The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

Chechen and the others hurriedly rushed to Warsaw the day before King Jan Kazimierz's abdication ceremony.

When we arrived in Warsaw, there were so many nobles and idle people who came to witness King Jan Kazimierz’s abdication, so that there were no hotels anywhere in Warsaw or outside of the city; It is also difficult for anyone to stay at home, because every room in each house is often crowded with three or four people. Of course Cheerchen has his own house in Warsaw, but he is unwilling to live in, or dare not—he is afraid to meet Natalie and his wife there—somehow, he thought of wanting Seeing Natalie, he became more guilty. The rhetoric that I said in Stockholm to face back has long since disappeared without a trace.

So he and Fatima spent the night in the carriage.

Cheerchen got up early the next day. He was going to rush to the House of Parliament earlier, so as not to go too late and have no place.

But Cheerchen still miscalculated. When he arrived at the chamber, not only the inside, but also the outside of the chamber were full of people on the inside and the outside.

Obviously, everyone is doing the same plan as him.

After finally squeezing into it, Cheerchen said to a guard holding a halberd: "Please let me in, I am Count Alvar Chechen."

The guard apparently had a bad ear or did not hear Cheerchen's surname clearly because of the noise around him. He contemptuously said to Cheerchen: "Go to the side. Don't say it is the earl today, even the duke is out there. There are many people who enter."

"I am Alvar Chechen." Chechen reported his name again.

At this moment, after hearing only a few gongs and drums, a huge team separated from the crowd and came to the door of the House members.

Chechen looked back and saw Marshal Lvbao Macki wearing a plain uniform, walking towards the gate surrounded by a large group of nobles.

Cheerchen saw his uncle Pidro in the crowd surrounded by Lvbao Macki.

Uncle Piedro today is really different from the past. He wore clothes sewn with gold thread and a hat with pearls and gems; the spurs were gold, the sabers and the scabbards were gold, and even his eyes seemed to have turned gold.

Lubao Macki saw Cheerchen, and he stepped forward and stood still in front of Cheerchen.

There was no joy on the marshal's face. He only said to Cheerchen:

"I am a sinner."

After speaking, Lvbao Macki walked towards the chamber.

Chechen didn't understand the meaning of Lubao Macki's words. Is he regretting his opposition to the king? Or is it just arrogantly gaining sympathy?

While Cheerchen was guessing, the jeweled Pidro walked to Cheerchen's side.

"My dear nephew, don't blame me. Uncles are all for you." Pidro defended his behavior anxiously.

Even if there were thousands of scoldings he wanted to say, Cheerchen swallowed everything back when he saw his uncle like this.

"No, uncle. I don't blame you, because we are all sinners." Cheer Chen said.

Hearing Cheechen's words, Pidro became even more disturbed. He was at a loss, rubbing his trousers and rubbing his hands together.

"How can you be guilty? Even if you are guilty, it should be mine. If you really go to hell, it should be me if you are punished."

Because Pidro was wide and fat, he stood at the gate of the House and blocked a large piece of access. So someone behind, who didn't know what kind of person was standing in front, shouted: "The one in front, talk aside, so the dog won't get in the way!"

Pidro was upset in front of Chechen. He was on fire before he set off. Seeing someone daring to make trouble for him, he tore off the saber hanging on his waist and threw it over.

"Call again, call me again to cut your tongue."

After shouting this sentence, Pidro felt a lot better. He was waiting to continue to explain to Chechen, but saw that his front was empty.

Cheerchen had already squeezed into the house.

The ring-shaped seats on the five floors of the house only have a small space on the outermost floor. Cheerchen stepped up the stairs, he looked up, and unexpectedly saw the sad face of Natalie sitting on the fifth floor corridor.

He should be at a loss.

Natalie also saw Cheer Chen and recognized him at a glance. She shrank back suddenly, as if frightened. Natalie's face was first glowing with excitement, and then it became pale as death.

Obviously, she tried her best to restrain her inner emotions.

Cheerchen sat down a place beside Natalie.

As if an appointment had been made, Cheerchen and she both lowered their heads, buried their faces in the palms of their hands, and knelt side by side in silence like this.

But the pounding of the two hearts can be heard clearly. Finally Cheerchen spoke for the first time: "Praise **** Christ!"

"Always praise!" Natalie replied quietly.

Then they never said a word to each other.

"Boom!"

At this time, a dull bell rang.

The abdication ceremony of King Jan Kazimierz is about to begin.

Although it was an abdication, today's King Jan Kazimierz came in costume, as if he was going to ascend the throne.

He walked up to the podium in the assembly hall. Gently place the speech written by himself on the wooden table, and then calmly look around.

Some stubborn opposition members who assisted Lübau Macki's rebellion saw him doing this and cast contemptuous glances at him. The high-ranking nobles also dismissed him-since his defeat, Jan Kazimierz's Japanese prestige fell to the bottom, and he became one of the most powerless kings in Polish history.

At this time, only a few people who had fought alongside him showed their due respect and respect.

Jan Sobies stood up and paid a military salute to the king, and Natalie also cast a zealous look at the king as always.

"God testifies that I, the younger brother of King Władysław IV, the elected king, and the legitimate monarch of Poland and Lithuania, Jan Kazimierz, after careful consideration, decided to abdicate..."

Speaking of this, no matter how strong King Jan Kazimierz tried to pretend, he was choked up for a while and couldn't speak.

In a daze, he seemed to have returned to the day of the coronation ceremony 19 years ago: the grand applause concealed the sadness of the death of his father and brother, making him feel emotional.

At that time, although he had entered the age of confidence, his incarceration in the French Bastille did not consume his will, and the red vestments on his body did not extinguish his husband's pride. At the beginning of his ascension, he secretly vowed to quell the rebellion and complete the great cause of reform.

But I didn't expect that the road ahead would be so difficult:

When he came to the throne, he had to face the turbulent Cossack uprising; at the Battle of Berestečko, the Cossack was severely injured, but as a result, Tsarist Russia and Sweden successively invaded, and the republic was on the verge of extinction. I was cowardly and ran away, but with the encouragement of the queen and the unremitting efforts of a group of loyal ministers and righteous men, the Republic finally repelled the powerful enemy; and then the turbulent political struggles and the obstructed reform plan, I also With the help of his wife and the support of half of the nobles in the DPRK and the support of their nobles, seeing the promulgation of the new law and the success of the great cause, but who would have thought that the rebellion of Lvbao Macki would bring everything back to its original form.

Then it's today.

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, but it was just a discussion, because most people were actually prepared for it.

Later, King Jan Kazimierz held the wooden platform with both hands and gave a speech.

"Dear Polish gentlemen, you are part of the Republic. You will not endure the terrible treatment your king and compatriots are treated in. For more than ten years, we have fought side by side, experienced failures and suffered setbacks. Things have developed to the present. At this step, as the prince of a country, I am tired of all this. I plan to go to Paris to find religious comfort and a healthy and harmonious society. Before leaving, I think that all records of the Almighty God’s treatment of the world through the ages show that religious freedom and equality There is no such thing as an ideal society of harmony. Believe me, the heroic knights of Poland, only heaven has no distinction between good and bad.

If the Republic continues to maintain the current monarchy and government powers that are in vain and near anarchism, then evil will soon come. Gentlemen, this day will finally come! It is not far from us now. At that time, the glorious country will be torn apart and become the bag of the greedy neighboring countries such as the Duchy of Prussia, Tsarist Russia, and the Crimean Khanate. As a result, Poland was wiped out and ceased to exist.

Dear gentlemen, these are my heartfelt words, and I have no doubts about it. At this moment, I am fortunate to stand here for the last time as a king, saying goodbye to all Gonggon and my beloved motherland. Please allow me to say a final good morning to you all. "

Jan Kazimierz’s speech is over. The audience was silent for a long time.

I don't know who applauded first, and then immediately, so people, whether they are sincere or conceited, applaud to show their final respect to the monarch.

Jan Kazimierz showed an unexpected expression. It seemed that it hadn't been a neat applause for a long time. In the past, every time he finished speaking, various people always expressed dissent and objection for various reasons.

Jan Kazimierz tried his best to scan the crowd below with the most in line with the majesty of the king. However, there were few familiar faces, and he realized that he was already alone and alone.

He squeezed the corner of the table tightly, almost breaking it.

Jan Kazimierz scanned to the front left, and he cast a majestic glance at the rebel in the most visible position.

Lubao Macki!

As if he felt Jan Kazimierz's gaze, Lvbaomac started to stand up.

The applause stopped.

Everyone looked nervously at this "Re-inventor of the Republic".

Some nobles who accompanied Lvbao Macki in the rebellion gleefully looked at the king and then at Lvbao Macki. They thought that the marshal was going to embarrass Jan Kazimierz who had been abdicated.

Lubaumacki stepped out of his position and walked in front of King Jan Kazimierz.

A needle in the audience can be heard when it falls on the ground.

Lubaumacki made a move that no one had expected-he fell to his knees, kneeling in front of King Jan Kazimierz.

Everyone was stunned, even King Jan Kazimierz.

"His Majesty,"

Ignoring everyone’s surprised gazes, Lvbao Macki said loudly: “I had to raise my troops against you for the sake of the Republic. Even though I still believe that I have done nothing wrong, I turned to my king’s sword. After all, it is intolerable by nature. So I ask myself to be relieved of all posts and accept the punishment of exile.

The audience was a sensation. If the shocking kneel of Lvbao Macki just now is enough to shock people, then now he is asking for punishment and is willing to be exiled overseas, which is even more shocking. Some elderly nobles even fainted immediately.

The party members and supporters of Lubaumacki were equally stunned, because they hadn't heard a word from Lubaumacki beforehand.

Even just a few days ago, the Marshal was arguing with them. Some people even flattered Lubaumacki, saying that after Jan Kazimierz abdicated, they would support Lubaumacki as the king of the Republic. But now, their benefactor and protector, the source of all their interests and power, has to give up everything.

After a long while, someone finally reflected. Some people still think that Lvbao Macki is acting on the scene and is gaining fame. They rushed in front of Lübao Macki hoarsely, pulling on his sleeves and boots, trying to perform the scene with their master.

But they were wrong. Lvbao Macki is not acting, he is really asking for punishment.

Lubao Macki is such a contradictory person. He is loyal to the monarch and loves the country, but he is loyal to the monarch who maintains the republic system, and he loves the republic with "golden freedom".

In a sense, Lvbao Macki can be described as a "good man" of the old era, but it is such a "good man" who personally killed a bright new era.

"Yes," said King Jan Kazimierz.

Then, Jan Kazimierz tried to say something more, but he paused, gave up the idea after a moment of silence, and said nothing now.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lvbao Macki said calmly.

The king took off the crown.

From this moment, Jan Kazimierz is no longer king.

Lvbao Macki gave his scepter, and he put on clothes made of hemp.

From now on, he is the identity of a sinner.

The Republic lost two important people in one day.

The abdication of Jan Kazimierz also marked the beginning of the throne window period.

From this moment on, the Republic has no king, and everything is controlled by the noble committee in the empty window ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ until the Republic elects a new king.

After the ceremony, Natalie and Jan Sobieski walked to Jan Kazimierz. They wanted to give this aspiring, talented, and fateful king one last time; while Cheer Chen walked to Lvbao Macki, and he also wanted to give this marshal.

While in Werner, Cheechen was angry when he heard about Lvbao Macki’s murder of prisoners of war. But now, seeing Lvbao Macki’s resolute self-exile, he changed again. He also thinks that Lvbao Macki is a real great man.

After understanding that Lvbaumacki was not acting, but acting in real terms, after he took off the scepter representing the Marshal of the Republic, most of Lvbaumacki’s supporters and diners went as birds and beasts to please the nobles. Among the members of the committee, there are only a few loyal servants and truly loyal friends beside Lubao Macki.

Seeing Cheer Chen coming to see him off, Lvbao Macki smiled.

"I didn't expect you to come to see me off."

"I was here to give a gift to King Jan Kazimierz." Chechen said: "Marshal, I heard that you slaughtered thousands of people on the battlefield. Why is this? I know you are not a bloodthirsty. People."

Chechen wanted to know, because his heart has been unable to overlap the Lu Bao Macki who gave up all his abdication just now and the cruel Lu Bao Macki.

Hearing Cheer Chen asked such a naive question in the eyes of a politician, Lvbao Macki laughed.

"Chechen, go back to Riga. Under Christina's regent, you can do very well. But listen to me, don't play politics, don't get too involved in politics, because of that kind of power game, and Not for you."

After speaking, Lvbao Macki patted Chechen on the shoulder, and then passed him by.