Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

As the uncle of the same country, Tong Guogang is very different from his younger brother Tong Guowei.

He is not very precise and hates calculations.After Tong Guowei failed to compete for the position of leader of the mission, he withdrew from the team in a very clever and timely manner.Why make wedding clothes for Suo'etu?If the crown prince ascends the throne, Suo'etu will become No. 1 among his relatives, and then there will be no room for the Tong family to speak.Concubine Tong Huanggui has not yet become a queen after all, and may not be able to become a queen mother in the future.

Tong Guogang didn't care too much about who was the master and who was the second, and came to Nerchinsk happily.He had a good chat with Sabsu, the Heilongjiang general who came to protect the team, and they were very speculative, so they almost became brothers with different surnames.Before Luo Sha came, he went out to hunt, but he didn't get much.It is said that Galdan's subordinates were short of food, so they came to raid several times, and all the living things that could be caught had already been taken away.

Negotiations went on for six days, and the two sides could not reach a consensus.

Military conflict is imminent.

Tong Guogang is responsible for protecting the French missionary Zhang Cheng from entering Nerchinsk City and issuing an ultimatum.

If an agreement cannot be reached, the Qing army will cross the river and take the city by force.

And they will finally decide to put pressure on such a strong means, according to, just an anonymous letter.

"Golovin has added 600 musketeers. Be careful, he's going to attack."

Written in Mongolian, a very rough note.

Only three people have seen it: him, Soetu, and Alani.

Of course, the three of them knew who sent it.

"Zhang Cheng, before you enter the city, I have something to say."

"Uncle Guo, I'm listening."

Although Kangxi's most trusted missionary was Bai Jin, Zhang Cheng was quite talented in learning Manchu and had a high level, so he got the opportunity to go on this mission.Before leaving, Kangxi gave Suo'etu and Tong Guogang the power to make decisions on the fly.If Zhang Cheng dares to rebel, Tong Guogang can make his own decisions except that he cannot kill him.

"Thirty thousand rubles for two people, isn't it too little?"

"I can't understand what the adults are saying."

Tong Guogang pushed Zhang Cheng off the horse with his own hands, and several guards immediately pushed him down.

"Holy Mary, how can you use violence?"

"I don't believe in your gods, save yourself some effort. Xu Risheng has already recruited. If you can make up for it, you can keep the rags that Golovin sent and return to the capital. We won't let this matter go. Report to the emperor."

Zhang Cheng stopped struggling, and sat quietly on the grass to listen to Tong Guogang's conditions.

"First, Rakshasa is not allowed to intervene in the affairs of Mobei. We are fighting Junggar, and they cannot support; second, the east is bounded by the Udi River, and this is bounded by Nerchinsk. Seeing how stingy they are, Lake Baikal is considered That’s it. Everything else must be done according to our original conditions.”

"Golovin will not accept it."

"If he doesn't accept it, then go to the capital with us. General Sabusu is commanding the army to cross the river at this moment."

"This is not a negotiation..."

"It's not a negotiation for a long time. Didn't they come in with hidden guns to force us to submit? Don't you know who made the first move?"

Zhang Cheng had no choice but to agree, and the guards put him back on the horse and sent him into Nerchinsk City.

Naturally, Golovin also noticed the movements of the Qing army, but suddenly he couldn't contact the people sent by Galdan, so he didn't dare to act rashly.After Zhang Cheng found him and told Tong Guogang's request, Golovin screamed violently.

"It's a devil! How could I agree to such a humiliating condition! Udi River! Princess Sophia will behead me! Who are you? Didn't the emperor of the Qing Dynasty want to use Erguna as the boundary?"

"Our news is absolutely accurate. Before leaving, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty told his uncle himself. Also, you haven't found any spies yet?"

"Ah, I'm pretty clear about this. It's just a young Mongolian nobleman who has been rude to me. Unfortunately, Galdan dotes on this child very much. He is Galdan's grandnephew. So I can't get rid of him."

"What does he look like?"

"Oh, what do I say? Mongols all look the same. Black hair and eyes, no features."

"So, how old are you?"

"Between twelve and sixteen, I didn't ask carefully. What's the matter?"

Zhang Cheng dawdled for a long time, but decided to take out his hole cards and shine a little bit.

"On the night of the 19th, Xu Risheng saw a Mongolian child running into the camp of the Qing army, and whispered to Suo'etu for a long time. Originally, they planned to use Ergun as the boundary according to the Qing emperor's order. As a result, when negotiations started the next day, Suo'etu suddenly mentioned Lake Baikal, neither Xu Risheng nor I knew about it."

"That's him! There will be no one else! How can there be a child of this age who can know my movements? Damn it! Galdan actually sent someone to watch me!"

"My lord, this may be a scam!"

"Ah, yes, you're right. A hoax!"

Golovin thought he had found the truth, and was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot.

"The Udi River is what they want. What is there here? Except grass or grass, which can barely support a few cattle and sheep. The Udi River is different. There is a port where you can go to the sea. It leads to the world! Ah, I was played like a circus monkey by these Mongols. What face do I have to go back to Moscow?"

"You don't seem to be able to go back. The envoys of the Qing Dynasty said that if necessary, you are invited to visit their capital."

"You have lost all face of His Majesty the Emperor, Golovin."

A tall, red-faced Russian officer broke into Golovin's residence and quickly blocked the exit with his soldiers, restricting their personal freedom.

"Menshikov! How dare you break into my room!"

"His Majesty the Emperor has given me such power."

"Which one?"

"Of course the wise and brave Peter."

"Is there no warrant from Princess Sophia?"

"She is chanting scriptures in the monastery now! Take it! This is an order from His Majesty."

Golovin took a long letter from the officer, opened the wax seal, and read it carefully.

"Your Majesty agrees to use Nerchinsk as the boundary. However, the Udi River cannot be let out. All right. But you have to explain clearly what happened to Princess Sophia."

"Still don't understand? She's done playing. The plan of the shooting army is completely controlled by His Majesty. Don't you also know? The day Sophia ordered the shooting army to attack Moscow. You are her confidant."

Zhang Cheng looked back and forth at the two men chattering in Russian, although he didn't understand, but from Golovin's increasingly depressed mood, he could see his hope of getting out of the crisis.

When Golovin finally slumped down in the armchair decadently, Zhang Cheng immediately repeated Tong Guogang's request with a tougher posture.

"What about the governor, do you agree or disagree?"

"Tomorrow, let's discuss what to do with the Udi River. Others, there is no problem."

Zhang Cheng slipped away immediately, quickly mounted his horse, swung his whip and ran towards the Qing army outside the city.