Xinshun 1730

Chapter 615
The Marquis of La Schettadi, who had received Liu Yu and Hannibal's "Letter of Intent for Coup Investment", did not go directly to Elizabeth.

Many people knew about the dirty relationship between him and the princess, and the German party was very strict with him.

The German Party is too powerful, and some old people from Peter's time seem to be with the German Party now.

In order to prevent being watched and showing his feet, the Marquis of La Chettadi needed an intermediary, that is, an active participant in another coup d'état.

An adventurer, Russian court physician, French nobleman, Lestoke.

The Russian coup, the participation of court doctors, is a major feature.

This court doctor had been in the Russian court circle since Peter's time. He had a good relationship with Peter's concubine Catherine I and was a master of gynecology.

The relationship with Princess Elizabeth is also very good, because...according to Russian history, it is Princess Elizabeth who is innocent, and the court doctor is humorous and cheerful, and the two have similar personalities and become friends.

According to French history, there were no protective measures at this time. Elizabeth had gone too far and suffered from some unspeakable diseases, which were cured by Lestoke.

The so-called adventurers, especially those squatting in the palace, are not the same thing as the kind of adventurers who are looking for new lands.

The career of a court adventurer is to roam around the courts of various countries, engage in coups and pull relationships in order to obtain their own interests.

For example, "Don Juan" in Byron's long poem belongs to this type of adventurer.It is a bit similar to the "guests" and "shi" who traveled around the world during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In this way, Liu Yu and Hannibal, who were regarded as the "signatures" of the letter, planned the coup d'état, besides the lord Elizabeth, there were four people.

Two Frenchmen, a black man who had attended a military academy in France, and a Chinese who ostensibly advocated pro-French diplomacy.

In fact, the Palace of Versailles had warned the Marquis of La Schettadi before, not to make too much news, otherwise it would be easy to steal chickens and lose money. What if it is self-defeating and the anti-French sentiment in Russia is serious?
But the Marquis of La Schettadi and the Earl of Lestock, the court adventurer, thought clearly.

Give it a go, if you win, you will have a bright future.If you lose, you will be expelled from Russia at worst and go back to France to spend a few years in prison.

Nobility like them can't be high or low.

Let's say it is a nobleman, and it is incomparable with the upper-class nobles who directly serve as the Minister of the Navy as an adult.

Let’s say they are not aristocrats, they started out with a military academy graduate, a lieutenant rank, and a few years of promotion. It can be said that they have “low background”, but this “low background” is the court standard.

The standard "Secretary Officer" level, the ideas are also the set of ideas of the young school's assistant officer.

Historically, the court of Versailles did not know the exact situation until the coup d'etat was successful, and did not know it at all before.

The Earl of Lestoke, as the court doctor, can see Elizabeth directly without the eyes and ears of others.

The Marquis of La Schettadi can rely on the French embassy as a cover to invite some young officers of the Praetorian Guard to talk in secret.

Now, with the more than a hundred Cossacks mentioned in the letter, and if necessary, the guards from the Dashun Mission can also directly log in to help, this matter is already very confident.

Hannibal's letter was not as straightforward as it said.

In Liu Yu's letter, what he said was much more straightforward.

As mentioned directly above, the current situation in Russia is quite unfavorable to France. The expansion of the German party in Russia will seriously affect the interests of France.For Dashun, he also didn't like a German party that went to the capital to negotiate and was insulted, and controlled the Russian government.

Moreover, Dashun likes a pro-French Russia very much, which will help Russia start a war with Poland, Prussia or Austria, at least he will not be interested in the East.

He directly wrote the plan of the coup d'état in the letter, and sent an invitation to the Marquis of La Schettadi: He will visit Petersburg with the envoy, and then he will stuff all the Cossacks into the envoy guard.

If you are interested, let's do it together. You are for the benefit of France, and I am for the benefit of Dashun. I will help a friend by the way.

Anyway, he has nothing to fear, the Marquis of Dashun, even if the Marquis of La Schettadi does not support the coup and handed over the letter, it is nothing more than deportation or banning entry, and nothing can be done.

This is almost exactly the same as the "official" thinking of the Marquis of La Schettadi and the Earl of Lestock.

Although the two have never met, the Marquis of La Schettadi still understands Liu Yu's thoughts very well: If you win a lot, you will be deported if you lose the most.
After reading the letter, the Marquis de la Schettadi burned all of Liu Yu's letters and memorized the contents in his mind.

All that remains is a letter from Hannibal to Elizabeth.

Then he found the Earl of Lestock, and after repelling the others, the Marquis of La Schettadi asked, "Do you remember the black man next to Peter the Great?"

"Ah, of course I remember. Abraham Petrovich Hannibal. In 26 years, he tried to participate in a coup d'état, supported Princess Elizabeth, and was exiled by the old party's regent to the distant Eastern Xiu Fortress. As a result, in the Sino-Russian War In 20 years, I was exiled to Kazan by Peter the Great because I hooked up with the daughter of a court jester. I was recalled by Empress Catherine in 25 years. I also tried to participate in the coup, but considering that it was impossible to succeed at that time, I didn't take part. Why did you mention him?"

There have been too many coups in Russia in the past few years. When it comes to the sensitivity to coups, the Marquis of La Schettadi, who has not experienced much, is far worse than this court doctor.

The characteristic of Russian coups is that the court doctors are always involved.I have seen a lot.

Seeing that this was also an old acquaintance, the Marquis of La Schettadi whispered: "He... has come back from China. He is very worried about Elizabeth's safety. Of course, who would not worry about the safety of that beautiful blue-eyed beauty? Not only him They came back, and brought back some Cossacks who were captured back then."

"He sold all his property in China, plus the emperor's reward, and the salary of these years, and paid those Cossacks. You should understand what he means, right?"

The Earl of Lestoke was overjoyed.

"Of course I understand. He wanted to support Elizabeth in 26 years, but was exiled. This is a person who can be absolutely trusted. And, no matter what, he is the adopted son of Peter the Great, and he will definitely support the only heir of Peter the Great."

"In addition, he once studied in France, and he will drive away the Germans in the future. He will also become our important ally. But... what does the Chinese Empire mean?"

The Marquis of La Schettadi said with a smile: "Just as the Swedish ambassador to Russia has been trying to join this coup. Of course it is for their own benefit."

"The long borders and the diplomatic insults Earl Ostermann received in China's capital made the Marquis of Siberia, the de facto foreign minister of the Chinese Empire, try to change to a more gentle tsar, at least he doesn't like the current tsar. Earl Stelman's position as Regent Chancellor."

"I can tell you responsibly that the Marquis of the Chinese Empire is very supportive of this coup. He sent someone to me to express his concern about the political situation in Russia, and..."

Speaking of this, the Marquis of La Schettadi showed a mocking smile.

"And...support for Hannibal out of personal relationship."

"If necessary, he will come to St. Petersburg in the name of 'attending the enthronement ceremony of the new tsar'. Including the Cossacks under Hannibal. Hannibal will not show up in the early stage, and those Cossacks will also change into the uniform of the Dashun Army. Thus, as the escort of the diplomatic mission, he arrived in Petersburg in a fair manner."

"Once we can convince Her Royal Highness, the Marquis will lead a delegation to visit Petersburg as the second stop of the visit to Europe. At that time, if the soldiers of the Preobrazhensky Army can be pulled to participate in the coup, the Chinese envoys will follow The Cossacks will also take part in the action."

The Earl of Lestock did not read the specific letter, but he had a lot of trust in the Marquis of La Schettadi.

The French embassy, ​​before Dashun's forces got involved, was a solid backing for those planning the coup.

He also had great trust in Hannibal, at least in the matter of helping Elizabeth ascend the throne. In 26 years, he participated in the coup of the new party against the old party, and he is also an old coup faction.

The Marquis of La Chettadi handed over the letter from Hannibal to Elizabeth to the Earl of Lestock. The letter was open and in very beautiful French cursive script.

In addition to expressing concerns, the content in it is to persuade Elizabeth to act early and not to sit still.

The Earl of Lestock picked up the letter, folded it carefully, took a deep breath and said, "This letter will be the last grass that breaks the camel's back. I think Her Royal Highness, who is hesitant, will definitely make the final decision." determination."

After receiving the letter, he did not leave immediately. Instead, as usual, he drank with these French compatriots in the embassy for half the night, so that the monitoring eyes and ears could only record "a reception as usual."

After the reception, the seemingly inebriated Earl of Lestoke went to meet Princess Elizabeth.

The princess is 32 years old this year, just at the age of the last taste.She is recognized as a court beauty. Of course, this beauty is compared to the various princesses in the European court who are married between close relatives. It must be more beautiful than the princesses with the big Habsburg chin.

Princess Elizabeth naturally inherited the genes of her parents. Peter has a strong physique like a brown bear, and her mother is as strong as holding the marshal's golden rod with one hand.

In this Slavic taste combined with the aesthetics of the German court, it has to be said that this is a beauty who conforms to the Russian aesthetics at this time.

Judging by the aesthetics of Russia at this time, those women with thin waists are called "like a wasp, which can be broken as soon as they are broken"; when evaluating those women with bumpy figures, they are "sick, maybe even have children." Difficult childbirth."

The instructor has evaluated what is called a beautiful woman in the German aesthetics. Before the French culture invaded Russia, the German aesthetics combined with the rough aesthetics of the Cossacks was the mainstream of the upper class in Russia at this time.

To sum it up, a strong loin, a dragoon gait, an unquestionable plane from neck to heel, a back that looks like oak covered in calico, and arms strong enough to hold a marshal's rod.

However, coupled with the 32-year-old age and interesting and rich nightlife, it is indeed very flavorful.

Moreover, such a figure is also in line with Russia's self-proclaimed "Byzantine successor".

After all, the Byzantine princess Anna, who sang poems and wrote the "Biography of Alexios" in a gentle manner, claims to be a woman who can shake enough to break a wooden stick, and she can shrink to make her husband feel "great pain" to punish her husband.

Such a beautiful woman, of course, will not lack a man, and there must be a man who is close and trustworthy.Even Lord Letosque did not avoid a man beside the princess when he delivered the letter.

This man is called Razumovski, who is the favorite of the princess, and the two even held a secret wedding.

Razumovski also knew about the incident between the princess and the French ambassador. There would definitely be jealousy between a man and a woman, but he was able to suppress his jealousy very well. It was all for his wife, probably ,this is Love……

After all, Razumov knew his origin, that is, a Cossack shepherd, and he was only squeezed into the aristocratic circle because of his good voice, which was regarded as "advocating excellence".

My own background is of no help to my wife's coup d'état, but the French ambassador or officer of the Imperial Guard can provide enough strength for the coup d'état.He wanted to socialize for his wife, but those people liked his wife more than him.

After a brief explanation of the situation, Elizabeth looked a little astonished, hiding her inner surprise, and after reading the letter, she turned to worry.

On the letter was a familiar handwriting I hadn't seen for many years.The content of the letter introduces a Chinese idiom at the end.

Salaries are drawn from the bottom of the pot.

The first half of the letter is about the importance of taking the initiative to coup d'état, otherwise it is likely to be imprisoned in a monastery and accompanied by rats for life.

In the second half of the letter, it tells a story called "Draining the Bottom" that seems to be irrelevant.

It sounded like a strange fable of a foreign land, but Elizabeth, who had something in her heart, suddenly understood.

The war between Switzerland and Russia, what if... What if the people in the court transferred the Preobrazhensky Army, which she had been in contact with for more than ten years, to Finland to fight for a very legitimate reason?

Probably!

If this is the case, it seems that the Swedish ambassador to Russia must be brought in to do it together. Relying on the diplomatic nonsense of the Swedish ambassador, try to stabilize the situation as much as possible, and don't let the court have the idea of ​​bringing the elite Jinyiwei to Finland to fight.

(End of this chapter)