Chapter 159: Conditions
"Resignation?" The pale-faced Patriarch of Ivelomo almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, he had tried everything possible to bring down this kid, and now Alexander himself was going to resign from the title of Grand Duke. It's just that at this time, everyone knows that Alexander must not be expelled, which is simply ironic! The Patriarch, whose heart was full of anger, could only swallow the bitter fruit.
"Yes, resign." When the Grand Duke of Alexander spoke, his face did not blush and his heart did not beat, as if the title of Duke was something outside of his body that could be discarded at any time.
"Alexander, now is not the time to threaten us at will, and this Grand Duke is not what we beg you to beg!" Anger rushed to his head all of a sudden, and Ivilum didn't care about his identity as the patriarch, so he almost scolded the elders in terms of decency!
However, Alexander smiled slightly and said, "Your Excellency, when I was exiled by you, it seemed that you were one of the people who begged me to come back, right? It's been years since you've been with people, but I can still remember it clearly. "In the battle of the Neva, Alexander defeated the Swedish invasion but was deposed by the suspicion of the nobles, and in a fit of rage, Alexander left Novgorod directly, and the advance of the Teutonic Knights on Novgorod forced the nobles to invite him out of the mountain, and at that time there was Patriarch Iwilumo. This incident had always been a shame for him, and today Alexander had once again lifted his scars, and the humiliation made it even more difficult for Ivelo to control the fury in his heart!
"Alexander! Don't deceive people too much! Do you really think I can't do anything about you? Ivelomo trembled with anger, but he did not realize that as one of the nobles of Novgorod, the more manic he became, the more easily he was provoked by Alexander, and the lower his prestige would be, which played into Alexander's favor.
"Gentlemen, it's time to calm down! Now is the survival of the republic, and you are still chattering, do you really have to come to the city, can you have a mustard in your hearts and work together? Solzhenitsyn interrupted Patriarch Ivelomo's angry words and glanced at the councillors, whose intentions to impeach Alexander had begun to waver. Solzhenitsyn's deep and majestic voice echoed in everyone's ears, hearts, and minds, and they were finally silent.
The situation was reversed at once, and Solzhenitsyn turned his gaze to Yadwiga below, and said: "Dear Queen, if we are willing to enter into an alliance with your kingdom, will your country and people be willing to fulfill their obligations under the covenant and fight with us firmly against the common enemy!" ”
As soon as Solzhenitsyn said this, no one raised any further objections, and it seemed that all the parliamentarians had already agreed with the idea of an alliance with Poland. Even Iwilumo and Hauger, who had been opposed to Poland, had nothing to say, both because they expected it and because they thought it would be beneficial to form an alliance with Poland.
"Of course." Yadwiga promised that this was the best time to form an alliance with Novgorod, and in the face of external pressure, these nobles now had no heart to think about bargaining.
"In that case, I don't think there is any objection. Just show your hands and vote! Solzhenitsyn said in harmony that the situation was clear, and he believed that there was no need to vote in the one-sided situation.
Sure enough, the faces of each councillor were a little relaxed, nodding their heads, stroking their palms, and it seemed that everyone had no intention of wasting time.
I saw that one arm after another was slowly raised, at first only sporadically one after another, and soon, in the entire chamber, one hundred and ten noble councillors raised their arms in favor of the resolution.
"Then I guess there's no problem with the rest of the matter! Your Majesty, we will sign a formal covenant with you in the near future, certainly not now, so please forgive me. ”
"No problem, waiting for good news." The covenant between the two countries is extremely important, and Adevicha naturally knows this, and she wants to do it quickly, so small things are like this, and big things can't be quick success.
"Wait a minute!" Patriarch Ivelomo finally couldn't sit still, and couldn't help but speak again.
"What's the problem? Your Excellency, I think there is a limit to everything. Now we are in the interests of Novgorod! Solzhenitsyn looked impatiently at his old rival and said that there had been a constant struggle between the two factions because of the demands of balance in the parliament, but in fact Solzhenitsyn never saw this man as a sympathetic opponent.
"I don't know what you think, but is it hasty that the Swedes paid enough to accept them as our allies, and now that Poland, which is unable to defend itself, can gain our trust with little effort and only by pale verbal promises? If our allies find out, it's not necessarily a good thing! Looking at Jadwiga, a sneer appeared on the face of the Patriarch of Ivelomo, even if he couldn't stop it, he wouldn't let it go so well, at least he had to bargain again, otherwise it would only be Alexander and the Poles who would be cheaper.
This guy!
Solzhenitsyn and Yadwigya's faces sank, although this patriarch is not very sophisticated, but he is not easy to fool, even if he is not capable, he is the leader of the noble council after all, and he is not easy to maneuver.
Just as Yadwiga wanted to answer the other party's question, to her surprise, Duke Alexandria on the side spoke at this time: "Please don't worry about this, Queen Yadvinga has promised to send his most elite warriors in this battle, and this warrior will be the key to turning this war around!" ”
"What?!"
What the?!
The hearts of the councillors and Yadwija were shocked at the same time. The councillors were surprised by Alexander's key to turning the tide of the battle, but Yadwigga didn't expect the other party to say this, they hadn't discussed it before.
"Is that so, Your Majesty Yadwiga?" Even Solzhenitsyn didn't change his expression, and got up and asked solemnly.
Yadvica had no choice but to nod reluctantly in the face of the blazing gaze, although she didn't know what medicine was sold in the other party's gourd, but she had to nod in order for the covenant to be fulfilled.
"Warriors? Just a person? Do you really think that one person can stop the torrent of steel in the West? But Ivelumo apparently did not believe Alexander's "nonsense".
"Of course it's not a 'man', but the chosen knight, if that's the case, do you still have any doubts?" As soon as Alexander said this, not only the members of the noble council, but also Yadwiga, everyone's hearts suddenly stopped! (To be continued.) )