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Desai's above words are not lies. Not to mention the members present, even those who have a little knowledge of Polish history know that the reign of Vadislaw IV belonged to the last golden age of glorious Poland. It once owned Poland (including Lithuania and the Baltic Kingdom) and Sweden (including Finland), and was the undisputed Grand Duke of Moscow and the protector of the Cossacks.

However, when the enterprising Vadislaw IV implemented the Catholic Reformation and the National Rejuvenation Plan, it attracted firm opposition from clergy and nobles, resulting in the country being in a long-term political turmoil. In the following decades, Poland, which suffered severe internal friction, lost Sweden and Finland, lost Russia and half of Ukraine, and lost the strength of the country, and never recovered from then on.

When the voice of the Grand Duke of Desai echoed in the upper house hall, the members of the parliament were still silent except silence. Because everything that Grand Duke of Desai was true and historical facts that could not be erased. After learning from the pain, the upper and lower parliaments unanimously decided to restore the hereditary monarchy in Poland as a symbol of political stability and national unity, but that was the virtual monarchy under the parliamentary structure.

"The decline of Poland is an undeniable fact, but it is by no means a unilateral mistake brought by the parliament!" Earl Smavakovsky muttered in his heart. He kept winking at the Speaker of the House of Lords, Duke Colin, and asked the allies to roam the bell immediately, either stopping the high profile of the Grand Duke Desay, or announcing that the free debate has begun now.

But Duke Colin pretended not to see it. His head was lowered with expressionless expression on his face, and he was still worried about the intimidation from Grand Duke Desay. Before leaving today, the old duke received an anonymous letter, which pointed out that he and his family had secretly defected to the Russians when Poland was destroyed and assassinated the kind-hearted and ambitious people who were loyal to the motherland.

In fact, when the country was in trouble, no family could survive and not cooperate with the invaders of Russia, Putrajaya and other countries. But the Duke of Colin seemed to have done too much and handed over a large number of patriots involved in the uprising to St. Petersburg and then exiled to the wilderness. One third of them failed to return to Poland alive and stayed under the snow and ice of Siberia forever.

After the founding of the Principality of Warsaw, the Jacobins initiated an impeachment case in the lower house of parliament, but were rejected by Speaker Mavakhovsky and others. The reason was that Duke Colin colluded with the enemy and treason for no evidence. However, Desai had a copy of the official Russian archives sent by his spies in St. Petersburg, which recorded in detail the details of the Duke Colin's cooperation with St. Petersburg.

Once Desai's determination was announced, it would be enough to nail Duke Colin and his family to the monument of shame in history. Therefore, the elderly Speaker of the House of Representatives had to compromise. Besides, Desai's Grand Duke just asked himself not to ring the bell and did not harm the interests of the nobles.

Seeing Duke Colin's inaction, Mavakhovsky, Serchiak, Kerzeminsky and others looked at each other and lamented in their hearts, "A trick is different. This must be the despicable way for the Desai Grand Duke to shock the foolish and incompetent old bastards."

It’s a pity that this place belongs to the debate hall of the Upper House, not the lower house of parliament where they acted as a mighty man. Before Duke Colin took the initiative to ring the bronze bell, all the noble members were not qualified to speak, and could only let Grand Duke Desay perform a one-man show on stage alone.

Desai continued, ups and downs: "This opportunity was missed several times in Poland's golden age. And the treaty signed in the central raft of the Neman River, the borders of the Duchy of Warsaw stipulated above are not conducive to sound national life. The dignified Polish kingdom must have Lithuania, Silesia, Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, and...

How to get it?

It may be good to pray devoutly to the Almighty God, but it is far from enough;

It is impossible to have a good wish in my heart and actively persuade the people in the occupied areas to move closer to Warsaw;

Using parliamentary voting methods and gentle diplomatic words to allow the Russians, who are like wolves and tigers, the Prussians with ulterior motives to retreat to the territory before the 18th century, is nothing more than a delusion.

Therefore, in my opinion, the current major problems in Poland cannot be solved through passionate speeches and majority decisions! And this is the root of a series of major mistakes we made in the 18th century, especially from 1791 to 1796...

The most important reason why European countries are keen on fighting today is egoism and expansionist thoughts, rather than romanticism and politeness. This is different from small countries and weak countries. Perhaps someone will say that let us stop unrealistic fantasies, because this is the greatest danger to the monarch of a weak country!

I can tell you: back then, the rise and prosperity of the United Kingdom of Catalonia was on the cornerstone of a series of war victory. The army I commanded not only defeated several times the Spaniards and Portuguese, but also drove the British to the Atlantic Ocean.

Therefore, if you want to truly solve the various difficulties faced by Polish society: land shrinking, economic depression, serious unemployment, poverty and lack of self-esteem, you must use iron and blood to solve them. There is no third path for you to choose from...

Here, with sincere feelings, I beg the MPs and gentlemen to put aside their resentment and dissatisfaction, unite with your supreme monarch and military commander, accumulate all strength, prepare for an upcoming war and restore Poland's former honor!"

After saying the last sentence, Desai turned around and left without looking back.

It was not until the lingering sound fell and the members who looked up and found that the Grand Duke of Warsaw was no longer in front of the throne. From beginning to end, the inaugural monarch was alone on stage to give loud speeches, while the hundreds of members in the audience were like ignorant children in the choir, allowing Grand Duke Desai to fiddle with, mock and discipline, and had no way to interrupt, so as not to question or attack.

Just as the opposition nobles beat their feet and stamped their chests one by one, accusing the incompetent Duke of Colin of inaction, there were bursts of creepy screams outside the corridor leading to the debate hall of the Upper Court.

"Damn it, who is making noise outside!" Mavakhovsky was in a very bad mood and directly snatched away the Speaker of the House.

A servant who found out the situation came to report, "Yes, Grand Duke, Grand Duke whipped the tax collector Colonel Arif!"

The members of the parliament looked at each other and were in an uproar.

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As the tax collector of Warsaw, the French Empire, Colonel Decrem Arif, with a tall forehead, a bald head, and a thick black beard, held great power. With the trust of the emperor and the trust of Paris, the French tax collector could do whatever he wanted in the Principal of Warsaw without restraint, not only for the imperial finance department, but also for himself the wealth of Poland.

However, at the end of last year, Colonel Arif handled something that he still regretted. He was obsessed with privately intercepted a special charitable fund received by the Warsaw Parliament to pay interest on the debts owed by the principality.

Afterwards, Colonel Arif learned from his colleagues that the funds came from the Mediterranean Bank and belonged to Desay. Perhaps the French tax officials extremely despised the majesty of the weak monarch, the Grand Duke of Warsaw, and did not care about the influence of power in the hands of the Regent of Catalonia, but they had to consider the angry Imperial Field Marshal to find an excuse to send himself to the military court.

However, the more than one million francs had already been handed over to the Paris treasury, and Arif would definitely not be able to make up for it again. Fortunately, seven months later, Marshal Desai, who became the Grand Duke of Warsaw, seemed to have forgotten this matter and did not investigate it in depth. The tax officials' fearful mentality was restored again.

Today, when we came to the Parliament Building, Colonel Arif came to the Speaker of the House of Lower House on behalf of the Paris Ministry of Finance, Earl Mavakhovsky, and asked the Principality of Warsaw to bear the military supplies of 150,000 French troops in the second half of 1811, and recover the debt and interest for the first half of the year.

But the tax officer Arif lost his life. Some troublemakers told the annoying Frenchman that he suggested that he go to the debate hall of the upper house of the parliament to find Count Mavakhovsky, but no one warned him that the Grand Duke of Warsaw was there.

Passing the hallway leading to the debate hall, Colonel Arif, who was arrogant, accidentally, was in a hurry, but strong "Polish nobleman" bumped into him. The French tax officer who was hollowed out by alcohol immediately suffered a great loss and fell to the ground with his feet facing the sky.

Unfortunately, the Polish nobleman is Andrew Desay!

Originally this was not a big deal, Desai frowned and casually glanced at the rash ghost in French uniforms. He was about to move forward, but he heard the guy behind him cursing at him and claiming to be the tax officer representing the empire.

So, it was Desai's turn to be unhappy. When he heard that the other party was the bastard who had occupied his donations, he turned around angrily and kicked the belly hard several times. Not relieving his hatred, Desai snatched a whip from the guard officer who rushed over and beat the French tax officer who was still lying on the stone slab and groaning in pain.

Seeing this, Speaker Mavakhovsky signaled the MPs who followed him to come forward to dissuade him, but none of them was willing to help. On weekdays, this French tax official who did not know how to restrain himself had offended many people. Everyone hated Colonel Arif, who was arrogant, and was willing to see the Grand Duke of Warsaw being humiliated. Many MPs were still secretly grateful to their monarchs for relieving them.

When Arif was dying, Desai barely stopped. He threw away the bloody whip and ordered the guards beside him: "Take him out of the parliament building for me and send him to the Gdansk Governor's Office and hand him over to the strict supervision of Prince Eugen!"

In the corridor, a group of congressmen looked at each other, until the howling tax officials were dragged away by the Grand Duke's guards, they returned to reality.

"Gentlemen, the Grand Duke's convoy will continue to parade for two hours. Now, please prepare your own dresses and go to St. John's Cathedral to wait for the Grand Duke's coronation ceremony!" Earl Koshichushko, who is also a member of the parliament, made a suggestion.

Mavakhovsky was about to refute, but was grabbed by the chairman of the Finance Committee, Earl Secchiak, who shook his head and signaled the Speaker of the House to pay attention to the bright red blood that was still preserved on the ground.

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Chapter completed!