Chapter 208: The Twists and Turns of the Way Home
Looking at the dejected Skop, no one sympathized with his plight. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn their opinion, it is a good thing that this fishy guy can be dealt with.
And Consdante did not relent, in fact, since he came to power, he has been suppressing the aristocratic bureaucracy in Novgorod. The false accounts that Skop sat in Temir were enough to make him pay a terrible price.
Of course, as Berchs said, the world is not black and white, but more of a dark area, and they may not be extremely vicious, but they obscure the light that people expect. As a man of power, Constance Dante certainly lacks these gray powers, but that does not mean that he will indulge them.
This is the bottom line of Constance Dante, otherwise, what is the difference between him and those nobles back then?
The dejected Skop could only be escorted down and taken away by the soldiers who came up. The jubilant inhabitants of Temir watched with encouragement as the man was taken away, and they had enough of such a knocking of bones and marrow when they left.
Conseidante was ready to leave, and Dukeyat immediately ordered his men to prepare, after all, Novgorod was much safer than here.
At this moment, there was a commotion among the soldiers. I saw a short soldier jump out of the trunk of the car, which was supposed to be loaded with weapons, and ran towards Cons Dante.
"Stop, what are you, you can't approach the Grand Duke. And what's going on with your clothes? ”
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, let me go see Brother Cons Dante!" A girl's voice sounded, as if it was arguing!
But Constance, Dante immediately heard that it was a somewhat familiar voice.
"It seems to be Ekarina's voice!" At this moment, Bonifazia, who was beside her, pulled the hem of Constance Dante's clothes and said.
"Ekarina?!" Constance Dante couldn't believe it, but he realized that the voice belonged to the girl.
Consitant Dante saw that Ekarina was stopped by a soldier, and the girl in the Novgorod military uniform would be difficult to recognize in the neat line if it was not for the deliberate look.
How did she end up here?
……
The rumbling sound of the train was heard, and the steel train sped through the vast snowfield, and for the sake of safety, Berhiss chose the railway line, and the entire steel dragon was carried by mecha troops in addition to the elite soldiers. It can be said that this long dragon is unstoppable, and no one can cut it!
Cons Dante and his party were alone in a carriage.
"I'm sorry, Brother Constance Dante" Ekarina, who was stopped, and Constance Dante got on the train together. No one thought that a young girl would be mixed up in the Novgorod guards, and Dikaiat's face was very ugly at that time, and he did not expect that he would be so negligent and let a child get involved. And Ekarina also knew that she had done something wrong, lowered her head and whispered. Originally, when Berthes and the others went to save Constance, Dante, she wanted to come with them, but she couldn't succeed. That's why she hid in the trunk of the car when the army led by De Keyat passed by.
"Ekarina, you have to worry about death when you come to Katyusha alone, Uncle Chuikov is not by her side in the first place." Constance Dante couldn't help but blame. Chuikov fainted on the road and was still recuperating after a long time with Bersch, after the Poles were fighting with Petrov's men, and he was affected by a ray of shrapnel. Although it was not heavy, but it was not light, Constance Dante did not tell Ekarina, only that Uncle Chuikov was helping to watch the Polish prisoners.
"Dad, is he really fine?" Although Constance Dante assured him, Ekarina, who did not see her father, was still a little uneasy.
"Trust me, Uncle Chuikov is fine. Rest assured! And Constance Dante replied without changing his face, and concern was chaotic, and at this time Constance Dante did not want to make Ekarina worry too much.
"Hmm." Ekarina said and nodded, sitting next to Constance Dante and bowing her head shyly. In the past three years, the girl has found that she seems to really like this young man who is like her big brother. But Ekarina never dared to say it, and she could feel that Cons, Dante, was just looking at her as a sister. But at this moment, a petite figure sat in the middle of them.
Suddenly, a strange atmosphere in the carriage quietly unfolded.
Bonifazia, who puffed out her cheeks, was more energetic than Ekarina. Obviously, when Bonifazia was injured before, Ekarina was still bandaging her, but now that the crisis has been resolved, the two of them have returned to their previous appearance.
This is the real situation of these two girls getting along, and Constance Dante can't help but have a headache.
Is it about to start again?
"Sister Ekarina, stupid!" Suddenly, Bonifazia said coldly.
“……? Huh, alas......!!! And Ekarina was stunned for a moment, then screamed in a panic, and then fought back dissatisfiedly: "Hmph, no matter how stupid I am, I can't count me down as a little girl!" ”
"Isn't that so? Ekarina will only cause trouble for Uncle Consitor Dante, just like the last time she baked a cake! ”
"Obviously, it's you, a little girl, who always bothered Brother Constance, and Brother Dante let him have no time to rest at all."
The red-faced girl and the girl chatted and quarreled in the carriage, bringing a touch of life to the dull carriage.
Vivien, who was beside Constance, could see that Bonifazia and Ekarina were more like a little jealousy of each other. And they have a unique affection for Constance Dante, but Constance Dante does not seem to feel the affection of the two children for him. Perhaps this young man, who had always carried a heavy burden, would not have thought that they had such a unique affection for him.
Bercis and Vivien just watched them silently in their hearts, and perhaps it would be best to go with the flow.
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"Is Grand Duke Constine coming back?"
The council began as usual, and all the noble councillors were talking, and they had received the news that Consdé Dante was ready to return.
"Hmph, sure enough, he still doesn't trust us, and he hasn't said anything about his hiding until now, making it clear that he doesn't believe us!" Some lawmakers said dissatisfiedly. Constance Dante has been hiding his whereabouts, and the reason for this is well known to all. It was nothing more than Cons-Dante's suspicion that Novgorod had a Polish guilt. Of course, there are many lawmakers who think the same way.
"There's no way around it! After all, the small village where the Grand Duke was very dangerous. There's nothing wrong with being prepared. And what Solzhenitsyn said about the situation also seems to be a bit too coincidental. In case ......"
"What are you kidding?" Looking at the dissenting councillors, the other people showed disdain on their faces, and now the attitude of the noble council towards Constance Dante is probably not as good as Alexander! "How much power do we have in our hands since he and Berhiss had purged us, and even if there were any moles, could it be that there was a problem between the Herodians? They are not monolithic, and Constantinople is said to have fallen because of their traitors? "The pent-up grievances have long been stretched to the limit, and at this time, the people of the noble council no longer mind speculating on Constance Dante with the greatest malice.
"Silence, gentlemen!" And at this moment, Solzhenitsyn's majestic voice was heard in the chamber. Suddenly, all the noise subsided, and they looked at the man with respect. After all, when they were discovered by Berthes, it was the man they had just accused who stood up.
"As you know, the Grand Duke of Constance Dante has been safely protected, and I believe he will be able to return safely in the afternoon." Solzhenitsyn informed everyone present of the latest situation.
And at this moment, Patriarch Ivelo Mo said coldly: "Is it? So what does he want? I want us to treat him as an emperor and go to the station to greet him one by one. ”
There was a sneer in the chamber. The words of Patriarch Ivelomo resonated with many. In their eyes, Consitor Dante brought the Republic back to the era of kingship, and they were more dissatisfied than the strength of Novgorod.
"Of course not, Your Excellency. That's not what I'm trying to say. Rather, we received a telegram from the Kingdom of Poland not so long ago. And I think that's going to be a matter of having some consultations. As soon as Solzhenitsyn said this, the originally quiet noble house became agitated again.
"Shouldn't this matter be the business of Archduke Consdaine? And what can we decide? Solzhenitsyn? Although the Speaker is respected by many, the conservative wing represented by Ivelo has gained the upper hand over the years.
"Can I finish your sentence and you're making your comments, Your Excellency, Patriarch!" Solzhenitsyn calmed down, he could not stand this man and himself as the leader of the two forces that balanced Novgorod. The man simply could not do anything, he had absolutely no idea how much he was working for Novgorod. Even if he had to accept Alexander's power for Novgorod's sake, even if he knew that the power behind Alexander lurked a great threat.
"Let the Speaker continue, Patriarch!" Medvedev said that they did not choose to side with Ivlumo because they agreed with him.
"Alright! Then I would like to ask Your Excellency the Speaker to continue his statement. Patriarch Ivelomo just shrugged his shoulders and said.
"That's good!" Look at the parliamentarians who were originally on their side. Solzhenitsyn just nodded.
"Gentlemen, the Kingdom of Poland has requested that our Grand Duke send an envoy to Warsaw in three months' time, and Her Royal Highness Princess Bonifacia will return at that time."
"What?!"
Everyone was taken aback, something was clearly not right with this kind of thing. Since the conclusion of the alliance between Poland and Novgorod, both sides have benefited. As Jadwiga said, after the war in the East began, the trade areas of the Far North flourished. Even if the Poles were jealous of Consdé Dante and even wanted to assassinate him, they would not have made any drastic moves.
"Let Cons Dante to Warsaw? What exactly are they trying to do? "Everyone felt incomprehensible. After all, if it is not a very close ally, the heads of state rarely meet. After all, if the monarch is held hostage by accident, it will be bad. And now the Poles are doing such a thing, don't they know that their actions have failed?
"I don't know, but the Poles have already made it very clear. Her Majesty Jadwija is critically ill, and the Poles demand that Her Royal Highness Princess Bonifazia must return, otherwise Poland and we will terminate the peace agreement. Solzhenitsyn replied that this was the original text of the telegram from the Poles.
"Actually, they just want to stop working with us altogether. So you need a high-sounding reason, right? Medvedev heard the mystery that whether Conseidante went or not, the link between Conseidante and the Poles was Bonifazia. If Consdante does not go, it is very likely that Bonifazia, who had to return home, will not be able to return, and the Poles may attack Novgorod at any time. And if Cons-Dante went to Poland, it would mean that he could fall into the trap of the Poles.
"Yes, because of that. Gentlemen, I need your help. It is quite possible that Archduke Constance Dante made a move to Warsaw. And it's going to be dangerous, so we have to stop them? Solzhenitsyn spoke his mind, "Bills passed by the Council of Nobles cannot be vetoed by Consitor Dante as long as they do not involve a charter." ”
However, Ivilumo said coldly: "Then what does this have to do with me, Solzhenitsyngchen! Let's not forget that it was Constance Dante who weakened our power. We can't stop them! ”
"But even so, we must do everything in our power to prevent Consdante from being in power, at least not in the hands of the Poles. Gentlemen, I hope you will believe me. The Poles are not credible! Suddenly, Solzhenitsyn raised his voice!
And at this moment, the door of the House was suddenly pushed open!
A nervous-looking man suddenly ran in.
It's the MI guys!
The nobles immediately recognized the man's face, but they didn't expect him to appear here.
"Damn...... Who let him in! Patriarch Ivelo roared.
But the officer below let out a louder roar:
"It's an explosion! Exploded! The train of Grand Duke Constance Dante exploded! ”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked!
"What did you say?!" Solzhenitsyn jumped off the stage, grabbed the man in front of him by the collar, and asked. You know, the MI is the last department in the hands of the Council of Nobles, and if they make a mistake again, they will be completely hopeless. But how could Constance Dante be attacked in a situation, and the news of his return was only released not long ago!
Terrifying suspicions suddenly hung over everyone's hearts. (To be continued.) )