The coronation ceremony of the Grand Duke of Warsaw was scheduled to be held in the Cathedral of St. John on August 6.

This day is not the most important anniversary, but a political product of Desay and the Parliament's compromise. It was a day designated by the Marquis of Fernando, a plenipotentiary, after consulting with everyone.

The people of Warsaw didn't seem to be very interested in this. They hoped to restore Poland's original national name, not just a small principality;

Desai didn't care, and he had the title of Regent Prince of the Kingdom of Catalonia, which was much greater than the so-called Grand Duke of Warsaw;

In addition, the Polish nobles who supported the Grand Duke or disliked Desai also did not have much interest.

It was not until the date of coronation approached, and the Eastern Power - the Russian Empire surrendered to the deterrence of the French-Polish coalition and the Baltic Sea, and then abandoned the plan to invade Poland, that the festive atmosphere in Warsaw finally mobilized. In the noble salons, in the streets, in the taverns and cafes, the people seemed to be only talking about the upcoming coronation ceremony of the Grand Duke Desay.

Some pro-monarchy Warsaw newspapers began to advocate that the upcoming ceremony would be the most important and solemn event of 1811. Even the respected Archbishop Vycinsky would visit Warsaw in person to preside over the ceremony for Andrew Desay. This proves the fact that Desay was following the legal ritual, crowned in St. John's Cathedral, and received the ceremony of oil.

Due to the tight time, the Grand Duke and his wife had no time to rehearse the coronation ceremony in a church. However, after the dinner, they invited the former Polish king's court chief, Earl Valeski, as the rehearsal emcee, to make the Grand Duke and the Grand Duke flawlessly rehearse tomorrow's coronation ceremony. During this period, Earl Koshichko, who had just arrived in Warsaw, was also invited to watch the ceremony.

Earl Valeski taught on the side: "We need 10 to 12 young ladies to carry the back of the robe of the Grand Princess. In the last team, one lady held an embroidery mat with a crown on it; the other lady had a ring on the embroidery mat; and another lady held a brocade mat alone and placed a gauze scarf of the Grand Princess. This way it can be solemn and beautiful, and poetic."

Desai conjecture that this should be a simplified version of the coronation of Napoleon following the imitation of Napoleon's coronation, which referenced the coronation of Charlemagne and the church of Lans, in order to give the world a hint that Napoleon was establishing a hereditary dynasty.

However, Desai didn't like it very much, it was both exaggerated and wasted. He kept reminding him: "Earl, simpler, simpler!"

"Your Highness, this represents the dignity of the king and the honor of the country, and there is no need to be neglected for a long time." The good-tempered Earl Valeski did not make a fierce argument and chose to bow deeply to the ground and request the final decision of the Grand Duke Desay.

Desai looked helplessly. Maria, who looked haggard due to physical fatigue, looked at her. After getting permission from her wife, he nodded and said, "Okay, okay, please continue! But it's only 40 minutes, and it will be dawn in a few hours."

When the ceremony was expected to end in a hurry, Princess Maria was supported by two palace maids and returned to the bedroom to rest, Prince Desai retreated and summoned the silent Earl of Koshiciusko alone.

"Welcome to attend my coronation ceremony. Although I was not very happy all the way, I came after all and became a Polish again." Desai waved his hand and signaled Koshiciusko, who wanted to interrupt, to wait for him to finish his words.

“Since I have come all the way to this country as the Supreme King according to God’s request, then I must uphold God’s will and obtain all rights belonging to the monarch, rather than being gifted or imposed. You should be very clear about this!

As for the problems I have with the Parliament, you can rest assured that I will try to coordinate with each other in a peaceful way and try to avoid an internal turmoil. However, it should be noted that my patience lasts only 10 months. In addition,"

After the grand duke slapped his hands and applauded crisply, Lieutenant Garset walked in from the secret room, and the adjutant held a tray covered with red silk in his hand. Desai lifted it up and revealed two identical golden pocket watches, one belonging to Desai himself; and the other was the one that Princess Maria gave to her husband two hours ago.

Desai continued: "I know that Archbishop Vinsky has handed you the third pocket watch. Then, please bring two other pocket watches to dig out the secret treasure that has been covered with nearly 20 years. My intelligence officer, Lieutenant Garset, will help you!"

"As for your order, my Majesty!" Earl Koshichushko knelt on one knee and kissed the Grand Duke Desai's finger ring face with the courtesy of the monarch and minister.

...

The next morning, the Grand Duke and his wife stood on the green lawn of the Plaza de Wajinki. After listening carefully to a celebration music composed by the court musicians, Grand Duke Desay and Princess Maria rode together in a gilded convertible carriage driven by eight milky white thoroughbred horses. Accompanied by a large number of majestic armed guards, they slowly drove into the boulevard and received cheers from tens of thousands of Warsaw people on both sides of the street, and then went to the Castle Square and St. John's Cathedral for the final coronation.

"Don't care about these blind followers!" Desai felt his wife's expression was a little nervous, so he joked: "Maybe until one day, when I lose my power, their roar of scolding and ridicule should be louder and louder than this."

However, Desai's words are by no means a joke. In history, with the failure of Napoleon's army to expedition to Russia, the Eastern defense line collapsed, and most of the Poles abandoned their former French allies and saviors, and then chose to resign to the Russian Tsar and become loyal subjects of Alexander I. However, many of the great nobles despised by Desai have been resisting desperately until their death.

History is so ridiculous!

After hearing this, Maria's beautiful eyes with silver covers were stretched out, looking at her husband in front of her in shock. She approached her body and her left hand couldn't help but hold Desai's right hand tightly, as if she was worried that an unfortunate incident would happen immediately.

Desai gently patted the back of Maria's hand, smiling without saying a word.

Before arriving at St. John's Cathedral and performing the coronation ceremony, Grand Duke Desay still had a final procedure to do, that is, he had to get off at the Castle Square alone, enter the Parliament Building, and accept the blessings of the crowned monarch from the members of the upper and lower houses. The so-called blessing should be regarded as a "joint question" so that the proud Grand Duke would be embarrassed by the fierce interrogation of the members of the parliament.

The House of Lords is located on the north side of the Castle Palace. This is a large room with luxurious decoration, with regular rectangular shapes. Most of the seats in the hall are red. The four walls above the hall are decorated by stained glass and six murals that reflect religious meanings, knightly styles and legal meanings.

The northernmost end of the hall is the golden throne and canopy, which is exclusive to the supreme monarch. However, in fact, since 1807, King Saxony and Grand Duke of Warsaw, Friedrich August I, has only attended the House Parliament once.

When the Grand Duke of Desai came to the golden throne, more than 500 members of the upper and lower houses of the Parliament were present. The upper throne sat in the red soft velvet seat, while the lower throne seat was a temporary green chair.

Unlike other national parliaments, the lower house of parliament, which holds real power in the state, can "invited" to enter the debate level of the upper house when the national monarch arrives, and join the old upper house members to question the policy strategy of the Grand Duke of Warsaw.

However, Andrew Desay, who was prepared for a long time, was not prepared to give the noble opposition a great opportunity to criticize them.

He did not sit on the golden monarch's throne as usual, but turned around outside the steps that were only one step away from the monarch's throne, and stood and said to everyone: "I have not received God's blessing yet, so I cannot enjoy the throne that symbolizes the monarch. So, please allow me to continue standing, standing in front of the representatives who reflect the will of the people, and finish some of the following heartfelt words."

The buzzing sound of the MPs below caused the elderly Speaker of the House to sway the little copper bell to make everyone quiet.

The condescending Grand Duke Desai glanced at the chaotic two-level MPs with seemingly careless eyes, which made him look like a solo actor facing a group of actors singing for him, staring at some of his main opponents with deep and thorough eyes.

Until the noise of the upper courtroom gradually became smaller and the sound of the grand duke suppressed all illegal noises like a bell. He then said: "I have not prepared a policy strategy for this country yet, because it is not yet time. Because of the enemy of life and death of Poland, the capital of Tsarist Russia, St. Petersburg, still standing at the entrance of the Neva River, threatening our survival all the time. The revival of Poland. Therefore, all the Polish people, whether nobles or civilians, must accumulate all their strength as long as they have a patriotic heart, and hold it in the hands of the real commander in a favorable opportunity..."

In the subtext, Desai intended to tell the members of the House of Representatives who were present: I will take back all the power that the monarch should enjoy in order to lead the Polish name against Tsarist Russia. Those who reject this reasonable request are all unpatriotic Polish traitors.

The Speaker of the House of Upper House, who was over 80 years old and had a bald head, realized something was wrong. He decided to ring the bell again, hoping to warn the superior monarch to speak cautiously, not to exaggerate, and treat the sacred and inviolable House of Upper House as a palace of playfulness.

Unexpectedly, before the old guy touched the little copper bell, he was shocked by the Grand Duke Desai. He immediately drew his sword and said to each other:

"Why rattle the bell? The conference hall is very quiet! I am a grand duke and a monarch here, and I do not need to be bound by the discipline of the upper court. No one has the right to rattle the bell or warn me. When it comes to monarchs and commanders, don't use a very light tone to call them. Many people are prone to this problem. Even if the monarch does something wrong, remember that the monarchs who have sworn loyal to God should respect him and help him, rather than abuse, ridicule, or even understatement...

If the great, glorious and just Polish parliament can understand and do this in two hundred years, then today's Warsaw should be the united capital of Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden, Prussia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine and other countries, instead of relying on the protection of French allies to survive."
Chapter completed!