I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 238 Coup
"As I said, I'm just a traveler." Xia Ya said, "and... an ordinary painter."

"You are not mediocre." Ekaterina said, "I heard from the teacher I invited that it is not surprising that the portrait you painted was painted by Leonardo da Vinci."

Ekaterina turned around and took a few steps.

"It's been more than a year since you last appeared, and your sudden disappearance and reappearance shouldn't be a coincidence, right?

what is your purpose? "

"I am indeed a traveler." Xia Ya said quietly, "I am here this time to witness."

"Witness what?"

"Witness, a piece of history."

"History?" Ekaterina frowned, "You mean me?"

There was a gleam in Shaar's eyes.

"For me, everything that happens now will eventually become history."

Ekaterina understood what Xia meant, and the brilliance of her blue eyes dimmed a little.

"Is that so?"

She quickly calmed down and said with a smile, "Then you should always follow me. In my life, there will never be fewer things that can be recorded in the annals of history."

Shaar had no words.

Then, she asked curiously, "What have you been doing for more than a year, have you traveled around the world and painted?"

"I'm helping a friend build something," Char said.

"Oh?" Ekaterina was very interested.

"Have you heard of the Philosopher's Stone?"

Ekaterina opened her eyes slightly, "That thing that can turn stones into gold?"

Shaar took out a small stone from his bosom, it was a hexahedron, very small, only about the size of a finger, and some runes were engraved on it.

"It's a sample."

He casually threw it to Ekaterina.

"Let me give you some fun, it can make your wish come true, and it can also increase your lifespan, although not much."

Ekaterina looked at the stone silently, with a gleam in her eyes.

If this thing really has the effect as he said, then this kind of thing can be said to be priceless among rulers.

Especially the effect of increasing lifespan, some emperors would even be willing to exchange their land for this kind of treasure.

But he casually threw it to himself like throwing a toy.

She raised her eyes to Xia Ya and joked.

"Is this a token of love?"

"I have a lover." Xia Ya said.

However, Ekaterina was not sad but happy, her eyes lit up, and she joked.

"I thought you were a god who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world."

Shaar was speechless for a moment, and some didn't know how to proceed.

At this time, the door outside was pushed open, and a non-commissioned officer in military uniform walked in.

"Your Majesty, we are ready."

She raised her head and glanced at Xiaya, and he changed back to his ordinary appearance just now, like an ordinary military officer.

But those bright eyes are hard to ignore.

She turned her head, "Let's go."

She went out, and Xia Ya followed, but was stopped by the sergeant as soon as she went out.

He looked at Shaar warily.

"Who are you and why have I never met you?"

And Ekaterina in front spoke.

"One of my own, Orlov."

Orlov glanced at him, his eyes still unfriendly, but he took a step back and exited a road, and Shaar continued to walk out.

He boarded a ship with Catherine's coup troops, who were to sail by sea to St. Petersburg.

Ekaterina just stood at the bow of the boat, quietly watching the gradually rising dawn in the distance, her hair was fluttering in the sea breeze, her eyes were slightly deep.

No one knows what will happen until the coup succeeds.

However, the result of the failure of the coup is obvious. It would be fine if he died directly. If he was imprisoned in one place for more than 20 years like Ivan VI, then life would be worse than death.

"You said, will our trip be successful?"

"You have to trust your husband." Xia Ya said.

Ekaterina couldn't help laughing, "The one I want to overthrow now is my husband."

"I said, you have to believe in your husband's position in the heart of the imperial guard." Xia Ya said, "Believe it or not, from now on, you will have a smooth journey without encountering any obstacles."

Yekaterina naturally didn't believe it.

But after a pause, she said, "How about we make a bet?"

"what?"

"If, after we arrive in St. Petersburg, we don't do what you said." Ekaterina's eyes stared into the distance, with a faint gleam in her eyes, "How about you stay in the palace?"

"Anyway, it's a pretty short time for people like you, isn't it?"

Shaar's eyelids slightly closed, "I've never lost a bet."

"Coincidentally." She slowly raised the corners of her mouth, "Me too."

Shaar smiled, "I have no objection."

Ekaterina stared at him for a long time, and after a while, she turned her head and looked into the distance, whispering.

"Actually, I also think the situation is as you said.

But if the coup was really that simple, the world would be full of emperors."

Shaar had no words.

The voyage was not far, so after about ten minutes, they finally arrived at the port of St. Petersburg.

As the capital of the country, its port needs to carry a huge cargo capacity.

However, there are not many ships docked at this moment, and the quietness is even scary...

Soon, the Imperial Army from St. Petersburg poured in from all directions to occupy the coast. They lined up, held their heads high, and pointed their guns at their ships.

It seems that because of the officers who were arrested before, the people in St. Petersburg had actually learned of the news that Ekaterina was planning a coup in advance.

Yekaterina's eyes were also a little dignified, she was holding the Philosopher's Stone that Shaar had just given her in her palm, trying to pretend to be calm.

The soldiers following her then protected her behind them, and also raised their flintlock guns.

At the same time, the naval guns of several ships around were also aimed at this side.

Soon, among the crowd, a man in military uniform stepped out. It was the leader of the Guards, Lermontov.

He stood on the shore and looked at Ekaterina standing on the boat.

"Your Highness Ekaterina, you are not in Oranienbaum, what are you doing here?"

At this time, Ekaterina was supposed to go to Oranienbaum with Peter III to hold a celebration, but because the news of the coup was about to be exposed, she had to advance.

Ekaterina pushed away the crowd and stood at the front again. She put her hands behind her back and looked at Lermontov.

"I heard that someone in St. Petersburg is about to carry out a coup, so I brought troops to support it."

A smile appeared on Lermontov's face, "Your Highness Ekaterina, you don't need to hide anymore, we learned the news 15 minutes ago."

Ekaterina narrowed her eyes slightly.

However, to her surprise, all the soldiers put down their guns and made way for them, followed by people from the Council of Elders and the Privy Council.

All of them lowered their heads towards Ekaterina and shouted in unison.

"His Majesty."

The shock generated by so many people saying the same word together is very strong.

"Basically all the Imperial Guards of St. Petersburg are here." Lermontov restrained his smile and said seriously.

"All at your command."

When Ekaterina first arrived in Moscow, Queen Elizabeth gave warm hospitality to their mother and daughter.

Crown Prince Peter and his distant cousin, who had been baptized in the Orthodox Church and had a Russian name at that time, were also courteous to Princess Ekaterina.

Ekaterina soon understood: the most important condition for her to gain a foothold in this country is to become a native of this country.

For this reason, she asked Queen Elizabeth to find the best teacher for her, and studied Russian and Orthodox etiquette hard.Ekaterina studied Russian diligently, even in the dead of night, when the attendants around her had already fallen asleep, Ekaterina was still holding a book and studying hard.

Although it was winter, the room was very hot, so Ekaterina walked around the room barefoot.

But the winters in this country were much harsher than in Prussia, and she eventually contracted pneumonia and fell ill.

He had been in a state of high fever for more than ten consecutive days and was unconscious.Everyone thought that she was dying and had already started to make arrangements for her funeral.

The Duchess of Anhalt sent for a Lutheran priest to say her last prayers, but Ekaterina asked for a priest who taught her Orthodox liturgy.

This means that she has completely converted to the Orthodox Church.

This incident spread quickly, and the court's favor for Princess Ekaterina doubled.

During the years of being secluded in the deep palace, she has been relying on reading to relieve her loneliness.At first she began to read novels aimlessly, and then she accidentally read Voltaire's works, and since then she has become interested in political philosophy books.

Ekaterina found a thick ten-volume history of Germany, insisting that she must read one volume every eight days, and read through four volumes of the history of philosophy, as well as a large number of Russian books.After a while, Ekaterina's depth of knowledge enabled her to understand Montesquieu's difficult book "The Spirit of Laws".

Compared with her timid, suspicious, and neurotic husband, she is far superior to the crown prince in terms of cultivation and thinking.

During these years of becoming the crown prince's wife, these thoughts and accomplishments were gradually revealed in front of those courtiers.

She has also been deliberately wooing those courtiers, giving both kindness and majesty.

The more stupid Peter III was, the more obvious Ekaterina's ability became.

People are not fools. They can understand who can lead this country to glory and who is harming the interests of this country.

Of course, it is still a little difficult for a German princess to become the empress of Russia, but she has a prince of her own blood, and this situation is different.

This is not Ekaterina's luck, this is the inevitable result.

Ekaterina turned her head and glanced at Shaar, he didn't seem to be surprised by this result.

The fate of this Ekaterina highly overlaps with the fate of Ekaterina in another world, and Xia Ya gave her the fate of Ye Huang in another world on this basis.

Everything that happens will naturally be close to history.

In another world, when Emperor Ye's army docked by boat, the Forbidden Army in St. Petersburg reacted like this.

But in Yekaterina's view, this is obviously not a coincidence.

He...should have the ability to see the future.
She didn't say a word, just walked down the stairs, and the guards on one side had already brought her a horse.

She got on her horse and gave orders to Lermontov.

"Integrate all the imperial guards, march towards Oranienbaum, and capture Peter III!"

"Yes!"

The rest of the imperial guards also jumped on their horses and followed Ekaterina to Oranienbaum Palace.

St. Petersburg is still haggardly asleep in the mist and dew at this moment, and the fog is hazy, but even so, many people on both sides of the street have come out spontaneously.

Naturally, they have no access to information about the upper class, but they are people living in St. Petersburg, and their political literacy is much higher than that of ordinary people.

Seeing Ekaterina in military uniform leading the soldiers towards the palace, some people could easily guess what happened.

Some people even cheered loudly in solidarity with Ekaterina.

This is enough to show that Ekaterina has an astonishing popularity in the hearts of the people of this country.

Even Ye Huang, who has the same name in another world, may not have such a basis of public opinion.

However, by the time they reached their destination, Peter III had already fled the palace.

The imperial guards in St. Petersburg knew about their plan 15 minutes ago, and although Peter III was stupid, he was still the emperor anyway, so it was impossible for him not to be notified.

They walked along the corridor of the Oranienbaum Palace, and her confidant Orlov walked ahead with a long sword at his waist, opening the way for her like a guard, and shouted to the waiters standing on both sides.

"Kneel down to the queen!"

The red-clothed waiters were also very witty, they all half-kneeled on the ground and lowered their heads.

Then, Ekaterina followed at a constant speed, like a warship about to go to the battlefield.

There was no longer the anxiety in her eyes.

There is undisguised ambition and endless desire to rule in the blue eyes like Lake Baikal, and the corners of the mouth can't help but raise because of the imminent victory.

This victor's posture has a high-spirited beauty full of vitality, which makes people yearn for it.

As Ramses said, to be a king is to be the most greedy, the coldest, the most bold, the most arrogant, and the most extreme person.

Those who are ministers will admire and follow him because of it, and live a more exciting life than anyone else, and they will be overwhelmed by everyone.

This may not be the only definition of a king, because Arthur is not like that.

But it is undeniable that such a king does have a unique charm that makes people immerse themselves in the deep blue sea.

A year ago, when Xiaya saw her, she was still an immature soul suffering.

But at this moment, she is a soul who has experienced repeated tempering and forging, and has broken free from difficulties and sufferings.

She got rid of immaturity and became more tenacious and mature.

This empire will also welcome their next great emperor today.

(End of this chapter)