Bloody March is almost the best word to describe Russia today, because in just one month it has seen almost jaw-dropping changes, starting with Menshikov's sudden coup d'état, which purged the conservatives in St. Petersburg and sent a large army to Moscow in an attempt to launch a surprise attack.

However, due to the intervention of the old Ivan, the conservatives in Moscow had already received the news, so they also announced in Moscow that Emperor Peter had been placed under house arrest, demanded that Anna Ivanovna, the Duchess of Courland, be welcomed as the new emperor, and called for the army of King Qin to all of Russia.

Then, after organizing the troops, the Guards led by Apraksin did not capture Moscow, but was caught by surprise by the conservative army, resulting in hundreds of dead and wounded, and then retreated to St. Petersburg, of course, the conservative army was not large, and it was impossible to complete the attack on St. Petersburg, so the two sides began to hurry up the time to gather troops and began to prepare for a life-and-death battle.

Although there have been coups d'état in the succession of His Majesty the Emperor to the throne in the previous times, there is obviously no such confusion, so that they cannot see the whole process of the coup d'état clearly, and they feel confused......

Of course, it is not only the Russian people who feel confused, but also the gorgeous European princess Elizabeth, who almost immediately became the fat of the eyes of the major forces, but before the two sides sent someone to do it, Elizabeth had disappeared into Moscow inexplicably, even if the conservatives sent a large number of people to investigate, but there was still nothing.

And as time passed, especially after Anna Ivanovna returned to Moscow with her mistress, the tension between the two sides became more and more intense, so the pursuit of Elizabeth was relaxed...... They have more important things to do at the moment, after all, defeating each other is the most important thing!

And in the city of Saratov in southern Russia, at this time a caravan under the banner of Osterman came, and they drove a cart to Saratov? It was loaded with the goods that each of them had shipped out of Moscow? Everyone is still wearing robes, which seems to be a bit dusty.

At the gates of Saratov? A middle-aged man in a black jumper shirt and thin-legged pants seems to have been waiting for a long time? When he saw the convoy coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and greeted him warmly? A bearded man in the convoy also stepped forward, and the two embraced.

After saying hello? The middle-aged man led everyone to a warehouse in the city? The wagons of the caravan were stopped here, and the men were directed to unload the goods, and then a woman came out of the caravan, dressed in the traditional Tonika style of rubaha? Looking bloated? The neckline is dotted with broken flowers, and the face is covered with a layer of tulle, but it is impossible to see the appearance, but the smart eyes are a little sad.

But in the southern regions of Russia? There are so many Russian women dressed in this traditional Rubaha that they don't attract anyone's attention? I saw a few men take her and two other women directly into the warehouse? Then I passed a path and came to a small house.

The crowd was silent all the way? Doesn't anyone seem to have the idea of opening up? Waiting until you get into the tiny house? The men dispersed, and the woman looked up at the people who were about to leave, her eyes were a little complicated, and then she slowly spoke.

"Old Ivan......"

The woman has a slightly thick northern accent, but her voice is very crisp, but it is like a yellow bird in the mountains, which makes people feel extremely pleasant when they hear it.

The man standing at the front glanced back at the crowd, and didn't say anything, just made a gesture, only to see that everyone left the small house immediately, and only he and the woman were left here.

When the woman saw everyone leaving, she immediately took off her veil, only to see a crystal white face exposed, and the delicate facial features seemed to be distributed just right, making it impossible to find the slightest fault, and the eyes that were already extremely attractive had more of a charming taste.

Perhaps any man standing in front of her would be fascinated by this face, and she is none other than Princess Elizabeth, who mysteriously disappeared from Moscow.

Old Ivan had a different face at this time, and his originally old face was much younger at this time, perhaps these faces were his disguises, and his accent became a little hoarse, "Your Royal Highness, you should wear a veil as much as possible along the way." Believe the words of old Ivan, any man who sees your face can't help but take it for himself. ”

Princess Elizabeth glanced deeply at the mysterious man in front of her, but couldn't help but provoke: "Really? Including your master? ”

"My master? Hehe, maybe he likes you more than just beauty. ”

Old Ivan sighed slightly, and then looked at Princess Elizabeth with a scrutinizing gaze, "Your Royal Highness should understand that the most precious thing in you is not only your beauty. ”

Princess Elizabeth was slightly silent, after experiencing such a sudden change, her whole person seemed to be as cheerful as usual on the surface, but in this helpless time, she was still a little confused, which made people feel a little pity from their hearts, and the urge to hug her into their arms.

"I understand that I have the blood of Peter the Great in my veins...... However, now I can't even control my own fate, God, why am I not a man? ”

Elizabeth's eyes were a little sad, her character was actually stronger than that of Peter II, but as a daughter, even though she could make all the men of Europe fall in love with her, it was difficult for her to lift the sword to fight on the battlefield, which made her often regret all kinds of hunting and horseback riding.

Especially at this time, the powerful ministers were strangling each other within the Russian Empire, and the royal family, which was the Romanov family, could only become a pawn used by careerists.

And for Elizabeth, what is even more sad is not the fate of being reduced to a pawn, but that even as a pawn, she did not get the results she deserved, at least now it is her cousin Anna who sits on the throne, not her.

Old Ivan said softly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, your fate may have been sealed from the moment the Emperor died..... Nowadays, all you need to think about is how to live. ”

"Old Ivan, I don't know who you are, but I don't just want to live, I want to take back the throne and kill that damned slut—" Elizabeth said with hatred, biting her lip.

Old Ivan said meaningfully: "You must understand, Anna is looking for you all over the world now, and now you don't have the ability to kill her, maybe you need other help." ”

"Like you? Old Ivan, you might as well tell me, who are you? ”

Elizabeth had a hint of hope in her eyes, in fact, as the daughter of Peter the Great, she was not stupid at all, she knew that she had the value she deserved, but before that, she needed to understand who was behind it all.

Swede? French? Or the Prussians? Maybe the British across the Channel?

As the brightest pearl of Europe, Elizabeth is not an innocent and romantic girl, her past experience is also very complicated, when Peter I was still there, in order to unite France, he had planned to marry her to King Louis XV of France, but at that time France did not intend to maintain too close to the Russians diplomatically, so this rejected the marriage.

Then Peter I lowered his requirements and prepared to further woo Prussia, intending to find a husband for Elizabeth among the princes of Prussia, and basically chose the head of Karl August, the prince of Holstein, but this prince was not much blessed, and died before he was engaged.

As a joke of fate, Elizabeth did not find a suitable marriage partner, and Peter I had already died, and Catherine I, who succeeded to the throne, faced many challenges, and she could not care about her daughter's marriage, so Elizabeth never married.

Therefore, Elizabeth, as a princess who grew up in the intrigue between monarchs, inherited almost a considerable part of Peter I's talents, and did not feel rejected by these political things, but now she wanted to participate in it herself, so as to achieve her own revenge.

In order to achieve this goal, whether it is her marriage, her blood, or even her own body, it can be paid as a price, as long as it can be fully rewarded.

Old Ivan did not answer her question directly, but asked curiously: "It is said that someone suggested that you should marry Peter II to solve the problem of inheritance of the throne?" ”

A trace of annoyance flashed in Elizabeth's eyes, and she snorted coldly: "It's just a boring suggestion from some boring people, I'm Little Peter's aunt, how can I marry him?" ”

Having said that, Elizabeth knew in her heart that she was really only one step away from the throne last year, and perhaps this ridiculous suggestion would not have become so helpless if this ridiculous suggestion was truly fulfilled at that time.

As mentioned earlier, Catherine I's ascension to the throne was the result of a coup d'état, and Peter II's succession to the throne was also mired in court intrigues, because Catherine, who had not yet died at the time, as well as Menshikov and his cronies as a reformist, actually wanted to pass the throne to Elizabeth in order to continue the power of the reformists.

However, the general public opinion at the time believed that the only legitimate heir of Peter the Great was his grandson, Prince Peter, so there were two factions of nephews and aunts, and there was serious infighting between the families of Peter I's two wives, so Ostermann at that time made a ridiculous suggestion that Peter Jr., who was only 12 years old, should marry his 17-year-old aunt Elizabeth.

I have to say that this suggestion is crazy and bold enough, because their blood relationship is so close that even a certain island country in later generations would not dare to shoot such a plot, but it was put forward by the supreme minister of Russia, and even in order to justify this kind of inbreeding marriage, he did not hesitate to cite the legend of the Bible about the first reproduction of human beings, so that Catherine I, who had not yet died, felt ashamed and rejected it directly.

So, at that time, the reformers and conservatives in Russia reached a wonderful agreement, that is, to make Peter Jr. emperor, but to let Peter Jr. marry Menshikov's daughter, so as to strike a balance between reformers and conservatives.

Old Ivan obviously knew the inside story very well, and immediately bewitched: "Your Royal Highness Princess, on your way to the throne and become the emperor, what you lack is never the name, but the real power, if you have a strong force as support, you don't have to pay attention to the opinions of others, and now even if Anna does not succeed to the throne, what if you become the empress?" You're just a puppet. ”

When Elizabeth heard this, she couldn't help but sneer: "Could it be that the one who listens to you is not a puppet?" The reason why I'm going with you is because even being a puppet is better than being killed by that slut Anna! I'm already mentally prepared for this, so you better hurry up and talk about it, and when you leave Russia, maybe you take the initiative to say that I don't want to hear it. ”

Old Ivan immediately smiled bitterly and said: "We didn't plan to hide it from the princess, in fact, we don't belong to the European forces, but from Asia, that is, Dachu, who is at war with the Russian Empire in the Far East!" ”

"Da Chu? Are you in the service of the Tatars? Elizabeth blinked wide-eyed, apparently unexpected.

"No, they are Han Chinese, or they can also be called Huaxia. And His Majesty the Great Emperor, whom I follow, is a heroic figure who will far surpass Peter the Great! ”

"Hmph, no way, how can there be a greater emperor in this world than my father? Even Europe will not have it, let alone any Chinese people! ”

Elizabeth's most admired person was her father, so when she heard that someone was greater than Peter the Great, she immediately began to refute it.

Old Ivan smiled slightly, and said softly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, it doesn't matter whether you are great or not, the important thing is that Peter the Great has returned to the arms of God, and he can't help you, but the monarch I follow has the power to help you take revenge, and even become the emperor of the Russian Empire, isn't he great?" ”

"You have to understand that whoever can help you now is the real God!"