New Shun 1730

Marquis Lachetadi, who received the "Letter of Intent to Invest in the Coup" from Liu Yu and Hannibal, did not go directly to Elizabeth.

Many people know that he has an unholy relationship with the princess, and the German Party is very cautious about him.

The German Party is too powerful, and some old people in Peter's era seem to be following the German Party now.

In order to prevent being monitored and exposed, Marquis Lachetadi needs an intermediary, that is, another active participant in the coup.

An adventurer, Russian court doctor, French nobleman, Lestock.

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

This court doctor has been in the Russian court circle since Peter's era, and has a good relationship with Peter's concubine Catherine I. He is a gynecologist.

He also has a good relationship with Princess Elizabeth, because... According to Russian history, Princess Elizabeth is innocent and naive, and this 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 that time. Elizabeth was too unrestrained and had some unspeakable diseases, which were cured by Lestock.

The so-called adventurers, especially those who squatted in the court, are not the same as those who look for new continents.

The career of court adventurers is to wander around the courts of various countries, make coups, and build relationships to gain 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 "guest officials" and "scholars" who wandered around various countries during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In this way, Liu Yu and Hannibal, who were considered "signatures" on the letter, planned this coup. In addition to the main Elizabeth, there were four people.

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

The Palace of Versailles actually warned the Marquis of La Chetadi not to make too much news, otherwise it would be easy to steal the chicken and lose the rice. What if he made a mistake and made Russia's anti-French sentiment serious?

But the Marquis de Lachetadie and the court adventurer Count Lestock had a clear idea.

Take a chance, if you win, you will have a bright future. If you lose, the worst that can happen is that you will be expelled from Russia and go back to France to spend a few years in prison.

They are aristocrats who are neither high nor low.

They are aristocrats, but they are not comparable to the upper-class aristocrats who become the Minister of the Navy as soon as they reach adulthood.

They are not aristocrats. They started as a military academy graduate with the rank of lieutenant and were promoted to the rank of academy after a few years. It can be said that they are of "low birth", but this "low birth" is the court standard.

The standard "junior officer" level, the ideas are also the ideas of the young junior officers.

Historically, the Versailles court did not know the exact situation until the coup was successful, and had no idea before that.

Count Lestock, as a court doctor, can meet Elizabeth directly without being noticed by others.

The Marquis de Lachetadie can rely on the French embassy as a cover to invite some young officers of the Guards for a secret talk.

Now, with the addition of the more than 100 Cossacks mentioned in the letter, and if necessary, the guards of the Dashun envoys can also land directly to help, the certainty of this matter is already very high.

Hannibal's letter was not so straightforward.

Liu Yu's letter was much more straightforward.

It was directly stated that the current situation in Russia is quite unfavorable to France. The German party's expansion in Russia seriously affects the interests of France. For Dashun, it does not like a German party that was insulted when it went to the capital for negotiations to control the Russian government.

Moreover, Dashun likes a pro-French Russia very much, which will help Russia to go to war with Poland, Prussia or Austria, at least it will not focus on the East.

He directly wrote the plan of the coup in the letter and invited Marquis Laschettadi: he will visit St. Petersburg with the envoys, and at that time he will stuff all the Cossacks into the envoy guards.

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

Anyway, he was fearless. He was a great marquis. Even if Marquis Lachetadi did not support the coup and handed over the letter, it would only be expulsion or entry ban. Nothing could happen.

This was almost the same as the "assistant officer" thinking of Marquis Lachetadi and Count Lestock.

Although the two had never met, Marquis Lachetadi still understood Liu Yu's idea very well: if he won, he would make a lot of money, and if he lost, he would be expelled from the country at most. How bad could it be?

After reading the letter, Marquis Lachetadi burned all of Liu Yu's letters and memorized the contents in his mind.

Only a letter from Hannibal to Elizabeth was left.

Then he found Count Lestock, and after dismissing the others, Marquis Laschettadi asked, "Do you remember the black man next to Peter the Great?"

"Oh, of course I remember. Abraham Petrovich Hannibal. In 26, he tried to participate in the coup and supported Princess Elizabeth. He was exiled to the far east by the regent of the old party to build a fortress, and was captured in the Sino-Russian War. In 20, I was exiled to Kazan by Peter the Great because I hooked up with the daughter of a court jester. In 25, I was recalled by Empress Catherine. I also tried to participate in the coup, but considering that it was impossible to succeed at that time, I did not participate. Why did you mention him?"

There have been too many coups in Russia in the past few years. When it comes to sensitivity to coups, the Marquis of Lachetady, who has never experienced much, is far worse than the court doctor.

A characteristic of Russian coups is that the court doctor is always involved. I really saw a lot.

Seeing that this was also an old acquaintance, the Marquis of Lachetadie whispered: "He... came back from China. He is very worried about Elizabeth's safety. Of course, who wouldn't worry about the safety of that beautiful blue-eyed beauty? Not only him He came back and brought back some of the Cossacks he had captured."

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

Earl Lestock was overjoyed.

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

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

The Marquis of Lachetadi smiled: "Just like Sweden's ambassador to Russia has been trying to join this coup. Of course it is for their own interests."

"The long national border and the diplomatic insult Count Ostermann received in the Chinese capital made the Margrave of Siberia, the de facto foreign minister of the Chinese Empire, try to change to a gentler tsar. At least he didn't like the current Austrian tsar. The situation in which Count Strümann becomes Chancellor Regent.”

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

Speaking of this, the Marquis of Lachetadie showed a sarcastic smile.

"And... personal support for Hannibal."

"If necessary, he will come to St. Petersburg in the name of 'participating in the coronation ceremony of the new tsar'. This includes the Cossacks under Hannibal. Hannibal will not show up in the early stage, and those Cossacks will also change into the uniforms of the Dashun Army. Thus arriving in Petersburg in an honorable manner as an escort for a diplomatic mission.”

"Once we can convince Her Royal Highness, the Marquis will lead a delegation to visit Petersburg as the second stop of his visit to Europe. By then, if the soldiers of the Preobrazhensky Corps can be mobilized to participate in the coup, the Chinese envoy will follow The Cossacks will also take part in the action.”

Count Lestock has not read the specific letter, but he has considerable trust in the Marquis of Lachetadie.

The French Embassy, ​​before the forces on the Dashun side got involved, was a solid backing for those plotting a coup.

He also had considerable trust in Hannibal, at least in the matter of supporting Elizabeth to ascend the throne, absolutely trusting him. In 2026, he participated in the coup of the new party against the old party, and he was also an old coup fan.

The Marquis of Lachetadie handed over to Count Lestock the letter from Hannibal to Elizabeth. The letter was public and had a very beautiful French cursive handwriting.

In addition to expressing concern, the content inside is to persuade Elizabeth to act early and not sit still and wait for death.

Earl Lestock picked up the letter, folded it carefully, took a deep breath and said: "This letter will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back. I think that the hesitant Princess will definitely make the final decision. determination."

After collecting the letter, he did not leave immediately. Instead, as usual, he drank with these French compatriots in the embassy for half a night, so that the surveillance eyes and ears could only remember "a drinking party as usual."

After the cocktail party, the seemingly drunken Earl of Lestock went to meet Princess Elizabeth.

The princess is 32 years old this year and is at the age of final taste. She is recognized as a palace beauty. Of course, this beauty is compared to various princesses in European courts who marry between close relatives. She is definitely more beautiful than those princesses with big Habsburg chins.

Princess Elizabeth naturally inherited the genes of her parents. Peter was as strong as a brown bear, and her mother was so strong that she could lift the marshal's golden staff with one hand.

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

Judging by Russia's aesthetic values ​​at this time, women with slender waists are said to be "like wasps, easily broken off"; women with curvy figures are said to be "sick and may not be able to give birth to children." It’s going to be difficult to give birth.”

The instructor has commented on what beauty is in the German aesthetic. Before the French culture fully invaded Russia, the German aesthetic combined with the rough Cossack aesthetic was the mainstream of the upper class in Russia at this time.

To sum up, it is a strong waist, a dragoon's pace, an unimpeachable plane from the neck to the heels, a back that looks like oak covered with calico, and arms that can hold a marshal's staff flat.

However, considering the age of 32, the interesting and rich nightlife is indeed very interesting.

Moreover, such a figure is also consistent with Russia's self-proclaimed "successor to Byzantium".

After all, the elegant Byzantine Princess Anna, who recited poems and wrote "The Life of Alexios", claimed that she could shake a stick enough to break it, and she could shrink enough to punish her husband by causing him "tremendous pain."

Such a beauty would certainly not lack men around her, and there must be close and trusted men. Even when Count Letosk delivered the letter, he did not avoid a man around the princess.

This man was called Razumovsky, and he was the princess's favorite. The two even held a secret wedding.

Razumovsky also knew about the things between the princess and the French ambassador. Such things between men and women would definitely be jealous, but he was still able to suppress his jealousy well, all for his wife, probably, this is... love...

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

His background was of no help to his wife's coup, while the French ambassador or the officer of the Guards could provide enough power for the coup. 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 stunned, hiding her inner surprise, and after reading the letter, she turned to worry.

The letter was written in a familiar handwriting that had not been seen for many years. The content of the letter introduces a Chinese idiom at the end.

Take the fire out of the cauldron.

The first half of the letter talks about the importance of taking the initiative to coup, otherwise you will probably be imprisoned in a monastery and live with rats for the rest of your life.

The second half of the letter tells a story that seems to be related to it, called "evacuate the fire under the cauldron".

It sounds like just a strange and exotic fable, but Elizabeth, who was worried, understood it immediately.

Sweden and Russia went to war, what if... what if the people in the court used a very legitimate reason to transfer the Preobrazhensky Corps, which she had been in contact with for more than ten years, to Finland to fight?

It is very likely!

If so, it seems that the Swedish ambassador to Russia should be involved, and the Swedish ambassador's diplomatic nonsense should be relied on to stabilize the situation as much as possible, so as not to let the court have the idea of ​​sending the elite Jinyiwei to Finland to fight.