In 1255 AH, the crisis that broke out in the Rus' kingdom finally subsided, and the crusading holy war that affected the entire Far North finally collapsed, and the Teutonic Knights were forced to abandon their eastward advance, while the Rus' Duchy gradually subsided the internal strife because of this disaster. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Novgorod miraculously withstood the attacks of Moscow and the Kingdom of Sweden with a weak national strength after the Holy War of the Teutonic Knights, known as the "Second Battle of the Neva", after the failure of the raid on Novgorod, the Swedes had no choice but to abandon the invasion of Novgorod and sign a non-aggression pact, and unexpectedly. The Muscovites, who still had an absolute superiority in forces, even abandoned the encirclement and retreated from the perimeter of Novgorod.

In this way, the greatest crisis facing Novgorod was resolved, which made the other principalities, which had been on the sidelines, abandon their attempts at Novgorod. Because of this, although the vitality is greatly damaged, the country is still struggling to breathe.

The devastated city is not full of despair, on the contrary, the citizens who survived the disaster have begun to live a peaceful life anew. Despite the attack, there were not many casualties, and they were glad that they were enjoying the peace they had not seen for a long time.

And the nobles can finally breathe a sigh of relief at this time, everything before is still like a nightmare.

As for Consitine, he succeeded in gaining the recognition of most of the noble councillors, although at first they were still full of suspicion of Constitude, but Consitine, who guarded the city, gained unparalleled popularity among the people, which forced them to admit his identity, especially the burghers, and Consitine received the Triumphal Laureate and the title of "Hero of Novgorod".

There have even been calls for the establishment of Constance Dante as Duke for life. At this moment, the nobles who had just breathed a sigh of relief suddenly became alert, and they smelled something bad when they tensed their nerves.

It really reminded them of Caesar, and after Caesar was the beginning of the old Roman monarchy.

For them, the duke is still the best thing as a puppet, and the so-called life duke is too much of an eyesore. That would mean that they could no longer restrain the Führer at all.

The Grand Duke of Novgorod was much the same in status as the Grand Duke of other principalities, and even in terms of power, but the only difference was that the Grand Duke of Novgorod had his term of office and was more like an archon. If the Grand Duke does not have the support of the Council of Nobles, he must step down, and the Council of Nobles can forcibly depose the Grand Duke by filing a motion of no confidence.

For the previous decade, the nobles had been thinking about deposing Alexander by virtue of the power in their hands, only because of the threat of the Teutonic Knights. But if Constance Dante succeeds in becoming Archduke for life with the support of the citizens, they will completely lose the power to restrain Cons Dante. Although Constance Dante repeatedly declared that he would not possess power forever, power was like a fine wine, and it was difficult to stop tasting it, and no one believed what Cons Dante said.

Looking at the shops of Novgorod covered with banners thanking Conszord, and listening to the praise from the mouths of the people, the nobles were full of distress and a strong sense of crisis.

It was they who gave Constance Dante strength, and now they regret it. In contrast, Constance Dante is now supported by the burgher class in addition to the support of some nobles, and more importantly, Constance Dante also has the title of knight king, the blood of the royal family of the new Roman Empire, plus the support of the queen of Poland, the nobles suddenly found that their archduke may be an even more tricky existence than Alexander.

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"I didn't expect us to go back to 10 years ago." In the secret room, the old voice sounded. "The heroes of the Neva ten years ago, and the Novgorod heroes now, how similar, but it seems that there are still many people who have not learned their lessons."

"I remember that when Alexander appeared, I was a member of the noble council, and I was adamantly opposed to putting Alexander in the position of Grand Duke, but Likarov insisted that the man rule Novgorod for ten years. I live in seclusion in the south, where I would not have been able to set foot in such a crisis as the principality, and now they are ready to hand over power to a new dictator. ”

"Look at the whole Novgorod now, they are so immersed in joy that they lost their minds, like after the battle on the Neva, it's ridiculous." The men in the darkness let out mocking laughter.

In their eyes, Consité Dante was the next dangerous presence in the Novgorod system.

"With the support of the Grand Imam, coupled with the status of the royal family of the new Roman Empire, and the fact that he is also the guardian of the prince of Poland and Lithuania, it is really a hundred times more tricky than Alexander."

Indeed, they did not expect that Consitan's identity would be so complicated, otherwise they would not have agreed to Solzhenitsyn's proposal in a vague manner.

"Damn, is he really royalty of the new Roman Empire?" Some people cursed, in fact, since the fall of Constantinople, the prestige of the empire has plummeted, and the Rus' people, who once admired the Herod immensely, have gradually lost their old reverence in their hearts.

"This is not the time to discuss this, gentlemen. Even if it is, if it is not, the key is that he has power, and in my opinion, the most important thing is those who come from the East. Those people don't seem to be easy to deal with. Even the Swedes are no match for them・・・・・・"

Now the most disturbing thing are the people who claim to be from Trebizond. Their mechs undoubtedly threatened their existence, and the Swedes would not have been defeated in the fierce battle of the Neva River in the end, if they had not intervened. If, after the Poles left, the Novgorodians could rely on the mecha power of these oriental faces, even though they were Orthodox, they were even more frightened.

"What now, Secretary Petrov?"

"Let's wait and see what happens. But at least, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past,"

In a heavy voice, the nobles ended the short meeting and left the room one by one.

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At this time, Constance Dante was not easy, in fact, from the day he became the Grand Duke, Constance Dante had to assume his responsibilities. The mess left by Alexander had to be dealt with by Constance Dante, and although the Parliament was able to share a large part, it still required Constance Dante's orders and answers. At Consdante's insistence, the House piled up the papers.

The tedious work was extremely tireless, which was not what he was good at, but Berches seemed to be handy.

"You're still going to stay here, I really don't understand why you still have such a mind?" Vivien couldn't understand why Constance Dante did this, and Constance Dante didn't agree to their request to leave the place and cleaned up the mess.

"Now we need you, Your Highness Justine. The whole East is already in flames, and there is no need for you to stay here and waste precious time. What the hell are you doing, Berhis? Help the Ross clean up this mess? Vivien looked at Berches, who was handling the complicated official duties of Cons, Dante, and snatched the manual.

"Now is not the time, Vivien. Perhaps we can take this opportunity to draw on the power of the Rus. And the first thing needed is to hold on to the strength and not let go. That's why I'm helping Your Highness. Berchis put down his pen and looked at his fiancée and said calmly, as the heir of the Bohemond family, he was naturally familiar with this, but the reason why he did so was to use the power of the Rus.

"Whether it's Nicaea, Epirus, or Trebizond, do you really think they'll be able to recognize His Highness Justine? Whether it's Earl Edmund or Duke Erickson, they're not royalty, they're just a raccoon dog. When the empire was in crisis, they were the first to abandon it, and your grandfather, General Merrides, was also abandoned by them and had to stay alone in Constantinople for ten years. All they want is power, and at this time, if a person claiming to be a royal family appears, do you think they will really be so stupid as to hand over what they have already gotten over? His Royal Highness Justin is only a person, and no matter how strong a person's strength is, he cannot resist a country, and Leodania will not escape the fate of death if he guards the hot springs. Only those who have power chips can get to the negotiating table. I don't think it's appropriate to bring His Highness Justin back now, that would only bring back danger. Berhis's words are very rational, he does not think that the forces involved in the new Roman Empire are not monolithic at all, and as for orthodoxy, whoever appears will become a thorn in their side.

"What are you kidding? Trebizond is probably the only thing we can trust. Duke Erickson is the grandson of the emperor, is it still unbelievable? Vivien said as she looked at them incredulously.

"Don't forget, no one can be 100% sure that they can be trusted, except for Nicaea, who knew that our plans were there." The previous sabotage of the Constantinople operation was largely due to the leakage of intelligence, and the leak could have been either Nicaea or Trebizond, even if Vivien herself refused to admit it.

At this moment, Constance Dante, who had been immersed in official business, spoke: "Belhis-kun is not wrong, he has no strength, I can't change anything when I return to that world of beasts and cannibals, and I won't leave here for the time being." Until the power of Rus surrendered to me. To use the sword of the Rus' to split the iron curtain erected by the Holy Church, that's all I have to do now. His voice was incomparably heavy, and for the first time the eyes of Constance Dante appeared in the eyes of a man of power, cold and cruel, chilling.

"But Sophia・・・・・・ there is still ・・・・・・" Vivien did not expect Cons, Dante to say such a thing. You must know that at this time, the crusaders led by the Kingdom of New Blad are constantly encroaching on the East, and if this continues, the last hope of the new Roman Empire will be completely destroyed, and Consdante is the only one who can save it all, but he refuses.

"No, it was my own decision, and when I returned to Constantinople I would be a king. I've understood my previous mistakes, so I'm not going to reverse the same mistakes again. Consib's words were as unequivocal as a king's oath.

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At this time, on the long frozen soil of Moscow, the train was moving slowly, and Alexander was still talking to the teenager in front of him.

"Your Highness Belhis, will Constance Dante really believe what you say?" In the mechanical behemoth, Bashils left a passage for Constance Dante, but will Constance Dante really do what is above and integrate the power of the entire Rus? He couldn't imagine that since the death of Grand Duke Igor, the division of Rus had been almost a thousand years, and could it really be changed by one person?

"Of course, although he hated me, he also trusted me, even though I deceived him once. But he'll believe me. Ross was torn apart, but Justin wasn't alone, he always had much more than he knew. The blonde boy smiled and drank the liquor with the ice cubes in his glass, it was very strong, but it was very much to the appetite of the Rus, but even they could not drink as much as the boy without showing any drunkenness.

"It's just that our previous agreement still counts?" Alexander asked, suddenly, looking meaningfully at Bashiles.

"Of course, the glory belongs to the East, and the Rus naturally belongs to you, and Justin and I have no intention of touching the land and wealth, all that is needed is the courage and blood of the Varangians." Bashiles smiled and replied, "Isn't that a good business?" Could it be that Alexander-kun doesn't believe that my promise will not come true? ”

The two looked at each other in silence, the blonde boy's face seemed drunk, but in Alexander's eyes it was just a disguise. For so many years. For the first time, he found himself unable to see a person, and the mystery of the teenager forced him to abandon his original plan.

"Of course not, I seem to be a little drunk, Your Highness, I am out of company." Alexander got up and stood up, but the excuse was so far-fetched that there was no drunkenness on his face at all.

"No problem! Thank you for your hospitality. The young man said indifferently, raising his glass and looking at it, but the corners of his mouth hooked up an imperceptible cold arc.

Alexander walked out of the carriage with a gloomy face, and outside the door, a heavily armed general saw the Grand Duke come out and hurriedly stepped forward. Alexander, on the other hand, waved his hand and told him not to speak.

The two hurried to the back of the carriage, which was full of murderous Moscow warriors.

They had firearms in their hands and curved knives at their waists, which was probably no more than the most elite Praetorian Guards in the East. (To be continued.) )