These two people are Chechen and spasokukotsky. After leaving the mercenary regiment, Chechen wanted to listen to father sparsokukotsky''s suggestion to make a pilgrimage to Daguangming Mountain Monastery, but on the way, he couldn''t resist missing Chris and asked the priest to go to qinstohova after seeing Chris in Warsaw.
Spasokukotsky agreed to Chechen''s request. After all, the pilgrimage was not in a hurry. So they rode to Warsaw.
Since Warsaw was almost bloodless, the largest city in the Republic of Poland was not invaded by much war. Although there are no less than 2000 Swedish troops stationed in the city, these people can''t defend the whole city, so the Swedes built a barrier around the city. It is the essence of Warsaw in the barrier, row upon row of churches and secular houses built by special laws. But the people living in these Huawu buildings only partially retained the glory and glory of the past, that is, the former Republic officials who turned their heads and became loyal to Carl X after opening the city.
Other houses have long been empty. The owners of these houses may not want to be enslaved by foreigners; Or the Swedes made meaningless resistance after entering the city. Of course, their final result was to see God and their property was looted.
When Chechen and father sparsokukotsky approached the houses, Chechen could clearly see the bullet holes and black marks left on the white walls of the houses. Occasionally, some German mercenaries poked their heads out of the room window. From these open windows, from time to time, some valuable furniture, leather products from Florence, tapestries from the Netherlands, wall decorative paintings and bulky alarm clocks were thrown out and caught by the following companions. Obviously, they are collecting and scraping the valuable belongings hidden in the lost owner''s house, although their Swedish "companion" has done it once before them.
When Chechen and father sparsokukotsky saw that some properties that had not been moved had become moldy and damaged due to the sun and rain in the center of the street, Chechen was angry at the violent behavior of these guys, and sparsokukotsky was even more angry with tears:
"Look, captain. The capital of a great country in the past now looks like a foreign city. Foreigners are swaggering in the streets. Here, you hear more foreign languages than polish. You see more nights wearing round brimmed hats, ship hats, high top helmets, tunics, armor, stockings and high boots than Kaftan Many. The land is lost and the people suffer. Head Pedro always says that I don''t think about the mercenary regiment, but the country is broken, how can I not think about this country? "
"Father, when I see Chris, I will show her affection and ask her to speak to Carl x to stop the tyranny of these disordered soldiers. Chris is the former Queen Christina, and Carl x will listen to her." Cherchen comforted spasokukotsky''s father.
Sparso kukotsky shook his head imperceptibly. He sighed in his heart that Che Chen still thought the problem was too simple. But the priest didn''t say anything. The priest didn''t want to attack Chechen''s trust in Chris, and some things are more effective to see with his own eyes than to hear with his own ears.
When Cherchen and father sparsokukotsky went to the kazimi day palace where the two kings were stationed in China, they met a large number of Armenians. They have dark faces, black hair and colorful little round hats. They carry countless things in their hands, shoulders and backs, which are the spoils of the Swedish soldiers they bought.
After informing the guard of his name and asking to see Christina in front of the kazimieri palace, the guard soon went to report for Chechen.
Soon there was a reply. Christina came out to meet Cherchen herself.
Christina is very beautiful today. She was wearing a white gauze skirt, a fox fur shawl, and her thick hair was wavy. When she appeared in front of Chechen, Chechen was stunned.
Seeing Chechen''s expression, Christina puffed. A thick voice behind her asked, "Christina, is this your child?"
Chechen noticed that there was another man behind Chris. He fixed his eyes and saw that even without anyone''s introduction, Cherchen knew that this man was King Carl X. Because this man is the most kingly man Chechen has ever seen. In him, Che Chen felt for the first time what is king in the world, which is a temperament that everyone wants to worship when they see it.
Carl x wore a sky blue dress, and his eyes were like two bright stars. When this pair of eyes look at Christina, it is full of love and tenderness, but when it looks at others, the dazzling light is enough to prevent any life from arrogating. Carl X''s face was slightly fat and round. He also had a goatee and maintained it well with oil.
"See your majesty!" Chechen knelt down on one knee and saluted. Father sparsokukotsky, who was next to him, only made a slight bow.
Although father sparsokukotsky was a cleric, it was also an extremely rude act, but Carl x did not care. He smiled and said to Chechen, "excuse me, get up."
The voice was dignified and solemn, but it gave people a feeling of spring breeze.
Before Cherchen stood up straight, Christina took a step forward, took Cherchen''s hand and began to ask East and West. She first apologized to Cherchen and told Cherchen that she didn''t mean to hide her identity. Then she blamed Cherchen for coming to Warsaw to see him so late.
"Christina, the battle in Lida fort has just ended. The Cherchen child arrived at this time and soon. Besides, it''s cold outside. I think we''d better go inside. Cherchen and the priest are tired after the journey." Carl x suggested.
This reminded Christina that she couldn''t help blushing for her thoughtlessness. Then the four entered the main hall of kazimi day palace.
The palace named after King kazimiz is simply the most gorgeous building Chechen has ever seen. The ground of the main hall is paved with white marble, and every painting on the wall, even those who don''t know painting like Cherchen, knows that it comes from a famous artist.
At the table in the main hall, the cook and waiter have prepared food. The four sat down and began to eat. At first, Chechen was still a little restrained, but soon he threw the restraint aside. He chatted casually with Christina and King Carl X. But most of the time, only Chechen and Christina spoke. Father sparsokukotsky didn''t speak, and Carl x just listened with a smile and occasionally inserted a few words.
During this period, Chechen mentioned the disorderly behavior of mercenaries in Warsaw when he and the priest entered the city. He hoped that King Carl x could stop this behavior, and Carl x angrily called the attendant. He severely asked the attendant to inform rajyovsky to investigate and prohibit these behaviors.
"I''m really sorry. My generals and I have been thinking about the war these days and indulged those mercenaries too much. This also reminds me that a king should not only focus on the war, but also pay attention to the security of the city." King Carl x apologized after the retiring of the attendant.
Such a statement greatly increased Chechen''s favor with Carl X. This tolerance of admitting mistakes alone is higher than that of yanush raziweu.
Next, Christina asked about the battle of Lida fort, and Chechen answered them one by one.
"Do you mean that when my marshal and general arrive at Fort Lida, your food rations are running out?"
After listening to Chechen''s story, Carl x asked inadvertently. He pretended that he just heard Chechen mention it and suddenly remembered the problem. Cherchen mentioned this originally to praise the decisive role of the kingdom of Sweden in the victory of the battle. Unexpectedly, Carl x heard different useful messages.
"Yes, although there is still a steady stream of ground materials from Werner, the men of the transport team complained that the prince hired them, but they didn''t even give a Taylor, but gave a white note," Chechen said.
Carl x touched his chin thoughtfully. Yanush once boasted to him that although the wealth of the raziwiu family throughout the Republic of Poland had been lost a lot due to the war in Ukraine and the looting of sapega''s subordinates, even half of the total was given to Swedish generals, which was enough for them to become millionaires. But that seems to be a discount.
Without money, the huge mercenaries employed by yanush will be scattered. At that time, the strength of the former Lithuanian commander is worth studying. Carl x felt that the price he had offered yanush was too high.
"Is there any interesting news? You know, the reports my generals gave me are very formal, although they can let me know things and lack a bit of fun to read," said Carl X. He sounded like a child curious about novelty.
"There is one thing about Prince yanushi. But everyone said it as a joke." Chechen worried whether it was bad to talk about yanushi in front of King Carl''s interview.
"It doesn''t matter. Just talk about it and we''ll listen to it." Carl x said with a smile.
"All right." Chechen nodded.
Here''s the joke. One day, when yanush heard that a nobleman in Werner had hidden a lot of money, the prince borrowed it from the nobleman, but the nobleman didn''t lend him any money. Yanushi was so angry that he locked the nobles up, but after a few days, Prince yanushi regretted it again. He released the nobles and gave them a gold button. Yanushi repeatedly said that he had drunk too much that day. The raziwiu family was not short of money. He just thought that it was useless for the nobles to put so much money and wanted to add value for him.
Chechen took it as a joke, but Carl x didn''t listen to it as a joke.
"If this story is true, yanushi has encountered a financial crisis and is beginning to be unable to do what he wants," Carl x thought.
As soon as this idea came out, Carl x couldn''t help but want to find his most powerful Polish affairs adviser rajeyovsky.
"I''m glad to hear you tell me some interesting details that my marshal and general didn''t mention in the report. Now I have some business to deal with. Please allow me to go first."
After Carl x left, Christina said sorry to Cherchen and father sparsokukotsky: "my cousin is always so busy after being king. He didn''t mean to neglect you."
Christina knows what her cousin is thinking and doing. Christina was also very helpless about this. Although she repeatedly persuaded Carl x to unite allies as much as possible, Carl X and his generals could not resist the temptation of great interests.
Although Christina and Brauer weixingsburg have met crises more or less, there are too few such people and their voices are very weak.
"He could not have been so busy, because what he did made men bleed and women cry," father spasokukotsky said coldly. With Carl x gone, the priest was finally able to say what he wanted to say.
Christina''s heart also disapproves of war, especially for a Catholic country (although the kingdom of Sweden is a Protestant country, Christina lacks Catholicism), but she can''t change anything now, and the annuity after her abdication is paid by the Kingdom''s parliament. Moreover, she is Swedish, and everything should proceed from the interests of the kingdom of Sweden.
"Father, I don''t approve of war. But the parliament has passed a resolution, and many people in the Republic of Poland welcome Carl to be the king of Poland. Carl has guaranteed the rights and freedom of belief of the original subjects in this country. I believe everything will be better in a short time." Christina persuaded God and father.
"You didn''t see the atrocities of your compatriots in lidarburg!" father sparsokukotsky suddenly said angrily without warning.
"What happened?" Christina asked in surprise. She didn''t expect father spasokukotsky to suddenly get so angry.
"General Brauer wishpa slaughtered all the soldiers and civilians of Lida fort, leaving only the nobility," said father Chechen for spasokukotsky. At the thought of that scene, Chechen couldn''t help feeling depressed and looking miserable.
Christina collapsed in her chair. She didn''t expect such a tragedy to happen in Lida fort.
"Why didn''t you just say that?" Christina covered her face painfully.
"Shall we denounce the atrocities of his marshal and general in front of your king?" father sparsokukotsky asked.
Christina stood up.
"I''m going to see Carl. I''m going to tell him."
With that, Christina couldn''t wait to stride in the direction of Carl X''s departure. Such atrocities will shake Sweden''s foundation in the Republic of Poland.
After a long time, Christina hasn''t come back. So the waiter took Cherchen and father sparsokukotsky to the guest room to rest.
In the guest room, father sparsokukotsky looked out at the windowsill for a long time, and then asked Cherchen, "Captain, what do you think of Carl x?"
"The king of Sweden? Father, I think his Majesty King Carl x should love Chris very much and be a kind king." Chechen remembered the look in Carl X''s eyes at Christina and Carl X''s willingness to follow suit after he reminded him of the atrocities of mercenaries.
For Cherchen''s words, father sparsokukotsky did not comment. He just went to the windowsill on the other side and opened the curtains.
"Captain, what can you see?" asked father sparsokukotsky.
"See what?"
Although it was strange that father sparsokukotsky suddenly asked such a question, Cherchen still went to the windowsill.
They live on the third floor of kazimi RI palace. From here, they can see a wide area of Warsaw city.
"There are some people and carriages outside. There is nothing special." Chechen replied. But suddenly, a flash of lightning crossed his mind.
Che Chen suddenly realized that if he could see the outside situation so clearly from the kazimi day palace, even if Carl x managed everything every day and stayed at home, he could not be unaware of what the mercenaries in Warsaw did. He lied!
With this in mind, Chechen spread out on the bed like a deflated balloon. He couldn''t help thinking: are all the big people experts in lies, or have they forgotten how to tell the truth. So was yanush, and so was Carl X.
Cherchen''s perception of Carl x suddenly fell to the bottom.
Once again, thinking that his solemn request might be like a clown''s performance in the eyes of Carl x, Chechen really wants to leave here immediately.
People will think more as soon as they find that they have been cheated. Now Chechen is like this. Chechen even suspected that Chris was acting with her cousin.
But Chechen misunderstood Christina. Because for a long time, Carl x arranged Christina in ralowulf on the outskirts of Warsaw. Carl X''s feelings for Christina are contradictory: he likes Christina and thanks Christina for giving him the throne and wants to get close to her; But he also worried that excessive intimacy would make his wife dissatisfied and distracted by the ministers who are still loyal to Christina. Therefore, Carl x arranged Christina on the outskirts of the city on the grounds of public security in the city. It was not until most generals went out to fight that he took Christina into kazimi RI palace. This was not a few days earlier than Chechen''s arrival in Warsaw.
Chechen was so numb in bed that he didn''t even know when father spasokukotsky would go out.
When someone knocked at the door, the sun was already setting.
"Cherchen, are you there? This is Chris." Christina shouted outside the door.
The door was opened and Christina came in.
"Good night, your highness," said Chechen. He was angry and spoke with respect.
Christina listened to Chechen''s voice with alienation. She was a little surprised: "Chechen, my friend. What''s the matter with you?"
Chechen shook his head. He asked Christina, "Chris, have you just returned from his Majesty King Carl x?"
Christina nodded. She said happily, "I told him about marshal Wilhelmsburg''s atrocities in Lida fort. Cousin Carl was furious. He said he would not allow his subordinates to act recklessly. He would deal with it with the justice of a king."
But Chechen no longer believes in the so-called "King''s justice". He shook his head and said, "Chris, father sparsokukotsky and I wanted to make a pilgrimage to chenstohova. Can you prepare a pass for us so that we can get through all the way? We''re ready to start tomorrow."
Originally, Chechen wanted to stay here for a few more days, but now he has changed his mind.
Christina was surprised to hear that Chechen was leaving soon. Immediately, she wondered whether it was because of her poor reception.
"Cherchen, if your majesty and I have a bad reception, please forgive me. Please stay a few more days. You know, I have no friends in Warsaw."
Christina''s serious and concerned expression warmed Chechen''s heart. He couldn''t help feeling ashamed that he had doubted Christina.
But his determination to leave did not change.
"No, Chris. You and your majesty are very considerate. That''s what we originally planned." Chechen "deceived" Christina.
Seeing that Chechen insists on leaving, Christina can''t force her to stay. She just repeatedly asked Chechen to visit herself in Warsaw when he came back.
For this request, Chechen naturally agreed.
"Chris, you see how beautiful the night is outside! The scenery during the day is also very beautiful. You should see more such beautiful scenery." when Christina was going to leave and go back to her room to rest, Chechen suddenly said this without a head.
This is Chechen''s hint to Christina. He didn''t want to stir up the relationship between Christina and Carl x, but Cherchen was worried about whether Carl x would deceive his friend Chris in other aspects.
The next day, for Cherchen''s request to leave, Carl x showed his reluctance to give up the appropriate benefits. He smiled and asked Cherchen to stay for a few words. Seeing that Cherchen was still determined to go, Carl x sighed. He quickly wrote a few words on his desk, and then gave Cherchen a pass.
"You want to go to Daguang Mingshan monastery. Although I haven''t been there, I''ve heard about the grandeur and grandeur of the monastery for a long time. I think I''ll choose to be crowned there when the war in Poland is over. I respect the beliefs of the poles, so I order my generals not to step into the gate of the monastery. When you get there, you can reiterate this to the priests of the monastery A little, "said Carl X.
"Your Majesty is kind." Chechen complimented.
Carl x nodded.
"You know, Cherchen. I hope you can join the Swedish army. Although Sweden is a Protestant country, we don''t exclude other Catholics. There are many Catholic foreigners in my army."
Obviously, this is the olive branch thrown by Carl x to Cherchen.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I have been loyal to Prince yanush." Chechen found a reason to politely refuse.
"Did you swear to him?"
"Yes, your majesty."
That''s a good reason. Even if you are the king of a country, you can''t deprive other nobles of their titles at will.
"This is really a pity." Carl x nodded helplessly.
"Well, Cherchen, I wish you a pleasant journey. But I have a small request, that is, please make a record of what happened on the way and tell me when you come back." Carl x said.
For this request, Cherchen certainly agreed.
Their meeting was over, and Chechen went to say goodbye to Christina. Then, together with father sparsokukotsky, he left for chenstohova.