Xinshun 1730

Chapter 623 Dashun's First Appearance in Europe ([-])
"Mom, we listen to you. We listen to you and don't kill."

The panicked soldier hurriedly said so, and he was relieved to see Princess Elizabeth slowly take down the pistol that was on top of her head.

At the same time, I felt more agreeable with this benevolent master in my heart.This is a monarch who is benevolent even to political enemies, so how could he treat her children and friends like herself so badly?

After three shouts, Elizabeth boarded the carriage, asked someone to open the carriage, and stood on the carriage in the icy cold wind, like a banner, guiding the soldiers following her coup towards the Winter Palace .

The behavior of these soldiers was quickly spread to the head of the barracks.

After hearing this, the head of the group formally chose to pass on what happened here in a formal way.

The so-called formal way means that it takes at least one day from when something happens to when it is communicated to the upper echelons.

The head of the regiment did not participate in the coup, but chose to pass the news through "regular channels", which was actually helping Elizabeth.

If the coup failed, he would not be responsible either. After all, the "Forbidden Army" stationed in the capital cannot be easily mobilized.

Before he got an order from the tsar or the prime minister, he could not take the initiative to deploy troops according to the regulations.

Because, the official decree does not say what the head of the regiment should do if someone organizes a coup d'etat, especially in the Preobrazhensky regiment.

According to the formal way, what happened here must be submitted to the superior first.It is submitted by the superior to the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of the Army passes it on to the Deputy Prime Minister, and then the Deputy Prime Minister forwards it to the criminal investigation office...

The head of the regiment is sure that by the time the news arrives, the ceremony to celebrate the succession of the new tsar may have begun.

"In view of such unexpected circumstances, we need to absolutely obey the orders of our superiors. Before the orders of our superiors are issued, no one can move around!"

"Order all companies to assemble, and no one is allowed to go out."

The head of the regiment was convinced that once Elizabeth's coup succeeded, he would definitely issue orders to the Preobrazhensky Army directly in the name of the Tsar.

At that time, the Legion can justifiably maintain order in Petersburg.

If the coup fails and Elizabeth fails, then those who are now in power will also issue orders to them to arrest Elizabeth's remnant party.

At this time, do nothing but obey orders.

At this time, being ready in advance and starting at any time is to show loyalty to the winner in the future.

Watching the coup team organized by Elizabeth heading towards the Winter Palace, the head of the legion quietly made the sign of the cross and said in a low voice, "May the Holy Mother bless you, Princess Elizabeth."

The coup procession, like a parade, encountered no resistance on the way.

Some people saw Elizabeth on the carriage, wearing cavalry uniform, who looked like the reincarnation of Peter the Great, and stood on the side of the road to salute.

When the team was about to reach the Palace Square, no one stood up to stop the team.

Many pedestrians have already seen three coups in just one year, and they have long been used to it.Even the shops were not closed, and they were not busy running home to escape. Instead, they stood on both sides of the road, watching the coup d'état team getting closer and closer to the palace as if they were watching a scene.

In the carriage, Elizabeth looked up at the sky.In the sky above the west side of the palace, smoke rose from time to time, and after a long time, there was a cheerful explosion.It was Dashun's envoys setting off fireworks.

The sound of crackling firecrackers also made the gunshots that may occur in this coup seem commonplace.

Just then, an army in Russian uniform appeared on the street in the distance.Elizabeth was slightly taken aback, then stopped the carriage.

The soldiers behind immediately stepped forward and lined up in front of Elizabeth's carriage.The musket in his hand was raised flat, and the hammer was ready to go.

The soldiers in Russian military uniforms on the opposite side didn't stay, and didn't even start their formation.

The other party got closer and closer, and Elizabeth, who was a little nervous at first, showed a smile on her face.

He saw the man in the lieutenant's uniform at the front of the opposite team, with a dark face and a pair of bright eyes.

"Stand back, children! That is not your enemy."

The soldiers put away their muskets obediently, Elizabeth got out of the carriage, and at a distance, stretched out her hand towards the black officer who was coming from a distance.

Hannibal walked straight up to Elizabeth, knelt down on one knee, and kissed the back of Elizabeth's outstretched hand.

"Your Highness, I... have come back from China. I will protect you to the death."

Elizabeth withdrew her hand, smiled at Hannibal, and said a very plain, commonplace sentence.

"It's been 16 years. You are still the same. Let's go, let's go to the palace together, just like you took me to my father's office back then."

Smiling, he pulled up Hannibal, who was kneeling on one knee, and stretched out his hand to tidy up the uncluttered neckline on Hannibal's chest, and then stretched out his hand, allowing Hannibal to help him board the carriage.

The integrated army joined together and marched towards the palace.

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In Duke Menshikov's mansion, the band was playing Dashun's military song, but in fact the tune was Prussian Emperor Friedrich's hymn.

According to the words of the original song, when it comes to the rhythm, it should be sung "The Russian Empress has allied with France, and the Holy Roman Empire has betrayed me. The Russian army has invaded Prussia, come and let them know that we are not easy to mess with..."

In the magnificent hall, there are many tables, which are not at all the banquet mode of the French upper class that Russia likes.

But with the clean and crystal-clear porcelain on the table, the dishes with a strong aroma, and the strange silver chopsticks in their eyes, this banquet has a special exotic atmosphere.

This time, most of the prominent Petersburg nobles were invited to the banquet.Compared with the banquet of the European envoys, the invitation of the Dashun Mission is actually of a higher level, because the French side is at most a minister, and the Dashun Mission is an ambassador.

The Marquis of Liu Yu is not the same as the Marquis of La Schettadi.

Those who can be invited have a lot of face, which is equivalent to another crown-approved certification that is eligible to participate in this dinner.

Basically, being able to squeeze into this banquet is definitely equivalent to getting tickets for the Winter Palace banquet.

Osterman waited for a few people and sat at a table very close to the main table.

On the opposite side are ambassadors to Russia represented by the French ambassador, including envoys from Sweden, Austria, and Prussia.

The Marquis of La Schettadi took out his pocket watch, looked at the time, took a deep breath, tried not to think about outside things as much as possible, and put the pocket watch back into his pocket.

At the gate of Prince Menshikov's mansion, two hurried-looking people were negotiating with the person who greeted the guests at the gate.

"Please let me in, I have something important to inform Earl Ostermann."

The welcome person smiled, holding the list and said: "If you have an invitation letter, of course you can be admitted. But you are not on the invitation list. And..."

The person who greeted the guests was like the one in the story who watched people order dishes. He deliberately glanced at the "cars" of these people maliciously, spread his hands and said, "Besides, you must not be a nobleman. Even a carriage No. For the safety of the adults inside, I cannot let you in. How about this, you can tell me the news, and I will inform Lord Earl Osterman."

The person who reported the letter was Osterman's eyeliner in Preobrazhensky's army. At this time, he was eager to pass the news in, but he couldn't directly tell the person who greeted him.

"It's urgent. I can't tell you the news, it's a secret."

The person who welcomed the guests seemed to be a bit humane, nodded and said: "In that case, I will send someone to take you in. But this is a high-end banquet, please pay attention to your behavior."

After finishing speaking, two guards came over, naturally took away the weapons carried by the messenger, and escorted the messenger into the duke's mansion.

But he didn't turn to the hall where the banquet was being held, but suddenly knocked down the messenger at the corner, and skillfully tied the messenger with a rope.

The messenger struggled twice, then was knocked unconscious by the butt of the gun, and was locked up with the previous batch of messengers and guarded.

Soon, someone came to Liu Yu who was hosting the banquet, and whispered in Liu Yu's ear: "Jinghou, another reporter has come, and he has been arrested."

Liu Yu smiled and greeted and toasted the Russian nobles or envoys from various countries; while still maintaining a smile, he said: "Get rid of them. To avoid trouble in the future, it seems that Elizabeth is in collusion with foreign forces. Don't bleed, put it in a wooden At night, tie stones and throw them into the river."

"Yes."

The person who received the order left quickly. Liu Yu kept smiling and told the guests present a story of the past.

"Before I arrived in Russia, I knew some stories. It is said that the Russian Marshal who is presiding over the Swedish war is an Irishman who served in the Irish Foreign Legion in France; the Russian Foreign Minister is a Westphalian, A dropout from the University of Jena; the commander of the Imperial Guard in Russia, the chief of the Queen's most trusted secret police, is from Courland; the Minister of Industry and Commerce in Russia is from the Netherlands..."

With just a few words, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly changed.

Several old Russian nobles, hearing this, involuntarily looked at Count Ostermann who was sitting at the table near Liu Yu.

These few simple words are an accurate description of the current situation in Russia. There is not even a single Russian who holds the real power in Russia.

Count Ostermann certainly understood who Liu Yu was referring to by "Westphalians, dropouts from the University of Jena". say what.

Are you instigating the relationship between Russian orthodoxy and the German party?
However, Liu Yu changed the subject and said with a smile: "This reminds me of an old event in our country. It was 2000 years ago, in the state of Qin. Of course you know that in the end King Qin unified China and was crowned emperor, but You probably don’t know that many important ministers of Qin State are not from Qin State.”

"For example, the Prime Minister of the State of Qin is a prisoner of war slave of the State of Yu, who was exchanged for five sheepskins; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the King of Qin is from the State of Wei, and is also the biggest enemy of the State of Qin; the engineering director of the King of Qin is from the State of Zheng; The Prime Minister of the Privy Council is also from the state of Wei..."

(End of this chapter)