Persia, Tehran, Greystein Palace.

Tehran did not become the capital of the Persian Empire for a long time, and it was officially the capital of the Persian Empire in 1796 when Aga Muhammad Khan, the founder of the Qajar dynasty, was crowned king in Tehran.

Since its creation, the Zal dynasty has been plagued by internal and external troubles, as a royal palace, the Grestan Palace is not large, but still luxurious, is a collection of ornate architecture, tranquil pools and rose gardens as one of the palace, also known as the Palace of Flowers, in the eyes of the Persians, where there is water, gardens and courtyards is paradise.

A richly decorated four-wheeled carriage stopped outside the gate of Greystein Palace, and the Persian Prime Minister Muhir Dalay stepped out of the carriage and walked slowly into the palace gate with a tired face.

Since the news of the turmoil in the two northwestern provinces of the Qing Empire spread, he has been unable to live in peace all day long, seeing endless people, talking about endless things, holding endless meetings, and arguing endlessly, the main war faction in China is clamoring to take the opportunity to recover the lost territory, the neutral faction insists on maintaining neutrality, and the main peace faction advocates supporting Central Asian independence in order to seek a long-term future.

Foreign forces have also intervened, and the envoys of England, France, Russia, Germany, Austria, Italy and other countries in Tehran have visited the door, and their opinions are also different, each with a bad heart.

In the Diamond Palace, the Persian Emperor Nasser Dingsha, who had a beautiful mustache, stood in front of a large map of Asia with his hands in his hands, compared to the Ottoman Empire, the situation in Persia was slightly better, but it was not much better.

After the Crimean War, Russia and England finally formed a state of balance, and the Qing Empire sprung up, expelling Britain and Russia, taking away the fruits of victory that Britain and Russia spent decades to obtain, and became the largest and most dangerous enemy of Persia.

The reason why Persia has become a game field for the three major empires is not because of the weakness of Persia, not because of the wealth of Persia, but because of the unique geographical advantages of Persia!

Persia is located in the heart of West Asia, is East Asia to Asia Minor to Europe land traffic must pass through, known as the Eurasian land bridge, Russia wants to connect the Persian Gulf or the Indian Ocean through Persia to obtain warm water ports, the British invasion is to ensure the security of India, in order to expand to Central Asia, as for the Qing Empire, it should be for the Persian Gulf, in order to threaten India, in order to contain Russian expansion.

Although the territory of Persia has shrunk again and again, it has shrunk significantly, but the geographical advantage has not been lost because of this, and the three empires of Qing, Russia, and Britain are currently only in a state of equilibrium, and once the balance is broken, war is bound to break out again.

This is simply an irreconcilable contradiction, only if Persia itself becomes strong, otherwise sooner or later it will be completely divided and end up as a ruined country.

The rebellion in the northwest of the Qing Dynasty was undoubtedly a rare opportunity for Persia!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I would like to see you."

Nasser Nassel Nazisha turned, "Let him in." After Muhir Daulai came in to greet him, he said directly: "The question of the independence of Central Asia has been debated for several days, but can there be any results?" Heard that the British were willing to provide military assistance? ”

"Your Majesty, the British cannot be trusted." Muhir Daure said very simply: "At the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, Britain and our country signed an alliance agreement four times, promising that once our country suffered aggression from European countries, Britain would provide military and financial assistance, but in the two wars against Russia, the British broke their promises and did not provide any assistance, and they were no longer trustworthy. ”

"It's a different situation now." Nasser said in a deep voice, "The Qing State annexed Afghanistan and expanded its territory to the coast of the Persian Gulf, which posed a great threat to British India. ”

"Your Majesty, the fact that Britain is not trustworthy is only one aspect." Muhir Daulay said unhurriedly: "Our country now has closer relations with Russia, and the Russians are helping our country to train Cossack brigades and receive military assistance from the British, which is bound to cause dissatisfaction among the Russians."

More importantly, the Qing people will never let Central Asia become independent, and if China sends troops to support Central Asian independence, it cannot afford the retaliation of the Qing people, and now the Persian Gulf is completely controlled by the Qing people. ”

After a pause, he added, "The Qing envoy has solemnly warned that the rebellion in Central Asia is the internal affairs of the Qing Dynasty, and if he interferes with it, he will definitely retaliate. ”

Listening to this, the expression on Nasser's face was a little cloudy, over the years, the Qing State has established the status of the world's first military power through a series of foreign wars, whether it is the navy or the army, it has never been defeated, Persia simply can't withstand the retaliation of the Qing State, God knows if the British will break their promise again?

However, for Persia, this is indeed a rare opportunity, and he is very sure that the military and financial assistance provided by the British this time will definitely not be a small amount, and he is really unwilling to give up like this!

After a slight groan, he asked in a casual voice, "What do the Russians say?" ”

"The Russians were very vague and simply demanded that our country expand the size of the Cossack brigade as soon as possible." Muhir Daulai methodically analyzed: "The relationship between Russia and the Qing State is now relatively close, and the Eurasian Railway is about to be opened in its entirety, so the close relationship between the Qing and Russia may be further strengthened."

However, the Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan that Russia had previously seized from our country were all taken away by the Qing state, and in addition, the Qing state also seized the Kazakh steppes from Russia, so Russia may not have the idea of regaining these territories.

Come to think of it, the Russians should be hesitant by now, unsure whether to support or remain neutral. ”

Nasser nailed the sand and said: "What if the Russians also support the independence of Central Asia? ”

"Your Majesty, even if Britain and Russia support Central Asian independence, there is no need for our country to rush to make a statement." "The Qing State has strong military, industrial and economic strength, and has developed railway transportation.

Even if Britain and Russia send troops to support the independence of Central Asia, it will certainly be a long-term large-scale war with the Qing State, as long as our attitude is vague and vacillating, we will definitely get more benefits than now, and even our country can maneuver between the three major empires. ”

What do you think? If war breaks out in Central Asia, will Britain and Russia tolerate Persia watching the excitement? Nasser Dingsha was a little disdainful in his heart, and he muttered for a while before he spoke, "For our country, no matter how bad the situation is, it will not be much worse than now, we must seize this opportunity to promote the war of the three major empires in Central Asia, so that our country will have a chance to become strong!" ”

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(Tianjin)