Queen Ludovica left, Arvid Widenberg really told Boguslav why he was here and how he wanted to hire mercenaries to help Christina reset himself.

"You find me about this!" Boguslav exclaimed. His voice was so loud that he even attracted two guards and a group of passing maids to look at him in the distance.

Boguslav took Arvid Wiedenberger aside.

"Look! Although His Majesty the King forgives me, he doesn't trust me. Marshal Lubaumacki was defeated in Lithuania, and I hope to lead my army to support him. Even if my Myatelsk Fort is close at hand, But the king just didn’t agree. He was worried about my rebellion again. I’m sorry. Although Karl has won one victory after another, I can see that after his maternal uncle can only abandon him, Karl is already alone. The Republic. Victory is only a matter of time and price. I and Karl were on one mind before, because I had no retreat. But now that the king has pardoned me, I should say something, as the Turaziviu family is fighting The post-republic still has a place. Hey, who is going to be a traitor now? Being a traitor has long been unprofitable!"

After hearing Boguslav’s heart-wrenching confession, Arvid Wiedenberg laughed. He didn't expect Prince Boguslav to be so real in front of him.

"His Royal Highness, you really know everything about me."

Boguslav spread his hands.

"Because I need your help. You need soldiers, and I have them. I have 20,000 men in Miatelsk Fort, and most of them are mercenaries. You can recruit them, anyway, in another four or five months. Their contract with me has expired, and I don’t have the money to hire them anymore. I can give you a warrant and let my steward Sakovic provide all the conveniences to the queen and you. As long as you are in the king I mentioned a sentence of my deeds before."

Arvid Widenberg pondered it. He felt that it was indeed faster to take away Boguslav’s mercenaries from Miadersk Castle than to recruit mercenaries in Germany.

"Then I would like to thank you on behalf of the queen." Arvid Wiedenberg said: "In front of King Jan Kazimierz, I will also speak for you a lot."

With the promise of Alvid Wedenberg, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Boguslav laughed contentedly.

Then Boguslav asked when Queen Christina would arrive in Poland.

Upon learning that Christina would arrive in two days, Boguslav sighed and said: "Originally, Her Majesty the Queen came to Fort Myatelskoe. I should have said something. After all, I did wrong to Her Majesty the Queen before. Although I apologized, there has been no better way to make up for it. But now I am behind bars and I am still impoverished. Let me tell you, even the buttons on my clothes are silver-plated. And my money is all To the one who left just now."

As he said, Boguslav turned his head and pointed out the window.

Arvid Wedenberg looked up and saw a carriage driving out of the Kazimierz Palace.

And who was sitting in the carriage besides Chechen?

The beard on the upper lip of Arvid Widenberg couldn't help shaking-Prince Boguslav really contributed a lot to the Queen's cause this time.