The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

To be clear about what happened, we have to start with the banquet.

When Mihavu and Anjay walked into the hall, the first thing they saw was the blue canopy of the hall. On a high platform in the depths of the hall, there is an empty seat. The seat is covered with a scarlet velvet chair trimmed with tiger skin, hanging from the back of the chair to the feet. On the seat of the chair, the gilded crown of Prince Yanush was placed upright.

Around the seat, there are armored warriors who are responsible for defending and attending, as well as nobles and lords in costumes.

Obviously, Prince Yanush has not yet come. But this is also normal. As the lord of Lithuania, Prince Yanush always likes others to wait for himself instead of waiting for others.

The sharp-eyed Anjay saw a strange figure on the high platform at a glance, and he pushed Mihau next to him.

"Mihawu, look over there. Another one in bloomers."

In Anjay’s mouth, wearing bloomers is synonymous with the Swedes. Mihau looked in that direction, and sure enough, a middle-aged man in bloomers and a purple dress was caught in his eyes.

The middle-aged man was holding a wine glass and was talking cordially with the person next to him. However, due to his sensitive identity, there are only a few people around the middle-aged. These people Mihavu may have some impressions. They are all Calvinists and have always followed a pro-Swedish policy. It is in sharp contrast with the crowds of other groups. But the middle-aged man didn't care, he was still talking and laughing with interest.

"Why would the prince let the Swedes come to the dinner party? We and them are now enemies. Wouldn't he be..."

"Anjay, don't guess. You and I know that the prince is not such a person. As for why there are Swedes here, I think this guy must be sent by Karl X to persuade the prince to surrender. People like the prince, If he goes against Karl X, then his attempt to invade the Republic must be dashed, and he also knows that the Swedish army is not our opponent. So if the hard is not good, then the soft, these scheming Swedes." Hawu scolded Anjay and defended the prince.

"I understand what you said, but why is the prince at such an important dinner party today let a Swede attend."

"I don't understand this. But I might as well have a guess. The prince called everyone to the dinner today. There must be something important to announce. This may be related to the war with the Swedes. Think about it, being a prince. It will be a shocking scene when all our nobles declare war on the Swedes. The Swedes will definitely be scared. Then he will fled back to Karl X. What will happen to the enemy chiefs who invaded our country? His liver and guts were cracked.” Mihau was explaining the intention of Prince Yanush’s move. At this time, Prince Yanush finally walked into the hall surrounded by everyone.

Prince Yanush was here tonight in full costume and his face was full of red light. His heart is extremely joyful and bumpy. Because after tonight, he will no longer be a courtier of anyone, but a generation of monarchs alongside the Holy Roman Emperor, the French King and the Russian Tsar. Listening to the voices of the people on and off the stage, and looking at the crown on the seat, Yanush fell into a hallucination, as if today's dinner was celebrating his enthronement.

"Wake up, there won't be too many of these people to support you after tonight."

Suddenly, Yanush, who had fallen into the illusion, seemed to hear a voice, which warned him.

"Who is talking?" Yanush looked around in horror, hoping to find out the source of this voice. But the sound seemed to have never appeared before, disappearing without a trace.

"Is it the devil blocking me?" Yanush thought in fear. He grasped the cross on his chest, hoping to dispel the evil by the power of the cross.

"Cousin, what's the matter with you?"

Seeing Yanush constantly looking around, Boguslav, who was holding Princess Anna's hand, stepped forward and asked.

"No, it's nothing. Has the congressman come?" Yanush didn't want to be extravagant, he changed the subject.

"Come on, right there." Boguslav snarled to the front right.

Seeing Prince Yanush looking to his side, Congressman Karl Lebenhaupt smiled and raised his glass to greet the Prince. The other nobles in that direction also raised their glasses. "Long live the prince!" and "Long live the commander" voices one after another.

Hearing these voices supporting him, Yanushfan regained his strength and self-confidence. He walked to the seat and picked up the crown on the seat and placed it on the attendant's tray, then sat down.

The band began to play music. In the sound of music, the guests clamored for each other. The prince was silent as he witnessed the lively scene below. He was waiting for the time to announce the news that was destined to shock the three countries.

"His Royal Highness."

At this time, a man walked up to the high platform to toast Yanush. Prince Yanush fixed his eyes and saw that it was the original Smolensk lord Feodor Obkhovich who had been rescued by Anjay.

Yanush raised a gentle and kind smile and said, "It's you, Feodor. My old friend."

Feodor is a party of King Kazimierz. Although Yanush and Feodor know each other, they are definitely not friends, let alone old friends. In terms of the relationship, perhaps Feodor is closer to the Pavel Sapega who is opposed to the Laziviu family.

Feodor was flattered to hear that Prince Yanush actually called himself an old friend. He stepped up to the high platform so more and more closely to get close to Prince Yanush in order to make an impression in the Prince's heart, so that he could find an official position in the future.

Feodor touched the glass in the Prince's hand with the wine glass~www.readwn.com~ and drank the wine.

"My friend, are you and your daughter still in the habit of living with me?" Yanush took a sip and asked casually.

"Very good, very good. There is everything here, it's like heaven."

Feodor's exaggerated words caused a burst of laughter from Boguslav and others.

But Feodor was not ashamed of his flattery. After everyone laughed, he cautiously said to Prince Yanush: "His Royal Highness, about the thing I mentioned..."

The so-called incident mentioned by Feodor refers to the plan to recover Smolensk. After Feodor regained his freedom, he eloquently wrote a plan of thousands of words and presented it to Prince Yanush. There is nothing surprising about the plan itself, and even many of its contents and suggestions are not as good as a traitor's staff under the Prince's staff. The act of presenting a plan is of great significance, which undoubtedly tells the prince that he, Feodor, is willing to join the Laziviu family.

Prince Yanush had already forgotten about this incident, but now it comes to the reminder of Otto.

"Old friend, your plan is very good, and it gives me a refreshing feeling. I believe that if you follow your plan, we will soon regain Smolensk's. At that time, you will be a counsellor in our army. Suggestions and suggestions." Prince Yanush said.

The meaning of the words was clear, and the prince accepted Feodor's allegiance. The excited Fyodor Obukhović almost knelt down. Fortunately, he knew the occasion and dared to put his legs away.

At this time, a piece of music has ended. Everyone also drank wine for three rounds. Prince Yanush stood up and said, "Everyone! Please listen to me."

Everyone looked at Prince Yanush, guessing what the Prince was going to say.