Xinshun 1730

Chapter 617 Make a Wish
After calmly analyzing the current situation, Elizabeth shyly apologized to Earl Lestock, apologizing for her anger just now.

Then he said: "Please tell the Marquis of La Schettadi, you are right. If I don't take action, I may be locked in the monastery."

"If the Chinese envoy arrives in Petersburg, I ask him to take full responsibility for contacting the Marquis of China. And I will personally talk to the Marquis to know what the Marquis really wants."

Seeing that Elizabeth had finally made up her mind, the Earl of Lestock was also happy.

Once the coup d'état succeeds, I, the "guest qing" and the "straight man" who makes a living under the door, will soon become an important figure in Russian politics.If I, a person from a small noble family, didn't take such a risk, I might never have the chance to become a high-ranking figure in the entire European court in my life.

After the Earl of Lestock left, Elizabeth did not talk to her lovers about the coup, but entered the room where the shrine and the statue of the Virgin were placed, kneeling there as if praying devoutly.

But in fact, she wanted to calm down and think about the possibility of this coup.

When Empress Anna died, her lover, Byron, Duke of Courland, became regent.

But Byron's reputation is not good, he is the person in charge of the "East Factory", and left a proper term in Russian history, called "Byron's era", to the effect: "Foreigners (basically referring to Germans) Dominant in all spheres of political and social life, greedily exploiting the people, stealing the country's wealth, brutally persecuting the disaffected, conducting espionage and denunciations, ruling by secret police and informers".

When Queen Anna was alive, her left and right hands were Byron and Osterman.

Byron was in charge of the East Factory and Osterman was in charge of foreign affairs.

Europe is different from East Asia. East Asia dominates and does not need diplomacy. The Li government with diplomatic functions is the least powerful among the six governments.

But Europe is different. Generally speaking, the foreign minister is the second position in the cabinet after the chancellor of the exchequer.

However, because of Dashun's aggressive diplomatic attitude and his anti-Russian attitude of uniting France and Sweden, Osterman had to go to the capital of Dashun to preside over the negotiations on the Junggar boundary treaty.

When the queen died, only Byron was with her left hand.

Soon, Byron was overthrown by the guards led by Marshal Minich, a veteran of the Peter era.

The old marshal's command ability is average, but relying on Russia's national strength, he still won the Russian-Turkish war not long ago.However, the situation in Russia has its own particularity. The military bosses generally cannot stand firm when they stage a coup.

When Osterman came back, a group of people conspired to overthrow the old marshal and exiled him to Siberia.

Within a year, there were three coups, and in fact, internal strife had already occurred in the German party.

Some veterans of the Russian orthodox faction, the more powerful they are, the more sloppy they are.

Whoever wins, they go with whoever; on the contrary, some low-level military officers and low-level nobles feel that power has been taken away by the German party, and they are quite dissatisfied.

And those old ministers, because they stood in line too early before, are also very embarrassed now.For example, when Anna passed away, some important people put all their treasures on Byron. No one thought that Byron would be overthrown by the military boss within less than a month of taking power, which made some pressure on Byron. The hereditary aristocrats or the veterans of the Peter gang are now in trouble.

The rest of the old-fashioned families who have not placed their bets will generally sit on the sidelines during the coup, and will not get involved in the court struggle.

There are too many coups in Russia, and the old families have seen a lot. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?
Besides, they are all big families, and they are basically hereditary, so there is no point in fighting to climb up.Just like the hereditary lords in Dashun, unless they marry the prince, who would foolishly participate in court struggles?
However, it is impossible to count on them to help.However, once the coup d'etat is successful, these veterans will definitely support it immediately, so there is no need to consider it.

Count Ostermann, who is now in power, is actually facing tremendous pressure.

The war between Sweden and Russia made most of his energy focus on the war against Sweden.

Because during the Russo-Turkish war, Count Osterman opposed the war against Turkey, but Russia won.Russia can tolerate compromises with European countries, but it is indeed difficult to tolerate people who appear cowardly on the issue of declaring war on Turkey.

He, the deputy prime minister, needs to make achievements as soon as possible, especially if he wins the war against Sweden, so that he can gain a firm foothold and wash away his "cowardly performance" during the previous war against Turkey.

In addition, his diplomatic trip to Dashun was not smooth, he was pressured by Dashun to negotiate, and he took away a lot of land-he needed to prove one more thing: the reason why I compromised with China was to spare energy and Deal well with the Swedes' invasion.

This is almost the only excuse for his negotiating with China to be suppressed.

With this excuse, as long as he wins against Sweden, loses to the east and makes up for the west, loses to the south of the Om River, and takes Finland, then he is "bearing the burden of humiliation".

But if he loses, then he will be "losing power and humiliating the country x 2".

Coupled with the start of the war of succession to the Austrian throne, there were also a lot of diplomatic issues, which made Ostermann very busy.

This has led him to lessen his repression of internal opposition and now focus on war and diplomacy.

Byron was taken down and the marshal was exiled. It seemed that he had more power, but in fact he couldn't take over a series of affairs such as the "East Factory", navy, army, diplomacy, etc. in a short period of time.

The three consecutive coups have also made Russia's political situation extremely chaotic, and the connection between the top and bottom has become a problem.If Byron is still in power, based on his mastery of Dongchang for ten years, Elizabeth does not think she has a chance, and will always act honestly as a princess who will never marry and have no children.

However, the internal strife in the German party weakened its strength, Byron was exiled, and the East Factory was not functioning properly, which quickly activated Elizabeth's mind.

The Preobrazhensky Army can bring two or three hundred people, not many, but the young men inside are very loyal to her.

All these years, the soldiers thought that she was the best candidate for the Russian Tsar because of her kind image of not putting on the airs of a princess.Russians like to regard the Tsar as their parents, and the boy is called "little daddy". When it comes to Elizabeth, the soldiers who are close to her have long called her "mother".

The Dashun Mission can bring at least 300 fully armed escorts. These people are well-trained. If they help, the chances are even greater.

As long as the Winter Palace is captured, the one-year-old czar and the czar's mother are arrested, and Osterman is captured, then the coup will be considered a success.

The members of the Dashun Mission didn't even need to participate in the attack on the Winter Palace, they just needed to buy her some time when necessary.

Moreover, Osterman never imagined that Dashun would choose to interfere in Russia's internal affairs.

With the arrival of the Dashun Mission, she is even safer, because it is impossible for Russia to choose another coup d'etat when the Dashun Mission arrives—the Duke of Qi has already seen one, and the next one will only happen. Will invite jokes.

Secondly, the diplomatic style of the Chinese marquis is extremely strong, and behind Sweden are France and China.

When the Marquis came, he only needed to put pressure on Osterman on the Swedish matter, so Osterman would be tired of dealing with this difficult opponent.

It made Osterman, who already had too many coups leading to chaos and too many power grabs to concentrate, no longer had the energy to monitor her actions.

She knelt in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary and thought for a long time. Although she hadn't figured out why Liu Yu helped him, she had already accepted Dashun's suggestion to help him.

What exactly she wants will be discussed after she becomes the tsar.

But now, first become the czar.

At the end of her thoughts, she made the sign of the cross devoutly.

"Holy Mother of Mercy, I promise that if I take back the throne that should belong to me, I will not execute my political opponents, but will choose to tolerate them and exile them."

"I swear that everything I do as Tsarina will be done in the interests of Russia and will not betray my homeland because of any personal feelings."

"I will restore all the openness of my father's time. When I leave the world, I will leave the world a strong Russia."

"Bless your pious daughter."

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In the Baltic Sea, several ships flying the Dashun flag were sailing towards St. Petersburg.

Liu Yu left Kang Bulan in Amsterdam, and took full control over reception, reception, newspaper and other matters.The invitation letters sent to various academies of sciences also needed Kang Bushao's help in arranging etiquette issues.

He took the official personnel and guards and went to St. Petersburg to participate in the coup that he had been waiting for for a long time.

For the Dutch, going to Petersburg does not count as going to Europe.

Because there is no maritime trade between China and Russia, and no agreement related to the Netherlands can be reached.

As long as Liu Yu does not go to England or France, the Dutch delaying tactics can continue to be used, and Liu Yu can also wait for the Dutch to delay.

This trip to Petersburg is also killing two birds with one stone.

In order to complete the diplomatic reversal, he had a detailed discussion with Elizabeth to reach a non-aggression treaty between China and Russia—he did not bet on Siberia on the war, he bet on Dashun’s steam locomotive and railway, which must be laid out earlier than Russia Siberia - Dashun doesn't need to compete with Russia in this era, the investment and return are out of proportion, and it is far less efficient than holding out a steam locomotive.The population increase in the Northeast requires a stable transportation line in order to make full use of the attractiveness of entering the Guandong, relying on the continuous northward expansion of the population.

At the same time, this Russian coup can also be used to force the Netherlands to declare war on France and promote William IV to come to power.

Because once the coup d'etat is successful, the whole of Europe will know that China and France led the coup d'etat, so what will Russia's diplomatic attitude be like in the future?

If the Franco-Russian alliance reverses and Russia no longer supports Queen Teresa, France will be unstoppable in Europe.

Then, with all the confidence of France, it must be thinking about taking over the lowland areas, which is what France has been thinking about day and night.

This forced the Netherlands to no longer sit on the wall: before Russia's attitude was unclear, France still had some requests for the Netherlands, at least to give the Netherlands some face, and hoped that the Netherlands would not stand firmly on the side of Austria.

France will not stimulate the Netherlands too much, lest the Netherlands completely stand on the side of Britain and Austria.

But if Russia is pro-French and anti-Austrian, does France still need to give face to the Netherlands?It must be marching directly to the lowlands, so what is there to be afraid of?
This is not a situation that will appear immediately, but a diplomatic logical conjecture that will inevitably arise after the Russian coup.

There is a chain of suspicion in the diplomacy of major powers.

The French say that I will never attack the lowlands. Do the Dutch believe it?Especially after the pro-French coup in Russia, Austria may have added a northern enemy, even if France swears, no one will believe it.

Once the news of the pro-French coup in Russia reaches the Netherlands, it will inevitably cause panic in the southern provinces of the Netherlands. The three northern provinces are all ruled by the Orange faction. France has to take the southern provinces first.

If the federal and provincial parliaments do not increase their troops, can the people not panic?If the federal and provincial councils don't work, why are they still occupying the latrine and not shitting?Let the Orange faction stand in the way of France.

At that time, Liu Yu will also use Nanyang as a hostage on the side of the Inter-Provincial Assembly, engage in diplomatic intimidation, and force the Great Speaker to sign a joint trade agreement: Liu Yu only needs to promise that it will not be made public, it is a secret agreement, and the Great Speaker will also will sign.

But as long as the other party signs, Liu Yu can immediately make a big noise about this matter, and use the spreading power of "pornographic news" to make it known to the entire Dutch people.The secrecy mentioned in the secret room is for the sake of publicizing after leaving the secret room.

The Russian coup also helped to send William IV to power... to take the blame.

(End of this chapter)