Faced with the cross-examination of the public, Constance Dante asked rhetorically, and he looked coldly at the nobles in front of him and remembered the New Roman Empire. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The struggle between the Privy Council and the Senate never subsided, and the Herodians, bewitched by their own inflated power, knew nothing at all, and believed in all that they had in vain.

At home, corrupt aristocrats and generals suck the marrow of the rest of Constantinople, a bustling city where everyone enjoys the beauty of the world but no one realizes the miserable world beyond the imperial capital. They did not wake up from their dreams until the Crusaders who judged their fate broke through the walls of Theodosius, and many hated the Crusaders for destroying the Empire, but Consitan Dante always remembered that when the Rastines attacked the heart of New Rome, all its torso and limbs abandoned it, and the nobles fled in a hurry, and only the noble knights and the emperor himself were martyred for the empire.

The same is true of Novgorod today, who ostensibly confront tyrants, but are themselves oligarchs, while they are blindly chasing power, more zealous than the emperor, and when the country is facing life and death, they are only planning for themselves.

This is what they are, they inherited only the primitive city-state system, they are no different from the senators who pushed the new Roman Empire into the abyss, of course, in the eyes of Constance Dante, the cardinal opportunity of the Holy See is only a hill, but the country is still very young, but he will grow old one day.

At this time, Solzhenitsyn may be the only calm person here, although Lykarov can help him, but he is old after all, and now only he and Constance Dante can save Novgorod, and he may be the only one who really cares about Novgorod's life and death.

"What the hell is going on?"

But Consdante's answer made Solzhenitsyn's heart cool for a while.

"Surrender or perish, Novgorod must become a vassal of Moscow, a fiefdom, otherwise Alexander will set foot on the city." After Constance Dante rejected the demands of Alexander and Bashiles, this was Alexander's ultimatum. Although the nobles were still suspicious of his dealings with Alexander, Constance Dante told them the truth.

"What!"

The enraged parliamentarians scolded that Alexander had such great ambitions and that if Novgorod became a vassal of Moscow, it would mean that this land would become the personal domain of Alexander's descendants for generations.

Even Solzhenitsyn, who had been calm, had an iron blue face.

"So Alexander didn't talk to you about anything in private? You are the benefactor who helped him win the battle of the Ice Lake, and you don't have any affection at this time? Suddenly, in the crowd, Patriarch Ivlumo asked in a strange manner, clearly saying that there was something in his words.

And Constance Dante said calmly: "Of course there is." If I had become the Grand Duke of Novgorod who really held power, and the Diet of the Nobles had been dissolved at the same time, Novgorod would have avoided extinction. ”

"Fart!"

As soon as Cons-Dante's words were finished, the clergyman Iveromo lashed out in anger. "The Novgorod republic is still so insecure in the eyes of the barbarians that they want to do everything possible to impose a tyrannical monarch on us."

But Consdante sneered, "It seems to me that your republic is nothing more than a joke, after all, power is in the hands of the nobility, and the reason why you will not perish is only because the scope of Novgorod is small, but you are afraid that you know better about your own corruption, and as for the strength of Moscow, I hope you can also recognize it." If you doubt me, then this Grand Duke should not be! "This is not a gamble, but a fact, the nobility of Novgorod from the beginning only used themselves, and with their power to blast open the gates of Constantinople is a dream.

"You're ・・・・・・・!"

"Lord Ivelumo. I don't think you're qualified to talk to your Grand Duke like that right now. If Novgorod is disrespectful to its own head, then why should other countries end up in Novgorod? It was not Solzhenitsyn who spoke after this, but the crisp voice of a woman. The councillors couldn't help but look behind them, and made way for the graceful and majestic queen to walk in front of them, and they couldn't help but feel awe-inspired.

It was Yadwiga, who at this time appeared as a queen, and the necessary etiquette of Novgorod had to be kept as well. After all, Poland was the only ally that did not make any moves against Novgorod.

"Your Majesty, Gui'an!" Solzhenitsyn hurriedly saluted.

In particular, Iwilumota is even more unwilling, but now Novgorod does not have the capital to have a conflict with Poland.

"Your Majesty, this is only Novgorod after all, and I ask you to respect us."

"I've made it very clear, even if your own head of state is not respected, how can this country be respected, let alone you nobles, there are eggs under the nest?" Yadwidya's words were scathing and irrefutable, and Poland's attitude towards Novgorod had now become very important. They don't want to cause trouble.

"Then what advice can you give us, Your Majesty?"

"Of course, to give full power to Consitor Dante, who is the godfather of my children, and who is strong enough to be the ruler of Novgorod. And his ambition is probably not enough to threaten you. "Adevicia, who does not know the true identity of Constance Dante, wants to use this to put Constance Dante on the throne at this time." Of course, if there were still people who dared to covet Novgorod, then it would become an enemy of Poland. I think that's the wisest decision you can make. ”

Yadwija's words made everyone speechless for a while, it is true that they are not qualified at all now, and the whole Ross is probably watching from the sidelines, if Novgorod loses, it means a complete defeat, but the dissolution of parliament makes Constantine the real Grand Duke, so isn't the hard work of these decades in vain? And Yadwiga is not credible, and the Polish ambitions for Rus behind her are no less than those of Moscow.

Just as they hesitated, Consdante shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I don't have any desire for Novgorod. I have already rejected Alexander about my becoming absolute ruler, for me Novgorod was only a temporary shelter. But Novgorod and I live and die together, and if you want to continue to defend this city, then give me strength and absolute obedience and trust, otherwise, I will have no choice but to choose to quit. (To be continued.) )