The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

Bogdan Khmelnitsky is dead.

When the bedroom door was opened, the news of his death and Yuri Khmelnitsky's succession as the chief chief of the emirate was told to those waiting outside. Everyone was startled at first, and they didn't believe that this hero had just gone, and they couldn't digest the news of Yuri Khmelnitsky's succession to the throne.

The Swedish ambassador, Magnus de la Gardia, was delighted. Yuri’s succession marked that the alliance between Sweden and the Cossack emirates would be as firm as a rock.

Then, when everyone else ran into the bedroom with heavy steps, Magnus de la Gardia's steps were brisk.

Whether they were going to pay tribute to the appearance of the deceased or to please the new warchief of the Ukrainian emirate, Chechen didn't know, he was still immersed in the news.

Stanisław Potocki's uncle and nephew and Chechen and the others can be said to have arrived at Bogdan Khmelnitsky's mansion at the latest. When the three of them set foot on the stairs, there was already a cry from the crowd for the death of Bogdan Khmelnitsky.

"It's still a step late." Stanislaw Potocki lamented. As an old friend, he lamented that he could not see Bogdan Khmelnitsky for the last time.

Chechen has never seen Bogdan Khmelnitsky. On the way to Kiev, Cheer Chen had thought of asking Bao Hong to recommend him. He is really curious, what does this old man, this old Polish nobleman, and this old man described as the incarnation of the devil and Satan by Natalie, look like? Is it really as blue-faced and fangs as in the legend.

Stanislaw Potocki, the envoy of the Polish mission, pushed Chechen a few times, motioned Chechen to go in with him, and Chechen reacted. Knowing that the Russian and Swedish foreign ambassadors had already taken a step ahead, he hurried to the bedroom with the two Potocki.

At Bogdan Khmelnitsky’s bedside, Magnus de la Gardia, who took the lead to seize the best position so that the others could only stand on one side, cried like a concubine. He cried loudly, crying that Bogdan Khmelnitsky, an old friend of the King of Sweden, had just gone. However, his acting skills are obviously excessively exaggerated and exerted, because Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Karl X have not even seen each other, so how can an old friend say.

Magnus de la Gardia cried enough. He took Yuri's hand again.

"Yuri, my child, please be sorrowful and change." Magnus de la Gardia said to him.

Yuri held the scepter passed to him by his father and nodded silently. At this time, the 15-year-old was silent and sad. The death of Bogdan Khmelnitsky means that he has no relatives in this world anymore. From then on, the long tea stands alone.

Magnus de la Gardia stood up. He said to Popovich, who stood behind Yuri like an iron tower, "Sorry, Colonel."

Popovich took a deep breath. He suppressed the infinite grief in his heart and replied: "I will, sir. The future of Yuri and Ukraine will be guarded by me."

Magnus de la Gardia took Bogdan Popovich's hand tightly, tightly.

While Magnus de la Gardia was doing all this, the three most powerful team leaders, Shirko, Bauhon, and Vigowski, just stood by and watched.

When Popovich said, "I will guard the future of Yuri and Ukraine", Shirko let out a cold snort.

This cold snort was so loud and harsh, it attracted everyone's attention. Popovich glared at Shirko.

Shirko's ambition to become the supreme ruler of the Cossacks is the strongest. Seeing Popovich staring at him at this time, the Cossack team leader who dared to insult the Ottoman Turkish sultan responded with the same provocative look.

"What's the matter? When did Popovich become the Warchief of the Cossacks, even if I snorted?"

Popovich's face flushed red, and he put his hand on the Cossack sword on his waist.

Not to be outdone, Hilko put his hand on the handle of the knife. Moreover, he said loudly: "All brothers, old Hemei is dead, but the position of the chieftain should not be inherited by his son. The chieftain of our Cossacks has always been elected, and this tradition cannot be changed!"

"Well said! Just now in front of the warchief, Shirko and I opposed the succession and demanded to follow the Cossack tradition."

As soon as Shirko's voice fell, Bao Hong said in solidarity.

Encouraged by the two, some team leaders and company commanders also quietly echoed.

Popovich was furious, his mouth was clumsy but his hands were not clumsy, and the saber from his waist was half drawn.

For a while, the atmosphere was suddenly tense in front of Bogdan Khmelnitsky's body.

At this time, Vygowski stood in between the two gangs at war.

"The Cossacks don't beat the Cossacks." Vigowski said calmly.

Shirko and Bao Hong hummed, and both of them inserted the knife back into the scabbard at the same time. Then he turned around and left at the same time.

This move caused a chain reaction. Those company captains who were loyal to or were close to Shirko and Bao Hong followed out one after another when they saw it. Even the Russian ambassador, Tubrin, followed Shirko.

There are more than half of the people in the bedroom. Magnus de la Gardia looked at this scene awkwardly. He did not expect that Bogdan Khmelnitsky's bones were not cold, and the team leaders and company leaders under him would start their own ways.

It can only be said that Bogdan Khmelnitsky's faint move to let his son succeed to the throne before his death was not only for the hearts of Shirko and Baohong, but also for the hearts of other Cossack team leaders and company leaders.

One of the reasons for this, of course, is that the Zaporozhye Cossacks have always had no tradition of father and son. Even during the reign of the Republic of Poland, after the death or resignation of each chief chieftain, the new chief chieftain was also elected. Although the one who can be selected is often the one with the strongest prestige and strength, the election procedure is strictly followed. Now Bogdan Khmelnitsky wants to engage in hereditary system, and to be the first person to eat crabs, he has received the most backlash. Secondly, Yuri Khmelnitsky was too young (only 15 years old), and his reputation and strength were severely insufficient to convince the public-Yuri was after the death of Bogdan Khmelnitsky's eldest son Living under the wings of his father, he has neither sufficient military exploits nor prestige; besides, Yuri has a grumpy temper and a strong temperament. Everyone respects him only because he is the son of Bogdan Khmelnitsky. . And the third point, UU reading www.uukanshu. The reason why com is also the deepest level is that the class composition of the Cossack uprising led by Bogdan Khmelnitsky was complicated at the beginning. Among them are the originally registered Cossacks like Baohong, the coerced little nobles like Vigowski, and the proletarians like Shirko. Everyone formed their own groups according to their class attributes and likes and dislikes. After these groups were formed, they had their own demands and interests. And when Bogdan Khmelnitsky, the general spokesperson of these groups, passed away, they began to attach themselves to the spokesperson in the small group.

As soon as there were few people, Chechen, who was standing by the door, finally saw the body of Bogdan Khmelnitsky lying there. Since he was lying flat, Chechen couldn’t really see it. He only saw that Bogdan Khmelnitsky was of medium size, with broad shoulders, and was thin in build—he may have been strong, but the torment of his illness is no longer the same. NS. When Cheerchen and Stanislaw Potocki approached, Cheerchen finally saw the whole picture of the deceased.

Lying on his back, Bogdan Khmelnitz wears a wolf fur cap, his head is large, his skin is dark, and the corners of his eyes are slightly slanted, like a Tatar. On his narrow lips, there is a beard with a horoscope commonly seen in men. Even if he died, Bogdan Khmelnitsky still revealed a certain kind of perseverance. There was a certain attractive temperament on that face, but he refused to be thousands of miles away-that was the majesty of the Cossacks. , And at the same time the cunning of the Tatars, the kindness is mixed with the roughness, and the chivalry is accompanied by the brutality.

"This is the Great Chief of the Cossack Emirate." Cheer Chen thought. Without the legendary blue-faced fangs, it does not look like ordinary people.

On the other side, Stanislaw Potocki introduced himself to Wigowski: "I am Stanislaw Potocki, the envoy of the Polish mission."