Tsar of the Sphinx

Chapter 11 Ulla!

Alexander with Peter Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaiski, Johann Martin von Elmpter and Prince Gula Ivanovich Saltykov three I personally came before Ekaterina and a group of nobles, ministers and envoys from various countries, and then dismounted.

Your Majesty, please listen.

Ekaterina was still immersed in the cheers in front, and asked after hearing the words: What are you listening to.

Long live Her Majesty the Queen!Ulla...!
The army on the square shouted loudly, and immediately tens of thousands of people shouted: Long live Your Majesty the Queen!Ulla...!

Ekaterina's body shook, her face flushed, as if she was drunk.

Paul, who was standing behind Ekaterina, quickly helped him up.

Long live Her Majesty the Queen!Ulla...!
Countless St. Petersburg residents cheered.

This is all of one mind!

The Prussian envoy shook his head and said: The person in charge of the Russian military parade is very smart. After two rounds of cheers, the entire St. Petersburg is united.

Long live Her Majesty the Queen!Ulla!
The whole of St. Petersburg is cheering.

The sound was so loud that the white clouds in the sky were torn apart one after another.

The situation changes!

As far as the eye can see, countless people are cheering...
Ulla!

Ulla!

The cheers were deafening, and the Polish and Lithuanian envoys stood there pale, listening to the chatter of the Prussian envoys around them.

Did they stand still?Amazing!

It is really enviable to have this kind of discipline. I really want the Junker nobles in China to see what discipline is!
The Austrian envoy suddenly walked up to the Polish envoy and said loudly to the Swedish envoy next to the Polish envoy: Your Excellency, do you know who directed this military parade?

The Swedish envoy was also straight, and said directly: I heard that it was commanded by Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia, and the army being reviewed now is also his army.

It's him?

From 1605 to 1618, the Poles defeated the Russian-Swiss coalition forces in the Battle of Krushino, occupied the Russian capital "Moscow" that was tortured by the Russian Great Interregnum, and declared themselves the Tsar of Russia, until now the ancestor of the Russian royal family It was Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov who made the Poles give up their ambition to be crowned tsar. , It began to weaken more than 50 years ago, and the three countries of Tsarist Russia, the Kingdom of Prussia, and Austria only signed a partition treaty 15 years ago, which really allowed Russia to avenge the occupation of the capital more than 200 years ago.

Since the signing of the treaty in 1772, it has become the protectorate of Russia, Austria, and Prussia. The Poles have been afraid of Russia's retaliation against them.

Of all continental European countries, the Poles are undoubtedly most afraid of the increase in Russian military power.

Last year, when the Poles were happily preparing to raise weapons and prepare for independence because of the rebellion in Russia, they heard news from Russia before the Poles raised the flag.

It is said that Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia dispatched his own army, and within a month and a half, the rebellion was quelled, and the rebellious nobles were directly pulled outside the city of Tver for mass execution.

This news cooled the enthusiasm of the Polish people for independence as quickly as if cold water had been poured on them in the winter. I was afraid that the news would be leaked, and this boy, who was only ten years old, would raise his butcher knife at the nobles in Poland.

In fact, the whole European continent also knows that Poland is not afraid of the butcher's knife, but is afraid of this butcher's knife that cuts at the nobles.But still use words such as "Poles are not super brave, how can they be afraid of a boy's butcher knife!", "Poles are really super inferior, they used to single out the courage to beat Russia" and so on to ridicule Polish envoys. minister.

Ridicule is ridicule, and I am also afraid.

In the past, the nobles would not lose their lives whether they rebelled or switched to another country. At most, they would just lose their own family property. They have come here for thousands of years, but when they arrived in Alexandria, their heads were cut off directly.They were still piled up after being cut, and the priest was not allowed to come and forgive sins.

Last year, the news of Alexander's massacre of the rebel nobles spread to the European continent, which shocked the entire European continent.

The big and small kings were shocked how dare this guy beheaded directly, I want to do it too!

What shocked the nobles in Europe was that although the nobles who had treasoned for hundreds of years and were captured would be killed directly, the nobles who started the rebellion could save their lives as long as they paid a large amount of ransom. Once you do it, is it true that after being arrested for rebellion, will your king follow the example and chop off his own head?
The Polish-Lithuanian envoy couldn't help looking over, his eyes full of fear.

At Ekaterina's side, Alexander brought along his teachers and staff Peter Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky, Johann Martin von Elmpter and Gula Prince Ivanovich Saltykov and the three stood there with indifferent eyes.

Johann Martin von Elmpter said something now and then beside him, and he nodded slightly.

Everyone was cheering, but Alexander's calmness became an attraction instead.

it is good!OK!

Ekaterina waved back.

The Polish envoy looked towards Ekaterina, hoping to see fear.

She smiled all over her face, no, it should be said that she waved to everyone with a red face.

No, in the face of power, even her own son can't compare to her grandson's army. She is not afraid that in a few years, her grandson's brain will get hot and force her to abdicate with this army?

The Polish envoy looks again at Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin

Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin had been watching the troops on the square with an agitated expression.

In the great uprising 14 years ago, the often defeated army made him very painful.

The Russian elite Cossacks lost in the last war with Turkey made me feel very sorry.

What made me even more painful was that the big uprising came right after. Fortunately, all the veterans who came down from the Turkish battlefield died on the battlefield to suppress the uprising.

The country is full of recruits, what if Turkey wants to go to war again?
What should Russia use to fight back?
All of this, coupled with the cleansing and reconstruction of the uprising area, made Potemkin rack his brains even more but there was still nothing he could do.

Therefore, Potemkin did not express any views on the reforms of the previous year, and also stopped a group of generals and nobles in the country.

After the group of confused nobles launched a rebellion, Potemkin let Alexander do it.As expected, the new army adopted the new organization and new regulations, and within a month and a half, all the rebellious nobles were arrested.

But what I didn't expect was that Alexander ordered the heads of all the nobles to be beheaded, and he also forbade the pastor to forgive their sins. He was ready to accept the ransom at that time.

After Alexander returned from Tver, he also asked himself why he directly killed the group of nobles?

Alexander replied directly: Since you have already rebelled, why not cut it off!

Yes, they are all in rebellion, so why not cut them down.

After that, all the aristocrats in the country were honest, and they could do whatever they were asked to do, and let themselves be greatly relieved.

Today's grand reading can't help boosting the hearts of the people, and even Russia's waist has hardened.

Such an army with such a popular heart, you make the Poles dance.

Thinking of this, Potemkin summoned a guard and said in a low voice: Go tell His Excellency Grand Duke Vladimir that the Poles were a little unstable last year.

After hearing this, the guard turned his head and went to Alexander's side.

After Pogom King Kong finished speaking, he raised his head to meet the gaze of the Polish envoy, and then looked over.

The eyes of the two met in mid-air.

After Potemkin nodded reservedly, he stopped looking at the Polish envoy, and the Polish envoy smiled awkwardly.

The guard came behind Alexander and said in a low voice: Your Excellency, the Duke of Tavlia asked me to come and tell you that the Poles were a little unstable last year.

Alexander had seen Potemkin talking to the guard in a low voice early in the morning. He thought he would tell the guard to do something, but he just asked the guard to come and tell him that the Poles were unstable last year.

Alexander nodded to show that he understood, and walked to the front of the Polish envoy swaggeringly.

I heard you Poles wanted to do something last year?

Do it if you want, I don't mind leading my legion to massacre you in Poland.

Understand?
The Poles didn't know what Alexander was doing here at the beginning. After all, in Alexander's status, if he ordered something, someone would do it, and there was no need to do it himself.

It wasn't until he heard the massacre against him that he realized that Alexander represented Russia's attack on the Polish nobles who wanted to be independent last year.

The Polish envoy opened his eyes wide and saluted respectfully: Your Excellency Grand Duke Vladimir, please rest assured that your words will be brought back to the Shilachitas in China.

Alexander nodded noncommittally, then turned and returned to his seat next to Ekaterina.

When Alexander returned to Ekaterina, Ekaterina just wanted to ask why he went to the foreign envoy?

Long live Her Majesty the Queen!

There was another burst of cheers in front of her, and Ekaterina smiled and waved her hands, and said comfortably, "I went to the Polish envoy to say something. It seems that you scared him so hard, Alexander."

Alexander said: I went to beat the Poles and told them to settle down. The only thing waiting for them is a butcher's knife.

Ekaterina smiled and said: You, why did you say that you were a butcher's knife? Go change with your father. It's almost time, and you should go.

Alexander nodded, and followed his father back to the Winter Palace.

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Residents of St. Petersburg began to quiet down.

The sound of horseshoes sounded, and four horses appeared in everyone's eyes.

In the front is Alexander, riding the white horse given by Ekaterina, followed by Peter Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky, Johann Martin von Elmp The two of them, Alexander's teacher, Prince Gula Ivanovich Saltykov, followed on horseback.
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Junker: Refers to the aristocratic landowners in eastern Germany represented by Prussia.During the transition from feudal society to capitalist society in Germany, Junker landlords monopolized military and political positions for a long time.Is the main supporter of Germany's political policy.It originated in the 16th century and basically died out after the Second World War. In German literature, Junkers were divided into different types such as combat Junkers, court Junkers, House Junkers, and country Junkers. There have been real comparisons in German history. The most important role is the rural Junkers. The rural Junkers refer to the noble manor owners of Prussia, mainly the descendants of the German knight lords who conquered the area east of the Elbe River and colonized there. They combined the sovereignty and the rural power. In the 16th century In order to expand grain production, Junkers seized a large amount of land from farmers east of the Elbe River, and used serf labor to operate a commodity-productive large estate economy. Rural Junkers are rough, violent, and narrow-minded.
Poland Lithuania: It was the largest and most populous country in Europe from the 16th to the 17th century, also known as the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania. The country was established when the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were united.The political system of the federation was known as aristocratic democracy or patriarchal liberty, with laws and a parliament (the Sejm) controlled by the nobility (Shlachta) limiting the monarchy's rights.The two subject states of the federation are equal in principle, with Poland being the de facto governing subject.The country is multi-ethnic and exhibits a religious diversity, known for its freedom of religion, which was rare at the time.After decades of unprecedented prosperity, the Commonwealth encountered a period of political chaos in the mid-17th century, with military and economic decline, until it was partitioned three times by its increasingly powerful neighbors, the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Grand Duchy of Austria in 1795, and finally fell.

In May 1772, Tsarist Russia, the Kingdom of Prussia, and Austria held talks in Petersburg, and on August 5, they signed the first treaty to carve up the Commonwealth.Accordingly, the Federation lost about 8% of its territory and 5% of its population, and the Federation became a protectorate of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. On January 35, 33, Russia and Prussia signed the second agreement on the partition of the Federation in Petersburg. After the second partition, the Federation became a small country with only 1793 square kilometers of territory and a population of 1 million, and became a puppet state of Tsarist Russia. The King of Poland cannot declare war or make peace with foreign countries without the permission of the Tsar. On January 23, 20, Russia and Austria signed the third agreement to carve up the Commonwealth, and on October 400, Prussia also signed the agreement.According to the agreement, the federal territory was all divided up. "Russia annexed Lithuania, Courland, West Belarus, and western Warren, and pushed the border to the Neman River-Bug River line, with a total of 1795 square kilometers and a population of 1 million; Austria occupied Krakow, Lublin, etc. The whole of Lesser Poland and a part of the Masovia area, with a total of 3 square kilometers and a population of 10 million; 24 million." At this point, the Polish state, which had existed for more than 12 years, perished.

(End of this chapter)