Chapter Thirteen The First Conflict Between the Russian Envoys
With Hongzhou's strong support, it took less than three days to lay a communication line buried underground between Hefu and Prince He's mansion. On the day of the experiment, the gate of Prince He's mansion was full of sedan chairs and horses.
They were all princes, ministers, and relatives who were watching the fun, blocking the spacious Iron Lion Hutong.
The transmission and reception ports of the communication dedicated line are located behind the main hall of the royal palace. They have been debugged long ago. Just waiting for Qianlong to arrive, and the experiment can be started.
The weather was good and there was no cloud. People were waiting in the open space in front of the main hall, chatting in groups of three or five. Listening carefully, most of the discussion was related to the new communication that was about to be experimented.
Heshen did not have the heart to pay attention to those gazes that were either flattering or contemptuous. He accompanied Hongzhou and Fu Heng and others in a row, but his mind was on the upcoming experiment.
After waiting for a while, before seeing Qianlong, she waited for Hejing. She was wearing a sky blue lake silk cheongsam. Because the sun was warm, she was not wearing a cloak, but only a white fur on her upper body was covered with white fur.
With bright yellow vests, stepping on the bottom of the flower pot, she walked into the door surrounded by a large group of maids and eunuchs, raised her head and chest out, and her whole body was filled with an unsightly nobility.
The concubine Wu Zhaku family, the concubine Zhangjia family, Cuijia and Tanger, Wu Mi and others hurriedly met him and pulled Hejing to greet him. When the others saw Princess Gulun coming, they all knelt down to pay their respects.
Although he was reluctant to kneel down, he only knelt down.
"I heard from the people that Heshen is going to experiment with new communications with Uncle Wang today. I'm idle, so I'll come and take a look... I must be very polite, get up!" He Jing ordered casually, grabbing Wu Zha with one hand.
Ku, holding Tang'er in one hand, walked by the crowd calmly, first saluting Hongzhou. Seeing Heshen kneeling with his butt sticking out, his knees didn't even fulfill his knees, he laughed in his heart, and couldn't help but kick him and said.
: "Stop pretending, kneel there, and you just kneel for a long time, and no one will reward you with money!"
I want to kneel between your legs, but you give me a chance! Heshen complained in his heart, "I wish you a blessing to the eldest princess. I haven't seen you for a few days, and the princess is so beautiful!" As he said that, he stood up with the flow.
He looked at Hejing's gaze and saw that his expression was as normal, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. He lowered his head and stood aside.
Seeing Heshen's childish behavior, Hejing couldn't help but smile, ignored her, and whispered to the women beside her. Tang'er held the expressions in her eyes, glared at Heshen, and then smiled and talked to everyone.
stand up.
Hongzhou looked confused, but in fact his heart was brighter than a mirror. He had already noticed that Heshen had a very unusual relationship with his niece, but he didn't point it out. He smiled and asked, "Hejing, Balejuel is a little bit going to Shengjing.
Is it time? I’m bored, and you don’t say you’re here to spend too much time with your aunt, it’s in vain!”
The speaker may be unintentional, but the listener actually intentional. Heshen couldn't help but look up at Hejing. When he saw her, he looked at him. He couldn't help but squint slightly. Seeing that his face turned slightly red, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
extremely.
The little brat, I dared to tease me in public, really... Hejing doesn't know how to describe it, don't look at Heshen anymore, and smiled at Hongzhou: "Elezette has been pestering me these two days to go
I was playing in front of the army in Yunnan and Guizhou, and I was very troubled by one. I really didn’t have the intention to do anything else…”
"I have to say a few words to you when I say this," Hongzhou glanced at Heshen, "Look at whether Heshen and his brothers are two. The eldest is sixteen, Helin is only fourteen, and he is already in life and death. He knows to serve his master.
, As the descendants of Aisin Gioro, are we not as good as those of them? I want to say, a man should not always spoil him, and he has to let him go for his experience. Look at Fukang'an, I went to Jiangnan and beat him
Once, the pirate, now he has a certain demeanor of a general in his words and deeds. He is only eighteen years old, right? So, I want to say that it is a good thing for Elezette to serve in front of the army. He should support him. If a real man fails to achieve success, he will do it.
What is it like a bud in the greenhouse when you stay at home every day?”
Speaking of this, Hongzhou couldn't help but think of himself, his expression became dark, and then he woke up and someone looked at him, and hurriedly said, "I can't do it. I haven't experienced it since I was a child, I can only fight dogs. If there were Ele at the beginning,
Jerte's thoughts may be able to earn an Iron Hat King like Uncle Thirteen!!"
"You said this very well. If you are a little motivated, I will fulfill you." Everyone listened to Hongzhou's words, but they didn't know when Qianlong walked into the gate. They said this from afar.
Come back to his senses from the shock, and quickly kneel down, shouting long live the mountain.
Qianlong was wearing a small sheepskin jacket with a blue silk face, and only a rose purple batulu vest outside, and only Gao Wuyong and a few guards. He walked in, and the breeze blew, blew the hem of his robe.
The braids tied with bright yellow silk thread were also raised high, walking very quickly, looking very energetic, unlike an old man in his fifties, but like a middle-aged man in his thirties.
"Everyone is up. It's not a formal occasion, so there is no need to think about the rules!" Qianlong seemed in a good mood and smiled and signaled to everyone. As he spoke, he had already met Hongzhou and others. He couldn't help but say with a glance: "I'll listen to it.
Son, what you said just now is pretty good. Like a descendant of Aisin Gioro, he has this kind of heart, and his father will not be so angry that he can't sleep all night... Next August, the father's death, I
You are allowed to go with you to comfort the spirit of the father in heaven!”
This is a great favor. Hongzhou hurriedly knelt down and thanked him, but he was thinking in his heart: Have you finally gotten rid of the suspicion of the Fourth Brother after so many years?
Qianlong ignored Hongzhou, but looked at Hejing and said with a smile: "Son, listen to your fifth uncle. Since Elezhete has this idea, don't stop him... We Manchus have ancestral teachings, Lord
They all come from military achievements, and Elezette is not inferior to Fukang An Fubao and others. If you have some experience, you will be the general and the title of marquis. If you lose your father, you will also be your backer, right?
These are very heartfelt words, and everyone was envious and jealous. He Jing was so moved that he looked at Qianlong and said, "Father, the emperor is in good health and prosperity, and he is in full swing in spring and autumn. Don't say these despicable words...
It's the one who listens to the father..."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Heshen, didn't you say that we were going to see you do the experiment today? Are you ready? Let's start when you are ready!"
Heshen was about to agree, but suddenly heard a noise at the gate. He hurriedly looked at it. A few foreigners with big noses and deep eyes rushed in regardless of the obstruction of the guards at the gate. They were still talking in half-baked Chinese.
, knowing that it was the Russian envoy to Qing who lived in the Siyi Pavilion, he couldn't help frowning. He looked at Qianlong, who had been silent, and looked at Hongzhou who was frowning slightly. He remembered Cui'er's experience. He just wanted to
He ordered someone to bombard them, and then heard Qianlong say, "Let them come in!" and stopped talking and watched coldly!
In fact, Qianlong said this as if he hadn't. A few foreigners had already broken in, and the guards and eunuchs could not stop them. There were five people coming. Heshen only had some impression of the one-eyed man in the lead and knew that he was
He was the Russian deputy envoy to Qing Dynasty, named Bashrov. As for the other four, he had never noticed it. Bashrov walked in arrogantly, and had not recognized Qianlong at first. After recognizing it, he was shocked first.
Soon, he returned to normal, took a few steps, came to Qianlong, squatted, stood up quickly, stroked his chest with his right hand and bowed: "Bashrov, deputy envoy to Qing Dynasty, has seen His Majesty... Foreign ministers heard that
Lord Shen was going to experiment with new communication tools here and came to visit. I didn’t expect that the prince’s servants didn’t know the etiquette and turned us out. It was really a deceptive thing!”
He turned around and made a raid, causing Heshen to be angry with the Buddha and the two Buddhas to ascend to heaven, and he wished to step forward and kick Bashrov. Other officials who had always been strict in hierarchy seemed to be used to it, and even Hongzhou just wrinkled slightly
Frown, and said nothing.
"The servants are ignorant, so don't have to be as good as them," Qianlong said with a smile, and then said, "You are here just in time to let you see what I have invented in a fresh and fresh way. Heshen, don't let me and the envoy down.
oh!"
Heshen has always been unable to understand why the grandfathers of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong are so indulging in the Russians. When he heard that there were Russians in Beijing, he was surprised. He once visited him, but he was turned away and he was not at all.
I saw him. Later, after inquiring, I found out the whole story.
It turns out that all the despicable and foul problems of the Russians were accustomed to the three emperors. When the Tsar sent envoys to the capital for the first time, Kangxi was the emperor and received a notice from the Missionary Church in advance, knowing that Russia
The envoys came to Beijing to visit, perhaps because of the superiority of the Celestial Kingdom or the tradition of a country of etiquette. Emperor Kangxi sent a special envoy to greet him and provided a large amount of supplies and gifts, which surprised the Russians.
After the Russian special envoy Nicholas showed the letter Kangxi wrote to the Tsar to confirm his identity, the Qing officials knelt down one after another and knelt three times and nine times to Nicholas. In fact, this is nothing more than the feudal dynasty's respect for the supremacy of imperial power.
It just made the Russians look down upon them and planted the cause of the Russians' arrogance and domineering in the Qing Dynasty.
After arriving in Shengjing, Male, the then Minister of Rites, was ordered by Kangxi as the special envoy of the Qing Dynasty, and came to welcome Nikola. According to custom, Nikola should go to see Male, but Nikola refused and said, "As the Tsar,
My Majesty's envoy, I can only be welcomed, not to greet anyone." As a result, in order to complete his errand, Mahler received a reward in front of Kangxi, and actually agreed to visit Nikola. Nikola became more and more arrogant and actually asked for a meeting.
He built a tent in the wild, and he could only enter Male before he could enter. Without the permission of the Russians, other officials of the Qing Dynasty were not allowed to enter. Male actually accepted such a detrimental to the national character.
The Russian mission arrived in Beijing, and Emperor Kangxi ordered a banquet for the mission once every three days, and it was not negligent every day. The Qing slaves who were changing their responsibilities treated these envoys as their own fathers and would like to pay filial piety every day.
It has further boosted the arrogance of the Russian envoys.
When we met Kangxi, a ritual debate broke out. The Ministry of Rites asked Nikola and others to perform three bows and nine bows to Kangxi, but Nikola refused on the spot, saying that Russia would only kneel down to God. Qing ministers
He was shocked and desperately demanded that he obey the etiquette of the Qing Dynasty. In order to do a good job, an official even knelt down and asked Nicholas for his job.
When the insider who told all this, Heshen had no intention of listening to it. While understanding the reason, his admiration for Kangxi was not as heavy as that of later generations. He was ridiculous and ridiculous, except for his ignorance.
There is nothing else to say.
Now seeing Bashrov kneeling lightly, Qianlong seemed to be ashamed and even a little complacent, he couldn't help but feel angry. He looked up and said loudly in front of Qianlong's eyes: "By Master, these things are ours
It seems a bit bad to Qing’s secret, the special envoy is by his side, right?”
Bashrov, who had always been smooth sailing, was furious when he heard Heshen's words, and glared with one eye: "Little hairy boy, I am the special envoy of His Majesty the Great Tsar. It is your honor to be able to see your experiment...
Chapter completed!