Chapter 703: Walking alone on a strange platform for thousands of miles
"Madam, the current situation in India is this. Our troops have taken back the local governance from the British, and Leclerc has also regained control of the city. He plans to wait until the situation is completely stabilized before taking his wife to Beihai Town. Visiting you and the prince."
"Oh my God! This is such good news!"
The woman's brows stretched, and the blush on her fair face became thicker. She bowed slightly, as if she was about to stand up, but almost instantly she felt two vigilant glances coming from the side, so she used her hands very naturally He smoothed out the wrinkles on his skirt and leaned back on the chair.
Shen Xuan and A Miao have already made up their mind that as long as this French enchantress does not leave, they will not move, which can be regarded as an indirect expression of attitude. Compared with Shen Xuan, A Miao is actually suffering more. She is already eighteen years old, and Zhao Xin They have been together for so many years, and the two of them are just one layer away from each other. Counting himself, Zhao Xin already has four women, in other words, a table of mahjong is just right. In Tang Xiao's words, everyone is good at playing, and no one wants to One more to change hands!
Zhao Xinduo is a thief. He had a panoramic view of everything, but pretended not to see it and continued to tell Elizabeth about the local governance situation in a serious manner.
In fact, there is nothing over the top between the two of them, and the so-called "ambiguity" is just a means for each other to get closer and test each other's attitude. But the problem is the social routine of Westerners, Shen Xuan He and A Miao are incomprehensible and can only become darker the more they explain.
For a woman like Elizabeth, who grew up in the whirlpool of palace politics since childhood, she was destined to be impossible to be innocent. Every attitude she released to the outside world had its own intention. Don't look at the appearance she put on when Louis XVI was alive. She appears to be aloof from the world and indulges in religious prayers every day. In fact, this woman is extremely passionate about politics and has a particularly clear mind.
After the "Bastille Attack" incident four years ago, she immediately suggested to Louis XVI that he must not condone it and must suppress it with an iron fist. However, her weak brother did not listen to her and chose to compromise. ; So all parts of France followed Paris' example, and a single spark eventually started a prairie fire.
Of course Elizabeth has a good impression of Zhao Xin, and it is not low. In her eyes, Zhao Xin is not only young and "handsome", but his power and strength far exceed those of the monarchs in Europe. Furthermore, since she and her brother's family were imprisoned, So many monarchies across Europe were protesting, threatening, and even launching wars, but in the end it was a "monarch" from the East who personally went into danger and rescued her and her nieces and nephews from Paris.
Many people in later generations thought that the French court in the 18th century was a place of sexual indulgence, which is both correct and incorrect. Many dignitaries in the upper class of the Bourbon dynasty were indeed dissolute and lived a decadent life; this is in stark contrast. Unfortunately, the royal family is a Puritan-like existence.
Zhao Xin has a wife, and will not abandon her wife and children for her; and as a princess of the Bourbon dynasty, she is even less likely to commit herself to being his mistress. Compared with the misty and hopeless love, restoring the royal family is her lifelong mission .
"...So, let's wait for a few more months with peace of mind. When the war between us and the British East India Company comes to an end, especially when the Kingdom of Mysore wins, the situation in the French colonies will be stable. By then, Le Only Governor Clare would leave local governance and come to Beihai Town. Can you understand what I say?"
In order to save trouble, Zhao Xin explained directly in English. Shen Xuan and A Miao on the side were confused, but Elizabeth finally understood.
She admitted that what the other party said was very reasonable. The French Indian colony was too small, and it was necessary to compete with the British East India Company for territory through this war in order to obtain sufficient capital for restoration. Judging from the analysis Zhao Xin gave her, it was necessary to In order for Louis Charles to return to France and ascend the throne, he would need at least 10,000 elite mercenaries armed to the teeth.
In this case, it doesn't make much sense to stay at Zhao Xin's house anymore, especially when there are two women nearby who look like thieves. Elizabeth immediately left, and Zhao Xin and Shen Xuan got up to see each other off. Because Shen Xuan was afraid of the cold, she only Went to the second entrance of the Moon Gate and went back.
When she was waiting to board the carriage, Elizabeth naturally stretched out her leather-gloved hand and motioned to Zhao Xin to help her. Zhao Xin smiled and did so, and shook her hand gently before leaving, making the other party look cute. My face is red again...
On the morning of January 23, 1794, outside the gate of Dongquan Temple, located more than 40 miles east and north of Qitai City on Xinjiang East Road, a large number of heavily armed Northern Navy cavalry suddenly appeared, and there were even two roaring vehicles. The roaring armored vehicles. All this surprised the Han people who came here to offer incense and go to the market. They thought it was some big boss from the Northern Navy who was coming to offer incense!
This Dongquan Temple was built in the 54th year of Qianlong's reign and took three years to be completed. It is said to be one temple, but in fact it contains three temples, respectively dedicated to Emperor Guansheng, Empress Sanxiao and City God. Since the completion of the temple, Every time when "Five Rows and Tens" comes, people from within a few dozen miles will arrive with their families, riding donkeys, and horse-drawn carriages. The temple is filled with cigarettes, and the faithful men and women are very pious; outside the temple, vendors gather and set up stalls. There is a lot of shouting and selling. During the New Year, a stage will be set up outside the temple gate, and the crowd is crowded and very lively.
However, when the people from the Beihai Navy arrived, they first sealed the temple door to prevent anyone from entering. Then they sent troops into the temple, asked the pilgrims to come out, and gathered all the dozen Taoist priests together, locking them in a room without explanation. Inside the house.
The head of the family, Daochang Li, was shocked and thought the temple was being raided. He couldn't help but begged repeatedly, saying that despite the size of our temple, we actually didn't save much incense money, only a little over a hundred taels in total. If the military master didn't mind it, he should be filial.
Unexpectedly, the battalion commander of the Beihai Navy who led the team laughed after hearing this, and casually took two Beihai silver coins wrapped in red paper from the guard behind him, totaling one hundred yuan, and stuffed them into the other person's hands without any explanation. Daochang Li felt His hands sank, and he couldn't help but feel surprised.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "This is one hundred Beihai dollars, which is the compensation given by our chief to the Taoist priest. Don't worry, we will stay here for half an hour. When the time is up Just leave. At that time, the believers outside can come in to offer incense and worship the gods. Please ask the Taoist priest to go out and explain it to the people."
"Ah?!" Taoist priest Li was a little confused. He had also stayed in a big temple and had seen the world, and he had never seen pilgrims behave like this before. He thought for a while and then said: "Even if you are an adult coming to offer incense, why not go to the small road?" Can you please introduce to the adults the customs of the temple?"
"No need!" The cavalry battalion commander looked at the watch on his hand, and then ordered to his subordinates: "Give you twenty minutes, and then carefully check every place in the temple to make sure no one is present!"
"yes!"
Daochang Li looked at everything in front of him in astonishment, thinking that Bei Haijun's behavior was really strange. However, he did not dare to say anything more, so he followed a soldier to the temple gate and explained to the pilgrims who were blocked outside. Everyone
I heard that half an hour is not long, so just wait.
After about three sticks of incense had passed, among the people watching from a distance, those with sharp eyes suddenly saw a group of people walking out of the temple. The outermost ones were a dozen Beihai navy, and there seemed to be someone else surrounding them.
Not long after, the two armored vehicles roared and puffs of blue smoke came out of their tails. Then, escorted by a large number of cavalry, they headed south. It was only then that the martial law outside the Dongquan Temple was finally lifted, and the people
Those who should burn incense will burn incense, and those who should set up stalls will continue to set up stalls. However, the strange things that happened on this day, following the mouths of the people who went to burn incense, soon spread throughout Qitai and Barkol, causing countless people to speculate about it.
Going back to a few minutes ago, Zhao Xing just got into the car and saw Fan Tong's round face. He handed over a helmet with a smile and said loudly to himself: "Boss Zhao, I have been calling you for a long time, but I finally succeeded in summoning you."
Here we are. Are our security measures in place?"
The reason why Zhao Xin chose the Dongquan Temple as the anchor point is unavoidable. You must know that in Qitai in another time and space, only the nave of the Guandi Temple still remains, and its location remains unchanged. The rest were rebuilt in the Guangxu era. After listening to Fan
He put on his helmet and laughed loudly: "Holy crap! Listening to your tone, I have become a mythical beast!"
"Don't dare! When I see you, it's like looking up at the Big Dipper. I miss you so much!"
"Are Jiang Ziping and your wife here?"
“Just arrived a week ago!”
Zhao Xin said "hmm" twice. The noise in the armored vehicle was so loud that both of them had to raise their voices to make each other hear each other clearly. It was really tiring.
The two of them stopped talking. Zhao Xin raised his hand and opened the observation window on the left side of the car to scan the world outside the car. This was his first time in Tianshan, so he couldn't help but be a little curious.
Beside the road, clusters of dry reeds stretching into the cold blue sky passed before our eyes; the snow dust kicked up by the galloping horses under the escorting cavalry mixed with the strong wind, making a sharp whistle-like sound; and against the backdrop of the distance,
As the background here, there are the iron-green mountains and ice-capped peaks of the Kallick Mountains, which are towering and bright as crystal.
However, after seeing too many similar scenery, it was no longer so shocking. Soon, the bumpy armored vehicles made Zhao Xin fall into sleep. He was really tired from driving non-stop from east to west.
More than two hours later, Zhao Xin, who was taking a nap, was woken up by Fan Tong. He rubbed his face with his hands to calm down for a moment, then lowered his head and walked out of the armored vehicle.
"Salute~~!"
Following the roar of an officer, all the more than 3,000 North Koreans who had been lined up for a long time stood at attention. When everyone's heels came closer, there was a loud "boom". Everyone was silent, watching with excited expressions.
The supreme commander of the Northern Navy. Not far behind them, the east wall of Jingyuan City was clearly visible. On the city gate, a huge flag of the Northern Navy rustled in the biting cold wind.
The Jingyuan City in front of us was built in the 40th year of Qianlong's reign. It is also known as "Old Mancheng" and is not large in scale. This is a border military town. If there were not the large Northern Navy military camp outside the city, it would look very deserted and crude.
And it’s desolate and cold. When it comes to scenery, it’s really lackluster. Especially the mountains in the south, with thousands of walls and criss-crossing wolf teeth, not even a tree can be seen. The sunlight shines on the sharp rocks, making them sound like dead fish scales.
Weird and ever-changing flashes of light.
Zhao Xin immediately saw Liu Sheng and Jiang Fan standing at the front of the queue. One tall and one short, one in front and one behind, they were extremely eye-catching. Although he was not wearing a military uniform, he still looked solemnly at the officers and soldiers present.
He raised his hand in return and then ordered: "Take a break!"
A few seconds later, there was another roar in the queue, and Zhao Xin stepped forward to shake hands with Liu Sheng and Jiang Fan, followed by the chief officers of each regiment and battalion. Then, Zhao Xin took the telegram from Fan Tong.
Speaker stood on the wooden platform prepared in advance and delivered a passionate speech. He not only praised everyone for marching across thousands of miles of Gobi to march into the Tianshan Mountains, but also described the significance of marching into the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and also expressed his expectations for the future.
During this period, the officers and soldiers present also burst into enthusiastic cheers, which shook the whole country.
When he, Liu Sheng and others arrived at the headquarters of the Western Front Command, as soon as they entered the tent, Zhao Xin, whose face was numb from the wind, took the hot water handed by a staff officer and drank it hurriedly.
After two mouthfuls, I wiped my face with a hot towel, and then I felt like I was alive again.
"Good guys, let's hold a military parade in the cold weather! Whose idea was it among you three?"
Liu Sheng laughed and said: "Is this still cold? Today is the best weather in this month!"
After hearing this, Zhao Xin just shook his head and smiled bitterly. Because Jiang Fan was present, he could not complain to Liu Sheng. He took another sip of hot water and said to Jiang Fan: "Mr. Ziping, from Heilongjiang City to Zhendi Road,
How do you feel about traveling thousands of miles from east to west, north to south?"
Jiang Fan's lips trembled for a few times, then he knelt down and said with excitement, "The hegemony created by His Highness far surpassed that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and no one can match it! Fan was so impressed that he fell to the ground with admiration. He is willing to devote his whole life to Your Highness and follow his example."
Dingyuan, leaving Congling in the west, making achievements in foreign lands!"
"Hey! What are you doing? Get up!"
As Zhao Xin spoke, he looked at Liu Sheng and said to himself, "Brother, you are big, help me pull him up." Liu Sheng understood, and held Jiang Fan's armpit with one hand, and helped him up.
In fact, Jiang Fan is not to blame for this, the main reason is that Zhao Xintai is "perverted" and no one else's heart can bear it, let alone the mental shock.
He sent a telegram to Liu Sheng and the others the day before yesterday, informing him about what time he would arrive and making preparations. Then it took him two days to travel thousands of miles from east to west. Although Jiang Fan had heard about it when he was in Beihai Town
I have seen all kinds of miraculous things about Zhao Xin, but I have never seen them before, so I just treat them as a publicity created to deify him personally.
For him, the most amazing thing about Zhao Xin was when he and Wang Yuanfang rushed into Yangzhou City to rescue Jiao Xun and the others. But afterwards, he felt that it could be explained. After all, he had seen the weapons and speedboats in Beihai Town.
Jiang Fan has been well-read since he was a child and has never believed in ghosts and gods. But until today, when he finally witnessed Zhao Xin's methods with his own eyes, he felt bad all over.
I would like to ask, among the 542 emperors from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the present, who is like this one, who can actually shrink the earth and shrink thousands of miles in an instant? Even the Yellow Emperor, who has great supernatural powers in "The Book of Mountains and Seas", has never heard of this skill.
He is good at taming ferocious beasts!
At this moment, in his heart, Zhao Xin is not only a man who has achieved hegemony, but also possesses divinity...