"You······ What a big breath! Patriarch Ivelomo was also stunned, he and the others did not expect Alexander to be so arrogant and arrogant as to say such things in the Council of Nobles. But to be honest, they really can't argue with it, because Novgorod is now able to stand tall in the face of a strong enemy, all thanks to the military talents of Archduke Alexander. And they had no choice but to make an exception for this foreigner as their head of state.

But that didn't mean they allowed Alexander to do whatever he wanted, especially in parliament, challenging their authority.

Suddenly, the entire parliament was in turmoil, and the voices of the excited parliamentarians, who had been suppressed, were in an uproar again.

"How can we give power to such people?"

"Banish him!"

"We don't need a careerist to be presumptuous here!"

Some of the exasperated councillors snapped up, they shouted in their mouths, and their thumbs were pressed downward, and they expressed their anger in this rude way, but the impulsive councillors were only a few, and many more were whispering, and many of them knew that Alexander had the right to speak like that. The expulsion of the unruly Alexander was not a good decision, because no one knew when the Teutonic Knights would return, and they had to rely on Alexander's new army, otherwise the garrison with citizens would be a joke.

It's just that, even if they know this truth, many parliamentarians can't swallow this breath, they prefer an obedient Novgorod Grand Duke rather than a capable but ambitious Grand Duke, if it weren't for Novgorod facing the heavy pressure of external invasion, according to convention, the title of Grand Duke will only be granted to a puppet, and now Alexander holds the real power in the country, and even has a tendency to suppress it. This is the last thing the nobles want to see, so even if they don't exile Alexander this time, they have to limit the expansion of his power.

"Silence, everyone, silence! Notice what kind of place this is, how can you forget your identity and be as rude as a street villain? Solzhenitsyn shouted loudly, trying to quell the unrest of the aristocracy, but the effect was not ideal.

"Solzhenitsyn, I don't think it's time for you to protect Archduke Alexander, and if he doesn't give us a good reason, we should impeach him." A sneer rolled into the corner of Patriarch Ivermo's mouth, and he turned to Alexander and said: "We never said that there was a need for an alliance with Poland, and you have violated the order for this reason, do you really think that the legal system of Novgorod is just a piece of paper?" "Novgorod differed from the traditional Rus' principalities in that due to its long contacts with the West, it formed a city-state republic very early, and above the dukes was the law of order representing the interests of the nobility, which no power could contend with. And what Alexander is doing is already tantamount to opposing the authority of the system.

"With all due respect, I don't think so, if you are at war with Poland, then you will have to face the advance of the Teutonic Knights alone, is this what you want to see?" Archduke Alexander shrugged his shoulders and said with a relaxed expression, as if he did not care at all about the criticism of Patriarch Iverum and his henchmen.

"What do you mean by that? Do you think that there is no one in Novgorod except you? You're so arrogant! In the face of Alexander's arrogance, more people broke out dissatisfied, and even Solzhenitsyn couldn't help frowning deeply, he didn't expect that Alexander would be so kind today, although he knew that he was an unruly person, but he was a person who knew how to judge the situation, and he shouldn't be so reckless.

If this continues, it will be difficult for Solzhenitsyn to protect him.

"I think it's pretty clear, guys!" Patriarch Ivelomo stood up and said that the previous impeachment campaign had been halted by the interference of Solzhenitsyn and Lykarov, and that this was the best opportunity to bring down Aristotle, and that he would certainly not let it go in vain. He was going to activate an ancient ritual in the council, "Now is the time for us to use the power of our pottery banishment law!" ”

Pottery banishment law - Before the ancient imperial system, the era of city-state republics prevailed throughout the West, in order to prevent the emergence of tyrants, some republics adopted the pottery banishment law, using anonymous voting to expel people who threatened the republic. And once it is activated, the result obtained is impossible for the parliament to overturn, and the person who votes will eventually be forcibly banished for ten years and cannot return to the country, which can be said to be the heaviest punishment. It was abolished in the Old Roman period, but it was revived in later generations, and the free cities of the entire northern republic agreed to maintain their independence in this way, and Novgorod was no exception. If Iverumo had succeeded, Alexander would have been expelled.

Taken aback, Solzhenitsyn hurriedly tried to stop it, but at this moment, Alexander's cold voice sounded in the noisy chamber.

"Are you sure you want to dig your own grave?"

It was another provocative remark, but what Alexander said immediately made the room panic.

"The Teutonic Knights have returned from Bohemia, and in less than three days they will be launching a summer offensive against Novgorod, and this time the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy See have officially supported their military operations, and the Rhine and Hanseatic Confederations have already privately compromised with the West – they have abandoned Novgorod. How much do you think Sweden will help us? As soon as the playful words fell, the quarrel in the entire chamber disappeared in an instant, and the nobles who looked at each other did not understand what was happening.

But one thing is certain, and that is that everything Alexander has just said exploded like a silent bomb among the nobles.

"What are you kidding? How could the Rhine and the Hanseatic ······? ”

"It seems that Hauger Qing is very confident in his news? Do you think that the people I have installed in the West are inferior to you? Alexander retorted mercilessly, making Hauger's face red and white, but he couldn't refute anything, Alexander's intelligence network and new army formed by his own strength had always been coveted by them, which was one of the reasons why they wanted to bring down Alexander.

"Tell us, what the hell is going on?" For a moment, the tide of impeachment of Alexander immediately subsided, and everyone turned their attention to the invasion of the Teutonic Knights. (To be continued.) )