The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 873 I am happy here and don’t miss Shu.
Peter I Alexeevich, who was trapped in Moscow, witnessed the transformation of Russia from a superpower spanning Asia and Europe to the current Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Today, the Grand Duchy of Moscow is less than half the size of the United Kingdom and a quarter the size of France, making it a truly tiny country.

The Grand Duchy of Moscow was the starting point of the Rakshasa Empire.

Like the former Mongol Empire and the Xiongnu regime, over the past few hundred years, the tiny Grand Duchy of Moscow has expanded itself into the largest country in the world through a series of swallowing up and plundering its neighbors.

Like all grassland empires, the giant Luosha will now face the fate of disintegration.

It is said that the Swedes have begun to support the independence of the Ukrainian grand dukes, and other ethnic groups also want to take advantage of the situation and have begun to refuse to obey Moscow's orders.

The British and French forces were still far away from Moscow, but Peter the Great felt that the danger was imminent.

More than half of his royal guards were killed, and the other troops suffered even more severe losses.

The western battlefield suffered successive defeats, and the area east of the Ural Mountains was occupied by the Qi army.

The reason Tianxin City gave to Luosha Kingdom for sending troops was to "establish a sufficient buffer zone to prevent war from happening on the territory of Da Qi."

Fortunately, this former ally showed mercy and did not kill them all. The Qi army's vanguard stopped when it advanced near the Ural Mountains, and the hot air balloon bombing of Moscow and St. Petersburg also disappeared.

Even in such difficult times, Alexievich always remained optimistic.

Whether in the East or the West, there is still room for maneuver in the war.

Compared with external threats, internal problems gave the emperor more headaches.

At this time, countless Russians hated Alexievich to the core.

It was Peter the Great who led the Russians into the hell of war. It was this monarch who left battlefields littered with corpses and turned countless Russian women into widows.

The Emperor knew that he could no longer stay in Moscow, or even in Europe.

He has too many enemies.

Of all his enemies, the ones most eager to get rid of the Emperor right now weren't the British, French, or Swedes, but the people of Rakshasa.

I believe that there are many Rakshasas who hate the emperor to the core and wish they could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.

In essence, this is still a wild world.

At least the Rakshasas believe in the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak.

Only now they have gone from being wolves eating meat to being wolves eating meat.

The continuous defeats on the battlefield caused Alexievich to lose control of the army, support and all power.

He became a weakling.

For a barbaric country like Rakshasa, weakness itself is a sin.

What's more, this weak man was once a strong man who attracted everyone's attention.

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Alexievich wanted to flee to Da Qi and continue his political life in Tianxin City. He told this idea to several of his closest people.

But her close ministers all persuaded Alexievich to stay in Moscow.

Yes, the ministers said, and just sat there in the palace waiting for his trial in Britain and France.

Whether it is the British or the French, they should not do anything to the Russian Emperor. After all, they all come from a civilized world.

Peter the Great was never one to be pushed around.

One night when the enemy was approaching the outskirts of Moscow, the emperor gathered his few men in the palace and announced that he was about to set off for Qi to seek refuge.

"To be precise, we are seeking assistance from Qi, although there are some misunderstandings between the new emperor and our country."

Alexievich swallowed, touched his long nose, and continued:

"You know, I have a deep friendship with Emperor Guangde. Only when we are in trouble can we know who our true friends are. If I stay in Moscow and let King George or Louis XV capture me, I will become the laughing stock of the monarchs of Europe."

Peter the Great laughed dryly, but the faces of several close ministers around him turned pale.

The ministers whispered to each other and began to persuade the emperor not to leave Moscow, but to stay to the end.

Menshikov, Chairman of the Army Committee, advised: "When the curtain falls, you should stand in the center of the stage, because you are the protagonist."

These four words in the center of the stage instantly hit the emperor's sensitive nerves.

Yes, even if she lost the war, Alexievich should live and die with the city of Moscow.

But will Louis XV and George let me go easily?
"This is indeed a very tempting choice, but can my safety be guaranteed?"

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The ministers looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

There was another round of whispering. Apraksin, the president of the Naval Academy, said, "Your Majesty, it is well known that the moral standards of Europeans are generally higher than those of the Tatars. In other words, if you flee to Qi, your fate will probably be worse than if you defend this city."

"The Tatars still resent us for occupying the North Sea."

"The newly crowned Tatar empress was originally a shaman. This woman hates Rakshasas with a deep hatred."

Officials in Moscow believed that the Queen of Qi turned against the Rakshasa Kingdom because of religious issues.

The ministers kept talking to Peter I, urging him not to leave Moscow, let alone seek refuge in the Tatar capital.

Alexievich saw through the ministers' thoughts at a glance.

Peter the Great had reason to suspect that his close ministers wanted to make him a scapegoat and a bargaining chip for surrendering to Britain and France.

The war lasted for several years and caused more than 100,000 casualties among European soldiers. Although the war is over, someone must be held accountable.

For these ministers in Moscow, once the British, French and Swedish troops entered the city, they would hand over the Tsar in exchange for greater political bargaining chips.

It may not be a bad idea.

However, in this case, the emperor would be captured by the French and sent to the guillotine, experiencing the new torture instrument invented by Louis XV.

"Damn Louis XV, why don't you choke to death on your tea!"

The Emperor had little faith in the conscience of the European monarchs, even though they were technically his relatives.

If distant relatives could hunt down and burn witches, they could certainly do the same to the emperor of Rakshasa.

"Don't trust the British, and the French!" Alexievich said with a red neck.
"Our country and Great Qi once signed a treaty of friendship and mutual assistance. The friendship between the two countries is deeper than the Black Sea. Although there have been some conflicts, Qi should know who their true enemy is."

Peter the Great insisted on fleeing to Qi. In his view, Qi and Russia shared the same origin and had many common interests.

"The friends of Rakshasa are not in the West, but in the East."

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In the end, Peter the Great chose to trust his "friends in the distant East" and fled eastward in a hot air balloon overnight in early April 1719 without telling his confidants.

The emperor did not know that the area east of the Ural Mountains had now become the territory of Da Qi.

The hot air balloon was shot down by the Qi army in the border area.

Fortunately, the emperor is not dead.

In the city of Perm (which had been renamed Anxi City by the State of Qi), the slightly tired Jiang Bailing met with the wounded Alexievich.

In the end, there were less than ten close confidants who followed Peter I to the Qi military camp.

Most officials in Moscow chose to remain inactive until the British, French and other countries' troops arrived from the west, at which point they immediately surrendered.

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Everyone in Da Qi agreed that a Rakshasa that was torn into pieces was a good Rakshasa.

For unknown political reasons, Tianxin City ignored British opposition, withstood tremendous pressure, and took in the desperate Peter I, preventing the last Tsar from becoming a headless ghost under the knife of Louis XV.

Fortunately, Alexievich behaved quite well.

Shortly after arriving in Qi, he quickly completed the transformation from emperor of the upper country to lord of the grand duchy.

Now he was named Duke Anle by Empress Tianshou.

"Lord Anle, Tianxin City just received your news. The Queen and the Cabinet unanimously agreed to send His Majesty Emperor Peter to Tianxin City, but you need to pay a portion of silver first..."

"Just call me Peter. I have money. I have a lot of money!"

So Jiang Bailing invited Peter the Great to sit at the lower seat, and winked at the guards on his left and right. The guards brought in a group of beauties from the Rakshasa Kingdom from outside the tent.

"There is nothing to amuse oneself in the army, so please invite Lord Anle to enjoy Swan Lake."

As they spoke, more than ten Rakshasa women dressed in white and with beautiful figures entered the tent.

Their feathers are as white as snow, like silver female ghosts, or like swans swimming in the lake, sometimes holding their necks high and raising their heads, sometimes dancing gracefully.

Jiang Bailing looked at Alexievich who was concentrating on enjoying the singing and dancing, and suddenly asked:
"Lord Anle, Lord Anle?"

"what?"

Alexievich rubbed his big nose, looking confused.

"Do you miss Moscow?"

Alexievich shook her hands quickly, keeping her head turned towards the dancing Rakshasa woman.

"I'm already happy here, so why would I miss that bitter cold place?"

(End of this chapter)