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Chapter 742 Not all comers are guests ([-])

On the eighth day of February in the 58th year of Kangxi, Wenda, a scholar of Wenhua Palace, died of illness at home. When the emperor heard about it, he was deeply saddened and bestowed the posthumous title "Wen Jian". For the sacrifice and funeral, Fifth Master, Seventh Master and other elder brothers all participated in the funeral, and many courtiers also went to Wen Mansion to pay homage. As for Fourth Master and Eighth Master, even though they didn't come in person, they were all sent off by their servants Dianyi, a funeral is about to come down, it can be said to be extremely mournful.

On February 58th, [-]th year of Kangxi, General Wang's Memorial Arrived in Beijing. He strongly opposed the proposal of withdrawing troops to Shazhou. Attack again and strive for full success. He also said that Peter the Great of Tsarist Russia sent Gagarin, the governor of Siberia, as an envoy, and led more than a hundred subordinates to discuss various matters. He has sent escorts and will arrive in Beijing at the end of March.

As the saying goes, the general is outside, and the emperor's order is not accepted. The old fourteen is determined not to withdraw his troops, and the old man is not easy to force. After discussing with all the ministers, he approved the request of the old fourteen, and allocated an additional 200 from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Ten thousand taels of silver was used to reward the three armies, and he dispatched [-] elite cavalry from the Shanxi Cavalry Battalion as reinforcements, asking the old fourteenth to defeat the Junggar tribes, and the matter was decided. As for the visit of the Russian envoy, the old man did not confess , only said that this matter is under the leadership of Hong Qing, nothing else.

On the first day of March in the 58th year of Kangxi, Yin Tai, the former academician in charge of the Hanlin Academy, became an official. The emperor filled his vacancy with Wang Xuling, and transferred Fengtian General Song Zhu to be a scholar of Wenhuadian to make up for the vacancy of Wenda. So far, the six academicians There are no missing parts, namely Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi, Xiao Yongzao, Wang Jian, Wang Xuling, and Song Zhu. The six people are in charge of the six departments, and one is the assistant of Hongqing, and they decide the state affairs together.

Although the six university scholars only changed two of them, but as far as Yu Hongqing was concerned, the impact was enormous, not only because of Wen Da's help, but also because of the two newly appointed university scholars. It is extremely difficult to use a scholar——Song Zhu will not talk about it, he is just a mediocre person with no talent. The reason why he can ascend to such a high position as a university scholar is entirely because of his background with a white flag and his qualifications are old enough. This old man has been a general all his life, and his ability to lead troops and fight is still barely enough, but when it comes to government affairs ability, he is almost the same as Bai Ding, and the abbreviations he wrote are really horrible. In desperation, I had no choice but to ask this master to play by himself, not handing over any government affairs to him, and just asking him to stay in the Ministry of War and do things. As for Wang Xuling, he is very talented. The excerpts and abbreviations are really brilliant, brilliant in writing, but when it comes to practicality, they are basically zero. They are all piles of gorgeous rhetoric, which are of no use at all. This master calmed down a bit, and sent him to the Ministry of Rites, taking care of some trivial matters, which can be regarded as his devotion to his duty.

The two main assistants given by the old man are useless, but Hong Qing has nothing to do with it. It is not his turn to make decisions about the affairs of the court. In desperation, he can only exert the spirit of self-reliance to the extreme. I didn’t go back, and after work every day, I went straight to the Summer Palace with official documents and rushed to work day and night. By the end of March, I finally dealt with more than half of the backlog of government affairs. With the requirements of the old man to perfectly deal with all the backlog of official duties within four months, there is obviously still a considerable gap in the progress, but Hong Qing had to stop, nothing else, just because the Russian envoy The regiment has arrived in the capital.

The Russian credential was handed over to the Ministry of Rites as soon as it arrived in the capital, and the old man also read it immediately, but he didn't have a word of comment, so he passed the credential to Hong Qing, confessing that only In one sentence, let Hongqing figure it out for herself. Apart from that, there is no other words. Once such a situation arises, Hongqing will inevitably feel a little overwhelmed—the old man has never been a good person. Come here, on the surface, to sign the "Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance" with Daqing, but in fact, they want to take advantage of the fire to loot. The so-called sending troops to help Daqing put down the rebellion is obviously a trap. Gouging out a big piece of fat, but many officials in the DPRK and China are already annoyed by the protracted delay in the war on the Western Front. There are actually many people who have said that they can cooperate with Lao Maozi, plus Fourth Master, The Eighth Master was making troubles again and again, which immediately made the situation even more chaotic, and Hong Qing couldn't be free because of it.

Hong Qing would definitely not do the matter of luring wolves into the house. The problem is that he really doesn't have so much time to persuade the noisy people jumping up and down in Chaozhong, and it is obviously not easy to deter the extremely arrogant polar bear. After all, it is necessary to plan well, and this will inevitably interrupt Hongqing's rhythm of dealing with the backlog of official affairs. It could only be that after vigorous planning, all the main members of the Russian mission were invited to the Summer Palace for a meeting.

"The Duke of Great Russia and Governor of Siberia Alexei Ivanov Gagarin has met His Excellency King Renjun."

There were six Russian envoys who were invited, plus an interpreter who was obviously of mixed race. Everyone was dressed in military uniforms, and they were all tall and powerful. When meeting Hong Qing's face, Fang Cai restrained himself a little, but saw the leader, a middle-aged strong man, took off his hat reservedly towards Hong Qing, his voice clearly revealing an unknown sense of superiority.

"Grand Duke Gagarin has worked hard all the way, please take a seat."

The arrogance in Gagarin's tone was too obvious. Even though he didn't understand Russian, it was impossible for Hongqing to fail to understand the meaning. Even if his brows were slightly frowned, it was not. There was no other indication, and after the interpreter finished the translation, he just waved his hand and calmly gave up his seat.

"His Excellency King Renjun, this Grand Duke came here to discuss the friendly exchanges between the two countries with your country at the order of our great emperor. Your attitude towards this matter will determine the direction of the relationship between your two countries. Please be cautious." Consider the importance of that."

Gagarin also couldn't understand Chinese, but it didn't prevent him from distinguishing the disapproval behind Hongqing's plain tone. After his words, without even thanking him, Da Ma Jindao sat on the table opposite Hong Qing, and even before his entourage took their seats, he arrogantly assumed a condescending posture.

For the greedy neighbor of the polar bear, Hongqing has always been very vigilant. Over the years, he has arranged manpower to collect information on Russia. "Business Name" fleet pays attention to collecting relevant information when trading with the Netherlands, Spain and other countries, coupled with the experience of previous lives, when it comes to understanding of Russia, there is no one in the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty who can compare with Hong Qing Of course, he knew why Gagarin was so arrogant. There is nothing else. After decades of Westernization by Peter the Great, the Russian Empire has become one of the world's most powerful countries!

Although Russia's comprehensive national strength is still a bit behind the Qing Dynasty, but in terms of military strength, it is already much higher than the Qing Dynasty. Of course, this does not mean that Russia's cutting-edge military equipment is better than the Qing Dynasty Advanced, in fact, in terms of cutting-edge power, the new army in Fengtai Camp is definitely standing at the top of the most advanced weapons and equipment in the world today. However, there is only such a new army in Daqing right now. As for The rest of the army, both in terms of tactical awareness and weapons and equipment, is far behind the world trend. On the other hand, Russia has fought all over the years, defeated the Nordic power Sweden, and fought inextricably with Turkey in Central Asia. , has even annexed Estonia and other surrounding countries, and its army's combat effectiveness has been tempered. If a national war breaks out between the two empires, the Qing Dynasty is doomed to be defeated several times at the beginning. There is no doubt that this is just This is where Gagarin dared to be so rampant.

"Oh? Tell me, what is your country's plan?"

Hongqing didn't care about Gagarin's rampant attitude, nothing else, if a national war broke out, the final winner would be the Qing Dynasty, Gagarin couldn't see this, but Hongqing knew it well It's very good, but what, but I didn't bother to say it. After the interpreter finished, Hong Qing responded in a neutral way.

"Your Excellency King Renjun, it depends on the sincerity of your country."

Seeing Hong Qing's still disapproving look, Gagarin's eyes immediately flashed a fierce light, he smiled ferociously, and assumed a blackmailing posture.

"Sincerity? My Qing Dynasty has always been very sincere to visiting friends, but for the jackals who come to the door, there are only swords and guns to greet them. I don't know what kind of person the Grand Duke is?"

Hong Qing has never been a good-natured person, she has always been tough to the outside world, and she is not a person who is afraid of getting into trouble. When she heard Grand Duke Gagarin's words so arrogantly, her eyes sharpened immediately, and she smiled coldly, without any hesitation. asked politely.

"Hmph! Your army with big swords and spears is completely vulnerable to our great Russian army. It doesn't take much. I only need to lead a division to sweep your hundreds of thousands of troops. Under the power, All resistance is illusory!"

As soon as the interpreter translated Hong Qing's words, the six Russian soldiers were all angry. Gagarin was better. Although his face was ugly, he didn't rush to refute. As soon as he slapped the table, he spewed out a lot of arrogant words...

(End of this chapter)