Yuri Turgenev ran in panic. His face was cut by branches, blood flowed, his clothes were also cut by thorny branches, and one shoe on his feet ran away, leaving only one. He could only wrap the foot with hay that lost his shoes and ran forward.

There is a stream ahead. After passing this stream, climb up the hillside and crossing the ridge, it is the Truchen territory.

He was going to defect to his uncle Chikov.

The reason is simple.

It’s not that he can’t survive without food, but because of religious issues.

After Paul I came to power, the ministers who assisted him learned their mistakes, especially the Pugachev uprising was considered the main reason for the decline of the empire.

They did not expect to significantly improve the lives of the serfs, but believed that their beliefs were impure, so they strengthened a series of Orthodox rituals. They even had strict regulations on what time to go to bed and what gestures to pray. Once they found that something was wrong, they would be severely punished.

The poor Turgenev was punished for marking the wrong cross in a week. According to the new rules, a big cross should be drawn instead of a small cross. Turgenev was punished for traveling to the Volga River for three months without compensation.

Chikova, who had only one son, was shocked at that time.

When you go to the Volga River to draw fiber, you also have to bring your own food. Generally speaking, serfs only have one month of labor, and most of them are pulling fibers on the river. As for three months, it is specifically targeted at criminals who have committed crimes!

A fifteen-year-old boy is still a thin boy. There are so many things to face when pulling fibre. In addition to pulling fibre day and night, he also has to be bullied by a young and powerful boatman. After three months, it is definitely a problem for Turgenev to survive.

So Chikova asked his son to secretly cross the forest to take Truchen to his uncle. According to rumors from neighbors, there were no serfs under Truchen's rule, and each family had thirty acres of land, so they lived well.

Yuri Turgenev, the great-grandfather of the famous writer Turgenev, later became a noble because of his military merits, but his life and death are uncertain now.

When Turgenev rushed to the edge of the stream, it was the moment when Maxim, the son of the Duke of Tatar, shouted at Chikov and his son to stop!

Faced with these two nobles, Turgenev was shocked.

The punishment for escaped slaves is very severe. In severe cases, they are hung on the spot, or tied up and thrown into the cold and bone-blown ice holes. In mild cases, they are also sent to the distant Arctic or Siberian serfs. In moderate cases, they are permanently used to be boaters on major rivers!

What's more, the Turgenev family is the serfs under Maxim's command!

In an instant, the scene seemed to freeze.

Maxim pointed at Chikov and his son who had stopped but had not turned around with a horse whip. Several evil dogs almost rushed back to Chikov and his son's horse!

Turgenev behind him was stunned.

The telescope in the hands of Asina and others on the high ground reflected light.

Later generations of people who were keen on this scene were painted into oil paintings and became one of the most famous paintings.

"Turgenev's Destiny"

Chikov was uneasy, but the horse under his seat would not do this. He saw it kicking backwards suddenly, and then a hunting dog screamed and retreated, and the other hunting dogs also hurriedly retreated.

After a while, Chikov turned around.

Both of them are new to Radishevo, and Chikov naturally didn't know each other. He thought that he was a member of the invincible Truchen Empire, so he calmed down and turned around.

"What's the matter?"

If it were in the past, when he suddenly saw two noble people dressed in a noble manner, Chikov would have dismounted quickly and crawled at their feet to pray for forgiveness, because he had disturbed their hounds!

But although his heart was pounding at this moment, he said such words.

Maxim was stunned for a moment.

He quickly understood.

"Damn it, if these two people were here, they would be lowly animals, but now..."

However, if you die a vicious dog, you have to ask for an explanation.

"You crossed the border without authorization, one of them! Second, you killed my beloved Orel!"

Orel is obviously the hunting dog that was shot by Xie Miao.

Chikov was speechless for a moment and crossed the border without authorization. It was also illegal for Truchen, not to mention that his son did kill the hunting dog.

Although I can face these noble masters now, their power in the past is still in my heart, so I can't speak.

"Woom..."

At this moment, the hound found Turgenev, separated by a river, and barked hard!

Sarawater, who was behind, turned around and immediately discovered Turgenev!

At this time, Turgenev was not the "imperial warrior" Turgenev who fought bravely on the battlefield and died in battle, leaving him alone in the trenches, but Yuri, who was panicked, also discovered Chikov at this time.

He is just a fugitive boy who is in a panic all day long. He can't even care about that much and shouts.

"Uncle saves me!"

This shout made Chikov even more difficult.

Nowadays, not only Russia strictly manages the escape of serfs, but the Truchen government also prevents them from going to Russia to inform the Russians. It also controls the Russians under its rule very strictly, and naturally there are severe punishments.

Based on this, the two sides signed a "memorandum of understanding for not accepting fugitives" and their nephew was on that side. If he accepted him, he would also violate the "law of accepting fugitives without authorization"!

But when Chikov thought of his sister Chikova who was suffering on the other side, Chikov couldn't bear it. Although he could never take Yuri back with him according to the current situation, he still couldn't bear to leave.

What is beneficial to him is that if both parties are in their respective countries, they are not subject to the other party's laws, and they can only inform the other party of their government and ask the other party to punish them.

Such decrees actually existed during the Turkut Khanate period, and the current Truqin Empire just refined them.

At this time, Seiichiomon and Zheng Ashui and Chikov all rode their horses to Chikov, and they didn't know what to do when they saw this.

It has been five years since they arrived here. For them, it is appropriate to learn some Russian in daily life. They obviously heard Turgenev's voice "Uncle save me" just now. If Chikov accepts Turgenev, they will also be responsible for not responding.

And if they report, they will naturally leave a very bad influence among the Russian residents in the village.

In recent years, naturally, some serfs on the other side have escaped. However, they have to go to a certain location to monitor their residence for a period of time before they can be allowed to settle in their own territory after the intelligence personnel have been identified. If someone accepts the fugitive without authorization, they will definitely be severely punished.

The other party came to help again, which made Maxim stunned for a moment.

At this time, Zheng Ping'an quietly rode his horse to Chikov and said in broken Russian: "Uncle Chikov, I want to take your nephew over and hand it over to the government to identify..."

Before he finished speaking, Turgenev's screams came from the opposite side.

Seeing that the people in front of them were all tough, several hunting dogs swam across the river and rushed towards Turgenev!

Poor Turgenev had just run in the jungle and had been running on the mountain for half a day, and he was already exhausted. There were still a few evil dogs that were ready to find the place on him!

A few hunting dogs threw him to the ground in an instant, and then bit him desperately!

Chikov was shaking his teeth, but he had made a mistake once. If he rushed over and saved Turgenev at all costs, it would be his second crossing!

And for Zheng Ashui, Seiichiemon and others, they also dare not cross the border!

Chikov's hand holding the reins was trembling, his eyes closed.

Zheng Ping'an, who was beside him, also bit his teeth tightly. After a while, he suddenly rode his horse and rushed over!

Seeing this, Hoshitaro also rushed over!

But Maxim, Sarawater stopped them.

Maintaining national borders is also their responsibility!

Turgenev's screams were endless, and he was about to die...

"Bang..."

"Bang..."

At this moment, several gunfires came from the mountain.

The gunshots are different from flintlock guns and clamp guns, and from the three-shot rifles that the Russians are already familiar with now.

The gunshots are light, rather than "bang bang", they are "bang bang".

As several gunfires rang out, the vicious dogs by the stream all howled and fell to the ground!

Top of the mountain.

Tiebian put down the gun in his hand and then blew the muzzle.

It was a sniper rifle recently developed by Truchen with a muffler. Aruna and Ashina also had one in his hand, and Noyan had a small pistol.

A small pistol with a shape that is completely close to later generations, rather than a rotating pistol with a thick belly that is commonly equipped by Truchen!

After shooting several evil dogs, the group slowly walked down.

....

As soon as I saw this group of people, Maxim knew that they would definitely not be able to get it today.

But he was the son of the Duke of Tatar, guarding the national borders and could not give in.

Asina rode her horse and walked in front, and the two of them quickly followed.

"I want to take him away"

Asina pointed to Turgenev opposite him with a horse whip.

"No, he is our serf and is about to escape. According to the laws of both countries, this is not allowed"

"I know," Ashina said lightly, "But there are exceptions"

"Exception clause?" Maxim suddenly thought of something, "There is indeed one in the clause, saying that if there is a county magistrate or above on both sides, you can temporarily shelter the fugitive who is injured or sick. At this time, you must follow the fugitive's wishes."

"Who are you?"
To be continued...