When the envoys of the Ming Dynasty arrived, the ceremonial officers of Tsarist Russia naturally led them to see the Tsar.
While the Rakshasa officials were leading the way, Claire secretly explained the history of the Kremlin to Dong Xuan and Li Shouzhi. This man is a wonderful man, and he does things for whomever he eats.
"Dong Langzhong, Li Yuanwai, 'Kremlin' means 'inner city' in Russian. This palace is built on the Borovitsky Hill in the center of Moscow, facing the Moskva River to the south, a large garden to the northwest, and Red Square to the northeast
, in the shape of a triangle. It has a long history. Five hundred years ago, Grand Duke Yuri Dolgoruky built a castle here. To this day, the fortifications on the Borovitsky Hill were all built in that era."<
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Dong Xuan and Li Shouzhi nodded, secretly thinking that the Rakshasa Kingdom could be considered an ancient country.
"Dr. Dong, Yuan Li, this is St. Basil's Cathedral built by Ivan IV, consisting of nine towers; this square is the Red Square. One hundred and seventy years ago, a fire broke out in Moscow, and the area was empty after the fire.
The ground became a square and was called the 'Burning Square'. Tsar Alexei thought the term 'Burning Square' was not good-sounding, so his subordinates flattered him, so he changed it to 'Red Square'.
Dong and Li were so happy that they realized that this country of Rakshasa was just like China, and they were also in love with each other!
"Huh? What is that? So high!" Li Shouzhi asked, pointing to a towering building.
"That is the bell tower of Ivan the Great, twenty-four feet (81 meters) high. It is not only a bell tower, but can also be used as a signal tower and observation tower during wartime. The bell tower is built on the church square in the palace, and the church square is surrounded by
There are four churches: the Church of the Twelve Apostles, the Church of the Assumption, the Church of the Annunciation and the Church of St. Michael,” Claire said incessantly, turning out to be a talker.
The Kremlin has finally arrived. Since Ivan I built this palace with oak logs and limestone in 1320, it has been the political center of Tsarist Russia.
Seeing that the palace was decorated with intricate and exquisite carvings, and each roof was built into a special round arch shape, which was solemn and majestic, with a faint imperial power, Dong Xuan nodded slightly at Li Shouzhi.
As an old friend of Fengshe, Li Shouzhi naturally understood what he meant. Brother Dong was reminding himself that when he saw the Czar later, he must not compromise the majesty of the Celestial Kingdom. He straightened his clothes, calmly and calmly.
Follow Dong Xuan calmly.
"Please wait a moment, everyone." The Russian ceremonial officer led the two people to the palace gate. He stopped moving forward and stood respectfully.
After waiting for a long time, no one came to greet me.
How dare these Rakshasa ghosts leave our imperial envoys outside the palace gate! Li Shouzhi's face was livid with anger, but Dong Xuan remained calm and laughed in a low voice: "My dear brother, don't be angry, you will be hit when you are angry."
I fell into the trap of these devils."
After hearing this, Li Shouzhi changed his smile, and he and Dong Xuan were chatting and laughing about the scenery of the Kremlin. They should build a flower bed here, a pool there, etc., which made the Tsarist Russian ceremony official beside him very angry.
Smoke is coming from the seven orifices.
After a long time, a middle-aged official wearing a three-cornered hat, a long official robe, and breeches finally came out.
"Are you the envoys of the Ming Dynasty?" the man asked arrogantly, his nostrils turned upward.
"That's right. Now that we know that the envoys from the higher state are coming, why don't you personally welcome them?" Li Shouzhi replied with the same arrogance.
"It's a joke, His Majesty the Great Tsar is the monarch and lord of many countries, and he is not a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Why should he personally welcome the envoys of the Ming Dynasty?"
That man did know some diplomatic etiquette, and what he said was not completely unreasonable. After all, the Tsar did not surrender to the Ming Emperor.
"Hahaha, Confucius said: 'How wonderful it is to have friends come from far away.' Dear brother, these barbarians don't know etiquette, let's not be like them." Dong Xuan laughed.
"Humph!"
The man snorted and said: "I am your Majesty's imperial minister Na Xiaojin. Two envoys, please!"
Dong and Li followed them swaggeringly, but Claire and other attendants were stopped by the armed guards at the entrance of the palace.
"What do you mean by this?" Dong Xuan said angrily.
"His Majesty the Tsar only announced the presence of two envoys, but not the attendants," Na Xiaojin sneered.
"Brother Dong, don't pay attention, but you should see what kind of dragon pool and tiger's den is inside," Li Shouzhi said.
"Well, let him go," Dong Xuan said.
Sure enough, it was a dragon's den. Tsarist Russian warriors lined up in a long row. Some were holding muskets, some were holding scimitars, some were carrying spears, and some were raising axes. They were all murderous, as if they wanted to kill the two.
Tear.
Although they were civil servants, they were well prepared before arriving, chatting and laughing happily as if no one else was around.
The group came to Uspensky Cathedral, with its golden dome and towering spire shining in the sun. This is the place where successive tsars were crowned.
Na Xiaojin secretly observed the two of them. Such a majestic building should be able to intimidate the enemy! "Brother Dong, this Rakshasa palace is too small. It is incomparable to the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty." Li Shou
His words made him want to kill someone.
Unable to be intimidated by the soldiers and horses, and unable to be shaken by the palace, the two of them arrived at the Tsar's palace on the west side of the square: the Polygonal Palace. This palace is famous for its strict architectural proportions and cubic shape, because the front is inlaid with white stones cut into tetrahedrons.
It got its name.
To be fair, this polygonal palace is very distinctive, and Dong Xuan and Li Shouzhi couldn't help but nod slightly when they saw it.
Na Xiaojin smiled proudly and said, "His Majesty the Tsar is in the palace, please come with me."
"The envoys of the Ming Dynasty have an audience." Following the summons from the Tsarist Russian guards, Dong Xuan and Li Shouzhi finally saw Tsar Alexei sitting on the dragon throne.
The tsar, who was thirty-seven or eight years old, had a thin figure, a clear face, and a pair of piercing eyes. Interestingly, like the Ming Emperor, he also wore an imperial robe embroidered with dragon patterns.<
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Tsar Alexei has been very depressed recently. Since the time of Ivan the Terrible, Tsarist Russia has been continuously invading Siberia for more than 80 years, and finally reached its climax in his hands. He took advantage of the Ming and Qing wars to invade
Lake Baikal, established the Yakutsk Warlord District, occupied the Nerchinsk area, invaded the Heilongjiang Basin many times, and even set up a Heilongjiang Warlord for a time.
The situation was originally very good. But somehow, the dying Ming Empire suddenly rose again. Under the leadership of their wise and powerful Emperor Guangwu, they not only eliminated the Bokeda Khanate (Manchu Qing Dynasty), but also drove out the Tsarist Russian army.
Heilongjiang recovered Nerchinsk, Lake Baikal, Yakutsk and other places.
This means that the colonial achievements that he has worked hard for more than 20 years have disappeared. What is even more frightening is that the Ming army has not stopped attacking. Their troops are heading towards Yeniseisk, Tomsk, and Tobo.
If they succeed, all the efforts of the tsars will be in vain. Over the past eighty years, so many people have died and countless military expenditures have been spent on invading Yellow Russia. Once the Yellow Russia is lost, its prestige will be seriously damaged, and even
There is a risk of losing the throne!
The great Tsar Alexei could not bear the consequences of losing Siberia, and he was determined to fight to the end. But his finance minister told him that there was not even a single gold coin in the treasury. In order to make money, he had engaged in indiscriminate issuance of copper coins and counterfeiting.
The stupid thing about silver coins resulted in the "Copper Coin Riot". That riot showed him the power of the people. Therefore, he did not dare to use methods such as raising taxes and issuing excessive currency.
Alas! Why was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty so rich and never worried about military expenditures (he didn’t know that Zhu Hengjia had already issued eleven million taels of national debt just to raise military expenditures)?
If you want to go to war but don't have the money, you can only wait for change and try to find ways to raise money while negotiating with the Ming Dynasty. If the negotiation can really achieve a result, the money for the war will be saved.
It was against this background that Tsar Alexei received two envoys from the Ming Dynasty.