The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

After looking around, Natalie's expression became serious.

"My lord, there is a terrible rumor about you in Warsaw recently."

"What rumors?" Stanislaw Potocki asked.

Natalie's solemn expression gave the old man a bad feeling.

"The rumors say that you are going to Stockholm this time to try to support Christina as the new Polish king!"

Cheerchen stood up in surprise.

"How is it possible! We heard this rumor from outside when we were still in Stockholm, and we all laughed it off at the time, because even the Swedes didn't believe it. Could anyone in Warsaw believe it?"

Natalie nodded.

Although the meeting between Christina and Stanislaw Potocki is not a secret, the silence of the two afterwards has cast a layer of mystery on the meeting. There are speculations about this meeting, and the craziest and unbelievable statement is what Natalie said: Stanislaw Potocki invited Christina to be the next Polish king.

It sounds like nonsense, but it is groundless, and it may not be without cause.

And there is always possibility in impossible.

Although King Jan Kazimierz is still in power, Stanislaw Potocki, a hard-core supporter of Jan Kazimierz, wants to let outsiders enter Poland. This sounds like a fantasy. But the king of the Republic of Poland was originally elected. Prior to this, although the position of the King of Poland was passed down in the hands of the Vaasa family for three generations, each term was also elected.

Moreover, if Jan Kazimierz and Ludvika have children, then Stanislaw Potocki will certainly not move such an idea, he will loyally assist the two children to ascend to the King of Poland. Because of the great achievements of King Jan Kazimierz and Queen Ludwig in leading the Polish people to resist foreign invasion, it will be logical for their children to inherit the throne. Unfortunately, the king and queen have no children so far. Jan Kazimierz is fifty years old, and Queen Ludvika has also entered the ranks of old women. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the two to have any more children. And when King Yankachmiri died, the Republic is bound to set off a battle for the throne.

At this time, wise men like Stanislaw Potocki must plan ahead. Even if he can't see this day, he has to choose a powerful king for the Republic who can lead the country.

Christina is undoubtedly a suitable candidate, or Karl XI who is now sitting on the throne of Sweden.

Although it is difficult to make another Swede become the king of Poland-after the "great flood", after all, Poles hate the Swedes to the bone, this hatred cannot be changed by changing a Swedish king. However, relying on Stanislaw Potocki's domestic prestige, if he can get the support of several great nobles, he can still do it if he wants to suppress the voice of domestic opposition.

If you follow this logic, things are indeed possible.

Of course, no one knows whether this matter is the truth or a rumor, except the person involved.

For Stanislaw Potocki, facts or rumors are not important. What is important is Jan Kazimierz and the Gungun Lords of Warsaw. When they heard the news, they What kind of attitude is directly related to Stanislaw Potocki's political life.

Believe? Or don't believe it.

"It's weird," Cheerchen said with a frown. "Warsaw actually knew about the rumors in Stockholm. You know, when we left Stockholm, the rumors just started. Could it be that the rumors started in Warsaw?"

Natalie gave Cheechen an annoyed look-now when she cares about this, her husband is really indifferent.

"It's not surprising, the news must have come from the Jews," Natalie said angrily, "because they always know everything first, and they are well-informed with each other. It was spread in Warsaw, the Jews Whoever sneezed in Greater Poland in the morning, in the evening, some people in Lithuania and Ukraine would say: "Long live a hundred years!" In fact, the news began to spread in the ghetto of Warsaw."

"What is the king's attitude?" Stanislaw Potocki asked Natalie.

This is what he cares most about.

But for Cheerchen's question, he didn't go deep into it.

"The king still trusts you as always." Natalie said, "but..."

Hearing that Jan Kazimierz didn't doubt himself, Stanislaw Potocki smiled comfortedly, but when Natalie's words took a turn, the smile on the old man's face disappeared.

"how?"

Natalie frowned, and she said, "But there are people in the parliament who are holding on to this matter. They want you to go back and accept the court's questioning."

Stanislaw Potocki's eyebrows also frowned.

The old man knows very well that what Natalie said to seize the matter must be the old school who oppose the king~www.readwn.com~ These people may not believe that they would recommend Christina to do Poland. The next king, but this does not prevent them from using this incident to beat themselves.

It is not a big deal for Polish nobles to file a lawsuit and go to court. Even among the small and medium-sized nobles, there is an atmosphere of "provoking lawsuits". Whoever does not carry a few lawsuits on his back is embarrassed to greet others when they go out.

But at the level of Stanislaw Potocki, the most important thing for them, nobles, is face. Going to court is an insult to them. If Stanislaw Potocki really defended himself in court, even if he was eventually declared innocent, the reputation of himself and his family would suffer a heavy blow, and even the reputation of the king would be affected. The old school will advertise this as a big victory for them.

Stanislaw Potocki filled his chest with anger, and the veins swelled in his temples.

"I won't go to court. If anyone dares to send me a court summons, then I will hang him on the flagpole at the head of the city."

"Please do not!"

Natalie hurriedly said to persuade the old man: "My old man, violence can't solve the problem, but it will be justified. Why did Prince Jarimei miss the position of the commander-in-chief? It was not because he was in the year before the Cossack riots. Are soldiers besieging the court because of territorial disputes and forcing the court to make a judgment in his favor?"

After listening to Natalie, Stanislaw Potocki calmed down a bit.

After a while, he said: "Then I will go back to my own territory."

"The king and queen mean the same thing. The queen said that those who are clear will clear themselves, and those who are muddled will be muddled. Time will naturally give you justice."